Speaking of Yang Yuanshan, he took Wei Dayong and others on bicycles, left the Liuling Pass Regiment Headquarters, and headed towards Qixia Town.
The journey was so fast that I felt like I was returning home.
When it was just getting dark, they rushed to Hougou Village, Qixia Town, where the secret service battalion headquarters was located.
…
When the sentry at the entrance of the village saw Yang Yuanshan bringing people back, he was extremely surprised and shouted:
"The battalion commander is back! The battalion commander is back!"
All the other soldiers in the village heard his shouting, and immediately ran out of the village, asking Yang Yuanshan all kinds of questions.
"Batalion Commander, what have you been doing? You haven't been here for so long!"
"Battal Commander, if you are not in the camp, we will be training every day!
The instructor didn't dare to fight the little devil at all! "
“That’s right, that’s right!
Battalion Commander, when will you take us to fight the little devils? "
…
It took a while before Yang Yuanshan finished dealing with these soldiers, and said to Zhou Xianpei, Han Yang and others who came immediately after hearing the news:
"Let's go back to the camp headquarters first."
…
Returning to the battalion headquarters, Yang Yuanshan saw that there was an unexpected person among the company commanders present. He couldn't help being very surprised and asked quickly:
"Gensheng, have you made it through?"
That's right, this person is Wang Gensheng, commander of the First Artillery Company.
During the previous battle at Qingniu Mountain, he was injured by a Japanese aerial bomb. His life hung on a thread and he has been recovering from his injuries.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yuanshan was now able to get up and walk around. Of course, Yang Yuanshan was very happy.
"Well, the Lord of Hell said that my life was not over yet, so he sent me back again."
Wang Gensheng smiled honestly, he had not seen Yang Yuanshan for a long time, and he was very excited.
"Okay! Great!"
Yang Yuanshan patted his shoulder.
He could tell from Wang Gensheng's face that this kid was no longer in serious trouble.
It is truly an amazing miracle that he was able to survive such a serious injury!
…
After asking about Wang Gensheng's situation, Yang Yuanshan then told everyone in detail about his trip to the brigade headquarters.
Everyone couldn't help but chuckle when they heard that he was ordered by the brigade commander to write an inspection for six full days.
Han Yang even thought about it: Battalion Commander, battalion commander, you always asked me to help you write battle reports before, but you were too lazy to write a word. Finally, someone can treat you this time, right?
However, after learning that he successfully passed the test, everyone's hearts dropped.
As long as he can still be the commander of this special agent battalion, then everything will be fine!
A major demerit is not a big deal.
Zhou Xianpei asked:
"Battal Commander, you go to the regiment headquarters to report. Do you have any instructions from the regiment commander and the political commissar?"
Wang Ye came back with a group of people before and reported to him that Yang Yuanshan went to the regiment headquarters first, so he asked this question.
"Well, I have a mission. But we'll talk about that later.
Lao Zhou, please first talk about the current situation in the camp. "
Yang Yuanshan did not directly talk about the attack on Heyuan County, but planned to understand the current situation in the camp first.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.
Although I had been using the radio to communicate with Qixia Town during my trip, it was impossible to ask about everything in the camp in detail.
"good!"
Zhou Xianpei nodded.
Then he said:
"Battal Commander, during your absence, we have digested the seven to eight hundred miners. In addition, some wounded people have gradually recovered, and now the whole battalion has nearly 4,500 people."
"so much?"
Yang Yuanshan was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it made sense.
Previously, the Secret Service Battalion had a full strength of 3,850 people. Later, when the Shuiquan Coal Mine was opened, some were sacrificed, but after the change, seven to eight hundred miners were added.
Now that these miners have been digested, and the wounded in previous battles are gradually recovering, it is reasonable for the total number of people in the secret service camp to expand to this point.
"Old Zhou, keep talking."
"Yes. Now we have a total of 4 infantry companies, 2 artillery companies, 2 anti-aircraft artillery companies, a guard company, a logistics company, and an engineer company, a total of 11 full companies of 350 people.
In addition, there are hundreds of people from the special operations company, sharpshooter squad, telecommunications squad, bugle squad, health team, etc. "
"OK!
Has the formation of the second anti-aircraft gun company been completed? Who is the company commander? "
Yang Yuanshan was certainly happy that his subordinates were doing their best, and he quickly asked about the situation of the Second Anti-aircraft Gun Company with concern.
This time for the attack on Heyuan, he planned to transfer two anti-aircraft artillery batteries there, causing the Japs' plane to hit hard, in order to avenge the annihilation of four machine guns at Shuiquan Coal Mine - if they dared to attack. !
"Battal Commander, the second company has been formed, and the soldiers have learned how to operate the machine gun. I invite Comrade Guo Youqing from the heavy machine gun platoon of the guard company to serve as the acting company commander."
Feng Shuanglin stood up and said.
Guo Youqing was the guard company platoon leader who led his soldiers in Shuiquan Coal Mine and beat down two bombers with eight heavy machine guns.
"What else are you representing?
After you have discussed it with Lao Zhou, just report it to the regiment in the name of our battalion. "
Yang Yuanshan understood that they created an "agent" because of his absence, but he didn't like this.
