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

After watching Li Mingqiang leave, Chu Feng picked up the telegram that was thrown on the table and fell into deep thought: "Upgrading the troops is a good thing, but the troop level can be upgraded, but the officers in the troops have not grown up. Blindly raising them may be counterproductive. We really need to discuss it carefully."

Chu Feng discovered a problem in the army some time ago, which was that the commanders' level could not keep up with the speed of improvement.

This is no small matter. If we do not take it seriously, it will definitely lead to a major disaster in the future.

He didn't want to see this happen, so he planned to discuss with his partners tonight to finalize a training plan for mid- and senior-level military officers.

With the help of this system buff, we will provide a comprehensive training for all team leaders and battalion commanders to improve their knowledge reserves and capabilities.

The National Government was naturally very dissatisfied after receiving Chu Feng's telegram.

"What is he going to do? Is he going to negotiate terms with the government?"

"Just because you won a few battles, you don't even know your last name?"

"Telegram Chu Feng back and tell him it's impossible!"

When the sound of cursing was heard, everyone knew that the government was angry, but no one followed the government's wishes to deal with it.

"National Government, Chu Feng's request is a bit high, but it is not impossible to negotiate."

"Yes, government, Chu Feng is now the most prestigious general in the country. We must take a long-term view and not create unnecessary complications at this time!"

"The League of Nations also sent us a congratulatory telegram. This means they've relented. We have to agree to it even if it means gritting our teeth."

"..."

After listening to one exhortation after another, the government calmed down from its rage.

"What's this?"

"Sure enough, if they are not my direct descendants, they will just be disobedient."

In the eyes of the government, Chu Feng has been labeled as a troublemaker.

"Tell Chu Feng that I have 82mm mortars and mortar shells. However, the government is currently short of aircraft. Our air superiority is a bit tight. I hope he can provide some aircraft."

If Chu Feng said anything, he would do it. The government felt uncomfortable and said, "If he provides us with more than a dozen planes, then I will provide him with 100 82mm mortars and 10 82mm shells."

Soon, the telegram came into Chu Feng's hands.

"Humph!"

Chu Feng couldn't help but snort coldly: "The government is too greedy. The three-month military pay for tens of thousands of people is 2 million French francs. 3.2 million French francs is not enough? And they want planes?"

Li Mingqiang looked at Chu Feng, who looked dissatisfied, and couldn't help asking, "Commander, how many do we want?"

Hearing Li Mingqiang's question, Chu Feng said directly: "We have planes, sixteen bombers and fighters in total, but 100 82mm mortars and 10 shells are not enough."

"At least 800 82mm mortars and 50 artillery shells." Chu Feng has his own arsenal and has also discussed it with Director Shi because the domestic industry is relatively weak.

The cost of producing an 82mm mortar is around 200 oceans, because the barrel and spring need to be imported. Now that the war has broken out, the production cost has increased, but the increase cannot be tens of thousands of oceans per mortar.

When Li Mingqiang heard Chu Feng's number, he hesitated and said, "Commander, can the government agree to it?"

"Old Li, go ahead and send it."

Chu Feng waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "This is a negotiation process. My bottom line is 300 82mm mortars, 20 rounds of artillery shells, and 500 million rounds of various bullets."

Li Mingqiang didn't waste any words and continued to argue with the government.

After more than a dozen rounds of communication, the two sides finally reached an agreement. The National Government deducted 200 million French francs from the rewards and military pay, and Chu Feng paid for 16 aircraft and a batch of aerial bombs.

At the same time, the government will also send an air force unit to Chu Feng for training, and the government will not pay for the training costs.

The national government gave Chu Feng 120 million French francs worth of salt, sugar, and cooking oil, which was equivalent to 10 kilograms of salt, 25 kilograms of sugar, and 50 tons of cooking oil.

82毫米迫击炮350门，82毫米迫击炮弹23万发，以及600万发7.92毫米子弹，以及1000支驳壳枪和50万发7.63毫米子弹。

"Not bad!"

Looking at the final negotiation result, Chu Feng couldn't stop smiling. In this transaction, he only paid for 16 captured Japanese planes and 1500 aerial bombs.

With the addition of this batch of 82mm mortars, the troops' firepower at the battalion level has been further strengthened.

Salt, sugar and oil are necessities.

Because most of the entire Jin Province has fallen, in order to transport these supplies, they need to come from the north of Sanqin Province. At that time, Chu Feng will need to send troops to pick them up.

Chu Feng didn't care about this. In northern Shanxi, he could be said to be the undisputed boss. Whenever he sent out a large army, the Japanese could only hide in the city.

night!

Wang Tiezhu and Ge Dayong came back.

Chu Feng, Wang Tiezhu, Ge Dayong, Li Mingqiang and Uncle Zhao Wushu sat together.

"The reason why we called everyone here is because of the issue of troop organization."

Chu Feng didn't waste any words. While everyone was eating, he got straight to the point: "Our Independent 1st Brigade will be upgraded to the Independent 1st Division, but I don't want to upgrade each regiment to a brigade."

"The reason is that we don't have the organization to command brigades under a division. The regimental commanders have only been promoted from battalion commanders to regimental commanders for a short time, and their abilities are not enough to be brigade commanders."

"Secondly, each of our regiments has 5000 men, which is equivalent to a brigade in terms of numbers alone. However, the regimental commanders tend to focus on reckless attacks and lack the strategic vision that senior officers should have."

"So I plan to keep the main infantry regiment unchanged and continue training and fighting at the regimental level. Once they pass our assessments and those of the instructors and demonstrate increased capabilities in actual combat, it won't be too late to upgrade them to brigades."

After hearing what Chu Feng said, all the partners agreed.

"Commander, I agree with your idea. I also discovered this problem during this battle." Ge Dayong was the first to stand up and express his support. While speaking, he also talked about the problems he discovered during the battle.

After Ge Dayong finished speaking, others also expressed their agreement.

"Ok!"

After everyone finished speaking, Chu Feng's voice rang out again: "I plan to set up a crash course for mid-level and senior officers. I will personally serve as the squad leader, and I will select a group of capable instructors to join."

At this point, Chu Feng glanced at Li Mingqiang and said, "I will communicate with the Eighth Route Army and ask them to support us with a group of instructors."

"This matter is our top priority and must be resolved!" Chu Feng said this in a firm tone.