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Zhao Gang nodded and said: "As for the officers, you can ask the headquarters for instructions yourself, but I guess that all the troops are expanding recently, and there should not be many officers who can be assigned to us."

"Not necessarily." Wang Dehou shook his head and said, "Assignment of battalion and company-level officers, the headquarters must give priority to our new regiment."

Wang Dehou has been a combat staff officer at the headquarters for a long time, so he knows the headquarters quite well.

In the past year, the Eighth Route Army has expanded a lot of main forces, especially the main force of the 129th Division, all of which are expanded in units of tens of thousands.

Under such circumstances, there is a shortage of middle-level officers, especially regimental and battalion-level officers. All military regions are scrambling for an excellent regiment and battalion-level officer who graduated from the Anti-Japanese University.

But Wang Dehou knew that the headquarters attached great importance to the development of Xinyituan.

As long as Li Yunlong speaks, the head of the headquarters will usually send outstanding officers to the new regiment, and even send Xing Zhiguo, the head of the main regiment, to the new regiment as the deputy head.

Because the head of the headquarters knows very well that only when Xinyituan becomes stronger and makes more money can the headquarter make more money.

However, the speed of the development of the new group should not be too fast, and it needs to be controlled.

"That's true!" Xing Zhiguo nodded empathetically.

"The officer's problem has been solved." Zhao Gang said, "According to our New First Regiment's establishment of 2000 people per battalion, our New First Regiment will have to expand another seven battalions!"

Right now, what the new regiment lacks most are battalion-level officers, and they are excellent battalion-level officers, such as battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, and instructors.

As for company-level officers, the Xinyi Regiment is not in short supply, and can be promoted from deputy company commander and platoon leader.

After attacking the 36th Division and this anti-sweeping battle, many officers at the company and platoon level made meritorious service.

"We now have a total of 22 battalions in the new regiment, including eleven infantry battalions, plus seven infantry battalions, that is eighteen infantry battalions."

Li Datuan said with an extremely satisfied expression.

An infantry battalion of 2000 people is equipped with all foreign semi-automatic firepower.

The strength of each infantry battalion is similar to that of the main regiments of other brother troops.

However, the firepower of each infantry battalion is at least four or five times that of other regiment-level main regiments, and the ammunition is sufficient.

That is to say, after this wave of expansion, Li Yunlong has eighteen main infantry regiments alone!

When Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou heard the words, they couldn't help feeling more and more passionate.

The Xinyi regiment continues to develop at this speed, and it will not be far from the second attack on Taiyuan.

"The army has developed." Li Yunlong shook his head suddenly and said, "But I always feel that the firepower of the infantry battalion is still not enough."

Just this firepower, isn't it enough?

Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou couldn't help looking at each other.

Zhao Gang asked with a smile: "Is it possible that you have suffered from insufficient firepower phobia again?"

Insufficient firepower phobia, this word Zhao Gang heard from Chen Feng.

The problem is that the firepower of the new regiment is very strong now, how could Li Yunlong still have the fear of insufficient firepower?

"I feel that our firepower is still a bit insufficient."

Li Yunlong nodded, and did not deny:
"You do the math, we have 11 infantry battalions now, and 18 infantry battalions after the expansion."

"But we only have three artillery battalions, plus a heavy howitzer company directly under the regiment headquarters."

"When there are 11 infantry battalions, when these infantry battalions are fighting, they can rely on the artillery battalion to provide fire reinforcements."

"But after we have 18 infantry battalions, the artillery firepower is a bit insufficient, you know what I mean?"

Having said that, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou immediately understood.

Xing Zhiguo said: "Regimental Commander, what do you mean, give each of our infantry battalions a separate mountain artillery company?"

Li Yunlong glanced at Xing Zhiguo approvingly, and said:

"That's right, the devil's infantry wing is usually equipped with an artillery squadron, equipped with Type 75 infantry guns and [-]mm mountain guns, like the infantry wing of the Type A division and the rapid-fire artillery squadron."

"The individual soldiers and mortar firepower of our infantry battalions are far more powerful than the mortar and grenadier firepower of the Devil Infantry Regiment."

"But it lacks the ability to attack fortified areas and the suppression of 75mm artillery."

"I'm going to have a battery of mountain guns for each infantry battalion."

Although Li Yunlong said it was a mountain artillery company, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, and Wang Dehou all knew that the mountain artillery company under the jurisdiction of each infantry battalion started with four 4mm mountain artillery, and there was no ceiling.

Xing Zhiguo said: "But we don't have so many mountain cannons now."

After the expansion is completed, there will be 18 infantry battalions. Each infantry battalion will be equipped with a minimum of 4 mountain artillery pieces, that is, 72 mountain artillery pieces. This is already a mountain artillery brigade.

"Plan like this first." Li Yunlong said, "We have Boss Chen, are we afraid that we won't be able to get 72 mountain cannons?"

"That's true." Xing Zhiguo nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, Commander, didn't we hide some mountain cannons and shells near Datong Airport and Taiyuan Wusu Airport, do you want to get them back? "

After being reminded by Xing Zhiguo, Li Yunlong also thought of those mountain cannons.

"I won't get it back for the time being." Li Yunlong thought about it, and then said, "After a while, send the artillery to do some maintenance on the cannons to prevent the mountain cannons from rusting. Maybe the 18 mountain cannon companies in our 18 infantry battalions will be Rely on these mountain cannons and shells!"

Xing Zhiguo agreed: "The North China Front Army will definitely replenish the aircraft. That old devil, Neiji Okamura, will definitely give priority to equipping the aircraft to the First Army. Then we will have a chance to make a fortune."

There was a look of expectation in everyone's eyes. The price to kill a Japanese aircraft was three 3mm mountain guns.

If you kill some devil pilots, it will be more profitable.

Li Yunlong nodded: "About our new group's future development, do you have anything else to add?"

Everyone said something to each other, and offered a few strategies, which improved the future development plan of Xinyituan.

Then, Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and asked, "Old Zhao, do you have any ideas about the construction of the Northwest Shanxi base?"

This will definitely be handed over to Zhao Gang in the future. For example, Li Yunlong and Xing Zhiguo should focus on military affairs, and Wang Dehou can also assist Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang said: "As for the construction of the base area, I think there are three main aspects."

Li Yunlong asked: "Which three aspects?"

"Economy, agriculture, and industrial construction." Zhao Gang said, "Economic construction is to develop the economy of the base area, to set up factories like cigarettes, tea, and wine, and to circulate currency. It is easy to understand agricultural construction, which means vigorously developing agriculture. Agriculture is our base area. Although Boss Chen provides food, we have to rely on our own efforts and work hard. In addition, Boss Chen provides seeds and fertilizers. Next year, our Northwest Shanxi Base will definitely have a bumper harvest. Finally, it is industrial construction. Our Northwest Shanxi Base , and industries such as arsenals, iron and steel factories, and cement factories can also be established.”

Li Yunlong was extremely satisfied when he heard the words: "Hahaha, Lao Zhao, you really have something!"