Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

After dinner, a group of people entered the temporary meeting room.

"You have seen the weapons, right?" Gu Changfeng took the lead in opening the meeting.

"I did see weapons, 10 rocket launchers."

"I just don't know what's going on with your scopes and machine guns?" Zhao Ziqing asked.

He could tell that the M60 was a machine gun, but he couldn't tell whether it was a heavy machine gun or a light machine gun!

Logically speaking, a heavy machine gun shouldn't be that light.

"That thing is a heavy machine gun, with a range of 800 to 1200 meters, a rate of fire of 500 to 650 rounds per minute, and a 7.62mm bullet."

After Gu Changfeng finished explaining, he looked at Zhao Ziqing and asked, "Have the sniper and special forces selection and training been completed?"

"80 snipers have passed the test, and 240 special forces members have been selected. They are all good in marksmanship and physical fitness. Including veterans, there are 270 people in total."

"I don't know how you arrange it, so the snipers are selected and trained individually." Zhao Ziqing replied.

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "Select 20 more snipers and assign them to each company!"

"The special forces team will be mainly responsible for fire assaults this time. They will only be equipped with light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers."

He planned to make some changes. Now that the war was imminent, the Japanese were operating in large groups or entire regiments. There was not much benefit in incorporating snipers into the special forces.

The training time itself is not long, so it is unrealistic to expect them to harass the Japanese or behead them!

"Changfeng, how do we arrange the battle for Jinling City? And now that our personnel have reached the regimental level, what should we do with them?" Zhou Qianli asked.

Gu Changfeng had already thought about this and said directly:

"This time when we went to Changshu, our team established a new fifth company, and the staffing was no longer enough to reach 380."

"Just reduce it. Each company will have two infantry platoons of 80 men, for a total of 260 personnel."

"Each company will have eight grenade launchers, three heavy machine guns, and ten Type 8 rifles. The rest will be given to the special forces to provide fire support."

Zhao Ziqing was silent for a while and then smiled bitterly and said:

"With this arrangement, the special forces team will have a very strong firepower, with 18 grenade launchers and 27 Type rifles."

Gu Changfeng nodded and said, "Let's arrange it this way for now. We can adjust it if there are any problems."

Lu Daya said, "How should the artillery company be arranged?"

The artillery company now has 16 mortars and 10 rocket launchers, so it is quite confident.

Transportation is a big problem, even if ten people are responsible for one mortar and artillery shells.

Including the rocket launchers, that would make a total of 300 people.

"Lao Lu, you take charge of the mortars. Li Jie will take the rocket launcher and follow the special forces. There will be 100 people."

Lu Daya looked at Li Jie and said sourly, "You are so lucky!"

Everyone could see the envious look in his eyes. He had wanted to play with a rocket launcher for a long time, but Li Jie always got there first.

Li Jie chuckled foolishly and said, "Thanks to the care of the superiors, I will definitely give the devils a big surprise!"

He also saw the base number of artillery shells this time, and it would be a great pleasure to fight the Japanese.

"How should we arrange the battle for Jinling City? It's currently being defended by the Nationalist Army, and there's no place for us."

Zhao Ziqing asked.

Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "We won't fight a defensive battle. We have to take the initiative to find trouble with the devils."

"As for the Japs' route, we'll ask Commander Liao and Commander Wang when the time comes."

He knew that the Battle of Nanjing would end very quickly, so he wanted to avoid being tricked.

He decided to focus on destroying the enemy's effective forces and see if he could rescue some civilians if there was a chance.

Thinking of this, Gu Changfeng continued to make arrangements:

"It's unrealistic to bring all the supplies. One company will remain here."

"Old Zhou, find a way to recruit some more people."

Zhou Qianli agreed immediately. He was in charge of logistics and this was part of his job.

"Who's going to stay? I'm not going to stay. If I stay any longer, my whole company will get rusty."

Huang Zhengkui yelled.

Gu Changfeng glanced at them and said unhappily, "I didn't ask you to stay behind. Lao Luo's Fourth Company should take a break!"

"We suffered a lot of losses this time, and we need to reorganize. Train more in the camp. I'll call you over if needed."

Luo Xiong nodded and said, "I'm fine."

Gu Changfeng silently estimated that everything was almost arranged, and he could set off after adjusting the team.

I don’t know whether Liao Lei’s troops have withdrawn from Changshu.

Thinking of this, Gu Changfeng said: "Do you have any other opinions? If not, go and form a team."

Seeing everyone getting up and leaving one after another, Gu Changfeng grabbed Zhou Qianli and gave him instructions.

"Old Zhou, please contact Commander Liao and see if they have returned to defend Nanjing."

"If they return to defend, I guess we won't have much time to rest."

.........

Liao Lei was very happy to receive the news from Gu Changfeng. He had evacuated a week ago.

Now it is the Zhonghua Gate that defends Nanjing.

Upon hearing the news, Liao Guangyi asked, "Commander, aren't Changfeng and the others in Jinling? Where are they?"

"Haha, this guy is stationed in Chuzhou."

Liao Lei was in a good mood, even though he was forced to evacuate due to heavy attacks from the Japanese.

But he and Luo Zhuoying's troops delayed the Japanese for more than ten days, completed the mission perfectly, and bought a lot of time for Jinling.

They also received commendation from the principal, and their battle achievements were reported to the entire army, which was quite good.

There are also substantial rewards, but we have to wait for them to be realized.

Liao Guangyi looked at the map and said, "Chuzhou is over a hundred miles away from here. What is he doing there?"

"The Japanese' intention to encircle Nanjing is already obvious, and I estimate that the battle will soon begin."

Liao Lei chuckled and said, "Who knows him? I guess he's holding back and wants to give the devil another wave."

"Do you think we should let them come with us to defend Zhonghua Gate?" Liao Guangyi said.

Liao Lei thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk to him. The Japanese are coming in full force, and his small force won't be of much use."

Gu Changfeng had helped him a lot, so he didn't want to push him too much and decided to ask first.

Liao Guangyi glanced at Liao Lei in confusion and said, "Commander, haven't you told Changfeng about the organization of the independent battalion yet?"

He had just learned about this matter not long ago. He didn't expect Liao Lei to be so cunning and secretly report the matter to the higher-ups, and the report was approved.

"Not yet. I'm just afraid this kid will resist."

Liao Lei himself was a little hesitant. To be honest, he reported it on a whim and hadn't really figured out how to deal with it.

Liao Guangyi thought for a moment and said, "Chuzhou isn't far away. How about I go there in person and bring the appointment with me?"

He thought that given their relationship, even if Gu Changfeng objected, they would not turn against each other.

"That's fine. You can go there, but the sooner you go, the sooner you can return. I estimate the battle will only start in a day or two."

Liao Lei still agrees with this.

He even hoped that Gu Changfeng could come and garrison Jinling together, so that he would have less pressure.

This time is different from Changshu. The Japanese army has nearly 20 troops coming in full force, and he doesn't feel very confident.