Chapter 61
"Brothers and sisters, the 19th Brigade is about to be revoked."
Xu Shijiu's first opening remark stunned more than a dozen remaining soldiers and three female soldiers. They never expected that Xu Shijiu solemnly summoned them to a meeting and announced such news. Among the more than a dozen remaining soldiers, only Gao Shenxing and Lu Jian Gang remained calm.
The Lu Jian Gang just heard the news, but as for Gao Shenxing, he guessed the result.
"Captain, aren't you kidding us?" A black line appeared on Hu Jie's forehead and he said angrily, "This is fine, how could the 19th Brigade be disbanded?"
"Yes, how can I withdraw the program? Not to mention the adaptation?" Liao Yaohua also had a trace of fantasy. He hoped that Xu Shijiu had remembered it wrong or said it was wrong. Although the adaptation and reorganization were only one word different, the result was completely different. The so-called adaptation was actually just a change of number, but once the reorganization was withdrawn, the 19th Brigade would no longer exist.
"I'm not kidding, this is not an adaptation." Xu Shijiu immediately shattered Liao Yaohua's fantasy and said in a deep voice, "The 19th Brigade is really going to be revoked. I'll gather everyone today to make arrangements for your future, and continue to stay in the 58th Division or go to other troops. I will try my best to make proper arrangements."
Xu Shijiu knew very well that he had been labeled as "the remnant of the 19th Route Army". There was no place to stand in the 58th Division, but the remaining ten remaining soldiers of the 19th Brigade were not the same. As long as he left, these dozen remaining soldiers would still have great potential, especially Gao Shenxing, who had an unlimited future.
After Xu Shijiu finished speaking, the whole main hall fell into a dead silence.
Seeing that no one was talking, Xu Shijiu looked at him one by one. More than a dozen remaining soldiers and three female soldiers were still immersed in inexplicable emotions. It is difficult for those who have never been a soldier to understand the feelings of soldiers to the old army. For soldiers, the old army is not only their family, but also their whole. They sweat and train hard here. They are proud of the army number and proud of the army number. Sometimes they are willing to sacrifice their young lives just to protect the military flag with the old army number.
The withdrawal of the troops is almost destroying their spiritual beliefs and destroying their will.
More than half a year ago, the reason why Zhang Youquan and more than 500 veterans of the Army were unable to integrate into the 19th Brigade was because they could not give up their feelings for the old troops. Even if they arrived in the new troops, they always regarded themselves as the remaining soldiers of the Army. They would rather bear the reputation of deserters than betray the old troops.
Until the last moment before his death, Zhang You never forgot that he was a member of the army.
Although Gao Shenxing, Hu Jie, Hei Xiazi and more than a dozen remaining soldiers joined the 19th Brigade for not long, their sense of identity with the 19th Brigade was definitely not inferior to Zhang Youquan's sense of identity with the Di Army. Now, it is absolutely not easy to ask them to accept the fact that the 19th Brigade was disbanded.
"Captain, I can't figure it out." Duzi hugged his head and squatted on the ground angrily.
"That's right, our 19th Brigade has made so many contributions, why should we remove our member?" Hu Jie couldn't figure it out, and said as he turned around and walked out, "I'll find a master's seat. Is there any reason for this?"
"Old Hu, forget it." Lu Jianbang sighed, "The teacher is now the deputy military commander. As for the new division commander, I am afraid that you have not taken office yet, and it will be useless if you go."
"Has the master's seat been transferred?" Hu Jie was stunned for a moment, but still refused to give up. "Then I will find a deputy master's seat and a sect."
Lu Jianbang sighed again: "The deputy division and the gentry have also been transferred to other troops, and all officers above the 58th Division have been replaced."
"Ah?" Hu Jie was also stunned now. Only then did he realize that the 58th Division was going to be replaced, not just as simple as the 19th Independent Brigade was removed.
