The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

At the headquarters of the 717th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Cheng Qian, the head of the regiment, was looking at the military map on the wall, frowning. It seemed that the Chinese New Year would be half a month away, and he was worrying about the New Year.

My army is having a hard time at the moment, and the higher-ups haven't dispatched a single shot or bullet. I don't blame the higher-ups. After all, although the Eighth Route Army is the No. 18 Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Lao Jiang has never given a penny to the No. 18 Army. There is no way Therefore, the Eighth Route Army can only solve the problem of weapons and equipment on its own.

Looking at the soldiers standing guard outside the door, wearing thin and shabby clothes, with flushed cheeks from the cold, Cheng Qian felt waves of guilt.The guard company of my regiment headquarters is still not warm enough to wear warm clothes. I don't know what happened to the three battalions scattered outside.

At present, the Eighth Route Army is only equipped with radio stations at the division and brigade level. The battalion and regiment communications are all communicated verbally by the cavalry. It has been a few days since I have not contacted the battalions. I don’t know how everyone is doing now.

When Cheng Qian was worried, the guard came to report that Zhang Yunfei, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, had come to the regiment headquarters. [

Good guy, I haven't seen this kid for two or three months, and I almost don't recognize him. He is wearing a brand-new and clean cotton military uniform, and behind him are a dozen mighty and strong soldiers with submachine guns straddling diagonally, showing a murderous look.

Cheng Qian, the group leader, excitedly slapped Zhang Yunfei on the chest and said, "Good boy, I haven't seen you for three days, it's impressive."

Zhang Yunfei chuckled: "Commander, recently we won a small battle and captured some equipment from the little devil."

"Oh, please tell me in detail, what a small victory." Cheng Qian, the team leader, said with great interest.

"Regimental Commander, we attacked Xin'an County a few days ago, wiped out more than 500 devils, and seized a large amount of weapons and equipment. However, at that time, fighter planes were rare, and our communication was lagging behind. We did not have time to ask the regiment headquarters. I hope the regimental commander will forgive me."

"Annihilate more than 500 devils? How about the casualties of your battalion?" Cheng Qian, the regiment leader, asked nervously.

If there were too many casualties in the army, even though more than 500 devils had been wiped out, I am afraid that even the head of the regiment would not be able to bear the responsibility.

"Thank you for your concern, commander. Our 3rd Battalion only sacrificed a dozen soldiers, and more than 30 people were injured." Zhang Yunfei said relaxedly.

"My darling, we wiped out more than 500 little devils, and we only sacrificed a dozen soldiers. This is a great victory. If it doesn't work, I have to report to the division and brigade headquarters." Cheng Qian, the regiment leader, said in surprise.

The head of the regiment, Cheng Qian, turned back and said loudly to the guards: "Quickly send cavalry signalers to report the victory in Xin'an County to the division and brigade headquarters."

Zhang Yunlong hurriedly said: "Regimental Commander, don't work hard on the cavalry and communications soldiers, and see what I brought you." After speaking, with a big wave of his hand, the special forces behind quickly put two square packages on the table of the regiment headquarters , slowly unpacking the package, and two completely new radio stations appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Cheng Qian, the head of the regiment, saw the radio station and said excitedly: "Radio station, this is a radio station. Our regiment will also have a radio station in the future. This is the first one in the Eighth Route Army battalion regiment level."

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, radio stations were definitely a luxury for the Eighth Route Army. Due to the limited number of radio stations in the entire army, the regiment level was only equipped with telegraph operators, and there were no radio stations. If you want a radio station, you have to rely on your own ability. seized.

The head of the group, Cheng Qian, moved forward and gently stroked the radio station, as if touching an art treasure, his fingers trembling slightly.

Zhang Yunlong saw the big reaction of the head of the regiment, Cheng Qian, and wondered in his heart, our third battalion seized a total of 6 radio stations, and kept 4 for ourselves.

Zhang Yunlong gritted his teeth, and continued to say to Cheng Qian: "Commander, in fact, our battalion has seized a lot of weapons and equipment, but according to the division commander, whoever has the ability will seize it, and whoever seizes it belongs to the principle. You can't Look at the jealousy and ask for it from our battalion."

"Good boy, it seems that the big head hasn't told me yet, tell me quickly, how much equipment has your battalion seized?" Cheng Qian, the regiment leader, said.

Zhang Yunfei thought about it, and decided to hide more than half of the equipment, so he said: "Commander, we have seized more than 1000 Type 100 fast guns, more than 50 crooked machine guns, and more than 10,000 Type 100 heavy machine guns. , [-]+ rounds of various bullets, in addition, some oceans and [-] kilograms of gold were seized.”

Cheng Qian heard that more than one devil infantry brigade's equipment and 100 kilograms of gold had been seized. He immediately said to the guard: "Hurry up and inform the confidential correspondent, use the radio to send a report to the division and brigade headquarters, and report the victory of the 3rd Battalion in Xin'an County." .”[

As soon as Cheng Qian finished speaking, the guard immediately turned around to notify the confidential correspondent to send the report.

