Chapter 221
"Report!"
When he said Cao Cao, he arrived, Yuan Shushan walked in quickly, and a rare smile appeared on his calm face.
Zhou Cheng knew that the good news he had been waiting for for a long time had arrived, but did not take the initiative to speak, but looked at Yuan Shushan waiting for him to report.
Yuan Shushan monitors himself with a special mission. If the person who comes is not good, he may become an opponent in the future, so there is no need to be polite to him.
Yuan Shushan knew in his embarrassing position in the National Salvation Army. Although he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Cheng's attitude of ignoring his ignorance, he could only endure it before he had no strength to fight against Zhou Cheng.
He took a deep breath and spoke: "Report to the commander, the weapons and ammunition required by the war zone will be in place tonight. Please arrange the troops to go to the scheduled location to receive the response!"
"I understand..." Zhou Cheng answered casually, and then stopped talking.
Yuan Shushan's face was so angry that his face turned red. He used his trump card and finally got these weapons and ammunition, but in the end he only received these words.
According to his original idea, Zhou Cheng should at least thank himself on the surface and then ask about his opinion on the final use of these weapons and ammunition.
After all, we got the weapons and ammunition back by ourselves, and we are also the deputy commander of the National Salvation Army. We should know whether it is reasonable or reasonable, and we even decided where this batch of weapons and ammunition will go.
Judging from Zhou Cheng's current situation, he doesn't take himself seriously at all, nor does he intend to let himself know how to use this batch of weapons and ammunition, let alone participate in decision-making.
Yuan Shushan also hopes to establish some prestige in the National Salvation Army through this mission, and if possible, use this batch of equipment to win over several company commanders for my use.
Although he has not left the garrison these days, he still understands some of the general situations of the National Salvation Army.
Due to limited equipment, the National Salvation Army currently has only two main battalions and one new battalion.
This means that once the troops are equipped, they can immediately draw people from the recruit battalion to form the third battalion.
Yuan Shushan felt this was an opportunity.
If you can lead the establishment of the Third Battalion of the National Salvation Army, then the newly established Third Battalion will definitely be the leader and become a confidant. Then you will have the trump card to fight Zhou Cheng head-on. You don’t have to swallow your anger when encountering any unpleasant things like now.
Yuan Shushan decided to fight for it and stared at Zhou Cheng and asked: "Commander, as the deputy commander of the National Salvation Army, I should have the right to know the use of these weapons and ammunition. I want to know how the commander plans to use these weapons and ammunition. If the commander has no idea for the time being, I have a good suggestion!"
Zhou Cheng realized that Yuan Shushan finally couldn't help but take action.
I immediately showed an expression of interest.
Because only Yuan Shushan can deal with the moves by himself. If he can encounter an opportunity to severely damage his opponent, it would be even better. He immediately asked: "Then I will listen carefully and see what good ideas Deputy Commander Yuan has!"
"Thank you, the commander, for giving me this opportunity!" Yuan Shushan quickly answered.
"As far as I know, the National Salvation Army currently has only two main battalions and one new recruit battalion with more than 400 recognitions. As long as there are weapons and ammunition, they can immediately transfer troops from the new recruit battalion to form the third battalion, and a little training can form combat effectiveness."
"My proposal is to allocate this batch of weapons and ammunition to the third battalion that we have not yet established, and to draw troops from the new recruits to form the third battalion."
"If Commander, please believe me and hand over the task of forming and training the Third Battalion to me, at most two months, I can bring out a force that can go to the battlefield!"
Zhou Cheng understood that Yuan Shushan wanted to reach the sky in one step, and wanted to get this batch of weapons and ammunition, and also wanted to take down the Third Battalion, treating the Third Battalion as his future team and confront him.
Zhou Cheng would definitely not let him get what he wanted, and he would have to make nothing and get nothing.
After considering it, I refused: "Deputy Commander Yuan, our National Salvation Army actually has three battalions. What you said just now is that as long as you are equipped with weapons and ammunition, the troops can be adapted into the third battalion immediately. There is no need to be reorganized at all. It's too troublesome!"
It is indeed much easier to form the third battalion based on the new recruit battalion than to reorganize the third battalion, and Yuan Shushan could not find any reason to refute.
But in this way, the newly established Third Camp has nothing to do with me.
Before I came to the National Rescue Army, there were new recruits. The officers inside must have been Zhou Cheng's confidants. He had no chance to get involved in the third battalion.
His eyebrows quickly frowned into the character Sichuan, his mind was moving rapidly, thinking about how to deal with it.
In the end, he decided not to care about the Third Battalion for the time being.
Slowly, we will first establish prestige in the National Salvation Army, and then talk about other things after we gain a foothold.
I immediately pretended to be in agreement and replied: "It is indeed better to adapt the recruit battalion to the third battalion than to rebuild the third battalion. I am completely comrade Commander, your opinion!"
"Then will the weapons and ammunition that will be in place tonight be given to the recruits battalion?"
Yuan Shushan's purpose is very simple. The recruit battalion is in the headquarters and gives them this batch of weapons. Even if they cannot develop their confidants in the third battalion, they can still keep an eye on the weapons and ammunition here at close range to prevent Zhou Cheng from supporting the Eighth Route Army.
Zhou Cheng shook his head again: "Divid it to one or two battalions first!"
"The Japanese mobilization began soon. The first and second battalions were the protagonists of this anti-sweeping. The troops must be fully equipped with sufficient ammunition!"
