As soon as the battalion commanders of the 152nd Regiment heard about the happy life of being incorporated into the Central Army, they all took their troops to the countryside to collect the defeated troops. In their view, such a good life was naturally a blessing. share; share
Besides, the more troops the defeated troops gather, the stronger the replenishment regiment will be, and the more troops they can bring in the future.
Although they also know that the battalion commander's position will not be their turn, it is still possible to move down one or two levels to become a company commander and platoon leader. The deputy commander has already said that a platoon of three Japanese machine guns will With a handful of 38 infantrymen and enough bullets, a platoon can live a better life than a company in the past;
What excites them most is that they have enough bullet tubes. What kind of important day is this? In Central Sichuan, even Commander Liu dare not say that there are enough bullet tubes. With bullets, are you afraid that you will not be able to defeat the stupid Japanese?
Li Zhao drew a few big cakes in the air, and then ordered thousands of brothers from the 152nd Regiment to scream. They were all like Scuds. Sure enough, they all climbed up the mountain in a small way.
The surrounding defeated soldiers were in trouble. They used chicken feathers as arrows and forcibly collected them. Some of the weak-sighted soldiers were rewarded with a few ear melon seeds. They were kind enough and did not deduct any of them. He was labeled as a deserter, and those who were beaten were almost all elites of the Central Army. They were so awesome that the Sichuan Army instinctively resisted when they saw that they were like beggars.
Thousands of people went around and swept through the surrounding areas like a dragnet. They also found many defeated troops, including the Central Army, the Guangxi Army, the Sichuan Army, the Hunan Army, the Northeast Army, the Guangdong Army, etc. It was simply It's a large gathering, and anyone who comes to supplement the group is welcome.
A day passed quickly, and the surrounding areas around Kunshan were basically closed down. We will wait until the Japanese attack in other places is defeated. When the reputation becomes louder, the surrounding defeated troops may take the initiative to come over. This will take time.
During the great retreat, things were better in the front and they were able to retreat in an orderly manner. Once the Japanese planes bombed, the whole army was herded. However, the Japanese were focused on the main force of the Kuomintang army and had no thoughts at all about the scattered defeated troops. to catch;
Now is the most chaotic time in the occupied areas. The small number of garrison troops left by the Japanese can only defend the cities. There are almost no Japanese in the vast towns and rural areas. The world is full of defeated soldiers. Many defeated soldiers have no food or drink. Some hid in the mountains and became bandits. Most of them became puppet soldiers or were wiped out by the Japanese when the Japanese invaded Jinling and strengthened public security.
What Luo Ying needs to seize is this vacuum period. While the main force of the Japanese is rushing to conquer Jinling, he will cause trouble in the rear and collect the tens of thousands of broken soldiers scattered in the occupied areas. By then, he will have a considerable force. .
"Deputy Commander Xie, brothers have worked hard all day. How many people and guns have been collected in total?"
Li Zhao felt that there were quite a lot. As the regiment leader, he had to know how many people in his regiment were armed with Hu. Deputy regiment leader Xie had already sorted out the data. When the regiment leader asked about it, he reported excitedly:
"Regiment commanders, old and young, not counting the 152nd Regiment. There are 1,792 broken troops gathered together, including 102 officers, all officers below the battalion level, mostly company and platoon leaders. There are only more than 500 guns, and many people have lost their guns. , let alone bullets, anyone with more than ten bullets is a rich man."
After hearing what Deputy Commander Xie said, Li Zhao was no longer calm. If the 152nd Regiment and his two companies were added, the supplementary regiment would already have more than 3,300 people. As for the equipment, it didn't matter. They were seized during the attack on the transport team and the county town. There is too much equipment, not to mention 3,000, 6,000 people are enough, but they are all Japanese weapons;
I was originally worried about how to deal with these equipment, but now it's better. With these 3,000 people, there is no need to waste it.
"Regiment leader, do you have enough equipment? If not, you have to stick with the old brothers of the 152nd Regiment first. There has to be someone who comes first, first served, right?"
Deputy Commander Xie asked very nervously. He did not expect to gather so many people. With the 152nd Regiment, at least half of the equipment was missing. The equipment for 1,500 people was not a little bit.
Li Zhao looked at his deputy with great dissatisfaction and said carelessly:
"Lao Jie, there is no longer the 152nd Regiment. We are all members of the Lone Army Brigade, so we will treat them equally in terms of equipment. You don't have to worry about equipment. We are direct members of the Central Military Commission. When have we ever lacked guns and ammunition?
