"Captain, do you have any questions?" Cheng Xiao asked with a look of confusion.
Wang Ping frowned and asked: "There must be a problem, political commissar, let me ask you, how many people are there in the entire Laiyuan!"
"About 120,000 people!" Cheng Xiao answered without thinking.
Wang Ping immediately analyzed: "There are 120,000 people. Excluding women, children, and the elderly, there are only more than 10,000 and less than 20,000 young people who can serve as soldiers. At the same time, these people are also the strong labor force among the people of Laiyuan. Ten
Whether tens of thousands of people have food to eat during the autumn harvest all depends on them."
"Since our independent regiment stationed in Laiyuan, we must have recruited more than 2,000 local recruits. This time, there are more than 1,000 people, which adds up to a full 4,000 people. More than 10,000 young men, and four are removed at once.
More than a thousand guerrillas will definitely have a great impact on the production of Laiyuan. Now that more than six thousand guerrillas have suddenly appeared, it is a good thing for our independent group, but it is not good for the hundreds of thousands of people in Laiyuan.
If you do bad things and join the guerrillas, who will farm the land to feed your family?"
Seeing that Cheng Xiao subconsciously wanted to refute, Wang Ping quickly interrupted: "Political Commissar, I know you want to say that the guerrillas are anti-Japanese armed forces who are not detached from their jobs. But what I want to say is that no matter how they do not detach themselves from their jobs, the production of the people of Laiyuan
Every life is affected!"
"Also, during the Red Army, we provided certain subsidies to the guerrillas every year. Whether it was food or tax cuts, it made everyone feel that joining the guerrillas was a proud thing and could bring benefits to their families. Only
In this way, everyone's enthusiasm for joining the guerrillas can be maintained."
"Now that there are more than 6,000 guerrillas, can we afford this subsidy?"
Cheng Xiao stopped talking and frowned for almost a minute before replying: "Captain, you are right. More than six thousand guerrillas are indeed too many. I wonder what you think?"
Wang Ping immediately expressed his thoughts: "Reorganize the garrison battalion into the Laiyuan County Brigade, with three infantry companies and one firepower company under its jurisdiction. The strength of each company is controlled within one hundred people."
"With the county seat as the center, it is divided into four districts in four directions. Each district sets up a district squadron with a troop strength of less than 100 people and equipped with two machine guns!"
"Each district is divided into several smaller districts. The population should not exceed 10,000 people. A district team is established with a total strength of thirty-one!"
"County brigade, district squadron, and district squad are local troops that are out of production, and supplies are provided by the base area!"
"The rest is the militia force. My request is that in smaller villages, the size of the guerrilla force cannot exceed one squad, and in larger villages, the size of the guerrilla force cannot exceed one platoon. During the farming season, they will do farm work and during their free time, they will train, but they will also be patrolling and alert.
There is no distinction between farming time and leisure time.”
"As for the subsidy for guerrillas, my principle is that it cannot be too low. This will also help attract more people to join the guerrillas, and at the same time increase the enthusiasm of the guerrillas for training and patrolling!"
"After the guerrillas and local troops are established, the guerrillas will provide supplementary troops to the local troops, and the local troops will deploy outstanding cadres and soldiers to supplement the main force."
"That's a good idea!" Cheng Xiao suddenly interrupted.
"In the future, whether it is the main force or local troops, the combat effectiveness will not be affected by battle losses! Commander, I completely agree, and I will report this idea to the military division and strive to promote it throughout the military region!"
"Also, if the guerrillas are formed according to this organization and scale, the number of guerrillas can be directly reduced to 2,000 people. Together with the local troops and the main force, there will be more than 5,000 anti-Japanese armed forces in Laiyuan."
"Then do it! Political Commissar you and Director Deng will discuss how to divide the districts specifically. You have local work experience, so you should be familiar with the work!" Wang Ping made a decision directly.
Military Division Headquarters, the commander has just read the telegram sent by Cheng Xiao.
At first he didn't understand, then he was thoughtful, and finally he was surprised. He put the telegram on the table and asked: "Chief of Staff, have the county brigades in the counties under our first division been established? There are also guerrillas.
Does the headquarters know their specific size?”
The chief of staff nodded first, then shook his head, and finally answered: "The county brigade has been established. There are four county brigade in total, all of which are battalion-sized, ranging from two hundred to five hundred people. As for the district squadron, district squad
, as well as the guerrillas in each village, because they were all formed by the local anti-Japanese government, and the military region does not know the specific situation!"
"Then call the comrades who know better!" the commander ordered directly.
Then he stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask: "If I remember correctly, the new recruits for the three main regiments of the military division are basically recruited directly from the local area, and the troops are only added after one to three months of recruit training.
"
"Yes, Commander! The three main regiments have their own recruit companies, which are dedicated to training new recruits and supplementing the main force's usual losses!" the chief of staff affirmed.
The commander frowned and continued to ask: "Then why don't you follow the method in the independent regiment's telegram to replenish new soldiers? The soldiers of the local army have been trained, fought in battles, and have combat experience. They can be put in immediately after replenishing the main force.
The combat is definitely better than the recruits they trained themselves!"
Xiong Botao smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, the soldiers of the local army have been targeted by several regiment leaders for a long time, and they have reported to the division more than once, wanting to recruit people from the county brigade to directly replenish the troops. However, the county brigade did not agree, and the local government
I don’t agree either!”
"The county brigade is established by the local government itself, and many of its commanders are part-time local cadres. If the veterans and elites are removed, these troops will lose their combat effectiveness, and the county brigade will not be able to maintain local security and eliminate small groups.
It is our duty to protect the Japanese puppet troops and traitors and protect the safety of the people!"
"Nonsense, they are just trying to build a small mountain without caring about the overall situation!" the commander scolded mercilessly.
"They don't even think about it. If the combat effectiveness of the main force is affected, and there is no main force to contain the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops, can the county brigade protect the people with its strength? It's just nonsense and there is no overall perspective!"
The chief of staff quickly reminded: "Commander, please don't talk nonsense, they also act according to regulations. They are not a military force, they have their own regulations!"
"I also know the benefits of the independent regiment's proposal, but if you want to promote it throughout the military division, you must get the support of the headquarters and Commander Nie!"
"Then send a telegram to the military region! This matter will benefit us without any harm and must be promoted!" the commander decided directly.
Then he continued to order: "Aren't the first and second regiments expanding their bases? Forward this telegram to the two regiment leaders and let the two regiments fight according to the contents of the telegram!"
"Also, I want to know how the two regiments are developing now!"
"Very good!" Xiong Botao replied immediately.
"The first regiment has expanded to 4,500 men, the second regiment has expanded to 4,000 men, and the third regiment defending the base has also expanded to 3,500 men!"
"In addition, the weapons and ammunition sent by the independent regiment have also arrived at the headquarters."
"The weapons and ammunition we seized from Laiyuan City are also being returned to the headquarters one after another. This statistic is quite a lot. Except for the fewer light and heavy machine guns, the remaining rifles are enough for us to form five regiments. Especially Wang Ping
The ones that were sent up were all of three-eight large covers and medium-formal ones, a total of 2,500 pieces!"