12dz Chapter 243 3rd Infantry Division
Chapter 243 3rd Infantry Division
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng brought a transport battalion and requisitioned all the trucks of the entire independent column to deliver weapons and equipment to Yongji County, the base of the independent regiment.
After Fenglingdu was captured, the defense task was handed over to the Independent Regiment. After Yongji was captured, the defense was naturally also the responsibility of the Independent Regiment.
Yongji, as the western gate of Shanxi, is the throat connecting the Jincheng-Pingshun-Changzhi line with the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area. It is also the first battlefield to defend against the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Its strategic location is extremely important.
Especially after Mr. Mao Yisheng built a cross-river bridge in Yongji, the strategic value of Yongji was elevated to a higher level.
When Li Yunlong arrived at his old unit, he thought his old subordinates would line the streets to welcome him.
Unexpectedly, the independent regiment’s base outside Yongji County was deserted and cold.
Li Yunlong touched his nose and looked at Wang Meng somewhat awkwardly.
"These guys love surprises, let's go in and take a look!"
When we arrived at the camp, we saw several regimental and battalion-level cadres sitting awkwardly in the regiment headquarters.
As soon as Xing Zhiguo saw Li Yunlong, he immediately stood up and led the applause.
"Everyone applaud and welcome our old leader!"
Li Yunlong looked at the cadre with a strange expression and waved his hand without interest.
"Come on, come on. Since you still recognize me as your old leader, then tell me why you have such a sour face. Did I, Li Yunlong, do anything wrong to you, or did I owe you something?"
Xing Zhiguo gave a look and these cadres all forced themselves into pale, dry smiles.
"Don't laugh, it's uglier than crying! Old Xing, you say it!"
Xing Zhiguo spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.
"No, everyone is very happy and waiting for the change of clothes and expansion!"
"Stop talking nonsense. How come there is not a single soldier in the entire garrison except for the sentinels? Am I, Li Yunlong, so unpopular in the independent regiment? Am I so unpopular?"
Seeing that Li Yunlong was angry, Xing Zhiguo lowered his head and glanced at his floor, then poured Li Yunlong a glass of water and began to tell him the whole story.
It turned out that when the independent regiment heard the news of the expansion, they were all very happy. After all, they could all replace themselves with the latest equipment and also be promoted to a higher rank.
But I don't know who came up with the rumor that their independent regiment had the worst combat effectiveness and was just a local garrison force. They were not as good as the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments at all, and were even more far behind the Independent Column.
What's even more heartbreaking is that they said they didn't even have the chance to put on camouflage uniforms.
The soldiers of the independent regiment had long coveted the camouflage uniforms of the independent column. They were of better quality than their homespun clothes, and looked very impressive when they wore them.
When Li Yunlong heard this, he was both angry and amused.
"Old Xing, others may not know this, but don't you? As long as you enter the gate of our independent column, you will be treated the same way!"
Xing Zhiguo showed an aggrieved expression.
"Old Li, it's not that I don't trust you, but we have expanded three divisions at once. Can our weapons and equipment keep up? I'm not sure!"
Li Yunlong had nothing to say. Three divisions were expanded at once. There was a big gap in weapons for each infantry division, which seemed a bit difficult to outsiders.
However, Li Yunlong still had some inventory on hand, and with the 10% discount on bedding in Wang Meng's "points redemption system", he was able to supply them.
"Are all the regimental officers from your Third Infantry Division here?"
Xing Zhiguo quickly introduced them one by one.
"You three infantry regiment commanders, follow Chief of Staff Wang. He will deliver the supplies to your respective regiments. Old Xing, your infantry division's direct troops should be nearby. I will personally deliver the weapons and equipment!"
Several regiment commanders hurried out of the village and looked at the long queue of cars on the road and more than a dozen planes escorting them in the sky, which looked very impressive.
"Chief of Staff, such a big event?"
"Of course. We are not afraid of thieves stealing, but we are afraid of thieves thinking about it. This is the equipment of your Third Infantry Division. If it is really blown up by the Japanese planes, you may have to spend the winter naked!"
"Chief of Staff, you said these are all our division's equipment?"
"Yeah, any questions? Full set of bedding, semi-automatic rifles, mortars, infantry guns, etc."
Several regiment commanders were all shocked. In the past, when they went to the brigade headquarters to collect equipment, they had to use mules and horses to pull the equipment, and sometimes they couldn't even fill a whole cart.
Moreover, when they returned to the base, there was less than one truckload of equipment and several battalions had to fly together.
Because of the distribution of supplies, they quarreled and cursed so many times that they couldn’t be counted on one hand.
In one sentence: I have never been so rich in my entire life!
"Chief of Staff, let's go!"
Before setting off, Wang Meng classified the roster and equipment gaps reported by the 3rd Infantry Division.
Therefore, each regiment commander drove directly to the base with his own supply convoy.
Wang Meng personally led the convoy to Fenglingdu, the base of the regiment.
When we arrived at Fenglingdu Town, the soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division were training on the training ground outside the town.
Seeing the convoy rolling in, they all stood on tiptoe and looked towards the convoy.
"Squad leader, what are these convoys for? Why do they need planes to escort them?"
"What are they doing? They must be delivering supplies to the armored troops! Aren't those armored vehicles still outside Fenglingdu?"
"No place for us?"
The young soldier looked at the yellow smoke rising from the convoy with longing in his eyes.
"There will be some in the future. The best weapons and equipment will of course go to the ace troops, and we local garrisons can wait a little longer!"
Endless loss filled the faces of the young soldier and the squad leader.
"Sergeant, I heard that the old New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment have both changed into camouflage uniforms, which are warm and sturdy..."
The convoy soon arrived at the training ground, and then dozens of trucks were lined up. The soldiers of the independent column on the trucks began to open the tailgates, and boxes of weapons and equipment were placed in front of the soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division, who were drooling.
Wang Meng turned over, got off the truck, stamped his feet, and looked at the harsh conditions of the training ground.
"It seems we need to quickly ask the engineering troops to come over and build some barracks for the regiment, and repair the training ground. And these roads need to be repaired after the Yellow River Bridge is built!"
Wang Meng looked at the soldiers surrounding the truck, his head full of question marks. How could they treat the people who were delivering supplies to them like this?
"Hey, are you just going to stand there and watch? Come on and help unload the cargo!"
The soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division remained motionless, watching with cold and eager eyes.
"Forget it, just send it in the car!"
Wang Meng knocked on the truck's cab.
"My great commander, have you changed? Your soldiers are all watching eagerly!"
"OK OK!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a heroic soldier wearing desert camouflage, a belt around his waist and combat boots jumped out of the car and walked up to Wang Meng in a trembling manner.
"Chief of Staff, how do I look like?"
"Handsome, handsome, show it to your soldiers!"
The regiment commander walked in front of the soldiers with his head held high, taking a wide step.
"How is it? Your battalion commander has not only been promoted, but also wears a new military uniform. Isn't he more energetic than the new son-in-law?"