Since joining the Songhu battlefield, the new second division has made great achievements.

Whether it was the total annihilation of the 114th Division and the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army in the Pinghu Campaign, or the annihilation of the 37th Wing and most of the 7th Division of the Osaka Division with water soldiers in the Lin'an Campaign three days ago, the remarkable achievements of the world attracted the attention of the world, and the New 2nd Division became the backbone of the anti-Japanese resistance.

Every major victory of the new Second Division has withstood scrutiny and inspection, and after the battle report came out, the Central Military Commission and the Military Affairs Department did not need to send personnel to verify it at all, so they knew that there would be no mistakes in the road.

Other units will not have this good luck, and the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Military Affairs will always repeatedly make things difficult for the reported combat exploits, and the most direct means is to ask for evidence. Among the many evidences, the corpses of the Japanese soldiers are the best proof, which is why this strange scene of robbing the corpse appeared.

Wu Ming couldn't cry or laugh, the worthless devil corpse in his eyes was a rare thing in the eyes of others, in this case, it wasn't a business to do......

Wu Ming's eyes rolled and he rolled his bones: "Those drowned Japanese devils also belong to the results of our New Second Army, and they must not be cheapened by others for nothing" Speaking ......of this, Wu Ming asked with a smile: "Dongning, you won't let them succeed, right?" ”

Zhang Dongning smiled slyly: "Where can it...... After discovering that the situation was not right, I immediately asked Luo Yuming to detain the people, and they are now being held in our camp. ”

"You're a living bandit...... Why did you want to go with me? Wu Ming sat up happily, patted Zhang Dongning's shoulder approvingly, and thought for a while:

"Even the dead have to be robbed, but what about the living? From Pinghu to Lin'an, we captured no less than three or four thousand little devils, some of whom were taken to the war zone and the Military Commission, and the rest were used as hard labor...... Give me a good look, and I'll sell it for a good price."

As soon as Wu Ming's words fell, a staff officer appeared at the door of the ward, looked at Wu Ming hesitantly, and then looked at Zhang Dongning. Wu Ming waved his hand and lay down again and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Zhang Dongning went out for a while, and then came in to report: "Several division commanders of friendly forces have rushed to the field hospital

"Oh? They came pretty quickly...... It must be here to ask for someone, this may be the beginning of a big business," Wu Ming said to himself.

Zhang Dongning couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and asked, "Do you want to meet them?" ”

Wu Ming shook his head: "I'm recuperating now...... You go talk on my behalf, and I won't see them."

"Master, for this matter, Gu Zhutong specially called the chief to intercede for them, let's meet," Zhang Dongning said, taking out a telegram from the file bag tucked under his arm.

Gu Zhutong, who was promoted to second-class general in April of the 23rd year of the Republic of China, was not known for his military exploits, but he won the trust of Chiang Kai-shek, and after the Xi'an Incident, he served as the director of the Xi'an camp, under the jurisdiction of Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang, Jiang Dingwen, Zhu Shaoliang and other generals, which shows his respected status. After the Battle of Songhu began, Gu Zhutong successively served as deputy commander and commander of the Third Theater, and concurrently chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Government.

It stands to reason that now Wu Ming is under the jurisdiction of Liu Xiang's Seventh War Zone, and there is no subordinate relationship between him and Gu Zhutong, so he doesn't need to pay attention to Gu Zhutong's statement.

Among the three group armies under his command, Zhang Fakui's Eighth Group Army directly obeyed the orders of the Military Commission, and Chen Cheng himself was Chiang Kai-shek's confidant, and without Chiang Kai-shek's order, Liu Xiang could not transfer a single soldier and a soldier of the 15th Group Army belonging to the Central Army, and Liu Xiang could only manage the 23rd Group Army of the Sichuan Army, of which he was the commander.

Therefore, Zhang Fakui sent reinforcements from Lin'an, nominally obeying Liu Xiang's orders, but in fact they were remotely controlled by Gu Zhutong, the commander of the Third Theater of Operations.

Moreover, Wu Ming knew that Liu Xiang would die of illness in a few days, and when the seventh war zone was directly canceled, Gu Zhutong would become the top boss, and his face could not be sold.

