Chapter 24
"Eight ~ Caw ~ An Empire's elite infantry regiment was actually wiped out by a group of mobs. He had thrown the empire's face. Immediately send a message to the 20th division and tell Nakajima Noaki that if he can't eliminate the Zhina Army in Jidong County as soon as possible, he will commit suicide to thank His Majesty!”
When the news of the destruction of the 77th regiment reached the Kwantung Army headquarters, Muto Shingi immediately cursed in his own headquarters.
In his opinion, attacking a group of mobs and being eaten by them was simply a great humiliation for them.
"Commander, it's winter now. Moreover, they still had to guard against the Slavs in the north, so they might not be able to transfer them anymore.”
The Chief of Staff, Xiao Ji, hesitated for a moment before looking at Muto Shingi.
Currently, the main purpose of the 20th division stationed in the Black River was to guard against the Slavs. If they were all transferred to attack Jidong County, the Black River would probably be unstable.
Muto Shingi calmed down after hearing what the chief of staff said.
"Then transfer the 11th division. However, since it was winter now, he would let them live for a few more months. After the snow melts next year, we will send the 11th division to destroy them!”
Zhao from the small Ji Kingdom said in a deep voice. To attack in this world of ice and snow, even logistics would drive you crazy. In addition, Jidong County was on the eastern edge of the Hei Long River. It was located at the border and would take some time to reach.
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On this side, the Japanese were preparing to eliminate Zhao Wenbin after the new year. However, Zhao Wenbin had also started a summary meeting after the battle.
Twenty-three company commanders had come to attend this meeting.
Zhao Wenbin sat at the head of the table. He looked at the company commanders below and said,"Through this battle, we clearly know our own weaknesses. Firstly, when the soldiers first faced the Japanese, they were still flustered. When they fired, they fired randomly.
This was also the reason why the Japanese were still able to rush to us despite our powerful firepower. It was because we didn't really use our firepower advantage.
Second, stab! We still need to do more training in spearing. We must improve the soldiers 'spearing skills.
Thirdly, the combination of light and heavy machine guns. When the Japanese were testing their firepower, some of the troops that fired showed no pattern in their gunshots, giving people the feeling that they were firing randomly. After you go down, you must solve these three problems for me.”
First of all, Zhao Wenbin pointed out the serious shortcomings of their unit. It was also a very fatal problem.
The company commanders below all remembered, and at the same time, they were thinking about how to solve these problems.
"Alright! However, as our first true battle, it's already very good that we can fight the Japanese to such an extent. However, at present, your infantry companies are lacking in strength. Didn't we recruit more than 4,000 new recruits some time ago?
Currently, we are still training in the recruit camp. Each of your infantry companies will go to the recruit camp to select personnel to complete their respective establishment.”
After Zhao Wenbin said this, he looked at them again and said,"At the same time, in order to be able to fight better against the Japanese, I have decided to upgrade our current basic combat organization.
I've already thought about it and decided to temporarily include my guard company in the infantry company's battle sequence. This way, we will have 24 infantry companies.
I plan to form 8 infantry battalions, each with 3 infantry companies.
This is the current basic infantry configuration. In addition, I have been training artillery for some time, although the current training is mainly mortar soldiers and 75mm field artillery soldiers. But now, he could also start serving in the army.
Therefore, I plan to add an artillery company and an artillery company to the infantry battalion.
The artillery company was equipped with twelve 75mm field cannons, while the cannon company was equipped with thirty-two 60 mortars.”Next, I will talk about the model of the cannon.
After Zhao Wenbin finished speaking, the group of company commanders below were muttering something. They seemed to be discussing who might become the battalion commander.
"What are they discussing? What did they say? I know who can be the current battalion commanders of the 8 infantry battalions. Now, I will announce the names of the commanders of the 1st to 8th Infantry Battalions.”
After Zhao Wenbin finished speaking, he took out a document. Everyone knew at a glance that Zhao Wenbin had long been prepared for this matter!
"The battalion commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion will be Li Ergou.
The commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion was Wang Tiedan.
The commander of the 3rd Infantry Battalion was Huang Goudan.
The commander of the 4th Infantry Battalion was Zhao Tiezhu.
The commander of the 5th Infantry Battalion was Zhao Tieshuan.
The commander of the 6th Infantry Battalion was Wu Erniu.
The commander of the 7th Infantry Battalion was Zheng Shuanzhu.
The commander of the 8th Infantry Battalion was Wu Dashui.”
After Zhao Wenbin finished reading, he also felt awkward. He had no choice. This was a characteristic of this era. Parents did this in order to make it easier for their children to support them. In the end, it turned out like this.
"Alright! These were the commanders of the eight battalions. However, I have a request for everyone here. This name was given by my parents, but it's just a nickname. Now, you're not illiterate anymore.
Each of you must give yourself a name after you go down. In the future, only your names will be recorded on our roster. Do you understand?”
Zhao Wenbin looked at them and said. He couldn't keep calling them Goudan or Tiedan. These were all nicknames. They had to have a big name!
"Yes, sir! Sir, it's just that these were all given by my parents. Why can't I use them all of a sudden?”
A company commander muttered.
"Alright, who said it can't be used? I just want you to name it, what are you mumbling about?”
Zhao Wenbin glared at him, and the company commander immediately smiled awkwardly.
"Alright! Next, I'll talk about what's going to happen next. We've suffered great losses in this battle. Although we've recruited new soldiers to replenish our forces, our forces are still too few.
So I've decided to continue expanding the army and recruit new soldiers. Li Ergou's 1st Infantry Battalion and Wang Tiedan's 2nd Infantry Battalion, you two should quickly replenish your own strength. Then, the 1st Infantry Battalion will head to Lishu County, and the 2nd Infantry Battalion will head to Linkou County.
There were no Japanese in these two counties. Even if there were, there would only be a small Japanese team stationed there. After you occupy these two counties, continue to recruit soldiers. This time, there will be no limit to the number of soldiers you can recruit. Recruit as many as you can. All the new recruits were sent to Jixi County.”
The eyes of those who had not yet become battalion commanders lit up. If the army was to be expanded again, they would have a chance to be promoted to battalion commanders!
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