The opening of the bright sword leads a battalion

Chapter 34 Pilot promotion hand-to-hand combat

The next morning, at six o'clock.

The wake-up call sounded on time, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army got up quickly, put on their clothes and equipment, and went out to assemble.

The second battalion commander and the third battalion commander walked out of the house together. The third battalion commander yawned and asked curiously:
"The head of the group suddenly said yesterday that the training will be suspended today and start digging what, the tunnel?"

"It's fine to dig the tunnel. It seems that only our second battalion and third battalion are the ones digging. Hey... I didn't say that, our regiment leader is really partial."

The second battalion commander, Sun Nong, was originally in the same unit as Chu Qi before he became the battalion commander.When Chu Qi was still a recruit, Sun Nong was Chu Qi's squad leader.

At this moment, hearing what the third battalion commander said, Sun Nong naturally wanted to protect Chu Qi.Seeing that his expression was a little dissatisfied, he glanced at the third battalion commander and said:
"The head of the regiment asked us to do these chores, so we did it. Besides, the combat effectiveness of the first battalion is stronger than that of some battalions of the main regiment. If they don't train well, why don't they let us do it?"

"Recognize how many catties you have, and do what you should do, and don't be too ambitious."

With that said, Sun Nong fastened the buttons on his coat, and left one step ahead of the third battalion commander.

In the same place, only the commander of the third battalion was left alone, and Sun Nong said that he lost his temper.

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And after the soldiers had assembled and dealt with all kinds of chores.

Head Luo showed up halfway and arranged a division of labor for the companies and platoons of the second battalion and the third battalion. Each platoon was responsible for the tunnel under a house.

According to this task, the soldiers dispersed and started digging according to the position arranged by the regiment leader.

Some of them took out their digging equipment, while others needed to borrow farm tools from the villagers.In addition, because there is not enough tools in the village, they have to go to other villages to borrow them.

After the tools were in place, the soldiers all started digging.

——The Eighth Route Army marched and fought, and sometimes it was necessary to frequently dig trenches to construct positions.

Therefore, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers dug the tunnel, and they were considered professional and efficient.

Nearly a thousand soldiers were busy in the village, and the soil they moved was used to pile up earth dams around the village. circle position.

And soon, after a few days, even the positions around the village gradually took shape.

But that too is only shaping up a little bit.After all, the excavation of tunnels and fortifications is relatively slow.

According to Chu Qi's estimate, it will take more than a month for the entire village to be constructed with earth dams and trenches interlaced with fortifications, thus forming a complex and huge defensive front, which must be very spectacular by then.

In Chu Qi's design, cat ear holes, stand-up bunkers, foxholes, etc. to avoid artillery fire must also be excavated.

Under the ground, one tunnel after another was dug out by nearly a thousand soldiers of the whole regiment except the first battalion.

This is only a preliminary network of tunnels. In the future, the tunnels will need to be widened, and special caves will be excavated to store food and avoid poisonous gas.

However, with such fighters around, the tunnel will be perfected very quickly. It won't take long, one or two months will be enough.

And the station of the independent regiment of the military division is gradually being built into a village that is difficult to conquer.

Let's see how the defensive effect of these fortifications will be when the devils come.

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At the same time, it was two hundred miles away from where Chu Qi was stationed.

In a room, tables were pieced together to form a conference table for the Eighth Route Army's front-line headquarters.

On both sides of the conference table, cadres at the level of the division and brigade were full, and at the moment they were listening to the moderator of the meeting—the deputy chief of staff of the front-line general command, presiding over the meeting.

After finishing the last topic, the deputy chief of staff glanced at the manuscript in his hand and said:
"The next topic is proposed by Brigadier Chen of the 386th Brigade, about our army's hand-to-hand combat training program. Brigadier Chen, please tell me in detail?"

Hearing this, Brigadier Chen stood up, nodded to everyone, and said:
"About hand-to-hand combat, everyone must know that we have formed a team that makes the devils frightened by the strength of hand-to-hand combat."

