The secret operations of the main forces such as the Fourth Regiment, Sixth Regiment, and Model Battalion of the Second Division were very successful. The late-night sneaking of more than 3,500 elite officers and soldiers did not alert anyone in Tonggu City. The division headquarters located in the Xiao Family Ancestral Hall in the west of the city remained the same.
With representatives from all walks of life coming and going, the large stage located in Shuaijiaba in the east of the city continued to perform scenes of local operas and wonderful programs to welcome new recruits into the army.
During lunch time, General Liu Zhi and his party attended the commendation ceremony for recruits and once again entered the model camp for lunch with great interest. However, the size of the team eating was reduced by more than half compared to yesterday: Deputy Division Commander Jiang Dingwen had gone to the Sixth Regiment to supervise the battle, and Chief of Staff Xu Tingyao led the battle.
The Fourth Regiment of Co., Ltd. had already set off to the Bamu Tang camp, and Wen Zhiwen's Fifth Regiment was also slowly moving in secret. Following Liu Zhi were only a group of adjutants and staff officers, including the extremely conspicuous Russian military adviser Bribenov and his
Colonel's Adjutant.
After the simple and delicious lunch, the generals were very satisfied with An Yi's recruitment report. Liu Zhi was secretly surprised after a moment of mental calculation:
"Tonggu County has a population of about 150,000, and most of them live in cold mountainous areas far away from the county. It is not easy for you to recruit 620 recruits in three days. It is almost the same as the number of people in Liuhe, a large county in Hunan.
It’s not easy to recruit equal numbers. It proves that your work is very good and effective.”
An Yi frowned and complained in a low voice: "Master, my guns, clothes, shoes and hats are all in short supply. The weather is getting colder and colder now. Frost is already visible on the grass leaves when I wake up in the morning. My engineering battalion only has
There were only a thousand sets of tattered single clothes and a dozen broken guns that could not be repaired. The hundreds of recruits who came from remote mountain villages in the afternoon probably didn't even have to wear pants, let alone be issued guns and ammunition. How difficult!
"
Yin Jinan, who was sitting next to An Yi, smiled secretly in his heart, but his face was full of worry. His battalion headquarters still had 1,200 pairs of new shoes and 1,800 sets of brand-new military uniforms, shoes and hats, and another 280.
The remaining captured long and short guns have been repaired by two young armorers, Shen Jianping and Tao Xun, leading their eight brothers. All that is missing is winter jackets and cotton trousers. Although the winter clothes worn underneath are indispensable, they are very important.
It will be used soon, but it is not a bad idea to endure it for ten days and a half. The reason why An Yi took this opportunity to complain loudly was entirely because when watching the movie just now, the old battalion commander Kuang Shimin quietly revealed: Military logistics at dawn this morning
Seventeen trucks are coming from the Department and the Munitions Department, with all kinds of supplies. Apply now!
The reaction of Liu Zhi and others was different. They were overjoyed to hear that there were more than a hundred new recruits joining in the afternoon. Why did they care about hundreds of sets of winter clothes and hundreds of guns?
Liu Zhi asked Lao Kuang, the director of munitions who was sitting below, and he immediately decided: "The military department just sent a batch of military supplies this morning, so I will grant you 800 sets of equipment for the model camp. You will expand rapidly in a few days, and the number of people will exceed
There were more than double the number when we set off from Changsha. With the more than 100 new recruits arriving in the afternoon, the whole battalion has more than 1,200 officers and soldiers. The establishment of each company and platoon must be arranged well, and the appointment and appointment of officers at all levels must be
The division of labor must be strictly based on the actual situation, and the plan must be reported immediately upon completion, and there must be no confusion.”
"Don't worry, Sir, we have a detailed plan." After Yin Jinan answered, he took out the plan from the briefcase on his waist and respectfully presented it.
Liu Zhi put down the teacup, took it and read it carefully, nodded frequently, handed it to the adjutant beside him and ordered it to be archived, turned to An Yi and Yin Jinan and said approvingly:
"It's very detailed and reasonable. I agree! Especially the four professional engineer companies with one hundred and fifty officers and soldiers organized into one company are very well set up. It can be seen that you have fully considered your own characteristics, as well as the infantry company.
The settings of the guard company, communications company, machine gun company, and artillery company are also relatively reasonable, basically consistent with the main regiment configuration plan being discussed by the military headquarters. The battalion's logistics department is subdivided into a logistics unit and a munitions unit, which are exactly in line with the division headquarters'
The assumptions coincide.
I think so. After capturing Nanchang, you should be able to officially upgrade to the supplementary regiment of our division, so from now on, you need to make preliminary preparations in advance.
In principle, I agree with your suggestion on the promotion of officers at all levels to one level. This is also the commitment we made to each regiment and battalion from the beginning. However, the division headquarters will make some local adjustments. I hope you will fully understand this.
Mental preparation.”
"As you command!"
An Yi and Yin Jinan answered in unison, feeling happy.
The two respectfully sent Liu Zhi and his entourage outside the camp gate. Liu Zhi called An Yi and whispered the order to set off at five o'clock tomorrow morning. Then he got on his horse and returned satisfied.
