march to victory

"Today is a great day for the establishment of the Militia Corps of the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment. Here, on behalf of the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment, I would like to thank you all for your support... Thank you!"

In the open field, a thousand militiamen and people brought by Li Jing sat below, surrounded by villagers from Majiapo Village, and Li Jing and several persons in charge sat on the temporary platform... After these few days Thanks to the efforts of the villagers, the villagers' impression of Li Jing and others has been greatly changed.

In just a few days, the villagers have changed from their initial hostility and indifference to their current support. It can be said that there is not only the generosity of the villagers, but also the efforts of Li Jing and others.Of course, from a certain point of view, this is also caused by the pressure brought by the little devils, forcing everyone to give up their previous grievances, and fight the devils in unity for their own livelihood and for the sake of not being enslaved for future generations.

Li Jing, who was talking at this time, seemed a little excited: his face was filled with an excited smile, his eyes flashed with excitement, as if he had won a huge prize, he couldn't control the excitement in his heart and expressed it on his face.

Thinking about it, Li Jing back then managed to start from scratch and pull up a team, but later, he had to be restricted by the situation at the time: not only was he worried about being wiped out by the army at any time, but he also carefully controlled his men and horses to no more than 300 people , once it exceeds, it will definitely be handed over by the officers and soldiers with all their strength.And once he loses the stronghold of Pigeon Mountain, if he loses this team, then the end will definitely be miserable.

However, the first contact with the guerrillas was based on the principle of keeping a way out—in case I failed that day, joining the guerrillas would also be a way to survive, right?Later, he came into contact with the assault regiment, and later joined the assault regiment and became the commander of the fifth battalion of the assault regiment.

Now, he can actually control so many soldiers and horses. This is something he only dared to imagine in his dreams before, but now it has become a reality: all the militias and guerrillas in the three counties, even those behind the little devil's camp If the first company and the second company of the disturbing second battalion were to mobilize with all their strength, the total number of people would definitely exceed ten thousand.

Every woman has a fairy dream, and every man has a general dream!

So many troops, no matter in ancient times or now, can only be commanded by people at the general level.Although it is only temporary; although I know that although these troops obey my command, they belong to the party and the army; , I will become the commander of the Fifth Battalion again; although I know that the tens of thousands of horses can only be regarded as a semi-military stop at best, and cannot be compared with the real army... But, after all, I have commanded so many troops, this is definitely the most important thing in my life. Worth meeting forever and proudest moment.

What's more, Li Jing feels that although he has mastered so many soldiers and horses now, although it is only temporary, it is just a rehearsal and adaptation in advance for him to really master so many soldiers and horses in the future.Because he firmly believes that he is not far away from this dream that he started since he was a child: he is already the battalion commander, is he still far from the regiment leader?Three to five years at the fastest, seven or eight years at the slowest, and even ten years at the slowest, I can definitely become the head of the regiment.

"Clap! Clap! Clap..."

Li Jing lamented that he was on the right path, and applauded subconsciously, but the tide-like applause immediately woke him up, but it also made him more determined: we must seize this opportunity.Maybe, this is the last time I will be a general in my life, if I miss it, I will really lose it, so I can only hold on tightly.

"Next, I will read the letter of appointment!"

Li Jing took a large piece of paper from Ergazi and read: "Comrade Li Jing is hereby appointed as the captain of the militia brigade under the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment... and Comrade Wang Zhongjun is appointed as the first deputy captain of the militia brigade and the first militia leader of the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment." Squadron leader...Appoint Comrade Tian Dajun (Ergazi) as deputy captain of the militia brigade under the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment and commander of the second militia squadron...Appoint Comrade Peng Guofa as the third squadron leader of the militia brigade under the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment...Appointed Comrade Zhang Mingfa is the Chief of Staff of the Militia Brigade under the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment... and Comrade Ma Hongji is appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Militia Brigade under the Eighth Route Army Assault Regiment..."

To tell the truth, Zhang Mingfa and Ma Hongji, as well as several highly respected people from Dacunzhai, were all appointed as deputy chiefs of staff.In fact, these appointments are all Li Jing's impromptu decisions on his own initiative. Otherwise, who has heard that a local militia has set up a chief of staff and nine deputy chiefs of staff, but even a serious staff officer? No, how weird it is.

However, whether it is strange or not, in the face of reality, existence is justified.

The reason for this is mainly to unite everyone, because he understands the thoughts of these toubob in various villages: it is very face-saving.Especially in such an important public occasion, it is natural to pay more attention to face.

