Xing Zhiguo said: "The current structure of our independent regiment is three main battalions, plus a cavalry company, an artillery company, a guard company, a heavy machine gun company and a wolf squadron, and then there are brigades directly under the regiment such as the communication squad, the horseman squad and the cooking squad. ”

After a pause, he said, "But the number of Japanese equipment is enough?" ”

Wang Ye said: "The artillery company does not need to be uniformly reequipped for the time being, after all, there are only four guns in total, but other combat units must be uniformly reequipped with Japanese weapons." ”

Xing Zhiguo said: "Your wolf squadron is also equipped with Japanese weapons? ”

The Wolf Warrior Squadron now has the most miscellaneous weapons, including a Type 38 sniper rifle, a 20-round box gun, an MP38 submachine gun and a Jin imitation M1921 Thomson submachine gun.

"Not for the Wolf Warrior Squadron." Li Yunlong said.

"The Wolf Warrior Squadron can come as it pleases."

Xing Zhiguo originally wanted to say that if it would have a bad impact on specialization?

But before he could speak, Li Yunlong said: "That's right, Lao Tzu just wants to specialize, the Wolf Warrior Squadron is not an ordinary combat unit, and they can't be measured by conventional standards." ”

Seeing that Zhao Gang did not object, Xing Zhiguo didn't say anything more.

Wang Ye continued: "Commander, I have another question. ”

"Xiao Wang, you say." Li Yunlong said with a smile, "What's the problem?" ”

Wang Ye said: "The number of guns counted by the supply department must not include old weapons such as singles one, old sleeves, firearms, and guns, otherwise it must be far more than five thousand, right?" ”

"Of course." Li Yunlong said, "These earthen guns don't need to be counted. ”

"But these guns can also fight devils, right?" Wang Ye said, "So I have a proposal, it's better to send these old weapons to the Jiugong Mountain Base Area and the militia forces in the Wohu Mountain Base Area." ”

"Give it to Lao Ding and Lao Kong? No, no, no, that's not okay. ”

Li Yunlong shook his head like a rattle: "How can there be such a good thing in the world?" ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "I have to let the two of them exchange ammunition." ”

"Lao Li, aren't you?" Zhao Gang didn't have a good breath and said, "How can Captain Ding and Captain Kong exchange ammunition for old weapons with us?" ”

"Then I can't give it away for nothing, right?"

Li Yunlong is alive and well, and he has the face of a rich man.

"Commander, I think the independent regiment should have something to say." Wang Ye said, "After all, next, the Shanxi Japanese army will launch a large-scale sweep of our Fuliang Mountain base area, and then we will need a new regiment and a new second regiment to contain it from the outside. ”

"If you have it, then let Lao Ding and Lao Kong come over."

Li Yunlong said: "Just discuss the anti-sweeping arrangements." ”

said that it was a discussion, but in fact, it was an order, and I wanted to be a division commander again.

……

In Jiugong Town, the new regimental headquarters.

Li Xiaoxian, chief of staff of the new regiment, handed a report to Ding Wei and said: "Regiment commander, this is the expansion plan formulated by our General Staff, where do you think it still needs to be revised?" ”

"I'll see." Ding Wei took the report.

But after just one glance, his brow furrowed.

"Chief of Staff, your plan is too conservative."

"Conservative?" Li Xiaoxian said, "Three thousand five hundred people are still conservative? ”

Ding Wei said: "In this way, the county brigade and the squad of various districts will be directly supplemented and expanded to 5,000 people. ”

"Five thousand?" Li Xiaoxian was startled and said dumbfounded, "Commander, the steps are too big, right?" ”

"Time waits for no one." Ding Wei said in a deep voice, "In the face of the invaders, we must have the spirit of not waiting for others. ”

"However, the ......," Li Xiaoxian said, "first, there is still a certain gap in the number of our weapons and equipment, and second, the expansion of the organization is so big, will it lead to a significant decline in combat effectiveness?" ”

"If the weapons and equipment are not enough, we will find a way to solve it." Ding Wei said in a deep voice, "After the substantial expansion of the troops, the combat effectiveness will definitely drop significantly, but the problem is not big, and the devils will not fight us for the time being." ”

"If nothing else, the devil's priority target is the Independent Regiment."

"When the time comes, the independent regiment will fight on the inner front, and we will definitely have the new second regiment to implement containment on the outer front."

