The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 159 Military Spirit and Artillery

After talking with these sergeants for more than half an hour, and having a good idea of ​​the general situation of the additional soldiers, He Wei gathered the officers together and announced his reception order and plan.

At this time, although there were no soldiers yet, He Wei had already set up the whole battalion. Just last night, he had just announced the appointment of the battalion's cadres and the organizational distribution of the soldiers.

There are three infantry companies in the battalion. The first company is captained by Captain Fu Chen. At the same time, considering that Fu Chen is his old company commander after all and is also a graduate of the eighth batch of Huangpu Military Academy. Battalions are all counted, so He Wei also appointed Fu Chen as the deputy battalion commander of the captain. To be precise, he is the deputy battalion commander of the captain and the commander of the first infantry company. This move by He Wei is actually showing respect and respect to Fu Chen. Attention to him.

The commanders of the second infantry company and the third infantry company are respectively Lieutenant Fang Jing and Lieutenant Hu Zhaowu. The commander of the artillery company is Lieutenant Chen Xinsheng. The communications platoon leader is Second Lieutenant Sun Xisheng who masters communications technology. The spy platoon leader is He Weigang. Yang Biao was promoted to second lieutenant. It turned out that the soldiers and sergeants of the old Sixth Company had their own arrangements. The old brothers of the Sixth Company were divided into three infantry companies and special agent platoons, and they were distributed as evenly as possible to balance the several groups. The combat effectiveness of infantry units.

The artillery company's frame was erected by the artillerymen brought by Chen Xinsheng. In this way, the backbone of the entire battalion was composed entirely of veterans who had fought bloody battles at Xinkou, and the combat effectiveness of the army was basically guaranteed.

"I just learned about their situation, and they added to us seven organic companies without officers. We will immediately organize to take them over. Three infantry companies will take over their five organic companies, and the remaining three organic companies will be taken over by the artillery. Company, communications platoon and special agent platoon will receive it. After my training, we will immediately start receiving and rectifying it!"

"Yes!"

The officers of the secret service battalion also responded in unison excitedly. They have been gearing up for the past few days and are preparing to show off their skills. However, officers without soldiers cannot show off their skills no matter how capable they are. What is a polished commander? Nothing could be done, and now these officers looked at the soldiers like hungry wolves looking at their prey.

He Wei quickly trotted up to the supplementary soldiers in a standard running posture. He moved meticulously, stood at attention on his feet, and saluted the supplementary soldiers. The more than 1000 soldiers were also attracted by the young major who ran in front of them. , all eyes were focused on He Wei.

"Brothers, my name is He Wei. Many people know me now. Do any of you know me? I don't know and I don't want to know. From now on, you must remember that I am your battalion commander. , Yesterday you were soldiers of the No. 40 First Division. From today on, it is no longer. Your designation is the Nanjing City Defense Special Agent Battalion. I know that there are many veterans of the Fengjun and Zhilu Allied Forces among you, and there are many Shandong people. And from the Northeast, I am also from Liaoning. Now our hometown is gone, and Shandong is also in danger. If we want to fight back to our hometown, we can’t rely on others, we can only rely on our own guns. As long as you follow me, I can guarantee that my brothers will be popular. If you drink something spicy, use it well. When there is a fight, there will be doctors, there will be people to carry the injured, and there will be people to bury the dead!"

"Each company, start receiving now!"

He Wei's loud voice resounded throughout the playground. Although He Wei is from the Northeast, his accent has not been strong since he was a child. He has always spoken Mandarin and Mandarin. But when giving lectures, he deliberately brought some Northeastern accent. Many soldiers did not hear the accent clearly and did not understand what He Wei meant. However, when they heard the familiar accent, many of them felt warm in their hearts.

"Let's go!"

"Starting receiving!"

He Wei gave the order, and the officers behind him immediately brought the backbones of each company and platoon forward to start the reception work. He Wei planned a large establishment for the infantry company, so the three infantry companies of the special agent battalion will be divided among them. The five organic companies that received reinforcements were dropped, but this was not entirely the case.

The first officers to go up were artillery company commander Chen Xinsheng and communications platoon leader Sun Xisheng. Artillery and communications corps are technical arms, and training is not easy. He Wei gave them permission to pick up troops first. The two of them shouted their demands at the top of their lungs. Their requirements are not high. Chen Xinsheng's requirement is that anyone who has served as an artilleryman, led a horse for an artilleryman, or even carried artillery shells can come over.

Sun Xisheng had worked as a communications soldier, and anyone with a telephone line on his back could come over. Not to mention, there were quite a few people who met the requirements. The two of them took away a dozen people first.

