Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Changjin Lake, a Hundred Battles, a Hundred Victories

Chapter 107 Transfer Order to Zhou Weiguo (Not Involving Snow Leopard)
The talent Chen Ming wanted to bring in was Zhou Weiguo from the Hutoushan Independent Regiment.

This wasn't a sudden whim of Chen Ming's; he was now a senior commander and was quite familiar with the troops within our army.

He knew there was an independent regiment in Tiger Head Mountain, and the regimental commander's surname was Qiu, which matched the situation in the drama.

The independent regiment at Hutou Mountain was directly commanded by the 115th Division.

The Fourth Military Sub-district is adjacent to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and has frequent contact with the 115th Division, having conducted joint operations on numerous occasions.

At this point in time, Zhou Weiguo should still be a company commander.

"I'll contact the 115th Division tomorrow and transfer Zhou Weiguo to develop the special operations team," Chen Ming thought, looking at the map.

Zhou Weiguo, a company commander, could be transferred without needing approval from the Central Committee; it only required coordination between the two military regions and a report.

Last time, when the Independent Mixed 4th Brigade was annihilated, Chen Ming led his troops to rescue the 714th Regiment. It was just a matter of transferring a company-level officer, so they would still give him that much face.

Zhou Weiguo is a talented individual. He graduated from a German military academy, is skilled in special operations, and also understands armored warfare.

He also served as a regimental commander in the Nationalist Army, and was a capable military talent.

It's a waste to keep such a talented person as a company commander at Hutou Mountain.

After the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Japanese liberated a large number of troops, and the situation in the base area became increasingly difficult, making it impossible to fight a decisive battle with a large force.

In the days to come, Chen Ming would once again rely primarily on guerrilla warfare.

Talented individuals like Zhou Weiguo can play a much greater role.

The next day, Chen Ming contacted the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and explained his purpose. The leaders of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region readily agreed and immediately issued a transfer order to transfer Zhou Weiguo to the Fourth Military Sub-district.

They were also aware of the situation of the Tiger Head Mountain Independent Regiment. Although it was called an independent regiment, it was actually just a guerrilla force and not a proper main force regiment.

He was just a company-level officer in a guerrilla force; with Chen Ming's permission, mobilizing him was not an easy task.

Tiger Head Mountain Independent Regiment.

Zhou Weiguo was completely dumbfounded after receiving the transfer order.

What's going on? Why was he transferred directly from Lu to Jin?
Judging from the name on the transfer order, it was signed by a leader from the military region.

When did a company commander become someone that attracts the attention of such a high-ranking leader?
Zhou Weiguo looked at the transfer order, which ordered him and the core cadres of his company to transfer to the Fourth Military Sub-district of the Taiyue Military Region, under the command of the Fourth Military Sub-district.

The person in charge of the Fourth Division is also the captain of the Independent Detachment.

After the battle that annihilated the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, the name of the Independent Detachment became known throughout the country.

Zhou Weiguo, in particular, is still a member of the Eighth Route Army, so he naturally knows about the heroic units within the Eighth Route Army.

Zhou Weiguo just couldn't understand why Commander Chen Ming would pay attention to him and transfer him to the Fourth Division.

Although he didn't know what had happened, Zhou Weiguo had no choice but to obey the orders from his superiors.

As a soldier, it is your duty to obey orders.

After receiving the transfer order, Zhou Weiguo began to arrange the aftermath of the company's affairs. He certainly couldn't take all the soldiers of a company with him; the transfer order only allowed him to take some of the key personnel.

When it came time to make arrangements for Zhou Weiguo's funeral, Chen Yi, who was in love with him, became unhappy.

Zhou Weiguo has been transferred, so what will happen to her?
Her feelings for Zhou Weiguo are now practically an open secret.

So Chen Yi immediately went to Commander Qiu to report the situation.

"This is an order from higher up. There's nothing I can do about it. There must be some deeper meaning and consideration behind what the higher up did."

Commander Qiu patiently explained to Chen Yi.

But Chen Yi wouldn't listen to that explanation and immediately insisted on going along.

In the end, Chen Yi still embarked on the journey to the Fourth Division with Zhou Weiguo.

Half a month later, Zhou Weiguo and his group finally arrived at the Fourth Military Sub-district. When they entered the defense zone of the Second Independent Regiment, they made contact with the soldiers of the First Battalion.

"Comrade Zhou Weiguo, I am Luo Jian, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Independent Regiment of the Independent Detachment. I've finally waited for you."

Luo Jian warmly shook hands with Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo quickly returned a military salute.

This time he only brought a dozen or so people, including cadres like Zhang Chu and Chen Yi who were college graduates.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Luo Jian led Zhou Weiguo and his group toward the detachment command post.

Along the way, Luo Jian introduced the Independent Detachment to Zhou Weiguo.

Now that he had joined the Independent Detachment, they would be comrades in the same trench, and Luo Jian treated his comrades with great enthusiasm.

Moreover, according to Chen Ming, Zhou Weiguo was transferred here to join the special operations brigade.

That was a heroic unit within the Independent Detachment. To catch Chen Ming's eye, he specifically communicated with the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to transfer Zhou Weiguo from Shandong Province to Shanxi Province.

Zhou Weiguo must have extraordinary abilities.

Luo Jian patiently explained things to Zhou Weiguo, but Zhou Weiguo rarely spoke, mostly listening while observing the surrounding environment.

Zhou Weiguo had a keen intuition. Along the way, he always felt that countless pairs of eyes were watching him, but he couldn't find the source.

