12dz Chapter 337: All promoted
Chapter 337: All promoted
Yu Xiaoqing put on a stern face and bravely walked in front of Wei Lihuang.
"Captain Wei, can you be more flexible? There are only a hundred or so of them, why don't you put them in our division?"
Wei Lihuang walked to the side of the Nujiang River and looked at the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side who were building fortifications non-stop, his face full of worry.
"Captain Yu, this is an order from the Military and Political Department. Do you think there is room for bargaining?"
Yu Xiaoqing fell silent.
Tang Ji began to sort out the relationships behind the scenes.
Long Wenjian began to get anxious.
The others began to get nervous.
Only Wang Meng and the guard company behind him were full of vigor and vitality.
"Guard Company, take over the position first!"
The fully armed guard company immediately set up light and heavy machine guns on the position and dug fortifications.
The standard operating procedure was like a teaching session, leaving the surrounding soldiers stunned, including the elite ones.
Wang Meng was very satisfied with the effect, and he moved closer to Long Wenjian.
"Captain Long, do you want these weapons and equipment?"
Long Wenjian showed rare caution and began to test the waters.
"Can I have it?"
"can!"
Wang Meng waved his hand, and boxes of ammunition were carried up. In just ten minutes, they were piled up into a small mountain.
Wang Meng rolled up his sleeves, started pretending, and pulled over an ordinary soldier.
"Tactical helmet, light weight and good protection!"
"Jungle camouflage uniforms are invisible even when hiding in the bushes. They are also fireproof, wear-resistant, breathable, and rainproof!"
"Combat boots, comfortable, breathable, and puncture-proof!"
Yu Xiaoqing even shocked Wei Lihuang. After all, he thought that only troops like Wang Meng's guard company had such equipment, but he didn't expect that he would give it to the so-called Sichuan Army.
Wang Meng took the semi-automatic rifle from the soldier, loaded it, and aimed at the tree trunk in the distance.
"Ding ding ding."
In less than half a minute, the magazine was emptied.
"Semi-automatic rifle, ten-round magazine, effective range 800 meters!"
Wang Meng then lay down on the ground, and the guard company commander brought him a general-purpose machine gun.
"Stab la la..."
A minute later, another ammunition chain was emptied, and the unfortunate big tree in the distance was broken in half.
"A general-purpose machine gun that can fire 800 rounds of ammunition per minute. Captain Long, do you like it?"
Long Wenjian swallowed and bravely moved in front of the machine gun.
"Wang... Chief of Staff Wang, how many of these machine guns do you want us to have?"
Wang Meng was amused and had some of the wooden boxes opened so that he could take a look himself.
"Captain Long, our independent column is equipped with machine guns at the squad level, and each person is also equipped with a semi-automatic rifle and a submachine gun. Are you satisfied?"
Long Wenjian felt a little overwhelmed and dizzy, as happiness came too suddenly.
If he had such equipment earlier, it would have been the Japanese who were driven into the Savage Mountain.
"Chief of Staff, what about the artillery?"
"Yes! Considering that you may have to attack later, we have specially equipped you with an artillery battalion! Knuber, where is Knuber?"
Silly Knubb stood up from behind and raised his hand.
Wang Meng put his arm around Knuber's shoulder with his right hand, held Long Wenjian with his left hand, and then nodded at Meng Fanle and the other cannon fodder.
"Let's go and see our artillery!"
Behind the jeep convoy was the artillery pulled by a tractor.
"Knuber, do you recognize these guns?"
When Knuber saw the cannon, he seemed like a different person. He became alert and started running back and forth with his hands and feet dancing.
"105mm howitzers! And 150mm howitzers! Commander, we're sending them out!"
"That's right. The Japanese on the other side are frantically building fortifications. Ordinary infantry artillery is probably useless. Therefore, we have brought you a 150mm howitzer company, a 105mm howitzer company, and a 37mm anti-aircraft gun company, each with 30 guns."
It’s called an artillery battery, but have you ever seen an artillery battery with 30 artillery pieces?
Wang Meng looked at the almost fainting expressions of the Sichuan Army Corps members, and that "prank" mentality came to his mind again.
"But, Captain Long doesn't seem to want to work with our independent column, so I'll have to bring these equipment back to Pingshun!"
When Long Wenjian heard this, he knew he had no reason not to eat the meat that was right in his mouth, so he stood at attention immediately.
"Chief of Staff, I lead all the soldiers of the Sichuan Army to report to you!"
"All? Dozens of people?"
Long Wenjian felt a little embarrassed, as there were indeed only a few dozen people.
"Chief of Staff, if you just give me the equipment and rations, this regiment can be set up in a month!"
"That's not necessary!"
Wang Meng led them back to the Flag-Sacrificing Hill and took the walkie-talkie carried by the communicator.
"Bring up the new recruits!"
One hundred company and platoon-level officers drawn from various divisions of the independent column brought 3500 new recruits, and in an instant the Jieqipo was packed with people.
"To prevent the Japanese from bombarding us, let's make it short. These are 3500 new recruits, but I see some of them seem to have military experience. You have to find out for yourself. The hundred or so I brought from Pingshun are instructors and will not be involved in troop management. You can report officers at all levels, but I still need to designate some!"
Wang Meng took out the list and began to announce the orders of the independent column.
"The commander of the Sichuan Army Corps of the Independent Column is Long Wenjian, and the deputy commander is Lin Yi.
The commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion, Meng, was annoyed.
Ma Dazhi (Snake Butt), commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion.
Deng Bao (not spicy), commander of the 3rd Infantry Battalion.
The commander of the artillery battalion is Shi Xiaomao (Knuber).
Reconnaissance company commander Dong Dao (the star of death).
Medical team leader Hao Xichuan (Veterinarian Hao).
The rest of the deputy positions shall be reported by the Sichuan Army Corps themselves! "
The cannon fodder of the Sichuan Army were filled with joy that was beyond words. They did not expect that one by one the cannon fodder would become officers, and real officers with guns, rather than just commanders without troops.
Even Long Wenjian couldn't accept it. He actually had more than 3,000 soldiers? It was like a dream.
"Ahem, I have something to remind you guys. You only have three months to learn command and tactics. If you fail to pass the test by then, you will still become soldiers. I can't joke with the lives of soldiers! In addition, the salaries of the independent column are paid according to the level of the position. They are paid in US dollars or silver dollars, and they will never be in arrears!"
As soon as they heard the word money, and hard currency at that, everyone became active.
Especially the two people who are most in need of money, Milong and Meng Fan.
One person has to support the family, and the other has to support Xiao Jiu.
Long Wenjian was so excited that he was speechless, but his body was ready to kneel down and salute at any time.
"Change your clothes and get a haircut immediately, then you will train with the new recruits. The Jiqi Slope will be handed over to the reconnaissance company first, and will be returned to you in a month!"
These cannon fodders found a bush, hurriedly changed into camouflage uniforms, and then each received a semi-automatic rifle. They looked at each other and started laughing.
"Yes, all of you should shave your heads like the groom!"
"Why do you need to shave your head?"
"Why? It's clean and hygienic! Also, if someone gets their head cut open, it'll be easier to bandage it up!"
Everyone here was busy, but Yu Xiaoqing and his group kept silent, their faces as gloomy as if it was going to rain.