Volume 1 Chapter 028 White Face and Black Face
Wang Xikui!
Yes! That's right. I remember now.
The sharpshooter of the independent regiment - Wang Xikui.
Has he also joined the 358th Regiment?
Seeing him, Chu Yunfei understood a little.
Shen Quan was in the open, attracting the attention of Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan's spies in the army.
And these people are secretly.
There may even be a few that you are not aware of and are hidden deeper.
Chu Yunfei remembered it in his heart, but there was no expression on his face at all.
As long as it can help me train a strong team and kill the devils.
Chu Yunfei doesn't care even if it means selling his conscience to the devil.
As for future control of the army, he cared even less.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, whether he continued to lurk in the Kuomintang or openly opposed Chiang Kai-shek, Chu Yunfei planned to transfer his military status to civilian status and implement his second step plan.
Whoever wants it in the 358th Regiment can take it!
Chu Yunfei walked from the beginning to the end without any expression, returned to the center of the team, inspected his men, and shouted with a stern face.
"The Japanese army is deceitful, cruel, cruel, and full of crimes! As soldiers, it is our duty to defend our country! You must abide by your duties and fight bravely when you join the 358th Regiment. Anyone who dares not to work hard in training or who dares to be a deserter on the battlefield will be punished by military law! Do you understand?"
The soldiers of the 5th Battalion shouted in unison. "Yes, sir!"
"Keep training!"
After inspecting the 5th Battalion, Chu Yunfei returned to the regiment headquarters.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong is marking the latest movements of the various armies on the sand table.
Let the entire battle situation in northwest Shanxi be clear at a glance!
Seeing Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong stood up and said.
"Commander!"
Chu Yunfei nodded.
"Brother Jianye, I want to form a broadsword company! When we engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese, let the broadsword team lead the charge for the entire regiment , set an example, and boost morale! I've decided to let Shen Quan be the captain of the broadsword team!"
Fang Ligong certainly knew the case of the Northwest Army’s Big Knife Team!
That's a life-threatening gamble!
Hearing that Shen Quan was to be appointed as the captain of the broadsword team, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does the commander still think that he came to join our 358th Regiment for a purpose?"
"I don't know. But it's not easy to have enough food these days! Moreover, he is from the Communist Army. If you want to trust him, you must conduct a thorough investigation."
No matter how good Shen Quan's words are, or how reasonable his reasons are.
The mark of his Communist origin cannot be washed away.
If they want him to be the battalion commander of the 5th Battalion, he must be extremely outstanding in order to win the support of the people.
He should have understood this when he came to the 358th Regiment.
He is a candle, lighting himself.
Let everyone in the Military Control Commission notice him.
This way you won’t focus on the shadows!
Fang Ligong understood Chu Yunfei's purpose.
"I understand!"
"Oh, right. In order to motivate the soldiers, we hold a competition every month. The main events include a 30-kilometer cross-country march, shooting, grenade throwing, and bayonet fighting. The first place will be rewarded with 10 silver dollars. The second place will be rewarded with 5 silver dollars, the third to fifth place will each be rewarded with 3 silver dollars, and the fifth to tenth place will each be rewarded with 1 silver dollar!"
After a pause, Chu Yunfei continued, "In order to spur the officers, scores will be tallied for each contest. The officers of the battalion, company, or platoon that comes first will all receive prizes. If anyone comes last, everyone from the battalion commander down will have to clean toilets and feed horses for a month! The first contest will be held next Friday!"
Hearing the reward from Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong said with a smile: "Commander, if this is the case, I'm afraid all of my men will fight bravely!"
Chu Yunfei responded with a smile. "We just want them to be enterprising!"
As soon as the news of the competition was announced, it immediately caused a sensation among the soldiers.
The first place has 10 oceans.
For ordinary soldiers, that is a huge sum of money.
Now the soldiers of Team 358 were all motivated and trained even harder!
The battalion commanders, company commanders, and platoon leaders also supervised their subordinates' training more attentively than before.
If you lose, you have to clean the toilet and feed the horses.
Not only is it hard work, but what’s more important is that it’s embarrassing!
People fight for a breath, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense.
If our own battalion or company were responsible for cleaning toilets and feeding horses, we would probably not be able to hold our heads up for a month!
The battalion commander of the first battalion, Wu Ziqiang, whipped the slowest soldier with a horsewhip.
"Run faster. If you hold me back again, I'll beat you to death!"
The back was whipped hard and it hurt like fire.
Chu Yunfei happened to see this scene when he was inspecting.
He immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Wu Ziqiang!"
Wu Ziqiang saluted and said, "Commander!"
Chu Yunfei stepped forward and started scolding him.
"Is this how you train your men? I have reminded you again and again. Treat your soldiers like your own brothers. How can you whip them at will?"
Wu Ziqiang was completely confused.
Isn’t this how we trained our subordinates in the past?
The stupid, foolish and disobedient ones will all be whipped.
Aren't they all like rabbits, obedient and well-behaved?
Why did the regiment commander say today that my training method was wrong?
While Wu Ziqiang was still confused, Chu Yunfei turned around and said to the new recruit kindly, "How is it? It hurts, right? Go to the infirmary and apply some ointment! If the officer whips you again, you can complain to me. You are all my subordinates."
Seeing Chu Yunfei’s kind smile, the recruits were so moved that they almost cried!
He cried and said, "It doesn't hurt, little one!"
"Don't be so stubborn. Go now!" Chu Yunfei patted the other person's shoulder and said seriously: "This is an order!"
The soldier then turned around and ran to the infirmary.
There was no morphine or penicillin, but there was no shortage of ointments for treating external injuries.
After the soldier left, Chu Yunfei turned around and said to Wu Ziqiang seriously: "Be careful when training new soldiers in the future. Don't hit people casually!"
Wu Ziqiang said somewhat aggrievedly: "But these new soldiers are really stupid and rotten. They won't improve unless they are beaten! How can we train soldiers without beating them?"
"Find a solution yourself. If I, as the regiment commander, have to figure out everything, what's the point of you, the battalion commander? Since you're the battalion commander, you should find a way to train the soldiers well. Otherwise, go home and take care of your kids. Don't bother me with these nonsense!"
After saying that, Chu Yunfei continued his inspection.
Wu Ziqiang was left behind, touching his head with a confused look on his face.
When Fang Ligong saw it, he almost laughed out loud.
He suppressed his laughter and followed the commander.
After inspecting the 5th Battalion, Chu Yunfei returned to the regiment headquarters and considered the issue of the 5th Battalion's departure.
If it is peacetime, it will take at least three years of training to graduate from the military academy.
But it's wartime now, and there is simply not enough time for them to train.
Just three to five months!
Even the Central Army, the miscellaneous troops, and the conscripted men may not even have a month to work. They are directly pushed onto the battlefield as cannon fodder!
During this period, the Japanese troops in North China were mainly distracted by the Eighth Route Army, which gave them so much time to train the new recruits of the 5th Battalion.
No matter how hard a recruit trains, he is still a recruit after all.
Only those who have been to the battlefield and experienced the test of the battlefield can be considered a qualified soldier.
In order to help the new recruits get through this critical moment smoothly, Chu Yunfei looked at the sand table in northwest Shanxi.
"Staff Officer Fang, the 5th Battalion has been training for nearly 5 months and is almost ready to go out. I intend to let them see some blood so that they can adapt to the battlefield! Who do you think our regiment should attack?"
