After breaking out of the enemy's encirclement, the new regiment continued to grow from dozens of people. In just a few months, it fought one big battle after another. The sum of these battles can equal that of the previous two years. All battles fought in north Shanxi.
With such troops under his command, the deputy commander-in-chief was not unhappy.
Cow ratio!
What a great comparison!
After another small talk, the deputy commander looked at Shen Quan curiously and asked: "Boy, tell me honestly, how far has the new regiment developed now?"
"I don't want to hear those vague words from you. I want accurate news."
When he came to the headquarters this time, Shen Quan had no intention of hiding the strength of his troops. After all, he knew in his heart that the new regiment had grown to the scale it is today.
"Leader, the total strength of the new regiment now should be 10,000. I haven't really counted the exact number yet."
Mother, be good!
An ordinary combat regiment has a strength of 10,000 people!
What a great comparison!
Although before Shen Quan came, the deputy commander-in-chief had roughly known the terrifying strength of the New Regiment based on various statistics, but now that he heard Shen Quan say it in person, he still couldn't help being shocked.
After a long time, the deputy commander-in-chief said: "Chen Quan, Chen Quan, I really didn't expect that the strength of the new regiment would be so terrifying. You are so powerful."
It is not difficult to have a team of 10,000 people, but the most critical thing is to solve the problem of feeding and weapon supply for 10,000 people.
Even if a person eats one kilogram of rice every day, he will consume 10,000 kilograms of grain a day. Even if he eats something like sweet potato steamed buns, ten thousand kilograms is still a huge consumption.
The chief of staff asked the question on behalf of the deputy commander: "Chen Quan, I'm curious how your new regiment, stationed in a small place like Qingyang Town, solves the problem of feeding these ten thousand people?"
On the battlefield, there are two main external factors why our soldiers often fail to defeat the Japs. One is that the disparity in weapons is too large, and the other is the problem of logistical supply.
The combat effectiveness of many troops is actually not weak, but because the soldiers are hungry all year round, they naturally cannot compare with the little devils who eat meat every day.
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the General Logistics Department personally formulated the daily food standards for each soldier: one and a half pounds of grain, four taels of vegetables, and five qian of salt per person per day.
In the actual process, many troops did not even have half of the standard. Many soldiers were thankful to have a full meal occasionally.
Chen Quan said with emotion: "Most of our oily and meaty foods were seized from the devils, and the basic sustenance food came from the support of the people of Qingyang Town. In order to solve this major problem, the soldiers of the New Regiment In addition to completing training tasks every day, we will devote ourselves to opening up wasteland and farming, so we can be self-sufficient!"
Hearing Shen Quan's words, the deputy commander said seriously: "In any case, you can solve the problem of feeding these ten thousand people and prevent the soldiers from going hungry. Based on this alone, you are already great."
Being praised one after another by the chief, Shen Quan lowered his head in embarrassment: "Thank you very much for the compliment, chief. We are just barely getting by."
"Are you just trying to do this? I heard that Commander Shen consumes at least one can of beef every day and drinks a bottle of red wine from a kid." A staff officer on the side joked.
"The boss is just making fun of me. How can I eat such an important thing as canned beef every day?" Shen Quan explained quickly.
Although his life in Xinyi Tuan was indeed like this, not only canned beef, but also eating in different ways every day, it was absolutely impossible for Shen Quan to admit this in front of the leaders.
It’s too late to cry about poverty in front of the leader, how can you show off your wealth?
The deputy commander joked: "If the headquarters runs out of food one day, I will take this large group of people to your new group to sit and eat."
Hearing this, Shen Quan waved his hand proudly: "I can't guarantee anything else. If the leaders really come to the new regiment station, I promise that I won't let you work hungry every day."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
In the small conference room, under the light of the carbon fire, everyone was smiling from the bottom of their hearts.
In the face of war, no one knows what they will see when they wake up tomorrow, who will die, who will live, everything is unknown.
All they can do is spend every day of their lives fighting the Japanese until the end of their lives.
Shangguan Yufei, who has lived in Xinyi Regiment for a few days, knows the food standards of Xinyi Regiment best. It is no exaggeration to say that Shangguan Yufei gained several pounds during the few days he lived in Xinyi Regiment.
In addition to seizures and planting by soldiers, the new regiment's food sources also come from purchases more importantly.
If nothing else, let's just say that when Zhou Weiguo led the brothers from Feihuling to defect to the Xinyi Regiment, they brought countless oceans of gold, not to mention the Xinyi Regiment's own currency reserves.
Of course, Shangguan Yufei also understood Shen Quan's thoughts. If he didn't take the initiative to talk about it, he wouldn't be able to bring it up.
After all, Shangguan Yufei also knew that no subordinate would take the initiative to show off his wealth in front of the leader.
