"Quick! Hurry!"

Cao Wenlian, deputy commander of the 78th Regiment, stood at the intersection with full arms, bent his waist and kept urging the soldiers to move forward faster. This veteran of the 8th Division has participated in the army since the Revolution of 1911. He has experienced many battles, from the squad leader of the mutiny that year, then the platoon leader, company commander... to the current position of the deputy regiment.

The Eighth Division was upgraded to the Eighth Army, and Cao Wenlian served as company commander. He was then transferred to Shandong during the reorganization of the new army and promoted from captain to the major deputy battalion. In the local Sino-Japanese war, Cao Wenlian's troops made contributions and were promoted to the main battalion after the war. After Fang Zida established the military region, Cao Wenlian continued to be promoted to the next level, transferred from Shandong to the Mongolian Military Region in Shangzhen, and served as deputy commander of the 78th Regiment.

This 78th Regiment has nothing to do with the 78th Regiment of the 39th Brigade of the 20th Beiyang Division. It is a special force newly built after the reorganization of the National Defense Forces. The backbone of this force is mostly composed of veterans who have participated in the European war. Most of its officer structures are graduated from the Central Military Academy. There are very few officers like Cao Wenlian who have never entered the military academy but who can serve as senior deputy positions.

In addition to Cao Wenlian, his little brother Zhang Xiaochuan was also transferred to the 78th Regiment. The squad leader of the sergeant at that time has now been appointed as an officer and has become a lieutenant platoon leader. He never expected that he had joined the army to make a living in the past, and in a few years he had actually changed from a big-headed soldier to a national defense force officer. When the order of promotion was issued, Zhang Xiaochuan thought he had heard it a bit, and stood there stupidly for a long time without responding. Until Cao Wenlian couldn't laugh and cry, he came back to his senses. He touched his butt and smiled foolishly.

Compared with other officers in the army, although Cao Wenlian and Zhang Xiaochuan had no experience in entering the military academy, they also had their advantage, which was their extremely rich basic experience in leading troops. Although after the establishment of the 78th Regiment, some middle and lower-level officers were on par with Cao Wenlian, who was born in a big-headed soldier, and even disagreed with the senior officials, especially several officers who graduated from military academy and went to Europe to chew foreign bread, drank milk, and killed foreign devils.

However, Cao Wenlian didn't care about this. He was able to get to this day entirely through his own efforts. As the deputy regiment commander, Cao Wenlian assisted the military chief, the regiment commander Bai Chongxi with his rich experience, and arranged the internal affairs of the regiment in an orderly manner. He also put forward many insightful opinions on the daily training of the troops, simulated operations, etc., and soon won the trust of Bai Chongxi.

Bai Chongxi, whose courtesy name is Jiansheng, was born in 1893. He was from Guangxi. He entered the Guilin Army Primary School in 1907. He was admitted to the Wuchang Army Preparatory School in 1911. He entered the Baoding Military Academy in 1914 and then entered the Infantry Department of the Central Military Academy. It can be said that he has been studying at military academies at all levels since he was 14 to around 25 years old, and his military foundation was extremely solid. After graduating from the Central Military Academy in 1917, Bai Chongxi and a large number of classmates were incorporated into the European Expeditionary Force and went to Europe with the army.

On the European battlefield, Bai Chongxi, who served as the captain company commander, fully utilized his military talents and won with less in several battles. He gradually made his mark. He was then promoted to deputy battalion, battalion commander, deputy regiment and regiment commander. After the European War, the expeditionary army returned to China. Before Bai Chongxi could even return home, he was transferred to the newly formed 78th Regiment as the regiment commander. Although his position was not improved, the 78th Regiment was an experimental regiment with sufficient personnel and strengthened regiment organization, and both its equipment and soldier training were the best in the country.

The formation of the 78th Regiment was an order from the Ministry of National Defense. It belonged directly to the Mongolian Military Region. Except for the commander of the military region, Shang Zhen, the 78th Regiment and other troops under the military region were not affiliated with each other. In other words, the original intention of the 78th Regiment was to establish a test unit that was completely different from ordinary troops. It would be the ace and fist of the military region. Although they were obviously regiment-level, their regiment commanders were not inferior to ordinary division commanders. Bai Chongxi did not disappoint the hope of his superiors. It took him not long after he took office. With his construction, the 78th Regiment became a well-deserved elite force.

Of course, Bai Chongxi didn't know that the order to form the 78th Regiment was on the surface under the Ministry of National Defense, and its superior commander was Shang Zhen, the commander of the Mongolian Military Region. In fact, behind the scenes was the meaning of Prime Minister Fang Zida. It was also specially selected and arranged by Fang Zida.

The 78th Regiment already has the shadow of special forces in later generations, but it is very different from the traditional special forces. Fang Zida's main purpose is to test the configuration of various new weapons in future military operations, reasonable usage and interpretation of various types of tactics. In other words, the 78th Regiment is a veritable test force, and its future will have the initial form of various different military branches, which is also the basis for the future development of the Chinese National Defense Forces.

