Chapter 172: Return to your hometown in Northeast China

The China G delegation was destined to be one of the representatives of the peace talks, Chen Geng, Director of the China G Security Bureau, came to the room of the chief negotiator Vice Chairman Zhou with a piece of information.

"Vice Chairman Zhou, this is the information I just received. The 20th Independent Brigade has been officially reorganized into the Honorary First Division of the National Revolutionary Army. Chen Xiuwen served as the Major General Division."

Vice Chairman Zhou took the information and read it carefully, sighing: "This Chen Xiuwen is very good at fighting wars. Our Chairman Jiang is still very good at judging people and entrusted with important responsibilities."

"Yes, when I first met him, he was still a student of the Central Military Academy. He was really impressed in just a few years. I didn't expect Zhongliang to have such a younger brother." Chen Geng's words were a little regretful. He had a good relationship with Shen Xiude at the Whampoa Military Academy, but he had never met since the 16th year of the Republic of China, and he had never had a chance to negotiate this time. At the same time, Chen Geng had never had the opportunity to thank Chen Xiuwen for saving his life back then.

Vice Chairman Zhou obviously saw Chen Geng’s thoughts, smiled and comforted: “Yes, these old friends in Huangpu have not seen each other for ten years. Fortunately, the current negotiations are still going well. I think we will have a chance to meet in the future, and you can also thank you in person, your life savior. We GCD people will not forget to help our old friends.”

A hint of regret flashed through Chen Geng's heart. With the nature of his current work, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party reached a cooperation agreement. In the future, when facing these former classmates and friends, they will never be so thoughtful to the past. Ten years of mutual killing will not be able to truly come together with just one agreement.

"Vice Chairman Zhou, we also received information from comrades entering the 109th Division of the 49th Army of the Northeast Army. Chen Xiuwen went to the Eastern Suburbs yesterday and aroused the morale of the Northeast Army officers in a few words. Not only did he give them new military uniforms, but he also gave them rewards to each officer and soldier. He was very likely to want to recruit them."

Vice Chairman Zhou nodded, pondered for a moment, and asked with a frown: "The former 20th Independent Brigade fought several bloody battles on the Songhu battlefield, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. They have been replenished several times. Are our comrades still there?"

"Yes." Chen Geng nodded and said, "The single-line contact will be controlled by Comrade Kenong personally to make preparations for long-term lurking."

Vice Chairman Zhou breathed a little relieved and praised, "Your thinking is very good. We must do our best to protect their safety for these comrades who are fighting in the heart of the enemy." Then he looked at the information in his hand and instructed him, "It can be seen that Chairman Jiang is preparing to pay a lot of money. If he has the chance, he must send capable comrades to invade. Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are about to start a second cooperation, we cannot forget the lessons of history, and we cannot make the mistakes of the past again. Under the circumstances of that year, Chen Xiuwen could save you at such a great risk. I think it is not only because you and Shen Zhongliang are friends, but at that time, even Shen Zhongliang would not dare to do this. He still had a sympathy towards our party. You tell the comrades who entered to try to protect their own safety and strive to lurk to Chen Xiuwen."

After the division team was established, the arrangements and candidates for the following two brigades were arranged. Chen Xiuwen adapted the 20th Independent Brigade into the 1st Rong Brigade, and the deputy division commander Teng Donglin also served as the brigade commander. The former 38th Regiment and the 40th Regiment were reorganized into the 1st Rong regiment, and the regiment commander Cheng De'an was reorganized; the former 42nd Regiment and the 40th Regiment were reorganized into the 2nd Regiment, and the regiment commander Zhang Zhengjie was reorganized; the commander of the 1st Regiment was replenished; the commander of the 1st Regiment was temporarily vacant; the commander of the 1st Regiment was temporarily vacant; the commander of the 3rd Regiment, and the commander of the 4th Regiment, Chen Xiuwen was preparing to leave it to Yuan Hua, the commander of the Eastern Suburbs, and the commander of the 2nd Regiment, if the eldest brother agreed to release the person, it would be Wang Shaoping.

What made Chen Xiuwen’s headache was the candidate for the brigade commander of the Rong 2 Brigade. The original four regiment commanders, Teng Donglin, had already served as the brigade commander of the Rong 1 Brigade, Zhu Zhiyong was killed, and the remaining Zhang Zhengjie and Cheng Dean were similar in both their achievements and abilities, which made Chen Xiuwen difficult to choose for a while. Since the supplementary troops were not in place, they had to temporarily have a vacancy and wait for a while before observing.

It turned out that the three or four thousand defeated soldiers in the Eastern Suburb Barracks had originally Chen Xiuwen planned to form an independent regiment directly under the division headquarters. But afterwards, he didn't know when the 5,000 vacancies could be supplemented, so he would put on the airs first. He didn't care whether the staffing of these people who were specially cared for by Deputy Director Ma, and secretly planned to adapt them directly into the Rong 4th Regiment of the Rong 2nd Brigade.

