A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 286 Brigade Commander Lu Cheng

Although he said that Lu Cheng was a profiteer, Stilwell was really generous. When Lu Cheng was about to leave, he not only gave Lu Cheng enough weapons and uniforms to equip nearly a battalion, but also gave him a batch of canned food, medicines, etc. from the United States.

There were six M2 heavy machine guns, 20 Browning light machine guns, 10 Bren light machine guns, 60 Thompson submachine guns, ten M3 submachine guns, 81 12mm mortars, 60 24mm mortars, 200 Springfield rifles, 1 M50 carbines, and sufficient corresponding bullets and artillery shells.

This batch of supplies will be transported to western Yunnan by transport plane and return with Lu Cheng.

Not only that, Stilwell also prepared a special gift for Lu Cheng, a medal of honor from the United States.

During World War II, the United States had several different levels of medals of honor, specifically used to reward officers and soldiers who had made outstanding contributions on the battlefield.

The Medal of Merit was also established by the U.S. Congress a few months ago to be awarded to personnel in the U.S. Armed Forces or allied forces who have made outstanding contributions during their service.

The Medal of Merit is the only one among all kinds of medals in the United States that is awarded according to rank. There are Medals of Merit at the commander-in-chief level, Medals of Merit at the commander level, and Medals of Merit at the officer level.

There is no doubt that the medal that Lu Cheng received is an officer-level medal of merit.

"Lu, this is a medal that several generals from the Navy Command worked together to win for you, to thank you for your outstanding contribution to the United States. In addition, here are two more gifts that Generals Halsey and General Vandergrift asked me to pass on to you."

As he spoke, Stilwell took out two more boxes and gave them to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng opened the boxes and saw that there was a Colt M1911 pistol and an M1917 revolver in each box. There were words engraved in English on the gun bodies, indicating the name of the donor, the time, etc.

"Mr. Stilwell, thank the two generals for me."

"No, I should thank you on their behalf. Lu, you are a talented soldier, and I am looking forward to you and your soldiers achieving brilliant results on the battlefield. Here, I can also make a promise to you. As long as your soldiers come to the Ramgarh training camp, I will let them receive the most complete training and let them leave here with their favorite weapons and equipment. Lu, I am waiting for your good news!"

"Of course, I won't let the commander-in-chief down."

After bidding farewell to Stilwell, Lu Cheng went to say goodbye to Catherine and spent the night with her.

Catherine was naturally very reluctant to see Lu Cheng leave, and even wanted to follow Lu Cheng to western Yunnan. But she also knew that her husband was an officer, responsible for the lives of thousands of soldiers, and did not have much time for love. And even if she followed him, she could not help him much.

Therefore, Catherine decided to stay in India and use the wealth given to her by Lu Cheng to obtain more weapons, equipment and military supplies for Lu Cheng to assist Lu Cheng.

In this regard, Lu Cheng naturally kept everything in mind.

When Lu Cheng and his men left the training camp, General Sun and General Liao, along with a group of colonel and lieutenant officers, personally gave Lu Cheng a farewell salute.

Lu Cheng saluted them solemnly, then headed straight to the airport with the group of soldiers who had been transformed.

When Lu Cheng and his men arrived at the airport by truck, they met two acquaintances.

"Hey, Commander Lu, it's great to see you again. And you, my brothers."

"Commander Lu, congratulations."

"Mike, Price, it's great to see you again. Congratulations on your promotions."

"This is all thanks to you, Commander Lu. We have now joined General Chennault's Flying Tigers and will frequently travel to China to deliver supplies in the future."

"That's great. You are always welcome to come to western Yunnan and Zenda."

"Of course, we also hope to fight alongside Commander Lu again!"

Afterwards, Lu Cheng shook hands and hugged the two American pilots. Milong, Bula, Kang Ya and others also greeted the two American pilots enthusiastically.

The return flight was also smooth and we successfully arrived in western Yunnan that afternoon.

When they left, there was a company of soldiers, and when they came back, there were a dozen more.

These people are naturally Chinese college students who have received training in Ramgarh, and they all have excellent training results and outstanding performance, otherwise they would not be valued and recruited by the picky Lu Cheng and brought back directly.

A group of people were wearing the same new blue military uniform, each holding a brand new Mi-style equipment. They were all energetic and in high spirits, completely different from their previous frail appearance.

As soon as Lu Cheng got off the plane, he was picked up by a jeep and rushed to the headquarters of the Sixth Army, where he met the commander of the Sixth Army and the familiar special envoy of the military headquarters.

"Colonel Lu, not long ago, the Allied Command specially expressed its gratitude to the Shancheng side and specifically praised your contribution to the Allied Forces. I heard that you also served as the deputy chief instructor in the Ramgarh training camp. The superiors were very satisfied with your performance in the training camp. Therefore, you are specially promoted to the commander of the 39nd Brigade of the 42th Division of the Sixth Army. I hope you will continue to work hard, make new contributions, and win glory for the country!"

Lu Cheng didn't expect that he would have such a surprise just after returning. It only took him half a year to go from regiment commander to brigade commander. The speed of promotion seemed to be very fast.

But think about Yu Xiaoqing in the original drama. He just took a regiment to Myanmar for a stroll without firing a shot. After coming back, he stole the limelight from the cannon fodder regiment, made the contribution to consolidating the river defense, and was promoted from regimental commander to division commander.

Therefore, the Jianghu is never just about fighting and killing, there are also human relationships, and the power of relationships...

Of course, what Lu Cheng cared most about was that he could command a brigade and have more troops.

When there was only one regiment, Lu Cheng could only focus on defense when facing the Japanese invaders on the other side of the Nujiang River. He constantly trained soldiers to weaken the Japanese invaders and prepare for future battles.

If he had a brigade, Lu Cheng would have more room for maneuver.

As usual, he showed an excited expression and made some passionate speeches pledging allegiance until death. Then, with his new appointment, Lu Cheng led his soldiers and the weapons and equipment that had just been shipped back from India and returned to Zenda.

A regiment is expanded to a brigade, and the additional troops will be sent to the vicinity of Zenda within half a month.

After three months of training at the Ramgarh training camp, the soldiers of the company led by Lu Cheng have improved significantly. Any one of them can at least be a squad leader.

An officer like Xia Shouzhong, who was professionally trained and had fought in so many wars, was already a major battalion commander. After training, he could serve as a regimental commander.

In Zenda, there is also a qualified team leader like Long Wenjian.

As for Meng Fanle, he is not yet qualified to be the team leader and needs more training and experience.

On the way back, a group of soldiers were talking excitedly. After returning to Zenda, they would distribute the candies, chocolates, and American cigarettes they carried with them to their comrades who were guarding at home, so that they could broaden their horizons.

Lu Cheng was already thinking about the next training and combat.

The last time I heard from Meng Fanle and Long Wenjian, the 118th Regiment now has nearly 3000 soldiers. I wonder if the number has exceeded now...