The next day, when An Yi returned from Shankou Village, where the division headquarters was located, to Cheping Village, a camp 3.7 kilometers to the west, night was gradually falling, and as soon as he got off his horse, he whispered praise to Yin Jinan, who came up:

"Several main regiments are really damn amazing, they respectively occupied the Jiugao line six kilometers northwest of Fengxincheng and four and a half kilometers southwest, and formed a horn with the division headquarters nine kilometers away from Fengxincheng and the five regiments that came out of the front, pressing the Fengxin defenders in the small city and not daring to move, it seems that the enemy can only sit and wait for death."

Yin Jinan asked happily: "Is the news that our First Division and the Sixth Army have laid down Xiushui to attack Wuning?" ”

"It is confirmed that the newly formed 19th Division of the Sixth Army is marching towards Jing'an County north of Fengxin; The second army and the third army in the south have advanced to the front line of Fengcheng and Gao'an, not to mention that they will attack the defending enemy, because Gao'an and Fengcheng are too important, as long as we capture the two places, our army can force the Ganjiang River to encircle Nanchang, Sun Chuanfang's Deng Ruzhuo, Zheng Junyan and other three divisions were forced to rush to the front line of Gao'an and Fengcheng, and the pressure on our second division was greatly reduced, and we will attack Fengxincheng tomorrow! An Yi replied.

Yin Jinan nodded: "Has General Li Zongren's Seventh Army on the Northern Front been contacted?" ”

An Yi entered the main hall of the Nuoda house and sat down: "I got in touch, the Seventh Army said that it had captured several important towns such as Shixi and Mugang south of Yangxin, and was currently heading towards Ruichang, and it was said that there was a problem with the Russian radio station of the Seventh Army two days ago, and this morning I learned the news of the Seventh Army through the radio station of our division headquarters, the enemy army from Wuxue on the north bank of the Yangtze River to the first line of Jiujiang has been pinned, and the enemy opposite the Seventh Army is the second division of Lu Xiangting and the fourth division of Xie Hongxun, With the strategy of General Li Zongren and the courage of the soldiers of the Seventh Army, he will definitely be able to defeat the opponent. As long as our division quickly occupies Fengxin, which has only 4,000 defenders, Nanchang City will be under our noses, and the enemy troops in the north and south will definitely be pulled by us, and then create a favorable opportunity for the attack of all friendly forces. When I left the division headquarters, Deputy Division Commander Jiang quietly told me that the principal was watching us, and that he was about to arrive at our division in a few days, and that it would be a miracle if he could quickly win Fengxincheng, saying that it was not necessarily that all the officers and men of the division could be promoted in addition to huge rewards. ”

Yin Jinan turned to the bearded people who entered the door: "Let's have a meeting after eating, and I immediately ordered Sanlian to make a sand table." ”

After dinner, the lights in the courtyard of the mansion were bright, and the routine sand table deduction of the model battalion began again, and more than 30 company platoon commanders gathered around the huge sand table on three sides to concentrate and ponder.

Seeing the tense calculations of the brothers who had invested in the oceans, Gu Lao Er had to sincerely admire An Yi's painstaking planning, this seemingly vulgar method was the most direct way to stimulate potential, more practical and efficient than any preaching and encouragement.

More than two hours later, the attacking and defending sides on the sand table suffered heavy losses, it was difficult to distinguish between winning and losing, the artillery of the two armies withdrew from the battle due to the exhaustion of ammunition, and the attacking side surrounded the city and had nothing to do, and even Yin Jinan, Chen Kan, and Cai Guangqing, who were constantly measuring and counting the offensive and defensive parameters, were also so nervous that they were sweating profusely.

As the general of the main attacker, the beard looked up at the black sky for a long time, and the defending coach Chen Zhibiao was frightened and kept wiping his sweat, and An Yi, who had been sitting firmly on the Taishi chair, was also squatting on the west side of the sand table with his injured arm at this moment, staring blankly at the city and various signs on the sand table without saying a word.

Gu Laoer, who participated in the deduction for the first time, had already been deeply infected, looking at the sand table, there seemed to be a brutal fight of nearly 20,000 people in his mind, he seemed to see figures falling in the rain of bullets, and seemed to hear the faint wails from the violent explosions.

The cold night breeze came, and Gu Lao Er, like all the brothers, was in a daze, his heart was beating faster, his blood was swelling, and everything in just a few days was not as shocking as today's sand table deduction.

An Yi slowly stood up and exhaled turbidity: "Brothers, this battle can be regarded as a peace, otherwise no one will be able to sleep tonight." Next, I convey the order of the division headquarters. ”

Only the sound of his heels coming together sounded neatly, and every brother stood straight with his chest straight.

An Yi said in a deep voice: "Second Company Commander Cai Guangqing listens to the order!" ”

"Here!"

Cai Guangqing stepped forward and replied loudly.

An Yi looked at the blazing eyes of this beloved general solemnly: "Tomorrow at four o'clock in the morning, you must lead the brothers of the second company, the fifth platoon, and the sixth platoon to the position of the fourth regiment in the northwest direction to wait for Longdu, assist the fourth regiment to erect a pontoon bridge, and cross the north bank of the Luhe River, so that the fourth regiment can storm Fengxincheng from north to south, and until the end of the battle, your unit will be under the full command of the fourth regiment." ”

"Yes!"

