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Chapter 454 Chapter 453, Core 3 Regiment

In March, the sun shines brightly, everything begins to revive, the willow trees by the river turn green, and everything is growing towards hope...

Unlike the weather when everything is reviving, the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and local armed forces all felt the hardship this year. It can be said to be the most difficult time since the Anti-Japanese War.

Outside, the Japanese's iron wall encirclement and cage policy became more and more stringent, and the base was being compressed step by step; at the same time, the preserved fruits began to take open action, and not only were all the supplies cut off, but some overseas institutions were also blockaded, and many material channels were cut off, making the situation extremely difficult.

Internally, due to the continuous expansion of the team, the Eighth Route Army has increased its strength from the initial 4 to the current 40. As a result, some troops, especially some newer troops, have a serious shortage of veterans and cadres! Many frontline commanders have little or no combat experience.

This results in more people but lower combat effectiveness! Some main forces are fine, such as the Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment, which have been fighting all the time and have many veterans, so they can avoid this. However, for some teams with fewer combat missions, this situation is very obvious! More people means more consumption and insufficient resources... So, this year is really sad!
Sad, but not over! The Eighth Route Army is actively making various responses to deal with the next situation. For example, the army is streamlining administration, which means reducing some redundant cadres and teams to reduce unnecessary consumption; another example is the construction of local regiments, which allows some troops with little combat experience to be directly under the various divisions and brigades, and then directly under the various military sub-districts, and become local troops.

In this way, local militia-like armed forces were strengthened, and the army did not need to support so many soldiers, thus transferring the pressure of supporting the troops to the local areas.

The benefits of this are obvious! For example, originally a county had only one brigade of militia, with backward weapons, seriously insufficient personnel training, and very low combat effectiveness. After the reform, a county is more than enough to support a local regiment of more than 1,000 people. And this local regiment, deep in the local area, can not only strengthen the construction of local militia, but also strengthen the armed forces of this county.

After several years of local combat experience, these troops can be reunited to form a new team, and a team with rich combat experience. After all, there are too many battles in the local area! For example, the Japanese grain collection team, the puppet army's rural team, the looting of stubborn troops and bandits, the armed forces of stubborn landlords... Where is there no battle? And the situation is complicated, it is a good place to train people!
Weijia Village, the former garrison of the 3st Battalion of the 800st Battalion of the Independent Detachment, has changed its name today... Well, it's just a change of name. It's no longer the st Battalion of the st Battalion of the Independent Detachment, but the garrison of the rd Regiment of the st Division of Taihang! Well, the people haven't changed, but the name has changed. Battalion Commander Guo, with more than soldiers of the st Battalion, has changed from being directly affiliated with the Independent Detachment to being a unit of the st Division.

"Old Zhao, from now on, we will be under the care of the First Division. How are things on your side?" Battalion Commander Guo Zhongmin...ah no, now he should be called Regiment Commander Guo, asked Zhao Danian who came to join in the fun.

"What about us? We are still the Beishan Guerrillas, and our direct superior is the 386th Brigade, which is hundreds of miles away. Our next superior is the logistics department of the headquarters. But looking at the current organization, we should be the size of a battalion, commensurate with you as the regiment commander!" Zhao Danian participated in the entire process of his superiors announcing the reorganization of the 3st Battalion (rd Regiment), and said with a smile.

"Ha... I didn't expect it. It has been more than two years since we went to fight the bandits together. We were all company-level cadres back then, but now we have a team of thousands of people under us." Guo Zhongmin continued with emotion: "With more soldiers, the pressure is greater. I am afraid that something will be done wrong and cause unnecessary losses to my comrades!"

"As our ancestors said, a merciful army is not good. With so many comrades in battle, once we give the order, they will have to fight with their lives! Therefore, in normal times, we should strengthen training and let the soldiers master the skills to kill the enemy on the battlefield. This is the best care for the soldiers!" Zhao Danian said. "That's right! The more sweat you make in peacetime, the less blood you will shed in war! On the battlefield, a person will be divided into three parts: one part is firepower, one part is strength, and one part is luck! We can't control luck, but we can do our best to improve the individual combat strength of our comrades and increase our overall firepower intensity!"

"By the way, how is the training of your new recruits going? They started training before the New Year, so they should have been reorganized by now, right?" Guo Zhongmin asked about the guerrillas' training situation.

"Haha, it's done! The training started in October, and it has been 10 months now. The training and reorganization have been completed long ago! Haha, now I have 5 infantry companies, 4 cavalry company, 1 artillery company, and a car, mule and horse transport company in Liangjia Village, with a total of 1 personnel, which is similar to the situation of your basic regiment!" Zhao Danian said.

"Almost? Too far behind!" Guo Zhongmin said unsatisfactorily, "You have more than 900 people, but only of them are new recruits, and they were carefully selected from the new recruits who have been trained for several months. The soldiers you sent down to serve as militiamen, the other teams would be jealous of them! Besides, your veterans are all veterans who have fought in wars, at least they have seen death!"

"And your artillery company, cavalry company..." As a neighbor, Guo Zhongmin knew the strength of the guerrillas very well. After praising them for a long time, he asked, "What about your company? Any news? It's been so long since we went out last year, and I don't know how it's developing?"

"It is said that the chief of staff personally intervened and expanded it into a battalion. The specific situation is unclear. There are really too few means of conveying information..." Zhao Danian's voice was filled with longing.

At this time, the first company that Zhao Danian missed, now the first battalion, was standing in an orderly manner outside Xijing Town, watching Xing Weiguo and 30 soldiers go away.

At the front of Xing Weiguo's team, Zheng Changfeng and Shu Youtuan followed Xing Weiguo's side, listening to Xing Weiguo's final instructions.

"After this farewell, I will go to the New Second Regiment to serve as the deputy commander. From now on, I will be separated from our guerrillas! However, as my old troops, I have to tell you a few more words. Remember, no matter how difficult your battles are, no matter how difficult the situation is, you must not forget that we are the party's team! And your most important task, in addition to killing the enemy and serving the country, is to protect the safety of the peregrine falcon!"

(End of this chapter)