The next day, night gradually fell when An Yi returned from Shankou Village, where the division headquarters is located, to Cheping Village, a campground 3.7 kilometers to the west. As soon as he got on his horse, he praised Yin Jinan in a low voice:
"The main force regiments are really fucking amazing. They respectively occupied Houlongdu, six kilometers northwest of Fengxin City, and the Jiugao line, four and a half kilometers southwest of Fengxin City. They formed a mutual alliance with the division headquarters nine kilometers away from Fengxin City and the five regiments that went out.
The power of the horns has suppressed the enemy in Fengxin and dared not move in the small town. It seems that the enemy can only sit back and wait for death."
Yin Jinan asked happily: "Is the news confirmed that our First Division and the Sixth Army have captured Xiushui and are approaching Wuning?"
"It's confirmed. The Sixth Army's newly formed 19th Division is moving towards Jing'an County to the north of Fengxin; the Second Army and the Third Army to the south have already advanced to Fengcheng and Gao'an. They will launch an attack on the defending enemy in the near future. Since
Gao'an and Fengcheng are too important. As long as we capture these two places, our army can forcefully cross the Gan River and encircle Nanchang. Sun Chuanfang's three divisions, including Deng Ruzhuo and Zheng Junyan, are forced to rush to the aid of Gao'an and Fengcheng. The pressure faced by our second division
Greatly reduced, we will attack Fengxin City tomorrow!" An Yi replied.
Yin Jinan nodded: "Has General Li Zongren's Seventh Army on the northern front been contacted?"
An Yi entered the main hall of Nuo Da's house and sat down: "We have made contact. The Seventh Army has captured several important towns such as Shixi and Mugang south of Yangxin the day before yesterday. It is currently heading towards Ruichang. We could not contact them in the past two days.
It is said that there is a problem with the Russian radio station of the Seventh Army. This morning, I only learned the news about the Seventh Army through our division headquarters radio station. The enemy troops from Wuxue on the north bank of the Yangtze River to Jiujiang have been contained.
The enemy is Lu Xiangting's 2nd Division and Xie Hongxun's 4th Division. With General Li Zongren's strategic planning and the bravery of the soldiers of the Seventh Army, we will definitely defeat our opponents. However, the Fengxin we are facing has become more important. As long as our division quickly captures the enemy's 4,000-strong defense
Fengxin, Nanchang City is right under our noses, and the enemy forces in the north and south will be pulled by me, creating favorable opportunities for friendly forces to attack. When I left the division headquarters, Deputy Commander Jiang quietly told me that the principal was watching us
, will arrive at our division within a few days, if we can capture Fengxin City quickly it will be a miracle, and it is not necessarily possible that in addition to huge rewards, all the officers and soldiers in the division will be promoted."
Yin Jinan turned to Huzi and others who came in: "Let's have a meeting after dinner, and I will immediately order Sanlian to make a sand table."
After dinner, the lights in the mansion were bright, and the model camp's routine sand table drill began again. More than thirty company and platoon commanders gathered around the huge sand table on three sides to think hard. An Yi still ordered Dong Yazi to take out his pen and write down the points.
The betting amount of brothers from both sides allowed Gu Laoer beside him to once again witness the unique combat seminar of the model camp.
Seeing the nervous scheming of the brothers who had invested ten to fifty oceans, Gu Laoer had to sincerely admire An Yi's painstaking planning. This seemingly vulgar method is the most direct way to stimulate potential.
It is more practical and efficient than any kind of preaching or encouragement.
More than two hours later, the attackers and defenders on the sand table suffered heavy losses, and it was difficult to tell the winner. The artillery of the two armies withdrew from the battle due to exhaustion of ammunition. The attackers surrounded the city and were unable to do anything. Even Yin Jinan, who was constantly calculating and counting offensive and defensive parameters,
Chen Kan and Cai Guangqing were also so nervous that they were sweating profusely.
As the main attacker's general, Hu Hu looked up at the dark sky for a long time. The defender's coach Chen Zhibiao was frightened and kept wiping his sweat. An Yi, who had been sitting firmly on the Taishi chair, was now squatting on the west side of the sand table with his injured arm in his arms, stunned.
