Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 26: Forming a New Recruitment Battalion

Among the marching troops of the 772nd Regiment.

Li Yunlong, Zhong Zhicheng and Cheng Shifa walked together.

After leaving the territory of the 358th Regiment.

Li Yunlong couldn't wait to ask, "How did you get so close to Chu Yunfei? Don't you know who he is?"

"He's the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. What's there for you not to know?"

Captain Cheng was a little puzzled, and he continued to ask: "You have been staying in his territory for several days, don't you know who he is?"

"That's not what I meant. I was asking how you know him so well!"

Captain Cheng suddenly realized what was going on, and then he explained: "Captain Chu is a very easy person to talk to, and he has never fought a war with us before."

He paused after saying this, and then added, "You crossed the river relatively early, so you don't know the situation yet. The 358th Regiment fought a battle with the Japanese at Ruyuekou some time ago, killing thousands of them. When the brigade commander heard that they were transferred here to guard the crossing, he guessed that your New st Regiment would most likely encounter problems when crossing the river."

"Just tell me to get you out. After all, Chu Yunfei is also from Huangpu, so it's impossible for him not to give face to his senior..."

Li Yunlong glared at Captain Cheng and angrily yelled, "Bullshit, I still need you to come and help me... Chu Yunfei is so awesome, why do you send him to guard the ferry?"

"If you ask me, if we can really kill thousands of Japanese soldiers, why would we withdraw?"

"I think Chu Yunfei still has at least several thousand people."

Seeing that Captain Cheng ignored him, he nudged Captain Cheng with his elbow and asked, "What mission did your 772nd Regiment receive? Why did it take two days?"

Cheng Shifa shook his head, his tone not very good: "This has nothing to do with you, Old Li."

Seeing that Li Yunlong was a little anxious.

Commander Cheng sighed, looking very pleased with himself, and said leisurely, "This is a military secret, so people who have no connection with you should refrain from asking about it. You should just go and build a base. We, the main force, should handle these combat missions."

"Hey, I think you are just itching for trouble, you dare to talk to me like that"

Cheng Shifa was not afraid either: "What's the matter? You, Li Yunlong, want to spar with me?"

Seeing Li Yunlong rolling up his sleeves, he was about to take action.

Zhong Zhicheng quickly grabbed Li Yunlong and said, "Old Li, what are you doing? You are the leader of the new regiment, you must always pay attention to the impact."

"Commander, did you think of this a few days ago?"

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Fang Ligong is Commander Yan's man, but we are both from the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. When facing Nanjing, we need to stand together."

Sun Ming seemed to understand: "The fourth battalion commander..."

"In the battle of Ruyuekou, he led the troops and killed the enemy. He deserves all these."

Chu Yunfei stopped talking halfway.

Sun Ming had completely understood it at this time.

This telegram was sent by Fang Ligong so that not only Nanjing would know about it.

Naturally, Yan Laoxi would not turn a blind eye to it.

Treat such a "loyal" Chu Yunfei.

Naturally, some benefits need to be given.

Those who deserve to be rewarded should be rewarded, and those who deserve to be promoted should be promoted.

He himself doesn't care, but he doesn't want to disappoint the soldiers below.

As they talked, they walked to the stable.

After mounting his horse, he headed for the first battalion's base.

The 358th Regiment has a large number of troops. If they gather together, they are likely to be detected by Japanese military aircraft.

There is even a possibility of being bombed by enemy aircraft.

In addition, the second and fourth battalions were stationed in three villages around the ferry.

The third battalion was stationed in the county town, while the various units of the first battalion were stationed in various locations outside the county town.

The place we went to this time was the company’s base.

As the spearhead company under the first battalion.

The first company has the strongest combat effectiveness.

It is also the focus of Chu Yunfei's attention.

When the soldiers saw the regiment commander coming, they saluted hurriedly.

They have become accustomed to Chu Yunfei coming without saying hello.

At first, they were quite surprised and didn't know why the commander suddenly came to inspect the base.

