Chapter 297 The Guizhou Army is the real straw sandal soldiers!

"General Stilwell is really magnanimous." After seeing Stilwell off, Meng Fanle couldn't help but say in amazement.

Originally, he thought that the equipment of these 200,000 people was in jeopardy.

The results of it?
With a wave of his hand, he directly sent out an army of 400,000 people.

Moreover, an American-equipped division’s equipment was delivered within three days.

"Of course, this is related to whether he can become a five-star general in the future." Cun Yunsheng did not expect Stilwell to be so magnanimous, which really surprised him.

Then Meng Fanle showed a worried expression again.

"Sir, then we will be raised by stepmothers in the future. I don't think Stilwell has assigned you any position."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was not worried at all, but said with a smile.

"Do you think Stilwell will believe them or me?"

"Of course it's you. After all, you were discovered by Stilwell. If he doesn't trust you, who else can he trust?" Meng Fanle blurted out.

"Yeah, so what are you worried about?"

"I'm just worried that someone will have other ideas." Meng Fanle asked worriedly.

"What is there to worry about? In the future, the land distribution will be gradually extended to the entire South China Sea Task Force. By then, even if someone has other ideas, it is not certain that anyone will follow them." Cun Yunsheng was not worried about this at all. He had the powerful weapon of land distribution in his hands, as well as the navy and others.

In other words, he has a lot of cards to play.

What we should worry about now are the other miscellaneous troops.

Are they worried that Cun Yunsheng will take the opportunity to swallow them up?

Seeing that Cun Yunsheng was confident, Meng Fanle didn't say anything more. He believed that his boss was definitely not a fool. Since he proposed this plan, there must be a way to solve it.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng’s initial plan was to ally with Sichuan, be close to Yunnan, and divide the Guangxi army.

As for Zhang Fakui's Guangdong Army, just maintain cooperation.

What's more, the other side doesn't have many troops.

It's nothing more than taking advantage of his prestige and qualifications.

"Commander, who should we win over first? Besides the 45th Sichuan Army from last time, who else should we win over?" Meng Fan looked confused.

As for the 45th Army of Sichuan Army, I naturally understand it.

After all, their Sichuan Army Corps was originally under the jurisdiction of the 45th Army of the Sichuan Army. Meng Fanle naturally expressed his understanding of Cun Yunsheng's request to transfer the 45th Army of the Sichuan Army to the Nanyang Task Force.

This shows that my boss is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty.

Except for the 45th Sichuan Army, it seems that the rest of the Sichuan Army are on other battlefields. It may not be so easy to recruit them into your army.

"As for the Sichuan Army, only the 45th Army is suitable at the moment. The others are still being sought. If that doesn't work, an army of 100,000 people is not impossible." Cun Yunsheng said casually.

"As for the Yunnan Army, I like the 60th Yunnan Army. Not long ago, the army was transferred to be stationed near Kunming and is undergoing reorganization. One division was cut from the original three divisions, and now there are only two divisions left."

The commander of the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army at this time was An Enpu, but he would not be in this position for long because someone had set his eyes on his position.

So when Cun Yunsheng learned about the other party's situation, he asked the Military Control Commission to help build bridges and let the other party know about the Sichuan Army Corps. Now the relationship between the two sides is pretty good.

The main reason is that Cun Yunsheng is rich and generous. He spent a lot of money to buy an entire battalion of American weapons and equipment, which is really generous.

You have to know that when they first arrived in Jiangcheng, the man from Shancheng only gave them 500 pistols and 100,000 bullets.

Comparing the two, the gap is extremely large.

"Sir, you have already selected it, so it's two armies? The organization of four divisions. The guy in Shancheng is really stingy. If I remember correctly, the Fifth Army has three divisions, and they are all Type A divisions. There are 50,000 people in one army." Meng Fanle said somewhat unwillingly.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng seemed very calm, not surprised at all. Otherwise, why would they say that the other person is a direct descendant?

The direct lineage must be far superior to these ragtag armies in terms of both personnel and weapons and equipment.

"What about the Guangxi clique? Which unit have you found?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. The Guangxi clique is quite complicated. It's difficult to split up one of their armies. As for the Guangdong Army, it's also a bit of a headache. In fact, I've also considered the Hunan Army. There can't be an army without Hunan, and the Hunan Army's combat effectiveness is still very strong." Cun Yunsheng tried shaking his head first.

According to his idea, there must be hills inside, but not too many.

"Where are the Guizhou troops?" Meng Fanle suddenly asked.

