The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 165: Formation into the Army, Awarding of Honors, Graduation and Flag Awarding

He Wei did not pay too much attention to the changes in public opinion and the mentality of the people in the city. Since the seeds have been planted, they will eventually sprout. He just asked the military supply Li Youcai to bring him a few newspapers when he went out for routine shopping every day. When reading the newspaper, let him listen to what people are talking about recently.

Sure enough, according to Li Youcai's report, the topics talked about by the people were almost all related to the attack he carried out that night, and the vast majority of people were talking about the contents of the leaflet. Li Youcai even got close to the people while buying vegetables. After chatting for a few words, these ordinary people's conversations were almost full of fear of the Japanese army and worries about their future lives.

Some people even expressed that they wanted to leave Nanjing as soon as possible to find a way out. He Wei was overjoyed when he learned about it. The people Li Youcai came into contact with when he went shopping were the most ordinary people. Even these ordinary people wanted to escape as soon as possible, which shows that The leaflets I wrote did indeed act as a deterrent and create panic.

Even the newspapers reported on the attack that night for several days. According to normal procedures, the attack by Japanese military agents must be handled by the military police. The military police headquarters also announced the investigation results in a timely manner, and the speed was extremely fast. Within two days, the Military Police Headquarters issued a notice.

According to this report, the Military Police Headquarters identified various weapons, ammunition and shrapnel fragments left by the enemy and concluded that all the attackers used were standard weapons of the Japanese army. According to what the attackers shouted that night, Judging from the content reported by the people, these attackers all spoke Japanese and broken Chinese with a Japanese accent.

Based on this, it can be judged that these attackers were a large number of Japanese military agents, and the leaflets were also distributed by these Japanese troops who carried out the attacks.

Many people are amazed at the high work and detection efficiency of the military police. In fact, how did they know that the military police did not even investigate a hair. The Japanese weapons and ammunition that were investigated as important evidence were things in the military police warehouse and were not used at all. Without investigation, even those leaflets were printed by the printing office of the Military Police Headquarters. Even the Military Police did not know who was responsible for the destruction.

Issuing such a notification was partly due to their responsibilities, and also because the military police wanted to expand the influence of this matter and make the news bigger. However, after issuing the notification, the senior officers of the military police seemed to think it was not enough, so they simply He published the detailed process of the entire investigation in the newspaper, and angrily denounced all the atrocities in the Japanese army's propaganda leaflets, which caused an uproar in the city.

He Wei knew very well why the military police did this. The greater the impact of this incident, the more afraid the people were. The more afraid the people were, the more they wanted to run away. The more people ran away, the more money they made from selling boat tickets.

This is the power of money.

He Wei was naturally happy to see this situation arise. One more person could be rescued by running one more person, and his spy camp quietly formed an army while the matter continued to ferment.

Time came to October 1000, [-]. On the playground of the Central Military Academy, the entire secret service battalion lined up in the center of the playground. The whole battalion was organized according to the order of the first infantry company, the second infantry company, the third infantry company, and the artillery company. , communications platoon, spy platoon, and baggage platoon were arranged in sequence. More than [-] officers and soldiers of the whole battalion stood in the center of the playground in high spirits.

Every soldier wears a brand-new German-made M[-] steel helmet, brand-new rubber shoes, thick gray cotton-padded jacket and cotton-trousers military uniform, and a new military rank badge. What is even more eye-catching is the new-style military uniform worn on the upper body of the soldiers. Tactical Vest.

This type of tactical vest is different from the previous five-piece and large-banded equipment of the Chinese army. Since He Wei adopted the concept of an integrated tactical vest in later generations when designing, all the various equipment and miscellaneous items that soldiers need to carry are concentrated on this vest. .

The old equipment of the national army, the soldier's bullet belt is a diagonal bullet belt, the grenade belt is a double grenade bag hung on the chest, the bayonet is installed in the bayonet scabbard and then hung on the belt, water bottle, gas mask bag Not to mention the cross-body bags and dry food bags for carrying miscellaneous items, they are all independent and worn separately. To carry these equipment, soldiers must carry them on their shoulders one after another, which is troublesome and greatly affects tactical movements.

The tactical vest designed by He Wei concentrates all functions on the vest as much as possible. Take the tactical vest issued to riflemen as an example. There are two rows of bullet bags on the front of the vest, and each row of bullet bags is separated by six compartments. Each small bullet bag can hold two rows of ten 120mm rifle bullets. The two rows of bullet bags can carry a total of [-] rounds of [-]mm rifle bullets.

