Predator Reborn

Chapter 132 Summary Meeting (1)

Arriving at the headquarters cafeteria, dozens of cadres were already waiting there. When Liu Hua walked in, everyone greeted him. After everyone sat down, the political commissar stood up. First of all, he celebrated the attack on the Zhengtai Railway.

Secondly, we would like to welcome Comrade Zuo Quan, deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, to come to the Shanxi revolutionary base area to guide work...

Amid bursts of warm applause, dinner began. Due to the large amount of supplies captured in the Xiangtangpu Battle and the long-term reserves of the Independent Brigade, the Shandong base area now has a very rich house. Therefore, the celebration dinner was very rich.

, there were canned beef, pork, and mule and horse meat... The cadres who had been fighting outside for nearly a month couldn't help but salivate, and they all ate big mouthfuls regardless of other people's strange looks.

Chief of Staff Zuo looked at the large bowls of meat in front of him and cast a doubtful look at the political commissar Guan Xiangying next to him. You know, even in the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, it is impossible to see such good and rich food...

Seeing the chief of staff wondering about the food on the table, I immediately understood why. As a revolutionary cadre born in the old Red Army, he knew what was wrong and resolutely put an end to waste. He also knew the current living conditions of other troops, so he quickly came over.

"Chief of Staff Zuo, this time the army won the battle and seized a large amount of supplies, so I discussed with the commander that the army will hold a big dinner tonight, and all the comrades outside can eat..." Political Commissar Guan Xiangying

He quickly explained... After listening to the political commissar's explanation, the chief of staff's ugly face improved, and he started chatting and laughing with everyone. At the same time, he was more and more looking forward to the results of the two battles in Jindong and tonight's meeting.

Hope...

The dinner was very busy and went smoothly. After dinner, everyone did not feel lazy because they had just finished eating. They still maintained the temperament that a soldier should have and walked into the conference room of the headquarters one by one.

First, the political commissar announced the agenda of the meeting, and secondly, as the top local leader, Secretary Xiao Ping introduced the construction of the base area in the past month. Through Xiao Ping's introduction, Liu Hua learned that in the past month since his expedition,

Great progress has been made in people's livelihood work in the base area. First of all, the scope of the base area has been expanded to more than a dozen villages during the training process of the garrison; secondly, great progress has been made in the establishment of the militia in the base area.

Among the dozens of villages, each village has a militia team. The larger ones have a company, the smaller ones have a platoon, and all of them have received basic training...

What pleased Liu Hua the most was that during the month he was on the expedition, the Japanese came to a squadron to carry out a sweep. In order to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army, they killed all the people in a village. After this incident spread to the base area, everyone was immediately indignant. In order to

To eliminate the impact and stimulate the people's anti-Japanese enthusiasm, almost all the garrison regiment and the headquarters' security troops were dispatched. After a bloody battle, they completely wiped out this group of Japanese and avenged the dead people.

The most important impact of this incident was not the annihilation of the enemy, but that after this tragedy, the people in the base area no longer believed the Japanese army's deceptive propaganda, and followed the Eighth Route Army one after another. People who used to object to the Eighth Route Army's tunnel digging now

However, with firm support, the hearts of the people in the base area were finally united by the Independence Brigade.

The so-called people's support can be used. With the enthusiasm of the people, the tunnel excavation work has been progressing at a rapid pace. Most villages have completed their own tunnel networks, and some places have even made certain improvements based on their own experience and exploration...

After listening to Comrade Xiao Ping's speech, Liu Hua was very excited. If the tunnels in the village are really usable, then in the face of this Japanese encirclement and suppression, the base area will definitely suffer very little losses. On the contrary, the Japanese will definitely pay for their actions.

The biggest price...

Next, Director Wang Daoguang of the Logistics Department introduced the logistics situation of the army. Now all the land reclaimed by the army has been sown and is waiting to be harvested. And there is a certain amount of storage of logistics materials...

The most important one is that the arsenal under the Logistics Department has made great achievements. Comrade Liu Bo of the arsenal used the existing equipment and the rails brought back by Commander Sun to process and manufacture a set of precision machine tools. This set of machine tools can not only be used

It can be used to reload and produce bullets. If you have certain skills, it can even be used to produce small-caliber artillery shells.

The research work on yellow explosives has already made breakthrough progress just a few days after his expedition. Small batch production is now underway, and a certain amount of reserves is in place... Also, under the special instructions of the commander, after

After one month of production, the arsenal has now stocked more than 3,000 stone mines and iron-cased mines. However, due to the limitation of explosives, Hongtianlei ammunition has not been produced, and the original inventory remains unchanged...

After listening to Director Wang's words, Liu Hua expressed a certain degree of affirmation and commended the personnel of the arsenal, especially those who developed the machine tools, and even said that he would give credit to the personnel of the arsenal...

