"County Magistrate Chen, City Defense Commander Zhang is here." As soon as Zhang Tianhai walked into the gate of the county government, a staff member rushed to notify Chen Dazhi.
"Oh? Commander Zhang? This is a rare visitor. Hurry up and greet him." Chen Dazhi said in an old and weathered voice, clutching his hand.
Before Chen Dazhi could walk out, a young and hearty voice came from outside the door: "No need to greet you, Mr. Chen. It's too much trouble, and I can't bear it."
At this time, Zhang Tianhai was wearing a military uniform, a woolen coat, and a riding crop in his white command gloves. His figure was already tall, so he looked particularly heroic.
After seeing Zhang Tianhai, Chen Dazhi hurriedly said: "Quick, quick, Commander Zhang is here to invite you."
Although the city defense commander of a county is only at the rank of colonel, that is, at the regiment level, he holds a position with military power, which is quite powerful. In some places, the city defense commander can even suppress the county magistrate.
The size of the county government compound is smaller than that of the city defense headquarters. After all, the city defense headquarters has to station troops, and the county government does not need to live in ice. At most, it is only needed in emergencies.
The decoration of Chen Dazhi's county magistrate's office is also very simple, there is even no decoration at all. Apart from the brick and concrete structure, there is just a layer of putty on the wall, and there are not many bells and whistles.
After entering the office, Chen Dazhi began to invite Zhang Tianhai to sit down, and kept saying: "Remember, this is the first time Commander Zhang has come to my county government compound, right? This is a rare visitor."
"That's right! After all, Chief of Staff Guo and Deputy Commander Zhou are usually responsible for the garrison business and training business. Recently, I have been coordinating the work of the entire regiment, such as political training work, etc. So I didn't come to visit Mr. Chen. This sudden visit is really unexpected, I hope Mr. Chen won't be surprised." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile and sat down.
After hearing Zhang Tianhai's words, Chen Dazhi also laughed and said: "No, no, Commander Zhang is young and promising. The first regiment directly under his command in the third theater is the essence of our army. In fact, he is the best of our Lanling people." Fuck you. How can I be so ignorant of current affairs? I think that although my old eyes are a little hazy, I can still see people and things clearly."
"Thanks to Mr. Chen, Zhang has received strong support from the county government since he took office as the city defense commander of Lanling County. If Zhang does not do something practical, I am afraid he will be ashamed of the people of Lanling." Zhang Tianhai did not use military salutes. Instead of waiting for him, he treated him with a fist-cup salute. After all, the other person was not a soldier, and he was considered an equal in terms of position, so military salutes were not appropriate.
"Thank you Commander Zhang for your hard work, come and treat me to tea." Chen Dazhi said as his secretary had already brought a cup of hot tea.
Since Liu Houming was appointed as the concurrent commander of the special agent company, Zhang Tianhai did not have any accompanying adjutants with him at this time. Even his guards were the squad under the county government compound.
"Thank you Chen Lao." Zhang Tianhai took off the pair of command gloves in his hands, picked up the still warm hot tea and took a sip.
Seeing Zhang Tianhai's hesitant expression while drinking tea, Chen Dazhi spoke first: "Commander Zhang is busy with many things. Compared with coming here in person this time, he must have encountered a problem, right?"
After hearing Chen Dazhi's words, Zhang Tianhai finally relaxed. After all, he could solve the problem of how to speak: "Mr. Chen really has a pair of wise eyes. The ancients never deceived me. Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. Indeed, Zhang If you don’t go to the Three Treasures Hall without any problem, now you are encountering something difficult.”
Seeing Zhang Tianhai's bachelor appearance, Chen Dazhi also knew that Zhang Tianhai was not a sneaky person who wanted to take advantage of others. If he could say this, it must be for official business.
In addition, during this period of time, the first regiment directly under the third war zone has always had no offense with the common people since it was stationed in Lanling. The military police under its command are not ordinary diligent.
