It was originally a secret mission given to the independent group, but in the end, the attack target was also determined. For the boss, this was definitely an unexpected surprise.
Looking at Kong Jie, he said with satisfaction: "Considering that the independent regiment may face several times the siege of Japanese and puppet troops at any time when it goes deep into enemy-occupied areas, the combat pressure on the soldiers must be very high. There must be a sufficient number of political cadres to help you stabilize the morale of the army.
Otherwise, there will definitely be troops that cannot withstand the pressure and collapse on the battlefield."
"I have transferred ten deputy instructors from the headquarters to you, specifically to strengthen the ideological education work of each company."
The brigade commander responded: "After I return to the brigade headquarters, I will also support the ten deputy instructors of the independent regiment... Make sure that each main company has two instructors, one and one deputy!"
Political cadres are indeed the weak link of the Independent Group.
The army expansion rate is too fast, and the growth rate of political cadres obviously cannot keep up with the army expansion rate.
Several companies in the newly formed Fourth Battalion and Guard Battalion are shouldered by the company commander and instructor, which is definitely not conducive to the long-term development of the army.
With the political cadres supported by the brigade commander and boss, the overall combat effectiveness of the independent regiment will definitely increase by 10%...
Kong Jie's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he said gratefully: "Thank you, chief, thank you brigade commander... With these cadres, I am more confident to complete the task."
The boss continued: "Not only must we successfully complete the mission, but we must also safely evacuate Taiyuan and come back alive!"
"I have already agreed with your brigade commander that after the counter-mopping campaign is over, the headquarters will give the Independent Regiment two more main battalions... You guys must not let us down."
The boss left Chenjiayu that night, along with ten vehicles of weapons...
Early the next morning, Chu Yunfei also came to say goodbye: "Brother Kong... I just received an order from the summit. The Japanese North China Front has been having unusual activities recently and requires us to return to the army immediately!"
"Chu is here to say goodbye today!"
"To be honest, if it hadn't been for the order from the top, I would have really wanted to stay in the Independent Regiment for a while longer."
"Your tactics against the Japanese are very powerful. I have never heard of many of them. I have benefited a lot from you!"
"This is a Browning pistol. I hope Brother Kong can accept it as Chu's gratitude to you. At the same time, I also hope that we will have the opportunity to cooperate in fighting Japanese invaders in the future!"
Kong Jie took out a command knife that he had just captured and said, "It's disrespectful to come back without reciprocating. Brother Yunfei, our Eighth Route Army is poor and we don't have much good stuff. The only thing we can take out is this command knife..."
Chu Yunfei had fought many imps, but they were all blockades and attacks. He rarely had the chance to engage in annihilation battles, let alone kill an entire brigade in one battle.
He didn't bother to spend money to buy a command knife, so he still doesn't have a Zuoguan knife of his own.
The command knife given by Kong Jie undoubtedly went deep into his heart. When he got it, he pulled out the command knife with a "swipe" sound. The cold light was so intense that he knew it was a good knife at a glance.
Sheathing the knife, I was very satisfied to accept this great gift.
After sending Chu Yunfei away, Kong Jie went to Li Wensheng and began to issue an order: "Chief of Staff, in order to successfully complete the tasks assigned to us by the chief of staff, the army must recruit new soldiers immediately and mobilize prisoners to join us!"
"The recruit companies of each battalion will be increased by 100 people, and the full complement will be 300 people..."
"The recruit battalion directly under the regiment has been expanded to 1,000 people, and all vacancies must be filled within ten days!"
"The remaining vacancies in the recruit companies of each battalion will be directly filled with prisoners who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army. All recruit battalions will be replenished with new recruits. Training will begin when the recruitment is full!"
"According to the boss's wishes, we will join the war in two months at most...Each battalion and company must seize the time to train!"
Li Wensheng asked while recording: "How to arrange the heavy weapons in the regiment!"
"With so many artillery pieces and light and heavy machine guns suddenly added, the corresponding organization must be adjusted."
Kong Jie thought while answering: "The mortar company was reorganized into an artillery company, equipped with four infantry cannons and two mountain cannons!"
"Tell Chen Daliang that I got the artillery for him, and the artillery company's training must keep up!"
"My requirements for the artillery battery are very simple: in addition to being able to fire cannons, all six artillery pieces must be mules and horses!"
"It can be quickly disassembled and assembled, transported by mules and horses, and can walk on mountain roads!"
"Each battalion's direct machine gun platoon was expanded into a machine gun company, equipped with three heavy machine guns and three mortars..."
"The machine gun squads directly under each company were transformed into grenade squads, equipped with three grenade launchers!"
"Each infantry platoon adds a machine gun squad and is equipped with two crooked guns..."
"Every battalion in the main force must form a submachine gun squad, which is directly under the battalion commander of each battalion!"
"Huang Yu seized dozens more submachine guns and Mauser pistols in the back mountains of Chenjiayu Island, which are enough to meet the needs of the troops!"
"All cadres above the platoon are equipped with Mauser pistols suitable for close combat... They can not only shoot at the enemy at close range, but also kill the enemy with a cold rifle in hand-to-hand combat, killing both with one arrow!"
"The remaining submachine guns and Mauser pistols are all equipped with the assault company!"
"We also seized more than 300 tortoise boxes in two annihilation battles, and distributed them to each squad leader first, guaranteeing each person a pistol and 20 rounds of pistol ammunition!"
