Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Ulanqab

The staff of the municipal agency were waiting outside the city obediently. All the troops here had fled. The Japanese troops were not large in number. When the 72nd Division entered Chahar, it fought a small-scale battle, and as a result, all the Japanese troops were wiped out.

The wealthy and powerful military and government leaders have now fled to other places. The remaining people are ordinary staff members. They have nowhere to escape to and can only wait here for the people from the 72nd Division.

It is about 500 kilometers from Chengde to Ulanqab. There is no other means of transportation except two dilapidated roads that have been in disrepair for many years. Therefore, it took Tang Guoping and his team a whole day and night to walk the 500-kilometer distance.

The brothers from the Second Regiment of the First Brigade of the 27th Division, led by Brigade Commander Tang Guoping, were the first to arrive in Ulanqab.

"Occupy the commanding heights within the city. The first company will advance to the left, the second company to the right, and the third company will serve as reserve."

It was said that a regiment came, but in fact only the brothers from the first battalion of the second regiment of the first brigade came, so the second regiment commander Shen Ming commanded his battalion to quickly occupy Ulanqab. The brothers in the intelligence department had said before that except for the police in the city, there were no armed forces.

This place is in the most desolate area. It is unclear whether the old rifles in the police's hands can fire effectively. When the bandits come, these policemen run the fastest.

Those government officials and local gentry who wanted to come over and talk were gathered together by Captain Shen. He was a pure soldier and didn't have the time to waste words with people like you. We'll talk after our brigade commander arrives.

"Captain, here's the inventory of supplies stored in the city. The personnel check is ongoing, but due to a shortage of manpower in various government departments, it will take much longer than we planned, at least twice as long."

Battalion Commander Zhao Guosen frowned and said that the city had almost come to a standstill. A large number of powerful officials had fled, and those who remained had neither money nor people, making it very difficult for them to do anything.

"We need to get them up to speed if they're short on manpower. Also, you need to clean up. Your deputy battalion commander will take over your position. You'll become the head of the Ulanqab Security Regiment, a Class A security regiment."

Shen Ming said somewhat embarrassedly that the battalion commander was a very capable fighter among his subordinates. During the battle with the Japanese, he killed dozens of them with machine guns.

However, according to the order from above, after occupying Ulanqab, security corps had to be established immediately, and the levels of the security corps were also divided. Class A security corps had a staff of 3,000 people, Class B security corps had a staff of 2,500 people, Class C security corps had a staff of 2,000 people, and Class D security corps had a staff of 1,500 people.

"Captain, is there really no room for maneuver?"

Zhao Guosen was almost crying. Being the head of the security regiment was a promotion on the surface, but it was hard to say whether it was a promotion or a demotion after he moved from being the battalion commander of the main battalion of the regular army.

"Don't look so sad. This might actually be a good thing. I heard that the security regiment in Chahar is still empty. Ulanqab has been chosen as our important base. In the future, your security regiment can be upgraded to a security brigade at any time. Next time we meet, I might have to salute you."

Seeing that his trusted and beloved general was feeling a little uncomfortable, Captain Shen had to reveal some information.

"Come on, old man. The ranks between our Security Corps and the regular army are completely different, and we've already made a decision on how to deal with them. The ranks of the Security Corps are one level lower than those of the regular army. Even if I became a brigade commander, I'd only be at your level at best. Besides, there aren't that many opportunities for promotion in the Security Corps, while there are far too many in the regular army."

Zhao Guosen said with a bitter face, and Shen Quan did not refute him. What he said was the truth. In order to build a security corps from scratch, a group of officers must be transferred from the regular army, and they must be excellent officers, otherwise it would be difficult to take this step.

"Alright, alright, the brigade commander is here. Get back to work. I'll come over and tell you something. If you can stay, stay. If you can't, you have to obey orders."

Seeing the armored vehicles coming from a distance, Shen Ming knew that Tang Guoping had arrived, and hurriedly took his men to meet him. The inspection of the city had not yet begun, so it would be best to let the brigade commander stay in the military camp outside the city.

After talking about the situation here, Tang Guoping rejected the suggestion of staying outside the city and instead prepared to go to the municipal government to meet with the remaining staff.

"I think that open space outside the city is quite nice. Has it ever been used for planes to take off and land there before?"

While entering the city, Tang Guoping saw an open space on the northwest side of the city, which had been hardened.

"I've asked the staff who've stayed behind, and they say planes do take off and land there, but not in the last year. How about we send our engineers over to take a look?"

Shen Ming didn't know much about the situation here. If the plane could pass through, it would indeed be much more convenient, but for the safety of the pilot, the engineer had to check it first.

"Hurry up and get a comprehensive understanding of the entire city. The Russians are not to be trifled with. After we occupy Chahar, I think these bastards will have their own ideas. It's still relatively safe in Ulanqab now, but it's hard to say about the northern border."

When Tang Guoping set out, Li Shaoyi told them that our advantage over the Russians is that we are fast enough. No matter what we do, we have to run. We can do the job before they can understand what is happening.

"Our entire regiment will be able to arrive tonight, but I estimate it will take more than a day for the entire brigade to arrive. Our regiment will take up the northern defense line."

Shen Ming knew that occupying Ulanqab was a simple matter. After all, there was not a very strong army inside Chahar. As long as we wanted to occupy somewhere, it would be a matter of a word. The danger here came from the northern border.

"Your Second Regiment's combat effectiveness is not weak. When the First Regiment arrives, the entire regiment will be deployed immediately. Except for some junior officers who need to stay, no one can be left behind."

Tang Guoping nodded. The first regiment would stay in Ulanqab as the mainstay, while the second regiment would be fully prepared to patrol the border to prevent the Russians from causing trouble in the border area. If they really did cause trouble, the brothers of the second regiment would not be pushovers.

Shen Ming was about to talk about Zhao Guosen's matter, but after hearing what Tang Guoping said, he decided not to open his mouth, as there would be no room for maneuver if he opened his mouth.

"Report to the commander, an urgent message has arrived from the Dalai Border Station: over a thousand cavalrymen from the Outer Xiongnu have crossed the border..."