The next afternoon.

The main building of the regimental headquarters was filled with people again.

The atmosphere this time was more solemn than at the last reorganization meeting.

Zhao Wenlong sat in his usual spot, with an open notebook beside him, filled with dense writing.

He's barely slept these past few days because of reorganization and training, and his eyes are dark and bluish-black.

But he was full of energy, his back was straight, and his eyes were bright.

Tian Chengjun sat next to him, his seriousness no less than before.

Sun Shengli sat opposite him, with a notebook in front of him, but only a few lines were written on it.

He has a good memory; he can think of everything in his mind and speak eloquently without writing it down.

He was drinking water from his teacup at that moment, glancing at the doorway every now and then, as if waiting for some excitement.

Deng Chen sat next to Sun Shengli, his posture more natural than in previous meetings.

His back was still straight, but his shoulders were no longer so tense, and his gaze no longer held the same cautious scrutiny as when he first arrived.

He has begun to truly integrate into the group.

Tian Guoqiang sat at the very end.

There was also a notebook in front of him, filled with many drawings.

There are conversion formulas for firing parameters, as well as a few lines of small pencil notes.

He comes from a technical background and is used to letting blueprints and numbers speak for themselves.

Wang Xiuying sat to the side, her gaze sweeping over the faces of the people one by one.

She just sat there quietly and listened.

Zhou Tianyang sat at the head of the table, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the people before he spoke.

"Comrades, the reorganization has been completed for almost a week. Let's talk about the situation in each battalion today."

"Start with the first battalion."

Zhao Wenlong cleared his throat and opened his notebook.

"The First Battalion has completed its reorganization."

"All the newly recruited veterans have arrived and been assigned to their respective companies. After a few days of adjustment, they have basically adapted to our training rhythm."

He paused, glanced at the paper, and continued:

"In terms of training, the average time for the entire battalion to complete the five-kilometer armed cross-country run was almost one minute faster than last week."

"The hit rate on the 150-meter fixed target in shooting training has been consistently above 85%."

"In terms of tactical coordination, two battalion-level offensive and defensive drills were conducted, one offensive and one defensive."

Zhou Tianyang listened without interrupting.

Only after Zhao Wenlong finished speaking did he ask a question.

Have any coordination issues arise between the newly recruited veterans and the existing soldiers?

Zhao Wenlong thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"I was indeed a bit rusty the first couple of days, mainly due to differences in tactical commands and hand signals."

"The veterans are used to the old way of fighting, which is different from the way our new Second Regiment fights."

"But it went smoothly after three days, and now there are basically no problems."

Zhou Tianyang nodded and turned to Tian Chengjun.

Tian Chengjun opened his notebook and spoke at a moderate pace.

"The reorganization of the Second Battalion has also been completed."

"In terms of personnel allocation, each newly incorporated veteran has 15 to 20 people in each company, which is a balanced ratio."

"In terms of training, the Second Battalion did not rush to pursue speed, but focused on consolidating the basic skills."

He closed his notebook and added a sentence.

"After these few days, the integration issues between new and veteran soldiers have been basically resolved, and the next step is to move on to a more intensive tactical training phase."

Zhou Tianyang then looked at Sun Shengli.

Sun Shengli put down his teacup and spoke faster than the previous two.

"The reorganization of the three battalions is complete, and the integration of new and veteran soldiers is going smoothly."

"I adopted a confrontation training approach, organizing a tactical confrontation every afternoon to train through combat, which greatly motivated the soldiers."

Zhou Tianyang nodded and turned to Deng Chen.

Deng Chen sat up straight.

"All personnel of the Fourth Battalion are in place, and training is proceeding normally."

"There are still some facilities in the new camp that need to be improved, but it won't delay the training progress."

Zhou Tianyang looked at Tian Guoqiang.

Tian Guoqiang opened his notebook.

"The artillery battalion currently has more than 400 people, divided into three artillery companies."

"Primarily using mortars, we are currently in the basic training phase."

After he finished speaking, the room was quiet for a moment.

Just as Zhou Tianyang was about to speak, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

The footsteps stopped at the door.

Then a voice, panting, rang out.

"Commander, Commander Li is here!"

Li Yunlong appeared at the door, accompanied by Wang Desheng.

The two had rushed here, and Li Yunlong's face was still covered in sweat.

As soon as he entered the room, he looked around at everyone inside and grinned.

"Oh, in a meeting?"

"Well, I've arrived just in time for the fun."

Zhou Tianyang stood up and went to greet him.

"Old Li, you came without even saying hello."

Li Yunlong had already found a chair and sat down, crossing his legs.

"If I had given you a heads-up, you would have definitely asked the cooks to prepare extra food, and I wouldn't have felt comfortable letting you spend that money."

He spoke with such conviction that everyone in the room couldn't help but laugh.

Li Yunlong's gaze swept over Deng Chen and Tian Guoqiang.

"These two must be the newly arrived Battalion Commander Deng and Battalion Commander Tian, ​​right?"

"Nice to meet you."

"I am Li Yunlong, the commander of the New First Regiment."

Deng Chen shook hands with him.

Tian Guoqiang also stood up and shook hands with him.

Li Yunlong sat down again and glanced around the room.

"Where is your meeting in progress?"

Zhou Tianyang sat down again.

"We've only just begun reporting the situation."

"You've come at just the right time."

"It would be good to hear about the progress of our newly reorganized Second Regiment."

Li Yunlong nodded and didn't interrupt.

Zhao Wenlong continued to report on the training situation of the First Battalion.

Tian Chengjun then reported on the progress of the Second Battalion.

Tian Guoqiang also gave a brief report on the progress of the artillery battalion's formation.

Sun Shengli reported on the situation of the Third Battalion.

Deng Chen was the last to speak, talking about the current training status of the Fourth Battalion and its next steps.

At first, Li Yunlong just listened casually, with his usual nonchalant smile on his lips.

But as the report progressed, the smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a more serious expression.

His gaze swept back and forth across the faces of the battalion commanders, and he tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the table twice, lost in thought.

After Deng Chen finished speaking, Li Yunlong slowly leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath.

He turned to look at Zhou Tianyang.

"With your implementation of this plan, the foundation of the new Second Regiment has been solidified."

His tone was unusually serious, unlike his usual joking manner.

Zhou Tianyang looked at him.

"Old Li, you didn't come all this way just to listen to our meeting, did you?"

Li Yunlong chuckled.

"You saw right through me again."

"I do have something to tell you."

"The New First Regiment just received intelligence that the Japanese may be planning a large-scale mopping-up operation soon, targeting our area."

The atmosphere in the room changed instantly.

Zhou Tianyang sat up straight.

Is the intelligence reliable?

Li Yunlong nodded.

"reliable."

"The scouts I sent out stayed in the Yushe area for three days and found that the Japanese troops were moving around much more frequently than usual, with trucks coming and going and twice as many sentries as usual."

"And I had several soldiers disguise themselves as civilians to inquire about it."

He paused, his tone becoming even more certain.

"The Japanese stronghold in Yushe usually only has one small squad, but in the last two days it has suddenly increased to over a thousand people."

"This shows that the Japanese are indeed preparing for something big."

Zhou Tianyang didn't rush to speak.

He stood up, walked to the battle map hanging on the wall, and his gaze fell on the location of Yushe.

His finger moved slowly across the map.

Starting from Yushe, we passed through several possible routes one by one.

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