Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

The next morning, all the key cadres gathered in the command room of the source cave.

After a night's rest, Li Yan took the lead in speaking: "Comrades, this time we defeated an entire elite reinforced regiment and two battalions of the Kuomintang army.

“This is a great victory”

Everyone also gave thunderous applause, which lasted for a long time.

Li Yan waved his hand and said: "Comrades, we can win this war."

"The only imperfection was that Mei Ping and Deputy Captain Song escaped."

"Now, please allow Comrade Zhang Dong to summarize this battle."

Zhang Dong stood up and said, "Comrades, although we have won this battle, we have also suffered heavy casualties."

"Many soldiers lost their precious lives"

"I will announce to you the results of this battle."

"This time we wiped out more than 1500 nationalist soldiers, captured more than 300 enemies, and more than 500 escaped."

"In our company, the first platoon lost 92 people, the second platoon lost 31 people, the machine gun platoon lost 20 people, the prisoners lost 40 people, the logistics platoon lost 12 people, the reconnaissance platoon lost 4 people, and the recruit platoon lost more than 190 people."

"Fifteen workers from the arsenal also died."

"A total of 404 people died, 38 were seriously injured, and 127 were slightly injured."

“We suffered heavy losses this time.”

Everyone's eyes turned red and they fell silent.

Li Yan stood up and said: "Comrades, the comrades who sacrificed their lives are all great. The Party and the people will never forget them."

"Especially the new recruits who are going to the battlefield for the first time, they are all great."

"They were fighting for the lives of the 3,000 or 4,000 civilians behind them, and more than 190 new soldiers died on the way to the charge."

"We should be proud, this is our Red Army"

"I have decided to formally reorganize the remaining recruits from the new platoon into the third platoon, and to bestow upon them the title of Hero Platoon."

"This platoon has Comrade Zhang Dong as its leader."

"I hope that the comrades in this platoon will shoulder the responsibility of sacrificing their brothers and continue to move forward."

"The company commander is right. We are not afraid of sacrifice for the revolution."

"Brothers, you are all men with balls. It's worth dying for the people. Even if you go to hell, you can comfort the spirits of your ancestors in heaven..."

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "Let's continue to let Comrade Zhang Dong report the results of the battle."

Zhang Dong saw that everyone had recovered from their low mood and continued, "In this battle, we captured two Bofors 75mm mountain guns and 12 82MM mortars."

“20挺马克沁重机枪、50挺捷克式轻机枪、20挺MG-34通用机枪，MP28冲锋枪10把”

"800 all-German rifles, more than 1000 Hanyang rifles, 10 anti-tank guns, and 36 submachine guns"

"4 tons of mountain artillery shells, 6 tons of mortar shells, over 100 million bullets of various types, 180 boxes of grenades, and other armaments are still being counted."

"More than 1200 dan of grain, more than 5000 jin of meat, more than 2000 sets of quilts, more than 1500 sets of military uniforms, 10 boxes of medicine..."

"The equipment we captured is enough to arm a 3000-man force to the teeth."

Li Yan didn't wait for everyone to react: "Comrades, although we defeated the enemy this time, we killed 1,000 enemies but lost 800 of our own. We are in great danger now."

"The enemy already knows our location and can attack us at any time."

"Can our strength withstand the next crisis?"

Zhang Dong rationally analyzed: "Those who can still fight now"

"There are 70 people in the first platoon, 130 in the second platoon, 150 in the third platoon, 55 in the machine gun platoon, 30 converted prisoners, 15 in the logistics platoon, 25 in the reconnaissance platoon, and 24 in the guard squad."

"499 people in total"

"We should also look at the bright side. After this brutal battle, every soldier in all the troops has become a veteran."

"In addition, we have captured more than an entire regiment of advanced German weapons, and now only a few Kuomintang troops can be equipped with these weapons."

"From these two aspects, our combat strength has not only not weakened, but has actually improved."

"There are 165 seriously injured and slightly injured people in total. We have seized 10 boxes of medicine this time. Although it is a little, it is enough for more than half of them."

"Once these soldiers recover, they will be a great assistant."

After Zhang Dong finished his analysis, the old squad leader said, "I agree with Comrade Zhang Dong's statement."

"After this battle, all of us have been reborn"

"At the same time, the western part of Fujian was once the territory of our Red Army, and we still have a mass base here."

"Our fight will surely spread in the near future,"

"Our Red Army relies on the common people. Knowing that we still have a strong force left in western Fujian will definitely boost their morale."

"I believe that with the support of the people, our power will continue to grow."

After listening to the old squad leader's words, Li Yan stood up and led the applause.