By the time Ye Ming returned to Xujia 'ao with hundreds of captives and the wounded among them, all the battalions of the new regiment had basically completed their combat missions and returned to the base.
Five to six hundred East Asian warhorses became a pretty good sight in and out of Xujia 'ao.
A large number of resources seized from the battle were being counted on the grain-beating field in Xujia 'ao.
In this battle, the new regiment had taken down three large Japanese strongholds and destroyed seven to eight turrets. Their gains were the greatest since the start of the war.
Although many of the supplies were useless to Xin Yi, Li Yunlong was still very happy.
All the warriors in the new regiment were also in high spirits.
In their words, this was the most comfortable battle they had fought since they joined the army.
There was no need for soldiers to carry explosives. Against the Japanese's turrets, the anti-war cannons would be destroyed in a few shots. They could just go up and harvest the corn.
The same was true for the Japanese's stronghold. The field artillery and anti-war artillery attacked together and easily destroyed the Japanese's defense line.
Moreover, the soldiers of the new regiment also realized that their marksmanship was not much worse than the Japanese. The continuous firing of the Huaxia Type 1 semi-automatic rifle made the Japanese not dare to show their heads.
After a month of continuous live ammunition shooting, the quality of the marksmanship of all the soldiers in the new regiment had improved. In addition, every soldier carried hundreds of bullets in this battle, so they did not give the Japanese a chance to fight hand-to-hand.
During the battle at the Huting Stronghold, the last few dozen Japanese soldiers who were defending the stronghold saw the new group of soldiers charging over. They thought that they were going to fight with the new group of soldiers. Before they could reach the new group of soldiers, they were killed one after another.
The battle in Wanjia Town was also very efficient. The artillery fire had stunned the Japanese. The synthetic battalion had eliminated the Japanese in Wanjia Town in a single round of charge. The puppet soldiers were so scared that they all surrendered.
When Ye Ming returned to Xujia 'ao, the new group of soldiers in Xujia' ao were discussing the battle enthusiastically.
The eyes of the captives who heard the new group of soldiers discussing the battle also gradually lit up.
When he brought them back, Ye Ming had promised that if any of the captives were unwilling to stay, he would give them money to go home.
This also made many prisoners of war excited. In fact, most of the soldiers in the national army were basically able-bodied men from the countryside.
Since ancient times, it had been normal to recruit able-bodied men.
Not to mention, when the warlords were in a chaotic war, they could be seen everywhere.
This was also one of the reasons why the national army's combat effectiveness had always been weak.
Therefore, many of the captives who were recruited wanted to go home.
However, when they heard the soldiers of the new regiment discussing the process of the battle and saw the excellent camouflage uniforms and weapons of the soldiers of the new regiment, they were all tempted to stay.
In fact, during the Second World War, camouflage uniforms were not anything strange. Some of the elite troops of the national army that were not German Machinists also had imported camouflage uniforms.
Of course, there were very few such troops, but at least there were some.
This was also the reason why no one was curious about Ye Ming's camouflage uniforms.
But to the soldiers, camouflage uniforms and helmets were new.
One had to know that in the entire national army's battle sequence, other than a small number of elite troops, the other troops did not have many helmets.
Everyone in the New One Regiment wore camouflage helmets and high-end military boots. Naturally, it completely refreshed the prisoners 'impression of the 8th Route Army.
Especially Monk Wei, who was in the crowd. Although he also wanted to join the new regiment that could defeat the Sakata United Army, he was also considering the backward equipment of the 8th Route Army.
Even though Ye Ming and the team were wearing equipment that he couldn't understand, Monk Wei didn't change his mind.
However, at this moment, Monk Wei, whose worldview had been refreshed, realized for the first time that he was a frog at the bottom of a well.
Ye Ming saw the expressions of the captives, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
The new regiment could be expanded without limit, or rather, all the main regiments of the 8th Route Army could be expanded at will.
However, it would depend on the regiment commander's own ability. If you had weapons and food, even if your regiment expanded to tens of thousands of people, the higher-ups would be happy.
When Ye Ming had officially become the deputy regiment commander at the headquarters, Division Commander Liu had personally told him to expand the new regiment as much as possible. Of course, they had to ensure their combat strength.
Weapons were naturally not a problem for the expansion. A random reward would be able to obtain a large number of weapons and equipment to arm the army.
However, the source of the army was a problem. There were only so many people in Taihang Mountain, and the number of soldiers recruited was limited.
Therefore, Ye Ming naturally had his eyes on the Japanese's prisoner of war camp.
Although the captives in the prisoner of war camp were all defeated soldiers, they had been on the battlefield and had basically undergone military training. If they were recruited, they could quickly form combat strength.
In addition, there were quite a number of Japanese prisoner of war camps in the surrounding area because Shanxi was a province with a large number of mineral resources. A large number of coal, iron, copper, and other minerals were all war resources that the Japanese urgently needed.
Therefore, many of the captives were basically working in the mines controlled by the Japanese. Rescuing the captives and destroying the mines controlled by the Japanese was killing two birds with one stone for the New Legion.
The attack on the Japanese 'Kuangqu prisoner of war camp in the mining area was also Ye Ming's first test. The results were pretty good.
Under Ye Ming's orders, the prisoners of war lined up in the open space of the village.
The soldiers of the new regiment carried a box of silver coins and prepared a table on the side.
Ye Ming walked to the front of the captives and said loudly,""I believe everyone has heard of our New Regiment One. We welcome all our compatriots who sincerely want to fight the Japanese. Of course, if you want to go home, we will also give you travel expenses and a set of clothes to let you go home.”
As soon as Ye Ming finished speaking, someone among the captives pointed at the new group of soldiers and asked,""Sir, can I wear the same military uniform as them when I join the new regiment?”
"That's our new group's standard equipment. After joining, we will naturally receive the same equipment.”Ye Ming replied.
"Sir, the food in the new regiment should be very good!”A captive with sharp eyes asked out of curiosity when he saw the healthy and strong bodies of the new group of soldiers.
Before Ye Ming could answer, Li Yun Long, who had walked over, heard him and raised his voice,""We have meat and fruits for lunch and dinner every day. We also have rice and steamed buns to fill our stomachs.”
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