After returning to the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie immediately held an emergency military meeting and told the meeting that the Independent Regiment was preparing to join forces with the New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment.
As the leader of the independent regiment, what Kong Jie has to do is very simple through the regiment command organ.
You only need to explain the specific combat arrangements to the battalion commanders and instructors below.
Kong Jie decided to leave more room for performance to the battalion commanders and instructors. He only needs to play a leadership role.
Therefore, those who participated in this military meeting were the five battalion commanders of the independent regiment and several instructors.
In addition, since Zhao Gang was transferred to the New Second Regiment as the political commissar, the Independent Regiment has no political commissar.
After the military meeting began, Kong Jie took the lead and unfolded the content of the meeting:
"According to the joint operations of our three regiments and the division of labor of our independent regiment, the area our independent regiment is mainly responsible for this time is naturally near Yangquan."
"What each of you has to do is very simple, in three aspects."
"First, the defense areas of your battalions must not allow the Japanese troops in Yangquan to support Ping'an County and Taigu."
"This is also one of the main contents of the joint operation of the three regiments of our Iron Triangle this time. Only by cutting off the connection between Ping'an County, Yangquan and Taigu in Guizi can we carry out the next military operation plan."
"Secondly, each battalion immediately dispatched to rescue the villages and towns besieged by the Japanese and puppet troops, but I can explain clearly to you battalion commanders and instructors.
We want to save people, but we cannot blindly save people with our eyes closed. If the focus of the Japanese attack is directed to ourselves again, we will be playing with fire and burning ourselves."
"In addition, you should know very well what the Jinsui Army, the Central Army, and the National Army are like. Don't save people, only for them to turn around and sell you."
"So after each battalion launches military operations, you battalion commanders must control the timing. Wait until the Japanese army and the Shanxi-Sui Army fighting, and the Central Army are almost exhausted, and then take action when the time is right to defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop.
Save the Jinsui Army and the Central Army.
More importantly, save the people in the villages and towns and move them to safe areas."
"Thirdly, after the battle is over, we must promptly reduce our troop strength and make defensive arrangements to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from launching a counterattack at any time."
"This is the general combat deployment, do you understand it?"
"Yes!" the battalion commanders and instructors responded in unison.
Then he explained some specific combat deployments.
After the meeting, the battalion commander and instructors stood up one after another and were about to leave from the regiment headquarters, when Kong Jie explained again:
"Remember the main goal of our independent regiment, to rescue the people in villages and towns and eliminate the effective strength of the Japanese and puppet troops."
"After completing the roundabout encirclement, the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement, including the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Central Army and the local national army, should be ignored."
"After the Japanese are eliminated, all others will be treated as puppet troops. I will make it clear to them that anyone who does not disarm will be opened fire directly."
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan's mind was spinning the fastest and he quickly asked: "Commander, what if there are troops from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army who refuse to disarm and say that they are not puppet troops?"
Kong Jie scolded: "Bullshit, the war situation is urgent, how can we have time to distinguish whether they are puppet troops or national troops? First, we must all disarm, and those who do not disarm will be treated as puppet troops.
In addition, you can make it clear to them that you should disarm them first and let us ensure safety for the sake of the people. If you really find out your identity later, you can return the firearms to them."
"Really?" Wang Leihu, commander of the first battalion, asked.
Kong Jile said: "If the commander of the first battalion feels that the soldiers of the first battalion are not short of equipment and ammunition, then you can pay it back if you want. I have no objection anyway.
But if there are seizures afterwards, and when the regiment is assigned, it won’t be a problem without your battalion.”
"Yes, Commander, I understand." The first battalion commander's eyes widened slightly, and he immediately came back to his senses and said.
Kong Jie shouted: "What do you understand? I tell you, don't think nonsense, let alone act nonsense. Whether it is the Shanxi-Sui Army or the Central Army, they are anti-Japanese armed forces and our friendly forces.
