Chapter 45: Special Operations Battalion (Part 2)

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  "Commander, don't worry about it. We have nothing in excess now, the only thing we have more of is weapons. When the time comes, you can take as many as you want... Ah, Commander, what was that special operations battalion you just mentioned? I seem to recall that our 10th Battalion doesn't have such a formation..." Zhang Hua hastily asked after hearing the commander's words.

  "Alright, since you're all here, I'll tell you ahead of time. The results you've achieved are not only known to the division commander, but also to the chairman of the Eastern Expeditionary Army Command and General Peng. To commend your achievements, General Peng personally sent a telegram of praise, requesting that our 4th Division change the special operations company's formation into a special operations regiment. Hehe, originally it was supposed to wait until the division commander arrived before announcing the order to you... Ah, I got impatient again..." Yang Yong said, looking at the four cadres in front of him.

  "That's great, Old Xu, Old Guo, and Old Huang, did you hear that? Now we've all been promoted, now we're a special task force..." Having heard the team leader's words, Zhang Hua couldn't hold back his excitement, and excitedly said to several of his partners beside him.

  Just as the main force of the regiment entered the county seat and received all the captives in less than half a day, Pu County welcomed another troop, which was the direct unit of the 4th Division. With the division headquarters entering the county seat, the reception of prisoners and supplies within the entire county began to operate in an orderly manner.

  At the same time, within less than two hours of the division's entry into the county seat, the division's communication personnel arrived at the special task force company with the commander's order.

  "Report to Commander Zhang, Instructor Xu, Deputy Commander Guo and Deputy Instructor Huang. The commander orders you to drop your current work immediately and rush to the division headquarters for a meeting." The communication officer arrived at the entrance of the command post and said loudly.

  "Hehe, Old Xu, if I'm not mistaken, the instructor must be preparing to announce our commendation orders. Come on, let's go now." Zhang Hua said excitedly.

  "Report..." Soon, under the leadership of the communicator, the four people quickly arrived at the division command post.

  "Haha, our hero has arrived. Quick, come in." Seeing Zhang Hua and others at the door, Master Huang Kecheng said with a smile.

  "Reporting to the division commander, political commissar, and regimental commander. Special Operations Company Commander Zhang Hua, Political Instructor Xu Bin, Deputy Company Commander Guo Chengzhu, and Deputy Political Instructor Huang Zhengqing. Here to report as ordered." Walking into the command center, they saw the division commander, political commissar, and their own regimental commander in front of them. The four individuals reported their names one by one and saluted respectfully.

  "No need for a salute. Your special agents, with over 200 men, achieved victory against two enemy regiments at a minimal cost. It is I, Huang Kecheng, who should be saluting you. You may not know this, but the news has shocked not only the army commander, but also the Chairman and Peng Dehuai have sent congratulatory telegrams. Commissar, let's make it brief, immediately read out the commendatory telegrams from the Army Corps and the Front Command to the four heroes."

  "Yes, instructor. Zhang Lianzhang, I will first read out the commendation telegram sent by the army commander to you all..." Then, it was the political commissar who read out the commendation telegrams from various leaders to himself and others. Of course, making meritorious deeds and receiving awards was a matter of course. His special operations company had been awarded a collective first-class merit citation for the second time in just a few days... However, soon the commendation telegram got to the point.

  "In recognition of the great victory achieved by Zhang's Special Operations Company, with the approval of the Frontline Command Headquarters, the 10th Company was expanded into a Special Operations Battalion. The battalion commander is Zhang Hua, the political instructor is Xu Bin, the deputy battalion commander is Guo Chengzhu, and the deputy political instructor is Huang Zhengqing. After discussion by the party committee of the special operations battalion, the lower-level commanders will be reported to the division for approval... Frontline Command Headquarters, General Political Commissar Chairman Mao, Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai." The political commissar let out a sigh of relief and put down the telegram on his desk.

  "Clap, clap, clap..." Immediately, a warm round of applause erupted in the conference room. Not only Zhang Hua and others, but every commander in the command center expressed their heartfelt congratulations to the Special Operations Battalion.

  "Zhang Hua, now that you are the battalion commander, your responsibilities will be even heavier in the future. And you, Xu Bin, will become an instructor in the future. Guo Chengzhu and Huang Zhengqing, originally you were both capable company commanders of the 4th Division, at a time when many units were downsizing and demoting officers, but you two were promoted and became battalion-level cadres. I hope that in the future, you will all work together to support Comrade Zhang Hua's work and make the Special Operations Battalion into one of the strongest combat units in our 4th Division, and even in the entire Red Army." Huang Kecheng said with deep meaning, looking at his four beloved generals.