"It is just at that time to conduct military training and replace training with battles, so that the troops can form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, and the cost is still small, and if such an opportunity is missed, there will be no more."

While speaking, the telegraph soldier came in and reported: "Regiment commander, the independent regiment is in an emergency." ”

Li Xiao took the telegram first and said to Ding Wei: "Commander, Commander Li invites you and Commander Kong to go to Zhaojiayu for a drink." ”

"Drinking?" Ding Wei smiled and said, "It must be for the anti-sweep matter, Chief of Staff, didn't you just say that there is still a gap in our weapons and equipment?" ”

"yes." Li Xiaoxian said, "At least five hundred rifles are missing." ”

Ding Wei said: "This time I went to Zhaojiayu, I had to get back 500 rifles." ”

"You want to get a gun from Commander Li?" Li Xiaoxian shook his head and said, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, no one in the entire northwest of Shanxi Province does not know that Chief Li is a rich man in Shanxi, and he can only take advantage of it." ”

"Don't believe me?" Ding Wei smiled, "Then let's see." ”

After a pause, he rushed out of the door and said, "Mouse, prepare the horse!" ”

……

Yuanao Town, the headquarters of the new second regiment.

Guan Dashan walked quickly into the regiment headquarters.

"Lao Guan?" Kong Jie asked, "What did Xie Baoqing say?" ”

Guan Dashan waved his hand, not to mention it, grabbed the teapot on the table and poured it directly at the spout.

It wasn't until he drank up a pot of herbal tea that he wiped his mouth and said: "Commander, I think Xie Baoqing is unreliable, and he said that he was willing to accept the transformation of the anti-Japanese devils, but he never took any practical action." ”

Kong Jie said: "Don't worry, as long as he has this attitude, that's fine." ”

After a pause, he said: "The conditions can't be negotiated for the time being, so let's talk slowly." ”

"But the problem is that his conditions are too harsh." Guan Dashan said, "If you want to give him the structure of an independent brigade, not to mention that he is not allowed to send political cadres to the independent brigade, what does he want to do?" He wants to engage in an independent kingdom! ”

"It is impossible not to send political cadres." Kong Jie said, "The party leads the gun, this is the principle. ”

"That's why I said this guy wasn't sincere." Guan Dashan said, "He's playing with us." ”

"That won't be." Kong Jie waved his hand and said, "I estimate that Xie Baoqing also has concerns, it doesn't matter if he has concerns, as long as our Eighth Route Army treats each other with sincerity, one day he will dispel his concerns." ”

Speaking of this, he said: "Let's not talk about Xie Baoqing first." ”

"You go and call the political commissar, let's sum up the expansion."

"Expansion?" Guan Dashan said, "What is there to discuss here?" ”

"As big a pot there is, as much rice as we can put in, depending on the number of equipment we have."

"I estimate that our new second regiment should be able to expand to 2,000 people this time, right?"

While he was talking, the telegraph soldier came in with a telegram and reported: "Regiment Commander, Regiment Commander Li is in a hurry. ”

Kong Jie took the telegram and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Li Yunlong, this kid, said that he invited me to drink with Lao Ding, I guess he must be the division commander's addiction again, and he wants to arrange combat missions for me and Lao Ding." ”

Guan Dashan smiled and said, "Chief Li's addiction is really not small. ”

"Lao Guan, I'll talk about the expansion when I come back from Zhaojiayu."

Kong Jie said: "Butcher, prepare the horse." ”

……

No. 11, Tieshi Hutong, Beiping.

Headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese Army.

Not long after the end of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Okamura Ningji plunged headlong into the sweeping operation plan against the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong and Southern Hebei Military Regions, and has been busy with this matter recently.

Staring at the map, Okamura Ninji said, "Have the prisoners of war from Nakajo Mountain arrived?" ”

The deputy chief of staff, Yusue Jingsan, said busily: "More than 50,000 prisoners of war have been taken to the central Hebei region one after another. ”

"Yo Si." Okamura Ninji nodded and said, "Then let's start the iron wall encirclement, this time the iron wall must be strictly required to the highest standard, and it can no longer be as perfunctory as before." ”

"Hello!" There are three times of the last essence.

At this time, a communications staff officer walked in.

Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe took the telegram and read it, and his face instantly collapsed.

