Since the reorganization of the 74th Army, the four brigades have been abolished, and the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao has become the deputy division commander, which can be regarded as a high promotion, after all, the qualifications are there.

But the newly promoted deputy brigade commanders like Zhang Lingfu don't have such good luck, after all, there are so many positions.

In order to retain talents, the army had to set up a division infantry commander, although he was temporarily resettled, but it was an idle position.

Yang Ling's luck was not good, and he had a chance to be promoted to deputy brigade commander, but he had no military academy background and was too young, so he delayed it.

General Wang Yaowu recommended him to study in the Nanyue guerrilla cadre training class and become a protégé of the Son of Heaven, also in order to enrich his resume and lay a good foundation for his future promotion.

But soon after he came back, the army withdrew from the brigade, and this promotion was delayed, unless he made some military achievements, he was afraid that he would not be promoted for a while.

However, Yang Ling himself is also very clear in his heart, in just one year, he has been promoted from second lieutenant platoon commander to colonel regiment commander, which is already an amazing speed, and he is more open to thinking about not being promoted for the time being.

Zhou Zhidao is Yang Ling's old commander, when Yang Ling first arrived in the 74th Army, he was under Zhou Zhidao, and he took a lot of care of Yang Ling.

Now that he came to the group, Yang Ling naturally gave him a warm hospitality, not only made a table of good dishes, but also took out the captured devil trophies and sake.

"Come, deputy division, Staff Officer Zhou, come and try the special dish in our regiment, scallion roasted fat duck."

At noon, Yang Ling left Zhou Zhidao and them for lunch, and specially asked the cooking class to make a table of good dishes.

Yang Ling and they are now wealthy in the regiment, and they made a lot of money selling loot when they were in Wanjialing, and this time in the Nanchang Campaign, Liu Yidao and they also learned the same way, and got a lot of loot back and sold it.

The small treasury in the regiment now has nearly 10,000 yuan, and although this amount of money is nothing to a few thousand brothers, it is still possible to improve the food occasionally.

"Well, it tastes good, it's good." Zhou Zhidao put a piece of duck meat in his mouth, and soon praised it repeatedly.

"Come, Staff Officer Zhou, taste the sake of the little devil, which was captured by the brothers last time when they attacked Nanchang." Yang Ling took the initiative to fill the wine glass for Staff Officer Zhou from the army.

"Head Yang, you're too polite."

Staff Officer Zhou is just a lieutenant colonel staff officer, Yang Ling is the colonel regiment commander, and his rank is a little lower than Yang Ling's, although he is from the army, he knows that Yang Ling is deeply valued by the army commander General Wang Yaowu, so he has no arrogance and is very easy-going.

"It's not easy for us to have time to sit at a table and eat, come, let's touch one." Deputy division commander Zhou Zhidao also raised his glass and said with a smile.

Yang Ling and Staff Officer Zhou also raised their glasses in unison, and with the crisp sound of clinking glasses, the three of them all drank it all.

"They say that the little devil's stuff is good, but I think this miraculous sake is nothing more than that." After a glass of wine, Zhou Zhidao teased.

Staff Officer Zhou of the military headquarters also echoed: "If you talk about this good wine, it is still our Chinese's wine that is delicious, when we fought with the brothers in Shanghai and the little devils, our death squad had to drink and burn knives every time they attacked. ”

"Oh? It turns out that Staff Officer Zhou also served as a death squad? Hearing the chubby Staff Officer Zhou say this, Yang Ling was also a little surprised.

"That was a year ago, don't say it, don't say it." Staff Officer Zhou smiled and waved his hand, but he still couldn't hide the pride on his face.

"When Counselor Zhou was in Luodian, he chopped off two devils with his own hands." Zhou Zhidao added with a smile.

"Then I have to salute Staff Officer Zhou, I was fighting in Fuzaobang at the time." Yang Ling was also in awe of Staff Officer Zhou, and hurriedly raised his glass.

As the saying goes, people can't look good, and the sea can't fight, I thought that this white and chubby staff officer was a military cadet, but I didn't expect that he had also fought on the battlefield.

There are not so many politeness and roundabouts among the soldiers, and the people who respect them are some tough men who dare to fight, as long as they come down from the battlefield, they are all worthy of respect.

At the beginning, the first battle in Shanghai was also tragic, with more than 300,000 officers and soldiers killed and wounded, and more than 10 generals martyred.

