in2ebook Chapter 142 Lost
Chapter 142 Lost
Inside the Yunxiu Building in Chongqing, the transport captain sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, while Dai Anlan, who was standing next to him, had a serious look on his face.
"Yangong, I heard that you stayed in Jinnan for a few more days. What did you say there? What did you see?"
Although Dai Anlan is a pure soldier, he is not a political idiot. Someone must have been talking behind his back in front of the transport captain.
"Sir, the students saw some tanks, artillery, and a complete set of military discipline there."
The transport captain turned his face slightly and looked at Dai Anlan who lowered his head.
"Really? Even better than the Training Corps in Nanjing?"
"I dare not deceive you. Our weapons and equipment are indeed more advanced than those of the teaching corps, but I cannot compare with them in terms of courage to risk one's life!"
He let out a sigh of relief and turned sideways to pat the sofa.
"Yangong, sit down. Have you been following me since the Whampoa Military Academy?"
"Yes."
"I've always said that knitting and military are inseparable! There are no pure soldiers! I heard that some people have offered you an olive branch, wanting you to stay in southern Shanxi?"
Dai Anlan's face changed. He didn't expect that this secret news would reach Chongqing so quickly.
"Sir, the Independent Column did mention this to me. However, I have already rejected it in a stern manner."
The transport captain lowered his chin slightly, put down his crossed legs, and sat up upright.
"Yan Gong, I naturally believe you, but I have heard some different voices. Although I am the leader, I still have to consider some things comprehensively. Don't go to Myanmar for now, stay in the country and take a look around."
After the transport captain finished speaking, he stood up and left, leaving Dai Anlan alone, sitting straight on the sofa.
A chill spread from his heart throughout his body. Dai Anlan relied on his original strength and his disobedient feet to push himself out the door.
As soon as he returned to his residence, he collapsed on the bed, sweating all over, unbuttoned his shirt, and stared at the ceiling.
Dai Anlan had heard that there were many ears and eyes, and he would rather believe in the rumors than not believe in them.
Dai Anlan originally thought it was a slander by his political opponents, but now it seems that this is his true character.
"Okay, since Chongqing can't accommodate me, let's go somewhere else!"
On the second day, in the attendant's room, Dai Anlan did not see the transport captain, but only saw Chen Bulei.
"Yan Gong, he is busy with official business. You can tell me if you have anything to say."
The last bit of hope in Dai Anlan's heart was completely extinguished. He took out a letter and handed it to Chen Bulei, then took the suitcase and headed towards southern Shanxi without looking back.
"Damn it, if you want to leave, just leave! I think he doesn't want to stay in Chongqing anymore!"
Soon, Dai Anlan arrived at the Shipo Township military fortress.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Meng and Lin Shubing, all the commanders of the independent columns lined up in an orderly manner to welcome Dai Anlan.
Dai Anlan's lost mood was swept away.
"Commander Li, Political Commissar Zhao, I am a person who has been kicked out. I dare not allow you to receive me in such a grand manner."
Just with this one sentence, he won everyone's favor.
Others are always trying to flatter themselves and are afraid to face disappointment and failure. Dai Anlan, on the other hand, can reveal his own scars. He is a real man.
"Brother Dai, you are too kind. I believe you can better display your gifts and talents here!"
Wang Meng also interjected.
"General Dai, where do we start? How about we first understand our organization? And then teach officers above the battalion level?"
Dai Anlan didn't expect the independent column to be so open and directly told him the most core organizational situation.
A man dies for a man who knows himself, and a woman looks good for a man who pleases her.
"Okay! When I left last time, Chief of Staff Wang told me that we were going to form an armored division, so let's start with that!"
Dai Anlan pointed to his head.
"Okay! Let's go to the headquarters first!"
Passing through two thick iron doors, we entered the heavily guarded headquarters.
Dai Anlan was stunned by the headquarters' three-defense standards. The last time he visited, the only indoor venue he had been to was the student cafeteria, and the construction standards there were far lower than those of the headquarters.
"Commander Li, this headquarters should be able to withstand direct fire from a 150mm howitzer, right?"
"Well, that's the standard. Even if we can't hold on, there are air-raid shelters below. If that doesn't work, we can quickly transfer to the interior of Taihang Mountain through the tunnel!"
Hiss, Dai Anlan took another breath of cold air.
Such a large project requires not only strong construction capabilities, but also more advanced concepts.
This independent column is not simple!
"Brother Dai, please take a seat! Due to procedural reasons, we will first report to the headquarters to give you a consultant status. I hope you don't mind."
"Okay, as long as I can beat the devils, I don't mind other empty names!"
Next, Wang Meng, on behalf of the Independent Column, introduced the organizational structure to Dai Anlan on the sand table.
"General Dai, our independent column now has three infantry regiments, the Shipo Township military fortress and garrison regiment, the Grand Canyon Town military industrial fortress, the Taihang Mountain base, as well as an artillery regiment, a reconnaissance battalion, a tank battalion, a transport battalion, a communications battalion, a direct cavalry company, a direct special operations team, a field hospital, and so on."
When Dai Anlan heard this, he realized that the organization was indeed very large, a bit like a column.
However, there are many troops behind enemy lines that are also called columns and have a large organization, but they actually only have the personnel and equipment of a battalion.
"Chief of Staff Wang, how are our troops equipped with personnel and weapons?"
Wang Meng shook his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"General Dai, this is really hard to say."
"It's okay. We are all family. Even if we don't have enough personnel or weapons and equipment, we can slowly prepare. Don't worry about it."
"That's not the reason. We fought a fierce battle a few months ago, so our three infantry regiments have all been developing separately. The latest organization table has not been reported yet, but we can roughly estimate it from the weapons we received."
Li Yunlong waved his hand and interrupted Wang Meng directly.
"Well, let's just make an estimate. At the next meeting, I'll ask Zhang Dabiao and the others to report the establishment to me!"
“是！独立纵队现在总人数大概一万四千余人，105榴弹炮120门、37毫米高射炮120门、150毫米及75毫米步兵炮180门、各式迫击炮400门、37毫米反坦克炮36门，轻重机枪还有步枪我就不说啦！”
Dai Anlan was stunned. He never expected that the independent column would be such a huge behemoth. The number of its artillery pieces was equal to that of an army in Chongqing.
"What about the tanks?"
"Oh, I forgot about this. Thirty Tiger tanks and various tank maintenance vehicles."
Dai Anlan slammed the table and stood up excitedly!
"Good fellow, give me thirty tanks, and I can defeat an entire tank regiment of the Japanese!"