"The second thing is that the Ministry of Military Affairs decided to transfer the 40th Division to the 78th Army of the Sichuan Army in view of the large establishment of the 54th Army, and Leng Jie, the deputy division commander, temporarily took the position of division commander.

The personnel appointment of the department will be adjusted after the 78th Army! ”

After speaking, Chen Lie put the telegram away, and looked at Leng Jie's eyes with some relief.

"Deputy Division Commander Leng, although the 40th Division has now been transferred out of the 54th Army, you are from the 54th Army after all, don't lose the face of our 54th Army when the time comes." Chen Lie said with a smile.

"Rest assured, the military seat will never forget that he was once a member of the 54th Army." Leng Jie saluted seriously and assured earnestly.

"If you say so, I will rest assured, and you will be welcome back to the 54th Army at any time in the future."

In Chen Lie's view, the 54th Army is a descendant of the Central Army after all, but the 78th Army is different.

The 78th Army is a unit of the Sichuan Army, and it is notoriously poorly equipped, although this does not affect the 40th Division, but in the event of a war, the inability of friendly forces will still affect the combat effectiveness of the 40th Division.

Moreover, the 78th Army is not a relatively capable unit in the Sichuan Army.

"With the phrase military seat, you can rest assured that you are lowly in your position. At that time, if you can't get along in the 78th Army, don't forget to take me in when the military seat comes. Leng Jie said with a smile.

Since he was transferred out of the 54th Army, there is little chance that he can return to the 54th Army, and he will come back as a division commander and deputy commander.

If you just come back to be a teacher, there is no need; If he comes back to be a deputy commander, he is not qualified.

"Don't be skinny. The Ministry of Military Affairs requires that the 40th Division must arrive in Wuning before February 10, the time is a bit tight, when to leave, you have to prepare yourself.

As for the shortage of soldiers, I will talk about it when I go to Wuning, but they may all be recruits from Sichuan. Chen Lie reminded.

The 78th Army belongs to the 30th Group Army, and the commander-in-chief is Wang Lingji, known as 'Wang Lingguan', and he is also the oldest of the five elements of the Sichuan Army.

Wang Lingji represents the security force system of the Sichuan Army, and the 72nd Army and the 78th Army under the jurisdiction of the 30th Group Army are all expanded from the security regiment.

Don't look at Wang Lingji's troops, two armies, but because his troops were lost in the early years, and the current troops are expanded from 16 security regiments, the number seems to be quite a lot, but there is a lack of officers at the division and brigade level.

The reason is that Wang Lingji is stubborn and self-serving, and not many officers are willing to follow him.

Among the two armies of the 72nd Army and the 78th Army, the 72nd Army is Wang Lingji's descendant troops, and the relationship between the 78th Army is slightly worse.

Because this is all the Sichuan military system, the reinforcement of soldiers is from Sichuan, and it may also come from the security force system.

The reason why Chen Lie specifically reminded him was that he knew that the security forces were the least influential, and it could be regarded as making Leng Jie mentally prepared.

"Thank you for the reminder!"

After the meeting was dispersed, many other division commanders and deputy division commanders came to congratulate Leng Jie, although he was only the acting division commander, but he saw that his qualifications were not enough, so he deliberately did so.

"Bo'an, you wait for me for a while!"

When Leng Jie was about to leave, Yang Wenjin got rid of the crowd and stopped him.

"Brother Wen Ying!"

"Bo'an, I have to congratulate you too, you have the opportunity to lead a division alone. It's a pity that you left the 54th Army. Yang Wenjin said.

"Brother Wen Jin, don't blame me for taking the 40th Division away!" Leng Jie said with a smile.

"Bo'an, do you know why you were asked to take the 40th Division to the 78th Army?" Yang Wenjing said in a low voice.

Leng Jie was actually thinking, since Yang Wenjin knew, he naturally wouldn't put on a score, "Please also ask Brother Wenjin for some advice!" ”

"Let's put it this way, the 30th Group Army is the Sichuan Army with relatively poor combat effectiveness, and the 78th Army is not a descendant of Wang Lingji.