Then, several infantry company commanders began to step forward and divided up the supplementary troops of the five organic companies at an extremely fast speed. After each company and platoon initially received the supplementary troops, more than 1000 troops were led by the backbone of each company and platoon. The team walked to the barber room of the military academy with neat steps. He Wei needed these supplementary soldiers very much, but what he wanted was clean supplementary soldiers. Before these soldiers could be officially added to his army, he still needed to give them Their personal hygiene should be taken care of. After all, good hygiene is also an important guarantee for the combat effectiveness of the army.

Each company lined up in front of the barber room of the military academy, stood in line, and took turns to get a haircut under the command of key veterans. It was said to be a haircut, but in fact it was a shaved head. The barbers in the barber room of the Central Military Academy were all masters of shaving their heads. During the school period, everyone was required to shave their heads. I am afraid that all the barbers in Nanjing City combined could not compare with the barbers at the military academy. After the haircut, the newly arrived soldiers were rushed to the bathhouse to take a bath, which was very hot. The hot water washed away all the dirt on these soldiers, as well as the fatigue of marching all the way.

After being shaved and washed, a brand new military uniform and cap was issued. The brand new gray winter military uniform replaced the worn and patched cheesecloth military uniform, and the German-style cap replaced the rag military cap. The new rubber shoes from Songhu replaced the worn cloth shoes and straw sandals.

After putting on brand new military uniforms, all the new soldiers were pulled to the playground and lined up. Then, under the watchful eyes of more than 1000 people, Li Youcai, the newly appointed lieutenant quartermaster of the secret service battalion, led a few people and carried a few soldiers. The big sacks came to the front of the team and opened these sacks. What was inside was nothing else, but stacks and stacks of brand new legal tender banknotes.

Since he had taken out so much money in front of this group of soldiers, it was natural to distribute the money to the lower levels. After Huang Youcai counted the number and quantity, he quickly distributed the money. Every soldier, regardless of rank, Everyone has one yuan of legal currency. This number is definitely not too much, but it is not too little.

Nowadays, the purchasing power of legal currency is still very good. The military salary of a private is seven yuan, one yuan, which is not too small. More importantly, the No. 40 First Division is not a direct line unit of the Central Army. In many cases, military salary and Funds could not be paid on time, and arrears and delayed payment of military pay often occurred in the army. It was common to not see the money for a month or two. But when I arrived at He Wei, the money was given as soon as we met, and every soldier was receiving the money. When looking for money, everyone looked shocked and excited.

Wearing new military uniforms and carrying the money they were issued, when it was time for dinner, the new brothers were greeted with buckets of steamed buns and large pancakes, as well as whole pots of pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli and scrambled eggs. As long as they were not wasted , Eat casually with an open stomach.

He Wei also attaches great importance to the food of the troops. As a soldier, you must not lack nutrition. He also knows that most of these soldiers are northern soldiers, as well as Northeastern soldiers, so he personally asked Huang Youcai, the military supplier, to make some food that northerners like. There were steamed buns, flatbreads, and pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli. Huang Youcai was also a penny-pincher. He found that buying vegetables in the market was a bit expensive, so he took a platoon of soldiers to the countryside outside Nanjing to buy vegetables and harvest pigs. , bought a large amount of fruits and vegetables at a very cheap price and a dozen big fat black pigs. As soon as the new brother arrived today, he slaughtered them all and stewed them into fragrant pork and cabbage stewed vermicelli.

The new brothers grabbed white steamed buns and big pancakes in one hand, and kept putting large pieces of pork into their mouths as they ate. Many of them felt like they were back home, and some brothers were happy and happy. Today, my company at Xiaguan Wharf did not go to Songhu with the larger troops but was assigned here. Gradually, these new brothers began to feel a sense of belonging here.And this is the effect that He Wei wants. If you want to lead the soldiers, you have to give them a sense of belonging. And it is easy to do it. That is, you have done everything you should do, paid the money that should be paid, and given the money that should be paid. He Wei gave everything he was given, and He Wei did all of this. Less than a day after these soldiers arrived, He Wei had already won over the military morale.

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Replenishing the newly arrived soldiers does not mean that the unit can be formed into an army. After these company and platoon leaders take the soldiers back, they must conduct further screening to check whether there are old, weak, sick and disabled people for further elimination, and based on what Wei Wei issued the company and platoon organization list to organize and determine the list of candidates for the squad and platoon leader. It would take several days until the troops were officially organized.

