The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 288 Special Forces
During this period, He Wei has been quietly waiting for the results of Minister He's operations, and He Shaozhou must have more frequent contacts with Minister He. The things he is telling He Wei now must undoubtedly be from Minister He. Learned from everywhere.

Although He Shaozhou did not give a clear answer to He Wei's information, it also laid out He Wei's future development path.

To put it simply, there are two paths. One is to develop sub-units such as guerrilla columns and advancing columns, and the other is to develop special forces or special forces that may be newly formed in the future.

What Minister He said about helping He Wei operate is probably to choose one of these two directions.

Regarding these two paths, He Wei preferred the latter without even thinking about it, or in other words, anyone with a brain would choose the latter.

Although the Special Forces force or a force with a special nature is full of uncertainty, although it may not be able to meet He Wei's requirements and long-cherished wishes, it is at least uncertain and there is still some hope. Even if it cannot be satisfied, He Wei can control an army by himself. It would be good to join a cutting-edge Special Forces unit like the 200th Division, at least it would be a serious army field unit! The prospects for development and promotion are also considerable.

But if he went to the wandering army, He Weike would be destined to hang out among a bunch of third-rate troops.

After all, he, He, is also a regular graduate of Huangpu. If he really got mixed up from the field troops of the Central Army and joined the wandering troops, it would be embarrassing to tell the truth!

After thinking about it, He Wei made up his mind to work harder and let Minister He help him run it well. He must go to a special unit or a unit with a special nature, and he must not go to the Bird Guerrilla Column or the Advance Column.

As for how to increase this energy, He Wei is not a reckless guy who doesn't understand anything. He certainly can't just ask Minister He to increase his energy and add fuel to the fire.

Anyway, based on his experience before time travel, if you are looking for connections to ask for help, in most cases real money is more useful than so-called love.

Although it can be seen that Minister He appreciates him very much and intends to support him vigorously, He Wei feels that he really needs to be more practical. He has no reason to let others help in vain.

Even though his surname is He, his mother's He is very different from He Shaozhou's He.

If you think about it carefully, Minister He must have a lot of power in terms of power. What He Wei can give is money. In fact, when it comes to money, Minister He must have a lot of money.

He Wei has also heard some gossip. It is said that Minister He's villas are all over Jinling, Songhu and even Chongqing. He is obviously quite wealthy, but no one would have too much money, and He Wei is now All I can give away is money.

After thinking quickly, He Wei decided that he must convey his intentions to Minister He. At the same time, he also had to find a way to convey his actual thoughts to Minister He. As for the way to convey and convey, he must still be in front of him. On He Shaozhou.

He Wei then sighed softly and said to He Shaozhou: "Sir, of the two roads you mentioned, I am definitely leaning towards the second road. If I join the guerrilla column and advance into the column, it will not sound good to me. , What’s the difference between that and the stubborn army? It’s not as good as the security group. If I really want to go to that kind of army, I will be considered useless.”

Looking at He Wei with a wry smile, He Shaozhou said in agreement: "That's true. This kind of army is indeed not a good place to be."

He Wei added: "I really troubled Minister He with this matter. Speaking of which, I also have a gift that I want to give to Minister He. This gift is very special. When I first arrived in Wuhan, it came in a hurry and I didn't have time to give it to him. Minister He, Minister He has a lot of things to do right now, and it’s not easy for me to bother him. I wonder if sir can help me transfer it?”

He Shaozhou asked curiously: "Oh? I wonder what kind of gift it is?"

"Sir, when I was in Jinling, I once gave you a captured Japanese military sword. What I want to give to Minister He this time is also a captured military sword. You should know that I killed a high-ranking Japanese official in Jinling. That idiot was the emperor's uncle. After I killed him, I brought his sword back. What I wanted to give to Minister He was this sword. Of course, in addition to this sword, there were also some from the battlefield. Turn in the spoils of war.”

He Shaozhou nodded and said: "So that's it. The sword you gave me is already an excellent Japanese sword. I really don't know what the quality of this Japanese royal family's sword is. I'm itching to think about it when you say it." It’s time to see it, no problem, just leave it to me and I’ll give it to my second uncle later.”

