Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 981 Bold and resolute (Happy New Year everyone!)

The secret service battalion is strong, and the cavalry battalion has invested heavily. This may be a sign, and everyone is more or less psychologically prepared.

But no one expected that the next expansion from the supply company to the supply battalion would really blind everyone's eyes.

If it is structured in this way, it is almost certain that the supply battalion will become the most powerful battalion of the Four Elements Regiment, bar none.

The total staffing of the baggage battalion is 2185 people. The battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang Shisan (part-time), the battalion political instructor (vacant), the deputy battalion commander, Captain Zhu Heicheng, and the battalion deputy political instructor, Captain, under the jurisdiction:
1. Battalion headquarters: 4 battalion commanders, battalion political instructors, deputy battalion commanders, and battalion deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Browning pistols.

(1) Battalion guard platoon (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 20 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (4-shot automatic type).

1）警卫一班（16人）：装备九六式轻机枪2挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒2具、三八式步枪12支、刺刀12把、南部十四手枪4把。

2) The second guard squad: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

3) The third shift of guards: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

4) The fourth guard squad: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

(2) Battalion spy platoon (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1) Battalion Service Team (16 people): Equipped with 16 16-style carbine, [-] bayonets, and cooking equipment.

2) Sanitation team of battalion headquarters (16 people): Equipped with 16 Nanfang [-] pistols and medical equipment.

3）营部通信班（16人）：装备南部十四手枪16把、野战电台2部、电话交换机2部、电话机6部。

2. Automobile company [company commander Captain Zhu Heicheng (part-time), 290 people, equipped with 1.5 Japanese-made 48-ton trucks, under the jurisdiction:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）连警卫班（16人）：装备九六式轻机枪1挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒1具、三八式步枪14支、刺刀14把、南部十四手枪2把。

2) Company duty squad (16 people): Equipped with 16 16-style carbine, [-] bayonets, and cooking equipment.

(2) Company artillery platoon (34 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）迫击炮一班（10人）：装备90毫米九四式迫击炮1门、三八式马枪10支。

2) Second Mortar Squad: same organization and equipment as above.

3) Mortar Squad [-]: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(3) A row of cars (44 people, 1.5 Japanese-made trucks with a load of 12 tons).

1) Platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

2）火力班（16人）：装备仿捷克式轻机枪1挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒1具、三八式步枪14支、刺刀14把、南部十四手枪2把。

3）汽车一班（8人、日本制造载重1.5吨卡车4辆）：装备三八式马枪8支、刺刀8把、南部十四手枪8把。

4) The second shift of automobiles: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

5) Three shifts of automobiles: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

(4) The second row of the car: the organization and equipment are the same as above.

(5) The third row of the car: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

(6) Four rows of automobiles: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

3. The pack horse company, with a total staff of 586 people and 470 pack horses, has jurisdiction over:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）连警卫班（16人）：装备九六式轻机枪1挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒1具、三八式步枪14支、刺刀14把、南部十四手枪2把。

2) Company duty squad (16 people): Equipped with 16 16-style carbine, [-] bayonets, and cooking equipment.

(2) A row of pack horses (110 people, 94 pack horses).

1) Platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

2）火力班（16人、驮马4匹）：装备九六式轻机枪1挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒1具、三八式步枪14支、刺刀14把、南部十四手枪2把。

3）驮马一班（30人、驮马30匹）：装备三八式步枪30支、刺刀30把。

4) The second class of pack horses: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

5) The third class of pack horses: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

(3) The second platoon of pack horses: the organization and equipment are the same as above (daily attached to the mountain cannon company operation, 15 pack horses/door mountain cannons).

(4) Three platoons of pack horses: same organization and equipment as above (daily assigned to heavy mortar company operations, 15 pack horses/one heavy mortar).

(5) Four platoons of packhorses: same organization and equipment as above (daily attached to air defense company operations, 6 packhorses/cannons).

(6) Fifth platoon of pack horses: the same organization and equipment as above (daily assigned to air defense company operations, 3 pack horses/heavy machine guns).

