"Good guy, is this the county brigade? A county brigade of 1,230 people?!!"
"As expected of our captain. If so, wouldn't it be just around the corner for us to be upgraded to a garrison regiment or a main force regiment?"
"Originally, I thought that our squadron would only have 130 or 40 people. Unexpectedly, we actually hit 170 people. This is only about 20 fewer than the little Japanese's squadron."
"..."
Listening to everyone's talk, Zhang Ping'an smiled and did not say anything, but left time for everyone to discuss. After a while, he continued with a smile: "This is just the staffing situation. I will say next. Let’s look at the weapons and equipment configuration.”
"The first is the heavy machine gun. Each of our squadrons is equipped with one heavy machine gun, and each squad is equipped with one light machine gun and one grenade launcher. After all, each squadron is equipped with 3 heavy machine guns, 9 light machine guns, and 9 Grenades, 95 rifles, and 20 pistols." As soon as Zhang Pingan said these words, everyone exclaimed again.
"Good guy!!!!"
"So many light and heavy machine guns? This firepower is as good as that of the Japs!"
"Captain, do we have so many weapons and equipment?"
"..."
However, some people exclaimed that the weapon configuration was full, but others raised questions, and soon everyone turned their attention to Zhang Pingan.
"hehe!"
Feeling everyone's gazes, Zhang Ping'an chuckled and said: "If you ask me to bring out a sufficient number of light and heavy machine guns for you now, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult, but there is no problem in taking out half!"
After hearing Zhang Pingan's words, everyone showed disappointment. After all, no one wants to own the arrogant weapons and equipment just mentioned.
"Are you disappointed?"
Zhang Ping'an naturally took in everyone's expressions. He asked with a smile. Everyone hesitated for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.
"Captain, this weapon and equipment is our bread and butter. Only if it is exposed can we fight head-on with the little devil!" Qin Mingkun, the captain of the Fourth Squadron, even said.
As soon as Qin Mingkun opened his mouth, others also started chatting and echoed.
"Yes, captain, I can't wait to fight the little devil now!"
"We are fully equipped with weapons and equipment. It's not a shame to fight the little devil!!"
"..."
Listening to everyone's enthusiastic and fighting words, Zhang Pingan did not have any dissatisfaction, but smiled happily. After everyone finished speaking, he said with a smile: "I have felt your eagerness to fight, but the level of weapons and equipment of our Eighth Route Army , everyone should be very clear.”
"But how did you sing that guerrilla song? We had no food or clothing, and the enemy came forward. We had no guns or cannons, and the enemies made them for us! So, compared to being poor and having nothing, we still have some homes. foundation."
"Next, you should cooperate with the work of Captain Thunder Dragon, train the troops carefully, and improve the combat effectiveness, technical and tactical level of the troops. When the next battle comes, we will fight for a battle and get all the lack of weapons and equipment. Capture it for him." Zhang Pingan is still very good at boosting morale and painting a pie for others.
"Yes!!!"*N!
No, he threw a big piece of cake to everyone. Everyone's faces showed expectant eyes, and their mouths responded uniformly.
"hehe!"
Seeing everyone's fighting spirit, Zhang Ping'an was very satisfied. He continued with a smile on his face: "Okay, the main content of this meeting has been finished. After you finish, you can find Captain Thunder Dragon and start the personnel process. Then go to Instructor Luo Qiming to collect weapons, equipment, food and other supplies, and then while organizing the troops, we will build your barracks in the camp area drawn for you."
"Yes, Captain!"*N!
After hearing this, everyone stood up and responded.
The brigade leaders were announced and the personnel of each squadron were appointed. The originally chaotic county brigade suddenly became orderly and began to develop rapidly.
Zhang Ping'an did not stop at the brigade headquarters, but left it to Lei Long and Luo Qiming. He walked in a roundabout way to a large courtyard more than ten meters away. When he came over, there were people in the courtyard one after another. Come over, there are about eighty, ninety or hundreds of people sitting there now. People are smoking and chatting, and it is quite lively.
"Captain!!!"*N!
Zhang Pingan heard everyone chatting, and a smile appeared on his face. He paused at the door, and then walked in. The people who were chatting in the yard saw Zhang Pingan walking in, and everyone was busy. They stood up and greeted Zhang Pingan one after another.
Although this is Zhang Pingan's first meeting with everyone, everyone still respects Zhang Pingan. The reason is very simple, that is, he gained it with hard power.
The battle at Baijiawa made Zhang Pingan famous throughout Quanyang County, and the battle at Guojiao made him a hero known to everyone in Quanyang County. Hundreds of thousands of people in Quanyang County knew that the county brigade had a Captain Zhang Ping'an led his troops to eliminate five to six hundred Japanese and puppet troops.