Cai Guangqing's eyes were full of excitement.

An Yi turned to Chen Zhibiao: "The third company commander Chen Zhibiao listens to the order!" ”

"Here!"

Chen Zhibiao's voice was even louder.

"You led three platoons of eight and nine platoons under your command to Xigang, eight kilometers to the east, at four o'clock in the morning tomorrow, and reported to the commander of the Fifth Regiment Wen Zhiwen that from now until the end of the battle, your unit will be under the full command of the Fifth Regiment."

"Yes!"

An Yi nodded distressedly: "Guangqing, Zhibiao, let's go!" The liaison staff officers of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments have been waiting outside the courtyard for two hours, and the reason why Lao Tzu asked them to wait is to let you have a sense of proportion in your heart through the sand table deduction just now.

Remember, you are not the main force of the siege, don't risk your own and your brothers' surnames until you have to, you and the three hundred brothers who went out this time are all old brothers who followed me and Hu Zi and Ji Nan all the way from Guangdong from the beginning, and your three hundred people have skills far more than ten times that of friendly engineers, this time it is not Lao Tzu who commands you, nor Hu Zi and Ji Nan, everything depends on you, go ......"

Chen Zhibiao and Cai Guangqing saw the strong affection in An Yi's eyes, their hearts vibrated and their eyes were hot, they gritted their teeth and saluted and turned their heads to leave.

The brethren all knew the hardships and dangers of this journey, otherwise the battalion commander, who was very arrogant and unscrupulous, would not have behaved so abnormally today, and his eyes would not have shown deep worry and reluctance.

An Yi glanced at the brothers and said with no interest: "Company Commander Chen Kan, your company will enter a state of combat readiness from now on, and wait for orders from the division headquarters at any time while resting. Mu Chaiyi, commander of the new fourth company, Lu Guang, commander of the fifth company, and Yang Fei, commander of the sixth company, were responsible for the reorganization and training of their respective recruits during this battle. ”

"Yes!"

"The platoon commander of the first company should go back and rest, there may be a fierce battle waiting for us tomorrow, and the platoon commanders of the other companies will stay and continue the meeting."

After An Yi finished speaking, he turned around and entered the main hall, Hu Zi, Yin Jinan, and Gu Lao Er also followed him, Xia Jian, Shi Junren, Chang Baogen, Zhu Tao, Su Tieming and others also entered, and the platoon commander of the first company immediately returned to his station to prepare nervously.

Dong Yanzi and Xiao Langzhong took cups of tea and quietly stepped aside, An Yi, Yin Jinan, and Hu Zi bowed their heads and discussed for a moment, raised their heads and looked at the brothers sitting upright around the long table, and solemnly announced the emergency reorganization plan of the model camp:

"Starting tomorrow, our battalion will carry out large-scale adjustments in accordance with the instructions of the division headquarters, and Staff Officer Yin will announce the adjustment method and part of the temporary appointment and dismissal list, and after this battle is over, it will immediately be reported to the division headquarters for review and filing and formal implementation."

Yin Jinan opened the plan and announced: "The first company of our battalion will be expanded into four combat companies, the current company and platoon commanders will be promoted by one level, the soldiers will be transferred from the supernumerary part of each company and the two recruit companies, Lu Guang and Yang Fei will serve as the commanders of the third and fourth companies respectively, and the company deputy and instructor will be determined. Secondly, in view of the fact that each platoon of the fourth platoon of the second company and the seventh platoon of the third company were experienced veterans, and the number of them reached more than 65, it was decided after research that Zhu Tao, the commander of the fourth platoon, was promoted to the deputy of the third company of the newly formed engineer corps, and his rank was promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant; Su Tieming, the commander of the seventh platoon, was promoted to the deputy of the fourth company of the newly formed engineer, and his rank was promoted from warrant officer to second lieutenant; The squad leaders of the original fourth and seventh platoons were promoted to platoon commanders, and their military ranks were promoted to one level. From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Tao and Su Tieming had to form an engineer company with an establishment of 150 officers and men within one morning, and the recruits would elect their respective squad leaders, and they would be responsible for leading their officers and men to begin strict training in accordance with our battalion's newly compiled "Engineer Codex", and the posts of company commander and instructor would wait for the division headquarters to appoint them separately. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Tao and Su Tieming stood up excitedly.

Yin Jinan motioned for the two to sit down: "The machine gun platoon was officially expanded into a machine gun company and an artillery company, in view of the outstanding achievements of the machine gun platoon in the battle of Shangfu Town, the business department reported to the division headquarters for approval, and the position of machine gun company commander was held by Warrant Officer Shi Junren, the former commander of the machine gun platoon, and the rank was promoted to lieutenant, the company deputy and instructor are to be determined, the squad leader of each squad is promoted to platoon leader, and the military rank is promoted to one level, and the insufficient part of the soldiers is selected by the company from among the recruits; The post of artillery company commander was held by Warrant Officer Chang Baogen, the former commander of the artillery platoon, and the rank was promoted to lieutenant, the company deputy and instructor were to be determined, and the squad leaders of each squad were promoted to platoon commanders, and the rank was promoted to one level. Since the day of their formation, the above two companies must strictly abide by the "Classics" of the armed forces, step up training, and strive to become an army as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!"

