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Chapter 272 Reorganization of the Troops

Early in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, wisps of smoke were already rising from the city of Zenda.

Lu Cheng practiced a set of boxing in the yard to stretch his body, then went to the kitchen to cook some porridge, stir-fried two side dishes, and took out a can of beef from the storage space, thus preparing breakfast.

After dinner last night, I chatted with Chen Xiaozui for a long time. We ended up sleeping together again and spent half the night together. Chen Xiaozui finally recovered in the afternoon, but he couldn't wake up this morning. I don't know how long I will sleep.

Lu Cheng ate something himself, and seeing that Chen Xiaozui was still not awake, he put the food in the pot, locked the gate from the inside, walked to the wall, and jumped out of the yard.

Fortunately, there were not many people in the alley and no one noticed Captain Lu climbing over the wall.

When we arrived at the original shelter for defeated soldiers, we found that it had been renovated and turned into temporary barracks for the Sichuan Army Corps under Lu Cheng. An entire platoon could live in one yard.

Of course, these two or three streets and dozens of courtyards were far from enough for a regiment to live in, and many soldiers were stationed directly by the river.

When Lu Cheng arrived at a yard, he saw Meng Fanle, Milong, Bula, Yaoma, Shebutt, Ayi, Dong Dao, Cui Yong and others squatting at the foot of the wall or sitting on the doorstep, each holding a lunch box and shoveling food into their mouths.

"Oh, this is lard, cabbage and vermicelli stew? Not bad."

"Isn't this all thanks to you, the commander? Before you came back, the special envoy sent someone to deliver us some supplies, including some canned food from the United States."

"Yeah, at least we have two dry meals and one liquid meal a day, so the food is pretty good."

Lu Cheng smiled and said, "Really? It seems like these cans can be given to others."

"No, Commander, give me this can."

"Give me."

"Okay, hurry up and eat. Meng Fan is tired, after dinner, hurry up and take people to the river."

"Yes, Danzao!"

As usual, after checking the soldiers' meals and the recovery of the wounded, Lu Cheng came to the riverside, gathered all the soldiers in the regiment, and announced the reorganization order.

The number given to Lu Cheng's team was Sichuan Army Corps, which was affiliated to the New 39th Division of the Sixth Army and numbered as the 39th Regiment of the New 118th Division.

The new 39th Division was stationed in the area from Baoshan to Huirenqiao, not far north of Chanda.

In fact, the supply of Lu Cheng’s regiment was directly under the responsibility of the Sixth Army Headquarters.

Just when Lu Cheng had just announced the complete order and was about to start, the special envoy from the military arrived again. Seeing that the soldiers on the battlefield were in high spirits, the special envoy was very happy: "Seeing everyone so energetic, I feel relieved.

Captain Lu, the latest order is that you will take over the defense of the Jiqipo area in Chanda, stop the Japanese on the west bank of the Nujiang River, and keep the enemy out of the country!"

"Yes!"

After announcing the latest order, the special envoy asked Lu Cheng to complete the reorganization of the troops as soon as possible and take over the defense of Yu Xiaoqing's regiment.

After announcing the order, the special commissioner pulled Lu Cheng aside and said, "Captain Lu, the principal thinks highly of you. Although you are not from Huangpu, you have studied abroad and are a rare talent. Especially after hearing about your battle at Nantianmen, the principal was overjoyed and praised you as a pillar of the country.

By the way, the principal knows that you are short of infantry artillery, so he specially asked the higher-ups to send you four 75mm mountain artillery and also arranged a special intelligence officer for you to facilitate your communication with the higher-ups. You must not let the principal down. "

Lu Cheng immediately pretended to be excited and touched: "The president has worked hard for the country and still considered me. I am deeply grateful and will guard the country's borders and not let the Japanese cross the Nujiang River!"

"Okay, okay. The supplies and artillery given to you by the higher-ups will be delivered soon, and professional intelligence personnel will also arrive within three days. If Captain Lu has any other requests, you can also raise them."

"Special Commissioner, after the battle at Nantianmen, our regiment's bullets and shells have been basically used up. Please ask the special commissioner to apply for us. In addition, my regiment is currently equipped with a variety of weapons. There are three types of single rifles, the British Lee Enfield rifle, the Japanese Type 3 and Type rifles, and there are also three types of bullets used.

