Rise From Eight Hundred

The total strength of the secret service battalion is 1,156!

Battalion Commander Colonel Ye Chenghuan (part-time), Battalion Political Instructor (vacant), Deputy Battalion Commander Major Peng Chong, Battalion Deputy Political Instructor Captain Zhou Chengfa (Lao Hei), under the jurisdiction of:

1. Battalion headquarters: 4 battalion commander, battalion political instructor, deputy battalion commander, and deputy battalion political instructor, equipped with 4 Browning pistols.

(1) Battalion Guard Platoon (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic type).

1) Guard Class 1 (16 people): equipped with 2 Type 96 light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern 14th pistols.

2) Guard Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

3) Guard Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

4) Guard Class 4: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(2) Battalion Special Agent Platoon (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Battalion headquarters service class (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

2) Battalion Headquarters Health Class (16 people): Equipped with 16 Southern Fourteen pistols and medical equipment.

3) Battalion headquarters communications class (16 people): equipped with 16 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 2 field radios, 2 telephone switches, and 6 telephones.

2. Reconnaissance company (228 people): company commander Captain Zhou Chengfa (Lao Hei) (part-time), company political instructor Lieutenant Gu Xishui, deputy company commander Lieutenant Lu Sanjiang, company deputy political instructor Lieutenant Niu Er, equipment made in Japan with a load capacity of 1.5 tons 15 trucks and 15 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycles, under the jurisdiction of:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 1 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine gun and 1 imitation German Mauser submachine pistol (20-ring automatic type) , 1 Browning pistol, 1 Southern 14th pistol (the above are used by company commander Captain Zhou Chengfa), and 1 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycle.

1) Guard class and communications class (16 people): equipped with 2 Type 96 light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine guns, and imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic type), 4 Southern Fourteen pistols, communication equipment (1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, 3 telephones) and cooking equipment, and 1 Japanese-made truck with a load of 1.5 tons, made in Japan One three-wheel motorcycle.

(2) Machine gun platoon (52 people): platoon leader Lieutenant Yuan Erhei (Heizi), platoon political propagandist Second Lieutenant Lu Zhongda, deputy platoon leader Second Lieutenant Cai Dadao, platoon deputy political propagandist Second Lieutenant, equipped with imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic), 4 Nanbu Fourteen pistols, and a Japanese-made three-wheel motorcycle.

1) Mortar squad (8 people): equipped with 1 82mm mortar, 8 Czech rifles, 8 bayonets, and 1 Japanese-made truck with a load capacity of 1.5 tons.

2) Machine gun squad one (2 1G34 general-purpose machine guns, 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and 2 Japanese-made trucks with a load capacity of 1.5 tons.

3) Machine gun squad two (24 people): equipped with 3 imitation Maxim heavy machine guns, 24 Czech rifles, 24 bayonets, and 2 Japanese-made trucks with a load capacity of 1.5 tons.

(3) Reconnaissance Platoon 1 (52 people): Platoon leader Lieutenant Lu Sanjiang (part-time), platoon political propagandist Lieutenant, deputy platoon leader Second Lieutenant Mingxin, platoon deputy political propagandist Second Lieutenant, equipped with imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20 rings) automatic), 4 Czech semi-automatic rifles, 4 bayonets, 4 Browning pistols, 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycle, and 16 war horses.

1) Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (16 people): Squad leader Mei Bunao (brainless) Staff Sergeant, equipped with 2 Type 96 light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenades, and imitation German Bergmann (MP28) 7 submachine guns, 5 Czech semi-automatic rifles, 5 bayonets, 12 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic type), 2 Browning pistols, 16 Southern Fourteen pistols, and a Japanese-made truck with a load of 1.5 tons 1, and 1 Japanese-made three-wheeled motorcycle.