After saying that, He Shaozhou suddenly looked at the satchel on the table, then looked at He Wei meaningfully, and said slowly: "You said that in addition to the saber, there are some trophies. Could this trophy be the same as you just said?" Are these the same trophies you gave me?”

He Shaozhou had been immersed in the military and official circles for many years, and he immediately guessed that the trophies He Wei mentioned were probably not real trophies. They were probably just like the ten large yellow croakers that He Wei had just given him, but some yellow and white things.

He Wei smiled, did not deny it, and said: "You guessed it, I have nothing to hide from you. It is indeed a trophy, but it is similar to the trophy I gave you just now. It is all hard currency. I am a major. , if it were not for the gains captured on the battlefield, where would there be so much money? Minister He has to worry about my affairs. I think it will definitely cost a lot to take care of it. I can't ask Minister He to work hard and waste money. Please Sir, I will transfer it to you."

Seeing He Wei being so frank, He Shaozhou readily agreed.

Thus, this discussion, which was not convenient to discuss at the banquet, ended successfully.

After the serious research, He Shaozhou and He Wei began to brag about the world. Maybe it's because people are in high spirits during happy events, or maybe He Shaozhou has long stopped treating He Wei, a cheap little brother in the family, as an outsider, and they were talking nonsense. , He Shaozhou actually told He Wei many unknown secrets and preferences of Minister He. He Wei also talked a lot about how Minister He started his career, and how he was able to work well among senior officials and coordinate the relationships between all parties. He even talked a lot about Minister He's family relationship, which was really eye-opening for He Wei.

Just as the two were chatting happily in He Shaozhou's office, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps at the door of the office. Then, the door banged several times, followed by a deep voice.

"Master, all the officers are here. Let's start the banquet."

He Shaozhou stood up immediately after hearing the words, pointed to the door and said to He Wei: "Let's go, He Wei, it's time. Let's try the delicacies of these three towns in Wuhan today. I sent someone to book a table at Dehua Building. It's the best." The banquet noodles have almost been delivered now. Their dishes are quite good. They feature the flavors of Beijing and Tianjin, and also combine the tastes of the three towns of Wuhan. They can be said to be the honorary three towns of Wuhan. It is said that the boss Mei Lanfangmei The famous Peking opera actors also love the food at Dehualou. You are from the north, so it should be to your taste."

“Their most famous dishes are undoubtedly the four stir-fried dishes. The so-called four stir-fried dishes are stir-fried tenderloin, stir-fried shrimps, stir-fried fish fillets and stir-fried kidneys. The first of these four stir-fried dishes is undoubtedly stir-fried pork tenderloin, stir-fried shrimps, stir-fried fish fillets and stir-fried kidneys. Fish fillet, this dish is golden in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, bright and rich, crispy in the mouth, with a sweet, sour and salty taste. It is said that the Empress Dowager Cixi loved this dish very much during the Qing Dynasty and designated it as an imperial meal. "

"Okay, then I will take advantage of you today."

He Wei said with a smile, and then the two of them walked out of the office and walked into the restaurant under the leadership of the officer at the door. The food was already fragrant in the restaurant. There was a huge dining table in the center of the restaurant, surrounded by a group of people. There are busy restaurant waiters and orderlies in military uniforms. The restaurant waiters alone have worked for at least twenty years.

There are already more than a dozen dishes on the table, but not even half of the table is filled. The waiters and orderlies are taking the steaming dishes out of the food boxes one after another and putting them on the table.

A fat sergeant with the rank of sergeant was holding a menu and checking it with a restaurant waiter with a low eyebrow and a melon-skin hat. Youdao has a big head and a thick neck. He is either a butcher or a cook. He Wei He also approached the cook sergeant with great interest and took a few glances at the exquisite menu.

But I saw that the menu was densely lined with more than twenty dishes, such as fried shrimp cakes, stir-fried fish fillets, stir-fried tofu, stir-fried shrimps, fried squid tubes, fried tripe tips, fried orange red, fried Beijing slices, and fried fish. slices, shredded bananas, shredded apples, shredded water chestnuts, fried walnut kidneys, fried chicken rolls, soft fried gizzard liver, dragon beads, eight-treasure crispy duck
He Wei took a look and saw that there were more than twenty dishes of hot and light dishes. In addition, there were many cold dishes, beets, cold dishes, as well as the dishes and fruits presented by the restaurant. Their richness and pomp were better than those of later banquets. Worse than that.

