Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 57 (Please read and collect)
The advantages of the Central Army's direct lineage were demonstrated. They could replenish as many troops as they depleted, and the quality of their troops was still very high. If they were replaced by miscellaneous troops, they would be given some new recruits only after winning the battle. Otherwise, they would be lucky to be able to keep their organization.

In Yue Qianli's opinion, Sun Yuanliang was really good to them this time. No reward could be as practical as giving them reinforcements.

The headquarters battle had seriously damaged the Second Battalion, especially the First Company, where almost everyone was injured and the organization was almost destroyed;

Although the second and third companies were in better condition, they also suffered more than half of their men from casualties, with 137 casualties, 55 seriously injured, and 158 slightly injured. If there were no reinforcements, he, as the battalion commander, would have been demoted to a company commander, and there would have been no point in promoting him to a regimental commander.

Now it is different. The establishment is fully filled, and the seriously injured are not counted in the establishment. This means that at least half of the seriously injured can still return to the team, and there are 20 to 30 more people.

With the addition of 600 reinforcements, he is now living the life of a Type B regiment.

After returning to the battalion headquarters, he immediately called a meeting of all the company commanders and said to them:
"I once said that I would never abandon my brothers. All brothers who were disabled due to injuries will be sent to the International Settlement for treatment. After they recover from their injuries and are willing to go abroad, I will send people to send them to work in my company in the United States, and the company will be responsible for their retirement.
Those who want to return to their hometown will receive a subsidy of 100 silver dollars each, and I will pay for this money personally.

Those who can return to the battlefield after treatment will be taken care of by the baggage company, and their daily food standard is twice that of ordinary soldiers until they recover!"

As soon as Yue Qianli finished speaking, Liao Jianping took the lead in applauding. From that moment on, he completely recognized Yue Qianli as the battalion commander.

Yue Qianli had already figured it out. Before the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese would not enter the International Settlement.
The Robert family has great influence in the International Settlement. As long as he pays the money, the Robert family will take good care of these seriously injured people, and after they recover, they can take Smith's ship to the Yue Group.

The war in the country has just begun. These veterans who are disabled due to injuries will have a hard time living even if they stay in the country. It is better for them to go abroad and be taken care of by the Yue Group. This is the best solution he can think of.

"Brothers, now each of our companies has 140 people. I will add another 1-man firepower platoon for you, equipped with 40 Thunder Cannons and 2 Maxim heavy machine guns as support firepower, and the total number will increase to 2.
机炮连编制不变，装备6门107火箭炮、火箭筒增加到12具（辎重连生产的），2门82毫米迫击炮，总人数120人。

The battalion headquarters plus the 500-man reinforcement team totals 580 people. The baggage team is still not in the combat sequence, so the entire battalion has 1240 people available for combat. In the future, if there are casualties in your companies, you will use the reinforcement team to replenish them. "

Everyone applauded again. With 500 reinforcements, they no longer had to worry about their troops being wiped out. They could consume and replenish their troops at the same time. What else did they need?
"Brothers, after dealing with the Japanese at the Marine Corps Headquarters, the Japanese only have one base left in Shanghai, Huishan Wharf. The headquarters has given this mission to the 87th Division to complete.

The enemy's reinforcements have not arrived yet, but we don't have much time left, so you must use the method of old soldiers leading new soldiers to restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible and wait for new combat missions."

There was no need for Yue Qianli to emphasize this as others would do it. After Yue Qianli handed the troops to several company commanders, he became a hands-off boss and took a few people to the International Settlement. He wanted to find the Robert family's contact in Shanghai to discuss the care of the seriously injured.

Shanghai is a very magical place. The Japanese Concession was in chaos, but the International Settlement was still full of lights, wine, women, singing and dancing. It was a place where all kinds of people mixed together, and the forces of all parties were intertwined.

There were people from the concessions, the Japanese, the Military Control Commission, the Central Control Commission, and the Red Army. The Robert family was very powerful in the International Settlement. Their business involved medicines, arms, scarce materials and even opium. They would deal in anything that could make money.

"Yue, Robert has already told me that you can ask for anything you want. As long as you can afford the price, I can even find you a Japanese woman." Robert's brother Custer said jokingly. Yue Qianli naturally knew that the Eagle Sauce loved to joke, and he also knew that they valued profit above all else.
Now the interests of the Robert family are tied to the Yue Group, so he was not polite to Custer at all and told him his thoughts. Custer said carelessly:

"No problem, it's no problem, just send it over, I'll do the job, don't worry."

"Custer, to express my gratitude, I'm going to introduce you to an arms deal. It's a regiment of German equipment. I only want genuine goods. Don't fool me with junk."

When Custer heard there was business, he smiled brightly and patted his chest and said:
"Robert has said that you are a big moneybag and he can kill you, but he can't cheat you, otherwise you will beat him into a pig's head. To be honest, I really want to see it."

"Castor, your father also told me that if you dare to cheat me, let me enforce the family rules for him. In fact, I also want to beat you up."

Custer quickly put away his playful smile. His father had actually told him not to mess with Yue Qianli, otherwise it would be useless to complain after getting beaten.

"Yue, you know I'm a good person!"

After that, the two laughed, and Yue Qianli handed him a list, which included 28 MP100 submachine guns, 50 Czech light machine guns, 1000 short-barreled Mauser rifles, 200 pistols, 2 wooden-handled grenades, and 100 million rounds of corresponding bullets;

The reason why all the equipment he ordered were outdated was because of the Western arms embargo on China. Many new weapons were not even available to Custer, including artillery, while the equipment he listed were all available in foreign companies.

He also wanted the MG34 general-purpose machine gun and the kar98 rifle, but these equipment were banned items and the Robert family could not bring them in for the time being, so he had to settle for the next best thing.

This was a considerable business, and although some of the equipment was difficult to obtain, he readily agreed and quoted a price to Yue Qianli;

Yue Qianli calculated and found it fair. Although it was 30% higher than the black market price, the quality could be guaranteed. The total cost was about 100 US dollars, which was also the price of supporting two regiments in the country. Normally, the equipment for a division would cost million US dollars. This money would naturally be allocated by the Yue Group. He was not short of money now.

He bought these equipments to replace the equipments of the supplementary team. The supplementary team used old equipments such as Hanyang-made ones. After replacing these equipments, he planned to sell them to the Red Army at a low price in the concession to fight the Japanese.

Only after finishing these matters did he return to the battalion headquarters. Custer was indeed very efficient and delivered the equipment disguised as daily necessities in just one day.

He also asked Custer to help him deal with the excess old equipment. The best-selling item on the Shanghai black market was weapons, and even the Hanyang-made ones were in high demand.

Naturally, Custer readily agreed. He could earn the buyer's commission from this. However, Yue Qianli didn't dare to accept it because he was afraid of being beaten!

(End of this chapter)