Chapter 173: The Army

Chen Xiuwen's arbitrarily adapted the remnants of the 109th Division of the 49th Army whose number was revoked, which caused a big storm. Although some of the remaining soldiers in the Eastern Suburbs were not favored at first, they were really packed and included by others, and they were very jealous, especially the rapidly rising upstarts like Chen Xiuwen, which attracted a lot of reprimands.

Minister He was very troubled by this, but firstly, Chiang Kai-shek had an order to be in charge, and the Honorary First Division was given priority; secondly, he still owed Chen Xiuwen the favor. In the end, he had to sign the application sent after the Honorary First Division, and admitted that this was the fact.

The eldest brother Chen Xiude also asked Wang Shaoping, who came to report, to Chen Xiuwen, who was so busy that he didn't care about going home, scolding him for being reckless and arrogant in his work, and once again told him to be cautious in his work in the future.

Chen Xiuwen didn't care about these things at all. He was both excited and painful at this time. With the addition of the 4,079 officers and soldiers from the Eastern Suburb Barracks and the arrival of the 50th Division Honorary Regiment and the Jiangsu Honorary Security Regiment, the Honorary First Division suddenly expanded to more than 14,000. However, although the supplementary and enrolled nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers, although they were all veterans who had worked with the Japanese on the Songhu battlefield, these nearly 10,000 people came from all directions and had a mixed quality. Moreover, many of them had fear of the Neon Army after experiencing a crushing defeat on the Songhu battlefield. It can be said that if these ten thousand people were immediately brought to the battlefield, they might not be able to stop the attack of a Japanese unit.

Although the Chinese national team has established a firm foothold on the national defense line, Chen Xiuwen doesn't know how long this "Oriental Maginot Line" can last. Maybe one day the Neon Army will be at the city. So the most urgent task now is to carry out training as soon as possible, overcome the fear of some officers and soldiers, enhance cohesion, and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Moreover, training during this period is very precious to the entire army, and we must seize the time.

At the meeting of officers above the first battalion for the military training, Chen Xiuwen proposed for the first time a new definition of this training: that is, the military training cannot be simply trained in military technology, and training cannot be just a technical link such as shooting, thorns, and bombing. It is also necessary to strengthen the discipline, coordination and ideological and style education of the military.

In response to this, Chen Xiuwen simply brought out the set of soldiers who served as soldiers in the future. First, organize all the officers and soldiers of the division to learn the achievements of the predecessor of the First Division, the Shanghai Security Regiment and the 20th Independent Brigade, and cultivate the officers and soldiers to be in this army's sense of honor. Second, collect the various atrocities of the Neon Army after the occupation of the Northeast, North China and the war in Songhu, inspire the officers and soldiers' patriotic passion and determination to resist Japan, and overcome the fear of the Neon Army. Third, all officers and soldiers must go through a week of internal affairs and queue training to enhance the discipline, organization and cohesion of the officers and soldiers.

At the same time, military training should achieve the physical fitness and skills of officers and soldiers; to temper their tenacious style of not being afraid of hardship or death. All training must start from actual combat. "Sweat more in peacetime and burn blood during wartime" is implemented in the minds of every officer and soldier.

Once the training began, the division's engineering battalion and the engineering companies and platoons under the division's subordinate units made training facilities such as obstacles, single-plank bridges, and pits in their respective training grounds according to the drawings provided by Chen Xiuwen. These were also used as training subjects for the engineering troops.

The training is based on the company and the assessment period is one month. If the company fails, the company commander will be dismissed on the spot, and the battalion and regiment commander will be punished. Each regiment headquarters will conduct regular assessments every week. The company commander will be punished by the company commander and will not be promoted within one year. Of course, there will be rewards when there are penalties. Companies with the top two regular assessments will not only be given extra meals, but also bounties. In the final assessment competition, the winners will be awarded, and officers at all levels will be promoted first.

In the first week, the daytime internal affairs and queue training and evening ideological and style education. Although it only took more than a year from the Third Shanghai Security Regiment to the present, the achievements of this army on the battlefield of Shanghai were enough to make these newly added officers and soldiers excited. At the same time, they also had an unusual hatred for the various atrocities of the Japanese devils after occupying Northeast and North China.

The effect of ideological education is very obvious. In the subsequent training, the training enthusiasm of officers and soldiers has greatly improved compared with the previous ones.

