Chapter 300: Should I be the division commander?
"You are more generous than Stilwell this time. Two million oceans and equipment for 100,000 people. What a big deal." After the two men left, Meng Fanle couldn't help but sigh.

"What's wrong? I feel like you are being sarcastic." Cun Yunsheng looked at the other party and asked back.

"No, I'm just expressing my feelings. I still remember when we were in Zenda, you sold a batch of weapons on the black market in order to solve the pay problem of the Sichuan Army. Now you can get two million oceans for it. Your generosity really shocked me." Meng Fanle shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng remained silent. He still remembered that when he first arrived in Zenda, he only had more than 200 yuan on him, which was only enough for a few days' food for the cannon fodder group.

If they had not sold a batch of American weapons and equipment, the conscription plan at that time would probably have failed.

He could not do the same thing as Yu Xiaoqing.

Use deception to get the cannon fodder to go to the battlefield.

Although there was a hint of deception in the beginning, at least he was taking out real money.

And when they were in Zenda, they let the cannon fodder eat meat for every meal.

You have to know that Yu Xiaoqing only had a mouth and nothing else, but he managed to trick the cannon fodder group into coming to the battlefield.

"These will eventually have to be reimbursed by Stilwell. You don't think I should pay for this part myself? What a joke. We are very poor now, how can we have so much money?" After a long time, Cun Yunsheng came back to his senses and shook his head.

"Besides, even if we give them dollars, they won't understand. They are not as real as the ocean."

Hearing this, Meng curled his lips in annoyance. If he hadn't known that several silver mines had been discovered recently, he would have really believed it.

Although the current output is not very high, I believe that the output will increase as the mining speed increases.

By that time, the Sichuan Army had no shortage of silver. Not only that, they had also discovered several gold mines. It had to be said that the resources in the Indochina Peninsula were still very rich.

"Okay, now there's something you need to do." Looking at Meng's annoyed expression, Cun Yunsheng knew that he couldn't fool him, so he changed the subject.

"What's the matter?" Meng Fan asked puzzledly.

"I plan to place some people in the Nanyang Task Force."

Meng Fanle was not surprised by Cun Yunsheng's words. It would be really strange if there was no action at all.

"Which regiment are you going to put in there? The newly formed Third Regiment? Han Shaogong has just arrived at the Third Regiment, and you're going to transfer them over? Isn't that too hasty?" Meng Fanle knew the Sichuan Army's financial situation very well. The only troop that could be stuffed in there at the moment was the newly formed Third Regiment.

Moreover, if we just stuff a regiment in there, wouldn't that be like throwing meat buns at a dog?
"Listen to me first." Cun Yunsheng knew what Meng Fanle meant, but he still gestured for him to stop talking and continued.

"Don't the 12th Division still have a few hundred people left? Aren't their numbers still there? I plan to reorganize them, with the number set at 30,000. My fourth uncle will be the division commander. I believe those few hundred veterans will definitely not have any objections."

"It just so happens that my fourth uncle has made a great contribution in the recovery of Qiongzhou Island. The commander of the Fourth War Zone has personally written a letter to request his contribution. It should be no problem for him to be promoted twice. A major general is appointed as a division commander, which also meets the requirements."

Hearing this, Meng Fan was stunned. He didn't expect that Cun Yunsheng would set his sights on the 12th Division which was still on the way.

"It's a good idea, but will the people in Shancheng agree to it? They have finally seized this opportunity to weaken the strength and numbers of the miscellaneous army, but they will not watch the 12th Division become fully staffed again, and it is a reorganized division of 30,000 people. To be honest, if I were Shancheng, I would definitely not agree to it."

Meng Fanle's analysis still makes sense. After all, there are only a few hundred people left alive in the 12th Division, and it is the best time to cancel the number.

"As long as the benefits offered to those people in Shancheng are sufficient, everything can be discussed. Don't they want American weapons and equipment? I believe they will not refuse if we give them two American-equipped regiments as a gift."

Originally, Cun Yunsheng did not have such a strong idea. Later, after repeatedly reading the telegram sent to him by his fourth uncle, he finally understood the true meaning of the telegram, which was that he hoped he could restore the glory of the 12th Division.

How to revive?

That is to inherit the 12th Division.

But later Cun Yunsheng thought about it and realized that it would definitely not be possible for him to be the commander.

