Wollongong Regiment Headquarters Command Room.

Ryoma walked in with the casualty report.

After receiving the casualty report, Liang Shanhao shouted: "Although we won a big victory this time, our soldiers suffered a lot of casualties!"

Ryoma responded: "Hey! My battalion has the most casualties, regimental commander, you have to give my battalion new recruits!"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "I will definitely recruit recruits for each of your battalions! Your battalion is absolutely indispensable. I will recruit recruits from the surrounding villages in the past few days!"

Ryoma shouted: "Thank you, Tuanzuo!"

Liang Shanhao groaned and shouted: "The only ones who can survive this battle are veterans! Including those wounded soldiers, after recovering from their injuries, they will be top-notch veterans!"

Ryoma shouted: "Tuanzuo, what you said makes sense! Training is not as good as actual combat. A battle with real swords and guns can make soldiers grow more, but we have to pay the price with blood!"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "There is no war without bloodshed. War is a cruel knockout match. Any soldier may fall in a hail of bullets at any time!"

After a pause, Liang Shanhao asked in a deep voice: "Have all the captured Japanese weapons been distributed to the surrounding villages?"

Ryoma responded: "Master, according to your order, I have established 8 Villagers' Self-Defense Forces in the surrounding villages! The Villagers' Self-Defense Forces in one village are equipped with 16 Type 38 rifles and a crooked machine gun.

But I didn’t issue the Type 92 heavy machine gun to them!”

Liang Shanhao asked: "Why don't you send it?"

Ryoma shouted: "The Type 92 heavy machine gun has heavy firepower and is relatively difficult to operate. The villagers need training, so it is temporarily left in the base warehouse!"

Liang Shanhao warned: "For villages that need to strengthen their defense, your battalion commander will personally send people to guide military training. Do you understand?"

Ryoma responded: "Tanzuo! Don't worry, I will select two veterans from each village's self-defense force to perform training missions!"

Liang Shanhao nodded: "SDF members who have excellent training can be selected to come to our base for intensive training, and then they will be assigned to various infantry battalions!"

Ryoma shouted: "This is a good idea. After layers of screening, we will definitely be able to ensure the combat quality of the troops to the greatest extent."

Liang Shanhao shouted again: "Long Ma! This time you led a battalion to bravely stop the Japanese and you have made great contributions. I am going to promote you to deputy commander and serve as my second-in-command. Are you willing?"

After a sudden meal, Ryoma shouted: "Thank you, Tuanzu! But I don't think I'm capable enough, I'm afraid I won't be able to do the job!"

Smiling slightly, Liang Shanhao shouted: "Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. I wonder if you, Longma, can be of some use!"

Ryoma shouted: "I'm afraid that the second battalion commander and the third battalion commander have different opinions and it will be difficult to convince everyone!"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "Do they dare to disobey? I am the first to refuse to agree! The military order is like a mountain, I think they dare to disobey the order?"

Ryoma responded: "Okay! As for the regimental seat, I am determined to be the regimental deputy!"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "I'll give you a task. Select 108 veterans within two days to form a reinforced company!"

Staring wide in his eyes, Ryoma shouted: "Tuanzuo, there are more than 100 people. These are the majority of the centaurs in the base? What are you going to do?"

Liang Shanhao groaned and shouted: "I want to build a fist army and take the initiative to attack!"

Ryoma shouted: "Regiment, 108 veterans have been mobilized, so the infantry battalions basically have no fighting backbones!"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "As the saying goes, good steel must be used on the blade. Only when veterans gather together can a joint force be formed! Recently, I have to lead a reinforced company to harass the Japanese, and you, Deputy Commander Long, are here

The base trains new recruits! No problem!"

Ryoma responded: "Don't worry! I will definitely help Tuanzao train a unit with roaring fighting power!"

Liang Shanhao shouted: "In addition to training new recruits, you must also strengthen the defense of the base!"

Ryoma responded: "Yes!"

…

Zhangbaling Gui Army field fortifications.

Soldiers from the 31st Independent Regiment of the Guangxi Army are busy digging fortifications.

Regiment leader Wei Shengli also went shirtless to build machine gun fortifications.

Waving a shovel, a battalion commander shouted: "Tuanzuo, do you think the little devil will really pass by Zhang Baling?"

With his face dripping with sweat, Commander Wei shouted: "The military order issued by Commander Liu himself cannot be wrong!"

A battalion commander shouted: "If the little devil doesn't pass Zhang Baling, wouldn't our work be in vain?"

Commander Wei shouted: "Why do you talk so much nonsense? This is an order from the top. We must do whatever Commander Liu tells us to do!"

The first battalion commander shouted: "Commander! Last time we received an order from the military headquarters, we waited for three days and three nights in the Spirit Snake Valley, and we didn't even see a single kid! Is the news reliable this time?"

Captain Wei pondered and asked: "Let me ask you, what is behind Zhang Baling?"

After thinking for a while, the first battalion commander shouted: "Mingguang City!"

Captain Wei asked again: "Where is the back of Mingguang City?"

A battalion commander responded: "Huaihe River!"

Captain Wei asked again: "What's behind the Huaihe River?"

The first battalion commander responded: "Xuzhou! The headquarters of the fifth theater commander's headquarters!"

Captain Wei shouted: "We are on the south bank of the Huaihe River. The Japs in Pukou want to invade Xuzhou from the north. We must pass through Zhangbaling!"

A battalion commander shouted: "Listening to the analysis made by the leader, it seems that the Japanese are most likely going to pass through Zhang Baling!"

Captain Wei shouted: "This blocking battle will not fail, but it will be a tough battle. We must be mentally prepared!"

A battalion commander responded: "Yes!"

After ascending to a high ground, Commander Wei swept around the blocking position.

Commander Wei shouted at the top of his voice: "Three battalion commanders, all come here!"

The three battalion commanders gathered around Commander Wei.

Commander Wei shouted: "No, the trenches of the Second Battalion cannot be dug well!"

The second battalion commander shouted: "Tuanzuo! Is there anything that needs to be improved?"

Commander Wei shouted: "Look at how shallow the trenches are. Can they withstand the Japs' guns? Dig them again, at least one person deep!"

A big pimple appeared between his eyebrows, and the second battalion commander shouted: "Tuanzuo, the geological conditions here are not very suitable for earthworks. You can dig out a lot of rocks with a shovel!"

Captain Wei said sternly: "Even if there are rocks, we have to dig! This trench must be dug deep to save lives. Do you understand, don't be afraid of difficulties!"

After a sudden pause, the second battalion commander responded: "Yes!"

After a pause, Captain Wei shouted in a deep voice: "And you, Commander of the Third Battalion, your position is relatively flat and the trenches need to be improved!"

The third battalion commander asked: "Tuanzuo, how can we improve it?"

After thinking for a moment, Commander Wei shouted: "Single-line trenches cannot withstand the Japanese attack at all, and are easily damaged by artillery fire! Let's do this. All trenches should be changed into wavy lines, and curved communication trenches should be dug to connect foxholes!"

The third battalion commander responded: "Yes!"

At this time, a battalion commander asked: "Team leader, is there no problem with our battalion's position?"

Commander Wei said sternly: "No problem? Is there a big problem? I saw that your mortar position must be greatly changed!"

The first battalion commander shouted: "I've always dug like this! Do I need to make major changes?"

Commander Wei shouted: "According to your method of digging, if you fire one round of artillery fire, you will have to reimburse it! You don't want to save trouble, dig at least three spare artillery positions for me, and there must be communication trenches connecting each position.

To facilitate the safe transfer of artillery!"
Chapter completed!