Chapter 112: Sixteenth Regiment
"Anti-Japanese Allied Forces?"
Li Han pretended to be puzzled and asked, if he doesn't say this, he is nothing, as soon as he says this, he will be angry, the anti-Japanese alliance has been formed for half a month, and the number of people has reached 100,000. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I have been fighting with devils in Duolun for more than half a month, and I have not even seen the Anti-Japanese Alliance, let alone the Allied Army, so I am not fighting the Japanese.
"Ahem! Don't be weird, brother, the alliance has just been formed, and the soldiers and equipment are not complete, so they didn't support you at the first time.
Isn't this ready to contact you as soon as we finish the reorganization? But brother, you have opened the eyes of the generals of the Allied Command, and you have repelled the attack of a brigade of devils by relying on your own strength."
Feng Lianqin heard what Li Han meant, and explained with a dry cough, but when it came to Li Han's record, he had a look of admiration.
However, like what Feng Lianqin, two officialdom veterans said, Li Han didn't dare to completely believe it. Don't be sold and count the money when the time comes.
"I won't beat around the bush, I'll just tell you directly, if I join the Anti-Japanese Alliance, what benefits can I get."
In fact, Li Han knew in his heart that joining the Allied Army was the only choice, and now the Anti-Japanese Allied Army in Chahar Province has grown to more than 100,000 people.
The Northeast Volunteer Army, the remnants of the Northwest Army, the Northeast Army of Rehe, and the local forces of Chahar have all joined the Allied Army, how can they tolerate the existence of Li Han's force alone, if Li Han insists on not joining, he will either withdraw from Chahar himself, or fight a battle with the Allied Army.
Regardless of whether the war is won or not, no matter what the idea of the formation of the Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army is, at least it is now an anti-Japanese army, which is enough for Li Han.
Isn't it just to better fight the little devils, and they have just fought to the death with the devil's troops, how can they do such a stupid thing that makes the relatives and enemies happy.
Besides, although Li Han didn't know that the Japanese army had planned to use a division to attack Chahar, he knew that the devil would definitely not be willing to fail, and this time a brigade was dispatched, it was conceivable that the next round of attack by the devil would definitely exceed a brigade.
For the current 145th Brigade, not to mention the devils of more than one brigade, it is a full-strength Japanese wing, and it is enough for them to deal with it. Joining the Allied Army is undoubtedly the best choice, and it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree.
Of course, all of this was Li Han's own thoughts, and he couldn't tell Feng Lianqin that although he had decided to join the Allied Army, he still had to fight for some benefits for himself.
Not to mention that he has been fighting with the devil in Duolun for so long, and the allies have not supported him with a single shot, which is a bit unreasonable.
"Haha! I appreciate your cheerfulness, brother, unlike some people, who obviously want benefits, but the righteousness they say is awe-inspiring, which makes people feel disgusted and want to vomit when they see it.
Brother, you yourself should know that joining the Allied Army is definitely more beneficial to you. First of all, the commander-in-chief will elevate you to the rank of major general, making you a veritable general.
Secondly, if the devils attack again, the main force of the Allied Army will replace your 145th Brigade to resist the attack of the devils, and we can also strengthen some weapons and equipment for your troops according to the situation. ”
Feng Lianqin laughed and said, he really appreciates Li Han now, as a soldier, Li Han is indeed more in line with his appetite.
Li Han knew that the Allies had acquired a lot of Soviet-style equipment, because the Soviets did not want to see the Japanese extend their influence into Mongolia.
Of course, Lao Maozi also didn't have any good intentions, because they always wanted to separate Outer Mongolia from the Republic of China, so they would provide equipment for the allied army at any cost.
However, what made Li Han most excited was the second point, the 145th Brigade had lost too much blood and had to rest for a period of time before it could recover its combat effectiveness, but since there was only one government army in the 145th Brigade in the Chadong area, if they went to correct it, who would defend Chadong.
With Feng Lianqin's guarantee, Li Han was much more relieved, the allied army had more than 100,000 people, equipped with a large number of Soviet-style equipment, and he was eager to fight, even if it was a division against the devil, he would be able to beat him for three or five months.
"If I can really tell General Feng what I said, I will simply give all the merits of defeating a brigade and a wing of the devils to the Allied Army, so that the appeal of the Allied Army in the country will be stronger."
Since he planned to lean under the big tree of the Allied Army to enjoy the shade, Li Han naturally hoped that the bigger the tree, the better, and it was best to be able to block the devil's invasion of Chahar.
"Oh! If that's the case, that's great, on behalf of Commander-in-Chief Feng, I would like to thank you first, brother, if you have any other requirements, don't hesitate to mention it. ”
Feng Lianqin was a little overjoyed, this battle feat was not small, it took so long on the side of the Great Wall to kill five or six thousand devils.
If the Allied Army had just been established, it would have had this record, which would undoubtedly have played a role in the development of the Allied Army.
And this matter is not difficult to operate, because Li Han has already agreed to join the Allied Army, and they can claim to the outside world that Li Han has already joined the Allied Army, and the Battle of Duolun was also won under the command of Commander-in-Chief Feng.
