War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 506: Catching the Eye of the Law! (Thanks to the 'Book Friends' for the reward!)

Yan'an, Military Commission Office.

It’s called an office, but it’s actually a cave dwelling. However, the people in the cave dwelling are different this time…

"Hasn't the latest battle report from the front been delivered yet?"

A man was lying on the kang with his back to the door. His shadow was blocked by the kang table. The two most important leaders of our party and army were sitting on the edge of the kang, reading the battle reports sent from the front one by one.

"The decisive battle at Tuanchengkou has begun. This is our army's first large-scale battle against Japan, but we have only received very few battle reports. It seems that the battle situation on the front line should be very tragic." The man said this after thinking seriously.

The general leaned one leg on the kang, pressed his elbow on the kang table and said, "A force of more than 21 people is fighting against the enemy's 84th Division and st Brigade. Even though we took advantage of the th Division of the Nationalist Army that fought first, it is still not an easy war."

"The previous battle report said that the defenders at the city gate of our army have lost three quarters of their men in the battles over the past few days. A team of one thousand people has been reduced to less than three hundred people. They have not collapsed and are still fighting tenaciously with the enemy by relying on the favorable terrain... This has created an opportunity for our army to besiege the enemy at the city gate..."

The man on the kang raised his hand slightly and asked, "Which general leads this army that has such a tenacious style?"

The boss glanced at Wood and said, "It's the 217th Regiment, Xu Chaoyang's unit."

"217th Regiment... 217th Regiment..."

He repeated the numbers of the two troops: "Is it the Xu Chaoyang that the government has been promoting in the past few years?"

"Yes."

"Then is there anything we can learn from their team? Such a tenacious and brave unit should be promoted throughout the army..."

The man explained, "It is our team now. To be more precise, this unit has been our team since 1932. The political commissar of the 217th Regiment has always been Comrade Yang Jingyu, who we sent to the Northeast. However, due to the division of battlefields, this unit has always stayed in North China to fight under the name of the 'Northeast Army'. It was only after the July Incident and the 'Tianjin Victory' that they dispersed and returned."

"report!"

Wang Hongkun stood at the door of the office nervously. How could he not be nervous in a place where even cadres of his level had to shout "report"? He didn't even have to shout "report" when he went to the division headquarters for a meeting.

"Come in."

Wang Hongkun stepped into the room, but after two steps into the room, he took a step back and stood at the door and said, "Report to the commander, the battle report from the front line."

"Comrade Hongkun, don't be nervous, I'm not a moneybag..." The man lying on the kang finally sat up with a very approachable smile on his face. When he said this, Wang Hongkun swallowed nervously!
"Comrade Hongkun, please read it to everyone quickly." the boss ordered.

"Telegram from the 115th Division: The war with Japan is imminent, and our division is in urgent need of experience in fighting against Japan. We are applying to the Military Commission to transfer the 129th Brigade of the 385th Division..." Wang Hongkun was stunned when he was reading this, and then he realized that he was stunned at the wrong time and continued to read: "The 217th Regiment was transferred to our army and officially renamed... the 67th Brigade!"

"Nonsense!!!"

The man quickly got down from the kang, stood on the ground barefoot, put one hand on his waist and pointed at the telegram in Wang Hongkun's hand and said, "So many people are eager to know the situation at the front, but he, the commander of the 115th Division, is still thinking about it at this time..."

This man reacted very quickly. He was just speaking angrily, but instantly a smile appeared on his face. Then he picked up the cigarette from the table on the kang and slowly lit it with a match, as if his anger just now did not exist at all.

The boss and the man looked at each other, both looking at the man in confusion, but the next second they both laughed at the same time... They were still a step too slow. Among the people in the room, only Wang Hongkun was still nervous. He thought that the "sky" was angry.

"Comrade Hong Kun, immediately send someone to the headquarters of your 129th Division with this frontline report and ask your division commander to submit a similar application... As for the content... write that Xu Chaoyang has made outstanding military achievements and that the 217th Regiment has too many overstaffed personnel..."

At this point, he glanced at the man and asked, "What does this number 67 mean?"

"Could it be the 67th Army number in SH? The government revoked this number before."

He thought for a moment and said, "It is unwise to openly oppose the government at this time..."

"How about this? The 217th Regiment will be reorganized into the 217th Brigade, with Xu Chaoyang as the brigade commander and Yang Jingyu as the political director. The rest of the organization will be reported by the 217th Brigade and the 129th Division through consultation. The 217th Brigade will consist of the 67st Regiment, the 217nd Regiment, and the th Regiment... It would be safer to keep the top number as ."

"The enthusiasm of the 115th Division for its first victory cannot be dampened, but neither can they openly poach talents from the 129th Division. The 129th Division submitted this report a month in advance, so it is reasonable to approve it now."

Wang Hongkun was confused: "Commander, our division has never submitted such an application?"

"Your master has submitted it." The man quickly suppressed what he was about to say.

He then said: "In my tone, praise the 115th Division... and inform the 115th Division that the same report has been approved. The 217th Brigade is still on secondment and can stay in Shanxi temporarily to contribute to the development of the Shanxi Anti-Japanese Base Area. However, from the company instructor to the establishment of the brigade political department, every level of party and government cadres must be appointed by the 129th Division. In addition, urge Comrade Xu Chaoyang to enter the Anti-Japanese University as soon as possible after the war to complete the party (government) education work for Comrade Xu Chaoyang."

"Yes!" Wang Hongkun left, and then the man spoke up, "Only when they are sure of victory will the 115th Division be willing to take more. Otherwise, they might be in a state of panic right now."

The boss nodded and said, "It's understandable. After all, he is only 30 years old..."

But he looked over with great concern: "What I'm afraid of is that he's only 30 years old!"

He took a long puff of cigarette and felt worried about his age. When he was 30 years old, he was still in SH, while others were already division commanders. Add to that the two great victories in the Long March and Tuanchengkou, and his tough and stubborn personality, isn’t that worrying enough?

But his talent...

"Would you mind taking the trouble to go to Shanxi?"

The man seemed to understand something and glanced at the boss...

"Just don't go together." The boss's personality... might backfire.

"I'll try my best."

The man didn't seem sure either.

"By the way, this time I go, I'll get in touch with Xu Chaoyang more. I'm very interested in this Xu Chaoyang now." When he mentioned Xu Chaoyang, a smile began to appear on his face again, and even his smoking became much smoother.

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(End of this chapter)