"It seems that the head of the headquarters has great support for us."
Li Yunlong looked happy at first. Is there such a good thing?
But if you think about it carefully, all of southeastern Shanxi is now under the control of the Eighth Route Army, and there is only one cavalry regiment, the 386th Brigade, in southeastern Shanxi.
Previously, because Zhao Gang failed to uncover the Japanese senior agents lurking in the new regiment.
Li Yunlong asked Boss Chen for technical assistance, and the business price was halved. Boss Chen was originally supposed to pay 1,000 military horses.
However, Boss Chen came to the new regiment that day and said that Li Yunlong had achieved great results in this battle, so he gave Li Yunlong an additional 1,000 military horses, making a total of 2,000 military horses.
Li Yunlong originally planned to hand over 1,000 military horses, and collect some more military horses from the headquarters to expand 2 cavalry regiments.
Moreover, Li Yunlong provided the weapons and equipment for these two cavalry regiments.
Although there is not much food in the 129th Division, raising two cavalry regiments is not a big problem.
The head of the headquarters placed all 2,000 horses in the new regiment, obviously giving full support to the development of the new regiment's cavalry force.
In the future, whether they go north to attack the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia and the Kwantung Army, or they go east to attack the main force of the North China Front, although the cavalry is not as good as the armored forces.
But against the Japs, the cavalry has a lot of room to play. After all, the Japs' firepower is not very strong.
At this moment, Li Yunlong thought a lot.
The head of the headquarters thinks about the problem in a longer term.
Suddenly, Li Yunlong's heart moved. The issues that the head of the headquarters had considered, he had also considered in an instant.
Then your current level should be about the same as that of the boss, right?
It's definitely not comparable to Li Yunlong, but Li Yunlong is probably not far behind. His level in all aspects has improved rapidly in the past two years.
"That's true."
Wang Dehou nodded:
"After all, the head of the headquarters also knows very well that the stronger our new group is, the greater the fortune the headquarters will make."
"If I were the head of the headquarters, I wouldn't want cavalry. Aren't tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery better than cavalry?"
"But Commander, according to the establishment of our cavalry battalion, our new regiment can expand to three cavalry battalions this time."
"By then we will have five cavalry battalions and nearly 4,000 cavalry, which is almost the size of a cavalry division."
The batch of military horses sent by Boss Chen are all well-trained military horses that can be used directly and will not be frightened by guns and cannons on the battlefield.
However, after a cavalry battalion is formed, it must be trained for at least 1 to 3 months before it can develop combat effectiveness before it can fight on the battlefield.
"Are you worried about the unified command of the cavalry battalion?" Li Yunlong asked.
Li Yunlong used to say that with the reputation of a brigade commander, it would be good to have a cavalry division.
Now Li Yunlong's reputation is not inferior to that of the brigade commander, and he has finally assigned himself a cavalry division.
Hey, brigade commander, I'm sorry, our old Li is assigned a cavalry division first.
"That's right."
Wang Dehou nodded.
Li Yunlong said: "This is simple. I will apply to the head of the headquarters to upgrade the salary of Ma Renxing and Wang Chengzhu to the level of regimental deputy, so that our artillery and cavalry will not lack unified command in the future."
After a pause, Li Yunlong chuckled.
The five cavalry battalions of the New Regiment have a great advantage even against the Japanese 1st Cavalry Brigade.
Wang Dehou nodded and expressed no opinion.
Li Yunlong slapped his head: "By the way, when we were discussing what kind of airplane we wanted that day, we were only thinking about the airplane and forgot about the radar."
"Yep."
Wang Dehou thought about it and said quickly: "We want 70 planes, but we don't have the extra quota to replace radars. How can we monitor the Japanese planes without radars?"
Li Yunlong said: "So I plan to replace 5 of the 15 reconnaissance aircraft with 5 radars, and install one at each of the four airports."
The price of replacing the radar is the same as exchanging the aircraft.
After replacing five radars, there are still 40 attack aircraft, 15 transport aircraft and 10 reconnaissance aircraft. Including the previous 20 Saber fighter jets, there are a total of 85 aircraft.
Dagu Town Airport is not big enough to accommodate so many planes.
In the future, the Eighth Route Army will have more aircraft, and additional airports will need to be built.
Of course, if Taiyuan is recaptured, the regiment headquarters and the airport will have to be moved to Taiyuan. The airport built by the Japanese there is relatively large, and the terrain is very flat, so the scale of the airport can be expanded at any time.
In the future, the airports in northwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi can be used as rear pilot training bases.
"What about another radar?" Wang Dehou asked. Currently, the Eighth Route Army has a total of four airports. Each airport is equipped with one radar, and there is still one radar left.
Wouldn’t it be nice to replace this radar with an airplane?
Li Yunlong said: "There is also a radar sent to YA to prevent Japanese planes from taking a detour to attack YA."
"Captain, you should think long-term."
Wang Dehou said in an admiring tone, why didn't he consider this?
In the evening, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo came back, and Li Yunlong discussed with them again about the cavalry and the new business.
The two had no objections.
…
Two days later.
Li Yunlong called Ma Renxing, Wang Chengzhu, Yao Shangwen and Sun Desheng to the regiment headquarters for a talk.
Li Yunlong applied to the regiment headquarters to upgrade the salary of their four battalion commanders to the deputy regiment level.
These are the other four fierce generals under Li Yunlong.
With the military exploits these four have achieved, it is more than enough to serve as a regiment commander or even a brigade commander in other armies.
certainly.
