Chapter 256 Teacher: The chance the boss gave him (two chapters in one)
"Are you talking about the Jinsui Army?" Li Wensheng instantly understood the hidden meaning of Huang Yu's words.
Then he shook his head, stared at Huang Yu with a look of disbelief and asked: "These people want our Eighth Route Army to be wiped out by the devils, how can they sell our food!"
"Xiao Huang, stop joking with me!"
Huang Yu shook his head and replied: "Chief of Staff, as long as the interests are big enough, there is nothing that Dayang cannot solve!"
"It's not like we haven't come into contact with the people from the Jinsui Army...except for a few officers who can be strict with themselves, most of them are suspected of withholding food and salary and reselling arms!"
"As long as we are willing to pay, not to mention food, I can buy you weapons and ammunition!"
Seeing that Li Wensheng still didn't believe it, Huang Yu continued: "As far as I know among the Jinsui Army, except for Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, which is better, the other troops are eating empty pay!"
"Obviously there are three thousand people, and the World War II zone headquarters also replenished them with weapons and ammunition and paid them military salaries based on the standard of three thousand people..."
"If we really go to their station for inspection, it would be great to have 2,000 people!"
"Isn't this free money?" Li Wensheng became more and more shocked as he listened and asked quickly.
"How can their leader get any benefits if he doesn't get paid for free?" Huang Yu asked with a smile.
Li Wensheng continued to ask: "But what you said is too exaggerated... They are not afraid of sending people from the war zone to check them..."
"What if the war zone requires them to perform combat missions and there are not enough troops?"
"Simple!" Huang Yu blurted out.
"If there is an inspection from a war zone, it would be enough to temporarily recruit a thousand strong men around the station to replenish the team... wait until the officers sent from the war zone leave, and then put those strong men back..."
"If a person is given a few kilograms of grain, the people around him will rush to eat it!"
"As for the combat missions assigned to them in the war zone, most of them can get through if they can!"
"We all know that the real purpose of the Jinsui Army sending troops behind enemy lines is not to fight the Japanese. It is to monitor us, seize territory from us, and prevent us from becoming a dominant force behind enemy lines..."
"Even if we perform missions, it's all about us. We rarely take the initiative to provoke the Japanese!"
"There are also many Jinsui soldiers who secretly contacted the Japanese and had ambiguous relationships with them in order to avoid being targeted by the Japanese..."
"But as long as they wear the uniforms of the Jinsui Army and don't openly surrender to the Japanese, we can't do anything to them!"
"In the eyes of this group of people, as long as the benefits we offer are big enough, there is nothing they dare not sell!"
Kong Jie is the leader of the independent group and has access to much more relevant information than Huang Yu.
Seeing what else Li Wensheng wanted to say, he decisively interrupted: "Chief of Staff, what Xiao Huang said is true!"
"Those people only see profit... As long as they can make money, they will do anything to betray their ancestors!"
As he spoke, he fixed his gaze on Huang Yu: "Looking at what you said, you must have a lot of evil ideas in your head!"
"Anyway, there's nothing big to do now. I decided to leave the task of buying food with the Jinsui Army to you!"
"If the other party dares to sell it, we can buy back the weapons and ammunition as much as we want!"
"But I can only give you five thousand oceans... The remaining five thousand oceans are the last wealth of our independent group, and they must not be used unless absolutely necessary!"
"If the money is not enough, I allow you to find a solution on your own, but you must not violate discipline!"
Huang Yu really wanted to deal with those Shanxi-Sui Army officers who were cheating on others, and he might have to rely on them to develop the repair shop into an arsenal.
He immediately accepted the order: "Captain, don't worry..."
"In half a month at most, I can buy back the food that the troops urgently need!"
After finishing speaking, he continued: "But I have an idea for the leader to consider!"
"There are more puppet troops and fewer Japs in northwestern Shanxi... This means that in future battles, we will definitely seize more 79-caliber weapons than 38-caliber weapons."
"In addition, in order to restrict our development, the soldiers are carrying less and less ammunition, and even the strongholds are not hoarding ammunition. The 65-caliber bullets we can seize will definitely become less and less, and we may not be able to return them.
There are many 79-caliber bullets that were not seized!”
"The Shanxi-Sui Army operating in northwestern Shanxi also mainly uses 79-caliber weapons!"
"If our business with them gets bigger, the weapons and bullets we buy will definitely be of 79 caliber!"
"In order to facilitate the supply of ammunition, the independent regiment's future equipment can no longer be equipped with only 65-caliber weapons as before, but should be equipped with two different caliber weapons in battalion units at the same time!"
