in2ebook Chapter 726: Iron Horses, Brilliant Light
Chapter 726: Iron Horses, Brilliant Light
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were extremely excited when they learned that Hu Lian had been successfully rescued.
Even Li Yunlong, who had not been very interested at first, was convinced when he learned that he had fought with the Japanese with bayonets for three hours at Shibei. He was one of the few capable fighters in the Central Army.
"Old Li, the total number of Central Army troops we have taken in from the battlefield in Central Henan is about 30,000. I think if we add the technical troops we have added and the new soldiers we have recruited, it should be no problem to form another army!"
"I think it's okay. Let's form a 12th Army. As for whether to form a 5th Army, we'll talk about it later! By the way, do you remember the person Lao Zhao mentioned to us? His name was Gao something?"
"Gao Cheng! How come you even forgot about this? It seems like I really can't trust you with anything. You forgot about such a big thing!"
Li Yunlong touched the back of his head embarrassedly. It was not that he had a bad memory, but there were too many things happening these days and his brain was not enough.
"Yes, yes, Gao Cheng! Lao Zhao said that this kid can be put to good use. When they have finished their training, if he can be used, then give Lao Zhao a favor."
"Okay! The soldiers in the shelter should be pretty good. They all volunteered to stay here, so their enthusiasm for the war of resistance should be beyond doubt. Also, a lot of puppet soldiers were captured this time. Should we pick some of them then?"
"Okay, but we still have to set high standards. We'd rather not have these soldiers than let a bad apple spoil the whole bunch!"
Wang Meng immediately went to the recruit training camp in Jincheng with the order. At this moment, the recruit training camp that could accommodate 30,000 people was already full.
The combat experience and combat quality of the veterans of the Central Army who walked out of the internment camp are beyond doubt, but the most important thing is their sense of discipline and awareness of the masses.
Look, these more than 30,000 soldiers are working all over the mountains, either helping the common people to tend the land, or tending to the armored personnel on the independent corps’ own farms.
Wang Meng looked at the soldiers who looked quite capable and felt relieved.
According to Wang Meng's plan, these more than 30,000 soldiers would be reorganized into the 12th Army within one month, and then go to Heze or Jining to start training and cultivate the relationship between the military and the people.
By the way, let the 12th Army and Peng Liang's 11th Army get familiar with each other in advance, so that it will be convenient for command and mobilization if they are combined into one army group in the future.
At ten o'clock the next morning, the plane from Zigong landed at Pingshun Military Airport.
Wang Meng went to the airport to greet them in person. After seeing Hu Lian from afar, he trotted towards them enthusiastically.
"General Hu, we finally meet again! I heard that you and your family were packed in boxes and sent to the transport plane of the Independent Column. You must have had a hard time along the way!"
"Chief of Staff Wang, it's not hard at all. I'm ashamed to say that not long ago I swore to you that we were not meant to be together, but now it seems that things are really unpredictable! I'll have to make a living here in the Independent Column in the future, so please take care of me!"
"Oh, no way! It is a great blessing for us to have you as our general to join our independent column, and it is also a blessing for the millions of Chinese people.
Let's make a long story short. You should know that we set up shelter wars in Luoyang and other places before, right?"
Hu Lian sighed when he thought of the groups of Central Army soldiers pouring into the shelter.
"Yes, although it is embarrassing for me to say this, it is also human nature that people go to higher places and water flows to lower places."
"According to our statistics, a total of more than 30,000 people have been accommodated."
Hu Lian's mouth turned into a big "O" shape. He never expected that he could accommodate so many people!
However, when he was in the First War Zone, the list of deaths reported to the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs from the war zone was not so large, and only more than 5,000 people were reported missing.
"So many? It seems those bastards in the First War Zone are planning to just eat the empty pay!"
"Haha, that's their business, we have no right to interfere. General Hu, Commander Li Yunlong wants you to take the lead and organize these more than 30,000 soldiers into the 12th Army of the Independent Column, which is currently directly under the command of the Supreme Command.
The organization is the same as other armies, with two armored divisions plus an infantry division and an artillery brigade. The technical arms will be supplemented by the general headquarters, so you don't have to worry about that! "
Hu Lian originally thought that when Dai Anlan told him about recommending a corps commander, he thought it was just a joke, but he didn't expect it to become a reality.
Although he had become the commander of the Central Army before, the weapons and equipment and the quality of the personnel were far inferior to each other.
In terms of firepower, an armored division of the Independent Column can defeat an army and three divisions of the Central Army!
It can even be destroyed directly at a tiny cost!
"Chief of Staff Wang, aren't you afraid that I will kidnap your army? My nickname is Fox!"
"Haha, since you can come to our independent column, it means that you have already recognized our team. I will give you equipment and people, and you can serve the country and make achievements here. I can't think of any reason for you to leave the independent column!
Moreover, even if we take a step back and say that you took this unit away, without strong logistical support, your tanks and armored vehicles would be nothing more than a pile of iron, a fixed target!"
Hu Lian burst into laughter after hearing this. What Wang Meng said was indeed reasonable. With the Chongqing government's low oil production, it would be difficult to support their air force training, let alone maintain an armored division.
"Okay, you've convinced me! When can I meet the troops?"
"You can do it now, but I'm afraid you'll have to change your name. After all, according to normal logic, you should be under house arrest in Geleshan Mansion now."
Hu Lian had no objection, because although Chongqing was too embarrassed to announce his house arrest, how could they explain the sudden appearance of a senior officer of the Central Army in the Independent Column?
Just change the name and deny it.
There are so many people in the world who look alike. As long as the Independent Column and Hu Lian himself don't admit it, who can prove that he is Hu Lian?
Chongqing can only suffer in silence and sulk!
"Okay, then I will... just call myself Hu Bunian! Don't think about the past, don't think about the old feelings!"
"Haha, what a great Hu Bunian! A brand new name, a brand new start! You have one month to reorganize the army into the 134th and 135th Armored Divisions, the 136th Infantry Division, and an artillery brigade. You will report officers below the division level to the headquarters for review!
One month later, we will go to southern Shandong, develop and expand there, and then plan to conquer the whole country!"
Hu Bunian raised his forehead slightly, the rising sun was dazzling, as if he saw golden swords and iron horses, shining brightly.
Tang Youyou, who was also looking at the rising sun, had a worried look on her face.
"Old Liu, there has been no news from Cuttlefish for ten days. I passed by the North China Front Army Headquarters several times on various pretexts and saw that all their curtains were drawn. The situation is not good!"