The total strength of the secret service battalion is 1,156!
Battalion Commander Colonel Ye Chenghuan (part-time), Battalion Political Instructor (vacant), Deputy Battalion Commander Major Peng Chong, Battalion Deputy Political Instructor Captain Zhou Chengfa (Lao Hei), under the jurisdiction of:
1. Battalion headquarters: 4 battalion commander, battalion political instructor, deputy battalion commander, and deputy battalion political instructor, equipped with 4 Browning pistols.
(1) Battalion Guard Platoon (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, deputy platoon political propagandist, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic type).
1) Guard Class 1 (16 people): equipped with 2 Type 96 light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenades, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern 14 pistols.
2) Guard Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
3) Guard Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
4) Guard Class 4: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(2) Battalion Special Agent Platoon (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Battalion headquarters service team (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.
2) Battalion Headquarters Health Class (16 people): Equipped with 16 Southern Fourteenth pistols and medical equipment.
3) Battalion headquarters communications class (16 people): equipped with 16 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 2 field radios, 2 telephone exchanges, and 6 telephones.
2. Reconnaissance company (228 people): company commander Captain Zhou Chengfa (Lao Hei) (part-time), company political instructor Lieutenant Gu Xishui, deputy company commander Lieutenant Lu Sanjiang, company deputy political instructor Lieutenant Niu Er, equipment made in Japan with a load capacity of 1.5 tons
15 trucks, 15 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycles, under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company Headquarters: Company Commander, Company Political Instructor, Deputy Company Commander, Company Deputy Political Instructor 4 people, equipped with 1 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine gun, 1 imitation German Mauser submachine pistol (20-shot automatic type)
1 Browning pistol, 1 Southern Fourteenth pistol (the above are used by company commander Captain Zhou Chengfa), and 1 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycle.
1) Guard class and communications class (16 people): equipped with 2 Type 96 light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenades, 12 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine guns, and imitation German Mauser submachine pistols
(20-ring automatic type), 4 Southern Fourteen pistols, communication equipment (1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, 3 telephones) and cooking equipment, and 1 Japanese-made truck with a load capacity of 1.5 tons, made in Japan
1 three-wheel motorcycle.
(2) Machine gun platoon (52 people): Platoon leader Lieutenant Yuan Erhei (Heizi), platoon political propagandist Second Lieutenant Lu Zhongda, deputy platoon leader Second Lieutenant Cai Dadao, platoon deputy political propagandist Second Lieutenant, equipped with imitation German Mauser submachine pistols
4 (20-ring automatic), 4 Nanbu Fourteen pistols, and 1 Japanese-made three-wheel motorcycle.
1) Mortar squad (8 people): equipped with 1 82mm mortar, 8 Czech rifles, 8 bayonets, and 1 Japanese-made truck with a load capacity of 1.5 tons.
2) Machine gun squad 1 (16 people): equipped with 2 MG34 general-purpose machine guns, 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and 2 Japanese-made trucks with a load capacity of 1.5 tons.
3) Machine gun squad two (24 people): equipped with 3 imitation Maxim heavy machine guns, 24 Czech rifles, 24 bayonets, and 2 Japanese-made trucks with a load capacity of 1.5 tons.
(3) Reconnaissance Platoon 1 (52 people): Platoon leader Lieutenant Lu Sanjiang (part-time), platoon political propagandist Lieutenant, deputy platoon leader Second Lieutenant Mingxin, platoon deputy political propagandist Second Lieutenant, equipped with imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20 rings)
4 automatic type), 4 Czech semi-automatic rifles, 4 bayonets, 4 Browning pistols, 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycle, and 16 war horses.
1) Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (16 people): Sergeant Mei Bunao (brainless), the squad leader, equipped with 2 Type 96 light machine guns and 2 50mm Type 89 grenades, imitating the German Bergmann (ie MP28)
7 submachine guns, 5 Czech semi-automatic rifles, 5 bayonets, 12 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic), 2 Browning pistols, 16 Southern Fourteen pistols, and a Japanese-made truck with a load capacity of 1.5 tons
1, 1 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycle.
2) Reconnaissance Squadron 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
3) Reconnaissance Squadron Three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(4) Second reconnaissance platoon: Platoon leader Lieutenant Gu Xishui (part-time), platoon political propagandist Lieutenant, deputy platoon leader Shen Laoliu second lieutenant, platoon deputy political propagandist second lieutenant, the organization and equipment are the same as above.
(5) The third reconnaissance platoon: platoon leader Lieutenant Niu Er (concurrently), platoon political propagandist lieutenant, deputy platoon leader Mei Yaoxing (unhappy) second lieutenant, platoon deputy political propagandist second lieutenant, the organization and equipment are the same as above.
3. Guard Company (312 people): Company Commander Major Peng Chong (part-time), under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic type).
1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine guns, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 12 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic), 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.
