White smoke floats over the industrial base, and huge chimneys reach into the sky like pillars.

Workers wearing all kinds of work clothes are hurrying around, and roaring trucks can be seen everywhere.

The industrial base is built between Lingchuan and Gaoping, covering most of the basins, river valleys and small plains in the two places.

In addition to the vast factories and towering smoke pillars, the industrial base also has many residential buildings for workers. These buildings are neatly built, like countless giant bricks standing on the ground, but the bricks

There are hundreds of thousands of families living there.

The daily shift change is the most spectacular and lively time in the entire industrial base. Hundreds of thousands of people come out of the factory and fill every corner of the industrial base.

"Such a scene has never happened before in Nanjing or Shanghai!"

Wei Junru sighed and said.

"These are skilled workers. Their work not only supports themselves, but also supports the large family behind them. Although they look tired, their eyes are full of hope, which is a kind of longing for a better life.

hope."

Fu Zuoyi has been at the forefront of the fight against the Japanese army in the past few years, and a peaceful life is too far away from him. What he has seen and heard in the past few days has slowly relaxed his long-tightened heartstrings, and a beautiful and peaceful feeling has returned to his heart.

The various living facilities in the industrial base are extremely complete, there are many shops and pubs, and hundreds of thousands of workers make it the second busiest place in Shanxi Province after Jincheng.

The two of them stood on the third floor of a pub and watched the workers walking out of various factories like ants. They felt a little excited and their blood boiled.

"Hey, why didn't you come to this place earlier? Otherwise, there wouldn't be..."

There was a hint of shame and regret in Wei Junru's tone.

Today's Jiangdong has strong soldiers and strong industrial strength. If the brothers join the 39th Army at this time, they will definitely not be taken seriously, and they may even be dismantled to pieces and start from scratch.

Before, Wei Junru thought that he might be able to negotiate terms with Jiangdong, but after seeing the magnificent scene of the industrial base, he began to worry that Jiangdong would not bring his two armies to play together.

Fu Zuoyi next to him had the same thought.

The soldiers of the 35th Army have a tenacious spirit of enduring hardship and hard work, and the cavalry units are even stronger than ordinary Japanese cavalry.

Fu Zuoyi hopes to maintain the original structure of the 35th Army while receiving the same treatment as other units of the 39th Army.

These days, they have seen the entire industrial base, seen military factories that produce various types of weapons and equipment, gone deep into rural areas, visited cities, seen the strong industrial strength of southeastern Shanxi, and also seen Jiangdong's complete rural and urban administrative systems.

All this made Fu Zuoyi no longer confident in negotiating terms with Jiang Dong.

"Hey, as long as Commander Jiang can accept you, I'll be satisfied..."

After watching quietly for a long time, Wei Junru said with a hint of melancholy.

Fu Zuoyi nodded in agreement.

According to the current development speed of Southeast Shanxi, the situation will be completely different in a few months. There should be no further hesitation.

The two of them had mixed feelings in their hearts, and their emotions were wandering among sighs, admiration, envy, and jealousy.

A communications soldier rushed upstairs, saluted behind the two of them and said:

"Chief Wei, Chief Fu, and Chief Jiang please go to Jincheng. The order from Chongqing has arrived!"

After hearing this, worry appeared in their eyes. They anxiously went downstairs with the communications soldiers and got on the bus to Jincheng.

Both of them knew the Chairman's temper, and they were worried that something might go wrong when they joined the 39th Legion.

"You two brothers are so excited. I heard that you visited the streets and alleys in southeastern Shanxi. Haha... How do you feel? Have you noticed any difference from other places?"

Jiang Dong asked them with a smile while asking them to sit down.

Wei Junru and Fu Zuoyi squeezed out a dry smile, the latter looked a little anxious,

"Brother Jiang, what does the Military Commission say? Does it agree with us joining the 39th Army Corps?"

He really had no patience at all. Jiang Dong smiled softly and handed the telegram from the Chairman to the two of them.

Fu Zuoyi and Wei Junru hurriedly lowered their heads to read the contents of the telegram. Their bodies were tense at this moment.

"call!"

"It's okay...it's okay..."

After reading the Military Commission's order, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and their tense shoulders slumped.

"Chief Chen is the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, and I am the deputy commander, and concurrently the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Corps.

Commander Yan serves as Chairman of the Provincial Government of Shanxi and Suiyuan!

The 5th Army, the 14th Army and the 35th Army were organized into the Sixth Corps, with Lao Wei serving as deputy commander of the Corps.

Do you two have any objections to the arrangement made by the Military Commission?"

In addition to being good at fighting, Fu Zuoyi and Wei Junru also had good political vision.

