Chapter 33: The School Team Captain (Part 2) (Tears Requesting Recommendation Tickets)

  On the railway line from Suzhou to Wuxi, a freight train, Baoshan Camp Temporary Command Post.

  Liu Xin handed a telegram to Yue Weihan with great excitement, and Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng, and Niu Dagen immediately gathered around like wild cats smelling blood. Huang Baicheng and the other four were also eager to know the contents of the telegram, but having only joined the Bao Shan camp for one day and not being familiar with Officer Yue, they didn't dare to intrude.

  "What's going on? What's going on?" Yue Weihan glared and shouted, "Get out of here!"

  Niu Dagen and the other two were already familiar with Yue Weihan's personality, so they smiled and asked: "Boss, is there good news?"

  "Niu Lianchang, you should be addressed as Battalion Commander now." Liu Xin said this and then immediately corrected himself, "No, no, from now on you are not a Company Commander anymore, but a Battalion Commander!"

  "Huh?" Niu Dagen was momentarily stunned and replied blankly, "I'm the battalion commander now?"

  "Your grandma, you little rascal got promoted!" Chi Chengfeng slapped Niu Dageng's forehead with a bad temper, and then immediately called out to Yue Weihan in a wronged tone, "Battalion Commander, uh, no, Regimental Commander, why did Dageng get promoted to Battalion Commander but not me? In terms of ability, which aspect am I worse than Dageng?"

  "Dou Sheng, Chi Lian Chang, you and Cao Lian Chang, Niu Lian Chang have all been promoted to regimental commanders."

  Liu Xin's mouth corners had already slightly curled up, with a smile as bright as flowers. The moment the promotion order from Commander Tang of the Wei Garrison Battle Zone arrived, not only did Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng and Niu Dagen get promoted two ranks from Senior Lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel, but this little Junior Lieutenant staff officer also got promoted to become a true Senior Lieutenant staff secretary.

  "Really?" Chi Chengfeng suddenly exclaimed with great joy, "His grandma, we really became the head of the camp?"

  Chi Chengfeng hastily said to Niu Dagun, "Dagun, I'm now the majestic Camp Commander! Quickly, give me a salute and address me as 'Camp Commander'!"

  "What for?" Niu Dageng said disdainfully. "You're a squad leader, and I'm also a squad leader. What makes me salute you?"

  "Who are you? Don't be so presumptuous! You, Liu Zhi Jian, come and give me a salute!"

  Liu Zhijian did not dare to be like Niu Dagen and confront Chi Chengfeng, so he quickly stood at attention and saluted.

  "Alright, stop the commotion." Yue Weihan put away the telegram and swept his gaze over the crowd, saying, "Correct, Headquarters has indeed issued a commendation order and promotion order. From now on, the Baoshan Battalion is officially expanded to the Baoshan Regiment, with me as the Colonel Regimental Commander. Now I appoint..."

  Cao Xinglong and two other old company commanders, as well as Huang Baicheng and three new company commanders, hastily lined up in front of Yue Weihan at attention. Liu Xin and the two new recruits from the signals unit also stood up straight.

  Cao Xinglong, commander of the 1st battalion of Ren Baoshan's brigade.

  "Chi Chengfeng, commander of the 2nd battalion of the Ren Baoshan detachment."

  "Niu Dagen, commander of the 3rd battalion of Ren Baoshan's brigade."

  "Huang Baocheng, Deputy Commander of the 1st Battalion of Ren Baoshan's Brigade and concurrently Commander of the 1st Company."

  Liu Zhijian, Deputy Commander of the 1st Battalion of Baoshan Regiment and concurrently Commander of Machine Gun Company.

  Liao Yaoting, Deputy Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Ren Baoshan's Brigade and concurrently Commander of the 1st Company.

  Wang Qing, Deputy Commander of the 3rd Battalion of Baoshan Regiment, concurrently serving as the Company Commander of the 1st Company.

  Yue Weihan's voice had just fallen when Chi Chengfeng spoke up, displeased: "What's the big idea, bringing back a machine gun from the First Regiment?"

  "Exactly," said Niu Dageng reluctantly, "this machine gun company has always been under my command, so it should belong to the 3rd Battalion."

  "Unwilling?" Yue Weihan said coldly, "Go ahead, whoever is unwilling can go to the 1st battalion as deputy commander and machine gun company commander. You are a majestic regiment commander, if you don't want to be one, there are plenty of people who do."

  Chi Chengfeng and Niu Dagendun suddenly fell silent.

  "Look at you, making a scene over this?" Yue Weihan said, "You're still fighting over such a small family property, aren't you ashamed? If you want the machine gun company, it's not that hard, just go ask the little devils for it!"

  "Let's just forget about the machine gun company. Chi Chengfeng licked his lips and suddenly said, "However, you have to give us the two mortar platoons of the 2nd Battalion."

  "What's that supposed to mean?" Niu Dageng suddenly jumped up high, "Old Chi, you can't even fire a cannon, if you want to give it away, you should give it to our 3rd battalion."

  Yue Weihan suddenly felt a huge headache, he really didn't think that these rough men who looked careless and indifferent to everything would become like Shanxi local tyrants when it came to dividing the family property, and these three or four people were actually fighting over it with great enthusiasm, damn it.

