On the morning of September 21, 1935, the commanders of the Third Division, who had been drunk all night, held a meeting at the temporary division headquarters with red eyes, and the commanders of the regiments outside were leading the troops to conduct recovery training.

"Division commander, you have to think more about our Eighth Brigade in this training! There is a shortage of equipment and personnel, so it's really impossible to get more equipment! ”

"Division commander, you see how long it has been since our Ninth Brigade has replenished its equipment, you can't be biased! I heard that the Hanyang Arsenal copied the German Mauser Model 1924 rifle, and we don't want much, 4000 rifles are not much! ”

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At the beginning of the meeting, the two brigade commanders first quarreled over the distribution of equipment, personnel replenishment, and so on for this training, and the temporary division headquarters was like a vegetable market and could not hear what was being said at all. Li Yutang pressed his palms and reminded everyone to be quiet.

"Now everyone knows the current situation of our division, plus the logistics and the old, weak, sick and disabled, the total number of personnel is less than 6,000, and the losses of each regiment in the previous period are quite large, especially the Eighth Brigade, although a large number of troops have been replenished, but the number of veterans is insufficient, and it is okay to fight a defensive war, and once an attack is launched, I am afraid that it will be thin. It is reported that we will be trained to become an elite of moral armaments in accordance with the standards of the teaching corps, and I estimate that the reason why we are allowed to participate in the training in the big battalions outside Nanjing this time is that the idea of falsely reporting the strength of troops and striving for more equipment as in the past is not successful, so we do not need to make up for the number of troops indiscriminately, and in order not to lose face, we will carry out the internal rectification training first, and the standard: eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled, and each brigade will go down and prepare for itself. Report to me the self-cleaned list in the evening, and tomorrow I will conduct a personnel count. So be it! Li Yutang suppressed all his voices and said,

At noon, the officers and men of the 3rd Division had a meal on time, and for the soldiers of the 9th Brigade Supplementary Regiment, the food felt that it had dropped a few notches, and it was unpalatable and they were not full, but everyone did not dare to make trouble, and they all understood that it was impossible for the battalion commander to agree to give them a separate meal. Officers above the regimental level naturally have a small stove, He Jianye said that he is still the battalion commander, but now the acting commander of the supplementary regiment has finally enjoyed the treatment of a small stove. He Jianye, who was eating a small stove, felt that he was not as corrupt as later generations said, and he was not as high-grade as the food at home, but there was just an extra meat dish, and the rice was full; "Maybe the officers of the national army are not so corrupt now!" He Jianye thought in his heart.

Fan Ling, the commander of the 16th Regiment who had finished eating quickly, quietly dragged Chen Yinglong, the commander of the 9th Brigade, Chen Yinglong put down the unfinished meal in his hand and followed Fan Ling to the playground.

"Brigade commander, I saw it, He Jianye, this kid is not kind! All the soldiers left behind by his men are good soldiers! I paid attention to it during my morning training, my good boy! After 5 kilometers of armed running, none of those soldiers were left behind, and they were all blushing and not kicking. Find a way to replenish those soldiers to me, or I can replace them with people. Fan Ling, the head of the 16th regiment, said in a low voice,

"You kid thinks beautifully, the four regiment commanders and two brigade commanders are staring at He Jianye and his soldiers. I almost quarreled last night, but it was the division commander who sent a message to He Jianye to stay in our Ninth Brigade temporarily, don't stir up trouble for you! Don't lose the watermelon, you won't get anything. Chen Yinglong warned,

"Brigade Commander, I'm not here for our brigade! Otherwise, he is now an acting regiment commander, you can be transferred directly to our regiment, and I will give him the position of the first battalion commander. Wouldn't he himself and 500 good soldiers all live together? "Fan Ling is bewitching Chen Yinglong again,

"Are you smart? I've thought about it a long time ago, let's not talk about whether He Jianye is willing to be demoted from acting regiment commander to battalion commander, even the division commander is not having a good time" Chen Yinglong said helplessly,

"Okay, you don't have to think about it, think about the personnel reduction in the afternoon! This time, the division commander has made up his mind, don't make a mess for me. Chen Yinglong said solemnly,

"Alright! Brigadier, I'm going to get busy first. Fan Ling saluted and left dejectedly.

In the evening, Li Yutang took the list handed in by the two brigade commanders and said, "Chief of Staff, it seems that these two brigade commanders still don't give up!" If you look at it, I don't believe it, there are still more than 5,000 capable soldiers in our third division, and it seems impossible to let them take the initiative to dismantle. There is only a dead hand. ”

"Master, do you have a way?" Chief of Staff Ruan Yongqi asked with a playful smile,

"I can't help it, but there are people who do. Guards, call the supplementary regiment He Jianye to report to the division headquarters" Li Yutang shouted at the guards,

The guards shouted loudly, and after 8 minutes, He Jianye shouted "report" at the mouth of the division department

"Come in," Li Yutang said loudly,

"He Jianye, I'll give you a task. Tomorrow morning, the morning training will begin, and all the officers and men below the regimental level in the whole division will be trained by you, and you will bring out your strength in training new recruits and give them good training. Questions? Li Yutang said

"Master, there's no problem with training, it's just that I'm a newcomer to the third division! I'm afraid that the veteran will have an opinion! After all, they have military merits. He Jianye said,

"Humph! Tomorrow I will personally lead the team to participate, and there is no need to be below the regiment, just the whole division, including me, all of them will be trained, I think there are still people who dare to show their teeth? You can rest assured! Li Yutang said,

"Yes, Master. It's just that my training methods may be a bit cruel, and the diet that needs to be supplemented may not be what we usually can meet. He Jianye said precautionarily, so as not to trouble himself because the food could not keep up with the training.

"Chief of Staff, you don't have to participate in the training, take the eliminated personnel of these two brigades to the cooking class together, prepare the food of the whole division, and relieve your worries. I will spend 10 days to put the Third Division in order, and when I get to Nanjing, I will have a long face. Li Yutang then told the chief of staff,

"Yes, don't worry. According to the meaning of the master's seat, then our family may not be able to eat for long! Chief of Staff Nguyen Vinh Ki said worriedly,

"I think we can still hold on for 10 days, and when we arrive in Nanjing, we won't be worried, and we have our own military and political department to ensure logistics." Li Yutang waved his hand,

"He Jianye, what else is the problem?" Li Yutang asked,

"Master, no problem." He Jianye said,

"In addition, from tomorrow onwards, the guard posts in the barracks will be under the responsibility of your supplementary regiment, and no one will be allowed to leave the camp without my warrant. All right! Go back and prepare! Li Yutang said,

"Yes," He Jianye turned around and went back to his dormitory. He Jianye, who was about to lie down, was not at ease, so he got up again and gathered the 500 soldiers of the supplementary regiment, and told them to open up a field next to the barracks overnight, re-erect the original basic training facilities, and worked hard for most of the night before going back to rest.