On the third day of the Lunar New Year of the 13th year of the Republic of China, a huge military parade was held on the field of the colonel outside Nantai County, and the officers and soldiers of the three regiments of the Seventh Mixed Brigade under the command of the Jiangbei Guardian Army swaggered through the city in front of the county's fathers and elders, showing the limelight and foreign appearance.

Due to the shortage of funds, coupled with the difficulty of buying fabrics for the New Year, the newly recruited officers and soldiers have no military uniforms to wear, except for a big green hat, the soldiers are still wearing the clothes they wore when they were bandits, and they are usually just that, and the proofreading is extremely dazzling, and even the former bandits who have always been thick-skinned feel a little embarrassed.

"No matter how poor you are, you have to get two and a half feet for your brothers, right?" Gai Longquan's subordinate Eighth Master complained like this, he got a company commander, and the military uniforms and riding boots he bought at his own expense were very bright, but the brothers in the company still wore all kinds of clothes, looking like a group of beggars.

"The marshal has his own arrangements, and when the poppies bloom, there will be everything." Gai Longquan said with confidence, Chen Zikun did not hide from him, 500 acres of poppy fields is an important factor to attract this gang of bandits, who doesn't know the value of big smoke, and if you survive for a while, you will be bitter.

Although the brothers of the 7th Mixed Brigade did not even have neat uniforms and their foot drills were crooked, the fierce energy could not be concealed, and the brand-new rifles and shiny bayonets made it even more deterrent.

"The master of the tiger." An old show shook his head and praised.

The big girls and little daughters-in-law who usually don't go out of the door also took advantage of the New Year's scene to come out to see the excitement, they gathered together in groups of three or five, sometimes whispering, sometimes eating and laughing, and they were wearing red, green, and green new cotton jackets, which caused those soldiers to walk in the queue and became crooked, which caused a burst of laughter.

The girls of Shanghai also came to see the excitement at night, they were different from those country women, they were still wearing cheongsams on cold days, but they were covered with mink coats outside, and a group of gorgeous little ladies went there to stop, and the officers of the Seventh Mixed Brigade were suddenly salivating.

"Zhenjun, when do you have to go into the city to sleep."

"Pull it down, just your little military salary and still want to sleep in Shanghai at night, the tea is from three yuan, and the overnight is at least ten yuan."

"Damn, don't say ten oceans, it's worth ten years less!"

They were talking unscrupulously here, and Hongyu stared at the queue with a pair of beautiful eyes, hoping to find the enemy named Liang Maocai, but she couldn't find anyone after her eyes were dazzled.

Maybe he was killed while suppressing the bandits, this ominous thought flashed through Hongyu's heart, and she suddenly felt a tingling pain.

Chen Zikun's military parade on the third day of the Lunar New Year was purposeful, first, to enhance the cohesion and pride of the troops, and second, to show the strength of the people of Nantai and let some people with ill intentions converge.

After the review, Chen Zikun held a meeting to confer official titles, and the leaders of the 7th Mixed Brigade gathered under the rostrum, waiting for the military envoy to announce the letter of appointment.

The rostrum is a temporary earthen platform, with colorful sheds on it, red flags on both sides, one of which is a five-color national flag, two flag guards stand under the flagpole, and the box cannon is hung on the waist and carries Bergman on the shoulder, which is majestic and incredible, that is the soldiers of Chen Zikun's guards, equipped with the best guys.

Today, Chen Zikun is wearing a very stylish head, the army major general's gown, a snow-white hat and cherry, a blue tweed dress, a Western command knife hanging from the golden belt, shiny riding boots, and spotless gloves.

The emcee of the meeting is Chief of Staff Yan, he is also in a straight military uniform today, with a sonorous sword, but he is wearing regular clothes, far less majestic than Chen Zikun, seeing that everyone has arrived, he cleared his throat and stood up and said: "Today is the day when the Seventh Mixed Brigade of our Jiangdong Provincial Army becomes an army, and it is our big day!" ”

The leaders listened impatiently and were unmoved, Chen Shou saw that it was not a problem, and took the lead in applauding, but only his group of descendants applauded him, and the people on the side of Gailongquan did not even move.

Gai Longquan glanced at Chen Shou and said, "Give the chief of staff a quack." ”

The leaders applauded and whistled, Chen Shou was angry, but his strength was not as good as others, so he had to endure it.

Chen Zikun saw this scene in his eyes.

"The duty of our Seventh Mixed Brigade is to protect the territory and ......the people," Yan Su gushed at length, and only changed his words when everyone began to yawn: "Next, I would like to ask Major General Chen, the military envoy and brigade commander, to arrange positions for you and confer military ranks!" ”

After a short and warm applause, everyone stared at Chen Zikun with eager eyes, everyone was a bandit, and the one who was ordered by the imperial court was promoted to make a fortune, although Chen Zikun was also temporarily appointed to some positions before, but those were not formal appointments, and today is the real one.

Chen Zikun stood up, held a big iron horn and said: "My surname Chen doesn't like to play false, what I said when I was recruiting brothers in the past, what I said today, now I announce the appointment of Chen Shou as the lieutenant colonel of the first regiment of the seventh mixed brigade." ”

Chen Shou Xizi came to power and accepted the letter of appointment, which was a white silk with a brush to write the position and military rank, and the signature of Chen Zikun and the seal of the Jiangbei Protector Army Envoy.

There was a sudden noise below, and the poles who killed the tiger's mouth had a holiday with Chen Shou, and they were very dissatisfied that he actually stole the limelight from the boss, and was the first to appoint and become the head of the regiment.

