The sun rises in the east, and the bright sun shines on Luohe Town, which is a thriving town in the Central Plains on the Jinghan Railway.

Recently, there have been many troops coming and going in and out of the town, but the haze of war has not affected the people of the town in the slightest, and they are still working hard for a better life.

In the camp of the third regiment, the brothers' outfits have been renewed, and they are all radiant and energetic...... Yesterday I had a day off, I tidied up my appearance, and today I started practicing again.

Staff Officer Yu sent supplies, but there were no new orders from above...... Li Siwei leisurely shuttled around the school field, inspecting the training of each company, and discussing a few words with Liao Heiniu and others from time to time, all of which were topics such as how to improve training methods.

"Commander," a brother who was on guard at the gate hurried over, with a happy face, "the recruits have arrived. ”

Li Siwei perked up, turned around and went to the gate, "Turtle's, it's finally here." ”

Liao Heiniu and the others laughed and followed, "I don't know what kind of immortals they are, making Lao Tzu wait for so long!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Staff Officer Yu enter the gate with a group of people, and the man walking beside him was tall, with a steady step, and a gold star on his epaulette shining in the sun.

Seeing Li Siwei coming over, Staff Officer Yu hurriedly introduced, "Commander Li, this is Brigade Commander Luo of the newly formed 16th Brigade, and he will be your immediate boss in the future." ”

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, and saluted with a "snap", "Hello brigade commander!" ”

It seems that things are different from what Master Guan thought! Li Siwei was slightly disappointed, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief...... What soldier doesn't want to wear a general's uniform? However, how can a general be so good, especially in these troubled times! Li Siwei is also afraid that if he is really a brigade commander, he will not be able to do it.

Brigadier Luo glanced at Li Siwei, and a smile appeared on his resolute face, "I heard the name of Commander Li in Hankou, and when I saw it today, he was indeed a young hero." ”

How famous are you?

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned sideways, "Brigade commander, please in the house." ”

Brigade Commander Luo waved his hand, "Staff Officer Yu, let's get down to business first." ”

"Well," Staff Officer Yu agreed, looking at Li Siwei, "Commander Li, let's gather the team first." ”

Li Siwei hurriedly asked Liao Heiniu and others to assemble the team...... It seems that this is about to read the letter of appointment, and everything has been settled.

The brothers of the third regiment soon finished the procession, and the recruits also drove in in a huge way, the queue was neat and energetic, but their costumes were varied, some wore the uniforms of the local troops, some wore the uniforms of the police, and many more wore civilian clothes...... The luggage was also messy.

Li Siwei frowned and looked at Staff Officer Yu suspiciously.

Staff Officer Yu smiled slightly, "Commander Li, these soldiers are all selected from the security regiments, police brigades, and militia groups in several nearby counties...... Your uniforms will be delivered later. ”

Li Siwei nodded suddenly.

Brigade Commander Luo sighed softly, "These soldiers look good, but I'm afraid of ...... It's hard to bring. ”

"Yes," a wry smile also appeared on Staff Officer Yu's face, "It's all an old habit!" ”

Li Siwei was confused, "Old man? ”

The lieutenant colonel officer behind Brigade Commander Luo smiled at Li Siwei, "Lao Zhen, in other places, it is called a bandit." ”

He was very young, thin, and fair-faced, and had been silently following behind Brigade Commander Luo, looking like a civilian officer like a staff officer.

Brigade Commander Luo smiled, "Yes, it's famous." ”

Li Siwei understood, smiled at the three of them, and didn't take it to heart...... What if there is gangsterism? Dealing with little devils, gangsters are always much stronger than those soft bones!

After the team was assembled, Staff Officer Yu went up first to read out the letter of appointment.

Not surprisingly, Li Siwei became a regular - the new colonel of the 66th Regiment.

The 66th Regiment was upgraded to a reinforced regiment with three infantry battalions and a special service battalion under it, and officers at all levels allowed Li Siwei to appoint it on his own and then report to the ...... However, the lieutenant colonel regiment was appointed from above, and it was the young officer who had been following Brigade Commander Luo, his name was Lu Yongnian.

Li Siwei looked at Lu Yongnian with some surprise, is he a Confucian general?

After reading out the letter of appointment, Staff Officer Yu introduced Brigade Commander Luo to the officers and men.

Brigade Commander Luo looked around at the soldiers, "At this time of national calamity, our soldiers need to unite as one and fight hard to kill the enemy, so that they can be ashamed of the country and repay the country and the people!" Flag ......"

An entourage hurriedly came to the stage and handed over a military flag to Brigade Commander Luo.

Brigade Commander Luo unfurled the flag, and his eyes swept over the soldiers, "Colonel Li Siwei, commander of the 66th Regiment, take the flag!" ”

The flag was waving in the wind and shining in the sun...... The red feather yarn is the bottom, decorated with yellow silk tassels, inlaid with white silk edges, in the center is the national emblem of the blue sky and white sun, a black silk near the flagpole, and several vermilion characters are written on it - "The 66th Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army".

Li Siwei was shocked, looking at the big vermilion characters, his heart was "banging", and his heart was "banging...... Brothers of the Third Regiment, do you see it? We have our own military flag, we have our own number!

Li Siwei forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, walked to Brigade Commander Luo with sonorous steps, saluted with a "snap", and took the military flag with both hands.

As soon as you start the chrome-plated fine brass flagpole, it is heavy!

