Seeing Li Hao leaving the regiment headquarters with a smile, the division commander's face slowly turned serious.
"Commissar, what do you think?"
"I believe the information Comrade Li Hao just provided us. But just in case, I will contact the intelligence department immediately for confirmation!"
"As long as it is true, I will immediately distribute this information about the combat effectiveness of the Japanese field troops to every commander and fighter in the entire army!"
"Especially the grenade that Li Hao mentioned just now. Our Eighth Route Army has never encountered this kind of weapon before, and every commander and soldier must know about it!"
"As for the solution he just proposed, I will also verify it. If feasible, it will also be promoted throughout the army to reduce the casualties of the Eighth Route Army in the next battle against Japan and kill more Japanese!"
"Yes, the sooner this happens, the better!" the teacher affirmed.
"No one knows when the next battle against the Japs will begin. I don't want us to know nothing about the Japs next time!"
The political commissar replied with a serious face: "Don't worry, division commander, it will take up to three days to complete the confirmation of all the intelligence!"
The division commander nodded, and then turned his attention to the commander of the 686th Regiment.
"Captain Li, what do you think of Comrade Li Hao who just left?"
"It's a good piece of war material!" Commander Li affirmed.
Then he hesitated and continued: "But there are also some shortcomings. I am young, lack combat experience, and I am too impatient and impulsive. I still need more experience!"
"Not bad!" the teacher affirmed.
"But with his current ability, he will definitely have no problem becoming a company commander!"
There was a look of surprise on the face of the group leader at that time. He didn't expect the teacher to be so optimistic about Li Hao, the child squad leader.
At this moment, the division commander changed the subject and continued.
"But we can't encourage him. Let him serve as platoon leader for a period of time, and then promote him to company commander. If we can correct those shortcomings, he will be a regiment commander in the future... I haven't met a company commander for a long time.
He is a young man that I admire myself, and I must cultivate him well!"
Commander Li quickly replied: "Don't worry, Commander, I understand what you mean!"
The atmosphere at the headquarters of the 3rd Battalion and 8th Company of the 686th Regiment was very solemn, and I couldn’t feel at all that the troops had just finished a great victory that was celebrated by the whole country!
As soon as Li Hao returned to the station, he was surrounded by the remaining soldiers from the guard squad. Everyone looked very unhappy.
"Squad leader, Li Jie died..." Hong Linfeng lowered his head and reported solemnly.
"And Yang Xiong, Li Mindong, Wang Fu, and Zhou Jun, all four of them also died!"
"Zhang Hao was shot in the thigh and was seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness. His life was definitely saved, but he will definitely not be able to recover within a month. After getting rid of them, there are only six people left in the class including you who can continue to fight!"
"Asshole..." Li Hao clenched his fist and yelled.
At the cost of six casualties, the guard squad spared the main force more than a hundred casualties on Laoye Temple Heights. In terms of numbers, not only did they not suffer a loss, but they actually made a lot of money.
But after all, these six people have been eating and sleeping with me for a long time, ranging from half a year to more than a year. People all have feelings, and now they have sacrificed like this. The yin and yang are separated, and the pain in their hearts is definitely not something that other soldiers can feel.
Comparable.
It took a long time for Li Hao to calm down.
After looking at each of his subordinates, he suddenly shouted: "Cheer up!"
"Who can tell me how Li Jie and the others died!"
"He was beaten to death by a kid!" Chen Bing looked puzzled, but he still answered subconsciously. He didn't understand why the squad leader suddenly asked such a mentally retarded question!
Li Hao did not answer yes or no, and continued to ask: "Then who can tell me why they were beaten to death by the Japanese!"
"The Japs are too powerful..." Zhou Xuan replied, with a frightened expression on his face.
"No, we underestimated the enemy too much. I didn't expect that the Japanese were not only powerful in combat, but also good at shooting and stabbing. We were caught off guard by them!" Hong Linfeng replied with deep feeling.
Each of the five warriors has his or her own version, but they can be summed up in the two above.
After everyone had finished speaking, Li Hao spoke: "I have a different opinion!"
"The reason why the casualties of the guard squad are so high is that the Japanese have strong combat capabilities. We underestimated the enemy. This is only one aspect. There is also a very important issue that no one has mentioned!"
"Our combat effectiveness is too poor. Our marksmanship is not as good as that of the little Japanese, our physical strength is not as good as that of the little Japanese, and even the bayonet fight that we were best at is not as good as that of the little Japanese!"
"The sacrifices of Li Jie and several other comrades made me realize the huge gap between us and the little devils."
"I can't let a few of them die in vain, so in the next period of time, I will conduct targeted training for everyone based on the gap between us and the little devils!"
"This process will definitely be very hard for everyone, but I believe that as long as you think about those comrades who have sacrificed their lives and that we are still alive, you won't find the training so tiring!"
"We need to do three things next."
"The first thing is the training I just mentioned. I must be trained to death to catch up with the Japanese in the shortest possible time!"
"The second thing is to take good care of Zhang Hao and find a way to get Zhang Hao more nutritious food to eat so that he can recover as soon as possible!"
"The third item is weapons and ammunition. Training requires a lot of ammunition. I will solve this problem!"
In a very inconspicuous thatched house in Laolinggou, where the Eighth Company is stationed, all the squad and platoon leaders were sitting inside, looking serious.
"Comrades, after statistics, our Eighth Company bore huge pressure during the entire ambush battle. Although we did not kill the largest number of enemies, we managed to kill the most Japs with the smallest casualties!" Zhang Yu told everyone at the beginning.
Good news.
"I just had a meeting at the regiment headquarters. The regiment leader publicly praised our eighth company in front of the entire regiment for killing at least 130 Japs at the cost of fifty-three casualties. Among them, the guard squad was particularly praised for its great results.
The casualties were small, and at the cost of five sacrifices and one serious injury, at least fifty Japanese troops were eliminated!"
"Before the meeting, I would like to announce an appointment from the regiment headquarters: after study and decision by the regiment headquarters, the fourth platoon of the eighth company will be formed based on the security squad directly under the eighth company, and Comrade Li Hao will be appointed as the platoon leader of the fourth platoon!"
After the order was read out, the conference room was extremely quiet, and no one stood up to offer opinions.
It took a long time for the platoon leader to stand up and say: "Our platoon supports the decision of our superiors!"
"Although Haozi is young, his military exploits are all made bit by bit with real swords and guns. We can all see it. As a platoon leader, he makes many mistakes!"
"I agree too!" The third platoon leader stood up immediately!
"In the battle of Laoye Temple, if it weren't for Haozi leading the security squad to guard it in advance, repelling and severely damaging the first round of Japanese attacks, and defending Laoye Temple, our casualties in Laoye Temple would never have been so few!"
"A squad can resist the Japanese and an infantry squad. Even if I were there, I might not be able to do it. I support Li Hao as the fourth platoon leader!"
Zhang Yu nodded and affirmed: "Since everyone has no objections, then this matter is settled! From now on, Li Hao will be our fourth platoon leader!"
"As for the strength of the troops, the other platoons in the company have suffered heavy casualties and cannot spare any manpower for the time being. The fourth platoon will only have a few people from the guard squad for the time being. We will replenish them when the army recruits new soldiers!"
The good mood on Li Hao's face suddenly disappeared.
I got my wish and was promoted to the rank of platoon leader, but I was just a bare-bones platoon leader with fewer troops than the original squad leader. What a good thing!
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