In the second week, military training officially began. All physical fitness, assassination, shooting, and fortification construction were commanded by grassroots officers, and the standards were continued to be adopted by the training standards of the original Independent 20th Brigade. Due to the wealth and prosperity of Chen Xiuwen, and the Ministry of Military Affairs provided relatively care for the military supplies of the Honorary First Division, all trainings started from actual combat as much as possible, and shooting training was carried out by live ammunition. For a time, the entire area of ​​General Mountain and Fangshan were shouting, gunfire, and explosions were constantly on the rise.

Every day, officers and soldiers like mud monkeys returned to their base, took a few bites of food, washed a little, and slept soundly on the bunk. And they didn't stop at night, and they could have an emergency gathering anytime and anywhere. All officers and soldiers went from being unadapted to adapting, from adapting to conditioning. After half a month, when the emergency assembly horn sounded, nearly 3,000 officers and soldiers in a regiment were able to carry all their carry-on equipment in three minutes.

At the same time, all the officers at the battalion level and above were personally led by Shen Xiuwen to discuss and learn battlefield command, the offensive characteristics and response methods of the Neon Army. Chen Xiuwen still remembers Chen Xiude's words. As a battlefield commander, the battalion below emphasizes courage, leading by example, and inspiring the courage of soldiers. The above battalion above requires the ability to use his brain, not only to eliminate the enemy, but also to be good at saving himself. In addition to the officers of the former Independent 20th Brigade, there are also many battalion-level officers from the original 109th Division and the 50th Division. They are particularly deeply moved by battlefield command, and one general is incompetent and exhausted the entire army. The reason why the Songhu battlefield is so much casualties is caused by rigid command posts.

You have your own experience in defeating battles and your own experience in winning battles. The previous experiences are summarized one by one; the offensive characteristics of the Neon Army they face are listed one by one; then everyone discusses them together and expresses their opinions. Not only can they enhance mutual understanding between officers and facilitate future cooperation in combat. Everyone also brainstorms, and in the end, even Chen Xiuwen himself feels that his command ability has improved a lot.

Dai Li carefully looked at Sun Wenhua's report on various situations of the Honorary First Division since its establishment. The above explained in detail the current training situation of the Honorary First Division, which of course also included Chen Xiuwen's purchase of a large amount of American equipment out of his own pocket, as well as Shen Xiuwen's personal situation and some remarks.

"Director, this Chen Xiuwen is indeed a talented person. He is not only able to fight, but also good at training troops. I have never seen it before. The newly formed troops can quickly form cohesion and combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and his morale is high." After adding some reports to some situations, Sun Wenhua couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, Chen Xiuwen is indeed a talent. Otherwise, the principal would not have valued him so much, nor would he hand over the Honorary First Division to him." Dai Li nodded, then smiled and said to Sun Wenhua: "Wenhua, you won't have any objection to send you to the Honorary First Division as the Political Training Director this time, right?"

Sun Wenhua and Dai Li are not only classmates, but also fellow Zhejiang people, but also veterans who founded the Fuxing Society Secret Service with Yu Lexing and others. Their relationship has always been very good.

When Sun Wenhua heard this, he stood up from his seat with a nervous look on his face. As the status of the secret service in Chairman Jiang's mind continued to improve, Dai Li's majesty also increased day by day. Although the two had a good relationship, they were classmates and fellow villagers, Sun Wenhua knew very well that the two would never be as casual as before. Moreover, Sun Wenhua's sense of awe for Dai Li was constantly increasing. He was about to express his determination, but Dai Li waved his hand and sighed and said, "You know too." The First Honor Division was named by the principal himself. The principal had high expectations for this army, especially Chen Xiuwen. However, GCD is still very powerful infiltration of our army. Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are now in peace talks, we must keep a clear mind. No matter how we cooperate in the future, we must ensure the purity of our army. Especially for the troops like the First Honor Division, which are particularly concerned by the principal. Therefore, I can only send people like you to go, so I can rest assured."

Hearing Dai Li's words, Sun Wenhua was very moved and quickly stood up and said, "Please rest assured. I know what to do in the future work." As he said, Sun Wenhua thought for a while and hesitated: "Please, the Honorary First Division has a secret independent intelligence agency. This agency is intoxicated by those who went out from us back then, keeping everything confidential to the outside world. Do you think we have sent people to find ways to invade this intelligence agency?"

