ten minutes later.
Tang Dao walked into the temporary headquarters on the third floor near the concession.
That should also be the former headquarters of the 88th Division, with maps and a simple field conference table.
The Army Lieutenant Colonel has already sat at the front of the simple conference table. The first battalion commander Yang Ruifu, the second company commander Deng Ying, the third company commander Shi Hao and the machine gun company commander Lei Xiong are all sitting on both sides.
The empty chairs have been placed.
Obviously, they are waiting for Shangguan Yun and Tang Dao. As soon as they arrive, this combat meeting related to the lives of more than 400 people in Sihang Warehouse will begin.
The lieutenant colonel of the army has always been strict in running the army. Shangguan Yun, who came from an academy, is more disciplined. He immediately stood at attention and saluted. Tang Dao, as his subordinate, naturally followed suit.
The Army Lieutenant Colonel waved his hand gently, indicating that the two of them should sit down.
Except for Xie Jinyuan, the top commander, those present here include a major battalion commander, four captains, and a newly promoted second lieutenant like Tang Dao. Naturally, he can only accompany the last one. He sits straight at the bottom of Shangguan Yun.
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"Batalion Commander Yang, please tell us about our current material reserves first." The Army Lieutenant Colonel spoke first.
"Yes, regimental deputy!" Yang Ruifu agreed, and a smile appeared on his face before the introduction.
"The Sihang Warehouse is the headquarters of our 88th Division in the Songhu Battle. The material reserves are still sufficient. Perhaps they knew that our division would be stationed in this warehouse and left us a lot of good things."
"Four thousand kilograms of potatoes, ten thousand kilograms of rice and flour, and 10 barrels of oil were left behind. The water source used in the warehouse can be directly imported from the Suzhou River. Once the oil is used up, fires and lighting can be made, and there is no fear of the Japanese army cutting off water and electricity.
These things alone are enough for the brothers to last for more than a month."
Obviously, there is no need to worry about eating and drinking.
"Ouch! My battalion eldest brother!
The division headquarters only left some food for us to use for the ball. If there was no ammunition supply, we brought it with us. It would probably be all gone in a day or two. We couldn't let us cut off our own heads and throw them out as grenades.
Devil!" Lei Xiong, who was a bit impatient, couldn't help but yelled when he heard this.
"You bitch, can you just listen to what I have to say?" Yang Ruifu was probably used to the hot-tempered and bad-tempered behavior of his warrior, so he spoke more directly.
"Say it, say it!" Lei Xiong shrank his neck.
Glancing at his resigned subordinates, Yang Ruifu took out a piece of paper from his pocket and read slowly: "In addition, the division headquarters also left 3,000 grenades, 50 rounds of illumination bombs, and various machine rifle bullets for our department.
150,000 rounds..."
Not to mention the bold-tempered Lei Xiong's mouth opened wide involuntarily, and the eyes of the other three captains and company commanders were also shining.
The average number of 3,000 hand grenades is now more than 400, and there are still seven for each person. The 150,000 rounds of various bullets are even more exciting.
You know, the base number of bullets for the miscellaneous army is basically the consumption of an infantry brigade in a large-scale battle. Even for German weapon divisions like their 88th Division, it is the consumption value of an infantry regiment in a large battle, and it all falls on them
For a battalion, even if you don't save money, you can still work for ten days and a half.
“In addition, the division headquarters left us 150 Chinese-style rifles, 50 machine guns with 20,000 rounds of submachine gun ammunition, 9 Czech light machine guns, four 82-type mortars, 400 rounds of artillery shells, and Sulotong twin
Install 2 machine guns and 400 rounds of artillery shells." Yang Ruifu finished reading slowly and looked at his capable subordinate who was stunned.
"What, Lei Dapao, don't you want to cut off your head and throw it out to kill the Japanese? Come on, tell me whether you want to cut off the upper part or the lower part. Do you want me to help you?"
"Battal Commander, look at what you are saying. Who can use these machine guns and mortars if the head is cut off? The little head below has only three taels of meat in total, so it can't kill anyone, right? It doesn't work, it doesn't work!
"Lei Xiong grinned happily and shook his head like a rattle.
