After Shen Quan finished speaking, other cadres felt the same way. First Battalion Commander Wang Leihu said indignantly:
"Captain, when we were poorly equipped and ammunition was scarce, the little Japs bullied us into not being able to equip us well. Later, when our equipment became better, the Japs bullied us into being incapable of using artillery.
We are all running out of equipment, ammunition, and artillery right now, and the little devils have brought planes over again, trying to bully our air power.
How come we end up fighting such a humiliating battle at the hands of the Japanese? "
"We can seize the equipment, and we can also produce some ammunition with copper coins. But we have no other way but to destroy the Japanese plane." Wang Huaibao, commander of the third battalion, said, "If we also have our own aviation power, How great would that be?”
Kong Jie said with a smile: "You really dare to speak and think. The aviation power of our Eighth Route Army is still far from the threshold!"
"It is unrealistic to build our own aviation force. Neither the Japanese nor the reactionaries of the national army will just watch."
"The industrial strength and economic conditions of our army do not allow us to make such fuss. Pursuing these things now is putting the cart before the horse and not worth the loss."
"But having said that, although we cannot build our own aviation power, we can still try to build our own anti-air power."
"For example, the method you reported this time to deal with the Japanese planes was very practical. When the Japanese bombers were flying at low altitude, they used machine gun firepower to shoot into the air and successfully killed three Japanese planes."
"Think about it, it only takes a few minutes for us to bring down three planes. But if we develop and produce these three planes ourselves and equip them with suitable pilots, how much time will it take? You look at it Well, just the loss of these three planes will make the little devils tremble with heartache."
"Just using ordinary machine guns to shoot down aircraft is too inefficient and not very targeted. I heard that the Chinese army has introduced a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns from abroad, which can shoot low-altitude aircraft within an altitude of 800 meters, as well as 1,500 Enemy airborne paratroopers within a hundred meters."
"I will think of a way in this regard. Only if our independent regiment has a certain amount of anti-aircraft power, the Japanese fighter jets will not dare to be so rampant."
"In fact, I have told everyone about this a long time ago. Your battalions must not only study tactics to fight the Japanese Army, but also study anti-aircraft tactics and tactics to deal with Japanese tanks."
"These things are well prepared and will come in handy sooner or later. In this battle, the Japanese sent planes. What if they send a large number of tanks in the next battle? How should we deal with it?"
"So, from each of your battalions, at least send me a company to study anti-tank and anti-aircraft tactics. If the enemy's aircraft and tanks come, we cannot be beaten unilaterally. We must have the ability to fight back.
I'll take the time to check it out. "
"Yes!" the battalion commanders responded in unison.
"In addition, our independent regiment must step up its air defense construction. Major villages must not be left behind. Each village must prepare at least two air defense shelters within 500 meters, which must be enough to accommodate all the villagers in the village."
"Wenjie, you and the other instructors are responsible for implementing this."
"Yes, captain, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission." Li Wenjie responded.
Kong Jie said: "Let's continue to talk about the situation captured by our independent group this time!"
The cadres immediately pricked up their ears. Every time they won a battle, one of them was happy to count how many Japanese soldiers the team had killed, and the other happy thing was to count how many seizures they had made.
"Yes!" Li Wenjie responded and said: "Captain, if we say we fought an ambush this time, the Shijing regiment was caught off guard.
But the military quality of these little devils is indeed not bad. Even if they retreat in a hurry, they will take away a lot of equipment in time.
There were also some that couldn't be taken away, so they were simply blown up by the little devils.
Our seizure was not as impressive as we imagined.
Take the artillery of the Ishii Regiment as an example. This time the Ishii Regiment brought an entire artillery squadron, mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and rapid-fire artillery, plus the artillery squad attached to each Japanese brigade, all the artillery There must be more than twenty doors in total.
But until the end of the battle, we captured only two mountain cannons and three infantry cannons, plus two rapid-fire cannons.
As for this, the only ones that were not damaged were one infantry cannon and one mountain cannon. As for those damaged cannons, whether repair equipment could repair them or not was a question. "
Kong Jie said with a smile: "Don't look so sad one by one. This capture is pretty good. The little devil is really that easy to fight. Didn't we have to rush back to Dongyang a long time ago?"
"To be honest, we captured at least seven artillery pieces in this battle!"
"As for the damaged artillery, the repair shop will do its best to repair it. If the repair shop cannot repair it, it will send the damaged artillery to the brigade headquarters."
"Anyway, keeping these artillery pieces is useless if there are not enough shells."
"The brigade commander will go through our headquarters arsenal for repairs. If the repair fails, there is nothing we can do."
The cadres nodded, and the artillery matter was finally finished.
“In addition, more than 2,300 rifles, 225 pistols, 31 light machine guns, 9 heavy machine guns, 21 grenades, more than 2,000 artillery shells of various calibers, and 300 grenades were seized. A total of more than 90,000 rounds of multiple bullets of various calibers...damaged five trucks and wrecked three aircraft..."
Li Wenjie compared the manuscript he had prepared long ago and finished the report in one breath. Finally, he added: "Captain, this is only the specific situation captured by our independent regiment. It does not include the batch sent to Commander Li and Commander Ding." equipment."
Kong Jie nodded, looked at Shen Quan again, and asked, "Chen Quan, how is the handling of the puppet prisoners?"
Chen Quan replied: "Report to the leader, these more than 1,600 puppet army prisoners have all been arranged before entering the village."
