Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 28: The New Second Group Can Only Suffer Again

"Commander, the New Second Regiment is still outside and has not returned to the team. This is equivalent to God making a decision."

"Don't you think so?" Li Yunlong looked at the other people, trying to encourage them to put the blame on Chen Chengxing.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's God's arrangement, it's God's arrangement." The others quickly agreed.

Although it is not nice to kick an old comrade when he is down at this time, I would rather die than let my friend die.

Now we can only suffer a little more for the new second group.

Chen Chengxing sneered at the shameless faces of these people, but this was exactly what Chen Chengxing wanted.

Li Yunlong, ah, Li Yunlong, you probably don't know how fast you will expand your troops when you develop independently in Zhaojiayu in the future. If you knew, you would probably regret it.

Don't be fooled by your laughter now, be careful of being put on the list in the future.

Once you know what a young wife is and what "Congratulations on your prosperity" means, you will understand the value of freedom.

"Chen Chengxing, what do you think?" asked the brigade commander.

Although what Li Yunlong said made sense, letting the New Second Regiment stay in the local area could avoid the back and forth movement of troops, this matter must be approved by Chen Chengxing.

"I will obey the organization's arrangements." said Chen Chengxing.

"However, you also know, Brigade Commander, that the Zhongyun Mountains are surrounded by Fu'an and Ping'an to the west, Pinggang, Xinkou, and Taiyuan to the east, and Luyang to the south. It can be said that we are sandwiched in the middle by the Japanese."

"If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't talk about useless things here." The brigade commander said unhappily.

Isn't it just for the sake of benefit? Is it necessary to waste all this words here?
"Hehe. Then I'll be frank. I need cadres and veterans. Otherwise, even if the New Second Regiment is made of iron, it won't be able to drive a few nails." Chen Chengxing said directly.

"You really know how to pick the right time!" said the brigade commander.

The Eighth Route Army only has these people, and they have already been organized. Where can we transfer people to them?

But Chen Chengxing grasped the timing very accurately. Now is the time to make the New Second Regiment suffer. It would be unreasonable for you not to give some compensation.

The brigade commander was silent for a moment, then looked at Li Yunlong and the others and said, "How about this? Each of your regiments will send out 10 veterans, and I will assign 10 political officers from the brigade headquarters to take with them when Chen Chengxing leaves."

"10?!" Li Yunlong almost jumped up.

From what the brigade commander said just now, we can know that the entire Eighth Route Army will expand greatly in the future. The New 1st Regiment will move around with the headquarters and there will be many opportunities to recruit soldiers.

You know, one veteran can lead a squad, and 10 veterans make up a company, which means a battalion or half a regiment is gone. Li Yunlong was so distressed that he trembled.

"Brigade Commander, Brigade Commander, the 771st and 772nd Regiments have more people. Can you let them send more people out and the New st Regiment send fewer people?" Li Yunlong begged for mercy again and again.

"Yes, yes, yes, our independent regiment doesn't have enough people." With Li Yunlong leading the charge, Kong Jie immediately agreed.

The brigade commander was furious at Li Yunlong and Kong Jie's stinginess: "How about you stay here?"

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie stopped talking immediately. If that was the case, then these 10 people were not that important.

"How about this, the Independent Regiment and the New 8st Regiment will each provide 771 people, and the 772st Regiment and the 12nd Regiment will provide people." said the brigade commander.

The 771st and 772nd Regiments are registered troops of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Their organization is limited and it is impossible for them to expand to a large extent in a short period of time.

The New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment are still core regiments. If they want to grow and develop, veterans are indispensable.

"Thank you, Brigade Commander, thank you, Brigade Commander!" Upon hearing that he could save two people, Li Yunlong couldn't stop smiling.

As someone who had led soldiers for many years, he knew too well the importance of the grassroots squad leader. As the regiment commander, he could decide whether to fight or not, as well as the general direction of tactics.

After the orders are issued layer by layer, how the front line is fought is decided by the squad leader and platoon leader.

Especially as the brigade commander just said, we need to develop guerrilla warfare extensively in the future. By then, a few veterans will be able to form a guerrilla team.

At this time, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel secretly happy. Fortunately, Chen Chengxing had snatched his mission away, otherwise, wouldn't it be the New 1st Regiment that was out there now?

By then, the New 1st Regiment will become a local force.

The brigade commander ignored the excited Li Yunlong and said to Chen Chengxing seriously: "Chen Chengxing, I'll give you the person, but you must be careful."

Just as Chen Chengxing said just now, the Zhongyun Mountains are surrounded by enemies on all sides. If the New Second Regiment wants to develop, it can only develop northwards except around Dayun Mountain.

However, there are three east-west roads in the middle of the Zhongyun Mountains, which are obstacles to the New Second Regiment.

"Don't worry, Brigade Commander." Chen Chengxing nodded.

Crisis, crisis, danger brings opportunities.

These roads were both natural blockade lines for the Japanese and supply stations for the New Second Regiment.

If there were no roads, how could the New Second Regiment rob the Japanese? They couldn't just run to the Japanese territory every time, right?
"Okay, then it's settled." said the brigade commander.

"Also, although your four regiments do not need to stay in the local area to develop, you still have to take on organizational tasks within your jurisdiction while stationed. You have to organize militias, conduct guerrilla warfare, and raise food and funds to achieve self-sufficiency as much as possible."

"Yes!" Li Yunlong and the other three had no objection to this. They did it easily while on garrison.

"The meeting is dismissed!"

The brigade commander looked at Chen Chengxing again, then stood up and left the meeting room.

He now only hoped that Chen Chengxing could lead the New Second Regiment out, but make sure they were not surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese. After all, the Zhongyun Mountains were really dangerous and there were enemies all around.

On the way back, Wei Dayong rode on his horse and looked at Chen Chengxing, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"If you have something to say, just fart and don't act like a little wife." Chen Chengxing said.

Wei Dayong, what's with that resentful look in your eyes?
"Captain, have we really become a local force?" Wei Dayong asked.

When he was wandering around the brigade headquarters, he heard that a regiment would be left behind.

When he was serving in the Central Army, he knew very well what kind of troops those who stayed in the local area were. To put it nicely, they were garrison troops, but to put it bluntly, they were security corps.

According to the results of the meeting, the New Second Regiment is the unit that remains in the local area.

"Staying in the local area for development does not mean being a local force."

"The local troops are still the main force, but it's not just talk. It's based on strength. Don't worry, as long as we give the new second regiment two months, by next year, a well-known full-strength regiment will appear."

"When the new second regiment shows up, it will blind Li Yunlong and his men."

Now, except Chen Chengxing, no one knows the future development direction.

But Chen Chengxing had already made preparations and was just waiting to take off the shackles and develop with all his strength.

After all, I am behind enemy lines and have my own base. You, the brigade commander, can't congratulate me, right?
If we want to congratulate, let’s congratulate Li Yunlong more.

(End of this chapter)