In the early days of the Republic of China, one silver dollar could buy about 70 kilograms of rice, which is equivalent to about 200 yuan today. During the Anti-Japanese War, prices soared, and one silver dollar could only buy 8-9 kilograms of rice, which was only equivalent to more than 20 yuan today.

It seems that the pensions paid by Wang Chengzhu to the fallen soldiers were not large.

But it is worth mentioning that during the Anti-Japanese War, many soldiers of the national army could not even receive military pay, let alone pensions.

On the one hand, the national treasury is tight, and on the other hand, it is due to corruption from above.

The conditions in the Eighth Route Army were even more difficult, and many soldiers had trouble even eating, let alone the situation.

Originally, Wang Chengzhu had no money to pay out pensions. Fortunately, he just won two battles today and seized a lot of money and food from the Sakai team, so this problem was solved.

If you have the conditions, you should naturally be nicer to the soldiers.

Sure enough, when the rebel soldiers heard that they would receive pensions for those injured and killed, which was something they had never had before, they were immediately moved.

Wang Chengzhu, the platoon leader, also won the initial favor and recognition of the rebel soldiers.

Originally, they only joined the artillery platoon because of the order of company commander Xu Hailang, but now they have a certain sense of belonging to the artillery platoon.

After handling the pension matter, Wang Chengzhu couldn't wait to walk behind the second military truck and asked: "By the way, Genzi, what is in this car?"

Wang Shugen: "Report to the platoon leader, we were just cleaning the battlefield and rescuing the wounded. You came before we had time to check, so we don't know what's inside."

"oh!"

Wang Chengzhu nodded, and then directly pulled off the canvas hanging on the trunk.

Hiss...

When the canvas was pulled off, Wang Chengzhu was stunned.

Good guy, there is a cart full of supplies, including rice, flour, a lot of canned meat, and more than a dozen fans of raw pork, weighing at least a thousand kilograms.

Wang Shugen was used to living in poverty. When he saw these things, his eyes lit up and he couldn't move them away: "Platoon leader, this time we are rich!"

Wang Chengzhu was a little regretful. Although these things could improve the life of the artillery platoon and would be enough for them to eat for a while, these were not what Wang Chengzhu wanted most.

Because these materials are not enough to directly increase the combat effectiveness of the artillery platoon.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Wang Chengzhu pulled open the canvas on the back of the first military truck.

Hiss...

Then, what Wang Chengzhu never expected was that there was half a carriage of weapons and equipment on it.

In addition to some Type 38 rifles, melon grenades, a few crooked light machine guns, and some ammunition, there was actually a Type 92 infantry gun.

Although this Type 92 infantry gun was disassembled and not assembled, Wang Chengzhu, who had perfect artillery skills, recognized it at a glance.

Originally, Wang Chengzhu had seen Japanese soldiers descending on the first and third military trucks, and subconsciously thought that these two military trucks were troop carriers. However, he did not expect that the Japanese military trucks could be loaded so well.

In addition to the Japanese soldiers, half a truckload of weapons and equipment was also installed.

Especially this Type 92 infantry gun, I have to say that this is definitely a huge surprise for the artillery platoon that lacks heavy firepower weapons.

The Type 92 infantry gun was developed by the Japanese army in November 1928 and put into use in March 1930. Its mass was 0.212 tons.

Not only is it lightweight, it can also be disassembled for transportation, so there are almost no requirements for transportation conditions.

Mules, horses, and even manpower can be used to drag or carry things.

Because of its convenient transportation, it can be said that the Type 92 infantry gun is an artillery that can truly accompany infantry operations unconditionally. It can play a huge role especially in mountain warfare where transportation is inconvenient.

Of course, the advantages of the Type 92 infantry gun go beyond this.

Its total height is only 62 centimeters, which also includes the height of the defensive shield. If the defensive shield is removed, the total height will drop to about 50 centimeters, which is about the same height as a heavy machine gun.

Taking advantage of this advantage, the Type 92 infantry artillery can be concealed and deployed very close to the enemy's target, giving full play to the accuracy, suddenness and violence of firepower to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

In addition, the firing range of the Type 92 Infantry Cannon is also very wide. The horizontal firing range is 90 degrees, and the high and low firing angles are also nearly 90 degrees. This means that the Type 92 Infantry Cannon can be used as a cannon by firing flatly, or as a howitzer by firing straight.

, within the range, it can attack almost all types of targets.

Although the Type 92 infantry gun is far less powerful than the Italian cannon, it is much more powerful than the mortar in Wang Chengzhu's hand.

Its absolute killing radius reaches 10 meters, and its effective killing radius reaches 22 meters.

If the enemy's troops are denser, a single shot can kill an entire squad...

However, what really surprised Wang Chengzhu was later.

When he excitedly pulled open the canvas of the last military truck, what he saw was half a truck of medical supplies.

Among them are gauze, bandages, and medical alcohol.

However, what surprised him the most were the large boxes of sulfonamide anti-inflammatory drugs.

During the war years, what was the most valuable thing?

Some may say it is food, others may say it is weapons, but in fact medicine is the most valuable and hardest to obtain during war years.

During World War II, the vast majority of soldiers did not die directly on the battlefield, but after being injured, due to lack of effective medical treatment, the wounds became inflamed, ulcerated, and then died.

It can be said that in the war years, whoever mastered medicines mastered the code of wealth.

Of course, if you want to have wealth, you need to be strong enough.

Otherwise, it would be a common man’s crime to possess a jade without any guilt.

Although sulfonamide is not a broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory drug, its anti-inflammatory effect is far less than that of amoxicillin, which is also known as penicillin.

However, in the early to mid-term of World War II, due to technical limitations, penicillin could not be produced on a large scale. It was extremely expensive, even more expensive than gold, and could not be widely used.

It was not until 1943 that pharmaceutical companies mastered the technology of mass production. By this time, it was already the end of World War II.

Therefore, in the early and middle stages of World War II, sulfa drugs were definitely considered the best anti-bacterial and anti-infectious drugs.

Get rich, really get rich!

Looking at several large boxes of anti-inflammatory drugs in the carriage, Wang Chengzhu's face burst into a bright smile without concealment: "Hahaha! I didn't expect so many drugs to be seized. What an unexpected surprise!"

"Clean the battlefield quickly!"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Wang Chengzhu immediately asked the soldiers to speed up the cleaning of the battlefield in order to prevent accidents.

Shilipo is in an enemy-occupied area and is a relatively important strategic location. If the Japanese discover this, it will happen.

Not to mention the captured trophies, whether they can escape unscathed will be a question.

Fortunately, these three military trucks were not damaged, and some soldiers in the rebel army knew how to drive, which saved a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, with so many trophies seized today, it would be hard to take them all away.
Chapter completed!