Wang Haitao took a few steps forward, and the weapons and ammunition in the warehouse were neatly stacked, and it was easy to count. It didn't take much trouble for Wang Haitao to make it clear that there were 1,200 semi-automatic rifles, 600 assault and front guns, 120 light machine guns, 60 Type 57 heavy machine guns, 30 Type 67 heavy machine guns, more than 100 mortars of various calibers, and 16 imitation German 75-caliber field guns. There are also not too many bullets, only a few bases.

These weapons can't even be equipped with a regiment, Wang Haitao couldn't help asking: "Shouli, is there really only such a few weapons?" Tang Shouli smiled bitterly and said: "Junzao, how can I hide it from you? I still left these weapons and ammunition and didn't give them to the people below." Now the raw materials of the arsenal can only guarantee the production of ammunition, and the production of guns has been completely stopped. ”

Wang Haitao thought for a while and asked, "How much Japanese-style equipment is there?" Tang Renli replied: "Military seat, there are too many Japanese-style equipment, and several warehouses next to it are full, and this is still eighty percent of the new weapons left after selection, and almost all of them have been sent to the arsenal as raw materials." After Tang Renli finished speaking, seeing that Wang Haitao was silent in thought, he leaned into Wang Haitao's ear and whispered a few words.

Wang Haitao's eyes lit up when he said these few words, and he eagerly asked: "Renli, what you said is true?" Tang Renli replied with a serious face: "Military seat, such a big problem, I don't dare to open my mouth, this is also after I went to the telegram to inquire in person two days ago, the other party replied to me." Wang Haitao said excitedly: "Great, it seems that I have to go in person." ”

It turned out that what Tang Renli said to Wang Haitao was: There are still a lot of stocks of new weapons in the arsenal in Jurong, which is enough to equip a brigade. In the past two years, Wang Haitao fought in the south and the north, and almost forgot that there was a base in Jurong, and he was ready to use this base as a basis to rely on to manage the land of Jiangnan, but now he has already left the land of Jiangnan, whether this base still needs to stay in Jurong, just wait for himself to see it in person, before he can make a decision.

On the morning of the next day, a summing up meeting of the campaign attended by all officers at and above the brigade level was held in the conference room of the military headquarters. Wang Haitao sat on the main seat, Tang Renxin, Su Zuxin, Tang Yikuan, Li Yuanhong, Tang Longzai, Tang Hongming, Wei Hai on the left, Tang Renli, Zhao Zhongwu, Tangshan Leopard, Tang Xiaoshan, Wu Jianzhou, Tang Yishi, and other brigade commanders also sat down.

Everyone arrived, Su Zuxin presided over the meeting, and Wang Haitao spoke. Wang Haitao glanced at everyone and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, our 90th Army has been fighting continuously in the past few months, first inflicting heavy losses on the 14th Army of the Japanese Army, annihilating more than 30,000 enemies, and killing Shiro Makino, the commander of the Japanese Lieutenant General's Division, and Sadanao Ishimoto, the commander of the Major General's Brigade.

Subsequently, before he had time to rest, he launched a counterattack against the invading Japanese 16th Army, not only driving the invading Japanese troops out of the country, but also attacking Vietnam in one fell swoop, successively capturing Lang Son, Bac Giang, Hanoi and other cities, destroying more than 40,000 enemies again, and killing Maruyama Masao, commander of the Japanese lieutenant general's division, and Matsui Kiichiro, commander of the Major General's brigade. The victories in the two battles greatly boosted the morale and fighting spirit of the whole army, and also greatly shocked the Japanese army. As the commander of the First Army, I would like to congratulate all of you. “

When Wang Haitao said this, there was thunderous applause at the bottom. After the applause subsided a little, Wang Haitao continued: "Since the founding of our 90th Army, we have fought in the south and the north and made meritorious achievements, which are unmatched among the troops of the national army, but Chairman Chiang of Chongqing has not been interesting enough to give us a commendation. Of course, we fought bloody battles with the Japanese army, not for promotions and fortunes, nor for those awards, but to drive little Japan out of China as soon as possible, and to make our compatriots no longer miserable and enslaved little Japan. But do you know why Chairman Chiang turned a blind eye to our military exploits?"

Sitting there, there are people who know something inside, thoughtful, and don't know the inside story to look at people. Wang Haitao glanced around again and said: "This matter is simple and simple, and it does not hinder party strife and suppression. It is complicated to say that it is complicated, and this involves the struggle between the state and the Communist Party. In my opinion, as long as it is a sincere anti-Japanese armed force, it is a fraternal force, and I, Wang Haitao, who can help, will never say a word. Brigade Commander Mu and Brigade Commander Huang, who were sitting here, should know this point best.

However, I first helped the New Fourth Army and then the Eighth Route Army in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui, and in the eyes of Lao Chiang, these became 'communists'! With Lao Chiang's mentality, as long as he was a 'communist,' he was an enemy, and he had to do everything possible to eradicate them. Fortunately, our 90th Army has never relied on Lao Chiang, and it has quite strong strength, and it is an anti-Japanese hero in the eyes of the people, so Lao Chiang has nothing to do with us. However, the exploits we have achieved in bloody battles will naturally be ignored.

