Chapter 130: The Battle of Songhu and the Army and the Construction of Martial Arts (II)

"Brig Commander, we do this, but it's a big taboo in the army. Don't say that we can't afford to offend the commanders of these troops. If the superiors blame it," Chief of Staff Qiao Zhen said to Chen Xiuwen with a worried look on his face.

"Brother Songlin, you were not afraid of offending others before, why are you so brave now?" Chen Xiuwen said with a smile indifferently.

"This is just a two-digit matter. You are digging the bottom of your brother's troops, which is not tolerated by military law." Qiao Zhen saw Chen Xiuwen's attitude, and the emperor was really not in a hurry, and was anxious for the eunuch. He was kindly persuaded, but was teased by Chen Xiuwen. His face turned red and he knocked on the table and said.

Seeing Qiao Zhen looking anxious and angry, Chen Xiuwen stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, Brother Songlin, I know this. Besides, we are not deliberately poaching others' backs. We are going to recruit soldiers, which military law has we violated? Besides, we insist on joining our Independent Twenty Brigade, what can we do?"

Qiao Zhen was speechless, and he thought about it. However, putting the recruitment stall at the entrance of the hospital that specially treated the wounded was a secret bell. Cheng Dean was even more courageous and even putting the recruitment stall at the entrance of the Nanjing Army General Hospital.

As Cheng Dean said, the 20th Independent Brigade has good treatment, not only normal military pay, but also various subsidies; often wins battles, and is the only unit on the battlefield of Songhu that has won all three battles and eliminated the most Neon Army; the pension for disabled and deaths is doubled, and it has even made a slogan of not abandoning the disabled brothers and not giving up, which is particularly attractive.

The soldiers who were injured quickly slipped out of the hospital and followed the recruited soldiers back to Songjiang. These conditions also attracted the lower-level officers, but they did not just run away like the soldiers, but instead they fought to their troops for transfer reports and voluntarily asked to transfer to the 20th Independent Brigade.

The stolen wounded soldiers and officers who were requesting to report the call were basically from the 36th, 87th, 88th Divisions of the Ninth Army and the 11th, 14th, 67th and 98th Divisions of the 15th Army. The wounded soldiers were also deserters, and so many officers asked to report the call, and the destination was the same unit, which caused an uproar among these troops.

The divisions under the 15th Army were not in the same system as the Independent Twenty Brigade, and the Independent Twenty Brigade had just helped them so much that they couldn't just go directly to trouble Chen Xiuwen, so they had to report the matter in this way.

"Mr. Ci, you said, that boy Chen Xiuwen is too unreasonable. We have given him the previous recruits, but they are still so openly poaching. No, we must come back to those soldiers who follow them, otherwise what should we do after we open this head?" Luo Zhuoying said to Chen Cheng angrily.

However, Chen Cheng flipped through the list of soldiers who were abducted by the 20th Independent Brigade reported to each division on the table, and couldn't help but smile. He greeted Luo Zhuoying, who was walking around by himself, and said, "Okay, You Qing, you don't have to get so angry. I don't think there are many, there are only two or three hundred people in total. Since the soldiers are willing to go to the 20th Independent Brigade, let them go. In two days, you will send someone to send the roster. As for the officers, let the divisions take a look. If they are capable and backbone, they cannot be released. Since the others cannot be retained, should they be released?"

"Mr. Ci, you can't spoil that kid. Our troops have a lot of casualties and need these wounded soldiers to supplement them urgently. These wounded soldiers are all veterans, and they are definitely not comparable to those new recruits." Luo Zhuoying said hurriedly when he heard this.

Chen Cheng waved his hand and continued to smile: "The 20th Independent Brigade has made great achievements. Not to mention that he has helped us, even the Chairman attaches great importance to this army. Since we have given them a thousand new recruits, we can do it to the end. So we can't help but not forget our good things at that time." As he said that, he sighed softly and said: "I heard that Minister He is also optimistic about this army."

