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Ding Wei also thought about it for a while before coming to a conclusion.

A detachment is a flexible organization between the regiment and the brigade, larger than the regiment and smaller than the brigade.

After all, Ding Wei’s Fourth Military Sub-district is equivalent to a brigade-level organization.

The division commander intended to promote the 4th Military Sub-district to a higher level and list it as the Shanxi-North Column.

This matter has not been finalized yet. On the one hand, Ding Wei's qualifications are a concern. He is too young, and it may be difficult to convince the public if he is directly promoted to the commander of the column.

Another consideration was that the Fourth Military Division had just occupied northern Shanxi, so it should first stabilize the base area and then consider the reorganization of the column.

According to Ding Wei's guess, he would definitely be able to get the title of Jinbei Column by the second half of the year at the latest.

He already has 2 troops under his command and occupies 10 counties in northern Shanxi. It would be nonsense not to give him a column commander.

The regiments on hand should also be organized according to the concepts of detachments and brigades.

Two combat detachments were established, namely the Shuo County Detachment and the Gang County Detachment, with Zhang Dabiao and Kong Jie serving as combat officers of the detachments.

Combine the main battalions of the New 7rd and New nd Regiments, and then split the three battalions of the th Regiment.

Each detachment is composed of 5 battalions, with a full strength of to men.

Kong Jie laughed.

"I have no objection. We are fighting the Japanese wherever we are. No matter what position we take, we are fighting together with our brothers."

Taking advantage of the time when the Japanese retreated and had no time to pay attention to Ding Wei's Fourth Military Division, the reorganization and adjustment of the troops were quickly completed.

During this process, uninterrupted training is carried out to enhance the combat morale of soldiers.

By streamlining the military and administration and paying more attention to discipline, the Fourth Military Sub-district will demonstrate stronger cohesion and improve the combat capabilities of new recruits.

By the end of April, the reorganization of the Shuo County Detachment and the Gang County Detachment was completed.

In addition to the two detachments, Ding Wei had four main regiments under his command: the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th Regiments.

Gao Qing, Wang Chao, Wang Tao and Zhou Weiguo served as group leaders respectively.

In addition, the artillery regiment commander Wang Chengzhu and the cavalry regiment commander Sun Desheng are under the direct jurisdiction of the military sub-district.

A motor transport brigade was established to utilize the more than 40 Japanese trucks on hand to cooperate with the armored battalion in mobile operations.

The special forces team was supplemented with new soldiers and expanded to 100 people, divided into two combat battalions.

They were led by Xu Hu and Duan Penglai respectively, and Zhou Wei also served as an instructor for the special operations team, reducing the possibility of them fighting on the front line.

After the armored battalion absorbed 16 tanks, it became larger and absorbed more new recruits.

The only person who worked hard during this period was Zhou Weiguo, who had to command the special operations team while also taking into account the construction of the armored battalion.

He was given a set of special meal standards, which required meat at every meal.

Highly educated talents need special attention.

Ding Wei expanded his base in northern Shanxi and connected the base areas in northwestern Shanxi and Jin-Cha-Ji. This had a great strategic effect, forcing the First Army and the Mongolian Army to shrink their forces and abandon the northern section of the Tongpu Railway Line.

The Japs temporarily avoided the attack, but they were never idle and did not allow the Eighth Route Army to become more powerful.

Since the beginning of the year, efforts have been intensified to win over the puppet army, with the intention of using Chinese to fight Chinese and reducing the energy invested in security warfare.

The number of imperial troops and puppet troops increased dramatically, increasing from 30,000 to 50,000 last year to over 100,000 in North China alone.

Chu Yunfei's younger brother Qian Bojun was the battalion commander of a reinforced battalion of 2000 people, but he lived the life of a regimental commander.

Hirata Ichiro, a member of the military police, arranged for a special agent to meet Qian Bojun, promising that if he surrendered, he would first be given a position as a regiment commander, and then be supported to become the brigade commander of the Imperial Army.

Qian Bojun had followed Chu Yunfei since the Central Plains War, and had fought in the War of Resistance against Japan for several years, and was still his mother's battalion commander.