3) Communication squad (8 people): equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.
(2) Company gun platoon (64 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Infantry artillery squad (20 people): equipped with 2 Type 92 70mm infantry guns, 20 Czech rifles, and 20 bayonets.
2) Heavy Machine Gun Squadron 1 (24 people): equipped with 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 24 Czech rifles, and 24 bayonets.
3) The second heavy machine gun squad (16 people): equipped with 2 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 16 Czech rifles, and 16 bayonets.
(3) Guard Platoon 1 (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, deputy platoon political propagandist, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic type).
1) Guard Class 1 (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine guns, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
2) Guard Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
3) Guard Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
4) Guard Class 4: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(4) Guard 2nd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(5) Guard 3rd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
4. Engineer company (200 people): Company commander Captain Bai Sheng, under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.
3) Communication squad (8 people): equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.
(2) 1st Engineer Platoon (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Engineer squad one (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and engineer equipment.
2) Engineer Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
3) Engineer Squad Three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(3) Engineer 2nd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(4) Engineer 3rd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
5. Signal Company (92 people): Company Commander, Lieutenant Yang Xiaoshan, Deputy Company Commander, Second Lieutenant Taozi, under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.
(2) Wireless communications platoon (28 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Wireless Squadron 1 (8 people): Equipped with 8 Southern Fourteener pistols and 1 field radio.
2) Wireless Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
3) Wireless Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(3) Wired communications platoon (28 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Cable Squadron 1 (8 people): Equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.
2) Cable second shift: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.
3) Cable Class 3: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.
6. Sanitary Company (200 people): Company Commander Captain Tantai Mingyue, Deputy Company Commander (Erya) Second Lieutenant, under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.
3) Communication squad (8 people): equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.
(2) Sanitary platoon (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
1) Health Class 1 (16 people): Equipped with 16 Southern Fourteen pistols and medical equipment.
2) Health Class 2: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.
3) Health Class 3: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.
(3) Sanitary Second Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(4) Sanitary platoon three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
Under this organization, the communications and health platoon-level units originally belonging to the special agent company were all upgraded to company level. In addition to the original engineer company and the added security and reconnaissance companies, the special agent battalion has five companies, not to mention.
For example, the guard company also has infantry artillery, and the reconnaissance company has trucks, war horses, and motorcycles. Even if the other three companies are mostly equipped with rifles and pistols with slightly weaker combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of the more than 500 people in the guard company and reconnaissance company alone is absolutely incomparable.
Not much weaker than an infantry battalion before.
Moreover, after the special forces squadron was upgraded to a reconnaissance company this time, several special forces who had performed well in previous battles were promoted. Shen Laoliu, Ming Xin, Lu Zhongda, the Brainless and Unhappy Combination, etc. were basically promoted from non-commissioned officers to lieutenants.
On the contrary, as their commander, Lieutenant Gu Xishui, he was not promoted.
But only those with a discerning eye know that Tang Dao loves Gu Xishui and did not promote him to a military rank. However, his position is extremely important. He still serves as the deputy commander of the upgraded reconnaissance company and concurrently serves as the commander of the first reconnaissance platoon. He is the leader of the reconnaissance company.
The second-in-command.
As for the former commander of the special agent company, Yang Xiaoshan, who was suddenly transferred from the 'combat' unit and instead served as the commander of the communications company, with Taozi, who has been promoted to second lieutenant, as his deputy. Anyone who knows a little bit about this person's relationship with Tang Dao
You know that this is not a humiliation, but a training for this person.
From the moment the Independent Battalion was born, Tang Dao attached great importance to communications. It upgraded the original small battalion headquarters communications class to a communications platoon, and now it has been upgraded to a communications company.
The communications company is not only responsible for the communications between battalions, companies and regiment headquarters on the battlefield, but also for the communications construction of various units in the garrison. It is said that the funds allocated by the regiment headquarters to the communications company to purchase telephones, wires and other supplies are even less than that of an infantry battalion.
, the commander of the communications company, must be one of the people Tang Dao trusts most.
There has been a popular saying in the Four Lines Regiment that Yang Xiaoshan, Gu Xishui, Qian Dazhu, and Wei Donglai are the four young officers most likely to be promoted to school-level officers in the Four Lines Regiment in the future.
This is not to say that Zhao Daqiang, Cai Yongguan, Li Jiujin, Lao Hei and other Tang Dao's favorite generals are not good, but privately the standard for everyone is under 24 years old, and veteran Youzi are too 'old' and do not belong to this
category.
Gu Xishui, Qian Dazhu, and Wei Donglai have all proven themselves on the battlefield. Only Yang Xiaoshan keeps going around among the companies, from the infantry platoon leader to the special agent company, and then from the special agent company to the communications company.
It seems to be constantly changing and adapting to new roles.
But this is more of a kind of experience in the eyes of many people. Maybe it won't be too long before Yang Xiaoshan serves as the commander of an infantry company or even a higher-level unit. It is not too surprising.
