Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Indeed, those who are not of our race must have different hearts! Even if they do not pose such a big threat, we should still be on guard against them." Lu Changgong also said.

He never had any good feelings towards the Japanese from the beginning to the end. As for the Japanese from the Osaka Division, he just didn't have such a strong desire to kill them.

"Lü Changgong, speaking of which, how many people does your special operations battalion have now?!" The political commissar changed the subject. Compared to the Osaka Division, he was more interested in this issue.

"Well...more than 6,000 people." Lu Changgong hesitated for a moment, but still said it. After all, they were all his own people, so it would be okay to tell them.

"What?! More than 6,000 people!!" Xiao Yu and the political commissar were shocked. They thought that the special operations battalion had only 3,000 to 4,000 people at most, but they didn't expect it to develop to this point.

As the best developed regiment, the New 1st Regiment now has only about 5,000 people. This development is already very amazing. Who would have thought that the development of the Special Operations Battalion would be even more impressive.

"Well, to be precise, it should be more than 6,200 people." Lu Changgong nodded and said.

"Don't tell me that the combat effectiveness of these six thousand people is as strong as the previous soldiers." Xiao Yu said tentatively.

If this is true, then the strength of the special operations battalion has reached an extremely terrifying level.

When the other side first came here, there were only a few hundred people. At that time, their combat effectiveness was already very amazing, especially the special operations battalion's recruitment and training, and then the attack on the Japanese mine. The combat effectiveness they demonstrated was simply not comparable to that of ordinary troops.

"How is this possible? If we follow the previous training, our supplies will not be able to support such consumption." Lu Changgong smiled. If they had enough supplies, they might really train like this.

But there was no way, they didn't have that many supplies and the amount of training was reduced a lot.

"I told you, if you are all so powerful, you can go straight to Taiyuan." Xiao Yu said half-jokingly after hearing this.

The political commissar also laughed and said, "Don't tell me, if we add other troops, we might actually be able to capture Taiyuan."

He was not joking, but he had absolute confidence in the special operations battalion. After all, their strength was there, and they were better than the Japanese in terms of firepower and combat effectiveness.

The only shortcoming is that we don't have as many people as the Japanese. But if we cooperate with other troops, then taking Taiyuan will not be an empty talk.

"It's not the right time yet." Lu Changgong said.

"Well, it's true. The Japanese are still powerful now. We can't defend them even if we defeat them. There is not much point. It will also easily expose our strength. At that time, the Japanese may dispatch more people to target us. It's meaningless." Xiao Yu nodded.

The most important thing for them now is to develop their strength, and when the time comes, they will take action and give the Japanese a thundering blow.

"Captain Xiao, I have delivered the things, so I will go back first." Lu Changgong stood up and said goodbye.

"Aren't you going to eat before you leave?!" Xiao Yu also stood up and wanted to see you off.

"No, I have to go back and report to the battalion commander." Lu Changgong shook his head and walked outside.

Xiao Yu followed him, he actually had something else to say.

"Lu Changgong, is your battalion preparing to be upgraded to a regiment-level unit?!" Xiao Yu asked the doubts in his heart.

"Captain Xiao, you are well-informed. You know all this?!" Lu Changgong was a little confused. Xiao Yu should not know about this.

"I don't have any news, I was just guessing, but from what you said, it seems to be the case," Xiao Yu explained.

When he learned that the number of people in the special operations battalion had reached more than 6,000, he felt that the special operations battalion would definitely be upgraded to a regiment-level unit in the near future, so he couldn't help but ask.

The political commissar standing by was also shocked. Although it had been predicted long ago, he was still shocked when it was confirmed.

"Your guess is quite accurate, but don't tell this news to anyone," Lu Changgong warned.

"Don't worry, I won't tell." Xiao Yu made the promise. He still knew what he could say and what he couldn't say.

"That's good." Lu Changgong was also relieved.

Xiao Yu and the political commissar sent Lu Changgong to the village entrance.

"Captain Xiao, just send him here." Lu Changgong said.

"Have a safe trip." Xiao Yu wished.

"Okay." Lu Changgong led the soldiers of the reconnaissance company away.

"I never thought that the special operations battalion would be promoted to a regiment-level unit so soon, and it will probably be during the Chinese New Year." Xiao Yu sighed. He knew that the special operations battalion would be promoted to a regiment-level unit sooner or later, but it came so soon.

