Li Yunlong smiled proudly and said: "Hahaha, let me tell you, they will definitely come back today."
The three leaders of the Independent Regiment came to the courtyard of the regiment headquarters and saw Xu Dalong and others carrying captured weapons, ammunition on their horses, and pulling two large carts filled with grain and other supplies.
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When Xu Dalong saw the three leaders, he hurriedly stepped forward, stood at attention and saluted, and said: "Report to the leader of the regiment, the political commissar, the special service platoon went out to perform the task, and returned safely. Please give instructions. Xu Dalong, leader of the special service platoon."
Li Yunlong was still very concerned about the safety of the soldiers. He returned a military salute and first asked: "Dalong, are there any casualties among our brothers?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Don't worry, the whole platoon was supposed to have 24 people, but it turned out to be 24 people, and there were no casualties."
Zhao Gang smiled with satisfaction: "Good job."
Li Yunlong asked the soldiers of the special service platoon to go back to rest first, and then asked Xu Dalong to go to his room to report on the battle.
After Xu Dalong reported the battle, everyone was shocked.
You must know that attacking an enemy hiding in a solid fortification usually requires several times the enemy's strength and powerful artillery fire. During combat, the casualties of the attacking side are usually much greater than those of the defending side.
It is unimaginable for people like Xu Dalong and others to use inferior forces to attack an enemy with superior forces relying on solid fortifications.
What's even more outrageous is that it only took Xu Dalong and others 12 minutes to capture the enemy's stronghold without any casualties.
Kong Jie excitedly waved his fist and said, "Great job."
Zhao Gang was also very excited. He said: "Lao Li, Deputy Commander Kong, and Xu Dalong must summarize their combat experience and pass it on to other cadres of our independent regiment."
Li Yunlong said happily: "No problem, well, political commissar Zhao is your strong point in putting pen to paper, so you will be responsible for handling this matter."
Taking advantage of the happiness of the leaders, Xu Dalong said: "We have consumed a lot of ammunition in this attack on the Xinzhuang stronghold. We will hand over all the weapons and other materials we seized. We will leave those bullets for our platoon."
Li Yunlong nodded and said: "No problem, you all can take it."
Zhao Gang was in charge of logistics, so he still asked: "How many bullets were seized in total?"
Xu Dalong said: "17,500 rounds."
Zhao Gang hesitated and said, "It's a bit much, should I hand over some?"
Li Yunlong said firmly: "Send them all to the special service platoon."
Kong Jie also said: "I agree with Lao Li. These bullets can play a greater role in the special service platoon. Besides, they have handed over so many weapons and food, so it is not excessive to keep these bullets."
Zhao Gang didn't mean to deprive Xu Dalong and the others, he was just worried that the special service platoon would leave so many seizures, which would have a bad impact. Seeing that Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were resolute, he agreed.
Xu Dalong expressed his gratitude to the three regiment leaders and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
Li Yunlong said: "Wait a minute.
Political Commissar, Lao Kong, we now have the equipment of a cavalry company, and the brigade commander also agreed. Our regiment will set up a cavalry company. The soldiers of the cavalry company are easy to deal with, but the commander of this cavalry company must choose a real good player. I
There is a candidate, his name is Sun Desheng. He used to be the platoon leader of the cavalry platoon of the Northeast Army, but now he is the deputy company commander of the New Regiment. I want to get him over."
Neither Zhao Gang nor Kong Jie had any objections. Zhao Gang said: "Okay, let's report to the brigade headquarters and transfer Sun Desheng to our independent regiment."
Li Yunlong shook his head like a rattle and said: "Old Zhao, this is not possible at all. That guy Ding Wei will definitely refuse to let me go. You have to offer enough benefits in exchange."
Zhao Gang asked curiously: "What conditions will Commander Ding put forward?"
Li Yunlong said: "At least 5 light machine guns are needed."
Zhao Gang was shocked when he heard this. Nowadays, the independence group's family background is very thin. He couldn't bear to take out five light machine guns at once. He said: "This is too much."
