Soon after the Battle of Xuzhou ended, a new round of battles around Wuhan began to start in an all-round way. Through the information forwarded by the military commanders, Hu Biao also knew that a fierce battle between the enemy and our army was raging near Wuhan at the moment, and he could not rush over for the time being.

Even though the troops under his command have been expanded into two guerrilla detachments, in Hu Biao's view, the number of troops that can really be pulled to the front line to fight is still not much. Even the combat units of the detachment are stronger than the regular troops of the national army.

But in Hu Biao's view, these troops who were pulling to the front line to engage in a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese army, and who had finally pulled up, were afraid that they would run out after a few battles. If you let it stay behind enemy lines, it can compete with the little devil defenders stationed in the city.

Unless the little devils increase their troops on a large scale, it will be difficult to encircle and annihilate Hu Biao's combat troops in various counties. Most of the Japanese troops stationed in various counties were about one squadron, and most of them did not exceed 200 Japanese troops.

Although some puppet armies have been expanded, Hu Biao still doesn't think much of the puppet army's combat capability. What can really make the combat company wary of it is the little devil's garrison troops. And the strength of each combat company is basically the same as that of the little devil.

In addition to the militia that has been expanded one after another, Hu Biao still felt very satisfied in the process of inspecting the construction of guerrilla base areas behind enemy lines. In Hu Biao's words, the puppet army let the militia troops under its command deal with it, and the combat troops deal with the little devils.

If the little devil cooperates with the puppet army to carry out combat missions, then the combat company will also transfer the main force to cooperate with the militia troops to carry out blocking or ambush. All in all, soldier against soldier, general against general, little devils want to fight, then fight them to the end!

Hu Biao, who arrived at the earliest Chunxian guerrilla unit and inspected the company's base area, said with great satisfaction: "Lao Tian, hard work!" The fact that you have been able to pull up so many militia units in such a short period of time shows that you have indeed done a good job! ”

"Battalion commander, we were able to pull up so many militia guards in Chun County, in fact, thanks to the support of the base. A large part of the weapons issued to the militia came from the bases. We're here, and we haven't seized many guns! ”

can be recognized by Hu Biao, and Tian Sili, as a company commander, is naturally happy. But when replying, he still didn't dare to take the credit alone. In the final analysis, it will be very difficult for these outgoing combat companies to develop without the backing of the base.

If you can decide on your own combat mission and attack those little devils stationed in the county town, maybe you can capture more weapons, ammunition and supplies in a company. But correspondingly, it will become very difficult for them to expand in Chunxian even if they want to.

The reason is very simple, as the little devils are strengthening the control of the occupied areas, the little devils are still very afraid of the guerrillas behind enemy lines. During this time, the guerrillas, in cooperation with the militia, have already caused a lot of trouble to the little devils.

Fortunately, according to Hu Biao's previous explanation, he only operated in rural areas, and it was difficult to visit even the towns where some squires and landlords were staying. As for the little devils who stayed in the county seat, the guerrillas rarely took the initiative to attack the Japanese army.

In this way, although the little devil felt a little annoyed, he was embarrassed every time he organized a clean-up operation. Over time, in some remote mountain villages where grain cannot be collected, the little devils can only choose to give up collecting grain or collecting taxes.

As for the local squires or landlords, if they wanted to recover their fields or rents, they could only negotiate with the villagers. As time passed, Tian Sili gradually discovered that the villagers had more trust in the guerrillas and were more willing to cooperate with the guerrillas' actions.

In such a year, they only need to pay the landlord a little grain rent, and the rest of the grain they grow does not have to be handed over, and they are naturally happy to cooperate. The most important thing is that with the militia escort, even the bandits did not dare to patronize the village.

Not to mention, in the mountainous areas where the guerrillas often operate, those bandit forces have long been encircled and wiped out. Without the scourge of these bandits, the people living in remote villages feel that their lives seem to be getting better day by day.

Perhaps, as Hu Biao said before, no matter how much truth he tells the people, it is better to let the people really feel the benefits and changes. As long as the people feel good, needless to say, they will actively cooperate.

Knowing that Hu Biao returned to the base this time and planned to expand the spy company, Tian Sili, as the company commander, was also very happy and said: "If those rabbit cubs know the news, they will probably laugh again, they have been looking forward to joining the spy company!" ”

"As long as you meet the conditions, it's no problem to join! The company will conduct a preliminary review, select the outstanding ones to return to the mountain, and I will organize the final assessment and selection. In five days, you take the soldiers who have passed the preliminary examination back to the base, and then we will have a good get-together! ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

In view of the fact that the first company was the first guerrilla to go out, Hu Biao also said directly: "I heard Lao Xu say earlier that the two recruit companies at the base have completed three months of recruit training. This time I will go back to the base and replenish you and the second company with fifty new recruits! ”

As soon as these words came out, Tian Sili also said happily: "Okay! As the militia convoy increases, so do the villages we need to pay attention to. In terms of manpower, it does seem to be a little insufficient! ”

"After the recruits leave the company, you should also give the recruits some opportunities to participate in actual combat, hoping that they can grow up as soon as possible. Earlier, I went to the county town where the other companies were located, and found that the militia had many good seedlings.

