Section 151 On Rewarding Meritorious Deeds

As the commander of the supplementary battalion, Liu Taiping naturally knows the strength and weakness of his soldiers well, and the soldiers deployed to each battalion are completely distributed by him, which naturally highlights his importance. In such a situation, if you want to get the best soldiers, you have to have a good relationship with Liu Taiping, but what kind of person is Liu Cannon, who doesn't know? The person who dares to point at the nose of the stone and scold in the independent regiment, he is the only one, how easy is it to have a good relationship with such a person?

While the Independent Regiment was busy replenishing the soldiers of the battalions, the Military Commission's rewards for the various units of the 19th Army finally came out. In the early preparation for the encirclement and annihilation of the 33rd Division, the 74th Army had blocked the second attack of the 34th Division in the middle of the Japanese army and the 20th Brigade on the south bank of the Jinjiang River. Another unit that performed assault was the independent regiment of the 74th Army, which was only three or four thousand people, and was the unit with the largest number of annihilated Japanese troops in this battle.

In addition, the statistics after the war found that the independent regiment not only killed and injured a large number of Japanese soldiers, but also died in their hands Hamada, captain of the 214th Wing of the Japanese Army, Major General Iwanaga, commander of the infantry of the 34th Division. It is precisely because of this that the Military Commission's commendation of the 74th Army is far beyond the usual. When the news of the reward came out, even if they were already mentally prepared, they couldn't help but be surprised.

The 74th Army was awarded the highest honor in the army for sticking to the frontal position, stubbornly blocking the Japanese attack, and holding Shanggao, and making great contributions, and won the highest honor in the army - "Blue Sky and White Sun Flying Tiger Banner". This glory, even when Yu Jishi was the army commander, he commanded the troops to fight the "Wanjialing Victory", but he did not obtain it, and it can be imagined that this battle was the affirmation of the role of the 74th Army. It can be said that since Wang Yaowu became the commander of the army, he has indeed raised the overall strength of the 74th Army to a big level. And Wang Yaowu himself was awarded the "Blue Sky and White Sun Medal" for his meritorious service in commanding this battle, and in this battle, the only person who also had this honor was Luo Zhuoying, commander-in-chief of the 19th Group Army. From the "Middle East Road Incident" in the 19th year of the Republic of China, to now, only 93 people have won the "Blue Sky and White Sun Medal", and this time Wang Yaowu can be described as infinitely beautiful.

The "Huben Independent Regiment" was awarded the No. 1 Martial Arts Certificate of the National Government for its most combat exploits, the most killings, and the best performance, and the 57th Division was also awarded the No. 2 Martial Arts Certificate of the National Government for its tenacious operations on the frontal battlefield. Generals including Yu Chengwan, Zhang Lingfu, and Shi Shi were all commended for the assault performance of their subordinate departments, and their names were passed on to the three armies.

In the following days, the 19th Group Army held a grand commendation meeting in Shanggao, on the one hand, to accept the commendation of the Military Commission, and on the other hand, Xue Yue, commander of the Ninth Theater, also on behalf of the Ninth Theater and the Hunan Provincial Government, rewarded the troops that performed surprise in this battle, including legal tender, property, equipment, etc., which made people blush. Even Chief Xue at the celebration banquet, personally toasted Yu Chengwan, Zhang Lingfu, Shi Shi and others, which made others look blushing, especially Shishi, everyone looked at him in his early twenties, not only wearing the rank of major general, but also the "Tiger Ben" Independent Regiment was the most outstanding unit in this battle, there is no doubt that his future must be unlimited, with his military merits, it is also very possible to be promoted to a division commander after this time, think about a major general division commander in his 20s, what is this concept? This made the stone the most concerned figure in the venue, and the military and political chiefs of the various units came to toast and pull relations, wanting to pave the way as soon as possible.

Although the stone is already very sophisticated, in this situation, how can he be the opponent of these old foxes? In a short period of time, he drank several glasses and got drunk on the spot. Wang Yaowu obviously also knew that his subordinates had already arranged for the personnel to carry the stones down to rest, and his concern naturally attracted the admiration of his colleagues on the side, Wang Junzuo cared so much for his subordinates, no wonder the soldiers of the 74th Army fought bravely and bravely, and they were obviously repaying the love of the commander.

In such a scene, everyone was happy because of the victory, like the 72nd Army, the 78th Army and other troops, although the combat achievements were not great, but anyway, the battle of Shanggao was won, and they also captured a lot in the subsequent pursuit operations, and also won the praise of the peak, although it was not as dazzling as the 74th Army, but it was also a happy situation. The only one who forced a smile in such a scene was Li Tianxia, the commander of the 51st Division of the 74th Army, the 57th and 58th Divisions of the 74th Army were commended by the Military Commission, and even the subordinate independent regiments were glorious, but their 51st Division was like being forgotten, and no one mentioned it at all, which made Li Tianxia, who has always had a good face, very annoyed, especially as Chief Xue toasted Shi and others, attracting all the officers and commanders to compete with Shi and others to get on good terms, but he was left in the corner and no one cared, This kind of gap really made him a little unacceptable, and he couldn't help but hold a grudge against Shi Shi, Zhang Lingfu and so on.

