Yang Shixiong said that he brought his wife and son here to let Li Junhao see him, and then he wanted to ask him for help to send his wife and children to Hong Kong, on the one hand, to ensure their safety, and on the other hand, he could concentrate on his work.

Li Junhao felt that it was inappropriate, first, he knew that after the outbreak of the Pacific War, Hong Kong and the Huhai Concession were occupied by the Japanese army almost at the same time, and it was also unsafe; And he didn't approve of this kind of separation from his family!

But when he said the reason, Yang Shixiong was very persistent, and said that he had already agreed with his wife, and his son was six years old and needed to go to school, but the current crisis in Shanghai and the sea was not suitable for children.

Since this is the case, Li Junhao decided for him to send his wife and children directly to the United States, which was the real safe place in World War II.

Of course, Yang Shixiong agreed, but he declared that he didn't have much money, not enough to pay for it!

Li Junhao laughed, the wise man he chose could still make him worry about money!

In the laughter, Yang Shixiong coughed violently a few times, and when he saw that Li Junhao was a little worried, he said: "Junhao, don't worry, I practiced too hard when I was in Lu University, and I fell into a little old problem, and I didn't get in the way......"

Li Junhao looked at his thin figure and knew that this was probably not a little bit! At this time, my heart moved, I have personally experienced the red bottle, in addition to treating injuries, it also has the effect of strengthening the body, I don't know if it is used by close teammates, does it also have this effect?

After thinking about it, he decided to say, "Shixiong, I have a special medicine that can treat internal injuries and have the effect of strengthening the body, I have used it myself, but I have never used it for others, I don't know if you dare to use it?" ”

"Haha......" Yang Shixiong laughed, "Why don't you dare, Junhao, can you still harm me?" ”

Li Junhao smiled and "took out" a delicate vial with a size of only 10 milliliters from the desk drawer, handed it over, Yang Shixiong took it, opened it, raised his head and poured it into his mouth......

Soon, Yang Shixiong felt that his chest was much more comfortable, and the muscles in his body were slightly hot, and his energy and physical strength seemed to be increasing...... There's something magical about this medicine!

Li Junhao saw that the other party's face began to be rosy, and he was happy to know that the red bottle was starting to work, which proved that his previous guess was correct, in addition to treating injuries, the red bottle can also enhance the physical fitness of his teammates!

After that, the two began to study the matter.

First of all, Li Junhao expressed his thoughts, especially his "judgment" on the future situation in the Shanghai Strait.

Some of these judgments surprised Yang Shixiong, and he couldn't understand why the other party was so sure that the Japanese army would not attack the concession by force within two years. But looking at his look, it looks like he's joking. Well, the other party is the commander, and he, who is a staff officer, should plan according to his judgment! ——

Early the next morning, Li Junhao took Yang Shixiong to the Consulate General, introduced him to Consul General Ayers and Military Attache Kelton, and then contacted China to apply for the appointment of Yang Shixiong as the chief of staff of the Shanghai-Haihai Joint Command, and attached his resume.

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On Monday, December 11, Li Junhao and Yang Shixiong came to the Jiaozhou Park Barracks, where the newly built joint headquarters had been completed, and liaison officers from the 4th Marine Regiment, the 327th Regiment, the 15th Infantry Regiment, the Police Department, and the Wolf Warrior Brigade were stationed here.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the joint command held its first military meeting, which was attended by all the commanders of all departments.

At the beginning of the meeting, Lieutenant Colonel Kerton, who was present on behalf of the Consulate General, read out the order sent from China:

The first was the establishment of the Joint Command of the U.S. Army in Shanghai and the appointment of Ognyan J. Lee Panson was appointed commander and commander of the 327th Marine Regiment and promoted to the rank of War Colonel;

appointed Yang Shixiong as Chief of Staff of the Joint Command and conferred the rank of Wartime Lieutenant Colonel in the Army;

Appointed Dejay Cole as commander of the 4th Marine Regiment and promoted to the rank of Colonel in Marine War;

Appointed Gatyrin Rupp as commander of the 15th Infantry Regiment and promoted to the rank of Wartime Colonel;

Xie Jinyuan was appointed deputy commander of the 327th Regiment of the Marine Corps and promoted to the rank of colonel in naval and land warfare.

After listening to the order, everyone was very happy, this is all promoted Although it is only a wartime military rank, it is extremely important to clarify the position - you must know that in the US military sequence, the command and commander refer to temporary department settings and temporary positions, while the headquarters, commander, and regiment commander are officially appointed!

After reading the order, Kerton got up and left, he was supposed to be the first commander of the joint command, but he had received orders from home and was ready to return to his home country at any time, and was currently preparing for the handover; In the current situation, it can only be Li Junhao.

Subsequently, Li Junhao presided over the meeting, and the ministries reported on the current reorganization, and on the whole, it was progressing smoothly; In particular, the 15th Regiment, which was very slack, has now basically recovered.

Except for a few soldiers who were really sick in the later stage, they were ordered to retire and sent back to China, and the rest of them have resumed normal training, and the domestic recruits trained by the 327th Regiment have been returned to the establishment, and the combat effectiveness level of the whole regiment is now rebounding rapidly.

At present, the highest level of training after the reorganization is the 4th Marine Regiment, the character of the commander of the regiment is a little flattering, but in terms of ability is not bad, with more than 1,000 people in the Compendium Regiment can be stationed alone in the concession, withstand the pressure of the Japanese army outside, and the British army together to ensure the safety of the public concession, without the ability is really not good.

The 327th Regiment of the Navy and Army, which is composed of officers and soldiers of the lone army battalion and half of Chinese and American soldiers, has made a slightly slower progress in the whole training, because there are some special reasons for this: first, the body of the officers and soldiers of the original lone camp needs time to recover;

Second, the officers and soldiers are mixed in China and the United States, and their communication language is different, so they need more time to coordinate;

Third, Li Junhao deliberately organized the 327th Regiment into the armored regiment he designed, which was very different from the establishment of the Chinese and American forces in this era, and the officers had not yet thoroughly understood the new training syllabus specially compiled by Li Junhao, plus the use of new equipment (armored vehicles) and coordinated training, so some progress was delayed.

However, Li Junhao asked Xie Jinyuan, the deputy regiment commander who was actually in charge of the work in the regiment, not to be in a hurry in training, and to come step by step, especially in the joint training of armored forces and infantry, and that there was still enough time.

Jensen, leader of the No. 1 Squadron of the Wolf Warrior Brigade, and Gabo Yuri, leader of the No. 3 Squadron, who attended the meeting as observers, also gave a special report on the rectification and training of the municipal guard unit in the former French Concession, but the problem is quite serious, and it has been determined that nearly half of the people are not qualified, and this militia force actually has no combat effectiveness.

(End of chapter)