Li Ziyuan is a young militiaman, but in fact, his age is about the same as a considerable part of these young people, or even most of them. It's just that what he has experienced is far more than these relatively simple people. The experience of too many vicissitudes made him feel that his mental age far exceeded that of these people.

Regarding the request of these militiamen to take the initiative to ask for war, Li Ziyuan finally chose to agree out of consideration for the focus of the next step. And neatly, let the forward troops get out of the way, and let these young people in his eyes go up and exercise, so as to accelerate their growth. Li Ziyuan agreed happily, and even the chief of the democracy movement who invited him to fight was a little surprised.

In fact, Li Ziyuan was not very reluctant, and let these militiamen, who had only received primary military training, go to the front line to fight at this time. However, in consideration of the development needs of the future expansion of the troops, under the current situation that the situation has basically been determined, it is better to let them go up and exercise.

It's just that Liu Haishan didn't know what to say, so although Li Ziyuan's brows were slightly wrinkled, he still gave the order in an undoubted tone. After putting down the phone in his hand, Li Ziyuan turned his head to the chief of the democracy movement section and said: "You organize these more than 100 basic militias, and I will send you someone as a military commander, and you will temporarily serve as a political instructor." ”

"Tell the militia captains, and the armed forces ministers of the districts, that it's good that now they want to fight for face, but no one gives them face when they get to the battlefield. In the future, whether they can hold their heads up and be human beings in the Ludong area will see whether they can pull loose on the battlefield. Okay, you immediately go to the Second Regiment to report to Deputy Commander Liu. Also, let Liu Haishan give each of them fifteen more bullets. ”

After the section chief of the democracy movement, who was a little excited about fighting on the battlefield for the first time and fighting with real swords and guns, left, Li Ziyuan turned his head and said to Wang Jun: "You go with you, and now you are their military commander." Remember, go up and just let them exercise, not let them gnaw hard bones. If you cause too many casualties, I won't be able to spare you when you come back. ”

Originally, Wang Jun, who saw that Li Ziyuan agreed to let the militia take over part of the battlefield, and was still there frowning and not speaking, couldn't help but sigh when he heard Li Ziyuan's order. Then he said with a sad face: "Commander, aren't you joking?" Those militiamen dug a pit and buried it*, and cut down the telephone poles. Isn't it a joke to fight this kind of battle? ”

"These militias are used to fighting in silos and have not been trained to fight in groups. This one is on the battlefield, so you have to release the ducks. Commanding them to fight this kind of battle, isn't this taking an egg and hitting it on a rock? There can't be too many casualties yet, they don't run apart and steal the fun. ”

Seeing Wang Jun's reluctance, Li Ziyuan did not have any compromise. squinted at Wang Jun, which means that you have to go if you go, and you have to go if you don't go. Wang Jun, who was a little weak by Li Ziyuan's glare, could only touch his nose helplessly in the face of Li Ziyuan, who had a resolute attitude, and went to report to the chief of the democracy movement.

In this battle, the political commissar of the sub-district sat in the eastern mountainous area and did not go with him. The head of the political department was sick and did not come with him. The chief of staff of the division was still studying in the Northern Bureau, and in fact, this battle was equivalent to Li Ziyuan being in command alone. Even if Wang Jun was reluctant, but when there was no one who objected, he could only accept it helplessly.

After Wang Jun left, he has now returned to work in the local area and served as the director of the Agricultural Committee in Ludong County. Isn't it a bit cruel to encourage militias to have a passion for fighting, but to let them participate in such battles? ”

"What Staff Officer Wang said just now is not wrong, they have been trained in guerrilla warfare before, and they have not received regular combat training. In this kind of battle, they are really too far behind. I think it's better not to let them go up, and stay behind to do the work of taking prisoners and so on. ”

Li Ziyuan, who had already raised the telescope again, heard the words of the big brother. Put down the binoculars and turned to look at Guan Li, nodded but then shook his head: "Brother Guan, you are my big brother, and you have also watched me grow up in the past few years." There are some things that I have nothing to hide from you. ”

"In the past, I've been leading troops on the front line, so I just need to do a good job of what I'm doing. But now, I am the deputy commander of the entire Ludong Army Division, and I am also the acting commander. I don't care how long I can be in this position, but when I become a monk for a day I have to hit the clock for a day. And as a military commander in charge of one aspect, he must have a long-term vision. ”

"You have also seen the situation of our troops, the troops of the entire Ludong Division, except for my troops, which are type A regiments, except for one regiment, which is type B, the rest are either detachments or independent battalions. The independent battalion is a local armed force and does not undertake combat missions on the outside line. That is, we now have only two regiments of the main forces at hand, as well as several detachments of the C regiment. ”

