The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 153 Military and Political Department

The next day, He Wei waited for the car sent by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, and then got in the car and went straight to the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. The car he took today was different from the truck he took yesterday, but a very exquisite car.

He Wei was sitting on a soft leather seat, with the wrapped infantry No. 16 Regiment flag in his hand. Looking at the bustling market and the bustling street crowds outside, He Wei's thoughts still stayed on In the planning last night, of course, there was a little uneasiness and nervousness, because what we were going to see soon was He Jingzhi, the current second-in-command of the Preserved Fruit Army, Minister of Military and Political Affairs.

"Lieutenant He, I have heard about your deeds. You are really a role model among my Huangpu men. Don't be nervous. Minister He is easy to talk to, so don't worry."

The lieutenant colonel officer sitting in the co-pilot said that he was the person who came to pick up He Wei. He was also a graduate of the fifth phase of Huangpu. He was currently working as a staff officer in the Ministry of Military Affairs and was also a well-rounded person. During this meeting, He Wei could not help but Maybe I'm not nervous, after all, the gap in identity and status is there.

But apart from being nervous, there is also a hint of excitement and expectation, because if you perform well and can open your mouth to ask for something, the functions of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs will give He Wei a lot of help. This Ministry of Military and Political Affairs is the central government in charge of the national military and political affairs during the Nanjing National Government. Institution, affiliated to the Executive Yuan of the National Government.Responsible for the administration of the national army, navy and air force, the planning of national mobilization, the establishment of administrative areas, the recruitment and training of soldiers, the support of military logistics, etc.

Apart from anything else, if he wanted to bring a small independent force, he would also need permission from the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. On the other hand, with a piece of approval from the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, He Wei could independently lead his own troops, weapons and equipment. Equipment is not a problem. Approving guns and cannons are all within the scope of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

"Thank you for the reminder, sir!"

He Wei nodded with a smile and said to the lieutenant colonel's staff.

Soon, the car drove into the Western-style gatehouse of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. After inspection by the guards, and guided by the lieutenant colonel's staff, He Wei walked into the building of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. Inside were all officers holding telegrams, telegrams and various documents. Now across the country The war is in full swing. The disabled troops need to be replenished with new recruits, the disabled troops need to be replenished, and the lost weapons and ammunition also need to be replenished. These are all within the scope of the Ministry of Military Affairs, so the place is naturally very lively. .

Finally, after the lieutenant colonel's staff opened the door to the largest office on the top floor, He Wei walked in and finally met the powerful Minister of Military and Political Affairs.

"Reporting to the Minister, He Wei, an infantry science student of the 28st Corps of the 57th Phase of Huangpu and former acting company commander of the [-]th Company of the [-]nd Battalion of the [-]th Brigade and [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Army Division, reports to the Minister!"

He Wei met Minister He. He was short, wearing glasses, but very energetic. This was not the first time he met Minister He. When he was studying at the Central Military Academy, military and political dignitaries from all walks of life often came to the military academy to speak, such as Zhang Xiaoliuzi, Christian General Feng, Wang Zhaoming, etc. have all been here before, and Minister He also often came. However, at that time, it was just a distant view, far from the close contact like today.

Minister He seemed to be reviewing documents. When he saw He Wei coming in, he slowly put down the documents in his hand and showed a kind smile. Minister He pushed up his glasses and spoke in Mandarin with a Guizhou accent.

"Is it He Wei?"

"Yes, Minister!"

He Wei stood at attention again and spoke in a loud voice.

"Sit down, sit down and talk."

Minister He came over and led He Wei to sit on the sofa beside him. He Wei did not dare to neglect, and still sat on the sofa with half his butt in the standard military posture. The lieutenant colonel staff went to the side and started making tea. The minister also sat next to He Wei and looked at He Wei with a smile.

The look and expression did not look like that of a superior person with great power, but rather like an old man looking at his descendants. This expression was just like Minister He's reputation in the military. Although he did not have basic troops, factions and military power , but he has good popularity and reputation among the national army. This is of course related to his qualifications, but it is more due to his ability to mediate relations between all parties, not only among the Central Army troops, but also in other local places. Jun Ye also highly regarded Minister He and had an excellent reputation. He did have the feeling of a kind elder who loved his younger generations.

"Come on, He Wei, let's drink tea and work hard on the saddle. How are you resting?"

Minister He pushed a cup of hot tea in front of He Wei.

"Thank you for your concern, Minister. I have a good rest."

He Wei replied sternly.

"Don't be restrained, relax. My surname is He and your surname is He. We are still the same family. When I see you, I think of my nephew. He is also a student of yours in Huangpu. Seeing that the prime minister's legacy has been carried forward by younger generations like you, I Very relieved."

