Chapter eight hundred and ninety-ninth army expansion
"Captain, do you have any idea?" Zhou Ze asked with eyes shining.
Wang Ping did not hide anything and answered directly: "Yes, everyone still remembers the battle when we captured Linfen City! Not only did we seize a large amount of finance and materials, we also captured more than 1,200 assembled expatriates. More importantly, because
Linfen City is a supply station for the Japanese, equipped with a large number of cars and with a large number of trains parked there. We actually found an auto repair shop in the city, a mechanical shop that specializes in repairing cars."
"After mobilization, all these people were willing to join our Eighth Route Army, so I established an auto repair shop belonging to our Eighth Route Army in the base area!"
"This auto repair shop can not only repair more than a hundred cars we seized from the Japanese, but also use the steel plates on the skins of those cars and military trains to weld armored vehicles ourselves!"
"Although it is not as good as the original armored vehicle that captured the Japanese in terms of performance, there is almost no difference in terms of protection and power!"
"I plan to use twenty cars to convert them into twenty home-made armored vehicles and distribute them to your armored battalion!"
"The remaining vehicles were set up as a transportation battalion directly under the regiment headquarters, with three transportation companies under its jurisdiction. Each transportation company is equipped with thirty transportation vehicles!"
"This time we seized a lot of automobile fuel at Linfen Railway Station and Linfen City, and kept it all in our base area. If we use it sparingly, it will be enough for the transportation camp for a year!"
"In addition, the motor transport battalion can not only transport supplies and ammunition, but also transport troops..."
"More than ninety transport vehicles, with fifteen soldiers per vehicle and supporting equipment and ammunition, can transport a main battalion in just one time. Do you know what this means? Within the base area, our troops only need
It takes two or three hours to deliver anywhere. Before there were cars, even a quick march would have taken at least a day and a night!"
Zhou Ze, who had been wanting to speak, finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Captain, how many armored vehicles have the auto repair shop modified so far?"
"It took three days to refit one vehicle, and now four have been refitted. If nothing else happens, four more can be refitted before the Japanese occupy Linfen. By then, the equipment for the two armored companies will be available. And you, Zhou Ze, must ensure that
When the auto repair shop refits an armored vehicle, the armored battalion will have the combat effectiveness of an armored vehicle!"
Zhou Ze's last worry was gone, and with a thick smile on his face, he loudly promised: "Please rest assured, commander, the armored battalion promises not to disappoint the regiment headquarters!"
Wang Ping nodded and continued: "Next, I will talk about the appointment just now..."
"Everyone must not understand why the military subdivision appointed four of your battalion commanders as deputy chiefs of staff of the regiment and the deputy chief of staff of the military subdivision. Now I will tell you one reason!"
"Our new group will continue to expand!"
"Now that the base area is getting larger and larger, this small amount of troops will definitely not be able to guarantee the safety of the entire base area!"
"And even if the security of the base area is guaranteed, the army will not have the extra strength to meet the attack that the Japs may launch at any time!"
In order to cope with this situation, the heads of the military regions and headquarters gave us a new regiment, which is the right of the military region to expand its troops on its own."
"After the decision of the military division and the regiment headquarters, all four garrison battalions under the military division have been reorganized into main battalions, namely the new first battalion, the new second battalion, the new third battalion, and the new fourth battalion!"
"The four new main battalions have a full strength of 600 people, and they have three main companies, a fire company, a guard platoon, a communications squad, and a reconnaissance squad..."
"The organization and scale of the main force company are the same as the main force battalion in your hands, with a full strength of 150 people!"
"The firepower company has a heavy machine gun platoon with three heavy machine guns, a mortar platoon with three mortars, and a guard transport platoon!"
In the war that just ended, the performance of the four garrison battalion commanders was very good. I discussed it with the political commissar and believed that they have the ability to go one step further and serve as the battalion commanders of the four new main battalions!"
"So, the four new main battalion commanders were all promoted from the four garrison battalion commanders, and the same goes for the instructors!"
"After the reorganization of the troops is completed, the new battalion will be commanded by Xiong Changhe!"
"The new second battalion will be commanded by Xiao Yunshan, the new third battalion will be commanded by Yan Song, and the new fourth battalion will be commanded by Rongjun!"
"The reason why I gave you the appointment of deputy chief of staff is to allow you to better command these troops as deputy chief of staff! After all, after the reorganization of the army, the ranks of several new main battalion commanders are already the same as yours.
It’s the main camp level!”
"So troublesome? Why don't you just be promoted to regimental commander and you become brigade commander, and we will all be regimental commanders, so there will be no command issues!" Xiong Changhe complained in a low voice.
Although the sound was not loud, Wang Ping could hear it clearly!
Instead of getting angry, he smiled and replied: "There must be many people who think the same as Xiong Changhe!"
"To tell you the truth, it's not that our new regiment is not qualified to expand into a new brigade, it's that we can't expand into a new brigade..."
"Don't forget, our New Regiment is a regular force recognized by Chongqing. Without orders from Chongqing, I, Wang Ping, can only serve as the colonel commander of the New Regiment!"
"And you, too, can only serve as battalion commander, or at most deputy regiment commander!"
"In order to maintain the stability of the united front, is it okay to suffer a little grievance? Of course, if someone attaches great importance to the title of regiment leader, I can find the commander and transfer you out of the new regiment. I can't guarantee anything else. If you are in the new regiment,
With the military exploits the regiment has made, the position of leader of a main regiment is definitely indispensable!"
"I am willing to stay in the New Regiment..." Several battalion commanders stood up and answered, fearing that the regimental commanders would think that they had second thoughts about the New Regiment.
As an officer, it is human nature to want to reach a higher position.
In response to everyone's reaction, Wang Ping waved his hand and continued: "Of course, although everyone is thinking of the battalion commander, I will give everyone a chance to be the regiment leader!"
"One main force battalion, plus a new main force battalion, is 1,800 people. Now that these troops are in your hands, the number of troops under your command will not be less than many regiment commanders of the Eighth Route Army!"
"As long as you seize this opportunity and learn the skills of being a regiment leader. As long as you have the opportunity, I believe you will directly become a regiment leader or even a brigade commander!"
"In addition, what I want to tell you is that the surprises prepared by the regiment headquarters for everyone are far more than these!"
"In addition to the four new main battalions, the military region will also establish four garrison battalions, each with 300 people, including three 100-man infantry companies. Each infantry company is equipped with three light machine guns and is responsible for the defense of various places.
And suppress bandits!"
"The four garrison battalions are also under the responsibility of your four battalion commanders. After all, you also serve as the deputy chief of staff of the military division!"
"The garrison battalion is formed by your four battalions. The battalion commander and instructor are deputy battalion-level cadres! The soldiers will be drawn from the garrison company and the guerrilla group on a voluntary basis!"
"As for the vacancies in the four new main force battalions, didn't the political commissar just say that there are many guerrillas in the military division who actively request to join the main force? We cannot let them down and directly recruit the four new main force battalions!"
"In this way, each of your battalion commanders will be responsible for a main battalion, a new main battalion, and a garrison battalion, with a total strength of more than 2,100 people!"
"Wear the hat of a battalion commander and command a regiment of troops!"
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