"Don't worry about Chen Shuyi's affairs. Your task is to strictly prevent GD elements from entering the Honorary First Division and maintain the purity of this army." Dai Li shook his head and said.

Sun Wenhua's heart was moved when he heard this, but he did not show it. He only heard Dai Li continue to say slowly: "Of course, you must also have a good relationship with Shen Xiuwen. He is young and energetic, and now he is proud of the principal. You must know the methods and methods in carrying out tasks, and don't anger him. Otherwise, it will be unfavorable to your future work."

"Yes." Sun Wenhua stood attentively and said yes, and his heart was also shaking. He understood Dai Li's meaning, not only Chen Xiuwen was now proud. He also had a brother Chen Xiude who was deeply trusted by the commissioner and did not dare to offend him easily. The relationship with Shen Xiuwen was broken and would not be beneficial to him.

The one-month training period passed quickly. The training that can be described as cruel did not give the officers and soldiers a slight complaint. The first is the success of ideological education. The remaining troops of the 67th Army originally merged by the 20th Independent Brigade and the remaining troops of the 109th Division, which were incorporated this time, nearly two-fifths of the officers and soldiers of the Honorary First Division came from the former Northeast Army troops. It has become their slogan to fight back to their hometown in Northeast China.

Secondly, there are high standards of food and reasonable reward and punishment standards, which make these soldiers who originally carried guns to eat food and grassroots officers who demanded progress were even more energetic. The entire army has undergone a complete transformation.

The full-team competition for the whole division that had been tested for one month officially began. The result surprised Chen Xiuwen. The first place was not from the old army of the original 20th Independent Brigade, but the third company of the newly incorporated Rong 4th Regiment. The old army that Chen Xiuwen originally led back then, now the Rong 1st Regiment, the first company ranked second.

"Reporting the division seat, Chen Yiming, captain of the 3rd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Rong Fourth Regiment, was ordered to report." A captain officer in his twenties, handsome and even a little bookish, stood in front of Shen Xiuwen.

Chen Xiuwen looked carefully and it was hard to imagine that apart from the direct troops of the division headquarters, the company commander of the company that stood out in the competition of dozens of companies in the division and took the lead was such an officer who looked like a scholar.

"Stand Master, Chen Yiming turned out to be the company commander under my command. He was also a college student. He was smart and able to fight. If it weren't for him on the battlefield of Songhu, I might not have stood here today." Yuan Hua, the commander of Rong's Fourth Regiment, introduced on the side with a smile. His troops won the first place in this competition, and his commander's face was very glorious.

Chen Xiuwen kept nodding, with a high degree of education and being able to lead troops, which made Chen Xiuwen feel proud of his talents.

"Well, it's not bad. Chen Yiming, how old is this year? Which university did you attend?"

"The report is a 24th year. I have studied at Peking University for a year." Chen Yiming replied loudly.

Even though he had studied Peking University, Chen Xiuwen was surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Then why did you choose to join the army?"

"The report of the army, the Japanese invaders gradually eroded North China, and North China could no longer accommodate a quiet desk, so at that time, the humble official decided to join the army and serve the country."

After all, it is different to be educated. The words said are very suitable for Chen Xiuwen's appetite. He immediately applauded and said, "Well said. Chen Yiming, I will now promote you to the major staff of the division headquarters."

Yuan Hua, who was standing beside him, suddenly became anxious. He didn't expect that the squad would poach the treasures in his regiment in a few words, and hurriedly said, "Squad, Master, look, our Rong Fourth Regiment has not many officers, so you should give it a big shot."

"You lack people, but I still lack people." Chen Xiuwen smiled and patted Yuan Hua on the shoulder, saying, "Look at Chen Yiming is your savior, so you can bear to let him be a small company commander for you all the time? Don't worry, give me one, and I'll give you two company commanders."

"This?" Yuan Hua was speechless, looked at Chen Xiuwen's smiling face, then looked back at Chen Yiming, gritted his teeth, and said with a look of pain: "That's OK. However, you promised me to return the two of you, but you can't ignore it."

"A gentleman's words are spoken, a quick horse is whipped." Chen Xiuwen said with great satisfaction. Then he turned to Chen Yiming, who was still calm in flirting with and asked, "How are you?"

"Soldiers should take obeying orders as their duty."
Chapter completed!