Langtou Mountain, 78th Army Headquarters, 151st Division Commander Tang Dingtian finally met the legendary Chu Xiong and saw the true strength of the 78th Army;
As he expected, in the 78th Army, Chu Xiong had the final say, and there was also a mysterious figure named Wang Junjie.
He now knows that Zhao Sihu's true identity is actually the leader of the Independent Brigade;
Before coming to Langtoushan, everyone thought that Chu Xiong's position as brigade commander was taken away by the Eighth Route Army. Now it seems that most people, including him, have been deceived by the Eighth Route Army's plan to hide the truth!
There are still many things he doesn't know. Chu Xiong is becoming more and more legendary. The more he knows, the more he is in awe of Chu Xiong.
Who would have thought that the 78th Army, the elite division of the Central Army, which is well-known in China, is just a regiment of the Chuxiong Independent Brigade?
Tang Dingtian couldn't turn his head. He took the lead in saying hello to Chu Xiong:
"Hello, Brigadier!"
Tang Dingtian saluted Chu Xiong in a very formal manner. Following Zhao Sihu, he called Chu Xiong brigade commander, which was also a gesture;
He and the 151st Division joined the Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, not the 78th Army of the Central Army of the Kuomintang. This is very important.
"Old Tang, welcome you and the comrades of the 151st Division to join the Independence Brigade!
Let me introduce to you, this is Wang Junjie, director of the Political Department of the Independent Brigade. He is now also the director of the Political Department of the 78th Army. "
Chu Xiong first introduced to Tang Dingtian two members of the Independent Brigade Party Committee, Wang Junjie and Zhong Guoliang, and the other new member was Zhao Sihu;
With the approval of the headquarters and Yanzhou, Zhao Sihu was appointed deputy brigade commander of the independent brigade, and Liu Xingguo no longer concurrently served as deputy brigade commander.
Zhao Sihu has withstood the test of the organization. As the commander of the 78th Army and possibly the future commander-in-chief of the 78th Group Army, it is natural for him to serve as the deputy commander of the Independent Brigade and enter the Party Committee of the Independent Brigade.
Luo Weimin was also promoted from battalion commander to commander of the pre-sixth regiment, and the commander of the pre-fifth regiment was concurrently served by Zhao Sihu.
The commander of the 78th Army can only be regarded as the deputy commander within the independent brigade system, one level lower than the main commander.
After getting to know each other, Chu Xiong announced the reorganization plan for the 151st Division:
"Comrade Tang Dingtian, after study and decision by the Independent Brigade Party Committee, the 151st Division was reorganized into the 807th Regiment of the 78th Army, with you as the regiment leader and Comrade Du Zhiyuan as the deputy regiment leader, which is the political commissar;
The 151st Division will not arrange combat tasks for the time being and will be adapted according to the model of the 78th Army. The original two brigade commanders of the 151th Division were appointed as the commanders of the first and second battalions respectively, and the third battalion commander was separately appointed by the brigade headquarters.
Including you personally, everyone's position will be reduced by one or two levels. This may require your help to do the work of comrades;
In addition, the brigade headquarters needs to dispatch 200 military and political backbones to the 151st Division. They will only serve as deputy positions in each battalion and company. Are there any difficulties? "
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he looked at Tang Dingtian sincerely. After joining the Eighth Route Army, he should not take his personal position too seriously. Tang Dingtian's attitude was very important.
Although Tang Dingtian felt a little disappointed, it was still within his acceptance range. At least the 151st Division had not been disbanded, and he also served as the commander of the 807th Regiment.
Tang Dingtian knew that his statement was very important, as it related to whether he could become one of his own like Zhao Sihu in the future.
"Brigadier, I have no problem, I will resolutely obey the organization's arrangements, and I am confident in persuading other comrades to accept the brigade headquarters' reorganization plan;
As the commander of the army, Deputy Brigadier Zhao was only the commander of the fifth regiment after joining the Eighth Route Army. Is there anything we cannot accept?