We are still the anti-Japanese national united front. If any of you offends friendly forces, finds a reason for others, and labels us as deliberately creating friction, I will settle the score with you."
"Yes!"
The cadres responded in unison, but each one was thinking of his own thoughts, as if he were in a mirror.
Then let them have no excuse.
After the cadres left the regiment headquarters, the regiment headquarters suddenly became deserted, with only Kong Jie and Monk Wei remaining.
Kong Jie needs to coordinate the overall situation this time, and cannot lead his team to the front line again just for fun.
For this reason, Kong Jie pushed the regiment headquarters five kilometers forward and temporarily borrowed a small courtyard in a small village to serve as a temporary headquarters.
In addition, more than 400 people from the cavalry company, mortar company, guard company, reconnaissance platoon, communications platoon, and commando team directly under the regiment are also stationed in the village with the regiment headquarters.
As a reserve force, it provides support to the five surrounding battalions at any time.
Directly connected to the regiment temporary headquarters are the forward temporary headquarters of the five battalions.
Let’s talk about the current communication system of the Independent Regiment. It has developed much more than before.
The means of communication have also changed from the single means of human-based communication in the past to the current diversified means of communication:
Signal troops, messenger cavalry, short-wave communication radio stations, wires were set up, and the telephones connecting the regiment headquarters and each battalion headquarters were smoothly connected.
It is no exaggeration to say that Kong Jie was commanding from a temporary regiment headquarters two to three kilometers away from the front line.
Except that I can't see the combat situation of the five battalions on the front line with my own eyes.
The battle situation happening on the front line can be relayed to the temporary headquarters where Kong Jie is located in less than three or two minutes.
In the room of the temporary headquarters, Kong Jie and the monk were standing around the sand table in the Yangquan area that had been made a long time ago and has been continuously filled with detailed content.
"Monk, are all the communication troops in place?"
Kong Jie asked while staring at the sand table to study.
The monk replied: "Report to the leader, all communication units are ready."
"How is the training going on with the mortar company and cavalry company on coordinated transportation of infantry and artillery?" Kong Jie asked again.
This is a newly established means of rapid transportation support for the Independent Regiment.
For example, when five battalions are fighting on the front line, if support from a mortar company is needed and the soldiers of the mortar company pull the artillery over, the speed will naturally not be improved.
But if the cavalry company and the mortar company can be combined and the artillery is transported by horses, the speed will be greatly improved.
Of course, this is only the current stage. Although horses are very fast, there are still many restrictions. Kong Jie prefers motorized troops.
In the past six months, the independent group has seized many transport trucks, as well as some military motorcycles and bicycles.
Although most of it was sent to the headquarters arsenal, the independent regiment also kept some.
Therefore, Kong Jie has always had an idea to form a motorized combat unit belonging to an independent regiment.
As for specific machinery, bicycles, motorcycles, transport trucks, etc. can all come in handy.
As for the problem that the independent regiment is mostly surrounded by mountainous areas, it is not a problem. It is not difficult to open up trails between the mountains that can be carried out by motorized troops.
In addition to mountains, there are also some open areas around this station, which will also find use.
"The regiment commander, Captain Sun and Zhu Zhu said that as long as the frontline combat troops are in need, the cavalry company can assist the mortar company and arrive at the battlefield within fifteen minutes. If it only assists in transporting a mortar platoon, this time can still be
Shorten."
The monk replied.
Kong Jie nodded and focused his eyes on the sand table again.
It feels really refreshing to strategize and win the battle thousands of miles away.
There is a sense of being in control of the overall situation!
"Monk, pass on the order, let the cavalry company and mortar company stay in one place temporarily, waiting for orders from the regiment headquarters at any time."
"Let the communication platoon also take action. Although we now have small short-wave radio stations and connected telephones, which can carry out short-distance communication transmission within two or three kilometers, we are afraid of any situation happening midway. The communication platoon must respond in time."<