"How many people did you bring?"
Zhou Weiguo paused for a moment before saying. He did not intend to pursue the crime of overstepping the line just now.
"Reporting to General Zhou, we have brought 13,000 soldiers!”
Bai Haoyang stood up straight and said. His heart was filled with resentment for what he had just said.
"Thirteen thousand soldiers? Including the officers?"
"Yes!"
Zhou Weiguo nodded. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Get all the officers above platoon level to step forward. I want to give a lecture!”
Zhou Weiguo looked at Bai Haoyang and the other regiment commanders behind him.
Bai Haoyang's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything in the end. Instead, he stood up and ordered all the officers to step forward.
After a while, about 2,000 officers stepped out.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the nearly 2,000 officers outside with a little light.
"Brothers, I don't know what mission your commander gave you, nor do I know what he's thinking. I don't want to think about these things either. I'm a soldier. I've come down from the Songhu and Nanjing battlefields. Now, I just want to kill the devils.
If you have any other thoughts, please go back the way you came. I, Zhou Weiguo, don't lack these officers, and I don't want these scheming officers.”
Zhou Weiguo didn't care whether they understood or not. Anyway, he definitely wouldn't want some of the officers sent by Li Delin.
"Guild Leader Bai Haoyang, right? Take all the regimental commanders and battalion commanders back with you. Commander Li is also short of officers now. I don't need his talents. Please thank him for me. After this war, I'll definitely visit you to thank you when I have time!”
Zhou Weiguo smiled at Bai Haoyang. Obviously, Zhou Weiguo wouldn't want the Regiment Commander and Battalion Commander.
The battalion commanders were all middle-and low-level officers. Their thoughts and behavior were already similar to the central army and the local army. In addition, they were all from Guangdong and Guangxi, so they often thought of the Gui Faction. This time, Li Delin obviously had other plans, so Zhou Weiguo didn't want the battalion commander.
However, platoon leaders were different. They were the basic officers of an army, but at the same time, they were also a very important component. However, low-level officers like them did not have a clear concept of the struggle between the central army and the local army. They could be used in other ways.
"General Zhou, I'm sorry! We are here to support you under the orders of Officer Li. Without the order of the commander of the 5th Battle Area, we dare not go back without permission!”
It was obvious that Bai Haoyang had received some orders and was unwilling to return.
"Reinforcements? Who said it was reinforcements? The order of the National Government's military and political subordinates is to add you to my army, not to run over to pull the mountain and become an independent army! If you don't leave, I'll shoot you for colluding with the enemy!”
Zhou Weiguo was still smiling as he spoke, but the meaning behind his words was very clear. He had to leave. If he didn't leave, he would die.
Bai Haoyang's eyes flashed with hatred and fear. He was just a regiment commander of the Gui Faction. Compared to the brigade commander of the Central Army, even if Zhou Weiguo killed him, it would be nothing. He didn't even have a place to complain.
In the end, Bai Haoyang glared at Zhou Weiguo before leaving with the other six regiment commanders and battalion commanders. It seemed that they were preparing to return to Xu Prefecture.
After they left, Zhou Weiguo slowly walked up to the soldiers.
"Xinpu, pull him up!"
Zhou Weiguo looked at them for a while and waved his hand.
Then, carriages of weapons, equipment, military uniforms, and other supplies were pulled up. What followed was naturally Zhou Weiguo's military expenditure.
As for the military expenses of the local troops, the chairman was very stingy. He often owed the military salaries and was unwilling to pay them.
But for his own troops, he almost never delayed his military rank. For example, when had he ever heard of the 87th Division and the 88th Division delaying their military pay?
Now, Zhou Weiguo's 1st independent regiment was also a direct line of descent. The chairman was also very concerned about their pay. Even though they were so far away, the pay of the 1st independent regiment was quickly sent to Zhou Weiguo. Because Zhou Weiguo was his direct descendant, it was that simple!
If it was any other army, the chairman would definitely not pay them for the time being because it was still a time of war. However, the treatment of the direct troops was different!
As the weapons and equipment were pulled up and presented in front of these people, everyone's eyes lit up.
"The Mauser 98K rifle, an authentic German rifle, is now the most advanced rifle in Germany! One shot could kill a Japanese. It was so useful! Yours!"
Zhou Weiguo stood on a car that was very tall. After looking around, he took out a Mauser 98K and fiddled with it for a while before shooting into the sky.
Then, he threw the gun aside and picked up a Bren light machine gun.
"The Bren light machine gun is called the sister gun of the Soviet light machine gun, but it is better than the Soviet light machine gun. The theoretical firing rate was 500 shots per minute! It used 30 rounds of magazines or 100 rounds of double-layered magazines to supply bullets, and the firepower was good. It's also yours!"
As Zhou Weiguo spoke, he fired another bullet into the air. Then, he put down the gun and took the MP40 submachine gun from a soldier beside him.
"MP40 submachine gun, made in Germany, theoretical firing rate of 500 rounds per minute! It uses a 32-round magazine to supply bullets, and its shooting accuracy is high. The absolute pillar of firepower on the battlefield against Japan. It's also yours!"
He fired another round at the air and then walked to a Browning heavy machine gun. Two soldiers were setting up the machine gun.
Zhou Weiguo took the heavy machine gun and fired continuously at the distance. The ammunition chain shook continuously, and bullet shells jumped out one after another.
The soldiers stared into the distance. A wall in the distance had been riddled with holes by Browning's heavy machine gun.
"Browning heavy machine gun, using 12.7 caliber bullets. Use the ammunition chain to supply ammunition. Strong firepower, stable trajectory, long range, firing rate of 450 to 550 rounds per minute! It's all yours."
Zhou Weiguo stopped shooting and looked at all the soldiers present as he shouted.
Then, he paused for a few seconds before saying,"Do you see all these things behind me? Light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars are all yours. From now on, you are the 1st Independent Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army, my soldiers. We are not under the command of the military and political department. We only take orders from the chairman. Other than the chairman, no one can give us orders.
From now on, all of your previous military pay systems will be abolished and implemented by the Central Army.
First-class soldiers, the country's new salary of seven yuan a month.
A second-class soldier's salary is 7.5 yuan a month during the national crisis.
A first-class soldier is paid eight yuan a month in the national disaster.
Corporal, the salary for the national disaster is eleven dollars a month.
Sergeant, the salary for the national disaster is twelve dollars a month.
Staff Sergeant, the salary for the national disaster is 15 yuan a month.
"As for how much the army pays for a month, this is what Xiaolong found out from the information. Don't spout nonsense here!
After Zhou Weiguo finished speaking, he looked around and continued,"All the military pay will be given according to the facts. If anyone is in the wrong, you can look for me. I'll settle it for him!"
At this point, Zhou Weiguo paused for a moment. After sweeping his gaze around, he continued,"Now tell me, whose soldiers are you? Who is your commanding officer?"
"We are the soldiers of General Zhou Weiguo, the brigade commander of the 1st Independent Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army. Our commander is the brigade commander of the 1st Independent Brigade, Zhou Weiguo!”
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