The border guards were temporarily assigned to the 101st regiment of the 101st division.
The regiment commander, Han Chu, arrived at the training ground in his new military uniform.
The 2,000-plus members of the team had already gathered here. At this moment, no one carried any weapons in their hands.
At this moment, everyone's gaze was placed on the piles of boxes, giving people a look of eagerness.
If it weren't for the new officer restraining them, everyone would probably have started discussing.
Han Chu walked up to everyone and said loudly,"Everyone, today is the day for our 101st Regiment to change our equipment. I'm afraid that everyone can't wait any longer. In that case, I won't delay everyone's time.”
"Hua hua."
Immediately, a round of warm applause rang out at the scene. Many people appeared very excited.
They had heard that the equipment of the border guards was very good. Now that they could have the same advanced equipment, how could they not be excited?
One had to know that on the battlefield, the more advanced the equipment, the stronger the ability to survive.
The logistics director of the 101st regiment stood up and said,"Next, we will collect the weapons in units of class.”
"101st Regiment, 1st Battalion, 1st Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Squad!”
"Here!"
The ten students of Class One shouted in unison.
These days of training had some effect. Compared to before the reorganization, these veterans were less cunning.
Ten people lined up neatly to receive their weapons.
The first squad consisted of the squad leader, the deputy squad leader, a two-man scouting team, a two-man fire support team, and a four-man rifle team.
Therefore, the squad leader, deputy squad leader, and the two scouts were all given a Thomas submachine gun and a Colt 1911 pistol.
The two-man fire support team received a ZB26 light machine gun and a Thomas submachine gun.
The remaining 4-man infantry team received a Kar98K rifle.
Among them, the ammunition used by the light machine gun and the 98K rifle could reduce the pressure on the logistics department.
In terms of firepower alone, it was comparable to the US army during World War II.
In fact, Qin Yi wanted to directly issue an M1 Garand to the rifle.
Unfortunately, this rifle had only been in service for 36 years, so it could not be exchanged in the system.
Therefore, he could only settle for the 98K rifle that was widely used in the country.
Although it was still a manual rifle, it was much stronger than the Liao-13 rifle they were originally equipped with.
The soldiers who received all kinds of firearms returned to their barracks happily.
In terms of firepower, Qin Yi was not stingy just because they had just surrendered.
It was completely based on the firepower configuration of the US army during World War II.
He had always believed in the saying that all fear on the battlefield came from insufficient firepower.
Even though this unit was only a light infantry division, he still chose the best firepower.
For example, the three battalions of the Artillery Regiment were all equipped with 105mm howitzers.
Each infantry regiment was also equipped with an artillery company, equipped with M1 75mm howitzers.
With the current firepower of the 101st Division, it was more powerful than an elite division of the Japanese army.
For those who were willing to fight the Japanese with him.
The temporary 101st division was a benchmark and role model created by Qin Yi for everyone to see.
As long as they were willing to follow him to fight the Japanese, he would not treat them badly.
Whether it was in terms of weapons and equipment or salary.
This was the only way he could gather the Northeast Army under his command.
The temporary commander of the 101st Division, Chen Guanqun, had taken this into consideration.
In addition, he was indeed very disappointed in Xiao Liuzi.
That was why he made the decision to surrender so quickly.
After spending a few days, the temporary 101st Division of 8000 men was finally completed.
The first round of recruitment for the border guards had already begun.
In Jinzhou, Jinxi, Suizhong and other places, each county and township had sent a recruitment propaganda team.
In this era, the reputation of being a soldier was not very good.
It was impossible for everyone to join the army.
Fortunately, the border guards had a good reputation in the northeast, so everything was going smoothly.
Of course, the main reason was the high salary and benefits that Qin Yi offered.
For example, the average soldier's monthly salary was 12 dollars.
Qin Yi was really giving it out, and there was no such thing as a discount.
At the same time, the army also provided food, and the soldiers could also choose to have special meals. They just needed to spend money.
The problem of food and accommodation had been solved. If every soldier was frugal, it would not be a problem for them to save 10 dollars a month. That would be 120 dollars a year.
With the current purchasing power of 120 yuan, it could allow a family to live a good life.
It was also because of this that a large number of people enthusiastically joined the army.
One was for the salary, and the other was to protect his hometown.
If the Northeast was invaded by the Guandong Army, they would not have a good life.
In just three days, they had already recruited more than 20,000 people. On average, six to seven thousand people chose to join the army every day.
As the number of people recruited was large, Qin Yi also relaxed some of the age requirements.
As long as they were 18 years old or below, they could choose to join the army. There was also the important requirement that they must not have any misdeeds.
Anyway, he was recruiting second-line combat troops, so the physical requirements were not that high.
These few days, the recruitment had been in full swing, and the Guandong Army had also made some new moves.
During this period of time, other than occupying land everywhere, the Guandong Army had also begun to deploy troops to the Jinzhou frontline.
At the same time, the Ministry of Investigation and other intelligence agencies were also gathering information about the border guards.
All of this meant that the Kwantung Army was about to launch a new round of attacks.
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