Holding the original shares, they fought all the way to the Korean War!

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Laughter echoed in the courtyard.

It brought a kind of indescribable and exhilarating feeling.

After laughing his fill, Brigade Commander Chen picked up his teacup and took a sip of water.

"Alright, Lao Wang, notify all regiments to increase security and be more vigilant in the near future."

"Kiyoshi Katsuki is dead. The Japanese will likely retaliate."

"yes!"

Political Commissar Wang stood up and strode into the room.

Commander Chen sat at the stone table, looking at the distant mountains, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Tianyang, that kid, didn't disappoint him.

In just over a month, nearly a thousand people participated.

Kill a Japanese Army lieutenant general.

Subordinates like these are easy to lead.

Commander Chen stood up, strode out of the courtyard, and headed towards the mess hall.

I'm happy today, I'll have a drink tonight.

......

Zhou Tianyang strode out of the brigade headquarters courtyard.

I walked across that familiar dirt road toward the village entrance.

Sun Shengli was squatting under the big willow tree at the entrance of the village.

With a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, he squinted at the distant mountains.

Upon seeing Zhou Tianyang emerge, he quickly stood up, spat out the grass, and went to greet him.

"Commander, you've finally figured it out."

Sun Shengli's gaze swept over Zhou Tianyang's face, and he asked in a low voice.

"Is everything alright?"

Zhou Tianyang patted his shoulder, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"But it's all good news."

"Let's go, we'll talk about it when we get back."

He walked back along the mountain path he had come from.

Sun Shengli and the soldiers of that platoon quickly followed.

The group walked back along the mountain path.

Zhou Tianyang's expression remained calm, but he was inwardly calculating the matter of the three hundred new recruits.

The brigade commander really put in a good job this time.

With three hundred new recruits, plus the six hundred and sixteen he recruited himself, the total number of the new Second Regiment was about to exceed one thousand two hundred.

The three battalions divided the spoils equally, with each battalion receiving one hundred.

In this way, each battalion can reach more than 400 people. Although it is still a bit short of a full-strength battalion, it can be considered fully equipped and manned.

If we can train this team well, we can take them out to fight a battle.

It was definitely a force that would give the Japanese a headache.

As Zhou Tianyang thought of this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Commander."

Sun Shengli turned his head to look at him.

"You just said it's all good news, what exactly are these good news?"

Zhou Tianyang turned his head and glanced at him.

You'll find out when you get back.

Sun Shengli pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions.

The group walked for more than two hours, crossing several mountain ridges.

The outline of Lijia Yu was faintly visible in the twilight.

The sentry at the village entrance spotted them from afar and quickly came to greet them.

"Commander!"

Zhou Tianyang nodded and strode towards the village.

In the courtyard of the regimental headquarters, Tian Chengjun was sitting at a stone table when he saw Zhou Tianyang enter.

"Commander, you're back."

Zhou Tianyang nodded, walked to the stone table, sat down, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a big gulp of water.

"Chengjun, is Zhao Wenlong here?"

"exist."

Tian Chengjun nodded, his gaze lingering on Zhou Tianyang's face for a moment.

"They're training new recruits on the threshing floor."

"Go and call Zhao Wenlong and Sun Shengli here."

"I have something to say."

"Yes."

Tian Chengjun turned around and strode out of the courtyard.

Zhou Tianyang leaned back in his chair, watching the sky gradually darken, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Less than fifteen minutes later, hurried footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard.

Zhao Wenlong was the first to walk in.

His forehead was still damp with sweat, and his military uniform was soaked through.

"Commander, you wanted to see me?"

Zhou Tianyang nodded and pointed to the stone bench.

"sit."

Zhao Wenlong sat down, his gaze falling on Zhou Tianyang's face.

Immediately afterward, Tian Chengjun and Sun Shengli walked in one after the other.

The two sat down on the stone bench, their eyes both fixed on Zhou Tianyang.

"Commander, what is it?"

Sun Shengli was the first to lose his composure.

Zhou Tianyang's gaze swept across the three faces before he slowly spoke.

"Today I went to the brigade headquarters, and the brigade commander told me something."

"The brigade headquarters recently recruited three hundred new soldiers."

The eyes of all three battalion commanders lit up.

"The brigade commander said that all three hundred new recruits will be assigned to our Second New Regiment."

Zhao Wenlong suddenly stood up.

"real?"

His voice was filled with undisguised excitement.

"Commander, you're not lying to me?"

Zhou Tianyang glared at him.

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Zhao Wenlong chuckled and quickly sat down.

Sun Shengli slapped his thigh.

"Great news! Incredibly great news!"

Although Tian Chengjun didn't say anything, he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

Seeing the three of them so excited, Zhou Tianyang couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, don't get too excited yet."

He waved his hand, and his tone became serious.

"Within three days, the brigade headquarters will send someone to bring those three hundred new recruits."

"At that time, the three battalions will split it equally."

"yes!"

The three answered in unison, their voices echoing in the courtyard.

Zhou Tianyang thought for a moment and then said:

"We recruited 616 new soldiers in our three battalions, plus the existing 360-plus veterans, which makes a total of over 980."

"Add these three hundred new recruits, and that makes more than 1,280 people."

His gaze swept across the three faces.

"That's already the size of a regiment."

Sun Shengli's eyes widened.

"Commander, how long has it been since our new Second Regiment was formed?"

"At most, it's only been a little over a month, right?"

His voice rose a few decibels, carrying an indescribable excitement.

"This must be the first time in our Eighth Route Army, right?"

Zhou Tianyang smiled but didn't say anything.

Zhao Wenlong took over the conversation.

"Victory is right, the development speed of our new Second Regiment is indeed fast."

"Other regiments are lucky if they can assemble a battalion in two or three months."

"We organized a tour group in just over a month."

"If those veteran groups found out about this, wouldn't they be furious?"

Tian Chengjun chimed in from the side.

"Alright, stop bragging."

He leaned back in his chair, his gaze sweeping across the faces of Zhao Wenlong and Sun Shengli.

"Having more people doesn't necessarily mean having stronger fighting power."

"The key is training."

"If the training doesn't keep up, no matter how many people there are, they're just a mob."

Zhao Wenlong nodded.

"Old Tian is right."

"We can't just be happy that new recruits have been brought in."

"We need to intensify training and get them into combat capability as soon as possible."

"Commander, what exactly are these training standards you mentioned?"

Zhou Tianyang thought for a moment, then spoke:

"Starting tomorrow, the training intensity will be increased."

"I get up at 5:30 in the morning, do a 5-kilometer cross-country run with full gear, and then do physical training."

"In the morning, each person will fire at least ten live rounds during shooting training."

"Afternoon sprint training and tactical training."

"In the evening political education class, we talked about discipline, policies, and why we had to fight the Japanese."

He looked at the three of them, his tone becoming serious.

"Training standards are applied equally to everyone."

"Veterans can't be lazy, and new recruits can't be spoiled."

"Anyone who dares to cheat or shirk responsibility will face my wrath."

"yes!"

The three answered in unison.

Zhou Tianyang leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Alright, you guys go ahead and get busy."

"The new recruits will arrive in three days, and then we'll reorganize them into new units."

The three stood up, saluted, and strode out.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away in the courtyard.