Predator Reborn

Chapter 116 Recruiting troops

From a distance, Political Commissar Guan Xiangying, along with the Chief of Staff and other headquarters personnel, came towards Liu Hua's team. "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff." Liu Hua quietly saluted the two men with a military salute.

"Brigadier, we are finally back. It seems we have gained a lot!" the political commissar patted Liu Hua on the shoulder and looked at the team behind Liu Hua and said.

"It's okay, political commissar, are you ready to eat? Comrades and fellow miners have been traveling for almost a day and are hungry and tired." Liu Hua said with a bitter smile.

"Look at me, brigade commander, we started preparations after receiving the telegram from the cavalry battalion. We even killed several pigs and were waiting for the soldiers to come back. Let's go back quickly." He said to the soldiers behind him.

They shouted, "Comrades, work harder, we are on our way to the base area. We have prepared meals in the base area and killed several pigs, and we are waiting for you."

"Long live..." After listening to the political commissar's words, the comrades shouted excitedly. The fatigue on their faces was no longer visible. Even the national soldiers and the rescued miners were infected. They shouted excitedly. It seemed to work.

With endless energy and the temptation of pork, the marching speed of the troops obviously accelerated.

Returning to the base area, Liu Hua led everyone to transport all the instruments and equipment to Woniu Cave in the back mountain, arranged the campsites for soldiers and miners, ate something in a hurry, and then began to sleep soundly, leaving all the matters to

The political commissar...

When Liu Hua woke up again, it was already noon the next day. Perhaps because of the continuous fighting in the past few days, the soldiers did not conduct training today. The entire camp seemed quiet, with only a few soldiers training outside the camp.

On patrol...

Liu Hua came to the kitchen, ate a bowl of noodles, and then came to the headquarters. The political commissar and chief of staff were there, studying something. Liu Hua greeted them, then sat down, picked up the report and read it.

Through the efforts of the past few days, the current garrison regiment has been completely full, reaching three battalions of 1,500 people. Since there is a battalion of old Red Army soldiers and a company of former Kuomintang stragglers, the current garrison regiment is now fully staffed.

Although the combat effectiveness of the regiment cannot be compared with that of the main force, it is at least equivalent to the two battalions of the main force. The entire regiment is equipped with domestic weapons that have been replaced by the main force, but there is an obvious lack of heavy weapons. The entire regiment is equipped with 6 heavy machine guns...

But for the garrison, such weapons and equipment are enough.

In terms of the base area, due to the continuous expansion in recent times, the current base area is centered on Zhangjiazhuang, extending nearly 30 miles to the west and nearly 50 miles to the south. There are now a total of 45 villages fully included in the base area, including

There are two towns. In terms of scope, the current base area is the largest one behind enemy lines. After several days of continuous coordination by the political commissar, each village is now managed by a military cadre, and several villages have been merged into one district.

, is managed by an experienced political worker, and all the villages are merged into one county. The county government is located in Zhangjiazhuang, and is temporarily managed by the political commissar. After the cadres sent from the headquarters arrive, the handover will be carried out...

Looking at the current base area and garrison regiment... Liu Hua felt happy for a moment. If it continues like this, sooner or later his base area will become one of the most influential base areas behind enemy lines. Liu Hua was stunned again.

"Brigadier, what to do with the rescued miners?" the political commissar reminded, looking at Liu Hua in a daze.

"Um, political commissar, what's going on?" Liu Hua realized and asked awkwardly.

"Haha, brigade commander, what are you thinking about? I was just discussing with the chief of staff about the rescued miners and those materials. I want to ask you what to do with those miners?" the political commissar said again helplessly.

"Keep them all." Liu Hua blurted out.

"Keep them all? Brigadier, I really want to see a lot of Chinese prisoners there!" the chief of staff looked at Brigadier Liu Hua unwillingly.

After listening to what the chief of staff said, Liu Hua told the two of them what he had done to convince the miners in the mining area. The two were dumbfounded. After listening to Liu Hua's words, excitement slowly appeared on their faces.

"Brigadier, I really have you. With these miners, our new regiment has almost two thousand people. Not only has the army been short of men during this period, but there is still nearly a regiment left..." the political commissar was excited.

said.

"Political Commissar, I don't plan to add these soldiers to the main force. Not only that, I plan to streamline the main force to a certain extent. Through this period of fighting, I found that each of our companies has too many personnel. In this way, the number of companies

Too few, and the troops seem congested. During the initial reorganization, the troops were organized like this in order to deal with the Kuomintang. Now that we have a base, I think we should slowly expand the establishment of the troops so that we can direct operations in the future.

When there are more troops available, and each company and each platoon has fewer personnel, they can train better, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will increase faster..." After listening to the political commissar's words, Liu Hua said

Give your own opinions and reasons

The two fell into silence at the same time.

"Political Commissar and Chief of Staff, I made such a decision for a reason. You think, sooner or later our base area will be expanded, maybe five or ten times the current size... If we don't increase the establishment, our mobile force will only be

The three main force groups are simply unable to deal with the Japanese army's subsequent raids on us..." After speaking, Liu Hua stopped and looked at the two silent partners in front of him quietly.

