On October 18, it was already ten o'clock in the night. Two delegations from the detachment and the provincial party committee arrived at Quanquanling to attend the founding meeting of the independent group.
The detachment delegation was composed of the main leaders of the directly affiliated units, led by Captain Xiong and Political Commissar Chen.
In addition, the detachment also sent 1,200 sets of military uniforms.
The delegation of the Provincial Party Committee mainly came from other fraternal detachments, led by the special commissioner of the Provincial Party Committee and accompanied by Station Director Li of the Qiaonan County Underground Transportation Station.
The newly built conference room is brightly lit and the atmosphere is warm and solemn.
On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, the special commissioner of the Provincial Party Committee presented a beautiful plaque to the independent group that was about to be established. On the plaque, there were eight characters inscribed in running script -
Fight to the end and remain unswerving.
The special correspondent met Shanzi for the first time. After looking at him carefully for a while, he verbally gave Shanzi eight words -
Handsome son, anti-Japanese genius.
During the brief conversation, Shanzi had ulterior motives and focused on the special forces.
Unexpectedly, Captain Xiong's statement was like pouring cold water on Shanzi, chilling him from head to toe.
Captain Xiong said that the detachment had held a special meeting on the topic of special operations, and everyone agreed that we are a veritable Tubal Road, and we currently do not have the conditions for special operations in terms of equipment or training.
Political Commissar Chen went on to say that facts have proven that the early achievements of the Independent Battalion did not come from the special forces, but from the Independent Battalion. This was true before and will remain so in the future.
Political Commissar Chen particularly emphasized that the Independent League was about to be established and was in a period of great transition. He hoped that Comrade Zikai would consider the overall situation, understand the general situation, and lead the Independent League to create greater glory.
Seeing that Shanzi was burying his head in silence, Captain Xiong gave a sharp order: "Wang Zikai, if you can fulfill the instructions of Political Commissar Chen, please answer seriously."
Shanzi stood up and saluted: "Report to the detachment leader, Wang Zikai will never let down the teachings of Political Commissar Chen."
Although Shanzi's answer was sonorous and powerful, as soon as his buttocks settled into the seat, he was sneering in his heart——
Let's see who can stop the special team from being established. Wang Zikai changed his name to Wang Ba.
After hearing Shanzi's statement, Captain Xiong burst into laughter.
Political Commissar Chen then turned his attention to Yumei: "Comrade Jiang Yumei, the General Branch of the Independent Battalion is about to be upgraded to the Youth League Party Committee. Please remember Captain Xiong's words, political work has more combat effectiveness than any weapon."
Yumei nodded while writing down political commissar Chen's instructions in her notebook.
Captain Xiong then asked: "By the way, Comrade Yumei, no matter how you look at it, Mr. Wang's second daughter is a strong general. After the independent group is established, what position do you plan to give her?"
Yumei said: "It is tentatively decided to be the acting company commander of the third company of the first battalion."
Upon hearing the word agent, Captain Xiong was puzzled and asked Yumei what was going on.
Yumei looked at Shanzi embarrassedly, not knowing how to answer.
At the moment of embarrassment, Zhao Danian said: "Report to the detachment leader, the reason why Comrade Jin Ye is temporarily appointed as the acting company commander is because he was detained by Battalion Commander Wang not long ago."
As soon as he finished speaking, Captain Xiong and Political Commissar Chen were stunned.
Under Captain Xiong's questioning, Zhao Danian recounted the causes and consequences one by one.
Unexpectedly, after hearing the whole story of Jin Ye's imprisonment, Captain Xiong Yang Yezi was two-faced. On one side, he praised Jin Ye for his principles and personality, while on the other side, he praised Shanzi for his ability to distinguish between public and private matters and for his uprightness.
Shanzi was worried that Captain Xiong would not be able to keep his mouth shut and would reveal the hidden story between him and Jinye. So he suggested that the guests rest early on the pretext of being tired from the journey.
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According to the schedule, the delegation started at nine o'clock to comprehensively inspect the fortifications.
