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Chapter 312 Chapter 311, Add New Soldiers
It was a headache, but now that the equipment had been taken over, other things could be ignored. The most important thing was to get the equipment up and running. Several cadres got together again and started to solve this problem.

"Captain, I think... we have to recruit soldiers nearby! Or, we can get some people from the replenishment brigade!" Li Yuexuan said.

"This is the fastest way, but with such limited time, isn't it enough? Even if we recruit new soldiers, we don't have time to train them, after all, we have to fight a war!" Xing Weiguo said.

"Tell me, we don't need heavy machine guns in our company! For the new recruits, we will just provide them with semi-automatic weapons after they return to our base! In this way, our company will no longer be burdened by heavy machine guns, the marching speed will be very fast, the logistics can be streamlined, and it will be more suitable for raids!" Zheng Changfeng suddenly said.

"You are all semi-automatic. Although the firepower is sufficient, the existence of heavy machine guns is still very important. After all, when a positional battle is fought, the suppression firepower depends on heavy machine guns! However, judging from the current situation, the addition of heavy machine guns to your company is indeed a burden... So I will not equip you for the time being!"

Zhao Danian thought for a while after he finished speaking: "I have a suggestion for you guys to listen to. In our previous organization, the third platoon was a heavy machine gun platoon. Comrade Lu Xiaoran also said at the meeting just now that the third company really does not have enough manpower to form an infantry platoon. I think, these 9 heavy machine guns should all be given to the third company! From now on, the third company will be our heavy machine gun company. From a heavy machine gun platoon to a heavy machine gun company, it is also an improvement!"

"Well, that's good! There are actually quite a few veterans in the third company, and the soldiers in the three heavy machine gun squads have all fought in wars, so it's not difficult to get a few machine gunners together! And if we transfer some new recruits from other places, we can completely operate all nine Type 9 heavy machine guns!" said Zhu Xingyu.

"What a mess this is! They have more people but no equipment, while we have equipment but not enough people! No, we have to be bolder in the future and recruit more soldiers! Even if we have to make people wait for equipment, we shouldn't let the equipment wait for people! This is too uncomfortable..." As he spoke, Zhao Danian couldn't help but sigh.

"Report...someone is coming from the brigade headquarters!" The sentry's report came from outside the door, interrupting the meeting.

"Someone from the brigade headquarters is coming? Well, let's make it this way. Old Lu, you take over all the heavy machine guns first. If there's a shortage of manpower, just recruit some from the second company's new recruits!" After Zhao Danian finished speaking, he led a few people out of the house. This was probably because an order had come.

The people from the brigade were outside the gate, and everyone walked out of the gate in a few steps. However, after seeing the people from the brigade, everyone was stunned: "Aren't they here to give orders? Why are there so many people?"

"Comrade Zhao Danian, hello, I am Ma Weimin, the secretary of the brigade! This is the order from the brigade, please sign for it! Also, these new comrades are the new fighters that the brigade commander has added to your guerrilla team!"

"Ah?" Zhao Danian held the order from the brigade, but his eyes were looking at the new soldiers outside. He was a little dazed for a moment. Was this problem solved?

But Lao Zhao's trance only lasted for a moment, and he quickly lowered his head to read the order. After reading it, he signed for it, and the task was completed. Then, Zhu Xingyu stepped forward to hand over the order.

Officer Ma completed the handover work very quickly, and after saluting each other, he took a few soldiers back to the brigade headquarters. However, the original place was left for the guerrillas to carry out 91 soldiers.

Li Yuexuan had nothing to do with the handover work, so he kept observing the newly arrived comrades. The auxiliary panel could not help identify the combat capabilities of these comrades, so he could only observe their performance with his naked eyes.

First, these soldiers stood straight, and they were ready to sacrifice themselves for the anti-Japanese cause. This shows that these soldiers had received formal military training and ideological education. Secondly, although most of the uniforms worn by these soldiers had patches, they were washed very clean, at least there were no thick oil stains on the collars. This shows that these soldiers have not participated in combat recently. In other words, these soldiers have not participated in combat, and these uniforms may have been newly issued.

Of course, there is a third point, that is, these soldiers came with only a backpack and a cross-body bag of dry food, and no guns or ammunition. This shows that the brigade commander knew that the guerrillas had a rich family background, so he did not give them any.

In addition to these, Li Yuexuan also found a very familiar face in the team, and blinked when he looked at him. Thinking carefully, he realized that the person he had seen yesterday was Shu Youtuan, the secretary of the 772nd Regiment.

If there is no doubt, this Shuyoutuan is the leader of these new recruits and is also the cadre assigned to the guerrillas.

Sure enough, after Director Ma and his colleagues walked away, Shu Youtuan walked to the front and coordinated work with Zhu Xingyu.

"Haha, welcome new comrades to join the army! Come on, come on, let me introduce myself to you all. I am the captain of the guerrillas, my name is Zhao Danian. This is the deputy captain Xing Weiguo, and this is the second deputy captain Comrade You Falcon..." After the handover was completed, Zhao Danian enthusiastically introduced these cadres of the guerrillas to the new recruits and let them get to know them.

Then, the new recruits were ordered to stand at attention and wait, and several people returned to the house to meet and make arrangements. At least, everyone should know the basic situation of these new recruits.

"This is the roster of the new recruits. There are 90 of them in total. They were all recruited in Wuxiang County three months ago and have received basic military training... They are already familiar with formations, housekeeping, combat commands, and two months of bayonet training. Unfortunately, due to limited conditions, they have no experience in target shooting, and have not even touched a real gun."

Listening to the introduction of the Shuyou Group, everyone frowned. These new recruits are useless! In addition to the 3-kilometer running training every day and the two-month bayonet training, these soldiers have not even received grenade throwing training. Of course, this cannot be blamed on the brigade headquarters for not paying attention. After all, the production of grenades in large quantities in the arsenal only started in July, and the production must be closely followed by the combat troops.

"It's not so bad actually!" Zhao Danian said, "At least they are better than the new recruits who know nothing! And they have all been taught to read and write, so they can be considered educated recruits! When we have time in the future, we can give them special rifle live-fire shooting and grenade throwing training!"

"So, I plan to divide these 90 recruits into two. I will take 30 of them and send them to the artillery platoon to partially replace the recruits we just replaced. The remaining 60 will be handed over to the machine gun company, just in time to help operate the heavy machine guns! Now I understand why the brigade commander gave us heavy machine guns and 90 new recruits. This was all calculated!"

"Well, what kind of work do I do?" Shu Youtuan asked.

"Your job should be to follow Comrade Zhu Xingyu and be his deputy. When you have time, set up a security system." Zhao Danian said.

(End of this chapter)