After putting Zhang Tianhai's application on the table, Li Zongren went to bed. Obviously, Zhang Tianhai's important matter was completely inferior to his sleeping matter...
But is this really the case? No, and because the casualties in the Linyi battle were too heavy, Chief Li had already transferred all available troops to Linyi to give priority to replenishing Pang Bingxun's troops.
As for Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment, it is certainly important, but against the main force of the Japanese army moving south on the Jinpu Line and the continued threat from the Japanese Fifth Division Seishiro Itagaki's command in the Linyi direction, Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment is not considered important at all. A very big thing.
Besides, haven't we already sent people to deliver 50,000 silver dollars and a large number of mortar shells, as well as bullets for rifles and light and heavy machine guns?
In Li Zongren's view, it's still the same sentence - if Zhang Yulin can't even solve this small problem, he shouldn't be the leader of the reinforcement regiment. Instead, he should come to the theater commander's headquarters to serve as a senior staff officer for him, Li Zongren. A senior staff officer with the rank of colonel.
A night of silence.
The day gradually became brighter, and Zheng Man also woke up in Zhang Tianhai's arms. Listening to the snoring in her ears, a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
At this moment, she is no longer the powerful communications director, nor is she the "swallowtail butterfly" of the military frontline intelligence station. She is now a happy little woman.
Her slender and beautiful fingers traced circles and circles on Zhang Tianhai's chest, and the scars left after the injury on his chest were still clearly visible.
At this moment, Zhang Tianhai suddenly woke up and asked, "Why did you wake up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"I can't sleep because I always dream about you in bloody battles on the battlefield. I'm so afraid of losing you." As he said that, Zheng Man hugged Zhang Tianhai tightly, close to his skin, for fear of being far away. go.
"It's okay, don't think too much. I'm the commander now, and I'm not a charger. How could the company commander and platoon commander die so easily?" Zhang Tianhai put his arms around Zheng Man and whispered in her ear.
"Well..." Zheng Man responded softly, and then buried her head deeply in his chest.
At this moment, there was a beep beep at the door, and he said: "Report to the regiment, there is an urgent call from the war zone commander's department!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhai quickly stood up, put on his clothes, then walked out and opened the door to get the telegram translation.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but you will get angry when you look at it. I saw a sentence written on it: "Today, the main force of the Koujinpu Road is on its way south. According to reliable information from Linyi, the Japanese Fifth Division is already there. Under the leadership of the division commander Seishiro Itagaki, they advanced to Tangtou Town. Today, the commander's department is also in short supply of soldiers, and all the soldiers in the department have been transferred to the Linyi front line. You can replenish the department and solve it on your own. If it doesn't work, please resign."
The first part is nothing, but the last sentence is so irritating. What do you mean by resigning? It's so irritating.
The staff officer on duty who was waiting for a reply outside did not wait for a thank you from the regiment leader. Instead, he was scolded: "What the hell is this called an emergency call?! Go back to duty, it's so early in the morning, it's so damn affecting your mood."
Zhang Tianhai, whose face was full of anger, closed the door and lay quietly. What time was it, six o'clock? It was so bullying...
Although at six o'clock, the officers and soldiers of the First Regiment had already begun to exercise, Zhang Tianhai, as the regiment leader, still had the privilege to sleep until after seven o'clock and then get up to exercise.
Lying on the bed, Zhang Tianhai could only think quietly about how to replenish the troops as soon as possible and then conduct training. The Taierzhuang battle would start at the end of the month and then the decisive battle in April. What if the Zhiyi regiment was transferred at this time? If you go up there, can you bear the heavy responsibility of the attack?
So Zhang Tianhai is worried...and not just ordinary worried...
"What's wrong? What news makes you so upset? Is it from the commander's office that they won't approve additional troops for our regiment?" Zheng Man asked softly.
"No, you still said that if you can't handle it, let me resign. Isn't that disgusting? This early in the morning..." Zhang Tianhai sighed.
If it doesn't work, we can only give priority to supplying the troops of the Zhiyi Regiment. As for the city defense camp, Gu Shi'an can figure it out on his own and slowly handle it.
Lying in bed at seven o'clock, Zhang Tianhai finally got up, brushed his teeth and washed his face to prepare for morning exercises. Because of his injury, Zhang Tianhai could not do basic training such as running five kilometers or three sets of training as usual. After all, there was still a lot of space in the sky. It's not healed yet.
Sitting on a chair and holding two simple dumbbells made of round stones, Zhang Tianhai began to exercise his hand muscles. After all, he often visited the frontline battlefields in person, and more strength meant more life protection.
When Guo Qiliang saw Zhang Tianhai exercising, he walked over and said, "Old Zhang, you are really on time with your exercise. If I were as diligent as you, I wouldn't be as small as I am now."
"You are the chief of staff. You can just sit back and take charge. You don't need to lead the charge like me. But to be honest, you still have to keep exercising. Otherwise, if your kid falls ill, who will help? Do I support the position of chief of staff?" Zhang Tianhai said with a smile.
