Zhou Weihan and others stayed at the headquarters for one night before leaving. That night, several people attending the meeting chatted until late at night before falling asleep.
The next day, the brigade commander and others left. Song Commissar of the Jinan Military Region invited Zhou Weihan to come with him, but Zhou Weihan declined on the pretext of returning to Pingshun.
Then Zhou Weihan went to the boss’s office specifically.
"Zhou Weihan, I thought you were gone. What else do you want?" The boss looked at Zhou Weihan suspiciously.
"Boss, you know the situation in Tainan. There has been no progress for more than half a year. I have never fought against the Japs. The bullets are just consumed and there is no progress. The main force is basically Japanese weapons and equipment. A few basic regiments
We still have to use 79-caliber bullets. Do you think we can get some bullets from the arsenal?" Zhou Weihan asked tentatively.
"Haha, you are rare. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. No problem. I will give you a note and you can send people directly to the arsenal for ammunition!" the boss said cheerfully.
Zhou Weihan immediately beamed after receiving the note approved by the boss. The boss was very generous and provided a total of 300,000 rounds of 79-caliber machine gun and rifle ammunition, as well as 20,000 hand grenades.
"Boss, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Tainan Military Region, thank you!" Zhou Weihan deliberately bowed to the boss.
"Go quickly, go quickly!"
The batch of ammunition Zhou Weihan asked for not only took into account the subsequent combat needs of the Tainan Military Region, but also several newly formed independent regiments in the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, and most of the rifles used were 79-caliber.
On the same day, Zhou Weihan arrived at the headquarters of the Shexian Basic Cadre Regiment and asked the regiment leader Shen Fang to send someone to the Huangyadong Arsenal to collect ammunition.
On the way back, we arrived in Wu'an. The winter wheat grown in some areas of the fields in the base area had been harvested, while the rest of the spring wheat had huge ears hanging down. Many fellow villagers stared at their fields day and night.
"Fellow, this year's harvest looks good!" Zhou Weihan got off his horse and said to an old man in the field.
"Comrade from the Eighth Route Army, yes, yes, there was originally a drought after the spring this year. Fortunately, comrades from the government and the army called on everyone to build several canals, and our village specially built several reservoirs, which ensured the harvest!
"The old man's dark shoulders were exposed under his sweat coat, but his face was full of joy.
"That's good. As long as the folks can have enough to eat, we'll be relieved!"
The old man looked Zhou Weihan up and down, and then looked at the dozen or so soldiers accompanying him, all riding tall horses and holding weapons he didn't recognize in their hands. He couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, and immediately asked: "Comrade, what are you doing?
Where are you coming from? Where are you going?"
"Haha, fellow, don't be nervous. I'm going to Yamawang Mountain. Is your Eighth Route Army commander called Li Dabenshang? He has a beard, a sinister look, and he has a command knife in his hand all day long!" Zhou Weihan described Li Dabenshang's appearance.
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"Yes, yes, but Captain Li is not a villain, he is a ghost!" the old man retorted.
Originally, Zhou Weihan was worried that the troops and the people in the base area would lose their vigilance due to too much peace in the south. However, Zhou Weihan was quite satisfied with this journey.
There were militiamen patrolling the outskirts of each village. They were questioned and their documents checked no less than five times along the way.
That night, Zhou Weihan returned to Yama Mountain after a long absence.
Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, and Li Yunshan actually gathered together, eagerly waiting for Zhou Weihan.
"Hey, look, I just said he would arrive tonight to pick up something!" Li Yunshan said excitedly to Zhao Gang and the other two.
Zhao Gang reluctantly took off the pen pinned to his chest, while Xing Zhiguo took out a pocket watch from his pocket.
"No, Lao Zhou, why did you arrive at night?" Zhao Gang asked with a hint of resentment.
"I was delayed because of something on the road. If I tell you what to do, who told you to bet on me?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"You went to the headquarters for a meeting this time. What did the head of the headquarters say?" Zhao Gang asked again.
"There's going to be a war!" Zhou Weihan said as he passed by.
"Then the situation is really not optimistic. Once the Japanese troops are dispatched from Handan, our Tainan Military Region will be the first to bear the brunt!" Xing Zhiguo said worriedly.
"What is supposed to come will always come. It is not easy to stay silent for more than half a year!" Zhou Weihan corrected his mentality at this time, and then asked: "Old Zhao, have you contacted Terauchi Isamu?"
"No, I called Isamu Terauchi twice this morning and again in the afternoon, but I never got through, and there was no reply even after I sent a message!" Zhao Gang said.
"It doesn't matter. I won't be here during this period. The war is about to begin. Let each regiment report the situation. We will know what's going on!" Zhou Weihan finally said.
The next day, Xing Zhiguo found Zhou Weihan with the personnel establishment reported by each regiment of the Tainan Military Region.
Nowadays, in addition to the four regiments of the 94th Division in the Tainan Military Region, which are deployed around Changzhi, Ding Wei's first division was incorporated into Licheng based on the three battalions of the new regiment after Li Yunlong's transfer later that year.
, some local armed forces in Lucheng and Lucheng formed another basic group.
There are also the Shexian Basic Regiment, the Fifth Regiment of the Independent Detachment, Guo Huaiwu's 29th Regiment, the Cavalry Regiment, and the Artillery Battalion, a total of eight infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment plus an artillery battalion, and of course there is also a flying one that has been hidden and serves as a trump card.
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"Since Jing Dagang's regiments were assigned to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, the personnel establishment of the Tainan Military Region was significantly reduced, and the combat effectiveness of the remaining regiments was also uneven. Among them, Ding Wei's 281st Regiment and Xu Dali's 279th Regiment Platoon
In the first tier, Li Da's fifth regiment, Yang Han's 280 regiment ranked in the second tier, and the other two basic regiments ranked last, especially the newly established basic regiment in the first division. The soldiers were very enthusiastic about training.
But there is a lack of actual combat!" As the chief of staff of the military region, Xing Zhiguo is well aware of the situation of the following regiments.
"However, after the second batch of trainees from the cadre school graduated, they have been added to each regiment. Grassroots cadres have been greatly enriched, and the organizational structure of the army has become closer!"
Zhou Weihan then carefully looked at the staffing reported by each regiment. The number of the basic regiment in Shexian County reached about 1,400, and the number of the basic regiment in the first division was only 1,100. Fortunately, Ding Wei came up with the basic information of the first division's combat readiness warehouse at the beginning of its establishment.
Everyone has a gun.
The 281st Regiment has about 2 people, and the supplementary group has about 2,200 people. Yang Han's 280th Regiment has been streamlined in terms of personnel, with only about 2,600 people, and the remaining more than 300 people have been organized into guerrillas.
Li Daben's fifth regiment has more than 1,900 people.
The cavalry regiment was transferred because of the cavalry company, but it was restored to 700 people in Zhu Dashan, and the artillery battalion's artillery and auxiliary soldiers had more than 600 people.
Therefore, in addition to the internal security company, guard company, farm guard company on the mountain, and the security section of various factories, the Tainan Military Region has a staff strength of about 18,000 people.
Compared with before the establishment of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region, the personnel establishment of the Tainan Military Region has been reduced a lot.
"The Kwantung Army is coming back this time. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is first-rate. There are still a few troops that can fight hard. But don't worry. When the time comes, I will transfer the first and third regiments back!" Zhou Weihan said