Wu Ming took the telegram and looked at it carefully, with a smile on his face.

Gu Zhutong first conveyed the latest order of the Nationalist Government: From now on, the new Second Division will be officially expanded into the New Second Army, with Lieutenant General Wu Mingjin and the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun, Long Shaogang as the deputy commander of the Major General, and Zhang Dongning as the Chief of Staff of the Major General.

Among them, the commander of the new 2nd Division is Major General Luo Yuming, which is composed of the original 1st Brigade and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th regiments of the supplementary brigade, and the commander of the new 3rd Division, Major General Yang Sixian, is composed of the original 2nd Brigade and the 1st and 2nd regiments of the supplementary brigade.

The independent division is a newly formed unit, mainly replacing the role of the original supplementary brigade, and the new second and third divisions are drawn from the backbone of the formation, and the division commander is Major General Yin Di.

Gu Zhutong congratulated Wu Ming on his promotion to the army chief, and then mentioned the 55th Division and other departments, asking Wu Ming to take care of one or two.

Although he had expected it, Wu Ming was still very happy that he was promoted to army commander: "I didn't expect the reward for the Battle of Linhang to be this...... Well, since Chief Gu interceded with those cowards, we can't slap them in the face

Dongning, you can send someone to call them to the ward."

Zhang Dongning nodded with satisfaction, called the guards at the door, and asked Lu Kuiyuan, the commander of the guard battalion who led his troops to protect the field hospital, to lead several friendly division commanders to Wu Ming's ward. After a while, Lu Kuiyuan came to the ward with a team of soldiers with loaded guns and seven generals.

The seven were tall, short, thin and fat, but they all had indignant looks on their faces.

Entering the ward, Lu Kuiyuan waved his hand to the soldiers escorted, and the officers and soldiers of the guard company immediately dispersed like a tide, but their eyes were still vigilantly staring at a few people.

Lu Kuiyuan came to Wu Ming's side, saluted Wu Ming, and reported loudly: "Master, someone brought it."

Due to Cheng Yuan's injury, Wu Ming's position as adjutant was temporarily held by Lu Kuiyuan, and as soon as Wu Ming waved his hand, Lu Kuiyuan automatically stepped aside.

"Hello generals, I am Wu Ming"

Wu Ming nodded, his gaze swept over the seven division commanders.

Zhang Dongning pointed to the bald soldier standing at the front with a shiny face: "Military seat, this is Lieutenant General Li Songshan, the commander of the 55th Division, he ............"

Before Zhang Dongning's voice fell, Li Songshan had already spoken: "The promotion of the new Second Division to the New Second Army, and the promotion of Division Commander Wu to army commander was originally a gratifying thing...... However, this person, once he was promoted and made a fortune, he got carried away, and his temper grew, and he was even bullied to the bottom."

Li Songshan turned around and said to the other teachers: "We are also figures with heads and faces, but in other people's territory, we treat them like prisoners...... Whether it's tolerable or not, please explain one or two to General Wu."

"Oh? Is it? I think there was some misunderstanding...... Regardless of whether our new Second Division is upgraded to an army or not, the door is open to all officers and soldiers of the National Army, and we sincerely welcome every officer and soldier who sincerely resists the war" Speaking of this, Wu Ming smiled faintly: "A few people who came to me definitely didn't come specifically to complain, there must be something, right?" ”

"Don't pretend to be confused, your people have captured our officers and soldiers who searched the battlefield, don't deceive people too much"

Li Songshan was furious and angrily reprimanded. Seeing that Wu Ming was silent, he turned back to the others and said, "Did you say that?" ”

Li Songshan's attack did not receive a response, including Dai Minquan, Lu Xingrong, Gu Jiaqi and other generals and colonels were a little embarrassed, especially the commanders of several provisional divisions, almost all of whom were expanded by the security forces of Lianghu and Fujian and other places, and did not experience the test of war.

Wu Ming's eyes narrowed into a slit, and his gaze enveloped Li Songshan, watching him perform a one-man show.

