After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

"Bang!" Commander Yan slammed the table heavily.

"Chen Changfeng, come here and tell me what's going on with your 65th Division? Why are you allocating an independent brigade to just collect empty salaries?"

Hearing this, Chen Changfeng couldn't help but cough: "Ahem, Commander Yan, are you mistaken? This independent brigade shouldn't be in such a situation, right?"

For Chen Changfeng, the only independent brigade under his command was Qin Feng's troops, and Qin Feng had just won a great victory, so how could his subordinates mess around like this?

This must be a mistake made by the inspectors sent by Commander Yan, Chen Changfeng thought.

However, when Commander Yan heard this, his anger became even worse: "Are you still playing dumb with me? When did you come up with this First Independent Brigade? I sent someone to inspect the garrison, and the inspector told me that this independent brigade is not fully staffed at all!"

Chen Changfeng smiled helplessly: "Commander Yan, you are really wronged. This independent brigade was specially expanded for Qin Feng after he won the battle. Of course, it is impossible to fully staff it in such a short time."

Officer Yan did not bother with Chen Changfeng's explanation and shouted directly to the outside of the door: "Come in and report your inspection process and results. Remember, you must pay attention to every detail."

"Yes." Several inspecting soldiers immediately walked in from outside the door. These were inspectors sent by Commander Yan himself to various troops.

An inspector who was heading to the independent brigade came forward and loudly recounted what he had seen and heard: "Reporting to Commander Yan, reporting to Commander Chen, I am leading a group to inspect the garrison of the 1st Independent Brigade of the 65th Division. We reported our identities and entered the garrison, only to find that almost no one in the independent brigade was training."

"Maybe he just finished training and is resting in the barracks?" Chen Changfeng interrupted to explain for Qin Feng.

The inspector glanced at Chen Changfeng and continued to report: "I also thought that the soldiers of the independent brigade were resting, so I went to the barracks tent, but found that there was no one inside. It looked like no one had lived there before."

"So we went to the independent brigade warehouse, which was almost empty. There was no equipment, no ammunition, and no supplies. It was like a destitute, empty shell."

"In the entire brigade, apart from a group of migrant workers and bandit-like people who were being supervised while working, there were not many qualified soldiers in the huge brigade headquarters. Only the guards standing guard had an extraordinary aura, which could be regarded as giving the independent brigade some face."

After reporting what he had seen and heard, the inspector saluted Commander Yan and then left.

Commander Yan sat up and looked at Chen Changfeng: "Do you have anything else to say?"

At this moment, Chen Changfeng felt like a thorn in his back, because not only Commander Yan, but also other army commanders, division commanders and other colleagues were looking at him.

He could only bite the bullet and say, "Commander Yan, I know Qin Feng's character well. He is definitely not the kind of greedy person who eats empty salaries and sucks the blood of soldiers. There must be another hidden story behind this."

Someone who had always been at odds with Chen Changfeng suddenly sneered, "If he's not collecting empty salaries, then it's probably that Qin Feng doesn't know how to judge people. Didn't he just report that Qin Feng even recruited bandits into his army? I guess as soon as he left, his bandits divided up the supplies and equipment and ran away."

The man spread his hands and said, "This is the only reason that can explain why the independent brigade is not only understaffed, but even its material warehouses are empty."

"I guess that's the reason." Commander Yan nodded. He and Qin Feng had met once at a banquet, and he didn't think that this young man would do that kind of thing.

However, this situation was also very bad. A brigade had such a huge deficit. Commander Yan felt that he needed to take this opportunity to teach his subordinates a lesson.

"The war is imminent. If something like this happens in the 65th Division, you, Chen Changfeng, cannot escape responsibility. After the war, you should bring Qin Feng here to receive the punishment."

"Also, put this independent brigade into the reserve. It is useless to send such a force to the front line. If Qin Feng had not made great contributions, I would have dismissed him."

Commander Yan waved his hand, which was considered to be a final conclusion of the matter.

Chen Changfeng was speechless and could only sigh silently in his heart: "Qin Feng, ah Qin Feng, you have really hurt me badly."

As Qin Feng's direct superior, Chen Changfeng never dreamed that Qin Feng's independent brigade would have such serious internal deficits.

This made Chen Changfeng a little confused. Your independent brigade was in such a state, how did you win one great victory after another?

......

at the same time.

In the dark night, figures were moving quickly through the woods. They were fully armed and agile, and they did not slow down at all in this complex terrain.

Behind these agile figures, a young man with a turban on his head was already panting. His name was Ergou, and he was a villager in the same village not long ago.

"I... I say, sir... how did you train? How are you more flexible than a native like me... I'm so tired!"

Ergou really couldn't keep up with the speed of this group of people. He could only stop where he was, supporting his knees with his hands and breathing heavily.

Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "Little brother, we are here to expand our forces. Rescuing our fellow countrymen from Xia is more important than anything else."

Ergou sighed twice: "But sir, you all said that if you join the army, you will be given two dollars and a bottle of flour. Everyone in our village wants to follow you. Isn't it enough for nearly a hundred people?"

Zhou Weiguo glanced at Ergou and asked, "What is the purpose of our war?"

Ergou replied: "Fight the Japs."

Zhou Weiguo nodded: "Yes, so I got the information that there is a prisoner of war camp nearby. We have to fight the devils and rescue the Xia prisoners of war inside for our own use."

Hearing the word "prisoner of war camp", Ergou's face showed obvious fear: "Commander...Commander, are you going to this prisoner of war camp? There are a lot of Japanese in it, and they have bunkers that are as strong as iron walls. The elders in the village told us not to get close to there, otherwise we will be caught."

After hearing what Ergou said, Zhou Weiguo knew he had come to the right place: "Don't be afraid, with our skills, the Japanese may not find us."

Ergou shook his head vigorously: "Commander, this is not a matter of skill. The devils there are smart and ruthless. The few people in your unit will not be their opponent!"

"Why do you think we can't defeat the Japanese?" Zhou Weiguo looked at Ergou and asked back.

Ergou opened his mouth, but couldn't explain it for a while.

As a local villager, Ergou had long heard about the prisoner-of-war camps. With bunkers, machine guns, and barbed wire, the Japanese in the prisoner-of-war camps had almost become a nightmare for the locals.

He only knew that an ordinary person's body could not withstand the strong fortifications in the prisoner-of-war camp, and the heavy machine guns inside would shoot all invaders into sieves.

Looking at Ergou's expression, Zhou Weiguo seemed to understand something. He nodded to himself: "I understand what you mean, but I am not unprepared for this trip."

At this moment, a figure quickly ran to Zhou Weiguo's side: "Captain Zhou, our regiment commander said that the artillery position is ready and can be fired at any time!"

Artillery positions are ready? ?

Ergou was completely confused. He knew how many people Zhou Weiguo had under his command during this period. Although he was a battalion commander, the size of his team was only about a company.

Where does the so-called artillery position come from for a company of troops?

However, in the next moment, a number of mortars and infantry guns were directly exposed to Ergou's sight.

"A good one!"

"Second door is good!"

"Three doors are good!"

"Four doors are good!"

...

The reports made Ergou, who had been advising Zhou Weiguo to retreat, freeze in his tracks!