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New group.

Regiment Headquarters.

"Report to the head of the delegation. We received three important telegrams this morning."

As soon as Li Yunlong returned to the regiment headquarters after inspecting the troops, Chief of Staff Wang Dehou quickly came up to him, saluted Li Yunlong and reported.

The morale of the troops is very high, and the quality of individual soldiers is getting stronger and stronger. Commander Li is very satisfied.

As the troops won more battles, more veterans and elite soldiers appeared in the New 1st Regiment. In addition, with Type 5 and Type 6 equipment and sufficient training ammunition, a large number of sharpshooters emerged in the New 1st Regiment.

Li Yunlong personally watched the shooting training of the main force. Even some cooks were almost catching up with the level of special shooters.

Not to mention the vanguards of the main force, almost all of them are top-notch shooters.

Even the special forces companies of each battalion have many pioneers who have the potential to become special forces kings.

"The headquarters is planning to build an arsenal park in Zhengding."

Get the raw materials, recruit skilled workers, deliver and install the equipment, and complete various procedures.

The new regiment has an arsenal in the Northwest Shanxi Industrial Park, which is enough.

"Since the head of the headquarters has decided, the new arsenal park will be built in Zhengding."

Arsenals no longer need to be hidden; they can be built in Huangya Cave and caves, or directly near the suburbs of big cities.

However, important telegrams must be handled by Li Yunlong personally.

Because the New 1st Regiment does not rely heavily on the arsenal, it is more dependent on Boss Chen's airdrop supplies.

Wang Dehou said.

Today, the main battalions of the new regiment, especially the six heavy combined battalions, are comparable to the most elite troops of the German army in terms of combat effectiveness with the same strength.

Even the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment have better weapons and equipment, and their combat effectiveness is higher than that of the Japanese in the Type A Division.

Zhengding is the starting point of the Zhengtai Railway and has a large station.

"Which three important telegrams?"

The construction of an arsenal park in Zhengding makes it easy to transport the weapons and ammunition produced, whether to the south or the north.

Li Yunlong's expression changed.

Li Yunlong returned to the regiment headquarters with a satisfied smile on his face, and Wang Dehou quickly came to greet him.

It can be said that the individual qualities of the soldiers in the main battalions of the New 1st Regiment are not inferior to those of the Japanese in the Type A Division.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were too busy to handle the whole thing, and the New 1st Regiment did not have enough talent to manage the new arsenal.

The arsenal started from determining its location, to having professionals select the site, and then to repairing various buildings in the arsenal.

However, judging from the current offensive and defensive situation of the Eighth Route Army, building the new arsenal park near Zhengding is indeed a wise choice.

With Li Yunlong, the commander of the New 1st Regiment, taking the lead in learning, the learning atmosphere among the grassroots soldiers and commanders of the New 1st Regiment is very strong.

"The first telegram is from the headquarters regarding the site selection for the new arsenal. The headquarters has decided to build the new arsenal in Zhengding."

Next, the main offensive of the Eighth Route Army was divided into two forces, with Li Zhao's army attacking northward and Liu Deng's army attacking southward.

The Jingxing Coal Mine, not far from Zhengding, can also meet the daily needs of the arsenal's steel plant for steelmaking and steam generators.

It will take at least three months to half a year, and after a series of complicated procedures, the new arsenal park can be built and put into production.

They not only learn cultural knowledge, but also learn tactical coordination, party regulations, and high ideological awareness.

Li Yunlong instantly understood the headquarters' idea.

If it was an unimportant telegram, Wang Dehou, as the chief of staff of the New 1st Regiment, would have handled it himself.

Such a large arsenal park must have sufficient water resources.

After seeing these points clearly, Li Yunlong had to admire the strategic vision of the headquarters chief.

The new arsenal is very large, with 35 branches, enough to build three or five large arsenals.

Moreover, if there are any changes in the war situation in the future, the arsenal in Baoding can also be quickly withdrawn to Shanxi Province via the Zhengtai Railway.

The new arsenal park must have convenient transportation, so that both the raw materials needed by the arsenal and the weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal can be easily transported in and out.

Dagucun Airport in Shimen City is not far from Zhengding.

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The combat effectiveness of artillery, armored and cavalry units is also increasing.

"Zhengding?" Li Yunlong was stunned and looked at the map on the table.

There is a river south of Zhengding and north of Shimen City that can meet the daily needs of the arsenal park.

Perhaps Zhengding is not a good geographical location for building an arsenal on a large scale.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army now possesses powerful air force and anti-aircraft firepower.

Li Yunlong said with a serious expression:
"Call headquarters back immediately and ask them to send professionals to select a site near Zhengding. Once the site is selected, start construction of the arsenal building immediately. I will contact Boss Chen to deliver the goods."

Li Yunlong plans to hand over all the 35 arsenals he earned this time.

The Japanese were not rich, and the Eighth Route Army did not capture much spoils after fighting them.

Compared with what Li Yunlong earned from business, it is not even a little bit less.

