Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

056 Reorganization

"Hmm..." Shangguan Yun nodded after listening. He hadn't originally planned to make this purchase because it was a rare time to recuperate and he didn't want to attract the attention of the Japanese, since he wasn't very strong yet.

Upon hearing that this guy was very knowledgeable about artillery, Shangguan Yun's eyes lit up. He scanned the equipment with the system and confirmed that it was indeed artillery with special attributes.

This attribute is amazing!

When commanding artillery units in combat, the artillery units' attack power increases by 50%, and the morale of friendly forces increases by 10%. This attribute is incredibly powerful; it's a must-have for any business.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yun said seriously, "I can consider your request. I will send someone to investigate the enemy's movements before making a decision."

You can take your men to rest in the camp for a few days. I happen to have a cannon here, but my men don't quite know how to use it. I'll bring it over for you to take a look this afternoon, hehe..."

It seems I'll have to blew some money out of him, otherwise it will be really hard to keep this talent.

"Thank you, Commander. We await good news..." he said, turning and leaving.

The fifth person was Ye Yizhou, a slightly chubby girl who was about 170 cm tall and wore glasses. She came from Dandong Electronic College and had actually heard of Teacher Yang's name. Shangguan Yun asked her to assist Liang Shanshan in the confidential room, and he was very satisfied.

The sixth person was Huang Zhibing, whose situation was more complicated. According to him, he had served as an auxiliary platoon leader in the Japanese military port of Lushunkou, mainly engaged in transportation and loading and unloading work. After the September 18 Incident, he heard that his hometown of Yingkou had been occupied by the Japanese army and that his whole family had died under the guns of the Japanese army. In a fit of anger, he fled Lushunkou.

However, having nowhere to turn, he was swept along by fleeing soldiers and refugees until he reached Shiheyi. He fled in panic, strayed into the deep mountains, and came to this place, hoping to find a place to stay, join the army to fight the Japanese, and avenge his family.

Shangguan Yun scanned his psychological changes and various attributes, which were quite good and relatively balanced. He was qualified to be a platoon leader.

Moreover, this guy has a freakish attribute: special operations. He's extremely effective at leading troops in clandestine operations to cross enemy lines or infiltrate enemy bases to cause sabotage.

So Shangguan Yun told him to go to Liu Yong's place for some training, to practice guerrilla warfare and develop his potential, and then to hone his skills in the assault platoon. He would surely have a chance to prove himself in the future.

These are just a few individuals with special abilities that he scanned. There are many others with hidden attributes, or those who need training to develop. We can discover them gradually; there's no rush. We still have enough talent for now...

After making these arrangements, Shangguan Yun said loudly, "Although our army has a large number of soldiers, many of them have not undergone rigorous training, and some of the able-bodied men have never even laid down their guns."

Gentlemen, our Song Family Village follows the path of elite troops, preferring quality over quantity. All recruits must be strictly selected, rigorously trained, and managed under military discipline, strictly obeying orders and not exhibiting any banditry.

Those who are unsociable, form cliques and factions, attack comrades, or deceive their superiors and subordinates... these are all unacceptable.

Later, Company Commander Min will familiarize the new comrades with our Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention. Not all of the soldiers present here can be reorganized.

Those who have never fired a gun can only train in the recruit company now, and those who have fought in battles must also undergo strict selection. In the end, among all of us here, only more than 300 people can be formally employed, and the rest will have to continue training.

Later, our village will open military and political training classes, and everyone will have the opportunity to study there.

"With this reorganization, we will be integrated into two infantry companies, one heavy machine gun platoon, one artillery platoon, one guard platoon, and one assault platoon."

The 1st Infantry Company was commanded by Zhao Peng and its deputy commander was Zhang Zhenfei. It consisted of three infantry platoons, each with 30 men, a grenade launcher platoon with 12 men and 4 50mm grenade launchers, a guard platoon with 10 men, a communications platoon with 5 men, and a platoon headquarters with 3 men, for a total of 122 men including the company commander. The standard equipment included 80 Type 38 rifles, 6 light machine guns, 10 pistols, 6 grenade launchers, 4 grenades per man, and 120 rounds of ammunition per man.

Clearing his throat, and seeing the wide-open mouths and burning gazes of the crowd, Shangguan Yun continued, "The Second Company is commanded by Liu Ransong, and the Deputy Company Commander is Gong Jun. The personnel, organization, weapons, and equipment are of the same standard as the First Company."

The heavy machine gun platoon was led by Min Wenqian, with Qiao Lei as the deputy platoon leader. The platoon consisted of 50 men and was equipped with 2 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 2 German general-purpose heavy machine guns, 20 Type 38 rifles, and 10 pistols.

The artillery platoon leader is Gao Wei, and the deputy platoon leader is temporarily Shen Wuzhou. The platoon consists of 30 men and is equipped with 4 70mm mortars, 20 Type 38 rifles, and 10 pistols.

The guard platoon consists of 20 men, led by Li Dechao. They are equipped with 2 MI6 Thompson submachine guns, 4 MI6 Garand rifles, 2 Springfield sniper rifles, and 12 Type 38 rifles. The assault platoon of 20 men is temporarily integrated with the guard platoon, with the same equipment. Li Dechao is acting as platoon leader.

"The following tests will be conducted. Those who pass the physical fitness and marksmanship tests will be assigned to the corresponding company or platoon. Those with special abilities will be notified in advance and will be recruited exceptionally. Company and platoon leaders will begin selecting personnel."

The selection order is: artillery platoon, guard platoon, assault platoon, heavy machine gun platoon, first company, second company...

Those who weren't selected will enter the recruit training company, commanded by Tang Jian. There are about 50 Type 38 rifles left, and around 100 other miscellaneous guns—they're all yours…

Company Commander Tang can collect the bullets from Logistics Minister Huang. He doesn't care about the cost of bullets; as long as he can train soldiers, that's all that matters, haha...

"Hiss..." After hearing Shangguan Yun's words, many new recruits and even many veterans gasped in shock.

"What does this mean? A company has a strength of 120 people, but its weapons and equipment are equivalent to those of a Japanese company of 180 people."

With two companies plus a heavy machine gun platoon, an artillery platoon, an assault team, and a guard platoon, and equipped with a large amount of German and American equipment, their combat power even exceeded that of a Japanese battalion.

Many who came to join us with weapons were initially quite proud, but now, looking at their own weapons, they realize they're utterly worthless compared to those of Songjia Village. The Songjia Village recruits are already using Type 38 rifles in their basic training! Sigh…

People found it hard to equate Songjia Village with bandit forces; those who didn't know better might have thought it was a regular reinforced battalion of the Central Army. Many newcomers with wavering resolve and those who came to join them were shocked and their determination to stay was further strengthened.

This was actually the effect Shangguan Yun wanted. Seeing the eager looks in everyone's eyes, Shangguan Yun smiled slightly and continued to feign ignorance, saying:

"I think many brothers will have questions about where our weapons come from, whether there will be new and more follow-up support, and what our future development goals are. I can tell you all of these."

Everyone knows I'm a military officer from the Central Government (pure fabrication), who unintentionally ended up here (this is true), and organized this anti-Japanese force in Songjiazhai (absolutely correct), and our force was registered with the Central Government (nonsense), and all logistical support came from higher-ups (pure nonsense)...