Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 109 Supplement
After Gao Zhisong got the supplies, he immediately notified the two regiment commanders to come to the brigade headquarters for a meeting. Yue Qianli and He Shixian were both confused. The war on the front line was tense, and they would not be called together unless there was something serious.

When Yue Qianli arrived first, Gao Zhisong joked with him:
"I didn't expect you to be so active in the meeting. The brigade will not provide meals today. You can go back to your homes after the meeting. The war is tense and we won't keep you for dinner."

Yue Qianli came here in a hurry not just for a meal at the brigade headquarters. Besides, Brigade Commander Gao usually eats the same meals as the soldiers, so there is nothing to look forward to.

Of course, his emotional intelligence was not so low. The brigade commander seemed to be in a good mood, so he cooperated and said:
"Commander, the emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers. You are a general after all. How can you return to the battlefield hungry?
I've been eating dry food these days, and I'm tired of eating. I have to have a good meal when I come to the brigade headquarters today, otherwise I won't leave!"

Seeing Yue Qianli was playing dirty, Gao Zhisong had no choice but to say to the deputy brigade commander Liao Lingqi:
"Old Liao, look at the kind of soldiers you have brought out. My Qiu Feng has even started a fight, and you are still praising him all day long. You are simply a scoundrel.
Hurry up and ask someone to bring him food. Give him two more dishes today so he won’t stay here forever.”

At this time, He Shixian, the head of the 528th Regiment, also strode in. When he heard that the brigade commander wanted to treat us, he immediately said cheerfully:
"Commander, I haven't even arrived yet, and you're already preparing to start the feast. This is so biased. I want to protest!"

When Gao Zhisong saw He Shixian coming over, he asked him to sit down and said:
"Don't worry, you won't be left out. I paid for it myself today. I gave you an extra portion of braised pork. Eat your fill, then go back and fight the Japanese."

When Yue Qianli and He Shixian heard that there would be braised pork, their mouths immediately watered. Even though they were regiment commanders, it was wartime and they could only eat dry rations with the soldiers. Not to mention meat, they had not even had a bite of hot rice. The temptation of braised pork was too great.

After a while, Liao Lingqi and the brigade's cook squad leader brought four dishes, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. One of the dishes was braised pork, another was fish caught from the river, and a large bowl of steaming rice. This was the highest standard that the brigade commander Gao Zhisong could offer for a dinner.

Gao Zhisong saw that the food had been served and immediately greeted:
"Hurry up and eat, and then we can talk business!"

Yue Qianli was very perceptive and served the food to Gao Zhisong and Liao Lingqi first, and then to He Shixian and himself. He had the least seniority here, so it was his job to serve the food to the seniors.

Men don't have to be so particular about eating. As soon as Gao Zhisong said to start eating, the four of them began to wolf down their food. They hadn't seen the smell of oil for a long time, so there was no need to be polite. They still fought over the meat in the military academy style.

The food and vegetables on the table disappeared like a whirlwind, leaving only a piece of meat in the bowl. Yue Qianli and Gao Zhisong grabbed it almost at the same time.

Yue Qianli laughed and said:
"I'm the youngest and I'm still growing!"

Then he looked at Gao Zhisong eagerly. Gao Zhisong was also broken by Yue Qianli's rogue reasoning. He was about to turn 30 and he had the nerve to say that he was still growing.
Gao Zhisong was 10 years older than him, so it was naturally difficult for him to eat with him. He had to put away his chopsticks to pick up other dishes. Yue Qianli stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth without any hesitation, and smacked his lips while eating until his mouth was full of oil. Gao Zhisong was so angry that he really wanted to kick him down.

They finished their meal quickly. The bowls were empty, and even the last bit of braised pork soup was mixed with rice by Liao Lingqi. They couldn't remember how long it had been since they had eaten hot meals since the war began.

Seeing that everyone was full, Gao Zhisong started talking about business. This was today's main meal, so Gao Zhisong let them eat first to avoid another fight.

When they heard that there were supplies and reinforcements, Yue Qianli and He Shixian's eyes lit up again, just like the expression they had when they saw the braised pork before eating.

Gao Zhisong could only cough lightly and said, "I was counting on you two to carry forward your style, but it seems like it's all in vain!
All right, I will divide it among you myself. The equipment brigade will keep 3% as a reserve, and all the mortars will be given to you, each, and the rest will be divided equally between your two regiments.
To replenish the troops, each of your two families will have a regiment, more than 1200 people, all trained soldiers. I don't have that much food to feed you, so take all you want."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Yue Qianli, who shook his head and said:
"I have no objection. You decide, Brigade Commander. Of course, if Captain He thinks the reinforcements are too many, I am willing to exchange them for equipment.

I can't afford more. Three mortars for 3 reinforcements, but the shells are not included. I'm short of shells myself."

He Shixian was instantly tempted. These were three mortars, and his regiment only had 3 mortars. He had lost four of them in the battle. What he lacked most now was mortars. He immediately agreed to Yue Qianli's plan and exchanged a battalion of reinforcements for the three mortars of the 12th Regiment.

Gao Zhisong did not interfere with their transaction. It was all the fault of the 264th Brigade anyway. Only Liao Lingqi smiled meaningfully at Yue Qianli. This kid still acted like a local tyrant as before.

Yue Qianli and He Shixian had not expected to gain so many benefits. These were what they lacked the most. With these supplies and reinforcements, the combat effectiveness of the troops would be restored soon.

The reason why He Shixian was willing to exchange with Yue Qianli was that it cost money to maintain replacement soldiers, that is, the direct line of the Central Army. It would be good enough to exchange with other troops without having to pay 30% of the empty salaries, not to mention that there were three mortars to exchange.

If the 528th Regiment had not also suffered heavy casualties, he would have wanted to exchange some light and heavy machine guns with Yue Tuhao. In China, soldiers are not valuable, but equipment is.

Yue Qianli had also made a plan, which would not affect the combat capability of the 528th Regiment, but also try to get as many reinforcements as possible. His attitude towards reinforcements has always been the more the better.

After Yue Qianli and He Shixian completed the transaction, they said goodbye to each other and returned to their respective defense areas. The equipment they were allocated was naturally carried by the reinforcements.

Yue Qianli almost hummed a tune all the way back to the regiment headquarters, then he gathered several battalion commanders and assigned them soldiers and equipment. They were so happy that they flattered them, after all, it didn't cost anything to say a few nice words.

With the people and equipment, Yue Qianli was more confident and said:
"Brothers, I had to talk my head off to get these people and equipment.

My distribution plan is to replenish the personnel and equipment of the first and third battalions according to the standards of the second battalion. In other words, each company will have two more heavy machine guns and two thunder cannons, and the number of people will increase to 2.

The battalion artillery company was equipped with two mortars and six thunderbolts. If there were not enough thunderbolts, the baggage train would make up for it.
Each infantry battalion was uniformly adjusted to 720 people, the artillery battalion to 300 people, the reconnaissance company and guard company directly under the regiment headquarters to about 500 people, and the entire regiment to about 3 people.

Previously, there were 1735 people left in the regiment, and 1365 people were missing. This reinforcement will make up the number, and the remaining 150 people will all be reinforced to the baggage train..."

(End of this chapter)