Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Instructor, you are too petty. This equipment and ammunition are enough!"
"You seem to have only seen the capture, but not our consumption in this battle!"
"Also, we can't just pile all the equipment and ammunition in the warehouse. If nothing else, we can use a large part of it right away."
"Expanding the troops?" Liu Wenshan reacted immediately without much smile on his face.
"The second issue I want to talk about is expansion... There are too many prisoners in the secret camp, several times the number of our own people. If they stay together for a long time, something will definitely happen. They must be dealt with as soon as possible. It is time to replenish the troops.
If you should let go of the troops, let them go, otherwise our guerrillas will be completely devoured by them in just a few days!"
"That's what I mean too!" Li Hao said.
"Replenish the troops as soon as possible with prisoners who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army in fighting the Japanese!"
"These people have all fought against the Japanese. They are veterans. They can go to the battlefield by replenishing the troops. They are definitely good soldiers that you can't even find with a lantern!"
"However, we have too many prisoners this time. With the current establishment of our guerrillas, even if they are full, we can't add many people. I was about to discuss the expansion of the guerrillas with you, and then you came!
No one dislikes having more soldiers in hand, and so does Liu Wenshan.
He immediately asked: "Captain, what do you think?"
"The guerrillas will add one more main platoon and one new recruit platoon!" Li Hao replied.
"All main platoons have a grenade group added, with a total of three infantry squads, a machine gun group, a grenade group, and a platoon leader and deputy platoon leader, with a full complement of thirty-eight people."
"The recruit platoon has no establishment. All the extra soldiers from the main force will be placed in the recruit platoon to replenish the main force at any time!"
"The fire platoon was changed to a machine gun platoon, with two heavy machine gun squads and one light machine gun squad!"
"An additional mortar platoon will be added, with three mortar squads under its jurisdiction!"
"The logistics baggage team is divided into two parts. One part stays at the station with an uncertain number of personnel. The other part forms a baggage platoon to carry the ammunition supplies needed for the troops to go out to fight!"
"The guard squad and the reconnaissance squad have all been expanded into platoons. The organization is the same as the main platoon. Just to facilitate combat, they are equipped with more box cannons and tortoise box pistols suitable for close combat!"
Liu Wenshan took a breath and replied: "There are thirty-eight people in one main platoon, four main platoons, guard platoons, and reconnaissance platoons, all of which add up to nearly two hundred and thirty people!"
"Coupled with the cavalry platoon, firepower platoon, artillery platoon and other directly subordinate units, the total strength does not have to exceed 400 people!"
"Is this still a guerrilla group? Many main force battalions don't have as many troops and firepower as we do!"
Li Hao answered with a smile on his face: "The superiors required all the troops left behind in Lingqiu to be combined into the Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force, but they did not stipulate the specific establishment of the guerrilla force. Even if we expand the guerrilla force to a thousand people, it will not count.
It's a violation of discipline, not to mention that the expanded guerrilla force only has more than 400 people!"
"I agree!" Liu Wenshan answered directly.
"We have captured so much equipment. Rather than pile it up there to rust, it is better to take it out and equip the troops to fight the Japanese!"
"The anti-Japanese situation in Lingqiu is getting worse and worse. Without enough troops, not only can we not pose a threat to the Japanese and puppet troops, we can't even do the most basic self-protection."
Speaking of this, Liu Wenshan seemed to have thought of something, and he hesitated and reminded.
"But, if the army suddenly expands by so many people, will so many of the captured puppet soldiers voluntarily join us?"
"Also, if the guerrillas replenish so many prisoners at one time, will the proportion of veterans be too small, and will it affect the thinking and combat effectiveness of the troops?"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Don't worry about the prisoners, I am responsible for mobilizing them to join our Eighth Route Army!"
"Instructor, you are responsible for doing their ideological work well so that they can integrate into our Eighth Route Army as soon as possible!"