Luo Zhuoying immediately stopped talking when he heard this. Thinking about it, the Chairman not only allocated two Zhejiang security regiments to supplement the 20th Independent Brigade, but also allocated the 75mm Krupp mountain cannons from a battalion they had just imported. You must know that this time, he spent a lot of money to import four battalions. Mr. Ci personally consulted the Chairman several times before he won one battalion. More importantly, Minister He is optimistic about this army. If Chen Xiuwen turns to Minister He, it will be really not worth the loss. However, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. He could only sigh: "Low, this kid is cheap."

Chen Cheng still smiled and couldn't help but say to himself: "This kid has a very similar style to mine."

Luo Zhuoying couldn't say anything when she heard it, but she just said in her heart: "Yes, you are the foot of the digging army, but they are digging your head."

"What? Our wounded soldiers have all gone to the 20th Independent Brigade? How many have they run? Oh, there are about 200. What? Or more than a dozen officers have applied for transfer and also went to the 20th Independent Brigade? No, no officers are allowed to be released. In the future, we must strengthen the management of hospitalized wounded soldiers to prevent similar incidents from happening again. If there is another time, you, the logistics director, should not be considered a person. What should you do if you run away? Forget it, just run away."

After he trained the logistics director, he put down the phone, Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division, was not angry but laughed. He was very optimistic about Chen Xiuwen back then, but later he was busy suppressing the Communist Party and was actually the first to be promoted by Huang Meixing. Now it seems that he has not read the wrong person, and Chen Xiuwen's progress has surprised him. He became a major general brigade commander at the age of 26. Firstly, because of his qualifications in the first phase of Huangpu, he was a famous young and old at that time. Secondly, it was because of that special period when the country was first established, and they were urgently needed by Huangpu students to take the lead. But now Shen Xiuwen has made this step completely relying on his own abilities and military achievements. Especially for the last two battles of the 20th Independent Brigade, Song Xilian also felt inferior. At the same time, he also felt a sense of mutual appreciation for Chen Xiuwen.

However, when Song Xilian was poaching people in his own army, Song Xilian didn't feel anything. Even if he gave Chen Xiuwen a favor, not much of this boy was blooming everywhere. He should remind him that offending people everywhere would not be good for him in the future. Thinking of this, Song Xilian picked up the phone again: "Click me to Nanjing, the chairman's residence, and the servant's room."

Wang Jingjiu, the 87th Division, was furious when he learned about this. Although he had known Chen Xiuwen for a long time, how could he take a small ninth junior seriously? Besides, his relationship with Shen Xiude was average. He called directly to Zhu Shaoliang, the new commander-in-chief of the group army, and demanded that the 20th Independent Brigade return the deserters of the 87th Division.

Zhu Shaoliang has long heard of the act of poaching people everywhere in the 20th Independent Brigade, but first, there was no complaint from him, and second, he was just a newcomer, so he was so happy that he turned a blind eye. However, when Wang Jingjiu came to complain, he couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and immediately expressed his determination to investigate the matter strictly.

However, before Zhu Shaoliang's investigation was carried out, the 87th Division again came to remove the military ranks of the deserters. It turned out that after Wang Jingjiu sued Zhu Shaoliang, he felt unhappy. At the same time, he was worried that Zhu Shaoliang and Ximian would directly steal the poaching of his 20th Independent Brigade to He Yingqin, his old boss, the Minister of Military Affairs. Unexpectedly, He Yingqin was not angry, but also advised Wang Jingjiu to show off his elder brother's courage and help the younger brother more. Since there are not many deserters, it's fine.

Wang Jingjiu was only able to taste it. No wonder this kid was so bold. At the same time, he regretted that he was too impulsive and should not complain to the general manager quickly. But he couldn't erase this face and went to Zhu Shaoliang to withdraw his complaint just now, and could only come up with a way to dismiss the wounded soldiers' military status. This means not to pursue the investigation. Since the parties involved did not pursue the investigation, the matter of strict investigation would be left unresolved.

Compared with the 200 thirty-three hundred thirty-sixth and 87th divisions, each with 1200 thirty-sixth divisions, the 88th division is different. The 20th Independent Brigade, from the brigade commander to the three commanders below are from the 52nd Regiment of the 264th Brigade, 264th Brigade. Since Zhu Chi had just been transferred to the 262nd Brigade as brigade commander, it may be because of the old commander that he did not do much to the 262nd Brigade. However, the loss of personnel in the 264th Brigade was too serious. At the same time, because there were many wounded soldiers in the 264th Brigade, the wounded soldiers ran away for 5600. Almost half of the grassroots company platoon commander of the 52nd Regiment submitted an application for transfer. The new brigade commander Gao Zhisong was in trouble and had to report to the division commander Sun Yuanliang.