"Tanabe-kun." Okamura Ninji frowned slightly and asked, "Is there any problem?" ”

Tanabe Shengwu paused and said: "Your Excellency, General, this is a telegram from the First Army stationed in Shanxi, saying that the Beize Brigade has been collectively broken last night. ”

"Nani?" Okamura Ninji was stunned when he heard this.

There were more than a dozen combat staff officers in the battle hall who were still in the battle hall, and they were also looking at each other.

It's too sudden, isn't it? Without any mental preparation, the Kitazawa brigade was suddenly wiped out?

After a long time, Okamura Ninji said with a dark face: "Tanabe-kun, what's going on?" If I'm not mistaken, it doesn't seem like there was much combat action in the First Army during this time, right? ”

"Your Excellency, the whole incident is like this."

Moritake Tanabe told the story from the beginning.

"Eight Grids." Okamura continued to say with a dark face.

"First the Yamamoto Brigade, then the Kitazawa Brigade, the empire has mobilized so many manpower, material and financial resources, and spent so much energy and time, but the final result, that's it?"

"When I didn't form an army, I blew the sky and fell, and I could do everything from heaven to earth."

"But when you start to move, you are simply and crisply! One brittle defeat can be said to be an accident, but what about two? ”

"In vain, I also have high hopes for the Beize Brigade, hoping that they can play a decisive role in the anti-sweeping operation in the northwest of Shanxi, and then transfer them to the battlefield in Jizhong."

"But in the end, huh! It's so unbearable! ”

Speaking of this, Okamura Ningji said with disappointment: "It seems that the special operation is not as magical as the Western military circles boast, and I think the role is actually very limited." ”

"What Your Excellency the General said is extremely true." Moritake Tanabe echoed.

"The theory of modern special operations originated in Germany, and the special forces of the German army can be called the strongest."

"However, in the Sea Lion program, the German special forces do not seem to play much of a role."

"After only blowing up a few radar stations, they were annihilated by the British militia and police, and in the end did not have a decisive impact on the Great Air War in England, and the Luftwaffe was defeated."

"The German special forces also did not perform well on the Soviet-German battlefield."

"For example, in the battle of the Brest Fortress, the Germans invested the Brandenburg special forces and tried to cooperate with the 45th Division to carry out a decapitation battle against the defenders of the fortress, although in the end the Germans won,"

"But the decapitation of the Brandenburg special forces failed."

"But the special forces are not useless." Arisue Seizan retorted.

"At least the special forces of the Eighth Route Army have caused a lot of trouble for the Imperial Army, haven't they?"

"So can we come to such a conclusion?" Moritake Tanabe muttered, "The strong combat effectiveness of special forces can only be brought into play with the help of external forces, such as home advantage. ”

"The special forces of the Eighth Route Army are fighting at home, so they perform well on the battlefield."

"However, the Yamamoto Brigade, the Kitazawa Brigade and even the German Brandenburg Special Forces all fought away from home, without intelligence support and strong fire support, so they did not perform well."

"This ......" was speechless for a moment.

He always felt that what Moritake Tanabe said was wrong, but he couldn't refute it.

Because at least on the surface, what Moritake Tanabe said is not wrong.

"Forget it, you don't have to fight." Okamura Ninji took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes a little tiredly, and said, "The theory of special operations is definitely advanced, and the formation of special forces is also necessary, but for the imperial army at this stage, it may not be the best option, especially now that the resources of the empire are so scarce." ”

"So, let's wait until we talk about the training of special forces."

"Now, let's think about how to strengthen the sweeping operation."

After a pause, Okamura Ningji snorted again: "I originally thought that after annihilating the Zhina Army on Zhongtiao Mountain, the First Army of Shanxi would be able to free up the strength of three divisions, and then it would be able to easily destroy the Jin Sui Army that was cowering in a corner of western Shanxi and the Eighth Route Army scattered throughout Shanxi with the momentum of a strong wind sweeping away the leaves. ”

"Then the First Army will be able to send troops to support the Front Command."

"But in retrospect, it's just a luxury."

"Even if the First Army is not contained by the Zhongtiao Mountain Branch, it is still mired in the quagmire."

"The sweep of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei and southern Hebei can only be based on the troops directly under the front army, and the First Army stationed in Shanxi, the Twelfth Army stationed in Shandong, and the Mongolian army must not be counted on."

