In the face of interests, the bandits of Feixi Eighteen Villages were inevitably separated in the end.
Including Jilongzhai, the vast majority of bandit leaders tend to join the National Army. They previously tended to join the Dameishan Independent Regiment. Their previous friendship with Xu Rui was secondary. The most important thing is that Lei Xiang can provide them with intelligence. Help them intercept a large number of arms, and they will be willing to do so if the interests are at stake.
But now, this batch of arms has been intercepted by the National Army. The Dameishan Independent Regiment cannot give them benefits, but the National Army can give them benefits. Of course they prefer the National Army. No matter what, the National Army is the regular army and they join The National Army is a serious official. In ancient terms, it can be regarded as a feudal lord and a yinzi.
Therefore, most of the bandit leaders in Feixi Eighteen Villages eventually chose to join the National Army.
Only two bandits from small villages followed Tang Kaishan, and the combined manpower of these two villages was only about a hundred or so. This means that in fact, only a thousand people from Qipan Village were willing to join the Dameishan Independent Group. There were many bandits, and the remaining two thousand bandits all joined the National Army.
On the way back to Qipanzhai, Tang Kaishan was furious.
"Damn it, you know people but don't know their hearts. I never thought that Xiao Tianhu would be this kind of person." Tang Kaishan cursed and said, "Leizi, please don't mind."
"I don't mind." Lei Xiang said, "My friendship with Xiao Tianhu is over."
Before Lei Xiang joined the Dameishan Independent Regiment, he was the second master of Mopan Village, and Xiao Tianhu was the master of Mopan Village. The two were sworn brothers. Lei Xiang even saved Xiao Tianhu's life, but Lei Xiang did not. Thinking that at such a critical moment, Xiao Tianhu actually led the bandits from Mopan Village to join the National Army.
There were still many bandits who were in doubt, but Xiao Tianhu's move to defect to the National Army gave them rich associations. They would instinctively think that Xiao Tianhu's sworn brother was a senior official in the New Fourth Army of the Communist Party of China, and he did not If you are willing to surrender, is there any problem inside? So they also joined the National Army.
Niu Daqiu said angrily: "When we meet next time, I will chop him with one palm!"
"That won't work." Lei Xiang said, "Although the Kuomintang is causing friction everywhere at the moment, our *** New Fourth Army will never take the initiative to stir up trouble. Unless they come knocking, we can't take action."
Feng Wubian said: "Brother, there is also Lei Zi. Actually, I think it's okay to split up."
Shi Xiaoqian immediately agreed and said, "The third brother is right, it's better to separate. Otherwise, if everyone is not united, what's the point of trying to get together? If it really reaches the critical point, it might be a bad thing."
Niu Daqi was very excited when he heard this and said: "Yes, as long as we brothers are together, that's enough!"
"Now we have to add Lei Zi." Tang Kaishan held Lei Xiang's hand and said enthusiastically, "As long as we five brothers are together, I won't believe it, and we can't hold up the banner of the Feixi Independent Group!"
Feng Wubian immediately stood up and saluted seriously: "Report to the leader."
"No courtesy." Tang Kaishan returned the gift in a decent manner, and then said seriously, "If you fart, hurry up."
It was quite similar at first, but Tang Kaishan's "Quickly fart" sentence immediately ruined the atmosphere. Niu Daqi and Shi Xiaoqian next to him immediately started laughing strangely.
Tang Kaishan turned to Lei Zi again and asked, "Lei Zi, what should we do next?"
"The next thing to do is to intensify training. The military quality of the brothers is still too weak." Lei Xiang said, "Then we have to wait for the order from our regiment commander. I estimate that this counter-mopping operation will soon be separated. Victory or defeat, our Feixi Independent Regiment will probably cooperate with the main force to counterattack Feixi Town."
"Feixi Town?!" Tang Kaishan's eyes immediately lit up.
Feng Wubian said: "Brother, brother Lei Zi, can I make a small request?"
"What's the request?" Tang Kaishan asked angrily, "Is it that flower from Zhao's class?"
"Sai Jinhua." Feng Wubian chuckled, "Brothers can't snatch it from me then."
"Fuck you, who cares about that slutty girl Sai Jinhua?" Tang Kaishan said, "You are the only one who cares about me, the third child."
Feng Wubian said: "Brother, Sai Jinhua is not called coquettish, it is called fragrant. The body fragrance brought from the mother's womb is fragrant."
"What's the point of playing with women?" Niu Daqi said, "When Feixi Town is conquered, I will take over Ruyi Tower and bet him for three days and three nights. I will bet him in darkness."
Three black lines immediately appeared on Lei Xiang's forehead.
It seems that the transformation of the Feixi Independent Regiment has a long way to go.
Lei Xiang has a long way to go to reform the Feixi Independent Regiment.
Zhu Zimao was also dissatisfied with his group of bandits.
