The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2412 Determined to Return North
"I've never seen anyone like this. Why isn't he enthusiastic about becoming an official?" The smoke from the Monkey's Squad had dissipated, and Zhou Jingyong said to Xiao Boji with a snort in the regiment headquarters.

"Captain, don't be angry. My brother really has something to do." Xiao Boji said to Zhou Jingyong with a smile.

In this Dahongshan Defense Battle, their division fought with great fanfare, and killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers. Their division commander had never expected that such a capable person would emerge in his team, so of course he would be rewarded according to his merits.

When he asked his subordinates, Xiao Boji and Shang Zhen came into his sight.

After some understanding, he promoted Xiao Boji to battalion commander.

Originally, he wanted to mention Shang Zhen, but who would have thought that Shang Zhen did not come to the meeting, so the regulation could not be announced for the time being.

Xiao Boji was transferred to the 223rd Regiment as battalion commander, and Zhou Jingyong was naturally reluctant to let him go.

Xiao Boji was appointed as the battalion commander of the 223rd Battalion of the rd Regiment, which was also the battalion led by Zhu Weiyan.

There is only half a company left in that battalion now, and it is not easy for Xiao Boji to be the battalion commander, as he has to face a series of issues such as finding new soldiers. But this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to become a battalion commander.

Otherwise, according to their tradition of seniority-based promotion, Xiao Boji would not be able to take over for a while.

Which wise superior doesn't want his trusted subordinates to become high-ranking officials? Zhou Jingyong certainly wouldn't stand in the way.

But he also told the division commander that Zhang Jidong is the only one in our regiment who can fight. If you transfer him away, then I must have someone who can fight under my command, right?

So, Shang Zhen was also brought up.

In Zhou Jingyong's opinion, lifting up the big brother who is sworn brother to the small dustpan is the same as lifting the small dustpan, so being an official - isn't that a good thing?

Xiao Boji thought so too, so he followed Zhou Jingyong's order and went to find Shang Zhen to tell him the good news.

Where is Shang Zhen? It is said that he went to a village to look for the new female soldiers he had recruited.

Xiao Boji went there to look for him, but when he came back he said that he didn't find Shang Zhen and those female soldiers either. Do you think Zhou Jingyong would not be angry?

"Your elder brother didn't take the new recruits company away, right?" Zhou Jingyong asked Xiao Boji again.

"What? Commander, are you afraid that my eldest brother will take the team away? No, he only brought a few followers with him, and the company is still at home." Little Bobo was still smiling.

"Okay, let's wait until he comes back." Zhou Jingyong said unhappily.

The little dustpan still had that smiling face, and vaguely had the cunning look it had when it was a child.

However, when Xiao Boji turned around and left the regiment headquarters, his cunning look disappeared and he couldn't help but sigh.

The reason he sighed was that he had actually met Shang Zhen, but Shang Zhen told him that he didn't want to be a battalion commander in the 226th Regiment and he planned to return to Shandong as soon as possible.

Of course Xiao Boji could understand Shang Zhen's decision.

If I were Shang Zhen, I would also go back to Shandong.

In the Baoduishan Anti-Japanese Base in Shandong, there were not only the old members of the Northeast Army, but more importantly, Leng Xiaozhi.

Shang Zhen is not a rootless duckweed, so there is no need for him to "wander" around the country.

In fact, Xiao Boji also wanted to go back with Shang Zhen, and it was not just once that he thought about it. There were still brothers in Shandong who had shared weal and woe with him. But when he thought about going back to Shandong, a pretty face of a woman would appear in front of him, looking at him with eyes that seemed to be happy and angry, the woman who made him reluctant to give up but would not go to Shandong with him.

Zhou Jingyong didn't know that Shang Zhen didn't want to be the battalion commander, but at this time Shang Zhen was with those female soldiers in Qiancun.

The front village had been burned by the Japanese army some time ago, but a few families from the back village had renovated their houses, which looked pretty good, and moved in.

In this day and age, don't say anything like this village was burned down by the Japanese devils and people were killed by the Japanese devils. It's useless to say anything auspicious or unlucky!
The most realistic thing for people is to keep alive. If we have to talk about good luck, then if we can really drive the Japanese devils out of China, that would be the greatest good luck for all Chinese people!

"Boss, why don't you take the position of battalion commander?" Little Laoqi asked Shang Zhen in a yard.

The other female soldiers were also there, as well as several male soldiers including Hu Sheng, all sitting around Shang Zhen in the yard.

"Is battalion commander a very important position?" Shang Zhen said with a smile, "It's not like I haven't been a battalion commander before."

Shang Zhen's words caused exclamations in the yard. Only then did the soldiers under his command realize that Shang Zhen had been a battalion commander.

Come to think of it, they felt that with Shang Zhen's fighting ability, he was not even old enough to be a battalion commander!
"Then why do you want us to join the New Fourth Army?" Xiao Laoqi asked curiously again.

"The team led by the Communist Party is the team of the poor. I am not at ease with you joining the National Army." Shang Zhen answered directly.

It was pure coincidence that Shang Zhen was able to go to the Dahongshan area and bring out some new soldiers. It was even more of a coincidence that he saved these civilian women and eventually taught them how to fight the Japanese invaders.

If he wanted to save trouble, Shang Zhen could of course directly bring these female soldiers back to the National Army.

But he didn't intend to do that at all!
In Shang Zhen's opinion, and this is actually the case, the current national army is like a big melting pot, with all kinds of indulgences in eating, drinking, whoring, and smoking. Soldiers are like this, and officers are not much better. Good people can become bad people here.

If we let these female soldiers here, it would be like a group of little sheep entering a pack of wolves!

Shang Zhen would never make such a mistake, so the destination he found for these female soldiers was to send them to the New Fourth Army!
Shang Zhen had never met the New Fourth Army, but so what? The New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army were two different armies, but they were both led by the Communist Party. From an ideological point of view, Shang Zhen certainly believed in the army led by the Communist Party.

These female soldiers had guns and bullets and had experienced combat, so the New Fourth Army had no reason not to welcome them.

"Although the New Fourth Army's weapons are inferior to those of the National Army and poorer, the guns you brought are all good guns. Don't I treat you as treasures?" Shang Zhen joked.

"We don't want to join the New Fourth Army. We want to be with you, boss. Don't you have us to protect us?" Little Laoqi said with a pout.

After Xiao Laoqi said this, the other female soldiers nodded frequently, with the same reluctance on their faces.

"What childish talk?" Shang Zhen said with a wry smile, "How can I protect you when I can't even protect myself sometimes?

Since you all have joined the army and are going to fight the Japanese, you must understand that there is no distinction between men and women on the battlefield, and the only thing that can protect you is the gun in your hand!

Besides, you have never seen the New Fourth Army. It is much better to follow the New Fourth Army than to follow the National Army. There will be people to teach you how to read and write.

It's settled. I'll take you to find the New Fourth Army tomorrow."

"Even if we look for the New Fourth Army, can we find it just like that? Do you know anyone in the New Fourth Army?" Xiao Laoqi said again.

Xiao Laoqi didn't want her group to be separated from Shang Zhen. She actually hoped that Shang Zhen couldn't find the New Fourth Army.

"It's not easy to find the New Fourth Army. I will let the New Fourth Army come to us on their own initiative." Shang Zhen smiled.