Chu Yunfei's position was rather awkward. He was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, a disciple of Mr. Xipi, and a general on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army side.

Although it seems that the elder aunt loves the younger mother, she is actually restricted from promotion and easily falls into the suspicion of Chief Yan and Mr. Xipi.

Knowing that Chu Yunfei was a talented person, he was given a reinforced regiment of 5000 people, which was more than the strength of most temporary divisions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The position given to him is just that of a team leader. How can his subordinates survive?

Chu Yunfei's reputation in northwest Shanxi is so high that he shouldn't be given the rank of brigade commander, right?

So, the Whampoa Military Academy graduate who served in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army seemed to have the best of both worlds, but in fact he had to be cautious at all times.

Qian Bojun was flirting with the Japanese and was caught by Li Yunlong's spies.

The independent regiment bordered the defense zone of the 358th Regiment. In addition to stripping equipment from the devils, Li Yunlong sometimes also set his sights on the puppet army.

If Qian Bojun dared to surrender to the Japanese, he would rush over immediately and wipe out Chu Yunfei's battalion.

Hehe, Chu Yunfei is a big shot, but Li Yunlong really looks down on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army under his command.

In early May, the Japanese mobilized a group of military police and the Imperial Army to invade Chu Yunfei's territory.

The 358th Regiment wanted to wipe out this group of Japanese and puppet troops, and ordered the first battalion to participate in the encirclement and suppression.

However, after Chu Yunfei issued the order, there was no feedback from the First Battalion for a long time, and Qian Bojun's First Battalion lost contact.

"Ridiculous! The battle is about to start, and you can't even contact your own troops. What are you doing?"

In shock and anger, Chu Yunfei led a group of guards and rushed into Qian Bojun's camp.

The flowers that Li Yunlong had been waiting for were almost withering. The scout reported that there was a situation in the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment. The company distributed combat ammunition and sent out a guard post in the direction of his 2nd Battalion.

All signs indicate that Qian Bojun is going to be a traitor.

"Haha, my chance has come. Order my battalion to assemble. This time I want to help Brother Yunfei put down the rebellion and give him a good beating."

Li Yunlong had long been eyeing the weapons and equipment of Qian Bojun's battalion. It would be better to put them in the hands of his independent regiment rather than in the hands of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Good steel should be used on the blade, and a good gun should be used on the right person.

The first battalion of the independent regiment quickly assembled and provided support to the battle site of the 358th Regiment.

Chu Yunfei was trapped in the enemy camp, and due to his status as the head of the regiment, some soldiers did not dare to shoot. Not everyone was willing to follow Qian Bojun in the rebellion and become a traitor.

With only a battalion of troops, they managed to take down Chu Yunfei's small force in a short period of time.

Sun Ming came over and said, "Commander, I've blown up the wall in the backyard. You retreat first."

"Retreat? Humph, just wait, reinforcements will arrive soon."

With the cunning Li Yunlong guarding them, the independent regiment will definitely not sit idly by if something happens here.

Sun Ming was wondering where the reinforcements were and no one rushed out to report the news. How could there be reinforcements?

"Just wait, I'll give you what I want."

As soon as Chu Yunfei finished speaking, the sound of gunfire from the Eighth Route Army was heard, and Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, led a battalion, and a group of cavalrymen came charging over.

The First Battalion of the 358th Regiment quickly disintegrated. Firstly, they were really no match for the Eighth Route Army, and secondly, many people took the opportunity to surrender as they did not want to follow Qian Bojun and become traitors.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Qian Bojun decisively withdrew and fled.

Chu Yunfei straightened his clothes and put on white gloves. He had to be elegant at all times.

Looking at Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang who were coming towards him, he felt destined to owe someone a favor today.

"I failed to discipline my subordinates and made a fool of myself. Thank you, Brother Yunlong, for your help."

"Hey, we are brothers, your business is my business, Li Yunlong's business."

Zhao Gang also echoed, "We are friendly troops. How can the independent regiment sit idly by and watch what happens to Captain Chu?"

"Brother Yunlong, Brother Zhao, lend me a horse so I can deal with the traitor Qian Bojun, and then I'll catch up with you two."