Li Hao understood that Jiang Wenyu came here not to cry about poverty, but to ask for raw materials.
He immediately turned his attention to Wang Hong: "Political Commissar, you have always been responsible for raising raw materials for the arsenal."
"The arsenal is the ammunition guarantee for our garrison regiment to fight outside. It is the source of the confidence of our garrison regiment. We must not stop it. Is there any way to raise some more supplies for them? Let's start with small-scale production to ensure that the arsenal does not stop production!"
Wang Hong shook his head and was embarrassed to answer: "Commander, in order to ensure that the troops have enough ammunition for counter-mopping up, I sent all the raw materials that can be collected from the base area to the arsenal. With a base area as big as this, I will definitely not be able to raise the funds needed by the arsenal."
of those raw materials.”
Jiang Wenyu was anxious at that time.
Just as he was about to speak, Li Hao suddenly interrupted: "If there is no way to solve the problem in the base area, we will solve it from outside the base area."
"Director Jiang, immediately make a list of the raw materials needed for the arsenal and give it to me."
"Zhou Liang, you should send a telegram to Xiao Yuan now: The communication channel between the garrison regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment will be opened within two days."
"Political Commissar, please contact our old friend Yan Youjin in the Jinsui Army as soon as possible. I have a big deal to discuss with him."
"There are also the Hunyuan Independent Camp operating in Datong and the Datong Independent Camp adapted from the Yuxian Independent Camp. Report your true situation as soon as possible. You cannot hide your strength. The more detailed the report, the better."
Jiang Wenyu was obviously prepared. As soon as Li Hao issued the order, he took out a piece of paper and handed it over: "Regiment leader, political commissar, and the list are all ready."
"To ensure the normal operation of the arsenal, the base area must provide so many raw materials every month, and no one of them can be missing."
"If the base area can provide twice the amount of raw materials, I guarantee that the arsenal's production capacity will be doubled."
Li Hao frowned after just taking one look at the list.
Of the dozen or so raw materials, the base areas can provide only two in large quantities, the remaining half can only be provided in small quantities, and the base areas have none at all.
Before the Japanese and puppet troops established no-man's land, the regiment could still obtain it through purchasing and smuggling.
Now that there is no man's land, these two avenues have also been cut off.
While handing the list to Wang Hong, he ordered: "Political Commissar, please ask someone to make twenty copies of this list. I will use it."
"Director Jiang, you go back first, and I promise to solve this problem for you within ten days."
"Prior to this, the arsenal concentrates all manpower and material resources on repairing the weapons and equipment and rejuvenating bullets damaged in the counter-mopping up."
Dongping Village is a small mountain village nearly 20 kilometers away from Datong.
Because it is located deep in the mountains, it is inaccessible and very hidden.
When He Jun commanded the Hunyuan Independent Battalion to enter Datong, he designated this place as the location of the army headquarters.
Over the past few months, by fighting against the puppet troops, drawing cannon muzzles, attacking coal mines, and ambushing transport convoys, the Hunyuan Independent Battalion became prosperous here.
Not to mention anything else, the headquarters security force alone has developed into a reinforced company.
In the headquarters, messengers came in and out, delivering the daily results and developments of each unit.
The deputy battalion commander took two staff officers to collect the battle reports sent in by the messengers, and conveniently marked them on the sand table to ensure that the battalion commander could clearly see the latest distribution of enemies and enemies in the guerrilla zone at a glance.
After the summary was completed, the deputy battalion commander quickly stood up, walked to He Jun and happily reported: "Battalion Commander, instructor, the situation reported by each company today has been summarized."
"The third company fought an ambush battle. The two guerrillas under the fourth company cooperated with each other and harassed a Japanese and puppet army mopping up force. The other troops did not move."
"A total of 21 imps and 6 puppet soldiers were killed, and 28 puppet soldiers were captured."
"Six carts of grain, one cart of vegetables and pork, half a cart of ammunition, half a cart of other supplies, two light machine guns, one grenade launcher, and 43 rifles were seized."
