kingnovel Chapter 271 Post-War Matters
Chapter 271 Post-War Matters
At this time, Lu Cheng didn't know that the principal had prepared a new gift for him.
In fact, if Lu Cheng had not just been promoted to colonel and regiment commander, his merits in protecting the people's crossing of the river, crippling the Takeuchi League, and buying time for the deployment of defenses on the east coast would have been enough for him to be promoted from regiment commander to brigade commander.
After tormenting Chen Xiaozui, Lu Cheng did not sleep in the arms of comfort. Instead, he washed up, changed his clothes, and went to the medical station to visit the seriously injured.
When the wounded saw Lu Cheng coming, they were all excited and wanted to salute. Lu Cheng quickly stopped them and saluted them: "You are all great. Rest assured and recover here. I will wait for you to come back."
"Yes, Captain. After we recover from our injuries, we will follow you to fight the Japanese!"
"Commander, me too."
"Me too."
A Bao on the side said: "Brothers, you have to change your words in the future. Our battalion commander is now the regiment commander."
Afterwards, Lu Cheng checked the injuries of all the wounded, treated the seriously injured ones, and left some medicines for veterinarian Hao and other military doctors.
After seeing the wounded, Lu Cheng held a funeral for the dead soldiers in the evening. He dug a separate grave for each fallen soldier and asked craftsmen to erect a monument for each of them, marking their name, hometown, age and other information to make it easier for their families and descendants to find them in the future.
In fact, for those soldiers who have died in battle, their biggest wishes before death are very similar. They either want to taste the food from their hometown again, or hope to return to their hometown after death and not become ghosts in a foreign land.
However, such a wish is difficult to achieve in this era.
The soldiers whose bodies or ashes were transported back to China were better off. At least they did not have to be buried in a foreign country, and they could leave behind a tombstone, which meant they could rest in peace.
Just across the Nujiang River in Myanmar, in the Savage Mountains, there are still tens of thousands of expeditionary soldiers buried in a foreign land, and some of their bodies have even been taken away and destroyed by wild beasts.
When more than 100,000 expeditionary troops entered Burma to fight, there were less than 20,000 casualties on the front battlefield, but when they retreated, they lost more than 40,000 people in the Savage Mountains.
At the beginning, the Allied Commander-in-Chief Stilwell suggested that the expeditionary force retreat to India, but the president ordered the expeditionary force to return to the country.
As a result, Du Yuming led most of the expeditionary force to retreat back to China through the Wild Man Mountains, but lost most of his troops in the Wild Man Mountains.
On the contrary, General Sun and his newly formed 38th Division successfully retreated to India without suffering too much loss.
Later, the newly formed 38th Division received logistical supplies and equipment from the United States in India, received training from the United States, and had free use of bullets and artillery shells, and eventually trained an elite force.
Many times, a wrong decision or order from a higher-up can lead to a fatal disaster for people at the lower level.
After the funeral, it was already completely dark. Lu Cheng came to the Nujiang River again and checked the defense situation on the east bank. He then discussed with some officers including Long Wenjian and Meng Fanle and decided to reorganize his soldiers starting tomorrow.
Excluding the fallen soldiers and some wounded who are temporarily unable to fight, Lu Cheng still has 1632 soldiers under his command, who are planned to be organized into three infantry battalions, a regimental artillery company, a spearhead company, a guard platoon, a communications squad, plus a regimental special operations team.
Lu Cheng has not yet determined the number of people in the special forces team. When he reorganizes the team, he will hold a competition for the entire regiment to select a group of suitable candidates for training and assessment.
Finally, the number of special forces will be determined based on the results of the assessment.
Only soldiers who pass the assessment can enter the special operations team for further training and eventually become qualified special operations members.
As for those with slightly lower assessment results, they will be assigned to the spearhead company to form a commando team, which is considered to be the elite one level below the special forces.
Of course, Lu Cheng will not be satisfied with the current 2500 to 3000 soldiers. He plans to start recruiting and expanding the army when the reorganization is almost completed, and increase the strength to to people in a short period of time to form a reinforced regiment.
Anyway, we have enough light and heavy weapons captured at hand. We can easily form a reinforced regiment by applying for some more weapons and enough bullets and artillery shells later.
As for the situation of insufficient equipment, Lu Cheng was not worried at all. The Japanese on the opposite side were his transport team, and he could go over and get a batch back at any time.
Lu Cheng was busy until very late before returning to Chen Xiaozui's home in Zenda City.
Chen Xiaozui had already prepared dinner, lit an oil lamp, and stood silently by the window, looking at the courtyard gate, waiting for her man to return.
When the familiar knock on the door sounded, Chen Xiaozui, who was in a daze, hurriedly got up and ran towards the gate.
After opening the door and seeing his beloved, Chen Xiaozui looked him up and down: "You look so impressive in your new military uniform."
"That's right. Your man looks just as impressive even without his military uniform. Let's go and see what you cooked tonight."
Lu Cheng walked into the yard, turned around to bolt the gate, picked up Chen Xiaozui, walked around the yard, and then carried her into the house.
"Not bad, not bad. This part of her body is a little fuller. I can't bear to let go after holding her."
"Are you saying I'm fat? I don't mean to be fat, but my appetite is getting bigger and bigger."
Chen Xiaozui's current physique is about 14.5. Although his body is only slightly plumper and not bloated, his bones and muscles are slightly denser, his cell activity, cardiopulmonary function, and metabolic capacity are far better than before, so his appetite is naturally bigger.
"It's okay. Once your appetite improves, you can eat more and exercise more. You're not fat at all, you're very healthy. I like chubby girls. They're very comfortable to touch and hug."
The improvement in her physical condition has also made Chen Xiaozui's figure more perfect. She is plump where she should be plump, but her belly is still very flat. It really feels good to hold her in his arms.
"Really? You're not lying to me? Then I'm relieved. You've been tired all day, and you haven't eaten properly yet, right? I'll go heat up the dishes."
"No need to heat it up. It's summer, and we can eat it cold. Let's chat while we eat. Is everything going well at home while I'm away?"
"Very well. Your soldiers often come here for patrols, and I carry the gun you gave me every day, so no one dares to bully me. Especially these few days, when you were fighting at Nantianmen, the people of Zenda knew that I was your woman, and they treated me very well. When I went to buy vegetables, they didn't want my money. You don't know, those young ladies envy me..."
While eating ordinary home-cooked meals and listening to the young woman beside him chatting about family matters and trivial matters, Lu Cheng's tense spirit due to the war gradually relaxed. He seemed to have temporarily forgotten his identity as a soldier and just became the man of a family and a husband that a woman could rely on.
The night was cool, the stars were twinkling, there were chickens crowing, dogs barking, insects chirping, birds singing, and the breeze blowing through the forest, bringing the rustling of leaves. Everything seemed to be quiet...