Li Wensheng had the most say on this issue and immediately nodded in support: "Xiao Huang is right!"
"The 79-caliber bullets we seized at the Liuzhuang stronghold are indeed more than the 65-caliber bullets!"
"I didn't understand it at the time, so I asked the prisoner specifically!"
"According to the prisoners' confessions... the Japs in northwestern Shanxi rarely surrender to the Eighth Route Army, and their fighting will is stronger than the Japs in other places. The Japs' support for them far exceeds that in other places!"
"The most intuitive thing is ammunition!"
"The Japs in other places are not trusted by the Japs. Thirty bullets per capita is considered too much!"
"The Japs in northwestern Shanxi are deeply trusted by the Japanese. During the war, each Japs can distribute fifty rounds of bullets and three grenades!"
"The Japanese officers still have a large number of bullets in their hands and can fire them at any time according to the war situation!"
"In addition, there are more Japanese soldiers than Japanese soldiers, so naturally the 79-caliber ammunition we seized is more than the 65-caliber ammunition!"
"When the enemy changes, I will change!" Kong Jie was a very decisive person and gave the order immediately.
"The enemy situation and battlefield situation have changed, and we must change too!"
"The assault battalion, guard battalion, first battalion, and second battalion that will be established in the future will all use 65-caliber weapons! The third battalion, fourth battalion, fifth battalion, recruit battalion, and supply battalion will all use 79-caliber weapons!"
"Other troops do not make specific regulations. They can use whatever weapons are available!"
At the division headquarters, Brigadier Chen rushed in. When he saw the division commander and political commissar, he reported excitedly: "Division commander, political commissar... that kid Huang Yu is simply a genius!"
"The thunder cannon he invented has passed the test firing...it fires a ten-pound explosive package, and the longest range can reach 350 meters!"
"If you fire twenty kilograms of explosives, the longest range can reach 250 meters!"
"Twenty kilograms of explosive packs can destroy ordinary bunkers and gun towers at close range... Even if they can't blow up the bunkers, they can still kill and injure the Japanese and puppet troops inside!"
"Although the range is a bit short and the shooting accuracy is also very poor, it is still better than soldiers carrying explosive bags to blast bunkers and gun towers!"
"I suggest that we vigorously promote this weapon in the army!"
"If conditions permit, each regiment will build a dozen gates for me!"
"In the future, if we encounter little Jaap turrets and bunkers, we will smash them with more than a dozen explosive packets. No matter how hard the turtle shell is, we will smash it!"
The division commander took the test results handed over by Brigadier Chen. After reading them, he was very satisfied and said: "Good stuff!"
"With the flying thunder cannon, we will definitely be able to save a lot of soldiers when we encounter the Japs' gun towers in the future. It's just such a waste of gunpowder!"
"In order to support the arsenal, the headquarters has just issued a military order. In the future, if any large quantities of high explosives and unusable large-caliber artillery shells are seized by each unit, they must all be handed over!"
"As a result, the flying thunder cannon will have less gunpowder!"
"It doesn't matter!" Brigadier Chen said: "If we can't use high explosives, we will use black powder!"
"Black gunpowder can be produced everywhere in the base area. Although it is a little less powerful, the quantity is large!"
"I've already had people experiment with it. Twenty kilograms of explosives filled with black powder are as powerful as ten kilograms of explosives filled with strong gunpowder!"
"If we encounter an enemy turret or bunker, we will use explosive packets made of black powder to blast them. If ten explosive packets are not enough, we will use twenty!"
"No matter how valuable black powder is, it is not as valuable as the lives of soldiers!"
The division commander no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "Since there is no problem, let's promote it to the whole army... Just like you said, try to build ten units in each regiment!"
"The explosive packets they throw out can destroy even turrets and bunkers... If they are fighting a positional battle with the Japanese, and suddenly throw more than ten explosive packets weighing 20 kilograms at the Japanese position... it will definitely cause them heavy casualties!"
The political commissar responded: "Tell all the regiment leaders that the flying thunder cannon was invented by our own people. They can study more on how to use it and how to kill the Japanese..."
"Try to think of more ways to use thunder cannons to hit the Japanese!"
Brigadier Chen continued: "Division commander, political commissar..."
"The independent regiment raided Taiyuan and captured the Taiyuan Arsenal. For such a great achievement, the headquarters only rewarded them with some equipment for repairing firearms and reloading bullets, and 10,000 yuan..."