Yin Jinan took his adjutant Zeng Changgeng on horseback and caught up with Lao Kuang, the director of munitions, and rushed to the division headquarters to bring back 800 sets of clothing, shoes, hats and matching rifles and ammunition, so as to save the regiments from rushing ahead.
Recruitment subsidies were provided for military expenses and monthly military pay, and a loan of 5,000 yuan was repaid with interest from Lao Kuang for urgent needs.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, An Yi personally led people to deliver a total of 100 yuan worth of thankless gifts and eight slices of pork to the eight troupes, which moved several troupes to the top of their lungs.
The two old theater troupes in the county were determined not to go to the ocean, and finally accepted the pork under An Yi's warm words. They all said that the officers and soldiers of the model battalion not only helped thousands of people in the city pave a three-mile-long solid road in a few days, but also provided ten
Many poor families have repaired their old houses and dug a sweet water well. This kind of kindness cannot be repaid, let alone receive money. Everyone knew that the revolutionary army was about to leave, and everyone showed a look of reluctance. Hundreds of soldiers and civilians reluctantly bid farewell and gave warm blessings, which made people cry.
In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, more than a thousand new and old brothers from the Model Camp silently filed out of the camp, crossed the river beach and turned onto the road on the right, heading towards Shangfu Town, which is more than 80 kilometers east.
An Yi immediately knew that Dayuan, 28 kilometers to the east, and Xita, 55 kilometers away, would definitely be captured by the brothers from the 4th Regiment, the 1st Division of the 6th Regiment, and the 5th Battalion of the 5th Regiment who set out early yesterday morning in a surprise attack.
The battle in Shangfu Town should have started by now. With the superior strength and unexpected attack, the enemy's surrender will be a matter of time. It is very safe for our team to walk in front of the division headquarters where the security force has been greatly increased. There is no need to worry about being ambushed in the future.
There was no need to worry about being attacked later, but cautious An Yi and Yin Jinan still sent out the second company and fourth platoon and the third company and seven platoon to advance and break off the rear.
Eleven kilometers away from the city, the sky was bright, and the red autumn sun slowly hung on the top of the mountain in the east. An Yi, who was in a good mood, was just about to order a rest and drink his horse, when he saw Captain Mu Suiyi, the deputy of the second company who was leading the team to go out for reconnaissance, to fight.
The horse comes galloping:
"Report to the battalion commander, there is a local armed force of about 380 people blocking the way at the pass two kilometers ahead. The subordinates saw from the telescope that the leader was the one who had a knife fight with Deputy Hu Ying the night before.
Gu Changfeng."
An Yi was surprised and then overjoyed. He called Yin Jinan and laughed loudly: "Gu Laoer, this idiot, must have figured it out. This grandson is a ruthless person who can be met but cannot be sought! He is capable of both literary and military skills, and his sword skills are first-rate.
Hu Zi said that any disciple of a famous master who has achieved such attainments must be a talented person who has cultivated both civil and military skills since childhood. Before Xia Jian left, he told me that he probably couldn't beat Gu Lao'er. If Gu Lao'er's grandson joins our command, the future special brigade will have greater power.
The capital is gone, haha... Let’s meet the naughty Gu Laoer together, and grandma’s grandma actually ran in front of me and blocked me, haha!”
Yin Jinan was also overjoyed. He carefully ordered Mu Zhuiyi to go ahead and lead his brothers to get in touch and be more vigilant. Then he called his adjutant Zeng Changgeng to bring his horse and jumped up. He rode forward with An Yi. Zeng Changgeng and Dong
Yaozi and the six brothers from the police communication platoon who served as security guards quickly rode their horses to follow.
An Yi and Yin Jinan arrived on horseback, masterfully controlling the horses. Two horses, one black and one yellow, passed through the gap left by more than thirty brothers, rushed to stand five meters in front of Gu Laoer, and turned around gracefully.
The circle landed firmly and stopped, and the brothers on both sides cheered in unison, deeply admiring An Yi and Yin Jinan's superb riding skills.
Gu Laoer stood in the middle of the road, fearless and calm, holding the long knife presented by An Yi with his hands crossed on his chest, raising his proud head and shaking off his long flowing hair, and praised loudly: "Your riding skills are good.
The war horse is more beautiful!"
An Yi laughed and dismounted, walked two meters in front of Gu Laoer and said loudly: "Since I joined the army, I have been practicing riding and marksmanship whenever I have time. I have worked hard and persevered, and I have achieved this small achievement today. But with Brother Gu,
I guess I'm still at a disadvantage in comparison, haha! Brother Gu, you're not here just waiting for us brothers to have breakfast together, are you?"
Gu Changfeng couldn't help but grin: "Brother An, my brothers and I, who are more than 300 men, are short of money and have no food and grass. After thinking about it, we have to shamelessly come here to ask for your charity. I don't know.
Can Brother An make it happen?"
An Yi suppressed the ecstasy in his heart: "I wonder how much food and salary Brother Gu needs to have enough food?"