Bai Chongxi is a very smart person. When he first arrived, he felt a little confused. After all, as a Guangxi man, he hoped to return to his hometown in Guangxi after the end of the European War. But who would have thought that he would be transferred to the prairie where birds do not shit. But after taking office, after observation, he soon discovered the particularity of this army. As a professional soldier, Bai Chongxi used the fastest to adjust his mentality and devoted himself to work. After about half a year of training and various tactical exercises, he secretly felt proud that he could serve as the military chief of this army.

Today is a routine training for the 78th Regiment. Since the commander of the military region, Shang Zhen, called Bai Chongxi to go to the military region, this training was carried out by Deputy Commander Cao Wenlian. From early morning to noon, Cao Wenlian meticulously followed the training plan and followed the team to make training records. By noon, the daily training came to an end, and after the battalions, companies and platoons had their meals separately, Cao Wenlian and ordinary soldiers lined up to receive a lunch, found a place with few individuals and sat on the ground, and started chewing.

"elder brother!"

"What are you calling me?" After taking a few bites, Zhang Xiaochuan ran over with rice, grinning and greeting him. Before Cao Wenlian could finish his words, he looked up and glared.

"Partner...hehe...Partner..." Zhang Xiaochuan accompanied the smile and raised his hand and patted himself gently, and then hurriedly changed his words.

"Xiaochuan, you are a platoon leader now. The army has its own rules. You can call me anything in private, but no matter how well you train it on the battlefield, you must not make a mistake in this title! Do you understand?" Zhang Xiaochuan was very good, but this was not good, otherwise he would have been a platoon leader long ago. This guy had no stubborn mind and had no door-guard in his mouth. Therefore, Cao Wenlian often knocked on him. Today, this kid almost said the wrong word again, so he had to let the regiment commander know that he had to punish him again.

"I understand... the deputy regiment..." Zhang Xiaochuan replied with a slight mouth, lowered his eyebrows, but he still didn't agree. Even if the deputy regiment called me wrong? Cao Wenlian was originally his brother. The 78th regiment is good, but the rules are too strict. I remember that when I was in the Eighth Division, I called me many times, and it wasn't that much.

Of course, Zhang Xiaochuan would never say this evil, otherwise he would have to scold Cao Wenlian again. Squatting beside Cao Wenlian, Zhang Xiaochuan looked up around while pulling the rice, and then asked quietly: "Deputy of the regiment, why did the commander ask the regiment commander for today?"

"How do I know? Besides, why do you, a small platoon leader, care about this?"

"Hehe, aren't you curious?" Zhang Xiaochuan said with a smile on his face: "I had a few times ago. Once the regiment commander ran, he brought back a few strange-looking cannons. Another time, the regiment commander also went to the military district. When he came back, he was a good guy, which was called... Tank... Yes... Tanks, there were five guys who rumbling on the rumbling boss, and they were earth-shaking. Damn, I haven't seen this thing before. I don't know what strange things the regiment commander would bring today. Are you not curious about the regiment commander?"

"You boy, what is a weird thing?" Cao Wenlian was so amazed and slapped casually: "These things are treasures in the regiment. What can tanks do? Have you never heard the regiment commander say during training? Besides, the infantry and tanks have been working together for training several times. Are you wearing a butt?"

"Hehehe..." Zhang Xiaochuan said this on purpose. No matter what, he is a low-level officer. The training and tactical interpretation of the regiment are carried out according to different weapon configurations. As a basic officer, of course, he must understand the training requirements and training purposes in the regiment. He just said that this evil was just to dig out some news from Cao Wenlian's mouth, and fortunately, the brothers below showed their faces in advance.

"Go and rest. You have to continue training in the afternoon. What can the team leader bring back and wait for him to come back? Get out of here!" After a few bites, Cao Wenlian stood up and kicked Zhang Xiaochuanxu, turned around and left. Zhang Xiaochuan didn't find out any news and was scolded by his elder brother. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he had no choice but to walk over to his own lineup with a dejected look.

In fact, let alone Zhang Xiaochuan, even Cao Wenlian didn't know what Bai Chongxi was going to the military region. Because the phone came suddenly, Bai Chongxi handed over the training to Cao Wenlian and left immediately. Seeing that it had been a morning of going, Cao Wenlian was wondering when Bai Chongxi would come back.

When Cao Cao was about to arrive, Cao Cao heard the sound of the car as soon as he thought about it. He turned around and looked at the camp gate. He saw Bai Chongxi rushing back in the car.

But this time was different from the past. Apart from the few guards who went out with Bai Chongxi, there was no big truck for transportation behind him. Cao Wenlian quickly met with a dressing dress. When he arrived in front of him, Bai Chongxi had just gotten out of the stopped car.

"Captain!" stood attentively and saluted.

After returning a greeting, Bai Chongxi said, "Deputy Cao Regiment, let the company commanders of each unit lead the daily training in the afternoon. You immediately call the battalion-level and above cadres to the regiment headquarters for a meeting!"
Chapter completed!