"I know that Mu Xiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng. The boss is doing this for their own good. He doesn't want Kong Jie to be targeted by the Japanese and the Chongqing side at the same time, and he doesn't want the Chongqing side to be more wary of us because of this raid.
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"As far as the current situation is concerned, the headquarters has achieved its goal!"
"In order not to lose face, the Japanese described the independent regiment's successful raid on the outer city of Taiyuan as a deliberate abandonment of the outer city and dragged the independent regiment into the outer city of Taiyuan so that they could gather together and annihilate them!"
"They even boasted that the Independent Regiment had been wiped out in Taiyuan!"
"We did not make any rebuttal, so we accepted the Japanese's statement."
“Many people believed it and even sent us condolence telegrams!”
"In this way, Kong Jie, who made great achievements, not only did not receive any commendation, but also had to bear the grievance of defeat. As a brigade commander, I feel sorry for him!"
"I think we can use the flying thunder cannon to compensate Kong Jie and reward them with rewards!"
The division commander was silent for a while before answering: "Comrade Kong Jie did suffer a lot during the raid on Taiyuan!"
"I had already prepared the award order, but at the last moment I was stopped by my boss before I sent it out!"
"In order to protect Kong Jie, protect the independent group, and to prevent Chongqing from being afraid of us, the boss temporarily decided to suppress this matter, but all of us will remember Comrade Kong Jie's contribution!"
"Do you know why the boss gave it to Kong Jie's repair shop but not to Li Yunlong and Ding Wei?"
Brigadier Chen really hadn't thought about this problem and shook his head in confusion.
The division commander continued: "The future of northwest Shanxi will be dominated by the three of them!"
"When encountering a big battle, these three armies must work together, and a leader is needed!"
"Kong Jie has a repair shop in his hands, which can repair weapons and reload bullets. He also has Huang Yu as a staff member to make suggestions... As long as he is given time, the Independent Regiment will definitely develop into the strongest of the three armies.
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"Then the title of commander-in-chief will naturally fall on Kong Jie!"
"The boss wants to train Kong Jie to be a brigade commander?" Brigadier Chen said with a look of sudden realization.
"Brigadier...you are too petty!" the division commander replied, shaking his head.
"Although Li Yunlong and Ding Wei have some minor problems, with their abilities, they will definitely have no problem becoming brigade commanders..."
"It's impossible for them to stay in the position of group leader forever!"
"When they rise, Kong Jie will definitely rise too!"
"When it comes to a big battle, commanding three troops at the same time is something a small brigade commander can't do!"
"Is it possible that the boss wants him to be the division commander or column commander?" Brigadier Chen was shocked by his guess and said with a look of disbelief on his face.
The division commander did not answer the question directly, but asked with a smile: "You are Kong Jie's direct boss. Do you think Comrade Kong Jie is capable of serving as division commander or column commander?"
"Yes!" Brigadier Chen thought for a moment and replied.
"I just think this decision is too sudden!"
"He is just a regiment leader now, and he was promoted to division commander all of a sudden. Isn't that a big step!"
The division commander shook his head and explained: "It's not like we want him to be the division commander or column commander now, he just has this idea and is cultivating him in this area!"
"In the raid on Taiyuan, Kong Jie used his strength to prove to us his commanding ability!"
"The head of the headquarters was very satisfied with him and decided to give him a chance to be a division commander or column commander."
"But whether Kong Jie can seize this opportunity depends on himself."
"The current total strength of the Independent Regiment is less than 1,000 people. The enemy situation in northwest Shanxi is very complicated. If Kong Jie wants to pass the test given to him by the headquarters, his top priority is to gain a firm foothold, develop the troops, and restore the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment to its pre-war state.
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"After establishing a foothold, the troops will definitely attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops and provoke crazy revenge from the Japanese and puppet troops..."
"If they successfully defend the base and repel the Japanese and puppet attacks, they will have completed the second test given to them by the headquarters!"
"At that time, the Independent Regiment had at least eight main battalions, and the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment also had six or seven main battalions..."
"The headquarters will naturally expand their three regiments into three brigades!"
"As for how the future develops, it depends on the fate of the three of them..."
Brigadier Chen understands!
On the surface, Kong Jie suffered a lot from the raid on Taiyuan.
But if we analyze the opportunities given to Kong Jie by the headquarters, he did not suffer a loss...
Looking at the division commander, he replied firmly: "I believe that Kong Jie will definitely pass the headquarters test!"
"Commander, just wait and see! It won't be long before Comrade Kong Jie will use the battle report to prove the strength of the independent regiment!"
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