Chapter 46: Special Operations Battalion (Three)

  "Yes, I also agree with Old Guo's suggestion. In addition, our firepower support company, I plan to separate the artillery platoon. Divided into heavy machine gun platoon and artillery platoon. Heavy machine gun platoon leader Zhou Zhigang, deputy platoon leader is Comrade Huang Yiping given by the regimental commander. Artillery platoon leader Zhao Jie, deputy platoon leader Lin Wei...". After that, the four people discussed for a full hour before the organization of the special operations battalion was fully discussed, and the new establishment of the special operations battalion is as follows:

  Battalion: Battalion Commander Zhang Hua, Instructor Xu Bin, Deputy Battalion Commander Guo Chengzhu, Deputy Instructor Huang Zhengqing.

  The division has three main force regiments, one recruit regiment, one logistics regiment, one logistics department, six directly affiliated companies and two directly affiliated platoons. They are:

  Correspondence class, Class leader Fu Chunsheng, Deputy class leader Yang Dezhi.

  Cooking team, team leader Zhang Mingyuan.

  Guard squad, squad leader Wu Tao, deputy squad leader Xiang Shou Rong.

  Scouting squad, Squad leader Luo Huasheng, Deputy squad leader Su Jin.

  Sniper squad, squad leader Wu Zijie, deputy squad leader Liu Yonggang.

  Artillery platoon, platoon leader Zhao Jie, deputy platoon leader Lin Wei.

  Heavy machine gun squad, squad leader Zhou Zhigang, deputy squad leader Huang Yiping.

  Cavalry squadron, squadron leader Peng Longfei, deputy squadron leader Lu Gahan.

  Each battalion has three combat companies and three directly affiliated platoons (guard platoon, reconnaissance platoon, logistics platoon), with a total of 152 people.

  First Battalion Commander He Deqing, Instructor Wu Zongxian. Second Battalion Commander Qiu Ming, Instructor Wang Keming. Third Battalion Commander Yu Hongyuan, Instructor Zhang He. New Soldier Battalion Commander He Guanghua, Instructor Tang Jindong. Logistics Battalion Commander Xu Guozhen, Instructor Cao Yuqing.

  In addition, the Logistics Department of the Camp has a deputy instructor Huang Zhengqing directly under its command, with an establishment of one company.

  "My goodness, Old Zhang, if we really organize it this way, our special operations battalion will have a strength of over a thousand people. It's equivalent to a main force division." Deputy Regiment Commander Guo Chengzhu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after reading the special operations battalion organization plan compiled by Instructor Liu based on everyone's discussion.

  "Haha, Old Guo, it's not as easy as you think. Firstly, the logistics are a problem. With our current special forces' capabilities, although we have a company-level framework, having just one platoon of soldiers would be enough. And then there's the new recruits' company, which also can't reach full capacity at present... Our special forces currently only have 290 people, and even with the old soldiers sent by the division commander and regimental commander, we only have 370 people..." Zhang Hua shook his head after hearing Guo Chengzhu's words.

  "Ah, Old Zhang, there's another thing you haven't counted, that is the new recruits we enlisted these past two days. After about a day and night of time, among these captives, we mobilized over 230 people to meet our Red Army standards. If we add these people, then our special operations battalion will have a full strength of nearly 600 men."

  "Old Xu, so many? You didn't say it earlier, and I was worried about the soldiers for such a long time. Now that we have so many new recruits, the troops will be reorganized much better. Old Xu, what were these captured soldiers originally doing? Have you done the statistics?"

  "Old Zhang, this is our political work cadres' duty. Don't worry, all new recruits have been registered." Instructor Xu Bin nodded and said.

  "Great, wonderful! You quickly tell me about the situation of these new recruits, what kind of troops are there..." Zhang Hua asked excitedly.

  "There is a statistical data, the most of course are infantry, with 202 people. There are 18 logistics soldiers, originally there were 12 heavy machine gun troops, and the artillery has the least, only 6 people. That's all." Instructor Xu Bin took out a list and said after taking a look.

  "Slap! Alright, great..." Zhang Hua slapped the table loudly and said.

  "Captain, now that we have the manpower, how do you plan to allocate these new and old soldiers..." Deputy Instructor Huang Zhengqing said, seeing the excited Captain Zhang Hua.

  "Well, I'll propose a plan first, and you see how it is. First of all, the sniper squad, select five sharpshooters from these old soldiers to supplement the sniper squad. Next are the heavy machine gun squad and artillery squad, all those who can operate heavy machine guns and mortars will be transferred to these two squads. Then there's the reconnaissance squad and guard squad, each supplemented with 15 old soldiers and 10 new recruits. As for the remaining old soldiers, they will be evenly distributed among the remaining four infantry battalions to serve as platoon leaders or deputy platoon leaders... As for the newly recruited soldiers, technical troops will be directly supplemented to each battalion and company, while the rest will be mainly supplemented to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, with the new recruit battalion as secondary. Later on, when there are more new recruits, we'll supplement the new recruit battalion." Zhang Hua proposed his suggestion.

