"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. I just heard the soldiers say that they will stew chicken tonight. I decided to eat and rest in your independent company tonight!" the commander made a decisive decision.
Then he added: "But you have to remember, don't give me extra meals. I will eat whatever the soldiers eat, otherwise I will turn around and leave!"
Zhao Wen immediately assured: "Don't worry, chief, we will definitely not do anything special!"
"Instructor, please go to the cooking class and ask for extra meals for forty people tonight!"
After giving the order, Zhao Wen turned his attention to the commander again: "Chief, this is the first time for everyone in our independent company except the instructor to see you. The training will be over in half an hour. Can you please give me some advice?"
Let’s talk and boost everyone’s morale!”
"If we let everyone know that you, Chief, are here to see us, training and fighting will definitely be more exciting in the future than before!"
"Okay, you can just let me see the mental outlook of your independent company!" The commander did not refuse.
"Dududu..."
The sound of the assembly call was short and loud, and the troops scattered on the training ground were like hungry wolves asking for the smell of blood, and they rushed towards the assembly area at the same time.
In less than ten minutes, the independent company was assembled.
Looking at the independent company of more than 200 people in front of him, the commander was stunned.
But he quickly came to his senses, suppressed the shock and confusion in his heart, and began to speak.
At the end of the sentence, he directly raised his fist and shouted with all his strength.
"Down with Japanese imperialism, defend our country..."
More than two hundred soldiers had long been agitated by the commander's words, and the last words were like a fuse, instantly arousing everyone's emotions.
Like more than two hundred ignited powder barrels, they raised their fists and shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Down with Japanese imperialism, defend our country..."
The inspiring slogans rang for a full minute before they stopped!
As soon as the troops were disbanded, the commander couldn't help but ask: "Captain Zhao, the troops just assembled were more than two hundred, almost a battalion! Tell me, how come your independent company has so many troops?"
"There is also equipment. If I remember correctly, I just saw not only crooked handles and grenade launchers in the middle of the team, but also heavy machine guns and mortars!"
"Don't tell me that your independent battalion company-level troops are equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars that other Eighth Route Army-level troops are rarely equipped with!"
Zhao Wen did not dare to hide it: "Report to the leader, the independent company has a full strength of 250 people. The last combat unit lost 26 people. The supplementary troops given to us by the battalion headquarters have not yet arrived, so the whole company still has 224 people!"
"I heard that the new recruits that the battalion headquarters will give us this time are all Imperial Army soldiers captured on the battlefield, trained by the Japs themselves, and have also been on the battlefield. As long as they are in place, the independent company's combat effectiveness will definitely be increased by 20%.
!”
"Hiss, hiss..."
The commander took a breath and asked: "How come there are so many troops!"
"A reinforced company in the military division only has a full strength of 180 people. Why are there so many of you!"
Zhao Wen quickly explained: "Chief, each company of our independent battalion has three infantry platoons, a firepower platoon, a recruit platoon, a guard squad, a reconnaissance squad, a supply squad, and a cooking squad and company
department!"
"Each infantry platoon consists of three infantry squads and a firepower squad, for a total of forty-five people!"
"The firepower platoon includes two heavy machine gun squads and two mortar squads, with a total strength of thirty people!"
"There are thirty people in the recruit platoon, the guard class, the reconnaissance class, and the baggage class, totaling forty people!"
"The company headquarters plus a cooking team of fifteen people!"
"In terms of equipment, the entire company is equipped with a total of two heavy machine guns, two mortars, seven crooked handles, seven grenades, and two hundred 38s..."
The commander looked shocked and shouted: "You mean, there are 250 people in several companies of the Independent Battalion, and the equipment is the same as that of the Independent Battalion!"
"Yes, Chief!" Zhao Wen affirmed.
At this time, the commander was not only shocked, but also more surprised.
According to Zhao Wen, there are more than 1,200 people in the five infantry companies of the Independent Battalion, and the equipment is even better and scary. If other units directly under the company headquarters are included, the number must be more than 1,500, which is more than other military divisions.
The main force requires more than one regiment.
With so many troops suddenly in his hands, as Li Hao's immediate boss, it was impossible for the commander not to be happy.
At this time, the commander had an idea in his mind. When he saw Li Hao tomorrow, he must explore the depths of the independent camp and take out all the good things Li Hao had hidden away.
Seeing the commander lost in thought and his expression constantly changing, Zhao Wen thought he had said something he shouldn't have said and asked quickly.
"Chief, is there something wrong?"
"No!" the commander shook his head and continued to ask.
"I just said that your independent company had a battle some time ago and lost 26 people. What happened?"
"The battle happened ten days ago!" Zhao Wen reported.
"The battalion commander used a trick to attract the little Japs into our base area. Our independent battalion waited for work and successfully killed them in an ambush, allowing the Japs to lose their wives and lose their troops?"
"Our independent company has killed more than seventy Japanese, a whole reinforced squad!"
The commander was not too shocked this time!
The troops and equipment of the independent company are there. If you let yourself take command and conduct an ambush, the casualties will definitely be smaller.
However, the Zhao Wen in front of him was just a company commander after all, with limited combat experience, so it was already pretty good to achieve such a result.
Thinking of this, the commander immediately spoke to comfort him.
"Killing more than 70 Japanese soldiers with more than 20 casualties can be considered a great victory!"
Zhao Wen shook his head and replied: "Chief, please stop comforting me, the casualties are still too great!"
"If it weren't for troop training, if the recruits in the company were to fire more shots on the battlefield and feel the cruelty and bloodshed of the battlefield more, without being able to take action under the pressure of firepower, the casualties of the troops could be reduced by at least half!"
"The only good thing is that those casualties were basically penetrating wounds caused by Japanese riflemen. They can recover after a while, and not many people died directly."
"And those new recruits have obviously improved and matured a lot after that battle, otherwise we would have suffered a big loss!"
The commander's eyes changed when he looked at Zhao Wen.
The first reaction was to look at him with admiration and underestimate the company commander in front of him.
Then he replied with a serious face: "It's a good idea to use fighting as a substitute for training!"
"In actual combat, the best way is to make the troops form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Not only do they kill the Japanese, but they also train their troops, killing two birds with one stone. If you look at it from this aspect, not only did you, Captain Zhao, make no losses in this battle, but you also made a lot of money!"
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