"Commander, you can even ask me to be the leader of the regiment. My bones are almost rusty after training all day long!"
Seeing that Li Qiufan did not agree, Li Yunlong was really anxious this time and was willing to become a regiment leader in order to be able to fight.
"You really want to go?"
Li Qiufan was also helpless. He couldn't stand Li Yunlong's hard work.
"It must be true. If we, Lao Li, don't fight, we might as well go farming!"
Hearing Li Qiufan's rhetorical question, Li Yunlong knew that the matter had turned around, and he nodded solemnly and said.
"It's not enough for you to be the leader, but it's a bit overkill."
"I have always been the division commander of the Mountain Division. What do you think of being a division commander?"
After Li Qiufan thought for a moment, he decided to take Li Yunlong with him to fulfill his wish.
Moreover, since the establishment of the Mountain Division, there has been no good candidate for division commander, so Li Qiufan has been taking charge personally.
Now it is definitely impossible to ask Li Yunlong's Third Army to follow him, because the Military Commission's order did not include the deployment of the Third Army, so Li Yunlong can only be asked to follow him as the commander of the Mountain Division.
"Okay, that's great!"
Li Yunlong almost jumped up with excitement when he heard that Li Qiufan asked him to serve as the commander of the mountain division.
Although the Mountain Division is a division-level organization, it actually has about 20,000 troops and has extremely strong mountain combat capabilities.
"Okay, don't make any noise about this yet. I will announce it in a few days. You can go back and make arrangements first!"
Seeing Li Yunlong's excitement, Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly, then waved his hand towards him and said.
"Okay! Thank you, Commander! This matter is settled!"
Li Yunlong nodded towards Li Qiufan, then thanked him and left.
"Qiu Fan, do you really want Lao Li to go?"
After Li Yunlong left, Zhao Gang asked Li Qiufan.
"Then what else can I do? I've already promised him, can I still regret it?"
After hearing Zhao Gang's inquiry, Li Qiufan spread his hands and responded.
"By the way, let's not talk about Lao Li first, let's talk about you."
"Someone must stay when I go to the Northeast this time. I decided to ask Lao Zhao to follow me. Heizi, how about you and Shi Ji staying here to take charge of the army and local work?"
After talking about Li Yunlong, Li Qiufan thought of the departure and stay of Zhao Gang and others, and then he immediately spoke to them.
"No, brother! I have to follow you!"
Before anyone else could speak, Heizi could not sit still and said to Li Qiufan immediately.
"No, there is room for negotiation in any degree, but you can't!"
"These guys are all bad. You can shock them without me and Lao Zhao. I'm afraid they might cause some trouble if I'm not here, so you have to stay!"
Hearing that Heizi wanted to follow him, Li Qiufan immediately rejected him.
Because there are only three people in the entire First Corps who can shock everyone else. Apart from Li Qiufan and Zhao Gang, only Heizi is there.
Zhao Gang will definitely go with him. After arriving in Northeast China, many tasks will need to be handled by him as the political commissar.
Not to mention Li Qiufan, who was directly named by the Military Commission.
Therefore, Heizi must stay in Yunnan and take charge of the situation to see if other people in the province cause any trouble. After all, this is the border.
Heizi was the first to follow Li Qiufan, and the weight of his words in everyone's eyes was even greater than that of Zhao Gang, so Li Qiufan let him stay.
"But……"
"It's nothing to worry about. You have to take care of the house for me so that I can have a place to go when I come back!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, Heizi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Li Qiufan before he could finish speaking.
"I know, brother."
Seeing that Li Qiufan had made up his mind, Heizi had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that Heizi was like this, the people on the side stopped provoking him and honestly agreed to stay.
"Old Zhao, there is one more thing. While there are still a few days to prepare, you can arrange for someone to rush to make a batch of new military uniforms!"
"This time we are going to the Northeast. We have stayed there before, and you know the climate there."
"It's not like Yunnan there, where people will freeze to death in winter. The military uniforms must be thicker, but it can't affect the ability to move."
"The other thing is to collect some dried chili peppers. Chewing one will make you feel better when it's cold. If you can, prepare more."
After dealing with Heizi's matter, Li Qiufan looked at Zhao Gang.
He knew what would happen when he went there, so he wanted to make as many preparations as possible so that unnecessary casualties could be avoided.
"Okay, leave these things to me. I'll try to prepare them all before departure!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, Zhao Gang immediately nodded and agreed.
In the next few days, Li Qiufan arranged for the troops to start changing defense areas, while Zhao Gang rushed to make military uniforms and prepare the necessary supplies.
Time soon came to the day of departure, during which Li Qiufan announced Li Yunlong's new appointment as the commander of the mountain division.
After seeing that everything was ready, Li Qiufan immediately issued the order to set off, and then the troops began to rush towards Chongqing.
After traveling for several days, Li Qiufan finally led his troops to Chongqing and got on the train, and then finally arrived in the Northeast region after many twists and turns.
Not long after arriving in Northeast China, Li Qiufan received an order from the Northeast Border Guard to garrison in the Andong region (Dandong).
Since the No. 1, 2, and 3 commanders of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force are unable to take up their duties due to various reasons, the Northeast Border Defense Force is temporarily commanded by the Commander of the Northeast Military Region.
When Li Qiufan was rushing to Anton with his troops, he received another telegram from the Military Commission.
The Military Commission sent an appointment notice, appointing Li Qiufan as the second deputy commander of the Northeast Border Defense Force, and concurrently as the commander of the new first corps of the Northeast Border Defense Force. Zhao Gang was appointed as the political commissar, and the deputy commander and chief of staff were not established for the time being.
After receiving this telegram, Li Qiufan and Zhao Gang were both stunned. They never expected that the Military Commission would give Li Qiufan the title of second deputy commander.
Taking into account Li Qiufan's original position, coupled with the particularity and independence of his unit, he was appointed as the second deputy commander and commander of the new first corps.
Because Li Qiufan's armored division is a combined force of multiple arms, it certainly cannot be used as a traditional artillery unit.
Strictly speaking, the Mountain Division does not belong to traditional infantry. It has a set of combat methods that are different from traditional infantry units, so it is difficult to merge with other units. Therefore, the Military Commission directly organized the troops brought by Li Qiufan into a new corps.
As a result, in addition to the original Thirteenth Corps and the Artillery Headquarters, the Northeast Frontier Defense Army has a new First Corps.