This is the subordinate he admires who does his job and is willing to do anything but me.
"good!
In addition to Guo Youqing, there are also some other cadre appointments. Originally, I was planning to wait for you to come back before officially confirming them.
Now since you don't object, I will report it to the group later. "
Zhou Xianpei agreed.
Personnel appointment is one of his main tasks as an instructor.
"Well, as long as our cadres perform well on the battlefield, I will not hesitate to promote them.
We don't care about seniority, everything is based on the principle of being able to better fight against the little devils, do you understand? "
Although Yang Yuanshan absolutely trusted their personnel arrangements, he still criticized them.
The implicit meaning of this sentence is of course: If any of the cadre candidates you have selected does not perform well on the battlefield, then don’t blame me for rejecting them.
…
After talking about the personnel situation of the army, Zhou Xianpei went on to talk about the local organization construction of Qixia Town, the construction of nearby base areas and other miscellaneous matters.
Yang Yuanshan listened carefully, asked for some details, and then nodded.
This week Xianpei's ability is quite good, and he has arranged all matters in an orderly manner.
Finally, Yang Yuanshan thought of a key question and immediately asked the logistics company commander Zhao Lida:
"Zhao Li, there are 4,500 people in our camp now. Can we still supply food?
Although Qixia Town has a large population, it can't possibly support so many of us, right? "
If it is other troops of the independent regiment, the standard calculation is half a catty or at most one catty of food per soldier per day. For 4,500 people, 120,000 catties of food per month is almost enough.
But the secret service camp, under the management of the extravagant guy Yang Yuanshan, has always implemented the highest food standards. Even if the soldiers are not fighting, they can still eat enough every day.
And it’s not all potatoes, sweet potatoes and other whole grains—he can eat these things occasionally, but if he eats them every day, he really can’t eat them!
Therefore, for the spy camp, at least 200,000 kilograms of grain are needed every month, and most of them require fine grains, such as millet, white flour, corn noodles, rice, etc.
As a result, the food gap is simply scary to think about.
You know, the place where they are is not the land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River, but the very barren land of Jin!
When Yang Yuanshan asked about food issues, Zhao Li also smiled bitterly and said:
"Battal Commander, you are right to ask. I am about to report to you and the instructor that we will run out of food in five days at most."
Zhou Xianpei became anxious when he heard this and immediately shouted:
"What? How could you run out of food so quickly?
Didn't you tell me half a month ago that you just bought 30,000 kilograms of grain from the grain shop in Qixia Town?
All bought with cash!
I approved the money! "
"Instructor, we can only eat 30,000 kilograms of grain for less than ten days!
The soldiers train a lot, and each one eats better than the other!
Last time I heard that there was a soldier in the first company who ate 18 steamed buns made of Erhe noodles in one meal! "
Zhao Li said with a bitter smile.
Upon hearing this, everyone present was speechless.
The steamed buns made by the secret service camp cooking class are as big as a palm!
Eating 18 noodles in one meal consumes three kilograms of noodles!
Only Wei Dayong smiled and said:
“What’s 18?
If you really let me eat freely, I can eat 28! "
Good guy, here is something more delicious. Yang Yuanshan wanted to roll his eyes.
What the hell is this?
However, he also understood that the soldiers were short of fuel and water these days. Although the food in the secret service camp was good, it could not provide meat for every meal. Occasionally killing a few animals would just give the soldiers a bowl of broth.
In this case, the soldiers' training intensity is still high, so it is normal for them to eat a lot.
The food problem is imminent. Yang Yuanshan frowned and asked:
"Zhao Li, can we still buy food in Qixia Town?"
“I can’t buy it anymore. The last time I bought 30,000 jin, I had already bought out all the grain shops in the town.
Only a small amount was left for various grain stores to supply the villagers in the town. "
Zhao Li shook his head.
“Can we send people to purchase elsewhere?
We have a lot of money, so we can't buy anything, right? "
First Company Commander Xu Wei asked.
When he was in his hometown, once the army had money, material problems were easily solved. Chang'an City had all kinds of materials.
"Far water can't quench your thirst!
Moreover, the little devils are very strict about the flow of food supplies. If our people want to buy food on a large scale, they will be easily exposed. "
Zhao Li explained.
"It seems that we really need to find a group of little devils to fight, otherwise the troops will starve."
Yang Yuanshan said with emotion.
"Battalion Commander, you have just returned from the brigade headquarters!"
Zhou Xianpei thought he was going to take the initiative to cause trouble again, so he quickly reminded him.
"Lao Zhou, don't worry.
This time, it was the group leader who gave the order.
We are trying to catch rabbits in the grass, not only completing the higher-level tasks, but also getting a batch of food to solve our problems. "
Yang Yuanshan waved his hand.
"What? The commander's order?
Where will the group fight? "
All the company commanders are looking forward to it.
They all felt bored without fighting during this period of time.
Seeing their eagerness, Yang Yuanshan stopped showing off, stood up and said solemnly:
"This time I came back from the brigade headquarters and first went to the regiment headquarters to meet with the regiment commander and political commissar.
The regiment leader ordered us to gather our troops immediately and drive to Heyuan County! "
(End of chapter)
