Seeing that the regiment commander did not speak, the telegraph operator continued to report: "The political commissar also reported that the superiors have assigned 18 anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns and 9,000 rounds of anti-aircraft machine gun ammunition to our garrison regiment, and the chief of staff has safely brought them back to the base area. ”

"Will the troops use these weapons to expand the air defense company into an air defense battalion!"

"That's a good thing!" Li Hao looked at the telegram and replied happily.

Although there were 500 anti-aircraft machine guns, which seemed like a lot, they were still too many and too many for the Eighth Route Army, which was constantly expanding in size.

At that time, the idea was that only units at the brigade level and above could be assigned, and the garrison regiment would definitely not be eligible.

I didn't expect the head of the headquarters to look down on the garrison regiment so much, and directly took out the equipment and ammunition of an air defense battalion, which Li Hao did not expect.

What Li Hao didn't expect was that although the garrison regiment still bears the name of the regiment, it is because the garrison regiment is a regular establishment recognized by the Ministry of Military Affairs, and it is not easy to expand the army.

In the eyes of the chief, the garrison regiment has long reached the brigade level standard in terms of strength and equipment.

When the higher authorities arranged the tasks, they had long since arranged the garrison regiment as a brigade.

Of course, if Li Hao was allowed to choose by himself, he would definitely be willing to continue to make a fortune in the name of the garrison regiment.

Because once the garrison regiment is expanded into a brigade, its reputation and influence will greatly increase, and the attention of the Japanese army will also increase.

Correspondingly, the combat pressure of the garrison regiment in the face of the Japanese puppet army will be greatly increased, which will certainly not be conducive to the future development of the garrison regiment.

One more thing.

If memory serves, in just over half a year, a large-scale drought will break out in northern China.

The Japanese puppet army will also increase the blockade of the Eighth Route Army because of the arrival of Okamura Ninji.

Faced with problems such as lack of materials and food shortages, the base areas of the Eighth Route Army had no choice but to carry out production to save themselves, streamline the administration of the army, and reduce the pressure and burden of the common people.

Although he began to prepare for this drought two years ago, he hoarded food on a large scale.

But the garrison's current base is too big.

Especially in the past year, it has developed like a blowout, and the scale has directly expanded several times.

If that bit of grain had been placed more than a year ago, when there was only one county in Lingqiu County, the base area would have been able to help everyone survive this great drought and ensure that the main force would not be reduced.

But not anymore.

Today, the base areas have expanded by more than five times, the common people have increased by seven or eight times, and the main force and local troops that have completely lost their production have also increased several times.

This means that when the drought comes, the garrison regiment must also respond to the call of the higher authorities, streamline the administration of the army, save itself through production, and reduce the burden on the people in the base areas.

Don't look at the fact that the main force of the garrison regiment is regaining its strength, and the total strength is also moving towards 6,000 people step by step, which is more than a brigade of many main forces.

After the start of the streamlining of the army, it will be reduced by at least half.

If the garrison regiment is now expanded into a brigade, it will be an empty shelf of a brigade at that time.

There was nothing other than inviting more fierce sweeps and attacks from the Japanese puppet army.

Seeing that Li Hao's expression was constantly changing, sometimes serious, sometimes dignified, but he didn't speak, the operator hurriedly reminded: "Regiment leader, do you want to call back the political commissar." ”

"Of course I want to go back." Li Hao reacted quickly.

"It was agreed that the air defense company should be expanded into an air defense battalion, with three air defense companies under its jurisdiction, each air defense company equipped with six antiaircraft machine guns and three heavy machine guns with home tripods, and the two machine guns will cooperate with each other to fire at medium and low altitudes to form a network of medium and low-altitude air defense firepower to strike at enemy planes."

"In addition, after the establishment of the air defense battalion, organize troops to fight a battle as soon as possible."

"Knocking out a few enemy planes can not only boost morale, but also knock out the arrogance of the little devil planes."

"Didn't the Japanese army always worry about our heavy artillery battalion, looking for it every day, wanting to destroy it?"

"The troops can use the heavy artillery battalion as a bait to attract devil planes to bomb, and then organize the air defense battalion to lay a net for them at the bombing site."

"As long as the planes dare to come, eat them."

"Knock down a few planes and make the little devil feel pain, so that he won't be as arrogant as he used to be in the future."

"Bullying us did not release their weapons, and they recklessly reconnoitred over our base ground, eager to fly close to our heads."

At the headquarters of the garrison regiment, Zhou Liang, the commander of the communications platoon, rushed in with excitement.

"The commissar, the chief of staff, the regimental commander called us back."

Hong Linfeng took the telegram first, quickly scanned it and handed it to Wang Hong, and then there was an eager expression on his face.

"Commissar, the regimental commander agrees with our idea of expansion and proposes that we fight, and I fully agree with this idea."

"After the last counter-sweep, because of concerns about the heavy artillery in our hands, the little devil infantry retreated on all fronts and became a shrunken turtle."

"But the arrogance of the plane has not been affected."

"From the end of the counter-sweep to the present, as long as the weather conditions permit, at least one aircraft has been conducting reconnaissance patrols over our base every day."

"In order not to be targeted by planes and bombed, all units did not dare to move during the day, and they did not even dare to make too much noise during training, which was really too embarrassing."

"Now that we have our weapons in the air, we can take them out to practice our hands and rub their arrogance."

Wang Hong made a decisive decision: "Fight must fight!" ”

"The regimental commander's orders must be carried out, and I have great confidence in the regimental commander's judgment and vision."

"With the heavy artillery battalion as bait, the little devils will definitely be fooled."

"Then use the air defense battalion to set up a net, which will definitely blow up the planes that the devils have killed." ”

"Chief of Staff, immediately organize the manpower to choose the battlefield and formulate a battle plan."

"The task of expansion is entrusted to me, and in two days at most, a completely new air defense battalion must be formed to participate in the battle."

"This battle was proposed by the regiment commander, and now that the regiment commander is not here, we must fight it well and live up to the trust of the regiment commander."

Hong Linfeng's eyes began to glow at that time, and he replied confidently: "Political commissar, rest assured, we will definitely not disappoint the regiment commander and fight this battle well." ”

Fifteen kilometers east of Laiyuan City.

The winding road follows the mountain and passes through the foothills.

On both sides are mountains with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, one after the other, stretching endlessly.

"Hurry up, be sure to get to the station before it gets dark and get hidden." A voice suddenly sounded in the darkness at the end of the road, and it was very loud.

Those who are familiar with the cadres above the battalion level of the garrison regiment know that he is Yuan Qingfeng, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion of the garrison regiment that has just been reorganized.

Soon, a large number of figures appeared at the end of the road.

A huge cannon followed, and a group of four horses, pulling a cannon, struggled forward.

More than a dozen gunners were scattered around, some led horses, some pushed guns, and some commanded...... Be in apple-pie order.

They have been practicing this series of movements for nearly two months, and they are very familiar with it, and they know what to do next with their eyes closed.

Half a minute later, the second artillery group appeared at the end of the road.

The same horses, the same artillery, the same gunners.

Battalion commander Yuan Qingfeng walked in the middle of the team, constantly urging everyone to speed up. 2k reading web