Until a company commander drank heavily during the day and was caught by Chu Yunfei and whipped more than ten times.

These soldiers only learned about this from their respective squad and platoon leaders.

This move by Captain Chu is actually the so-called surprise inspection.

Without saying hello, on an undetermined date, he was just inspecting the situation below. Logically speaking, with all the chaos going on, he should at least bring a few guards with him, right?

But Chu Yunfei only took Sun Ming with him wherever he went. His skills and courage made the soldiers admire him very much.

"Duanzao!"

"Where is your company commander?"

"At the training ground!"

"Take me there."

Chu Yunfei dismounted and handed the reins to the soldier beside him.

He took Sun Ming and followed the deputy monitor.

On the training ground at this time.

Bian Fucheng was shirtless and instructing his soldiers in practicing bayonet fighting.

This big man was reorganized from the Northeast Army.

Although he is good at using a broadsword, he is also very proficient in stabbing.

"I'm going to kill you, you bastard. You didn't practice hard, and when you get on the battlefield, the Japanese will stab your intestines out with one click."

Bian Fucheng held a spear in his hand and thrust forward fiercely: "See? Do you know how to stab someone?"

Seeing that all the soldiers were silent and did not respond, Bian Fucheng was a little puzzled: "Why the hell did you all stop? Continue the training!"

"Captain, the regimental commander is here!"

Bian Fucheng turned around and looked.

Not far away, Chu Yunfei was looking at him with a smile on his face.

The adjutant Sun Ming beside him waved at him.

Bian Fucheng turned around and glanced at everyone, then said loudly: "Keep practicing!"

Bian Fucheng, with his upper body naked, trotted to Chu Yunfei and saluted: "Commander!"

"What is the quality of the new recruits?"

Bian Fucheng also spoke quickly: "Too stupid, I want to beat these bastards to death, if it weren't for the prohibition of beating people, I would beat them eight times a day"

“This is so infuriating”

Chu Yunfei laughed: "You have been a veteran for more than ten years, can't you solve this problem?"

Bian Fucheng scratched his head, complaining, "If it were in the past, I would have whipped him for these three things."

Seeing Chu Yunfei glaring, the 1.85-meter-tall man actually felt a little aggrieved: "But Commander, didn't you say at the meeting this year that corporal punishment and beating of soldiers are not allowed... How can a rough guy like me lead new soldiers?"

Seeing that Chu Yunfei did not stop him, Bian Fucheng became bolder and said, "Commander, how about this? You form a supplementary battalion and let the person who is best at leading new recruits lead it.

In this way, the new recruits assigned to each company will not need to be trained by us company commanders, which will save us trouble and will not affect the combat effectiveness. What do you think of my idea?"

Regarding Bian Fucheng’s suggestions.

Chu Yunfei nodded: "That's a good idea. Do you have any recommendations?"

“How should I know this?”

Chu Yunfei patted his shoulder.

Just watching the soldiers doing one-on-one bayonet training.

On the training ground, veterans and recruits conducted one-on-one bayonet teaching and training.

These veterans are visibly stronger than the new recruits.

Each of them is as strong as a calf, and is no less capable than the Japanese devils.

The nominal food standard of the 358th Regiment is very high.

The average daily staple food intake per person was one and a half pounds, with eight cents of oil and salt each, six ounces of meat, and one pound of vegetables. This was the unified standard of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

But in reality, due to various reasons, such as soaring prices, depreciation of Jin currency and so on.

Even his 358th Regiment.

Meat can only be seen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

On average, a person can eat about 100 grams of meat a day.

But compared to friendly forces, it is still pretty good.

There is no shortage of vegetables at this stage.

It’s fine for a person to eat one pound of vegetables every day.

If worst comes to worst, there are always alternatives such as tofu and bean sprouts.

As for other side dishes, they live by the mountain and by the water.

At this time, Chu Yunfei had already begun to consider the candidates for the supplementary battalion and how to develop Xing County.
(End of this chapter)