Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

"Little beggar, go to the west wall of Shuangyang Town and light a bonfire."

"Our reconnaissance platoon will come to support us if they see us."

Seeing that the troops in Shuangyang Town were under control, Li Yan immediately ordered the little beggar

The little beggar turned and left. The Taoist priest asked in confusion, "Coach, I didn't expect you to have a backup plan. Why didn't you tell us earlier? We initially thought it was just the six of us fighting a company, and we were terribly worried."

Li Yan was amused: "What are you worried about? We don't have a reconnaissance platoon. Have you taken Shuangyang Town?"

The Taoist wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only laugh happily.

Soon Song Tao brought the reconnaissance platoon to the military camp.

Li Yan asked directly, "Song Tao, have all the members of the reconnaissance platoon arrived?"

"Bring two squads, the other squad is performing other tasks"

Li Yan said: "Okay, that's enough."

"We have limited time. Taoist priest, take a squad and concentrate the enemy first to prevent them from waking up and escaping."

"At the same time, Song Tao will lead a squad. There is also a Red Flower Building in Shuangyang Town. It is owned by Captain Feng of the Yong'an Security Corps. You will have someone take it down."

By 3 a.m., everything was done.

Song Tao reported: "Company Commander, all the enemies in the city have been eliminated. A total of 96 people, including a deputy platoon leader, two squad leaders, and two platoons of militia from the Kuomintang 83rd Division, have been captured. No one in our army was injured."

"In addition, this time we seized one heavy machine gun, three light machine guns, 10 Zhongzheng rifles, 40 Hanyang rifles, three Mauser pistols, 30 boxes of grenades, and countless bullets. We are still counting them."

"We seized 312 silver dollars, enough food and fodder to feed a company for two months."

"In Honghualou, we seized 12 pistols, all of them Mausers, 80% new, 500 rounds of ammunition, 50 large yellow croakers, over 15,000 yuan, and some jewelry and antiques."

“We’ve made a fortune”

Everyone was so happy that they couldn't stop smiling

Li Yan said, "Okay, we'll transfer all the supplies and prisoners back before daybreak. Also, just like in Gutian Town, we'll take advantage of this opportunity to capture Jingshi Township and quickly purchase food, medicine, and other supplies."

Song Tao thought for a moment and said, "Captain, when we came here, we brought all the carriages from home, but there were too many supplies and they were not enough. Plus, we don't have enough people, so it will be difficult to move back before dawn."

Li Yan paced back and forth: "If so many supplies cannot be transferred back, it will take a long time and cause big problems."

"So, the 96 prisoners will be publicly tried at dawn. Those with blood debts will be shot, and the others will be used as laborers."

"Our arsenal is still short of labor, so let them undergo transformation. Those who transform well can be absorbed into the army according to the situation."

"Also, we will expand the Red Army in Shuangyang Town early tomorrow morning and recruit some soldiers."

"If that doesn't work, give the surplus food to the people of Shuangyang Town."

Song Tao raised his thumbs up: "The company commander is really awesome!"

It took two days to transfer supplies in Shuangyang Town and expand the Red Army.

Although there are no large amounts of machinery this time, the area is well-developed with forests and bamboo weaving, and the town is populous and full of merchants.

Buy a lot of daily necessities here

Li Yan led a large team back to the source cave at night.

This time there was no panic as last time. The old squad leader had already prepared enough food.

The platoon leaders who greeted Li Yan were all smiling, knowing that their team would have a big development again.

After dinner, arrange supplies and personnel

Li Yan convened a meeting of platoon leaders and above

A brief introduction to the battle process was given. Several platoon leaders, including Zhang Dong, were surprised. No one could have imagined that six people could defeat an entire company.

This is a myth

Li Yan did not explain too much and directly asked Song Tao to report the results of the battle

"This time we seized a heavy machine gun, three light machine guns, 10 Zhongzheng rifles, 40 Hanyang rifles, 15 Mauser pistols, 30 boxes of grenades, and bullets."

"50 large yellow croakers, over 1 yuan, and some jewelry and antiques"

"More than 200 dan of grain and grass"

"According to the company commander's instructions, we purchased a large amount of salt, cloth, medicine and other daily necessities, spending a total of 5000 yuan."

"96 prisoners were captured, 13 of whom were guilty of heinous crimes. All were publicly tried and executed. The remaining 83 were handed over to the old squad leader."

"Also, we have recruited over 350 new soldiers in this expansion. Report completed."

Everyone was listening to Song Tao's report, their eyes were almost closed with joy.

Gao Xuan said: "Captain, we have seized so much this time. Can our second platoon get more weapons and personnel?"

Zhao Wu said, "I say, Lao Gao, you can't think of taking everything for yourself. Our platoon is the vanguard of the entire company. We should get more, right, Captain?"

The stonemason quickly said, "Captain, you can't go to the first and second platoons. Our machine gun platoon is very important. We are short of guns and even more short of people."

Li Yan was stunned: "Your platoon is equivalent to a company now, and you are still short of people."

The old squad leader smiled and said, "Ever since you, the company commander, proposed healthy competition, each of them wants to strengthen their own platoon so that they can surpass other platoons."

Li Yan finally understood and criticized: "You guys haven't trained the new recruits well yet, and you still want to expand. You're biting off more than you can chew."

Several platoon leaders lowered their heads in embarrassment. They all knew that it was difficult for them to manage the troops now, so how could they afford to continue to expand?

The old squad leader said: "Company Commander, what do you think? After all, what should we do with these more than 350 new recruits?"

Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "I've decided to form a platoon of new recruits with over 350 of them."

"One outstanding class from each of the first and second platoons will serve as instructors for the new recruit platoon."

"Comrade Zhang Dong is appointed as the platoon leader of the new recruits platoon"

Zhang Dong was somewhat flattered. An instructor and a platoon leader are two completely different concepts. One is only a professor, while the other has the power to lead troops. They are incomparable.

Besides, it was a platoon of 350 recruits, equivalent to the organization of a battalion. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Yan valued Zhang Dong.

Zhang Dong wanted to decline

Li Yan said, "Zhang Dong, don't refuse. Trust the people you employ, and don't employ the people you doubt. I believe you can lead this platoon of recruits well."

A word of belief makes Zhang Dong's blood boil

Zhang Dong nodded heavily: "I will definitely live up to the company commander's expectations of me."

And secretly vowed in his heart that he must repay Li Yan's kindness.

Others have personally witnessed Zhang Dong's ability and sense of responsibility within a month, and they believe that Li Yan's vision will not be wrong.

Li Yan's appointment did not cause any opposition

The old squad leader led the applause and nodded in approval.

After the applause, Li Yan asked Song Tao, "What new moves has the enemy made this week?"

Song Tao shook his head: "The time is too short. Our people can't infiltrate. The enemy doesn't seem to be making any movement at all."

Li Yan understands that intelligence work cannot be rushed

"Although the enemy seems to be silent, it does not mean that they are really silent. Two platoons have disappeared, Gutian Town has been captured, and now Shuangyang Town has been captured."

“The enemy will definitely take action.”

"But we have too many new recruits and insufficient weapons, and we are not ready for a major war."

"So I decided to take advantage of this period of time, and the first and second platoons would take turns going out and attacking the enemy stationed in the countryside and on key transportation routes."

"One is to train the troops, and the other is to alert the enemy. What do you think?"