roccoschili Chapter 34 Recruit Training
Chapter 34 Recruit Training
Like a new broom sweeping clean, Li Yunlong, upon assuming command of the Independent Regiment, set three urgent tasks.
First: Reduce the overall regimental strength, reducing the 1st and 3rd Battalions to reinforced battalions. At the same time, add the equipment left behind by Yamamoto's special forces soldiers to the 1st Battalion. Although it only has seven submachine guns, it is enough to enhance firepower. Zhang Dabiao was appointed battalion commander, and Wang Huaibao was demoted one rank.
There should have been dozens of submachine guns, but when Li Yunlong led his men to observe the cliff at the back of the mountain, they found only bloodstains at the bottom of the cliff, and the special forces team had not even left any corpses.
Second: Order conscription and quickly restore the regimental-level troop strength.
Currently, the Independent Regiment is only a core regiment. Although its peak strength is over a thousand men, the entire regiment currently has less than seven hundred men...
Third: Establish an independent cadre hub to bring together all literate members of the regiment and restore order to all departments.
Li Yunlong was a man of few words; he never wasted time talking to his subordinates. If it was okay, it was okay; if it wasn't okay, it wasn't okay.
Within just a few days, no one in the entire regiment dared to disobey orders. The reinforced battalion was established, the recruitment process proceeded smoothly, and someone took over the clerical work at the regimental headquarters. In just a few days, the Independent Regiment made significant progress.
Wang Yousheng admired him. Li Yunlong had once mentioned to the brigade commander that he wanted to take on the roles of both regimental commander and political commissar.
At first, Wang Yousheng didn't believe it, thinking that Li Yunlong must be trying to seize power. But now it seems that Li Yunlong is a jack-of-all-trades, capable of everything, and the political commissar would be a burden.
Li Yunlong was busy working, while Wang Yousheng naturally lay down and collected points.
In the past few days, every time Li Yunlong made an arrangement, as soon as it was delivered to each battalion, Wang Yousheng's backer would gain several thousand points.
In addition, wherever Li Yunlong has been, any battle aftershocks that enter within 1000 meters will increase the backstage points.
Adding in Wang Yousheng's own earnings, and repeating this process, he reached over 50,000 points in just a few days, not far from being able to do a ten-pull.
Wang Yousheng had a grand plan in mind: the shop and lottery area had nutritional capsules for the cooking squad, capsules for improving quick-draw skills, and manuals specifically for artillerymen—all of which were valuable items.
First, improve the soldiers' physical fitness, then their proficiency in rapid-fire shooting, and then it's time for bayonet fighting. Once the soldiers' various skills are raised to the top, they will be able to fight the Japanese head-on.
Although this cheat is a bit useless, it seems quite useful. If you don't have weapons, just ask the Japanese. If you don't have bullets, just ask the Japanese.
The thought of stealing weapons and ammunition from the Japanese soldiers to fight them is exhilarating.
This is much more interesting than having a cheat code directly drop tens of tons of weapons and ammunition.
Let's get back to the main topic.
That day, Wang Yousheng was assisting two clerks with processing conscription documents when Li Yunlong's boisterous voice came from outside the door.
"Shengzi, are you done yet? Come with me to inspect the First Battalion's camp. Hehe, I'll broaden your horizons."
Wang Yousheng turned his head and laughed, "Regimental Commander, First Battalion? Zhang Dabiao has arrived at the First Battalion?"
Li Yunlong said, "That's right, this kid just arrived, let's go together."
"Okay!"
Just as Wang Yousheng was about to leave, Zhang Dabiao arrived.
When Zhang Dabiao met Wang Yousheng, he was very happy. At the same time, he was quite envious of Wang Yousheng for being able to receive such a prominent promotion from the regimental commander.
When Zhang Dabiao arrived, he had already heard that Wang Yousheng had led a squad to kill dozens of Japanese soldiers. Such a feat was not something everyone could achieve.
"Katsuko, it's been a long time."
Zhang Dabiao immediately gave Wang Yousheng a big bear hug.
Li Yunlong seemed a little uncomfortable and shouted, "Alright, alright, let's go, let's go."