Wang Haitao didn't want to talk about the matter so early, but he also took into account that not all people in the 90th Army were loyal to him, Su Zuxin, Zhao Zhongwu, Zhang Lingfu, Mu Suzhong, Huanggang and others were all from other national army units, so he told the matter earlier, if these people had other ideas, it was not too late to deal with it now.

After saying these words, there was a lot of discussion below, most of them were scolding Lao Jiang and the Chongqing government, and there were a few people who didn't say anything, just sat there thinking about their thoughts. Now Wang Haitao is just paying attention, and he won't say anything, let alone do anything. Wang Haitao signaled everyone to be quiet and then said: "I will give corresponding rewards to these officers and soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in the second battle in advance. Now let's talk about another important thing. ”

Wang Haitao saw that his words once again attracted everyone's attention. Then he continued: "Although we have destroyed a lot of enemies in these two battles, our own losses are also very large, and after the soldiers of the independent division are replenished to the main division, there is still a partial shortage of personnel, so it will become inevitable to recruit again." As in the previous cases, Deputy Commander Zhao Zhongwu was solely responsible for the conscription.

After discussing with Deputy Army Commander Tang, I decided that all the armored units of the main divisions would be merged with the armored brigades, and the armored brigades would be reorganized into armored divisions together with antiaircraft artillery units after the merger, and the armored divisions would be under the jurisdiction of armored brigades and antiaircraft artillery brigades, and Brigade Commander Wu Jianzhou would be promoted to lieutenant general and division commander of the armored division, and Zhang Zhiming, former commander of the heavy tank regiment, would be promoted to major general and deputy division commander of the armored division. Deputy Army Commander Tang Renxin was responsible for the reorganization.

In addition, in these two battles, our army's weapons losses were also very serious, the consumption of all kinds of ammunition was also very large, and the arsenal was unable to produce all kinds of guns because of the problem of raw materials, so the replenishment of the weapons of each division would be mainly based on Japanese military equipment, and several division commanders should be psychologically prepared for this. I don't care how to coordinate the distribution of weapons among the troops, but you must restore the combat effectiveness of the troops in the shortest possible time. The matter of replenishment of weapons is the sole responsibility of Director Tang Renli.

After Wang Haitao finished talking about everything, he asked several other military leaders if they had anything else to add, and they all said no. Wang Haitao asked again: "Do you have anything else to say?" After asking, he waited for a while, and everyone had nothing to say before announcing the adjournment of the meeting. After the meeting ended, everyone left one after another, and only Wei Hai took the initiative to stay.

Wang Haitao saw that Wei Hai stayed, and he already knew why, but he still asked: "Wei Hai, is there anything to look for me?" Wei Hai replied: "Junzao, I came to you for advice." Our independent division has worked so hard to train the fighters, why should a few main divisions say that they will divide up? If we want to do this, our independent division should simply be changed to a reserve division!"

Seeing Wei Hai's angry appearance, Wang Haitao smiled, and then said: "Wei Hai, this time it is difficult for your independent division, you must know that only by using the soldiers of your independent division to supplement a few main divisions can the main division restore its combat effectiveness as soon as possible." After all, it is still a time of war, and I don't know when there will be a battle to participate in, and the combat effectiveness of the main division has dropped too much, so what can I use to guarantee victory?"

Wei Hai still said indignantly: "In that case, when will our independent division be able to pull out and fight with the little Japanese real sword and gun? Why don't you transfer me back to the 211th Division, as long as you can go to the battlefield, let me be the regiment commander!" Hearing these words, Wang Haitao became serious and said: "Wei Hai, you were the company commander when I established the independent regiment, right? You are also an old man who started with me, why do you also learn to pick with me now?"

Wei Hai blushed and said: "Junzao, you know me, I don't mean to pick a son, I just ......" Wang Haitao interrupted him, and continued: "It's just that you are unwilling to go to the battlefield, right? ”

Wang Haitao thought that he could always oppress him, but he still had to give some benefits, so he changed his words and said: "Okay, I understand your thoughts." In this way, in this conscription, your independent division will recruit troops according to the structure of three brigades, train well, and I promise that your division will keep two brigades. Besides, how about I find a way to get you a regiment of new equipment and equipment?" Wei Hai saw that Wang Haitao had already made a guarantee and had gained benefits, so he didn't say anything.

When Wang Haitao returned to his office and was thinking about how to go to Jurong and who to take to Jurong, there was a voice at the door: "Report!" Wang Haitao let someone in and saw that it was Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division. Wang Haitao was a little strange why Zhang Lingfu came, and after inviting Zhang Lingfu to sit down, Wang Haitao asked, "Is Brigade Commander Zhang looking for me today?"

Zhang Lingfu looked at Wang Haitao and said: "Military seat, when you let our 272nd Brigade garrison Longzhou City, Chongqing sent someone to meet me secretly and told me that as long as I can pull the 272nd Brigade to Chongqing, I should be promoted to lieutenant general and division commander, and reward me with 1 million legal currency." At that time, I wondered how Chongqing would send people to dig the foot of the wall of the military seat, but today I heard what the military seat said at the meeting, and then I understood it all. ”