In view of the need for the detachment to expand the size of the county-level guerrillas in the next step, your companies should also be prepared to select outstanding militiamen. Send the young people who are innocent and can bear hardships and stand hard work to the base.

The more recruits you train at the base, the more strength your companies will have. When our base area expands out from Runzhou, you old company commanders will also have to take on more and bigger burdens.

According to my idea, I intend to expand the number of county-level guerrilla units in all counties of the province within two years. When the time comes, you will need to serve as the commander of a district. So you have to work harder! ”

"Thank you, battalion commander! We'll do it too! ”

Hearing Hu Biao's expansion plan, the officers of the company were very happy. If Tian Sili can become the head of a region, then these platoon commanders of the company must also be able to take up the position of head of a county-level guerrilla unit.

As these officers had anticipated, the larger the force expansion, the more troops they would be able to command in the future. Correspondingly, it is believed that the military salaries and positions they will receive at that time will also be further improved.

Soldiers are eager to move up, but what about officers? Only by giving the officers and soldiers under his command more expectations will they follow Hu Biao with all their hearts. Let's be honest, who wants to stay in a hopeless force?

When Hu Biao and his accompanying guard platoon finally returned to the location of the battalion headquarters in Anhuashan, the officers and men of the troops stationed at the base were also very happy. The officers who stayed behind were waiting to greet them at the intersection of the base.

Looking at Xu Mingzhi, who was happy, Hu Biao, who shook hands with him, also smiled and said, "Old Xu, it's hard work!" ”

"That's it! Stay at the base every day, and you're out there fighting in the west. In terms of hard work, you are the hardest! ”

After the two sides exchanged politeness, Hu Biao also saluted Lei Xiong, who came to greet him. To Hu Biao's surprise, Lei Xiong heard Hu Biao's salutation, and said very directly: "Biaozi, you have me as an old company commander in your heart, and I am already very satisfied."

From now on, I will be your subordinate. As for how to arrange me, I obey orders and listen to commands. Right now, as a colonel, you also need a bowl of water. If you really recognize me as an old company commander, you can call me Lao Lei in the future! ”

"So be it! If the company commander doesn't dislike it, in the future, I will call you Lao Lei, and I will call you the company commander in private. Others don't know, who doesn't know who is out of our machine gun company, without the company commander to take care of me, my Hu Dabiao would have become a pile of white bones a long time ago. ”

"Okay! You're the chief, you have the final say! ”

In a word, everyone laughed. Speaking of which, Lei Xiong led the soldiers replaced by the lone battalion to Anhua Hill and stayed at the base in the form of a temporary company. How to arrange these people, Xu Mingzhi couldn't make up his mind.

has worked with Hu Biao for so long, Xu Mingzhi knows that Hu Biao is a person who has been in love for a long time. Lei Xiong, as Hu Biao's old company commander, is naturally very respected by Hu Biao. Even he, the deputy battalion commander, didn't dare to pose in front of Lei Xiong.

Now Lei Xiong took the initiative to request that the provisional company be treated equally with other combat companies, and Xu Mingzhi and others also admired it. If Lei Xiong wanted to take care of him, they wouldn't be able to say much. It's just that I'm worried that the other fighters have opinions in private.

Once this kind of thing is not handled well, it is still easy to affect the morale of the military. In terms of factional division, Xu Mingzhi and these people are considered to be the Runzhou prisoner of war camp. Far away in Maling Mountain, it is counted as a series of Zaozhuang prisoner of war camps.

Only Lei Xiong is the only one who can be called Hu Biao's mother's family, and they can be regarded as a lonely military camp. At present, under Hu Biao, the people who came out of the lone army camp hold the most important positions and hold the greatest power.

In the past, there were only a few people from Xu Sandao, but now Lei Xiong brought nearly two hundred people from the lonely military camp to replace them. If all these people were promoted to the position of officers or backbones, how would the replaced prisoners of war and the officers of the line of officers feel?

can be an officer, and the sophistication of people will naturally not be too bad. Even if it is a simple name, it can be seen that Hu Biao has taken into account the feelings of the officers of the prisoner of war. This was also very satisfying for the officers of the POW line.

Returning to the battalion headquarters, Hu Biao asked the entourage to start resting. At the same time, he ordered the combat companies dispatched abroad to lead the outstanding soldiers selected by each company to participate in the expansion and selection of the special service companies three days later.

At the same time as a meeting of company-level officers, the recruits who have completed the recruit training will also be brought back to the company station. As for the selected personnel sent, whether they can stay in the end also depends on their final assessment results.

However, for many officers who followed Hu Biao, through this continuous selection and expansion, they could also clearly feel that the army was entering a stage of benign development. Over time, they will grow in size behind enemy lines.

They have more troops in hand, and if they really encounter small devils to launch large-scale encirclement and suppression operations in the future, they will also have a certain amount of room to fight back. They used to be wiped out by little devils, and they may really not have to worry about it in the future!