Zhao Ziming heard that Zhao Zhiguo was coming and went to the training ground first. There was no surprise.

However, Zhao Ziming did not know that Zhao Zhiguo came with the deputy commander in chief.

When Zhao Ziming came out with his people to greet Zhao Zhiguo, he felt something was wrong in the atmosphere.

"Captain? This..."

"This is our deputy commander-in-chief, who came here specifically to see you." Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Hello... deputy commander-in-chief!"

Zhao Ziming was caught off guard and quickly stood at attention and saluted.

"Don't be so loud. The deputy commander-in-chief came in secret this time," Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Are you Zhao Zhiguo's brother Zhao Ziming?" the deputy commander asked.

"The person reporting to the head is me! Now I am the commander of the third battalion of the 129th Division Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

"Yes, people say that when a father and his son go into battle, they are brothers fighting tigers. You two brothers will both be generals in the future." said the deputy commander.

"The chief has given me the reward. We are just doing our job." Zhao Zhiguo said, "Brother, don't let the chief stand outside."

"Yes, yes, sir, please come inside!"

Zhao Ziming's battalion headquarters is simply a smaller version of the regiment headquarters.

"All your battalions are equipped with sand tables?"

When he was at Zhao Zhiguo's headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief saw the sand table.

In fact, the sand table is not something of high technical difficulty, and it is not too rare to see this thing in the regiment headquarters.

Seeing this thing in a small battalion headquarters is a rare thing.

"Reporting to the leader, this is what the regiment leader taught us. With the sand table, the formation of troops can be seen clearly at a glance, and the location of our troops can also be understood in time."

There are flags on the sand table, and the situation between the enemy and ourselves is clear on the sand table.

"Commander, our battalion is currently developing in this area. The regiment leader suggested that we proceed step by step and not rush forward. When we reach various places, we should first develop militia forces."

Militia armed forces are not necessarily combat armed forces.

It's okay to use these militiamen to deal with some puppet troops who went to the countryside to clear them, but to deal with the well-equipped Japanese army is to die.

The most important point is that the militia can also deliver messages.

When a small-scale Japanese army went to the countryside to clear the enemy, the militiamen could pass the news to the regular army nearby.

"The plan is very good." The deputy commander nodded with satisfaction, "But... when developing the militia, we must also pay attention to the ideological education of the militia team."

The Eighth Route Army is always the people's army.

A person does not become an Eighth Route Army just by picking up a gun and saying that he joins the Eighth Route Army.

If the army develops too fast, it is easy for the ideological level to fail to keep up. This is not acceptable!

"Chief, we will hold regular meetings with the militia captains. This is an order issued by our political commissar. It can be as long as once every two months or as short as one month."

"It seems like there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers here. When I brought in Matthew Wen, I was a little unhappy."

Matthew Wen also came through the long march and has an excellent ideological level.

Now I am doing a good job in the independent group, which is obvious to all.

"Hey, hey, chief, you don't want to take it back." Zhao Zhiguo also adapted to Matthew Wen's presence.

If it weren't for Matthew Wen, Zhao Zhiguo would have been punished even more for making a mistake this time.

"Don't worry, Pingcheng's army is developing at a rapid pace, and it's the time when manpower is needed. I won't transfer Ma Xiuwen away."

The development speed of Zhao Zhiguo's army has far exceeded that of any other army.

Matthew Wen also focuses on ideological education. If he neglects his work at this time, things could easily go wrong.

"Captain Zhao, would you feel uncomfortable serving as a soldier under your brother?"

The main purpose of the deputy commander-in-chief's visit to the Third Battalion was to see Zhao Ziming.

"No, although I have been in the military for a long time, I am indeed not as good as him in military command. I don't know why he suddenly became so powerful."

Zhao Ziming still didn't expect to understand why his own brother suddenly led the army to fight.

"Your ability is not bad. I heard that you were the company commander when you were in the Northwest Army?"

"Yes, at that time I was only focused on leading the charge, and I didn't learn so many twists and turns." Zhao Ziming said.

Zhao Zhiguo taught them a lot of new things, and precisely because of this, the casualties of the troops were much smaller than before.

If we were placed in the same situation of leading troops in the past, and Zhao Ziming led a company to fight the Japanese army, it is estimated that in less than two hours, the entire company would be wiped out and the position would change hands.

"It's an eye-opener for me to come here. Battalion Commander Zhao, how about I assign you a mission?"

The new things Zhao Zhiguo implemented in the army were indeed refreshing to them.

The Eighth Route Army can develop and grow because it continues to learn and absorb better experience.

Since Zhao Zhiguo has something worth learning here, as the deputy commander-in-chief, of course he will share his experience with all the troops.

"Chief, just give your order and I promise to complete the task."

"Chief, you're not going to transfer my brother, are you?" Zhao Zhiguo was a little worried.

"Why can't you give it up?"

"It's a bit reluctant, and our army already lacks experienced commanders."

Even though the three battalion commanders under Zhao Zhiguo are still just battalion commanders, each of them has the ability to command a regiment in combat.

And Zhao Zhiguo trained them as teachers.

Zhao Ziming and his three battalion commanders will lead a division of troops into battle at any time.

It is really difficult to find an officer who can replace Zhao Ziming in a short period of time.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to poach you, Battalion Commander Zhao. Put the different experiences you learned between the Eighth Route Army and the Northwest Army into writing, and then send it to me via telegram."

It is impossible for the deputy commander-in-chief to look at all Zhao Zhiguo's troops and then write down all his experiences.

Zhao Ziming has rich experience and is an officer who has fought all the way. The most important thing is that he has been in the old army and can tell the difference between today's independent regiments and the old army.

The difference is the best experience.

"Yes, Chief!"

"Chief, if you have time, give us a few more political cadres. There are political commissars in this regiment, but there are no instructors in the battalion and no instructors in the company."

"You didn't cultivate it yourself?"

"They have been trained, but they lack experience. Without us, the political commissar, they wouldn't know what to do. With such a big stall, we, the political commissar, are busy enough."

There are too many things that Matthew needs to worry about, including the ideological education of the army, logistics, mobilizing people, and resettling civilians...

Sometimes he even helps Zhao Zhiguo with suggestions.

Matthew is growing very fast. With such a heavy task on his shoulders, how can he not grow?

"Well... after I go back, I will help you think of a way, but you must also try your best to cultivate yourself. The headquarters cannot give you too much support."

The Eighth Route Army is also developing, and not all of them will come to support Zhao Zhiguo.
Chapter completed!