There was no response, Li Songshan was a little discouraged, but he was the oldest and most senior among the division commanders.

In the 20th year of the Republic of China, Li Songshan served as the commander of the 57th Division, and was stationed in Huoshan, Lu'an, Jinzhai and other places in western Anhui all the year round to encircle and suppress the Red Army in Dabie Mountain, and later the 55th Division and the 57th Division were included in the list of the second batch of adjustment divisions of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Li Songshan and Army Commander Ruan Zhaochang exchanged positions and were transferred to the commander of the 55th Division.

After years of ups and downs, although Li Songshan is still the division commander, he has long been a lieutenant general. Li Songshan's backer in the army is He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs, and has a deep friendship with Qian Dajun and Gu Zhutong, has a relationship and background, and feels that his waist is quite hard, Li Songshan, pointing at Wu Ming, is extremely arrogant: "Wu Ming, if you let people go, if not, hum - there will be no good fruit for you to eat."

Wu Ming is a strong donkey, if he is kind to say, Wu Ming may not let the person go under the stimulation of hearing the good news of the promotion of the new second division. But now, Wu Ming's good mood was all ruined by Li Songshan, and he suddenly lowered his face and said slowly:

"Master Li, if you really have any grievances, there are reporters from the Central News Agency and Ta Kung Pao here, you can go and tell you about your situation...... I think that journalist friends will be very happy to eliminate evil and promote good, and publish the glorious deeds of your unit in newspapers and magazines, so as to make your 55th Division famous. ”

"You-"

Li Songshan was speechless for a moment.

In the battles of Jiaxing, Nanxun, and Wuxing, the 55th Division basically collapsed at the touch of a button, and there was no performance at all. On the way from Anji to Lin'an for reinforcements, Li Songshan led the 55th Division like a turtle crawling, in order to avoid the sharp edge of the Japanese army, and it was best for Lin'an to fall as soon as possible, so that it could justifiably retreat to southern Anhui. Later, I heard that the Japanese Seventh Division and the Osaka Wing had suffered heavy losses, and the Second Division had also lost troops in Zhongshaoxi, so I rushed to prepare to pick up the bargain.

This time he snatched the body of the drowned devil in order to prove to Lu Shangfeng that the 55th Division was not useless and was also the mainstay of the anti-Japanese resistance

"Master Li, you can slander me, I, the prime minister, can hold the boat in my belly, and I won't bother with you. But if you slander my troops, I'll have to hold them accountable. ”

Wu Ming said with a dark face: "If you ask why you want to arrest the soldiers of your 55th Division, I will call the Military Commission to explain it truthfully later...... If you are entangled, I can ask General Momofuku to send a plane, and we will go together to the Venezuelan car to divide the right and wrong."

Dai Minquan saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly came out to play a round: "Both of them are the pillars of the party and the state, and they must not cause contradictions." ”

Wu Ming arched his hand: "Master Dai, Yushan farewell, it has been half a year now, although each other is on the battlefield in Songhu, but it is difficult to meet each other...... This gathering, I don't know what Master Dai has to say? ”

Dai Minquan laughed: "Brother Wu's prestige has now spread all over the country, and almost everyone knows about it, and he is admired by everyone. If I was not convinced during the Yushan exercise, but now it is a five-body throw...... I also met a devil, my 45th Division was defeated in Jinshanwei, but my brother completely annihilated the opponent and helped me avenge the great revenge, thank you enough"

"You're polite, Master Dai is really too polite," Wu Ming said modestly, without any-for-tat confrontation with Li Songshan.

"Come, Brother Wu, I'll introduce you to a few brothers"

Dai Minquan clapped his hands and introduced other generals to Wu Ming with a smile: "This is Lu Xingrong, the commander of the 52nd Division...... This is Gu Jiaqi, commander of the 128th Division...... This is Gao Menghua, the commander of the Fourth Division......"

Wu Ming and the generals gave up their hands one by one, and these generals also smiled and greeted Wu Ming politely, congratulating Wu Ming on his promotion and the promotion of the new Second Division to the new Second Army.

Wu Ming responded like a spring breeze, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, like brothers meeting.