"Yes, I thought it would take at least one or two months after the Chinese New Year." The political commissar also said.

"Speaking of which, since the special operations battalion has been upgraded to a regiment-level unit, the higher-ups should have sent a political commissar there, but I don't know what kind of person that political commissar will be.

I hope there won't be any conflict with Li Jin, otherwise it will affect the combat effectiveness of the special operations battalion." Xiao Yu suddenly looked worried.

He knew that some people had problems, so he didn't want Li Jin to meet such people. If he really met them, Li Jin might be in big trouble.

"I think that the political commissar will not necessarily be sent there. It is also possible that a political commissar will be selected from the special operations battalion, such as Xu Qingfeng, who is now the battalion instructor of the special operations battalion." The political commissar has a different opinion.

"Not necessarily. When the special operations battalion was a battalion-level unit, it didn't need to send people from above. It could just pick people from the original unit. But when it was promoted to a regiment-level unit, it was no longer possible.
Therefore, I think it is very likely that the higher-ups will send a political commissar to assist Li Jin." Xiao Yu explained the reason.

Regimental cadres are the real backbone members and mid-level commanders. How can they be selected from their original units as casually as battalion-level troops?

"That being said, don't forget that the Special Operations Battalion is quite special and represents the strongest combat power of our troops.
Others can be replaced, but Li Jin cannot be replaced. Once the person sent conflicts with Li Jin, he will definitely be replaced, but the person who can be replaced will never be Li Jin.

Under such circumstances, I think even if the special operations battalion is upgraded to a regiment-level unit, there is a high probability that people will be selected from the original unit. "The political commissar also expressed his opinion.

If it were a normal regiment-level unit, it would be normal to do so, but is the special operations battalion a normal unit? ! No.

The special operations battalion can be so strong only because of the existence of Li Jin. Even if the current special operations battalion has a large number of people, the lower-level officers are all composed of soldiers from the former special operations company. It can be said that Li Jin has absolute control over the special operations battalion.

If a conflict arises after a replacement, it will have a huge impact, so the higher-ups don’t want to see this happen.

"Hiss... what you said does make sense. If it were me, I would never allow this army to have any problems.

If a unit loses its cohesion, it is no different from a pile of loose sand. Even if it is strong, it cannot perform to its full potential without someone to command it. "Hearing this, Xiao Yu also felt that what the political commissar said made sense.

"That's why I said, it is very likely that Xu Qingfeng should be the political commissar, or Li Jin will hold both positions at the same time." The political commissar felt that this was possible.

"Forget it, if that's the case, then we don't have to worry so much. It's none of our business anyway." Xiao Yu decided not to think about these things anymore. What he should focus on is the situation of their group.

"It seems like we have lost another favor to Li Jin." The political commissar said. "Yeah, how come we owe more and more favors, and there is no chance to repay them." Xiao Yu also realized that he had not repaid the favors he owed before, and now Li Jin had someone send them guns, which just helped them solve the problem of new recruits having no guns.

"We can only find a chance to return them later. Let's go to the warehouse to take a look at the guns and try them out. After all, we bought them from the Japanese." The political commissar suggested.

Although Lu Changgong and his team may have checked the guns and found no problems, they probably hadn't had a chance to test them before they sent them.

"That's fine." Xiao Yu agreed with this statement.

The two of them quickly arrived at the warehouse.

"Commander, Political Commissar." Several soldiers guarding the warehouse saluted hurriedly after seeing the two men.

"Open the warehouse." Xiao Yu ordered.

"Yes!" One of the soldiers took out the key and walked to the warehouse to open the lock.

"Where are the guns that Captain Lu sent?!" Xiao Yu asked after entering the warehouse.

"Over there! There are a total of 338 rifles and about 100,000 rounds of bullets." The soldier said, pointing to a pile of long boxes not far away.

"One hundred thousand bullets?!" Xiao Yu was stunned. Even now, he didn't dare to think about these bullets.

In the past, their regiment only had about 10,000 to 20,000 rounds of bullets.

"Commander, I think we can give the soldiers more bullets to practice their marksmanship. Each soldier can increase the number of live ammunition from 20 rounds per month to 30 rounds. What do you think?!" the political commissar proposed at this time.

