Among the army of 20,000 people, it is difficult to find one or two skilled workers such as tailors, but you can still find them if you use snacks. After discussing the style of the military cap with Yang Zhen, they arranged it. Without much effort, they found two tailors who had been captured by the Japanese from inside the pass.
These two guys, who were relatively well-known in Beiping City, were unlucky. Last year, they were forced by a traitor to make cheongsams for the wife of a Japanese soldier. After these two guys finished the work, when they sent it away, they didn't expect that the devil's wife died of illness, and the two brand-new cheongsams were directly turned into shrouds.
To be honest, the Japanese wife just came from Japan and is not used to the summer climate in Peiping. It is normal for her to get sick. Even if you die of illness, you can't blame others. But the devil whose wife died became more and more angry the more he looked at the two of them. He didn't know that the wicked thing told him that the death of his wife was caused by these two tailors.
Who told them not to make red cheongsam, but to make white cheongsam. When someone is sick, you don't make him a red sign of good luck, but instead make him a white sign of filial piety. Why aren't you cursing the person? Are you not plotting to kill the family members of the Imperial Army?
These two guys are both unlucky and lucky. If the Kwantung Army hadn't sent a telegram to the North China Front that Manchuria was in urgent need of laborers, these two guys might have been killed directly by the Japanese. However, the Japanese did not spare them, and directly threw them on the train together with the laborers captured by the Japanese from Hebei, and transported them to Tangyuan County.
¡°These two unlucky guys have committed many crimes here. If Yang Zhen hadn't led the team in, these two guys who had never done physical work would have been exhausted to death before they were finished. However, although they escaped, the physical training these days has made these two guys moan and groan.
How can these two guys, who have been apprentices since childhood and have never done heavy physical work, adapt to such high-intensity training? When they learned that the army was looking for two tailors, these two guys were the first to sign up in order to get rid of this kind of high-intensity training day and night. When Guo Bingxun found him in the clothing warehouse, he thought that the officer wanted to make clothes for the officer¡¯s beautiful wife?
When they received what Guo Bingxun asked them to sew, the two guys were dumbfounded. Some people pointed to the picture of a military cap painted by Yang Zhen in disbelief and said, "Sir, are you just making something as simple as this?"
"Yes, it's such a simple thing. The troops will go into the mountains for training tomorrow. Before they come back, you have to make 30,000 military caps. And this badge must also be made. For the time being, 30,000 pieces are needed. And all of them must be rolled. Go to the left chest of those military uniforms." After that, Guo Bingxun pointed to the mountains of Japanese military uniforms seized in the warehouse.
Seeing the mountains of military uniforms behind them, and looking at the standard Japanese military uniform cloth and the bundles of white cloth used by the Japanese to make underwear, the two of them smiled silently, wondering how long it would take for the troops to train in the mountains. I don¡¯t know, but these 30,000 military caps, no matter how simple the style is, still need to be cut, especially the brim is even more difficult to make.
"It's impossible for just two of us to do it in less than half a month." Even if you have a sewing machine. Thirty thousand individual military caps would take three or four days to cut out. And those badges are easy to roll. Once you turn on the sewing machine, you can sew them directly onto the military uniform and you're done. But this still has to be printed, what kind of thing do you know?
After hesitating for a while, one of them bravely said: "Sir, could you please clarify how many days it will take for the troops to return from the mountains? We should allocate the time, right? And your badges and armbands, we are good at sewing them. We can't sew, but we don't know how to do this. In such a short time, we can't do so much at once, just the two of us."
Regarding the embarrassment on the two people's faces, Guo Bingxun smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, I won't let you do it by yourself. I will find someone to handle the printing of armbands and badges. As for the manpower, I will select a few people for you. . But there won¡¯t be too many people, and you also know that most people won¡¯t do this.¡±
At this point, Guo Bingxun's face changed and he said seriously: "These military caps, badges, and armbands are related to whether the entire army can change uniforms within the specified time. Although you have not been a soldier for a long time, you have also learned regulations and doctrines. . If it cannot be completed within the stipulated time, it will be dealt with as delaying military aircraft. Don't say that I will be merciless then."
