Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 139: The first military meeting of all cadres, determining the three-level reserve soldier system (subscription required)
The fifth day after the Battle of Handan.

Changzhi City and brigade headquarters.

Inside the large conference room.

Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others gathered together.

This is the conference with the most complete participants since the expansion.

All the leaders of the battalion, direct battalion, medical team, stretcher team and militia team also participated in the meeting.

"Have you heard? It seems like the reward is quite a bit of money."

"How much do you know?"

Chu Yunfei stepped into the meeting room.

All the officers quickly stood up and stood where they were.

"Everyone sit down."

neat and tidy.

Chu Yunfei said loudly: "I called everyone here this time mainly for three things."

"The first thing to do is to summarize the recent combat experience since everyone is here together."

"The second thing is that the units have been undergoing frequent organizational changes recently. If you have any difficulties, you can raise them at the meeting. If they can be solved, we will not delay it. If they cannot be solved, we will find a way to solve them."

"The third thing, some of you have already heard, yes, the chairman awarded 800,000 yuan."

When Chu Yunfei said this, he looked at Zhuo Tianyu.

This bastard...
Before I even walked into the meeting room, I heard him asking others how much money it cost.

A pure money-grubber.

"Of this money, 300,000 will be used as compensation for soldiers and officers who died. It will be handed over to Staff Officer Zhang and Director Liu for supervision. You will supervise them and if you find that they have embezzled money or are unfair, you will be given the money."

"You don't need to report this to your superior officer. Just come to me and I will give you an explanation."

Chu Yunfei paused and continued.

"In the battle of Handan City, our army suffered heavy casualties. I have learned about the course and situation of the battle. In terms of tactics, we do not need to continue to improve. We have already achieved the best."

"However, the number of casualties far exceeded pre-war estimates..."

"What caused this? I want to hear the thoughts of the participating troops."

Chu Yunfei signaled Qian Bojun to speak first.

Officers from the 358th Regiment all have a habit.

That is the post-war experience.

Listen to the soldiers' ideas and the ideas of grassroots military cadres.

Take comprehensive consideration and identify existing problems and shortcomings.

Only in this way can we improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

It is not advisable to work in isolation...it is even worse not to fail to summarize combat experience.

"Yes, sir. In this Battle of Handan, my Honorable 196th Regiment is responsible for the main attack mission."

"The battle was mainly divided into three phases. In the first phase, under the command of Deputy Regimental Commander Luo, we personally led the annihilation of the Japanese advance reconnaissance force."

"The second phase was the battle outside Handan City. In this battle, our army used tactics such as artillery fire shielding and precise shooting to successfully defeat the Japanese troops and break through the defense line in a very short time."

"The third stage is the stage with the most casualties. According to vague statistics, 70% of our casualties were caused by urban street fighting."

"To sum up the above, I believe that there are two extremely serious problems with our Honorable 196th Regiment in this operation."

Qian Bojun paused and looked at everyone.

"First, the quality of our troops and officers has declined seriously. Since the Battle of Ruyuekou, our Honor 196th Regiment has undergone several reorganizations, and the main combat troops are from the newly formed regiment directly under the original theater.

Its training model, tactical thinking, and team tactics all use the original 358th Regiment training method, which is highly consistent.

However, the quality of their soldiers and officers was slightly inferior to those who had already died.

At present, the first problem our regiment has to solve is the decline in combat effectiveness caused by the sacrifice of military cadres and elite veterans.

This issue is quite acute and prominent.”

After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Qian Bojun is right.

The 358th Regiment was able to defeat the elite Japanese Kwantung Army and the infantry regiment of the th Division in the Battle of Ruyuekou.

This is also because Chu Yunfei's subordinates are all veterans who have trained for at least two and a half years.

He personally trained and guided military cadres.

The team is adept at using tactics and has good coordination.

The fortifications were cleverly constructed, with a large number of cross-fire points and light and heavy machine guns.

But now..
Chu Yunfei sighed silently in his heart.

Too many familiar faces died on the battlefield.

The battle must be fought.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army did not fight, and no one helped them fight.

This was the status quo during this period.

“Second, the intensity of our regiment’s light weapons firepower has decreased.

I once served as the battalion commander of the 358st Battalion in the th Regiment.

There are about 2,300 combat troops under his command, equipped with 78 light machine guns and 16 Type 92 heavy machine guns.

"But now, the entire 196th Regiment has a total of heavy machine guns, light machine guns, grenade launchers, and mm mortars."

"If we look at the number of equipment, our regiment's firepower has even improved slightly, but the use of grenade launchers is much more difficult than light machine guns... Our regiment's grenade launcher shooters performed poorly in this operation.

It is expected that a lot of training will be needed to reach the level of ordinary Japanese grenade launcher shooters."

Qian Bojun looked at Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei nodded: "The current situation of the 196th Regiment is actually a microcosm of our national army as a whole. As the war progresses, our army has suffered more than casualties so far, of which the number of casualties of officers above the rank of second lieutenant is about ."

"Many of the elite main forces, including lower-level officers, were almost completely killed or wounded."

"According to the information I got from my old classmates, after the active troops were sacrificed, the new recruits who were replaced had almost no training and their combat effectiveness was extremely poor. On the battlefield, such soldiers had only two options: death or escape."

Fang Ligong frowned slightly.

Is this a new move?

Why haven't you heard of Aluminum Seat?
Zhuo Tianyu asked in a low voice: "Isn't he even better than the new recruits of the Xing County Security Corps?"

Chu Yunfei nodded. "The Xing County security team has received shooting training because it is close to the area where the Red Party was active before. According to the information I received, many recruits in the army not only don't know Arabic numerals, but also need three months to learn how to shoot."