During this time, He Wei had some leisure time. He was either checking accounts with Li Youcai in the dormitory every day, or compiling training materials according to his own ideas and improving infantry drills. In general, it was easier than when he was a platoon leader or company commander. Platoon commanders and company commanders can be said to be the lowest-level officers and need to be in direct contact with the lowest-level soldiers.

But when you reach the level of battalion commander, it's completely different. If you want to manage the troops well, you don't need to directly contact the top soldiers below. Instead, you can directly manage the company commanders under you, and the pressure is much less.

"Reporting to the battalion commander, since the new brother entered the camp, he has purchased food including 240 kilograms of various vegetables, 940 black pigs, [-] chickens, [-] kilograms of rice and white flour, and various non-staple foods. The material is [-] five kilograms, and the total cost is [-] five yuan. Please ask the battalion commander for the specific bill and details."

In He Wei's dormitory, Li Youcai, the lieutenant of the battalion headquarters, was reporting the recent expenditures to He Wei, and attached a detailed bill of expenditures. This military quarters was very capable, and He Wei now fully trusted him. Suspects are not needed, employers are Without any doubt, He Wei took the thick purchase details list, flipped through it twice, and returned the account book to Huang Youcai.

The expenses in the past few days are not small, but He Wei is very rich now, and this little money is not a problem. More importantly, all these food and drinks are spent on the soldiers, which will be converted into combat effectiveness in the future, which is tens of millions. Can't be stingy.

"Don't worry, you can do the work. I don't worry. If you have any difficulties, just tell me."

When Li Youcai heard what He Wei said, he was a little moved, so he saluted He Wei with a military salute and said: "Batalion Commander, there are real difficulties. Now that the additional soldiers have fallen, there are more things to be busy with. Warrant Officer Lao Ge and I are really too busy, and now that all the companies have been organized, it’s hard for me to find people to go on business trips. Battalion Commander, do you think we should remove some people to assist?"

The Warrant Officer Old Ge mentioned by Huang Youcai was Ge Guicai, the first squad leader of the Old Sixth Company. All the brothers in the Old Sixth Company were promoted to one level, and Ge Guicai was naturally promoted from sergeant to warrant officer. He Wei was very interested in this old scalper-like old squad leader. He was very affectionate. Ge Guicai was getting older. He Wei didn't want him to still work below, so he transferred him to the battalion headquarters and appointed him as a warrant officer and commissary officer to work with Li Youcai.

These days are very busy, but Li Youcai only has one person like Ge Guicai. When he needs to make purchases, he only hires strong people temporarily and directly finds people to go out on official business. This is indeed a problem.

After thinking about it, He Wei suddenly felt that he also needed a force that was always responsible for logistics and chores. They could handle some chores and play a lot of roles when necessary. So he said, "In this way, you can work hard for a few more days." , now each company and platoon is adjusting its organization and selecting soldiers. I estimate that some soldiers who are weak and old, weak, sick and disabled will be eliminated. When the time comes, you can organize these soldiers into a baggage service platoon and let Lao Ge be the platoon leader. , this way you will have people under your command, which will make it a lot easier."

Li Youcai's eyes lit up, and after saying yes repeatedly, he left He Wei's dormitory very happily.

But as soon as Li Youcai left, the artillery company commander Chen Xinsheng came to find He Wei again. He seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Hey, isn't this Company Commander Chen? Why did you come here to see me if you weren't busy with your company? What difficulties did you encounter?" He Wei asked.

Chen Xinsheng pulled up a chair and sat down. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's indeed a bit difficult. It's about the artillery."

"Artillery, what's wrong with the artillery? Is there something wrong with those French-made Bayi mortars?"

He Wei's expression immediately became serious. He did not dare to ignore the issue of equipment.

Chen Xinsheng shook his head: "No, I saw those French Bayi mortars, and they are all very good. When using short-range steel-cased shells, they are about the same power as the Qiwu Mountain Cannon."

"Then what are you worried about? Isn't this good?"

"Battal Commander, our reinforced battalion cannot fight with just four 81mm mortars. What to do if we encounter tanks or low machine gun bunkers? We must have flat-firing cannons."

Chen Xinsheng said.

Mentioning this, He Wei also frowned. It is true that the advanced French-made Brand Bayi mortar can replace the traditional [-]mm caliber infantry gun, but it cannot replace the anti-tank gun. He himself, indeed It is necessary to get two flat-firing cannons for your troops, otherwise you will be helpless when encountering tanks and extremely low fortifications.

After thinking about it, He Wei said: "It is indeed a problem. You should go back first. Leave this matter to me and I will figure out a solution."

(End of this chapter)