mtl008 Chapter 431 Secret Joining Matters
Chapter 431 Secret Joining Matters
Chapter 431 Secret Joining
Two days later, the team led by Commander Yang crossed the mountains and forests and secretly arrived at the independent regiment’s base.
Commander Yang looked at the young Gu Changfeng and smiled, "It's the first time we meet. Brother Changfeng is indeed young. It seems that we are indeed getting old. The new generation is better than the old!"
"Ha ha………"
This exclamation made everyone laugh so hard that they all burst into laughter.
Gu Changfeng didn't laugh, but shook his head and said, "Master Yang, you are in your prime. We, the younger generation, still have a lot to learn from you. Please stop teasing me."
He knew this man, one of the future generals of New China, who was no match for him.
"Everyone, stop standing and chatting. Come in and sit down. We have people guarding the area around here to make sure not even a fly can get in."
Zhou Qianli said with a smile.
Apart from Gu Changfeng, he was the only one who participated in this secret talk. Originally, Gu Changfeng intended to have Zhao Ziqing come along, but things were urgent at the moment, and Zhao Ziqing was out delivering money.
A few minutes later, in a cave behind Xianyaling, Commander Yang and seven or eight people from the headquarters sat around a round table.
Commander Yang first introduced the comrades from the headquarters, and then said directly: "Brother Changfeng, you have chosen to join secretly. On behalf of Yanzhou and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, I welcome you."
"But I'm more curious about why you chose to join us. After all, Principal Chang gave you the position of Major General Brigadier General and a brigade of American weapons and equipment."
This was also a routine question. Commander Yang knew Gu Changfeng and had already guessed it. He was obviously asking this question to the headquarters staff.
In fact, people should have come from Yanzhou as well. The matter was so serious that many people were alarmed. However, considering the short time, the great man directly ordered the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to send people over to discuss the specific matters and then report the details later.
Gu Changfeng's rhetoric was naturally the same old stuff, about the Kuomintang being corrupt and having internal chaos and so on. Anyway, it was more or less the same rhetoric, and everyone at the headquarters nodded in agreement after hearing it.
Gu Changfeng's awareness is not low, but he didn't want to be subject to too many checks and balances when fighting the Japanese, so he didn't choose to join immediately after coming to Jinzhong. However, the time is about the same now, so there is nothing wrong with joining.
Commander Yang listened quietly to Gu Changfeng's words, then asked, "Brother Changfeng, what do you need from us next?"
This point also needs to be mentioned. It is impossible to just say that you will join and then how can you be considered one of us?
Gu Changfeng had already considered the topic of Commander Yang and said directly, "I hope that the headquarters or Yanzhou will send more people over. First of all, political cadres and political commissars. I am suitable for fighting. The logistics have always been in charge of Lao Zhou."
"Old Zhou is definitely capable in logistics, but he originally belonged to the Nationalist Army, so he might not be suitable in terms of ideology."
He had discussed this with Zhou Qianli before. If he wanted to join the Eighth Route Army, they would definitely have to send people over. Zhou Qianli was eager to relieve himself of the burden, so he agreed without much thought.
Commander Yang nodded, glanced at everyone at headquarters, and then looked at Zhou Qianli and said, "I've heard of Deputy Commander Zhou's previous deeds. I don't think there's any need to change. Just go to Yanzhou to study for a few months."
Then he looked at someone at headquarters and said, "What do you think, Comrade Qi?"
As the team leader sent by the headquarters, Qi Xiangqian naturally had the right to make decisions on his own. Seeing that Commander Yang said so, he nodded and agreed.
The independent regiment had made great efforts in both combat achievements and support to their headquarters, and these political workers were naturally well aware of this, so Qi Xiangqian did not object to this suggestion.
This situation was unexpected to Gu Changfeng. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Zhou Qianli and said, "Commander Yang, this is a good suggestion. What do you think, Old Zhou?"
In fact, deep down he didn't want a new person to come in, as it would easily cause problems if their auras didn't match.
Zhou Qianli thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll go there."
Seeing Zhou Qianli's agreement, Commander Yang smiled and said, "Brother Changfeng, if you have any other requests, please raise them with the comrades at headquarters while they are here."
Gu Changfeng thought carefully and said, "If there are experienced company-level soldiers, you can send some over. There are no other requirements. The previous medical staff and teachers have already trained a lot of talents, which is enough for the time being."
It was necessary to add some sand to the independent regiment. It was impossible for him to take care of everyone's emotions or understand everyone's thoughts. This required the experienced soldiers in the Eighth Route Army to do ideological work.
After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, the people from headquarters were very satisfied. They said that everything had been considered carefully and they had nothing to complain about.
With Qi Xiangqian's nod of approval, the integration of the independent regiment, or now the independent brigade, into the Eighth Route Army was half successful. Once the information of the independent brigade was transmitted back to Yanzhou and personnel were sent over, the matter would be almost over.
Of course, Qi Xiangqian is here just to take a look at the situation of the independent brigade. The future organization and division it will be incorporated into still need to be discussed with the higher-ups.
Commander Yang had a lot of ideas on this point. The two were too close to each other, and there was a high probability that their 115th Division would take advantage of this, but that's a story for later.
After discussing the matter, Qi Xiangqian and his companions did not stay long. They directly declined Gu Changfeng's suggestion to keep them for dinner and left Xianyaling with their companions.
Commander Yang fell a few steps behind and said to Gu Changfeng who was seeing him off, "You are now an independent brigade appointed by the government. Do you have any ideas, brother?"
Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "I don't have any big ideas. Let's develop first. We've been badly hurt this time, and it will probably take a long time to recover. For the time being, we don't have the energy to fight the devils. Even if we do, it will be a small-scale battle. There won't be a big battle like before."
Commander Yang nodded and said, "Our situations are similar."
His 115th Division gained a lot of advantages in this battle. With Gu Changfeng's generosity, they had enough food to eat after handing over half of the weapons and ammunition to the headquarters.
After a moment's thought, Commander Yang continued, "I heard you have two 6.5mm bullet production lines. If you're skilled and have sufficient supplies, you can easily produce a million rounds a month."
At this point, Gu Changfeng understood that Commander Yang was planning to attack him.
However, he had said before that he would exchange it with the confiscated scrap metal, so he did not refuse and said it directly.
"Commander Yang, please tell all the units in the Jinzhong area that if they want bullets, they can exchange them for something. We'll have plenty."
"Actually, I'd like to support the various departments directly or hand them over to the headquarters, but I don't have enough supplies, so..."
Commander Yang smiled and said, "That's as it should be. The Japanese swept through Jinzhong, and the various units suffered heavy losses. If we want to recover, we will definitely need a large number of new recruits to train."
"It just so happens that your production line has arrived, so we can all take advantage of it!"
"That's no problem. As long as the various units transport supplies here, the bullets produced here will be given priority and will be available as soon as they arrive."
Gu Changfeng was still very happy to do this. After all, it would enhance the strength of each department. The Japanese would be the ones causing trouble later, so he was happy to see it happen!