"Okay, Shen Guangfu, have you won several battles and become a brigade commander. You don't take me as the old commander seriously. You actually ran to me to poach people. Let me tell you Shen Guangfu, you will send me a lot of people back immediately." Sun Yuanliang was already upset because the war on the front line was not going well. When he heard Gao Zhisong's report, he was immediately angry and came to fight. He immediately picked up the phone and scolded Shen Xiuwen.

"Reporting to the Master, Xiuwen has always regarded you as my Master, and he will be a Master for a day and a Master for a lifetime. Without the promotion of your Master, I would never be as good as Shen Xiuwen. Xiuwen always remembers the kindness of Master's understanding, and dare not forget it at all, and will not ignore the Master's seat."

Shen Xiuwen shouted at the other end of the phone, and his tone was emphasized to the point when he was a battalion commander under Sun Yuanliang. When Sun Yuanliang heard this, he was not angry with Shen Xiuwen again. He calmed down and said, "Then tell me, how could so many wounded soldiers have gone to your Independent 20th Brigade? There are also half of the platoon-level officers of the 528th Regiment who requested to be transferred to your Independent 20th Brigade. I know that Shen Guangfu is rich and powerful, but you do this, how can you lead the troops? How can you fight this battle?" In the end, Sun Yuanliang couldn't help but raise the volume.

To be honest, Shen Xiuwen was prepared for the criticism of all parties, but he was a little puzzled. Why so far, only Sun Yuanliang called him to blame him, and the other troops did not make any noise at all. And he had a solution to Sun Yuanliang, the well-knowing old commander. Hearing Sun Yuanliang's tone slightly relieved, he quickly said: "Second, this is a complete misunderstanding. You also know that my Independent 20th Brigade suffered a lot a while ago and really needed supplements, so I asked my subordinates to recruit soldiers. I didn't expect so many old brothers to come to me. If the old brother is coming, I can't go out. I'm not sure that the teacher's seat is going to come, don't you?"

"Fart." Hearing Chen Xiuwen admitting, Sun Yuanliang suddenly became angry and sweared, saying, "Where are you recruiting soldiers at the entrance of the hospital? Let me tell you, Brigade Commander Gao told me that those soldiers and officers were instigated by you guys, don't think I don't know. There is still a shortage of soldiers. The Ministry of Military Affairs has added two Zhejiang security regiments to your brigade, and Chief Chen of the 15th Group Army has also provided you with another thousand new recruits. You kid are more popular than my 88th Division, and you are so embarrassed to come to me to poach. No, you can send a lot of these wounded soldiers back. I will not approve any of the officers' requests."

"Don't let it go, division. This time our 20th Independent Brigade was almost wiped out. We are all recruits, and we need veterans urgently. Look, I recruited not only the 88th Division, but also other troops, including the 36th, 87th Division and the 15th Army. You see, everyone is sorry for my 20th Independent Brigade, and I didn't say anything. You are my old commander and the 88th Division is my old force. You should support me no matter how hard you are, don't you?" Chen Xiuwen said with a stern face on the other end of the phone.

Sun Yuanliang didn't expect that Chen Xiuwen was so brave that other troops except the 88th Division also dug up the slander for him. And no one spoke, so he couldn't help but be stunned and said, "You said, the other troops didn't ask you for someone?"

"Master, Xiuwen dares not have any lie." Chen Xiuwen heard that there was a door, and quickly answered respectfully.

When Sun Yuanliang knew about this kind of thing, Chen Xiuwen would never talk nonsense. You should know that things like poaching are absolutely intolerable. If Song Xilian of the 36th Division did not speak, Sun Yuanliang could understand that Song Xilian and Shen Xiude had a very good relationship in Huangpu. Other troops did not speak, so there must be something interesting here.

