As Gu Xun maintained the size of a regiment with a force of tens of thousands of people, the troops at all levels below had also been expanded and changed.
Because of the addition of grenade launchers and two-man machine gun squads, Gu Xun set the standard configuration of an infantry squad to 12 people.
The original three-unit system was changed to a five-unit system by Gu Xun. Each battalion had five companies, and so on until each platoon had five squads. At the same time, the 369th Regiment had four battalions.
In theory, the 369th Regiment had a standard infantry formation of about 6,000 people.
At the same time, due to the additional mortar platoons in each platoon, as well as the logistics support force, the command organs above the company level, some medical staff, and a small number of auxiliary technical personnel, they supported the 369 regiment of nearly 10,000 people.
This kind of regimental structure of one division was extremely abnormal. If Gu Xun expanded the army again in the future, he would definitely change the structure back to the ternary system and maintain the regimental size of about 2,000 people.
"So I've become an independent regiment. With a single order, I can mobilize a troop of tens of thousands of people.”
Gu Xun couldn't help but want to laugh.
However, they were both in the same regiment. Gu Xun's Regiment 369 was completely different from the independent regiment. Even if Regiment 358 was tied up, they would not be able to defeat Regiment 369 with one hand.
To put it more arrogantly, if it wasn't for the fact that Gu Xun lacked talents and the high points required for artillery equipment, Gu Xun would really dare to attack Taiyuan with the full cooperation of his neighboring troops!
Of course, these were all just thoughts. Gu Xun's main goal was to preserve his strength under the crazy sweeping of the island army. When the fish entered the net, he would launch a big counterattack and change the situation in Southwest Jin and make the name of the 369th Regiment.
"Guild Leader, do you have any instructions?"
Gu Xun quietly watched the drill for a long time, and Sun Biao asked eagerly.
" Their coordination is still a little rusty. There is still a gap between the speed of assembling the mortars and the artillery compared to the island army. The grenade launchers also have this problem, but it is not serious.”
Gu Xun paused for a moment and asked again,"
"There are quite a few new recruits in this platoon, right?"
Sun Biao said 'modestly' with some pride,
"To be honest, excluding the platoon leader and the squad leaders, the rest of the soldiers were recruited in the past six months.”
Gu Xun's eyes lit up and he encouraged,"
"They are all new recruits who have been here for half a year. From the looks of it, they aren't too bad. They did very well. It seems that the intensity of the training is maintained at a very high level. If the entire battalion has such a standard, then you, Sun Biao, will be able to live up to my expectations of you at the beginning of the year.”
Sun Biao immediately stood at attention and took off his military cap. He said excitedly,
"Thank you for your praise!"
The so-called " old men of the 369th Regiment " referred to the soldiers who served in the 369th Regiment after Gu Xun made the decision to expand the army in 1940. Their tactical level and individual quality were much higher than those recruits who were recruited later, and they were relatively more reliable.
Veterans were the most precious asset of an army. Gu Xun only understood the meaning of it after he had truly planned the construction of an army.
With the continuous expansion of the 369th Regiment, these veterans were the main candidates for officers and future non-commissioned officers. With them as the foundation, the 369th Regiment could continue to expand and guarantee quality.
Officers needed to have a certain level of command, but non-commissioned officers did not. They only needed to have excellent tactical qualities and be able to play the role of the backbone of the grassroots troops in the frontline.
"We can't relax for even a day during training. At the same time, we have to ensure that the troops have absolute execution! When necessary, all the troops must have the determination and courage to complete the mission that they knew would cost them their lives! The officers must take the lead!"
"Yes, sir! Remember your teachings!"
After giving the officers of the 2nd Battalion some pointers, Gu Xun finally had a satisfying meal with the guards and returned to the regiment headquarters.
There were still many weapons that had not appeared in 1940 with good results, such as the successor of the MG34 and GrW34: However, for Gu Xun, neither of them was an option that he could consider at the moment.
For the exchanged items, the system had a " advanced technology penalty "
If Gu Xun wanted to exchange for an item that only appeared in 1942 in the history of 1940, he might need 10 times the points under normal circumstances to obtain it.
As for how to resolve this restriction? Two methods.
First, grind time. The shorter the lead time, the lower the premium. If Gu Xun could wait until 1942 to exchange for the item, he would only need normal points.
The second was to hammer the infrastructure and climb the technology tree. As long as Gu Xun returned to the area occupied by the army and met all the conditions for the production of the item, even if the complete production line was not built, all the premium could still be cancelled.
The problem was…
If Gu Xun really had the ability to build a complete production line, he would have to be so busy to exchange points for items!
Therefore, the only feasible solution was to vigorously develop infrastructure and climb the technology tree.
Of course, the main reason was that although some weapons had improved in performance, it was not obvious in actual combat. Even if they suffered a high premium, they could not produce a crushing effect.
The normal infantry squad of the 369th Regiment had ten M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles, a Type 89 grenade launcher, an MG34 general machine gun, and 24 grenades. To Gu Xun, this configuration was enough to meet the needs of the Chinese battlefield.
Mortars were artillery equipment, and each company could only equip one reinforced platoon with them.
"In the end, we still have to solve the fundamental problem by building infrastructure…"
Gu Xun sat on his chair in the regiment headquarters and closed his eyes to rest. He silently thought about the future path of Regiment 369.
After the battle between the island army and the Chinese army ended, the 369th Regiment had to expand their territory and shift their focus away from Southwest Shanxi.
The potential of the soldiers in Southwest Jin had reached its limit in a short period of time. If the 369th Regiment wanted to continue recruiting, of course, they could. Recruiting another 10,000 soldiers was not a problem for Southwest Jin.
However, the cost and time spent on conscription would increase greatly. What the 369th Regiment urgently needed was time. The side effect of continuing to conscript was too obvious. With these resources, it would be better to go to northwest Shanxi or somewhere else. They would definitely be able to recruit more soldiers.
When the island army suffered a setback on the battlefield behind the enemy's back, and the supply lines and railway lines were destroyed by the elusive Chinese army, they would be surprised to find that their rule over the rural areas had collapsed. Then, the next round of large-scale clean-up would not be far away.
Gu Xun believed in the combat power of the 369th Regiment with the support of advanced weapons, but he had to try his best to avoid fighting against many with fewer troops. The thought of using a regiment to fight against several divisions of the island army made his scalp tingle.
"Liancheng!"
"Guild Leader, what are your orders?"
Looking at Su Liancheng who pushed the door open and entered, Gu Xun said seriously,
"Order all the officers in charge of logistics and equipment to immediately count the size of the feet of all the soldiers in the regiment. All work must be completed within three days!”
Gu Xun said leisurely,"
"After a year or two of peace, I hope they haven't forgotten how to fight mobile battles.”
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