"The infantry company must not be equipped according to the standard configuration of the reinforced company!" Political Commissar Wang Hong objected firmly.
Li Hao's analysis just now was still fresh in his mind. As the chief steward of the Independent Regiment, he did not want to watch the Independent Regiment be dragged down by strong logistical pressure.
He raised his eyebrows and analyzed: "We now have two mortars and two heavy machine guns in each reinforced company!"
"After the army is expanded, there will be twelve main companies plus one guard company. If all light and heavy weapons are equipped according to the standard of strengthened companies, the entire regiment will have to prepare at least 26 mortars and 26 heavy machine guns, as well as nearly a hundred more
Light machine gun!”
"With so much light and heavy firepower, on the battlefield, more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition can be used in any battle!"
"The current wealth of the Independent Regiment can support at most half of the light and heavy weapons!"
The political commissar's words made Li Hao make a decision quickly: "The political commissar of our independent group knows best. Since the political commissar said we should halve the price, then we will halve it!"
"After the expansion of the army, the fire squad directly under the replacement platoon was cancelled, reduced to a fire team, equipped with a crooked machine gun, and the replacement platoon was fully staffed with thirty-five people."
"The fire platoon directly under the infantry company was abolished and reduced to a fire squad, with two crooked handles and two grenade launchers!"
"Including the security squad and cooking squad directly under the company, the infantry company has a full strength of 140 people, equipped with five machine guns and two grenade launchers!"
"What about the four main battalions?" Hong Linfeng asked.
"The main battalion has three main companies, a fire company, a guard platoon, a baggage transport platoon, a communications squad, and a cooking squad directly under the battalion headquarters!"
"The firepower company knocked out one heavy machine gun platoon and blinded three heavy machine guns!"
"One mortar platoon, blind three mortars!"
"An infantry artillery platoon or mountain artillery platoon specially used for attacking fortresses. Two infantry artillery or mountain artillery platoons are currently missing. We will fill them in when we have artillery in the future!"
"According to this firepower configuration, the total strength of the main battalion will not exceed 600 people!"
Wang Hong said: "In this case, the total strength of the four main battalions is 2,400 people. The heavy weapons include twelve mortars, twelve heavy machine guns, almost fifty light machine guns, and twenty grenades.
, we can still afford it with our current financial resources!”
"Captain, I agree with the plan you mentioned!"
Hong Linfeng curled his lips and said nothing, feeling very aggrieved.
In the end, I couldn't help but shout: "Captain, political commissar, this independent group is completely different from the independent group I had in mind. It has shrunk too much."
"The four main battalions add up to 2,400 people. Before this counter-mopping up, our independent battalion had more than 2,000 people. Is it equivalent to expanding the independent battalion into an independent regiment with almost no increase in troops and no increase in firepower?"
Li Hao spoke and comforted Hong Linfeng: "Chief of Staff, don't be discouraged. The 2,400 men are only the strength of the four main battalions. We also have troops directly under the regiment headquarters that are not included!"
"The guard company will not be expanded, but it will be strengthened, with a total strength of nearly 250 people."
"The mountain artillery company has been expanded into an artillery battalion. Although there are only eight mountain artillery pieces, the frame must be set up. I am confident that our artillery battalion will be fully staffed within a year!"
"The cavalry company has also been expanded into a cavalry battalion. With the horses captured this time, it will definitely be no problem to form three cavalry companies!"
"The reconnaissance platoon will be expanded into a reconnaissance company, and the assault team will also be expanded into an assault squad, with three assault squads."
"Including the recruit company, baggage company, engineering platoon, and communications platoon directly under the regiment headquarters, the total force must be more than 3,000 people!"
Hong Linfeng's face looked much better, and he took a long breath and replied: "It's pretty much the same. It's finally a bit different from the previous independent battalion! Otherwise, the independent regiment we will have after expansion will not be as good as the original independent battalion!"
At this time, political commissar Wang Hong and Hong Linfeng seemed to be in a different mood.
Hong Linfeng's mood improved, and Wang Hong's brows immediately wrinkled.
Immediately reminded: "Regiment leader, chief of staff, you two, don't be impulsive!"
"A main force group of more than 3,000 people does sound nice to say, but have you ever thought about how we can expand the army to 3,000 people."
"Let's not discuss whether the base area has the ability to support so many troops. Let's discuss where these more than 3,000 troops come from!"
"After reducing the troops and directly reducing the number of troops, and then adding all the new recruits in the new company to the troops, we now only have a little more than a thousand people, which is a full two thousand people short of 3,000!"
Hong Linfeng frowned and replied: "We can mobilize the prisoners to join us!"
Wang Hong did not deny it: "We have prisoners in our hands, but there are only more than 800 people. According to experience, these people can mobilize more than 500 people to join us!"
"But even so, we are still short of 1,500 new recruits!"
Hong Linfeng frowned and continued to suggest: "You can also recruit new soldiers from local troops and guerrillas!"
Wang Hong nodded and said in acquiescence: "All the guerrillas and district teams in the base area add up to more than 1,200 people. Even if all the troops are replenished, we are still short of at least 300 people."
"And it is simply unrealistic for the guerrillas and district squads to fully replenish their troops!"
"Without the guerrillas and local troops, peacetime security in the base areas would not be guaranteed!"
"Besides, no matter how many people we draw from the guerrillas to replenish our troops, the shortfall in the guerrillas will still have to be filled by recruiting new soldiers from among the common people!"
"This means that the entire base area will have to send out at least 1,500 new soldiers!"
"The people now believe in us and support us, and we will definitely be able to recruit enough people. However, there is a problem that everyone must consider: our base area is too small, with a total population of tens of thousands, and we will lose a labor force of 1,500 people at once.
It will definitely have a great impact on production in the base area!"
"If there are problems with production, there will be problems with next year's spring plowing, which will ultimately affect next year's autumn harvest and affect next year's rations in the base area!"
Li Hao would not do anything like fishing in the lake.
After being silent for a long time, Li Hao stared at Wang Hong and asked: "How many people can be produced at the base without affecting production?"
Wang Hong already had the answer in his mind, and he answered without thinking: "Last time the independent battalion was restored to full strength, it recruited more than a thousand people, and the guerrillas and local troops were half-off the job, with more than a thousand people. Another thousand people would be the limit.
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Hearing this, Li Hao made a decisive decision: "Then we will recruit 500 new soldiers from local troops and guerrillas, not more than one!"
"Recruit new recruits to replenish the vacancies in the guerrillas and district squads!"
"In the next one year, our independent regiment will no longer recruit a single new soldier from the base area!"
Hong Linfeng became anxious again and quickly asked: "Captain, what about the remaining one thousand people in the independent group?"
"It's impossible for the independent group to have only 2,000 people! It's better not to expand!"
Li Hao replied with a serious face: "I'll find a way!"
Then he began to issue orders: "In order to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops will not be too affected by the expansion of the troops, I decided to take advantage of the Japanese defeat, seize the time to complete the expansion, and then start training as soon as possible to form combat effectiveness!"
"Each main battalion has tentatively designated two main companies and one shelf company. The original firepower platoon will be directly expanded into a firepower company. No additional troops will be added for the time being. When I solve the problem of new recruits, the four shelf companies and the firepower company will be fully replenished!
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"The mountain artillery company expands the mountain artillery battalion, but it also does not recruit additional soldiers!"
"The recruit company only retains its backbone and organization, and all recruits will be added to the combat force!"
"The troops will be expanded in five days, and then the eight main companies that have been fully staffed will be strengthened for training so that they can regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible and protect the security of the base area."
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