"Captain, is there any problem?" Cheng Xiao asked with a look of incomprehension.

Wang Ping frowned and asked, "There must be a problem. Political Commissar, let me ask you, how many people are in Laiyuan!"

"About 120,000 people!" Cheng Xiao replied without thinking.

Wang Ping immediately analyzed: "There are only more than 120,000 young and strong people who can join the army except for women, children, and the elderly. At the same time, these people are also strong laborers among the people of Laiyuan. Whether or not they have food to eat during the autumn harvest depends on them."

"Since my Independent Regiment entered Laiyuan, there must be more than 2,000 local recruits. This time there are more than 1,000 people, which adds up to 4,000 people. More than 10,000 young and strong people will be removed at once, which will definitely have a great impact on Laiyuan's production. Now more than 6,000 guerrillas have emerged at once, which is a good thing for our Independent Regiment, but it is a bad thing for more than 100,000 people in Laiyuan. They all participated in the guerrillas. Who will farm and support their families!"

Seeing Cheng Xiao subconsciously wanting to refute, Wang Ping quickly interrupted: "Political Commissar, I know you want to say that the guerrillas are non-productive anti-Japanese armed forces. But what I want to say is that no matter how unproductive the people of Laiyuan are affected, the production and life of the people of Laiyuan will be affected!"

"Also, during the Red Army, we gave certain subsidies to guerrillas every year. Whether it was food or tax cuts, it made everyone feel that joining the guerrillas is a proud and affordable thing to their families. Only in this way can everyone's enthusiasm for joining the guerrillas continue to maintain."

"Now there are more than 6,000 guerrillas. Can we afford this subsidy?"

Cheng Xiao stopped talking, frowned and replied for almost a minute, "Captain, you are right. There are indeed too many guerrillas in more than 6,000 guerrillas. I wonder what you think?"

Wang Ping immediately expressed his thoughts: "The garrison battalion was reorganized into the Laiyuan County Brigade, with three infantry companies and one firepower company under its jurisdiction, and the troops of each company are controlled within 100 people."

"Following the county town as the center, four directions are divided into four districts, each district has a district squadron, with troops controlled within one hundred people, and two machine guns are equipped!"

"Each district is divided into several smaller districts, with a population of no more than 10,000 people. A district team is set up with a total force of 31!"

"The county brigade, district squadron, and district squadron are full-time local troops, and the base area provides supplies!"

"What remains is the militia. My requirement is that for smaller villages, the size of the guerrillas cannot be one squad, for larger villages, the size of the guerrillas cannot be one squad. When doing farm work and training in leisure time, patrol and alert do not distinguish between farming and leisure time."

"As for the subsidies for guerrillas, my principle is not to be too low. This will also help attract more people to join the guerrillas and increase the enthusiasm of guerrillas to train patrols!"

"After the establishment of guerrillas and local troops, the guerrillas provide soldiers to local troops, and local troops draw outstanding cadres and soldiers to provide soldiers to the main force."

"This idea is good!" Cheng Xiao suddenly interrupted.

"In the future, no matter whether it is the main force or the local force, the combat effectiveness will not be affected by the damage to the war! Commander, I fully agree, and I will also report this idea to the military sub-district and strive to promote it throughout the military district!"

"Also, according to this organization and scale, the number of guerrillas can be directly reduced to 2,000 people. Adding local troops and main forces, there are more than 5,000 anti-Japanese armed forces in Laiyuan."

"Then do it! How to draw a specific area? Political Commissar, you and Director Deng discuss it. You have local work experience, so you should be familiar with these tasks!" Wang Ping made the decision directly.

At the Military Sub-district Command, the commander had just read the telegram from Cheng Xiao.

First, I didn't understand, then thought, and finally I was surprised. I put the telegram on the table and asked: "Chief of Staff, are the county brigades of several counties in our district established? There are also guerrillas. Do the headquarters know their specific scale!"

The chief of staff nodded first, then shook his head, and finally replied: "The county brigade has been established. There are four county brigades, all of which are battalion-level, ranging from 200 to 500 people. As for the district squadron, district squadron, and guerrillas in each village, because they are all formed by the local anti-Japanese government, the specific situation of the military region is not clear!"

"Then call the clear comrades!" the commander ordered directly.

Then he stared at the Chief of Staff and continued to ask: "If I remember correctly, the recruits who are usually supplemented by the three main groups of the military sub-district are basically recruiting soldiers directly in the local area. After one to three months of recruit training, the troops were added."

"Yes, Commander! The three main regiments all have their own recruit companies, specializing in training recruits to supplement the main force's usual losses!" The Chief of Staff affirmed.

The commander frowned and continued to ask: "Then why not replenish the recruits according to the telegram in the Independent Regiment. The soldiers of the local troops have been trained, fought and had combat experience. After replenishing the main force, they can immediately join the battle. This is definitely better than the recruits they trained themselves!"

Xiong Botao smiled bitterly and said, "Commander, the soldiers and commanders of the local troops have already set their sights on them, and have reported to the district more than once, wanting to draw people from the county brigade to directly supplement the troops. However, the county brigade does not agree, and the local government does not agree!"

"The county brigade was formed by the local government itself, and many of the commanders in it were part-time cadres. If all the veterans and elites were removed, these troops would lose their combat effectiveness. Then the county brigade could not assume the responsibility of maintaining local public security, eliminating small groups of Japanese and puppet troops and traitors, and protecting the safety of the people!"

"Nonsense, they are making small hills and ignoring the overall situation!" the commander cursed mercilessly.

"They don't think about it. If the combat effectiveness of the main force is affected, and there is no main force to restrain the main force of the Japanese and puppet army, can the strength of the county brigade protect the people? It's simply nonsense and has no view of the overall situation!"

The Chief of Staff quickly reminded: "Commander, don't talk nonsense, they also do things according to regulations. They are not troops, they have their own regulations!"

"I also know the benefits of the Independent Regiment's proposal, but if you want to promote it throughout the military sub-district, you must get the support of the headquarters and Commander Nie!"

"Then let the military region telegram! This matter is beneficial to us without any harm, and it must be promoted!" The commander decided directly.

Then he continued to order: "Don't the First and Second Regiments expand their bases? Transfer this telegram to the two leaders and let the two team battles be handled according to the contents of the telegram!"

"Also, I want to know how the two groups are doing now!"

"Very good!" Xiong Botao answered immediately.

"The first regiment has been expanded to 4,500 people, the second regiment has been expanded to 4,000 people, and the third regiment that defends the base has also expanded to 3,500 people!"

"In addition, the weapons and ammunition sent by the Independent Regiment also arrived at the headquarters."

"The weapons and ammunition we seized from Laiyuan City were also sent back to the headquarters. There are quite a lot of statistics. Except for the fewer light and heavy machine guns, the remaining rifles are enough for us to form five regiments. Especially those sent by Wang Ping, all of them were 38 large covers and middle formal, with a total of 2,500!"
Chapter completed!