"Sir, which army are you from? Please show your ID!"
As soon as Zhang Tianhai rode to the sentry before entering the city, he was stopped by the sentry. However, the soldier's accent did not sound like that from the northwest, but from the direction of Haizhou.
Although the Forty Army Headquarters came from the Northwest Army, it also suffered a lot of losses during the July 7th Incident and the recent Mengyin War, so it also recruited many local soldiers from Shandong.
However, Zhang Tianhai was not the kind of person who deliberately made things difficult for others. He took out his ID and handed it directly to the sentry on the horse. At the same time, he said: "We are directly under the First Regiment of the Third War Zone. We were assigned to the mission a month ago. Commander Li of the war zone ordered the troops to be transferred to Lanling for garrison. This visit is to visit your Pang Army Commander."
After the sentry flipped through the officer's ID card, he immediately saluted and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. I need to make a phone call to ask for instructions!"
Zhang Tianhai nodded and waited patiently.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the sky was also a little dim. After the sentry called, the city defense headquarters also immediately called the legion headquarters to ask Pang Bingxun whether Commander Pang would let them enter the city.
After all, the relationship between them is not only friendly forces, but also different factions in the same army, so these must be treated with caution.
In Linyi City, Pang Bingxun's Third Army Corps Headquarters.
To be honest, Pang Bingxun was also surprised when he received the call from the outpost: He had already known about the news that the first regiment directly under the third theater had entered Lanling, but after all, Chief Li did not order this unit to cooperate. The third legion is fighting. You know, this is a unit of the Central Army, not a unit from their original Northwest Army.
"Legion Commander, do we want to see them?" Wang Showu, chief of staff of the Third Army, asked.
"If you want to see us, how can you not see us? Now that the Japanese troops are approaching the border, our army is in need of friendly forces and reinforcements. How can we turn away friendly forces at this time?" As he said this, Pang Bingxun stood up and put on his hat. He wore a military cap and a woolen coat.
Before Pang Bingxun walked out of his office, he seemed to remember something and said to Wang Showu behind him: "Chief of Staff Wang, by the way, let the people below go to Tianxiang Pavilion to get a table of food and drinks. Although our old Northwest Army is poor, we can still There won’t be any entertainment expenses for a meal.”
Half an hour later, Zhang Tianhai finally met this long-famous commander of the Pang Army.
I saw that the commander of the huge army was slightly fat, but he was taller than him, so the former was nothing. However, the little fat on his face made him look like a "lucky person" as described in photo books.
"Hello, Chief Pang. I would like to say hello to you, Zhang Tianhai, commander of the first regiment directly under the third war zone." Zhang Tianhai gave a military salute after seeing Pang Bingxun. After all, regardless of the different factions, he has a higher official position and military rank than Pang Bingxun. Much taller myself.
After Pang Bingxun returned the military salute, he said with a smile: "Captain Zhang is really young and promising. He deserves to be the Chairman's favorite disciple. He has served as the leader of a reinforcement regiment at a young age. Like me in your At such an old age, he is still serving as a small surveyor in the Beiyang Army. It is really a formidable young man."
After all, Pang Bingxun is also a fifty-eight-year-old man, and he has been in the military for a long time, so his speech is naturally impeccable.
"Chief Pang is joking. Chief Pang is the one who is truly capable. He commanded the troops to retake Mengyin before, but it was a victory. I came to visit Chief Pang this time because I came to ask for advice." Zhang Tianhai also replied. Flattery, after all, sometimes you really need business bragging to boost the atmosphere.
As expected, after hearing this, Pang Bingxun smiled and said: "As for advice, Pang can't say anything. Learning from each other is the fundamental thing. It's getting dark now, and it's dinner time. Let's go and eat first. Let's eat together. Communicate while eating.”
With that said, Pang Bingxun took Zhang Tianhai to eat.
Faced with Pang Bingxun's enthusiasm, Zhang Tianhai hesitated. He said, "But the brothers in this battalion, who are in humble positions, haven't made arrangements yet. We can't let them sleep on the road in this cold weather, right?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Chief of Staff Wang, please immediately send someone to settle the brothers in the friendly army." Pang Bingxun turned around and said to Chief of Staff Wang Xuanwu.