"Straw sandal soldiers?" Cun Yunsheng replied subconsciously.

"Yes."

Speaking of the Guizhou Army, many people don't know that, in fact, the straw sandal soldiers were originally the name of the Guizhou Army. Because when the Guizhou Army first went out of Guizhou to fight against the Japanese, the troops were poorly equipped, and many soldiers in the troops wore straw sandals, hence the name "straw sandal soldiers."

But these "straw sandal soldiers" are very able to endure hardships, fight bravely, and dare to fight and kill, especially in mountain warfare where their advantages are more evident.

"It can be considered, but the numbers of the Guizhou Army are all division-level combat units, and there is not a single army-level one. I can only say that the one in Shancheng is really not that good and has a poor temper." Cun Yunsheng thought about it and felt that the Guizhou Army could be taken into consideration.

It is extremely difficult to divide the Guangxi clique. Its internal structure is as solid as a rock, so it would be extremely difficult to divide it.

Moreover, given the ambitions of Li Bai and Huang, they probably would not look down upon such a small place.

After thinking for a while, Cun Yunsheng spoke.

"Guizhou Army, look for any acquaintances and send them to find a way. As for the Hunan Army, let Bu La try to find a way to establish a relationship."

"Yes."

Since Stilwell only gave one month, Cun Yunsheng had to speed up.

Soon, several telegrams were sent to different places.

The first person to receive the telegram was Zhang Fakui.

Looking at the content of the telegram, I couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Cun boy is really reliable. It's only been a few days and he has already settled the serial number issue."

"Ah? Commander Zhang, doesn't that mean you are going to take up your post in Southeast Asia?" Xia Wei said with some envy.

"How many people are there in this Nanyang Expeditionary Force?"

You have to know that there are more than 200,000 people in the Fourth War Zone and three army groups.

Although Zhang Fakui did not have much real power, he had a lot of people, so it would sound good to say it out loud.

If the Nanyang Expeditionary Force only had tens of thousands of people, then it would be meaningless, he would just be a general.

"Cun kid said that General Stilwell plans to have a staff of 400,000 people, and 50,000 people should be in place in the first month. Not only that, an American-equipped division will be in place within three days. So he is urging me to go to Hanoi as soon as possible to discuss the reorganization." Zhang Fakui said with a hint of joy on his face.

Four hundred thousand people!
And they were all equipped with American weapons, which was really shocking.

This is why he praised Cun Yunsheng again and again.

The first move was a force of 400,000 American-equipped troops. It was really scary to tell others about it.

Sure enough, when Xia Wei heard the number of 400,000 people, he was shocked and speechless.

Four hundred thousand people!
They are all American-equipped technicians!

How can this be?

Are Americans so arrogant?
Or fooling them?

Perhaps seeing Xia Wei's disbelief, Zhang Fakui handed over the telegram generously. As expected, after seeing the content of the telegram, Xia Wei could no longer hold back.

It turned out to be true!
Fifty thousand people must be in place within a month!

And an American-equipped division will arrive within three days.

More importantly, this American-equipped division is built according to US military standards, with an infantry division of about 30,000 people.

Thirty thousand American-equipped divisions!
Thinking of this, Xia Wei's scalp tingled.

"Congratulations, Commander Zhang. This is an army of 400,000." Xia Wei couldn't help but say with a sour tone.

Anyone would definitely feel jealous if it were anyone else.

If Shancheng knew about this, he would probably be even more jealous.

You have to know that Shancheng has tried every possible means, but up to now, there are only six or seven American-equipped divisions, with a total of only about 100,000 people.

There will be no hope for the weapons and equipment that follow for the time being.

This is why American equipment is so expensive on the black market.

"It looks like I have to give Cun boy a big gift." Zhang Fakui couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"What gift?" Xia Wei was very curious.

In response, Zhang Fakui did not answer and pretended to be mysterious, but he talked about another matter.

"What do you think? Are you interested in following me to Nanyang? With your talent, it would be a waste to stay here."

Hearing this, Xia Wei was indeed moved. Although he was now a newly rising famous general of the Guangxi clique, he knew clearly what he was like.

It might be difficult to achieve success, but it is not impossible to follow Zhang Fakui to Southeast Asia.

After all, there will definitely be wars over there in the future, and with the support of the Americans, there is no need to worry about weapons and ammunition.

"This requires the approval of the three superiors, Li, Bai and Huang." Although Xia Wei really wanted to go, he knew that if he agreed privately, it would be a betrayal.

