You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

"Li Dadao."

"Here." Li Dadao immediately stood up.

"You performed exceptionally well in the flanking maneuvers and the subsequent encirclement and annihilation battles, displaying courage and determination."

The Jiangcheng Command awards you the Third Class Yunhui Medal!

Effective immediately, the Provisional 51st Division is officially reorganized into the New 15th Division.

You are hereby appointed as the Major General Commander of the newly formed 15th Division.

"Thank you, Commander Xie." Li Dadao gave a standard military salute.

After sitting down, Li Dadao was very calm and accepted the fact that Zhang Wenzhong had become his superior.

He knew very well that Zhang Wenzhong had fought a very brutal battle at Huangtiangang.

With just one division, they withstood the fiercest attack of the Guoqi Detachment for three whole days. Zhang Wenzhong even braved the hail of bullets to personally command the front-line trenches, and almost got killed by artillery shells several times.

The title of army commander was earned by risking his life, and Li Dadao was convinced of it.

Besides, Li Dadao was just an unpopular battalion commander in the Northwest Army before. During the Central Plains War, he got a job in a security regiment in Zhejiang Province and later followed Lin Feng.

Now that he has been promoted to major general and become the commander of a regular division, he is already very satisfied.

But he also harbored a strong desire to make new contributions in the upcoming battles alongside Commander Lin, hoping to rise in rank and bring honor to his ancestors.

At this moment, Zhang Bingwen, sitting in the back row, was filled with emotion as he watched this scene unfold.

Having been under Lin Feng's command for some time, he already knew Zhang Wenzhong and Li Dadao's backgrounds very well.

These two men were once just disillusioned and down-on-their-luck mid-level officers in the Zhejiang Provincial Security Corps.

However, it was precisely because he followed the right person, Lin Feng.

In just a few months, one of them has risen to the rank of Major General in the regular army, and the other has risen to the rank of Division Commander in the regular army.

Since the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, Lin Feng's numerous earth-shattering achievements have been witnessed by the entire army.

Not only did he rise through the ranks at lightning speed, but his men also benefited immensely.

Looking at Lin Feng's young yet dignified face, Zhang Bingwen felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

"Following Commander Lin was the best decision I ever made in my life."

Zhang Bingwen clenched his fists secretly, filled with boundless anticipation for the future.

Just then, Lin Feng's voice rang out again.

"Next, I will announce the appointments for the 100th Army."

Lin Feng paused, his gaze sweeping across the entire room:

"I have decided that I will personally assume the position of commander of the 100th Army."

The 100th Army comprised the 112th Division and the newly formed 16th Division, which was yet to be formed.

At this point, Lin Feng looked at Zhang Bingwen, his tone becoming serious:

"Zhang Bingwen".

"Here." Zhang Bingwen stood up reflexively.

"Effective immediately, the temporary designation of the 1st Independent Division is hereby revoked."

The entire division was officially restored to its original designation as the 112th Division of the National Revolutionary Army.

You are hereby appointed as the Major General Commander of the 112th Division.

Upon hearing the words "112th Division," Zhang Bingwen was struck dumb, frozen in place.

His eyes reddened visibly, and tears welled up in them.

The Independent 1st Division has finally been upgraded from a temporary unit that could be disbanded at any time to a regular army.

More importantly, the designation of the 112th Division held extremely important and special significance for these soldiers who came from the Northeast Army.

That was their past glory, proof of the blood they shed at the Jiangyin Fortress.

Zhang Bingwen thought of the Northeast Army brothers who died on the Jiangyin Fort, and of his seriously wounded division commander Huo Shouyi.

"Commander... brothers... the flag of our 112th Division has not fallen."

Zhang Bingwen, fighting back tears, straightened his back abruptly, gave Lin Feng a solemn military salute, and roared in a hoarse voice:

"All officers and soldiers of the 112th Division are willing to serve the Legion for life, even unto death."

Amidst thunderous applause, Zhang Bingwen slowly sat down.

After announcing the personnel appointments, Lin Feng tapped the table and shifted the topic to the upcoming military preparations.

"The unit number has been decided; the next step is to determine the organizational structure and firepower."

Lin Feng's eyes were sharp as he loudly announced:

"From today onwards, the 107th, 112th and newly formed 15th infantry divisions will all adopt the system of one division with three regiments, plus one divisional heavy artillery regiment."

In addition, a 120mm heavy mortar company will be added at the regimental level.

Upon hearing this, the officers below immediately began whispering among themselves, their eyes filled with shock.

Is it a divisional heavy artillery regiment? Or a regimental heavy mortar company?

This firepower configuration is even more luxurious than the German-equipped divisions of the Central Army.

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Lin Feng's lips curled up slightly as he dropped a bombshell:

"No doubt about it."

120mm heavy mortars, and 75mm and 105mm mountain guns assigned to your three divisions.

I've obtained them all through special channels.

It's currently parked in the camp's warehouse.

"hiss--"

A collective gasp filled the command center.

Zhang Wenzhong, Li Dadao, and others were so excited they almost jumped up.

"However, let me make this clear from the start."

Lin Feng changed the subject, pointing to the three division commanders and saying:

"I've prepared the cannons for you, but I don't have that many skilled artillerymen."

You'll have to figure out the artillery personnel yourselves.

Whether you train them yourself or poach them from the defeated soldiers you've gathered, it doesn't matter.

My only responsibility is to provide you with artillery instructors.

After the meeting, you three division commanders can lead your men to haul artillery pieces. Whoever gets the most men will have their artillery regiment reach combat readiness first.

"Yes, mission accomplished!" the three division commanders roared in unison, their eyes already gleaming with greed as they plotted how to snatch people from the rout camp later.

"Director Zhao," Lin Feng turned to Zhao Yushu, "report on the situation regarding the regrouping of the defeated soldiers."

Zhao Yushu stood up and opened the folder in his hand:

"Reporting to the Legion Commander."

Currently, we are in Jiangbei, and have gathered a total of 6395 defeated soldiers from various units who retreated from Jiangnan.

In addition, 3633 new recruits were recruited from the surrounding areas of Jiangpu County.

Among them, after screening, a total of 698 new recruits had an education level of primary school or above.

Later, I will distribute these troops according to the combat losses of each division.

Upon hearing that there were nearly seven hundred educated new recruits, the three division commanders' eyes lit up even more; these were excellent candidates for learning how to operate artillery.

Soon, the reorganization conference of the entire legion came to a successful conclusion.

Zhao Dashan was officially appointed as the commander of the 1st Honorary Brigade, continuing to lead this most elite assault force in the entire army.

With this, the basic structure of the new 33rd Army Corps was completed.

The newly formed 16th Division is the only one that is currently just an empty shell, lacking both personnel and officers, due to a severe shortage of soldiers and officers.