2) Reconnaissance Squadron 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

3) Reconnaissance Squadron Three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(4) Second reconnaissance platoon: Platoon leader Lieutenant Gu Xishui (part-time), platoon political propagandist Lieutenant, deputy platoon leader Shen Laoliu second lieutenant, platoon deputy political propagandist second lieutenant, the organization and equipment are the same as above.

(5) Reconnaissance platoon three: platoon leader Lieutenant Niu Er (part-time), platoon political propagandist lieutenant, deputy platoon leader Mei Yaoxing (unhappy) second lieutenant, platoon deputy political propagandist second lieutenant, the organization and equipment are the same as above.

3. Guard Company (312 people): Company Commander Major Peng Chong (part-time), under the jurisdiction of:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic type).

1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine guns, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 12 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-ring automatic), 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 16 Czech rifles, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

3) Communication squad (8 people): equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.

(2) Company gun platoon (64 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Infantry artillery squad (20 people): equipped with 2 Type 92 70mm infantry guns, 20 Czech rifles, and 20 bayonets.

2) Heavy Machine Gun Squadron 1 (24 people): equipped with 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 24 Czech rifles, and 24 bayonets.

3) Heavy Machine Gun Squadron Two (16 people): Equipped with 2 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 16 Czech rifles, and 16 bayonets.

(3) Guard Platoon 1 (68 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine pistols (20-shot automatic type).

1) Guard Class 1 (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 imitation German Bergmann (MP28) submachine guns, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

2) Guard Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

3) Guard Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

4) Guard Class 4: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(4) Second Platoon of Guards: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(5) Guard 3rd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

4. Engineer company (200 people): Company commander Captain Bai Sheng, under the jurisdiction of:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

3) Communication squad (8 people): equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.

(2) 1st Engineer Platoon (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Engineer Class 1 (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and engineer equipment.

2) Engineer Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

3) Engineer Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(3) Engineer 2nd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(4) Engineer 3rd Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

5. Signal Company (92 people): Company Commander Lieutenant Yang Xiaoshan, Deputy Company Commander Second Lieutenant Taozi, under their jurisdiction:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

(2) Wireless communications platoon (28 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteen pistols.

1) Wireless Squadron 1 (8 people): Equipped with 8 Southern Fourteener pistols and 1 field radio.

2) Wireless Class 2: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

3) Wireless Class 3: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(3) Wired communications platoon (28 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Cable Class 1 (8 people): Equipped with 8 Southern Fourteen pistols, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.

2) Cable Class 2: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.

3) Cable Class 3: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.

6. Sanitary Company (200 people): Company Commander Captain Tantai Mingyue, Deputy Company Commander (Erya) Second Lieutenant, under the jurisdiction of:

(1) Company headquarters: 4 company commanders, company political instructors, deputy company commanders, and company deputy political instructors, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

1) Company security squad (16 people): equipped with 2 imitation Czech light machine guns, 2 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 12 Type 38 rifles, 12 bayonets, and 4 Southern Fourteenth pistols.

2) Company service squad (16 people): equipped with 16 Type 38 carbines, 16 bayonets, and cooking equipment.

3) Communication squad (8 people): equipped with 8 Southern Fourteenth pistols, 1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, and 3 telephones.

(2) Sanitary Platoon 1 (52 people): platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, platoon deputy political propagandist, equipped with 4 Southern Fourteen pistols.

1) Health Class 1 (16 people): Equipped with 16 Southern Fourteen pistols and medical equipment.

2) Health Class 2: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.

3) Health Class 3: The preparation and equipment are the same as above.

(3) Sanitary Second Platoon: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

(4) Sanitary platoon three: The organization and equipment are the same as above.

Under this organization, the communication and health platoon-level units originally belonging to the secret service company were all upgraded to the company level. Together with the original engineering company and the two added security and reconnaissance companies, the secret service battalion has five companies, not to mention. For example, the guard company also has infantry artillery, and the reconnaissance company has trucks, war horses, and motorcycles. Even if the other three companies are mostly equipped with rifles and pistols with slightly weaker combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of the more than 500 people in the guard company and reconnaissance company alone is absolutely incomparable. Not much weaker than an infantry battalion before.