"Those who follow your rules and requirements, are willing to fight the Japanese, and are willing to abide by the disciplines of our Eighth Route Army will be allowed to join our team based on their performance."
"As for the discipline of our Eighth Route Army, I also made it clear to them. There is no military pay and the conditions are difficult. This aspect of discipline must be strictly observed."
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Then how many people are willing to stay?"
Chen Quan smiled and said: "Hey, Commander, after saying the above words, I added a few more words. In addition to telling those puppet soldiers that being a traitor is a shameful thing, and fighting against the Japanese is the only way for a decent China. Beyond what one should do.
I also said that although our independent regiment does not receive military pay, some of the money left over from food during the rest of the month will be given to everyone as pocket money.
In addition, although the conditions of our Eighth Route Army as a whole are difficult, our independent regiment is different. We have meat to eat every day. "
"Just this sentence made the eyes of the group of people brighten up at that time. It seems that the food of these two devils is not very good!"
"The latter part shocked me. I was afraid that there would be some cheating here, so I quickly added that those who are really willing to fight the Japanese are here to stay. Anyone who stays in my independent group just to eat meat should get out of here as soon as possible. That dispelled some people’s concerns.”
"But in the end, the number of people willing to stay was much more than I thought. There were nearly a thousand people."
Wang Leihu said excitedly: "Captain, these puppet soldiers, regardless of their nature, have a pretty good foundation. As long as they are reformed, ideologically educated, and absorbed into our independent regiment, our independent regiment will have nearly 5,000 people." .”
"When we talk about strong soldiers and horses from now on, it's not just his 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army."
Kong Jie reminded: "I said during the last meeting that our independent regiment's equipment is now better, but I also want to remind all cadres that no matter what the equipment, our focus at all times must be In the military training and ideological education of soldiers, this cannot be put before the horse.
The same is true now. We cannot blindly pursue an increase in military strength.
The quality of the soldiers lies not in their numbers. No matter how many soldiers there are, if they are just a bunch of rabble, it is better not to have them!
The headquarters also put forward the idea of having better troops and simpler administration some time ago.
This is most in line with the development line of our Eighth Route Army. We are on the battlefield behind enemy lines. The anti-Japanese conditions are difficult and the enemy's situation is complex. Under such circumstances, if the army has too many troops, it will appear that the goal is too large, too cumbersome, bloated, and even It will additionally increase the economic burden on local farmers, which is undesirable. "
Wang Leihu said: "Captain, what do you mean, we don't want these one thousand prisoners?"
Kong Jie said: "Of course I want it. Since these people still choose to stay after Shen Quan said what he said, it shows that they still have conscience in their hearts.
I know that as a Chinese, we should not be traitors and lackeys for the Japanese.
With a minimum of conscience and education and transformation, sooner or later they will become trustworthy comrades.
But before that, let them take two steps. The first step is to be responsible for all aspects of infrastructure construction in our group, such as coal mining, land reclamation, farming, etc.
Once they are sure they can endure the hardship, they will be allowed to join the recruit camp or company for training.
After the training of the new recruit company is completed and their performance reaches the standard, they will be allowed to officially join our independent regiment.
In addition, during this period, in addition to military training, Wenjie and you instructors must strengthen the ideological education of these new preparatory soldiers. "
"Yes!" the instructors responded in unison.
Wang Leihu smiled and said: "Captain, is this a little too strict? I'm afraid these people are not strong enough and not many can persevere."
Kong Jie solemnly said: "If they can't persist, it proves that they don't even have the basic willpower of a soldier. What do I want them to do?
True gold is not afraid of fire. Our independent regiment wants to grow stronger, but what I want is elite soldiers, and what I want is the unity of our independent regiment.
If it is just purely recruiting people to recruit troops, what is the difference between this and the national army that forcibly recruits and recruits young men?
I hope everyone will keep this in mind. "
"yes!"
The cadres responded one after another and listened to the leader's speech. Everyone can always benefit a lot.
Kong Jie changed the subject and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I set up such a test for these puppet soldiers who chose to stay, just to temper their will."
"But everyone, don't wear colored glasses, don't isolate these soldiers, think that they were puppet soldiers, traitors, etc. They should be taken care of as our own comrade recruits, be serious in training, and be serious in daily life. Take care of those you should be close to, and you can’t do less.”
"The headquarters means to have better troops and simpler administration. What is better troops? It means to downsize the main force and its command organs, enrich the companies, strengthen local armed forces and develop militia, strengthen training, and improve combat effectiveness."
"In terms of streamlining administration, it is required to effectively rectify political organizations at all levels, tighten institutions and staffing, strengthen the grassroots, improve efficiency, save manpower and material resources, and oppose bureaucracy."
"As for the main reason for doing this, on the one hand, it is to ensure the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the combat troops and promote better integration and contact with the people. More importantly, it is to reduce the economic burden on the base area."
"Because the affordability of the people in the base area is limited, and we have more troops, how can the common people provide food, drink and toilette for so many of our troops? Aren't they becoming blood-sucking insects?"
"But our independent group does not need to consider this. Why? Because while our independent group is self-sufficient, we can even help the surrounding villagers!"
"Look, when other regiments are tightening their belts and even having to downsize and disarm, our independent regiment is still growing and growing. This is called accumulating food and slowly becoming king. We have food in our pockets, so we are not afraid."… …
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