Returning to the recruit company's station, after Li Hao reported his experience at the regiment headquarters, the old squad leader fell silent on the spot.
I tried my best to protect Li Hao and try to prevent him from rushing to the front line.
But the regiment commander and the division commander had exactly the opposite idea. They took a fancy to Li Hao's commanding ability and wanted to push him up as soon as possible to command more troops.
Although the old squad leader was very reluctant, he understood their approach very well.
If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern.
As division commanders and regimental commanders, they consider the entire division and regiment.
After all the fighting, the army's grassroots cadres have suffered too many losses and are in urgent need of replacement.
Someone like Li Hao who is smart, flexible in combat, and has command experience will definitely be their first choice.
Thinking again of the excited smile on Li Hao's face since he came back, he wished he could rush to the prisoners pile to mobilize and let them join the Red Army. The old squad leader knew that he couldn't stop him this time, so he hesitated for a long time.
Make a decision.
"I agree with the regiment's order, tell me if you have any specific ideas!"
After thinking for a while, Li Hao quickly replied: "My opinion is that the three infantry squads will not be expanded for the time being!"
"We have too few veterans. One veteran is responsible for training nine new recruits, and he also has to pay attention to their ideological trends, fearing that they will desert. If there are more, even several squad leaders will risk their lives to keep an eye on them!"
"The machine gun team was expanded into a machine gun squad, with three machine gun teams and a squad leader, a total of ten people!"
"I am the platoon leader, and I am also responsible for training a squad of nine recruits. If we encounter any serious battle, these nine people will be the reserve team of the guard platoon!"
"Submachine guns and box guns, each of the three squad leaders will be given one. I'm still used to using rifles!"
"Except for the machine gunner, all sub-gunners in the machine gun squad are equipped with a rifle. Unless the machine gunner dies, they are responsible for protecting the machine gunner on the battlefield!"
"The rifleman is provided with ten rounds of ammunition and one grenade as standard, and the machine gunner is provided with two magazines and forty rounds of ammunition as standard! The other ammunition is left at the company headquarters and can be replenished in case of battle!"
"In this case, the guard platoon is full of fifty people, but there are still seventeen people missing!"
The old squad leader was very satisfied with this answer, and a smile appeared on his silent face.
The arrogance he was worried about did not appear. Not only that, Li Hao behaved unusually calmly, knowing the weaknesses of the guard platoon and not blindly expanding the troops.
It seemed that what I said to him in the morning had an effect.
The worries in his heart suddenly disappeared a lot. After thinking about it for a moment, he ordered: "Then what are you waiting for? Before the troops retreat to fight, seize the time to mobilize the prisoners!"
"Try to gather and send all the people the regiment leader wants before dawn, and strive to complete the expansion of the guard platoon!"
"Then we will train while marching!"
At eight o'clock in the evening, the recruit company received the order to retreat.
The prisoners took turns carrying a seriously injured person in groups of three, while a platoon of guards watched beside them.
Although it is only a company, the total strength of the recruit company has reached nearly 300 people.
The mighty team walking on the road is more spectacular than a main camp!
Marching day and night, the troops marched for five consecutive nights and finally stopped.
"Company Commander Zhou, where is your company commander?" the regimental guard's voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.
"I'm here, do you have any orders from the regiment headquarters?" the old squad leader sitting next to Li Hao quickly stood up and shouted.
The guard rushed over, saluted and panted and reported: "Hello, Captain Zhou, the regiment commander ordered the recruit company to rush alone to Liuwan Town, 30 kilometers away, to hide and wait. The main force will fight here tonight.
I will chase you after this!"
Zhou Wenhua immediately replied: "Go back and tell the regiment leader that the recruit company will guarantee to complete the mission!"
As soon as the guard left, his brows furrowed: "The troops are marching in separate groups. It's too dangerous for our recruit company!"
"There are white dog garrisons and militia groups everywhere along the way. Following the main force, we have more people and more guns. Those white dog soldiers and militia groups hide far away and dare not touch us. But after the troops are divided, it will be different.
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"Those white dogs will definitely treat our new recruits as a piece of fat meat and want to kill us and eat us!"
In the past few days, Li Hao's calm heart started to rest after only traveling and resting. When he heard the company commander said that after the division of troops, the new company might be in danger and would fight, his eyes started to light up on the spot.
Staring at the old squad leader with a confident expression on his face, he assured: "Don't worry, company commander, the new recruit company has guards lining up to ensure that the soldiers will stop it and the water will cover it, so that everyone can reach Liuwan Town safely!" The old squad leader sighed and replied: "The main force.
We can’t leave, so now I can only rely on you~ Let everyone take the time to rest, especially your guard platoon, we will set off after dark!"
After dark and dinner, the recruit company moved on.
Cheng Yuan, who has a calm personality, led a few recruits at the front to open the way as a vanguard.
Li Jie and Li Shaohua walked on both sides of the road to prevent sneak attacks.
Li Hao walked to the end with a few subordinates he had trained by himself, and the machine gun squad marched with the main force of the company!
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Li Hao held the rifle in his hand and stared at the surroundings carefully, thinking secretly in his heart, hoping that the sneak attack that the company commander was worried about would come soon.
To his disappointment, after marching continuously for six hours, the troops reached Liuwan Town without even encountering a single person, not to mention sneak attacks.
"Old squad leader, you must be worrying too much. Liuwan Town has arrived, and the enemy has not been seen. Where is the danger?" Li Hao sat down on the ground, panting and analyzing.
"The enemy must be afraid that our main force is nearby and may be reinforced at any time, so they dare not take action."
The old squad leader frowned and hesitated for a long time before replying: "You shouldn't!"
"There are only over two hundred of us, and most of them are severely wounded and prisoners without weapons. In their eyes, we are definitely a big piece of fat!"
"As long as they have enough troops and firepower, they can kill us in one or two hours. The main force is too far away from us, and they are beyond our reach. The enemy cannot fail to know."
"There must be something in this that I didn't expect!"
After saying that, the old monitor fell into deep thought.
Li Hao curled his lips and sat beside him without saying anything.
It didn't take long for the old squad leader to have a reaction on his face. The frown he had originally frowned became deeper now, and he shouted with a look of sudden realization.
"I seem to understand!"
"We were with the main force of the regiment during the day, and the enemy would never have thought that we would split up our troops at night. Once they found out, it would be too late to mobilize our troops. Moreover, night fighting is more powerful for our Red Army, so we did not encounter enemy sneak attacks along the way!"
"When daybreak comes, the enemy's troops will be ready and they will definitely come over!"
"And fighting during the day is very beneficial to the enemy. If they have artillery, the advantage will be even more obvious. I am sure that there will be a fierce battle waiting for our recruit company during the day today!"
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