Hearing Liu Tianshu's words, Xiang Shuyu and Zhu Aiguo's faces changed, and they asked in unison, "What's wrong?" ”

"Instructor, Secretary Xiang, two days ago I personally killed a prisoner, violating the Eighth Route Army's policy of preferential treatment of prisoners. I know that I have done this, and it will have a very serious impact on the Eighth Route Army, and I ask the organization to punish me. Liu Tianshu said with a solemn expression.

"You killed a captive?" Zeng Wei on the side couldn't help but cry out, and when he saw Xiang Shuyu glaring at him, he hurriedly shut up.

"Secretary Xiang, instructor, the situation is like this......" Tang Shui hurriedly introduced the situation in detail on the side, and finally he looked at a few people and said, "Instructor, Secretary Xiang, the situation at that time was very critical, and the battalion commander was also forced to do so. If he hadn't taken the opportunity to kill chickens and monkeys, I'm afraid that those captives would all be lying on the ground and not leaving. In that case, we wouldn't have been able to let them go. I am also responsible for this, and the battalion commander handed over the matter of the prisoners to me, but I did not handle it well. If you want to be punished, please organize the punishment of me. ”

After listening to Tang Shui's introduction, Xiang Shuyu and Zhu Aiguo knew the reason for the incident, but they just shot the prisoner in public, this matter was too impactful, and Xiang Shuyu and Zhu Aiguo couldn't deal with it, and finally the two decided to report to the county party committee, and the county party committee decided.

After the two told Liu Tianshu about their decision, Xiang Shuyu looked at Liu Tianshu and said, "Battalion Commander Liu, before the organization's handling opinions come down, you are still the battalion commander of the Fuya Mountain Independent Battalion, although the devil is currently temporarily retreating, but he may come back at any time." You have to worry more about the affairs of the troops, and if you need anything, just tell me, and I will do my best to support you. ”

Back at the station, Liu Tianshu immediately called Yu Yongzhong, Jin Zhenhu, and Shi Qiang to his room.

Seeing Zhu Aiguo, Zeng Wei, and the two company commanders and a platoon commander all sitting on the bench, he cleared his throat and said, "Instructors, Deputy Battalion Commander Zeng, a few." During this time, although we have won the victory of the anti-sweep, the devil will definitely not give up, and will not leave us too much time, there are a few things that we need to study. ”

After Liu Tianshu introduced the situation straight to the point, he mentioned that during the period when the independent battalion stayed in the base area, the third company recruited nearly 100 recruits, plus the prisoners of the Imperial Allied Army brought back by the independent battalion, and the hot-blooded young people recruited by the main force of the independent battalion along the way, a total of nearly 300 people, as for those traitors and plainclothes teams, Liu Tianshu didn't think about letting them join the Eighth Route Army.

When Zhu Aiguo heard that there was so much fresh blood in the army, his face was filled with joy. "Battalion commander, it seems that we can form two new companies."

Zeng Wei's eyes were also shining on the side, and as for Jin Zhenbiao and Yu Yongzhong, although they were also very excited, the expansion of the army did not have much impact on them for the time being.

"Hehe, the army has grown, and two new companies have been formed, which is a simple matter. However, our original three companies have not been newly reorganized for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is not very strong, so I am worried that if we take the liberty of integrating these new fighters into the unit, will it affect the combat effectiveness of the troops? Liu Tianshu said with some concern.

The combat effectiveness of the three main companies of the Fuyashan Independent Battalion has been greatly improved after the test of war during this period of war, but if the three main companies are broken up and mixed with new recruits, the combat effectiveness of the troops will definitely be affected.

In that case, if the little devil comes to sweep again, maybe there will be a big problem.

"Battalion commander, what do you say?" Jin Zhenbiao looked at Liu Tianshu and asked, Zhu Aiguo and Zeng Wei also turned their eyes to Liu Tianshu at this time.

Seeing a few people looking at him, Liu Tianshu pondered for a while and said: "Instructor, Deputy Battalion Commander Zeng, I have an idea, let's simply gather all these recruits and organize them into the first and second companies of recruits, and all squad and platoon company commanders will be drawn from the main company, and then these recruits will be intensively trained, and those who meet the training requirements can be given priority to supplement the main company." If these recruits are trained, we will form a new company. In this way, first, the fighting quality of these recruits can be improved as soon as possible, and second, the combat effectiveness of the three main companies will not be reduced. ”

Hearing that Liu Tianshu was preparing to set up a recruit company, Zhu Aiguo was very curious. As far as he knew, there used to be a cadre regiment in the Red Army, and the cadets in it were all cadres at and above the company and platoon level, and their combat effectiveness was very strong. During the Long March, at every critical moment, the cadres would be pushed up.

However, the main function of the recruit company to be formed by Battalion Commander Liu is to train recruits, which is a waste of manpower and material resources.

However, the battalion commander also has a point, if these recruits who have not even mastered the basic tactical movements are pulled into the battlefield, it will definitely be a disaster for these recruits.

Past battles have proved that the highest casualty rate is often recruits, and those veterans have already passed the test of war, and can be described as nine deaths. Their keen reflexes to danger, as well as their tactical movements, are unmatched by recruits.