  "Commander, Political Commissar, Regimental Commander, you can rest assured that our Special Operations Battalion will absolutely not disappoint the trust placed in us by the leaders. We will definitely bring out a force that is invincible and makes the enemy tremble with fear..." Zhang Hua said firmly.

  "Alright, I appreciate your boldness. How about it, expanding the troops to a regimental level, are there any difficulties? Speak up now and I and the political commissar will try our best to satisfy your..." Hearing Zhang Hua's words, Huang Kecheng nodded his head in satisfaction.

  "Master, can we really make demands?" Zhang Hua said disbelievingly after hearing his master's words.

  "Alright, as long as Huang Ke Cheng can satisfy you, I will definitely satisfy you." Master Huang Ke Cheng said firmly.

  "Yes, commander, I hope the headquarters can support our special operations battalion with one signal corps member. As for the radio station, we captured several this time and I had the instructor leave one behind. Also, to support our special operations battalion with five instructors and some veteran soldiers. The commanders also know that the entire special operations company has less than 150 veteran soldiers, the strength of the veterans is too small. As for the equipment and personnel shortages of the special operations battalion, we will try to find a way ourselves..."

  "Alright, after the long march, there are quite a few cadres. So, I'll give you five instructors and one clerk. In addition, 50 veteran soldiers will be assigned to you from the division's guard battalion. Old Yang, the division has already made a lot of effort, you're the direct superior of the special operations battalion, you can't be stingy..." Division Commander Huang Kesong said firmly, looking at Regimental Commander Yang Yong who was secretly pleased.

  "Since the division commander has agreed and given so many veterans, I won't be stingy either. I'll transfer 30 veteran soldiers from the guard company of the division headquarters to you. In addition, I'll also transfer five battalion-level cadres from the division's directly affiliated units to you."

  "Thank you, Master, Political Commissar, thank you, Battalion Commander. With the addition of these old soldiers, I guarantee that the combat effectiveness of the Special Operations Battalion will be higher than that of the original Special Operations Company." Zhang Hua was stirred up by their words and loudly guaranteed.

  "Alright, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Additionally, in order to get the Special Operations Battalion back into fighting shape as soon as possible, for the next few days, your only task is to focus on reorganization and there will be no other combat missions. Also, you can take whatever equipment and weapons you need from those you've captured. In short, I want your Special Operations Battalion to be ready to fight at a moment's notice in the shortest time possible." Upon hearing Zhang Hua's response, Division Commander Huang Kecheng nodded his head in satisfaction.

  "Yes, sir..."

  "All right, you can go down now. The old soldier you want, I'll have someone send him over to you in a little while." Huang Kecheng nodded and ordered.

  "Haha, Old Zhang, I really didn't expect it. Just a few days after joining the Special Operations Company, I've already been promoted to Deputy Regiment Commander. It's too fast! I'm thinking that in a while, our Special Operations Regiment should be expanded into a Special Operations Brigade."

  "Heh heh, I'll tell you, becoming the team leader is out of the question. Think about it, what kind of qualifications does our team leader have? Just because we're a few people, do you think it's that easy? Let's not joke around anymore, let's get down to business. Now that we're already a special task force, but the company commander, instructor, and platoon leader below us haven't been determined yet, all of this needs our discussion." Zhang Hua said with a smile.

  "Yes, Old Zhang is right. We don't have much time and must quickly set up the framework for each company. This is the list of cadres and veteran soldiers sent by the regimental commander and division commander. Let's discuss the candidates for company and battalion commanders based on this list." After hearing Zhang Hua's words, Instructor Xu Bin took out the list that the regimental commander and division commander had given him before he left.

  "Yes, a total of five instructors. In addition, the battalion commander also supports us with two platoon leaders, three deputy platoon leaders, and 60 other veteran soldiers." Zhang Hua took over the list from the instructor's hand and said after taking a look.

  "Old Zhang, Old Xu, and Old Huang, take a look at this plan. Our first, second, and third platoons will be directly expanded into the first, second, and third companies of our special operations battalion. The fourth platoon will be expanded into a new recruit company, and the logistics platoon will be expanded into a logistics company. As for the platoon leaders below, they will be directly promoted from the original squad leaders and deputy squad leaders. The squad leader candidates will be selected by the soldiers among themselves, and then reported to the battalion headquarters for our approval. In this way, there will be many fewer procedures in between, and the expansion of the troops will be very fast." Deputy Battalion Commander Guo Chengzhu put forward his own suggestion.

  "I agree with Old Guo's suggestion, in that case, we can just assign one instructor to each company and that will do." Instructor Xu Bin hastily agreed after hearing Guo Chengzhu's words.

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