Chapter 29: Arms Expansion (2)
On January 31, 1938, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and according to the custom, everyone had to wish each other the New Year, and the headquarters of the 77th Brigade of Daqingshan Reading Force was also very lively.
Early in the morning, Han Yunhua arranged for Shen Yuquan, Ye Baoguo, Li Dayong, Wang Jian, Chen Shangming, Hu Tao, Li Yaoguo, and Xi Lege to each lead a company of soldiers to pay New Year's greetings to the towns, towns, villages, and three or four thousand households in Xinghe County. He himself used the radio to send congratulatory telegrams to Yan'an, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the headquarters of the 129th Division, the headquarters of the 120th Division, and the headquarters of the 115th Division, and also received a call back from various departments, among which the reply from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army made Han Yunhua the most happy, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu sent two congratulatory telegrams to the 77th Brigade of Reading Power and himself in the name of the headquarters and himself, in which Commander-in-Chief Zhu also told him that the administrative officer that the headquarters asked for him from the Yan'an side had arrived at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time sent him a group of students from Kang University. Among them is also his own sister Han Yunqian. In a few days, the General Headquarters will send Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo and Deputy Director Deng to Daqingshan to take a look at the 77th Brigade and the Daqingshan Base Area on the spot, so that he can make preparations in advance.
At the same time, Han Yunhua was still a little worried, after all, he was not exactly the real Han Yunhua, others might not be able to see it, but Han Yunqian, his own sister, didn't know if he could find out if he was fake.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Han Yunhua convened an enlarged military meeting of officers above the battalion level and told them that the head of the headquarters would come to Daqingshan for inspection.
Shen Yuquan said: "Yunhua, what does Commander-in-Chief Zhu mean by letting us prepare early, is it for us to have a ceremony like a welcome party?" ”
Han Yunhua squinted his eyes and said: "After this period of supplementary training, now the three infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment, a fire support regiment, and an artillery regiment of our 77th Brigade have been replenished, and at the same time, a new garrison supplementary infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment have been formed, and a new guard battalion has been established, plus three special brigades that have not been returned, the whole brigade has a total of 15,376 people." So I want to make a military parade and let the head of the headquarters see our military appearance, what do you think? ”
Ye Baoguo took a deep puff of his cigarette and said: "This idea is good, but how to choose this venue, if you want to hold a military parade, the venue will definitely not work." ”
Han Yunhua smiled and said: "We have now occupied Xinghe County, I think this military parade will be held in the county seat!" ”
Li Dayong held a tobacco pouch in his hand and said: "Brigade commander, isn't it a bit ostentatious to hold a military parade in the county seat, it will be troublesome to let the devils target and find out our strength, and the next anti-encirclement and suppression will not be as easy as this time." ”
Han Yunhua said solemnly: "Comrades, we are already very ostentatious now. Since the first time we fought Xinghe County, every battle we fought was not unforgettable. We are the only squadron in China's millions of troops that can completely annihilate the devils in one wing, do you think the devils will let us develop? In my opinion, if you don't fight next time, if you want to fight with the devil, it will definitely be a river of blood. On the one hand, I am holding this military parade so that the heads of the PLA General Headquarters and the military regions, divisions, and brigades can see our military appearance. On the other hand, it is also a demonstration to the devils, so that they can take care of us a little. The devil wants to find out our strength, that is a dream, the third special operations brigade has now exterminated the largest bandit nest in the Mongolian plateau, the Haojia cottage, captured more than 12,000 bandits, and now I have ordered them to start forming the new 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th regiments of the 77th Brigade of the Reading Force, as well as the third and fourth cavalry regiments. The No. 1 Special Warfare Brigade has also successfully completed the task of attacking the military horse farm in the early stage, seizing 2,234 war horses, and has now joined up with the No. 3 Special Warfare Brigade. After a while, a large part of your leaders will go to the new base of our Reading Force 77th Brigade, and then you will know how strong our Reading Force 77th Brigade really is. ”
Wang Jian said with a smile: "That's a good dare, according to what the regiment commander said, our Reading Force 7th Brigade now has 8 field infantry regiments, four cavalry regiments, a fire support regiment, an artillery regiment, a guard battalion, and 3 special operations brigades. ”
Shen Yuquan said solemnly: "Comrades, the content of today's meeting is classified as SSS-level top secret, and no one can disclose it. Moreover, the new 3rd Regiment, the 4th Regiment, the 5th Regiment, the 6th Regiment, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and the 4th Cavalry Regiment are still being formed, and the Garrison Supplementary Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are now newly formed new regiments, and their combat effectiveness is not even as good as a battalion of the 88th Regiment. Since the brigade commander wants to hold a more "ostentatious" military parade, I think why not invite Commander-in-Chief Zhu or Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng to watch the ceremony? ”
Han Yunhua laughed and said, "Okay, old Shen! You're really a blockbuster. Either you don't do it, you can do it your best, this is the style of our Reading Force 77 Brigade. That's it, I'm going to send a report to the boss, you go down to prepare for the various ceremonies of the parade, our regiment recruits have been trained in all aspects of the parade during training, and now you go down to let the soldiers practice and dismiss the meeting! ”
After receiving the invitation telegram from the 77th Brigade of Reading Force, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army immediately responded, and the headquarters decided to send a viewing group headed by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng on the seventh day of the first lunar month, along with Liu Bocheng, commander of the 129th Division, Chen Geng, commander of the 386th Brigade, and Wang Weizhou, deputy commander of the 385th Brigade. Luo Ronghuan, director of the Political Training Office of the 115th Division, Chen Guang, commander of the 343rd Brigade, and Huang Kecheng, deputy commander of the 344th Brigade. Xiao Ke, deputy commander of the 120th Division, Zhang Zongxun, commander of the 358th Brigade, and Wang Zhen, deputy commander of the 359th Brigade. Nie Rongzhen, commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and Yang Chengwu, head of a detachment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, told the 77 Brigade of Reading Force to do a good job in this military parade.