As for light and heavy machine guns, light and heavy mortars, bullets are even more scarce..."

The special commissioner was a bit embarrassed when he heard this: "Captain Lu, you must be aware of the current situation. Since the Burma Road was destroyed, our army's ammunition is indeed scarce. The three calibers of ammunition you mentioned are even less. Let me try my best to get some for you. I will have someone send you another batch of Zhongzheng rifles and corresponding ammunition. As for the ammunition for light and heavy machine guns and mortars, I think some can be sent as well."

"Thank you very much, Special Envoy. One more thing, my regiment has too many personnel. There are former subordinates of the 200th Division Commander Dai Anlan, as well as the Fifth Army. We are currently reorganizing them. Based on the battles along the way and the performance of the soldiers at Nantianmen, I have drawn up a list of officers. Please report it to the higher authorities for approval."

"no problem."

After giving a few brief instructions, the special envoy left.

Although Lu Cheng has a great deal of autonomy over his regiment, he still has to report for approval when it comes to school-level officers.

People like Long Wenjian and Meng Fanle, who were originally lieutenants, now have to report to the Sixth Army Headquarters for approval before they can be promoted to majors.

People will also be sent from above to conduct a simple background check on these officers who are about to be promoted.

Lu Cheng also compiled the battle achievements of these people along the way and reported them.

The reorganization of more than 1600 people was not an easy task. It took a lot of time just to register everyone's information.

Fortunately, there are also many grassroots officers in the army, including a large number of second lieutenants, first lieutenants, and captains, and there is no shortage of company commanders and platoon leaders.

As for the candidates for battalion commanders, the battalion commander of the first battalion was Meng Fanle, the battalion commander of the second battalion was Xia Shouzhong, and the battalion commander of the third battalion was concurrently served by the deputy regiment commander Long Wenjian.

The second battalion commander Xia Shouzhong was a major battalion commander under the command of the 200th Division Commander Dai. He was also an outstanding student of the 16th Officer Training Corps. He was very fierce in fighting. He had joined the commando team during the retreat. Later, he fought very fiercely on Nantianmen. He was shot through the shoulder, but he still killed the enemy with a submachine gun in one hand.

Commander Dai was also a fierce general who graduated from the third class of Whampoa Military Academy. He had made many military achievements in the anti-Japanese battlefield. Not long ago, he entered Burma to fight and showed bravery. Later, he was seriously injured in a breakout operation and died due to lack of medical care and medicine. He sacrificed his life in a foreign country.

After the death of Commander Dai, his 200th Division followed the Fifth Army in retreat, but was later dispersed by the pursuing Japanese. A part of them was rescued by Lu Cheng and joined Lu Cheng's regiment.

Battalion Commander Xia Shouzhong is the one with the highest rank among this small group of soldiers, and also the bravest in combat. He is also Ayi's junior.

After following Lu Cheng, Xia Shouzhong admired Lu Cheng's fighting ability and leadership very much, and soon became Lu Cheng's loyal supporter. Lu Cheng was also very confident in handing over a battalion of troops to him.

After getting to know each other, the veterans gave Xia Shouzhong the nickname "Heavy Hand".

In addition to the chief officers of the three battalions, Deng Zongbao serves as the platoon leader of the guard platoon. The artillery company and the spearhead company still need to be selected and trained, and a communications squad is also being formed.

As for the special forces, there is no rush.

After arranging the reorganization, everything went on in full swing.

At the same time, Yu Xiaoqing also received an order to change his guard and was transferred to the lower reaches of the Nujiang River.

After three days of hard work, the three infantry battalions were reorganized, and the main members of the cannon fodder regiment in the original drama were basically concentrated in the first battalion.

After that, the entire regiment will conduct large-scale training and competitions to select candidates for the spearhead company, artillery company, guard platoon, and special operations team.

One day, a silly fat man, with a woman and a child, came to the Nujiang River and found Milong.

Thus, the newly formed artillery company had another capable general, Krupp.

Of course, with Krupp's personality, he is only suitable to be a main gunner, not a commander of an artillery company.

Just when Krupp was delivering the weapons, the four 4mm mountain guns promised by the higher authorities and two intelligence officers from the Military Control Commission also arrived in Zenda...