My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 26 Material selection and troop formation

"Currently, the list is..."

After Zhao Gang learned that Li Yunlong had rescued more than 500 prisoners of war from the Liao County prisoner-of-war camp and was preparing to be absorbed into the independent regiment, he immediately began preparations to provide ideological education for the more than 500 prisoners of war who were about to be brought.

Both Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong knew that one of the core reasons why the Eighth Route Army was able to fight against the Japanese in such a difficult environment and achieve impressive results was that the soldiers had faith in their hearts.

Know why you carry a gun and why you fight.

Li Yunlong walked into the regiment headquarters and counted the list of reimbursable weapons and supplies.

"Czech style, seven or nine bombs."

"The shell gun, the shell gun,"

"Germany made grenade."

"Crooked handle, [-] big cover, [-] bullets."

“Exquisite white noodles.”

Then he opened a new list.

Li Yunlong frowned.

This is a list of supplies that can be added. There are many types. At a rough look, there are more than 100 types, including cornmeal, canned pork, 60 mortars, cold-proof clothing, riding horses, pack horses, draft horses, etc.

Each one made him drool.

Unfortunately, he could only choose six types, and there were no medicines.

“First comes the corn.”

For the first type, Li Yunlong chose hardcover corn kernels without hesitation.

According to Lao Zhao, corn is rich in vitamin A, which can prevent and treat blindness.

Moreover, corn is not only a coarse grain that can be eaten by horses and mules, but after being ground into cornmeal, it is also a fine grain that can be used as a staple food for soldiers.

but,

Whether it is white flour or cornmeal, although they are both staple foods, they are both filling and can be eaten for a long time without affecting the body, but in the face of the intense physical exertion of the troops, they are still a little bit behind.

This is also the reason why non-combat attrition and training attrition of the army remain high - the soldiers have poor physical fitness.

Otherwise, the monk would not be able to eat fifteen kilograms in one meal.

so···

The pen in Li Yunlong's hand crossed dozens of supplies in the list one by one. He paused for a moment on the canned meat, but finally stopped on the pork suet and made a mark.

If soldiers want to resist hunger and disease, they must eat meat and have oil and water in their stomachs.

If you choose canned meat and let all the soldiers of the independent regiment eat meat, then you won't have to worry about other troops.

After staying in this army for more than ten years, the position of regimental commander has risen and fallen three or four times. Li Yunlong alone has brought out no less than one company of officers and cadres from the grassroots battalions, companies and platoons.

Cheng Shifa of the 772nd Regiment was his old subordinate, and he taught shooting step by step.

He has deep roots in this unit.

When you are poor, you have no choice. If you only have a few things, they will be gone if you don’t grab them.

Just like a pack of wolves, if you eat more, you will become stronger and can catch more prey. If you eat less, you will gradually become weaker.

Brutal and bloody.

But now, Brother Lu has taken care of the independent regiment's logistics. The entire regiment's soldiers have no worries about food, drink, weapons and ammunition. Li Yunlong naturally wants to take care of his old subordinates, as well as his old boss.

An army can resemble a pack of wolves, but it cannot really be a pack of wolves.

If you choose pork suet, you can make many, many soldiers have oil and water in their stomachs.

The whole division can't take care of it at the moment, but the whole brigade is fine.

and··
The soldiers of the Independent Regiment rarely eat meat. If they suddenly eat meat all of a sudden, there will probably be problems. Li Yunlong knows this very well.

Let's eat some pork suet first to let the soldiers' stomachs get used to the oil and water. After working with Brother Lu a few times, there will be more supplies in the list and more ways to reimburse, and then we can arrange for the soldiers to start eating meat.

as well as,

According to Li Yunlong's speculation, there is another advantage of choosing lard fat - it does not account for the weight of grain.

The soldiers of the independent regiment each need fifteen kilograms of grain per day, seven and a half kilograms of white flour, and seven and a half kilograms of corn. With so much grain, it is natural and reasonable that the cooking team needs one kilogram or half a kilogram of suet when processing it.

But whether it can be done depends on Brother Lu’s review.

If it doesn't work, I'll give each person seven pounds of white flour, seven pounds of corn, and one pound of weight to choose pork suet.

After confirming the pork suet, Li Yunlong glanced across the list.

For the third type of equipment, he chose the winter uniform.