"Brother, I have a huge appetite. The more the merrier, the better. I'd better keep the three hundred and eighty-five brothers under me and behind me well fed for the rest of our lives, haha!"
After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his charming mouth.
An Yi laughed loudly: "Here comes someone..."
"arrive!"
Dong Yazi and Mu Zhuiyi got off their horses and ran to An Yi's side to stand at attention.
An Yi said loudly: "Immediately go back and notify the brothers of each company and platoon to come. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful and the streams are flowing. It is a good place to rest and drink horses, haha! In retrospect, you go back and direct the brothers to move forward with the commanders of each company and platoon;
Dong Yaozi, tell Lao Chang and ask the eighty or so brothers from his military supply and logistics unit to take the lead in bringing the loaded pack horses. There are so many military supplies on the horses that my horse is exhausted. We have to let Brother Gu
Share it with his more than 300 brothers, otherwise I can’t afford to eat, drink and do nothing.”
"yes!"
Mu Zhuiyi and Dong Yazi happily ran towards their respective horses, quickly turned over and rode away.
An Yi's words and deeds made Gu Laoer feel very comfortable. Especially An Yi's informal heroism and natural affinity made Gu Laoer admire him. There was a strong resonance in his young and majestic chest and abdomen, and his intuition was clear and clear.
He told him carefully: The conclusion he came to after thinking hard for two days and one night was correct. He, Gu Changfeng, had gone to the right place. The young, heroic and heroic man in front of him would bring him a brand new life.
, taking him on the vigorous road of life that he has longed for!
Half an hour later, Gu Changfeng left An Yi and Yin Jinan by the stream, walked to the 385 waiting brothers, puffed out his thick chest, and said loudly in his loud voice:
"Brothers, you all voluntarily followed me out of the mountains. Now that you have come out, you should think about the difficulties of embarking on a new road, restrain your words and deeds, and get rid of your idleness! From now on, as long as you take off your clothes
Put on the new military uniforms on the roadside, put on a pair of new shoes, tighten your armed belts and carry long and short guns, and you will be an upright revolutionary army like me. Everything in the past will be like you took off
Throw away the dirty clothes from now on, and there will be a brand new road in front of you bunch of idiots. Those who are lucky enough to be able to win and win will definitely be able to glorify their ancestors and bring glory to the family. Those who are unlucky and opportunistic will probably continue to do so.
You can't even save your life! Okay, think clearly and take three steps forward. If you don't think clearly or are unwilling to follow me to go out with your head, go back to the mountains and forests immediately. From now on, all the grievances and grievances between us will be wiped out.
, we will never interact again in this life!"
"We follow the second brother!"
"I'm afraid of a fight. I've been licking blood for so many years. Haha..."
"Second brother, if you say a word, our brothers will never look back!"
"Whoever wants to leave, hurry up and don't delay me in changing my new clothes!"
…
None of the 385 tough bandits flinched, they all strode forward and quickly took off their clothes.
These grandsons, most of whom were not wearing underwear, took off their clothes without any scruples. Each and every one of them swung their bare buttocks of different shapes and swayed their kippahs, and swore carelessly. Dozens of brave and strong men who loved cleanliness
The disciple jumped down into the cold stream, babbled and screamed to wash himself, and finally climbed ashore wetly and walked towards the brothers in the model camp who were distributing clothes. He saw An Yi, Yin Jinan and thousands of officers and soldiers under his command beaming with smiles and marveling.
"Brother, we got a death squad!" Yin Jinan sighed.
An Yi chuckled: "None of these grandsons can catch my eye. Only Gu Changfeng, who is so damn close to my temperament, makes me feel jealous. As long as he is here, any recruit can do it."
Having developed a lot of courage, this bastard Gu Laoer is no worse than our three brothers in terms of leading troops. He is extremely bold, cunning, cunning, and even more damn ruthless. Those who can stay under him are definitely ten times better than Ye Ting's independent regiment.
Times, many times, beliefs and ideals are simply not as good as the heroic spirit and bloodiness in the bones. I bet that as long as Gu Laoer stays with us for half a year, Xia Jian's grandson will not be able to compare with him, because this guy is more ruthless than Xia Jian
More poisonous."
Yin Jinan nodded: "Brother, you have to give Gu Lao Er a beating. This guy's character is that of a demon king who is not afraid of anything. It will be difficult to control him if you don't tighten the faucet."
"Don't worry, after Nanjing is captured, we will leave our connections and send these promising brothers to our Huangpu to be gilded. At worst, I will go and beg the principal for mercy. When they come out, they will be capable generals on their own." An
Yi was quite surprised.
Yin Jinan was also deeply touched: "Yes! Thinking about the road we have traveled in just over a year, I am filled with emotions. War really trains people! If you don't understand anything, you have to face a life-or-death duel.
You can’t help but work hard. Many of your ideas and experiences were forced out between life and death. No wonder the seniors in the previous two classes who participated in the two Eastern Expeditions are now able to stand alone. Many seniors who are several years older than us have become generals.
, only those who have experienced it personally will know the various tastes..."