On the morning of the second day after the troops entered General Mountain, Chen Xiuwen announced after the regular meeting at the division headquarters: "Let's go and see our Rong Fourth Regiment together today."

"Rong Fourth Regiment?" Chief of Staff Qiao Zhen was stunned. He was responsible for the replenishment of the soldiers. When he arrived in Nanjing yesterday, he went to the Ministry of Military Affairs to contact him. The newly transferred 50th Division Honorary Regiment and Jiangsu Honorary Security Regiment must arrive in Nanjing three or four days later. Why did another Rong Fourth Regiment emerge?

"Teacher Commander, which unit, the Honorary Corps of the 50th Division or the Honorary Security Corps, arrived first?" Qiao Zhen asked hurriedly.

Chen Xiuwen smiled mysteriously and said, "Stop it first, you will know when you get to the place."

"Let's go, Chief of Staff, since the division said it, let's go over and take a look together." Although Teng Donglin was a little confused, he was very excited. Since he brought Jiashan Security Corps to reinforce the 3rd Shanghai Security Corps that fired the first shot more than two months ago. Teng Donglin has been promoted from a depressed security commander to his current deputy division commander. Although he still has the rank of colonel, he knows very well that the First Honor Division is a unit named by the Chairman himself, and it is a direct line among the direct line. It is a matter of time before he can get a general. Moreover, Chen Xiuwen did not deliberately reject him, and even handed over the Rongyi Brigade adapted from the 20th Independent Brigade to him. How could he not cry out? In his heart, he had already made up his mind to follow Chen Xiuwen wholeheartedly.

"Director Sun, you can go together too." Chen Xiuwen also called out Sun Wenhua, the Director of Political Training who had just arrived yesterday.

"Yes, the master's seat." Sun Wenhua, who was packing the notebook on the table, quickly responded.

Sun Wenhua was in his early thirties, graduated from the sixth class of Huangpu, and was a lieutenant colonel of the army. Chen Xiuwen listened to Chen Zui's introduction. Sun Wenhua was still a classmate with Dai Li in Huangpu. Although the former Fuxing Society Secretariat Office is now the newly established Military Commission, many of the personnel under the Second Division of the Military Statistics and Investigation Bureau have hidden identities, it is also considered that the former Fuxing Society Secretariat Office is very clear. Sun Wenhua is a veteran of the Fuxing Society Secretariat Office. When it was just formed, Dai Li pulled it in.

Since Dai Li looked down on him so much, he sent such a person to his honorary First Division to serve as the Director of Political Training. Chen Xiuwen simply showed his gaze.

Chen Xiuwen, Teng Donglin, Qiao Zhen, Chen Zui and Sun Wenhua and the other five, took Chen Yi's guard squad and a platoon of the guard camp and headed to the Eastern Suburbs barracks in a mighty manner.

It turned out that the entire playground tent was built horizontally and neatly, and half of the space was freed up on the playground. The waste paper floating around, the disgusting dirty bandages and sewage were gone. What surprised Chen Xiuwen even more was that there were two soldiers standing straight at the gate. Although they did not have any weapons in their hands, they were wearing brand new military uniforms and their eyes were filled with long-lost pride.

"Teacher, what is this place? That unit?" Qiao Zhen, who had always been very strict with soldiers, could see his spirit as a soldier from the two sentries with bare hands at the door. He couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Although Qiao Zhen and others didn't know the place Chen Xiuwen brought them, Sun Wenhua had been in Nanjing before. After looking around, he also said suspiciously: "Teacher, this place seems to be the Eastern Suburbs Barracks? Isn't this place gathering the scattered soldiers who can't find the troops from the front line?"

"Yes, this is the Eastern Suburb Barracks. I'll bring you here today to let you see that this is our future Rong Fourth Regiment." Chen Xiuwen said with a smile on his face. To be honest, seeing this place is a world of difference from three days ago, he was also full of surprises. Just for a moment, he already knew that the soldiers here were the soldiers he wanted.

"Hello, Chief Chen." At this time, a sentry at the door ran over with a look of joy and gratitude on his face, and saluted Chen Xiuwen.

Chen Xiuwen smiled and said, "Do you know me?"

"The chief has been here three days ago, and I have met you. Please report to Captain Yuan immediately afterwards."

As the soldiers ran into it in a flash, Qiao Zhen looked at Chen Xiuwen in surprise and said, "Teacher Commander, it turns out that you have been here a long time ago!"

"Most of the soldiers of the 109th Division of the 49th Army whose numbers were cancelled, and some of them were disbanded on the battlefield of Songhu, and the officers and soldiers of the troops were not found. The Ministry of Military Affairs was not easy to arrange for the time being, so we can be regarded as helping the Ministry of Military Affairs solve their difficulties. I gave each of them a new military uniform, with soldiers of ten yuan and officers of thirty yuan. I spent three days to ask you to check whether these soldiers are qualified to be soldiers of the First Division of my honor." Chen Xiuwen said with a proud look on his face.