And these people gathered in the yard. Everyone was dressed casually. They might be farmers' clothes, and some were wearing Eighth Route Army military caps. But everyone had one characteristic, that is, they all had guns!
And these seemingly ragtag group of people are none other than the captains of various village militia squads in Quanyang County. Among these militia squad captains, there are also the three district squad captains and the remaining soldiers of the three district squads. , cadres and party members and comrades, etc.
After Zhang Pingan met with the county leaders yesterday, he sent people to notify the captains of the village militia teams in Quanyang County and asked them to gather at Wangjiaba, the new headquarters of the county brigade, before the evening of the next day.
"hehe!"
Hearing this, Zhang Ping'an walked in with a smile and nod, while waving to everyone, responding to everyone's words: "Okay, everyone, sit down, let's all sit down and talk!"
After hearing Zhang Pingan's words, no one moved. It wasn't until Zhang Pingan sat down in his seat that everyone sat down.
"Captain, everyone is here!"
Here, a district team leader sitting next to Zhang Pingan reported to Zhang Pingan in a low voice.
"Um!"
Zhang Ping'an nodded slightly when he heard the words, then looked at the militia captains with a very wide age range in the room, and said: "I don't like to be long-winded, I don't like to say too many useless words, and I don't like to talk to each other. Everyone was polite, so I just got to the point.”
As he spoke, he paused slightly, then stretched out three fingers and said: "This time I'm calling everyone here, there are three things to do! The first thing is that according to the instructions of the county party committee and the county government, in addition to strengthening In addition to the construction of county brigades, we must also strengthen the construction of district squads and village and soldier squads."
"Before, our Quanyang County had a total of six districts, but only three districts had district squads. There were a total of 189 villages, but only 78 villages had village soldier squads. Although due to some reasons, seventy or eighty Each village is not within our control, but according to the instructions of the county party committee and county government leaders, we must ensure that every village has a militia and an organization."
Speaking of this, Zhang Pingan said: "So, in the next three months, I will personally take charge of this matter, helping the six districts establish their own district teams, and helping each village establish its own militia team."
The first thing Zhang Ping'an said, the mood of everyone present did not change at all.
They are not young people. Although they may not have much knowledge, they are very experienced. They know very well what is the reason why the district team and some villages do not have militia. That is, weapons and equipment are difficult to obtain. The other is that the village The population is small. Putting aside these two issues, it is the so-called fellow villagers who are unwilling.
Even if Zhang Ping'an takes the lead in this matter, everyone can only feel the determination of the county leaders. But many times, if you want to accomplish something, you don't just have an ideal, but you need real money and silver investment.
District squads and militia squads don’t need to invest money, but they still need one thing, and that is weapons and equipment. If the troops cannot be established, in the end there will be no weapons at hand. Let everyone use kitchen knives to beat the little devils!
"hehe!"
Seeing everyone's mediocre response, Zhang Ping'an was not angry. He knew why, so he said straightforwardly: "I don't play tricks. I have weapons and equipment, and not only rifles, pistols, and light and heavy machine guns. There are grenades, explosive charges, and mines."
"Uh-huh!!!"
As soon as Zhang Pingan said these words, the militia captains could not sit still. They sat upright and locked their eyes on Zhang Pingan.
"Captain Zhang, tell me what you want!"
"Yes, if you can really support us with some weapons and equipment, then we will be more confident when we encounter the Japs!"
"..."
Some militia captains even spoke loudly and asked about Zhang Pingan.
"hehe!"
Zhang Ping'an chuckled lightly when he heard this and said to everyone: "Okay, then you have to listen carefully, because these are closely related to you."
With that said, Zhang Ping'an raised his second finger and said: "The second thing is how I can better support the various district teams and Mingbing teams to help your development. Finally, I thought about it. Go ahead and send you weapons and ammunition directly. One is because there aren’t that many, and the other is that we need to give priority to the county brigade.”
No one had any objections to Zhang Ping'an's explanation. Originally, the district squad, county brigade, and militia squad had to rely on themselves to provide weapons and equipment without support from superiors.
After Zhang Pingan paused, he continued: "But now in order to help everyone develop quickly, I have decided to come up with a batch of weapons and equipment. In terms of quantity, it can equip a main battalion of more than 400 people. And you want to get Weapons and equipment are very simple and only need to meet three conditions.”
"Oh my god, Captain Zhang is so grand? He took out a battalion's worth of equipment!!!"
"Mom, how much is this?!!"
"No, no matter what Captain Zhang's conditions are, I must complete it, no matter what, I have to get a few guns back!"
"..."
Everyone who originally looked unmoved suddenly couldn't hold back after hearing Zhang Pingan's last words, and everyone started talking excitedly.
