"I promised Li Hao before the war that if we fight this battle well, the guerrillas will be upgraded to the main force and expanded into independent battalions directly under the military division!"
"Now they are the main force. In order to meet the needs of development, the promise of expanding the independent battalion of the military division must be brought forward!"
"My opinion is to expand the independent company into an independent battalion and appoint Comrade Li Hao as the battalion commander. Comrade Li Hao will determine the specific establishment of the independent battalion himself and report it to the military division for record!"
"Lingqiu County is very large, and apart from the Independent Battalion, there are no other anti-Japanese armed forces."
"As long as Li Hao is smart enough and knows how to fight, Lingqiu has plenty of soldiers to expand his army!"
"Appoint the current deputy commander of the independent company as the deputy battalion commander of the independent battalion, and we will assign him an instructor and four or five instructors to go over!"
"With the establishment, they also have the political cadres they are in urgent need of, and the two biggest problems facing the independent battalion will be solved!"
"Coupled with Comrade Li Hao's miraculous commanding ability, the independent battalion will not be able to grow even if it doesn't want to!"
The chief of staff was dumbfounded. He hesitated and reminded: "Commander, is this step too big?"
"As far as I know, whether it was during the Red Army period or after the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army, the highest position Comrade Li Hao held was the current company commander!"
"The independent company has developed very quickly. Although it is only a company, its total strength has reached a battalion!"
"If we now expand the independent company into an independent battalion, I'm sure that guy Li Hao dares to expand the independent battalion to more than a thousand people, which is equivalent to the strength of a regiment!"
"He is a young man who is less than twenty years old. Even if he is very talented in command, it is too risky to let him command so many troops without any experience!"
The commander's brows immediately frowned.
The Chief of Staff is absolutely right. This is not only related to whether Li Hao can command the Independent Battalion well and lead the Independent Battalion to take root in Lingqiu and continue to grow and develop. It is also related to the lives of more than a thousand people in the Independent Battalion after the expansion!
Once he gives this order, it will be equivalent to handing over the lives of more than a thousand Eighth Route Army soldiers into Li Hao's hands!
After thinking for a long time with his brows furrowed, the commander finally made up his mind!
"Don't be suspicious of those you employ, and don't be suspicious of others. We must trust Comrade Li Hao!"
Following the change of subject, he continued: "However, in order to avoid accidents, we must transfer him to an instructor who is politically strong and has some experience in combat command, and can check him at critical moments!"
"Let the instructor of the First Battalion of the Second Battalion, who was injured in the battle the night before yesterday and is recuperating at the headquarters, come over!"
"He was injured in his arm and has already undergone surgery to remove the bullet. He only needs to rest and recover!"
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he replied: "I agree!"
"Comrade Wang Hong is a veteran of the Red Army. He has gone through the Long March and served as a company commander. He has strong political thinking, good commanding skills, and is very stable. It is perfect for him to go to the Independent Battalion to guard Li Hao!"
The commander nodded and continued the order: "Select a few deputy instructors from the nearest combat unit and send them over together. The more, the better!"
"Tell them the captain and battalion commander that the divisions are hiring people for nothing, and they will not suffer losses. A deputy instructor will be replaced by a crooked handle and a ten-thousand-three-eight cap plus a thousand rounds of ammunition!"
"The two mortars sent by Li Hao can also be exchanged. The two deputy instructors can be exchanged for one mortar and thirty rounds of artillery shells!"
"Didn't a few college students come to the zoning office? It would be too wasteful to stay here. Chief of Staff, you go to them in person to explain the situation, and then according to their own wishes, select three college students and send them there together!"
At the independent company station in Hongquan Village, acting instructor Dong Xulin rushed in at dawn and reported.
"Company Commander, after mobilization, one hundred and eighty-six puppet prisoners are willing to join our Eighth Route Army!"
"So far, of all the prisoners we have brought back, 241 are unwilling to join our Eighth Route Army."
"After screening, there are 24 puppet army officers here, many of whom are die-hards who are willing to be traitors. Others are also very resistant to our Eighth Route Army, and the possibility of mobilizing them to join our Eighth Route Army is almost zero!"
"There are still more than 120 puppet soldiers who no longer want to be soldiers, and they are very timid. The possibility of mobilizing them to join is also very low!"
"What I mean is that these more than 140 people were sent directly to the secret camp for hard labor!"
"There are about a hundred prisoners left who are still waiting and watching, or who have some resistance to our Eighth Route Army!"
"But as long as they have a thorough understanding of our Eighth Route Army, they will definitely choose to join us in the end!"
Li Hao was in a very good mood after receiving the good news early in the morning, with a smile on his face when he spoke.
He praised Dong Xulin without hesitation: "Very good!"
"It seems that the deputy company commander's judgment of you is right: compared to fighting, you are better at political work!"
"With the more than 180 prisoners you just mobilized, our independent company will not be short of soldiers!"
"Yesterday, the new recruit platoon, baggage platoon, and cavalry platoon were set up. I will order them to find you to recruit troops in a while. Let these three platoons be fully staffed first!"
"The artillery platoon will also pass by. They have several more artillery pieces and need to add a lot of artillery!"
Dong Xulin quickly replied: "Don't worry, company commander, I will definitely cooperate with them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, deputy company commander Hong Linfeng rushed over.
When he saw Li Hao, he reported excitedly: "Company Commander, several platoons outside have sent people back to report. The situation is better than we expected!"
"The third platoon leader reported that they have not found the little Japs who are replenishing ammunition and troops for Lingqiu City!"
"The reconnaissance platoon reported that since we took over the Yantou Village stronghold, several gates of Lingqiu City have been closed and have not been opened until now. It can be clearly seen that the Japanese army has strengthened its defense of Lingqiu County!"
"The first and fourth platoons reported that they had captured four villages in one day yesterday!"
"The total number of traitor armed forces killed was more than 40, and 26 long and short guns were seized. In addition, a large amount of food and funds were seized, including oceans and gold!"
"According to the order, the seized grain will be divided between fifty and one hundred kilograms per head according to the degree of exploitation and oppression of the people by the traitors, and the remaining grain will be sent back to the base area."
"As of last night, excluding what was distributed, they still had more than 18,000 kilograms. Should they transport it back to the base area immediately and wait for your order, company commander?"
"Also, we killed those traitors and bullies and distributed food to everyone unconditionally. This incident had a great impact on the people. As soon as they heard that we were recruiting troops to fight the Japanese, many people rushed to sign up and ask to join our Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese!"
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"In just four villages, they recruited more than fifty new soldiers."
"And there are dozens of villages like this around them. If nothing else, if they visit them all, they will have to recruit at least three to four hundred new soldiers to come back!"
The smile on Li Hao's face grew wider, and he immediately ordered: "Let the recruits escort the captured grain back to Hongquan Village!"
"All the recruits are gathered in Hongquan Village and handed over to the recruit platoons for unified training. After the recruit training is completed, they are divided into each platoon for tactical training and run-in training, and then they form combat effectiveness and go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese!"
"Also, tell Jiang Tianhong and Huang Sheng to seize this opportunity. While the Japanese are hiding behind closed doors and huddled in the county town, they can seize more villages, seize more food and funds, and recruit more new soldiers!"
"I have a feeling that the little devils in Lingqiu City will not stay so quiet forever!"
"The silence and immobility in front of us must be for the more violent revenge in the future! We must be fully prepared to meet their revenge!"
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