There is a five-link grenade pouch on the right waist of the tactical vest, which can carry five long-handled grenades.

Next to the grenade bag is a bayonet carrying bag, which can directly accommodate a rifle bayonet with a bayonet sheath. On the left waist of the tactical vest, there are a water bottle carrying bag and a gas mask bag, which can hold rations, lunch boxes and miscellaneous items. Bag of stuff.

Under the shoulder straps on both sides of the tactical vest, there is a round all-inclusive grenade bag, which can hold both grenades and smoke tubes. There is a cross-body equipment on the back of the tactical vest. Bags can be used to carry various work tools such as engineer shovels, pickaxes, hand axes, pliers, wire cutters, etc.

In addition to these functional storage bags, there are more than a dozen small buckles sewn on the front and back of the tactical vest. These are also the concealment buckles specially designed by He Wei. When concealment is needed, branches can be directly inserted into these buckles. belt to complete rapid concealment and camouflage actions.

The tactical vests of flower machine gunners, light machine gunners and officers equipped with pistols are also similar. The tactical vests of flower machine gunners and light machine gunners change the horizontal bullet bag of the rifleman's tactical vest to accommodate flower machine gun and light machine gun magazines. Just a magazine pouch.

Overall, the equipment of this tactical vest has greatly increased the convenience of soldiers' daily tactical duties. All the equipment on the body can be put on and taken off by simply putting on and taking off the vest. All tactical vests are made of military green high-quality thick canvas. It is made of strong, durable and concealable, which greatly improves the convenience and comfort of officers and soldiers' daily duties and tactical actions.

Each of the three infantry companies lined up in four horizontal lines, with three infantrymen in front and machine guns in the back. In order to show the majesty of the army during this army formation ceremony, He Wei ordered all riflemen to attach bayonets to their rifles. The light machine guns and general-purpose machine guns of each squad platoon are all placed at the front of the queue.

In front of the neat queue, there are rows of Belgian-made FND light machine guns and Suroton MG[-] general-purpose machine guns. The dark machine guns and the sharp bayonets in the hands of the riflemen formed a sharp contrast, and a sense of solemnity and majesty emerged spontaneously.

Next to the three infantry companies is Chen Xinsheng's artillery company, two mortar platoons of four French-made Blanche 81mm mortars, and two Austrian-made 47mm peacetime guns equipped by the flat-fire artillery platoon. One row, flanking and behind these artillery pieces, were fourteen artillery battery three-wheeled motorcycles.

The artillery firepower of the artillery company of the Secret Service Battalion is not unpowerful. Just yesterday, ammunition for the Brand 81 mm mortar was gradually delivered. The newly added batch of artillery shells are all French original artillery shells. He Wei couldn't wait to pull them. Chen Xinsheng organized several test firings, and the results were very satisfactory.

The supplemented mortar shells are mainly divided into two types: light steel shells and heavy steel shells. When shooting with light steel shells weighing more than three kilograms, the maximum range can reach more than 3000 meters. The power of its shells is equivalent to French army equipment. The 75mm mountain gun has a killing radius of about 30 meters. If it is fired with heavy steel shells weighing more than six kilograms, the maximum range can reach about 500 meters and the killing radius can reach about 40 meters. Its actual power is equivalent to that of the French Army. One hundred and five millimeter guns.

What makes He Wei feel most refreshed is the dual-purpose mortar fuze equipped with the Brand mortar. This dual-purpose mortar fuze can be switched between prompt and delayed modes at any time. For the sake of experiment, He Wei Because of the power of this mortar, a civil bunker was specially built, and then bombarded with a Brand mortar equipped with a delayed message tube and heavy steel shells. As a result, the bunker collapsed as soon as the shot was fired. Its shooting accuracy is also quite satisfactory. The arithmetic error of the shooting distance is only [-]/[-] of the shooting range, and the arithmetic error of the direction is only [-]/[-] of the shooting range.

This kind of mortar can be called a sharp weapon!
Needless to say, the Austrian artillery in the artillery company's artillery platoon. He Wei had these four mortars and two artillery batteries in his hands. He was very confident. When he encountered an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, He Wei dared to He said he could suppress the Japanese and fight, but even if he encountered a Japanese infantry regiment, he would still dare to fight with them to the fullest.

On the side of the artillery company are several platoons directly under the special agent battalion, the communication platoon, the special agent platoon, and the baggage platoon, arranged in order. Next to the infantry company is the communication platoon. Sun Xisheng, the second lieutenant of the communication platoon, saw several battles The regiment is equipped with both guns and artillery, and is extremely majestic, and they are not willing to be compared to others.

