Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 739

"Decree from the Ministry of Military Affairs!"

As Tang Dao stood up first and let out a soft roar, all the officers stood up and stood at attention.

"The battle of Songhu and the defense of Jinling were completed. The independent battalion of the 43rd Army of the National Revolutionary Army made great achievements and killed thousands of bandits. The Ministry of Gujun and Political Affairs took it as the basis in January of the 27th year of the Republic of China, and withdrew the battalion and established a regiment. , The name of the group is the Four Elements Independent Group!" Tang Dao's deep but majestic voice echoed in the lobby of the small restaurant.

The faces of the officers remained motionless, but their eyes were filled with excitement.

Although the news of the withdrawal of the battalion and the formation of the regiment is no longer a secret, when Tang Dao personally read the military order of the Ministry of Military Affairs, his heart was still agitated.

From then on, they will withdraw their battalion and form a regiment, and there will be more than 2500 brothers who can fight side by side.

From then on, he will be able to fight bigger battles, get more military merits, and earn more rewards. The basic goal of supporting his family has already been basically accomplished, and the next step is to make big strides towards a well-off life.

The officers of the Four Elements Regiment may not have realized that since the Battle of Laojinkeng, when most of the Japanese infantry regiment was destroyed, they had already burst into confidence. The Fifth Division came, and they had no fear.

This is the most important cornerstone of a strong army. It does not lie in the number of people, nor in the quality of equipment, but in the confidence to defeat all enemies.

The four-element group already has it.

"After the approval of the 43rd Army Department, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs has recently appointed the personnel of the Four Lines Regiment as follows: Colonel Tang Dao, the head of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xiong, the first deputy head of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang Shisan, the chief of staff of the regiment, and the second deputy head of the regiment And the director of the political training department is temporarily vacant."

The atmosphere in the meeting place was slightly stagnant. Perhaps this result was somewhat unexpected to most company-level officers.

Because of the existence of Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, Guo Shouzhi, who is almost in charge of the battalion department, and Zhuang Shisan, who is in charge of logistics, have never had a strong sense of presence, but it is an indisputable fact that they each have their own strengths.

Originally, based on what they thought, it was more reasonable for the two to advance to the regiment headquarters in order. They didn't expect that there were no two important positions, and there was no Guo Shouzhi. On the contrary, the weaker Zhuang Shisan still sat firmly position of chief of staff.

What does this mean?It shows that Tang Tuanzuo is about to make drastic reforms, just like the establishment table he issued earlier, not only to greatly expand the army, but also to adjust the position on a large scale. Maybe not as they thought, everyone can still be stable. Sit in your original position.

"Because our four-element regiment will go to Xuzhou to collect ordnance the day after tomorrow, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the regiment headquarters of our four-element regiment has decided that the whole regiment will be reorganized tomorrow, and all ministries and personnel from each ministry must report to the new unit before tomorrow evening , Time is running out, so the regiment headquarters decided to clarify the military positions of all of you today!

Lei Xiong!Served as the first deputy head of the Four Elements Regiment, and concurrently served as the first battalion commander of the Four Elements Regiment!Zheng Zeshi, the former battalion commander of the First Battalion of the Sichuan Army's Xuesha Regiment, and the deputy battalion commander of the Renyi Battalion.

It has jurisdiction over the 1st company of infantry, the 2nd company of infantry, the 3rd company of infantry, and the 1st company of machine guns.The 1st Company of the Infantry was merged from the former 4th Company of the Independent Battalion as a whole, and the company commander was Zhao Daqiang; the 2nd Company of the Infantry was merged from the 7th Company of the former Independent Battalion, and the company commander Wei Donglai; the 3rd Company of the Infantry was transferred from the 10th Company of the former Independent Battalion The company was merged as a whole, with company commander Zhou Dafa; the 1st company of the machine gun company was moved in from the 2nd and 3rd squadron of the original independent battalion fire support company and the 2nd and 3rd squadron of the original independent battalion artillery company, and the company commander Wu Tiancheng;
Guo Shouzhi, the commander of the Second Battalion of the Four Elements Battalion!Wang Tieshuan, the former commander of the Second Battalion of the Sichuan Army's Xuesha Regiment, served as the deputy commander of the Second Battalion.