Commander Chen asked you to take the 40th Division to the 78th Army, and the purpose can be imagined. Yang Wenjing explained in a low voice.

"What does Brother Wen mean is that Chief Chen plans to let the 40th Division annex the entire 78th Army?" Leng Jie said tentatively.

"Be quiet, just know these things." After all, Yang Wenyu served as a staff officer of Lao Jiang's chamberlain, and there are still some sources, "It is said that the Ministry of Military Affairs wants to make some adjustments to the personnel of the 78th Army, I don't know the specifics, but it is very likely that the establishment will be disrupted." ”

There is another point that Yang Wenjing didn't say, that is, Leng Jie can act as the deputy division commander In fact, in addition to Chen Cheng's recommendation, there is also the help of the principal's wife.

The latter is estimated to be on Han Bin's side, and Yang Wenjin knows that this Han Bin is a celebrity next to his wife.

It was also because of the recommendation of these two people that the chairman agreed to let Leng Jie act as the division commander with such a young seniority.

Leng Jie's qualifications are hard injuries, unless he can make great contributions in the future, it will be difficult to rise, and it will take a long time to even become a regular.

"I didn't expect this to be the reason, so that the combat effectiveness of the 40th Division will definitely be affected in a short period of time." Leng Jie said in a deep voice.

"There's no way around it, but there shouldn't be much of a war in the short term, and you'll have time to train the army properly.

Moreover, in several major battles in a row, the 40th Division fought very hard, and it should also take a good rest for a while. ”

Yang Wen is not wrong, in mid-1939, he fought the Battle of Nanchang and made a name for himself in the Battle of Nanchang;

In the second half of 1939, he participated in the Battle of Changsha and achieved extraordinary results, and the losses were not small;

Now there is another tough battle, and it is a one-to-one battle loss ratio with the Japanese army, even the 74th Army can't do this.

To be honest, Chen Lie was a little reluctant to transfer such a unit out of the 54th Army, but there was no way.

"Brother Wen Ying can rest assured that in a few months, the 40th Division will be restored to its original state. However, Brother Wen had better prepare for the battle of Guinan, and I guess that 54 may have to go for reinforcements. Leng Jie reminded.

"Oh? Can you actually guess this? Yang Wenjin was a little puzzled.

"The Japanese army in Guangzhou is already preparing to reinforce Guinan, and with the current army in Guinan, it cannot support the next battle, and it is bound to draw troops from the surrounding areas.

The 54th Army is undoubtedly the most suitable at present, except for the 40th Division, the remaining three divisions have suffered little losses, and after replenishing ammunition, they can completely reinforce the Guinan battlefield. Leng Jie analyzed.

"There is some truth in what you said, it seems that I have to make suggestions to the military seat and prepare in advance, so as not to rush into battle and increase losses when the time comes!"

Leng Jie's judgment of the battlefield is consistent and accurate, and Yang Wenjing does not doubt this.

"It's a pity that the 40th Division was transferred, otherwise I would really want to meet the 5th Division of the Japanese Army."

I thought that Itagaki Seishiro defeated 200,000 Chinese troops in the Xinkou battlefield with the 5th Division and swept most of Shanxi.

Leng Jie naturally thought that he would meet this 5th Division, and then step on the 5th Division to make a name for himself.

Unfortunately, this dream was not destined to come true.

"Even if it is not transferred, with the situation of the 40th Division, it will not be suitable to continue fighting in the next month or two.

You'd better reorganize your troops and kill them in the later battles.

I don't know when you'll see each other again. ”

Yang Wenjing said with emotion.

"There's a chance!" Leng Jie was convinced.

There was indeed a chance, and in less than two years, they met again in Yunnan.

However, at that time, Leng Jie was preparing to enter Burma with the 40th Division, and the 54th Army was guarding western Yunnan.