So, Sun Xisheng led the entire communications platoon and first lined up the several three-wheeled motorcycles assigned to them in the queue. Then the soldiers of the communications platoon carried and carried all the technical equipment and lined up neatly behind the vehicles. , twenty military telephone exchanges, telephone desk machines, leather box telephones, telephones, leather bags, suspension poles, test meters, and radio stations, all maintained in an extremely neat and clean manner. The soldiers held their chests high and their spirits were not weak at all. As with the officers and soldiers of the combat company, infantry machine guns and artillery are the weapons of the officers and soldiers of the combat company, and their weapons are these communication equipment.

After passing the communications platoon, there is the special agent platoon directly under Yang Biao's battalion headquarters. The newly appointed second lieutenant platoon leader Yang Biao stands at the front of the queue, followed by three infantry squads and a machine gun squad. Most of the officers and soldiers in the special agent platoon are former The veterans of the Sixth Company have added some new recruits with higher combat qualities. Their firepower is completely geared towards close combat firepower. The entire platoon is only equipped with flower machine guns, shell guns and machine guns. They will be one of the ones in He Wei's hands. Aces, at critical moments, they will deal a fatal blow to the Japanese army with extremely hot and intensive close combat firepower.

On the far flank of the queue, Lieutenant Commissary Li Youcai stood together with the newly established Warrant Officer Ge Guicai, leader of the baggage platoon. Behind them were more than 50 brothers in the baggage platoon. These soldiers in the baggage platoon were all new recruits who were not suitable for the front line. The brothers in combat positions include elderly men in their forties and children of thirteen or fourteen years old.

The national army currently does not have a so-called regular discharge and retirement system. A strong soldier, as long as he is in the army, cannot theoretically retire from the army. Only when the soldier becomes old, weak or sick, can he receive a sum of money and leave. The team, besides that, if you want to leave the team, you can only become a deserter.

He Wei did not expel these veterans from the army, but retained them no matter what the situation, and formed this baggage platoon. The soldiers in the baggage platoon all carried special baggage carriers on their fronts and backs, and held poles and poles in their hands. In Dabao, the platoon leader is naturally the highly respected old squad leader Ge Guicai. In wartime, they will be an extremely important logistics support unit for the secret service battalion.

He Wei's secret service camp is not the only one on the playground. Alongside the secret service camp, there are more than 600 military students. All of these students are students from the No. 11 Second Corps of the Huangpu Military Academy. Today is not only the formation ceremony of the secret service camp, but also the special service camp. It was also the graduation ceremony for the students of the Second Corps of the [-]th phase of the military academy, and of course, it was also the awarding ceremony for He Wei.

More than 600 military cadets wearing woolen military uniforms, German steel helmets, and swords hanging from their waists stood in a neat queue. Although many of them had childish faces, their eyes were extremely determined. Once they graduate today, they will graduate tomorrow. Will go to the front line troops.

Most of them have been assigned to various field units on the Songhu front line. What awaits them will be the baptism of blood and fire. These Huangpu students who are about to graduate have no fear or anxiety. Many of them even They are all holding back their energy, because their classmate at the same time, He Wei, the current commander of the City Defense Special Agent Battalion, has set the best example for them. He Wei, a classmate at the same time, has already become a major with his military exploits. These are about to How can the fighting spirit of the new officers who hold the rank of second lieutenant not be inspired?
According to the original plan, Minister He would hold a medal ceremony at He Wei in the auditorium of the Central Military Academy. But now the battle situation on the frontline has taken a turn for the worse, and there are problems with public security in the city. Everything has been simplified and the graduation ceremony of the special agent battalion has been postponed. The ceremony was held together with the investiture ceremony.

On the viewing platform, Minister He sat in the center. On both sides were General Chen Chengcheng, the director of education of the Central Military Academy, and several senior cadres of the military academy.

He Wei stood upright under the auditorium. After saluting the officers on the auditorium, he quickly ran towards his spy camp.

"All of them are here, with guns on your shoulders!"

He Wei's loud command resounded throughout the playground. The entire battalion officers and soldiers uniformly carried their rifles and machine guns on their shoulders. Suddenly, there was a forest of bayonets. Rows of snow-white bayonets were thrust into the air by Czech-made rifles. It gave off a strange light in the sunlight.

"Take a break!"

"stand at attention!"

"Take a break!"

"Stand at attention!" After two calls to stand at attention, He Wei turned around and ran back to the auditorium.

