12 o'clock noon.

Wangjiacun Houshan School Ground.

Except for the seriously wounded, all other soldiers from each company of the independent battalion arrived at the scene. They lined up neatly, and everyone's face was filled with the confident expression of a winner.

A gust of cold wind blew, making the soldiers' uniforms rustle.

The soldiers all carried steel guns on their backs, with their bodies upright and their eyes as bright as fire, waiting for the review by battalion commander Wang Chengzhu.

Although the Independence Battalion suffered most casualties in the recent battles, the Japanese suffered more casualties, and the Independence Battalion was the winner every time. Even Masao Nishiyama, the commander of the Japanese 4th Brigade, died in the Independence Camp

in the hand.

After successive fierce battles, the soldiers of the Independent Battalion are no longer the ignorant recruits they were when they first joined the army, but have become veterans who have fought bloody battles for the rest of their lives.

For those who have ghosts in their hearts, just seeing this formation will make their knees weak with fear.

Only one group of soldiers seemed out of place with the main force of the independent battalion. It was not that their formation was not neat enough, nor that their expressions were not serious enough.

The main reason is that he lacks the self-confidence and murderous aura that exudes from the inside out as a veteran of the Independence Battalion.

They are Song Hongwei's 3rd Battalion of the Imperial Association Army, which is now the 6th Company of the Independent Battalion, with Song Hongwei serving as the 6th Company Commander.

Not long after, there was a burst of sonorous and powerful footsteps next to the school ground. Everyone subconsciously looked for the sound and saw battalion commander Wang Chengzhu walking towards the front of the school ground with a simple loudspeaker.

Seeing this man, everyone couldn't help but show admiration in their eyes, and their bodies straightened up subconsciously.

Under the admiring gaze of everyone, Wang Chengzhu strode to the high platform in front of the team and saluted everyone.

After everyone returned the greetings, Wang Chengzhu glanced around like an eagle and said: "From the battle of Huting stronghold to today, our independent battalion has experienced a series of fierce battles. Although they have achieved victory, many brothers have also left.

us.

However, their sacrifice was worth it. Because of their efforts, we greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese invaders in the northwestern Shanxi region, protected the people in the northwestern Shanxi region from the slaughter of the little devils, and also won the development of our Eighth Route Army.

lot of time."

"These brothers are all heroes. They are the heroes of our independent battalion, the heroes of the entire New Regiment and even the entire Eighth Route Army. They are also the national heroes of China."

"I, Wang Chengzhu, am proud to have soldiers and brothers like them!"

"We will not forget them, and the people will not forget them either!"

"The road they haven't finished yet, we will continue to walk for them! Until all the little devils are eliminated!"

"Now, we observe three minutes of silence for those brothers who have sacrificed their lives to protect their homeland and country."

After speaking, Wang Chengzhu turned to the suggestion loudspeaker in his hand and lowered his head.

In the school field below the stage, the soldiers of the independent battalion followed suit one after another.

The entire school grounds fell into silence. You could not even hear the breathing of the soldiers of the Independent Battalion, and even the cold wind stopped.

About three minutes later, Wang Chengzhu raised his head, and the soldiers of the Independent Battalion on the school field also raised their heads one after another.

Wang Chengzhu turned his head, fixed his gaze in the direction of the 6th Company, and said: "The brothers of the 6th Company have just joined our independent battalion and may not know me yet. Let me introduce myself first. I am Wang Chengzhu."

Having said this, Wang Chengzhu paused and then continued: "From this moment on, I will become your battalion commander.

Nowadays, the country is facing a national crisis and the nation is in crisis. Our soldiers must defend every inch of our land to the death, our country, and our national dignity!

From now on, if you join my independent battalion, you will be Mr. Wang’s brother. I can’t guarantee that you will get promoted and get rich. But as long as you go to the battlefield in the future, no matter what happens, I promise that I will never abandon you, even if it is a sea of ​​​​knives and fire, Wang

I will advance and retreat together with all my brothers! We will live and die together! If anyone breaks his promise, both humans and gods will punish him!

You can also shoot me in the back!"

Wang Chengzhu said these words more than once. Almost every time when new recruits joined the army, Wang Chengzhu would say it to the recruits. It has become Wang Chengzhu's special speech to welcome the recruits.

But even after hearing it many times, as long as Wang Chengzhu said these words again, the soldiers of the Independence Battalion would involuntarily boil with enthusiasm.

Because Wang Chengzhu's words are by no means as simple as words. He has always done this, and his words and deeds are consistent.

Song Hongwei had long heard about the outstanding achievements of the Independent Battalion and Wang Chengzhu's great reputation, and he had already regarded Wang Chengzhu as his idol.

Otherwise, when we were in Wanjia Town yesterday, our cousin Xu Hailang would not have agreed to the other party's invitation as soon as he opened his mouth, rebelled and joined the Independence Camp.

At this moment, the admiring Song Hongwei was like a passionate young man worshiping a fighting hero in the 21st century. Almost as soon as Wang Chengzhu finished speaking, he immediately took the lead in responding: "We swear to live and die together with the battalion commander!"

"I swear to live and die with the battalion commander! Live and die together!"

"I swear to live and die with the battalion commander! Live and die together!"

"I swear to live and die with the battalion commander! To live and die together!" The other soldiers of the independent battalion present also raised their arms and shouted in unison.

The monstrous sound gathered into a wave, soaring into the sky, inspiring people. Invisibly, Wang Chengzhu, the famous anti-Japanese war god in northwest Shanxi, has won the initial favor and good impression of the soldiers of the 6th company...

There are about 300 people in the 6th company. Including veterans, the total strength of the independent battalion is more than 1,600.

With such a large number of troops, it can definitely be regarded as a super reinforced battalion, and even some regiment-level combat units only have more than 1,000 people.

However, before the Battle of Huting Stronghold broke out, the total strength of the Independent Battalion was nearly 3,000 men.

Therefore, 1,600 people is still a very serious attrition for the independent battalion.

Next, Wang Chengzhu planned to recruit a group of new soldiers while developing the militia to supplement the strength of the independent battalion and restore the strength of the independent battalion.

But before that, Wang Chengzhu decided to take the production lines of Type 38 rifle bullets and Type 97 grenades out of the system space and put them into production.

After having its own production line, the independent battalion no longer has to worry about ammunition.

Of course, it's obviously not possible to just pull out the production line out of thin air.

The method Wang Chengzhu had already thought of was to capture a Japanese stronghold, then place the two production lines and raw materials in the Japanese stronghold, and then let the soldiers of the independent battalion transport them back to the base.

In this way, although it will take a lot of effort, it can cleanse the two production lines so that others will not discover his secret.

However, attacking ordinary Japs strongholds is obviously not feasible, because the bullet production line is also a very important equipment for the Japs. How could it appear in a small stronghold?
Chapter completed!