Tsk, tsk, looking at the dazzling hard dishes, He Wei thought to himself that he was eating hard at the front and eating hard at the back. With just such a banquet, he probably had to eat less than half of a Czech light machine gun (1000). ocean)

However, he does not have the problem of pretending to be noble. As long as he is not corrupt, he will naturally be happy to eat and drink well. Besides, it is not He Wei's money that he spent. With He Shaozhou's family capital, although this table is expensive, it can be As far as this handsome nephew is concerned, it is just a matter of sprinkling water.

Afterwards, the other officers who came to have a meal also arrived one after another, and the meal started soon. Except for He Wei, the people who came to the banquet were basically the officers of the 103rd Division, the chief of staff of the division, and the three regiments. The commander, three deputy regimental commanders and several battalion commanders of the units directly under the division, as well as the directors in charge of the eight departments directly under the division (staff officer, adjutant, quartermaster, ordnance, military doctor, military law, quartermaster, secretary, veterinarian), the people who come also serve as That's quite a lot.

After the banquet started, everyone on the table was feasting and drinking, and they took turns raising glasses to toast He Shaozhou.

After a few rounds of drinking, the officers at this large table naturally began to use the power of wine to brag and talk about everything from north to south.

Because He Wei was still injured, he got He Shaozhou's permission. He only drank two cups and then replaced the white wine with tea. During the dinner, he kept paying attention to the topics these officers talked to each other, although most of them were meaningless. useless information, but occasionally there are a few topics that can arouse He Wei's interest.

For example, after a period of nonsense, the chief of staff of the 103rd Division shifted the topic to the future situation of the Anti-Japanese War.

The newly appointed chief of staff of the 103rd Division is also a graduate of Huangpu Military Academy from Guizhou. He just graduated from Army University not long ago. Army University, as a senior officer command training school, teaches courses mostly focusing on the overall situation. The depth and breadth of the content involved in strategy and army tactics are unmatched by junior command academies such as Whampoa Military Academy. More importantly, because mainland China is highly valued, many senior officers and even preserved fruit bosses often go there to give lectures.

Therefore, students at Army University have much more high-level information and overall strategic trends than middle- and lower-level officers like He Wei who are fighting on the front line.
According to the chief of staff, the next core of the country's war of resistance will be the three towns in Wuhan where they are currently located.

It turned out that as early as the Battle of Nanjing, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government had estimated that the Japanese army would capture Wuhan, and drafted the "1937 Military Commission Operation Plan" on December 12, 13, the day Nanjing fell, and decided on the "National In order to secure the core of Wuhan, protract the war of resistance, and strive for final victory, the army should use each theater as an outer corridor to launch a broad-based guerrilla war; at the same time, it should re-form strong positions in the mountainous areas of eastern Zhejiang, western Jiangxi, western Anhui, and southern Henan, and deploy them With new and cutting-edge troops, we will wait for the enemy to penetrate deeper and engage in the next powerful decisive battle with the enemy in the new position.

At this point, the Chinese High Command not only determined the policy of defending Wuhan, but also clarified the strategy of active defense and protracted resistance.

He Wei was at the table and listened, and he also believed that according to the normal historical trend and the sharp offensive momentum of the Japanese army, after the fall of Jinling, the focus of competition between China and Japan would inevitably be the three towns of Wuhan.

What followed was naturally the famous Battle of Wuhan, and He Wei still remembered that it seemed that before the Battle of Wuhan, there was the famous Battle of Xuzhou, and the Japanese army used the results obtained in the Battle of Xuzhou as a springboard to attack Wuhan. A full-scale attack was launched.

However, this includes the famous Xuzhou Battle of Taierzhuang. As far as the current situation of He Wei and the troops under He Wei's command is concerned, there is no chance to get involved. Those who can make a difference will be at least half a year away. The Wuhan General Assembly fought.

He Wei ate the delicious food and listened to the chief of staff talk endlessly about his experiences in the mainland and the future trend of the war of resistance. He Wei was thinking in his heart, how could he win in this upcoming war? What role does it play?
Obviously he doesn't have an answer to this question, but he always needs to make some targeted preparations in advance.

(End of this chapter)