After all, they are guys who have been hanging out in big cities like Peking for many years. These two guys look like extremely smooth people at first glance. It would be difficult for ordinary people to suppress them without some tough measures. So what Guo Bingxun said was very tough and ruthless. If it delays the military plane, the consequences can be imagined.
"If I hadn't seen that these two guys were too sophisticated, I was afraid that the upright Li Yanping would not be able to suppress them, and maybe he would be fooled by them. How can Guo Bingxun, who is so busy now that he wants to split one day into two, have time to take care of these miscellaneous things? Moreover, the change of uniforms in the army is a matter of daily life and should have been under the control of the political commissar.
??But to deal with this guy, you have to use both soft and hard skills. After giving him a killing blow, Guo Bingxun looked at the pale faces of the two people who were frightened by him, and then changed his tone and said: "If you complete the task on time and with high quality, you can rest assured that the newly established quilt factory will be successful." It¡¯s your responsibility.¡±
Hearing this sweet date from Guo Bingxun, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they stood at attention and saluted Guo Bingxun: "Please rest assured, sir, we will complete it on time with high quality and quantity. We will ensure that the troops complete the change of equipment on time."
There are benefits after all, right? Although there is no money to collect, it is not bad to become a small official. As long as you have an official position, there will eventually be benefits in the future. Therefore, the two people's answering voices were much louder.
It¡¯s just that although the two people answered in loud voices, they had a slightly military air. But this military posture is really a bit disdainful, and the military salute is even more nondescript.
Seeing that the two of them looked dirty and untidy, Guo Bingxun frowned and finally swallowed the reprimand. He just put down the templates for the armbands and badges he had carved out most of the night before, then turned around and left.
When Guo Bingxun returned to the war room, Yang Zhen, the commander-in-chief, and Li Yanping were listening to the reports of artillery regiment commander Qiu Jintang and deputy regiment commander and artillery training captain Ma Qichang. Seeing Guo Bingxun come in, Yang Zhen waved his hand and motioned for him to sit next to him, and then he said to Ma Qichang, who was reporting and quickly stood at attention and saluted when Guo Bingxun came in: "Continue."
Although Ma Qichang served as a puppet soldier for several years, he was an artillery major in the Northeast Lecture Hall and served as an artillery company commander in the Northeast Army for many years. The report on the artillery situation was very clear, much clearer than that of Qiu Jintang, who was just an ordinary artilleryman.
Ma Qichang put down the materials in his hands and said: "Because of time constraints, the artillery units of each department have only conducted the most basic artillery firing, fortification construction, and basic artillery repair and maintenance training. Live ammunition shooting and transfer shooting have not yet been carried out. Especially artillery observers, at least It will take another month to master the skills proficiently.¡±
"The situation of the directly-affiliated artillery regiment is better. They are all old men from Laoheidingzi. Although so many artillery pieces have been replenished at once, the backbone is still our old base. Although there is a slight shortage, mainly field gunners, the number Not big."
"This is also thanks to the commander's foresight. When we were in Lao Heidingzi's secret camp, the commander once said that every one of our artillerymen must be trained as an instructor and as a commander. We would rather let people wait for the equipment. , we must not let the equipment wait for people. Otherwise, the artillery regiment directly under the artillery regiment will not be able to form combat effectiveness for at least three months, let alone one month."
"Artillery is a technical branch, not infantry that can join the battle as long as it is issued a rifle and learns how to shoot. It will take at least three months to half a year to train a qualified artilleryman, even according to the intensity of our current training. "
"With the commander's foresight, we will not be in the embarrassing situation of having artillery but no one. As long as we undergo live ammunition and infantry and artillery collaborative training, our directly affiliated artillery regiment will soon be able to form the most basic combat effectiveness."
"However, the problem arises more with the regimental and battalion artillery. The main reason is the lack of training time for the artillery. Although it is a special case, these artillerymen were distributed after only half a month of basic training, but half a month of training It is not enough to produce a qualified artilleryman."