However, the deputy chief of staff who was observing had a surprised expression on his face. When he first heard about the construction of the base area, he was not surprised at all. As a cadre from the former Soviet area, the chief of staff knew the benefits of establishing a militia... But after listening

After the report of the Director of the Logistics Division, I was not only shocked but also shocked... You must know that the entire Eighth Route Army still relies on seizures and distribution of ammunition by the Kuomintang, but the Independent Brigade has the ability to independently produce ammunition, and the ammunition reserve is so large.

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After Liu Hua finished speaking, Director He Tie of the Recruit Training Department stood up...

"Reporting to the commander, all leaders, due to the expansion of the base area, within a month, we recruited a total of more than 1,800 qualified soldiers through various methods inside and outside the base area, including two stragglers from the Kuomintang.

companies, and all passed the review without any bad behavior. The soldiers of the two companies have been handed over to the garrison regiment for actual combat training. The remaining 1,460 people have all received basic training at the recruit training center and can be added to the garrison regiment at any time...

After listening to He Tie's words, Liu Hua, who was annoyed by the lack of personnel in this battle, finally felt relieved that the army could return to full strength...

"Comrade Li Qing, chief of staff, is below to introduce the results of the Battle of Xiangtangpu and the losses of our army." The political commissar's words woke up Liu Hua who was thinking... And the cadres below, after listening to the political commissar's words, some were happy and some were excited.

, some pricked their ears expectantly...

Li Qing stood up and picked up the report in his hand: "Comrades, the Battle of Xiangtangpu is the largest battle our army has fought since the war began, and it is also the battle in which we have wiped out the most enemies. However, this battle is also the battle where we have independent

The battle in which the brigade suffered the most losses. In this battle, there were many things that we should carry forward, and at the same time, there are also many things that should be corrected. Therefore, comrades must summarize this battle well after returning home and reflect carefully. If we encounter another

In the same battle, can you fight better..." After speaking, Li Qing looked at the silent crowd and continued.

"First of all, I want to inform you about the results of this battle: In the entire Xiangtangpu battle, including ambush battles and blocking battles, we killed a total of 2,640 Japanese soldiers, including a total of 215 vehicles transporting supplies, which was a heavy blow to the Japanese soldiers.

His arrogance provided favorable support to the friendly forces on the front line and our Eighth Route Army troops.

In this battle, we seized a total of 13 heavy machine guns, 35 light machine guns, 38-type rifles, 1,526 pistols, 10 mountain guns, 8 mortars, 40 grenades, and a total of 120 carts of Japanese supplies and ammunition.

, including a large number of rifle and machine gun bullets, grenades, artillery shells, as well as a large amount of medicine, food, etc. that are in short supply for our troops. The most important thing is that the commander and everyone successfully seized 5 Japanese cars, that is to say,

Starting today, the first automobile company in our Jindong base area will be established...

"Bah bang bang..." After hearing what the chief of staff said, everyone spontaneously applauded, and the ones who applauded the loudest were Wang Daoguang, the director of the logistics department, and the deputy chief of general staff. The reason why Wang Daoguang was so excited was because

It is because all the materials seized must be transferred to their own logistics department. The most important thing is to establish the first automobile company of the independent brigade. Maybe this automobile company is also the first automobile company of the Eighth Route Army. Needless to think, this

The automobile company must be affiliated to the Logistics Department. The current head of the Logistics Department looked at Commander Liu Hua with excitement and admiration...

The deputy chief of staff was excited because such a great result would definitely cause shock once again if reported to the whole country. More than 2,000 Japanese were killed, which was basically double the number of Japanese killed in the Battle of Pingxingguan... More important

What is surprising is that the troops seized 120 vehicles of supplies. Such a large amount of supplies was tantamount to providing help in a timely manner for the Eighth Route Army, which was short of guns and ammunition. Before coming to Shanxi Province, the commanders of the three main divisions all said that the independence of Shanxi Province was

The brigade has sufficient ammunition and supplies... I didn't believe it at first, but now that I heard that so many supplies have been seized, I finally believe it. If there is no guarantee of sufficient ammunition and supplies, is it possible for the independent brigade to eliminate so many Japanese?

However, at this moment, a question emerged in the mind of the Chief of Staff: How much loss would the troops suffer if so many Japanese were eliminated! You must know that in the Pingxingguan ambush battle, the losses between the enemy and ourselves were basically the same... Thinking of this, the Chief of Staff

He looked at Li Qing who continued to read.

Seeing that everyone focused their attention on him again, Li Qing continued to read: "Although we have achieved an unprecedented victory, the price we paid is also very huge. After a day of fighting, our army lost a total of 486 people."

, a total of 183 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, a total of 126 people were seriously injured and could recover, and a total of 680 people were slightly injured but did not affect their combat effectiveness.

Among them, the cavalry battalion lost 83 people, the second regiment lost two companies of combat effectiveness, the third regiment lost two and a half companies, the new second regiment lost one battalion, and the new third regiment lost two companies. Each department needs to supplement its personnel with a total of 800 people...

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There is also the ammunition consumption of this army. In this battle, our army consumed a total of 130,000 rounds of rifle machine gun bullets and 240 rounds of artillery shells. Hongtianlei basically consumed half of our entire inventory. The total consumption of hand grenades...