Towards evening, on a mountain path.

A team of hundreds of people was moving along the mountain road, they were carrying guns on their backs, dressed in neat light gray military uniforms, and the armbands on their arms were printed with the words "Eighteen", and in their ranks, there were dozens of mules hunched for provisions, but at this time most of these mule baskets were empty, and it was obvious that this group had traveled a long way.

"Brigade commander, brigade commander" In the center of the line, the guard woke up the brigade commander who was sleeping on the back of a mule.

"Where?" Wiping the saliva from the corners of his mouth, the brigade commander rubbed his eyes, and then, as if thinking of something, glared at the guard fiercely.

In the dream, he happened to be eating bacon, and the first piece of meat was about to reach his mouth, so he couldn't call me again in a few seconds?

The unknown guard shrank his neck by the brigade commander's vicious eyes, and he didn't dare to speak for a while, seeing the guard shrinking his head, a person next to the brigade commander quickly took the words back.

"Walk another five miles ahead, and you will arrive at Tutuo Village"

"Tutuo Village, Zhang Lianshun's territory!" Hearing this, the brigade commander also woke up instantly, and then glanced around.

"Five miles away, then we should have passed through the dark sentry he arranged"

"You didn't teach him this set of things, he's your former proud subordinate," the other touched the small beard that grew on his chin and smiled.

"I'm a proud fart, I don't know how this thing is mixed, the two regiments in front are worse than the other"

"It's hard to say, although the villages and towns around his station are richer than the previous two regiments, but he is too close to Wanping City, according to intelligence, there are at least two devil brigades stationed in Wanping City, and the devils are more serious in robbing the surrounding towns and villages, I'm afraid the situation is not optimistic" Xiaobeard is obviously not optimistic about the situation.

The division decided three months ago that the strategy of delegating companies and expanding them into basic regiments to form base areas was the first batch of three regiments, and the main purpose of their trip was to see how effective this strategy was.

The success of the first two regiments made them very disappointed with this strategy.

I can't eat enough, I can't dress warmly, I don't want anything, and I'm still being chased by devils every once in a while, it's miserable.

But it's not entirely useless.

Japanese invasion, social turmoil, this special period, there is such a group of gangsters, taking advantage of the fire to rob, scourge the township, although the two backbone groups can't be defeated, but it is still very effective to deal with this gang of stragglers.

And through the suppression of bandits and the help of the people, the mass foundation has also been established.

"But not necessarily, this thief is a thief, and there is a promise to help him, these two dogs were famous partners in the division back then"

"Moreover, we have a very good foundation around Wanping City, and the report says that many towns and villages have formed self-defense forces with our help, and Zhang Lianshun's team has directly grown, maybe these two people can come up with some surprises" The brigade commander obviously has a little confidence in his subordinates.

"Here's the problem, it's not a good thing for the team to grow too fast, and if the logistics and supplies can't keep up, it will cause bigger problems."

"It is also said that everything has pros and cons"

While the two were talking closely, a voice came from a distance.

"Who? Hands up," the sharp words were accompanied by the sound of a bolt pulling.

"What's going on up front?" The conversation between the two was interrupted.

"Xiao Zhou, can you take a look?" The brigade commander called the guards, who had been keeping their heads down behind him, to inquire about the situation.

Soon, the guards figured out the situation and returned with three people.

"Report, there was an encounter between the front and the outpost of the 733rd Independent Regiment, I brought them over"

"Good chief" The three of them saw the brigade commander and hurriedly saluted, and through the chat with the guards just now, they knew that the chief in front of them was the boss of the regiment commander.

"Hello comrades..." Replying to the salute, the brigade commander suddenly frowned, and as soon as he saw him, he felt that there was some disharmony between the three people in front of him, but it was difficult to say it for a while.

So after taking a closer look, he finally found out why.

Whether it is his guard company of several hundred people, the two basic regiments that passed by not long ago, or the base camp of the division headquarters, all the soldiers will be more or less a little dish-minded, because the troops lack materials and poor diet, and it is difficult to ensure that they are full, let alone eat well.

But the faces of the three people in front of him were full of oil, and there was no dish at all, and at a glance, he knew that the food had been very good recently, and he had definitely eaten meat. Also, the cotton clothes on their bodies are brand new, and they should be new.

Moreover, they are carrying brand-new 38 big covers behind them.

So rich? Or is there something else?

For a moment, thoughts raced through his mind.

"How is your group doing?" Getting off the mule's back, he asked.

"The regiment has been very good recently, and the last time we fought an ambush battle, we gained a lot, but the casualties were quite large."

"Oh? Tell me about it? "Now not only the brigade commander, but even the little beard is interested.

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"Brigadier, they should be there soon, right?"

Still in the dilapidated but airtight earthen house, Zhang Nuoyan said to the head of the regiment who was smoking Japanese cigarettes next to him.

"This Japanese cigarette doesn't taste as good as American camel smoke?"

"The three basic regiments, the brigade commander is the last to arrive at our regiment, and it should be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow on the way" Zhang Lianshun spit out a puff of smoke rings, holding the cigarette between his fingers, first complained about Japanese cigarettes, and then said with thought in his brows.

"I have set up secret posts day and night within three kilometers of several sections of the surrounding road, and the brigade commander will be notified in advance once they arrive."

"Dark whistle, I have to say, your secret whistle is very effective, the squad that was selected to serve meat every day, hehe, now the guys in the regiment are riveting their strength in training, and their strength is much higher than before" Speaking of this, Zhang Nuoyan's tone has improved significantly.

"More than 100 squads of the regiment carried out a big competition with the company as a unit, bayonets, obstacle country running, precision shooting, trench construction, grenade throwing, and the winning squad of each company obtained the qualification of a one-week dark sentry, and then the winning squad selected by each company competed for rankings, and the winning company will appropriately increase the supply of materials."

"It's a pity that it can't last long, after all, although there were a lot of materials last time, but the whole regiment can only be consumed for about a year" said about the material problem, Zhang Nuoyan's tone gradually calmed down, after all, the materials in the regiment have to pass through his hands, looking at the materials that are only less and not increasing every day, he is a little panicked.

"The food is okay, and it won't be a problem to wait until the next autumn harvest, but this live shooting will not be too bullet-consuming, after all, we have no follow-up supplements."

Hearing this, Zhang Lianshun also nodded, he threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and continued.

"I've also thought about this, first of all, we still have a little bit of bullets now, about 150 rounds per capita."

"Secondly, it is better to have a bayonet than a bullet that misses the enemy, practice more live ammunition shooting before the war, and hitting the enemy in actual combat is the king."

"However, it is very wasteful for the whole regiment to practice marksmanship together, otherwise we will gather the whole regiment with shooting talents, form a precision shooting team, give them a large number of bullets to practice marksmanship, and other soldiers will contact bayonets more, which not only saves bullets but also improves the efficiency of the army's bullet utilization."

"Well, that's a good idea."

However, a voice interrupted their conversation.

"Regiment commander, brigade commander, they're coming"