plumnovel Chapter 58: Give Yang Zhengmo a battalion commander's badge.
Chapter 58: Give Yang Zhengmo a battalion commander's badge.
10 month 17 number.
Li Yunlong, accompanied by police officer Hu Zi and a squad led by Chen Xiaoquan, escorted five mule carts carrying a Type 92 rifle, 256 Hanyang rifles, and 200 sets of Japanese military uniforms.
Yesterday, after watching the soldiers train, he was very satisfied. He then went to the blacksmith shop to observe Li Dachui and his team producing bullets on-site, including loading propellant...
When it was time for dinner, she couldn't wait to chat with Wang Wenhan again, but as you can imagine, there was absolutely no chance of successfully digging him out.
Li Yunlong was somewhat disappointed, but not too disappointed. The gains from this trip were actually quite significant, and all he had to give up was the squad leader, Sun Desheng.
Taking out just a fraction of those 200-plus spears would be enough to make Zhang Dabiao happily accept Sun Desheng's departure.
Last night, in the headquarters of the Eighth Company, Li Yunlong, drawing on his years of experience leading troops, explained the upcoming arrangements to Yang Zheng.
Yang Zheng then mentioned that they hoped Chen Xiaoquan, the platoon leader, would be chosen as the political instructor of their Eighth Company.
After some further consideration, Li Yunlong agreed. Chen Xiaoquan accompanied him to the regimental headquarters to retrieve the documents.
At the same time, Li Yunlong was also thinking that Yang Zheng's merits were almost enough. He should go back and apply to the brigade commander to persuade him to become a battalion commander and be reorganized into the fourth battalion of the new first regiment.
As for the Eighth Company of the Third Battalion, he wouldn't take Yang Zheng's hundreds of rifles for nothing. He would give the Third Battalion Commander 100 rifles and let him rebuild the Eighth Company. He believed the Third Battalion Commander would be happy to do so.
After Li Yunlong and his men disappeared at the end of the dirt road at the village entrance, Yang Zhengcai turned to Sun Desheng beside him and said, "Squad Leader Sun, welcome to the Eighth Company."
Sun Desheng grinned and said, "Company Commander Yang... no, Company Commander, from now on I'll be working for you."
"I won't let you down. One of those warhorses you saw before is yours. At the same time, I'm also planning to separate the cavalry from the reconnaissance squad and form a separate cavalry squad, with you as the squad leader." Yang Zheng patted him on the shoulder.
He had already made his plans. Those packhorses could also be ridden, although they were much slower and weaker than warhorses, but they were still a good choice for transportation.
Therefore, he planned to assign them to the reconnaissance squad, while the cavalry would be independent and would also serve as a surprise force in wartime.
Coincidentally, two cavalrymen were seriously injured in the previous battle, so their warhorses became available. One was given to Sun Desheng, and the other was used to select a soldier to join the training.
Sun Desheng had a deep impression of those warhorses, and upon hearing that somewhat fierce face, he immediately became excited.
He saluted and shouted, "Thank you, Company Commander. I promise I won't let you down. Whenever needed, the cavalry platoon will be the sharpest blade in the Eighth Company."
"Great, that's very energetic!"
Yang was walking towards the company headquarters, thinking to himself that the 100 soldiers and technical personnel he had summoned earlier would probably arrive today, which would be a good opportunity for Sun Desheng to broaden his horizons.
In addition, the food problem needs to be solved as soon as possible. The reconnaissance squad doesn't know if they've received any news about the Japanese transport teams in the past two days.
In addition, the Daejeon stronghold has been rebuilt for some time now, and it's about time to give them a surprise, so that it won't be troublesome to attack once the pillbox is built.
There are many things to deal with, and many of them are urgent, especially the issue of food.
But ultimately, we have to wait for the relevant intelligence; otherwise, the Japanese in Xiyang are watching us like hawks, and that's no joke.
Yang Zheng led Sun Desheng to the camp, called Zhao Dahu over, and asked him to show them around. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Zhao Dahu say, "Company Commander, about that batch of equipment from last time..."