After the guards left, Cheng Qian solemnly said to Zhang Yunfei: "Commander of the Third Battalion, the whole regiment is currently in a difficult period, and the New Year will be celebrated in half a month." She looked at Zhang Yunfei with understanding eyes.

Zhang Yunfei blushed when he was seen, and said to Cheng Qian: "Regimental Commander, our 3rd Battalion supports the regiment headquarters with 500 Type 50 fast guns, 20 crooked machine guns, 10 Type 1000 heavy machine guns, and 1000 bullets of various types. Wanfa, in addition, we will support the regiment headquarters with 2000 sets of new cotton-padded clothes and trousers, [-] quilts, and [-] yuan for oceans, how about it?"

Cheng Qian happily said "yes" three times.

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The 120th Division Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, Commander Liu was holding a military meeting with everyone. The correspondent came in excitedly with a telegram, and reported to Commander Liu: "Chief, the 717th Regiment sent a telegram saying that the 3rd Battalion has won a great victory in Xin'an County." , Annihilating more than 500 devils, the 3rd Battalion only sacrificed a dozen soldiers, and more than 30 people were injured. In addition, more than 1000 Type 100 fast guns, more than 50 crooked machine guns, and Type 10,000 heavy machine guns were seized. More than 100 guns, [-]+ rounds of various bullets, and [-] kilograms of gold."

After listening to the correspondent's report, Master Liu read the telegram carefully and said: "This third battalion insists on getting it, and wiped out more than 500 little devils with the strength of one battalion."

He also told the correspondent to send the battle report to the headquarters.

At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the deputy commander-in-chief read the battle report forwarded by the 120th Division, and said to the deputy chief of staff: "Do you want to reward the third battalion?"

The deputy chief of staff said: "Now the third battalion needs money and money, guns and guns, so it's hard for us to reward him."

The deputy commander paced back and forth, and after a while said: "The commander of the third battalion is a good fighter. They have all the weapons and equipment. How about expanding the third battalion into the 359th regiment of the 719th brigade?"

The deputy chief of the general staff pondered for a while and said: "I'm afraid Lao Jiang will not agree to this. Lao Jiang gave me the No. 18 Army with three divisions, each division has two brigades, and each brigade has two brigades. Jurisdiction over two regiments."

"That's a political trick played by Lao Jiang. He is afraid that our Eighth Route Army will grow stronger. According to the current form, our Eighth Route Army will inevitably grow stronger. This is the trend. Let the third battalion be expanded into the 359th Brigade and the 719th Regiment. That's it. ’” the deputy commander said firmly.

"Boss, the 3rd Battalion has seized a lot this time. We don't want him to hand over the weapons and equipment, but 100 kilograms of gold is not a small amount. Let me ask the 3rd Battalion to hand over 100 kilograms of gold to the headquarters?"

"Yeah, we are not rich now. With this 100 kilograms of gold, we can buy a lot of food and cloth, so let the 3rd Battalion hand over the gold to the headquarters." The deputy commander said with emotion.

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After returning from the regiment headquarters, Zhang Yunfei brought back a confidential officer, and transferred several literate soldiers from the army to form a confidential room, responsible for communicating with his superiors by radio.

In addition, Zhang Yunfei sent three special forces members to disguise themselves as ordinary people and go to Xin'an County to spy on the enemy.

In the next few days, Zhang Yunfei will mainly focus on the training of the recruit company. Since the last time he wiped out more than 500 little devils in the Watanabe brigade, the reputation of the 3rd Battalion has spread in this hundred and ten miles, and the common people know that the 3rd Battalion It is an Eighth Route Army team that can fight devils.

This time the recruiting was unprecedentedly popular. Many people came from all over the world to ask to join the Eighth Route. After repeated selection, 1500 recruits were recruited. Zhang Yunlong organized these recruits into 40 recruit platoons. Fortunately, Xiaowangzhuang has a spacious place. The training of so many people cannot be accommodated.

Zhang Yunfei personally compiled the training outline based on the experience of later generations. The training of recruits is carried out according to the training outline. During the day, Zhang Yunfei will go to the training ground to inspect and correct any mistakes in the training. In the evening, he will give some 40 instructors of the recruit company Lectures to explain in detail the content of the training syllabus.

As usual, Zhang Yunfei was instructing the training of recruits. Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Dazhu rushed over excitedly, and shouted loudly after a few meters away: "Battalion Commander, congratulations, the headquarters is calling." [

After receiving the telegram from Liu Dazhu, Zhang Yunfei looked at it seriously. It turned out to be a commendation telegram, which said that the headquarters would expand the 3rd Battalion into the 719th Regiment.

This is a good thing. At present, I still have a lot of equipment in the warehouse. I have just recruited 1500 new recruits. The time for expanding the army is fully ripe.

Afterwards, Zhang Yunfei held a military meeting above the company level and conveyed the commendation message from the headquarters. The company commanders immediately cheered when they heard the content of the award message.

Zhang Yunfei then reorganized the companies into battalions, the company commander was promoted to battalion commander, and the platoon leader was promoted to company commander. The vacancy of each platoon leader was recommended by each battalion commander and filed at the regiment headquarters.

It's just that there is no change in personnel for the time being. After the recruits have been trained for a month, they will be added to the battalions and companies.