Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 482 Who is in favor and who is against?
"Brother Yunlong, it's me, Chu Yunfei."

"You owe me an American 105mm howitzer division...does that still count?"

Chu Yunfei's voice rang in Li Yunlong's ears.

"Haha, of course it counts. Brother Chu, your call is really timely. I just made a lot of money recently."

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao beside him, with a smile on his face:

"Brother Chu, please come to Ping'an County to discuss the specific business details."

The 358th Regiment is the ace unit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and its combat effectiveness is stronger than that of other Shanxi-Suiyuan Army divisions.

Chu Yunfei is very famous in the entire northwest Shanxi region.

If Chu Yunfei could be recruited, it would have a lasting impact on the New 1st Regiment in terms of military strength, civilians and politics.

"Commander Yan already knows about this. There are people from the war zone headquarters in the 358th Regiment. If I come to Ping'an County, something might happen in the regiment." Chu Yunfei said on the phone.

Fang Ligong was Commander Yan's man, but he had already defected. The other battalion commanders, company commanders, and even soldiers were sent by Commander Yan.

Chu Yunfei had never thought of joining the Communist Party before, so he did not conduct screening, and now he cannot be screened out for the time being.

"This is easy!"

Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and gave Chu Yunfei an idea:
"Brother Chu, you can bring your troops to Ping'an County for detailed discussions to ensure that the matter will not be exposed. As long as Brother Chu is sincere enough, given our brotherly relationship, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

On the other end of the phone, Chu Yunfei thought for about ten seconds before saying, "Okay, then I'll bring the troops to Ping'an County tomorrow."

Li Yunlong said, "No need to go to such trouble. I will send the motorcade over tonight to pick you up."

"That's fine." Chu Yunfei agreed, "so we don't have to worry about it later."

Dagu Town.

Shanxi-Sui Army 358th Regiment, Regiment Headquarters.

Chu Yunfei hung up the phone with a snap, and then his expression became solemn, with determination in his eyes.

"Commander, have you decided to join the Communist Party?"

Fang Ligong asked, if they went to Ping'an County, there would be no turning back, and they could only follow the Eighth Route Army to the end.

Chu Yunfei said coldly, "The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army have left us no place to stay. If we want to continue to fight the enemy and serve our country, we can only surrender to Li Yunlong and accept the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army."

"Okay!" Fang Ligong nodded heavily and pulled out a document from his pocket. "Commander, this is the national notice I've drafted."

Chu Yunfei took the document and took a look at it, and was stunned for a moment.

Fang Ligong, the sixth man, actually drafted a nationwide notice about the 358th Regiment's surrender to the Communist Party.

Sun Ming also reiterated that he would follow the commander to the death, even if it meant going through fire and water!

"Adjutant Sun!"

"To!"

"Take your guard company and commandos and put the regimental headquarters on guard!"

"Brother Ligong!"

"Have!"

"Immediately notify all battalion commanders and company commanders to convene an emergency meeting at regimental headquarters!"

"Yes!"*2
Fang Ligong and Sun Ming walked out quickly.

Immediately, Chu Yunfei ordered all staff and security personnel to start packing their belongings and be ready to set off at any time.

Not long after, the battalion commanders and company commanders of the 358th Regiment came to the operations room of the regiment headquarters for a meeting.

The battalion commanders and company commanders of the 358th Regiment were speculating in the regimental headquarters about what this meeting was about. Would there be any combat operations?

"The group is here!"

The Jinsui officers fell silent. Chu Yunfei, surrounded by Sun Ming and Fang Ligong, walked in quickly from the door.

"salute!"

All the officers saluted in unison.

Chu Yunfei walked to the main seat and glanced at everyone with a cold gaze.

"Everyone here is my brother who has followed me, Chu Yunfei, through thick and thin. I, Chu Yunfei, thank you all."

After saying this, Chu Yunfei raised his hand and saluted everyone. "It's just that someone in the regiment has gone rogue and secretly reported to Commander Yan that my brothers and I are planning to defect to the Communist Party!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of some officers changed on the spot.

Anyone in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suspected of defecting to the Communist Party would be arrested and imprisoned at best, or even shot at worst.

