The recruitment went smoothly, and the independent regiment fought against a brigade of the Japanese army with the strength of a regiment, and finally caused the Japanese army to retreat on the battlefield. Although there is a reason for the reinforcement of the military division, it is not clear to ordinary people.

As a result, the people of Laiyuan City directly put all the exploits of a brigade against the Japanese army on the independent regiment.

Although the independent regiment suffered heavy casualties in this war, huge casualties and then Laiyuan appeared in the situation of filial piety. However, the people know that it is normal to be a soldier and fight devils and die. Moreover, after joining the Eighth Route Army and sacrificing, the pension and food sent by the Eighth Route Army were real things. It's better than being pulled by some army and dying on the battlefield without even finding a single corpse.

Therefore, after the order to recruit soldiers for the independent regiment was issued, the people of Laiyuan still rushed to ask to join the army.

"Commander, the enthusiasm of the people is so high, I think we should do something?" Just two days after the recruitment, Cheng Xiao found Wang Ping.

"In just two days, we have received nearly 400 qualified recruits at our recruitment points scattered across the country. At this rate, it won't be long before the independent regiment will be fully formed. The people help us so unconditionally, and we give them that little settling-in fee, which is definitely not enough. We must find a way to compensate everyone in other aspects, and we can't let them just send their husbands and children to our Eighth Route Army! ”

After all, Wang Ping's soul came from the afterlife, and in addition to the most common economic and material compensation, he really didn't think of any other way.

frowned and asked, "Commissar, did you hear something?" ”

Cheng Xiao shook his head and replied: "The first, second and second regiments of the military subdivision were ordered to expand the base area, and their gains around us were greater than ours. Not only has it gained a large number of recruits, but it has also been completely supported by the local people, and in this regard, our independent regiment cannot compare! ”

"Although there are many people who have joined our independent regiment in front of us, many of them are for fighting devils, or for the little compensation we give them, and some people are so that they can eat a bowl of rice in the army so that they will not starve to death at home. As for the people who really support us, there are, but not many. I think we have to change that. The calm Japanese army did not have the strength to go out of the city to attack us, and gathered all the hearts of the people of Laiyuan to us, and truly supported us to fight devils! ”

"Therefore, I think we should learn from the two main regiments of the sub-division, and establish a base area in the rural areas of Guangda, a travel area. Gather the common people together, fight devils together, engage in production, so that everyone will not be hungry, and sincerely support us! ”

"Then do it, do whatever you have to do. You are the political commissar, and building a base is your business, so you don't need to report to me! Wang Ping reacted immediately, then stared at Cheng Xiao and asked.

Cheng Xiao smiled bitterly: "It's my business to build a base, but I don't have enough people in my hands!" ”

"Also, this time the Japanese army attacked us, and the snobbery of the Japanese puppet army, which had stopped a lot in various villages, jumped up again, and many villages were once again controlled by traitorous landlords who worked for the devils. I need the support of the troops, eliminate these landlord armies, and by the way, distribute the land controlled by the traitors to the people free of charge, so that at the time of the autumn harvest, we can receive grain taxes and reduce the logistical pressure on the troops. ”

"Also, there is another advantage of dividing the land among the common people and then collecting taxes on them, that is, forcing the local landlords and gentry to reduce rents and interest. When our taxes are low, the common people will cultivate the land we have allotted to them, and will not be tenants for the landlords and gentry who have high grain rents. Without tenants, their fields would be wasted, but the taxes that should be given to us must be paid. They can only lower the rent of grain, and then someone will give them the land, and they will have a harvest. ”

"Also, after the base area is built, each village will definitely set up guerrilla units, district squadrons, and district squads to protect their own property and then fight devils. This also requires the support of the regiment commander, sending troops to help the villages form and then train guerrillas. If possible, it is best to send some military backbones to directly join the district squadrons and district squadrons as commanders and train and direct them in combat. ”

Wang Ping quickly understood, and agreed to send troops without much thought.

The three battalions were in a company, armed with mortars and heavy machine guns, and attacked together, and within a few days, half of the traitors in Laiyuan were devastated.

The remaining traitors finally knew that they were afraid, and all hid in the county town to seek refuge from the Japanese.

Ono is very divided, and he is also very unwilling.

But it is very difficult for him to even defend Laiyuan City, how can he send troops out of the city to protect these villages that will definitely not be able to hold it.

As a result, these people could only give up their property and land outside the city, and Ono could only watch with grievance as the Eighth Route Army turned the countryside around the county into their base area.

"Regiment commander, to form a local guerrilla unit, a district squad, a district squadron, a county brigade, you still need to give orders. The commanders of these units also need to be decided by you, after all, after the guerrilla units are formed, they will also have combat missions, and they will fight in cooperation with the main forces? A few days later, political commissar Cheng Xiao found Wang Ping again.

"How are the guerrillas formed?" Wang Pingmei replied directly.

"It works very well!" Cheng Xiao was happy to answer.

"After eliminating the traitors and bullies in each village, each family was given a share of the land and grain. Although there is not much land, it is not a problem to feed the family except for the grain tax. ”

"In order to defend these lands, the motivation to join the guerrillas is very high. In smaller villages, there is a platoon in the guerrillas, and in larger villages, there are more than one company in the guerrillas. The guerrillas of all sizes in Laiyuan add up to more than 6,000 people! ”

Wang Ping came to this world, and these few days are his most leisurely.

After listening to Cheng Xiao's establishment of a base a few days ago, Wang Ping realized that although he was reborn, although he brought a lot of advanced military ideas and concepts, he also forgot that one of the fundamental reasons why the Eighth Route Army was able to defeat the Japanese invaders in this era was the people's war!

I don't want to know, I want to be scared.

The use of the people's war in the eight-year war of resistance could not be replaced by any army.

Let's just say a simple statistic: during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the main force in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area grew from a few thousand at that time to more than 300,000 later, and the strength of the army expanded by more than 100 times. However, the militia units in the base areas have not only grown from scratch, but have also grown directly to the scale of more than 900,000 people.

The fighters who joined the main force basically came from the militia.

Moreover, the base area has fought countless battles in the past eight years, and almost all of them cannot be separated from the support or help of the militia.

Since the militia is so important, Wang Ping must pay attention to it. Not to mention anything else, the day when the militia was able to provide the main force with trained and qualified fighters was enough for Wang Ping to pay attention to him.

Therefore, before Cheng Xiao came, Wang Ping thought about how to develop the militia force.

However, after hearing that the size of Laiyuan's militia exceeded 6,000 in a few days, Wang Ping not only did not have any smile on his face, but instead wrinkled into a big river!