Liu Changfeng did not know about Qin Tianlong's affairs in the United States, and he was now considering the formation and composition of the troops, and the unification of weapons and equipment. One person counts the short, and the other counts the long, he specially called Lu Shaohui, Zhang Song, Zhuo Wei, Situ Ming, Mo Haitao, Wang Feiyan, Gao Jun, Deng Fei and Xiao Yunlai of the Lingbao Hall to a meeting to solve the above problems together.

First of all, there is the question of the composition of the troops at all levels, the question of subordination, and the question of names, and secondly, the composition of the troops is very complicated, and it is necessary to enhance their loyalty and cohesion as soon as possible.

Everyone spoke one after another, and it didn't take long for a general idea to be outlined. In view of the fact that the army was developing, it was inconvenient to determine the rank and title of the supreme commander, so the supreme commander was called the commander-in-chief, and Liu Changfeng was unanimously elected by everyone as the commander-in-chief, Lu Shaohui as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zhang Song as the general staff officer.

As for the structure of the troops, they are all based on the company unit, with a company commander and a deputy company commander, and a three-three system is adopted, that is, each company has three platoons, each platoon has three squads, and each company has a communications squad, equipped with a radio station, two horses, a cooking squad, and two hygienists, with a full strength of nearly 140 people.

On the issue of weapons and equipment, because there is no production capacity of bullets and shells, and there is no source of supply, the German-style equipment and ammunition used by Lu Shaohui's subordinates are almost exhausted, and everyone unanimously decided to replace the Japanese-style equipment, after all, there are now Japanese everywhere, and there is no problem with the source of bullets. In view of the specific situation of the troops, the armament of each company is as follows: six grenadiers, three Type 92 heavy machine guns, 18 light machine guns, and each soldier is equipped with five grenades, one 38 large cover, and 100 rounds of ammunition. The combat effectiveness of such equipment is basically equivalent to that of a squadron of the Japanese army.

Although the total number of troops was less than 600 people, Liu Changfeng still divided the troops into five companies, the first company commander Li Jie, the second company commander Du Yimin, the third company commander Gao Jun, the fourth company commander Deng Fei, and the fifth company commander Xiao Yunlai of Lingbaotang. Xiao Yun's company has more than 150 people, and the other companies are not full, but due to the complicated situation, Liu Changfeng has no intention of changing, and will replenish when the time is right.

Zhuo Wei, Situ Ming and Mo Haitao exist as instructors, and because each of them has a unique skill, their status is above the five company commanders. An exception is Li Rong, who does not belong to any unit and participates in the operations of the army as needed.

Wang Feiyan, as the owner of Feiyun Village, is positioned as a big housekeeper, responsible for logistics and communications.

In the end, Liu Changfeng said solemnly; "Ladies and gentlemen, now the national crisis is at hand, our nation is at a critical juncture of life and death, everything we do is for this country, I hope you put aside all selfish distractions, work together, go to the national crisis together, from now on, there is no 87th Division, no Sichuan Army, no gangs and sects, everyone is a member of the Thunder Anti-Japanese Vanguard, can you do it?"

Liu Changfeng's sharp gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, with majesty and expectation in his eyes.

''Yes.'' The crowd said solemnly.

Liu Changfeng nodded, his eyes fell on Xiao Yunlai's face, Xiao Yunlai was obviously a little cramped and uneasy, which was a sign of unconfidence.

"Company Commander Xiao, you have to adapt to your new identity immediately, as a company-level commander, you must first be confident, your words and deeds will directly affect every soldier in your company, and affect the morale and morale of your company, I believe in you, and I hope you will not disappoint me." Liu Changfeng said gently. In his heart, Xiao Yunlai is far from meeting the standards of a commander, but in the current situation, he has no better choice, so he can only pin his hopes on Situ Ming, hoping that Situ Ming will train him as soon as possible.

Listening to Liu Changfeng's words, Xiao Yunlai became even more nervous, his face was flushed, and he felt everyone's eyes looking at him, but no one laughed at him, and a wave of unyielding strength suddenly surged in his heart, and the blood quickly surged up, his waist straightened, and he said loudly; ''Commander-in-chief, trust me, I won't let you down. ‘’

"Okay, I'll just ask you for this, and when you go back, pick ten people, and have action tonight." Liu Changfeng said with relief, Xiao Yunlai could not have undergone a transformation in a short period of time, what he wanted was Xiao Yunlai's attitude, as for asking Xiao Yunlai to select ten people, it was not that he wanted them to take on any important tasks, but that he wanted them to feel the battlefield and observe on the spot.

On February 3, 1938, with the cooperation of aircraft and artillery, the Japanese army finally captured Bengbu, Linhuai Pass and other places after hard fighting, and after paying a heavy price, the 21st Group Army and the 31st Army of the defenders of the Nationalist Government retreated to the west of Fengyang and the north of the Huai River, respectively, and held the Huai River.

The main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army ignored the Chinese troops retreating west of Fengyang and pursued the enemy in the north, but when they reached the south bank of the Huai River, they were blocked by the Chinese troops and could not take a step forward, and the two sides confronted each other across the bank.

The commander of the division, Ogizhou, marched into the city of Bengbu with high spirits, but he was greeted by a devastated empty city, which couldn't help but make him a little excited, and listlessly asked the soldiers to clean up the streets.

In order to enjoy the pleasure of the victors, the soldiers of Ogizhou specially ordered the headquarters to be set up in the city government of Bengbu City, and when they walked into the city government, they saw wolf seats all over the ground, and scattered debris everywhere, but the soldiers did not find anything valuable, which shows that the people of China were orderly when retreating.

After cleaning up the debris and restoring the power supply system, the divisional telecommunications office set up the antenna, turned on the radio station, and began to get busy.

Ogisu sat on the sofa in the mayor's office, his eyes slightly closed, and the record player babbled and played Japanese music, which he carried with him, and he would take it out and listen to it whenever he had time to comfort his homesickness.

With an intoxicated expression on his face, the fingers of his right hand beating to the rhythm of the music, his mind seemed to have drifted to Mt. Fuji, and the mountains were filled with elegant and fragrant cherry blossoms.

''Report. ''A junior officer walked in with a folder in his hand.

The sudden voice interrupted Ogisu Libing's thoughts, opened his eyes slightly, and said unhappily; ''Tian Ye-kun, what's the matter?''

''Your Excellency, Division Commander, Aoki Mano Daisa, called, last night, the Jinpu Railway in the Chihe River was attacked by a number of unknown forces, and his troops were heavily damaged by the Shina army at Feiyun Village, and the losses were heavy, almost two squadrons of Imperial soldiers were broken. ''The officer looked at the folder and reported loudly.

''Nani? Aoki, this bastard, I'm going to kill him. Ogishu Libing's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up with a loud roar.

Officer Shao Zuo stood with his hands and feet together, bowing his head slightly, although the division commander was not angry with him, he still felt the anger of the division commander to the extreme.

Ogizhou Libing's face was pale, his eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire, he paced back and forth quickly in the wide office, suddenly stopped, looked at the young officer, and said through gritted teeth; "You tell him that the Jinpu Railway is the lifeline of tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line, and there is absolutely no room for failure, and if his dereliction of duty affects the military operations on the front line, then he is ready to disembowel." ‘’

''Hay. Officer Shaosa turned around and walked out, he had never seen the division commander make such a big fire, and he couldn't help but feel sad for Aoki Mano in his heart. (To be continued.) )