Hearing this, Zhang Fakui was not surprised. He nodded and then started chatting again. It was nothing more than about conscription and the like. He hoped that Xia Wei could help when the time came.

Xia Wei did not refuse this.

Just as Cun Yunsheng said, with Zhang Fakui's prestige, these generals would give him face.

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The second person to receive the telegram was Deng Jinkang, commander of the 45th Army of the Sichuan Army. The moment he received the telegram, Deng Jinkang was really surprised.

I never thought that the stubborn boy would return home in glory one day.

Yes!

In Deng Jinkang's eyes at this moment, this kid is a man who has returned home in glory.

He still remembered that when this guy survived the pile of dead bodies, his cold expression made him feel worried.

Considering that the other party was the Tengchong Cun family, which was also a military family, he proposed that the other party serve as the leader of the main group.

As a result, the boy directly refused and said that he wanted to go to the front line to fight the Japanese army to the end and avenge his dead brothers.

Looking at Cun Yunsheng's determined eyes, he thought about it for a moment and agreed.

Considering that the infantry regiments under his command all have commanders.

If he were to be replaced at short notice, it would definitely cause quite a stir.

Just when he was in trouble, Cun Yunsheng suggested giving him the number of an independent regiment.

At that time, he was very confused. Why did he want an independent regiment for no reason? This was not a serious title.

And there was no weapons or supplies.

To put it bluntly, it is not as good as the garrison regiment. At least the garrison regiment can still receive military pay.

An independent regiment like his has to provide its own military pay and weapons.

result?

Cun Yunsheng said that he only wanted the number and he would figure out everything else himself.

After finally failing to convince the other party, Deng Jinkang agreed to their request and gave them the number of a Sichuan Army Independent Regiment.

Let him do whatever he wants.

It just so happened that at that time the man in Shancheng won him over and gave him a battalion of American equipment.

Feeling guilty, he gave his squad another set of American equipment.

Later, due to the busy war, he forgot about Cun Yunsheng.

Who knew that this guy would become so successful later on.

It even became a unit directly under the Allied Command.

This attracted a lot of attention, and he was also praised.

This made him feel very embarrassed. After all, he had only given them a number, a squad of soldiers and weapons and equipment, nothing else.

The reason why he has achieved what he has today is really due to his own hard work.

Later, the Sichuan Army became more and more famous, and this guy even had someone send an entire regiment equipped with American weapons.

This touched Deng Jinkang deeply. He thought this kid did not forget his roots and he was not wrong about him.

Now he received another telegram from Cun Yunsheng and he was indeed very surprised.

Compared with the previous regiment's American equipment, this time's surprise was really big.

"The entire 45th Sichuan Army has been incorporated into the Nanyang Task Force. This guy is really generous now, and it will be expanded to 400,000 people in the future." Deng Jinkang looked at the telegram and couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, the chief of staff next to him was even more shocked.

"Such a large sum? Four hundred thousand people? We only have more than 10,000 people at most, and most of them are injured. If there are not enough medicines, I'm afraid the casualties will increase."

Hearing this, the joy on Deng Jinkang's face faded a lot.

There are more than 10,000 people, and most of them are injured. What can they do even if they run over?
"You're right, those bastards in Shancheng are so stingy. They used to pay our military salaries on time, and even gave us dollars, but now they're just paying us with paper bills." Deng Jinkang couldn't help but complain.

"General, those people in Shancheng obviously want to break up our Sichuan Army. Look at us over the years, we have been split into various war zones, and many unit numbers have long been lost." The chief of staff also complained.

"I know everything you said. It's because we, the Sichuan Army, were raised by a stepmother. Whether it's weapons or food, we just eat what's left over by others." Deng Jinkang couldn't help crying as he spoke.

The Sichuan Army did not let the people down, but what was the result?

The people in Shancheng are still on guard against them, breaking them up and dismembering them in various ways, causing their lives to become increasingly miserable.

His 45th Army now has only two divisions with tens of thousands of people, which is not as many as one of the other side's direct divisions.

"Commander, why don't we try the Nanyang Task Force? There are wars everywhere anyway. If we follow the Americans, at least the brothers won't go hungry, and we will also have American weapons and equipment." Deng Jinkang was tempted by the chief of staff's words.

"Well, let me think about it. It would be better for me to go to Hanoi in person and hear it with my own ears. Otherwise, I will be cheated to death by the British like Du Yuming before."

(End of this chapter)