Kong Jie said: "Political Commissar, I think Lao Li's opinion is correct. If we can bring out a cavalry company, it will be worth paying a little more."
Zhao Gang said: "We took out five light machine guns at once. We don't have enough in our warehouse. They will definitely not be willing to transfer them from the battalion and company below."
Li Yunlong did not answer Zhao Gang's words. He looked at Xu Dalong and said: "Dalong, leave this matter to you. Give Ding Wei whatever he wants. Not only do you want to get Sun Desheng back to me, but also that Wang Chengzhu."
Bring them back together."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Regiment commander, political commissar, deputy commander, you can rest assured, I will set off with the special service platoon early tomorrow morning."
After dinner, the special service platoon held a summary meeting of the Xinzhuang battle.
Fight a battle and make further progress. After each battle, it is a fine tradition of our army to hold a battle summary meeting to summarize the gains and losses gained in combat, retain good experience, explore the reasons for failure, and make corrections. This is an important way to improve the individual and collective performance of officers and soldiers.
effective means of combat capability.
After a thorough discussion, Xu Dalong commented on all the members of the special service platoon one by one.
He fully praised the soldiers for their hard work, bravery, and flexibility on the battlefield during the march. He also pointed out areas for improvement such as lack of tacit understanding on the battlefield.
Xu Dalong's comments were very accurate and pertinent, and were recognized by the soldiers.
At the end of the summary meeting, Xu Dalong announced the regimental leader's commendation to the special service platoon and the new combat mission that was about to be carried out, and arranged for the soldiers to take a rest and set off on time at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Before the lights went out, Zhu Xiaoshan, deputy squad leader of the second squad, came to Xu Dalong and said: "Platoon leader, our squad leader has gone too far. Needless to say, during training, he often punishes soldiers corporally.
Just now, Squad Leader Wei asked Zhou Wanmin, a soldier from our squad, to wash his feet with water. Not only that, he also asked others to wash his feet.
Zhou Wanmin had blisters on his feet. He couldn't stand still while squatting there and spilled some water. The squad leader reprimanded him and even beat him. Everyone has opinions about the squad leader. You have to take care of this matter."
The relationship between the officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang Army is far inferior to that of the Eighth Route Army. Fighting and scolding between officers and soldiers are common. Monk Wei came from the Kuomintang Army, so it was inevitable that he would be contaminated by the bad habits of the Kuomintang Army.
The soldiers didn't get along well with each other, and they had strong objections to him.
Xu Dalong arrived at the dormitory of Class 2 and saw Zhou Wanmin sitting in the corner wiping tears.
Xu Dalong did not criticize Monk Wei. He personally helped Zhou Wanmin break the blisters on his feet, applied disinfectant on him, and joked with him affectionately.
The soldiers all liked the platoon leader's approachability and gathered around him to laugh and laugh together.
Seeing the close relationship between Xu Dalong and the soldiers, Monk Wei realized something. He came to Xu Dalong, scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "Platoon leader, let me do it."
Xu Dalong stood up, and Monk Wei sat in front of Zhou Wanmin and said sheepishly: "Brother, it's my bad attitude, don't be angry." After saying that, he helped Zhou Wanmin deal with the blisters on his feet.
Xu Dalong didn't say anything. He reached out and patted Monk Wei gently on the shoulder, expressed his approval for his behavior, and then turned and left.
After going out, he did not leave immediately, but stood quietly at the door.
I heard Monk Wei say: "Brothers, my temper is not very good. I have offended my brothers. Please forgive me."
When the soldiers saw Monk Wei's change of attitude, although they were a little uncomfortable for a while, they all also expressed their understanding to him.
Then, Monk Wei helped other soldiers deal with the blisters on their feet, followed Xu Dalong's example and told some jokes to the soldiers, and the atmosphere in the room gradually became lively.
Xu Dalong smiled happily and walked towards his room.
Early the next morning, as soon as Xu Dalong got up, deputy commander Kong Jie came to the special service platoon.