"Artillery battalion! Lao Zeng, you really dare to think about it! If one of our independent regiments is equipped with artillery battalions, should the military region be equipped with an artillery regiment, and what do you want our brother troops to think of us? Wang Ping shook his head and asked.

"Commander, you mean, the military sub-district will let us hand over these captured artillery!" Zeng Quan reacted immediately.

Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "It's not that we are asked to hand it in, but we have to take the initiative to hand it in!" ”

"Although the main force took Laiyuan City, it captured all the equipment and materials that the Japanese army had hoarded in Laiyuan City. However, we know that among these equipment and materials, ammunition is the mainstay, and although there are also many weapons, they are certainly light weapons. As for the heavy weapons, they are all equipped by devils, with us. ”

"For this battle to have such an outcome, all the troops worked hard, and the casualties were very large. We can't eat meat, let's just let the main army drink soup! ”

"But the casualties of our independent regiment must have been the largest of all the troops, and these guns were captured by us. Just divide it out like this, I'm afraid that the comrades below will have opinions! Zeng Quan said unwillingly.

"No, Lao Zeng, you're wrong!" Wang Ping shook his head and vetoed.

"The casualties of our independent regiment are indeed very large, but don't forget, if there is no main force to attack Laiyuan City, is it possible for the Japanese army to return to Laiyuan City? If the Japanese army does not return to Laiyuan City, can we be the opponent of the devil with only one independent regiment? ”

"It's not!" Zeng Quan shook his head and replied.

"If the Japanese army does not return to Laiyuan City, our independent regiment will hold out until noon tomorrow at most, and it will be killed by the Japanese army, and the whole army will be annihilated!"

"That's right, without the reinforcements of the main force, attacking Laiyuan City, not only will our independent regiment not be spared, but there will be no chance to fight in this battle that has just ended, and so many heavy weapons will not be captured!"

"Then Commander, how are you going to divide these heavy weapons!" Zeng Quan no longer argued, and stared directly at Wang Ping and asked.

"Leave six mountain artillery pieces behind and form a mountain artillery company. The remaining field artillery, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery, all surrendered! ”

"Of course, the ammunition can be left a little more, and the military subdivision will take Laiyuan City, and there must be a lot of ammunition captured. Of the shells we captured, all the mountain artillery shells remained. ”

After answering, Wang Ping stared at Zeng Quan and continued to ask: "What about mortars and heavy machine guns, how many?" ”

Zeng Quan immediately replied: "Each infantry brigade of the Japanese army is equipped with a mortar squadron and a heavy machine gun squadron. Each regiment of the Imperial Allied Army was also equipped with a fire company. ”

"Because of the heavy losses of the troops, when the devil infantry marched away, they only took the standard configuration of the two infantry brigades. The rest were all left in the baggage team. Excluding the battlefield that was blown up by us, there were 23 mortars and 24 heavy machine guns. As for the light machine guns and grenadiers, they are scattered on the battlefield, there are too many of them, and they are still being counted, but they are all the latest Type 96 machine guns equipped by the Japanese army, and their performance is better than that of crooked handles. I'll contact and use the Type 96 machine guns we captured to replace all the crooked handles and unify the equipment! ”

Wang Ping thought about it and replied: "The mortar left four mortar platoons and a mortar company equipped, and the same goes for heavy machine guns. In addition to what was left of our independent regiment, a total of 21 mortars, 21 heavy machine guns, and the extra mortars and heavy machine guns were all handed in! ”

"It's still the same rule just now, you can keep a little more ammunition."

"As for other weapons, our independent regiment only left the equipment of the main regiment and a garrison battalion, and all the excess will be handed over!"

"You and the political commissar will immediately get a list, and we will jointly send it to the commander, which can be regarded as a big gift to the commander, thank the military subdivision for helping us so much! ）”

Early the next morning, as soon as the commander stepped into the war room, the chief of staff followed in with an excited face.