However, Sun Yuanliang was originally a smart and versatile person. His eyes turned and it was not difficult to figure out the joints. His tone softened and said, "Does other troops have more than my 88th Division? If it is one or two hundred, it would be fine if it supports you, but there are five or six hundred? There are dozens of officers. Brigade Commander Gao has just taken office. What should you do if you ask me to do?"

"Brig Commander, look, even if I lend you and Brigade Commander Gao, I will definitely repay you in the future. Otherwise, I will change it! As long as I have it, you can just open your mouth and I won't be able to replace it." Chen Xiuwen hurriedly gave up the solution he had already thought of. Since the person had already been in his hands, there was no reason to send it back. Moreover, the officers of the 528th Regiment were all well-known, and he also wanted to win more if he could win.

Sun Yuanliang is not only a good soldier, but also a businessman. Over the years, he not only led troops, but also his business was booming. When he heard Chen Xiuwen's request for the return conditions, his eyes lit up. You should know that during the Battle of Songhu, the Yangtze River water transportation from Shanghai to the mainland was extremely tense, and having a boat was equivalent to having money. And he happened to know that Tongda Trading Company had several ships traveling between Shanghai and the mainland to do transportation business. Since Chen Xiuwen took the initiative, Sun Yuanliang would certainly not miss such an opportunity. Moreover, when he was in Wanxian, the two had joined forces to do several transactions. Chen Xiuwen was very nervous, and Sun Yuanliang had no shyness. After thinking about it, he said directly: "Then you can get two boats, I'll give you two hundred."

Chen Xiuwen had long expected that Sun Yuanliang would put forward such conditions. While smiling knowingly, he naturally had to bargain.

"No, right? Isn't it? Is it a bit unkind to support my old subordinates in two or three hundred? Is it a bit unfair to keep these soldiers in two ships?"

"You dug my walls and even said that I'm not kind. Forget it, all your Shen family are good at doing business, and I'm willing to give up. If the soldiers are in your hands, I'm sorry you won't spit it out. Let's do this, four ships, these soldiers will belong to you."

"Four boats, you have transferred the request from those officers to the approval. What do you think?" Chen Xiuwen said quickly with a thrust.

"No, I'll give you all those officers, so Brigade Commander Gao can't take this soldier. You can keep the soldiers, but the officers can't do it." Sun Yuanliang frowned and thought for a while.

"How about Wuzhi, Wuzhi? The teacher seat, what I lack is the officers, and everyone in the 528th Regiment is actually brothers, and it is easy to use. Master seat, don't you think?" Chen Xiuwen was determined to win, and quickly added more.

Sun Yuanliang was really moved by the price of the five boats. Considering that the 264th Brigade was resting, Sun Yuanliang pondered for a long time before sighing: "You kid are such a profiteer. Okay, I will give you half of the officer. Don't be more arrogant, this is my bottom line."

Chen Xiuwen was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your support, thank you for your support. I will let Tongda Trading Company arrange the five boats to your designated pier tomorrow. In addition, Master, I will give you another thousand penicillin."

"Oh, you kid has such good things, why didn't you take them out earlier? How many brothers can they save their lives? Okay, I thank you for your brothers." When Sun Yuanliang heard this, it was his turn to surprise and said quickly.

Originally, Chen Xiuwen gave Sun Yuanliang a thousand penicillin to make a small fortune. You must know that a penicillin on the market is worth 100 French currency. Unexpectedly, in his impression, the first thing that Master Sun thought of was to save his brothers' lives. This made Chen Xiuwen a little ashamed, and at the same time he also had a further understanding of Sun Yuanliang.

After putting down the phone, Chen Xiuwen thought about it and asked the adjutant Ma Congping to find the logistics director Zheng Huaishan and ask him to send a thousand penicillin to each division. It can be regarded as apologizing for digging someone else's footsteps.

Not long after, Chen Xiuwen received another call from his elder brother Chen Xiude. Chen Xiude scolded Chen Xiuwen on the phone, and warned him that he would never do such a thing as poaching in the future. He reiterated to him again not to show his edge and try to do less offend people. As for Chen Xiuwen's question of the unresponsiveness of other troops, Chen Xiude proudly told him that these were all the principal personally ordered the two Zhejiang security regiments and an artillery battalion to be used.
Chapter completed!