At the 337th Regiment's base, no one had expected that the young new Regiment Commander, Li Yunfei, would execute the Deputy Regiment Commander Wang Caihou, the Second Battalion Commander, and many officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion right in front of everyone.
Didn't the new regiment commander know that Wang Caihou's Japanese was Zhu Huaibing, the deputy commander of the Ji-Cha war zone, the commander of the 97th division, and the director of the civil affairs department?
Every soldier present was stunned.
However, in the 2nd Battalion, they were all Wang Caihou's men. A captain who reacted suddenly raised his pistol and shouted,""Brothers, report for Boss…"
Before he could finish his sentence and before many soldiers of the Second Battalion could react, Li Yunfei had already pulled out his pistol and shot through the captain's head.
Many of the soldiers in the 2nd Battalion were stunned, but the soldiers in the other divisions weren't. They raised their rifles and aimed at the soldiers from the 2nd Battalion.
The 2nd Battalion was only a part of the 800-strong 337th Regiment. The rest of the people had long been resentful of Wang Caihou and the 2nd Battalion.
"Disarm the 2nd Battalion. Kill anyone who dares to resist.”Li Yunfei coldly ordered,"Xu Jinxi."”
Xu Jinxi recovered from his shock and hurriedly went forward to salute Li Yunfei."Yes."
Xu Jinxi was shocked by Li Yunfei's methods of killing to establish his prestige and gather the morale of the army. He was extremely convinced of his new boss at this moment.
"You will be responsible for this matter." Li Yunfei ordered.
"I promise to complete the mission." Xu Jinxi stood at attention and accepted the order.
Soon, all the weapons in the hands of the people from the second battalion were confiscated. All the officers above the squad leader level were imprisoned.
On the drill ground, under the dim afterglow, 300 soldiers were squatting with their heads in their hands.
Li Yunfei stepped forward and pointed at the barracks where the officers of the Second Battalion were imprisoned."I will send them directly to the military court. As for you, I will give you two choices. The first option was to send them home and pay them two yuan each.”
Hearing Li Yunfei's words, the people from the 2nd Battalion were all moved. The officers were all finished. This was the best choice.
"The second option is for the Japanese to trample on our rivers and mountains and humiliate countless of our compatriots. If you have the courage and courage to resist the Japanese, you can stay.
Now, those who chose to leave walked out of the camp, took off their military uniforms, and left. Those who stayed behind lined up.”
In the end, less than 50 of the 300 people from the 2nd Battalion remained.
Li Yunfei didn't feel regretful at all. Although Regiment 337 only had 500 to 600 people left, he could have another 500 wolves. He didn't need 50,000 sheep.
As night fell, the 337th Regiment stabilized and the soldiers of the 1st Battalion finally returned.
They brought a large number of carriages and supplies to the 337th Regiment's encampment.
Wei Lihuang took great care of Li Yunfei and gave him a large amount of supplies, firearms, and military pay.
Otherwise, Li Yunfei wouldn't have been able to pay nearly 500 yuan as a dismissal fee.
Among this batch of supplies, there was a communications team, and the personnel were directly transferred from the higher-ups.
As soon as the communication team established communication, Li Yunfei immediately reported the situation to Wei Lihuang. This was also Wei Lihuang's arrangement. From now on, the 337th Regiment would be directly responsible to Wei Lihuang, bypassing the division level and army level.
In the report, Li Yunfei also sent Wang Caihou's crimes.
Half an hour later, he received Wei Lihuang's reply, telling Li Yunfei to lead the troops without worry. At the same time, he received a promotion notice. Li Yunfei, a major, had become a lieutenant colonel. The original acting regiment commander of Regiment 337 had also become a true regiment commander.
Following that was a second message. The content was for Li Yunfei to expand his troops, recruit soldiers, and restore his regimental structure and combat effectiveness.
Everything was settled.
The next morning, the wake-up call sounded. Li Yunfei got up to wash up. When he walked out of the regimental headquarters, more than 500 soldiers of Regiment 337 were already lined up neatly on the drill ground.
Last night, Zhao Dezhu escorted the officers of the 2nd Battalion away from the base and returned to the headquarters of the Jicha Battlefront.
Li Yunfei's badge was replaced with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Facing more than 500 soldiers present, Li Yunfei felt excited and deeply responsible.
" Today, I'm standing here and I only want to say one thing. What I need is a troop with iron discipline, a troop that dares to fight the Japanese, not a group of sheep that bleats. Remember my words, remember them in your heart, and imprint them in your bones.”
Every soldier on the scene looked at Li Yunfei quietly. No one spoke, and there was no flicker in their eyes.
In fact, apart from the 2nd Battalion, the soldiers of the 337th Regiment were all of good quality. Although they were not considered elites, they were not a pile of loose sand.
As long as he trained properly for a period of time, his combat strength would undergo new changes.
Moreover, Li Yunfei still had the halo of a primary battlefield commander, which could unite the morale of the army. The reason why he dared to block the soldiers of the second battalion and directly shoot Wang Caihou to death yesterday was because of this skill. Otherwise, if it was someone else who did the same thing, the second battalion would have long rebelled. At that time, it would be a big chaotic battle that would be difficult to clean up.
When the training began, Li Yunfei ordered Xu Jinxi to come to the regiment headquarters.
"Guild Leader, you were looking for me." Xu Jinxi came in and asked.
"Sit down." Li Yunfei pointed at the chair beside him and said.
"Thank you, Guild Leader."
Xu Jinxi had just sat down when he heard Li Yunfei say," Right now, our regiment only has a few hundred people, so I've decided to temporarily put all the combat soldiers into a battalion. You come up with a reorganization plan, and I'll form a mountain cannon company…Also, the training intensity of the troops must be increased. We have to conduct live ammunition training every day, and I'll order the logistics cooks to increase their meals…"
The series of orders made Xu Jinxi dumbfounded, but he remembered them one by one.
Although he was already in charge of an army, it was only a new beginning because Li Yunfei needed a force that could fight hard.
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