The celebration party was lively for three days, and the commanders of each department went back one by one satisfied, and after the rewards were distributed, the next step was naturally to promote the officers and adjust the troops. In the following days, he and Chief of Staff Chen Yu were in the study to discuss the adjustment of the position of the officers in the army, but they could not make up their minds.

When the 74th Army was reorganized in the 28th year of the Republic of China, the troops had already been readjusted once, and the officials at all levels were actually newly adjusted, so it was really a bit difficult to make adjustments in such a short period of time. In fact, the 74th Army is not without a position to adjust, for example, although the position of deputy commander of the 74th Army is now held by Shi Zhongcheng, he is now serving as the deputy commander of the 100th Army, which is equivalent to a fictitious position. The reason for this situation is that the combat strength of the various units is really average, and the officers and officials of the various departments have no choice but to transfer elite and strong generals to the newly reorganized units, in the hope that the combat strength of these units can be strengthened. Shi Zhongcheng single-handedly brought out the 57th Division's combat power is amazing, after Yu Jishi transferred out of the 74th Army, he and Wang Yaowu's seniority in the army is comparable, let him serve as Wang Yaowu's deputy, may produce some unnecessary contradictions, just 100 Army reorganized in the Republic of China 28, and then the 74th Army reorganized, Shi Zhongcheng was seconded to the past, now the 100 Army is on the right track, Shi Zhongcheng is also there to show his strengths, the position of deputy commander of the 74th Army is obviously to pay attention to the vacancy.

But this vacant position is something that no one can match! The commanders of the 51st Division, the 57th Division, and the 58th Division were all newly appointed when the 74th Army was reorganized, and Li Tianxia was the vacancy of Wang Yaowu at the top, the vacancy of Shi Zhongcheng from Yu Cheng Wanding, and the position of Feng Shengfa at the top of Liao Lingqi. But unfortunately, the performance of the 51st Division in this battle is really poor, but as long as the 51st Division can have a little bit of past records, I am afraid that Wang Yaowu will put him up under pressure. In this way, if Zhou Zhidao is promoted to the commander of the 51st Division, Shi is transferred to the deputy commander of the 51st Division, and one person is promoted from the independent regiment to be the commander, the situation of the entire 74th Army will be much better.

With an old man like Zhou Zhidao as the division commander, no one will have any opinions, and people like Lu Xing and others are far from being able to compare with Zhou Zhidao in terms of momentum and qualifications, so naturally they will not make any trouble. And there is a fierce general like Shi Shi as the deputy division commander in charge of marching and fighting, the combat effectiveness of the 51st Division is not strong, plus there is the support of the independent regiment of Shishi's descendants, the 51st Division and the independent regiment are integrated, and the combat power is so strong, how many troops can compare? He, an old official, will naturally have a light on his face when the time comes. It's a pity that Li Tianxia can't hold up the wall in the mud, and the performance in this battle is really poor, not to mention being promoted, and without being punished, the army has already won a big victory.

As for Yu Chengwan and Liao Lingqi, it is completely out of Wang Yaowu's consideration, Yu Chengwan can say that the 57th Division fought really beautifully, and others who are promoted to deputy commander will not have much opinion, but the problem is that Yu Chengwan's promotion has no meaning for the adjustment of the entire 74th Army, and let Shi go to the unfamiliar 57th Division as the deputy division commander? At his age, and without help, he will definitely be useless if he goes there, and he will not be able to play any role at that time, but may affect the combat strength of the independent regiment. And Liao Lingqi, the commander of the 58th Division, gave Wang Yaowu a headache even more, this old commander Yu Jishi's confidant and favorite general, was not very friendly to him, he was proud of his talents, and seemed to look down on him.

Thinking about it, Wang Yaowu felt a little at a loss. Chief of Staff Chen Yu immediately proposed that since this was the case, it was better to maintain the current situation and not move, wait until the next battle to win, and it would not be too late to make adjustments after the accumulation of military achievements. With the current strength of the 74th Army, it is not difficult to win another battle, and there will naturally be no headache when the time comes.

Wang Yaowu was so late that he asked: "What should I do with the independent regiment?" When the stone was in the battle of Nanchang, there were miraculous feats of seizing big cities and auspicious charms, and there were feats of destroying thousands of enemies, and the merits of the war should have been the commander of a brigade long ago, if you count the previous combat exploits, that is, to be a division commander, no one will say anything, this time he has made such a great contribution, even the commander of the Military Commission has named and commended him, and he is still standing still as a small regiment commander, will anyone think that we have no room for people? ”