The company commander's candidate was quickly decided. After all, I also knew that after our army cleared the remaining enemies of Tongdeng, it would soon launch an attack on Lang Son's front line, so I didn't dare to waste any time. In a hurry, the three companies under the battalion selected several company commanders. Of course, my hometown must be among them. He is the core figure of the two newly joined companies.

After reporting the company commander candidate information to the regiment headquarters, the approval was soon released.

The company commander of the Fourth Company has not changed, but Xu Yongjian is still Xu Yongjian. What Xu Yongjian said before made me sure that he could easily accept the tactics of our company. My purpose is to hope that the soldiers will die fewer people on the battlefield, not to form cliques to consolidate their own power, so it doesn’t matter whether they are my people. In addition, this also greatly reflects that I am not nepotism, and the soldiers of the Fourth Company naturally have nothing to say.

The company commander of the fifth company was originally me. After I was promoted to battalion commander, there must be someone to replace me. The person who replaced me was deputy company commander Li Zhifu. It is funny to say that Li Zhifu was originally the company commander of the fifth company. Because of my reasons, he was demoted to the deputy company because he could not stay in the position of company commander. Now after I became battalion commander, he was restored to his post.

Li Zhifu still has a lot of combat experience, and also has experience in managing and commanding the company. However, because his combat philosophy at that time was completely different from our army, his command seemed to be completely undermined by me. But now, after fighting with me for so long, he has completely accepted the tactical ideas of our army, so making him become a company commander again can be said to be the best choice.

But to be honest, I originally wanted Li Shuibo to serve as the company commander, but considering that he is a sniper, all his interests are now in improving his sniper level. If he is allowed to serve as the company commander, it means that there are more things that will distract him, which may make him busy. Moreover, he has no experience in managing the company. Besides, all the soldiers in the fifth company will consciously and actively use my tactics. It seems that there is nothing wrong with letting Company Li be the company commander, so it is decided.

Needless to say, the company commander of the Sixth Company was naturally from his hometown. As an instructor, when he was in the recruit camp, a group of new recruits had already transformed from ordinary people to soldiers under him, so I believe he could be competent for the position of company commander of the Sixth Company.

As for Zhou Changxiang, the company commander must not be. It is not appropriate to withdraw his company commander. After all, he still has some ability and has made military achievements. If he withdraws him without any reason, it will not only dampen his personal enthusiasm, but also to a certain extent the enthusiasm of the entire company. Because the soldiers of the Sixth Company looked at him and did not say anything, they would think in their hearts... As soon as this new battalion commander came to power, he withdrew the company commander who had made merits and killed the enemy. What's the point of making merits in the future? Not only can he not be promoted, but he will be removed from his post...

This is also not conducive to the work of the people in my hometown. After all, he is from the fifth company. The soldiers of the sixth company will naturally treat the people in my hometown as "relationship households", so they fight against him openly and secretly. Of course, this is not what I hope. Considering this, I finally arranged Zhou Changxiang as the deputy battalion commander.

This deputy battalion commander sounds like he is one level higher than the company commander, but there is a company commander under the command of the company and a battalion commander above... So the deputy battalion commander has a better name, but does not have much real power.

Zhou Changxiang himself had no objection to this arrangement. Not only did he have no objection, he was a little complacent... He was promoted! This is a good thing for people who are a little conceited or loved face. By the way, this is probably a common problem for scholars in this era. He is a bit conceited, proud, and face is more important than anything else.

Since Zhou Changxiang himself had no objection, the soldiers of the Sixth Company would not have any ideas. If their company commander was promoted, it would be normal to find a capable soldier to be their company commander. The people in my hometown acted like that, no matter where they stood casually, anyone would see that they were not a veteran who was easy to mess with, so the appointment and removal of cadres was quickly decided.

Once the three company commanders are determined, the rest will be easy to handle. The company commander has the final say on how the troops will be trained.

Because I knew that time was tight, the troops would probably start to attack Lang Son in a few days, so I gathered the main cadres in the battalion that night. However, although there were only three companies, the company commander, deputy company commander, instructor, etc. were still crowded all over the floor.

"As far as I say..." After giving a brief introduction to the cadres, I said straight to the point: "The clearance mission of our battalion has been basically completed. It is just because the Vietnamese agents in some local areas are still stubborn and the clearance has not been smooth enough, so our army has not taken further action yet! I think we should make good use of this free time to do a rest for the troops. After all, the command organization of our army has undergone major changes recently. Everyone knows that I have just served as battalion commander, and I have no experience and are not familiar with many affairs, so I still need strong support from my comrades!"