"Haha! Lei Dapao, you really dare to brag, and you're so stupid, it's like you've weighed yourself." Shi Hao on the side also laughed.
"Visual inspection, visual inspection, isn't it?" Lei Xiong only laughed.
Everyone, including the lieutenant colonel, was laughing.
Tang Dao was also laughing.
Because the arms stored in the warehouse exceeded his imagination, the death fire net formed by 50 MP28 submachine guns within a distance of 100 meters can frighten any invading enemy, and four 82-caliber mortars will spread out the Sihang Warehouse.
The strike range was increased to 2,500 meters. At least the Japanese 92 infantry artillery did not dare to approach and bombard unscrupulously.
It was even more because of the harmony of the internal atmosphere among the middle- and senior-level officers in front of him and the fearlessness they currently displayed. It was not something that anyone could laugh at even though they knew they were in a desperate situation.
But they were all laughing.
Not because he could escape, but because he had food and ammunition reserves that he could hold on to.
These soldiers, who originally existed only in the sky of history and did not even have their names left, are strong armies and real Chinese soldiers.
Tang Dao was proud to fight side by side with them against the Japanese pirates.
"Okay, okay, it won't be too late to kill more Japanese invaders. The most important thing for us now is to distribute this batch of materials first, and then arrange the defense areas of each company.
The Japanese vanguard should arrive in half an hour, and we still have to see if we can lure these Japanese soldiers closer and kill them first." The Army Lieutenant Colonel tapped the table, thinking that it was because the sky fell from the sky.
The captains who were about to faint after smashing the big pie woke up.
The headquarters fell into silence again. Even the most impatient Lei Xiong stopped talking and looked eagerly at the Army Lieutenant Colonel.
This seems a bit abnormal compared to the daily routine in the army where they like to compete for supplies, tasks, and military honors.
Obviously, this is because the combat mode this time is different from the past. Everyone is in the same 'grave', and the final result is death.
In this case, there is no need for the comrades to have a fight over this before they die. It is better for the commander to distribute it.
"Usually, I would be so embarrassed to fight for the light machine gun. Why, today I am more polite. Okay, let's not fight, right?" The Army Lieutenant Colonel looked around, with a playful smile on his lips.
"Then I'll leave this task to Tang Dao, and I'll divide it however he says."
This Commander Xie is really a wise man! Tang Dao's expression remained unchanged, but in his heart he gave a thumbs up to this Chinese soldier who became famous after this battle.
As a newcomer, he is not familiar with everyone here, so it is difficult for him to be biased. Even if he is now the platoon leader of a company, as a newcomer, Tang Dao will never stab him.
Continuously distribute equipment yourself.
Of course, this is just one of them.
The most important thing is naturally the second test of Tang Dao from the army lieutenant colonel to see his understanding of firepower distribution.
The reason is very simple. The original simplest distribution method is to distribute all grenades, submachine guns, spare rifles, and light machine guns equally to three infantry companies except for mortars and machine guns. As for other food, oil, and medicines,
Bullets and other supplies are uniformly distributed by the headquarters.
But since the Army Lieutenant Colonel personally named Tang Dao and asked him to divide it, this kind of balanced model is naturally not what he wants.
As a fortress, the Sihang Warehouse does not need to be defended except for the side facing the concession. The other three directions naturally require different firepower due to their different geographical locations and defensive areas.
Even, to some extent, the positions that each infantry company and infantry platoon need to defend will undergo a more detailed distribution of firepower based on the actual environment.
Maybe Tang Dao had some errors because he didn't know enough about the combat effectiveness of each infantry company, but what the top commander wanted to test Tang Dao was naturally his observation and judgment.
Based on the personalities of the three infantry company commanders and the situation of each infantry company entering the position, although Tang Dao did not enter the Sihang Warehouse for a long time, it still left enough basis for Tang Dao to make a judgment.
This is also an essential quality for being an excellent commander.
If he can agree with him, Tang Dao will naturally be able to express more personal opinions. If it is too bad, Tang Dao will probably just sit in the audience from now on.
It can be seen that there is really no simple person who can reach this position in the 88th Division, an elite infantry division, and be entrusted with such an important task! He is extremely thoughtful.
This chapter has been completed!