"Hello!" All the devils brushed their heads together.

……

In Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

Iwamatsu Yoshio asked, "Hanaya-kun, what did Your Excellency the General say?" ”

"Didn't say anything." Hanaya shook his head and said, "I guess we'll take care of it ourselves." ”

"No, Hanaya-kun, you're wrong." Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand and said, "I didn't say that it was the attitude of His Excellency the General, he did not approve of our handling opinions, it seems that His Excellency the General still trusts Miyano-kun very much." ”

Hanaya said, "I also think that one failure is not enough to explain the problem. ”

"Okay, then give Miyano-kun another chance." Yoshio Iwamatsu said in a deep voice.

"Let him make a D battle plan as soon as possible and report it to the headquarters for approval."

……

Zhao Jiayu, independent regiment headquarters.

A table of wine has been prepared.

"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, sit and sit."

Li Yunlong invited Ding Wei and Kong Jie to take a seat.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed them one to each of them.

"This is our own cigarettes produced by Fuliangshan Tobacco Factory, how about you try them?"

Ding Wei and Kong Jie took the cigarettes, and Li Yunlong hurriedly lit a foreign fire for the two.

Kong Jie took a breath of disdain and said, "That's what it looks like, it's not as good as my old smoke." ”

"Lao Li, this cigarette tastes good, why is it still cold? It's so much better than the one you gave me last time. Ding Wei thought it was good, and said, "Have you made improvements?" ”

Wang Ye said: "Actually, it's nothing, just add some mint." ”

"No wonder." Ding Wei said happily, "But it's good to add mint, I like this bite a lot." ”

After a pause, he said to Li Yunlong: "Lao Li, when you leave, you give me two hundred, no, four hundred!" Lao Kong doesn't like to smoke, you give me his two hundred. ”

"Lao Ding, do you want to eat fart? Four hundred more. ”

Li Yunlong said angrily: "The daily output of our cigarette factory is twenty, and it is not enough to exchange it for the most scarce materials on the black market, even Lao Tzu can only supply one pack a day, do you still want to take four hundred?" You're beautiful. ”

"It's really picky." Ding Wei scolded, "It's still a old comrade-in-arms, I can't bear a few cigarettes, I think you just changed your name to Li Laocai, you are more talented than the landlord." ”

Kong Jie said: "Hey, Li Lao Cai is good." ”

"Go ahead, what are you two messing with?"

Li Yunlong said angrily: "Let's get down to business." ”

Ding Wei and Kong Jie also straightened their faces and stopped laughing.

Li Yunlong said: "This time, our independent regiment killed the Beize Brigade of the little devil again, and it really became a thorn in the side of the Shanxi Japanese army, so I ...... next."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Kong Jie and Ding Wei.

"Wait, what did you say, Lao Li?" Ding Wei asked, "What Beize Brigade?" ”

Li Yunlong sighed, and deliberately pretended to be disdainful and said: "It's the special forces of the Japanese army in Shanxi." ”

"Oh my God." Kong Jie also said, "Lao Li, your independent regiment quietly did another big vote and killed the devil's special forces?" ”

"What's this?"

Li Yunlong said: "Let's Lao Li just make a set." ”

"As a result, the devil's special forces got fucking headlong in."

"Our old Li picked up the grass and beat the rabbits, and he also cleaned up an infantry brigade of devils."

"Oh my God." Kong Jie said, "Your independent regiment also killed an infantry brigade of devils?" ”

Speaking of this, Kong Jie said again: "Lao Li, so you kid is rich again?" I said, why are you so polite to me and Lao Ding today, with wine and cigarettes, and such a table of good dishes. ”

"Harm, a table of wine and food is a fart." Li Yunlong said, "Our old Li also prepared a big gift for you!" ”

"A big gift?" Ding Wei and Kong Jie glanced at each other and said in disbelief, "Prepared a big gift for us?" ”

"Don't believe me?" Li Yunlong smiled, and said to Xing Zhiguo, "Old criminal, you come and tell them." ”

"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, it's true." Xingzhi said, "Lao Li has prepared five hundred rifles for each of you!" ”

"Five hundred rifles?" Kong Jie stammered, "Lao Li, did the sun come out in the west today?" ”

PS: Continue the three watches, I wish you all the best in the new year.

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