And after the special squadron was upgraded to a reconnaissance company, several special forces soldiers who performed well in previous battles were promoted. Shen Laoliu, Mingxin, Lu Zhongda, and the "No-headed Unhappy Combination" were basically promoted from non-commissioned officers to lieutenants, but their commander, Lieutenant Gu Xishui, did not get a promotion.

But only people with discerning eyes know that Tang Dao likes Gu Xishui and did not promote him to a higher rank, but his position is extremely important. He still serves as the deputy company commander of the upgraded reconnaissance company and concurrently as the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon. He is the undisputed second person in the reconnaissance company.

As for the fact that Yang Xiaoshan, the former company commander of the special forces company, was suddenly transferred from the "combat-type" unit to serve as the company commander of the communications company, and Taozi, who has been promoted to second lieutenant, serves as his deputy, anyone who knows a little about this person's relationship with Tang Dao knows that this is not a demotion, but a training for this person.

From the moment the independent battalion was born, Tang Dao attached great importance to communications, upgrading the original small battalion headquarters communications squad to a communications platoon, and now it has been upgraded to a communications company.

The communication company is not only responsible for the communication between the battalions and the regiment on the battlefield, but also for the communication construction of various units in the garrison. It is said that the funds allocated by the regiment to the communication company for the purchase of telephones, wires and other materials are not less than that of an infantry battalion. The company commander of the communication company must be one of the most trusted people of Tang Dao.

There has always been a popular saying in the Four Lines Regiment that Yang Xiaoshan, Gu Xishui, Qian Dazhu, and Wei Donglai are the four young officers who are most likely to be promoted to school-level officers in the future.

This is not to say that Zhao Daqiang, Cai Yongguan, Li Jiujin, Lao Hei and other favorites of Tang Dao are not good, but privately everyone's standard is under 24 years old, and the old soldiers are too "old" and do not belong to this category.

Gu Xishui, Qian Dazhu, and Wei Donglai have all proved themselves on the battlefield, but Yang Xiaoshan keeps going around in circles between companies, from infantry platoon leader to special agent company, and then from special agent company to communication company, as if constantly changing and constantly adapting to new roles.

But many people think this is more of a training. Maybe it won't be too long before Yang Xiaoshan becomes the commander of an infantry company or even a higher-level unit. It's not too strange for everyone to be so sure that Lieutenant Yang Xiaoshan will prove himself. There is only one reason: he is one of the young officers that Tang Tuanzuo values ​​the most. Erya's position as the deputy company commander of the medical company was actually full of twists and turns. Erya originally firmly refused to be promoted to a second lieutenant to become the deputy company commander of the medical company. Tang Tuanzuo ordered with a dark face, but it didn't work. It was Ye Chenghuan, the director of the political training department and the battalion commander of the special service battalion who personally went to do the work and told him that the medical company would always be with the regiment. In addition, seeing that the medical captain Tan Tai Mingyue was too busy every day, going there would also help her reduce some of the burden. Erya, the second lieutenant deputy company commander, reluctantly agreed to take office. Based on the current organization and personnel composition of the special service battalion, a core battalion belonging to the regiment headquarters of the Four Lines Regiment is about to emerge. It is true that the special forces battalion has many functions and is not weak in combat power, but when it comes to spending money and investment, it cannot compare with the cavalry battalion.

The real money-eating monster - the cavalry battalion also made its debut.

The cavalry battalion has a staff of 350 people and 500 war horses. The battalion commander is Lieutenant Colonel Gong Shaoxun, and it has the following subordinates:

(1) Battalion Headquarters (4 people, 4 war horses): Battalion Commander, Battalion Political Instructor (vacant), Captain Deputy Company Commander, Lieutenant Company Deputy Political Instructor, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (20-shot automatic), 4 Czech muskets, 4 bayonets, and 4 sabers.