"Yes, sir!" Wang Zhenwu responded, then turned around to make arrangements.
The role of the chief of staff during the Republic of China was like this. He was responsible for everyone from the big to the small. He was a bit like the steward of the entire army.
Of course, after Wang Zhouwu arranged for the officers and soldiers of the First Regiment of the Third War Zone, he still had to attend tonight's dinner.
You must treat friendly troops with enthusiasm. If your troops are surrounded by enemy troops, you can count on friendly troops to save you.
According to Pang Bingxun's intelligence, the strength of this German weapons reinforcement group should not be underestimated. In addition to the engineering company, other arms are available, and its main force is four fully reinforced reinforcement battalions. This is simply enough. Used as a brigade.
In normal times, the strength of nearly one brigade is already very strong, let alone in wartime when troops are needed urgently.
When he walked out of the legion headquarters, Pang Bingxun did not forget to take a closer look at this unit with the designation of the third theater.
As a result, it turns out that they indeed have the demeanor of an elite division - all of these soldiers hold their heads high and are confident. Look at the guys they hold in their hands. They are all good guys. Look at their The machine gun battery, alas, even Pang Bingxun, the dignified commander of the regiment, is a little envious.
In fact, during this period of training, in addition to specializing in practicing marksmanship and learning basic skills such as digging standard trenches, the training also included training on collaborative operations, etc., and formation formation was one of the daily basic items.
Tianxiang Restaurant is located on the busiest street in the center of the city. It covers a large area and is considered to be the "No. 1 Restaurant in Linyi". The chefs here are good at cooking, the environment is good in all aspects, and even the service attitude is excellent.
The only drawback is that it's a bit expensive.
Of course, the fees are expensive, which is one of the reasons why dignitaries like to come: just because the fees are expensive and ordinary people can't afford it, it's also a way to show off one's strength.
Since Pang Bingxun was ordered to lead the Third Army to Linyi, Inspector Zhang Liyuan held a banquet here to invite him to come and wash away the dust. After tasting the taste and the good environment here, he also regarded this place as a reception place. .
Of course, because Pang Bingxun, Zhang Liyuan and others are high-ranking officials of the anti-Japanese forces in the city, the boss did not kill them. Whenever Pang Bingxun's Northwest Army or Zhang Liyuan's security group held a banquet here, they only charged the cost price. Not a penny.
"Sir Pang, the environment here is good." After Pang Bingxun put his arm on Zhang Tianhai's shoulders and entered Tianxiang Tower, Zhang Tianhai sighed.
Zhang Tianhai did not resist Pang Bingxun's approach of showing intimacy by putting his arm around his shoulders. After all, this was the most straightforward way among men.
"Although the Northwest Army is poor, it is not as good as your Central Army, but it still has enough money to entertain friendly troops. Pang is not that stingy. Haha." Pang Bingxun said with a hearty smile, unlike when he complained in front of Li Zongren. The appearance was quite different.
"I feel ashamed of my humble position." Zhang Tianhai said Hao Ran.
"Let me tell you, Commander Zhang, here today, there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates, only friendly troops and comrades-in-arms. If Commander Zhang doesn't mind it, and how much older I am than you, just call me Brother Bingxun." That's it." Pang Bingxun's words were sincere, and in Zhang Tianhai's view, there was no adulteration in them.
"But how can you dare to climb up to a lowly position?" Zhang Tianhai said hesitantly. After all, the age and military rank of the two were very different.
At this time, Pang Bingxun's northern man's generosity was revealed. He waved his hand and said: "There is no such thing as high-altitude and low-level people. They are all leading troops to fight. It's just that I am a few years older than you. This can't be done. What does it mean? Just call it that way if I ask you to. Calling me "sir" is too harsh."
Seeing that Pang Bingxun had already talked to this extent, it would be disrespectful to refuse him straight away, so Zhang Tianhai could only try and call out: "Brother Pang?"
Pang Bingxun responded with a smile: "Hey, Brother Zhang!"
This scene can be described as very harmonious.
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