Lieutenant Yang Xiaoshan will definitely prove himself. This is something that almost everyone is extremely sure of. There is only one reason for this. He is one of the young officers that Tang Tuanzuo values most.
Erya's appointment as the deputy commander of the health company actually had twists and turns. Erya originally refused to be promoted to second lieutenant and became the deputy commander of the health company. Tang Tuanzuo could not even give orders with a dark face, but Ye Chenghuan still had this political lesson.
The director of the department and the commander of the special agent battalion went to work personally and told him that the health company would always accompany the regiment. In addition, seeing that Tantai Mingyue, the medical captain, was extremely busy every day, he went there himself to help relieve some of her burden.
Erya, the second lieutenant and deputy company commander, reluctantly agreed to take up the post.
As far as the current establishment and personnel composition of the spy battalion is concerned, a core battalion under the headquarters of the Si Xing Regiment is about to be formed.
It is true that the spy battalion has many functions and its combat power is not weak, but when it comes to spending money and investment, it is not as good as the cavalry battalion.
The real gold-swallowing behemoth—the cavalry battalion organization also made its debut.
The cavalry battalion has a staff of 350 people and 500 horses. The battalion commander is Lieutenant Colonel Gong Shaoxun. He is under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Battalion headquarters (4 people, 4 horses): battalion commander, battalion political instructor (vacant), one deputy captain of the captain, one deputy political instructor of the lieutenant company, equipped with imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic type)
4, 4 Czech-style lances, 4 bayonets, and 4 sabers.
1) Guard class and communications class (12 people, 12 horses): equipped with 12 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic type), 12 Czech lances, 12 bayonets, 12 sabers, and communication equipment
(1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, 3 telephones) and cooking equipment.
(2) Artillery platoon (34 people, 34 war horses, 34 pack horses): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Czech-style lances, 4 bayonets, and 4 sabers
4 pistols, 4 Southern Fourteeners.
1) Mortar Squadron 1 (10 men, 10 war horses, 10 pack horses): equipped with 1 90mm Type 94 mortar, 10 Czech lances, 10 bayonets, 10 sabers, Southern Fourteenth
10 pistols.
2) Mortar Squadron 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
3) Mortar Squadron Three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(3) Cavalry platoon (50 men, 80 horses): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, deputy platoon political propagandist, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic type), Czech Republic
4 lances, 4 bayonets, and 4 sabers.
1) Firepower squad (10 people, 10 horses): equipped with 5 imitation Czech light machine guns, 5 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 10 sabers, and 10 Southern Fourteenth pistols.
2) Cavalry Squadron 1 (12 men, 12 horses): equipped with 12 Czech lances, 12 bayonets, and 12 sabers.
3) Cavalry Squadron 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
4) Cavalry Squadron Three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(4) Cavalry 2nd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(5) Cavalry Third Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.
(6) The fourth cavalry platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above (it is usually attached to the first infantry battalion for operations).
(7) The fifth cavalry platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above (it is usually attached to the second infantry battalion for operations).
(8) Sixth Platoon of Cavalry: The organization and equipment are the same as above (it is attached to the third battalion of infantry in peacetime).
The entire cavalry battalion will have 6 cavalry platoons with 300 cavalrymen, one artillery platoon with 34 men, and the battalion headquarters' security communications squad, with a total strength of 350 men, more than three times the total strength of the previous cavalry company.
But what really costs money is not the 200 new cavalry to be trained, but the shortage of more than 300 war horses. It is said that the purchase price offered by the regiment to the war horse dealers is 200 oceans per horse, which is more than twice the market price.
, that’s nearly 70,000 yuan. If placed in the 921st Division, it is almost enough to pay a division of more than 20,000 people for a month.
It is said that Brigadier Cheng of the 683rd Brigade scolded Tang Tuanzuo for being a prodigal son at the brigade headquarters for at least half an hour after hearing the price Tang Tuanzuo was asking for the war horse.
Just buying horses doesn't cost a lot of money. Raising these 500 war horses is not a small sum either. War horses are not pack horses. They just need to eat some hay and some corn grains. To maintain the endurance and speed of war horses, it takes a lot of energy.
Grain, the refined grain consumed by a war horse can almost feed five infantrymen.
In other words, the investment in a cavalry battalion is twice that of a special agent battalion with thousands of people.
However, no one in the Si Xing Regiment had any objections to the regiment spending so much money and food to build a cavalry battalion. Tang Dao's prestige was only one of them.
The second is that as soldiers, especially after fighting the Japanese for several consecutive times in the mountains, they know the importance of having a force that can quickly invest artillery and light and heavy machine guns into the enemy's weak points.
The cavalry is the most powerful mobile force in the mountains, more powerful than the legendary mechanized troops.
After all, horses can pass wherever people can walk, but not cars.
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