Li Kuishan sighed: "Such troops, if sent out, will not only be incapable of fighting, but will only be a drag."

"Captain Li is right. Such troops can only hinder our progress and even waste weapons, food and money."

"Since Captain Qian has raised the issue, we must find a way to solve it."

Chu Yunfei smiled and looked at everyone: "Do you have any ideas? Please feel free to speak up."

After saying that, Chu Yunfei looked at Qian Bojun. "Qian Bojun, since you proposed this, you must have thought of a solution. Tell us your ideas first, and we will complement you."

"Yes!"

Qian Bojun pondered for a moment and organized his words.

"First, I suggest that we hold regular rotation training for officers, select company and platoon level cadres, and train them in rotation at the brigade headquarters. As for tactical instructors..."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Well, this is a good idea, I will train them myself."

"Secondly, I suggest that senior squad leaders train new squad leaders one-on-one, with senior squad leaders responsible for training new squad leaders in the same platoon or company."

"Senior second lieutenants and lieutenants will train newly promoted acting platoon leaders one-on-one."

"As for the company and platoon-level officers who were promoted due to their military merits, they should receive systematic tactical and strategic training to enhance their command capabilities."

Chu Yunfei nodded slightly: "Continue."

“Third, I suggest forming a new recruit supplementary regiment, selecting the backbone of the military from each regiment to serve as instructors, and taking on the task of training and educating the new recruits.

In normal times, it can be used as reserve troops to supplement the troops under your command.

In wartime, it can play a role similar to that of a newly formed infantry regiment. "

Qian Bojun paused after he finished speaking: "It's over!"

"Well, that's good. Do you have any opinions?"

Li Kuishan said, "Captain Qian's idea is very good. Officers have a great influence on combat command. A mature grassroots officer is indeed far superior to an ordinary squad leader."

"Our opponents, their squad leaders and sergeants, are all senior veterans, some of whom have even served for more than ten years and have rich combat experience."

"Even if our army does not have such sufficient reserve troops and a modern military service system, it does not prevent our army from learning from the enemy and their advanced features."

"I suggest that some senior soldiers be promoted as acting platoon leaders, deputy platoon leaders and other positions."

Everyone looked at each other.

This is also a good idea..
It’s a pity that there are not many such veterans in the team.

Fight to be the first in every battle.

We also have to take care of the younger generations in the team.

Damn, those damn invaders, those damn Japs.

"good.."

Seeing Chu Yunfei looking at him, Wu Ziqiang was about to say something.

Zhuo Tianyu at the side spoke up first: "If a new recruit supplementary regiment is established, will the role of our new infantry regiment overlap?"

Wu Ziqiang looked at Chu Yunfei helplessly.

Chu Yunfei laughed: "Look, you are anxious again, Ziqiang, you speak."

"Yes!"

"I think what Captain Qian and Captain Li said can be adopted. I would like to add that we can establish an organization similar to the militia."

Wu Ziqiang paused for a moment and organized his words: "Recruit young people of appropriate age, or strong men between the ages of 25 and 35, and give them a certain degree of military training.

On normal days they don't need to follow our field troops in combat, but when the Japanese army attacks, they are needed to provide some assistance and undertake some low-intensity combat tasks.

Its relevant functions are actually somewhat similar to those of the guerrillas formed by the Eighth Route Army.

But if you want to tell the difference.

The biggest difference is that they do not have to face the main force of the Japanese army in battle.

Those difficult-to-deal-with Japanese devils will be left to our main force to deal with, and they only need to undertake the simplest tasks.

This will not only release the combat effectiveness of the newly formed infantry regiment, but also allow the supplementary regiment to take on more responsibilities."

Wu Ziqiang looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think?"

Fang Ligong spoke first: "Very good, and more importantly, the command of such a reserve force is in our own hands."

"From a military perspective, vertical command makes it easier to command and issue orders more efficiently and quickly."

"From a political perspective"

"Brother Ligong, this is a military meeting."

Chu Yunfei interrupted and asked, "What are other people's opinions?"

"Very good..I wish our cavalry battalion could do the same..."

Ma Keying was extremely envious. Although he was a cavalry battalion commander, he only had one cavalry company under his command.

The second and third companies are still under construction, and it is not known when they will be completed.

Chu Yunfei's intention was naturally to give priority to the development of infantry, and the development of cavalry would inevitably come later.

On the one hand, there is no money, and on the other hand, there is really no war horse..
"Mountain Artillery Regiment?"

"No."

"Captain Ouyang..."

"Since everyone agrees with this view, let's do it this way."

"After the meeting, the General Staff will draw up a charter. In addition, the medical team, baggage battalion, logistics department, and stretcher team will all carry out corresponding reserve personnel training methods."

"Doctor Xu, any ideas?"

Captain Xu shook his head: "But Commander Chu, we are short of manpower..."

"We have already published a notice in the newspaper. I believe this matter will be resolved soon. Many people in Shanxi have elementary or even junior high school education. We should think of ways to train more medical soldiers."

Captain Xu nodded: "Yes, I will arrange this work immediately when I return."

"The stretcher-bearing team should build good relations with the common people on a daily basis. When a war breaks out, they will surely not refuse to help carry a wounded soldier. Don't you think so, Captain Mao?"

"Commander Chu is right!"

Chu Yunfei smiled, then looked at the heavy mortar battalion commander Song Ming: "Why isn't Captain Song talking today?"

"Sir, I thought I would wait until you get to the second matter of today's meeting before speaking."

Everyone laughed.

This Song Ming.

As soon as his eyes rolled, a clever idea came out.

"Okay, now let's talk about the difficulties your heavy mortar battalion needs to solve."

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