The current total strength of the independent regiment is less than 1000 people, and there are more than 80 non-combat attrition. In the final analysis, there are only two reasons - the soldiers do not have enough to eat and do not wear warm clothes.

A set of winter military uniforms, including a cotton-padded military uniform, cotton-padded trousers, and a hat.

According to the detailed introduction.

At present, the winter military uniforms, uniforms and trousers that Lu Laodi can provide are all made according to the style of the Eighth Route Army military uniforms. The only differences are the materials and subtle designs. They can withstand temperatures as low as minus [-] degrees Celsius, are not prone to wind leakage, and can withstand fierce battles. and training, not prone to wear and tear.

It's several grades better than the ones made by Zhang Wanhe's quilt factory.

The hat equipped with the winter military uniform is just a training hat. Although it is thicker than the summer hat and does not have much effect on keeping warm, it is still better than wearing nothing at all.

In fact, there are also cold-proof clothing to choose from, including cold-proof hats and hoods, which can withstand temperatures of minus [-] or [-] degrees Celsius. After the soldiers put on the full suit, they will not feel cold even when standing guard in the ice and snow.

But now it is March, and the weather is not as cold as January or February. There is no need for cold-proof clothing. You can wait until next winter to apply for it.

"Two sets for each person, one for wearing and one for washing..."

After determining the winter military uniforms, Li Yunlong hesitated for a while when it came to the specific number. First he wanted to write down two sets for each person, then thought for a while, and finally filled out four sets.

"It's easy to get your clothes dirty and wet during training. It's winter and winter military uniforms are not easy to dry, so it's reasonable to have four spare sets."

Li Yunlong muttered and explained himself.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong continued to search in the list.

His eyes did not turn to powerful weapons such as 60mm mortars, Type [-] heavy machine guns, German-made Maxim heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers. Instead, he continued to wander around the general equipment area.Equipment, not just guns and ammunition, but also military uniforms, hats, shoes, and even leggings.

As a veteran for more than ten years, Li Yunlong has climbed snow-capped mountains and walked on grasslands. He is well aware of the huge role of these ordinary and inconspicuous equipment in marching and fighting.

Back then, when many soldiers were crossing snow-capped mountains and meadows, they relied on an inconspicuous pair of leggings to survive.

Therefore, Captain Li chose military shoes for the fourth piece of equipment.

According to the detailed information - this kind of military shoes is light, strong, has a certain waterproof ability, and has good warmth retention. It is very suitable for mountain walking in autumn, winter and spring.

It can protect the feet of soldiers, increase marching speed and prevent sprained feet. It can also protect the soles of soldiers' feet from being stabbed by shrapnel left on the battlefield, and protect their ankles from being stabbed.

Along with the shoes, five pairs of socks are included.

Li Yunlong has a profound understanding of how important a pair of shoes, a pair of good shoes, and a pair of suitable shoes are to the Eighth Route Army, which mainly walks.

If all the soldiers in the army can have a suitable pair of military shoes when crossing grasslands and climbing snowy mountains, then the number of soldiers who fall halfway will be reduced by [-]% or even more.

In this mountainous Jin area, a good pair of military shoes can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops and can also intuitively reduce casualties.

For the fifth piece of equipment, Li Yunlong finally started to choose weapons and equipment.

without any hesitation,

Li Yunlong directly chose the 60 mortar and the grenade launcher.

In the list, weapons and ammunition are together, so selecting a weapon is equivalent to selecting ammunition.

"For the rifle, just use the [-]-inch cap to make do with it first."

After determining the six types of weapons and equipment, Li Yunlong said to himself.

Considering the convenience of logistical supplies, it is best for a unit to unify rifle bullets and squad light machine gun bullets, and it is best to unify heavy machine gun bullets.

Although there are Mauser rifles and German-made Maxims in the list, they all use Mauser pointed bullets.

There is no problem in unifying the independent regiment's bullets.

However, Li Yunlong gathered several years and analyzed the experience of hundreds of battles with the Japanese. For independent regiments focusing on mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, and ambush warfare, the role of grenades on the battlefield is far greater than that of rifles.

Especially at present, the Eighth Route Army has many new recruits and lacks training.
Rather than letting each soldier in an infantry squad have one rifle, it is better to equip each squad with two Czech guns, so that veterans can help, pass, and lead new recruits while using machine guns. Relying on strong firepower, they can improve the survival probability of new recruits and accumulate them quickly. Practical experience.