Besides, I, the division commander, was demoted two levels. Why should they think twice about demoting me? "
"Old Tang, it's good that you have this attitude. We don't fight the Japanese just to get promoted and get rich;
Comrade Luo Weimin of the 315th Brigade used to be the main regiment commander of the Central Army. After I rescued him from the Zezhou prisoner of war camp, he took the initiative to become a platoon leader.
Later, he took the initiative to apply to come to Zhongtiao Mountain. In order to complete the Zhongtiao Mountain strategy, he applied to join his old army, the 93rd Army. In just one year, he brought over the entire 315th Brigade;
In this battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the 315th Brigade, with the cooperation of the 802nd Regiment, severely damaged the 33rd Division and wiped out more than 7,000 Japanese soldiers. Now his brigade has snowballed to nearly 30,000 people.
His ability and loyalty were recognized by the organization, and he was promoted to leader of the Sixth Preliminary Regiment of the Independent Brigade this time!
The leaders of the Preliminary Regiment 1 to the Preliminary Regiment 4 were all the first to follow me from Hubei, Henan and Anhui. Each of them can stand alone;
I might as well tell you that since you have just joined the independent brigade, it is impossible to appoint you as the leader of a first-level regiment. You can only start as the leader of a second-level regiment like the 807th Regiment;
As long as your loyalty and ability are recognized by the organization, the comrades of the 151st Division will have a promising future. Our Eighth Route Army will not treat you differently. Doesn’t Comrade Zhao Sihu also serve as the deputy brigade commander of the independent brigade? "
Tang Dingtian was really shocked. He thought that the 78th Army was already incredible, but he didn't expect that another 30,000-person Preliminary Sixth Regiment would appear!
"Brigadier, with all due respect, how many regiments does our independent brigade have?"
Tang Dingtian still asked a question that he shouldn't ask. This was an absolute secret of the Independent Brigade. He regretted it after asking.
"Old Tang, our independent brigade government only gave us the establishment of two regiments, the 881st and 882nd regiments. There were too few carrot pits, so we added the Preliminary Regiment 1 to the Preliminary Regiment 4;
Later, the 78th Army was reorganized into the Preliminary 5th Regiment, and the 315th Brigade was reorganized into the Preliminary 6th Regiment, with a total of 8 first-level regiments. The organization is now a bit chaotic. I can't figure out the specific number of troops. I will wait until this battle is over.
Remember, this is top secret. Only you can know about the entire 151st Division. As the second-level regiment commander of the independent brigade, you have the right to know. This is the trust of the organization in you and organizational discipline! "
Chu Xiong said seriously.
Tang Dingtian had already felt the trust from the organization and Chu Xiong. The Eighth Route Army was the real team to fight the Japanese. He was very grateful for his choice and immediately expressed his stance to Chu Xiong:
"Brigadier, thank you for the trust of the organization. I will keep anything I hear here today secret;
I don't know much about some of the organization's disciplines and regulations. I asked Director Wang to help me integrate into the organization's big family. "
Chu Xiong chuckled, then turned to Wang Junjie and said:
"Lao Wang, I leave it to you and Lao Zhao. Chat with Lao Tang more often and help Lao Tang get familiar with the organization and the situation of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible."
Zhao Sihu and Wang Junjie said in unison:
"Promise to complete the mission!"
After solving the problem of the 151st Division, Chu Xiong's attention once again returned to the Western and Northern Front battlefields where the fighting was in full swing. He was in no rush to join the battle group now and would first digest the defeated troops on the Eastern Front and Eastern Front;
If the defeated troops are not reorganized and rushed into the battlefield, bad things may happen. The food must be eaten bite by bite. If the pace is too long, it is easy to break the eggs.
"It's time to report the victory to Shuzhong..."
Chu Xiong muttered softly.
In the middle of Shu, the war room of the Military Commission became a big hot pot. Generals, lieutenant generals and major generals, big and small, became ants in the hot pot. Within a few days of the war, the battle situation in Zhongtiao Mountain became extremely corrupt. At the point of cleaning up, the bad news one after another has made Zhong Cai numb, and he just kept mumbling:
"Respect is misleading me, respect is misleading me!"
