Zhang Yun, Huang Sheng, and Zhang Yun are the commanders of three independent battalions newly formed by the garrison.
Last night I rushed to the regiment headquarters without knowing that I had a new position.
"Chief of Staff, please announce the regimental order to them first!" Li Hao said bluntly as he looked at the three subordinates who had rushed back after a long journey.
Hong Linfeng nodded and said under the gaze of three pairs of puzzled eyes: "After research and decision by the regiment headquarters, the second battalion of the garrison regiment will be reorganized into the Guangling Independent Battalion, and Comrade Zhang Yun will serve as the battalion commander..."
"Reorganize the Third Battalion of the Defense Regiment..."
The order was very short and was read out in less than two minutes.
The three battalion commanders were frightened. They looked at Li Hao and Hong Linfeng with their mouths open, dumbfounded.
After a few seconds, both of their faces showed expressions of reluctance.
In their eyes, no matter how nice the name of the independent battalion is, it is still a local unit. Although they are all battalion commanders, they are transferred from the main force to local units. In the eyes of outsiders, this is a demotion.
At this time, everyone was holding back their doubts and dissatisfaction and did not want to accept the order.
But Li Hao didn't give them a chance to speak or argue, and immediately said: "This is a good opportunity for you to show off your skills. Why do you look like this!"
"When you arrive at the independent camp, you will not only belong to the garrison regiment, but you will continue to be under the control of me as the regiment leader and execute the orders of the garrison regiment. Everything else is yours to decide, and the regiment headquarters will never interfere. I have been looking forward to such a good opportunity.
If you don’t come, now that the opportunity is presented to you, you’re still not happy?”
The group leader will definitely not harm them.
He said it was a good thing and absolutely the same.
The faces of the three people looked much better, and they stared at Li Hao and waited for the next step.
"I won't take back a single bullet of the troops, equipment, and ammunition you have in hand. I will let you take them all to the newly formed independent battalion."
"The county brigades, district squadrons, and guerrillas within their respective jurisdictions are all under the command of your three battalion commanders, and they will continue to fight against the Japanese."
"If you have the ability, I would have no objection to expanding the independent battalion to 1,000 people, or even 2,000 people."
"But there is one thing. Expansion is expansion. What I want is troops that can fight, not mud that cannot be used to stick to the wall."
"The most important point is that the expansion of the troops cannot affect the production in the base area."
"Of course, if you don't have the ability, the troops will definitely become less and less in battle. By then, I won't let you be the company commander of the independent battalion, not to mention the commander of the independent battalion."
"In addition, in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of your independent battalions, I will add two deputy company commanders to each of your battalions."
"Don't underestimate these deputy company commanders. I requested them from Commander Chen. They are elite veterans who have risen from ordinary soldiers step by step. They are very good at stabbing and fighting. They have a tough style and a strong will to fight."
"With their help in training the troops and leading them into battle, the soldiers' fighting will and close combat capabilities will definitely be greatly improved."
"Of course, you may have questions. Our garrison is well-equipped and has sufficient ammunition. We rarely fight with the Japanese with bayonets. Instead of spending a lot of time training in bayonet combat, we might as well practice more marksmanship."
"If I put this idea in the past, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but it's different now."
"Everyone is well aware of the anti-mopping up situation in the base area. Faced with the concrete and steel bunkers, blockade trenches, and blockade walls built by the Japanese and puppet troops, we have almost nothing to do."
"After the army was reorganized into an independent battalion, you spent most of your time fighting the Japanese army in the small base area separated by the blockade ditch. If you persist in the struggle, you may become a lone army at any time, be surrounded by heavy Japanese and puppet troops, and run out of ammunition and food."
"When the time comes, stabbing and fighting will be the last chance for the troops to survive."
"Taking a step back, even if you don't encounter this kind of situation, if you practice stabbing combat well, the individual combat effectiveness of the soldiers will increase, and they will have more life-saving capital on the battlefield, and the overall combat effectiveness of the army will definitely increase significantly.
