From Changsha to Xiangtan, Zhang Wei's headquarters walked for a day, and finally rushed back to the station of the 200th Division early in the morning, that is, the place where they set off more than a month ago, and the surrounding area was still the station of the 200th Division, but the weather was completely different from before.

When the preparatory battalion was stationed in Xiangtan for training, the units under the 200th Division had not yet been established, and many of the strong men who had been requisitioned had just entered the camp for training.

The tank units concentrated on the open ground to practice the offensive and defensive tactics of combat vehicles, and the sound of guns and artillery was incessant; judging from the atmosphere in the barracks, the construction of the 200th Division was already on the right track.

The division commander, Commander Du, sent people to meet Zhang Wei, and as soon as the anti-aircraft artillery battalion and anti-aircraft machine gun platoon brought by Zhang Wei returned to the barracks, they broke away from Zhang Wei's command and returned to their original units.

The reserve battalion still returned to its original place adjacent to the headquarters of the 200th Division, that is, the camp used for training in the original station, and the troops fought in Lanfeng for more than a month, and the improvised garrison of the preparation battalion was not abandoned.

Originally, the camp was mainly based on tents, but several wooden barracks were added before the camp returned, and the scale was further increased compared to the previous one.

Commander Du asked the person sent to pick up Zhang Wei to give Zhang Wei the first order after returning to the 200th Division, giving Zhang Wei a morning to arrange the troops, accept the material replenishment, and immediately go to the division headquarters next to the camp to meet him, Zhang Wei estimated that Commander Du was going to ask about the battle in the Battle of Lanfeng, after all, this was the first battle of the 200th Division, and Qiu Madman did not come back, so he naturally wanted to ask Zhang Wei.

When the preparatory battalion entered the camp, the soldiers were already tired, rushed from Changsha, almost never rested, and walked all the way, many people on the road were like arrows, very excited, to the place, this mental excitement immediately turned into exhaustion, plus a month of continuous combat physical exertion and mental pressure.

The soldiers were tired, and after entering the camp, Zhang Wei saw that the soldiers were really in a bad state, and after arranging the barracks, he ordered the soldiers to rest.

The company commanders were gathered together by Zhang Wei to arrange various matters, the first was to accept the materials sent by Commander Du, who distributed three carts of materials after the preparation camp was built, all of which were food supplies, including five newly killed pigs, as well as rice and noodles and other grain and non-staple food, which was regarded as a reward for the preparation of the battalion for combat.

These things are still the old rules, and today let the cooking class do it, and treat the brothers. The second thing was that each company began to count the casualties, the number of weapons and ammunition losses, and put them together, and when Zhang Wei returned from the division headquarters, they immediately reported them.

"Explain your affairs, you must do it as soon as possible, in addition, let the soldiers not take it lightly when they rest and relax, pay attention to it, don't desert!" Zhang Wei said with a serious face.

"Understood." The three company commanders replied immediately. After the Anti-Japanese War began in full swing, deserters were commonplace, for the simple reason that the soldiers were basically captured, which was completely different from the recruited.

Especially after the troops settle down, it is extremely easy to desert, and this kind of thing rarely happens in the preparation battalion, but Zhang Wei, just in case, still has to give the three company commanders a preventive shot and prepare to deal with it, and Zhang Wei does not dare to guarantee that he can keep these hundreds of people out of the deserters.

After saying that, Zhang Wei walked out of the camp gate and went to the division headquarters alone, the preparation camp is now the direct subordinate of the 200th Division, and the station is on the edge of the 200th Division's headquarters, very close, Zhang Wei did not bring a herald, and walked to the division headquarters by himself.

The 200th Division was built for a period of time, and the construction of its subordinate units was on the right track, and the size of the division headquarters was much larger than what Zhang Wei had seen before he entered the war in eastern Henan.

Up to now, the eight major offices of the division headquarters, including the staff office, the adjutant office, the military medical office, the political office, the quartermaster office, the ordnance office, the military justice office, and the secretariat, have all been established, and many wooden houses have been expanded around the division headquarters. Zhang Wei showed his military ID, passed through the checkpoints, and walked into the barracks of the division headquarters smoothly.

I came to the division commander's office, and there were several adjutants outside the office, who were on standby at any time, as well as guards and signal soldiers, and a large number of heralds. Zhang Wei walked to the door of the division commander's office, was stopped by the guards, met the division commander, and had to report, Zhang Wei showed the officer card to the guards, and after the guards confirmed that it was correct, they went into the office to report.

After half a minute, the guards got permission and led Zhang Wei into the office, then carefully closed the door and retreated outside.

Zhang Wei walked in slowly and straightened up; Standing upright, he gave a standard military salute to the officer in front of him.

"Report to the division, prepare the battalion commander Zhang Wei is ordered to report!" Behind the desk, a middle-aged officer with a Chinese character face sat straight on an office chair, wearing a yellow military uniform, with a triangle inlaid on the brass-colored collar badge, and the officer's eyes were full of ambition and high spirits.

It is the current commander of the 200th Division, the protégé of the Son of Heaven, the main general of the Central Army, and the commander of the five regiments with more than 20,000 troops.

"Okay, it's good to come back, it's been hard all the way, you have a lot of merit in this battle in eastern Henan, I'm also in a hurry, I didn't even give you time to rest and change clothes." In order to show respect, Chief Du slowly stood up, looked at Zhang Wei's military uniform and said.

After Zhang Wei came back, he had been busy preparing for the settlement of the battalion, he had no time to rest, he didn't even drink saliva, he was still wearing a khaki officer's combat uniform, and he was wearing a small German-style cloth hat on his head, the military uniform was all black smoke smoked in the battle, and the marching rubber shoes on his feet were also dirty.

If you don't look at Zhang Wei's badge and collar badge, he will be a platoon commander who has just come down from the front-line position.

"Report to the Master's seat, this is a matter of humble duty." Chief Du nodded, of course he was polite just now, and then went straight to the point.

"Zhang Wei, Chief Qiu hasn't come back yet, this time in the eastern Henan operation, your preparation battalion is the only infantry unit in the entire assault column, and it has fought a lot of battles, this is the first battle of my 200th division, you are the battalion commander who has experienced the battle, this battle is of great significance to our department's future training and training, with that little thing on the telegram, it doesn't work at all, you tell me about the specific battle process, and talk freely!"

At this time, Chief Du was at the peak of his military career, and he was focused on the 200th Division, the unique mechanized army, and it is said that the 200th Division is very likely to be expanded.

The combat experience brought back by the assault column in eastern Henan was undoubtedly extremely useful. Chief Du pulled a chair and motioned for Zhang Wei to sit directly across from him.

"Sit down!"