Looking back at the Great Wall in the distance, and then at the vast fields ahead, Hu Fei wiped his eyes. Hu Fei is like this, why aren't the generals of the 88th Column like this? Ji Jinbiao, Gou Tianxiao, Xiong Wei, including Chief of Staff Liu Dong were all embarrassed.

"When I left home and went back, my hometown voice has not changed, and my sideburns have declined. When the children don't know each other, they smile and ask where the guests are from. A catchy homecoming puppet book was recited at this time, but it made people shed a few tears of homesickness. After Hu Fei finished chanting the poem, the generals around him were already looking left and right with red circles in their eyes. are all iron-blooded men, and crying in public is not so good-looking after all.

With the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, who were familiar with the terrain, as guides, the 88th Column easily crossed the Great Wall through a pass that was not guarded by Japanese troops. Before parting on the Great Wall, Captain Li of the Jinyu guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army shook hands with Hu Fei and said goodbye. The two sides agreed that if there is an opportunity in the future, they will join hands again to resist Japan.

Out of the Great Wall, you will be able to step into the boundaries of the Northeast. From the first time he stepped on this black land, Hu Fei's mood has never been calm. Saying that he is close to home is not enough to describe his mood at this time.

When I was forced to leave the Northeast, it was the period when the Northeast was at its lowest point in the anti-Japanese war, and China's anti-Japanese forces were forced to withdraw from the foreign land for thousands of miles into the Guannai. Now, Hu Fei is leading thousands of soldiers from the 88th Column and driving a car into the Northeast. This time, he will never leave this black land that gave birth to him and raised him!

"Send a report to the First War Zone: Just say that I, Hu Fei, have led my troops across the Great Wall into the Northeast. From today onwards, the 88th Column will be renamed the First Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army in the Northeast! Our department will take the fight against the Japanese invaders as its own responsibility, and swear to fight the Japanese slaves to the end! The Japanese will not retreat, and the battle will not stop! ”

Commander Jiang of the First War Zone originally sent the 88th Column to Hebei to cooperate with the local guerrillas, but he didn't expect Hu Fei to lead the troops to cross the Great Wall and return to the Northeast without authorization, and he changed the number of the troops! No one knows what Chief Jiang's mood was when he saw this telegram, but Jiang Dingwen, who was a confidant of the committee, would not dare to hide this kind of important matter.

Two days later, the telegram from the First War Zone did not come, but Xu Yajun received a telegram from the Military Commission.

"The Northeast Volunteer Army is an important part of China's anti-Japanese armed forces, and its exploits in resisting the Japanese invaders in a dangerous situation are admired by the people of the whole country and will surely be remembered through the ages. The entry of the 88th Column of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Decisive Army into the Northeast to resist Japan is in line with the military's morale, national conditions, and national conditions. ”

"Hu Fei of the 88th Column is now dismissed from his post as commander and appointed as the commander of the First Army of the Anti-Japanese Volunteers, with the rank of lieutenant general. The 88th Column of the headquarters was changed to the First Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army from now on. Since the day they received the order, Commander Hu Fei and all the officers and men of the First Army of the Anti-Japanese Volunteers have fought bravely against Japan, not afraid of sacrifice, and fought bravely for our country to achieve the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War! ”

The name at the end of the letter is Jiang Zhongzheng, indicating that the letter is the meaning of the chairman himself. Hu Fei went one level further. He has been promoted to lieutenant general, so shouldn't the generals of the 88th Column also be promoted to one level and become real generals? Hu Fei asked Xu Yajun to draft a draft and apply for promotion to the Military Commission, and he asked for a promotion to the generals of the First Volunteer Army.

Hu Fei's application for promotion was approved as soon as it was sent. The main thing is that he is the leader, he has been promoted to lieutenant general, and how those people below him are promoted is a trivial matter. Isn't it just the promotion of a group of major generals? Anyway, Hu Fei is in the Northeast, and it is impossible for him to bring people into the customs to ask for military salaries.

Within a few days, the order for promotion came down. Ji Jinbiao was promoted to major general and commander of the cavalry division, Li San was promoted to major general and commander of the first division of the First Volunteer Army, Yang Jinsheng was promoted to major general and commander of the second division of the First Volunteer Army, Xie Jialin was promoted to major general of the First Volunteer Army Field Service Bureau, Gou Tianxiao was promoted to major general intelligence director, and Xiong Wei was appointed major general logistics director.

In short, the colonel is promoted to major general, the battalion commander is promoted to the regiment commander, the company commander is promoted to the battalion commander, all the officers are promoted to the next level, and each soldier is given a bonus of ten oceans! The bonus was given by Hu Fei, and those who were officials were promoted, and those who were soldiers couldn't help but give some benefits.

Although Hu Fei's move made him a lot of money, he won unanimous praise from all the officers and soldiers of the First Army of the Volunteers.

In the past, the Northeast Volunteer Army was always unofficial, but now that Hu Fei has been officially appointed by the Military Commission, he has become a real Central Army. The First Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army is now considered an armed force in the official sequence of the National Army.

Who are the people in the country who pay the most attention to the Northeast? It is estimated that everyone will be the first to think of that playboy and tragic general Zhang Shaoshuai.

The young marshal's hometown is in the northeast, and the ancestral grave is also in the northeast. Although he was placed under house arrest after the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Shaoshuai's concern for the Northeast has never changed. Less than a month after Hu Fei's official appointment to the First Army of Volunteers was issued, the young marshal's envoy found Hu Fei's headquarters.

Can a person under house arrest still send an envoy? Who's that scorer. Others can't, but Zhang Shaoshuai can. Of course, this can also be considered as the acquiescence of the chairman. Without the consent of the commission, let alone a special envoy, it is estimated that the young marshal himself will not even know the news.

The envoy brought a handwritten letter from the major marshal. The letter highly praised the First Volunteer Army, and at the same time instructed Hu Fei not to be too hasty in his actions in the northeast, but to stabilize his position and stand firm before he could speak. Don't go up and hurt your own vitality with the devil.

First praise and then admonishment, the words of the young marshal's letter are all revealed in the love for the land of Kanto and the expectations for the First Volunteer Army. In addition to the handwritten letter, the young marshal also asked the messenger to bring over 100,000 yuan of military expenses. Of course, the 100,000 ocean messengers would not bring it to him, and he couldn't carry that thing so heavy. The young marshal gave a deposit slip, which can be withdrawn at any time at Citibank in the United States!

Whether it is Mukden, Changchun or Harbin, Citibank offices are set up in major cities across the country, and it is very convenient to withdraw money. Hu Fei highly praised the young marshal's righteous deeds, and told the special envoy that he would definitely act in strict accordance with the young marshal's instructions, and asked Zhang Shaoshuai to rest assured.

Seeing off the envoy, Hu Fei pondered for a while, and simply set up the headquarters of the First Volunteer Army on Wanghai Mountain. He knew the place well, and it was convenient to do anything.

As soon as Hu Fei announced his decision, it immediately aroused a chorus of approval among the middle and upper officers of the First Army. Ji Jinbiao, Gou Tianxiao, Xiong Wei, these elders raised their hands in favor. Even Chief of Staff Liu Dong expressed support for Hu Fei's decision. After leaving for so many years, it is definitely safest to find a familiar place when you come back. Just as the young marshal said in the letter, the most important thing is to stabilize one's position first.

The army did not move, and the intelligence went first. Before the large army moved, Hu Fei first sent scouts to Wanghaishan.