He Wei knew that Minister He was talking about his second brother's son, He Shaozhou, a first-term student of Whampoa Military Academy. This man was also very famous because he was the nephew of Minister He, so he was also called the handsome nephew. Historically, The Chinese Expeditionary Force counterattacked the Battle of Songshan in western Yunnan, and it was the Eighth Army of the Army led by this man who was the main attacker.

Of course, although Minister He said that he was ranked with He Shaozhou, He Wei would not be stupid. He really thought that he was on the same level as He Shaozhou. He Shaozhou was a student in the first batch of Whampoa Military Academy. He was 14 years older than He Wei and was now working as a Deputy division commander, his rank is much higher than that of He Wei.

"Beizhi has also heard of the reputation of Senior He Shaozhou. He has the same surname as the minister but different ancestry. Even so, the spirit of serving the country is the same as the minister. When I was in the military academy, I often listened to the minister's speeches. My family is in the Northeast, and I went to the military academy from At that time, I made up my mind to carry forward the spirit of Huangpu and return to my hometown as soon as possible."

Minister He nodded and looked at the coalition flag in He Wei's hand. He Wei immediately opened the package outside the coalition flag. It was said to be a package, but in fact it was the military uniform of the Japanese coalition flag bearer who was hacked to death that day. It also had After opening the package with the blood of the Japanese flag bearer, He Wei carefully unfolded the alliance flag and displayed it in front of Minister He.

As soon as the regiment flag was unfurled, Minister He was stunned. He himself also studied in the Chinese Corps of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School and also served as an intern in the Japanese Infantry Regiment. He also knew the honor system and flag system of the Japanese army very well. I have also seen the real Japanese Army Regiment Flag. At first, when the No. 14 Army sent a telegram that the Japanese Army Regiment Flag was captured, Minister He didn’t quite believe it because he knew too well about the importance of the Japanese Army Regiment Flag to the regiment to which it belonged. How important is it? How far must the war go before we can get the Japanese flag back?

Therefore, Minister He suspected that the No. 14 Army was randomly reporting merit. In fact, even when he was talking to He Wei just now, Minister He still didn't believe it. But when the regiment flag was displayed in front of Minister He, he couldn't help but He didn't believe it anymore.

Because, with this broken flag surface, as well as the exquisite flagpole and flag crown, Minister He can be sure that this is a genuine Japanese Army Infantry Regiment flag!
Minister He took the flagpole and looked at the riddled flag for five minutes before he slowly said three words.

"Good fight!" Then, Minister He's hearty laughter came from the office. Several months after the war between China and Japan, Minister He had a sad face almost every day. Today, however, it was rare for him to laugh heartily and keep cheering. To the end, he actually laughed. He started to hum a little tune and kept playing with the Japanese army flag.

He Wei glanced at the mountains of documents on Minister He's desk and understood Minister He's psychology. Looking at the documents about the defeat and the massive casualties and losses every day, the astronomical number of human lives, would not be easy for anyone. Even in later generations, a white-collar worker will feel depressed and depressed if he is faced with meetings and endless materials every day, not to mention reading the reports of dead people every day, the pressure he endures is far beyond comparison with other people. Today, seeing the Japanese army being killed by the Chinese army He was beaten violently and even had the alliance flag confiscated. He Wei would have felt extremely happy.

Finally, the topic finally turned to He Wei, which was also the real highlight of today.

"He Wei, this is a great achievement for you. A great achievement. The national army has been fighting the Japanese army for more than two months, and not even a single regiment flag has been captured. You, a newly graduated military academy student, can't fight the Japanese." It’s not easy to build a regiment flag in half a month. I am now in charge of the Military and Political Department. In this way, I will promote you two levels, directly to major. As for your own position, you can think about it. Wherever you want to work, you can't go back to Shanxi now. The fighting in Xinkou is getting more and more intense. Just work here. Do you want to serve in the Military and Political Department, or to teach field troops like the Corps, or You can change your career to become a military police officer, whatever you choose, I can make the decision."

Grandma, promoted two ranks, lieutenant directly became major?He Wei thought that he would definitely be promoted, but at most he would be promoted to captain. He didn't even think about major. Now Minister He just said a word and he became a major. It was really a dream-like experience. However, this was indeed It’s just a matter of one sentence from Minister He.

He Wei thought for a while and then slowly said: "Minister, I still want to experience in the grassroots army for my humble position. I have just left the army. If I go to a large agency or a high-level service unit, it may not be conducive to my personal growth. I still hope to be a soldier." Soldier, best, humble position, hope to be able to lead a small army independently."

He Wei stated his request straightforwardly. After hearing He Wei's request, Minister He was very surprised. Generally speaking, many lower-level officers hope to work in large government agencies or military academies. It's easier, and secondly, it's safer. Being a platoon company commander in the front-line field troops, wallowing in the mud with big soldiers, is not as comfortable as reviewing documents in an office.

