Zhao Gang simply sat down on the kang.
Seeing the wine bowl and bottle on the table, his face darkened slightly and he asked, "Have you been secretly drinking again?"
Li Yunlong denied it: "No."
"Then why is there not a drop of Fenjiu in this bottle?" Zhao Gang asked, "I saw a whole bottle a few days ago."
"Not really."
Li Yunlong said: "Half of the bottle was stolen by Hu Zi, and I gave the other half to Lu Yingjun. This boy fought beautifully in Hanjiacun, I have to show something, right?"
Zhao Gang was sitting opposite Li Yunlong. He really didn't smell the smell of alcohol coming from Li Yunlong's mouth, so he smiled and said, "You do know rewards and punishments clearly."
After a pause, Zhao Gang said again: "By the way, there is also the issue of expansion. Will we expand after the war this time?"
"I was just about to discuss this matter with you." Li Yunlong said, "Since you mentioned this, let's discuss it."
"After the battle at Dagou Bay, the county brigade's combat effectiveness has also improved. It is time to transfer soldiers from the county brigade to the main force."
The county brigade has not only fought in the battle of Dagou Bay. Chen Dugu often takes the county brigade out to do side jobs.
Today we will ambush a transport team and tomorrow we will establish a stronghold. There will be no big battles but small battles.
After two more battles at Gongjiagou and Dagouwan, both the morale and combat effectiveness of the county brigade soldiers were improved, and their combat effectiveness was almost the same as that of other main Eighth Route regiments.
Of course, compared with the three main infantry battalions of the New Regiment, it was still far behind.
Almost all of these soldiers are veterans with rich combat experience. In terms of fighting will and combat experience, although they are somewhat inferior to those soldiers who experienced the Long March when the Red Army was reorganized.
However, the equipment of these soldiers in the new regiment is dozens of times better than that of the old Red Army, so their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the original regiments.
If the 115th Division in Pingxingguan had the equipment of the new regiment now, there is a high probability that it would have killed a thousand enemies and suffered a loss of two to three hundred.
The Red Army soldiers and Volunteer Army soldiers who went through the Long March are really the pinnacle of light infantry.
The Eighth Route Army did not even need the same equipment and logistical support as the Japanese army. As long as it had equipment and combat supplies similar to those of the National Army, the Eighth Route Army could beat the Japanese army in North China to the point where they would kneel down and call them daddy.
However, the cruel reality is that the Eighth Route Army has never had sufficient supplies of supplies. Most of the battles involve firing a few bullets and then going up to fight the Japanese with bayonets.
Without a stable supply of ammunition, the Eighth Route Army rarely engaged in tough battles because it was easy to lose money in tough battles.
It was a helpless move to see the bayonet red. With the stabbing skills developed in hand-to-hand combat with the little Japanese, our army basically never lost in hand-to-hand combat, whether it was the War of Liberation or the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Closer to home, Li Yunlong felt that it was time to expand his troops, and took this opportunity to expand the new regiment's strength to more than five thousand.
Zhao Gang asked: "Old Li, do you plan to add another infantry battalion, or continue to add troops to the original three infantry battalions?"
"This is what I think." Li Yunlong said, "Look at Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, which has 5,000 people. There are only 3 infantry battalions, and each infantry battalion is 2,000 people smaller."
"What I mean is that our infantry battalion implements the four-by-four system, and each infantry squad is increased to 20 people. In this way, each infantry battalion will be fully equipped with 1,280 infantry people."
Zhao Gang asked: "Including the artillery battery under the infantry battalion?"
"Of course not," Li Yunlong said, "It only includes infantry, not artillery. Of course, the artillery companies under each infantry battalion remain unchanged, that is, one infantry battalion has four infantry companies and one artillery company."
Zhao Gang said: "Then we have more than 1,400 people in an infantry battalion, which is almost a regiment."
What Zhao Gang said is true. There are regular infantry regiments with 1,500 to 5,000 people.
An Eighth Route Army cadre regiment has about 1,000 people, while the local militia has only 500 people.
Isn't an infantry battalion of more than 1,400 people the strength of a regiment?
"Of course." Li Yunlong said confidently, "My infantry battalion has about the same number of people as a main regiment. It has mortars, heavy machine guns, machine guns, rocket launchers, and enough ammunition. It needs air defense and air defense, and it needs to attack fortified areas. One battalion can support at least three main groups!"
"That's what you want to say." Zhao Gang said, "Our new group can defeat at least ten main groups if we pull it out?"
Li Yunlong nodded: "Your estimate is about the same."
Zhao Gang: "..."
After a pause, Zhao Gang said again: "No, you have 1,400 people in one infantry battalion, 4,200 people in three infantry battalions, and our entire new regiment has less than 5,000 people."
"Where did you get so many people to add to three infantry battalions?"
"Even if you recruit all the soldiers from the county brigade into three infantry battalions, it will still not be enough."
There are currently three infantry battalions, each with three infantry companies plus an artillery company, with about 650 people.
There are 2,000 people in the three infantry battalions plus more than 1,700 people in the county brigade, for a total of only 3,700 people.
"Of course I know this." Li Yunlong said: "First take 1,000 people from the county brigade and add them to three infantry battalions, adding more than 300 people to each battalion."
