An Yi and the other three came to the gate of the West Camp, saluted solemnly the guards, and were immediately allowed to enter after showing the transfer order. The three of them changed from their original free and easy behavior on the street, lined up in a column, and walked neatly towards the two floors ahead.
division headquarters.
Huzi, who was walking among the three, was very surprised that An Yi was so familiar with the roads and camp layout. How did he know that An Yi was forced to deliver supplies to the rebellious Yang Ximin Yunnan Army at this time last year, and had to drive in and out of this west area almost every day?
The camp is very familiar with the material warehouse, dining hall, and barracks area in the camp, not to mention the command headquarters located in the middle and front of the camp is very conspicuous.
An Yi and the others stopped at the door on the first floor and were about to report to the guards. Hu Shusen's familiar call came from the hall. How could An Yi dare to neglect and immediately turned around and saluted respectfully:
"Reporting to the commander, Huangpu graduates An Yi, Yin Jinan and the former military academy riding instructor Hu Jialin have been ordered to report and ask for instructions from the commanders!"
The officers responded solemnly, and Liu She among the three looked at An Yi with a smile on his face: "We are in a meeting, and I heard that the three of you have arrived at the end of the meeting. That's great! Come upstairs. It just so happens that the battalion commanders of all the ministries and regiments are here today. No.
Most of them are your senior brothers from previous classes, and there are also old instructors you know."
"As you command!"
Following the three officers Liu Zie, Xu Tingyao, and Hu Shusen into the conference room on the second floor, An Yi saw at a glance many former instructors and seniors from the first and second batches, including the commander of the fourth regiment, Cheng Chengyi, the commander of the fifth regiment, Jiang Dingwen, and the commander of the sixth regiment, Hui Dongsheng.
As well as Yan Erai, Wen Zhiwen, Li Yannian, Zhang Hanzhang, Guo Jun, Tan Fulie and other battalion-level officers were all there. Although several senior brothers at the deputy battalion level had no friendship with An Yi, they all smiled at An Yi, which made Yin Jinan and Hu Hu
Being left out in the cold.
Thirty-six-year-old Liu She is from Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. He has dark skin and a strong body, a pair of slightly long eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth, and a serious expression. He has a calm and majestic demeanor when he sits on the main seat.
Graduated from the second phase of Baoding Military Academy. During the War to Protect the Country, he served as company commander to regimental commander in the Yunnan Army and Guangdong Army. Later, he entered Huangpu as a tactical instructor and has rich practical experience. During the first Eastern Expedition
In the key battle of Huayang, he led the Second Battalion of the Military Academy Instruction Group to an unexpected victory with perseverance and was praised by President Chiang Kai-shek. In this expansion of the army, he replaced Wang Maogong who made mistakes as the commander of the Second Division. Liu Zhi is well-known in the military for his rigorous military training and hard work.
, he is an orthodox soldier who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.
Liu She didn't say much. After introducing Yin Jinan and Hu Jialin to everyone, he ordered the engineer battalion commander Kuang Shimin to lead An Yi and the other three to the barracks, while the remaining people continued the meeting. Everyone knew that Liu She could personally attend the meeting.
Going downstairs to greet a young acting company commander is already a sign of great importance and expectation. Although Chief Liu seems to be unsmiling and doesn't seem to care, everyone can appreciate the importance he attaches to An Yi.
The meeting ended ten minutes later. Ying Rongguang, commander of the division's special agent company, came behind Liu She and reported in a low voice: "Master's seat, the veteran gangsters from the third company of the engineer battalion saw An Yi and the other three entering the barracks, but none of them responded. Battalion Commander Kuang scolded them.
Then they reluctantly saluted and then dispersed. These twenty-odd people were all selected thorn-head soldiers from each regiment. Their eyes were very mysterious, and I was worried that they would give An Yi a showdown."
I don’t know whether Ying Rongguang, who graduated from the first batch of Huangpu, deliberately spoke loudly to take care of his senior brother, or the original echo effect of the house was very good. The more than 20 people present heard it clearly, and many people had expressions on their faces.
The look of worry.
Liu Zhi also had a deep headache for this engineer battalion. All the units of the Second Division threw the leftovers into the newly established engineer battalion. They were dissatisfied with the soldiers and were unwilling to recruit those ruffians who would not take hard work. The earliest engineer company to be formed was the commander of the first company.
