Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 18: Letter of Appointment Issued, Promotion and Wealth
Wang Feng waited in the temporary barracks for nearly a day.

At noon the next day, the Second War Zone Command finally sent a commissioner.

The person sent over was a staff officer from the theater staff.

Seeing that the 414th Regiment had actually broken out alive from the rear of the Fifth Division, Yan Laoxi was like a mute eating bitter herbs, unable to say anything.

After all, outside, he was almost praising the 414th Regiment to the sky, and he was just short of describing it as a divine force sent from the sky.

In desperation, he gritted his teeth and fulfilled all the things he had promised before.

In the temporary meeting room.

"What a joy!"

The staff officer held a letter of appointment and handed it to Wang Feng personally with both hands.

"I have heard for a long time that you are a man of outstanding talent. Now that I have seen you, I can see that what you said is true."

"You have already reached such a level at such a young age. If you follow in Commander Yan's footsteps in the future, you will definitely have a bright future!"

Wang Fengpei smiled and said, "No, no, thank you for the compliment."

Although he said that, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

If you follow Yan Laoxi's footsteps closely, you will probably suffer a lot!
After the Li Fuying incident, Wang Feng had seen through the ugly faces of these warlords of the old era.

Although everyone in the world is pursuing profit, no one would do such a thing by any means necessary.

If I remember correctly, Yan Laoxi did similar things many times later.

What you think in your heart is what’s in your heart.

He still greeted the staff officer sent by the headquarters with a smile on his face.

After taking the letter of appointment, Wang Feng looked around.

The staff officer's eyes were always on Wang Feng's face. After handing over the letter of appointment, he took a brand new blue-gray general's uniform from the guard beside him.

"Sir, this is your new uniform."

The general's military uniform was placed on a tray, neatly folded, including the pistol belt around the waist, collar badges, etc.

Wang Feng took it with a smile and temporarily put it in Zhao Fangyuan's hand.

The staff officer smiled and took another thing.

It is a collective letter of appointment from all the soldiers of the 414th Regiment.

All officers were promoted one level.

It is under the jurisdiction of the 33rd Army.

Move to the rear of Pingxingguan as soon as possible for rest.

Wang Feng put away the things in his hand and asked, "Then may I ask where are my reinforcements?"

Mentioning this, the staff officer was a little embarrassed, and hesitated for a long time before speaking: "According to Commander Yan's order, the Japanese invaders are currently pressing forward towards Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass, and the situation is really tense."

"We don't have any extra troops to transfer to you right now. Let's let you recruit soldiers on your own for the time being."

Hearing this, Wang Feng suddenly felt his head buzzing.

The war is imminent, and as the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, he fails to coordinate everything.

They even left the task of replenishing troops directly to the front-line combat troops below.

I guess only a miser like Yan Laoxi could do such a thing.

The staff officer also felt a little ashamed.

But he knew the truth.

Right now the headquarters is preparing for the Yanmen-Pingxingguan battle, and reserve troops are in short supply.

In addition to the battles near Datong, various troops suffered heavy casualties.

Besides, this temporary trip was no longer in the original plan.

It can be said that this is an unexpected incident. At present, all the troops have entered the designated combat positions, and they are waiting for food with their mouths open.

Regardless of seniority or urgency, even if Commander Yan has soldiers, he must first replenish the old troops.

The staff officer wiped his sweat and continued, "There is another 10,000 dollars in cash, which is now piled up in the yard."

"I'd like to trouble General Wang to personally count them."

After everything was explained, the staff officer returned to the headquarters with his entourage.

In the temporary meeting room, Zhang Hu, several battalion commanders and Zhao Fangyuan gathered together, vying for the collective letter of appointment.

"Let me see!"

"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet!"

"Don't grab it, it will be torn into pieces soon!"

"Chief of Staff, can you help me see what rank I was promoted to?"

Wang Feng walked into the meeting room and coughed twice.

The room fell silent in an instant.

"Brigade Commander!"

Wang Feng picked up the collective letter of authorization from the table.

I can't help but sigh again - Yan Laoxi, you are really stingy.

So many people's appointments, squeezed onto one piece of paper.
Zhao Fangyuan, former chief of staff of the 414th Regiment, was promoted to chief of staff of the Provisional First Brigade with the rank of colonel.

Zhang Hu, the former battalion commander of the 414st Battalion of the th Regiment, was promoted to commander of the st Regiment of the Provisional st Brigade, with the rank of colonel.

Liu Zhijian, former commander of the 414nd Battalion of the th Regiment, was promoted to commander of the nd Regiment of the Provisional st Brigade, with the rank of colonel.

Song Wenjie, former battalion commander of the 414rd Battalion of the th Regiment, was promoted to deputy brigade commander of the Provisional st Brigade with the rank of colonel.

Zhang Hu's eyes widened: "No, how can Old Song be the deputy brigade commander? We are all regiment commanders!"

Song Wenjie said in a cold tone: "How about we switch?"

Zhang Hu pondered for a moment, shaking his head like a rattle: "No, no, I won't change."

"If you want to change, go find Lao Liu."

The reason why Song Wenjie was appointed as deputy brigade commander is actually very clear.

Among the original three battalion commanders, only this one graduated from a military academy.

He graduated from Shanxi Military Academy and was nominally a student of Yan Laoxi.

It seems that he wants to use this to restrain Wang Feng and prevent him from becoming the only one in power.

But what Yan Laoxi didn't know was that his good student had already become like Wang Feng in his heart.

It can't be changed.

Wang Feng placed the letter of appointment on the table.

The personnel appointments and dismissals above this level only stay at the battalion level. Any transfer of positions below this level is decided by the brigade commander alone.

Currently, there are only more than 414 people left in the th Regiment, while a standard brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has about to people.

In order to expand to this scale, the veterans of the original 414th Regiment were used as core officers, and new recruits were added.

After these days of fighting, these 600 soldiers now have the most basic combat qualities.

He can be used as a grassroots officer.

"Report to the commander, the commander of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei, is at the entrance of the military camp."

Wang Feng turned his head with a surprised expression.

What is Chu Yunfei doing in the county town instead of fighting the Japanese on the battlefield?
Could it be that the Japanese attacked us so soon?

(End of this chapter)