"At that time, it was a bit dark, and I was alone. Under the cover of darkness, I discovered that the Japanese armory was hardly guarded."
"I decided to go all in and, with the militia brothers, we went in and started smashing everything in sight! We emptied the Japanese armory!"
"After we finished moving everything, I led the militia to retreat. It was almost dawn, and the Japanese patrols were coming soon."
"I'll lead the militia brothers and head south!"
"Without this batch of weapons, the complete annihilation of the Third Brigade would have been impossible!"
The brigade commander and political commissar stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered.
This kid is clearly hiding something from them.
However, the fact that he dared to report to the 386th Brigade and proactively explained how the Third Brigade was completely annihilated shows that this guy knows when to advance and when to retreat.
The brigade commander had his own thoughts, but still reprimanded him sternly: "Chen Ergou! Although you annihilated the Japanese Third Brigade this time, your unauthorized reorganization of the militia is a serious violation of military discipline!"
"Therefore, considering that your merits and demerits cancel each other out, and taking into account that this is your first offense, you are only required to write a 5,000-word self-criticism."
"A five-thousand-word self-criticism!?"
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Commander! Thank you for your mercy!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng was overjoyed and immediately saluted.
"Brigade Commander, don't worry, I'll reorganize the militia regiment back tomorrow and keep calling it a militia team! Anyway, it won't affect our killing of the Japanese!"
brigadier:......
political commissar:......
"Alright, alright, stop with the slick flattery!"
The brigade commander waved his hand. "I heard from Commander Liang of the New 1st Regiment that you submitted a report before, asking for a unit designation?"
“Yes!” Lin Feng nodded.
"I'll give you a chance," the brigade commander said calmly.
"real!?"
Lin Feng was taken aback upon hearing this, then overjoyed. "Thank you, Brigade Commander! Thank you, Political Commissar!"
"Don't get too excited yet. Our brigade no longer has a regular army designation, but we do have an independent regiment. Would you like to be the commander of that regiment?"
"I do!!!"
Lin Feng answered without hesitation.
"Yes, but remember this: I've given you this designation, but if you dare to break the rules again, I'll punish you just the same way! If you don't produce any results, I'll remove you from your position!"
“You need to understand that an army unit should look like an army unit! If you continue to act like you did in Wu’an Township, then your independent regiment might as well not have been established at all!”
"Please rest assured, Commander! I will definitely work hard to achieve great results!!!"
Lin Feng made a solemn promise to the brigade commander.
"I hope so!"
The brigade commander sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, go write your five-thousand-word self-criticism."
"Brigade Commander, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
Lin Feng looked at the brigade commander hesitantly.
"What is it?" the brigade commander asked, frowning.
"Could you transfer someone to me?"
"Who?" the brigade commander asked.
"Chen Dahu, Battalion Commander of the New 1st Regiment!"
“He won’t do!” The brigade commander shook his head: “That kid is Liang Jun’s precious treasure. If you want to take him away, you’ll have to get past Liang Jun first. I can’t make that decision.”
"Brigade Commander, that's not right of you."
Lin Feng complained, "His New 1st Regiment is a regiment, and my Independent Regiment is also a regiment. Does that mean he's the biological son of the family, and I'm the stepmother of the family?"
The brigade commander and political commissar were speechless, utterly shocked by Lin Feng's audacious words.
"Brigade Commander, how about this? I'll give you half of the supplies we captured this time."
"In addition, I'll give you another 20 Type 94 90mm light mortars. What do you think?"
The brigade commander's eyes lit up: "Do you bring artillery shells?"
Lin Feng nodded: "Four hundred shots!"
"make a deal!"
The brigade commander readily agreed, "When will you deliver the supplies?"
Lin Feng chuckled and said, "I'll order the militia to deliver the weapons and equipment first thing tomorrow morning."
The brigade commander nodded with satisfaction: "This young man is teachable."
……………………
February 29th, 1930.
The weather was still cold, and goose-feather-like snowflakes drifted down from the sky.
The back mountain of Wu'an Township.
Thousands of militia soldiers gathered together.
"One, two! One, two!!! One, two, three, four!"
"Attention! Right dress! Left dress!"
"Turn right!—!"
"Forward march! One, two! One, two! One, two, three, four!"
"stand at attention!!"
"At ease!!!"
Squads of soldiers stood in neat square formations against the backdrop of snowflakes.
They put on brand-new Eighth Route Army uniforms.
The militia was transformed into a regular army, and all the soldiers were very excited. They stood tall and proud, full of energy, with proud smiles on their faces.
At that moment, they felt the honor that soldiers should have!
"Independent Regiment! Independent Regiment!! Independent Regiment!!!"
"Everyone, please be quiet!"
Standing on the steps, Lin Feng's gaze was burning as he roared, "Today, we will witness the most glorious chapter in our history and the beginning of a new era!"
"Because we are no longer a militia, we now have our own unit designation! —The Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade!!!"
"Whoosh!"
The crowd cheered.
Lin Feng slightly raised his hand, took out a stack of appointment certificates, and gestured for everyone to quiet down: "Now, I will read out the appointment certificates, appointing Comrade Chen Ergou as the commander of the Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade, and Comrade Li Chenggang as the political commissar..."
Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade, 129th Division:
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