Shi Junren and Chang Baogen, the two veterans who surrendered, trembled slightly with excitement, they never thought that they would be promoted so quickly, and they didn't expect An Yi and the three of them to trust and care for them so much.

"Sit down."

After Yin Jinan finished speaking, he turned to Xia Jian, and Xia Jian immediately stood up with a smile, as if he had already made up his mind.

This cheeky move caused a burst of laughter and scolding from An Yi and Hu Zi and others, but the bold and careful Xia Jian didn't care about standing up straighter and straighter, like a rooster about to crow at the rising Xu.

"Warrant Officer Xia Jian, you are the only officer in the whole division who was specially approved by Chief of Staff Xu and Deputy Division Commander Jiang yesterday to be promoted immediately, in recognition of your remarkable achievements in leading your troops to defeat the enemy's brigade headquarters in the face of danger, capturing alive the enemy's Major General Lin Tongjiang and the eleven officers below him, thus quelling the stubborn resistance of more than 2,000 defenders in one fell swoop, and preventing the number of casualties among the officers and men of our division from rising and gaining precious time! Since yesterday, you have been promoted to captain, and you have been promoted to three levels in a row, making you Xia Jian the honor of becoming the first person in this division since its formation, which is not easy! Yin Jinan praised loudly.

Xia Jian replied loudly: "My subordinates sincerely thank the three bosses for their cultivation!" Thanks to Brother Hu on the first day of meeting, he knocked the subordinates who rushed to the forefront to the ground with a single photo, and broke two ribs, without Brother Hu's bench, without Brother Yin's usual patient guidance, without my Brother An's words and deeds, my Xia Jian is now at most a soldier ruffian, and the grace of the three eldest brothers' reinvention is unforgettable! ”

The brothers laughed, and An Yi waved his hand: "Okay, okay!" Don't talk about this kind of in the future, it's the result of your own months of hard work to learn the culture, and every battle is the result of repeated achievements, you deserve it, sit down! ”

Xia Jianle sat down, and Yin Jinan immediately announced the appointment and task: "Captain Xia Jian is hereby appointed as the commander of the guard company of the model battalion of the second division, and second lieutenant Gu Changfeng is appointed as the deputy of the guard company, and the post of instructor is concurrently held by Lieutenant Colonel An Yi of the battalion battalion. After the end of the Fengxin War and the launch of a large-scale military skills contest for the whole battalion, the top 50 officers and men will be replenished, and the total number of officers and men in the company will be 135, of which 30 logistics personnel will form a logistics support platoon. ”

"Thank you, Boss, haha!" Xia Jian looked at Gu Lao Er with joy.

Gu Lao Er looked left and right, extremely surprised: "Wait...... Lao Tzu was confused, to be honest, Lao Tzu was a bandit, how did he become a second lieutenant in the regular army in a blink of an eye? This ...... This revolutionary army became an official too quickly, right? ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and the beard explained angrily: "Tiger head, this is not easy to be an officer in the revolutionary army, but your kid's fate is good to catch up, and then Xiao Yi went through a back door for your kid, and used the tricks in the regulations to promote you, a meritorious person who led the unit to join the revolutionary team during the expansion period, to a level of promotion, originally according to the regulations, you should get the rank of warrant officer, but after setting your position as a company rank, you can only be a second lieutenant according to the original regulations in the army."

You still don't know, Lao Tzu went in the early days of the establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he was an equestrian instructor for two years, and when he went in, he was a lieutenant or a lieutenant, and thousands of students taught by Lao Tzu were higher than Lao Tzu's military ranks, and a large part of the various armies had been in the army for seven or eight years, and now they only got the low-level ranks of sergeant and sergeant, and they had to struggle hard. There will be no such good thing in the future! ”

After listening to Hu Zi's words, the brothers were very grateful to the three elders with great generosity and deep affection, and knew that without the efforts of the three bosses, they would not be where they are today.

Gu Lao Er understood and scratched his hair that had just been cut short in the afternoon, turned to An Yi and asked with a low smile: "Boss, is this guard company the special forces company you told me on the road yesterday?" ”

An Yi nodded: "So to speak, but it's not all right, after a year, more than 130 people in the company can finally reach the original standard, and only then will another special forces detachment be formed, I estimate that it will be very good if 20 people can pass, and it is too early to mention special forces!" ”

The brothers had also heard An Yi and Yin Jinan talk about the term special forces, and vaguely understood that this was an elite scout composed of military elites in the whole battalion, and at this moment they heard An Yi say it so strictly, they all showed surprise, only Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian were not only not afraid but their eyes were green, because both of them had superb martial arts and strong self-confidence, had extraordinary courage and bearing, dared to face any challenge, and were more willing to reach their ideal heights as soon as possible through hard training.

(To be continued)