"And in recent days, after communicating with the battalion commander of this team, I found that the reason why this team can scare the devils is mainly because their military chief invented a set of excellent hand-to-hand combat skills."

"This set of skills is extremely practical and easy to learn. One month of training is enough to be used in actual combat. I think it can be promoted."

The team the brigade commander mentioned was exactly Chu Qi's first battalion.

As for the hand-to-hand combat effectiveness of the first battalion, not only the soldiers of the 771st, 772nd, and Shinichi regiments can testify, but also the corpses of the devils under Kinoshita, Kato, and Sakata.

Therefore, everyone present has no doubts about the combat effectiveness of the first battalion.

But someone asked:
"Brigade Commander Chen, are you sure... the troops can form a basic combat capability within a month? Is it really that fast?"

Hearing this, the brigade commander nodded and said:
"seen it myself."

"The regiment this team belongs to was established a few months ago by our 386th Brigade. I have witnessed the growth of its combat power with my own eyes."

"So you can rest assured."

The people on both sides of the conference table listened, some nodded, while others fell into deep thought.

After a while, someone asked again:
"However, in order to display sufficient combat effectiveness in hand-to-hand combat, a certain amount of physical fitness is required. Most of the soldiers of our Eighth Route Army are malnourished and lack strength. What do you think of this?"

In this regard, Brigadier Chen is confident. Before coming to this meeting, he has made a lot of preparations, trying to convince everyone at once.

So he said:
"So I'm going to conduct a pilot experiment among the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army. After all, the training and food of the main regiments are better."

"As for the choice of the pilot, especially the brigade I lead, as long as everyone has no objections, my brigade is willing to be the first to try and carry out the pilot within the whole brigade."

"Everyone, just look at our actions. Whether the effect is good or not, we will know in a month or two."

Hearing this, everyone nodded. It seems that Brigadier Chen is very determined.

Moreover, he was willing to take the risk of the pilot project. If it failed, it would mean that his 386 brigade wasted a month of precious time, and the other troops would not suffer any losses.

With this in mind, everyone had no objections, looked at each other, and started voting.

It was the superior of the 386th Brigade. Mr. Liu glanced at the brigade commander with thoughtful eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Probably, he was curious about why his beloved general was so bold today.

After everyone voted on their opinions, this proposal was passed, and the pilot was first carried out within the 386 brigade.

After that, the meeting was held again, and after a number of agenda items were voted on, everyone dispersed.

Brigadier Chen was also about to leave, but behind him, the deputy commander and Master Liu stopped him.

The brigade commander came to them, saluted them, and asked doubtfully:
"Master, deputy commander in chief, what can you do?"

Hearing this, the teacher smiled kindly and said:

"It's nothing. Just looking at you, it seems that you attach great importance to this battalion commander named Chu Qi?"

The brigade commander listened, nodded, and said:
"Indeed. Commander, this Chu Qi is indeed very capable. He can lead troops, he can fight, and he is especially good at training soldiers."

"The independent regiment of the military division was originally a basic regiment with no foundation, but under the leadership of Chu Qi, his first battalion is now no worse than the battalions of some main regiments."

Hearing this, the division commander and the deputy commander-in-chief looked at each other, and the deputy commander-in-chief asked directly:
"Then this Chu Qi, isn't he better at leading troops than Li Yunlong?"

The Brigadier nodded.

Although... Chu Qi looks a little bit off.However, the strength of this hand-to-hand combat is real, and it is indeed better than Li Yunlong.

The deputy commander in chief then asked:
"What about your personality? How about your personality? Let me tell you, those under your 386 brigade who can fight are all thorns. He Li Yunlong is one, and that Ding Wei is also very rowdy!"

Hearing this, the Brigadier smiled:

"...That's not true. This Chu Qi is quite reassuring for me. Most independent actions are reported."

"In terms of combat command and planning, it is also prudent and will not be aggressive."

After hearing this, the division commander and the deputy commander were relieved.However, they still told the brigade commander to pay more attention to Chu Qi.

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(End of this chapter)