Lushun Bay is calm in April.
The mountains to the north block Siberia's late spring cold, making it very warm and pleasant.
The huge fleet meandered into the harbor, attracting the attention of Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang.
"Brigade Commander Huang, Political Commissar Fu, I am Zou Erbao from the Personnel Department of the General Headquarters."
A young officer jumped from the ship, ran up to them all, and introduced himself.
I heard that it was from the Personnel Department of the General Headquarters. Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang both had a premonition of something.
"I heard that the Dongjiang rebels are being encircled and suppressed. I wonder how the battle is going?"
Zou Erbao took out his certificate and asked Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang to check it. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "The battle is over. Our army has won a great victory."
"Why!"
Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang sighed, quite unhappy.
It is a great pity that they cannot participate in a big war.
Zou Erbao didn't understand the mood of the two generals. After they checked their documents, he said: "The headquarters has issued an order. Please summon the chief officers of the advance detachment to the north. I want to read it in public."
Not long after, officers from the battalion level and above of the advance detachment heading north came to the brigade headquarters one after another.
Zou Erbao waited for Huang Sanhu to take out the seal and compare it with the picture on the official document of the headquarters before opening it in public.
"By order of the headquarters, Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang are hereby dispatched to return, and the advance detachment heading north will be handed over to Yu Lichun and Geng Wanrong, the commanders of the third regiment, to handle matters."
There was a discussion below. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Liaodong, the two generals were about to be transferred before a battle was fought.
But the big guy is still very happy.
After all, he got promoted.
Yu Lichun and Geng Wanrong were promoted from regiment-level officers to brigade-level officers, and they were even more happy to be in charge.
Huang Sanhu was mentally prepared, which was normal.
"Does Director Zou know where Lao Fu and I will be transferred?"
Zou Erbao has a very strict mouth.
"The headquarters has not yet reached a conclusion. It just asked the two of them to hand over the situation quickly and rush back to Jinan as quickly as possible."
Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang did not dare to neglect, and it only took more than two hours to explain the affairs here clearly.
Siluke
When they arrived at the dock to take the boat, they saw workers busy unloading goods.
But this time it was different from before.
No matter how strong and powerful the stevedores were, they did not carry the bag off the ship alone. Instead, they worked in teams of two, working together to lift a seemingly small bag. Not only that, all workers also wear masks and gloves, and their heads are also wrapped tightly.
Fu Gang noticed that every one of these bags was gray, and even if they were not shaken or vibrated, there would still be white dust floating in the air.
"What is this?"
This Zou Erbao can still speak.
"This is cement. It's a new thing. It's produced by the cement factory of the Equipment Department. Coupled with the reinforced steel cast fort wall, it's very strong. Our heavy artillery has a hard time blasting it away."
Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang's eyes flashed, and they stared at the dirty bags and remembered the cement.
Although Zuo Mengeng handed over cement production to the Lu family, it was for civilian use.
Of course, military cement can only be left to the Equipment Department.
The cement that was shipped to Liaodong for construction of fortifications had a much higher grade than the civilian cement produced by the Lu family.
The advance detachment heading north was small, and support from Shandong was not very convenient. To prevent the attack of the Hou Jin army, strong fortifications were very important.
Therefore, after high-grade cement was produced, Zuo Menggeng gave priority to Lushun.
Taking advantage of the spring weather and the flowers blooming now, to complete the fortifications before Hou Jin comes to attack, Lushun will be safe.
After Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang boarded the ship, they did not go to Dengzhou, but went straight to Jinan.
Three days later, they entered the newly established headquarters compound.
Some of the things here are new, full of vitality, and refreshing.
What made the two of them even more surprised was that the people who appeared here were all generals of major armies. There are not even regimental-level officers, the worst ones are lieutenant colonels.
"Hey, isn't this Brigadier Huang...?"
Someone was talking loudly not far away. When he saw Huang Sanhu approaching, he immediately raised his voice.
It looks like a greeting, but the meaning of ridicule is obvious.
Huang Sanhu became very angry when he saw Bai Xiaoqi's face.
"snort!"
Bai Xiaoqi came over with a smile.
"I didn't expect you to come back. With your ability, I guess you can become a division-level chief of staff this time, right? Hahaha..."
Huang Sanhu cursed.
"The villain succeeds."
Bai Xiaoqi was unhappy and shouted: "How do you speak? Is this the attitude you see when you see the military commander? Do you still have discipline in your eyes?"
This time it was Huang Sanhu's turn to laugh.
"I'm sorry, my advance detachment heading north is under the direct control of the headquarters. What kind of army commander are you?"
Bai Xiaoqi was deflated and his face turned red.
"Hmph, let's see what you can get this time. If you fall into my hands, hehe, there will be a lot of trouble waiting for you."
In the auditorium of the headquarters, all the generals of the New Army at brigade level and above gathered together.
Today is a big day for the new army.
Therefore, starting from today, the new army will begin to expand its army.
After the Dongjiang rebels were annihilated, Shandong became quiet. From now on, the new army's combat objectives will change from internal to external.
Compared with Shandong, the entire world is undoubtedly very vast, and the amount of troops required is unreasonable.
It was agreed that this time the new army will more than double its size.
Zuo Mengeng stood on the stage, looking at the gathering of stars below, feeling very high-spirited.
Once upon a time, the new army was already so powerful.
As long as they follow the right path, the new army will surely be able to travel to all corners of the world and eventually conquer the stars and the sea.
"After research and decision by the headquarters, Zuo Rong will be appointed commander of the First Army from now on!"
As soon as this statement came out, the audience couldn't help but burst into an uproar.
This result exceeded everyone's expectations.
Everyone thought that the commander of the First Army belonged to Bai Xiaoqi after Zuo Menggeng resigned.
But the person who was finally appointed was Zuo Rong.
But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with this appointment.
After all, Zuo Rong has seniority, high military exploits, and is Zuo Mengeng's direct descendant. Only by entrusting the troops who started the new army to him can people feel at ease.
Among the generals, Bai Xiaoqi's face turned pale and he was covered in cold sweat.
He couldn't understand why he was eliminated?
Did you make any mistakes in the battle that just passed?
But no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't think of anything wrong.
But what happened next made him almost explode.
"After the decision of the headquarters, the former 1st Guards Regiment, the 1st Linqing Militia Brigade, and the 1st Anshan Militia Regiment formed the Sixth Division, which together with the Fifth Division, merged into the Third Army. Commander Huang Sanhu, political commissar Fu Gang."
In full view of everyone, Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang came to the stage to receive their appointments.
When he came back, Huang Sanhu walked up to Bai Xiaoqi specially.
"Hey, isn't this Bai... deputy commander?"
Bai Xiaoqi's fists were so tight that they were almost bleeding, and he couldn't say a word.
