Chapter 152: Not a warlord is better than a warlord
After three days of multiple rounds of meetings, all parties finally reached a consensus. Faced with some things that Hu Biao insisted on, the foreign generals who participated in the meeting had to choose to agree. After the news came out, the generals also looked at Hu Biao with different eyes.
Considering the Japanese army's step-by-step press against the British colonies, the National Government finally chose to draw two combat troops of more than 100,000 troops to enter the British colonies from Yunnan Province, and began to undertake the task of covering the colonial army and blocking the Japanese army.
After signing the corresponding contract and receiving the news, Shancheng was also extremely surprised at the result of the meeting. Originally, in Lao Jiang's opinion, foreign generals would definitely want to have the command of the troops.
But the final result was blocked by Hu Biao without hesitation. This also means that once the expedition troops entered the British colony, they only need to obey the orders issued by the previous instructions. Any orders must be approved by the generals of this army.
After listening to Dai Li's report, Lao Jiang sighed: "This kid is really capable! It seems that he should have grasped the weakness of the foreign army. He knows that there are not many choices at this time, so he can only accept our request!"
"Yes! But if it were someone else, I probably wouldn't be as brave as him!"
Everyone knows that the British colonial army cannot resist the Japanese attack at present, but there are actually not many generals who dare to slap the tables with foreign troops to negotiate conditions. After all, many people in this era are afraid of foreigners.
The agreement was signed, and the troops that had already gathered secretly began to enter Yunnan Province one after another. According to Hu Biao's proposal, the selection of officers and soldiers of the expedition this time was more likely to choose southwest-born officers and soldiers, so that they could better adapt to the colonial environment.
It is naturally impossible to conceal the attention of the Japanese army on such a large scale. Knowing that the National Government had decided to send troops to the British colonies, the Japanese army, who were winning steadily, felt a little pressure.
The Japanese commander responsible for commanding the invasion of the British colonies immediately ordered the front-line combat troops to speed up the advancement. He tried to capture the city of Dagon, which the British colonial army attaches most importance to before the expedition forces entered the colony.
Compared with other expedition troops, they need to rush to Yunnan Province for reorganization and training. As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Joint Command and commander of the National Independence Division, Hu Biao has already quietly entered the British colony with his own troops.
When Hu Biao learned that the recruited troops had arrived, he immediately said: "Order the New Regiment to reorganize in Zhenning Prefecture first. When the reorganization is over, I will issue new orders to them. During this period, I will first get familiar with the environment and equipment!"
"Yes, wolf head!"
The so-called new regiment of the independent division is actually Lin Zhenyuan, whom Hu Biao specially ordered Dai Li to transfer to Lin Zhenyuan and the main regiment he commanded. After receiving the transfer order from Shangfeng, Lin Zhenyuan also knew that he had no choice but to lead the new regiment over.
He marched all the way to Zhenning Mansion, and then Lin Zhenyuan, who received the order to rest and recuperate, looked at his subordinates and said, "The division headquarters is here to rest and recuperate first, and wait for the next combat order!"
"Tuanzu, why do I think this place seems to be no different from our country? On the way here, I found that the road conditions here seemed to be much better than those in China. This place is really the territory of foreigners?"
"What do you do if you want so much? I warn brothers that our luck is ours to be assigned to an independent division this time, and it may also require a tough battle. In short, hurry up and take a break, and there are probably still many battles to fight later!"
"Yes, the group!"
Lin Zhenyuan didn't tell many people about his relationship with Hu Biao. Two days after entering the military camp, the sentry in charge of the guard immediately said: "There is a convoy outside the regiment seat and a major general!"
"Okay, I get it! That's the convoy that transports us supplies!"
When he came outside the barracks, he saw Qin Tianyou who reported to his own house. Lin Zhenyuan also said respectfully: "Chief Qin, he is just transporting supplies. How dare you trouble you to travel in person?"
"Okay! Although this is our first time meeting, it is not the first time we have cooperated. The master has already gone to the front line and can't get rid of it for the time being, so I specially asked me to go there. In addition, I would like to give you a few days off!"
"Praise the leave? Let my leave?"
"Well! Don't worry, if you want to come back, you can come back in the evening. If you want to rest for two days, you can also live outside the military camp. The wife and son of the teacher learned that you have come here and have moved to the manor here, and they will probably stay for a few days!"
Hearing this, Lin Zhenyuan was stunned and said, "Okay, I understand! I will follow you later!"
"Tell your subordinates clearly that we will not interfere too much in all matters in your regiment. But one thing needs special reminder, that is, we do not want anyone to do anything to do. After all, the Independent Division is different from other troops!"
"I understand! I have emphasized this many times on the way I came!"