1) Guard Squad and Communications Squad (12 people, 12 war horses): equipped with 12 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (20-shot automatic), 12 Czech muskets, 12 bayonets, 12 sabers, and communication equipment (1 field radio, 1 telephone exchange, 3 telephones) and cooking equipment.

(2) Artillery Platoon (34 men, 34 war horses, 34 pack horses): Platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, deputy platoon political propagandist, equipped with 4 Czech-style muskets, 4 bayonets, 4 sabers, and 4 Nambu XIV pistols.

1) Mortar Squad 1 (10 men, 10 war horses, 10 pack horses): equipped with 1 90mm Type 94 mortar, 10 Czech-style muskets, 10 bayonets, 10 sabers, and 10 Nambu XIV pistols.

2) Mortar Squad 2: Same organization and equipment as above.

3) Mortar Squad 3: Same organization and equipment as above.

(3) Cavalry Platoon 1 (50 men, 80 war horses): Platoon leader, platoon political propagandist, deputy platoon leader, deputy platoon political propagandist, equipped with 4 imitation German Mauser submachine guns (20-shot automatic), 4 Czech-style muskets, 4 bayonets, and 4 sabers.

1) Firepower squad (10 men, 10 war horses): equipped with 5 imitation Czech light machine guns, 5 50mm Type 89 grenade launchers, 10 sabers, and 10 Nambu XIV pistols.

2) Cavalry squad 1 (12 men, 12 war horses): equipped with 12 Czech lances, 12 bayonets, and 12 sabers.

3) Cavalry squad 2: the same organization and equipment as above.

4) Cavalry squad 3: the same organization and equipment as above.

(4) Cavalry platoon 2: the same organization and equipment as above.

(5) Cavalry platoon 3: the same organization and equipment as above.

(6) Cavalry platoon 4: the same organization and equipment as above (usually assigned to infantry battalion 1).

(7) Cavalry platoon 5: the same organization and equipment as above (usually assigned to infantry battalion 2).

(8) Cavalry platoon 6: the same organization and equipment as above (usually assigned to infantry battalion 3).

The entire cavalry battalion will have 6 cavalry platoons with 300 cavalrymen, and one artillery platoon with 34 men. Together with the battalion's security communications squad, the total strength will reach 350, which is more than three times the total strength of the previous cavalry company.

But what really costs money is not the 200 new cavalry to be trained, but the shortage of more than 300 war horses. It is said that the purchase price offered by the regiment to the war horse dealers is 200 oceans per horse, which is already more than double the market price. , that’s nearly 70,000 yuan. If placed in the 921st Division, it is almost enough to pay a division of more than 20,000 people for a month.

It is said that Brigadier Cheng of the 683rd Brigade scolded Tang Tuanzuo for at least half an hour at the brigade headquarters after hearing the price Tang Tuanzuo wanted to purchase the war horse.

Just buying horses doesn't cost a lot of money, raising these 500 war horses is not a small sum either. War horses are not pack horses. They just need to eat some hay and some corn coarse grains. To maintain the endurance and speed of war horses, it takes a lot of energy. Grain, the refined grain consumed by a war horse, can almost feed five infantrymen.

In other words, the investment in a cavalry battalion is twice that of a special agent battalion with thousands of people.

However, no one in the Si Xing Regiment had any objections to the regiment spending so much money and food to build the cavalry battalion. Tang Dao's prestige was only one of them.

The second is that as soldiers, especially after fighting the Japanese army for several consecutive times in the mountains, they know very well the importance of having a force that can quickly invest artillery and light and heavy machine guns into the enemy's weak points.

The cavalry is the most powerful mobile force in the mountains, more powerful than the legendary mechanized troops.

After all, horses can pass wherever people can walk, but not cars.

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ps: I'm still feeling a little uncomfortable these past two days, so I haven't updated for two days. I'll try to resume normal updates starting from today! Forgive me!