Although I said that, I thought to myself... Isn't it just a battalion commander? I have done all the commanders of the regiment commanders, and commanded all three or four thousand people. What's the difficulty of commanding these three or four hundred people? But if I think so, I can't say that. The current era is different from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea... Everything is modest, everything is low-profile, everything is a matter of heart... Sometimes even the same is true in the army!

"Captain Cui is modest!" As soon as I lowered my posture, someone immediately raised me: "Although we are not from the same unit as Battalion Commander Cui, we have heard of Battalion Commander Cui's name..."

"That's right, I've heard of it a long time ago!"

"I knew it after the fifth company rushed to Dongxi!"

"Dongxi raids are quite powerful, I told me...that fighting Guitun really opened my eyes! No one else can defeat a regiment, so Captain Cui took the people up and solved it easily!"

"That's it! When Captain Cui was fighting Guitun, he commanded two infantry companies and one tank battalion. Didn't they all command well? How could he be called inexperienced!"

...

As soon as I spoke, the soldiers started chatting. I really didn't expect that my reputation in the army would be so good. Listening to what the soldiers said, it seemed that I could be the battalion commander, and they were very willing to fight under my command.

But then again, this is actually very normal. Everyone can see my performance on the battlefield. Other troops may not know it yet, but the fourth and sixth companies in the same battalion must be the first to know it. It can even be said that they know clearly when our troops set out, how to win, and when they return to the team.

Moreover, the soldiers on the battlefield actually have a little selfish desire and hope to fight with capable commanders. This is not just because fighting with capable people can have more chances of survival. The facts also prove that the more you fight with capable people, the better the battle, the more dangers you will be. The reason is very simple. Once we complete the task well, our superiors will arrange more important and dangerous tasks on our heads next time.

Most of them are artificial, but they are actually unwilling to be angry with the incompetent people... The so-called "one soldier will be a crooked, and a crooked man will be a crooked man" means that if the soldier is a coward, then there is only one. If the general is a coward... Then this crook will not be much better.

Thinking of this, seeing that the soldiers are so motivated, I feel that there should be no problem in implementing new tactics in the company. But I quickly realized that the facts are still a little different from imagination.

"Comrades, I respect me, Cui Wei is very grateful!" I almost didn't arch my hands like those who were traveling around the world: "Since comrades think that our fifth company is fighting well, then I want to use the fifth company's tactics to train the troops. I wonder what comrades have?"

To my surprise, except for the hometown people, several key figures such as Xu Yongjian and Li Zhifu agreed, no one else could speak out.

"Do you have any opinions?" I asked in confusion, and then encouraged: "If you have any opinions, just ask them. The problem must be solved!"

"Battery Commander!" A cadre who was carefully taking the meeting record stood up and said, "In fact, the 5th Company's tactics are very good, which is obvious to us. There are small casualties and great results. To be honest... As long as we are people who go to the battlefield in person, no one would not want this!"

"Yes!" someone echoed: "Who would be willing to sacrifice? If a few people could die less, only fools would not be willing!"

"Then why are you?" I became even more confused when I heard this.

"The problem is..." The cadre who spoke continued: "I said just now that we will continue to attack south soon. We only have a few days to learn the tactics of the fifth company? If we only learn the superficiality and become a four-dimensional person after learning for a few days, will our casualties on the battlefield be greater?"

"Um!" I understood when I heard this. It turned out that the soldiers were still worried about this.

However, this worry seems to make sense. The most taboo thing in the battle is to go up and down. The so-called opportunity to go forward is fleeting. Sometimes a quick, wrong decision will be better than a slow, correct decision. So... if the soldiers are not proficient enough in using new tactics, it is indeed possible that the situation this cadre said will occur.

After thinking about it, I replied: "This problem is not impossible to solve. We now want the soldiers to skillfully use new tactics to attack, defend and build fortifications as soon as possible. Not only that, each company must also select a few soldiers with good marksmanship to serve as sharpshooters to fight against the Vietnamese army. You have all fought with the Yue Japanese, and know that some sharpshooters of the Yue Japanese always hide in the dark and shoot cold guns at us..."

"Yes, yes, when our company was carrying out a clearance mission a few days ago, we encountered one, which made us lie down for that hour and couldn't move!"

"We encountered it when we were inquiring about something. Our gun was not as far away as they were, and we didn't know where the enemy was hiding, so we just couldn't do anything to them!"

"The best way to deal with sharpshooters is sharpshooters!" I grabbed the sniper rifle placed next to me and continued: "The Japanese used this kind of rifle. Its range will reach more than 1,000 meters. The 56 and a half of our hands are less than half of the range. Of course, we will suffer a loss! But as long as we have confidence and courage, we can also seize the enemy's sniper rifle with the 56 and a half of our hands!"