"Commander Li," Brigade Commander Luo looked at Li Siwei with blazing eyes, "I also hope that your troops will fight bravely to kill the enemy, and don't let down this military flag!" ”

"Yes!" Li Siwei's expression was solemn, and he said loudly, "The officers and men of the 66th Regiment will defend the glory of this military flag with our lives and blood!" ”

"Good!" Brigade Commander Luo replied with a military salute, "Remember your oath!" ”

At the end of the ceremony, Brigade Commander Luo and Staff Officer Yu left with their entourage, and Li Siwei personally planted the military flag on the roof of the headquarters.

The brothers of the third regiment looked at the military flag waving in the wind, and they all looked excited.

"Turtle's, majestic!" Liao Heiniu's voice sounded suddenly, full of joy and pride, "Today, Lao Tzu also has his own number and flag!" It's the same as the Central Army! ”

Feng Zhenyi looked up at the banner and smiled, "When I was in the 88th Division, Lao Tzu also had their own banner...... It's just that there is no flag that looks pleasing to the eye, hehe, the sixty-sixth regiment, this is a knife and a gun fought by the brothers. ”

"Yes," Li Siwei walked over, looking excited, "This is a knife and a shot from the brothers, and there is the blood of the brothers on it!" ”

"Regiment commander," Lu Yongnian walked over, smiling, "about the selection of officers at all levels......

Li Siwei smiled, "Lu Tuanfu, this is not in a hurry, let the brothers settle down first...... Wait a minute, it's time for lunch, Lao Tzu smells the smell of meat. ”

As he spoke, he sniffed exaggeratedly.

Lu Yongnian was stunned for a moment, and smiled wryly, "Yes, the brothers should be allowed to settle down first." ”

He looked over to the school yard and saw that Zhang Yu and Liu Heishui were already registering and assigning accommodation to the new brothers.

Li Siwei nodded at him, "Gan Fei, move my things to the conference room, and give the room to Lu Tuanfu." ”

There are only seven rooms in the house, one is a conference room, one is a stack of weapons and ammunition, one is a stack of supplies, one is used as a health room, one is for Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan, one is for Li Siwei, and the other is for Gan Fei and Zhang Yu.

Lu Yongnian was stunned, and hurriedly waved his hand, "I can't help it, I can't make it ......."

Gan Fei was also a little hesitant, "Leader, let's move out and let Lu Tuan live in our house." ”

"No need," Li Siwei waved his hand, "There are several of you in that room, it's not easy to move, and it's convenient for Lao Tzu to live in the conference room." ”

"Yes!" Gan Fei agreed, turned around and left.

"This ......," Lu Tuanfu looked confused.

Li Siwei smiled at him, "Since you are here, you will be your own brother in the future, so you don't need to be polite...... You're the first time you've been in the grassroots troops, right? ”

Lu Tuan was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I have been serving in the staff department before. ”

Li Siwei smiled slightly and pointed to the school field, "It seems that the new brother is quite well-behaved." ”

The work there was in order, and there was not a hint of chaos.

Lu Tuan was stunned, "That's right, I've only heard about Lao Zheng." ”

Li Siwei looked at him with interest, "Tell me about it!" ”

Lu Tuan nodded, "I just heard about it...... There are four pests in Henan, floods, droughts, locust plagues, and mantis plagues, among which the mantis plague refers to this old man. ”

Li Siwei was stunned, "Why is it called an old man?" ”

Lu Tuan smiled, "This has to start with the mantis...... The young people in the western and southern Henan areas like to go out to work in groups when the farm is slack, forming a large number of displaced people, they mainly help people repair and maintain farmland irrigation projects such as terraces and ditches, so they are called praying craftsmen, in the early years of the Republic of China, there are tens of thousands of praying craftsmen in the Guanglu Mountain area. ”

Li Siwei looked puzzled, "Isn't this good?" They are all hard-working young people. ”

Lu Tuan was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "It's good on weekdays, but once it comes to the disaster year, they won't have any work to do, no food if they don't work, the weak will become beggars, and the strong will become bandits, and their combat effectiveness is good......"

"Oh," Li Siwei understood, "because most of them are mantis craftsmen, so they are called praying bandits." ”

"That's right," Lu Tuanfu nodded, "Because I'm coming here, I learned a little bit about it in advance, and I knew about it." ”

Li Siwei sighed, "In fact, it is a group of hard-working people, if there is something to eat, who is willing to be a bandit?" ”

Lu Tuanfu glanced at Li Siwei strangely, "Then you shouldn't rob others!" ”

"Hehe, that's right." Li Siwei didn't argue with him, but since ancient times, has there been less official coercion and civil rebellion?

Lu Tuanfu smiled, "That was many years ago, and later, a few Tingfang came out of western Henan, and an autonomous joint defense was launched, and many mantis bandits were exterminated...... However, the people in this area are a little bit of a gangster, and it's not easy to manage. This time, if it weren't for the help of the other commander, I'm afraid that the reorganization work would not have gone so smoothly. ”

Li Siwei was stunned, "Don't this commander have such great energy?" ”

Lu Tuanfu sighed with emotion, "More than 100,000 guns, with their own arsenal, the chairman of the committee personally appointed the 'Wanxi Thirteen Counties Joint Defense Commander' and 'Henan Sixth District Anti-Japanese War Self-Defense Regiment Major General Commander'...... The most important thing is that he has a high prestige in the area. ”

Li Siwei nodded, "That's really a character...... Let's go, go and see. ”

Actually, listening to Lu Tuan's words really made him think more...... Since there is a mantis here, there are people in the engineer company!