Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 116
The second company and the first row led by Yang Xiong were the first to come back. Kang Sheng had recruited more than 100 recruits in Li Gong Town, and he recruited dozens more on the way back.When Yang Xiong came back, his platoon alone brought back more than 450 recruits.

After the other five platoons came back one after another, the number of recruits Cheng Xiao took over directly exceeded 500.

"Here, trainer, there are too many people. It is no problem to form two main groups. And we don't have so many guns for them!" Zeng Quan asked back with a worried face.

Although he didn't say it clearly, his thoughts were revealed in the words: "There are too many recruits, and it is definitely unrealistic to accept them all."

Cheng Xiao was also very hesitant. With 1000 recruits, plus the more than 500 people under training in Zeng Quan's hands, plus the remaining 4000 people in the independent battalion, that is a small [-] people, a whole brigade of troops.

Even if Wang Ping went to the headquarters to get back the establishment of the independent regiment, it would not need so many people.

However, these recruits were recruited by the Eighth Route Army in addition to the resettlement fee. It would be too bad to let them go back, and it is impossible to recover the resettlement fee. This would be a blow to the credibility and honor of the Eighth Route Army.

At this moment, a sentence Wang Ping said before leaving suddenly appeared in Cheng Xiao's mind.

"Next, the Independent Battalion will face an unprecedented crisis, which is related to the life and death of the Independent Battalion, and many soldiers will die in this crisis. Therefore, in order to survive this crisis, the Independent Battalion must have sufficient troops It can be consumed on the battlefield!"

Cheng Xiao is not a fool, he understood the hidden meaning of Wang Ping's words at that time.

In the face of the heavy encirclement and suppression that the Japanese army may launch next, no matter how well prepared the independent battalion is, in front of the Japanese army with absolute superiority, in many cases, it can only use human life to fill the soil to withstand the Japanese attack.

If the Independent Battalion had really reached this point, no matter how many recruits there were, they would not be able to withstand the trenches in the face of thousands of Japanese attacks.

Although he was very reluctant to send these recruits to the battlefield, Cheng Xiao had no choice.If you really want to blame it, blame the damn war, and blame the kid who started it.

After taking a deep breath, Cheng Xiao frowned first, and then decided: "Keep them all, and form 25 recruit companies, and each recruit company will be led by a veteran for training!"

"But we don't have that much equipment at all, not even the basic rifle!" Zeng Quan continued to ask.

"Each recruit company fires ten guns and one thousand rounds of ammunition first, and let them practice first. As for the missing equipment, let the battalion commander come back and let him find a way! In addition, the six main platoons that went out brought back hundreds of thousands A catty of grain is enough to feed our 4000 people for two months. So, let them stay for training!" Cheng Xiao immediately made a decision.

The Independence Battalion was overcrowded and had to expand to the surrounding woods for training.Wang Ping had already arrived at the headquarters of the military region. Yang Chengwu and Chief of Staff Xiong Botao, who had received the news in advance, waited for him at the gate of the headquarters.

Especially Yang Chengwu, as soon as he saw Wang Ping, he patted his shoulder and said with satisfaction: "You did a good job in Laiyuan. You killed hundreds of devils in your actions, and the result is equivalent to launching a battle in the military division. Don't you You know, when the chief of staff and I received the information, we almost didn't believe it was true!"

Chief of Staff Xiong Botao then added: "Your battle at the Xiaguan stronghold not only frightened me and the commander, Commander Nie of the military region got the news from somewhere, and even sent a special telegram to commend you. You know, the establishment of the military region Since then, Commander Nie has never directly commended a battalion-level cadre, and you are the first, and now the entire military region knows that we have a smart general in our first division!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Chengwu, who went straight into the meeting room, quickly restored his previous serious expression, and then asked Wang Ping.

"We already know the situation of Laiyuan. Your opponent is very smart. He can see at a glance that you plan to consume his veterans and delay the formation of his new brigade to form combat effectiveness. No accident, if it is slow, it will take a month, if it is fast In ten days, the Japanese army in Laiyuan City will dispatch heavy troops to encircle and suppress your independent battalion!"

"How about it? If you feel that it is difficult to continue to take root in Laiyuan, I will allow you to come back with the main force of the independent battalion, before the devils blockade your garrison!"

Hearing this, Wang Ping understood that the commander and the chief of staff must have thought that he came back now to ask for help.

As the two people watched, Wang Ping shook his head first, and then said affirmatively: "Please rest assured, Commander and Chief of Staff, since I have issued a military order and can take root in the source, I can definitely do it!"

"Then is it time for you to come back?" Xiong Botao asked with a puzzled expression.

It stands to reason that Wang Qing should be the busiest right now.The Japanese army in Laiyuan might attack heavily at any time. As the battalion commander of the independent battalion, what Wang Ping should do most is to arrange the defense, instead of coming to the headquarters to report the situation!
"There are two things!" Wang Ping answered cleanly!
"The first thing is that the Independent Battalion was lucky in the battle at the Xiaguan stronghold. It seized a radio station and it was intact. This time I came back and brought the radio operator you gave me, Commander. I hope that the Independent Battalion and the Army Radio link between divisions established!"

"There is no problem with this. I promised you when I gave it to your radio operator. The first step radio station seized by the Independent Battalion in Laiyuan is for your own use. I will ask someone to give the code book to your radio operator in a while. Arrive At that time, you can not only directly contact the military division, but also directly contact the military headquarters!"

"Thank you, Commander!" Wang Ping thanked immediately.

Then he continued to ask: "One more thing! The situation in Laiyuan is getting worse and worse, and the independent battalion may be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops at any time. As long as the mixed Japanese brigade in Laiyuan City forms a combat force, they will mobilize at least [-] elite troops. Come to encircle and suppress us. Although we are confident that we will repel the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, the disparity in strength is too great for an independent battalion to fight against three or four thousand elite Japanese troops!"

Yang Chengwu had an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face, and he and Chief of Staff Xiong Botao looked at each other and said: "If you want to organize, you must organize, don't make so many detours!"

"Isn't it just the establishment of the independent regiment? I can apply to Commander Nie for you. The key is whether your independent battalion has the strength to expand into an independent regiment. I, Yang Chengwu, don't want a pretentious regiment!"

Wang Ping assured with a confident face: "Please rest assured, Commander, it is definitely not a shelf regiment. Not only is it not, but it is also a well-deserved main force regiment in the military division!"

"The main force, it seems that you are well prepared. Then tell me about the current situation of your independent battalion?" Yang Chengwu also became interested and immediately asked.

Wang Ping immediately replied: "When I came, the Independent Battalion had nearly 500 combat troops, all of whom were veterans who had fought several battles. In addition, Deputy Battalion Commander Zeng had 1000 or 700 recruits, of whom more than [-] were They were directly transformed from the captive imperial association army. They are all veterans, and they can replenish troops at any time as long as they go through training and ideological education!"

"In addition, when I came to the division, I also sent six main platoons to recruit troops in the entire Laiyuan territory while the Japanese army abandoned the stronghold of Laiyuan City. Not to mention more, there must be no problem for one platoon to bring back a hundred recruits. .”

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