The boss said with emotion that this kid Li Yunlong has made too many meritorious deeds recently and he doesn't know how to reward him.
"According to Li Yunlong's merits, it would not be too much to give it to a detachment commander, let alone a brigade commander."
"The key is that Li Yunlong himself does not want to be promoted to brigade commander, and he also said that once he is promoted to brigade commander, the channels for assistance will be cut off, so now Li Yunlong is willing to be a regiment commander."
The Eighth Route Army had clear rewards and punishments. The headquarters didn't know how to reward Li Yunlong, and the boss also had a headache.
The chief of staff suggested: "Otherwise, find a base area for Li Yunlong and let him lead his own troops to develop. How many troops he can bring out depends on his own ability."
"I think northwest Shanxi is very suitable. Since the main force of the 10th Division came to Jizhong, there are only some guerrillas in northwest Shanxi."
"Although the land in northwestern Shanxi is somewhat scarce, the entire northwestern Shanxi has a population of close to 1 million, so it still has great development prospects."
"Moreover, the main force of the 10th Division has stayed there for several years, and the local mass base is also very good, so it is not difficult to carry out the work."
"With the capabilities of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, coupled with his assistance channels, there is no problem in revitalizing a base area like northwest Shanxi."
"In less than a year, this kid Li Yunlong will definitely be able to build a team of tens of thousands of people, and it will also be an ace team."
The chief of staff has always liked Li Yunlong and trusted Li Yunlong. The last sentence was directly affirmative.
An ace team of tens of thousands of people...
There was a glimmer of light in the boss's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel his heart beat.
Now the new regiment's combat effectiveness of several thousand people is already so strong. The combat effectiveness of an ace team of tens of thousands is probably not inferior to that of the Japanese permanent divisions.
No, it is definitely more powerful than the Japanese permanent divisions.
Because if it really reaches that scale, Li Yunlong's troops must be uniformly equipped with equipment from major foreign military factories.
In terms of equipment, they will definitely crush the Japanese permanent divisions. In terms of fighting will, the Eighth Route Army soldiers are no worse than the soldiers of the Japanese permanent divisions, and the firepower gap between individual soldiers is enough to make up for it.
If such a force is really mobilized, the situation in Shanxi will definitely be very different, and it will even affect the situation of the national war of resistance.
"But..." The boss said in a worried tone: "This kid dares to do anything. Once I let him loose the reins, I'm afraid this kid will make a big mistake."
Li Yunlong likes to stir up troubles and gives him too much autonomy. One day this kid will slap his head and lead his troops to attack Taiyuan. At that time, the situation of the battle will be affected by the whole body.
After all, the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army is still very different, and they may suffer heavy losses.
"Boss, you are worrying too much."
The teacher adjusted his glasses and said with a smile: "In the past, there was no one around Li Yunlong who could control him. This kid would do whatever he wanted. Now that Zhao Gang is by his side, Li Yunlong can only make a few mistakes. Li Yunlong's performance this year
It's very good. It doesn't hurt to make small mistakes occasionally, and his thinking has made great progress. For the development of our Eighth Route Army, he voluntarily refused to be promoted to brigade commander. Also, now his selfish thinking is gone, whether it is to capture or do business.
All weapons and ammunition earned will be handed over to superiors as soon as possible."
"I believe that with Zhao Gang watching him, this kid will make a few small mistakes at most, but he won't be able to make big mistakes."
"I admit it." The boss nodded: "Li Yunlong has made great progress this year."
"Since you both think so, let's discuss this matter carefully."
"But even if the New Regiment is going to northwest Shanxi, it will have to wait until the Japanese army sweeps up. After all, Li Yunlong's New Regiment is the trump card of our Eighth Route Army."
With Li Yunlong's new regiment here, the boss will be sure to successfully carry out the next anti-mopping operation.
Li Yunlong's new regiment has very strong fighting power, and the boss can use it very easily.
As long as a Japanese counter-mopping attack is repelled, according to previous rules, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to organize another major mopping-up within two or three months.
"Speaking of the next raid."
The chief of staff suddenly asked: "Boss, do you have any ideas?"
"I do have an idea."
"It's just not mature yet."
The boss said: "Now our artillery firepower is no worse than that of the Japanese army. We have plenty of artillery shells and ammunition. We can make changes to our strategies and tactics."
"Boss, what do you mean..."
"Our 19th Division will have a head-on battle with a Japanese division?"
The teacher reacted quickly and looked at the boss.
"That's right!" The boss nodded, his eyes calm.
This is the boss's fighting style. He is not afraid of fighting hard and vicious battles. He belongs to the category of "the brave will win when encountering a narrow road", with the word "brave" highlighted.
In this regard, Li Yunlong is very similar to the boss.
The Hundred Regiment War was launched by the boss who overcame all opinions and exposed the Eighth Route Army's trump cards.
Now that the 19th Division has a relatively solid financial background, it can definitely compete head-on with the Little Devils 1st Division.
The chief of staff also said:
"In a poker game, whoever exposes his trump card first will be at a disadvantage."
"At present, the Japanese army may not know our artillery firepower."
"Although doing this will expose your trump card in advance, I think it's worth it. Didn't you ask how many more battles like the White Team War can be launched?"
"Because other military regions have not yet recovered their strength, we cannot launch the Hundred Regiment Battle for the time being. However... we can launch a few more battles like Dagou Bay."
The boss nodded and said: "The chief of staff came with me and we can also let Li Yunlong act as the commander. The weapons and ammunition for the battles commanded by him can be reimbursed."
Although the Eighth Route Army now has more than 100 artillery pieces of 70 mm or above, except for the New Regiment, other artillery units cannot replenish their artillery shells.
