Chapter 40: Jiang Sanpao

The reorganization in the true sense is considered finished; the night before Jiang Anguo had spent a lot of effort figuring out how to form the units.

Actually, later he considered whether to have 10 people or change to 12, that is, a Squad becoming 12, which would allow reducing the Company's structure and need fewer Companies.

Then a Company's personnel could be increased to 190–220, but on further thought he stuck to the original plan: 10 per Squad, 40 per Platoon, 160 per Company.

Six Combat Companies, of which four Company Commanders were obtained through Jiang Anguo's System Exchange, and many of the Platoon Leaders under them were also obtained through Jiang Anguo's System Exchange.

Only in this way can the maximum combat capability be guaranteed.

At this moment Jiang Anguo has 9,016 points; the entire Battalion's strength exceeds 1,801, with 1,764 combat personnel.

In fact, his single Guard Company already exceeds a Battalion's establishment; the Guard Company has over 500 men, while the Artillery Company has only 98, which is just a few 81 mm Mortars.

It's not that Jiang Anguo is stingy; these people are just unreliable, they can't even handle mortars, which is troublesome.

Jiang Anguo would never do that!

Even a 50 mm Mortar can fire, but it's inaccurate; if you aim at a target 400 m away, the impact zone could be a circle fifty meters in diameter, and the shell might land more than 100 m off.

The deviation is just too great.

Artillery isn't expensive; it used to cost 15 points per Artilleryman, now 7.5 points each, so Jiang Anguo directly exchanged for 100 Artillerymen, spending 750 points.

He also spent another 50 points to exchange for an Artillery Company Commander.

In total he spent 800 points and received a refund of 202 points.

He still has 8,578 points left, enough for him to use for a long time.

Alright, the Artillery doesn't bring mortars or mountain guns, just a Mauser K98k Rifle, which is fine.

"Artillery Company Commander, Jiang Sanpao, reporting to the Commander." Jiang Sanpao appeared before Jiang Anguo with a hundred Artillerymen.

Jiang Anguo found an excuse to inspect the camp; he didn't bring Xiao Si, only a few Guard Company soldiers, all Basic Infantry obtained via System Exchange.

"Sanpao, I'm assigning you a task: within twenty days, teach all the Battalion's Artillery how to fire." Jiang Anguo gave Jiang Sanpao his first mission.

"Yes, will ensure the task is completed."

Training bullets are still limited, as are shells; the Artillery can fire only three rounds per day. There's no way around it; the quota must be adhered to, otherwise they'll run out quickly.

Each shell's use requires a summary of experience.

So poor!

If we were as wealthy as the United States, we could spare lives and waste plenty of shells without issue, but Jiang Anguo can't; every point is used to fight the Japanese.

Now, unless it's for training soldiers, he's reluctant to spend them.

Soon, all the Artillery from the Platoon Companies gathered into the Artillery Company.

The intensive training class started within the troops, just like the initial Sharpshooter, who quickly grew under Jiang Chao's guidance.

Of course, regarding sniper training, Jiang Anguo also has some foundation, but it comes from the system's Gunmanship Proficiency, with almost no real combat experience.

Snipers are fed bullets, so they have the highest training volume; even at night they have training missions.

"Today, I'll briefly tell you about Myanmar's history. Hundreds of years ago Myanmar was a tributary of China, but later the British seized it back. Now trying to reclaim it is very difficult, and it's not something we can solve."

"When the main force enters Myanmar, remember: no one is allowed to be friendly toward the Burmese. Do you know why?"

Everyone shook their heads, looking puzzled.

"The British are colonizers; they invaded Myanmar. You can treat the British like the Japanese—who occupied the Northeast. The British likewise exploit Myanmar, so the Burmese deeply resent the British."

Jiang Anguo continued: "Moreover, our entry into Myanmar this time is to help the British strike the Japanese, and of course also for ourselves. The Dian-Mian Highway is extremely important; it's our last overseas trade route. If the Japanese Army captures the Dian-Mian Highway, external supplies cannot reach our country, which would severely affect the domestic resistance."

Jiang Anguo wasn't speaking nonsense; he outlined the international supply routes—only four routes remain. The northwest route accounts for one, with a monthly cargo of about 500 tons; Hong Kong handles 6,000 tons; China-Vietnam Route is tons, and the Dian-Mian Highway is tons.

From this, it's clear that the most important are the China-Vietnam Route and the Dian-Mian Highway; if the Japanese occupy Hong Kong and Vietnam, China's last route will be the Dian-Mian Highway.

It's easy to see that once China learns Yangon has been taken by the Japanese Army, even if this battle seems unwinnable, it must be fought, because only by fighting can the Dian-Mian Highway be opened; otherwise aid to China cannot enter the country.

All the soldiers finally understood the significance of the Expeditionary Force—it was that important.

They only know another war is coming, and war means death; although in Chanda meals are irregular, at least life safety is guaranteed.

But as more people gather in Chanda, food becomes scarcer.

Jiang Anguo is gradually changing everyone's thinking.

"Are the British really powerful? Remember, they call themselves the British Empire, the empire that never sets, and they knocked on the Qing Dynasty's door." Jiang Anguo asked.

Everyone nodded along.

"I must tell you, the British are worse than dog poop; their favorite thing is betraying allies, so when we enter Myanmar, never trust the British."

"The British's exploitation of Myanmar made the Burmese deeply hate the British, giving the Japanese an opening. The Japanese used this to establish the Myanmar Independent Volunteer Army in Myanmar, which, when fighting the British, was even fiercer than the Japanese."

"Moreover, Myanmar is full of traitors, so in Myanmar you cannot trust the British nor the Burmese."

"Report." Platoon Leader Zhang Quan stood up.

"Speak."

"Sir, if we go to Myanmar, what should we trust?" Zhang Quan asked a very good question.

Jiang Anguo nodded and said, "Very good, you must dare to raise questions because we are having an open discussion."

Jiang Anguo looked around after that.

"We trust no one except the Expeditionary Force itself. After entering Myanmar, we only trust the weapons in our hands and the comrades beside us. Of course, the reason we don't give you bullets is that we fear you might misfire; before training truly ends, bullets are limited to five per day for training."

Jiang Anguo truly does not trust the Burmese.