Bright Sword: Let my company hold off the Yamazaki Battalion

Chapter 14 Support from the General Logistics Department! Zhang Wanhe: "No spoils captured in t

"You little brat!!!"

Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, Zhang Wanhe was taken aback at first, then laughed and cursed, "Don't even think about it! He's mine, where do you think you're going!"

Chu Feng's face turned bitter.

He felt he was too young and inexperienced.

"lead!"

Chu Feng said with a wry smile, "I feel like I'm not a regimental commander anymore, but a security captain."

Zhang Wanhe understood Chu Feng's predicament. After all, these places were scattered in different places, making them easier to manage than if they were all in one place.

"no way!"

Zhang Wanhe said with a wry smile, "The Japanese devils forced us to develop separately in the mountains. If we gathered together, they would have destroyed us with their planes without even needing to send out any infantry."

Chu Feng sighed, "Sigh!" Looking at the map in front of him, he fell into deep thought.

Minister Zhang Wanhe did not disturb them.

A few minutes later, Chu Feng came to his senses and reached out to put the map away.

"Um?"

Minister Zhang Wanhe's eyes widened: "What are you doing with my map?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng quickly stuffed it into his pocket, then covered it tightly with his hand, saying quite matter-of-factly, "As a regimental commander, I can't be completely clueless about the various units and areas under my jurisdiction."

"Besides, you're the chief steward of our Eighth Route Army, do you really need a map like this?"

"Boss, you're so stingy!"

"????"

Zhang Wanhe stared at Chu Feng in disbelief: "Listen to what you're saying!"

"You took my things and you're calling me stingy?"

"This is a case of turning the tables on someone else!"

Chu Feng, without batting an eye, chuckled and changed the subject: "Minister Zhang, I'd like to hear what kind of support our General Logistics Department can offer?"

"We only had a brief chat last time."

Zhang Wanhe was so angry he laughed. He pointed at Chu Feng, wanting to say something, but finally sighed helplessly and said, "It's just a map."

"The support from our General Logistics Department includes: 1. Weapons and ammunition. We can provide you with the equipment for a battalion, and a certain amount of ammunition every month."

"2. Regarding new recruits, I can't say how many you need, but I can give you a batch of about 500 new recruits who have already received three months of military training."

"3. We will not interfere in all aspects of the regiment's military command, training, and combat; we will only look at the results."

"4. Food and supplies: I will give you all the food and supplies you need, according to the standards of the Eighth Route Army, no less than what you need."

At this point, Zhang Wanhe looked at Chu Feng and asked, "That's all we can think of for now. Do you have any other requests?"

"If so, bring it up and I'll help you resolve it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Minister Zhang Wanhe, remembering something, quickly added, "Don't make unreasonable demands, kid. Don't say things I can't handle."

Hearing Minister Zhang's words, Chu Feng was very satisfied with the result.

The reason he chose the General Logistics Department was because he valued absolute autonomy, which would allow him to do many things.

"Seized assets distributed!"

Chu Feng put forward his requirements: "The development of the troops is not just about training, but also about actual combat. I will definitely take them out to fight the Japanese in the future."

Regarding the issue of the seized items, I hope that they will remain with the regiment unless absolutely necessary.

Upon hearing this request, Minister Zhang pondered for a moment: "Keeping it all is not an option. The rule of our Eighth Route Army is that all spoils of war must be turned over to the state."

Just as Chu Feng was about to say something, Minister Zhang raised his hand to interrupt him: "However, you don't need to hand over any money for the first three months. I can approve that you should focus on developing yourselves as your primary task."

"Three months from now, each time you seize something, hand over 2% of it, and you can keep the rest."

Chu Feng readily agreed: "No problem!" He was very satisfied with this result.

As a cheater, who knows what good stuff I might get when fighting the Japanese? I don't have to hand it over for three months, but I have to hand over 20% after that.

He was confident that he could train a top-notch unit in three months, one that was superior in both combat effectiveness and weaponry.

"Any other requirements?"

Minister Zhang looked at Chu Feng and asked again, "This is a rare opportunity; if you miss it, there may not be another chance."

Chu Feng shook his head upon hearing this: "Not for now. I plan to visit various units and departments in the next couple of days to conduct on-site inspections."

"I'll talk to you after I've figured out the situation and formulated a specific troop organization and development plan."

Minister Zhang Wanhe laughed upon hearing this: "You rascal, alright, I like hearing you say that."

"Then let's talk in detail after you're ready."

Chu Feng declined Minister Zhang Wanhe's invitation to have dinner together and returned to the arsenal guard company with the map he had just acquired.

Over the next week, he traveled to every unit, factory, and department within the area under the guard regiment's jurisdiction.

They had a clear understanding of the personnel and weaponry of the seven companies and eighteen platoons.

I also had an initial meeting with the cadres.

The guard company headquarters of the arsenal.

Looking at the notebook filled with notes, Chu Feng stretched. The intense work had taken its toll on him, even at his young age. "Goodness, finally done!"

"I probably had the heaviest workload of all the Eighth Route Army regimental commanders; I truly did everything myself."

"Now that I understand the situation, it's time to go and report to Minister Zhang."

"Time waits for no one, we must hurry, otherwise we'll miss the chance to wipe out the Japanese North China battlefield observation group." With that, he put away his notebook and walked out.

"Um?"

As soon as I left the courtyard, I noticed many new faces on the training field not far away.

"Old Huang!"

Chu Feng was taken aback, then waved to Huang Zhenggong.

"Commander!"

Huang Zhenggong ran over quickly and saluted.

"What's going on? Why are there so many more people?" Chu Feng asked curiously, pointing to the new faces.

Upon hearing Chu Feng's question, Huang Zhenggong quickly explained, "Commander, these are 500 new recruits sent to us by the headquarters."

"Since you work in our guard company, and the arsenal is quite spacious, we'll send you here."

Upon hearing Huang Zhenggong's words, Chu Feng suddenly realized what was going on.

"Alright, Lao Huang!" He patted Huang Zhenggong on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work. Make sure you take good care of these new recruits."

"Don't worry, Commander!"

Huang Zhenggong quickly stood at attention and responded loudly.

"Um!"

Chu Feng didn't say much, nor did he go to see the new recruits. He rode his horse with a soldier and left the guard company, galloping towards the General Logistics Department.

The new recruits on the training field also noticed Chu Feng.

A new recruit asked his squad leader, somewhat curiously, "Squad leader, is that our regimental commander? He's so young!"

Upon hearing this, the squad leader of the guard company looked at him with admiration, subconsciously straightened his back, and said with pride in his tone: "That's right, it's our regimental commander, who used to be the company commander of our guard company."

Many new recruits had heard of Chu Feng's name.

After all, the Battle of Yixiantian was too famous.

Not only did the guard company receive an honorary title, but the headquarters also publicized it throughout the army, encouraging everyone to learn from Chu Feng and the guard company of the arsenal.

This is why they felt no resentment or unhappiness upon learning that they were being assigned to a support unit rather than a frontline main force.

After receiving confirmation, the new recruits immediately became interested and chased after the veterans and platoon leaders to ask about Chu Feng.

Inevitably, questions were asked about the battle against the Yamazaki Battalion. The veterans and platoon leaders of the guard company recounted the events with great enthusiasm, and every now and then a gasp could be heard.

"My goodness, is our commander's grenade launcher really that accurate?"

"Holy crap, one shot took out the Japanese battalion commander Yamazaki? That's incredible!!"

"Taking down Battalion Commander Yamazaki is nothing; taking out the Japanese artillery position with two shots is what's truly impressive."

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