"The mortar crews are tolerable. We originally had a large number of mortar crews. According to the commander's requirements, each mortar originally had nine gunners. Although there are shortcomings, we can barely cope with it. Although the new recruits can¡¯t operate it yet, they can learn and practice from the veterans.¡±
"The key is the Type 92 infantry gun and the 37 rapid-fire cannon. We have not equipped these two types of artillery. There were no artillery units using these two types of artillery. It can be said that everything has to start from scratch. Especially this 37 rapid-fire cannon. Even I am unfamiliar with this kind of artillery. Although the Northeastern Army has equipment, the number is not large. I have never been exposed to it, so I have to learn everything from scratch."
"Commander, I wonder if the 92 infantry cannon and 37 rapid-fire cannon should be temporarily replaced with 90mm mortars? The inventory of 90mm mortars is enough to replace the troops. That's it. , the combat effectiveness will be formed faster."
Regarding Ma Qichang's idea, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "I also know that simple-to-operate mortars are more suitable for our current situation, but why should I issue infantry guns and rapid-fire guns to the troops? Mortars cannot shoot directly. The Japanese army¡¯s non-field fortifications were somewhat difficult.¡±
"Once our troops are dispersed, it is impossible for the artillery regiment directly under the artillery to provide necessary fire support at any time and anywhere. Only equipped with mortars, it cannot deal with the Japanese defenses. At this time, the Type 92 infantry artillery as a regiment-affiliated infantry artillery can raise??Direct fire support. "
"There are also 37 rapid-fire guns. Once we fight in plain areas, Japanese tanks and armored vehicles will be the most lethal threat to us. Only by mastering this kind of artillery with anti-tank functions can we not be passive."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Guo Bingxun, who had been listening quietly since he came in, interrupted: "The commander is right. During the Battle of Songhu, many troops in the national army did not have anti-aircraft artillery. When facing Japanese tanks, we could only use people to carry cluster grenades to pile them up, which caused great losses."
"Especially because new recruits cannot complete this kind of task, they can only rely on veterans. Veterans are the backbone of an army and the main combat effectiveness of an army. Once the loss of veterans is too great, the army will not be far from collapse. Even many miscellaneous troops who had never seen tanks were defeated not by the Japanese army, but by Japanese tanks."
"If we want to develop, we cannot remain trapped in the mountains and forests. We must always go to the plains to fight. Once we enter the plains, the Japanese and puppet cavalry and tanks will be our biggest threat. The cavalry only needs to build certain fortifications. Prevention. But thick-skinned tanks without these rapid-fire guns are beyond our ability to deal with."
"You don't know it now, but you can learn it. Is it because you are not familiar with the performance of a weapon and don't know it, so you don't master it and just give up? Especially when this kind of weapon is still very helpful to our future development. "
"Not only these rapid-fire cannons, but also the heavy artillery and trucks in the warehouse must be mastered as soon as possible. We currently lack packhorses, but if we leave trucks with a far greater capacity than horses and cannot use them, isn't it putting the cart before the horse? "
"But what you said makes sense. Our artillery foundation is too weak. This situation cannot be improved in a short time. For a brand-new weapon, half a month is too hasty. I think so."
Having said this, Guo Bingxun turned to Yang Zhen and said: "In this battle, don't dispatch all the artillery. Let the two of them recruit a group of veterans and some good-performing recruits to form a temporary artillery battalion to participate in the battle. The regimental artillery, only Mortars join the fight.¡±
"As for the others, the infantry artillery and 37 rapid-fire gunners, they will continue to stay for training. We also have insufficient numbers of pack horses, so we should concentrate on the pack horses first to ensure the mobility of the artillery participating in the battle."
Regarding Guo Bingxun's suggestion, Yang Zhen pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Yes. However, they will also have to participate in the live ammunition training starting in the afternoon and the two-day infantry and artillery collaborative training. The recruits have never fired live ammunition and will never learn Won't."
Hearing that Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun agreed not to dispatch all the artillery for the time being, but to dispatch some artillery to participate in the battle, Qiu Jintang and Ma Qichang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
They don¡¯t think that after half a month of hasty training, artillerymen who can¡¯t even shoot with a ruler and have never fired a live ammunition can play any role in the battle. Maybe the shell is more likely to hit our own people than the Japanese.