Yang Zheng knew what he was thinking, nodded, and asked, "Have the items damaged in the last battle been replenished?"
"That's something I should add, those grenade launchers, they're just sitting there anyway, Company Commander!!" Zhao Dahu added, a bit shamelessly.
Yang Zheng paused, turned to look at Zhao Dahu's expectant face, and was both annoyed and amused: "You damn sharp eyes! Those five grenade launchers, and the captured Type 91 light machine gun, are indeed still in the warehouse."
Upon hearing that there was a chance, Zhao Dahu took a few more steps forward and chuckled, "Company Commander, look, our platoon performed quite well in this operation, didn't we? Few wounded and the fiercest pursuit!"
That fire support platoon is rolling in money these days, they'll definitely be equipped with Type 92 rifles, so we won't even think about it! But our second platoon is the main force, we can't always rely on rifles and bayonets, can we?
"Give me two... no, even one grenade launcher will do! And two more light machine guns, and I'll form a fire support squad. I guarantee in the next battle, we'll crack a few more skulls open on the Japanese!"
Yang Zheng didn't agree immediately, but instead looked at Sun Desheng beside him: "Squad Leader Sun, what do you think? Our Eighth Company is a bit better off now, but how do we treat everyone fairly?"
Sun Desheng had just arrived at the Eighth Company when he was surprised that Yang Zheng would ask him a question. He was stunned for a moment, then straightened his back and said seriously, "Reporting to the company commander! I am not qualified to interrupt."
But from my observation, Platoon Leader Zhao's point is valid. The fire support platoon already has sufficient firepower; appropriately strengthening the accompanying support firepower of the infantry platoon can improve the overall combat flexibility and sustainability.
However, the specific allocation will depend on the company commander's overall considerations and mission requirements.
These words were insightful yet tactful. Yang Zheng nodded inwardly. No wonder Li Yunlong valued him; he was not only skilled in horsemanship and warfare, but also had a clear mind.
"Did you hear that? Even Squad Leader Sun knows more than you!" Yang Zheng glared at Zhao Dahu. "I know how the equipment is distributed! Now, each platoon should focus on training, especially on mastering the new tactics. Once Chen Xiaoquan returns in a couple of days, there will be arrangements!"
"Yes, sir!" Although Zhao Dahu didn't get the item immediately, he heard the platoon leader's relaxed tone and knew there was hope. He happily saluted and pulled Sun Desheng towards the training ground.
"Come on, Squad Leader Sun, let me show you our second platoon's drills! And while we're at it, let me show you your new horse!"
Yang Zheng shook his head. He had just returned to the company headquarters and hadn't even sat down properly when a commotion erupted outside, followed by the excited voice of a sentry:
"Company Commander! Company Commander! More...more people have come to join us! So many people! And...and a few gentlemen who say they are old friends of Master Li!"
They've arrived! Yang Zheng's spirits lifted; the soldiers and technical personnel summoned by the system had arrived!
He strode out of the company headquarters and saw a large group of people standing at the camp gate.
They were still wearing their old, dusty uniforms, and they still exuded that calm and fierce aura that had been tempered by war. At a glance, there were no fewer than a hundred of them.
Beside the group stood three middle-aged men, dressed in old but neat clothes, wearing glasses, and carrying toolboxes or book boxes, who were excitedly shaking hands with Li Dachui and talking to him.
At this moment, Zeng Dahui, who was in charge of the camp's daily operations, had already gone up to greet them and was inquiring about the registration.
When he saw Yang Zheng come out, he rushed over, his face showing that same incredulous and delighted expression: "Company Commander! This time... this time there are just as many people!"
The leader said that they were brothers from various units who had been scattered after the Battle of Xinkou and had been wandering around. They heard that we were good at fighting the Japanese and that we were tough, so they came to join us!
Those three gentlemen said they were technicians at the Taiyuan Arsenal, and they had escaped because they didn't want to work for the Japanese. They met these brothers on the way and came together!
What a convenient "bump into"! The system's arrangements are always so "reasonable".
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