4. A company of carts, with a staff of 395 people, 230 pack horses, and 230 carts, under the jurisdiction of:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）连警卫班（16人）：装备九六式轻机枪1挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒1具、三八式步枪14支、刺刀14把、南部十四手枪2把。

2) Company duty squad (16 people): Equipped with 16 16-style carbine, [-] bayonets, and cooking equipment.

(2) Company artillery platoon (34 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）迫击炮一班（10人）：装备90毫米九四式迫击炮1门、三八式马枪10支。

2) Second Mortar Squad: same organization and equipment as above.

3) Mortar Squad [-]: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(3) A row of carts (65 people, 46 pack horses, and 46 carts, usually attached to the battalion headquarters of the first infantry battalion).

1) Platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

2）火力班（16人、驮马1匹、大车1辆）：装备九六式轻机枪1挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒1具、三八式步枪14支、刺刀14把、南部十四手枪2把。

3）大车一班（15人、驮马15匹、大车15辆）：装备三八式步枪15支、刺刀15把。

4) The second shift of carts: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

5) Three shifts of trolleys: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

(4) The second row of the cart: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

(5) Three rows of carts: the same preparation and equipment as above.

(6) Four rows of carts: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

(7) Five rows of carts: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

5. The second company of carts: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

6. Three companies of carts: the preparation and equipment are the same as above.

Among them, in addition to the automobile company belonging to the battalion headquarters, the three cart companies are basically assigned to the three major infantry battalions, and the three pack horse platoons under the pack horse company are basically assigned to the three artillery companies under the artillery battalion. There are 12 classes.

That means that there are 12 mortars in the supply battalion, plus each company's firepower squad, and more than 20 light machine guns and grenades. These firepower alone are not weaker than an ordinary infantry regiment .

Judging from the current establishment, even if the supply battalion is mostly recruits, if it really goes to the battlefield, if there are veterans in the lineup, its combat effectiveness will at least not be weaker than that of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.

No wonder Tang Tuanzuo said that those disabled veterans should not be afraid of having no place to go. There are so many platoon leaders in the supply battalion, and so many platoon-level political propagandists and deputy propagandists, at least a hundred people can be arranged.

Don’t look at the disabled veterans who lost their arms and legs on the battlefield, but no one dares to ignore them. Regardless of combat effectiveness, if they crawled out of the dead and survived, the recruits have to obey. If they refuse to accept, there is no need to wait. What military law, those comrades who hold important positions in various ministries of veterans can also use their fists to let them know what a veteran is.

Nepotism is not a good word, but it is real. No one can eliminate the existence of this relationship. Tang Tuanzuo can't, just like him, he also has to take care of the soldiers who followed him from birth to death. Same.

The more than sixty officers and soldiers who followed him to kill a bloody road from the Sixing Warehouse and survived to the present, the lowest position up to now must be a non-commissioned officer squad leader, and the fastest promoted like Leng Feng has become the main battalion commander. Jiu Jin, Lao Hei, Yang Xiaoshan, etc. became deputy battalion commanders, company commanders, Gu Xishui, Niu Er, Hei Zi, etc. were also officers at the deputy company and platoon ranks. Regardless of their small numbers, they were definitely important backbones , leading at least one-third of the strength of the now increasingly large Four Elements Regiment.

Of course, in addition to the support of their comrades, the veterans also need their combat experience for the recruits.Although the fighting spirit of the Four Elements Regiment is not afraid of death, no one wants to die. The experience imparted by the veterans who survived the hail of bullets can at least reduce the casualty rate of the troops by 20 percentage points. In order to survive, the recruits will not despise My own disabled platoon leaders who can no longer run fast and can no longer hold up their rifles to fight hand-to-hand, unless they are fools.

In addition to the daily transportation tasks, the huge supply battalion also undertakes the important task of transporting recruits to various combat units, which is one of the reasons why the ministries dare not ignore it.