But while he breathed a sigh of relief, Ma Qichang suddenly remembered something. But when I was about to open my mouth, I thought about it and still didn't say anything. But his expression, even though it was only very slight, was captured by Yang Zhen.
Seeing that Ma Qichang was hesitant to speak, Yang Zhen said: "Qichang, if you have any other suggestions, just say it directly. We are all a family, what can't we say? You are an old artillery soldier, and none of us have any experience in the artillery field." I can't compare to you. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
In fact, Ma Qichang hesitated to speak because what he wanted to say involved his experience as a puppet soldier. In particular, it involves participating in the clean-up campaigns of the Anti-League. Now that the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was sitting in front of him, he was really speechless.
But since Yang Zhen had already smelled it, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Commander, it's nothing. It's just that when the Japanese and puppet troops go into the mountains to clean up, they always send a large number of disguised agents into the mountains or look for rebels. The secret camp of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, or to detect the movements of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Will our live-fire training with such great fanfare expose our current position?"
After saying that, he looked at the commander-in-chief's face. Seeing Ma Qichang looking at his expression carefully, the commander-in-chief who understood his thoughts smiled slightly and said: "You, Ma Qichang, this reminder is a good thing, what can't you say?"
"I know that you are still a little taboo about your previous experience in the puppet army. You think it is a stain on yourself and are unwilling to mention it, especially in front of those of us who came from the Anti-Japanese Alliance. These thoughts of yours, you The political commissar has told me about it a long time ago.¡±
"But what I want to tell you is that these things should not be a burden to you. It was not your original intention to surrender to the enemy, but you did not understand the national revolution.The difference between obeying one's superiors and blindly following one's superiors. From now on, as long as you sincerely resist Japan, you will be our comrade and comrade-in-arms. No one will look down upon you or look down upon you. "
"No matter what you have done before, I hope it will not become a burden to you. Have you heard of Li Wenbin, the former commander of the Third Division of our Fifth Army? Didn't he come from the Puppet Manchukuo Army anyway? After joining the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he fought bravely and died before He served as the division commander of the Third Division, the main division of the Fifth Army."
"Qichang, put down your baggage and move forward lightly. On the anti-Japanese battlefield, establish new achievements for the people. Don't think about the past things anymore. Use your knowledge and artillery knowledge to display your light and heat on the anti-Japanese battlefield. .¡±
Hearing the commander-in-chief's explanation, Ma Qichang solemnly nodded and said: "Commanders, please rest assured that I will do my best to learn from Commander Li. I would rather die gloriously on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War than fight for anything again." The devil is a lackey."
After Ma Qichang finished speaking, the commander-in-chief, Yang Zhen, and Guo Bingxun looked at each other and smiled. Knowing that he finally let go of the burden in his heart. Yang Zhen still admires Ma Qichang's ability and talent very much. I also know that he has always had a knot in his heart, but Yang Zhen has never been able to spare the time to have a good talk with him. Taking this opportunity today to completely untie the knot in his heart is a good thing for both him and the army.
Guo Bingxun patted Ma Qichang on the shoulder, gave him an encouraging smile, and then changed the subject: "Commander-in-Chief, Commander, Ma Qichang's reminder is worthy of our attention. The Japanese are not fools, and we can carry out our work here." Live fire training, we can no longer hide here. It¡¯s time for us to think about the follow-up plan.¡±
Regarding Guo Bingxun's concerns, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and walked to the map, pointed at a point and said: "I have also considered this situation, so after discussing it with the commander-in-chief and political commissar, I decided to select the artillery coordination and artillery live-fire training ground. In the Liangzi River area in the southwest."
"The chief of staff and I led the team to go out for training. The commander-in-chief and the political commissar led a regiment, a battalion, and a supplementary regiment to stay here. At the same time, all the reconnaissance battalions were released. Once we come into contact with the Japanese, we can use the terrain there to deploy on the spot. "
After carefully looking at the point on the map and pondering it, Guo Bingxun didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.