Li Hou had no choice but to close his eyes and grit his teeth to accommodate half of the soldiers, who could barely fill up a company. After the second company commander Cao Mingfu recruited more than 60 recruits, he would rather be short of men than the remaining 40 or so soldiers.
After running away, only twenty-six old fried dough sticks with nowhere to go were left. They were thrown into two rows of large houses in the northwest corner of the camp and ignored, waiting for the new company commander to come and take them over.
Engineer Battalion Commander Kuang Shimin was originally the logistics section chief of the First Division of the Guangdong Army. He worked conscientiously and diligently, and had some friendship with Liu She. However, he had a soft personality and did not like to meddle in other people's business. When he arrived at the Second Division, he approached Liu She twice and asked for transfer.
When I arrived at the Military Supplies Department, it was a pity that there was no suitable candidate to take over. The other officers of the school were afraid to avoid the Engineer Battalion when they heard about it, and would rather serve as deputy positions than to be promoted. Liu She could only let Kuang Shimin temporarily hold the post, planning to wait for a year and a half.
Wait for An Yi, whom he admires very much, to gain some experience in leading troops and be promoted before letting Kuang Shimin leave.
Now listening to Ying Rongguang's report, Liu She knew that the matter was not simple, because a week ago, a lieutenant who graduated from the Hunan Army Lecture Hall finally recommended himself to be the commander of the third company. Within two days, he was beaten to a bruised nose and face, and left in a rage without saying goodbye.
He transferred to another place, and now there are more than twenty lawless soldiers who really dare to give the new commander a try.
When the dinner bugle sounded, Liu She shook his head and said to Chief of Staff Hu Shusen, an old classmate who also came from the second phase of Baoding, "Shusen, let's go take a look later... Everyone, please go back to camp. In three days, I will
Inspect each regiment and inspect the training situation."
The chief officers of each department left one after another, and Hu Shusen said to Liu She: "Let's go now. If anything happens, we can deal with it in time. I feel that An Yi should have something to do, and those gangsters will also come to see who is coming. I guess
There won’t be any problems for the time being.”
Liu Zhi smiled bitterly: "An Yi is very good, but he still lacks the experience of leading troops. Although he is a very competent district captain in the military academy, the men he leads are all military academy cadets who have knowledge and observe military discipline. They are not the same as those with big names in the army.
Knowing a rude ruffian makes a world of difference, I guess he will be difficult to deal with! If it weren't for the severe shortage of soldiers now, I would have kicked out those ruffians."
Liu Zie, together with Deputy Division Commander Xu Tingyao, Chief of Staff Hu Shusen, and Commander of the Fifth Regiment stationed in the West Camp Jiang Dingwen, surrounded by more than a dozen adjutants and guards including the commander of the Special Agent Company Ying Rongguang, left the division headquarters and walked calmly to the Engineer Three in the northwest corner.
Company barracks.
The third company barracks is very special. Two barracks with blue bricks and gray tiles that look like classrooms are close to the high wall on the northwest side of the military camp. There are two doors in front of and behind them, separating this square little world from other buildings in the camp.
When I opened it, I found that the back door had been blocked. In the middle of the yard, there was a tall ancient banyan tree and several longan trees seven or eight meters high. As soon as I entered the door, there was a kitchen and two open dining halls on the left. More than a dozen tables were covered with dust.
The large round tables were placed in disorder, and the ground was covered with leaf garbage and crooked stools. Only the three tables closest to the kitchen were cleaner, and there were twenty-six disheveled, unshaven soldiers or ruffians.
Sitting or squatting around three tables, they kept banging iron bowls and waited for the battalion's cooks to bring dinner.
After seeing off Battalion Commander Kuang Shimin, An Yi, accompanied by Yin Jinan and Hu Hu, made a tour inside and outside. He returned to the kitchen and looked at the soldiers who didn't take the three of them seriously. An Yi thought
When I wanted to walk into the dining hall, I took out a round table and placed it under the first longan tree. Huzi and Yin Jinan also brought a stool and wiped it clean.
When a group of soldiers saw that An Yi was so young and calm, they all started talking slyly, looking at the three of them from time to time with a kind of unruly contempt.