"Okay! I will listen to your suggestion." Guo Qiliang nodded, "By the way, today's recruitment has already started, and I don't know how many people can be recruited."
"First of all, no matter what, high-quality soldiers are limited to supply the first regiment, and the rest will be thrown into the city defense camp and slowly trained. Our first regiment may be deployed to the battlefield at any time, and time is already very tight." Zhang Tianhai said slowly while slowly lifting the dumbbells.
"Okay, let's settle it like this! By the way, didn't you call the chief's department urgently last night? Did you get a reply?" Guo Qiliang asked casually.
"We got a reply, but the commander's department did not give us any additional troops. Now the Japanese troops led by Itagaki Seishiro are approaching Tangtou Town, and the main force of Isotani Rensuke's 10th Division has broken through the front of Teng County and is fighting in the direction of Xuzhou, so , the commander-in-chief is deploying troops to fight on these two lines." Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, and naturally ignored the words that asked him to resign.
"That's natural. It's better to rely on others than to rely on yourself. Besides, if the Japanese army breaks through in the direction of Linyi, Lanling, where we are, will bear the brunt. It's so cold... I'll prepare the preparations right now, and you can practice slowly. "After that, Guo Qiliang strode into the regiment headquarters.
The preparation work was also very simple, and it was carried out as before. However, this time Guo Qiliang specially held a short emergency meeting, emphasizing the key points of tight time and heavy tasks, etc.
Ever since, the pre-selection process for conscription began again.
The headquarters of the Zhiyi Regiment still set up a recruitment point in each of the four gates, and also posted a poster, which probably stated that the headquarters of the Zhiyi Regiment won a great victory in Linyi, but the troops suffered heavy casualties and needed to replenish the troops. , In addition, the city defense force also needs to recruit a large number of personnel, etc.
For a time, it was very lively in front of the recruitment point.
Just when the recruitment work was in full swing, Zhang Tianhai, Zheng Man, and a guard class of officers and soldiers came to Chen Dazhi's government office area.
As soon as he walked into the office area of Lanling County Government, Zhang Tianhai saw Chen Dazhi coming downstairs and waiting, looking very amiable.
After Chen Dazhi saw Zhang Tianhai, he immediately went up to him and said with a smile: "Commander Zhang, Commander Zhang, you are amazing... a great hero! You led your troops to beat the little devils with corpses everywhere..."
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." Zhang Tianhai clasped his fists at Chen Dazhi to show respect. After all, the other party was not a soldier, so there was no need to use military salutes instead.
"I didn't know that Commander Zhang's troops were returning to Lanling that day. If I had known, I would have organized manpower to welcome Commander Zhang's army into the city!" Chen Dazhi said very sincerely, with a smile on his wrinkled old face. .
In fact, when it comes to this matter, Zhang Tianhai is actually a little embarrassed. After all, he was afraid that Xu Zuyi, Chief Xu, would know that he had concealed so much equipment and failed to report it, so he ordered the troops to rush back to Lanling at night until the forward troops of the army arrived. After they were outside Lanling City, he called Gu Shi'an.
But it was impossible for Zhang Tianhai to tell the real reason why he did not report it, so he smiled and said: "Chen Laomiu praised me. The reason why Zhang was able to win this battle by luck was entirely because of Pang Bingxun, The troops of the two commanders Zhang Zizhong were able to support it, and it was made possible by the capable command of Commander Xu Zuyi, and it was definitely not the fault of Zhang alone."
"Commander Zhang is really a young hero. When you were an old man, you were still thinking about how to cheat your father for a few dollars. As for becoming the county magistrate in your old age, you didn't even think about it. I dare to think that it would look like you, leading the troops to kill the Japanese invaders at this time. Haha." Chen Dazhi laughed.
Before Zhang Tianhai could speak, Chen Dazhi continued: "Let's go! Commander Zhang, come to the old man's office for a cup of hot tea!"
"Then Zhang, it's better to be respectful than to obey. Haha." Zhang Tianhai also laughed.
When Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man followed Chen Dazhi and his secretary to the county magistrate's office, several cups of hot tea had been brewed and were steaming. Perhaps considering that Zheng Man was a pregnant woman, Chen Dazhi was Let someone leave a cup of hot water.
"Sit down! Commander Zhang!" After entering, Chen Dazhi began to greet Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man.
After taking a few sips of hot tea, Chen Dazhi began to introduce the main topic: "Commander Zhang always goes to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, but this time he came at the critical moment of military recruitment. I dare to ask if it is a military recruitment." Do you need more help from me for publicity? If so, please just say it’s okay.”
Zhang Tianhai smiled and said: "Mr. Chen really has a keen eye. I really can't hide anything from your eyes. To be honest, this junior came here because he wanted to trouble you with two things. Mr. Chen, you got this first thing right."
"Okay! Commander Zhang, it doesn't matter. We are old acquaintances, so you're welcome." Chen Dazhi nodded and said.
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PS: The first update is here. The second update will be after 11 o'clock. I will be busy with something and it won't be finished until at least 10 o'clock...
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