April 10th, 1930 (the 29th year of the Republic of China)
A talent poaching campaign has quietly begun in Jinzhong...
The movement was not large in scale, and there were no grand slogans or banners.
But it was a complete "bloodbath".
For a time, the friendly forces near Wu'an Township were filled with panic.
Especially those regimental commanders, brigade commanders, and division commanders, were afraid that if they took a nap, they would become commanders without troops.
Meanwhile, the Eighth Route Army was also in an uproar.
The commander of the 129th Division was furious after receiving numerous complaints from neighboring units.
"That Chen Ergou! That Independent Regiment! They're absolutely outrageous!"
"He is undermining the united front and disrupting unity!"
He slammed the telegram in his hand heavily on the table.
"Crack—!"
"Splash—"
The guard next to him shuddered in fright.
"A bad general makes a bad army! I think the Independent Regiment should be withdrawn from the army!"
Seeing the division commander lose his temper, the political commissar next to him tried to comfort him, saying, "Division commander, calm down. I don't think this is a bad thing."
"Not a bad thing?"
The division commander sneered, "How could this be a good thing?"
"Commander, think about this carefully. If the Independent Regiment is under the command of the Second War Zone, then we do need to take this seriously and give them an explanation."
As he spoke, the political commissar stood up from his office chair, walked to the window, and looked at the dark sky outside. "But it's not like that."
“We could easily turn a blind eye and separate the Independent Regiment from the 386th Brigade’s order of command, allowing them to develop independently.”
"No, no."
Upon hearing this, the division commander immediately shook his head in disapproval, "If we let Chen Ergou develop independently, he'll be out of control!"
"Sooner or later, this kind of independent regiment will cause trouble."
"Commander."
The political commissar sighed, turned around and looked at him, "As you know, Chen Ergou is quite capable. He wiped out an entire Japanese brigade with just over a thousand men."
"We should take this opportunity to train him."
The political commissar paused for a moment and then continued, "In this way, it won't be long before we have an elite force under our command that is no less capable than the 386th Brigade!"
After listening to the political commissar's explanation, the division commander finally calmed down.
"You're right."
He nodded, sat down in his chair and pondered, "Political Commissar, you've thought things through very thoroughly."
"Haha, I learned all of this from you."
The political commissar waved his hand and said modestly.
"Okay, since you put it that way, I agree to it."
“So, you send a telegram to all those who have complained, saying that the 386th Brigade does not have this independent regiment, and that I have never heard of it.”
"At the same time, an order was sent to the Independent Regiment that the Eighth Route Army would no longer provide it with any supplies. It was up to it to decide whether to become a regiment, brigade, division, or army."
"Anyway, we Eighth Route Army don't recognize it."
After discussing it for a while, the two finally decided that the Independent Regiment would be separated from the 386th Brigade and directly managed by the 129th Division!
It's not that he's heartless, nor that he's ruthless.
Instead, he now has another option: to cultivate a truly capable elite force.
The next morning, the order to transfer the 129th Division was issued.
After receiving the transfer order, all senior officers of the Independent Regiment gathered in the training room.
"good!"
"good!!"
"good!!!"
"My teacher really understands me!!!"
Upon reading the orders in the telegram, Lin Feng trembled with excitement, repeatedly shouting "Good!"
He was afraid that his development would be restricted by those above him.
Now that the Independent Regiment has been removed from the 386th Brigade's ranks, he has the final say on how it's reorganized.
On the one hand, he can continue doing business; on the other hand, he can poach people without any scruples.
Completely within the bounds of military discipline!!
Other senior executives were also very happy; after all, anyone would be excited about such a thing.
Because the Independent Regiment is not part of the 386th Brigade, it means that it is not under the command of the 386th Brigade and can freely expand its personnel and form an independent army!
Although they were no longer receiving supplies, their independent regiment was rolling in money; did they look like they were short of cash?
Comrades.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
Then, looking around at everyone present, he said, "Just now, the division commander personally gave the order that from now on, the Independent Regiment will be separated from the 386th Brigade and develop independently."
"Therefore, from now on, send out all battalion commanders, company commanders, and platoon leaders!"
"If he recruits a whole class, he'll be the class monitor!"
"He can become the company commander if he can capture an entire company!"
"If he can capture an entire battalion, he'll be the battalion commander!"
"He can recruit a whole regiment and become its leader!"
"He can recruit a whole brigade, and he'll become its commander!"
"Our Independent Regiment isn't some super-rich place, but if you come to the Independent Regiment, you'll have plenty to eat and plenty to drink! Bullets are free to be used!"
At the end, Lin Feng suddenly raised his voice, raised his arm, and roared, "Let's get to work!"
"Yes! Group pass!"
"Mission accomplished!!"
The middle and senior officers of the Independent Regiment raised their right fists and shouted in unison!
…………
Soon, the order to recruit people was delivered to the soldiers of the Independent Regiment.
In an instant, the entire Independent Regiment cheered and jumped for joy, just like a kettle boiling water, constantly bubbling and boiling.
"Very good!!!"
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