After reading the call back from the headquarters, Han Yunhua thought for a long time before he figured it out, it seems that the headquarters wants to set up a stage and let the 77th Brigade of Reading Power sing a good show, and want to take this opportunity to boost morale.
Han Yunhua smiled secretly and pondered: "These veterans, veterans, and the fathers of the republic are destined to be full of surprises this time. ”
On the seventh day of the first month, the viewing group sent by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army set out from the headquarters under the protection of a cavalry battalion, bypassing the cities of Yingxian, Huairen, and Datong along the way, and entered the county seat of Xinghe at 7 o'clock in the evening under the protection of the cavalry regiment of Fengzhen by the cavalry regiment of Xiliege.
At 6 p.m., he received a telegram from Xiliege saying that the viewing group sent by the headquarters had already arrived in Ormudong and would arrive at Xinghe County in another hour. Han Yunhua immediately led the officers above the 77th Brigade of Reading to greet the viewing group of the headquarters at the gate of the county seat.
At 7 o'clock, Han Yunhua saw nearly 2,000 war horses galloping towards the county from a distance. Ten minutes later, all the knights stopped twenty meters in front of Han Yunhua and the others, and Han Yunhua and Shen Yuquan quickly greeted them.
Han Yunhua saluted Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, Deputy Director Deng, Division Commander Liu Bocheng and others and said: "General Peng, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo and all the leaders have worked behalf of all the officers and men of the 77th Brigade of Reading Force, I welcome the arrival of all the leaders, and ask the leaders to go to the temporary headquarters to rest first." ”
Under the leadership of Han Yunhua, the group went to the temporary headquarters of the 77th Brigade of Reading Force, which was already full of tables, chairs and benches, and the tables were also full of various dishes.
Looking at the sumptuous meal, Deputy Commander Peng scolded with a smile: "You bastard, just get a little bit to eat, isn't it a waste to get so much?" Not to mention how bad it is for the soldiers to see the impact. ”
Han Yunhua said with a smile: "Chief, you don't know, the soldiers of our 77th Brigade are trained very hard, and basically a recruit loses more than ten pounds a month. Therefore, the brigade headquarters set a very high standard for the soldiers' food, basically they did not eat miscellaneous grains, steamed buns and rice were full, and they had to have meat, vegetables and soup at every meal. And today we are only eight dishes and one soup, which does not exceed the standards stipulated in the regulations of the 77th Brigade of Reading Force, so you can rest assured! ”
The deputy chief of staff asked: "Your food standard is so high, so the monthly food expenses are also a lot, right?" So where does all this money come from? ”
Ye Baoguo got up and replied: "Report to the chief, I am in charge of the logistics of our 77th Brigade, and the monthly food expenditure of our brigade is more than 12,000 oceans. These money are all captured in previous battles, including the military expenses of the two wings of the devil for nearly three months some time ago. ”
Deputy Director Deng exclaimed: "The seized money is used on the soldiers, and the fighters will be captured after the combat effectiveness is improved, and the good surname is circulating!" ”
After the meal, Han Yunhua did not take these senior leaders to visit the troops, but directly arranged for them to rest, saying that it would be a surprise for the leaders tomorrow.
The military parade started on time at eight o'clock in the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month, and for this parade, the soldiers of the 77th Brigade of Reading Force specially built a rostrum nearly five meters high with wood and stone at the gate of the county seat. On the rostrum, there was a row of tables wrapped in green cloth, and on the table there was a row of nameplates made of cardboard with the names of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, and others.
After all the leaders were seated, Han Yunhua, dressed in a strange yellow and green military uniform, wearing a green steel helmet and iron-studded boots, trotted quickly to the rostrum, and said loudly: "Comrade Chief, all the 77 Brigade of Reading Force has finished platoon, could you please review?" ”
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng replied solemnly: "The parade starts now. ”
Han Yunhua said: "Yes" After speaking, he immediately turned around and got on the horse, and at the same time blew the whistle in his mouth.
After hearing the "password," a group of troops dressed in the gray uniforms of the Eighth Route Army walked from a distance with neat steps, and when they walked to a place 10 meters away from the rostrum, the officer leading the team shouted: "Look to the right," and immediately all the soldiers saluted the rostrum. At the same time, the gun is changed to the end gun, and the step is changed to the right step. All the standard equipment of the army with bayonets was replaced by the yellow military uniform of the Japanese army, and the helmet was changed from new paint to green.
The bright bayonets were all held in the same straight line by the soldiers, and their feet were kicked to the same height. There were 20 people in each platoon, and hundreds of rows of soldiers with uniform and weapons were uniform, which greatly shocked the leaders of the visiting group. ("Snow Shame" has been uploaded for half a month, thanks to everyone's support in this half month, thank you here!) Now "Snow Shame" is the first place on the list of new military books, and it can be said that without everyone's support, Aotian and "Snow Shame" would not have gone so far! On the fourth day of the upload of "Snow Shame", Sister Ye asked Aotian to sign a contract, and the upload had more than 10,000 clicks in one week, and it was classified and strongly promoted in two weeks. )