The chairman's intention was very clear. He wanted to use Jiang Dong and Chen Cheng, his two hardcore confidants, to control North China and expand the power of the Central Army to the northern provinces.

Yan Xishan, who lost his army, was forced to join politics. The two of them dared to disagree. They said at the same time:

"Resolutely obey the orders of the Military Commission!"

"Haha... Okay, I'll have someone call the chairman back in a moment. Come on, let's have tea, two brothers."

Jiang Dongmingzhengyan successfully obtained the military command of the two group armies and the 35th Army, and was in a very happy mood.

Fu Zuoyi and Wei Junru looked at each other and began to talk about the things they were concerned about.

"Chief Jiang, your 39th Corps is the strongest among the 6th Corps. It has good benefits and good equipment. My brothers are all envious of it.

As we said last time, we are willing to fully join your army as brothers. I wonder if the brothers can get the same treatment?"

Wei Junru also looked over, his face serious.

Jiang Dong smiled and picked up the teacup and took a sip, his expression unimpressed.

Fu Zuoyi and Wei Junru felt increasingly unsure.

Finally, Jiang Dong spoke, his tone as relaxed as ever, but what he said shocked the two of them.

"Here I am going to tell you two brothers that except for the legion number, the numbers of the other units of my 39th Army are not consistent with the sequence of the Military Commission. In other words, the 39th Army is actually

Working alone!

The purpose of this is to better allocate resources and better direct operations!

The 6th Corps will do the same in the future!"

"You want to cancel the designation of our army?" Fu Zuoyi said in shock.

Jiang Dongfeng nodded calmly.

"The Chairman of the Generalissimo entrusted the Sixth Corps to me. It seems that he also acquiesced in my actions.

If they want to have the same equipment, the same military pay, and the same material supplies, the two brothers' troops must be reorganized and retrained.

In addition to the young and old, those who fail to pass the training will also be eliminated.

In addition, all officers, including the two elder brothers, must also attend officer training at the Martial Arts Hall in Lu'an.

Reappointment based on training results!

One thing you two brothers need to understand is that no matter how capable the officers are, their positions and ranks will definitely be reduced after the reorganization, and their treatment will be based on the treatment of officers of the 39th Legion!"

What Jiangdong said was very clear, the troops must be completely handed over for reorganization, otherwise there would be no need to discuss military pay and benefits.

Although Fu Zuoyi and Wei Junru had expected this to be the case, their hearts still trembled when Jiang Dong actually said it.

If it is adapted as Jiangdong said, the ordinary soldiers will benefit the most, while the interests of the officers will almost be wiped out, and everything will have to start from scratch.

The treatment of the 39th Legion has long made ordinary soldiers envious, and they will definitely support the adaptation.

The biggest resistance comes from the officers, who have worked hard for several years and returned to before liberation!

Jiang Dong leaned on the sofa and calmly observed the expressions of Wei Junru and Fu Zuoyi.

The room was silent for nearly 5 minutes. Fu Zuoyi suddenly took a deep breath.

"As long as we can continue to fight the Japanese and Commander Jiang does not treat my brothers differently after the reorganization, the 35th Army agrees to the reorganization!"

Jiang Dong put away his smile, looked at Fu Zuoyi and assured:

"The purpose of the adaptation is to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. The administrative office will pay traveling expenses to brothers who are old, young or unqualified for training, and they can choose to go home or stay in Jincheng to work.

As long as you are a capable officer, after attending the training meeting, I will arrange positions according to your personal characteristics. For a short period of time, I will serve as a deputy to the officers of the 39th Army Corps. After adapting to the combat style of the 39th Army Corps, I will treat them equally and let them

They join direct line units like the Young Guards!"

"I'm relieved now that Commander Jiang has said that!"

The adaptation was bound to be extremely difficult, but Fu Zuoyi was determined, with a look of perseverance on his face.

Wei Junru hesitated for about three minutes before finally speaking in the affirmative.

"I take the lead. I will not take up the post of deputy commander-in-chief of the Sixth Corps until the training is completed."

The reorganization of the 5th Army and the 14th Army was more difficult than that of the 35th Army. A large number of senior officers such as army commanders and group army commanders needed to be relocated. Wei Junru planned to set an example and silence the aggrieved people.

Preliminary estimates showed that after the reorganization and training, Jiangdong would suddenly have 250,000 more soldiers, and he was very happy.

"Now that the two brothers have made up their minds, it is better to take this matter sooner rather than later. The newly appointed commander of the North China Front Army has been busy reorganizing the troops recently and is unlikely to attack us.
To be continued...