Under the jurisdiction of the 4th infantry company, the 5th infantry company, the 6th infantry company, and the 2nd machine gun company.The 4th Company of the Infantry was merged from the former 3rd Company of the Independent Battalion, with company commander Qian Dazhu; the 5th Company of the Infantry was merged from the former 9th Company of the Independent Battalion, and the company commander was Cai Yongguan; the 6th Company of the Infantry was merged from the 11th Company of the former Independent Battalion Incorporated as a whole, the company commander Shen Chongxiao; the 2nd company of the machine gun company, the 4th and 5th squadron of the original independent battalion fire support company and the 4th squadron and 5th squadron of the original independent battalion artillery company moved in as a whole, and the company commander Liang Yingqi!
Leng Feng, the commander of the third battalion of the Independent Battalion!Mo Guangyao, the former commander of the third battalion of the Sichuan Army's shame regiment, served as the deputy commander of the third battalion.

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The officers of the troops directly under the regiment headquarters are appointed as follows: the special agent company, established on the basis of the original independent battalion special agent company, and the acting company commander Yang Xiaoshan;

The guard company was established on the basis of the original 1st Company of the Independent Battalion, and the company commander Peng Chong!
The cavalry company was established on the basis of the original independent battalion special service battalion cavalry platoon, acting company commander Lu Sanjiang!

The Special Operations Squadron was formed from the original independent battalion guard platoon and the special warfare squadron. The squadron leader Zhou Chengfa and the deputy squadron leader Gu Xishui!
The first artillery company was built on the basis of the original artillery company of the independent battalion, and the company commander was Pang Hai!

The Second Artillery Company was established on the basis of the former Independent Battalion Fire Support Company, with the company commander Cheng Tieshou!

The supply company was established on the basis of the original independent battalion supply company, acting company commander Zhu Heicheng!

Zhao Chengxi, Chief of the Military Supplies Division of the Regiment Headquarters."

As Tang Dao continued to announce the appointment, the faces of the straight lieutenants were mixed, and most of the infantry company commanders were still in their old positions. An infantry company will be retained as an organic system.

Just like the excited Wei Donglai and Cai Yongguan, although they have always said that they will rebuild their two infantry companies, but until today, they are incorporated into the first battalion and the second battalion. Things hidden in my heart.

There are too many positions, so there are naturally people who want to be promoted. Li Jiujin grinned and almost didn't laugh out loud. Yang Xiaoshan was directly promoted from platoon leader to company commander, and his military rank was equal to his. , engineers and soldiers, and will not participate in combat under extreme circumstances, but that is a big step forward, and it is naturally worthy of his big brother's joy for him.

As for the word agent, according to the military position arrangement, all the promoted company commanders are agents, and it will be a matter of time before they become regulars.

It still has to be the old chief. From this point of view, he is taking care of the old subordinates. Although Li Jiujin's 2nd company was not assigned to the [-]st battalion, which is definitely the main battalion, the commander of the [-]rd battalion is Leng Feng, and he looks cold. Only his people knew how hot he was, and Li Jiujin was much more relaxed when getting along with him.

Of course, the veteran is not satisfied with this result.

Perhaps the one who is more gratified than the old soldier is Peng Chong, the former guard company commander of the infantry regiment under the 67th Army, but he has been 'suffering' for a long time.The secret agent company sounds very imposing and domineering, but in fact it has extremely complicated affairs. It not only has to manage communications, medical treatment, but also is responsible for security, but it is nothing for him to go to the front to fight.

Seeing that the battle on the front line was extremely lively, even the two chief officers, Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, went to the front line to fight from time to time, and the guard platoon under him fought frequently, and he did not know how much he had earned in military exploits. He was the only spy The company commander stayed at the battalion headquarters and stared blankly.

For this reason, Peng Chong has approached Tang Dao several times, and would rather be demoted to the first-line infantry company as deputy company commander than stay behind and watch eagerly.

But Tang Dao seemed to have a kind of distrust for him, and he just didn't allow it. This made Peng Chong so aggrieved that he even wanted to find the old chief and ask for transfer after he arrived in Xuzhou.

To be honest, Peng Chong didn't have much confidence in the reorganization of the battalion and regiment this time. According to Tang Dao's attitude, maybe the commander of the spy company is still his position. This is good, the newly formed spy company has increased the engineer platoon , but the guard platoon and cavalry platoon were taken away and expanded, and they were completely reduced to a logistics support company, which is probably a little bit better than a supply company that purely transports materials.

Unexpectedly, when he was complaining about himself, Tang Dao actually announced that he would become the commander of the guard company, and the guard company was still formed from the original independent battalion company. The name is not for bragging.

Peng Chong was a little dazed by the sudden good news, and even ignored the congratulatory winks from his colleagues around him.