So far, the formation of the four battalions directly under the regiment headquarters of the Four Elements Regiment has been announced. The strength of these four battalions alone has exceeded the strength of the entire regiment of the Four Elements Regiment. Everyone's establishment of the three main infantry battalions is naturally better. to look forward to.

The establishment of three infantry battalions naturally lived up to expectations.

The first battalion of infantry, the whole battalion has a total of 1256 people. If you add 395 people in the cart company of the heavy battalion, the actual combat number is 1651 people): battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xiong (part-time), battalion instructor (vacant), deputy battalion commander Major Zheng Zeshi , the captain of the battalion deputy instructor, under the jurisdiction of:
1. Battalion headquarters: 4 battalion commanders, battalion political instructors, deputy battalion commanders, and battalion deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Browning pistols.

(1) First row of guards (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 20 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (4-shot automatic type).

1）警卫一班（16人）：装备仿捷克式轻机枪2挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒2具、捷克式半自动步枪2支、捷克式步枪10支、刺刀12把、南部十四手枪4把。

2) The second guard squad: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

3) The third shift of guards: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

4) The fourth guard squad: the establishment and equipment are the same as above.

(2) First platoon of special agents (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1) Battalion Headquarters Service Team (16 people): Equipped with 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

2) The first battalion engineering squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and engineering equipment.

3) Sanitation team of the first battalion (16 people): equipped with 16 Nanfang [-] pistols and medical equipment.

4）一营通信班（16人）：装备南部十四手枪16把、野战电台2部、电话交换机2部、电话机6部。

2. First Artillery Company (192 people): Lieutenant Wu Tiancheng, commander of the company, under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）连警卫班（16人）：装备仿捷克式轻机枪2挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒2具、捷克式半自动步枪2支、捷克式步枪10支、刺刀12把、南部十四手枪4把。

2) Company duty squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

(2) First platoon of infantry artillery (44 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）步兵炮一班（10人）：装备九二式70毫米步兵炮1门、捷克式步枪10支、刺刀10把。

2) Infantry Artillery Squad [-]: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

3) Infantry Artillery Squad [-]: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

4) Infantry Artillery Squad [-]: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(3) The second platoon of infantry artillery: the organization and equipment are the same as above.

(4) First platoon of anti-war artillery (34 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）战防炮一班（10人）：装备37毫米战防炮1门、捷克式步枪10支、刺刀10把。

2) Second Squad of Anti-war Artillery: same organization and equipment as above.

3) The third squad of anti-war artillery: the same organization and equipment as above.

(5) The second platoon of anti-aircraft guns: the organization and equipment are the same as above.

3. The 308st Infantry Company ([-] people): Captain Zhao Daqiang, the company commander, under the jurisdiction of:
(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 20 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (4-shot automatic type).

1）连警卫班（16人）：装备仿捷克式轻机枪2挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒2具、仿德国伯格曼（即MP28）冲锋枪12支、南部十四手枪4把。

2）连勤务班（16人）：装备仿德国毛瑟冲锋手枪（20响自动型）12把、南部十四手枪4把、及炊事装备。

(2) Machine gun platoon (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Nanfang [-] pistols.

1）迫击炮班（24人）：装备81-82毫米迫击炮3门、捷克式步枪24支、刺刀24把。

2）重机枪一班（24人）：装备仿马克沁重机枪3挺、捷克式步枪24支、刺刀24把。

3）重机枪二班（16人）：装备仿马克沁重机枪2挺、捷克式步枪16支、刺刀16把。

(3) First platoon of infantry (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 20 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (4-gun automatic type).

1）步兵一班（16人）：装备仿捷克式轻机枪2挺、50毫米八九式掷弹筒2具、捷克式半自动步枪2支、捷克式步枪10支、刺刀12把、南部十四手枪4把。

2) Second Squad of Infantry: same organization and equipment as above.

3) Infantry Squad [-]: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

4) Infantry Squad [-]: same organization and equipment as above.

(4) [-]nd Platoon of Infantry: same organization and equipment as above.

(5) Infantry [-]rd Platoon: same organization and equipment as above.

