But after all, Li Zongren was the commander-in-chief of a war zone, and he had seen many strong winds and waves. He cleared his throat and spoke slowly into the microphone: "Ahem, officers and soldiers, brothers!"
Before Li Zongren could say another word, the formation of the group changed from standing at attention to standing astride, in order.
This new trick surprised Li Zongren. Although it looked flashy, in his opinion, this was one of the concrete manifestations of a troop commander being able to command the troops like an arm.
Looking at the energetic faces in front of him, Li Zongren said in a deep voice: "Your first regiment directly under the third theater is a well-equipped unit with good combat effectiveness. In the following days, you will compete with our third war zone. The troops from the fifth theater are fighting side by side. Because your order of battle has been assigned to our fifth theater. Now the Japanese army is pressing heavily and Jinan has been declared lost. You are all troops who broke out of Nanjing, but do you know? After you evacuated, the Japanese army carried out a brutal and inhuman massacre of the surrendered troops and innocent civilians in Nanjing! There were countless casualties!"
Li Zongren's words were loud and powerful, hitting the hearts of the officers and soldiers present like a sledgehammer.
The officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment all broke out from Nanjing, and they have particularly fresh memories of the scenes that happened in Nanjing.
For the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment, they are very clear - if they had not met the regiment leader Zhang Tianhai, then they might all have died in Nanjing, even if they surrendered, those national soldiers who surrendered would have died. The officers and soldiers took the knife for them.
It is precisely because of the same situation that we can empathize with each other.
They could even feel the reluctance in their hearts when their comrades were slaughtered, and a surge of anger arose in their hearts.
"We don't want to fight, but the butcher's knife has been placed on the necks of our Chinese nation. We don't want our relatives to be slaughtered, so we can only raise the guns in our hands. You must train well, obey the orders of your superiors, and when fighting the Japanese army in the future, Use your bloody courage and fight to the death with the Japanese army! Do you understand?!"
"Understood!!!" The angry voice from below sounded like a bell.
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During this inspection of the troops, Li Zongren discovered many things, such as the excellent weapons and equipment, the murderous aura among the officers and soldiers, which were not troops composed of new recruits at all, and the degree of obedience of these troops to the regiment leader Zhang Tianhai. , that’s quite high.
Li Zongren had a hunch that if the first regiment directly under the third theater could be used in the right position, its combat effectiveness might be comparable to that of the three regiments of the motley army.
What Tang Shengzhi gave was indeed a gift... Li Zongren couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He was sighing in his heart, but on the surface Li Zongren still said calmly: "Captain Zhang, I am very satisfied with your group. Do you have any plans for your group at the moment?"
"To be honest, sir, we have three travel plans recently, and these three plans are all about reorganizing the troops." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart about being praised.
"Oh? Three plans to reorganize the troops?" Li Zongren's interest suddenly arose.
"The first is to hold a short-term training course for company-level officers to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops is steadily improved; the second is to wait for the artillery battalion issued by the commander's department, and then organize the troops to conduct infantry and artillery coordination training; the third is to , I just want to have a platoon of student soldiers here in the commander's department to serve as reserve officers for the regiment headquarters." Zhang Tianhai's answer can be said to be very logical, but without any concealment.
As soon as he heard this, Li Zongren became happy and said: "You, you, you are quite evil. If you want a bombardment, you can just say it. Why did you go out of your way to collect debt from me?"
Zhang Tianhai, whose little thought was exposed, smiled sheepishly and said: "Hey, I don't dare to be humble because of my humble position. You are a commander. It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders."
Li Zongren smiled and looked at Zhang Tianhai, who was taller than him but a little shameless, shook his head gently and said with a smile: "Okay, since this artillery camp is what Minister He meant, and I personally promised you, I will definitely not regret it. This artillery battalion will be transferred to your unit in the afternoon. Just remember to accept it. As for the platoon of student soldiers you want, I can give it to you. You can even come to me. , and then the military training station can choose it in person, but the premise is that you must go all out during the war."
"Sir, you are joking. Even without the special care of the commander, I will lead the troops to carry forward with my life." Zhang Tianhai promised, and he actually meant it.
"I believe you on this. You can take the risk of being shot and stay in Nanjing alone with a company of agents. You have killed and injured many Japanese, and you have also saved thousands of people. You are a qualified soldier. ." Li Zongren said from the bottom of his heart.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir. Zhang Yulin only does things based on his heart. Since he is a soldier, he should have the responsibility to defend the country. On this point, he understands this better than many people." Zhang Tianhai is not self-effacing, but he also Said without boasting.
"Okay. Now I, Deputy Chief Li and Chief of Staff Xu will return to the city first. You must train well. The war in the fifth theater has just been ignited. All armies are already rushing towards Xuzhou. I have high hopes for your department. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations and can work together on the battlefield to win the battle." After saying that, Li Zongren did not forget to solemnly pat Zhang Tianhai on the shoulder, his eyes full of respect and respect. expect.
"Yes, sir. I will definitely live up to the expectations of the commander. I will lead the Zhiyi Regiment well and win the battle in the future!" Zhang Tianhai stood at attention and saluted, promising.
"Okay. Let's go back!" After saying that, Li Zongren got on his horse and led the officers and troops under his command back to the city.
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"How are you, group? What did Chief Li say?" Zhou Fangjie, who had been waiting for a long time, ran up and asked after seeing the officers leaving.
"It's okay. Commander Li wants us to lead our troops well, train them, actively prepare for battle, and be ready for battle at any time. In addition, the commander has agreed to our request. The artillery battalion of our regiment will also arrive at our regiment in the afternoon. Commander Li Let us be prepared to accept it." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile. For him, the task of these two days has been completed.
"Great, regimental commander, now we also have an artillery battalion reinforcement regiment. How many troops in the national army can be as sophisticated as ours?" Guo Qiliang said with a smile. , his tone was full of pride.
Obviously, Guo Qiliang is also full of hope for the future of Zhiyi Tuan.
"In this case, we should unite sincerely, do our part, and do our best to build a successful regiment!" Zhou Fangjie, as the chief instructor of this training, saw that his achievements were recognized, and of course he was very So happy.
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PS: The second update is here!
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