At 8:30, more than 20 leaders gathered in the conference room.
Before the inspection, Captain Xiong first asked to see the defense map.
At Shanzi's call, Xiao Liu rushed to the confidential room and informed Xiao Ru to send him a map of the fortification distribution. The map was one meter square and marked "Top Secret" in the upper left corner.
As can be seen from the defense map, trenches with a total length of more than 5,000 meters surround the camp, and a total of 35 bunkers are distributed along the line, each of which is connected to the trenches.
In addition, a total of nine tunnels were excavated under several earth mounds in the camp area, and five munitions, grain and grass storage depots were built. Important departments such as the battalion headquarters were all built in cave-style buildings.
Because of the exquisite and professional workmanship of the defense map, Captain Xiong suddenly became curious and asked who made the defense map.
Yumei said that these were all drawn by Comrade Ru Han.
Shanzi went on to say that starting from tomorrow, Xiaoru will leave her job as a telegraph operator and serve as the confidential secretary of the Independent Group.
Spending nearly three hours, Captain Xiong led the delegation to not only inspect all the fortifications, but also visit every facility in the camp one by one.
Facing the brand-new barracks, Captain Xiong only said one sentence: The achievements of the Independent Battalion today are all the result of their self-reliance and self-reliance.
But after visiting Shanzi's dormitory and office, Captain Xiong suddenly changed his expression: "Wang Zikai, please explain clearly. Yumei and Zhao Danian both live in ordinary dormitories, why are you the only one special?"
Zhao Danian replied: "Detachment leader, Battalion Commander Wang should not be blamed for this matter. It was Professor Jiang and I who concealed the truth and put Battalion Commander Wang under house arrest."
Shanzi then promised that the cave dwelling would be vacated within three days for use by other departments.
Captain Xiong continued: "Since it is not a personal behavior, it shows that the essence of your ideology has not changed, and it also reflects everyone's concern and love for you. However, please remember that no matter how high the official position or how powerful the Communists are, they must integrate with the masses.
, share the joys and sorrows with the masses, only in this way can we win victory."
Shanzi solemnly promised that he would never disappoint the expectations of his leaders and comrades.
After a while, she walked into Ward No. 1 and Yumei pointed at Chun'er to introduce——
He is Comrade Wang Chunlai. The Operations Department has decided after research that Wang Chunlai will be transferred to the Second Company of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment to serve as company commander.
Captain Xiong quickly stretched out his right hand, shook hands with Chun'er and asked: "Comrade Chunlai, why are you not sitting in the position of director of munitions department but insisting on going to the front line to fight?"
Chun'er hurriedly saluted: "Reporting to the detachment leader, Wang Chunlai is also a man. Others can go to the front line and fight, why can't I?"
Listening to the simple and honest words, Captain Xiong was deeply moved and patted Chun'er on the shoulder three times.
In the afternoon of that day, Captain Xiong presided over a report meeting in the conference room. Yumei made a report on the battle and development process of the independent battalion to the leaders of the detachment and the provincial party committee.
Yumei said——
Although the Qiaonan Independent Battalion will soon disappear from people's sight, its glorious achievements will forever be recorded in the annals of the Chinese people's Anti-Japanese War and will also set an indelible monument in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.
Yumei finally said——
Starting tomorrow, the Independent Regiment will be officially established. He will inherit the fearless fighting spirit of the Independent Battalion and use a hundredfold enthusiasm and fighting spirit to comprehensively create a new situation in the cause of the Anti-Japanese War.
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October 20, 1938 AD, was an unforgettable day.
That morning, the grassy beach behind Quanquan Ridge was crowded with people, and the founding meeting of the independent group was held here.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Political Commissar Chen announced the start of the meeting.
According to the agenda of the meeting, Captain Xiong read out the appointment letter for cadres at the battalion level and above.
After the ceremony of presenting the flag and presenting the gun, Captain Xiong and the special commissioner of the Provincial Party Committee delivered speeches successively.
