Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Everything is ready, Li Yan arranges the next step for everyone

The command room is located in a medium-sized cave on the left side of the outer cave. It is over 300 square meters. During the day, the sunlight shines in from the cave entrance, making it very bright. There are also tables and stools made of bamboo inside.

Li Yan looked at the smiles on everyone's faces in the command room and knew that everyone was in a good mood recently.

So he said, "Everyone has worked hard recently."

Gao Xuan said: "It's not hard, not hard at all. I eat well and sleep well every day. There are no enemy attacks. I have gained a few pounds recently, hehe."

Everyone burst into laughter

Li Yan sighed and said, "It's great. From Jiangxi to here, we faced the enemy's pursuit and interception along the way, and had to sleep in the open air for more than a month. Everyone worked very hard."

"Now we have finally found a place to stay and expanded our team, but we must be prepared for danger."

"The enemy is still chasing us everywhere. We cannot let our guard down. The next few days are very important."

"I think the flesh that everyone has grown has to be returned with great effort."

Li Yan made a joke and everyone burst into laughter again

The old squad leader said first: "Company commander, you just give the order, the comrades are already prepared."

Li Yan said: "Okay, then let me tell you what to do next?

"I decided not to go to Yongding for the time being and to establish a base in Meishan"

"First of all, everyone knows that the enemy is heavily guarded along the way to Yongding."

"We have so many people now, and more than 90% of them are recruits. Even if we can reach Yongding, we will suffer heavy casualties."

"On the other hand, there are many advantages for us to stay in Meishan and establish a base."

"First, Meishan is quite large. Even if the enemy were to surround and attack us, we would have enough space to conduct guerrilla warfare."

"Secondly, we have an arsenal, which will allow us to be self-sufficient and our strength will gradually increase. We have the foundation for establishing a base."

"Third, once we become stronger, we can also contain the enemy from the periphery, which will be more effective against the Southwest Fujian Military Branch."

"Now let's vote by show of hands"

Li Yan's words made sense, and soon everyone raised their hands in agreement.

"Okay, since everyone agrees"

"Then our Meishan base is officially established from today."

Warm applause broke out in the command room

Li Yan waved his hand and said: "Now that we have the territory, we must protect it well."

"The most critical thing now is how to improve our combat effectiveness"

"But all our veterans combined are less than 40, while there are 480 new recruits, not to mention the 80 people from the arsenal. It's very difficult to manage and train them."

"So a few days ago, I discussed with the old squad leader that a snake cannot move without a head, and now we need to adjust everyone's division of labor."

"I plan to divide the troops into five platoons and one squad, and the veterans will be evenly distributed among the six platoons."

"Among them, there are two combat infantry platoons, a reconnaissance platoon, a machine gun platoon, a logistics platoon and a guard squad."

"Now I will announce the personnel and staffing appointments."

Li Yan took out a list and said, "Combat Platoon 1 leader Zhao Wu, Combat Platoon 2 leader Gao Xuan"

Zhao Wu and Gao Xuan stood up and said loudly: "We will complete the task!"

"Reconnaissance Platoon Leader Song Tao, after the new recruits' training, your reconnaissance platoon will have priority in recruiting. Your mission will not only be to gather intelligence, but also to infiltrate nearby villages and towns, and establish communication stations."

"Reconnaissance is extremely important. It is the eyes and ears of an army. Only with sharp eyes and ears can we avoid losses and win battles."

Song Tao knew that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he stood up and said seriously, "I will ensure that the task is completed."

Li Yan saw Song Tao's determination and knew he could complete the task. He then looked at the stonemason and said, "Stonemason, don't you like heavy weapons?"

"Now I want to appoint you as the leader of the machine gun platoon, equipped with mortars, light and heavy machine guns."

"I don't know if you dare to be the platoon leader."

When the stonemason heard that Li Yan wanted him to be the platoon leader of the machine gun platoon, he was very excited. But when Li Yan asked if he dared, he was a little hesitant.

Gao Xuan saw that the stonemason was silent, and he immediately became anxious. He quickly pulled the stonemason's clothes and said, "You stonemason, the company commander trusts you so much, why don't you agree quickly?"

The stonemason's face flushed at this time, and he stammered: "Company Commander, if you let me be the platoon leader of light and heavy machine guns, I, the stonemason, will definitely have confidence, but if you let me be the platoon leader of the machine gun platoon, I don't know how to use the gun."

Li Yan and the old squad leader smiled at each other

Li Yan said: "The old squad leader and I had guessed you would say that."

"Most of us are peasants with little education, and we fight with passion."

"But now we have more people. Not to mention stonemasons, even Zhao Wu, Gao Xuan, and Song Tao are not qualified for your current positions with your current abilities."

"So I discussed it with the old squad leader and hired a very powerful military instructor for everyone."

Everyone was discussing it below, all of them were very confused.

Gao Xuan asked: "Company Commander, who is this mysterious person?"

The old squad leader smiled mysteriously: "Far away in the horizon, yet close at hand, yes, it is our Comrade Zhang Dong."

Everyone's eyes lit up

Zhang Dong was a little confused at this time. What was going on? He had just joined the Red Army not long ago, but he was trusted so much. So he said to Li Yan very unnaturally: "Company Commander, old squad leader, this is not appropriate, I am..."

Li Yan interrupted Zhang Dong and said, "Comrade Zhang Dong, please don't refuse. Your ability is obvious to all, and everyone trusts you."

"Yeah, if someone else were to be the instructor, I wouldn't necessarily agree, but I fully agree with Lao Zhang being the instructor. Lao Zhang, don't refuse. No, from now on, I'm going to call you Instructor Zhang, haha."

"Yes, Lao Zhang, you are a graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy and a former battalion commander of the 19th Route Army. With Instructor Zhang's guidance, I am confident that I can serve as a good platoon leader for the machine gun platoon."

"Yes, with Instructor Zhang, we can learn how to draw maps. Without maps, it would be very inconvenient for us to fight."

......

Zhang Dong looked at everyone's attitude and said excitedly: "Please rest assured, I will do my best as an instructor."

Li Yan then said to Zhang Dong, "I have written a training outline overnight these few days. Now I will give it to you."

Zhang Dong took the training outline and flipped through it. At first, he thought it was very ordinary, but as he read on, he was so surprised that he couldn't sit still: "This outline, this outline is amazing, even better than the Infantry Drill Manual!"

"Captain, where did you get this? With it, I promise to train an elite force within two months. No, one month, at most one month."

This training outline was written by Li Yan based on the 21st century infantry training outline and combined with the current situation.

The scientific training system is many times more advanced than this era

How could Zhang Dong not be excited? At the same time, he had a deeper understanding of Li Yan.

Li Yan looked at Zhang Dong and said, "Don't worry about where this outline came from. I'll rely on you in the subsequent training."

Zhang Dong could see Li Yan's trust and expectation, so he nodded heavily.

Seeing Zhang Dong's determined eyes, Li Yan knew that he could rest assured about the training.

"As for the logistics platoon, the old squad leader is in charge."

"Finally, the formation of the guard squads and platoons will be discussed after the new recruits have been trained for half a month and have been assessed."

In fact, Li Yan has an idea about the guard squad in his mind, but the reason why he doesn't announce it now is that the conditions are not met.