Tengxian, the senior military meeting of the 22nd Army Group, was at least at the level of brigade commander. The meeting was chaired by General Sun Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the 22nd Army Group.

For the Sichuan Army, who had just won the battle of Tengxian, today's meeting looked very relaxed.

In the conference room, more than a dozen Sichuan generals were sitting in a daze, led by Lieutenant General Wang Zhizhong, deputy commander of the 41st Army and commander-in-chief of the front enemy in Teng County.

"The commander-in-chief is here!"

Hearing this shout, all the officers in the conference room stood up, and Sun Zhen, dressed in navy blue general uniform, smiled and walked in with steady steps.

"Brothers are all here, okay, sit down, sit down." Sun Zhen was in a good mood. Although the Sichuan Army was still not favored by the Central Army, the Sichuan Army no longer needed to look at others' eyes.

This is the dignity that tens of thousands of brothers from the Sichuan Army have exchanged for their lives.

"Brothers, since we came out of our hometown in Sichuan, we are the only ones left forty thousand brothers. We didn't say anything. Fighting the Japanese, our Sichuan Army is not a coward, it's a good person. I'm proud of you!" Sun Zhen said excitedly.

In a word, many officers' eyes turned red on the spot. Forty thousand people left Sichuan, only one-quarter of them survived. There are still many disabled people, and many familiar faces are always left in their protection and hot land.

"In the battle of Tengxian, our Sichuan Army showed its might, but it also exposed our own problems. We have so many people died, but the Japanese soldiers, and the Battle of Taierzhuang, we finally wiped out the same number of Japanese troops. Why is this happening? Is it because we are not as good as the Japanese? No, it is because our country's overall strength is not as good as others. Therefore, fighting with the Japanese is not a matter of one or two days. We have to take it slowly. Therefore, according to the order of the Shangfeng, our Sichuan Army will retreat to the rear for rest."

"Commander-in-Chief, let's not fight?"

"The Japanese have occupied so many places and killed so many of our brothers. Please let us retreat..."

"Commander-in-Chief, we cannot withdraw. If we don't drive the Japanese out of China, we will never withdraw!"

"Yes, we all swear when we left Sichuan. We would not swear back to Sichuan if we didn't drive the Japanese out of China!"

"What are you talking about? Who told you to go back to Sichuan?" Sun Zhen slapped the table and stood up angrily.

"Commander-in-Chief, didn't you say that we would withdraw and rest?"

"I said I would take it down and rest, did I say I would go back to Sichuan?" Sun Zhen asked, "You didn't wait for me to finish my words, and we quarreled. We have so many brothers killed. We should take it down and rest and fight again. This is to give us a sympathy and strategic retreat. We are all like you, with the courage of every man, can we defeat the Japanese?"

"Uh, you make it clear..."

"Let me know everything. Before retreating, the troops were reduced to four brigades and eighth regiments, leaving half of the officers, and the remaining half returned to Sichuan to reorganize the troops." Sun Zhen said solemnly.

"Chief of Staff, announce the order."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief Sun." The chief of staff of the 22nd Army stood up and opened a blue folder and announced loudly, "The Military Commission and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone shall order the 22nd Army to temporarily reduce the 4th Brigade to the Eighth Regiment, the 122nd Division to the 364th Brigade, the 124th Division to the 370th Brigade, the 125th Division to the 373rd Brigade, the 124th Division to the 381st Brigade, and the relevant officers and personnel are adjusted as follows..."

When the Sichuan Army left Sichuan, Chiang Kai-shek agreed to distribute weapons and supplies to them. So when they left Sichuan, many troops found a place to bury the best weapons and brought some shoddy weapons. But when they arrived in Chang'an, they found that they were fooled by Chiang.

There are no weapons and equipment, which will make the Sichuan Army suffer. If there are no weapons, will they let them fight against the little Japanese?

The Sichuan Army, who was forced to go to a dead end, had no weapons, so they could only do some things they shouldn't do. As a result, everyone was called to beat him, and no one wanted this army.

It was not until Li Delin accepted the troops and gave them full trust that he became famous in Teng County and made himself clear, which was also an explanation for the people of the world.

When he left Sichuan, some brigade had only seven or eight light machine guns, and some could not fire, so there was no need to mention bullets. It was very rare, and even one gun could not be used. Zhang Xuanwu's regiment bought two light machine guns from the black market out of his own pocket.

After arriving in Xuzhou, Li De's neighbors helped him a little, and Leng Feng secretly helped him to provide a lot of weapons and ammunition, especially the 122nd Division, which is now the best weaponry and equipment unit in the Sichuan Army.

Although the current 22nd Army is still at the bottom of the GJ in Xuzhou, its combat effectiveness is not weak, and it is not inferior to Sun Fanglu's Northwest 2nd Army.

"The injured officer follows me, and the others who are willing to stay are OK." Sun Zhen said, "But what I want to say is that those who stay must listen to me. You must obey the command of Commander Leng, the Honorary First Division, and don't embarrass us Sichuan Army. Do you understand?"

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, we will definitely not embarrass the Sichuan Army."

