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

Zhou Tianyang called out towards the outside of the courtyard.

"Correspondent!"

"arrive!"

A soldier ran in from the gate and stood at attention.

"Go and call Ma Yong here."

"yes!"

The correspondent turned and ran.

Less than ten minutes.

Ma Yong ran in from the threshing ground, sweat still on his forehead.

"Commander, you wanted to see me?"

"sit."

Zhou Tianyang pointed to the stone bench opposite.

Ma Yong sat down and waited for him to speak.

"Tomorrow, Company Commander Tian from the brigade's directly subordinate artillery company will bring people to our regiment to form an artillery battalion."

"You should arrange your accommodation in advance; it's in the row of empty houses on the east side of the regimental headquarters."

Ma Yong's eyes lit up.

"Commander, has the matter of the artillery battalion been settled?"

"It's settled."

Zhou Tianyang nodded.

"Company Commander Tian is an artilleryman, highly skilled, and experienced in leading troops."

"Once he arrives, the artillery battalion can be officially set up."

Ma Yong stood up, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Don't worry, Commander, I'll make the arrangements right away."

He turned and ran out, his footsteps quickly fading into the distance in the courtyard.

Zhou Tianyang leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on the distant, rolling mountains, and remained silent for a long time.

Outside the window, the shouts from the threshing ground continued.

The sun was shining brightly on those young faces.

Zhou Tianyang stood by the window, watching the soldiers training for a long time.

Then he turned around and strode out.

He was going to the threshing ground to personally observe the soldiers' training.

……

The following morning.

The entrance to Lijia Yu village was a bit more lively than usual.

Zhou Tianyang stood at the entrance of the village, his hands in his pockets, his gaze following the mountain road toward the bend in the road in the distance.

He got up early today, his mind preoccupied with the matter of Tian Guoqiang bringing his men over.

Why don't we just wait here at the village entrance?

Ma Yong stood a few steps behind him.

As the sun rose higher, several figures finally appeared on the mountain road.

Leading the way was Tian Guoqiang.

He was dressed in a gray military uniform with a belt around his waist, his steps were steady, and his back was straight.

He was followed by more than a hundred people, lined up in two columns.

You can tell at a glance that soldier has a unique spirit and energy.

The procession moved in perfect unison, with no one looking around or whispering to each other, and their strides and rhythms were highly uniform.

As Zhou Tianyang watched the group approach, his gaze shifted from Tian Guoqiang to the soldiers, and he nodded inwardly.

The foundation of the artillery company directly under the brigade headquarters is indeed different.

Tian Guoqiang walked to the village entrance and saw Zhou Tianyang waiting there. He quickly walked a few steps forward, stood at attention, and saluted.

"Commander Zhou!"

"The brigade's directly subordinate artillery company is reporting for duty!"

"All 117 men in the company are present!"

His voice wasn't loud, but every word he spoke was firm and resounding.

Zhou Tianyang returned the greeting by extending his hand.

"Battalion Commander Tian, ​​you've worked hard."

Tian Guoqiang grasped his hand, shook it forcefully, and then let go.

His gaze lingered on Zhou Tianyang's face for a moment, as if trying to read something from the other's expression.

He had been at the brigade headquarters for several years and had heard of Zhou Tianyang before, but this was the first time he had spoken to him face to face.

The regimental commander in front of me had a calm and composed gaze.

"Commander Zhou, I'm a straightforward person."

"Now that the new Second Regiment has arrived, you have the final say on how to arrange things."

Zhou Tianyang nodded, without much formality, and turned to wave at Ma Yong.

"Ma Yong, take the comrades from the artillery company to their post and settle them in. Make sure they have proper accommodations."

Ma Yong strode forward, and Chaotian Guoqiang saluted him.

"Battalion Commander Tian, ​​I am Ma Yong, the platoon leader of the guard platoon."

"Your accommodations have been arranged. They're in the row of houses to the east of the regimental headquarters. Please follow me."

Tian Guoqiang turned around and waved to the team behind him.