"Reporting to the Minister, the Nanjing City Defense Special Agent Battalion has been assembled. Please give me a lecture!"

Minister He nodded and saluted He Wei. He Wei stood motionless. Then, Yi Long, captain of the Second Corps of the [-]th Phase of Huangpu Military Academy who was also in front of the viewing platform, ran to the military academy like He Wei. Several movement orders were issued in front of the students. After arranging the team, they ran back to the auditorium and stood side by side with He Wei.

Seeing all the secret service battalions and military cadets lining up, Minister He nodded with satisfaction, stood up first, and shouted with a thick accent: "Everyone is here, play music, sing the school song, and raise the flag!"

Everyone on the viewing platform stood up one after another. The military band of the Central Military Academy walked neatly to the center of the playground. As the military band leader waved his baton, all the officers and soldiers began to sing the Huangpu school song in unison.

"The tide of anger is surging, the flag is flying, this is the revolutionary Huangpu,
Principles must be implemented and discipline must not be relaxed.
Prepare to be the vanguard of struggle.

Paving a bloody road to guide the oppressed people,
Hold hands and move forward,
The road is not far, don’t be alarmed, be dear and sincere, and continue to guard it forever.

Carry forward the spirit of our school!Carry forward the spirit of our school! "

He Wei sang loudly, and the roaring and uniform voices of the military cadets came from behind. In the queue of the special agent camp, most of the officers and soldiers kept their mouths shut. Only the officers who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy sang along. Now, the national The army of the army does not have a military song, and the school song of the military academy can only be sung by military school students.

When the military flag was raised and the song ended, Minister He stood behind the microphone on the auditorium and began his speech full of Guizhou accent.

"Comrades, I have a few words to say to you now. I remember that ten years ago, our country was robbed by warlords. The warlords had more than 100 million troops. Now, we have eradicated them all and swept them into the history. Garbage dump.

From now on, everyone will know the reason. It is because of our Huangpu school that it is what it is today.Because our Huangpu army holds doctrine and is not afraid of death, it often defeats more with less, and then eradicates all these enemies.Everyone needs to know that we have a responsibility to remember the blood of our ancestors.In the future, we should remember their spirit and move forward bravely. "

"Now, the Japanese invaders invade our country. You are the latest Huangpu students and the latest batch of revolutionary cadres. You will walk out of the military academy tomorrow and be distributed to the troops. The minister hopes that you can inherit and carry forward the Huangpu spirit, like you Our seniors, your advanced example swept away the warlords, drove the Japanese devils out of our country, inherited the prime minister's legacy, carried forward the spirit of the leader, will defend our country and our nation... "

Minister He's speech was full of Guizhou accent, and many words He Wei could not understand. He stood there, listening to Minister He's speech motionlessly. After Minister He spoke for 5 minutes, he suddenly turned his attention to He. Wei's body.

"He Wei, come up."

"Yes!"

He Wei ran up to the viewing platform and stood at attention in front of Minister He. Minister He took out an exquisite gift box from the adjutant's hand. He Wei knew that this was the medal that was about to be awarded to him. Minister He opened the box and took out a Exquisite medal.The medal that Minister He took out was made of silver, and a radiant silver ornament was added outside the medal. The medal surface was made of enamel and the national emblem.

He Wei immediately understood that this was a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal. The blue sky and white sun on the medal represented the country, and the light symbolized that the recipient of this medal could resist humiliation and defeat the enemy, making the country glorious.

The Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun is awarded to military personnel who have made meritorious service in defending their homeland and resisting foreign aggression. This means that it must be earned through solid military exploits. It is also the highest-level medal that military personnel can obtain. Its awarding requirements It is also very strict and recipients must meet one of the following requirements.

[-]. Those who make appropriate plans and achieve full success,
[-]. Properly handle the situation during the battle, so that the whole army or one part of the army can win an important victory.

[-]. Those who take risks and advance to detect important enemy situations and achieve total victory.

[-]. Those who resolutely rise up and fight to restore the situation in the most difficult times.

[-]. Take risks to handle the most outstanding achievements in rear service on the battlefield.

[-]. Taking risks to destroy the enemy's mines or obstacles to guide the way of warships.

[-]. After our warships escort most of the ships and suddenly encounter a fierce battle with the enemy's superior fleet, the escorting ships can safely sail to their destinations.

[-]. Those who shot down more than four enemy aircraft and destroyed more than six enemy aircraft on the ground in one mission.

