"Zhang Yulin, you kid can do it. You managed to make the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone so strong without saying a word. I remember that you only took away 300 soldiers from the First Battalion of the 216th Regiment. Are you coming?" Song Xilian looked at Zhang Tianhai with a smile.
"There is no way. Our regiment is a unit directly under the theater. If it is disabled during a battle, if we do not expand, we will most likely be besieged without support. Besides, our regiment's The establishment is small and there are not as many personnel as brigade-level units, not to mention that the current war is conducted in division-level or even corps-level units." Zhang Tianhai said with a wry smile.
Of course, being forced to expand is only one aspect. The more important thing is that Zhang Tianhai wants to have more troops and more soldiers in his hands. Through the powerful troops he has in his hands, he can achieve the goal of being able to control the troops at any time. Go into battle without being easily wiped out by the enemy.
"Well, your boy is now promising, and the army has begun to expand. If it continues to expand, I'm afraid it will have to be expanded into a division, right?" Song Xilian looked at Zhang Tianhai with a smile.
Before Zhang Tianhai and others could speak, Song Xilian then changed the topic and said: "No matter what, in terms of battle, I hope that you will not take any chances or have any thoughts of retreating at any time. You must fight to the death with the Japanese army." After all. Now that there are basically no German weapon masters, your army can be said to be the essence of the national army, so I don’t need to say too much about the next thing, right?"
Zhang Tianhai nodded and said: "I understand the humble position. Don't worry, military commander, our first regiment directly under the Third Theater has never retreated since it was formed."
It was okay that Zhang Tianhai didn't say this. As soon as he said this, Song Xilian's face changed and became very serious. He pointed at the former and said: "Zhang Yulin, do you still remember your disobedience during the retreat in Nanjing? After you become the regiment leader, don’t you look down on me as the division commander?”
"Cough cough cough cough..."
Zhang Tianhai never expected that Commander Song would naturally say this at this time and in front of everyone. He was so embarrassed that he choked and started coughing.
Zhang Tianhai's dry cough finally stopped, and he said with embarrassment: "That, Military Seat, I didn't do it on purpose at the time... Nanjing was about to fall, I just wanted to do my part for Nanjing."
After all, Song Xilian can be considered an old officer, right? It was indeed a bit embarrassing for the old chief to bring this matter up.
"Okay, let's not mention these past things! Next, tell me, what do you think of the current war situation? I'll think about it for a while, whether to transfer your regiment back to Luoyang. With the 71st The main force of the army will be stationed in the same place." Song Xilian said seriously, he had seriously thought about this idea on the way here, whether to transfer this small force to Luoyang for unified training, which would also be easier to manage uniformly.
"Military, this is what I have always wanted to tell you. The First Regiment of the Third War Zone cannot be transferred to Luoyang for unified garrison training. Instead of conducting garrison training together, it is better to stay in Lanfeng County. , just wait for the situation to change." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
"Tell me, what is your reason? I can apply to Commander Cheng, otherwise your regiment has been included in the battle order of my 71st Army. It is not a problem to stay in Lanfeng like this. Song Xilian said bluntly that both Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang were his old subordinates, and there was nothing to make any detours about.
"The battle situation in Xuzhou is not optimistic now. Although the troops in Xuzhou can still hold on, the iron hoofs of the Japanese invaders are not so easy to resist. I am afraid that the situation in the battle in Xuzhou is not optimistic. Once Xuzhou is lost, the next place will be Kaifeng , when the time comes, the next battle must be around the defense of Kaifeng. Therefore, keeping our regiment in Lanfeng can also play a role in familiarizing ourselves with the battle situation in advance. It is better than having to be transferred to Luoyang. We will help with everything. If not, it would be a waste of training time to move the troops back and forth." Zhang Tianhai expressed his thoughts again.
"Indeed, you are right. You also have a long-term view of the problem. Recently, Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army suffered casualties on the front line of three brigade commanders, plus seven regiment commanders, and the troops were almost wiped out. As a new force, the situation of the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army that was transferred to the front line is not optimistic, and the casualties are very heavy. According to me, Xuzhou really can't hold on for long." When Song Xilian said this, his face was full of emotion. There was no sense of relaxation at all, and it was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the Xuzhou front line.
"Then you mean, military commander, not to transfer us back to the headquarters of the 71st Army in Luoyang?" Zhang Tianhai asked tentatively.
Song Xilian nodded and said: "This is my initial idea, but I have to inspect your troops before I can make a decision. Although you have just given me a written report, this equipment data is indeed one of the best among the combat troops of the national army. It is an elite force, but the key still depends on the quality of the troops’ officers and soldiers. After all, talent is the key to the use of weapons.”
Zhang Tianhai glanced at the watch on his hand and said: "Commander, look, it's almost five o'clock now. By the time the troops are assembled, it will probably be dark already. Why don't we check tomorrow?"
In fact, it was getting dark at this time, and it would be after 6:30. Zhang Tianhai wanted to wait for the special agent company to withdraw and let the special agent company go to accept Song Xilian's inspection. After all, if we compare based on the establishment of company-level units, it would be a mess. But there is no company inside that can match the combat effectiveness of the secret service company.
"It's already too early before dark. There's still an hour left. If we want to inspect the cavalry and infantry units, I'm afraid it's too late. Let's inspect the artillery battalion first! Your artillery battalion has twelve mountain cannons. This artillery battalion is the only one. The establishment of the battalion is not too large to be allocated to an army, so let's go and see this artillery battalion!" Song Xilian said directly.
To be honest, when Zhang Tianhai heard Song Xilian's words, he wanted to slap himself in the face - why should he be such a bitch when he has nothing to do? Do you have to tell the army commander the true data of the artillery battalion? From what Commander Song said, do you still want to borrow the artillery battalion? !
To be honest, for Zhang Tianhai, the artillery battalion is an absolute treasure. If he is not afraid of anything else, he is afraid that Song Xilian, the commander of the army, will borrow a pig from a tiger...
What if you don't pay it back?
However, since Zhang Tianhai has put the data in front of him, he can't refuse the military seat's inspection, right?
As a result, Commander Zhang Tianhai and Zhang Da could only accept Song Xilian's proposal with a murmur: "Okay, military officer, there is absolutely no problem with this matter! I will take you to the station of our artillery battalion to inspect the situation!"
"It's not too late, let's set off now!" Song Xilian stood up and put on his military cap and said.
"Yes! Military seat!" The three military officers of the Zhiyi Regiment also stood up immediately.
What no one noticed was that Adjutant Wang Liang slipped out immediately - he wanted to send someone to notify the artillery battalion!
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PS: The second update is here!