Only in the New Regiment can these few achieve so much military success.
Last time Wang Chengzhu led a battalion and a sharp sword squadron to Wujin Mountain in Taiyuan to bombard the Japanese airport, killing dozens of Japanese planes and a dozen Japanese pilots, and earning more than 100 mountain cannons and howitzers.
That time Li Yunlong wanted to apply for Wang Chengzhu's deputy-level treatment, but he was delayed because he was too busy.
Considering that the new regiment now has an organic artillery battalion with 1 150mm howitzer battalion, 2 105mm howitzer battalions, 1 B4 heavy howitzer battalion, and 1 Katyusha rocket launcher battalion.
Next, we will soon expand a Katyusha rocket launcher battalion and a B4 heavy howitzer battalion, and there will be more in the future.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So Yao Shangwen, the 150mm howitzer battalion commander with outstanding military exploits, is also among them.
in addition.
This time Li Yunlong also planned to expand two tank battalions, which required Sun Desheng to be under unified command. In addition, Sun Desheng's military exploits were sufficient, so he also applied for deputy regimental level treatment.
As for Li Yunlong himself, he is already receiving assistant-divisional treatment, and it is only a matter of time before he is promoted to division-level treatment.
Li Yunlong glanced at the four warriors under his command, his expression extremely satisfied:
"The order from headquarters has been issued."
"From now on, the allowances for the four of you will be based on the deputy regiment level."
"In future operations, based on the needs of combat missions, our new regiment's cavalry troops, artillery troops and tank troops will be organized into some combined battalions, which will then be handed over to your command."
"Do you have the confidence to command the troops well?"
The combined battalion established by the New Regiment is actually similar in nature to the columns of the People's Liberation Army.
A temporary organization method based on combat needs.
However, the scale is not that large. The organization of the column is equivalent to that of an army, and the size of the new regiment's combined battalion is at best a reinforced regiment, to a division.
Of course, this kind of organization also has its problems, but the flaws are outweighed.
"have!"
The four battalion commanders shouted in unison, their expressions excited but their voices full of energy.
Li Yunlong nodded, his expression becoming more and more satisfied:
"Our new regiment now has more than 50,000 people. In terms of scale, it has already exceeded an army. It is about the same strength as a group army of the National Army."
"Our regiment-level establishment is only temporary. After we defeat the Japanese and liberate all of China, I, Li Yunlong, will also become the commander of the group army or even the commander of the front army."
"You guys are at least major generals, division commanders and lieutenant generals."
"You Wang Chengzhu and Yao Shangwen are the commanders of the Artillery Corps, you Ma Renxing are the commanders of the Cavalry Corps, and you Sun Desheng are the commanders of the Tank Army. You have thousands of heavy and medium tanks under your command."
As he spoke, Li Yunlong's eyes also showed a hint of expectation.
He has 1 million troops under his command, including heavy artillery, tanks, aircraft, and even battleships and submarines.
By then, no country will dare to bully China anymore, right?
At that time, whoever dares to bully China will be beaten first.
With a chuckle, Sun Desheng said: "If the relationship is good, we Sun Desheng can also become a general."
Although Li Yunlong's words sounded like painting a cake, Sun Desheng knew very well that it was not impossible to eat the cake.
With Boss Chen's increasing support, even if it doesn't reach what the group leader said, it's not far off.
"Commander, by then, the cavalry will be of no use."
Ma Renxing's eyes were burning:
"I also want to be the commander of the tank army."
"No problem." Li Yunlong nodded, "In the future, all of your cavalry units will be organized into tank units when the time comes."
Next, Li Yunlong chatted with several battalion commanders for a while, asking about the recent situation of the troops.
The air in the regiment headquarters was full of joy.
Just as Li Yunlong was about to finish, Huang Erhu's voice sounded outside the door: "Report!"
Li Yunlong: "Come in!"
Huang Erhu walked in quickly and gave a military salute: "Report to the captain, there is a call from Dagu Town Airport. The first batch of military horses and a company of new guns shipped by Boss Chen have arrived!"
"Oh?" Li Yunlong looked delighted, "Order the 1st Cavalry Battalion and the 2nd Cavalry Battalion to go to the airport to pick up the horses."
"Order the transportation battalion to collect some cars and transport all the new guns to the Dagu Town shooting range."
"yes!"
Huang Erhu straightened his body, turned around and left.
Li Yunlong grabbed the military cap on the table and put it on, then put on the steel helmet, and looked at everyone:
"You guys will come with me to the Dagu Town shooting range to try out the guns."
"Captain, did Boss Chen give you new guns?" Ma Renxing's eyes lit up slightly.
In the past, Ma Renxing's Jizhong Cavalry Regiment was equipped with a variety of mounted rifles.
After being reorganized into the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the new regiment, Ma Renxing's cavalry troops were equipped with unified standard equipment and system-improved M1 carbines.
The cavalry soldiers used it very easily.
Li Yunlong nodded and said: "Yes, Boss Chen has released a new gun, which is better than the Garand and carbine of the US military."
Hearing what the group leader said, everyone showed extremely interested expressions on their faces.
Everyone is experienced in the battlefield and naturally has a special liking for guns. Although the guns of the US military have shortcomings, they are still easy to use and are much better than the guns of the Japanese.
Immediately afterwards.
Li Yunlong also ordered the telegraph operator to notify the Sharp Sword Squadron and the commanders of the main infantry battalions to assemble at the Dagu Town shooting range immediately.