Chen Zikun said: "Commander Chen has worked hard, since the regiment commander and below, you can arrange it yourself, I don't have to worry about it." ”

Chen Shou was overjoyed, those brothers under him were all screaming and waiting, and now the casual arrangement of the battalion commander and company commander is not all based on his own words, Chen Zikun does not interfere in the personnel appointment and dismissal of the first regiment, that is a trust in himself.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Zikun called Gai Longquan to the stage again.

Boss Gai's style is much more than Chen Shou, half of the people in the Seventh Mixed Brigade are from him, he is higher than Chen Zikun in terms of prestige, in a burst of applause, Gai Longquan bowed his hands around, and walked up to the stage with a hearty smile, and hugged his fist at Chen Zikun: "Dashuai, please!" ”

Chen Zikun smiled and said, "Boss Gai has worked hard, now I appoint you as the colonel of the Second Regiment of the Seventh Mixed Brigade of the Jiangdong Provincial Army." ”

Gai Longquan said loudly: "Xie Dashuai." ”

He felt very comfortable, because although he was also the commander of the regiment, his military rank was one level higher than Chen Shou, he was a colonel, and his strength was much greater than Chen Shou, the first regiment only had 800 troops, but the second regiment had as many as 3,000 people, which could catch up with the strength of a brigade.

Just thinking about how to arrange the seats for his brothers, Chen Zikun spoke again: "Now please Su Qingyan and Xue Bin come to the stage." ”

Everyone was stunned, didn't they say that the personnel appointment and dismissal of the second regiment were all decided by Boss Gai, why did he pick out these two people and appoint them separately?

Su Qingyan and Xue Bin were also quite surprised, but they couldn't care about anything else at this moment, so they could only go to the stage to listen to the seal.

Chen Zikun said: "The brigade commander appointed Su Qingyan as the chief of staff of the Protector Embassy Office, and appointed Xue Bin as the commander of the pistol battalion. ”

Su Qingyan was born as a cottage military teacher, and his brain was very flexible, and when he heard this, he was refreshed, and knew that Chen Zikun was going to reuse himself, so he hurriedly gave Xue Bin a look and saluted: "Xie Dashuai!" ”

Xue Bin was also inexplicably moved, he is not a fool, the pistol battalion, as the name suggests, the soldiers are equipped with box guns and hand-held machine guns, and they are independent troops directly under the command of Chen Zikun, which shows that the marshal does not miss the old evils, and trusts himself.

He was about to kneel down at that time, but was grabbed by Chen Zikun: "Heifeng, don't kneel down in the army, if you bend your knees again in the future, I will beat your military stick." ”

Xue Bin said: "Xie Dashuai cultivates, and in the future, the sword mountain and the sea of fire will be in a word!" ”

Gai Longquan, who was standing on the side, was slightly displeased, after Liang Maocai left, Lao Jiu Xue Bin was the most capable general under him, he originally wanted to arrange for him to be a company commander, but he didn't expect to be dug into the corner by Chen Zikun, and Su Qingyan, who was his own military division, had already been designated as the chief of staff of the second regiment, and now he directly mentioned the brigade headquarters to be the chief of staff, which is always uncomfortable.

Chen Zikun said with a smile: "Head Gai, don't be reluctant to let go, Su Qingyan and Xue Bin are my old acquaintances in Beijing, we don't make a deal, you can lend it to me." ”

Gai Longquan thought of the last time Xue Bin held a gun at himself to save Chen Zikun, and he was not very loyal to himself, so why not be a favor, so he smiled and said: "They are all their own brothers, where did they come from, it is me Gai Longquan, and I am also your subordinates." ”

Chen Zikun laughed, this matter is over.

There were also several appointments announced on the spot, officially appointing Zhao Yufeng as the adjutant director, Gong Zijun as the quartermaster, and Chen Shou as the chief of the military justice department.

Such an appointment is fair, all aspects have been taken care of, and everyone can't say a word, in fact, this is all planned by Chief of Staff Yan Suyan for Chen Zikun, the purpose is nothing more than to balance the forces of all parties, Chen Zikun is a bare-bones commander, and the military power is controlled by two bandit leaders, isn't this a life on the tip of a knife, so that Chen Shou and Gai Longquan are not convinced by each other and restrain each other, and Chen Zikun, the brigade commander, can be at ease.

Although the first regiment has few men and horses, it is equipped with heavy machine guns and Grusen artillery, and it has an advantage in equipment, and Chen Shou is also the chief of military justice, so he has more power; Although the second regiment was large in number, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, only rifles and pistols, and their strength was equal to that of the first regiment.

In addition to the two regiments trained by the bandits, Chen Zikun personally served as the commander of the third regiment, this regiment has very few troops, only 300 people, all of them are composed of rural croppers, solid eyes, diligent and simple, belonging to the nature of strategic reserves, and there is also an independent pistol battalion, under the command of Xue Bin, all box guns and Bergman, acting as the guards of the office, is Chen Zikun's killer force.

After the closure of the officials, the whole army was feasted, the barracks set up flowing water seats, white-faced steamed buns braised pork, strong soju can be vigorously made, during this period of time the officers and soldiers can have a hard time, every day in addition to the exercise is to build a house and level the playground, tired like a dead dog, there is no time to even go into the city to play, and the food is very poor, sorghum noodles and green onions are a meal, sometimes there is not even yellow sauce, not to mention the egg steamed bun promised when Zhao'an, except for the good food on Chinese New Year's Eve, such a meal like today is the first time.

Chen Zikun took the two regiment commanders to toast from table to table, and the people who drank turned their backs and horses, and they were very happy, until the sun set, the wine banquet came to an end, looking at the scene of the mess of cups and plates, the young major general and brigade commander of the Seventh Mixed Brigade couldn't help but sigh, raising soldiers is really fucking money, and a banquet will eat Lao Tzu's 800 oceans.