Sword life

Chapter 44 I'm relieved when you come
In the next few days, Zhang Gang went out to do some side jobs when he had nothing to do, and the whole Yangquan knew that there was a Zhang Yanwang who couldn't be offended.

The instructor of the Ninth Independent Brigade arrived, with a Chinese face, and it was no surprise that it was Zhao Gang. Zhang Gang was very pleased with his arrival.

"Old Zhao, you are here. I am relieved that you are here." Zhang Gang warmly shook hands with Zhao Gang
In Liangjian, he is at the same level as Li Yunlong. He is enthusiastic, a sharpshooter, can do ideological work, persuade a division of the Kuomintang to surrender, and can also lead troops to fight against little devils and special forces.

If you become tough, you can challenge Li Yunlong, and if you become gentle, you can chat with ordinary soldiers!

Where can such a talent be found?
Zhao Gang was somewhat flattered. Although he was an old revolutionary, he was not bad as a political commissar of a new regiment, and as a political commissar of a brigade, he was obviously highly qualified.

This is a general who can create miracles. Even the Nanjing side valued it very much. They offered three regiments and twelve battalions to recruit, but they were ignored by the parties.

Even in the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, they are very optimistic about this young general, and many veteran political commissars are willing to come over.

If it weren't for Zhang Gang's special request, the political commissar would have been out of his turn.

"Brigade Commander Zhang, I brought [-] new recruits here this time. Brigadier Chen said that the remaining half will be given after the war!"

"Oh, what Brigadier Chen did is a bit out of character!" Zhang Gang laughed heartily. Zhao Gang was good in everything, but he was a bit embarrassed.

"Well, the main reason is that there is a big war, so there is not enough manpower!" Zhao Gang said with some embarrassment.

Regarding this matter, Zhang Gang is very clear that a war broke out.

The Eighth Route Army attacked across the board, demolishing the Zhengtai Road stretching more than 200 miles in the dark, and a regimental commander who was about to be promoted to brigade commander went hundreds of miles deep, blowing up all the tunnels in Jingxing.

Although I didn't get any points, the Zhengtai Line couldn't be reopened to traffic within two months, and all 10,000+ little devils were blocked in Shanxi.

According to common sense, although these 10,000+ little devils did not get supplies, they also carried enough ammunition for a battle before they set off. The offense may not be enough, but the defense must be more than enough.

But I never thought that the fifth and sixth elite ace divisions went crazy and started to attack Zhongtiao Mountain.
Put on a posture of breaking through the Ping-Han line and drinking the Yellow River.

Now, even Yan Laoxi of Wutai Shanmaodong couldn't sit still, I hid in the southeast corner, you still don't let me go, do you still have a conscience.

For a time, tens of 10 people from all sides fought fiercely after the Battle of Xinkou, and Shanxi became a mess.

"Come on, Lao Zhao, don't make things difficult for you. I'll talk to the brigade commander later. Now, let's talk about the division of labor. It's actually very simple. The military affairs are mine, and the rest is yours. Well, the training You have to catch it too, I don't have that much effort."

Zhao Gang tasted the product carefully, and always felt that there was something in Lao Zhang's words: "Brigade Commander Zhang, you can't say that. You are really good at fighting, but where you fight, you have to tell me in advance."

"Old Zhao, let me tell you, a few days ago, there were only more than 100 of us. At that time, we didn't know where to go and who to fight. We all acted accordingly. If we said it first and didn't fight in the end, what would happen?"

"That also has to be said, this is a matter of principle." Zhao Gang refused to budge.

Well, the political commissar Zhao at this time has not been smoothed by Li Yunlong, and he is very rigid. Zhang Gang said with a smile: "Okay, my big political commissar, I am going to go to Nanjing in the near future to get some troops back."

"Old Zhang, you are quite humorous, two or three thousand miles away, are you flying there?" Zhao Gang didn't take it seriously, and began to understand the situation of the Ninth Independent Brigade.

Speaking of which, the Independent Ninth Brigade has gained several hundred more people, most of whom are railway workers on the Zhengtai Line. They are strong and follow orders, and they are naturally excellent soldiers.

Zhang Gang used these people to form the fourth battalion, plus the company directly under him, the fourth battalion and one company, and the 500 people brought by Zhao Gang, the total number of personnel was more than 300.

More than 300 people, complete with rifles, three to four hundred submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles, plus dozens of light machine guns, a dozen heavy machine guns, and several mortars.

"Old Zhang, our brigade is quite strong!" Zhao Gang's eyes lit up. When he came, he knew that the Independent Ninth Brigade was rich, but he didn't expect it to be so rich. The equipment of a regiment is no less than that of a brigade.

"Let's work together. They are all recruits. Veterans are still recovering from their injuries. They will mainly rest in a short period of time. There will be no big movements. I plan to make a big one and replenish the troops."

Zhao Gang's face became serious again: "Old Zhang, you are the backbone of our brigade, you can't run around casually, if something happens, our brigade will collapse."

"Tsk tsk tsk, here we go again, Lao Zhao, let me tell you, if you want to fight a big battle, the guy in your hand is doing well. Without M1, you can't fight the Devil's brigade; without a heavy machine gun, you can't fight the Devil's squadron. I don’t even have any tricks, and I can’t stop the devils when I see a small team, don’t you think so?”

"Brigade Commander Zhang, what you said makes sense."

"Then think about it, if you don't get a big one, you can gnaw the little devils' unit!"

Zhao Gang was a little speechless. The maximum limit for the little devil to be wiped out is a brigade. Zhang Gang wanted to wipe out the alliance. This guy was too ambitious.

"Well, I don't know much about military affairs. Let me understand this section carefully. However, Brigadier Zhang still needs to pay attention to his own safety."

After the two chatted about the business, Zhang Gang took the canned beef and Fenjiu and treated Zhao Gang to a drink. At first, Zhao Gang maintained a decent style, but when he drank too much, he let go of his airs and called him a brother.

It's done!Zhang Gang looked at Zhao Gang who fell under the table with a smile on his face.

Brother Zhao Gang, the next thing is up to you!

Next, Zhao Gang was busy going around, establishing a two-level militia system in counties and districts, a three-level system in counties and villages, and training recruits, which took up all his time.

But on Zhang Gang's side, it's much more leisurely. I leave all the work to Zhao Gang, and I'm happy to be a shopkeeper.

Zhao Gang felt that something was wrong, but he had just arrived in the Ninth Brigade, so he didn't know much about the situation, and there were too many things.

Facing Zhang Gang, who had made great achievements and was young and energetic again, he swallowed some words when they reached his mouth.

However, after not seeing Zhang Gang for five consecutive days, Zhao Gang couldn't sit still and went directly to Wei Dayong.

After finding it, something big happened, Wei Dayong disappeared, and the cavalry company commander Sun Desheng was also missing!

Zhao Gang became anxious now. In five days, the commander of the regiment disappeared, the commander of the first battalion disappeared, and the commander of the cavalry company disappeared.

The backbone and backbone of the Ninth Brigade are gone, can it still be called the Ninth Brigade!
(End of this chapter)