"But, division commander, the troops that canceled the number and the officers and soldiers who could not find the troops must be registered and allocated by the Ministry of Military Affairs. Are we suitable to do it?" Qiao Zhen said with a frown, and said, unable to help but look at Sun Wenhua next to him. When Qiao Zhen went to the Ministry of Military Affairs yesterday, he added that there were no officers and soldiers from the Eastern Suburbs barracks in the troops of the Honorary First Division. This private recruitment is a violation of military discipline, but Chen Xiuwen made such a big fuss, especially in front of the Political Training Director who has a spy background, Qiao Zhen was still a little worried.

"It's all for fighting the Japanese. What's wrong with it? I'm honored that the First Division is responsible for defending the capital. These soldiers play a much larger role in my army than sending them to the front line as cannon fodder. Now our army's vacancies are so large. I don't know if the recruits will be replenished in the future. Everyone will go in and take a look later. If it's appropriate, we will be reorganized first and other procedures will be handled slowly." Chen Xiuwen waved his hand and said carelessly.

"Yes, the division is right. Now everyone needs the army to supplement it. We call it a strong move first. Director Sun, right?" Teng Donglin responded first and patted Sun Wenhua on the shoulder.

Sun Wenhua was looking at Chen Xiuwen thoughtfully at this moment. After Teng Donglin said this, he could only squeeze out a smile and nodded, "Yes, yes."

While Teng Donglin laughed, he also gave Qiao Zhen a special wink.

Qiao Zhen could only smile bitterly when Teng Donglin was rushing to put the shelves. He actually knew that Chen Xiuwen did not do such a thing once, and Minister He, who owed his teacher and commander Tian Da, would not do anything to him. He was just worried that if there were too many negative things to Chen Xiuwen, it would affect his future development. He was not like Teng Donglin, who only cared about the pleasure in front of him.

At this time, a burst of emergency gatherings suddenly sounded in the barracks. Then, soldiers in new military uniforms lined up to run to the playground. After a while, half of the playground was densely filled with soldiers. Looking from the gate, although there were many people, the queue was relatively neat, and they stood straight with energy.

At this time, Yuan Hua led the lead of more than a dozen officers from the barracks ran out to meet him.

"Salute. Yuan Hua, former colonel leader of the 327th Regiment of the 109th Division of the 49th Army, welcomes Chief Chen and all the commanders. All 4,079 officers and soldiers of the Eastern Suburb Barracks have been lined up. Please review it." Yuan Hua quickly ran to Chen Xiuwen and others, saluting and shouting loudly.

Chen Xiuwen, Qiao Zhen and others quickly replied with a military salute. Chen Xiuwen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, it's not bad. The brothers' spirits are all out."

Yuan Hua said excitedly: "Sir Chen, brothers have been looking forward to your coming." As he said that, he saluted another military salute and shouted: "Please review by Chief Chen."

A simple commander's stand was set up on the playground. Chen Xiuwen and others accompanied Yuan Hua to the commander's stand and looked at the neatly arranged soldiers on the ground.

"Li——Zheng." Yuan Hua yelled.

Everyone stood neatly, with their chests straight, and their eyes were all staring at Chen Xiuwen and others standing on the commander's stand. Although some of them were on crutches, some were hanging their arms, and some were wrapped in gauze on their heads. But their bright eyes were like lamps, shining in front of their sight.

Everyone who followed Chen Xiuwen was moved by it. Sun Wenhua, who knew the situation of the 109th Division, was even more shocked. He could not imagine that most of the people here were defeated by a single brigade of Neon Army more than ten days ago. He didn't know what Chen Xiuwen did or said, which could completely renew the appearance of the remnants of the defeated generals here.

Yuan Hua took a new roster from an officer next to him, ran to Chen Xiuwen, handed it with both hands, and reported loudly: "Sir Chen, this is the roster of all our brothers. Please accept it."

"Okay, I'll accept it." Chen Xiuwen took a deep breath and said loudly. Accepting the roster means accepting the 4,079 brothers here.

Yuan Hua turned his head with joy and shouted loudly at the officers and soldiers on the playground: "Brothers, now we ask the teacher to speak for us."

A burst of thunderous applause suddenly erupted in the playground.

Chen Xiuwen took a step forward, scanned the audience with a smile, and pressed his hands in the air with white gloves.

The applause stopped instantly. Chen Xiuwen's expression became serious. He raised a finger and said loudly: "I only have one sentence to tell you today, that is, from today, I promise you that one day I will lead you back to my hometown in Northeast China and drive the Japanese out of our land."

Although most of the soldiers are not educated, and although many of them are used to obeying the will of the superiors, when hearing Chen Xiuwen's words, more than 90% of the Northeast soldiers present couldn't help but burst into tears. Yuan Hua took the lead in raising his right hand and shouting: "Follow the teacher and fight back to his hometown in Northeast China."
Chapter completed!