With the sound of the report, everyone looked outside the door. They saw a man in his thirties standing outside the door, wearing a German 36-style army combat uniform, a pair of riding boots on his feet, and a helmet on his head.
Wearing a Type 35 steel helmet, he wears the same colonel rank as Gao Hongming on his shoulders, which is two four-pointed stars inlaid on silver glue.
Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with this, but what makes everyone laugh the most is that this person is actually Ding Wei, the leader of the new regiment. This is a little bit a bit awkward for everyone who is used to seeing him wearing a gray Eighth Route Army uniform.
Unaccustomed, a burst of laughter rang out in the combat hall.
And Ding Wei looked at the familiar faces in the room with a look of surprise on his face. He never expected to see so many leaders of the 129th Division here. Without having time to think about it, he strode to Commander Liu Heping.
The political commissar shouted loudly in front of him: "Ding Wei, the commander of the new regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, is here to report. Hello, division commander, hello political commissar, and hello all leaders!"
Master Liu looked Ding Wei up and down, and the political commissar for peace looked at each other before smiling: "Ding Wei, it is said that scholars treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. It seems that the ancients sincerely did not deceive me. Let's take a look...
Our Captain Ding has been in Liantai County for just over a month, and he is almost unrecognizable to me."
Political Commissar Ping also had a smile on his face: "Ding Wei, I think you have fallen into a honey pot and are very comfortable. No wonder you don't want to go back to the base."
Ding Wei was startled, "Chief, you don't want to talk nonsense. I came to support Liantai County under the order of the brigade commander. This was also approved by the head of the headquarters. I didn't act without permission. Brigadier... you
You have to make the decision for me!"
"Hahaha……"
Everyone laughed when they saw Ding Wei, who was so frightened that his face turned pale. Brigadier Chen on the side also laughed helplessly.
Teacher Liu was still kind-hearted and said with a smile: "Xiaoping, please don't scare Ding Wei. He is not as lawless as Li Yunlong, who can't help being scared."
Political Commissar Ping laughed and shook his head: "Old man, you are underestimating him. Don't you know who Li Yunlong is? He has always been accustomed to lawlessness. But I have heard that Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and
The guy from the 386th Brigade’s New Second Regiment is called Kong...what’s Kong?”
"Kong Jie!" Brigadier Chen added from the side.
"Yes... my name is Kong Jie." Political Commissar Ping said: "I have heard that these three people are usually very similar to each other. They are known as the Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle. Think about it, what kind of person would be able to hang out with Li Yunlong?
?”
Ding Wei: "..."
Am I being implicated by Li Yunlong?
I want to make a few excuses but I dare not. Except for a few staff officers, the Eighth Route Army officers standing here are all cadres at the brigade level or above. If you pick any one of them, they are higher than him in terms of seniority and rank. He is a junior.
The small group leader really has no say.
Teacher Liu was still kind, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Okay, no more joking. Comrade Ding Wei, originally the head of the headquarters and we were very concerned about your situation before coming here, although you are here under the care of Captain Gao.
, but your troops are still too few after all, and what you have to face is the Japanese Sixth Division and the 108th Division, the most elite of the Japanese army. But judging from the results of these days, you fought very well and defeated our Eighth Route Army.
His majesty did not bring shame to the Eighth Route Army."
"Thank you for the compliment, Chief!" Ding Wei, who had been in the army for more than ten years and fought in hundreds of battles, couldn't help but get a little red in his eyes when he received the personal praise from Commander Liu.
"Thank you for the compliment, chief."
Although Ding Wei was very moved, he still took a deep breath and said: "But to be honest, these days we can fight against the Japanese army of two divisions for more than a month with inferior forces. In addition to the lives of the frontline soldiers,
, the biggest credit is actually that we have a strong air force and artillery, otherwise we infantrymen alone would not be able to withstand the Japanese offensive."
"Hmm!" Hearing that Ding Wei was able to maintain a correct attitude under such circumstances and not lose his temper, the leaders secretly nodded inwardly.
We are all old men who have been fighting for half their lives. How can they still not understand the combat effectiveness of the New Regiment?
To say that with the help of more than 2,000 men from the New Regiment, Gao Hongming can confront the attacks of two elite divisions of the Japanese army and push them back thirty kilometers is a joke.
War has never been a game that can be won with blood and courage alone. It involves the coordination of morale, individual soldier quality, firepower, logistics, mobilization and supplies. Any shortcomings in any aspect will cause big problems.
The most typical example is Saudi Arabia in later generations. The coalition forces of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Arab countries held advanced weapons supported by the United States and received high salaries, but they were still beaten when faced with the Houthi armed forces wearing slippers and tattered T-shirts.
Equipment such as Abrams tanks, Humvees, and other advanced weapons eventually became the trophies of the Houthi armed forces and became a joke around the world.
The reason why they were able to hold on to the two divisions of the Japanese army without falling behind was because of Gao Hongming's good foundation and the strength of the Liantai militia.
Political Commissar Ping looked at Brigadier Chen who was looking at him with great interest, and said with a smile: "Well, you Chen*, your soldiers were misunderstood by the division commander and you didn't come out to explain. Your direct superior is
How did you do it?"
Brigadier Chen chuckled and spread his hands: "Ding Wei is my soldier, isn't he the soldier of you two? Besides, I am just a small brigade commander, can I still ask the division commander to raise an army to investigate?"
Faced with Chen*'s rogue appearance, Political Commissar Ping could only shake his head with a smile: "Hey... you Chen*, you are still so out of character!"
"That's right, Old Chen, you are too unreliable. Ding Wei, why don't you come to our 385th Brigade? As long as you nod, I will immediately submit a report to the head of the headquarters!" Brigadier Wang of the 385th Brigade took the opportunity to go back.
Small hoe.
"Bah!" Brigadier Chen gave up after hearing this. "Old Wang, you are so shameless. You came to poach me! I tell you, as long as I am still the commander of the 386th Brigade, you can't even think about it.
think!"
No one is stupid. Before they came, they knew that the New Regiment had changed their uniforms as soon as they arrived in Liantai County. In addition to changing into unified German military uniforms, Gao Hongming also replenished the New Regiment with Japanese weapons and equipment, and also gave them
One hundred MG42 machine guns and a large number of Czech light machine guns, mortars, grenades, Type 92 infantry guns and other weapons were issued.
It can be said that the current equipment of the New Regiment is the only one among the entire Eighth Route Army. How could Brigadier Chen of such an elite unit give it up to others?
Just when everyone seemed to be joking and scolding, a dull roar suddenly sounded in the sky.