Don't be envious!What is a guard company?No matter in which army, the regiment headquarters, brigade headquarters, division headquarters, and the security forces directly under the military headquarters are the last sharp knife in the hands of the chief, and the last trump card in the hands of the chief. sure.

Moreover, the guard company is responsible for the safety of the chief, and it is absolutely impossible for someone who is not absolutely trusted to take up the post.

Just like Lao Hei, the leader of the special warfare squadron who has been promoted, he fought with Tang Dao from the battlefield to fight life and death. Otherwise, Tang Dao could hand over the guard platoon to him?

Naturally, Tang Dao also saw Peng Chong's surprised expression, and smiled slightly.Peng Chong was his subordinate in the Battle of Cangcheng. He fought bravely, but he was a little irritable. Let him be the infantry company commander. Tang Dao believes that he will not do worse than Li Jiujin and the others, but he is not calm when things happen. His easy-going temperament is bound to increase the casualties of his subordinates.

The skeletons left by the original independent battalion were all elite soldiers from the 43rd Army and the 67th Army. The two generals handed them over to Tang Dao. Naturally, they didn't want them to die in vain, let alone Tang Dao himself.

Therefore, he forced Peng Chong to the position of the company commander of the secret service company, and sharpened his frizzy temper. For more than a month, Tang Dao waited for him to get pissed and gave him a good treatment. Unexpectedly, he was quite He could hold his breath, he felt a little resentful when he was rejected every time he asked for a battle, but it didn't delay his duty.

This is the person Tang Dao wants.

As for loyalty, Tang Dao believes that as long as an army gathers a military spirit, everyone will fight for the belief of defending their home and country, and there will be no dissent.

In such troubled times, if Tang Dao wants to unite an army with the same ideals as him, he must learn to trust these Chinese soldiers who have fought side by side with him.

Although this will take a certain risk, war is the job of pinning your head to your belt. If you don't take even a little risk, it's better to go back to your hometown in Sichuan Province and sell wine.

Moreover, for Tang Dao at this time, even if he is not in a fighting state, it is not easy for anyone to want his life. Dare to employ people is not only the trust in his comrades, but also Tang Dao's confidence in himself.

Let Yang Xiaoshan come to the spy company, Tang Dao naturally has a deep meaning.

Although he is far away from the frontline troops, he can get in touch with the officers at close range to learn how to manage people. After all, Yang Xiaoshan's foundation is too shallow. He was only a first-class soldier more than a month ago. The continuous battle may have weakened his mental will. He has become a solid enough fighter, but it doesn't mean that he can be a good officer at the same young age.

Lu Sanjiang and several other acting company commanders who were promoted had the same reasoning. These officers who grew up from the most grassroots soldiers did a good job in the platoon position, but the company commander had to manage several more people. times, but Tang Dao, which is no longer available to many people, can only do so.

Tang Dao knows that he is quite a kind of operation that encourages growth, but now it is a battlefield full of flames, and there is no time to give them room to grow slowly. If these guys can't do well in the position of acting company commander, Tang Dao They will be mercilessly put into the teaching team to study hard with the recruits for several months.

Some people are happy and others are worried. Compared with promotion, two platoon leaders under Cheng Tieshou's command were promoted to company commanders. He is the big winner today, twice as strong as the old soldier.

But this one couldn't be happy at all, and faced Pang Dahai standing beside him with a sad face.

The reason is simple. Their two companies are the most severely split. Many experienced old machine gunners and old gunners have been divided into three machine gun companies, and their strength has shrunk seriously.

Although they know that the vacancies will be made up, experienced machine gunners and gunners cannot be trained overnight. No matter how optimistic they are, the level of the first and second cannons of the two of them wants to return to the peak of wartime It takes at least half a year.

In this way, the 75 mountain guns, 150 heavy mortars and machine guns in the equipment establishment table are not so fragrant in an instant.

Of course, compared to these two, there is something even worse. There are three infantry company commanders serving as division chiefs under the regiment headquarters, and the infantry companies under them have not been merged into the three infantry battalions.

Obviously, these three infantry companies will be broken up and replenished into the three machine gun companies, the first artillery company and the second artillery company, which have a large shortage of troops.

This is a complete disbandment, but, needless to say, the three infantry company commanders know well that their three infantry companies fought the worst in the battle for the gold pit. It cannot be said to be bad, but Compared with those infantry companies with great military exploits, they are indeed one level behind.