Wang Yousheng was hugged by Zhang Dabiao, who even punched him on the back. Wang Yousheng thought to himself, "This guy is really strong..."
On the way to the First Battalion, Wang Yousheng repeatedly questioned Li Yunlong and finally learned why Li Yunlong had taken him there.
Li Yunlong was going to appoint him as an instructor in the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment, and concurrently as a clerk in the Party and Youth League Committee!
This was a promise Li Yunlong personally made to him on the way; as soon as he arrived at the First Battalion, he could immediately take up his post.
Wang Yousheng was a little apprehensive, not expecting that the regimental commander had already made proper arrangements for him.
Li Yunlong has been testing Wang Yousheng for the past few months.
Wang Yousheng was literate, and although his writing wasn't as good as Zhang Daqian's, it was at least readable. The army lacked intellectuals, and Wang Yousheng, who came from the New First Regiment, was easy for Li Yunlong to use.
The battalion instructors, including Li Yunlong, considered that Wang Yousheng was truly skilled in bayonet fighting. In the battle at Liuchen Village Pass, Zhang Shan and several other soldiers, although from the logistics department, were just as good at bayonet fighting as the Japanese.
Having fought so many battles, Li Yunlong naturally knew the difference between good and bad bayonet fighting skills, so he decided to send Wang Yousheng to the First Battalion for training and let everyone see what he was capable of.
If it weren't for the fact that he had just taken office, he would have directly appointed Wang Yousheng as the chief instructor of bayonet fighting for the Independent Regiment.
First Battalion.
In the past few days, Zhang Shan joined the First Battalion and became a soldier in the battalion.
Meanwhile, Zhang Shan assisted the First Battalion's conscription team in visiting villages and recruited dozens of new comrades in just a few days. All of these comrades were assigned to the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment.
Wang Yousheng heard that this guy had been acting very arrogantly lately, constantly telling the new comrades how many Japanese soldiers he had killed.
but……
When Wang Yousheng and Li Yunlong arrived at the First Battalion's camp, they happened to find the First Battalion conducting new recruit training.
[Level 1 Detection: Aftershocks of combat detected within 2000 meters]
[Combat Reward: 1 hour of bayonet fighting training for new recruits, +100 points]
New recruits practice throwing grenades, earning +500 points.
New recruit company commander Zhao Dabao demonstrates bayonet fighting tactics on the spot, earning +100 points.
After receiving the reward from the backstage, Wang Yousheng couldn't help but glance towards the training ground.
This attracted the attention of Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao.
At this moment, on the training ground, Zhao Dabao, the company commander of the first battalion of the independent regiment, was supervising the new recruits in their drills.
New recruit training involves veteran soldiers training new recruits. Generally, new recruits are trained primarily in bayonet fighting, with marksmanship training as a secondary focus.
In terms of marksmanship, they only teach you how to operate the weapons in a simple way. There is no live-fire training. Military supplies and ammunition are only distributed when you go to the battlefield.
After all, the Eighth Route Army lacked supplies and could not possibly conduct live-fire training, while the Japanese were different; they had ample ammunition for each soldier.
During training, a sufficient supply of ammunition was guaranteed. In other words, the Japanese soldiers' high accuracy in shooting was all thanks to being fed bullets.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers would typically charge and engage the Japanese in bayonet fighting after firing just three bullets once they entered the battlefield, hence the saying "Three Shots, Eighth Route Army".
There was no other way, after all, the Eighth Route Army's logistics and supplies were really too poor.
The battalion's structure was completely destroyed. The battalion commander and deputy battalion commander were killed by Japanese artillery fire. Only Zhao Dabao remained as a company-level officer, and Zhao Dabao now held several positions...
Zhao Dabao served as the recruit company commander, political instructor, reconnaissance company commander, and logistics group leader of the first battalion.
Holding multiple positions naturally means a busy schedule.
Li Yunlong glanced around and noticed that Wang Yousheng and Zhang Dabiao seemed quite interested, so he said, "Let's go take a look."
Wang Yousheng and Zhang Dabiao followed behind and soon arrived at the training ground.