He looked at the city and various signs on the sand table without saying a word.
Gu Laoer, who participated in the deduction for the first time, was already deeply affected. Looking at the sand table, the brutal fighting of nearly 20,000 people seemed to appear in his mind. He seemed to see figures falling down in the rain of bullets, and seemed to hear bursts of violent sounds.
There was a faint wail amidst the explosion.
The cold night breeze blew in, and Gu Laoer, like all the brothers, seemed unaware. His heartbeat accelerated and his blood surged. Nothing in just a few days shocked him as much as today's sand table deduction.
An Yi slowly stood up and exhaled: "Brothers, this battle should be considered a peace, otherwise no one will be able to sleep tonight. Next, I will convey the order from the division headquarters."
There was a sound of heels coming together in unison, and every brother stood up straight with his chest raised.
An Yi said in a deep voice: "Second Company Commander Cai Guangqing obeys the order!"
"arrive!"
Cai Guangqing stepped forward and answered loudly.
An Yi looked seriously into the fiery eyes of his beloved general: "At four o'clock tomorrow morning, you must lead the brothers of the 2nd Company, 5th Platoon and 6th Platoon to the 4th Regiment position in the northwest at Houlongdu, and assist the 4th Regiment in setting up a pontoon bridge to cross
The north bank of the Lian River is convenient for the Fourth Regiment to attack Fengxin City from north to south. Your troops will be under the full command of the Fourth Regiment until the end of the battle."
"As you command!"
Cai Guangqing's eyes were full of excitement.
An Yi turned to Chen Zhibiao: "Third company commander Chen Zhibiao listens to the order!"
"arrive!"
Chen Zhibiao’s voice became louder.
"You will lead your three companies, eight and nine platoons, and arrive at Xigan, eight kilometers east of the city, at four o'clock tomorrow morning. Report to Commander Wen Zhiwen of the Fifth Regiment. From now on until the end of the battle, your troops will be under the full authority of the Fifth Regiment.
command."
"As you command!"
An Yi nodded distressedly: "Guangqing, Zhibiao, let's go now! The liaison staff of the Fourth Regiment and the Fifth Regiment have been waiting outside the hospital for two hours. The reason why I asked them to wait is to let you go through the process just now.
Sand table deduction, I have a sense of proportion in my mind.
Remember, you are not the main siege force. Don’t risk yourselves and the lives of your brothers unless absolutely necessary. You and the three hundred brothers who went out this time have followed me and Hu Hu from the beginning, all the way from Guangdong to the south.
Old brothers who are coming over here, the skills of the three hundred of you are far more than ten times that of the friendly engineers. This time it is not me who is commanding you, nor is it Huzi and Jinan. Everything depends on you, go ahead..."
When Chen Zhibiao and Cai Guangqing saw the deep affection in An Yi's eyes, their hearts were shaken and their eyes were burning. They gritted their teeth and saluted, turned around and left.
All the brothers knew how difficult and dangerous this trip was, otherwise the careless and unscrupulous battalion commander would not have behaved as abnormally as he did today, and his eyes would not show deep worry and reluctance.
An Yi glanced at his brothers and said without interest: "First Company Commander Chen Kan, your company will enter a state of combat readiness from now on, rest and wait for orders from the division headquarters at any time. The newly appointed Fourth Company Commander Mu Zhuiyi, Fifth Company Commander
Company Commander Lu Guang and Sixth Company Commander Yang Fei, you are responsible for training your respective recruits during this battle."
"yes!"
"The company and platoon commanders of the first company should go back and rest. There may be a fierce battle waiting for us tomorrow. The other company and platoon commanders will stay and continue the meeting."
After An Yi finished speaking, he turned and entered the main hall. Hu Hu, Yin Jinan, and Gu Laoer also followed him. Xia Jian, Shi Junren, Chang Baogen, Zhu Tao, Su Tieming and others also went in. The company platoon commanders immediately returned to their
The station is preparing intensively.