Of course, rifles are indispensable as supplementary firepower.

But at the earliest one month, at the latest two months, the independent regiment will have rifles.

After determining the type of new materials,

Li Yunlong began to adjust the organization of the independent regiment based on existing supplies.

Although the army has a unified troop organization, due to the severe shortage of weapons and ammunition and the complexity of the struggle against the Japanese, the commanders of the primary regiments often have great autonomy in the specific organization of the troops under their command.

After thinking for a while, Li Yunlong decided,

An infantry squad of the Independent Regiment consists of twelve people, the squad leader and deputy squad leader, two three-person Czech machine gun teams, a two-person grenade team, and two-person riflemen.

The total equipment is five [-]-shot shell guns, two Czech type, one grenade, and four [-]-guns.

specifically is,
The squad leader and deputy squad leader are equipped with shell guns.
The machine gun team consists of three people. The main shooter is equipped with a machine gun, the deputy shooter is equipped with a shell gun, and the ammunition hand is equipped with a [-]-meter cover.There are two people in the grenade team, the main shooter is equipped with a grenade, and the secondary shooter is equipped with a shell gun.The rifleman is equipped with a [-]-meter cap.

"One infantry squad, three firepower points."

"Half the firepower of a Japanese infantry squad."

"After reaching within 100 meters, the firepower of the twenty-shot shell gun can be exerted at a distance that is even twice that of the Japanese infantry squad."

Looking at the formation and equipment of the infantry squad that he had figured out, Li Yunlong couldn't wait to command this unit to fight the Japanese.

The firepower of the team is [-] to twice that of the Japanese!
When had he ever fought such a wealthy battle?
After the firepower of the team was established, Li Yunlong picked up the follow-up preparations at will.

There are three infantry squads and one platoon, plus the platoon commander, deputy platoon leader, and three-person communications team, a platoon has a total of 42 people.

There are three platoons and one company. The company headquarters also has a ten-person cooking squad and a 14-person platoon headquarters, for a total of 150 people in the entire company.

Three companies and one battalion.

The battalion headquarters sets up a mortar platoon, equipped with three 60-mm mortars. When necessary, the 60-mm mortars can be sent down to the company level to increase firepower and give the company level the ability to fight alone.

The artillery platoon is smaller than the infantry platoon. There are only six people in a squad, plus a five-man platoon headquarters and a 12-man artillery transport squad, a total of 35 people.

Coupled with a 35-man battalion headquarters, a battalion has 520 men.

There are three battalions in a regiment, plus regiment headquarters security company, logistics department, etc.

"The expected total strength of the independent regiment is 800 people."

Li Yunlong wrote down the scale of the independent group's next expansion.

"It's a pity, it's a pity..."

Looking at the composition of the organization he had formulated, Li Yunlong sighed secretly.

If it weren't for the lack of excellent gunners in the independent regiment, he would have planned to introduce 60 mortars to the platoon, so that the firepower of the company and platoon would be on par with the top infantry regiments in Europe and the United States.

In this case, a regiment can be equipped with thirty 60 mortars, and he can push the little Japs to the ground and beat them.

Although it can also be forcibly grouped, the mortar is very simple to learn and can be used after a few days of training, but this is obviously an abnormal expansion and is something that is not allowed in the contract.

For a mortar to be effective on the battlefield, it requires at least several months of training.

He was able to form a mortar platoon for each battalion because he hired a group of gunners from the new regiment. Although they were not very skilled, they could use them and knew the standard mortar operation procedures.

As for assigning a 60 mortar company to the regiment headquarters, the contract clearly stipulates that repeated formation of 60 mortars is prohibited.

"Come on step by step."

Li Yunlong sighed.

Not to mention the spread of 60 mortars to the platoon, even 800 people have not yet been found.

At present, the independent regiment, plus the 120 people he asked for from Ding Wei, as well as the wounded who are returning from the headquarters hospital, the number of new recruits recently recruited is only 1000.

Even if he included the 500 prisoners of war rescued from Liao County, there were only [-] prisoners.

In fact, due to the difficult living environment in prisoner-of-war camps, many prisoners of war became disabled or lost their morale. It would be great to have 400 people who could join the independent regiment.

(End of this chapter)