The mountains in 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.
"Brigadier Huang, Political Commissar Fu, I am Zou Erbao from the Personnel Department of the General Headquarters."
A young officer jumped off the ship, ran up to them, 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 deeply, feeling quite unhappy.
It is a great regret 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 pattern on the official document of the headquarters before opening it in public.
"By order of the General Headquarters, Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang are hereby dispatched to return and the advance detachment to the north will be handed over to Yu Lichun and Geng Wanrong, the commanders of the third regiment, to take charge of the affairs."
There was a discussion below. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Liaodong, the two generals were about to be transferred away before a battle was fought.
But everyone is still very happy.
After all, I got promoted.
Yu Lichun and Geng Wanrong were promoted from regiment-level officers to brigade-level officers, and they were even more happy when they returned to power.
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.
When they arrived at the dock to take the boat, they saw workers busy unloading the cargo.
But this time it's different from before.
No matter how strong the stevedores were, they did not carry the bags off the ship alone. Instead, they worked in pairs to lift a seemingly small bag. Not only that, all the workers also wore masks, gloves, and their heads were wrapped.
Strictly.
Fu Gang noticed that every one of these bags was gray, and even if they were not shaken or vibrated, there were still 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 Armament Department. It's made of cast steel and the fortress walls are very strong. Our heavy artillery will have a hard time blasting them away."
Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang's eyes flashed, and they stared at the dirty bags and remembered the cement.
Although Zuo Menggeng 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 grade of cement shipped to Liaodong for construction of fortifications is much higher than that of 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 blooming flowers, we can complete the fortifications before Hou Jin comes to attack, and 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 from major armies. There were not even regimental-level officers, and the worst ones were 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.
Seeing Bai Xiaoqi's face, Huang Sanhu became very angry.
"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 was 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.
After the Dongjiang rebels were annihilated, Shandong became quiet. From then 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 has been 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 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 a direct descendant of Zuo Menggeng. Only by entrusting the troops who started the New Army to him can people be reassured.
Among the generals, Bai Xiaoqi's face turned pale and he was covered in cold sweat.
He couldn't understand at all 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.