Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 450 Chapter 449, Conversation Confirmed
No one thought about reorganizing or expanding the special forces team, because everyone knew that the role of the special forces team was to serve as a barrier to protect Li Yuexuan and it could not be easily moved.

As for Li Yuexuan's role, as more and more weapons entered various troops, as sulfa and penicillin treated a large number of wounded soldiers, and as there were bombings on Lijiaopo... everyone knew it!

"You said you want to expand a company into a battalion?" In the meeting room of the arsenal, Li Yuexuan stared at the chief of staff in a daze, with reluctance and regret in his eyes, and even some struggle.

"Yes, this is such a good company, all of them are veterans who have fought many battles, and the company commander has even gone through the Long March... It would be a pity not to expand such a force!" While the chief of staff was speaking, he saw Li Yuexuan's eyes and understood the meaning in his eyes, but still insisted: "Little comrade, don't be reluctant to part with them, it will still be a guerrilla force after expansion."

"Haha, yes, our arsenal's guard team is still the headquarters special forces regiment and the workers' self-defense team. Don't think too much! You see, I've been loaned to the arsenal for more than a year. When you go back, you can't still bring a company, a special operations team, a special service squad, and a guard, right? Therefore, expand a battalion, and the guerrillas who go back can also strengthen the defense of the Liangjia Village Arsenal!"

Minister Zhang also saw Li Yuexuan's eyes and quickly spoke to smooth things over. But neither of them really understood Li Yuexuan's true meaning. Whether Li Yuexuan was regretful, reluctant, or struggling, he came for the Chief of Staff, not for Yilian! The Chief of Staff... What a pity, he was suppressed by the divine beast!
Li Yuexuan was not a disobedient person, so he naturally heard what the two leaders meant, and quickly said, "I'm not advocating factionalism. What I mean is that I'm struggling between the policy of elite soldiers and the policy of strength in numbers! As the old saying goes, quality is more important than quantity. I think a company composed of elite soldiers should be better than an ordinary combat battalion, right? And the consumption is also less!"

"As for the question of the affiliation of the first company? We are all members of the Party. Under this premise, we are the same everywhere. Forget about seconding. Even if you two directly transfer the first company to serve as a guard company for the headquarters, I have no objection! Of course, the headquarters will not be interested in such a company, right?"

"Pfft...haha..." Minister Zhang laughed, pointing at Li Yuexuan and said to the Chief of Staff: "This kid is playing hard to get with you. Is this what you learned these days? Haha, don't worry, they won't be transferred away! Don't forget that the Liangjia Village Arsenal is in charge of the battle damage supplies and team demands of the entire Division 1 and several surrounding divisions. The defense force cannot be weak!"

"Moreover, the first company was used as a pilot unit in the beginning. The purpose was to see what kind of role a well-equipped company composed entirely of veterans could play. Now, the experimental results have been seen as early as when we came to Yuan Town. It is time to expand it into a highly mobile and powerful firepower battalion!" said the chief of staff.

"My two commanders, I agree to expand the first company! But when it comes to mobility, is there any cavalry with stronger mobility? The division's cavalry regiment can be developed into a strong firepower unit! Apart from anything else, our assault rifles and shotguns can be equipped to the cavalry to enhance their combat effectiveness!" Li Yuexuan mentioned the cavalry, after all, the speed is really fast.

"Haha..." The two leaders smiled at each other, and then Minister Zhang said, "Don't worry about the cavalry. When it's time to increase their equipment, we will increase it for them! Now, they have gone to southern Hebei, which is too far away from here. We can't do a modification experiment for you! But, are you trying to wake us up and say that your guerrillas still have a cavalry platoon?"

"At this time, it should be a cavalry company, right? Or a car transport and cavalry company? Anyway, the cars seized from Yangquan were parked in Liangjia Village. We also divided dozens of captured war horses. I don't know how our captain arranged them. In fact, we can also learn from the devils and use cavalry and trucks to enhance mobility and combat effectiveness!"

"In my opinion, although cavalry can still exist for a few decades and even in some remote areas, cavalry can still play a role, but armored forces are the direction of the army's development at this stage!"

"We are so ambitious! We hope to see the day when our Eighth Route Army tanks chase the Japanese! Isn't the rocket launcher you invented specially designed to attack Japanese tanks?" the chief of staff asked. "Yes, but the distance is a bit short. It can only work within 200 meters, and the best distance is within 150 meters. However, it is a contradiction. Having both a spear and a shield is the way to walk on two legs! Then, my two leaders, my work focus in the next period of time will be on production. You two leaders need to worry about other things!" Li Yuexuan said.

"Well, just be at ease and be your hands-off boss! By the way, your special operations team recently submitted a report saying that they need to add a mortar combat group that can control a distance of 1500 meters, or directly add an 82 mortar combat group. What do you think about this?" asked the chief of staff.

"I actually asked them to submit this report. The purpose is to see if the organization can solve this problem. It's actually very simple. Just add an artillery group of 60 mortars or an artillery group of 82 mortars! As for the others..." Li Yuexuan thought for a moment and said, "If we can recruit some soldiers, not many, 30 to 50 people, both new recruits and veterans are fine, they need to have a foundation in martial arts and good physical fitness! Then, these comrades can be handed over to the special operations team for training, and then the size of the special operations team can be expanded to about 80 people!"

"Special forces?" The chief of staff thought for a moment and said, "We have a lot of soldiers with a martial arts foundation! In Xiazhuang Village in Licheng to the south, the 129th Division once held a martial arts competition there! There is a racecourse in Xiazhuang Village, and the young people in the village ride horses with swords drawn, fight, draw bows and shoot targets during the winter farming off-season. This is not only a training ground, but also an outdoor martial arts examination site every year."

"This Xiazhuang Village is a thousand-year-old village with many talented people. In the late Qing Dynasty, Wang Wen, a martial arts champion, once emerged from this place, so the martial arts culture in the village is very strong!"

"Of course, the young and strong men were recruited by the cavalry regiment and other main regiments at the beginning, leaving only some teenagers in the village! But it has been two years, and the teenagers have grown into adults! In addition, the surrounding villages of this village have also been practicing martial arts since childhood... So, I personally sent a telegram to recruit 80 new soldiers from these villages!"

"If you are still not satisfied, we can find some for you from the new recruits in Cangzhou and Lanling. Those places are the hometowns of martial arts." The chief of staff said with a smile.

"Um... can we move the living Lu Bu who can fight 27 people at once over here?" Li Yuexuan suddenly asked.

"Huh? Haha... forget it. This is like digging flesh out of the captain's heart!" When the title of "Living Lu Bu" was mentioned, the two leaders laughed.

"He should have returned to the team by now, right? During this battle, he reached out from the bunker and pulled out the firing machine gun. He is truly a brave general!" Minister Zhang also praised him highly.

(End of this chapter)