Chapter 44: The Great Battle of Mianhu (Three)

  The Third Battalion headquarters was dimly lit.

  The officers had all gone, and the regimental commander Sun Xinghua and the party representative Zheng Dongguo sat together, their brows tightly furrowed.

  Looking at the messenger in front of him, Sun Xinghua was extremely angry, but he couldn't find any excuse to refuse the order conveyed by the messenger.

  Just after four company commanders left, a messenger from the regimental headquarters arrived here.

  Chiang Kai-shek knew that the 3rd Battalion had strong combat effectiveness, a large number of soldiers, and sophisticated weapons. In order to maintain the balance of combat effectiveness among the three battalions of the First Division, he specially issued an order.

  The 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment was equipped with two French-made 37mm infantry guns and two heavy machine guns per company. The remaining equipment and personnel were reassigned to the other battalions.

  That is to say, the excess weapons and equipment of each unit, as well as personnel, are all reassigned to other units.

  As for Principal Chiang's order, Sun Xinghua was very unhappy about it.

  But a man under another's roof cannot but lower his head, Sun Xinghua understood this principle. He was in the army, not at a vegetable market where prices can be haggled.

  Orders from the military are equivalent to imperial decrees in ancient times. No matter how absurd or incorrect the order is, as a military officer, it must be executed unconditionally.

  Of course, you don't have to carry it out, for example on the battlefield, you disobey the orders from above, but achieve great merits. As long as your relationships with others are not bad, your achievements can completely offset your mistakes. However, the order to withdraw troops and weapons is absolutely not allowed to be disobeyed, otherwise people above will think too much.

  "Pass down the order, all personnel outside the artillery company's chain of command are to gather at the regimental headquarters with their weapons." Sun Xinghua said helplessly, he couldn't disobey this order.

  "Yes, Camp Commander." Zheng Dongguo hastily saluted and walked out towards the outside.

  In fact, the three battalion system is too large and has always been a problem. Although no one says it on the surface, some people have their own opinions in their hearts. Principal Chiang cannot ignore the thoughts of other officers just for the sake of the third battalion. This time, before the big battle, withdrawing personnel from the third battalion is entirely to balance the relationship between troops.

  Xun Xinghua lit a cigarette and lay down on the bed.

  Each of our battalion's companies now has 158 men, with twelve light machine guns, twenty Thompson submachine guns, two heavy machine guns and two 37mm infantry guns. Such equipment is quite good.

  Even if the personnel outside the establishment are withdrawn, the three battalion troops still have more than 600 people, which is equivalent to a reinforced battalion. Moreover, Principal Chiang did not withdraw any soldiers from the machine gun company of the third battalion, which can be considered as giving Sun Xinghua some face.

  "Merit: 500, can unlock the Honor System, Research System, and exchange for 10 Browning Automatic Rifles, 10 Thompson Submachine Guns, and 5 M1910 Maxim Machine Guns. Please choose."

  The intelligent computer in his mind reminded him once again.

  Contributions have reached 500, which has made Sun Xinghua somewhat excited. However, for Sun Xinghua now, what he needs is not to develop the remaining systems, but to provide weapons for his own troops. After all, this time they are facing more than 20,000 elite Chen army troops. Without some hard gear in hand, it's a question whether they can survive or not.

  "Exchange: Ten Thompson submachine guns. Location: Inside Third Battalion's supply truck."

  Sun Xinghua casually said that the military vehicle was a three-camp truck, which was usually locked and only opened by Sun Xinghua when replenishing weapons.

  If it were to exchange a tank or heavy artillery, Sun Xinghua couldn't hide it, but exchanging some light and heavy machine guns and ammunition was very easy to conceal. After all, the key to the military vehicle was only held by Sun Xinghua, and none of the officers and soldiers knew how many things were inside the car.

  "Director Sun, did you just scold your mother in there?" A bright and cheerful laughter came from outside.

  Sun Xinghua hastily stood up and saluted the person who walked in from outside.

  The newcomer wore a bamboo hat and a pair of straw sandals, his body was not tall, but his eyes shone with a sharp light.

  "Party representative, how did you come?" This man was none other than Liao Zhongkai, the benevolent mother of Huangpu.

  "Afternoon, I came to the headquarters of the respectful team. This time your battle is very difficult, so I personally came to the front line to comfort you. I don't understand military matters, but I want you to know that wherever you are, Liao Zhongkai will be there too. I may not be able to help with other tasks, but I can still help transport bullets and military rations." Liao Zhongkai said with a smile, sitting down on the chair.

  In the army, most of the officers and soldiers had changed into shoes, but Liao Zhongkai still wore straw sandals. As early as when the Huangpu troops set out, Liao Zhongkai had publicly said that as long as there was one Huangpu comrade still wearing straw sandals, he would not take off the straw sandals on his feet.

  "The party representative can rest assured, although Chen Jiong's forces have the upper hand in numbers, I guarantee that our party army will emerge victorious." Sun Xinghua knew the general trend of history, and for a great man like Liao Zhongkai, he naturally would not deceive him.

  Liao Zhongkai smiled and looked at Sun Xinghua, saying: "This time I came to the third camp, it's not just me personally coming, but also Principal Chiang has something for me to convey. This time, some personnel and weapons were drawn from your troops, you might feel a bit resentful in your heart. The equipment was all obtained by yourself, and the soldiers were also recruited by yourself. But the top level forcibly took these away, you must think it's unfair."

  After saying these words, Liao Zhongkai looked at Sun Xinghua beside him.

  Sun Xinghua didn't say anything, but he thought Liao Zhongkai was right. The soldiers and weapons were all found by themselves, and the top said to withdraw troops, which was obviously unfair.

  "In the midst of revolution, there is no such thing as fairness or unfairness. Everyone's abilities are different, and their achievements will not be the same. Just because you have outstanding abilities, it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. We're all happy about your achievements, but if you become arrogant and complacent because of them, then even with your exceptional abilities, your life will amount to nothing. What revolutionaries should think about is not personal gain, but the country and the nation. For the sake of the country and the nation, every revolutionary should be willing to sacrifice everything, even their own lives." Liao Zhongkai said solemnly.

  Sun Xinghua looked at Liao Zhongkai in front of him and showed a ashamed expression.

  In order to allow the Whampoa Military Academy to operate normally, Liao Zhongkai even went so far as to pawn his own property, and even pawning his wife He Xiangning's jewelry.

  I was just allocated some troops and weapons from above, compared to Liao Zhongkai's actions, I am far inferior.

  "Fu Guo, you have received higher education and are one of the few military talents in our revolutionary army. I don't want you to just focus on the present, but look far ahead. You were also an early revolutionary, participating in many uprisings, and I hope you can understand these issues." Liao Zhongkai added another sentence.

  After finishing speaking, Liao Zhongkai walked out towards the outside.

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