On the review stand in the North School Field, Xiao Yimin, who was wearing a tube-shaped soft training hat and wearing an olive-colored new-style military uniform, and his generals stood straight, and Wang Jian, the newly promoted commander of the First Mixed Brigade of the Border Army, stood in front of the review stand, facing the 4,000 officers and soldiers neatly lined up under the stage, and shouted loudly:

"Catch-10—"

The 4,000 officers and soldiers in the audience replied in unison: "Strictly obey and abide by your duty!" ”

"Article 2 - "

"Respect the elderly, love the young, and be kind to the people!"

"Article 3 - "

"Brothers-in-arms, like brothers and sisters!"

"Article 4 - "

"Go forward, kill those who flee!"

...... "Article 10—"

"Treat death as home, cast the soul of my army!"

The neat and high-pitched voice echoed over the wide field for a long time, Xiao Yimin was very satisfied, he and his generals racked their brains and carefully formulated the "Ten Military Regulations" successfully implemented, and after ten days of intensive study by the 4,000 officers and soldiers who had undergone preliminary training, everyone memorized the ten military regulations and the "Internal Affairs Regulations" thoroughly, and their mental outlook changed, and both morale and cohesion were qualitatively improved.

They are convinced that as long as they unremittingly carry out education, the "Ten Military Regulations" will be an iron-like criterion of action and will be integrated into the blood of every officer and soldier.

Wang Jian ordered loudly: "All of them are there, stand up-, all departments directly under it will be disbanded on the spot, and the first mixed brigade will sort out its equipment and prepare to set off-"

"Kill—"

The more than 3,500 officers and men who were disbanded on the spot did not leave, and they gathered around the 500 officers and men of the First Brigade who had sorted out their backpacks for a long time, and their eyes were full of reluctance.

After returning to Ya'an, the first thing the First Brigade should do is to recruit troops and continue to intensify training, and they must expand the total number of officers and men to 5,500 within half a year, and these 500 carefully selected old brothers with military age of more than one year will become officers and commanders at all levels of the First Mixed Brigade.

Brigade Commander Wang Jian and Deputy Brigade Commander He Qiwu bid farewell to the officers who remained in Chengdu one by one, and finally walked down the review stand side by side with Xiao Yimin, talking in a low voice as they walked.

Xiao Yimin looked at the brothers who were saying goodbye to each other on the field, pulled Wang Jian and He Qiwu, and commanded in a low voice:

"Two senior brothers, you have a calm surname, rich experience, and have made great contributions to the training and education of our army for more than a year, not only in the actual training of bold exploration, the original various branches of the military "Dian Dian" has been corrected and supplemented a lot, but also in the military discipline education has been fruitful, this job evaluation has won a group of respect from the brothers, it is purely a matter of course, therefore, your position as brigade commander and deputy brigade commander is also well-deserved.

"However, we must not rest on our laurels, the ancient precept of sailing against the current must be kept in mind, at present, all [***] teams are groping and practicing rapid growth, even Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army has shown surprising combat effectiveness, not long ago on the battlefield of Wuhan Beiyang Army won an overwhelming victory, is a good proof, in the battle that lasted more than two months, the Beiyang Army showed many techniques and tactics, very worthy of our learning.

"Also, in terms of troop expansion, we must be very cautious, prefer shortage to excess, ensure quality, and find ways to obtain the full support of our fathers and fellow villagers."

Wang Jian hurriedly replied: "Please rest assured, the commander, after we go back, we will recruit soldiers in strict accordance with the newly revised "Conscription Regulations", and we will never be in a hurry to achieve success and do stupid things like Lazhuang Ding, or the sentence that the commander repeatedly emphasized at the meeting: We are the people's soldiers, and the people's will is the foundation of our army's life." ”

He Qiwu then stated:

"Don't worry, Commander, we will never let down the Commander's expectations, and after we go back, we will certainly carry out the Commander's instructions, take the military regulations and regulations as the criterion, train in strict accordance with our army's "Classics," never relax our ideological education, and strive to completely defeat the Second Brigade in the confrontation exercise one year later."

Xiao Yimin nodded with a smile and motioned for the two of them to walk around again and look at the brothers who returned this time.

Wang Jian and He Qiwu followed closely and followed.

Wang Jian and He Qiwu, who have experienced the Chengdu crisis and internal intensive learning, have received formal military education and have nearly two years of practical experience, and like all officers, they have unconsciously become respectful and respectful in front of Xiao Yimin, who has rapidly transformed and become more majestic, whether in their words or in their hearts, they all deeply admire and admire Xiao Yimin, and they no longer dare to call Xiao Yimin "junior brother".

After taking a few steps, Wang Jian asked in a low voice: "Commander, a few of the graduates from Baoding will come back next week, do you really plan to let them start as platoon commanders in our first brigade?" ”

Xiao Yimin nodded solemnly: "It must be so, this is a necessary procedure for the training of officers in our army, even if the person who comes back from further study has a level, he must pass the grassroots down-to-earth training before he can be promoted."

"Through this crisis, you have also seen the performance of those people in the New Army, no less than 15 of their generals and colonels at all levels have returned from their advanced studies, and the rest of the officers at all levels are almost all outstanding graduates of the Sichuan Military Academy and the Accelerated School, but how did they perform in this crisis?

"Humph! Panicked, incompetent, and extremely disappointing! And what kind of soldiers did they bring? It is not an exaggeration to describe it as tofu dregs, how can such an officer and such an army be competent for a cruel war in the future? ”

Wang Jian and He Qiwu nodded frequently, and Xiao Yimin's analysis was objective and to the point, which made people see and touch, and they were convinced.