4. The Second Infantry Company: Captain Wei Donglai, the company commander, with the same organization and equipment as above.

5. Third Infantry Company: Captain Zhou Dafa, the company commander, with the same organization and equipment as above.

The Second Infantry Battalion has the same staffing, battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Guo Shouzhi, battalion instructor (vacant), deputy battalion commander Major Wang Tieshuan, battalion deputy instructor Captain, under the jurisdiction:
1. Battalion Headquarters: Prepare and equip the same battalion.

2. The Second Artillery Company: Lieutenant Liang Yingqi, the company commander.

3. The Fourth Infantry Company: Captain Qian Dazhu, the company commander.

4. Fifth Infantry Company: Company Commander Captain Cai Yongguan.

5. Sixth Infantry Company: Captain Shen Chongxiao, the company commander.

The Third Infantry Battalion: Battalion Commander Major Leng Feng, Battalion Instructor (vacant), Deputy Battalion Commander Major Mo Guangyao, Battalion Deputy Instructor Captain, under the jurisdiction of:
1. Battalion Headquarters: Prepare and equip the same battalion.

2. Third Artillery Company: Company Commander Lieutenant Mo Songzi.

3. Seventh Infantry Company: Captain Li Jiujin, the company commander.

4. Eighth Infantry Company: Captain Luo Xingbang, the company commander.

5. Ninth Infantry Company: Company Commander Captain Sun Zheng.

. . . . . . . . .

In terms of military rank, all infantry company commanders, who were originally lieutenants, were all promoted to captains, which meant that a large number of sergeants would be promoted to lieutenants.

In terms of personnel and firepower, it is even more gratifying for the infantry.

The three major infantry battalions, each battalion has completely surpassed an infantry brigade of the Japanese army in terms of strength, and has 9 mortars, 6 anti-aircraft guns, 4 infantry guns, and 15 heavy machine guns. An infantry brigade has several times the heavy firepower.

The machine gun platoon of the infantry company alone has 3 mortars and 5 heavy machine guns, which can completely crush the two infantry squadrons of the Japanese army.

Even, from a theoretical point of view, if you add the supply battalion cart company assigned to them, any infantry battalion, from the strength of its troops to the configuration of light and heavy firepower, has the invincible strength to face the two Japanese infantry brigades.

Lieutenant Colonel Guo Shouzhi, who was very happy, said: As long as the commander of the regiment can provide me with enough soldiers, bullets and shells according to the establishment, let alone one or two Japanese infantry brigades, it is an infantry regiment. It's not in vain for him to be a dog.

Although this is a bit smug, but for a veteran who has been beaten on the battlefield for more than ten years to say such words, it also shows that the commanders of the three major infantry battalions are satisfied with the strength of their own infantry battalions.

Of course, most of these are still on paper.

There is currently no shortage of weapons and equipment for the Four-row Regiment, and even many of them will be replaced with shotguns in the next three months. A large number of Czech-made and imitated Czech-made will be replaced by imported German-made ones.

What the Four Elements Regiment lacked were soldiers, a large number of recruits.

Because, according to the organization created by Tang Tuanzuo, the shortage of soldiers in the Four Elements Regiment will be around 4500.

Next, the focus of the whole regiment of the Four Elements will be on recruitment and training, and there will not be much time left for them.

It has been more than a month since the Battle of Xuzhou. Both China and Japan have their own winners and losers. The high-level officials of both sides know that no one can eat up the opponent in one bite as they once expected. The hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers on the battlefield have also entered a period of exhaustion. .

Anyone with a little military knowledge will know that if the Battle of Xuzhou ends, the Japanese North China Front Army will focus its operations on Jin Province. It is a military group with at least 30 troops, and the real bloody storm will come.

Tang Tuanzuo's drastic expansion of the whole regiment is precisely the response to this.

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PS: On the last day of 2022, I have something to do during the day, and the update will be later. Hurry up and finally finish writing the compilation. Just at this point, I can wish all book lovers a happy new year!
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