[-]. Aerial bombing hits the enemy's important bases, high-level headquarters, arsenals, cruisers, destroyers, etc., causing them to be completely destroyed or sunk, and there is conclusive proof that

Seeing that medal, He Wei's body couldn't help but tremble. So far, most of the recipients of the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal are mid-level and senior generals. Previously, they were only awarded on a large scale during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War and the 1th Songhu Anti-Japanese War. , and if he remembers correctly, he is probably the No. [-] person to be awarded the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun since the Anti-Japanese War.

Not to mention that He Wei was shocked, even the major generals and lieutenant generals of the military academy who were also on the viewing platform were extremely jealous. Most of the previous recipients of the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal were of their rank, and the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal's attribute of emphasizing military merit destined these. Senior officers serving in military academies have almost no chance to receive this medal, which represents the highest honor of the military. For these soldiers who have spent half their lives in the military, it cannot but be said to be a pity.

"He Wei, work hard, your future will be much more than this."

Minister He pinned the medal on He Wei's chest and gave He Wei a few words of encouragement. After saluting Minister He, He Wei saluted the senior cadres of the military academy and the officers and soldiers in the audience before retreating.

After the medals were awarded, Minister He continued his speech, but the focus of his speech this time turned to He Wei. It was nothing more than counting He Wei's military exploits in detail, and then encouraging these graduating military students to learn from He Wei , and after speaking for more than half an hour, Minister He temporarily stopped his speech. This ceremony came to the next highlight - the flag presentation ceremony.

The protagonist of this highlight was the Japanese Army Infantry No. 16 Regiment flag captured by He Wei. Following the order from Minister and Adjutant He, reporters from major newspapers in Nanjing who had been prepared rushed to the scene. Arrive in front of the viewing platform.

Minister He stood up again, faced He Wei, and was ready to present the flag. He Wei ran to the viewing platform again. He could clearly see the corners of Minister He's mouth rising involuntarily, and He Wei couldn't hold back his laughter at all. He Wei felt that this was the happiest and most exciting moment for Minister He since the ceremony started.

This is also understandable. Minister He is an international student of the Japanese Army Military Academy. The Japanese army has always treated Chinese military students differently. It is estimated that Minister He did not have a good life in Japan at that time. After the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, Minister He still had relations with the Japanese. People signed the Ho-Mei Agreement, which was humiliating and humiliating the country. Once this agreement was exposed, Minister He was severely scolded. He was labeled a traitor and a traitor one after another. This hatred should be remembered to this day. Today's flag presentation Ritual is undoubtedly the best way to vent your anger.

Minister He's true thoughts were exactly the same as He Wei's guess. Seizing a coalition flag was equivalent to trampling the Japanese's face to the ground. How could Minister He be unhappy after having been scorned by the Japanese for half his life?

He Wei tilted the dilapidated regiment flag. In order to express insult, He Wei just held the flag with one hand. After saluting Minister He, he loudly said: "Reporting to the Minister, He Wei, former commander of the 16th Army Division, Present to Minister He the captured regimental flag of the Japanese Infantry Regiment No. [-]."

"Start presenting the flag."

Minister He said enthusiastically.

He Wei stepped forward and sent the flag to Minister He, then flattened the coalition flag and handed it to Minister He with one hand. At this time, Minister He saw that the coalition flag was already red and he immediately took it. The team flag was raised, and at the moment when the flag was received, the reporters in front of the viewing platform pressed their shutters one after another to freeze the moment.

This is not over yet. As if to show insult to the Japanese, Minister He unfurled the alliance flag in front of the reporters. The reporters also kept taking pictures with great discernment. A few minutes later, Minister He happily raised the alliance flag again. He handed the flag to He Wei and said, "Come on, don't just take pictures of me, take some pictures of the heroes who captured the Japanese flag."

He Wei took over the alliance flag, and the reporters' firepower also turned to He Wei. The next moment, He Wei raised the alliance flag with one hand and the other hand, raising the alliance flag in front of everyone's surprised eyes. He Wei raised his middle finger and his face was full of disdain and contempt.

This moment was also captured by the camera. In today's China, few people use this gesture. Many people looked at He Wei's movements and were confused. After all, this is a gesture of contempt that originated in the West, but the following Most of the reporters had studied abroad. They knew what He Wei's actions meant, so they took another burst of shots.

The flag-presenting ceremony lasted for more than 20 minutes, and ended with Minister He's refreshing and high-spirited speech. Afterwards, Minister He left the venue with the coalition flag and returned to the Military and Political Department. Graduation, medal presentation, flag presentation and military ceremony ended here.

(End of this chapter)