Any behavior that violates military discipline will be punished immediately.
Precisely because the military discipline of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone is very strict, the people also love this unit. For a time, the relationship between the army and the people was vividly reflected.
"In this case, Commander Zhang might as well say that as long as it is within the scope of my ability, I will never refuse. I will definitely try my best to help him." Chen Dazhi said openly. He believed that his pair of eyes had seen a lot. The eyes of ten years of worldly affairs.
"To be honest, this is really hard to say, and it may make Mr. Chen a little embarrassed." Zhang Tianhai said.
Chen Dazhi is not a stingy person. If he wants to be generous, he will be generous to the end: "Commander Zhang said it doesn't matter. Now that the iron hoofs of the Japanese invaders are gradually approaching Lanling, nothing is more important than the overall situation of the War of Resistance. Commander Zhang’s troops are the Tigers and Tigers’ troops who came out from Shanghai and Nanjing. Commander Zhang, let’s just say it, don’t be polite.”
Seeing that Chen Dazhi's demeanor and tone did not seem to be fake, Zhang Tianhai was not polite: "It's like this, the troops of the first regiment directly under my third theater were originally fighting in central China. Whether it's Songhu or Shanghai The battlefield is still the Nanjing battlefield, and the battles are mainly in the mountains or in the city, and have never been to the plains."
Zhang Tianhai paused and then said: "Our third theater is directly under the headquarters of the first regiment and goes north to fight in Shandong. Although it is well-equipped, there is still a fatal flaw, that is, there are not enough mobile troops. I have called The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone, Chief Li Zongren, said that the war on the front line was tight and he asked me to raise my own food and salary."
"Mr. Chen, you have also seen that my reinforcement regiment is fully staffed, and there is no room for free pay. If we form another cavalry team, we will have to deduct the pay of the officers and soldiers below." Zhang Tianhai said with a bitter smile. , "The brothers under Zhang are all good soldiers and have been killed on the battlefield. If Zhang continues to deduct the small amount of national hardship pay they get, he will really be no longer a human being."
"I understand, Commander Zhang wants to expand the army, but he is suffering from military expenditure issues, right?" Chen Dazhi said.
Zhang Tianhai nodded and said: "It is true that Zhang's unit is extremely short of mobility, especially the cavalry unit. The mules and horses in our regiment are basically in the logistics troops and artillery battalions. In fact, they do not have the ability to attack quickly. So. Ever since, Zhang had the desire to form a cavalry company, hoping to enhance the mobility of my unit."
Chen Dazhi thought for a while and said, "May I ask if Commander Zhang's firearms are sufficient?"
"Since Mr. Chen asked, Mr. Zhang should tell Mr. Chen! Mr. Zhang captured a lot of Japanese weapons and equipment on the front line, which is enough to form a Japanese weapons battalion. It is only because of the establishment problem of our army that there is no Set up a Japanese weapon battalion." Zhang Tianhai said with a bitter smile.
"Okay, this matter can be taken care of by the old man, but he has a merciless request. I wonder if Commander Zhang can help?" Chen Dazhi said, stroking his beard lightly.
"Since Mr. Chen is so generous, how can Mr. Zhang be so stingy? Mr. Chen said it's okay," Zhang Tianhai said bluntly.
"Then let me speak frankly." Chen Dazhi narrowed his eyes slightly and stroked his beard and said, "Since the arrival of the first regiment directly under Commander Zhang's third theater, Lanling's city defense has been a blank slate, without any clues. The foundation. Since the arrival of Commander Zhang’s troops, Lanling City’s defense has become somewhat decent.”
Chen Dazhi paused and continued to say in his old and hoarse voice: "Commander Zhang's troops are strong and strong, and the military discipline of the troops is the best I have seen in decades. I believe that Commander Zhang's troops will be the best on the battlefield." That's great, I just heard that Commander Zhang is also training troops, so I want Commander Zhang to help Lanling County train a troop of Lanling soldiers to defend the city!"
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