A day and a half later, the new 1st Division and the Chinese Navy arrived at Kwajalein. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Naturally, this time back to the island is different from usual...... As soon as the soldiers got off the boat, they saw the Chinese soldiers waiting on the shore in a neat formation, and when they saw Zhang Chi and the officers and men of the new 1st Division disembarking, they shouted in unison: "Welcome to the triumphant return of the new 1st Division!" ”

Then a group of officers greeted Zhang Chi, and one of the officers walking in front had a scar on his face and looked very raw, but Zhang Chi guessed that he should be Li Huakun, the commander of the 50th Division...... This is not to say that Zhang Chi knew him, the new 1st Division and the 50th Division fought in two different directions when they were in Burma, even if they arrived in the Pacific Theater, they were in the direction of Austria and the other in the Pacific direction, Zhang Chi still knew the name Li Huakun from the documents.

Sure enough, the officer saluted, and said excitedly and respectfully: "Report to the division, I am Li Huakun, the commander of the 50th Division, please take care of the division!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be a little surprised...... Although Zhang Chi did not understand some polite and official words among Kuomintang officers, he could also hear that Li Huakun, a division commander of the same rank as himself, seemed to regard himself as a commander.

Li Huakun seemed to see through Zhang Chi's thoughts, and said with a smile without waiting for Zhang Chi to speak: "Master, don't say anything...... When we were fighting at that end, on the other side of the city, we listened all the way to the news of our troops' victory, and look......"

Saying that, Li Huakun looked at the warships and aircraft carriers behind Zhang Chi and the others as if his eyes were shining, and then said: "Not long ago, our troops only had the commander of the army, and now we also have a navy and an air force...... Our troops will have such achievements, and it is none other than the division. Therefore, our 50th Division has nothing to say, and resolutely obeys the command of the division and the military seat! ”

Then Li Huakun turned his head and asked the soldiers of the 50th Division behind him, and asked loudly: "Brothers, do you say it?!" ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

……

The soldiers of the 50th Division shouted one after another, and it was obvious that the officers and soldiers of the 50th Division had already discussed it before that.

Zhang Chi didn't shirk it, nodded and acquiesced.

In fact, the expeditionary force at this time should be said to have encountered a bottleneck...... That is the problem of mismatch between military ranks, military ranks, etc.

For example, Zhang Chi, he was only a colonel at this time, and his military position was only the commander of the New First Division, but in fact, almost all the troops commanded by Zhang Chi, including the Navy and Air Force, were actually commanded by Zhang Chi, and Wang Mazi, the army commander, was almost sitting in Rabaul to manage Rabaul's affairs.

According to Wang Mazi's words, it is: "Isn't it very good for the commander of a division to command the troops, winning one battle after another...... Besides, now that the troops are both navy and air force, what other landing operations are there, I can't manage them! I don't want to hurt my brothers to lose the battle because of me! ”

On the one hand, it can also be said that Wang Mazi trusts Zhang Chi, and on the other hand, it can also be said to be the reality of the battlefield...... If you do not know how to command the navy and air force, and you do not know how to coordinate operations, then it is indeed inappropriate to command the troops.

Therefore, if it were based on the actual command, Zhang Chi would have been the commander a long time ago.

But here's the problem...... The army commander must be appointed by President Chiang, and without President Chiang's appointment, he will be the commander of the army on his own initiative, and the subtext is to disobey the command of the central government, that is, to rebel.

Obviously, the expeditionary force will not come to the point of tearing up his face with Principal Jiang at present, so Zhang Chi can only hang the military position of division commander forever.

Originally, this would have been a trouble, because Zhang Chi was the division commander, and the commander of the 50th Division was also the division commander, so who should command whom in the fight?!

Zhang Chi thought about this problem, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, because it was a big deal to let Wang Mazi give him an authorization. It's just that I didn't expect that this matter didn't even need authorization, and it was solved as soon as I got off the ship.

"Master Li!" Zhang Chi said to Li Huakun: "We will rest on Kwajalein Island for three days. In the past few days, you have to learn from the new 1st Division, the battle on the island is not the same as the battle on land, understand? ”

"Understood!" Li Huakun snapped and straightened up.

"Disband!"

As soon as Zhang Chi's order was given, the soldiers of the 50th Division rushed up with loud cheers and hugged the soldiers of the new 1st Division, and some soldiers were even so excited that they shed tears.

This sudden situation startled Zhang Chi a little, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was normal...... This is in the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles away from China, in such a far foreign country, two troops fighting alone on the battlefield, with no relatives, no friends, and even no ordinary people who can speak a few words of Chinese except for the troops, but they have to face the life-and-death struggle on the battlefield all the time...... This kind of loneliness and loneliness is something that outsiders can't feel.

At this time, they met a team with the same background and similar experience as them on Kwajalein Island, especially since many of them were fellow villagers and friends.

The reason why Zhang Chi didn't feel this way was just because he was too focused on Liuhuang Island, which was about to be attacked soon, and he couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.

"Master!" Li Huakun handed Zhang Chi a cigarette and said, "It's been hard all the way!" ”

"You've worked hard, too!" Zhang Chi looked at the soldiers beside him while walking slowly, and couldn't help sighing: "It's not easy for anyone to get to this day!" ”

"yes!" Li Huakun also nodded with a sigh: "But now...... Victory is just around the corner, isn't it? ”

There was a slight hint of temptation in Li Huakun's words.

Because he was not sure about this, he only learned from the US military advisers that if Liuhuang Island was captured, it would not be far from Japan, but at the same time he knew it...... The victory is far from far away, and it is not that Zhang Chi should see it more accurately, after all, he fought all the way from the island.

Sure enough, I saw Zhang Chi frowning and said, "Don't think about things too simply, the next goal may be more difficult than you imagined!" There's still a long way to go......"

"Yes!" Li Huakun responded, but the hope and excitement in his eyes did not diminish much.

This is because Li Huakun believes in Zhang Chi, and at the same time believes in the new first division.

Maybe Zhang Chi doesn't know Li Huakun, but Li Huakun recognizes Zhang Chi...... When Li Huakun was in Burma, he was a regiment leader beside Du Yuming, and Li Huakun was originally going to follow Du Yuming into Savage Mountain, but it was Zhang Chi who pulled them back from the foot of Savage Mountain.

Since then, Li Huakun has been paying attention to Zhang Chi, watching Zhang Chi miraculously overcome one difficulty after another, and watching Zhang Chi step by step from a platoon commander to the present......

(To be continued.) )