"Brigade Commander, I agree with your opinion, and I also agree with the expansion of the establishment. However, if we want to expand the Eighth Route Army, we must obtain approval from our superiors. Without orders from the headquarters, we cannot increase the establishment!" the political commissar asked the doubts in his heart.

"Haha, political commissar and chief of staff, I think you are overly concerned. Believe it or not, as long as we submit a report, the headquarters will definitely agree. The boss and the others will never complain about having too many troops." Liu Hua said with a haha.

"Yes. Look at me, I have even forgotten this thing." The political commissar replied with a smile.

In this way, the three people discussed the construction issues of the base area. After all the discussions were completed, they formed a telegram and sent it to the division and headquarters respectively...

After lunch, Liu Hua took the political commissar and others to the location of the miners. "Dr. Liu, are you okay?" From a distance, Liu Hua saw Liu Bo, the director of the arsenal in his heart, walking towards him.

Hua simply introduced Liu Bo's situation to the political commissar and others, and the political commissar nodded repeatedly.

"Brigadier Liu, the conditions here are much better. Everyone of my students is well fed and are they sleeping?" Liu replied with a smile.

"Well, political commissar, tell the logistics department to pay attention to the food of these technicians. They don't want us roughnecks." Then he looked at Liu Bo again, "Dr. Liu, now you have escaped from the clutches of the Japanese.

Don’t know what you’re going to do in the future?”

Hearing Liu Hua's words, Liu Bo fell silent. "Brigadier, you also know that everyone in my family has been kidnapped... I don't know where to go now..." Liu Bo fell into deep thought. Liu Hua saw the opportunity.

Lost, he quickly invited: "I wonder what Dr. Liu thinks of our army?"

"Brigadier Liu, when I talk about your army, I have to admire you. You must know that the well-equipped national army now runs away when they see the Japs, but you have established a foothold behind the Japs and continue to attack the Japs. Moreover, the military discipline is so

Well, no offense to the common people, and the soldiers and officers live in harmony... In short, Brigadier Liu, your army is the best unified army I have ever seen." Liu Bo sighed with emotion.

"Well, since Dr. Liu has such a high opinion of our army, I wonder if Dr. Liu is interested in joining our Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party." Liu Hua extended the invitation.

"But, Brigadier Liu, I am a scholar who can neither shoot nor cannon. Can I..." Liu Bo was silent.

"Haha, Dr. Liu, you are overthinking it. Remember I told you two days ago that we were very short of ammunition and were planning to build an arsenal. The equipment we had yesterday is the basis for building the factory. If Dr. Liu is willing to join the Eighth Route Army, I will

Appoint you as the director of the independent brigade arsenal." Liu Hua looked into Liu Bo's eyes, and there was a hint of surprise and joy in the other's eyes.

"Brigadier Liu, since you think so highly of me, I am willing to join the Eighth Route Army." Liu Bo thought for a while and said firmly.

"Okay, Director Liu, Comrade Liu Bo, on behalf of the Independence Brigade, I welcome you to join the Eighth Route Army." He shook hands with him happily, and the political commissar and others behind him also looked happy.

"Comrade Liu Bo, the arsenal now already has a director and equipment, but it still lacks employees. In short, as long as you want it, we will solve it. You can choose the personnel of the army. Also, I don't know Comrade Liu Bo.

Is it possible for those students to stay?"

"Haha, it turns out that the brigade commander has taken a liking to my students. Haha, brigade commander, don't worry, those students are all from the Northeast. Many of them have lost their relatives. They will definitely stay. Moreover, brigade commander, among them the students

There is everything, including chemicals and machinery... Liu Bo said with a smile on his face.

After listening to Liu Bo's words, not only Liu Hua but also everyone behind him laughed. This was really a living treasure falling from the sky. After chatting with Liu Bo for a few more words, Liu Hua led everyone towards the miners.

From a distance, I saw Liu Hao, the battalion commander of the National Army, standing at the door of the barracks exercising.

"Liu Battalion Commander, your health has recovered well. I wonder if you can lead troops now!" Liu Hua asked from a distance.

"Report to the brigade commander, there is nothing wrong with my body now, and I can definitely go into battle to kill the Japanese...

Liu Hua introduced Liu Hao to everyone. Since Liu Hua had greeted him beforehand, everyone was very enthusiastic about the national army battalion commander in front of them. After chatting for a few words, they walked to another place.

Throughout the afternoon, Liu Hua led everyone to shuttle among the miners. After an afternoon of hard work, the miners basically chose to stay.

"Brigadier, you have gained a lot today. I don't know how you plan to arrange Liu Hao." The political commissar still had a certain amount of hostility towards the battalion commander of the National Name Party in front of him.

"Political Commissar, Battalion Commander Liu is the only officer in our independent brigade who has attended a military academy. I want to send him to the training camp to train cadres." Liu Hua replied.

"But, brigade commander, he is not a member of the Communist Party!"

"Political Commissar, this is what I want to tell you. Not only him, but also Director Liu are our recent development targets. You will send the best political workers to serve as their assistants and develop them into party members in the shortest possible time.

, if I can’t complete the task, it’s not my business.”

"Don't worry, brigade commander, there's no problem." After hearing what the brigade commander said, the political commissar suddenly became enlightened and felt much better.