In another time and space, the People's Liberation Army fought against the National Army. Every time they fought, they would seize a large amount of combat supplies and make a lot of money.

The reason was that Principal Chang received aid from the United States, and the Nationalist army equipped with American equipment was completely defeated by the People's Liberation Army at the level of divisions, armies, and even corps.

Therefore, Principal Chang is known as the transportation captain.

But the Japanese were not as wealthy as Principal Chang during the War of Liberation.

Therefore, it is very necessary for the Eighth Route Army to expand and build the scale of arsenals.

Moreover, after the arsenal is established, troops must be stationed there for protection, and air defense troops must also be stationed there.

Anti-aircraft firepower may not be used, but it cannot be absent.

"Yes." Wang Dehou quickly drafted a telegram.

Then, Wang Dehou continued, "This morning, the Independent Battalion sent a telegram saying that the Independent Battalion has been expanded to 3 people, and Deputy Commander Chu requested American equipment and grassroots officers."

"3 people?"

Li Yunlong was suddenly startled.

According to the regular organization of the National Army, one division has 1 people, and the strength of the independent battalion is approximately the size of three divisions of the National Army.

That is the size of a national army.

But it is only an ideal organization. This force size is only fully staffed by Principal Chang’s trump card.

For the National Army's miscellaneous troops and local forces, an army with more than 10,000 people was considered good.

"I remember that the Independent Battalion had less than 2 troops half a month ago, right?"

"It's only been half a month, and the independent brigade has expanded by more than 1 people. Could it be that Chu Yunfei is going to conscript men?"

Li Yunlong asked with narrowed eyes.

The independent battalion was sent by Li Yunlong to northern Henan for development. In just two or three months, it grew from 5000 people to 3 people. This speed surprised Li Yunlong.

In the past two years, the development speed of the new regiment was not as fast as that of the independent battalion.

"Deputy Captain Chu has indeed conscripted men."

Wang Dehou smiled slightly and reported.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Dehou saw that Li Yunlong's face darkened. Conscription was absolutely not allowed in the Eighth Route Army. Joining the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese was entirely voluntary.

This is discipline.

Seeing this, Wang Dehou continued to smile and said, "However, Deputy Commander Chu's independent brigade recruits able-bodied men from the national army."

"Nationalist army men?" Li Yunlong thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Chu Yunfei pulled the Nationalist army troops near Zhengzhou into the independent brigade?"

Li Yunlong's mind worked quickly, and he figured out how Chu Yunfei expanded his troops almost instantly.

"That's right!" Wang Dehou said, "Deputy Commander Chu used some tricks to make the soldiers of the National Army willingly join our Eighth Route Army."

At that moment, Wang Dehou recounted how the independent battalion had learned the poaching tactics of the 129th Division and poached more than Kuomintang troops in half a month.

Wang Dehou reported the situation to Li Yunlong and naturally understood the matter clearly.

If the independent battalion really conscripted men, then they would be dealt with according to the discipline of the Eighth Route Army.

"Chu Yunfei did a good job this time!" After understanding the situation, Li Yunlong nodded with a very satisfied expression.

The independent battalion only wanted grassroots officers and soldiers from the National Army, and basically did not want officers above the battalion level.

Many battalion-level and even company-level officers of the National Army were loyal to Principal Chang.

However, most of the platoon and squad officers, as well as the grassroots national army soldiers, had no feelings towards Principal Chang.

These soldiers of the National Army will definitely be able to exert greater combat effectiveness when they join the Eighth Route Army.

However, there is still a big gap between the discipline of the National Army and that of the Eighth Route Army.

After these soldiers arrive at the independent battalion, they will need to undergo some ideological transformation in order to exert greater combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Chu Yunfei requested the regiment to transfer grassroots officers.

"Captain, our new regiment is going to expand to 10 main forces this time, and the regiment is also in short supply of grassroots officers."

Wang Dehou said in a worried tone.

The main force of the new regiment consists of only 15 people. To expand the total force by two-thirds at once, it is necessary to draw out a large number of veteran elite soldiers and grassroots officers from the main battalions.

In this way, there will be no extra grassroots officers for the independent battalion.

Even the main force of the New 1st Regiment had to ask for support from the headquarters.

Although the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Southern Military Region had many militia units, these two military regions also needed to expand and had no extra officers to support the New 1st Regiment.

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and said, "Send a telegram to the division commander and the brigade commander, saying that we can use weapons and ammunition to exchange for grassroots officers."

After a pause, Li Yunlong said, "Also, send a telegram to the headquarters of the 115th and 120th Divisions. We can use heavy weapons to exchange for grassroots officers."

Wang Dehou's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this.

In this way, the grassroots officers required for the expansion of the army can basically be dealt with.

Although the 115th and 120th Divisions were developing at a relatively fast speed, they were still far behind the New 129st Regiment and the th Division.

But the 115th and 120th Divisions were, after all, reorganized units of the old Red Army, with strong fighting will, tough style, and high ideological awareness.