"Commander, Commander Chen has just sent a telegram that the troops have withdrawn, and all the captured materials have been scattered around the base area, and the logistics department is counting the captures!"

"According to the intelligence, Laiyuan City has a lot of materials in reserve, and this time the logistics department is busy!" It is rare for the happy commander to make a joke.

Then he continued to ask the chief of staff: "What other good news!" ”

"There is really a lot of good news, there is Commander Chen, there is Wang Ping, who do you want to listen to first, commander!"

"I just said Captain Chen, now I'm talking about the Independent Regiment!" The commander decided.

"Commander Wang reported that the Independent Regiment captured all the equipment of the Japanese Army's baggage brigade and artillery brigade, and after statistics, there were more than 20 infantry guns, mountain artillery, and field artillery alone!"

"Wang Ping, Cheng Xiao, and Zeng Quan sent a telegram jointly, hoping to leave six mountain artillery pieces to form a mountain artillery company, and all the remaining heavy weapons were handed in, a total of six infantry guns, six mountain guns, and three field guns!"

"There were also 15 mortars and 19 heavy machine guns. Mortars Wang Ping wanted to leave 21 and heavy machine guns 21. Three main battalions and one garrison battalion were armed with a mortar platoon and a heavy machine gun platoon. The regimental headquarters formed a mortar company, a heavy machine gun company, and a fire battalion together with the mountain artillery company! ”

"Yes, Chief of Staff, Wang Ping's performance this time is much more mature. Several main regiments have helped him a lot, knowing that there is meat to eat together! The commander praised without hesitation.

Then he directly ordered: "Call Wang Ping and them back, and say I agree." The other weapons, after leaving a main regiment and a garrison battalion configuration, were all handed over to the military division! ”

"Yes, Commander!" The chief of staff was also very pleased.

Then he asked: "Commander, with this batch of heavy weapons, the artillery battalion of the military subdivision is truly worthy of its name." There are also mortars, and after completing the artillery batteries of the three main regiments, you can create another artillery company! ”

"No, there must be more than one artillery company, Commander Chen, they took Laiyuan City, and they must have captured a lot of mortars and heavy machine guns!"

The commander shook his head and replied: "No, this time I plan to divide all the heavy weapons that Wang Ping handed in!" ”

"With the weapons stockpiled by the Japanese army in Laiyuan City and the weapons we captured on the battlefield, there will definitely be no problem in forming three regiments. Our Eighth Route Army has always been waiting for guns, and it is impossible to let the captured weapons sit idle. Therefore, I plan to report to the military region and the general headquarters to expand the three main regiments into detachments, each of which will have two regiments under its jurisdiction. ”

"What about Wang Ping's independent regiment!" The chief of staff immediately noticed the problem and stared at the commander and asked rhetorically.

"There will be no expansion for the time being. Wang Ping rose too fast, let him have more experience in the position of the head of the regiment! Also, this time the independent regiment suffered heavy losses, and if it was hastily expanded into a detachment, its combat effectiveness will definitely be affected! The commander shook his head and explained

"They are the front-line troops facing the Japanese army, and their combat effectiveness must not be affected!"

"I see!" The chief of staff directly showed an expression of sudden realization.

"Commander, the reason why you agreed to the independent regiment to form a fire battalion and the battalion to form a fire company is to compensate the independent regiment for not expanding."

"And with the fire company and the fire battalion, as long as the time is ripe, the independent regiment can be expanded into a detachment at any time!"

After speaking, the chief of staff took out a telegram: "Commander, your thoughts are really the same as those of the two regiment commanders at the front!" ”

The two regiment commanders sent a telegram together, believing that after the Japanese army suffered heavy losses this time, they would definitely shrink their forces and protect the county from attack. As a result, the countryside of several counties around Laiyuan is empty. The two regiment commanders hope to stay and take this opportunity to expand the base area and expand the troops! ”

"I think I can agree that when the base area is expanded, the troops will definitely be expanded, and when the time comes, the regiment will be expanded into a detachment!"

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