On the Drill Ground, almost everyone was shocked by the weapons and equipment on the ground.
No matter if it was the officers or the soldiers, none of them could understand where their regiment commander had gotten his weapons and equipment from.
After thinking for a long time, everyone could only come to this conclusion. These weapons and equipment were most likely bought from Westerners by the regiment commander himself.
Li Yan was very satisfied with the reactions of these soldiers and officers. He had achieved his goal.
It was a very simple principle. If he only relied on his two mouths, not many people would be willing to follow Li Yan. He had to show some strength and let these people see hope.
Then, Li Yan continued his speech,""Brothers, the Japanese army is not scary. They are also humans. A bullet will kill them. The reason why the Japanese army can occupy half of China is because they rely on advanced weapons and equipment. Now, if I don't give you more advanced weapons and equipment, do you still fear the Japanese?”
"Regiment Commander, whether it's the national army or the Japanese army, I, Ma Kui, will do whatever you say!”At this moment, Ma Kui, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, took out his pledge of allegiance.
Although Ma Kui was the battalion commander of the Imperial Association Army and was called the puppet army and the Second Ghost,
However, he was also from the national army before, but he was just a motley crew. Later on, his troops were scattered and he was looked down upon by others. He was not liked by the direct line of command of the national army. In a fit of anger, Ma Kui brought his remaining dozens of brothers and directly joined the Imperial Association Army.
Now, his own guild leader had taken out so many advanced weapons and equipment from his own pocket to fight against the Japanese. He, Ma Kui, was not a timid person who was afraid of death. At most, he would be a hero again in 18 years!
"Regiment Commander, I've long thought the opposite. The Japanese are too much. It's fine if we don't join the Imperial Association Army!”The person who spoke was the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Zhang Sihai. He also did not have a good impression of the Japanese Army.
In Zhang Sihai's opinion, since the regimental commander had accepted the imperial edict from the national army and the national team had given him the position of a division, wouldn't the regimental commander become a division commander?
If Li Yan became a division commander, then as a battalion commander, he would be directly promoted to a regiment commander!
Moreover, the commander of the 108th division sounded much better than the commander of the Imperial Association Army.
Very soon, one after another, the battalion level officers offered their loyalty and expressed their willingness to follow Li Yangan!
"Very good!" Seeing this scene, Li Yan nodded in satisfaction. He turned to look at the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were standing neatly and said loudly,"Brothers, ever since I took over as Guild Leader, although I have set all sorts of rules, I have never mistreated anyone.”
"Let's cut the crap. If you want to make a name for yourself and bring honor to your ancestors, follow me. If you don't want to, I won't force you or make things difficult for you. I'll give you half an hour to consider.”
Hearing this, the 2000 soldiers of the Imperial Association looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
To be honest, Li Yan did treat them well. He raised their food and did not deduct their pay like the previous regiment commanders. In short, it was rare to see a regiment commander like him.
"If a person dies, their eggs will face the sky. If they don't die, they'll live for tens of thousands of years. Aren't they just little ghosts? What's there to be afraid of? I've long found them an eyesore!”A muscular soldier shouted.
Someone started, and a second person immediately stood up and said,"Regiment Commander, I don't understand and can't understand the great principles. I only know that following Regiment Commander, I can eat meat, eat my fill, and have some extra money on hand.”
Soon, more and more soldiers of the Imperial Association Army expressed their willingness to continue following Li Yan.
Half an hour later, Li Yan made a quiet gesture and asked loudly,""Is there anyone who doesn't want to follow me? I've said it before, I won't force anyone. Those who aren't willing to follow me, please step forward!”
However, after a few minutes, not a single soldier stepped out.
Seeing that no one stepped forward, Li Yan smiled and continued,"Since everyone is willing to follow me, then we are no longer the Imperial Association Army, but the 108th Division of the Republic of China.”
"Regiment Commander, no, Master Commander, do you think our 3rd Battalion should be expanded to the 3rd Regiment of the 108th Division?”Qian Sihai, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, shouted happily.
Since the Regiment Seat had become the Master Seat, his Battalion Seat could naturally be promoted.
"Regiment Commander, our 2nd Battalion also needs to be expanded. Since we have become the 108th Division, even if we are lacking manpower, we still need to keep up with the ranks!”Ma Kui also joined in. He was also a battalion commander, but who didn't want to be a regiment commander?
"We can discuss the expansion of the establishment later.”Li Yan glared at them, then turned to look at the company commanders and pointed at the weapons behind him.""According to the number of people in the company, distribute these weapons and equipment!”
"Understood, Master!" The 12 company commanders replied in unison.
After that, the entire drill ground entered a lively changing session. After a few hours of busy work, the 108th Division, which only had a total of 2520 people, had completed their changing. All the soldiers were equipped with Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, and each platoon was equipped with two M60 general-purpose machine guns.
In addition, Li Yan also established an artillery battalion equipped with 72 60mm mortars and 12 152mm large caliber howitzers that had not been extracted.
Of course, in order to increase their combat effectiveness, Li Yan replaced all the machine gunners and artillery with clone soldiers.
At this stage, only the clone soldiers could unleash the maximum power of machine guns, mortars, and howitzers.
This was because every clone soldier was a perfect army soldier. Their military accomplishments were extremely high, and they attacked wherever they were pointed at without any hesitation.
It could be said that if the Japanese army did not use armored vehicles, tanks, and fighter jets, Li Yan's 108th Division could completely rival a Japanese army.
Although the 108th Division only had 2520 people, the firepower of the 108th Division was too strong.
Under the suppression of firepower, a Japanese military regiment was really not enough.
For example, the firepower of the 2520 people in the 108th Division was far stronger than the standard Japanese army.
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At this time, it was already early morning. Although Li Yan was full of energy, he noticed that many soldiers were yawning and sleepy, so he ordered them to disperse.
Although these 2020 people expressed their willingness to continue following Li Yan, for the sake of safety, Li Yan still instructed the clone soldiers to pay attention to the movements around them at all times. If anyone showed any signs of rebellion, he could only choose to shoot them on the spot!
Extraordinary times required extraordinary means. Before Li Yan could establish his prestige, he really didn't dare to let his guard down.
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