Gao Shenxing sneered and said sneered: "In recent days, the Military Commission has added Soviet-style equipment and veterans. There are reports that even the 57th Division will be included in the combat sequence of the 74th Army. Chiang Kai-shek obviously wants to make the 74th Army the top main force, and it is also a matter of being a good idea to replace the chief officers at all levels of the 74th Army."
Before today, the 74th Army was nominally the Central Army, but in fact, it has not yet gotten rid of the old heritage of local miscellaneous brands. Most of the officers above the battalion were from Huangpu, but a considerable number were old officers who graduated from Baoding Military Academy or various martial arts lecture halls. Now Chiang Kai-shek wants to make the 74th Army the first-class main force, and these old officers must be replaced.
Since Pei won a battle in Zhanggushan, it was now a time of brilliance. Chiang Kai-shek wanted to replace the people and could not rush for a moment. However, the 58th Division had been crippled and it was just right to start over. Therefore, Feng Shengfa's transfer and the replacement of the chief officer above the regiment was inevitable.
Xu Shijiu no longer cared about these things and said, "Tell me, which unit do you want to go to?"
If the 19th Brigade still has hundreds of remaining soldiers, Xu Shijiu really doesn't know how to arrange them. Now there are only a dozen remaining soldiers left, so it's not very difficult to arrange them. Although he has the label of "remnants of the 19th Route Army", the more than a dozen remaining soldiers of the 19th Brigade have no relationship with the 19th Route Army. Therefore, in the eyes of other troops, these more than a dozen veterans of a hundred battles are all popular. Halfway back from the division headquarters, Qiu Weida even caught up with Xu Shijiu, saying that he was willing to accept all of these more than a dozen remaining soldiers and promised that Xu Shijiu would never treat him badly.
The dozen or so soldiers all hung their heads, but still didn't want to say anything.
Xu Shijiu had no choice but to name the name and said, "Heizi, you go to the military headquarters with the division seat and serve as a guard for the division seat in the future. I have asked Adjutant Zhang, he will take care of you." After saying that, Xu Shijiu's gaze turned to Cao Jiao again, "Caojiao, you go to the military-directed field hospital, so that you and Heizi don't have to separate."
Cao Jiao looked up and looked at Xu Shijiu with tears in her eyes. She felt happy and sad in her heart. She was naturally able to be with Heixiazi, but she was sad because she wanted to be separated from her brothers and sisters who were with her day and night. She naturally couldn't bear it.
Heixiaozi said oh and asked heartlessly: "Captain, do you also need to transfer the military headquarters to be a staff officer?"
Feng Shengfa always wanted to transfer Xu Shijiu to the division headquarters as a senior sergeant. This is not a secret in the 19th Brigade. No wonder Heixiazi thought so. Xu Shijiu smiled without comment, turned his attention to Gao Shenxing, and said, "Old Gao, Qiu Weida has called me for someone. As long as you want, you can report to the 174th Brigade at any time, but the position can only be the battalion commander for the time being."
"No, I can't bear it." Gao Shenxing shook his hand repeatedly and said sneeringly, "I'm really not the material to be a battalion commander."
It is no secret that Gao Shenxing has despaired against the National Army. Now that the 19th Brigade is withdrawn, he will probably leave, so Xu Shijiu did not say much, turned his attention to Hu Jie, and then said: "Old Hu, the 74th Army is about to be replaced with Soviet-style equipment, and the artillery battalion will definitely be rebuilt. Maybe it is still an artillery regiment. If you go to the artillery unit, you will be more effective."
Hu Jie nodded silently. As an artillery, he stayed in the 19th Brigade as a decoration. Although he was reluctant to part with Xu Shijiu and more than a dozen brothers, it was inevitable whether from his personal future or from the national anti-Japanese war, leaving the 19th Brigade to join the artillery unit.
Xu Shijiu looked at Duzi and said, "Duzi, you go with Lao Hu."
Chapter completed!