This time, the new 22nd Division marched to Dong'an, Hunan, and the 200th Division marched to Lingling, Hunan.
Both places were at the junction of Hunan and Guangxi.
The ultimate goal of the Fifth Army was to march to Guangxi.
It took ten days for the New 22nd Division to drive from Xiangtan to Dong'an.
It then moved its defense from Dong'an to Quanzhou, Guangxi, which was very close, and broke away from Hunan.
Zhang Wei's teaching brigade and the New 22nd Division completed a "cross-provincial march."
The troops directly under the Fifth Army marched with cars, tanks, and a large number of mules and horses.
The infantry division marched only by walking on footboards.
The main marching section is from Xiangtan to Dong'an.
The distance from Xiangtan to Dong'an is about 300 kilometers.
It is trivial for the military vehicles.
If they can be replaced with footboards, it will be nearly ten days of marching.
The cars owned by the army are not classified into infantry divisions.
The artillery, tanks, ordnance of the army and the light and heavy weapons and ammunition of the directly-affiliated troops are all pulled by cars.
The troops always march in non-combat conditions.
The New 22nd Division has many recruits, and it is the first large-scale march to move defenses.
The marching speed cannot be too fast, so Zhang Wei leads the teaching brigade.
It took ten days to walk from Xiangtan to Dong'an, which was basically a march of ten kilometers per day.
The infantry regiment at the back was called dawdling, and the officers had to be careful.
Every time they walked for half a day, the entire division would stop and rest for two hours.
Each regiment counted the number of people, checked whether anyone was missing, and at the same time allowed the troops to rest.
Give the recruits time to rest.
Long-distance marches make officers wary, but it is also an exercise for the troops, especially the new troops.
The soldiers in the teaching brigade did not feel much about this kind of long-distance march.
The strict training of the brigade allowed them to fully adapt to this kind of march.
The brigade-ready march was much more comfortable than the war-ready march.
There were no Japs in Hunan yet.
Zhang Wei asked the brigade to march in columns in a brigade-ready manner, which was more comfortable for the soldiers.
On the way from Xiangtan to Dong'an, Madman Qiu kept a close eye on the troops, so the troops did not have major troubles, but there were still many minor incidents.
The section from Dong'an to Quanzhou, Guangxi is much more comfortable and can be reached in just one day's walk.
Needless to say, during the entire march, the teaching brigade spent most of its time resting during the march and then marching again.
Most of this time was safe and somewhat boring.
However, there were unexpected situations, related to deserters, and the most disturbing one happened on the way to Dong'an.
When the teaching brigade was about to arrive in Dong'an, they encountered a dozen skirmishers with guns on the road.
The first squadron was in front and was the first to spot these skirmishers.
The vanguard of a squadron in front discovered the situation and fired a warning shot with a rifle, startling the entire brigade.
The skirmishers who collided were wearing steel helmets, holding a full set of infantry weapons and equipment, and a light machine gun.
They came face to face with the teaching brigade.
After the collision, the two sides faced off for a while.
Qiu Wei found out that these soldiers did not look like soldiers on a mission.
After asking Zhang Wei for instructions, Zhang Wei ordered the arrest of these suspicious soldiers based on the principle of being foolproof.
Zhang Wei learned about the situation and thought of the Japanese plainclothes soldiers he encountered during the retreat of Lanfeng Battle, so he ordered the arrest without hesitation.
At that time, the Japanese army could disguise themselves as ordinary people, but now, they might be able to disguise themselves as the national army. .
The first squadron surrounded them and rushed to arrest people.
There was no exchange of fire or confrontation as expected.
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After a squadron launched an attack, these skirmishers didn't even put up any decent resistance.
They just threw away their guns and surrendered.
Zhang Wei interrogated these people and checked their military uniforms and equipment.
It turned out that he was overthinking.
These people were not Japanese spies, they were all serious Chinese, out-and-out Chinese soldiers.
It's a pity that he is a deserter.
There were a total of sixteen deserters caught, and their clothes showed that they were from the 200th Division.
The 200th Division arrived earlier than the New 22nd Division, and their destination was Lingling.
These people came out after the 200 Division arrived in Lingling.
The leader was a veteran squad leader, and the rest were new recruits.
Although the squad leader was a veteran, after the 200th Division arrived at the Guangxi border, he gradually began to think of escaping, so he kidnapped a dozen recruits, fled collectively with their equipment, and successfully escaped while taking advantage of the chaos.
It was just unlucky that I ran all the way to Dong'an and bumped into the teaching team.
It's not surprising that this kind of thing happens, desertion is a common occurrence, and desertion is not just for recruits, there are many deserters among veterans as well.
These people are very good at timing.
They ran away immediately after the troops arrived at their destination.
When the 200th Division arrived in Lingling, they took action immediately.
Not only did they take their own guns, they also stole some weapons and ammunition, which was an extremely serious "armed crime".
Escape."
If they hadn't had the misfortune to run into the New 22nd Division, these people would have escaped long ago.
After catching these deserters, Zhang Wei reported the people and situation to the division headquarters while the entire division was resting.
After catching deserters from other units, Deputy Commander Liao of the division headquarters did not dare to neglect them.
This also involved dealing with neighboring units.
Deputy Commander Liao urgently communicated with Commander Dai of the 200th Division via telegram.
After verifying the situation, after communicating with the 200th Division, the 200th Division confirmed that a sergeant squad leader and a dozen recruits from the 9th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 599th Regiment fled with weapons and suddenly disappeared when they arrived at Lingling and had stolen I got a batch of 79 rifle bullets and grenades as well as a light machine gun.
After comparing the names of the deserters, it was confirmed that the captured deserters were members of the 599th Regiment of the 200th Division.
As for how to deal with these people, after negotiating with the 200th Division, the 200th Division stated that the captured sergeant and squad leader would kindly ask friendly forces to shoot them on the spot, and the leader must die.
The sergeant squad leader was a veteran, and he was the one who took the lead in escaping.
He took away a whole squad of recruits and ran away, so the 200 Division must be severely punished.
The rest of the escaped recruits will be escorted by the New 22nd Division for the time being, and will be handed over to the 200th Division once they are all over the state.
It was actually difficult to deal with people from the friendly forces in the New 22nd Division, but Commander Dai of the 200th Division sent a telegram.
With the permission of the friendly force commander, it would be easier to handle.
The sergeant squad leader who led the escape immediately lost his dignity when he heard the news of the shooting.
In front of Zhang Wei, he was pulled out by the soldiers of the New 22nd Division's special agent company.
The crying father and mother were shot and killed, and his body was abandoned in the wilderness.
This incident of desertion and shooting was intentionally notified to the whole division by the division, which acted as a deterrent to those with evil intentions.
That means using the lives of friendly deserters to warn the restless elements in the New 22nd Division.
After dealing with the deserters, the teaching brigade and the entire division continued to march, accelerated the advance, rested for a while in Dong'an, and then the entire division marched toward Quanzhou, Guangxi.
The troops performed well during the advance.
Zhang Wei did not hear any major movements from the infantry regiment behind him.
News of deserters.
Quanzhou is the gathering place of the Fifth Army, and the inspection that Madman Qiu mentioned must also be conducted near Quanzhou.
After resting in Dong'an, the troops of the New 22nd Division marched hand in hand with the 200th Division resting in Lingling and entered Guangxi.
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