The night Political Commissar Chen arrived at Heya Village, he handed over the radio code book to Xiaoru.
Shanzi instructed Xiaoru to report to the detachment and inform Political Commissar Chen that he had successfully arrived at Heya Village.
The next morning, the grassy beach behind Quanquan Ridge was crowded with people.
Under the auspices of Shanzi, the independent battalion held a grand founding meeting.
Political Commissar Chen said in his speech——
The Independence Battalion is the anti-Japanese vanguard of the Qiaonan people and the mainstay of the Qiaonan people's fight against the Japanese invaders. The birth of the Independent Battalion will surely turn the land of Qiaonan into a sea of fire to eliminate the invaders.
According to the informal establishment, in addition to the establishment of necessary battalion headquarters, 80% of the independent battalions are integrated into the front-line troops.
The front-line troops were organized into three companies, with Song Yijie, Xu Xiaolong and Li Xiaohu serving as company commanders respectively.
And because Jinye was good at reading and writing, Yumei proposed to Shanzi that Jinye should serve as the battalion clerk in accordance with her original wish.
However, Jin Ye has a rough personality and wants to lead troops in war like Shanzi. Shanzi has no choice but to select thirty-five people from the village and assign them to a third platoon of a company. Jinye is appointed as the leader of the third platoon.
Not only that, Jin Ye strongly recommended Yanni to be the deputy platoon leader.
Yanni is one year younger than Jin Ye, and is twenty-two years old at the time. She is also a good partner of Shanzi and Yumei, but she is the strongest with Jin Ye. In the final analysis, she is Jin Ye's puppet and leg.
In terms of garrison locations, Shanzi will station the first company at the base camp of Quanquanling, the second company, and the third company at Oak Slope and Yukou Mountain respectively. The former is located in the northeast corner of the county, and the latter is located in the southeast of the county.
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After the establishment of the independent battalion, Political Commissar Chen spent another two days, accompanied by Shanzi and Yumei, inspecting the stations of the Second Company and the Third Company respectively.
During the inspection, Shan Zi made a shocking statement. Once the independent battalion established a foothold, a special force would be established.
Political Commissar Chen was surprised and asked Shanzi to explain the basic concepts of the special forces.
Faced with Political Commissar Chen’s questions, Shanzi took his time——
The so-called special forces, which belong to the special operations forces, have the characteristics of flexible organization, capable personnel, well-equipped, fast mobility, well-trained, and strong combat effectiveness.
The main tasks of the special forces are harassment and sabotage, assassination and hijacking, reconnaissance behind enemy lines, counter-sneak attacks, etc.
After listening to a grand talk, I didn't expect Political Commissar Chen to pour cold water on me.
Political Commissar Chen said that the independent battalion is the effective force in fighting the invaders. The independent battalion is the effective force to fight against the invaders. All other things are just wishful thinking. At the very least, they are not allowed to be frivolous for a considerable period of time.
Shanzi promised resoundingly verbally, but in his heart he repeated what he had said to Zhao Danian——
The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. I have the final say on my territory.
Before leaving the independent camp, Shanzi gave the second Browning that had been confiscated from Lin Feng to Political Commissar Chen. As a result, Political Commissar Chen's face was like an iron tree blooming.
When Political Commissar Chen returned, three girls, Xiaoyan, Xiaosu and Xiaohuang, went with them to the detachment to receive professional medical training.
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After calming down and resting for a long time, Shanzi sent messenger Xiao Liu to call Yumei and Zhao Danian to the battalion headquarters.
Shanzi said that he had been dizzy from being busy these past few days, so he had a banquet in the evening to relax his nerves.
Zhao Danian was about to take care of the matter when Shanzi went on to say that Jin Ye would organize the banquet.
Yumei said that treating guests individually is voluntary, so it is not easy to share the meal.
Shan Zi said that Jin Ye’s father is a landlord, so it should be.
After saying that, Shanzi asked Xiao Liu to go to the third row and notify Jin Ye to send some money.
About ten minutes later, Jin Ye followed Xiao Liu excitedly to the camp headquarters.
Looking at Jin Ye now, he is wearing a brand new Eighth Route Army uniform from head to toe. Compared with the past, he looks more heroic and energetic.
Without the customary etiquette in the military camp, Jin Ye asked bluntly: "Shanzi, what do you need money for?"
Shanzi said: "Tonight you treat me to a treat and celebrate our independence camp."
Jin Ye didn't hesitate and handed Shan Zi a thousand local coins with a wave of his hand.
As soon as Shanzi took the money in his hand, Jin Ye went on to say, if it is not enough, there is still a thousand yuan in the dormitory.
When he heard that Jinye still had a small treasury, Shanzi's buttocks bounced up from the bench: "Jinye, since you are treating guests, you have to make the food more substantial, so as not to spend money and people will call you a miser."
Jin Yewu understood what Shanzi meant, and after agreeing, he turned around and walked out.
When Jinye handed another thousand yuan to Shanzi, Shanzi handed all two thousand yuan to Zhao Danian.
When Zhao Danian was in trouble, Shanzi offered the following menu——
One chicken, two pounds of meat, plus ten pounds of old soju.
Zhao Danian has a clear mind and made a rough estimate. For these things, fifty yuan is still needed in change.
Unexpectedly, Shanzi ordered that all the remaining money should be deposited in the Secretary's Office to improve the company's food.
Jin Ye suddenly realized, he puffed up his neck muscles and cursed: "Stubborn, you are a horse turtle, you don't feel bad if you drink human blood."