"Okay! Then I won't say much about other things! All the weapons transported from this car are for you to change. Although your regiment's equipment is also good, in order to facilitate combat and supply, I will still change the Japanese individual equipment for you to be equipped with.
In addition, the division commander also specially ordered to add an artillery company to you. If the company commander is in charge, we will send someone to serve as the deputy company commander and other officers. You can select officers with artillery experience from the regiment headquarters to serve as the deputy company commander and other officers!"
"yes!"
When the new first regiment was summoned, Qin Tianyou, as the chief of staff of the major general, also welcomed all the officers and soldiers of the regiment on behalf of the Independent Division. As the first unit to enter the colony, the regiment commanded by Lin Zhenyuan also officially came to the command of the Independent Division.
Seeing the weapons and equipment being moved from the cars one after another, the entire regiment seemed a little jealous. Even if the equipment of their regiment was good, it was naturally much worse than the new equipment provided to them by Hu Biao.
After saying these words, Qin Tianyou continued: "I believe Commander Lin has told you about this battle. We will be a brother who will eat in the pot in the future. Your military pay will be the same as other troops going to the battle.
However, the welfare benefits of our independent division are slightly better, and you are the first troops to go to war. Therefore, the division personally ordered you to pay three months of military pay in advance. Now, let Commander Lin pay you money!
Here I would like to emphasize that independent divisions have never had the rule of blood. Whoever dares to greed for the military pay of soldiers? Once found out, they will be subject to military law. If the circumstances are serious, they will be punished directly by shooting!
Of course, considering that officers have to support their families, the treatment given to officers by the Independent Division will be more favorable. Don’t envy others. Independent Division judges the level of military merits by their military merits. Those who are capable are superior, those who are unable are inferior, and those who have the ability can become officers!"
When many officers and soldiers heard that the three-month military pay was still paid according to the standards of the expedition army, they felt excited. Compared to the excitement of the soldiers, although the officers felt a little regretful, they did not dare to say anything more.
Once the emperor and the ministers were assigned to the combat sequence of the independent division, they had to follow the rules of the independent division. Even Lin Zhenyuan said nothing, and what did the other officers dare to say more?
The officers who had real background and path left the regiment before they were recruited. Now the officers who followed Lin Zhenyuan to fight, without exception, were Lin Zhenyuan's direct confidants. To put it simply, they shared honor and disgrace with Lin Zhenyuan at this moment.
When the soldiers who had already received the military pay according to the roster, they were excited to see the military pay they had paid. This standard was much higher than before.
"Thank you for the team!"
"I want to thank you for the division and the chief of staff!"
"Thank you, the Chief of Staff!"
As the leader of the new regiment, Lin Zhenyuan also knew that this was Hu Biao's first step in buying the morale of the army. Fortunately, he was also a soldier lover. He knew that most of the soldiers in the regiment had poor families and was rarely able to receive so much military pay at once.
Considering that the number of people was a bit large, Lin Zhenyuan finally called the four battalion commanders to the command platform and asked them to help pay military salaries. After the military salaries were paid, Lin Zhenyuan also told the officers and soldiers that the money could be saved or sent.
Even at the reception banquet that night, Lin Zhenyuan directly told his officers: "Brothers, you have been with me for many years, and this time they accompanied me abroad. Whether they can go back in the end is still unknown.
Here, I will confess to you one thing. The independent division’s teacher is actually my brother-in-law. In addition, you must have heard of some things about him. He is Hu Biao, the battalion commander of the Dead Soldiers who defended the Presidential Palace back then."
"Ah! Ranger, Battalion Commander Hu! Is he still alive?"
"This is natural! You are all brothers who came out of the teaching team with me, so I won't hide it from you. I probably won't go back after I come out this time. The reason is very simple. General Hu is different from others. He is a special general.
To put it simply, no one can command the independent division, and only listen to General Hu's orders. From now on, our regiment will be the same. If we go back, we probably won't get the trust from the above, let alone have any future.
On the way here before, you all said that this place is no different from that in China, but in fact what you said is right, this place is actually his territory. If you think this place is OK, you can take your family over to live in later.
How to choose? You can also go out and take a look during the rest period later. At least I know that the people who move here live much better than in China. Many people here are actually the families of officers and soldiers!"
"Corp. Will General Hu be a warlord?"
"The warlords are not right! You all know that this is actually the territory of foreigners. I will tell you more specific things in the future. But I hope you remember to remember not to do anything that is scattered!"
"Yes, the group!"
As the commander of the regiment, Lin Zhenyuan knew very well that most of the officers from the teaching team had a strong sense of honor. I think he was still dissatisfied with Hu Biao's approach of obeying the tune and not listening to the publicity. But in Lin Zhenyuan's opinion, Hu Biao was better than a warlord if he was not a warlord!
Chapter completed!