But he could assign the 12th Division to the Nanyang Task Force, with his fourth uncle as the commander.

I believe that no one will object.

The only problem is that Fourth Uncle’s military rank and qualifications are a bit lacking.

Fortunately, we have now taken Qiongzhou Island. With this military achievement, there will be no problem in getting promoted to major general.

Job title and military rank are two different things.

What's more, he is just a major general of a ragtag army. I believe those people in Shancheng will not care.

"You are really generous. It's two regiments. People who don't know would think that Stilwell gave you a lot of weapons and equipment." Meng Fanle said with emotion.

"Okay, I told you to find a solution, not to listen to your complaints." Cun Yunsheng scolded him unhappily, and then continued.

"Let the people at the Kunming Military Control Commission think of a solution. I will also ask Zhang Fakui to send a telegram to ask for credit for Fourth Uncle."

"This is an order, not a discussion with you."

Seeing that Meng Fanle was about to say something, Cun Yunsheng glared at him.

"Next I will discuss things with you. When the 12th Division is reorganized, some officers must be stuffed in. I remember that when we were in Zenda, there was a lieutenant officer who was about to die of illness. What was his name?" Cun Yunsheng couldn't remember it for a moment and scratched his head.

"Lieutenant Zhang Baochang and my comrade, Second Lieutenant Xing Fuquan, are now serving as deputy battalion commanders and company commanders in the New 1st Regiment." Although Meng Fanle didn't know what Cun Yunsheng was going to do, he still spoke quickly.

At that time, those people in the cannon fodder regiment were promoted quite quickly. Basically, each person was promoted one level. Some were promoted three or four levels in a row. For example, Meng Fanle was promoted to lieutenant colonel and served as a combat staff officer.

The fastest one should be Warrant Officer Kang Ya, who has now become a major and battalion commander, and his promotion speed is very fast.

In addition, other people who were officers at the time were also promoted, but the speed was a bit slower, but there was definitely no problem with one level per person.

"Yes, in addition to these, there are other people who will be transferred to Qiongzhou Island to participate in the reorganization of the 12th Division." Cun Yunsheng nodded.

"What about the New Second Regiment? Will it be reorganized into the 12th Division directly on the spot?" Meng Fanle asked curiously.

"Yes, with the New Second Regiment and the hundreds of remaining veterans as the backbone, and some experienced officers drawn from it, we should be able to build the backbone of the 12th Division. In addition, we can poach some people, and I believe we can get them all together soon." Cun Yunsheng expressed his thoughts again.

Hearing this, Meng Fanle couldn't help but take a breath. If this happened, the strength of the Sichuan Army would probably decline.

"Aren't there some Chinese in the volunteer team? We can also draw some people from there. With their participation, when we launch a general attack on Southeast Asia, there may be unexpected surprises." Cun Yunsheng added.

"As for your concern about the Sichuan Army's declining strength, don't worry. Hasn't our training team been training officers all along? It's just the right time for them to take over."

"But many of them have no command experience." Meng Fanle quickly advised.

Who knows Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"After a few battles, you will gain experience."

As a result, the number of troops directly commanded by Gui Cun Yunsheng was about 50,000 to 60,000.

Including the 50,000-plus troops from the 60th Yunnan Army, that would make a total of 100,000 people.

These were fully armed American elite troops, and there were also more than 50,000 Sichuan troops with whom he had a good relationship.

He controls almost half of the entire Nanyang Task Force, which is already a terrifying force. Even Zhang Fakui does not have as much say as he does.

What's more, he also controls the logistics, navy, etc.

Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had to worry that the entire Nanyang Task Force would be out of his control.

"Commander, when you first set up the teaching team, it was for today, right?" Meng Fanle said with a wry smile.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng did not explain, but just smiled and said nothing.

I can only say that it's all coincidence.

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On Qiongzhou Island, Cun Xingxing received Cun Yunsheng's telegram and was stunned for a long time.

Commander of the 12th Division?

I am only a lieutenant colonel now, and I have been promoted two levels?

Serve as a teacher?

Is this kid being too careless?

More importantly, this 12th Division is very different from the previous ones. It has 30,000 people. It is called a reorganized division, but in fact it is probably a reorganized army, right?

And they are direct troops.

The ragtag army doesn't have so many people.

Am I really qualified?