"In the case of the 44 system, there are 64 infantry squads in one infantry battalion, and each infantry squad has about 13 people."
"The number of such an infantry battalion is around 1,000, and its strength is equivalent to that of a basic regiment."
"In the future, the soldiers who will be added to the main infantry battalion from the county brigade will be put into each infantry squad. Once each squad is filled with 20 people, we will build a new infantry battalion."
"I have no objection." Zhao Gang said, "You are in charge of the military. You have the final say."
Regarding military matters, Zhao Gang trusted Captain Li very much. Unless it was a matter of principle, he would basically not go against Li Yunlong.
As for the food issue, there is still a lot of food seized from Yangquan, Shouyang County and Gongjiagou, and the county brigade often goes out to engage in side jobs and is self-sufficient.
Now it will take at least three or four months to finish the food stored by Xinyi Tuan, so Zhao Gang does not need to worry too much about his life.
Li Yunlong said: "Then it's settled. We'll call the infantry battalion commanders in the afternoon to confirm the addition of company commanders, platoon commanders and squad leaders."
Zhao Gang asked: "After the county brigade removed 1,000 people, there are still more than 700 people left. Chen Dugu must be given another 1,000 people. Where are you going to find the 1,000 people?"
"Don't worry, we, Lao Li, have a way."
Captain Li put his hands into his sleeves, huddled up and Ge You lay on the kang, his tone was quite confident.
With the current reputation of Xinyi Tuan in Shanxi, as long as they raise their arms, countless young people with ambitions want to join Xinyi Tuan.
However, Li Yunlong didn't want to recruit young men who had never touched a gun, and who could easily be sneaked in by enemy agents.
The most reliable and efficient way is to recruit new recruits from the teaching regiment. Of course, there are not many recruits in the teaching regiment, and the second is to recruit from the local militia.
Whether they are recruits from the training regiment or local militiamen, these young men and women who join the Eighth Route Army are guaranteed by the common people, making it difficult for enemy agents to sneak in.
Zhao Gang asked: "What can you do?"
Commander Li said confidently: "If I hand over tens of thousands of cotton-padded clothes and tens of thousands of gas masks, and ask for thousands of militiamen from the brigade commander, the brigade commander won't refuse, right?"
"Are you going to get rid of a thousand?" Zhao Gang said, "I think there are at least two thousand."
Li Yunlong laughed: "Old Zhao, you are becoming more and more like the political commissar of our new regiment."
"Fart!" Zhao Gang snorted, "What do you mean, labor is the political commissar of the new regiment."
Li Yunlong said happily: "Look, you intellectuals can also curse people, and we, Old Li, can also curse people, so we, Old Li, are also equal to intellectuals."
"Just the little ink in your belly." Zhao Gang said with a smile, "If you want to be an intellectual, you are still far away."
"You are right, we Lao Li also want to be an intellectual."
Li Yunlong took out the military textbook and said: "I previewed what I will study today this morning. Let's continue studying now."
Zhao Gang asked: "What did we learn yesterday?"
Li Yunlong's eyes were slightly thoughtful, and he opened his mouth: "We learned yesterday that in the theory of large-scale corps operations, counter-assault during defense. In large-scale corps operations with great depth, breakthrough and pursuit are particularly critical, but counter-assault during defense is particularly critical. It’s also important.”
Zhao Gang looked surprised.
He was really surprised. This guy looked like a naughty student when he wasn't serious.
But once Captain Li gets serious, his learning ability is no less than that of him, a top student at Yanjing University.
You know, Zhao Gang was able to get into Yenching University, and his learning ability was enough to kill most people instantly.
Moreover, most of the people who could get into college in that era were truly talented and learned.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang began to study again.
Learning makes people happy, and this learning lasts only one afternoon.
After dinner, Li Yunlong ordered the three infantry battalion commanders to be called.
Immediately, Li Yunlong issued an order to expand the main infantry battalion to the three battalion commanders.
Naturally, the battalion commanders will not have any objections. Once the infantry battalion is expanded, although they will still be battalion commanders, they will live the life of regimental commanders.
As it should be, Commander Li lived the life of a brigade commander, Brigade Commander Chen lived the life of a military commander, and Commander Liu lived the life of a group army commander.
Although the entire 386th Brigade has only seven regiments, one of the new regiments can support three regiments. In addition, there are militiamen from the Taiyue Military Region, with a total of tens of thousands of people.
At present, the 386 Brigade has been reorganized into the Taiyue Column. Chen Geng is also the commander of the 386 Brigade and the column commander, but it is still known as the 386 Brigade to the outside world.
The 129th Division is even more impressive. The entire 129th Division has almost 40 regiments in total. If you really count it, the total strength is only much more than that of a group army of the Chinese army.
Next, Li Yunlong determined the candidates for company commander and platoon leader with each battalion commander, and let each battalion commander decide on the squad leader.
After they were done, Li Yunlong sent them back, and Li Yunlong ordered Chen Dagu to be called.
Then Li Yunlong told Chen Dagu about his plan to transfer 1,000 soldiers from the county brigade to supplement the main infantry battalion.
Then the county brigade will be replenished with new militiamen, weapons and ammunition, and the regiment headquarters will replenish them as soon as possible.
Chen Dugu didn't have any objections. Isn't the existence of the county brigade just to train new recruits for the main infantry battalion?