  "I agree with Old Zhang's suggestion, first and foremost is to ensure the combat effectiveness of our three combat battalions. Also, there are the guard platoon and reconnaissance platoon, they will be the two sharp knives of our special operations battalion in the future, their combat effectiveness must also be guaranteed." As soon as Zhang Hua finished speaking, Deputy Regiment Commander Guo Chengzhu nodded in agreement.

  "I also agree... I agree..." Soon, the remaining two instructors Xu Bin and Huang Zhengqing also agreed.

  "Captain, the problem of personnel allocation has been solved, now it's just a matter of weapons. Now our special operations battalion basically only has ammunition in stock, there are no weapons at all... you see how to equip these new recruits with weapons..." The personnel issue is resolved, next is the weapon. For the logistics officer of the special operations battalion, this is a very troublesome problem.

  "Weapons, just now at the division headquarters, the division commander has agreed that our special operations battalion's weapon supply will not be restricted. However, after all, other troops also have many people holding big knives, we can't be too excessive. So, we can't take advantage of the situation either. In this way, the artillery platoon is equipped with three mortars, and the heavy machine gun platoon is equipped with six heavy machine guns. All these weapons are taken from the equipment we captured. In addition, we will receive enough rifles to ensure that each member of the special operations battalion has a rifle. As for light machine guns and submachine guns, we'll figure out a way to deal with them in future battles." Zhang Hua said affirmatively.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander... I guarantee to complete the task..." Huang Zheng replied crisply and clearly.

  "Alright, now it's up to us. After the meeting is dismissed, I'll be in charge of reorganizing the six directly affiliated companies. Old Xu and Old Guo will take care of reorganizing the remaining five companies, and Old Huang will handle the distribution of weapons for the troops. Does everyone understand their tasks?" Zhang Hua asked loudly.

  "Understood..." The three of them replied in unison.

  "Alright, let's start dividing our forces. Also, Old Huang, immediately send me the more than ten warhorses we captured in the two battles. You should know that our cavalry regiment is still an empty shell, no men, no equipment." Zhang Hua ordered.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander..."

  After the meeting, Regiment Commander Zhang Hua first found the newly appointed Cavalry Platoon Leader Peng Longfei and Deputy Platoon Leader Lu Gahan.

  "Comrade Peng Longfei, Comrade Lu Gahan. First of all, I have some good news to tell you. Our special operations company has been officially upgraded to a special operations battalion after being approved by the commander-in-chief. And both of you have also been appointed as the deputy commanders of the cavalry platoon in the special operations battalion. Haha, how about that? Didn't expect it, did you? You two are back to your old trade again." Zhang Hua said with a smile, looking at the two rugged men in front of him.

  "Special Operations Battalion? Battalion Commander, is this true... Can we really be cavalry again and ride into battle on horseback?" The two of them asked excitedly, their eyes shining with excitement after hearing Battalion Commander Zhang Hua's words.

  "Right, from today on, you are the deputy platoon leader of our Special Operations Brigade's cavalry platoon. As for the appointment letter, it will be approved by the division headquarters in two days. What do you think, do you have any objections to this appointment?" Zhang Hua said affirmatively.

  "Report to the battalion commander, we guarantee to complete the task... But, comrade battalion commander, cavalry must have war horses and sabers, but where do our Red Army have war horses?" The two men replied loudly. However, in the blink of an eye, the expressions on their faces dimmed. It's worth noting that back in the Central Soviet Area, the entire Red Army only had one under-strength cavalry battalion. After the Long March, it was not just cavalry, but even a real war horse was hard to find.

  "Hehe, don't worry about this. In these two battles, we've captured over a dozen warhorses from the enemy. As for cavalry sabers, if we don't have them, we can just use our large knives as substitutes. Later on, I'll hand over all of these warhorses to you, and also ask Vice Instructor to buy some more warhorses with silver dollars, so you guys don't need to worry about equipment." Zhang Hua said reassuringly after hearing their concerns.

  "Really, Battalion Commander, really have war horses.... Regimental Commander, rest assured, as long as there are war horses, I will definitely train a crack cavalry squad for you." After hearing the answer from Battalion Commander Zhang Hua, the two of them couldn't help but burst into an excited guarantee.

  "Also, don't be too happy yet. Although the problem of war horses and weapons has been solved, there is still an important issue, that is cavalry. So far, the entire cavalry squad has nothing except for you two and a dozen or so war horses. Especially the warriors who can ride horses, all these need to be resolved by yourselves. However, at that time, I will make arrangements with several company commanders, whoever you take a fancy to, can be taken away directly." Zhang Hua said.

  "Thank you, Captain. Don't worry, we guarantee that in the shortest time possible, we will train a crack cavalry squad for you." The two replied loudly.

  "Alright, you guys go find Vice Instructor to receive your equipment, I won't delay you any further." Zhang Hua nodded.

  In the following time, Zhang Hua found several other platoon leaders and arranged specific reorganization plans. In less than a day, the several directly affiliated platoons under Zhang Hua's responsibility had basically completed their reorganization tasks, except for the cavalry platoon which was still recruiting people, and began to enter the training phase.

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