Thinking of this, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The main reason is that he is afraid that he will not do a good job and insult the reputation of the third brother.

But I really don’t want my third brother’s hard work to go to waste.

"Forget it, let's make the best of it. Since this guy made such arrangements, there must be a reason for it. But this guy is really generous. He directly let the New Second Regiment be the backbone and also transferred some officers. I have to say, this guy is really generous." After regaining his mood, Cun Xingxing took a deep breath and felt that he must work hard and never let his nephew down.

The most important thing is not to lose the third brother’s people.

"Commander, all the enemies in Haikou have been eliminated, thanks to the help of the guerrillas. Otherwise, those cunning Japs would have escaped." At this time, the combat staff officer walked in and spoke.

"It is true that good people are rewarded. I didn't expect that my good deeds would be rewarded now. Let's ask them if they are interested in joining us." Cun Xingxing nodded first, but then he felt that it was meaningless for these guerrillas to just hang around like this, so he might as well join them to fight the Japanese.

It just so happened that he was about to take up the post of commander of the 12th Division, which was due to be expanded. It would be absolutely appropriate to organize these guerrillas into a reconnaissance battalion.

Hearing this, the combat staff officer was stunned, then his face changed, he looked around and said in a low voice.

"Commander, think twice. Even though you have a good relationship with your superiors, this matter is of great importance."

It’s almost like saying it directly, you must never do this.

"Go away, this is an order from my superiors, appointing me as the commander of the reorganized 12th Division. These guerrillas are very suitable for reconnaissance. Having them join us will only benefit us, not harm us. Our next task is to attack Southeast Asia. Those bastards of the Military Control Commission can't control us at all." Cun Xingxing always felt that this group of people were just bored. It was already a certain time, and they were still playing tricks on each other.

Upon hearing that he would be the commander of the 12th Division, the operations staff was stunned, as this was a promotion of two levels.

However, considering the recovery of Qiongzhou Island, it is not too outrageous.

"But..." The operations staff officer wanted to say something but was interrupted by Cun Xingxing.

"I'll let you go and ask. Whether you agree or not is another matter."

"Yes."

In fact, his guess was correct. The other party did not agree, but he still enthusiastically said that he could introduce them to the more reliable soldiers there.

Especially when they learned that they were about to go to Southeast Asia to fight the Japanese, they were naturally extremely enthusiastic.

On the other side, after receiving the telegram, Zhang Fakui was silent for a while, and then drafted a telegram.

After pondering for a while about Cun Yunsheng's request, and considering the contribution of taking back Hong Kong, he decided to agree.

As for Shancheng’s attitude, it is not clear.

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Guadalcanal, the island of the Yamato of the Combined Fleet, at this moment the Japanese naval officers are no longer as dull as before, on the contrary, they are very excited.

"Haven't you found the remnants of the American fleet yet?" Isoroku Yamamoto asked, staring at the nautical chart.

Although the results of this battle were great, with nearly twenty warships sunk, there were not many large warships, only destroyers and cruisers, which made Yamamoto Isoroku very dissatisfied.

As for those escort aircraft carriers, he didn't even take them seriously. He only wanted to sink the US military's heavy aircraft carriers.

"And in the last naval battle, we clearly dealt a heavy blow to the USS Yorktown. Why did it still participate in the naval battle this time? Can anyone tell me why?" Yamamoto Isoroku said somewhat disappointedly.

In fact, he had already guessed the reason, but he was still unwilling to admit it.

After all, this is really outrageous. How long has it been since the other party repaired it?

This is simply outrageous!

Their aircraft carrier is still under maintenance in the port, which is expected to take at least half a year.

"Commander, the repair speed of the ship is very fast. Although we don't know the reason, we must speed up now. The construction of Shinano must be accelerated." The operations staff expressed his opinion based on the lessons learned from the last war.

"Also, the construction of Yamato's sister ships should be stopped immediately and converted into aircraft carriers. The lesson of Yamato tells us that if there are enough carrier-based aircraft, battleships can also be sunk."

"Even a battleship with a full load displacement of 70,000 tons can be sunk in the face of overwhelming carrier-based aircraft. We must use the limited steel we have to build more aircraft carriers, even if they are converted from merchant ships."

This time, Isoroku Yamamoto did not scold out loud.

Because he also felt that the Yamato battleship was not as strong as he had imagined.

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