"As for the food, take out all the horse meat we brought back last time. With the horse meat to support it, the remaining food will definitely last for ten days."
"I promise to get the food back within ten days!"
"Finally, let's talk about veterans. Instructor, you don't have to worry about this!"
"Our guerrillas lack everything except veterans!"
"Those seriously injured soldiers in the secret camp are basically former Red Army veterans. They have strong combat effectiveness, rich experience, and excellent ideological quality. One person can lead a squad or even a platoon!"
"With the current number of veteran Red Army soldiers in the guerrillas, it is completely possible to arrange two to three veteran Red Army soldiers in one infantry squad. The proportion of veterans is not large at all."
Among the more than 400 puppet troops in the secret camp, only Huang Sheng and his men did not surrender their guns and were stationed together. This was a privilege given to them by Li Hao because they had done well on the battlefield and persuaded the prisoners to surrender.
They had a particularly good time these two days.
Don’t worry about being used as cannon fodder by the Japanese, and eat and drink well every day.
White flour steamed buns and multi-grain steamed buns were eaten alternately, and horse meat stew and bone soup were served every meal.
This kind of food standard was never experienced even when I was working for the Japs, but now I encountered it in the notoriously poor Eighth Route Army, and even enjoyed it.
"Captain Huang, how have the soldiers been these past two days? Are you familiar with the life of our Eighth Route Army?" Li Hao approached Huang Sheng and asked.
"Okay, very good... Not only do you eat well, but you also feel comfortable and don't have to worry about it!" Huang Sheng replied from the bottom of his heart.
The last time he cooperated with the guerrillas in combat and his own experience in the past two days, Huang Sheng already had a fairly thorough understanding of the Eighth Route Army.
The more I get to know him, the more I admire him, and I wish I could become a member of the Eighth Route Army right away
The Eighth Route Army acted openly and above board, and never thought of using small means to annex itself. This was already reflected when we cooperated with them in the last battle.
Officers and soldiers are equal, and soldiers and cadres get along harmoniously. There is no intrigue, no mutual protection between officers and bureaucracy. This is both shocking and yearning for Huang Sheng, who came from the old army.
Therefore, he wanted to stay in the Eighth Route Army from the bottom of his heart, so that he could fight the Japanese without any worries.
Seeing Li Hao coming, he decided to seize the opportunity without hesitation.
He mustered up the courage to make a decision: "Captain Li, I am a rough man and I speak very directly. Don't be offended!"
"Your Eighth Route Army is the army I admire the most over the years I have been a soldier. It is sincere in fighting the Japanese and has strong combat effectiveness. I want to stay and join your guerrillas and serve as the Eighth Route Army in fighting the Japanese. I don't know if you will accept me."
Li Hao smiled and said nothing, but he was very happy inside.
My goal was achieved.
In the past two days, the reason why I had not talked about the recruitment was because I wanted Huang Sheng to know more about the Eighth Route Army.
The last time I asked him to borrow troops, I saw that he was still wary of the Eighth Route Army and did not understand the Eighth Route Army.
If I proposed to recruit him at that time, it would definitely heighten his vigilance, which would not be conducive to future unity, and would not allow Huang Sheng, a talented person, to truly return to his heart.
In the past two days, Huang Sheng had learned about the Eighth Route Army through various means. He not only provided convenience, but also found someone to explain some of the Eighth Route Army's policies to him, so that he could thoroughly understand the Eighth Route Army and put away his vigilance against the Eighth Route Army.
Now it seems that my efforts were not in vain.
Seeing Huang Sheng waiting for him to express his position, with his face getting more and more anxious, Li Hao decisively stretched out his right hand and replied: "The Eighth Route Army welcomes you!"
"On behalf of the Eighth Route Army Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Guerrillas, I welcome you to join!"
"Not only you, Captain Huang, but all the brothers under you, Captain Huang, can join our Eighth Route Army as long as they are willing!"
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