"But you have also seen the current situation, the strength of us and the devil can be said to be one and the other. If this situation continues, I judge that it will not take more than half a year for our troops to be expanded. What is the basis for the expansion of the main force, except for some prisoners of the puppet army, first of all, most of them are independent battalions, such local backbone armed forces. ”

"Once the independent battalion is upgraded and pulled away, it will definitely have to be reorganized. And these independent battalions were reorganized, and if they wanted to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, they had to mobilize from the militia. At least as a tug-of-war zone, these militias have heard the sound of gunfire, can shoot guns, can throw*, and are no strangers to some basic tactics. ”

"Compared with the recruits who have no foundation at all, they should be said to be our most stable and mature source of soldiers. I've been in Hubei for so many years, and I don't dare to say anything else. At least the militia in Hubei County can basically be pulled out and incorporated into the combat unit. With such a good soldier base, do you think I can miss it? ”

"It can be said that for a long time, the militia was our most basic source of reserve forces. But they are limited by the mission, and most of their combat experience is basically hit-and-run. This is far from the most basic requirements of the regular army, and even places such as independent battalions are far less armed. ”

"This battle has been fought so far, and there is actually no suspense. Liu Haishan has basically solved most of the Japanese army, and the remaining puppet army has let these militiamen practice their hands, which is actually not a big deal. Let them experience the cruelty of real fighting, for them there is only good and no harm, it can only accelerate their growth. ”

"The militia is also a soldier, not to mention the militia that actually undertakes the general reserve of our troops in the entire Taihang region. I think there should be a long period of calm after this battle is over. My next step will be to train the militia. You also see the quality of the militia in Hubei, I have rectified it before, make a comparison between the two. ”

"Relative to militias elsewhere, it's completely different. I don't expect them to be able to meet the standards of the main forces, but at least not too far from the local independent battalions. Once they need to be reorganized, they don't have to train for too long before they can be replenished into the local troops. As the main force, it was formed into a new reserve. ”

"Brother, you don't think that even if we defeat the Japanese devils, we will really put the swords and guns in the warehouse and put the horses in Nanshan, right? There are some things that we should prepare in advance. The devil can't stay up for a few days, but we can't completely relax yet. Take a long-term view, our victory is still early. ”

After saying his thoughts, Li Ziyuan raised the telescope again and looked at the battlefield in front of the new episode. And Guan Li behind him rubbed his hands and didn't say anything. He really couldn't agree with Li Ziyuan's idea of letting a group of rookies go to the battlefield before he had fully trained.

He admitted that Li Ziyuan's statement was not wrong. Many districts mobilized for the army, and the first target was the militia. Because the militia has received a certain amount of military training, and has also participated in many battles, at least they are no strangers to the sound of gunfire. At least not on the battlefield, hearing the sound of gunfire and scattering.

Moreover, the militia is somewhat organized, although it cannot be compared with the strict discipline of the regular army, and it is still somewhat scattered. But at least compared to the common people, there is still some organization. This is also the main reason why many units give priority to mobilizing young militias to join the army when they are expanding.

But the militia is not a real soldier after all, and there is no way to compare it with the local armed forces, not to mention that it is far from the main force in terms of training and equipment. In the previous battles, that is, to change places with one shot, or to bury some*, digging pits on the road to slow down the enemy's march, in order to cover the people of the village to run back.

When you really go to the battlefield, you mostly do some logistics support work, or carry out some support roles. To say that the task of guarding prisoners and escorting supplies can be completed. But at this time, let them go to the real battlefield, I'm afraid it's still a little powerless. There is naturally no problem in dealing with scattered puppet armies, but they are still far from dealing with the puppet armies of the brigade.

But as far as Guan Li's understanding of Li Ziyuan is concerned, he knows that Li Ziyuan is a person who has made up his mind and will not turn back easily. Now that he has made a decision, it is generally difficult to persuade him to change it. In view of his understanding of Li Ziyuan's personality, Guan Li finally did not express his objections.

Li Ziyuan, who was no longer expressing objections to Guan Li and was holding a telescope to observe the battle situation in front of him, just smiled and didn't say anything. He only hopes that after this battle is over, those militiamen who have actively participated in the war before will not regret that their bowels are green, and that will be a pretty good result.

This time, he just wanted to train the militia and local backbone armed forces in the whole sub-region during the winter slack season, and to lay some prerequisites for that. As for what real results these militias can achieve, he really didn't think about it. He has only one request, that is, these militiamen will not collapse on the spot when they go to the battlefield.

In fact, Li Ziyuan's requirement is somewhat low. In any case, these militias have also persevered in the war of resistance for nearly seven years. During the anti-sweeping operation, the militia responsible for protecting the villagers on the inside line had experienced the battle to some extent. Of course, there is a big difference between their battles and the ones that are going on now, but after all, they also participated in battles.