Improvement will be beneficial without any harm.”
Zhang Yun was persuaded and was the first to make a decision.
"Captain, I'm going to Guangling Independent Camp, but I have a request."
"I hope the regiment headquarters can give us more food."
"Without ammunition we can fight with bayonets against the Japs, but without food there is nothing we can do."
"As long as the food supply is sufficient and the soldiers can have full stomachs, I won't be afraid even if they are trapped behind enemy lines by the enemy's blockade ditch."
Li Hao thought for a while and agreed: "I will give each of you independent battalions three months of rations. After three months, you will find a way to solve this problem on your own, and you will not be able to influence the common people."
"There is a severe drought in the base area. The little food the villagers have is for life-saving purposes and must not be touched."
"In addition, I am assigning an extra radio station to each of your battalions. No matter when, we must ensure that the radio communication between the battalion headquarters and the regiment headquarters is not interrupted."
"Thank you, captain."
The twenty cadres supported by Commander Chen have not been divided since they arrived at the garrison.
Six platoon commanders joined the independent battalion as deputy company commanders. They were hurriedly taken away by three battalion commanders, and the remaining fourteen cadres were in a hurry.
"Commander Li is here!" a cadre shouted.
Everyone who was talking about it fell silent immediately, and then they saw Li Hao, Hong Linfeng, and Wang Hong coming together and standing in front of them.
Li Hao didn't keep everyone waiting for too long and said straight to the point: "Comrades, the regiment headquarters has already studied your whereabouts. Now I ask the chief of staff to announce it to you."
Hong Linfeng stood up, saluted first, and then spoke.
"Now I will announce your specific appointments: Comrades Zhou Bing and Hong Yuan will serve as deputy company commanders and will serve in the Hunyuan Independent Battalion."
"Comrade Wu Jiashan serves as the deputy company commander of the newly formed first company of the garrison regiment, and Comrade Xu Qiang serves as the deputy company commander and acting company commander of the second company of the garrison regiment..."
"Comrade Tan Weiqi serves as the deputy battalion commander and acting battalion commander of the newly formed third battalion of the garrison..."
Fourteen people were excited at that time.
According to the order, everyone has been promoted to at least one level, and many cadres have served as military commanders, which is something that everyone never thought of before.
Li Hao stood up: "Comrades, you are all outstanding cadres supported by Commander Chen to the garrison. You have strong abilities, a tough style, and a strong will to fight. I ask you to bring the combat style of the old army into our garrison after taking office.
Train the three main battalions into an elite force that cannot be defeated or delayed."
"In the past, the garrison regiment was used to living a good life. The troops were accustomed to using artillery shells and bullets to destroy the Japanese on the battlefield. Stab fighting gradually became our shortcoming. Moreover, the soldiers' fighting will and individual ability were obviously inferior to each other.
If you don’t join the old army, you will rely too much on weapons and equipment.”
"I hope that after you join, you can make up for this shortcoming without affecting the original combat style and combat effectiveness of the garrison."
"Let soldiers not only destroy the enemy with bullets and cannonballs, but also use stabbing combat to destroy the enemy."
"Among the three newly formed battalions of the garrison, the first and second battalions are old troops and have some foundation. The third battalion, the special agent company, the mobile company, and the new recruit company are all new troops. The regiment headquarters has just transferred people from local troops to temporarily establish them.
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"Whether you go to the new army or the old army, I will treat you equally."
"Weapons and ammunition are all rationed to everyone according to standards, and food is also given to everyone in full to ensure that comrades are well fed."
"The only requirement is that it takes three months for the troops to become combat effective."
"As the old saying goes, whether it is a mule or a horse, it is time to test everyone's ability. I hope everyone will not disappoint the regiment."
"After passing the assessment, the word "agent" will be removed from everyone's head, and they will continue to be promoted and assume heavier responsibilities."
"If you fail the test, I'm sorry. Not only can you not keep your current position, I also want him to start from scratch."