Dong Yaozi and Xiao Langzhong brought cups of tea and quietly stepped aside. An Yi, Yin Jinan, and Hu Zi lowered their heads to discuss for a moment, then raised their heads to look at the brothers sitting upright around the long table, and solemnly announced the emergency of the model camp.
Reorganization plan:
"Starting from tomorrow, our battalion will make large-scale adjustments according to the instructions of the division headquarters. Next, Staff Officer Yin will announce the adjustment method and some temporary appointment and dismissal lists. After this battle is completed, it will be reported to the division headquarters for review and filing and formal implementation."
Yin Jinan opened the plan and announced: "The first company of our battalion will be expanded into four combat companies. The current company and platoon leaders will be promoted to one level, and the soldiers will be drawn from the overstaffed part of each company and the two recruit companies. Cheng Guang and Yang Fei respectively
He will serve as the company commander, company deputy and instructor of the third company and the fourth company to be determined. Starting from tomorrow, strict training will be carried out in accordance with our army's "Drill Code". Secondly, in view of the fact that each platoon of the second company, fourth platoon, third company and seventh platoon are experienced veterans, the number of
Both have reached more than 65 people. After research and decision, the fourth platoon leader Zhu Tao was promoted to the deputy company of the new engineer third company, and his military rank was promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant; the seventh platoon leader Su Tieming was promoted to the new engineer fourth company deputy company, and his military rank was promoted from warrant officer to second lieutenant.
; The former squad leaders of the 4th and 7th platoons were promoted to platoon commanders, and their military ranks were promoted to one level. From tomorrow on, Zhu Tao and Su Tieming must form an engineer company of 150 officers and soldiers within one morning.
The recruits elected their respective squad leaders and were responsible for leading their officers and soldiers to start rigorous training in accordance with our battalion's newly compiled "Engineer and Soldiers Drill Code". The positions of company commander and instructor are waiting to be appointed separately by the division headquarters."
"As you command!"
Zhu Tao and Su Tieming stood up excitedly.
Yin Jinan motioned for the two of them to sit down: "The machine gun platoon was officially expanded into a machine gun company and an artillery company. In view of the outstanding achievements of the machine gun platoon in the battle of Shangfu Town, the operations department reported to the division headquarters for approval, and the position of machine gun company commander was replaced by the original machine gun company.
The platoon leader, Warrant Officer Shi Junren, will be promoted to lieutenant. The company deputy and instructor are to be determined. The squad leaders of each squad will be promoted to platoon leader, and the military rank will be promoted to one level. The company will select the remaining recruits from among the new recruits. The artillery company commander will be appointed by the former artillery platoon.
Chief Warrant Officer Chang Baogen serves as the commander and is promoted to lieutenant. The company deputy and instructor are to be determined. Each squad leader is promoted to platoon leader and the military rank is promoted to one level. The company will select the remaining recruits from among the recruits and will go to the division headquarters at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The department received four 75-year-old artillery pieces, 24 draft horses and corresponding ammunition. From the day they are formed, the above two companies must strictly abide by the "Drill Code" of the arms and intensify their training to strive to form an army as soon as possible. If you encounter any difficulties, please contact Hu Jialin directly.
The battalion deputy will report it, and the battalion headquarters will resolve it in time."
"As you command!"
Shi Junren and Chang Baogen, the two veterans who had surrendered, were trembling slightly with excitement. They never expected that they would be promoted so quickly. They never expected that An Yi and the other three would trust and care for them so much.
"Sit down."
After Yin Jinan finished speaking, he turned to Xia Jian. Xia Jian immediately stood up with a smile, as if he had already felt confident.
This shameless move provoked a burst of laughter and scolding from An Yi, Hu Hu and others, but Xia Jian, who was bold and careful, didn't care and stood up straighter and straighter, as proud as a rooster about to crow against the rising sun.