"Report to the commander, Peng Ziyue asked to follow his brother Peng Zisong and return to the Ya'an base to continue training."

This time, Wei Changfeng, the commander of the special service battalion directly under the command of the 1st Brigade who went to the Ya'an base for special training, came to ask for instructions.

Wang Jian and He Qiwu looked at each other and smiled, the Peng brothers are all sharpshooters that Commander Xiao Yimin loves very much, and even the names of the two brothers were also taken with the help of the commander.

Xiao Yimin beckoned to the Peng family brothers who were standing in the distance, and saluted back to the two brothers who ran up to salute, straightened his face, and looked at Peng Ziyue unhappily:

"Shan Yanzi, it's not impossible for you to go to Ya'an, but you have to give me a reasonable reason, huh?"

The mountain girl blushed and puffed out his chest:

"Report to the commander, I feel that my level is not enough, and I dare not serve as a shooting instructor in the regiment directly under me, I want to study with my brother and follow Battalion Commander Wei...... Battalion Commander Wei said that we should take all the things we know, including how to look at the wind speed, how to measure the wind direction, how to lurk so as not to be detected, and...... And、And that's ...... How do you search for lurking enemies and write them all down on paper into a dedicated ...... Textbooks, which are ...... Battalion Commander Wei said that this matter is very glorious, and all the brothers in the army who practice sniping in the future can ...... You can see both of our names. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, Xiao Yimin finished laughing and turned to Wei Changfeng:

"Camp Commander Wei, it turns out that you instigated it behind your back! I said, how could the mountain girl say such a large paragraph of literary crepe words, and still think of leaving a famous military history, hehe! Shan Yanzi, you memorized this passage, you spent a lot of work, right? ”

Shan Yanzi lowered his head, his face turned even redder, and he unconsciously retreated to his brother's side, and no longer dared to look up at Xiao Yimin, feeling very regretful in his heart, feeling sorry for the commander's weight.

Wei Changfeng sneered and smiled: "Commander, the task assigned by the General Staff Office is too heavy, and it is really difficult to summarize our army's first "Sniper Teaching" within half a year!" At present, there are only two sharpshooters in the whole army, the Peng brothers, and they got the guidance of the commander two years ago, and they have been practicing hard since then, and they have fired five or six thousand rounds of bullets. ”

Xiao Yimin nodded: "Okay, I agreed, but Wei Changfeng, this time I will hand over all the 100 best excellent shooters in the whole army to you, and also give you the best weapons and a large number of specially made clothing and equipment, if there is no growth in half a year, you just wait to report to the engineer battalion." ”

"Yes! Thank you, Commander! ”

Wei Changfeng saluted excitedly, and happily pulled the Peng brothers away quickly, looking like they were going to the barracks to help the mountain guys with backpacks.

Wang Jian, He Qiwu and the surrounding guards couldn't laugh, they all knew why the commander spent so much money on this hundred sharpshooters.

Before, all the officers and soldiers, including them, didn't know what a sniper was, or after Xiao Yimin explained it in detail, everyone knew how to pronounce the word "sniper" and what it meant, and how terrible the elusive, vicious and vicious sniper tactics were.

Just imagine: the commander of a group marching on the mountain road was suddenly hit in the head by a bullet flying from nowhere, or after leading his troops to camp, one by one the sentries and patrol officers and soldiers were knocked down by cold guns from two or three hundred meters away, how heavy and cruel the blow to the morale of the army was!

Everyone put themselves in each other's shoes, and if they were led by snipers, they were at a loss, and they didn't know how to protect and fight back.

When the officers learned about the effectiveness of sniper tactics, they all consciously abided by the secrecy system and vigorously supported the headquarters in setting up a special service battalion directly under it. After the training of the special service battalion, the best of them will be specially promoted, and then assigned to the special service company directly under each brigade, and bring out snipers for each unit to make the enemy fearful, which is a good thing for everyone.

The 500 officers and men of the 1st Mixed Brigade and the more than 100 officers and men of the special service battalion directly under the headquarters were fully equipped, and under the command of the brigade commander Wang Jian, they saluted Commander Xiao Yimin in unison, and walked out of the barracks in line against the warm winter sunshine.

Xiao Yimin and the soldiers of the whole army returned the salute, and the atmosphere was unusually majestic and heavy, as if they were really going on an expedition.

Not long after Xiao Yimin returned to the headquarters by the pond, Wu Sanxi, the chief of the guard, came to report: "Brother Liu Bingxian has arrived, and he is coming from the camp gate!" ”

Xiao Yimin was overjoyed, stood up and straightened his appearance:

"Let's go, let's go and greet him, I haven't seen him for so many years, you have to pour him a few more bowls tonight, this grandson has a lot of wine, I can't move him."

Wu San grinned: "Little brother, it seems that Mr. Yang from Yucheng came with Brother Liu, and Old Man Zou also came together for some reason." ”

"Mr. Yang? Which Mr. Yang? Xiao Yimin asked strangely.

"It's the same Mr. Yang who asked you for help last time to get out of the prison Yang Wei's allies, as for the name, I can't remember it for a while......."

Wu San scratched his head and tried to recall.

Xiao Yimin frowned: "Mr. Yang Shukan, the president of the Yucheng Alliance? ”

"Yes, yes! That's him. Wu San hurriedly replied.

Xiao Yimin nodded thoughtfully:

"It's coming so fast! And he came with Brother Liu, and his wishful thinking is really good, it's not easy...... Walk! Warm welcome, don't care about the big things, let's talk about it after drinking the wind wine tonight! ”

(To be continued)