However, Zhao Qinghu heard the implication of Zhou Wen's words, that is, he could ask for support. He now knew that Commander Chen's entire regiment was stationed in Pukou, not far from the mouth of the lake. Moreover, he will be equipped with two gunboats soon, so what should he be afraid of? With Chief Chen as his backing, he can defeat any dishonest little warlords along the way, not to mention a few water bandits.
At that moment, Zhao Qinghu stood at attention again and said loudly: "I promise to complete the mission due to my humble position."
Zhou Wen then nodded and motioned for him to sit down. But in his heart, he was quite satisfied with Zhao Qinghu's cautious and prudent character.
You must know that the combat style of the mercenary group is influenced by Zhou Wen's special operations thinking. They are good at winning by surprise. What they pay attention to is the sword's deflection and a fatal blow.
Under the influence of this kind of tactical thinking, and most of Zhou Wen's commanders are young people in their twenties, they all like to take risks in their command style, and the first one to bear the brunt is of course Zhou Wen himself.
But everything has its pros and cons. As the saying goes, if you walk at night for a long time, you will encounter ghosts. If you always like to take strange paths and make strange moves, there is no guarantee that an accident will happen at some point.
Therefore, Zhou Wen still wants to cultivate some mature and steady officers.
In the current mercenary group, Meng Yuting is a stable officer with an overall view. He is considered the most stable general under Zhou Wen. He is very reassuring no matter what the situation.
Counting down the others, Mu Qinghe, who has now been promoted to the commander of the infantry battalion of the first regiment, is one of them. After experiencing the Songhu Anti-Japanese War and the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, he is now an excellent infantry commander. Moreover, he is careful and cautious, and his command style is also stable. Although there is nothing surprising, his victory lies in his cautious use of troops and his stability. A relatively reassuring battalion commander.
Of course, among the officers who stayed in the Soviet Union, there were also many officers who were prudent in their military use, but most of them were in command of artillery and heavy firepower units, and it was unlikely that they would be able to fight alone in the future.
Only commanders and infantry commanders who are responsible for the overall situation may be faced with a situation where they are on their own and need to make their own decisions at some point.
For example, during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Wen made Mu Qinghe the commander of the support force, and the two machine gun company commanders Mo Dahai and Wang Zhili served as his deputies. At that time, when the troops were still some distance away from their destination, Mu Qinghe became confused because there was no sound of gunfire coming from the area where the fierce fighting was supposed to be.
When the radio station was damaged and he could not contact the headquarters, he was more cautious and changed the headquarters' original plan to continue moving forward without authorization. He ordered the troops to stand by and build fortifications on the spot to observe the changes.
It was precisely his caution and caution that prevented one of their infantry companies and two machine gun companies from colliding head-on with more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers from the 24th Regiment.
After Zhou Wen learned about the situation, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He couldn't even imagine that if more than 500 soldiers from the three companies led by Mu Qinghe and more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers were to collide head-on into an unprepared melee, how many of them would be able to survive?
But now Zhao Qinghu's cautious attitude makes Zhou Wen feel quite satisfied.
You must know that although the Jiang Defense Brigade is only an incorporated bandit unit and is nominally a local security force, due to Hukou's unique geographical location, it is very important both for current shipping safety and for the future defense of Nanjing. An important node.
Moreover, due to staffing issues and the lack of suspicion, Zhou Wen could not put many troops in Hukou, nor could he be equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery. A Jiang Defense Brigade, which was a local security group, was the top one.
The problem is that although there are not many people in a brigade, it is isolated and far away from the second group. It is impossible for Chen Wanli to worry about everything big or small, and he does not have that much time and energy.
In an emergency, the captain needs to make his own decisions.
In this case, Zhou Wen certainly hopes to hand over the Jiang Defense Brigade to a cautious and steady person to lead him.
The reason why Zhao Qinghu was chosen was of course the promise given by Zhou Wen when he was recruited and the fact that Zhao Qinghu was a local. But the main thing is that Zhou Wen saw that Zhao Qinghu, leading a group of fishermen armed with almost nothing, could actually fight against Pingbotang, a rich and powerful veteran bully like Pingbotang who had been entrenched in Hukou for many years without losing. It shows that the person leading the troops must be outstanding.
And now Zhao Qinghu's performance proves that Zhou Wen is right.
After Zhao Qinghu sat down, Zhou Wen looked around at everyone and saw that no one had any suggestions, so he announced that the meeting was adjourned.
After everyone went out, Zhao Ying, who was at the end, turned around and asked Zhou Wendao: "Master, the Tian family has been here for a few days. Is there anything else you want to give me before you leave?"
Zhou Wen then slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, look, I've been so busy that I forgot about this. Are they here now?"
"Here, a few days ago, I asked Xiaoshun to take them around, especially to Hongkou where they walked around a lot of streets. The situation was basically familiar to them. Today, I thought, Master, you are coming to a meeting, so I took them I called back, thinking that young master, you might have to explain something, they are waiting downstairs."
"Okay, then call them up quickly. I really have something to explain."
Liu Ruolan, who wanted to say a few words to Zhou Wen, was about to walk away when he saw this, but was stopped by Zhou Wen: "Ruolan, give the minutes of the meeting to Xiaoping and ask him to send a telegram to Shanxi with the decision of the meeting. Then you also come and meet Lao Tian and his wife."
The Tian couple that Zhao Ying mentioned were actually Tian Boguang and his wife Zi Hui.
Tian Boguang and Zi Hui got married as early as the eve of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, and Zhou Wen also brought Liu Ruolan to their wedding. Due to the special status of the two people, the wedding was not large in scale. Only the old brothers of the first team and several major officers of the mercenary group attended.
After the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Wen gave Tian Boguang a vacation and asked him to spend time with his wife at home. At the same time, he asked Jiang Tao to provide some training for the two of them as agents.
Nowadays, the mercenary group is full of talents. Although Tian Boguang has outstanding marksmanship and good military skills, in terms of martial arts and physical fitness, since he is close to thirty years old, there is not much room for improvement even with the help of Zhou Wen's Prajna Qi.
In the past two years, all the brothers in the first team have become vigorous masters, and they have entered a state of rapid progress, making great progress in mobility and physical fitness. As a result, Tian Boguang couldn't keep up with him in terms of mobility and endurance.
For example, in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, with the rise of Zuo Mingqing and Zhou Mingyuan as a group of Wudang disciples, the role of Tian Boguang as a sniper was greatly reduced.