  "Alright, stop arguing. Those two mortars have nothing to do with you, I still need them to build a cannon company." Yue Weihan glared at the two men fiercely, then continued, "Now let's talk about the personnel composition of each battalion. Except for the guard platoon, all other companies will be disbanded and reorganized into ten new companies under three battalions, with the 1st Battalion having three infantry companies and a machine gun company."

  Three newly appointed battalion commanders and four deputy battalion commanders who were also company commanders all puffed out their chests, and no one dared to raise any objections.

  Yue Weihan shouted again, "As soon as the train stops, you will immediately organize your brothers to get off and start assembling. Remember, I only give you half an hour's time. Half an hour later, you must gather according to the new battalion, company, and platoon organization. Whoever dares to disrupt the normal assembly process, I'll make him pay!"

  "Yes!" The three battalion commanders and four deputy battalion commanders stood at attention and responded in unison.

  Yue Weihan turned around and faced Liu Xin, raising an eyebrow and saying: "Captain Liu Xin."

  "What's wrong?" Liu Xin covered her mouth and chuckled, then immediately became a face full of grievances. After these days of getting along with each other, she also gradually got used to Yue Weihan's "moody" temper.

  As expected, Yue Weihan's face immediately sank, and he said coldly: "Lieutenant Commander Liu Xin!"

  Liu Xin then came to her senses and hastily straightened up her plump chest, crisply responding: "Yes!"

  "Hum, just because you've been promoted to senior captain, you're so pleased? Have you lost your soul?" Yue Weihan, feeling good about himself, pulled at the dirty, wet and wrinkled cotton military uniform he was wearing, and said, "Immediately send a coded telegram to headquarters, saying that our Baoshan regiment has already gotten off halfway and is now marching on foot towards Jiangyin, and plans to cross the river in Jiangyin to rush to the rescue of Jingjiang!"

  "What? Open code!?" Liu Xin exclaimed, "This... isn't this letting the little devils know too?"

  "Do you want me to repeat it again?" Yue Weihan's eyes suddenly became sharp, like a sharp knife piercing directly into Liu Xinqing's clear and beautiful eyes.

  "Yes!" Liu Xin hastily saluted in response to Yue Weihan.

  …………

  On the highway from Kunshan to Suzhou, the Kempeitai squadron led by Takahashi and the 36th Regiment led by Nakagawa were advancing in the drizzle. Due to the bad weather and poor road conditions, the entire army's marching speed was slow, and it took five hours from 7:00 am to only advance more than 20 miles.

  The main reason was the presence of heavy equipment, armored vehicles and trucks which seriously slowed down the marching speed. The roads from Kunshan to Suzhou were all dirt roads, and as soon as it rained, the roads became muddy and impassable. Once a vehicle or 92-type cannon got stuck, it was extremely difficult to get them out.

  Takahashi and Nakagawa stood by the roadside, wearing raincoats, their eyes locked in a tense stare.

  "Nakagawa, this won't do," said Takahashi in a low voice, wiping the rain from his face. "This rain and fog will only get worse before it gets better, and the road conditions will deteriorate further. Why don't I lead the Kempeitai battalion to advance lightly and pursue them first, while you lead the 36th Regiment with heavy equipment and trucks to follow afterwards?"

  Nakagawa Taisa looked up at the gloomy sky and said helplessly: "It seems that's all we can do."

  As soon as the words fell, a lieutenant from the Nakagawa detachment suddenly ran forward and said to Major General Nakagawa: "Your Excellency, our radio station intercepted an uncoded telegram sent by the Zhina Bao Mountain Brigade to the Nanjing Garrison Command."

  "Hōzan Corps?" Nakagawa Taishō frowned and said, "You're not referring to Hōzan Garrison, are you?"

  "Major General, sir," said the junior officer, "the signature on the telegram is indeed Baoshan Tuan. It's likely that Baoshan Camp has been expanded."

  "Never mind that for now." Commander Nakagawa waved his hand and said, "What did the plaintext telegram from the Takayama Corps say?"

  The lieutenant colonel said, "According to the clear code telegram from the Baoshan Regiment, they have already gotten off on their way to Wuxi and are marching on foot towards the Jiangyin fortress. They plan to cross the Yangtze River north of the Jiangyin fortress to rush to the rescue of Jingjiang."

  Nakagawa was taken aback at first, then looked puzzled and said, "What trick is this cunning Shina fox playing now?"

  "Could this be a trick of the Chinese?" Lieutenant General Takahashi also frowned and said, "Intentionally using plain code to send messages, it's nothing more than trying to lure us towards Jiangyin. In fact, the true intention of the Baoshan Regiment is to head south, and with the current situation of the Baoshan Regiment, retreating south into Zhejiang would be the wisest choice."

  "This... is really hard to say." Nakagawa was a major who had been defeated by Yue Weihan.

  So, whether the Baoshan team will really move to Jiangyin this time, Nakagawa is not dare to make a conclusion easily. If the weather is fine, just call the air reconnaissance plane to come and investigate, you can know the truth. But now in such rainy weather, the cloud layer is so thick, and there is heavy fog on the ground, how dare the reconnaissance plane fly?

  P.S: This week's votes are so few and pitiful, depressing.