"That's right!" At this time, the hometown people added: "Our battalion commander killed a sharpshooter of the Yue Japanese with a 56 and a half shot, and then seized the sniper rifle in the other party's hand! We... are the Fifth Company, and there is a soldier named Li Shuibo, who also seized such a gun with a 56 and a half shot in the clearing mission!"

"We can, and you can do the same!" Looking at the group of soldiers who looked at me with envious eyes, I continued: "I think this is possible... forming a shooting interest group, which is just a reserve for sharpshooters. Each company selects four to five soldiers with good shooting skills to join the group. They usually focus on training gun skills and sniper key points, and take on the task of snipers in wartime. There is only one standard for becoming a formal member...that is, kill a Vietnamese sharpshooter and seize a sniper rifle!"

"I agree!"

“This proposal is very good!”

...

The soldiers were usually afraid that they had enough of the hardships of Vietnamese snipers, so when they heard that I was going to train a team against Vietnamese snipers, they immediately applauded.

This is the difference between Chinese infantry and Vietnamese infantry in this era! Our army does not know the word sniper, and even what snipers are used for. The farthest range of rifles is only 56,500 meters... In the back slope where artillery cannot normally exert its power, in valleys or tunnels, it is often just one or two Vietnamese snipers guarding the main traffic route, which can prevent our army from moving forward by a company or even more troops!

Speaking of which, during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, there were soldiers named "Sharpshooter" who specifically dealt with snipers, just like Zhang Taofang and Mr. Zhang, and the cold gun troops I established. So it is difficult for me to understand why decades later, we have not even had special "Sharpshooter". I think this may be related to the so-called "one shot can be fired a second shot" or "spiritual atomic bomb" in the past ten years! So until now, our army has not developed a rifle that can be used for sniper warfare!

"I suggest!" At this time, the hometown man stood up and said, "This shooting team will be trained by Battalion Commander Cui!"

"Okay!" When the cadres heard what the villagers said, they applauded.

I couldn't help but smile and glanced at the hometown people. The hometown people spread their hands and pretended to be innocent and replied: "I just said the voices of my comrades. You are afraid you don't know yet! The whole camp and even the whole regiment know that you have good shooting skills! But this is really not a cover. Last night, I saw you knock down two Vietnamese Japanese with one shot, and it was still in the case of poor light of 500 meters..."

With a "wow!", the words of the hometown people caused a great sensation among the cadres. In particular, the hometown people emphasized "five hundred meters" and "bad light". Some soldiers even looked at me with doubtful eyes. Until they saw that I did not deny, they were sure that what the hometown people said were true.

Speaking of which, the soldiers who had been using 56 and a half long range of only 400 meters, heard that they hit a target five hundred meters away in the darkness, and shot two shots with one shot, so they naturally looked up like gods. But what they didn't know was that this was just an ordinary shot for snipers.

Seeing this situation, I don’t refuse. Actually, I think if I really want to train the sharpshooter, only I can do this company.

"As for how to use the fastest speed to make the soldiers familiar with the tactics of the fifth company!" I changed the topic and said: "I think the method of using the fifth company to drive other companies is to distribute the soldiers of the fifth company to the fourth company and the sixth company evenly during training. One company leads two companies, and one person in the fifth company allocates two other soldiers on average. Just like a master, you will be responsible for the guidance and training of the two soldiers. After training every day, you can summarize your experience! You can also make one or two clearing tasks with purpose. I think in a few days, the soldiers will soon master this tactics."

The cadres whispered to the bottom and quickly agreed. The people from the hometown also nodded at me, saying that this was indeed a good way.

In fact, this is not the method I came up with, but the method used by the Volunteer Army to train new recruits during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Isn’t there an oral decision at that time, “one see, two lead three moves”. The first time the veteran beats the new recruits and lets the new recruits watch it, the second time the veteran fights with the new recruits, and the third time the new recruits have to do it themselves!

These are actually not new things for our army. But in the past ten years, most of the soldiers have been doing production and construction. Some troops even do business and carry out ideological and political education when they have nothing to do... So even these valuable combat experiences passed down by our ancestors have been lost!

Thinking of this, I don’t find it a bit funny. When I returned to the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, I brought back the modern war knowledge. But now, I brought back the combat experience that my ancestors did not pass on during the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea... But no matter what, as long as the soldiers can sacrifice fewer people and defeat the enemy, it will be fine!

"Then it's decided!" Finally, I concluded: "Due to the tight time, the training will start early tomorrow morning. After the cadres of each company return, they will immediately convey the spirit of the meeting tonight to every soldier and prepare the soldiers!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded, saluted me and walked out of the company.
Chapter completed!