"Warrant Officer Xia Jian, you are the only instant promotion officer in the division specially approved by Chief of Staff Xu and Deputy Commander Jiang yesterday in recognition of your courage in leading your troops to defeat the enemy's brigade headquarters and capture alive the enemy's major general and brigade commander Lin Tongjiang and The following eleven officers were able to quell the stubborn resistance of more than 2,000 enemy defenders in one fell swoop, preventing the number of casualties among our division's soldiers from rising and gaining precious time. Since yesterday, you have been promoted to captain, and you have been promoted to three levels in a row, making you Xia Jian. It is an honor to be the first person since the formation of this division, it is not easy!" Yin Jinan praised loudly.
Xia Jian replied loudly: "I sincerely thank the three bosses for their cultivation! I want to thank Brother Hu for knocking the subordinate who was rushing to the front unconscious to the ground and breaking two ribs on the first day they met." Brother Hu's bench, without Brother Yin's usual patient guidance, without my Brother An's words and deeds, I, Xia Jian, would be a soldier at best now. The kindness of the three elder brothers will never be forgotten!"
The brothers laughed, and An Yi waved his hand: "Okay, okay! Don't talk nonsense like this in the future. This is the result of your hard work studying culture for several months, and taking the lead in every battle and making military exploits repeatedly. It should be You got it, sit down!"
Xia Jian sat down laughing happily, and Yin Jinan immediately announced the appointments and tasks: "Captain Xia Jian is now appointed as the commander of the guard company of the Second Division Model Battalion, and Second Lieutenant Gu Changfeng is appointed as the deputy of the guard company. The position of instructor is concurrently held by the battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel An Yi. The company is currently short of personnel. After the Battle of Fengxin is over and the military skills competition of the entire battalion is held, all the officers and soldiers who have won the top fifty will be replenished. The number of officers and soldiers in the company will be 135, among which will be Thirty logistics personnel form a logistics support support platoon."
"Thank you, boss, haha!" Xia Jian looked at Gu Laoer with joy.
Gu Laoer looked left and right, extremely surprised: "Wait a minute...I'm confused. To be honest, I'm just a bandit. How did I become a second lieutenant in the regular army in a blink of an eye? This...this revolutionary army officer is too old. Is it soon?"
Everyone laughed loudly, and Huzi explained angrily: "Hutou, it's not that it's easy to be an official in the revolutionary army, but you are lucky enough to catch up, and then Xiaoyi found a backdoor for you, taking advantage of the regulations. The trick is to upgrade you, a meritorious man who led his troops to join the revolutionary ranks during the expansion period, by one level. Originally, according to regulations, you should obtain the rank of warrant officer. However, after your position is designated as company level, you will be promoted to one level according to the original regulations of the army. Only when you become a second lieutenant can you become a company deputy.
You still don’t know, I went to Huangpu Military Academy when it was first established, and worked as an equestrian instructor for two years. When I entered, I was a lieutenant or a lieutenant. The thousands of students I taught have higher military ranks than me, and each of them has a higher military rank than me. A large number of people in the army have been in the army for seven or eight years. They have been fighting hard and now they only get the low-level military ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant. They still have to struggle hard. Today you have caught up with the good times. We belong to the direct line of Huangpu troops again. It’s a good opportunity for expansion, you know? There won’t be anything like this in the future!”
After listening to Beard's words, the brothers were all grateful to the three bosses who were broad-minded and affectionate. They knew that without the efforts of the three bosses, they would not be where they are today.
Gu Laoer understood and embarrassedly scratched his hair that had just been cut short this afternoon. He turned to An Yi and asked with a low smile: "Boss, is this security company the same special forces company you told me about on the road yesterday?"
An Yi nodded: "You can say that, but it's not entirely correct. A year later, when more than 130 people in the company can finally meet the original standards, another special forces unit will be formed. I estimate that only 20 people can pass.
Very good, it’s too early to mention special forces!”
The brothers had heard the term special forces mentioned by An Yi and Yin Jinan before, and vaguely understood that they were elite scouts composed of the top military elites of the whole battalion. Now when they heard An Yi speak so strictly, they all looked surprised, except Gu Changfeng.
Not only are He Xia Jian not afraid, but their eyes are green, because they both possess superb martial arts and strong self-confidence, have extraordinary courage and tolerance, dare to face any challenge, and are more willing to go through arduous training.