According to Captain Xiong's suggestion, Political Commissar Chen named Jin Ye to speak on behalf of the female soldiers.
Jin Ye hesitated at first, and then, with the support of Yanni and Qiu Hong, he walked up to the front desk.
Because he was unprepared, Shanzi was really worried that Jinye would make a big joke.
While he was feeling anxious, Jin Ye cleared his throat and said loudly to the audience——
Female soldiers of the Third Company, listen up, even though we are all girls, we cannot compare with the men in terms of strength, and we will never lag behind them in killing Japanese enemies. My aunt is willing to risk everything.
As the audience burst into laughter, Jin Ye's eyes widened, and he continued shouting -
Why are you laughing? If you don't accept it, wait and see.
After shouting, Jin Ye trotted back to the queue.
When it was Shanzi's turn to speak, Shanzi first gave a solemn military salute to the audience, and then pointed to the high-flying independent regiment flag——
Comrades, today is the day when the Independent Regiment was established, and it is also the beginning of a new battle mileage for the Independent Regiment. We do not need to talk big, make oaths, or show merit and merit. It is everyone's responsibility to resist Japan and save the country.
In short, our independent group must hold high this red flag and strive to plant it in Qiaonan County as soon as possible and throughout the country.
Although Shanzi's speech was brief, there was endless applause from both the stage and the audience.
Not just applause, many people shed tears of excitement for Shanzi's speech.
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After dinner, cadres from the independent regiment and above lined up to see the delegation off.
At nine o'clock, Shanzi held another meeting at the regiment headquarters. The main topic of the meeting was to discuss and formulate a training plan for new recruits and formulate a new political and educational plan.
The meeting was still attended by a group of three people, namely Shanzi, Yumei and Zhao Danian.
As the confidential secretary of the Independent League, Xiaoru attended the league leaders' meeting for the first time and was responsible for organizing and recording the meeting content.
In order to facilitate the training of new recruits, Shanzi was ingenious and adopted a dual organization for new recruits——
The first is to formally integrate the new recruits into each unit, and the second is to divide the new recruits into six companies, which not only facilitates unified training but also can respond to emergencies in a timely manner.
The chief instructor in charge of recruit training is Zhao Danian, and the deputy chief instructors are Xiaolong and Xiaohu respectively.
As the meeting came to an end, Shanzi raised an additional topic——
Purchase 80 mules and horses and 60 carriages as soon as possible. First, they will be mixed with the stretcher team into a transportation team. Second, they will be equipped with exclusive transportation mounts for units above the company level.
Shanzi also requested that the transportation team be limited to one hundred people and organized into a company-level unit.
At this point, the establishment of independent regiment units has been completed, and the front-line combat units are -
Three regular infantry battalions, one directly subordinate machine gun company, and one reconnaissance platoon.
In terms of weapons and equipment, each company of a conventional infantry battalion is equipped with a machine gun squad of fourteen people, and each squad is equipped with four light machine guns.
The machine gun battery is equipped with a total of eighteen Type 89 grenade launchers and twelve Type 92 heavy machine guns.
The three battalion commanders of the infantry battalion are Song Yijie, Xu Xiaolong, and Li Xiaohu respectively.
In order to save front-line human resources, the guard platoon still maintains its original establishment, but has significantly increased its number on the original basis, consisting of 60 people. The security and vigilance inside and outside the camp are entirely responsible for the guard platoon.
Xiao Zhang was appointed as the platoon leader of the new guard platoon, and platoon leader Gao was transferred to the machine gun position and was re-elected as the company commander.
According to Shan Zi's wishes, Xiao Liu was originally supposed to be the deputy platoon leader of the guard platoon, but Xiao Liu refused and insisted on working for Shan Zi as a correspondent.
Shan Zi had no choice but to agree to stay with Xiao Liu.
However, according to Zhao Danian's suggestion, Xiao Liu is no longer a correspondent, but a bodyguard of the regiment leader.
In addition, Yumei and Zhao Danian are also equipped with full-time correspondents.