diskusbooks Chapter 363 Signed and Effective
Chapter 363 Signed and Effective
After the troops of the Sichuan Army started their training, Wang Meng got on the jeep again and went to their camp with Long Wenjian.
About five miles away from Jieqipo, there is a forest with dozens of houses and some temporary military tents.
Zhao Gang looked at the houses that were in relatively good condition and asked casually.
"Captain Long, are these brick houses where your officers live?"
Long Wenjian quickly shook his hands and his head like a rattle.
"No, no, Political Commissar Zhao. Some of these houses are used to store weapons, ammunition and other materials that are not resistant to moisture. The other part is a field hospital for sick soldiers! We cadres live in tents just like ordinary soldiers."
Wang Meng and Zhao Gang got out of the car, opened the doors of the brick houses and saw that it was indeed as expected.
"Okay, Captain Long, the officers and soldiers have done a good job and deserve praise! You should receive the supplies from the trucks behind. It's almost night now. Are you all ready to eat? Can the food be supplied?"
The last time Wang Meng came, he brought a quartermaster with him, who was responsible for the officers and soldiers' allowances and logistical support. I haven't received any special reports in the past month, so I guess there shouldn't be any problems, right?
"Report to the Chief of Staff, this period is like the Chinese New Year. We can eat rice and flour for every meal, and the soldiers are very motivated for training!"
"Okay, I'll prepare something different for you today!"
The Sichuan Army soldiers who stayed behind in the camp came running over and moved all the bullets, shells, gasoline and other supplies from the vehicles down.
Finally, the instant noodles, compressed biscuits, egg powder, rice and flour were unloaded aside.
Wang Meng opened a box of instant noodles, took out a pack and threw it into Long Wenjian's hand.
"This is great stuff. Let's organize a snack for everyone tonight!"
Long Wenjian sat there holding instant noodles, looking left and right, not knowing how to eat it.
"Chief of Staff, how do you eat this?"
"Oh, look at my brain, I forgot about that! You can eat this stuff right out of the package, or you can cook it in a pot with some eggs and vegetables. It's so delicious!"
Wang Meng said that he was not satisfied yet, so he immediately asked the soldiers to set up a pot and start cooking noodles in front of them.
In less than five minutes, a strong fragrance was emitted, which made the surrounding soldiers lose their focus on training and move closer with their noses stretched out.
Picking up the spoon, Wang Meng scooped a spoonful of soup, slurped it up, and closed his eyes in ecstasy.
“It’s delicious!”
When the soldiers saw it, they could only swallow their saliva and thought: Is this thing better than pork stewed with vermicelli?
Milong stretched out his long face and squeezed over. Looking at the big pot of egg and vegetable instant noodles with bright red soup and rich aroma, he licked his face and laughed at Wang Meng.
"Chief of Staff, you've tasted it, can we have a taste too?"
Wang Meng stuffed the big iron spoon into Milong's hand.
"Okay, everyone come and have a taste."
Milong distributed the pot of instant noodles to the soldiers, and each of them was like a tornado, sucking all the noodles and soup into their mouths, still wanting more.
"Chief of Staff, can you cook another pot?"
"Hahaha, your Captain Long will decide this. But I tell you, if the soldiers in Shanxi want to eat instant noodles, they have to earn it on their own!"
"How do you earn it?"
"It's easy. Kill the devils! Killing one devil can be exchanged for ten kilograms of instant noodles, compressed biscuits, and egg powder!"
The soldiers, who were originally cheering, felt disappointed again. They didn't expect that they would have to kill the Japanese in exchange?
It’s not that they are afraid of killing the Japanese, but now the Japanese are all on the other side of the Nujiang River, so there are really no Japanese to kill?
But it doesn't matter. According to Wang Meng's plan, they will take the route that Chen Boai used to "smuggle" goods and carry out some small-scale attacks. One is to train the team, and the other is to thoroughly grasp the terrain on the other side of the Nujiang River and the Japanese's firepower deployment.
"I know what you are thinking, but I can tell you for sure that in another month you will have devils to kill! But let me be frank, whichever unit has the best training results will be the first to go to the front line to kill the enemy!"
After Wang Meng finished speaking, he and Zhao Gang followed Long Wenjian and the others into the tent of the officers' training class.
These veterans who have been appointed and are preparing to serve as officers train during the day, learn tactical command at night, and even have to make up for their cultural knowledge and receive ideological education.
Even Bu La, who was illiterate, quickly completed his literacy training and was able to understand simple telegrams.
Zhao Gang was very satisfied with this arrangement, because ideological education would still be carried out at night, so as to ensure that the troops had combat effectiveness while not going astray!
"Yes, only by changing our attitude towards the motherland, the people and the war can we understand why we are fighting, fight well and win!"
"Political Commissar, we knew we were fighting the Japanese before, but we didn't know why we were fighting them, nor did we know what to do after we defeated them. It wasn't until the instructors from the National Defense University gave us a few lessons that we realized that the ultimate goal of our war is to let the Chinese people live a good life!"
"Yes, that's the simplest and most plain truth! Commander Long, before I came here, I was worried about the ideological work of the Sichuan Army. After all, you were all transferred from Chongqing for convenience, and you are far away from our base camp. Now that I see your military appearance and discipline, and your red thoughts, I feel relieved!"
After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he took out more than a dozen appointment letters with the big red seal of the Independent Column! It seemed that more than ten of them were given a title!
"Captain Long, next, you prepare a list of officers above the battalion level. The Chief of Staff and I will sign the appointment letter and it will officially take effect!"
Long Wenjian already had an idea of the candidates for officers in each battalion, and he quickly wrote down a bunch of names on a piece of paper.
Needless to say, the leader and deputy leader are Long Wenjian and Lin Yi respectively.
The battalion commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion is Meng Fanle, and the deputy battalion commander is Zhang Milong.
The battalion commanders of the 2nd Infantry Battalion were Ma Dazhi (Snake Butt) and Cui Yong.
The battalion commanders of the 3rd Infantry Battalion were Deng Bao (Bula) and Xue Cong (former captain and company commander of the Sichuan Army).
The battalion commanders of the artillery battalion were Shi Xiaomao (Knuber) and Ma Xiaodong (former artillery company commander of the Northeast Army).
Reconnaissance company commander Dong Dao (the star of death).
Medical team leader Hao Xichuan (Veterinarian Hao).
Except for Xue Cong and Ma Xiaodong, Wang Meng knew the other officers better than their parents.
But according to the procedure, Wang Meng and Zhao Gang talked to each of them one by one, and then decided to hold an officer appointment meeting the next morning, and began to divide the troops, with each battalion and company taking turns to garrison at Jiqipo and carry out normalized combat readiness and training.