"Everyone follow, let's get settled first."

More than a hundred people followed Ma Yong into the village.

As the troop passed the village entrance, several soldiers who were training on the threshing ground looked over curiously, but quickly looked away.

The soldiers of the New Second Regiment had seen many new troops.

From the initial arrival of new recruits by Li Yunlong to the later incorporation of over three hundred veterans by Deng Chen.

Everyone has gotten used to new people joining every now and then.

Zhou Tianyang stood at the village entrance, watching the team turn along the village road toward the east side of the regimental headquarters before turning his gaze away and walking back to the regimental headquarters.

In the courtyard, Wang Xiuying was sitting by the stone table. When she saw Zhou Tianyang walk in, she looked up.

"They've arrived?"

"They've arrived, 117 people in total."

Zhou Tianyang sat down opposite her, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip of water.

"Tian Guoqiang is more capable than I expected."

Wang Xiuying smiled.

"Old Chen once told me that Tian Guoqiang is a very honest person."

"If you don't beat around the bush with him, he'll fight you head-on."

"If you try to play games with him, he'll get impatient."

"That makes things easier."

Zhou Tianyang's gaze fell on the direction of the courtyard gate.

The figures of soldiers carrying luggage to the east side of the regimental headquarters could be vaguely seen.

"Big sister, I plan to invite all the battalion-level officers over this afternoon to formally introduce Battalion Commander Tian to everyone. Would you like to join us?"

"OK."

Wang Xiuying nodded.

"I also have something I'd like to say to the officers of each battalion."

"Our group is getting bigger and bigger, and with more people, we can't let our guard down when it comes to discipline."

"That's perfect."

Zhou Tianyang stood up and called out towards the outside of the courtyard.

"Correspondent!"

"arrive!"

A soldier ran in from the gate of the courtyard.

"Go and inform the four battalion commanders, Zhao Wenlong, Tian Chengjun, Sun Shengli, and Deng Chen, that they will have a meeting at the regimental headquarters at 2 p.m.

"Tell Battalion Commander Tian to come too."

"yes!"

The correspondent turned and ran.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

The main room of the regimental headquarters was full of people.

A long wooden table was placed in the center of the room, with several teacups on it.

Zhao Wenlong sat in the first seat on the left, his hands crossed on the table, his eyes filled with an irrepressible anticipation.

He had heard that the artillery company had arrived that morning and had been eager to see what the new Battalion Commander Tian looked like.

Tian Chengjun sat next to Zhao Wenlong, his expression more serious than usual, his fingers tapping lightly on the table as if he were pondering something.

Sun Shengli sat opposite him, looking relaxed and content, but the curiosity in his eyes clearly betrayed him.

Deng Chen sat next to Sun Shengli, his back straight, his hands on his knees, his gaze steady.

He hasn't been in the Second Regiment for long.

But this was the first time he had attended a meeting of battalion-level officers, so he took it more seriously than the others.

Wang Xiuying sat to the side of the table, with a notebook in front of her.

Zhou Tianyang sat in the seat of honor.

Tian Guoqiang sat to his right, about half a body length away from the table.

It doesn't seem distant, nor does it try to steal the spotlight.

Zhou Tianyang's gaze swept across the faces of the people in the room one by one before he spoke.

The sound wasn't loud, but every word was clear.

"Comrades, I have called you all here today to announce something important."

The room fell silent for a moment.

All eyes were on him.

"Our new Second Regiment will officially form an artillery battalion starting today."

Zhou Tianyang turned to the side and gestured to Tian Guoqiang.

"This is Comrade Tian Guoqiang, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion."

"Battalion Commander Tian used to be the company commander of an artillery company directly under the brigade headquarters. He served in the Central Army artillery forces for many years and has excellent skills and experience in leading troops."

"Starting today, he and 117 artillerymen officially joined the new Second Regiment."

"He will be in charge of the formation and training of the artillery battalion of the new 2nd Regiment."

After Zhou Tianyang finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair and turned his gaze to Tian Guoqiang.