The 386th Brigade Independent Regiment was also established not long ago, a little later than Li Yunlong’s new regiment.
The entire regiment including Kong Jie had only 1,056 people. Excluding the clerks and cooking team members, the entire regiment had only about 1,000 combat personnel. In addition, after the former political commissar Li Wenying died in the battle with the Bantian Regiment, his superiors No new political commissar has been sent yet, and there are only three battalion commanders to assist Kong Jie in leading the regiment, namely First Battalion Commander Wang Leihu, Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan, and Third Battalion Commander Wang Huaibao.
Kong Jie did all the work of the political commissar and leader of the regiment alone.
There is no political commissar, but Kong Jie doesn't care. Which military commander likes to have a political commissar who chants the curse all day long?
Don't think that just because Li Yunlong is troubled by this matter, Kong Jie still likes to be alone.
Of course, if you are a political commissar like Political Commissar Zhao who is capable of both literary and military skills and is easy to get along with, then even a bunch of them won’t be too much.
Regiment Headquarters.
Kong Jie asked Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, to bring a map around the base area.
The other two battalion commanders Shen Quan and Wang Huaibao were also there.
Shen Quan and Wang Huaibao and Kong Jie knew it. Later, after Li Yunlong took over the independent regiment, these two battalion commanders were Li Yunlong's capable generals, but they unfortunately died in the Japanese raids.
Especially this Shen Quan, a talent no less powerful than Zhang Dabiao.
What a pity.
Kong Jie especially saw Shen Quan's tactical attribute points, which were 60, which was only 5 points less than him, the leader.
It is worth cultivating well, let alone Li Yunlong.
Amidst the doubts of the three battalion commanders, Kong Jie has been studying the map for a while, and his target point has always been locked at Xiaolingou.
"Captain, is there something wrong with this Xiaolingou?" Shen Quan, who was on the side, turned his head the fastest and was the first to notice Kong Jie's emphasis.
Kong Jie asked: "Chen Quan, let me ask you, are you familiar with this Xiaolingou area?"
"Hey, leader, you've asked the right person, I've been to that place."
"Are there many mountain roads through that place? I mean, enough for mules, carriages, or even trucks to pass."
Shen Quan thought for a while and replied: "Yes, there is a mountain road to the south of Xiaolingou, backed by a mountainous area. Although it is a dirt road, it is more than ten feet wide. Trucks and other things can definitely pass it. Leader, what do you ask about this? What?"
Kong Jie smiled and did not rush to answer Shen Quan's doubts, but continued to ask: "How much do you know about the Japanese organization?"
Chen Quan replied: "I don't know much. I probably know that the organization of the Japs is different from ours. We use squads, platoons, companies, battalions, and regiments. The Japs use squads, squads, squadrons, and brigade. Team up with these."
"Then how much do you know about the firepower configuration of different Japanese formations? For example, what is the firepower configuration of a squadron? What is the firepower configuration of a squadron?"
Chen Quan smiled bitterly and said: "Captain, since we were formed, we can count the number of times we have fought against the Japanese on our fingers. These are just general ideas."
"First Battalion Commander, Third Battalion Commander, where are you two?" Kong Jie asked.
Wang Leihu and Wang Huaibao shook their heads together. Their situation was similar to Shen Quan's.
Kong Jie said: "When marching and fighting, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. We are fighting against the Japs. We don't even know the approximate firepower configuration of the Japs' different formations. How can we fight this battle?"
"As battalion-level cadres, you must lead by example. In military terms, you must not only be familiar with your own tactics, but also understand the enemy's tactics and various intelligence conditions, summarize and formulate corresponding military training plans."
"For example, we can obtain the specific firepower configuration of the Japanese army not only through combat, but also through various intelligence channels."
"If you do more investigation before the war, you will be confident during the war."
After some suggestions, the three battalion commanders were all convinced.
Kong Jie studied his own problem by himself, muttering:
"Xiaolingou, south, mountain road. According to the map and memory, Xiaolingou is about ten kilometers away from my regiment headquarters. It seems to have reached Li Yunlong's territory."
"A transport squadron should have about two hundred people. If some puppet troops are added, there will be more."
"Not carrying heavy weapons!"
"But even so, it's still not that easy to eat. Compared with a standard infantry squadron, the combat effectiveness of a transport squadron will be a little worse, but it won't be too different."
"Almost half of the regiment is composed of new recruits, and the equipment is even more pitiful, with only 55 points. It can be imagined."
"..."
"Captain, what are you talking about?" Wang Leihu couldn't help but asked.
Kong Jie raised his head and said: "You three, tell me the number of people in each battalion and the equipment, including machine guns, rifles, including ammunition."
"First battalion commander, you speak first!"
"Yes!" Although Wang Leihu was surprised, he responded immediately: "Captain, we have a battalion of 351 people, with 4 light machine guns, 250 rifles, 3 boxes of grenades (30 per box), and the average number of bullets per person holding the gun is 7 "The report is complete."
Chen Quan continued: "The second battalion has 335 people, 3 light machine guns, 200 rifles, 2 boxes of grenades, and each person holding the gun has 5 bullets."
Wang Huaibao said bitterly: "The third battalion has 333 people. Commander, our battalion has the most recruits. We have only 2 light machine guns, 161 rifles, two boxes of grenades, and 3 bullets per person holding the gun."
After the three battalion commanders finished their detailed reports, Kong Jie was a little stunned.
Sure enough, it was similar to the memory in his mind. He just didn't believe in evil.
Now we have completely recognized the reality. The entire regiment does not have a single heavy machine gun, let alone mortars and the like. Only two people can carry a gun. This is it. Some of the rifles are probably worn out. That being said, problems such as jamming during combat or a sharp decline in accuracy are definitely unavoidable.
If you really think about it this way, it would be difficult for two people to carry a gun.
There are even less bullets, and the entire regiment's bullets combined cannot sustain a protracted battle.
"It's difficult!"
Kong Jie felt inspired and said, "How can our equipment be so bad?"
Shen Quan glanced at Kong Jie suspiciously and said helplessly: "Captain, what can we do? We were adapted from the Red Army. We were originally outside the establishment. The national army did not recognize our number, ammunition and weapons support. Don't even think about it. There aren't many in the brigade to begin with, and the 771st and 772nd regiments, the two main regiments that have been established, have been assigned to us, and even three melons and two dates are left. No less.
In addition, it has only been a year since our independent group was established. The equipment in front of us has been doubled several times through our efforts this year!"
Kong Jie smiled: "Okay, stop complaining, we won't be able to live in poverty for a few more days!"
"Captain, what do you mean?" Shen Quan was confused.
Kong Jie said: "You know the new group led by Li Yunlong, right?"
Chen Quan nodded and said: "I know, Commander Li's new regiment was established a few months earlier than us."
"How does the new regiment's equipment compare to our independent regiment?" Kong Jie asked.
Shen Quan said: "I have heard about this. Their equipment is much better. They have both light and heavy machine guns, and they seem to have a mortar."
Kong Jie asked: "Then do you know why?"
The three battalion commanders shook their heads.
Kong Jie asked himself and answered: "Apart from the fact that Li Yunlong's new group was established a few months earlier than ours, the most important reason is that that kid likes to do side jobs when he has nothing to do!"