"Brother, I have nothing else to ask for, I just hope that Commander-in-Chief Feng can hand over the territory of Chadong to me after repelling the Japanese army."
Li Han didn't mean to be dirty anymore, he thought it was an equivalent exchange, after all, these combat exploits were exchanged for blood by the soldiers.
Can't he give the soldiers a promotion, he can only start from the aspect of military salary, so he must have a piece of his own territory, only the two counties of Duolun and Guyuan are too small, and they can't support thousands of people in the 145th Brigade.
"No problem! I'll try my best to get some Soviet-style equipment for you, brother. ”
Li Han's requirements are not a problem for Feng Lianqin, Feng Yuxiang and Chiang Kai-shek are both people who have worshiped the master, although they are now down, but a chahar cannot satisfy his appetite.
Just that the few Taibao under his former command each occupied the territory of one province or even several provinces, as their governor, how could Feng Yuxiang only satisfy a poor and backward Chahar.
In addition, the most valuable places in Chahar are in Chanan and close to Hebei, Chadong is not only small in population, but more importantly, it is also close to Rehe, which is occupied by devils. It is estimated that except for Li Han, no army will want Chadong's territory.
"Then thank you Brother Feng!"
Li Han said with a smile, in fact, he knew that Feng Yuxiang's guarantee was unreliable, and it was possible for others to form an alliance in Chahar to succeed, but Feng Yuxiang's identity was destined to be intolerable to Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek finally put Feng Yuxiang down, how could he give him a chance to make a comeback, and Song Zheyuan and Han Fuqu are now the chairmen of a province.
If Feng Yuxiang regains momentum and raises his arms again, he will set off another war in the Central Plains, the devil is already eyeing him, and the Republic of China at this time can no longer withstand such a big chaotic war.
But no matter what, Li Han needs a Song Zheyuan who can occupy the Chadong region openly, and has become more and more momentum towards the king of North China, was also Feng Yuxiang's subordinate, if the alliance army falls, Song Zheyuan, the king of North China, will still have to give his old commander a little face.
After Li Han and Feng Lianqin negotiated, Feng Yuxiang's appointment soon came.
Everything is the same as previously discussed, Li Han was promoted to major general, which can be regarded as officially stepping into the ranks of generals, and at the same time, Gao Jian's military rank was also promoted to colonel, but this major general has not yet been recognized by the national government.
The 145th Brigade was ordered to be transferred to the Zhangbei area for repair, and the Duolun area was defended by the troops of the two divisions transferred by Feng Yuxiang.
After Li Han came to Zhangbei, the 145th Brigade was really out of the battlefield and could be repaired for a while.
The first task is, of course, recruitment, and after the previous battle, the troops were reduced by nearly half, which is a very terrible number.
Moreover, Li Han also plans to readjust the establishment of the troops, taking advantage of the current ranks of the Allied Army, no one can control the adjustment of the establishment for the time being, and if it returns to the jurisdiction of the national army in the future, this matter can only be done secretly.
This time he fought with one of the devil's brigades, which made Li Han feel that the strength of the two regiments was still very insufficient, and if it wasn't for the use of the advantage of artillery to kill Yamashita Seiichi's artillery, they would not have been able to wipe out the 23rd Wing so easily.
And once the main force is dragged by Seiichi Yamashita, the pressure on Wang Dazhu's side to block Inoue's attack will be even greater, and the casualties will naturally not be small.
Therefore, Li Han planned to form a 16th Regiment on the basis of the original two regiments and turn the 145th Brigade into a Type A brigade.
Now there are a lot of colonel-level officers in the army, and after this battle, they have basically been promoted to a higher rank.
Moreover, because Li Han intended to let Lin Youzhi serve as the commander of the new 16th Regiment, Li Han specially asked Feng Lianqin to help and raised Lin Youzhi's military rank to colonel.
In mid-August, Li Han convened a meeting of the whole brigade and the whole army at his station in Zhangbei.
"Although we are in a state of repair now, it is not that we have nothing to do, on the contrary, we cannot relax, after a battle with the 46th Brigade of the Japanese Army, it has been proved that our strength is still very weak, so I plan to form another regiment."
Li Han looked at everyone and said his plan.
A smile immediately appeared on the faces of several officers, since the brigade seat had said so, this matter was already a certainty.
Although everyone's military ranks have climbed up one level, there are not many soldiers under them, but because of a fierce battle with the Japanese army, they have lost a lot of troops.
At this time, when they heard that Li Han was going to form the 16th Regiment, their hearts were hot, looking forward to getting a good position.
The commander of the 16th Regiment was Lin Youzhi, the former chief of staff of the 15th Regiment, and Huang Shan, the former second battalion commander of the 15th Regiment, was the deputy commander of the 16th Regiment. Hu Zhi, commander of the 1st Battalion, was appointed deputy commander of the 15th Regiment, and the establishment of the supplementary battalion was abolished, and the personnel were added to the 14th and 15th Regiments respectively.
Deng Zishan was transferred to the deputy head of the 14th Regiment, the commander of the 14th Regiment was Zhang Tie, and Deputy Brigade Commander Shi was no longer the commander of the 14th Regiment. In addition, the 14th and 15th regiments each transferred two companies of soldiers to supplement the 16th regiment. ”