The military chiefs of the Model Brigade are basically Zhao Changshu's old subordinates. The commander of the first regiment, Xu Zhiqin, is a tall, fair-skinned man. If he changes his military uniform into a long gown, no one will associate him with a soldier. He doesn't talk much, is quite dignified, and is steady in his work. He is completely opposite to the second regiment leader Zhang Huzi.
Generally speaking, the character of the military commander determines the style of the troops he leads. Therefore, in the original Sixth Brigade, Xu Zhiqin's regiment was good at defense, while Zhang Huzi's regiment was good at offense. These two people were already Zhao Changshu many years ago. 's right-hand man.
The current Chief of Staff of the Model Brigade, Zhu Jiang, is a newly transferred officer from the General Staff Office. Although the General does not doubt Zhao Changshu's loyalty, such a powerful military force is completely in the hands of one person and is not a system of checks and balances. Dao, so it is appropriate to send someone close to you to serve as chief of staff.
Zhu Jiang is close to 40 years old. It seems that he has started to put on weight after sitting in the office for a long time. He always has a smile on his face and looks kind and friendly.
This person is indeed a person who is used to greeting and sending people around the Marshal, and he is the best at observing words and expressions. Moreover, he is quite self-aware. After the joint command was established, he knew that he did not have much experience in military command, but he was quite capable in logistics management.
Therefore, Chief of Staff Zhu Jiang took the initiative to propose to Zhao Changshu that he be responsible for managing the equipment and logistics supply of the model brigade.
Zhao Changshu and Zhu Jiang were old acquaintances, and they knew that his talent was not in military command. Moreover, Zhu Jiang had served in the Marshal's Mansion for many years, and there was no one in the Office of Appeasement that he did not know. It was his duty to contact the logistics department.
In fact, this was also the purpose of the commander-in-chief sending Zhu Jiang to the model brigade. He knew that the model brigade had Zhou Wen’s help and that it actually had no shortage of senior command talents. By letting Zhu Jiang manage logistics as chief of staff, he could use his strengths and not compete with them. Zhao Changshu was in conflict, but he could also act as a supervisor and check and balance without showing off. Zhao Changshu and Zhou Wen would not have any objections.
Zhou Wen saw everyone looking at him, then pointed at the map with a smile and said: "Shanhaiguan has a narrow geographical location, close to the Bohai Bay, and there are high mountains along the Great Wall, which is not conducive to the deployment of large corps forces, and there are only two attack directions. , either advance towards Tianjin from the pass, or attack along the Great Wall towards the boundary ridge."
"The enemy has only two directions of attack, which makes it easier for us to concentrate our superior forces and build sufficient defense depth in both directions. Commander Zhang, do you think you would do this if you were the Japanese army?"
Then he changed his voice and pointed to the map and said: "But if Rehe is captured, the entire Great Wall will be exposed to the Japanese front. With hundreds of miles of defense line, the Japanese can choose the attack location at will, resulting in us having to attack at every pass. We must all send troops to fortify ourselves. If one area is destroyed, all areas will be under control."
Only then did Zhang Huzi come to his senses and couldn't help but worry: "If the defense line of hundreds of miles has to be defended, then the Northeast Army's hundreds of thousands of people will not be enough."
Zhou Wen then said with a smile: "This is our chance to go to the front line."
"My prediction is that once the Japanese army captures Rehe, the Northern Branch of the Central Military Commission will inevitably dispatch troops from the rear to support them. At that time, it will be our teaching corps and the model brigade that will show off their talents and let the little devils and the people of the country see our Shanxi sons. It’s time to be awesome.”
Before Zhou Wen finished speaking, Zhang Huzi slapped his thigh, and after realizing it, he shouted: "What do you mean, the host is urging us to train desperately, it turns out that he wants to see the real thing with the little devil!"
Zhao Changshu said angrily: "Why, are you afraid of growing a beard?"
Zhang Huzi stood up and stood straight in front of Zhao Changshu. He held his neck and said loudly: "I am reporting to the host, Zhang Huzi has been fighting for more than ten years and I have never been afraid of anyone, no matter whether he is a little Japanese or a big Japanese. Our Second Regiment will never be cowards like those eggless ones in the Northeastern Army. When the time comes, as long as the brigade commander gives an order, there will be mountains of swords and seas of fire. I will open my beard and frown, and you will take my head away. "
After saying this, he glanced sideways at the regiment leader Xu Zhiqin.
Xu Zhiqin had long known his temper. His fair face was expressionless and he ignored him.
Zhao Changshu's expression softened, and then he waved his hand for Zhang Hu to sit down, and said to Zhou Wen: "Don't be as experienced as this bastard, go on."
At this moment, Xu Zhiqin suddenly said: "Captain Zhou, I'm a little confused. There are hundreds of thousands of northern troops. How can you be sure that the Military Commission will dispatch our model brigade to the front line?"
Zhou Wen had already expected that someone would ask this question, so he didn't explain much at the moment. He just narrowed his eyes and smiled and said: "Captain Xu, don't underestimate the influence of the commander-in-chief in the north, and the younger brother also has some connections. Really It is not that difficult to send tens of thousands of people to the anti-Japanese battlefield."
Of course Xu Zhiqin knew some of Captain Zhou's capabilities. Under Zhao Changshu's deliberate exaggeration, the model brigade now knew some of the performance of this Central Party Headquarters Teaching Corps on the Songhu battlefield. Although due to the need for confidentiality, the information circulated was not It's not complete, but at least he knows that these more than a thousand people who have trained with him for several months are real heroes who have fought against the Japanese.
In addition, they saw the overall quality of the mercenary group during training, and they couldn't help but be dissatisfied. Hearing Zhou Wen's answer at this time, Xu Zhiqin knew that there must be many unknown arrangements and plans behind it, and it was a bit rash to ask this question.
Zhao Changshu stood up and said: "There are some things that you don't need to keep secret. During the Songhu War of Resistance, Captain Zhou took more than a thousand people to Shanghai to participate in the war. In more than a month, thousands of Japanese were killed. The victory at Yunzaobang was their masterpiece, and the victory at Temple Walk was their sole leadership. There is no doubt about the strength of the teaching corps."
"Otherwise, I will ask them to teach those little bastards under your command? It is because they already have experience in fighting the Japanese army and have a proud record. They have become one with our model brigade, so they can take you there. On the anti-Japanese front line, we actually took advantage of them."
"And you, Zhang Hu, have been criticizing the training plan made by Yu Ting and the others. The commander of the third battalion under your command actually quarreled with the training instructor, saying that someone else is a captain and he is a major. How can a captain command a major? The truth? Tell me, do you think so too? "
When Zhang Huzi saw his name being directly called by the superior, his face flushed and he was speechless for a long time.
Zhao Changshu pointed at him and cursed: "There are still some officers who don't understand my painstaking efforts to increase the amount of training. They complain and complain below all day long, shaking my military morale. Others don't know that you Zhang Huzi and Xu Bailian both came from the battlefield. When you go out and fight like crazy, don't you know that I'm teaching you how to save your lives?"
