Half an hour later.
Apart from Hu Li who was out on patrol and did not return in time to participate in the meeting, the others were all shocked.
The two platoon leaders of the Sixth Company, several squad leaders, and the three platoon leaders of the Ninth Company under Zhang Guowei all rushed to the meeting room.
Among them, the new regiment commander Ding Wei had also arrived.
After the commendation order was issued yesterday, he did not leave with the brigade commander but stayed in Yangchuan.
In the name of seeking advice and learning, he stayed in the sixth company and did not leave.
Geng Zhan himself also had plans to poach people from Ding Wei, so he could use this opportunity to develop his relationship with Ding Wei. Thus, he warmly welcomed Ding Wei and temporarily settled down in Sixth Company.
After everyone had arrived, Geng Zhan cleared his throat and swept his gaze across everyone. He then went straight to the point and said,"
"Brothers, I have gathered everyone here today for only one thing, and that is to adjust the establishment!”
"Everyone knows very well that our Sixth Company has undergone earth-shaking changes in terms of both size and weapons.
If they were to be managed by platoons, it would be very inconvenient to command their operations.
Therefore, I made the following adjustments to the team.”
With that, Geng Zhan took out a draft of the plan he had written in advance and read it aloud.
"The entire company's current structure will be split into an assault squadron, an artillery squadron, a cavalry squad, and a guard platoon.
The Ninth Company's composition remained unchanged, and they were responsible for coordinating with the rest of the company.
" Among them, the Assault Squadron has three teams under its jurisdiction. Hu Li, Zhang Dahe, and Wang Feng will be the three team leaders, and I will be the squadron leader.
Each assault team was equipped with about 100 people. The artillery squadron had 50 people, the cavalry team and the guard platoon each had 20 people.
The Artillery Squadron was led by Zhu Sanpao, who was in charge of three Artillery Teams. Each team leader was selected from the best soldiers.
Shen Mingju would be the captain of the cavalry unit, and the monk would be the platoon leader of the guard platoon!”
Shen Mingju was a veteran who was originally Hu Li's subordinate and was in charge of scouting.
In terms of horsemanship, he might not be as experienced as Sun Desheng and his commanding ability was strong, but in the sixth company, he could be considered one of the best.
Right now, the Sixth Company was in dire need of grassroots officers, so they could only make do with this for now. It wouldn't be too late to replace them when there were suitable candidates in the future.
Most importantly, Geng Zhan was still worried about the officers and soldiers of the national army who had been recruited from the prisoner of war camp. He did not dare to hand over the troops to these people.
After all, to the Sixth Company and the Eighth Route Army, they had no sense of belonging.
Only after a few battles and bloodshed could Geng Zhan completely remove his guard against them.
Before that, no matter how big an official position you held in the past, you had to first charge into the enemy's ranks and be a big soldier!
Ding Wei also noticed Sixth Company's current predicament. He secretly poked Geng Zhan and whispered,"
"Company Commander Geng, I see that your team is in dire need of manpower right now. Those few artillery team captains don't even have an official appointment.”
Geng Zhan pursed his lips helplessly and complained to Ding Wei,"
"Commander Ding, I have no choice! The team was developing too quickly. This was the bad thing. There were not enough people in their hands! Sigh, I'm so worried right now!"
Speaking of this, Geng Zhan seemed to be troubled by this, but he also seemed to be complaining to Ding Wei on purpose."
"Sigh, no matter how many weapons and equipment you have, it's useless if no one uses them!”
Hearing this, Ding Wei's eyes rolled. He rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully,
"That's true. Sigh, it's a pity that our new regiment didn't have time to mobilize this time and retreated to the defense zone.
Otherwise, I can lend you a few people to make up for your shortcomings in this area.”
Geng Zhan smiled slyly and patted Ding Wei's shoulder."
"I'm really touched that Commander Ding has such a heart! Sigh, let's not talk about this for now."
Seeing that Ding Wei had taken the initiative to mention this matter, Geng Zhan knew that as long as he put in some effort, it was not impossible for Zhang Dabiao, Sun Desheng, and the other generals to get it from Ding Wei.
However, the timing wasn't right, so the topic stopped there.
Then, Geng Zhan faced the crowd and said loudly,"
"Brothers, this time, Yangchuan has fallen. The main forces of the Japanese may come back at any time. We must be prepared in advance!
Next, I order all Company Leaders and related personnel to immediately begin high-intensity training to improve the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the team!
This way, he would be able to unleash his full strength in the upcoming battle!”
"Yes, sir!"
The newly appointed officers all agreed.
Then, under everyone's command.
The newly formed 6th Company had about 400 soldiers. They started their crazy training according to the different types of soldiers.
He knew that the Japanese would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Even if he won the next counterattack, he would still have to face the Japanese army that could gather more troops at any time and counterattack again.
Geng Zhan knew very well that these four to five hundred people were clearly difficult to deal with.
It was also unable to satisfy the more brutal and severe counter-encirclement battles in the future.
Therefore, while strengthening the training, Geng Zhan also asked Zhang Guowei to take part of the Ninth Company's troops out of the city. With Yangchuan as the center, with the assistance of the county brigade and the district team, they recruited new soldiers from the villages within a radius of dozens of miles.
Thanks to the fame of the battle in Yangchuan, the support of the local troops, and the abundant logistics resources such as money, food, and military pay.
The recruitment operation of the Sixth Company in the nearby area was progressing very smoothly.
In less than two days, Zhang Guowei recruited more than 200 new recruits and integrated them into the newly formed City Defense Army and Commando Team.
This caused the total number of soldiers stationed in Yangchuan County to exceed 700!
Geng Zhan immediately distributed weapons and ammunition to the recruits. Under the leadership of the veterans, they began shooting with real guns.
The current Sixth Company had guns and cannons.
The most direct benefit of this kind of super-intensive training mode that did not care about consumption was that the recruits 'progress was abnormally fast.
Even the 50 soldiers of the Artillery Squadron, who had studied the Artillery Manual, had gone through a lot of practical exercises in the nearby mountains.
As a result, in the mountains around Yangchuan County, the sound of gunfire and gunfire continued for the past two days.
Those who did not know the situation would think that there was a battle somewhere when they approached this place!
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