This was also criticized by Tang Dao in the post-war summary meeting with data. Disbanding and joining the new army can be regarded as paying for his actions.

Tang Dao also gave face and arranged the position that the captain should have. Therefore, although the three company commanders were a little disappointed, they finally chose to accept it, but they secretly swore in their hearts that no matter what, they would never kill the chain again. something happened.

Unlike the company commanders, for the three battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders, Tang Dao's fair enough arrangement is not only admiration, but also gratitude.

Tang Dao is extremely fair, and impartially distributes the three main companies to each infantry battalion. The recognized company is transformed into a guard company. The name has changed and the meaning has not changed. For Leng Feng, who was promoted from company commander to battalion commander, there were gains and losses.

Regardless of Wei Donglai's Seventh Company and Cai Yongguan's Ninth Company, there are only two or three big cats and kittens left, and they are basically lying on the hospital bed, but as long as Tang Dao gives an order to rebuild, he must add enough veterans to it , plus the veterans who have experienced injuries in the Mouse Mountain blockade, the combat effectiveness of the Seventh Company and the Ninth Company must have sufficient guarantees, otherwise they would not be incorporated into the first battalion and the second battalion.

On the contrary, Leng Feng's third battalion was a little weaker. Except for Li Jiujin's infantry company, the other two infantry companies composed of the Sichuan army were still much weaker in combat effectiveness. That should be Tang Dao's test for his new battalion commander.

Fighting tough battles with clenching fists is nothing. If you are really strong, you have the ability to turn the weak into a strong army.

There is reuse and expectation!

More importantly, Tang Dao only appointed battalion-level and company-level officers, which means that he will not intervene in the remaining platoon leaders and squad leaders. Each battalion will appoint them themselves, and just submit the list to him for approval.

This kind of decentralization is not inaction, but trust. Unconditional trust in the three battalion commanders is absolutely impossible for the previous troops.

No chief wants to see a certain army under his command become an independent kingdom that cannot be splashed, right?

Just like the current Four Elements Independent Group, there are still two vacancies!That is also because the superior wants to put his own people in it, instead of letting the Four Elements Independent Group become Tang Dao's army alone.

"The appointment has been completed, what else do you want to ask?" Tang Dao put down the letter paper in his hand, glanced at the subordinates with different faces, and asked.

"Sir, Company Commander Cai and I have suffered serious injuries. I don't know when we will replenish our troops?" Wei Donglai asked courageously under Cai Yongguan's constant winking.

"After our regiment arrives at the destination, your two companies will be supplemented by veterans from each company and the original veterans and recruits. I will personally award you two companies' military flags!" Tang Dao replied solemnly.

A group of company commanders collectively showed envious eyes, and the commander personally awarded the military flag. This is an honor!Several main players didn't even enjoy such treatment.

"Thank you, sir!" Wei Donglai and Cai Yongguan, who were still unable to get up, raised their right hands together and saluted Tang Dao excitedly.

Tang Dao raised his forehead slightly, indicating that they don't need to be so formal, this is what they deserve.

"Does anyone else have any questions?" Tang Dao looked at the others.

"No!" The officers replied in unison.

"Well, you still have a few hours to determine the candidates for each platoon, squad, and soldier. For the time being, each department will be prepared with a 20.00% vacancy, and the vacancy will be supplemented by the recruits after training.

For the remaining three infantry companies that will be disrupted and reorganized, the regiment headquarters will issue a distribution plan later, and then, according to the personnel arrangements of each department, the reorganization will begin tomorrow. All personnel must report to the new unit within one day, and they will use various reasons to shirk Those who report late will be dealt with by military law! "

"Yes!" The officers shouted loudly.

Tang Dao showed a satisfied look on his face.

The frame of the entire Four Elements Regiment has been completely set up. When the soldiers are replenished and equipped with new equipment, the combat effectiveness will far exceed that of the former independent battalion.

What Lei Xiong thought was that in the future, the Four Elements Regiment could carry a Japanese infantry regiment alone, but Tang Dao didn't think so.

How can an infantry regiment be enough? If the soldiers can use semi-automatic rifles and replace the Japanese-style copycat version of the [-]-type mountain cannon with the European Bofors, the four-element regiment can single out an infantry brigade.

When meeting the Kunisaki detachment again, he doesn't need to go to great lengths to set up an ambush, he can still beat them to the point of screaming!
Now, away from Tang Dao's dream, he has taken the first solid step.

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PS: It's still a 5000-word chapter!
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