"I went out of the army today and saw that there were still many people in the two battalions who were not equipped with weapons. It was just right to distribute the weapons and ammunition that would be in place tonight."
"After dark, the guard company went to pick up the weapons and ammunition that Deputy Commander Yuan asked about the war zone, and then divided it into two directly and sent it to the 1st and 2nd Battalion headquarters. Then it would not be difficult to enter the headquarters warehouse. It would be easy to be exposed after going around."
"If you recruit Japanese planes again, you will lose a lot!"
The first and second battalions were all confidant elites formed by Zhou Cheng. If the three hundred guns were in their hands, no one knew where they finally went. They couldn't find out even if they wanted to check them, so they would definitely not give it to the third battalion.
Yuan Shushan immediately objected: "Commander, I think the equipment of the first and second battalions is good enough. They all strengthened the battalion configuration, and almost all used Japanese equipment from the Japanese. The war zone supplemented our domestic equipment with a caliber of 79. It is troublesome to use ammunition and supplies together. It is better to equip the recruit battalion and let them train their troops while fighting!"
Zhou Cheng was unmoved: "It would be a waste to equip the recruit camp!"
"In order to make the first and second battalions quickly form combat effectiveness, I replaced all the new recruits among them with prisoners from the new recruits. Now the new recruits are all new recruits who have touched their guns for the first time. The next anti-sweep will definitely not allow them to participate in the war."
"There will be no effect after three hundred guns are equipped with them."
"The first and second battalions are different. Whether it is veterans or prisoners, they can go to the battlefield with guns, and the value of these weapons and ammunition can be maximized."
"As for the ammunition replenishment issue you mentioned, it's not trouble at all. I'll concentrate Japanese weapons in two companies, and the remaining one company is equipped with all domestic firearms!"
"Of course, the company commander below has the final say on how to use these equipment, so I don't care!"
Yuan Shushan had to compromise, but he would not allow this batch of weapons and ammunition to disappear from his hands, and continued: "Since that's the case, I agree to distribute this batch of weapons and ammunition to one or two battalions."
"But these weapons and ammunition must be sent to the headquarters first, and the military chiefs of the two battalions report the required number of firearms and ammunition, and then divided them. In this way, the headquarters can also find out the specific location of these weapons and ammunition, otherwise this batch of weapons and ammunition will definitely become a confusing account, and we can't even find out if we want to check it!"
Zhou Cheng wanted to make this batch of weapons and ammunition a mess.
First, pass it through the first and second battalions, and then fight a few battles, these weapons and ammunition became a series of numbers in the list of combat damage and seizures, and no one could find out their true path.
Continue to order: "I believe that the battalion commander below doesn't even want his life. Follow us to fight the Japanese behind enemy lines and will definitely not cause trouble on firearms!"
"This matter is decided so I won't discuss it anymore. The Japanese are about to kill them. If the equipment and ammunition are handed over to the soldiers one day earlier, everyone will be familiar with their weapons one day and their combat effectiveness will be a little more."
"Don't forget, I am the commander of the National Salvation Army and have the power to decide the allocation plan for 300 guns!"
The first level of official position was tortured to death. Zhou Cheng used his identity as a commander to suppress him. Even if he had the support of the war zone, he would not dare to say anything more.
I could only be silent with a look of unwillingness to do so.
Zhou Cheng didn't want Yuan Shushan to keep holding on to this matter.
These weapons and ammunition will be sent to the surrounding local troops tomorrow night, and the Japanese will have several days to kill them. If Yuan Shushan finds any trace during this period, it will be troublesome.
He decided to use one thing to divert Yuan Shushan's attention.
Didn’t he want command of the Third Battalion? Then give it to him.
After the third battalion is truly formed, there is a way for me to regain control of the third battalion.
Just like when Li Honghui first arrived at the Third Battalion and wanted to take control of the Ninth Company, a rotation between the company and platoon-level cadres made Yuan Shushan's control over the Third Battalion was gone.
Even so, this temporary command is not given in vain, and weapons and ammunition must be exchanged.
After knowing that there was an arms warehouse behind the enemy, Zhou Cheng was trying to find a way to hold all the remaining weapons and ammunition in his hands.
After learning that Yuan Shushan had the right to draw weapons and ammunition from the arsenal, Zhou Cheng decided to borrow Yuan Shushan's hand and got the remaining weapons and ammunition from the ammunition depot without any idea.
Looking at Yuan Shushan who was sulking, he suddenly said: "Deputy Commander Yuan, you just made an offer that made me very moved!"
"The more than 400 recruits in the recruits battalion cannot let them live in the garrison all the time. Although they cannot go to the battlefield, they cannot leave training, so I decided that you will be responsible and form the third battalion immediately."
"You select three deputy company commanders, nine deputy platoon commanders, and thirty veterans as backbones of the third battalion, and ordinary soldiers are directly drawn from the recruit battalion."
"The recruits are still arrogant, and they will recruit new recruits and train new recruits in the future."
"But I have a little requirement. You must find a way to solve the weapons and equipment of the third battalion. When the enemy is in front of me, I can't draw out extra equipment for you."
"The third battalion will form a number of troops of as many guns as there are, and then train them."
Yuan Shushan was puzzled for a moment before he realized it.
If you really formed the third battalion, it would be really a step to reach the sky and directly gaining your own strength in the National Salvation Army. It would be much better than controlling the source of weapons and ammunition, establishing prestige bit by bit, and winning over your confidants.
Chapter completed!