So in summary, the food of the new regiment is completely comparable to that of the commander-in-chief's direct line troops of the Central Army.
After chatting for a while, the teacher took out three bottles of Fenjiu, and the group of people present drank among them, and soon they drank all the three bottles of Fenjiu.
After three rounds of drinking, the deputy commander-in-chief got down to business: "Xiao Shen, I also praised you. Now we have drank too. You fought such a beautiful battle this time. As the leader of our base area, I People, I must give you a new regiment reward, so that you can encourage other troops!"
Hearing what the deputy commander said, Shen Quan's eyes suddenly widened. He looked at the deputy commander and said hypocritically: "No, I'm not here to ask for a reward..."
"Come on, you kid, stop pretending in front of me. Tell me what reward you want. As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you."
Commander Yan of the World War II Zone and the Commander-in-Chief of Shancheng have already given awards to the New Regiment. But in the final analysis, they are awards given by leaders of friendly forces. As an internal team of the Eighth Route Army, the New Regiment naturally needs internal awards. It's official.
But as to how to reward Shen Quan and his new regiment, this made it difficult for the deputy commander-in-chief. Give them weapons. Every team in the Eighth Route Army has a difficult time, and Shen Quan would probably look down on ordinary weapons.
If you want to give money, let alone the deputy commander-in-chief, even the entire Eighth Route Army in Daxia is not rich, and funds are always tight. It is impossible to be like the commander-in-chief of a mountain city, who can get tens of thousands of ocean rewards with a stroke of a pen.
Shen Quan hesitated for a moment and then asked cautiously: "Chief, can I get any award?"
Seeing Shen Quan's treacherous smile, the deputy commander felt as if he had been stabbed by a thief, thinking that this kid would definitely come to Bo Da.
"Say it, as long as it doesn't break the rules, it's okay!"
At this time, everyone turned their attention to Shen Quan, curious about what kind of award he would ask for from the deputy commander-in-chief.
Chen Quan coughed, then pointed to Shangguan Yu Fei opposite and said: "Chief, I understand our internal situation. I don't want anything else. Just assign Comrade Shangguan to our new regiment."
"ah!"
"Want me?"
Shangguan Yufei was the first to react, pointing at his nose and saying in disbelief.
The chief of staff also reacted immediately and said in shock: "What? Are you having sex with Comrade Shangguan? Are you coming to the headquarters to ask for a wife?"
As soon as the chief of staff said these words, the whole audience burst into laughter, and Shen Quan, who had always been shameless, could not help but blush.
Looking at Shangguan Yufei, he lowered his head in shame, grabbed his knees with his hands in embarrassment, and his face was already red to the roots of his ears.
Seeing this, Shen Quan quickly explained: "Chief, please don't mess with the rules. I want Comrade Shangguan. I hope Comrade Shangguan can come to the New Regiment to help."
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.
The deputy commander said in a very embarrassed tone: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, your request is a bit excessive!"
The chief is indeed in a difficult position.
Shangguan Yufei is a talent affiliated with the headquarters. He is unique in the field of code deciphering and intelligence analysis. When the deputy commander-in-chief went to Ting'an, he spent nine heads and two tigers to get this person from Vice Chairman Zhou. Now that Shen Quan actually wants such a talent, he really wants to take the heart of the deputy commander-in-chief!
The deputy commander-in-chief said, "Chen Quan, Chen Quan, you have such a vicious eye. There is such a precious treasure in our headquarters. You can spot it right at a glance."
The New Regiment has now established the Civil Affairs Bureau. Although Yu Zecheng, who has worked on the intelligence front for many years, is in charge of the work, he is still unable to work alone. If he wants to obtain the movements of the Japs from the cryptographic intelligence department, he cannot do without Shangguan Yu Fei. Such high-level talent.
Chen Quan explained: "Chief, I want Shangguan Yufei to go to the New Regiment precisely because I know her abilities."
This time Shen Quan's report to the headquarters was false. The real purpose was to bring Shangguan Yufei back to the new regiment.
On the way here, Shen Quan thought of several ways. If this method doesn't work, change it immediately.
All in all, Shangguan Yufei is bound to win!
The division commander asked: "Tell me, kid, it's just a regiment-level combat unit. What's the use of sending our senior code-breaking expert away? Isn't this wronging others?"
Because the Eighth Route Army itself is relatively tight internally, things like radio stations can only be deployed by brigade-level units, so advanced things like code breaking are naturally out of the question.
Shen Quan said: "Commander, if our new regiment wants to make breakthroughs and develop, it is natural that we must have our own intelligence department. You also know that many of our soldiers cannot read a single Chinese character, let alone decipher codes."
"So now we are in need of an excellent notice like Shangguan Yufei. Anyway, if the leaders don't give it today, I will stay at the headquarters and you will have to control my eating, drinking and diarrhea every day!"