"The first division has strict military discipline, brave combat, and more advanced tactics. It is also an elite of the Central Army. This time it is also an opportunity for us to study hard. If anyone learns, I will be rewarded."

"Commander-in-Chief, why is this our Sichuan Army?"

"Team Leng is not looking down on other troops. He only likes our Sichuan Army, which means that our Sichuan Army is stronger than others. Therefore, everyone has to stand up. Next, you have to fight with the Japanese. Do you understand?" Sun Zhen's face turned slightly blushed.

"Understood."

"Okay, King's Bell!"

"arrive!"

"I appoint you as the commander of the 41st Army of the 22nd Army and the commander-in-chief of the front enemy, and fully command the 4th Brigade and Eighth Regiment, and cooperate with the Honorary First Division to fight against the Japanese army in western Shandong in the next step." Sun Zhen said.

"yes!"

"Jiebing Zhao!"

"arrive!"

"You are the 41st Army and the Chief of Staff of the Front Enemy."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

"The appointment of the brigade commander and regiment commander will be read out by you next. Okay, my mission has been completed." Sun Zhen stood up and said, "From now on, you will be temporarily included in the Luxi Corps and accept the command of Commander Leng."

Sun Zhen briefly explained and took the people away. Most of the people who were unwilling to stay chose to leave with him, while Wang Zhizhong began to reorganize the people who stayed.

More than 10,000 people were reduced to eight regiments, and with the direct troops, each regiment was only a thousand people. Among them, there were some people who had to leave, and there were probably only seven or eight thousand people who were left.

However, except for the officers who want to leave, the others must keep the weapons and ammunition.

In this way, the combat effectiveness of the remaining Fourth Brigade and Eighth Regiment was basically guaranteed.

However, before Wang Zhizhong had time to reduce the troops, he received Leng Feng's order. The Sichuan army secretly advanced to Yanzhou to reduce the troops and rest in Yanzhou.

Most of the people who stayed with Wang Zhizhong fought in Teng County knew very well that if Leng Feng had not taken action secretly at that time, they would have to stay in Teng County.

When Wang Zhizhong received the order, he ordered the troops to move forward according to the original organization without saying a word. Even though the soldiers below complained, they knew the reason why the military orders were as good as a mountain.

When I arrived in Yanzhou, I realized that Yanzhou was already an empty city at this moment. In addition to a small amount of left-behind troops guarding supplies, the entire 39th Brigade had long disappeared.

This scared Wang Zhizhong. The Honorary First Division is really brave enough to play. What if he fails to lead the troops to arrive in time and the Japanese army suddenly launches an attack at this time?

Then Yanzhou will fall into the hands of the Japanese army?

The Sichuan Army entered Yanzhou City and hurriedly took over the defense.

"Captain Wang, this is the supplies we left for you Sichuan Army. Time is a bit tight. These military uniforms are dyed with the Japanese army's remaining ones. There are 5,000 sets. Here are about a regiment's weapons and equipment, with 300,000 bullets, 150 boxes of grenades, six mortars, and a total of 40 Type 92 light and heavy machine guns."

When Wang Zhizhong saw the things in the warehouse, he was so excited that he couldn't say anything.

"All these are for us?"

"Yes, Commander Wang signed the receipt document, these are all from the Sichuan Army." The major logistics officer of the New 39th Brigade who stayed in the warehouse said affirmatively.

"I'll sign!" Wang Zhizhong signed his name on the document without hesitation.

After signing the documents, the materials in the warehouse were officially handed over to the Sichuan Army.

These weapons, ammunition and military supplies were seized from the Japanese army. When the New 39th Brigade was launched, most of them were taken away, and the remaining small part was left for the Sichuan Army as a gift for the meeting. For the Sichuan Army, who had been living a tight life, these things were a great gift.

It was because of the rush to get out of resentment. Seeing these weapons and equipment piled up like mountains, enough for them to eat for a month or two, the brothers of the Sichuan Army were all in a good mood.

"This is our personal letter from our Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang to Commander Wang."

"Oh, thank you!" Wang Zhizhong solemnly took the letter. There should be an answer in the letter that he couldn't understand and needed an explanation urgently.

After handling all the affairs in Yanzhou, the major logistics officer also took the platoon guarding the warehouse to chase his troops in two trucks.

Wang Zhizhong opened the letter and then realized that the 39th Brigade had severely damaged the 13th Independence Brigade of the Japanese Army as early as yesterday. Not only did it capture Ningyang, the 13th Brigade's garrison, but it also fought to the city of Tai'an. Then their main force was taken back and the troops moved in secret. Now Qufu and Ningyang have only left a small number of left-behind troops, waiting for Wang Zhizhong to send troops to accept it.

After seeing the content of the letter, Wang Zhizhong immediately called Zhang Xuanwu and Wang Lin over and asked them to lead a group by themselves and set off overnight to take over Ningyang and Qufu.

At the same time, the Sichuan Army also issued a decree to the public under the banner of honoring the new 39th Brigade of the 1st Division to confuse the Japanese army. In addition to the Sichuan Army, there is also a remnant of the 29th Division in Yanzhou, which has a combined force of more than 10,000 people.

The New 39th Brigade travels day and night, walking through the canal and heading straight to Liangshan!

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!