Assemble the troops and go back to the county to get equipment! "
When Xie Guji heard that there was no shortage of equipment, he was as happy as if he saw a wealthy landowner saying that he was not short of money. His father was like this. He had never been short of money, but he still gave away his only son when the country was in crisis. In Sichuan, I sent a death flag as part of my farewell;
When you are alive, you should be covered with it, and when you are dead, you should be covered with it!
When the supplementary regiment returned to the county seat in a mighty manner, Li Zhao was the most energetic. When he left the county seat, he only brought two companies with 300 people;
When we returned, the team had grown tenfold, to 3,000 people. This is the confidence that a leader should have.
Li Zhao had already sent a squad of veterans back to report to Luo Ying about their return to the county. After all, there were 3,000 people. If they didn't say hello in advance, they would scare the brigade commander. When he thought of the brigade commander's excitement, Li Zhao I couldn't help but have fun. This time, his mission was completed very successfully. The brigade commander should leave more people for their supplementary regiment. As the regiment leader, he also has more confidence;
After all, the other two groups were organized, and he, who had always refused to admit defeat, didn't want to be outmatched by two old brothers.
"Li Zhao, you did a good job this time. After gathering these veterans, we will replenish them with other units first. The 881st Regiment, 882nd Regiment, and other directly affiliated units must immediately implement the troops and equipment. Each regiment will first have 1,800 people. "
Li Zhao was dumbfounded. If the troops directly under the brigade were included, the entire brigade would have at least 5,000 troops. The gathered broken troops plus the original 2,100-odd troops would amount to more than 5,500 troops. Based on this calculation, their supplementary regiments were only left. With more than 500 people under his command, he, as a regiment leader, lived the life of a battalion commander.
He discussed the price with Luo Ying with a sense of luck:
"Brigadier, look at this, once the main force is replenished, there will only be five or six hundred people left in our supplementary group. We don't ask you to drink a bowl of water. Can you leave me 1,000 people?"
Luo Ying was immediately offended. Unexpectedly, Li Zhao was still a fan of officials, so he immediately waved his hand and said:
"A thousand people? You are overthinking it. There are not even five or six hundred people. I will only leave you the two companies from before."
Li Zhao's face fell instantly and he said to himself:
"If I had known better, I wouldn't have bargained. At least five or six hundred people could be left. Now it's better, there are only two companies left!"
Thinking of this, Li Zhao looked at Luo Ying with a sad expression. He wanted to negotiate the price, but he was worried that even if he negotiated the price, he wouldn't be able to save even 300 people. He felt aggrieved like a little daughter-in-law who had been offended.
Luo Ying couldn't stand it anymore, so she stopped teasing him and continued:
"Don't look at me like that. It's useless. I still have 2,000 new recruits there. How about you?"
Li Zhao's head instantly clicked like a chicken pecking at rice. This happiness came suddenly. The new recruits were soldiers, and they were better than leading two companies.
"Li Zhao, don't be too happy too early. Most of these more than 2,000 recruits are raw melons and eggs who have never touched a gun. If we send them to the battlefield like this, it will be a crime!
Many of the people here are still students, young intellectuals, the future of the motherland, and the technical reserve soldiers of our solitary army brigade. You can take care of them for me. The two companies will serve as instructors for you. Except for the temporary lack of military uniforms, all the equipment will be provided for you;
I won't give you combat missions within three months. I'll train these more than 2,000 new recruits. If you can't complete the mission, I'll kill you as the regiment leader. "
Li Zhao immediately expressed his stance upon hearing this:
"Promise to complete the mission!"
Luo Ying said seriously:
"Don't think that you, the supplementary group, are a dwarf. The mission you are shouldering now is actually the teaching group. It's just that it's not convenient for us to name it now. You should know what a teaching group is, right?
We must do a good job in the ideological work of the brothers of the two companies. Your task is very glorious. I hope that with you here, the Lone Army Brigade will have a steady stream of additional soldiers. "
Li Zhao's face was completely happy. He who graduated from the Central Military Academy naturally knew the meaning of the teaching group and shouted at the top of his voice:
"Promise to complete the mission!"
Luo Ying waved his hand casually, and Li Zhao disappeared very cooperatively. A smile appeared on Luo Ying's face. As a leader, you have to cheat when you should. See how happy Li Zhao is.
