Chapter 44
The eyes of the defeated soldiers began to gradually show a kind of gaze called determination. Their spirits were recovering, and Zhang Wenbin's speech continued.
He was constantly rousing the fighting spirit of these defeated soldiers.
When his speech ended, he stood in front and looked at the defeated soldiers."Right now, there are three Regiments and about eighty thousand Japanese soldiers surrounding us. But I won't surrender without a fight.
Even if these Japanese claimed to be elites, even if these Japanese claimed to be the number one army in East Asia, I was not afraid.
Even if they were the King of Hell from the ground, the more I wanted to go up and hug their two beards, the more I wanted to pull them down. Even if they are the Grim Reaper, I will fight them to the death with my weapon.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wenbin waved his hand, and countless soldiers from the First Regiment moved green boxes over. There were also some small ammunition boxes.
These boxes soon piled up in front of him.
Zhang Wenbin stood on the mountain of weapons and ammunition. He used a crowbar to pry open a wooden box and took out a Leenfield rifle. He raised it and shouted at the soldiers below,"I have weapons and equipment for 100,000 people.
Tell me loudly, do you want to fight hard again? Do you want to kill those bastards in front of you?”
"Yes!"
"Give us weapons and equipment!"
"I want to fight the Japanese again!”
"Even if I die, I'll drag someone down with me!”
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Countless roars shook the sky. At this moment, they seemed to have returned. The army that had experienced the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Jinling had returned!
"Good! As expected of a good son of China. Now, listen up. I don't have time to rearrange your classes. Twelve of you will form a squad, four squads will form a platoon, four platoons will form a company, and four companies will form a battalion.
Now, all the officers who were once battalion commanders, captains, and majors, step forward.”
Zhang Wenbin's voice traveled far away. One after another, officers in tattered military uniforms stood up.
There were probably only a few Guild Leaders among them. But battalion commander, this was definitely a lot.
There were even more squad leaders and platoon leaders.
Soon, there were two to three hundred battalion commanders who stood out.
Don't be confused. Only middle and high-level officers can escape. What company commander or battalion commander? It's very difficult for you to escape!
Your level is too low and you don't have any connections. Who cares about you?
You don't have a way to escape, so you can only wait to be captured.
Zhang Wenbin looked at these people. He did not know them, but he did not care too much. He did not know them to begin with.
These 100,000 soldiers would be divided into 140 infantry battalions, each of which had 782 soldiers.
Zhang Wenbin did not have any heavy machine guns and mortars for them, but it was already good enough to have rifles and light machine guns.
Zhang Wenbin arranged for all these officers to leave.
"Remember, you are a hundred and forty infantry battalions. Each battalion commander, deputy battalion commander, and chief of staff would form their own battalion.
According to what I just said, each battalion has four companies, each company has four platoons, and each platoon has four squads.
Each infantry squad consisted of twelve people, one squad leader and one deputy squad leader, equipped with ten Leenfield rifles and one light machine gun.
The weapon is right under my feet. I'll give you eight hours. It's 4 PM now, 12 AM at night. I want all your infantry battalions to be formed. Remember, each infantry battalion has to draw out a region for themselves, and your people will stand inside.
In eight hours, I want to see 140 complete infantry battalions, and I will distribute the weapons and equipment. If you can't build an infantry battalion because of your incompetence, I won't give you any weapons.
You only have one chance. It depends on whether you can grasp it. If you can't, go to hell!”
After Zhang Wenbin finished speaking, he turned around and left. Then, the more than 100,000 people here immediately began to boil.
First of all, the battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, and chief of staff of the 140 infantry battalions each had their own area.
The area wasn't big either. It was enough to accommodate seven to eight hundred people.
Then, the battalion commander assigned tasks to the deputy battalion commander and the chief of staff.
For example, your deputy battalion commander is responsible for finding two company commanders, and your chief of staff is responsible for finding two company commanders. I'll go find the sixteen platoon leaders and wait.
These people were not new recruits. They were veterans who had experienced the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Jinling.
It was just that they had lost their will to fight. They had lost their temper after being beaten by the Japanese. That was why they had become like this. As long as they could regain their will to fight, they would become the most elite soldiers on this land.
Few could compare to them, because they were soldiers who had truly experienced bloody battles. They felt what three-dimensional combat was, and they felt the combat mode of air force, naval guns, and artillery coverage.
They knew what it meant to coordinate with cannons, what it meant to coordinate with air, and even what it meant to coordinate with tanks!
This was not because they had learned this before, but because they had experienced it themselves.
The battlefield was the best teacher for soldiers. Even if you didn't understand, you would understand more than those who graduated from military schools after three months on the battlefield. This was a lesson you learned with your life.
The things learned in the military academy were the summary of the battlefield. They were transformed into textbooks and taught to the cadets who came to learn. However, they had never experienced this before. They had never experienced it personally, so they did not understand.
Therefore, these officers knew very well what was the most important thing in an army.
The backbone!
Who were the backbone of the army?
It was these basic officers, platoon leaders, company commanders, and squad leaders who were the most basic officers and the backbone of the army. Later on, there were also officers, who were also the backbone of the army.
Therefore, these battalion commanders would choose their officers first, such as company commanders and platoon leaders.
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Inside Jinling City
Lieutenant General Liu Chuan looked at Zhang Wenbin's telegram, and his face could not help but frown.
"How did the Chinese Army know that the 6th and 9th divisions were in Shahe Town? Then did they know that the 16th Regiment was advancing towards Xuyi County?”
Liu Chuan was confused. He couldn't understand how Zhang Wenbin knew about their military deployment. He even knew that the tracks had been ripped off?
Lieutenant General Liu Chuan suddenly reacted.
"Could it be that China's Intelligence Bureau has received news of our army? You even told it to Zhang Wenbin?"
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