Most of the mid-level and senior officers hope to serve in the field army, because when an officer is promoted to a certain level, it is more important to control the military and hold some troops than to continue to be promoted, and serving as a unit commander is also a must for the promotion of national army officers. For example, officers who have never served as a regiment commander are absolutely not qualified to serve as division chief of staff or above.

Of course, there are also some dark reasons, that is, being an officer in the field force gives you the qualifications and channels to make money, which is something that officers in rear units cannot compare with.

Minister He slapped the table with his hand, as if he was thinking about something.

"Young people should practice more. If you have this intention, it's good, very good."

The office quickly fell into silence again. After about 2 minutes, Minister He took a sip of tea and looked at the lieutenant colonel staff aside.

"I remember that recently, all the troops in the city reported that traitors and enemy agents were causing sabotage. It seems that the military police and the troops under attack were all overwhelmed?"

"Minister, this is indeed true. Two weeks ago, a group of enemy troops sneaked into the barracks of the Teaching Corps and stole the inventory of the Teaching Corps. The telephone number was redlined. A week ago, a traitor served as a target for the Japanese army at the airport and threw grenades at the Tangshan Artillery School. Such things Incidents were happening one after another, and the gendarmerie troops sent out several inspections but failed to catch a few people. There were no decent security field troops in the city, and all the nearby large units were sent to Shanghai to fight. It was really difficult for just two regiments of gendarmerie to handle it."

Minister He nodded and said to He Wei: "The security force in the city is insufficient now, so I promoted you to major. It just so happens that you seem to have brought some people back. I will use your soldiers as the basis to organize a battalion and give you a The designation of the city defense special agent battalion, I will assign your battalion to the gendarmerie headquarters, assign it to the gendarmerie command, assist the gendarmerie in improving security in the city, patrol and inspect everywhere, and I will find a way for you with the equipment and recruits."

He Wei was immediately overjoyed. He didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Looking at Minister He's smile, He Wei guessed that the Minister was in a good mood when he saw the coalition flag, so today's things went so smoothly.

"Thank you Minister!"

Minister He waved his hand, told He Wei to sit down, and then once again asked the question to the lieutenant colonel beside him.

"Can we replenish the equipment and new recruits that have recently been put into storage?"

Facing Minister He's question, the lieutenant colonel immediately took out a small notebook from his pocket and started flipping through it, giving Minister He a positive answer.

"Minister, the first main warehouse and several branch warehouses outside the city now have equipment in stock. Three days ago, a batch of rifles and machine guns purchased from Europe have just arrived in the warehouse. There are a lot of them. As for new recruits, the military divisions in various places are now in charge. The city has just been established, and the new recruits are still being trained, but a group of veterans drawn from the Hubei Tenth Army will arrive in Nanjing in a few days. According to the plan, this group of veterans is to supplement Hu Zongnan's first troops on the Songhu front. One army has a strength of about 8000, and this group of soldiers..."

The lieutenant colonel's staff said with a questioning tone.

Minister He said nonchalantly: "Then let's do it like this. Open a note on weapons and supply He Wei with a thousand rifles, fifty light machine guns, ten heavy machine guns, four mortars, 150 portable machine guns, and five Ten speed machines, ammunition, helmets, military uniforms, communication equipment, etc. He Wei compiled and submitted the establishment list of the secret service camp and distributed it according to the establishment. The soldiers were drawn from this batch of soldiers who went to the front line. One thousand soldiers were given to He Wei. Without preventing him from fighting the First Army, I will tell Hu Shoushan personally about this matter. He is my first-term student in Huangpu. This is not a problem. I will also give He Wei an organizational fee, a reward, and a Three months’ pay for the infantry battalion, you can handle it right away.”

"Yes, Minister, I will do it immediately."

The lieutenant colonel staff said.

"Thank you Minister!"

What an unexpected surprise, what an unexpected surprise. He Wei almost jumped up. He quickly stood up and gave Minister He a military salute. He kept thanking Minister He. Next, He Wei said a few polite words to Minister He and chatted about the front line. After learning about the battle situation and chatting about meaningless household chores for a while, He Wei finally left the Military and Political Department with a satisfied receipt for receiving the ordnance.

Of course, on the way back to the Central Military Academy, the lieutenant colonel staff also informed He Wei that after a while, Minister He was going to confer medals in person in the auditorium of the Central Military Academy, and He Wei was going to have a show. The flag-delivery ceremony and inviting a bunch of reporters to publicize it. In short, it is a good publicity. It is disgusting and disgusting to the Japanese.

However, these are things that He Wei doesn't care about at the moment. His mind is not on this at all. He just wants to receive weapons and soldiers as soon as possible and set up his own city defense spy camp.

(End of this chapter)