Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

"General Chu, this?"

After the surprise, Commander Yang Wu looked at Chu Feng in surprise and couldn't help saying, "Isn't this a bit too much?" This time, their Eighth Route Army did pay a lot, but the core was still the Independent 1st Brigade.

"not much!"

Chu Feng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "The seven regiments of the Eighth Route Army played a vital role in achieving such a great result in this battle. If it weren't for you fighting so hard to hold back those 20,000-plus Japanese and puppet troops, we wouldn't have been able to completely wipe them out."

The spoils this time were very rich. Chu Feng would naturally not be stingy with the Eighth Route Army for their unconditional help and dedication.

In addition, the increased strength of the Eighth Route Army is also beneficial to Chu Feng. His descendants are the Eighth Route Army's Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. The Eighth Route Army is strong, so he can fight with confidence without worrying about back problems.

This is the first time we have collaborated on such a large scale, and we will inevitably collaborate again in the future.

Furthermore, these were all captured from the Japanese and puppet troops. For Chu Feng, the weapons and equipment of the Japanese and puppet troops were all equipped to the second-line troops such as the garrison troops. The first-line troops had no shortage of weapons and did not want to use these junk from the Japanese.

He has already prepared the weapons and equipment for the seven county garrison regiments.

After listening to Chu Feng's words, Commander Yang Wu and the representative of the 120th Division thought about it for a moment and did not refuse.

After a night's rest, on the second day, two regiments of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army left Yuan County and headed directly southeast, preparing to carry out the combat mission of the Eighth Route Army General Command.

During this period, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, which received the news, also sent a telegram to congratulate Chu Feng and stated that some of the Eighth Route Army leaders would meet with Chu Feng in Yuanxian County in a while.

There was no fighting for the time being. Chu Feng was replying to some telegrams, such as congratulatory telegrams from the Second War Zone, the Fifth War Zone, and some generals of the Sichuan Army, while arranging the new base for the troops.

The first regiment was deployed in Yangyuan County, the second regiment was deployed in Wei County, the third regiment was deployed on the Yungang line, and the fourth regiment was deployed in the direction of Ying County.

At the same time, the supplies rewarded by the system continued to arrive, and the entire Yuan County became a material distribution center. Uncle Zhao was extremely busy.

In particular, after receiving 24 million yuan, Uncle Zhao Wu, who had been complaining about bankruptcy, finally stopped bothering Chu Feng.

Finally, the commendation telegram from the National Government finally arrived.

"Brigade Commander, oh no, division commander, the government has promoted you!"

Li Mingqiang handed Chu Feng the commendation telegram from the National Government with a smile and made a joke.

Deputy Brigade Commander Ge Dayong and Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu are fully committed to the construction of the troops at this moment. The troops will no longer fight and will have to enter into training again.

At the same time, new recruits are added to each unit, and the newly arrived Soviet-equipped regiments, artillery, pilots, etc. also need to be registered and familiarized with the personnel.

Chu Feng directly named the newly arrived Soviet-equipped regiment the 5th Regiment of the Independent 1st Brigade, so only Chu Feng and Li Mingqiang were left in the brigade headquarters.

"Let me see!"

When Chu Feng heard that the government had promoted him, there was not much surprise on his face, because this was expected. If the government did not promote him, it would be a huge joke.

"Commendation: In recognition of the fact that the 1st Independent Brigade of the Second War Zone, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Chu Feng, defeated over 50,000 Japanese and puppet troops, achieving a stunning victory and enhancing the prestige of China."

"The 1st Independent Brigade was upgraded to the 1st Independent Division, a Type A division, and is composed of the 1st Independent Brigade, the 2nd Independent Brigade, the 3rd Independent Brigade, and the 1st Supplementary Brigade, as well as the Artillery Brigade, the Air Base (Brigade), the Air Defense Regiment, and the Logistics Regiment."

"Division Commander Lieutenant General Chu Feng is awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal and a reward of 20 French francs."

"Please ask the 1st Independent Division to report all meritorious personnel. The government will reward them accordingly."

"The 1st Independent Division will be rewarded with one million French francs, three months' pay, 50 82mm mortars, and 10,000 rounds of ammunition."

Looking at the commendation telegram from the National Government, Chu Feng chuckled and said, "As expected of the National Government, the commendation is as stingy as ever. It's already the second day, and we sent the victory report at seven or eight o'clock yesterday. It took us a whole day to come up with such a reward." At this point, Chu Feng couldn't help but sneer and threw the telegram on the table.

"hehe!"

Listening to Chu Feng's complaints, Li Mingqiang also laughed and said, "It's good to have this reward. We are not directly under the government. I think the government must have plucked out a lot of hair for this award."

"Be careful what you said, the government will sue you for defamation. How can hair be made out of nothing?" Chu Feng laughed when he heard it and couldn't help but make a joke.

"Hahahaha!"

Li Mingqiang smiled brightly and happily when he heard this. For a moment, the headquarters of the 1st Independent Brigade was filled with a happy atmosphere.

After chatting and laughing, Chu Feng looked at Li Mingqiang and said, "Old Li, you can draw up the list of meritorious personnel."

"This time the government has suffered a great loss."

"We've been given a Type A division. Logically, it should be three brigades and nine regiments. Now we have an additional supplementary brigade and an artillery brigade, which is an explanation for us."

Hearing Chu Feng's words, Li Mingqiang said without hesitation: "That's no problem. All the regiments have reported it. We just need to summarize it and report it to the government."

"Um!"

Chu Feng nodded slightly when he heard this and said, "When you send a telegram back to the government, don't take the 120 million French francs and the military pay. It's too far to transport."

"Just replace it with 82mm mortars and 82mm mortar shells, and then have Uncle Zhao Wu make a list of some supplies we need."

When Chu Feng made this request, Li Mingqiang hesitated and said, "Commander, can the government agree to it?"

"Why don't you agree?"

Chu Feng asked back, "If the government shirks responsibility, just say that this is the request of our division commander and the expectation of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of our 1st Independent Division."

"Don't forget, we just won a battle. If the government can't even meet this small request, wouldn't that discourage our meritorious officials?"

"If the whole country knows about it, it will have nothing to do with me." Chu Feng will not indulge the government. Besides, he only wants the part that belongs to him, not forcing it without any reason.

"Okay, Commander!"

Li Mingqiang was shocked when he heard this, and his voice became much louder.

"Ok!"

Chu Feng nodded slightly and continued, "Send another telegram to Dayong and Tiezhu, asking them to come back tonight so we can hold a meeting to discuss the new organization of the troops."

"Since it has been upgraded to a division, let's discuss whether to continue with the regiment's organization or upgrade it to a brigade."

Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, Li Mingqiang immediately understood and said, "Okay, Commander, I'll go right away!" After that, Li Mingqiang strode away.