Ten days after Huang Yu took office as the squad leader of the first guard squad, he finally welcomed the long-awaited recruits.
When not fighting, the first squad is the last line of security for the independent regiment headquarters.
On the battlefield, the first squad must guard the regiment leader at all times, respond to various risks that may be faced at any time, and protect the regiment leader's safety.
Special missions mean that one squad must be stronger than the other infantry squads.
The most obvious difference is the preparation.
All other infantry squads of the Independent Regiment are fully equipped with ten men, including a squad leader and three three-person combat teams.
The first guard squad consists of sixteen people, including a squad leader, three three-person combat teams, a three-person machine gun team, and a three-person grenade team. The strength of the troops is exactly the same as that of the rear-guard unit that was originally commanded, but the equipment is much worse. .
The newly established machine gun platoon at the regiment headquarters has a heavy machine gun squad, a mortar squad, and a grenade squad.
The regiment has seven grenade launchers, and the three main battalions each set up a grenade launcher squad equipped with two grenade launchers. As a result, the gun platoon grenade launcher squads are only equipped with one grenade launcher, and the guards will definitely not be able to take their turn. Class one.
Not to mention rifles.
After adding new recruits, the total strength of the independent regiment returned to 1,200. With the newly captured 38 Gai, the number of rifles in the hands of the independent regiment did not exceed 600. Nearly half of the soldiers had no rifles to use.
In accordance with the choice of good weapons that satisfy the front-line troops as much as possible, except for Huang Yu and three veterans in the first guard class, who were equipped with a 38-gauge, the remaining six riflemen were all training with empty hands.
The only thing that made Huang Yu happy was that the light machine gun was in place.
The independent regiment was originally equipped with five light machine guns, but eight crooked guns were seized from the Japanese, for a total of thirteen. The nine main companies plus the guard company and the reconnaissance company are equipped with one rifle each, which is exactly two more rifles.
One equipment guard squad, one reinforced machine gun platoon heavy machine gun squad...
"Squad leader, the six soldiers in the newly added unit have never even touched a real gun. They train with wooden sticks every day, and the effect is very poor!" Zhong Chengjun ran to Huang Yu to remind him.
"My idea is to get some old sleeves back even if they can't get 38 big guys, so that they can practice their hands more. Training with just wooden sticks is like no training at all!"
Huang Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I understand what you are saying. The problem is that the regiment headquarters can't even get out an old socket now!"
"You should be familiar with the bastard box we seized. Not only does it have a short range, it is also very easy to jam. If you are not careful, you will not be able to shoot out the bullets. I usually don't give it to veterans!"
"Such an unpopular weapon was snatched away by three battalion commanders, not to mention other equipment!"
"In order to prevent the soldiers from going to the battlefield empty-handed, the regiment leader has been thinking of ways to collect single-shot rifles, homemade rifles, and matchlock guns from the hands of ordinary people."
"In the end, there were still more than 200 soldiers who couldn't get a gun and had to train with swords and spears."
"Our security company has been using equipment that has been eliminated by the main force. Their weapons are not enough. Even if the regiment headquarters obtains weapons, it will not be our turn!"
"If you want the remaining soldiers in a squad to be equipped with weapons, don't even think about it at the regiment headquarters!"
Zhong Chengjun knew the rules of the independent regiment better than Huang Yu. After hearing this, he knew that getting weapons from the regiment headquarters would not work. He decided to do the next best thing and continued to propose: "If it doesn't work, I will also find a way to get some big swords and weapons." The spear is back!”
"Let everyone hold a wooden stick and practice holding a gun every day. Why not let them practice sword skills and master some self-protection abilities on the battlefield."
Huang Yu shook his head and said: "Cold weapons can only be used for emergencies. The long-term plan is to equip everyone with rifles!"
"The first guard squad is the last line of defense to protect the regiment, and its combat effectiveness must be strong. Equipping cold troops can only train everyone in their self-protection ability, but it cannot defend the enemy, let alone protect the regiment!"
Zhong Chengjun most admired Huang Yu's idea of having a lot of food for everyone. Hearing something in Huang Yu's words, he asked expectantly: "Squad leader, do you have a way to get a gun?"
"If there is, let's report it to the regiment leader now. The sooner the soldiers are equipped with rifles, the sooner they can form combat effectiveness, and they will have a better chance of winning against the Japanese in the future!"
"You can't report to the team leader!" Huang Yu immediately rejected Zhong Chengjun's proposal.
Seeing him staring at me with a puzzled expression, he quickly explained: "Our leader is too principled!"
"The method I thought of is a bit risky. The group leader will definitely not agree to it if I report it!"
"After the death of the political commissar, all the affairs of the Independent Regiment were placed on his shoulders. He was tired and had no time to eat every day. As subordinates, we must not cause trouble to him at this time!"
"Then what should we do? Do you want to take action without authorization!" Zhong Chengjun first agreed with Huang Yu's analysis, and then asked him with a worried look on his face.
Seeing that Huang Yu didn't answer, Zhong Chengjun thought he had guessed it right, and immediately shook his head in denial: "No, I firmly do not agree to act without permission behind the regiment leader's back!"
"The regiment leader is very principled and pays special attention to military discipline."
"From the moment our independent group was formed, we have regarded obeying orders as an iron rule. Everyone from the group leader on down must abide by it!"
"Squad leader, please don't be confused and violate discipline!"
Huang Yu quickly explained: "Old Zhong, where are you thinking? I used to follow the political commissar every day, and the most common thing I heard was to obey orders and not violate discipline!"
"What I mean by not reporting is not saying nothing and doing things that violate the discipline of the independent regiment behind the commander's back. It means selective reporting to get the commander to agree to our plan."
"After the operation starts, any accident may happen. Let's kill the rabbits and get some weapons back to help the leader share the pressure... This kind of thing is not considered a violation of discipline even if it is said to be unreasonable!"
"What's your plan?" Zhong Chengjun realized as soon as he heard this that his worries were in vain. At the same time, Huang Yu was full of interest in the plan in his mind and asked with an expectant look on his face.
"There are no guns at the regiment headquarters. The guns in the hands of ordinary people have been collected by various troops, and it is not our turn. I did some research and found that the only people we can get guns from are the Japanese and puppet troops."
"The Japanese and puppet troops around the base area are too afraid of the strength of our Eighth Route Army. All the small-scale Japanese and puppet troops huddled in the stronghold and were afraid to come out."
"Large-scale Japanese and puppet troops enter the base area from time to time to provoke us, but they are too strong. Our few manpower is not enough to kill them."
"Getting weapons from them is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"Relatively speaking, the Japanese and puppet troops in enemy-occupied areas are much easier to deal with."
"There is no main force of the Eighth Route Army there, no resistance forces, and many little devils in the town don't even have a combat unit."
"They haven't been attacked for a long time, and their vigilance is very low!"
"If we can reach enemy-occupied areas and kill a few Japs, the missing rifles for a squad will be replenished."
"If you're lucky, you can also capture one or two crooked handles and one or two grenade launchers, which will make up for the lack of weapons in the grenade launcher team!"