Li Jin sent so many bullets. It would be a waste if we don't use them. Otherwise, they would just gather dust. It would be better to increase the opportunities for live-fire training to further improve the soldiers' marksmanship. In this way, their combat effectiveness can be enhanced.

"Okay, let's do it." Xiao Yu agreed. He just happened to have this plan.

The two men then called a platoon of soldiers, moved the guns to the training ground, and tested them one by one to make sure there were no problems with the guns.

.........

A few days later, Lu Changgong and his men returned to the base.

He went to Li Jin's residence as soon as possible.

"Captain Lu, the battalion commander is not here. He went to the shooting range at the training ground." The two guards guarding the door stopped Lu Changgong.

They were guarding here. It was Li Jin's order that no one except him and Xu Qingfeng was allowed to enter his room.

"Okay, I understand." Lu Changgong nodded and was about to leave, but he felt something was wrong. Why did the battalion commander suddenly ask someone to guard the room? Could there be something important? !
"Forget it. The battalion commander must have his reasons for doing this." Lu Changgong shook his head and went to the training ground.

Bang bang bang…

Gunshots were heard from the shooting range from time to time. On the side, Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng were watching the soldiers of the first company trying out the Type 56 semi-automatic rifles.

"This gun is really easy to use, far better than the rifles we have now." Xu Qingfeng sighed. Not only is it highly accurate, but its ammunition capacity is twice that of ordinary rifles, which can greatly improve their sustained combat capabilities.

"Well, it took a lot of effort to make it." Li Jin nodded.

"The first company is almost equipped. Next, let's equip the reconnaissance company." Xu Qingfeng suggested. He had originally planned to equip the reconnaissance company first, but the reconnaissance company had been sent out on a mission by Li Jin, so he would equip the first company first for the time being.

"Needless to say." Li Jin said. To him, other companies could choose not to be equipped, but the reconnaissance company must be equipped.

After all, the reconnaissance company is the top combat force of their special operations battalion. Equipping them with good guns can double the combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance company, which is a very important thing.

"Battalion Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander." Lu Changgong walked over at this time.

"I'm back." Li Jin said with a smile.

"Ah."

"How do you feel about those devils?!" Li Jin asked.

"It's basically the same as what you said. They only care about money and don't like fighting. However, their fighting ability is not weak. From the time of the transaction..." Lu Changgong explained the situation one by one.

"They like to do business, but their fighting ability is indeed not weak, much stronger than ordinary devils." Lu Changgong added.

"The threat can basically be eliminated, but we still have to guard against it. The only difference is that their threat is not that big." Li Jin said.

He was finally relieved, and from all indications, this Osaka Division was exactly the same as the Osaka Division in another world.

"Battalion Commander, when will the new guns be equipped to the reconnaissance company?!" Lu Changgong looked at the soldiers of the company who were testing the guns. He was extremely greedy for the new guns.

"Don't worry, you won't be left behind. Once a batch is made, I'll equip you immediately and let you try out the guns." Li Jin said with a smile.

"Okay!" Lu Changgong was also very happy.

"When we sent the guns to Captain Xiao, did he say anything?!" Li Jin asked about this.

"Just some words of thanks, and also, he asked about the development of our battalion and whether our battalion should be upgraded to a regiment-level unit." Lu Changgong answered honestly.

"Did you tell him?!" Li Jin asked.

"Well, after all, we are all family. Of course, it was not me who said we were promoted to a regimental-level unit. He guessed it." Lu Changgong nodded and hurriedly explained.

"It's okay, just say it. There's nothing to hide. You'll know it sooner or later anyway." Li Jin didn't take it too seriously.

As for their promotion to a regimental-level unit, it was not a big deal to tell Xiao Yu, as long as Xiao Yu did not make it public. After all, things had not been finalized yet and his letter of appointment had not been sent yet.

Although his regiment did not have a regular organization, it still had the necessary letters of commission and officer certificates.

"You've worked hard during this period. Take a good rest these days. The entire reconnaissance company should take a rest as well." Li Jin gave Lu Changgong and the reconnaissance company a holiday.

Lu Changgong's mission this time is quite difficult. It is indeed not an easy task for him to trade with the Japanese. If he is not careful, he might kill the Japanese.

However, everything went smoothly without any mistakes and the mission was completed successfully.

(End of this chapter)