bookcurios Chapter 265 The Tired Chief of Staff of the Tiger Guard Division!
Chapter 265 The Tired Chief of Staff of the Tiger Guard Division!
"Lin Wei, go and rest for a while, I'll come to find you later," Zhou Weimin said to Qiao Linwei after the officers left.
"Yeah." Qiao Linwei nodded and said.
"Zhou Liang, take Lin Wei to rest first. By the way, arrange a female soldier class for Lin Wei." Zhou Weimin looked at Zhou Liang and said.
"Young Master, I have already arranged everything. Madam's room is right next to yours." Zhou Liang said hurriedly after hearing Zhou Weimin's words.
"Okay." Zhou Weimin nodded after hearing this, then turned to Chief of Staff Shen Fei and said, "Let's go to the office and sit down."
"Yes!" Shen Fei nodded and said.
Zhou Weimin watched Qiao Linwei leave before he and Shen Fei walked towards the office.
"How is it? Nothing happened in the past ten days, right?" Zhou Weimin asked Shen Fei while sitting on the sofa in the office.
"There weren't any major issues, but there were a lot of small ones. You don't know how exhausted I have been these past ten days."
"Especially when I heard that the Japanese 37th Division was going to attack Chidong County, I was really nervous!"
"You say you only have more than 10,000 people, but the Japanese have more than 25,000!"
"And the devils of the 37th Division are the most powerful devil division in Jin."
"I'm really nervous!"
"If you hadn't sent me several telegrams forbidding me to go to support, I would have gone to Chidong County long ago."
"Even so, I was scolded by many officers when the news that the Japanese 37th Division was going to attack Chidong County reached Hutoushan."
"All the troops in Hutou Mountain are ready to go. I'm going to be eaten by them."
"Fortunately your telegram arrived in time."
"I've finally figured it out. Without you, the division commander, I, the chief of staff, am nothing."
"But seriously, Master, don't do this again. It's too dangerous."
"The Tiger Guards cannot leave their commander!"
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Chief of Staff Shen Fei recalled the situation at that time and couldn't help but say with emotion.
There was nothing major happening in Hutou Mountain in the past ten days, but there were a lot of small things, and Shen Fei had to deal with everything.
Shen Fei was puzzled. There was nothing wrong when Zhou Weimin was around, but why were there so many problems after Zhou Weimin left?
Something about uneven distribution of supplies and conflicts between this and that unit.
What about the lack of enthusiasm for job rotation and the inadequate scale of training...
They are all small things, but they need to be dealt with. Even Zhou Ming and Zhou Liang have various things to deal with.
Shen Fei has been really tired these past ten days!
The war in northwest Shanxi, the governance in northwest Shanxi, the governance of Hutou Mountain... Shen Fei is unable to handle these things, so how can he deal with those trivial matters?
How could Shen Fei not be tired?
"These guys are going to make a scene when I'm not around. I guess we'll have to have a serious talk at the military meeting in three days."
"By the way, is all of northwest Shanxi under the control of our Tiger Guard Division? And what's the situation with the Eighth Route Army?"
After hearing Shen Fei's words, Zhou Weimin didn't know how to comfort Shen Fei, so he changed the subject and said.
Zhou Weimin really didn't know how to deal with and get along with the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi.
Moreover, Li Yunlong had been gone for several days, but there was no response from the Eighth Route Army.
"Commander, we have taken control of Northwest Shanxi. Now all the counties in Northwest Shanxi are under our control."
"We control most of the villages and towns. As for the other villages and towns, we have both our soldiers and Eighth Route Army soldiers."
"These villages and towns are the bases for the development of the Eighth Route Army. Many local people have already recognized the Eighth Route Army."
"Also, we don't have enough troops. We have to garrison all the counties, towns and villages in northwest Shanxi, and we don't have that many troops."
"Currently, our Tiger Guard Division has less than 40,000 soldiers, of which nearly 30,000 are stationed in northwest Shanxi."
"But that's not enough, so I dispersed the armored units to garrison in various counties. That way, at least we can guard against the Japanese."
"Currently, there are no armored units in Jin. This is an advantage for our Tiger Guard Division, but armored units consume a lot of fuel!"
"We don't have much oil left in storage. I've seen it last for about ten days."
"If we were to fight, after one battle, the armored forces would be defeated."
"As for where are the Eighth Route Army?"
"I'm confused at the moment because the Eighth Route Army has never had any contact with our soldiers."
"So I don't know what the Eighth Route Army's attitude is."
"But these past few days, many Eighth Route Army troops have been moving around, and I don't know what they mean."
After hearing what Zhou Weimin said, Shen Fei thought for a while, and then slowly spoke to Zhou Weimin.
Zhou Weimin had sent a telegram before, asking people not to clash with the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi.
Therefore, Shen Fei never targeted the Eighth Route Army these days, and tried his best to let his soldiers avoid conflicts with the Eighth Route Army.
Fortunately, both the Eighth Route Army soldiers and the Tiger Guards soldiers were kind to the people.
Therefore, there is no conflict between the Eighth Route Army and the Tiger Guard Division at present.
These days are also the most difficult time for the people in northwestern Shanxi. The soldiers are all good. They will not eat free meals or bully the people at will.
Moreover, both the Eighth Route Army soldiers and the Tiger Guard Division soldiers would purchase some items.
In particular, the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Division were relatively wealthy and spent money lavishly.
This made the people and businessmen in northwest Shanxi earn a lot of money.
"The Eighth Route Army's affairs need to be dealt with. Our Tiger Guard Division needs to expand and needs soldiers. Northwest Shanxi is the source of our Tiger Guard Division's soldiers."
"But with the Eighth Route Army, how much can we expand?"
"Our Tiger Guards Division was established only a short time ago. Although we have some achievements, do the people of Jin truly recognize us?"
"So we need to pay attention to the governance of northwest Shanxi. If the people of northwest Shanxi want us to be recognized, we must care for the people."
"As for the Eighth Route Army's attitude towards us, after I get married, I'll go over and have a chat with them in person."
After hearing what Shen Fei said, Zhou Weimin thought for a while, and then slowly spoke to Shen Fei.
In fact, Zhou Weimin still hoped that the Eighth Route Army would withdraw from northwest Shanxi, but even if the Eighth Route Army did not want to withdraw from northwest Shanxi, Zhou Weimin would not say anything.
But Zhou Weimin also has a bottom line, that is, the Eighth Route Army cannot disrupt the recruitment and expansion of the Tiger Guard Division.
Zhou Weimin attaches great importance to this expansion.
Because there is not much time left for Zhou Weimin, he wants to go south this year.
That requires sufficient military strength.
It is already May, which is more than half a year. It takes about a month to recruit soldiers and expand the army.
It takes three months to train new recruits, and in the next few months the Tiger Guards will sweep across Jin territory in preparation for moving south.