"Battalion commander, if you want to set up a recruit company, is the strength of Songkan Town weaker?" Zhu Aiguo thought of Songkan Town, which Yang Donghu was guarding.

"You're right, but I've asked Yang Donghu to immediately set up militias in the villages of Songkan Town, whose main duty is to monitor the enemy and prevent the infiltration of devil spies. When this side is settled, I will rush to Songkan Town. In this way, instructor, you immediately try to review these captured Imperial Allied troops, and if they have not done anything harmful, try to mobilize them to participate in the Eighth Route, these people are all trained in military affairs, and have a certain foundation, if the conditions permit, I want to immediately form a machine gun company. Liu Tianshu thought for a while and said.

Seeing that Liu Tianshu had seriously thought about everything that might happen, Zhu Aiguo and Zeng Wei had no opinion.

Next, Liu Tianshu took Liu Sutang, the instructor of the second company, and Hua Xiaohu, the instructor of the third company, out to serve as the company commander and instructor of the first and second companies of the recruits, and Jin Zhenbiao temporarily served as the instructor of the second company, and Zeng Wei, the deputy battalion commander, temporarily served as the instructor of the third company.

As for the commander of the machine gun company, Xu Yongdong, a machine gunner who came all the way from Taihang Mountain, served as the commander......

This Xu Yongdong had an almost fanatical love for machine guns, a Czech style allowed him to fight from Taihang Mountain to Fuya Mountain, and later saw that the troops captured the Type 92 heavy machine gun, and immediately became interested in this kind of heavy machine gun fire that made a dull roar when shooting.

During the second attack on Songkan Town, the heavy machine gun in his hand simply hit the devil's firepower point east of the town office and could not raise his head, creating favorable conditions for the soldiers to smoothly rush to the firepower point.

It was only when he knew that his machine gun was particularly good that Liu Tianshu decided to let him be the company commander of the machine gun company.

Of course, Xu Yongdong is not good at mortar operation, but there is a soldier named Shu Zhi in the original Fuyashan anti-Japanese guerrillas, who was a physics teacher in Fuchang County Middle School, has a certain knowledge of machinery, and has a strong ability to comprehend.

Liu Tianshu saw that he seemed to have some talent for operating mortars, so he deliberately pointed out, who knew that in this way, he would be able to fight mortars.

The mortars captured in the operation on the outer front this time can already be used to preliminarily set up the racks of artillery platoons. According to Liu Tianshu's idea, it is to wait for a few more mortars to formally form an artillery company.

Of course, it would be better if the devil's 92 infantry cannon could be captured.

At the end of a series of adjustments to the troops, Liu Tianshuqiang held down the idea of going to Songkan Town, and specially went to the machine gun company to explain the construction of the heavy machine gun position and the precautions for the operation of the heavy machine gun, so that the soldiers of the machine gun platoon were familiar with the weapons in their hands, and he personally instructed Xu Yongdong's artillery platoon to build the mortar position, as well as the judgment of shooting parameters and so on

After being busy in the base area for a week, and seeing that the heavy machine gun platoon and mortar platoon of the machine gun company were able to carry out intensive training according to his own requirements, he rushed back to the battalion headquarters, discussed with Xiang Shuyu, and rushed to Songkan Town with a radio station.

After the two low-power radios seized this time were brought back to the base area, Liu Tianshu first studied them on his own, memorized a set of passwords he had written when he was studying communication with Sengefu, and then asked Xiang Shuyu to select two female fighters with a higher level of education for a simple training.

These two female warriors, one is called Yang Juan, and the other is called Chen Zhuxiu, both of whom are quite perceptive, and after Liu Tianshu's three-day training, they have basically mastered the skills of sending and receiving newspapers.

This time I went to Songkan Town, and the newspaper operator who went to Songkan Town was Chen Zhuxiu.

Seeing the battalion commander coming with a reconnaissance platoon, Yang Donghu hurriedly rushed back from Malingpo.

"Battalion commander, why are you here?" Seeing the battalion commander, Yang Donghu asked happily.

"Company Commander Yang, how is the situation on your side? The little devil didn't make trouble, did he? Seeing Yang Donghu, Liu Tianshu asked with a smile.

"Hehe, battalion commander, how can the little devil be willing to stop, but I beat him up, and now I'm honest." Yang Donghu said proudly.

When he heard this, Liu Tianshu's ears were excited, and he looked at Yang Donghu and said, "Company Commander Yang, you can talk about the situation well." ”

Songkan Town fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the devil must not be reconciled, and it is certain that he will send troops to make trouble, but as soon as Yang Donghu beats it, the devil retracts.

This is not the behavior of a little devil.

Seeing the battalion commander's solemn expression, Yang Donghu immediately gave a detailed introduction to the situation.

It turned out that less than a week after Liu Tianshu returned to Yaping Village with the second company, a squadron of devils set off from the Maotang stronghold and rushed towards Malingpo.

After the first company was placed in Songkan Town by Liu Tianshu, Yang Donghu immediately discussed with Lao Tian and set up a militia brigade of 50 people in the town to be responsible for maintaining law and order in Songkan Town. At the same time, militia organizations were set up in the surrounding villages, but the number was uncertain, with nearly 20 people at the top and only seven or eight people at the few. (To be continued.) )