Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Li Yan convened a backbone meeting

Li Yan said: "This plan of passing off fake goods as genuine goods was very successful. It brought us a lot of supplies, and more importantly, it bought us half a month of time."

“This is a good thing”

"I think we should stay here for a while. With half a month's time and medicine, the wounded will be able to recover. Even if we break out, we'll have a better chance of success."

"What do you all think?"

The four of them thought about it and nodded in agreement

Li Yan then said: "Since everyone agrees to stay, let's talk about the prisoners."

"Others are easy to deal with, but Zhang Dong is the main one."

"When Zhang Dong agreed to help us, he put forward a condition: after the success, he would be released to find his teacher and prepare to go north to fight against the Japanese."

"And he also promised me that he would never reveal our affairs to anyone."

"Today he asked me when I would let him go."

Song Tao immediately said: "Captain, we can't let them go. The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. If the news leaks out, we will be passive."

The stonemason echoed: "I don't agree to let them go either."

Gao Xuan disagreed: "We in the Red Army cannot go back on our word."

Li Yan was a little confused and asked, "Old squad leader, what do you think?"

The old squad leader replied: "We absolutely cannot let them leave now."

"I believe Zhang Dong will not reveal our situation, and I also believe he will go north to fight against the Japanese. However, the enemy blockade is so strong now. If he is caught, the matter will be exposed."

"I think we should wait until the time is right before letting him go. That way we won't be considered a breach of trust."

Li Yan asked, "Then when will that be? If the time is not ripe, we will just keep detaining them, and it will require us to hire special personnel to guard them. This is not a long-term solution."

The old squad leader thought for a moment and said, "I've seen that Zhang Dong is different from those old warlords and the Central Army. He is a man of conscience and righteousness."

"Those captured soldiers were also grassroots soldiers, and they all came from poor families."

"I'll see if I can convince them to join our Red Army."

Li Yan asked: "How confident are you?"

The old squad leader thought for a moment and said, "I'm 80% sure."

Li Yan smiled and said, "Old squad leader, this is a solution that will solve the problem once and for all."

"In fact, my old squad leader and I have the same idea, especially about Zhangdong. If we can win him over, our Red Army will have one more brave general."

After the prisoner issue was resolved, Li Yan began to talk about the most important topic.

"I've observed that our soldiers are very poor in all aspects of combat skills."

"Especially in shooting, some comrades fired more than ten shots in a row but couldn't hit a single enemy."

"I decided that in addition to other training, I would also prepare live-fire shooting training, with no limit on the number of times, to train qualified shooters, even sharpshooters, in a short period of time."

Li Yan's last words stunned the four people.

The old squad leader was the first to speak out this time: "I object"

"Training a qualified shooter or sharpshooter requires a large amount of supplies, let alone a squad. No matter how much bullets you have, it won't be enough."

"We've run out of bullets. What are we going to do next?"

Gao Xuan also said: "Yes, Captain, I have no objection to training, but live-fire training is a waste."

"These are veterans who have been to the battlefield and can shoot,"

"As for your poor shooting skills, you can get better by firing more shots on the battlefield. We've all gotten through this before."

The stonemason did not refute Gao Xuan's words this time, and Song Tao nodded in agreement.

Li Yan frowned

The Red Army was too poor, lacking in supplies, and weapons and bullets were even more valuable.

If a regiment can be equipped with 60% guns, it will be the absolute main force in the Red Army.

New recruits are only allowed 2 rounds of ammunition for combat training, which is a luxury. Most of them are armed with swords and spears.

On the battlefield, each soldier had less than 5 bullets on average.

This also caused many commanders and fighters to feel that weapons and bullets were more valuable than people. Even the soldiers felt the same way. They would rather fight with bayonets on the battlefield than waste an extra bullet.

This is the result of the times and environment

But they don't know that people determine the outcome of a battle, especially those veterans who have fought hundreds of battles. Each of them is a treasure.

Li Yan said slowly and seriously: "Everyone thinks live ammunition is a waste."

"But I don't think so. Think about this battle."

"How come one of our squads can wipe out two enemy platoons with zero casualties?"

Gao Xuan also restrained his cynical attitude at this time, and after thinking carefully, he replied: "That's because of your proper tactics, Captain."

Li Yan nodded: "And that?"

The stonemason also said: "We took advantage of the terrain. The first time, the enemy squad fell into the trap we set. The second time, we hid in a high place and the enemy was not prepared, so we succeeded in the surprise attack."

Song Tao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "That's not right."

"The first time, the company commander killed three of the enemy squad on their way to attack. Later, the enemy fled, and the company commander killed the squad leader of Bai Gouzi. The squad had ten people, and the company commander killed four. The second time, the enemy attacked with a platoon, but before they entered our ambush, the company commander killed half of them."

"besides......"

Li Yan said before Song Tao finished speaking: "After the enemy reached the ambush circle, we eliminated most of them with a round of grenades."

Song Tao replied to Li Yan's words: "Yes, the enemy was scared at this time. Later, the company commander quickly killed the enemy's light and heavy machine gunners. At this time, the enemy army collapsed. We charged and took down two enemy platoons in one go."

Li Yan continued to guide: "What would have happened if I hadn't killed so many enemies at that time?"

"What would have happened if we hadn't concentrated on throwing the grenade quickly?"

"Think about it the other way around. What would happen if our team had more sharpshooters?"

"Also, we threw so many grenades in one battle, but what did we capture?"

Li Yan's four soul-searching questions plunged everyone into deep thought.