Li Hao did not answer directly: "Chief of Staff, before answering this question, you must first understand why we need to expand so many troops!"
"Attack Datong City!" Hong Linfeng blurted out without even thinking.
"Yes, that's the purpose!" Li Hao affirmed.
"After the main force of the garrison is fully replenished, the total strength will be 3,000, plus several independent battalions. This will not only ensure the security of the base area, but also be able to cope with large-scale raids by the Japanese and puppet troops of medium or smaller sizes, so that they can advance, attack, retreat and defend.
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"So if there is no attack on Datong, I will definitely not expand the troops."
"As the old saying goes: The troops must be better, not more."
"If there are more troops, the limited resources in the base area will be dispersed, and there will definitely be very few allocated to each soldier. Then their training intensity will not be able to keep up, and their combat effectiveness will not be guaranteed."
"If the troops continue to maintain the status quo, the limited resources in the base area will no longer need to be dispersed. The resources allocated to each soldier will definitely increase, and we can increase training intensity and further improve the combat effectiveness of the troops."
"Even if we can't reach the point where we can block ten with one, if we can block three with one, or even block two with one, it will be better than expanding the troops, and the burden on the people in the base area and the pressure on troop resources will be much smaller."
"I understand!" Hong Linfeng shouted in sudden realization.
"Captain, what you mean is that these two thousand people are just temporary troops expanded by our garrison to attack Datong."
"When we take Datong and the battle is over, the main force of the garrison will continue to be 3,000 strong."
"And what we have to do is to concentrate all the resources in the base area to train these 3,000 people, and train them all into elites who can block three with one."
"Yes, that's what I mean!" Li Hao continued with a smile on his face.
"So I won't formally establish these two thousand people."
"The initial idea is to add a company of recruits to each main battalion, with 200 people under its command."
"The original battalion's baggage platoon was expanded into a baggage company, with a total strength of 150 people."
"The recruit company and the baggage company are all trained according to the standards of the main force."
"After entering the battlefield, the baggage company can be used as the main company and directly participate in the battle."
"The new recruit company serves as a supplement to the main force. Every soldier is required to join the main force before they can participate in the battle. Special running-in training is no longer required."
"The baggage company directly under the regiment has been expanded into a baggage battalion with a full strength of 500 people. All of them are trained according to the standards of combat troops to ensure that they can participate in the battle when they go to the battlefield."
"The recruit company has been expanded into a recruit battalion, with a full strength of 600 people. The requirements for them are the same as those of the recruit companies directly under each battalion."
"The heavy artillery battalion has added a new infantry company to protect the safety of the heavy artillery battalion."
"Under normal circumstances, the regiment no longer sends infantry to protect the safety of the heavy artillery battalion."
"Everyone has seen the role of thunder cannons on the battlefield. Although they have many shortcomings, they can still deliver fatal attacks to the enemy when used properly."
"So each main battalion adds a torpedo cannon platoon, equipped with nine torpedo cannons."
"I will ask the arsenal to get the equipment and ammunition as soon as possible. Each battalion will first set up its troops and use the existing equipment for training."
"Time is limited, we can wait for equipment, but equipment must not wait for people."
Li Hao was talking and Hong Linfeng was recording.
After finishing speaking, Li Hao also recorded it, and finally understood what Li Hao was thinking, and then said with admiration.
"Regiment Commander, I just did the math: three baggage platoons were expanded to expand the baggage company, the regiment's baggage company was expanded to expand the baggage battalion, plus an artillery escort company, a recruit battalion, and three recruit companies, the total strength is exactly 2,000 people, not much
Quite a few.”
"As for training, don't worry."
"As long as the soldiers are well fed and well fed, our battalion and company commander will definitely be able to train them well."
"Moreover, these new recruits and heavy supplies are all former Jinsui Army and puppet troops. Not only have they been trained, but they also have a lot of actual combat experience."
"As long as they are given a little training and allowed to fully integrate into our Eighth Route Army, it won't take long for them to become combat effective."
Yixian County, bordered by Beiping to the north, Laiyuan to the west, and Baoding to the south, was a very important strategic location where the Japanese army guarded the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Although it was just an ordinary county town, the Japanese army stationed an entire reinforced brigade here.
The total strength of the Canadian Royal Canadian Army, special agents, and police exceeds 3,000. It is heavily guarded and can be called a major military town.
But because it is backed by Peiping and connected to Baoding to the south, both of which are very prosperous big cities in North China, Yixian has also become an important trade town between the two places. The city is very prosperous, and a large amount of materials come from here every day.
Through it, there are countless grains, not to mention.
The commando team and procurement team are lurking in Yixian County.
I plan to get the food that the garrison urgently needs here.
In the backyard of an inconspicuous shop, two middle-aged men in ragged clothes were working in the yard.
If you observe carefully, you will find that although the hands of the two people have not stopped and they have been doing things, their eyes are scanning the surroundings whenever there is an opportunity, and their ears are also raised high, listening to the situation outside the hospital.
Inside the room, Xiao Yuan was dressed as a businessman and sitting on a chair, his brows furrowed.
The regiment commander gave the commando team a death order. As the commando team leader, all the pressure suddenly fell on him.
Since receiving the order last night, Xiao Yuan began to plan how to obtain food.
Finally, he thought of the rampant traitors in Yi County.
When I was in Chongqing with the group leader, I was always arrogant, and Americans who didn't take the Chinese seriously could be bribed by the group leader to work for a pharmaceutical factory.
Those traitors who are greedy for life, fearful of death, or have an eye for money are definitely more likely to be bribed.
"Bang bang...bang bang bang..."
A familiar and rhythmic knock on the door suddenly sounded, and the door was pushed open with a creak.
The Yixian underground party liaison officer walked in carrying a cloth bag.
He closed the door tightly, took out the things he had prepared long ago from his cloth bag, and said with a serious face.
"Captain Xiao, here is the list and the layout plan of Yixian County you want."
"The list of all the puppet army officers above the company level and the special agent officers above the squadron leader level in Yixian County is in it."
"Those who have been marked are all hard-core traitors who have devoted their lives to the Japs and have the blood of many comrades on their hands."
"Those who are not marked are working for the Japanese for fame and fortune. They will not make trouble for us unless they have to, and they are worthy targets. But we are too weak now, and they do not like us at all."
"The homes of these people are all marked on the floor plan."
Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and asked: "Are any of these die-hard traitors greedy for life and afraid of death? Those who are both afraid of death and greedy for money are the best."
"Of course!" the liaison officer replied without thinking.
"Especially senior officers of several battalions or above are hardcore traitors, greedy for life and afraid of death. They bring at least one squad of guards with them when entering and leaving the military camp."
"We organized several assassination operations against them, but except for injuring one battalion commander, all others failed."
"After the assassination, these traitors became more cautious. Not only did they increase the number of security forces for themselves and their families, they also attracted the attention of the Japanese army and specially dispatched several Japanese spies to protect them secretly."
"With the protection of the Japanese, these people have become even more arrogant in Yixian County, arresting our underground party everywhere."
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