Chapter 1057: Emphasis on strength, light on organization
It took Wang Ping almost ten minutes to go through the battle reports of the three brigades.
Although Commander Wang did not speak, his face was already blooming with joy.
After thinking for a long time, he answered: "If I don't have the whole village, in this counter-mopping up, our Suide Military Region has seized nearly 8,000 rifles of various types, more than 200 light machine guns in total, and more than five heavy machine guns."
Ten, in addition there are thirteen field guns, more than thirty mortars, a large amount of ammunition supplies and food~"
"Yes, Chief!" Wang Ping answered with certainty.
"If my guess is correct, the three brigade commanders must have hidden a lot of good things. Therefore, the actual number of seizures is only a lot more than the data in my hand!"
Commander Wang finally couldn't help shouting: "With so many weapons and ammunition, according to the current standards of our Suide Military Region, we can expand it to eight regiments at least. If the military region has eight more main regiments, we will encounter raids in the future.
Even if the Japanese dispatch a whole brigade at once, I, Wang Huzi, will not be afraid!"
Wang Ping's brows suddenly wrinkled.
After hesitating for a long time, he replied with a serious face: "Chief, I have a suggestion, I don't know whether I should say it or not!"
"Say!" Commander Wang affirmed excitedly.
"The counter-mopping up that just ended ended so quickly and achieved such a great victory because of your suggestions one after another! Now, as soon as I hear your suggestions, my face is filled with excitement and anticipation..."
Wang Ping no longer hesitated and answered bluntly: "Even if all the weapons and ammunition seized in this counter-mopping operation are left in the Suide Military Region and equipped with the Suide Military Region, I do not recommend directly using these weapons and equipment to expand the troops!"
Commander Wang frowned and asked: "With so many weapons and ammunition, if they are not used to expand the army, why should they be left to rust in a warehouse and become a pile of scrap metal?"
Wang Ping quickly shook his head and explained: "No, chief, you misunderstood! Although those weapons and ammunition are not used to expand the army, they still need to equip the army!"
"In other units of the Eighth Route Army, especially the main front-line troops, the total strength of each regiment is more than 1,500 people. Compared with them, our Suide Military Region is far behind. The good ones are mixed, and there are as many as 1,200 to 300 people.
There are less than a thousand people!"
"I think that if the military region uses these weapons and equipment to expand its army, it is better to fill up the existing ten regiments of the military region!"
"To ensure that our troops, a regiment can withstand a Japanese infantry brigade, a brigade can withstand a Japanese infantry regiment, the battalion can defeat their infantry squadron, and the company can kill their infantry squad!"
"In this case, the ten main regiments of the Suide Military Region can completely guarantee the security of the military region, and there are also a certain number of mobile troops that can be reinforced to various battlefields!"
Commander Wang could see through Wang Ping's thoughts at a glance.
Strengthen the strength and firepower of each main force regiment, so that each main force regiment can take on its own role, instead of having a bunch of ostentatious regiments that have the name of a main force regiment, but do not have the combat effectiveness of a main force group!
In the former case, when the troops encounter a large-scale mopping-up by the Japanese and puppet troops again, they will be like this counter-mopping up. The battle will be smooth, the seizures will be large, and the losses will be small.
If it is the second type, it means that the Suide Military Region has returned to its original development path and cannot have much future!
On the battlefield, Wang Ping has proven with facts that a main regiment with powerful firepower and well-equipped equipment is more powerful than a brigade with three regiments.
Therefore, as soon as Wang Ping finished speaking, he became interested!
"Be specific!"
Wang Ping stopped being polite and answered directly: "My idea is that each main regiment has three main battalions, a guard company, a mortar company, a baggage company, a reconnaissance platoon, an engineer platoon, and a communications
class……"
"The main battalion has three main companies, a heavy machine gun platoon, a guard platoon, a transport platoon, and a reconnaissance squad..."
"The main company has three infantry platoons, a small artillery squad, a guard squad, and a transport squad..."
"The infantry platoon consists of three infantry squads and a machine gun team, a total of thirty-two people!"
"A company is equipped with four light machine guns, three grenade launchers, and a total of 130 people..."
"A battalion includes 15 light machine guns, nine grenade launchers, and three heavy machine guns, with a total strength of 500 people!"
"A regiment includes fifty light machine guns, thirty grenadiers, nine heavy machine guns, and nine mortars, with a total strength ranging from 1,800 to 2,000 people!"
"The main brigade has three main regiments, a guard battalion, and a mountain artillery company..."
"There are three brigades directly under the military region, a guard regiment, a reinforced artillery battalion, a cavalry battalion, plus some other directly affiliated troops~"
When Wang Ping introduced his idea, Commander Wang silently calculated his own costs in his own mind.
Then he answered directly: "According to your proposal just now, use all the captured weapons to replenish the troops, and we can immediately organize six main regiments and three shelf regiments!"
"With six main force regiments in hand, I believe that it won't take long for the equipment needed by the three stand-up regiments to expand the main force group to be obtained!"
"Fuck, I'll do what you suggested!"
"No matter how many main force regiments are expanded, no matter how many establishments are required, they can't compare to a truly powerful army!"
"Take your new regiment as an example. You can easily kill a Japanese infantry regiment in one battle. However, in our Eighth Route Army, many division-level troops do not have this strength..."
"It seems that I have to change my concepts and ideas. From now on, I will be like you Wang Ping, focusing on strength and not on organization~"
Wang Ping quickly said modestly: "Chief, these are just my preliminary ideas. The specific plan will be finalized based on the equipment and ammunition of the Suide Military Region, the number of local troops and guerrillas... various reasons!"
"Not bad!" Commander Wang replied with approval.
"In addition to lacking equipment, ammunition, and food, the Suide Military Region also lacks one thing, population~"
"The land here is barren and sparsely populated. We made an estimate at the time. Without counting Liulin, the military region could form a maximum of 13,000 troops without affecting local production!"
"Now that Liulin has a large population and the thousands of puppet troops we captured, the military region should be able to form a force of 1,700 to 1,800 people without affecting the local area!"
"So, my idea is that the total strength of each regiment should not exceed 1,600 people!"
"In this way, this plan will be handed over to your call meter. Don't forget that as long as you don't return to Yan'an for one day, you will still be the deputy chief of staff of our Suide Military Region!"
Wang Ping reluctantly promised: "Please rest assured, chief, I have experience in this kind of thing, and I guarantee to complete the task!"
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