Commander Yan is a very suspicious person. He would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go.

"Commander Yan ordered us to be transferred to Luliang for rest and recuperation, but in fact, he has already sharpened his butcher knife and plans to attack me and my brothers."

"The fact that the commander-in-chief cut off the rations and pay for our 358th Regiment is proof of this!"

"I, Chu Yunfei, have no intention of joining the Communist Party, but I was forced into this."

"Fortunately, Commander Li of the New 358st Regiment promised us that as long as our 105th Regiment accepts the reorganization, he will give us an American mm howitzer division."

"In order to kill the enemy and protect the country, I, Chu Yunfei, plan to surrender to the Communist Party today!"

"I welcome those brothers who are willing to join the Communist Party with me. As for those brothers who are unwilling to join the Communist Party with me, everyone has their own aspirations, and I will not force them."

"Now that I've finished speaking, who's for and who's against?"

Chu Yunfei looked at the officers with a cold gaze.

Some, like the artillery battalion commander Liang Guoping, had fiery eyes. Others had mixed expressions, some looked delighted, and some looked disappointed...

In fact, ever since the battle in which the New 14st Regiment severely damaged the Japanese th Division, some officers and soldiers have been considering joining the Communist Party.

Another group of officers and soldiers remained loyal to Commander Yan.

Chu Yunfei had to make a choice between the New 1st Regiment and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, otherwise it would be difficult to lead the team.

"The surname Chu!"

"How dare you, a traitor, betray Commander Yan!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard beside Chu Yunfei, and a man of medium build with a gloomy face reached out to draw his gun.

But Chu Yunfei was faster. He drew the gun, loaded the gun, and turned on the safety in less than a second.

"boom!"

As soon as the opponent pulled out his gun, Chu Yunfei's Browning rifle pierced his head.

This man's name is Tang Jinyuan, and he is the deputy commander of the 358th Regiment.

He was also the spy sent by Commander Yan to the 358th Regiment to monitor Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong. It was also this person who reported to Sun Chu that Chu Yunfei and the 358th Regiment were suspected of defecting to the Communist Party.

Originally, Deputy Captain Tang wanted to kill Chu Yunfei and save the situation.

But Deputy Captain Tang forgot that Chu Yunfei was a quick shooter and he was no match for Chu Yunfei at all.

At this time, Sun Ming also pulled out his gun and couldn't help sighing: Oh my god, the commander's gun is getting faster and faster, he is worthy of being the fastest shooter of the fifth class of Whampoa Military Academy.

This scene shocked all the officers.

"I'm willing to follow the regimental commander and surrender to the Communist Party. I'm an American 105mm howitzer division. If I miss this opportunity, I'll miss it forever!"

The speaker was the artillery battalion commander Liang Guoping, his tone full of longing for the 105th Howitzer Division.

"When the regimental commander was still a company commander, I, Qian Bojun, followed him. We fought through fire and shells, through life and death, without once frowning. Wherever the regimental commander went, I, Qian Bojun, went!"

Qian Bojun glanced at Liang Guoping, then expressed his opinion, secretly cursing himself for regretting that he expressed his opinion too late.

The current situation in Shanxi is that the Eighth Route Army is becoming more and more powerful, while the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is becoming increasingly weak. Qian Bojun has long wanted to surrender to the Communist Party.

With the two main battalion commanders expressing their stance, the remaining battalion commanders and company commanders also expressed their willingness to follow Chu Yunfei and join the Communist Party.

Some people who were unwilling to surrender to the Communist Party also quickly agreed because Chu Yunfei did not put down his gun.

"it is good!"

Chu Yunfei then put the Browning away and nodded in satisfaction:

"Everyone go back and get ready. We'll be ready to leave within half a day. A new group of trucks will be coming to pick us up tonight."

The officers then dispersed and hurried back to prepare.

Chu Yunfei narrowed his eyes. After killing Deputy Captain Tang, who was Commander Yan, there was no turning back.

If Li Yunlong brings the entire 358th Regiment with him, will he fulfill his promise to the 105th American Howitzer Division? How does he plan to place the 358th Regiment?
(End of this chapter)