"If there are more, I will match them with the deputy squad leader..."
Li Wensheng hesitated and reminded: "Regiment Commander, the recruit companies of each battalion will increase by 100 people, the recruit battalion directly under the regiment will increase by 400 people, the machine gun platoon will expand the machine gun company, and each infantry platoon will establish a new machine gun squad... Calculate this.
, our independent group needs at least 1,300 more people..."
"Including the original troops, the total strength is almost over 5,000, which is more than many troops in one brigade... Will this cause criticism from others... Does the head of the headquarters have any opinions? Should I report it first?
Brigade Headquarters, wait until the brigade commander agrees before doing this!"
"That's not necessary!" Kong Jie said for a rare moment.
"The five thousand men are only temporary. After the attack on Taiyuan, it will be good if our independent regiment can come back with only two thousand men!"
"Reporting to the brigade headquarters now will make things difficult for the brigade commander!"
"If you agree to our expansion, other troops will definitely follow our example and go to the brigade commander to ask for it!"
"If you don't agree to our expansion, it may affect the mission we are about to complete!"
"The boss made an explanation before leaving..."
"The independent regiment has the right to make smart decisions before completing its mission, and does not have to ask its superiors for instructions on everything!"
"This time we fought alone in enemy-occupied areas and narrowly escaped death..."
"If there are not enough supplementary troops to support it, the troops will lose their combat effectiveness due to too many casualties after a few battles!"
"Only with more than 2,000 new soldiers, can the independent regiment be sure to capture Jinzhong, dominate Taiyuan, and force the Japanese to divide their forces and return to Taiyuan to support them!"
Li Wensheng was convinced and just about to leave, Huang Yu suddenly spoke!
"Commander, under the high-intensity training, the troops must keep up with the food!"
"I suggest that the regiment headquarters use all the money to buy pork and eggs..."
"Soldiers eat meat every other day and are full...so that everyone can train hard and develop combat effectiveness in a short period of time!"
Kong Jie's eyes lit up and he immediately looked at Li Wensheng: "How much funding does our group still have?"
"More than 1,800 yuan!" Li Wensheng replied hesitantly.
Kong Jie thought for a moment and then began to issue orders: "Based on two months, we can divide thirty oceans a day!"
"Notify the logistics department immediately and buy pork and eggs at the standard of thirty yuan a day to ensure that the troops can have a meal of meat and vegetables every day, even if it is just a little minced meat... there must be enough oil and water!"
"All the remaining food in the logistics department will be distributed according to the standard of two months. As long as it is not wasted, I will make it for you!"
"Captain, you are crazy!" Li Wensheng stared at Kong Jie with wide eyes and shouted in disbelief.
"You will eat up all the food and funds in two months. Could it be that you want everyone to drink the northwest wind in two months, but... I firmly disagree..."
"Even if we provide more food for the troops, there is no way to eat like this. It's too luxurious!"
"If other troops and the head of the headquarters find out, what will they think of us..."
Seeing the chief of staff standing up from the chair in a hurry, Kong Jie quickly helped him sit down and comforted him with a smile on his face: "Old Li, calm down..."
"Huang Yu and I will definitely not do stupid things like just focusing on the present and not caring about the future, let alone starve the soldiers!"
"What will the troops eat and drink in two months?" Li Wensheng calmed down a little, stared at Kong Jie and asked the question he was most concerned about.
If Kong Jie didn't solve this problem, he would never agree to such a luxurious way of eating.
"After the Japanese start their raids, where are we going to fight?" Kong Jie asked with a smile.
"Isn't it Jinzhong?" Li Wensheng didn't understand what Kong Jie meant, but he still answered readily.
"What's in Jinzhong?" Kong Jie continued to ask, with a smile unknowingly appearing on his face.
"There are Japs... there are puppet troops... there are Japanese... there are businessmen... etc..." Li Wensheng said to himself...
Then Meng De patted his head: "I understand!"
"Jinzhong is the east gate of Taiyuan, with prosperous commerce and a large number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed there. There must be a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies stored there!"
"As long as Jinzhong is captured, the troops will be able to seize a large amount of food and a large amount of funds. Then we will not be short of food and funds..."
"I agree to use up all the food and funds in stock within two months..."
"I will send Dayang to the logistics department now and ask them to find ways to purchase pork and eggs. The more the better!"
In the camp of the Recruit Company of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment, as soon as meal time arrived, a strong smell of meat filled the entire camp.
The recruit company has expanded to 300 people, more than 80 of whom are prisoners of war.
After joining the Eighth Route Army, they were prepared to live a hard life.
The result surprised them.
The food of the independent regiment is not only not bad, it is even better than when they were puppet soldiers...
"Comrades... for lunch today we will have pork stewed with vermicelli and white flour steamed buns... enough, you can eat as much as you want!" the instructor stood in front of the team and shouted.
"Let me tell you another good news: starting from today, the independent group can eat one meal of meat and vegetables and one meal of white flour steamed buns every day..."
"But I hope everyone will train well after eating and drinking, so as not to let down such a good meal!"
"Don't worry, instructor, as long as you keep me fed, I can train for ten hours a day no problem!" shouted a soldier who was a prisoner.
"I can eat one meal of meat every day... I have never had such a good time during the Chinese New Year before, so I must train hard!" Another recruit stood up and became perverted, and his mouth was almost drooling when he spoke.
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