The artillery shells are fired as soon as they are fired, and there is no room to replenish them. This situation will inevitably make the artillerymen reluctant to fire.
But with Li Yunlong in charge, this problem is not a problem.
Moreover, Li Yunlong's channels not only reimbursed ammunition, but also reimbursed damaged weapons.
The weapons and ammunition consumed by tens of thousands of soldiers were quickly replenished.
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"That's commanding tens of thousands of people to fight."
The division commander sounded worried: "Can Li Yunlong be able to take on this important role? Besides, if he commands so many troops as a regiment commander, his influence will be bad, right?"
"I don't think there's any problem," the boss said. "With a few of us helping him, how can he not be able to take on the leading role?"
"Also, this time Li Yunlong has made a great contribution, and his salary can be upgraded to brigade level."
The chief of staff said: "I don't think there is any problem with commanding tens of thousands of people at the brigade level, and he can also be trained in advance to have the ability to command tens of thousands of people in combat."
"Okay." The division commander nodded and said, "I have no objection, but before that, let Li Yunlong communicate with the other party to see if the other party is willing to do this. After all, the consumption of weapons and ammunition is not a small sum."
Howitzers, mountain cannons and artillery shells, as well as communication equipment, were quickly delivered to the headquarters.
After the brigade commander applied, he also kept 4 howitzers and 8 mountain guns.
Now the brigade commander's artillery regiment has become a strengthened artillery regiment. There are 13 howitzers and 3 mountain guns handed over to the headquarters, which adds up to exactly one artillery regiment.
After the 19th Division established a new artillery school, several crash courses in communications were added to the battalion school, and soldiers with higher education were selected from each department to learn to send and receive telegraphs.
They also requested the Ya Anti-Japanese Army to send more telegraph operators and decoders, and the Eighth Route Army soon equipped each regiment with one radio station.
Organizationally, they wanted to build an artillery school in Ya, so the head of the headquarters sent people from the originally eliminated Jinshan Artillery Regiment to Ya to provide artillery talents to various military regions.
A mountain artillery regiment from the artillery brigade directly under the headquarters was sent to ya. Just on top of the artillery regiment handed over by Li Yunlong this time, the number of artillery in the artillery brigade directly under the headquarters increased instead of decreasing.
Moreover, the artillery brigades directly under the headquarters have all turned into German 10-type howitzers and American 7-type mountain guns. There are sufficient artillery shells and the combat effectiveness is no longer the same.
But these are all things for later.
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"Lao Li, congratulations."
"Headquarters has upgraded your treatment to the level of brigade commander."
In the inner room of the New Regiment Headquarters in Yangcun, Zhao Gang was sincerely happy after reading the documents issued by the headquarters in his hand.
The red seal on the document is very new, indicating that the steel stamp was put on it not long ago.
Unlike the old warlords represented by ***, the Eighth Route Army did not have military pay. However, in November 1937, the Eighth Route Army headquarters clearly stipulated the allowance standards for personnel at all levels.
Regiment-level cadres receive a monthly allowance of 4 yuan, and brigade-level cadres receive a monthly allowance of 4.0 yuan.
This means that although Li Yunlong is still the group leader, his monthly allowance has increased by 0.0 yuan.
"Haha...Same joy, same joy."
Li Yunlong's lips curled up, now we, Old Li, have brigade-level treatment.
From now on, no matter whether it is the brigade commander, division commander or head of the headquarters, we, Lao Li, cannot be dismissed casually.
As in the past, things like going to the brigade headquarters to carry the big pot, going to the division headquarters to feed the horses, and going to the headquarters to lead the horses for the boss will no longer happen.
Although the 0. yuan increase in allowance is nothing, it can make Li Yunlong's position more stable as the leader of the new regiment.
Zhao Gang picked up the second document issued by the headquarters:
"This is a commendation from the headquarters to the Sharp Sword Squadron. The Sharp Sword Squadron recorded a collective special merit and awarded Comrade Lu Yingjun the title of first-class combat hero."
"First-level combat hero?" Li Yunlong looked surprised.
Li Yunlong expected that the Sharp Sword Squadron would record a collective special merit, but he really didn't expect that Lu Yingjun would be awarded a first-class combat hero.
First-class merit is different from first-class combat hero. The latter is much harder to obtain than the former.
"It should be because when the report was submitted, the artillery, shells and radio stations earned from this business were also attributed to Lu Yingjun and the Sharp Sword Squadron."
Li Yunlong reacted quickly.
"That should be it." Zhao Gang nodded. The battle was fought by the Sharp Sword Squadron and commanded by Lu Yingjun. It is reasonable for the Sharp Sword Squadron to count the share of the profit from the business.
These cannons and artillery shells can kill hundreds or thousands of enemies on the battlefield. These 10 radios can solve the communication problem of more than 100 infantry regiments of the Eighth Route Army.
Just these 10 radios, artillery and shells are a great achievement, not to mention the annihilation of Japanese pilots, the seizure of 9 tanks, the destruction of 11 Japanese aircraft, and the killing of more than 400 Japanese and puppet troops. This series of achievements is a hit.
If you propose one, it is a great achievement.
"Deserved."
Zhao Gang looked extremely satisfied and continued: "In order to ensure that the Sharp Sword Squadron is not exposed, the headquarters will not issue a military notification and commendation to it."
"So much the better."
Li Yunlong would naturally have no objection. The Sword Squadron was a trump card in his hand. It would be best if the Japanese could not figure out the reality of the Sword Squadron.
After this limelight is over, let the Sword Squadron come up with something big for the Japanese.