"We can live here to eat and drink, but it's a pity that those brothers will never come back......" Staff Officer Zhou looked gloomy and drank a glass of sullen wine alone.

Zhou Zhidao said: "Our brothers will not sacrifice in vain, this bloody battle will have to be retrieved by the little devil sooner or later, after this cup, let's fight with the little devil!" Never die! ”

The three of them pushed their glasses and raised their glasses, although they are all middle and senior officers in the army now, but they have all fought hard from the battlefield of the corpse mountain and the sea of blood, a few glasses of wine and water, and they can talk freely, and the atmosphere is also warm.

"How's your guerrilla training going?" Halfway through the wine, Zhou Zhidao was also concerned about Yang Ling's guerrilla training.

After Yang Ling returned from the Nanyue guerrilla cadre training class, he selected some officers and backbone cadres in the regiment to conduct training in this area in accordance with the order.

"Report to the deputy division, now that our regiment has completed the training of two guerrilla training companies, one officer company and one soldier company, I am ready to use them as the basis to expand the scale of guerrilla training."

At the beginning, the army selected Yang Ling and them to study, that is, they wanted them to come back, hoping that after they returned, they would become instructors in the army and gradually train a group of guerrilla officers and soldiers.

After all, since the Battle of Wuhan, China and Japan have entered a stage of stalemate, and in accordance with the requirements of the Central Military Commission, they will turn behind enemy lines into the front line, and adopt the cooperation of guerrilla warfare and regular warfare to achieve the goal of striking at the little devils.

At present, there are more than 30 divisions of the three group armies in the theater behind enemy lines distributed in the Dabie Mountains and Sulu areas, but these units are accustomed to fighting regular wars, and they often suffer losses in battles with little devils.

"Yes, that's good." When Zhou Zhidao heard that Yang Ling had completed the training of two guerrilla companies in a short period of time, he also nodded with satisfaction.

"However, if the scale of the training is expanded in advance, the officers and men of these two companies will not be dispersed to other battalions and companies, and they will be organized after the second batch of officers from the Nanyue guerrilla cadre training class return."

Hearing Zhou Zhidao say this, Yang Ling was also puzzled: "Deputy Master, why is this?" ”

Zhou Zhidao said with a smile: "Because the military seat has more important tasks entrusted to you." ”

Staff Officer Zhou of the military department also took out a letter of appointment stamped with the seal of the military department from his bosom and handed it to Yang Ling, saying: "The military department is going to send you to the war zone behind the enemy to experience a period of time, this is the letter of appointment. ”

General Yang Ling suspiciously accepted the letter of appointment signed by the army commander, General Wang Yaowu, and appointed him to be the head of the guerrilla column in the Sulu Theater.

"This year, the devils transferred the 21st Division, the 5th Division and the 20th Division, under the cover of a large number of aircraft, to carry out a large-scale attack on the Sulu guerrilla area in our theater behind enemy lines.

"The Central Military Commission has ordered all theaters to take turns to send troops and cadres behind enemy lines to fight guerrillas, and you have experienced guerrilla training and are just going to show your strengths, so the army is ready to send you over to experience guerrilla training for a period ......of time."

Seeing that Yang Ling was holding the letter of appointment and did not speak, Deputy Division Commander Zhou Zhidao explained while eating.

"Although the conditions behind enemy lines are more difficult, after all, it is an expatriate mission, as long as you make some achievements, you will have more opportunities after you come back."

Although the deputy division commander Zhou Zhidao said it very vaguely, Yang Ling also understood that he wanted to make some more contributions to prepare for promotion.

However, Yang Ling is also very clear that behind the enemy line is not as good as on the frontal battlefield, where the enemy situation is very complicated, not to mention meritorious service, if you are not careful, the whole army may be annihilated.

"You don't need to worry too much, this time the Military Commission is going to send thirty divisions to the enemy's back, as long as you cooperate sincerely, the little devils can't help you."

Hearing the words of the deputy division commander Zhou Zhidao, Yang Ling also smiled bitterly, although he knew that the guerrilla columns of the revolutionary army behind the enemy line one after another, the strength of the advancing army would reach more than one million, and if he could really cooperate sincerely, there would not be nothing left in the end.

However, the starting point of the army to let him go behind enemy lines for training is also good, I want to add some experience to his expatriate missions and give him some opportunities to make meritorious contributions, but will this task really be so easy?