Bai Yihua asked Shan Haitao to talk about the situation in the army. Shan Haitao said,""Ever since the uprising in Liaoyang County, we have been marching from the Black Mountain and Liao River to the foot of the Changbai Mountains, then to the Lesser Xing 'an Mountains, and from the Lesser Xing' an Mountains back to the Changbai Mountains. Now, we have arrived at the Pingxi base and have a stable residence. However, when people were idle, this or that kind of thing would happen. This is what the saying goes, idle people cause trouble. Also, our team is complicated now, and the level of military quality and military skills is uneven. Therefore, I think our main work now should be on the training of the troops. It would raise the military level of the soldiers to a higher level.”
Bai Yihua felt the same way about Shan Haitao's words. He said,"Ever since we established the volunteer army, we have been marching and fighting. We have always been recruiting soldiers and buying horses with the attitude that we can fight as long as we can. We believe that it is fine to have a small problem on our bodies, so that our soldiers 'thoughts are not on the same roof. Some bad habits of the old army have existed in our soldiers for a long time. We must learn this lesson.”The two of them worked together to formulate a training plan for the regiment. When Bai Yihua summarized the results of the training, he thought it was necessary and timely. He knew that when he was fighting in the northeast, whether it was his volunteer army or the independent regiment of the anti-Japanese coalition army, they were all men born and raised in the northeast. Bai Yihua knew them very well. Moreover, the requirements for them were very strict. No matter who it was, they were all very convinced by Bai Yihua. Now that his team had been reorganized into the Independent Regiment, the members of his team had undergone a fundamental change. The three groups of bandits that Bai Yihua brought over were all local farmers. Their military quality and skills were incomparable to the soldiers he brought out from the northeast. What Bai Yihua couldn't stand was that these farmers didn't see it that way. They thought that since they had more people, they should be high officials.
That day, Bai Yihua went down to the company. When he arrived at Wang Zhenjun's company headquarters, he heard someone complaining inside."Big brother, you brought more than five hundred people. We have more people than them. He's only a company commander now. I've asked around, and 500 of them can be battalion commanders. Look at the few people under the little white dragon. Which one of them isn't a higher official than you? What right do they have to command you?"
Wang Zhenjun immediately stopped the person and said,"Sixth Brother, you can't tell outsiders about this. We didn't follow Commander Bai to fight the Japanese just to become officials and get rich. It would not be good if the Guild Leader heard this.”
When Bai Yihua heard this, he felt worried. He gave up the idea of looking for Wang Zhenjun and returned to his room. He began to think about how to solve the problems in the hearts of these new soldiers. Just then, Shan Haitao walked in. Bai Yihua grabbed him and pressed him down on his seat."Haitao, I wonder if you've heard what the soldiers are saying. A considerable number of them have opinions about our cadre arrangements. If this problem in their thinking is not resolved, once there is a combat mission, they will bring these ideas to the battlefield. The consequences will be unpredictable.”
"Actually, I can see this problem as well, but I haven't been able to come up with a solution. Now, let's think about it together. We must solve this problem."”
The two of them just sat there without saying a word. After about a pack of cigarettes, Bai Yihua suddenly clapped his hands."I got it. How about we have an arena match? The selection started from battalion commander. Both soldiers and officers could participate in the competition. Whoever won would become the battalion commander. However, we should come up with a complete plan to convince all the participants and the losers. The questions we set must be able to test the qualities a Battalion Commander should possess.”
Thus, Bai Yihua and Shan Haitao discussed. They did not sleep for almost the entire night and finally decided on a complete assessment plan. Then, they didn't even sleep. Without eating breakfast, they sent the notice of the selection of officers to each platoon.
The next day, Bai Yihua gathered all the independent regiments and platoons to attend a meeting. He first explained the purpose of this assessment."Comrades, although we have come to Pingxi and have been reorganized into the regular army of the Eighth Route Army, the military quality and military skills of our officers and soldiers are still very low. Moreover, our group is made up of people from two different regions. Due to their different experiences, their understanding was also different. Now some people have different opinions about our regiment's cadre establishment. What should he do? The leaders of our regiment have done some research and decided to conduct an open selection. As long as you have the ability, we will not bury your ability. As the saying goes, a strong general has no weak soldiers. There was also a saying that if a soldier cowered, the general would cower. This is also the reason why we have to select military officers with excellent military qualities and skills. Now, we will enter the registration stage. First, we will start with the selection of battalion commanders. The specific content will be decided by me and the political commissar, and I will be the final judge. If there were any objections, everyone would vote to determine the winner.”
Everyone present felt fresh when they heard Bai Yihua's words. They didn't expect that they would have the chance to be promoted. At this moment, Sixth Brother poked Wang Zhenjun." Big Brother, this is a chance. Let's go."”Wang Zhenjun was a little hesitant, but Sixth Brother took the initiative to walk up."Wang Zhenguo is vying for the position of first battalion commander, and I am vying for the position of second battalion commander.”
Bai Yihua said to Cai Shan and Shi Shoutian,"Then the two of you can accept the challenge. I'll start with the first question, which is about the map. As a commander at the basic level, the map is one of his eyes when he commands the battle. It is one of the essential items for our commander He to command the battle.。Whether he was a battalion commander or a company commander, he could not leave the map. From the map, we can arrange our troops and see the terrain of the battlefield. At the same time, we can also understand the situation of the enemy. We can also look for fighter jets on the map. Now, I'll give you the simplest question: Ask Wang Zhenjun and Cai Shan to come over and find our location. Also, tell us what mountains and rivers are around us.”
Wang Zhenjun and Cai Shan came to the map. Wang Zhenjun looked at the dazzling lines in front of him and automatically gave up."Captain, I don't know how to read maps. I admit defeat. But what you said just now made me understand the importance of a map. It also made me know that not only a battalion commander needs to know how to read a map, but even a company commander needs to know how to read a map. When I return, I will definitely learn from Chief of Staff Cai. Not only do I need to learn how to read maps, I also need to learn his military skills.”
"It's good that Company Commander Wang has this understanding," Bai Yihua said to Wang Zhenjun. I know you are a farmer and are not familiar with the map. Today, I just want you to understand the basic qualities of a commander. It seems that my goal has been achieved. I'm not surprised that you forfeited. In order to reflect the principle of fairness, the next question was about actual combat. How was it? Do you have the confidence to defeat the Chief of Staff?"
Wang Zhenjun replied,"I'll try. Just treat it as me learning from the Chief of Staff."”
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