Chapter 247 I Understand

If the situation allowed, everyone in the room would probably be laughing like pigs.

Lu Youhe's face turned pale. The five of them looked at each other, some biting their tongues, some biting their lips, and were all trying not to laugh out loud.

Feng Qi came up behind the signalman and tilted his head to look at the message. Zhong Jialing touched his nose and deliberately said to Lu Youhe, "Your division commander didn't hear it clearly. Read it again."

The communicator was a student soldier who had just graduated this year. She was a new recruit who had been in the army for less than three months. She had a naive and honest face. How could she understand the reason for the strange atmosphere in the room?

She held the telegram in her hands and read it aloud in its entirety:

"Luo Jiu, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Brigade, has been promoted to commander of the Air Force Special Operations Division, awarded the rank of major general, and awarded a first-class Yunhui medal.

Feng Qi, deputy commander of the Air Force Special Operations Brigade, has been promoted to deputy commander of the Air Force Special Operations Division, awarded the rank of colonel, and awarded a second-class Yunhui Medal.

Cheng Yaoyao, chief of staff of the Air Force Special Operations Brigade, has been promoted to chief of staff of the Air Force Special Operations Division, awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, and awarded a second-class Yunhui Medal.

Zhong Jialing, chief instructor of the Air Force Special Operations Brigade, has been promoted to director general of academic affairs of the Air Force Special Operations Division, awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, and awarded a second-class Yunhui Medal.

Hu Fu, captain of the Air Force Special Operations Brigade, has been promoted to commander-in-chief of the Air Force Special Operations Division. He has been awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, a second-class Yunhui Medal, and a Loyalty and Bravery Medal. He is specially commended for his heroic performance in the defense of Jizhou.

Qin Gang, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 17th Division, has been promoted to commander of the 17th Division, awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, and awarded a third-class Yunhui Medal.

All the soldiers in the Jizhou Defense War were awarded a first-class collective merit and a commemorative medal.

Office of the United Government of China, December 18.

The communicator closed the message and looked at Lu Youhe blankly, "Commander, this is the entire message. Do you need to read it again?"

Lu Youhe glared at her fiercely and said, "Get out!"

The communicator looked at him at a loss, with a puzzled look on his face.

The five people's faces were almost frozen with laughter. Cheng Yaoyao took the message from the communicator with a smile, patted her shoulder gently, and said softly: "Your commander is upset, it has nothing to do with you, go down."

Feng Qi glanced at the message again and said sarcastically, "Oh, what a coincidence. You are a colonel, and so am I. We are of the same rank, so I won't be polite. I am talking to Old Lu."

Old Lu? Lu Youhe is almost fifty years old. He has worked hard for half his life to become a colonel division commander.

Now, seeing a young girl, not even as old as his daughter, patting his shoulder and calling him Old Lu, his head was buzzing.

Feng Qi said, "Old Lu, as a leader, we have to keep our emotions stable. How can we lose our temper with soldiers all the time?"

Lu Youhe endured it silently, only to hear Luo Jiu calling out slowly from behind him: "Master Lu."

Lu Youhe sighed helplessly in his heart and stood at attention, "Here!"

Luo Jiu suppressed his smile and sat down on a chair beside him. "Relax, don't be so nervous. Although it is said that a higher-ranking official can crush a person, I, Luo, don't like to put on airs.

Facing a powerful enemy, it is most important for us to unite as one, do you understand?"

Lu Youhe lowered his head and said, "I understand."

Luo Jiu smiled slightly, "You understand, why don't you hurry up and mobilize the troops? You will be given two hours to assemble. After two hours, the entire 23rd Division will immediately rush to Jizhou to reinforce."

Lu Youhe was stunned. "Commander Luo, if our entire division sets out, what should we do with Hongcheng? If something goes wrong, how should I report this to the higher-ups?"

Luo Jiu frowned, "Hongcheng is surrounded by water on one side, and the base is surrounded by friendly troops on three sides, what could possibly happen?

The police station's people are enough to maintain local law and order. When I say a full division of reinforcements, I mean a full division of reinforcements. Don't give me any discounts.

If anything goes wrong, I will take my head and give it to the coalition government.”

Lu Youhe saluted happily, "Yes."

Lu Youhe went to gather the troops. The five of them sat down to drink some tea. The communicator just now was peeking at the door. Luo Jiu: "Come in if you have anything to say."

The communicator strode in holding a notebook and said, "Reporting to the leaders, I am Tian Siyu, the communicator of the 23rd Division.

I have heard your story a long time ago. After the Jizhou victory, I even wrote an article for you and published it in the military newspaper.

I am very excited to meet you today. Could you please sign my diary? This way, every time I see it, I will encourage myself and learn from you. "

Cheng Yaoyao took the diary, pulled out the newspaper clippings inside and glanced at them, then said to Luo Jiu, "Comrade Siyu writes well."

Luo Jiu looked at her and asked her, "Where did you study?"

"Literature major at Yenching University."

Luo Jiu nodded repeatedly. Yenching University was the top university in the country at that time. In modern times, this would definitely be a top student at Peking University or Tsinghua University.

Luo Jiu asked: "Since you are a college student, why did you end up in the army?"

Tian Siyu said: "The country is at war, and my compatriots are suffering. I don't have the heart to study anymore. I just want to join the army and contribute my part."

Luo Jiu nodded, "Then are you willing to come to the Air Force Special Operations Brigade?"

Tian Siyu's eyes lit up, "Yes!"

Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Chief Staff Officer Cheng, please ask Commander Lu for someone."

Feng Qi put down the melon seeds in his hand and said, "I'll go and talk to Old Lu."

Luo Jiu was right. A higher-ranking official can crush a person. What else can Lu Youhe say? He is just a correspondent. Whatever.

So Tian Siyu followed them and was responsible for the clerical work of the Air Force Special Operations Division.

Everyone got promoted and their steps became lighter.

In the car, Feng Qi asked curiously: "Who has the final say in the coalition government? Are most of them our people?"

Luo Jiu smiled and said, "How is that possible? Our army has fewer soldiers and fewer generals, so naturally there are more people under Lao Jiang. I'm afraid most of the say lies with them."

"That's strange. Why would they be willing to commend us so much?"

Luo Jiu smiled and said: "This is Lao Jiang's psychological warfare. First, the report has already been released, he can't pretend not to see it. Second, it's just a commendation, he doesn't need to really give us anything.

Without soldiers or salaries, the medal, no matter how nice it sounds, is just a piece of iron plaque."

"Ah? Then what's the point of getting this crappy award?"

"It works. Didn't we use it just now?" Luo Jiu said with a smile, "Lao Jiang is playing a psychological game with us, so we'll play a manipulative game, using the opponent's force to counter the opponent's force, and see who will be the final winner."

The battle of Jizhou played a crucial role in the overall war of resistance.

It happened to be the time when a united front was formed in the country. Luo Jiu and her Air Force Special Operations Division, together with friendly reinforcements from seven nearby cities, fought three massive counterattacks, all of which ended in victory.

That night, before the meeting in the operations room was over, Tian Siyu pushed the door open and said, "Report, we just intercepted the latest telegram from the Japanese."