He Jun was very satisfied and asked: "What about the losses? Are the casualties of the Third Company and the guerrillas heavy?"
The deputy battalion commander shook his head and replied: "Within our tolerance, the third company sacrificed eight soldiers and seriously injured three. The guerrillas sacrificed one and suffered five minor injuries."
"Very good!" He Jun took a long breath, and the smile on his face became wider.
Looking at the instructor, he asked: "Old Tan, if I remember correctly, the third company has expanded to four infantry platoons, a heavy machine gun platoon, and an artillery platoon. The guerrillas in the jurisdiction have also developed three groups. They are truly strong and powerful."
"If we continue to expand, we will have too many troops."
"Leave them twenty rifles, one light machine gun, and give them a platoon of new recruits. All the extra weapons and ammunition will be turned over to the battalion headquarters."
Instructor Tan Wensheng thought for a moment and replied: "I agree with this!"
"The third company is already the strongest main company in the entire battalion. If it continues to expand, it will definitely attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops and become their key target of attack."
"It's best to form a platoon of new recruits. It won't attract attention and can increase the number of troops. If the third company has the ability, it can be trained into a main platoon and used as the main force."
"Then let's do it!" He Jun affirmed, and then looked at the deputy battalion commander's order.
"Immediately send someone to inform the third company commander: Leave twenty rifles, one machine gun, three thousand rounds of rifle machine gun ammunition, and all grenades and hand grenades."
"The food is left in the truck, and the vegetables and pork are not needed at the battalion headquarters. They are all kept in the third company to improve the food for the soldiers. The remaining food, weapons and ammunition are sent to the battalion headquarters overnight."
After saying the order, He Jun turned his attention to Tan Wensheng: "Instructor, I have decided to use the weapons and ammunition handed over by each company and some weapons in the inventory of the battalion headquarters to form a new recruit company, equipped with weapons and training according to the standards of the main force."
"You will start recruiting troops tomorrow and assign deputies from the guard companies to serve as commanders at all levels of the new recruit companies."
"In five days at most, I want a full company of recruits to stand in front of me."
Of course Tan Wensheng would not object and immediately agreed: "It won't take five days, but at most three days to complete the formation of the new recruit company. We will recruit new recruits while setting up the airs. Battalion Commander, you only need to prepare sufficient weapons and ammunition."
At this time, the telegraph operator suddenly walked in and interrupted: "Battal commander, instructor, regimental headquarters needs an urgent call!"
"It's definitely a telegram from the regiment commander!" Upon hearing the news, He Jun's eyes immediately widened and he asked immediately.
In order to avoid exposing the target and prevent the Japanese and puppet troops in Datong City from targeting the Independence Battalion, and seeing that the garrison regiment wanted to attack Datong City, the Independence Battalion and the regiment headquarters would not contact each other if they could.
If I remember correctly, it has been almost three months since the last contact.
Time passed day by day, and everyone thought that the regiment leader had forgotten the Hunyuan Independent Camp.
The operator raised the telegram in his hand and quickly replied: "This is a telegram personally signed by the regimental commander: Let us report the situation of the independent battalion truthfully, the more detailed the better."
He Jun's eyes lit up: "The regiment leader must be doing something big."
"Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. The regimental leader will not ask us to report the actual situation of the independent battalion for no reason. There must be deep meanings in it that we don't know."
"The communications squad will gather immediately, set off overnight, and notify all company commanders operating outside to march back to the camp headquarters to report."
"Everyone must be in place before dawn, otherwise military law will be engaged."
A few minutes later, the roar of horse hooves sounded outside the headquarters.
The eight cavalrymen rushed out of the village and began to disperse, then disappeared into the night.
He Jun did not wait and went to the deputy battalion commander and continued to order: "Go and count the weapons and ammunition, food, supplies, and funds in stock at the battalion headquarters. Not even an ocean or a grain of food can be missed."
"Instructor, your mission remains unchanged. Continue to form a company of recruits."
"If the regiment commander really takes big action, the existence of the new recruit company will be beneficial to us."