After all, these two divisions are quite far away from the headquarters.

The 129th Division was close to the water and got the upper hand. Most of the weapons, ammunition and combat supplies handed over by Li Yunlong went into the pocket of Division Commander Liu.

Although the headquarters also allocated some equipment to the 115th and 120th Divisions, the quantity was not large.

However, the 115th and 120th Divisions have trained many officers and cadres in their development over the past few years.

Li Yunlong did not need to take too much equipment. Just a dozen tanks and dozens of new heavy artillery could be exchanged for a large number of grassroots officers with rich experience in leading troops and commanding.

Li Yunlong smiled slightly.

If the commanders of the 115th and 120th divisions were given several 203mm howitzers and several Katyusha rocket launchers.

These two teachers must have been so happy that they couldn't sleep all night.

Moreover, Li Yunlong handed over so many weapons, ammunition and supplies to the headquarters this time. The headquarters will definitely show some response and allocate a group of grassroots and battalion-level officers to the new regiment.

"Yes!" Wang Dehou smiled slightly.

Exchanging weapons and ammunition for officers with brother units is an old tradition of the Eighth Route Army.

The New 1st Regiment is now extremely wealthy, and there is no problem in exchanging some heavy weapons for officers from brother units.

Take what you need.

It can not only solve the shortage of grassroots officers in the new regiment, but also enhance the combat effectiveness of brother units.

This is a best of both worlds solution.

Today, the Eighth Route Army is able to independently produce 122mm caliber artillery shells.

However, for artillery shells with a caliber above 150mm, we still need to rely on Boss Chen.

So Li Yunlong only needed to support the brother unit's 122mm howitzer.

On the Asian battlefield, the 105mm howitzer can be called heavy artillery, and the 122mm howitzer is naturally also considered heavy artillery.

The 105mm howitzers and 150mm howitzers that were replaced by the artillery unit of the new regiment can also be exchanged with brother units for grassroots officers.

These weapons are obsolete in the New 1st Regiment, but to the brother troops, they are more precious than gold ingots.

In this way, the problems of grassroots officers can basically be solved.

"Then, Commander." Wang Dehou immediately asked, "How many heavy weapons do we have to give to our brother troops in exchange for grassroots officers?"

"Don't worry yet." Li Yunlong said, "First ask the brother troops how many grassroots officers they can provide, and then we will provide more weapons depending on the situation."

"Yes!" Wang Dehou nodded and said, "Captain, the problem of our grassroots officers has been solved, but what about the battalion and company-level officers?"

The grassroots officers of the new regiment mainly refer to platoon leaders and squad leaders.

The battalion and company levels of the new regiment are equivalent to the regiment and battalion levels of other troops, and they are reinforced regiment and reinforced battalion levels.

As a result, the regiment headquarters has higher requirements for the quality of battalion and company-level officers.

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Each battalion must be equipped with two battalion-level officers, namely the battalion commander and the political instructor, and each company must be equipped with two company-level officers, namely the company commander and the political instructor.

Li Yunlong calculated carefully that the new regiment would expand its main force by 10, which means 10 heavy-armored combined battalions.

Each heavy armored combined battalion has 8 battalions under its jurisdiction, so a total of 80 battalions need to be expanded, requiring 160 battalion commanders and instructors, and nearly 1000 company commanders and instructors.

Li Yunlong sat down on a chair, tapping his fingers on the table, his eyes thoughtful: "The headquarters should be able to provide us with some battalion and company-level officers. We can also exchange company-level officers with our brother units, but our gap is still relatively large, so we can only promote the company commanders of the main battalions. In addition, it is time to promote Wang Gensheng, Wang Xikui and Li Changshun of the Sword Brigade to battalion commanders."

The Lijian Battalion was originally a battalion-level unit. Wang Xikui was equivalent to the deputy battalion-level officer, while Wang Gensheng, Li Changshun and Cao Jinwang were equivalent to the company-level officer.

A new batch of special warfare soldiers have grown up, such as Wang Yousheng, Ma Chengfeng and Zhang Tianfu, who are already able to stand on their own. It is time to promote them to squadron leaders of the Lijian Brigade.

It is also time to promote Wang Xikui, Wang Gensheng and others to battalion commanders and take on more important positions.

Although there is a big difference between leading a battalion and leading a special forces unit, the difficulty of the tasks varies greatly.

But Li Yunlong has confidence in them.

Several people who came from special forces commanded large troops in combat. Compared with other battalion commanders, they have unique tactical command and may be able to achieve different results.

Li Yunlong continued: "If there are still not enough battalion and company-level officers, then let a battalion commander serve as both battalion commander and instructor, and a company commander serve as both company commander and instructor."

Before Zhao Gang came to the New 1st Regiment as political commissar, Li Yunlong served as both the regiment commander and the political commissar most of the time.

He is responsible for both the military affairs and the life of the troops, and also has to do ideological and political work for the troops.

This requires relatively high capabilities of the officers.

Wang Dehou: "Yes!"