And these people actually know in their hearts that although they are highly respected, on the other hand, those who are highly respected are most likely very old.Neither can carry a gun, nor go into battle to kill the enemy with his own hands, the most he can do is sit in the back and give some ideas.However, they basically know nothing about the military, so they know in their hearts that this is just a false title, which is regarded as highlighting their status, respecting their personal dignity, and even, to put it bluntly, to make them support everyone Unanimously resist the war, and give them a vanity position specially set up.No!To be precise, even if they don't support it with all their strength, they just need to acquiesce to their subordinates' support for the War of Resistance, and it's a kind of appeasement that they don't even play tricks behind their backs.

You must know that once these people stand up against them publicly, they will form a certain deterrent force to the villages below them, which will greatly hinder the enthusiasm of the villagers to fight devils.

Therefore, Li Jing's impromptu decision is actually very reasonable, and it also reflects his scheming in dealing with people.To be more precise, it was also one of the reasons why Zhang Qingshan valued his former status as a green forest person at that time.Otherwise, if someone who doesn't understand these ways of the world, especially those who don't understand the various ways of the world, handles this matter, maybe these people will agree with a smile in front of their faces, and when they turn around, they will stumbling, or even directly make trouble. You get twice the result with half the effort.

There was no political commissar, not because it was omitted, or because it happened suddenly, but because everyone knows that this militia corps is only temporary, and its main purpose is to deal with the division of troops sent by the little devils to destroy the surrounding area of ​​Sanqiao County... In a way, only the captain can be revoked at any time, but once there is a political commissar, the meaning is different.

In private, this political commissar that has not been pointed out actually exists, and that is Sister Chen, the leader of the propaganda team... Sister Chen previously mobilized the transfer of the masses in Longfeng County, and then accompanied the team to do some work to calm the emotions of the masses. Currently on the way.And even if she came, she would be called the captain of the Propaganda Team of the Militia Corps.

Then came the names of the captains appointed to specific teams.

It is divided into three squadrons, with the county as the unit, and the militiamen from any county will be managed by the squadron established in that county.

The squads below the squadron not only have different numbers, but some have as many as 30 squads, while others have only seventeen or eight squads.

This is mainly because the militiamen from each village form a small team, and the team leader is also served by the former militia leader or deputy leader of the village.And if the number is less than ten, all of them will be added to other teams...

This kind of arrangement looks chaotic, and there is a certain gap in the strength of each squadron. It looks definitely much weaker than the army's basically fixed number of people, and it looks very much like a mob.

But in fact, Li Jing's brilliance is also reflected in this point.

These selected militiamen are definitely much stronger than the mob, and they can definitely be regarded as semi-militarized organizations.Because at the beginning, Zhang Qingshan regarded these militiamen as the cornerstone of the military strength of the assault regiment, so he not only distributed the eliminated half-new guns to the militiamen, but also sent veterans to train the militiamen within a fixed period of time— —At least, you must train twice a month, and the training time for each time is basically two days.Even several large-scale joint defense performances between villages were held.

The purpose is obvious: once the assault group suffers a large number of casualties and urgently needs to be replenished, the elite selected from these militias can be directly replenished, eliminating the need for recruit training. Then, as long as a few battles are over, the Can become a qualified commando soldier.

And precisely because the militiamen in each village often train together, they are basically either relatives or playmates who grew up together. The tacit understanding between them is definitely better than ordinary people.

And this is also destined: uniting them together to form a single team, its combat effectiveness is definitely much stronger than hastily dispersing them.It is only because the number of militia elites selected by each village is different this time, so it seems that some teams have too many people, and some teams have too few people.However, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is better than breaking up and reorganizing.After all, firstly, there was no time to plan and retrain, and secondly, this time it was only formed temporarily, rather than being fixed for a long time, just to deal with the little devil.

And this idea was actually the result of Li Jing's inadvertent flash of inspiration.

At that time, he accidentally saw Ma Hongji's family motto hanging in the hall, somehow, he thought of Zeng Guofan, and naturally he also thought that Zeng Guofan started his career by relying on the Hunan Army.When Zeng Guofan started his career, the soldiers he recruited most valued the relationship between relatives and friends. Because of this relationship, he just applied an old saying-brothers who fight tigers, father and son soldiers who fight tigers!

Not to mention the reasons such as the stimulation of the death of relatives and friends, but just one point: When you returned to your hometown and faced with your uncle's inquiry, did your cousin die in battle?Apart from nodding, you can either keep silent, or you can puff up your chest and answer loudly, "Don't be sad, uncle. I cut off the enemy who killed my cousin with my own hands and avenged my cousin."

Think about it, which one will make you more face?

That's why Li Jing was so determined to disrupt the establishment of the villages and make this extremely weird army formation.

After reading the letter of appointment, show everyone the letter of appointment signed with the names of Zhang Qingshan, Hu Yingze, and Tian Guozhong, as well as the official seal of the assault regiment, to prove its authenticity.

Then there was the matter of training and discipline again.

Two hours later, when the conference was about to end, a sentry from the assault regiment rushed over from afar...