When he reached a hillside, he suddenly started staring intently at a small protrusion under the bushes ahead.

"Why did you stop?"

Luo Jian saw Zhou Weiguo suddenly stop and asked in confusion.

Following Zhou Weiguo's gaze, Luo Jian also spotted the sentry hidden in the bushes.

Luo Jian helplessly touched his forehead and then stepped forward to give the other person a light kick in the butt.

“Come out, your butt is showing. You’ve been spotted and you’re still hiding,” Luo Jian said helplessly.

"Yes." Suddenly, a dusty-looking soldier crawled out of the bushes, startling everyone in Zhou Weiguo's group except for Zhou Weiguo himself.

The soldier was hiding right under their noses; they hadn't even noticed him when he was almost right past them.

If the other side hadn't been their comrades, but rather enemies, they might have been killed long ago by such well-hidden adversaries.

"Let me introduce you to these hidden sentry posts around the command post, responsible for guarding and protecting it."

"There are a lot of sentries around the command post. We've seen quite a few along the way."

Luo Jian began to explain.

Upon hearing Luo Jian's words, Zhou Weiguo's pupils contracted.

What Luo Jian meant was that they had been under surveillance the whole way.

However, Zhou Weiguo did not notice until the soldier, whose concealment skills were not good enough, revealed a flaw, and only then did Zhou Weiguo realize it.

"The Independent Detachment is truly full of hidden talents," Zhou Weiguo thought to himself.

No wonder they were able to annihilate the main force of the Japanese Independent Mixed 4th Brigade; the elite status of the Independent Detachment can be seen from just the sentries.

After introducing Zhou Weiguo, Luo Jian looked at the sentry and asked a question.

"Which platoon and shift are you in?"

"Yang Fei, third squad, fifth platoon," the sentry said with a bitter face.

He knew that his carelessness had exposed his flaws and caused him to lose face in front of the newcomers, Zhou Weiguo and his group.

All the soldiers in the other platoons successfully hid, but he was the only one who was discovered. When he gets back, his platoon leader will promote him and give him a dressing down.

"Let's go back and find another place to hide," Luo Jian said.

"Yes."

Yang Fei hung his head, moved to another place, and soon disappeared from this land.

Zhou Weiguo was amazed by the other party's ability to conceal his presence. How long had it been?
If he hadn't seen the other person hiding with his own eyes, he really wouldn't have known there was someone hiding here.

At this point, Zhou Weiguo put away his pride.

Even the scouts of the independent detachment couldn't detect them. If they were to face each other on the battlefield, his small unit might be wiped out before they even saw the enemy.

Luo Jian led his group to the command post, where they were settled in a room to wait for Chen Ming to receive them.

Chen Ming is very busy; he has many things to handle every day.

About half an hour later, after finishing his work, Chen Ming met with Zhou Weiguo and his group.

Zhou Weiguo and his group sat on benches in the room, looking somewhat uneasy.

Having arrived in a new place, all I know is that I've been transferred to the fourth division; I have no idea about my upcoming assignments or tasks.

As soon as Chen Ming entered the room, the group immediately stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, Commander! Zhou Weiguo from the Independent Regiment is reporting for duty!"

"Comrade Zhou Weiguo has arrived! We've been waiting for you like the stars and the moon, and you've finally come!"

Chen Ming said with a smile, without any airs.

It's like a patriarch warmly meeting his children.

Zhou Weiguo was somewhat flattered by Chen Ming's friendly demeanor.

Chen Ming, such a high-ranking officer, showed absolutely no airs of authority to a company-level cadre like him.

At this moment, the group's initial awkwardness gradually disappeared.

Next, Zhou Weiguo and his group began to introduce themselves.

Chen Ming was very happy to learn that there were talented people like Zhang Chu in the team.

He didn't watch Snow Leopard much, since it was replayed far less often than Bright Sword, so he naturally didn't know much about the plot.

He only remembered Zhou Weiguo, Chen Yi, and Zhang Renjie, who studied "deep three-dimensional" warfare.

Chen Ming didn't remember anyone else.

However, Zhang Renjie's absence this time saved Chen Ming some trouble. For someone like Zhang Renjie who is both incompetent and loves to play, he still needs to be given a sinecure with little influence.

Sending them back is not the right thing to do, but sending them back would be detrimental.

After all, they are still comrades, and at least they are loyal to the Party, but they lack ability.

"Excellent, excellent, you are all outstanding cadres. My application to transfer you from Shandong Province to Shanxi Province is precisely because we need outstanding talents to contribute to the cause of the War of Resistance."

Chen Ming praised her generously.

"Some time ago, a special Japanese unit, supposedly a special attack team, tried to raid my detachment's command post, but was dealt with by our regimental commander, Kong Jie."

"It was a sudden idea of ​​mine. Although we annihilated the enemy, since they were able to find my command post, they were still valuable. So I thought I should also set up a similar unit, which is why I transferred Comrade Zhou Weiguo over here."

Chen Ming revealed his purpose.

Upon hearing Chen Ming mention the Japanese special forces, Zhou Weiguo became interested and began to inquire about Yamamoto's special attack team.

After briefly explaining the situation, Chen Ming had some of the captured weapons brought up.

Zhou Weiguo immediately recognized it as a German-made MP38 submachine gun, a type of gun that only fell into the hands of the Japanese army in small numbers.

"This is a German-made MP38 submachine gun. It has powerful firepower and is suitable for close-quarters combat," Zhou Weiguo said directly.

(End of this chapter)