I forgot to mention that Zhu Zimao has been appointed by Li Motang as the chief of staff of the newly formed Feixi Independent Brigade, and is responsible for the training of the entire independent brigade. The commander of the Feixi Independent Brigade is temporarily held by Li Motang. The head of Jilongzhai, Iron Gongji, , and Xiao Tianhu, the leader of Mopanzhai, was appointed as the deputy commander of the independent brigade.
The remaining more than 20 bandit leaders served as regimental commanders, battalion commanders, etc.
Zhu Zimao was a little dissatisfied with Li Mutang's arrangement, because neither of the two requests he made before giving up the information had been met so far. However, Li Mutang also told him that killing Lei Xiang should not be rushed. Li Motang also proposed the position, and after a while he was appointed as brigade commander.
The premise is that Zhu Zimao must do a good job in training the troops.
It has to be said that Zhu Zimao is quite capable. Liu Jinbiao kept him by his side as a clerk in the administrative office instead of letting him go to the army, which was indeed an abdication of his talent.
As soon as Zhu Zimao took office, he immediately grasped the main contradiction.
Zhu Zimao knew very well that although he had Li Mutang's support behind him, if he couldn't stand up and had to trouble Li Mutang to step in for everything, then it wouldn't take long for him to be pushed aside. For the independent brigade to gain a foothold, it must obtain the full support of the two deputy brigade commanders.
That night, Zhu Zimao found a small restaurant in the nearby Huagang Town and entertained Iron Gongji and Xiaotianhu.
Because they are already officers and soldiers, there is no need to hide their names. Tie Gongji and Xiao Tianhu have both returned to their original names. Tie Gongji's real name is Tie Jiangong, and Xiao Tianhu's real name is Xiao Tianlai.
"Brigadier Tie, Brigadier Xiao, I'll do it first as a token of respect." Zhu Zimao toasted first.
Youdao stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, so Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai also cheered, but deep down in their hearts, they did not relieve their vigilance towards Zhu Zimao.
Zhu Zimao put down his glass and said: "I just want to ask you two, when you join the National Army, do you just want to hang out, or do you want to do something big
Tie Jiangong said: "What do you mean by dawdling?"
Zhu Zimao said: "If you two just want to dawdle, I will leave immediately, but I have to remind you that there are many factions in the National Army, and dawdling is not that easy. If you don't have one with strong military skills and the ability to fight tough battles, In the end, the troops were either swallowed whole by others, or were sent to the battlefield to serve as cannon fodder."
Xiao Tianlai then asked: "What about doing something big?"
Zhu Zimao said cheerfully: "If you two want to do a big job, and want to be promoted to division commander, corps commander or even group army commander in the future, then we must work together to train the troops well. Only when the troops are well trained, can we With combat effectiveness, we can afford to speak tough words in front of our superiors."
Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai nodded at the same time and said, "That's the truth."
"So you two agree with my proposal?" Zhu Zimao asked.
Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai looked at each other and said, "Basically agree."
"Okay, I will take charge of the training work. Although I have never attended the Central Military Academy, I have attended the Dameishan Youth Training Camp for a while. I am no stranger to the military." Zhu Zimao said, He added, "As for you two, you just need to support me at critical moments."
Tie Jiangong asked carefully: "How to support the law?"
Zhu Zimao said: "For example, if one of your brothers violates military discipline, and I want to punish them, or even shoot them, you must not stop them. Otherwise, once this hole is opened, the army will not be able to train them." If they are not trained properly, they will lose their combat effectiveness, and they will eventually become cannon fodder."
After a pause, Zhu Zimao continued: "Also, I have to remind you that the day when the Feixi Brigade was established was also the day when you two were liquidated. Chief of Staff Li was quite friendly to us, but Xia and Wang The attitude of the two officers is very bad, and I also heard that Commander-in-Chief Wan doesn’t think much of us officers with wild backgrounds.”
Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai weighed it in their hearts and felt that the importance of a few brothers was far less important than the safety of all the brothers in the entire army, let alone their future, so they nodded and agreed.
"Okay, happy." Zhu Zimao said happily, "Brigadier Tie, Brigadier Xiao, happy cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation." Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai also raised their glasses, colliding heavily with Zhu Zimao.
Zhu Zimao drank all the wine in his glass, then waved his hand and said, "I still have a small gift to offer."
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards came in holding two wooden boxes. Zhu Zimao ordered them to put the wooden boxes on the table and then opened them, only to see that they were all filled with silver coins sealed in red packages. Li Motang rewarded Zhu Zimao with five hundred dollars, and Zhu Zimao used it all to establish friendship with Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai.
It must be admitted that Zhu Zimao is quite clever and ambitious.
Looking at the silver coins in the wooden box, Tie Jiangong and Xiao Tianlai's eyes lit up. Five hundred dollars was nothing. The key was that they saw from this little thing that Zhu Zimao really wanted to do something. Following this If you are just a kid, you may have a future, and you may even be able to become a brigade commander or division commander.