Chapter 770: Swapping a Shotgun for a Cannon (Second Update)
Author: 574981
Chapter 770: Swapping a Shotgun for a Cannon (Second Update)
At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, more than a dozen regiment leaders and political commissars who had just withdrawn from the battlefield gathered together to discuss last night's ambush battle. Everyone had a smile from the bottom of their hearts on their faces. It was very lively.
Li Yunlong suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone be quiet..."
"Let's have a meeting now."
"You all know the order from the headquarters. Starting yesterday, all the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong will be under the command of Commander Kong and me."
A group leader who had worked with Li Yunlong immediately responded: "Don't worry, Old Li, we all understand the rules."
"You kid is looking forward to being promoted every day. This time I will let you enjoy the experience of being a brigade commander."
After being exposed, Li Yunlong became angry and pretended to curse: "You old Zhang..."
"Be careful, when you are assigned a task to fight against Japanese invaders in the future, we, Lao Li, will wear small shoes for you."
"I'm really not afraid..." Captain Zhang replied proudly.
"The order makes it very clear: Commander Kong is the main leader in this counter-mopping operation, and you are just a deputy. I know Commander Kong very well as a person, and he will definitely not put our feet on the line..."
After a few jokes, the atmosphere in the conference room became more relaxed.
There is also less of a trace of unfamiliarity and estrangement between the group leader and the group leader.
Kong Jie suddenly stood up: "Dear captains, let's get down to business..."
"Let's discuss last night's ambush battle first, summarize it, and then discuss troop withdrawal and counter-mopping up..."
"According to statistics, we annihilated a total of 8,129 little Japs last night, including a major general brigade leader, three colonels, 6 lieutenants, and 12 majors..."
“Six large-caliber heavy artillery pieces, five mountain guns, seven field guns, eight infantry guns, 42 mortars, 37 heavy machine guns, 106 grenadiers, 119 light machine guns, and more than 4,580 38 guns were seized.
build."
"It stands to reason that a reinforced brigade of the Japanese army would not only have so many light and heavy weapons."
"But in order to achieve a quick victory and annihilate the enemy at the minimum cost, we used a large number of thunder cannons and mountain cannons in the battle."
"As a result, many light and heavy weapons were destroyed on the battlefield and could no longer be used."
"Where's the ammunition?" Li Zhi, leader of the 26th Regiment, suddenly interrupted.
After he finished speaking, he immediately showed an embarrassed expression and looked at the guy who was embarrassed to answer.
"I'm so excited……"
"In all these years of fighting against the devil, I have never captured so many trophies in one battle."
"Thanks to the good fortune of Yi Zhong's Eighth Route Army last night, my 26th Regiment fought the Japanese for the first time without having to worry about ammunition."
"Fifteen to sixty thousand rounds of ammunition, more than 4,000 grenades and grenades, and more than 600 mortar shells were used."
"If the troops seized too little ammunition, we would have lost the battle last night."
"In the next counter-mopping operation, the troops must save some ammunition."
The commander of the 25th Regiment next to him immediately answered: "I also used nearly 100,000 rounds of ammunition."
"If this were done in the past, we wouldn't have needed so many bullets to fight three major battles."
"We killed so many Japs last night, should we be able to replenish them, right?"
When he said this, the leader of the 25th Regiment felt extremely weak and had no confidence at all.
In his memory: Every time he fought against the Japanese, he was full of expectations. He thought about delivering all the ammunition they were equipped with and keeping it for himself. Not only would he be able to replenish his losses, he would also be able to make a lot of money back.
The result was that he was disappointed again and again.
Because the two sides fought for too long, by the time the battle was over, the ammunition carried by the Japs was basically consumed.
After a battle, the ammunition captured could not even replace the losses.
Although more than 8,000 Japs were wiped out in the ambush last night, the entire battle lasted for several hours. Under normal circumstances, the ammunition carried by the Japanese army should have been almost consumed.
No matter how he calculated, he could not seize a large amount of ammunition, so he felt unsure.
"Captain Tang, please rest assured..." But at this moment, Kong Jie actually gave him a positive answer, his eyes were full of determination, and he knew at a glance that he was not lying to him.
"The ammunition seized by the troops from the Nakamura brigade is not only enough to supplement everyone's battlefield losses, but also provides each regiment with a lot of extra ammunition as a reserve."
"Last night's ambush lasted for several hours, but that doesn't mean we fought every kid for several hours."
"Everyone is a direct participant in the battlefield and should know it."
"It is almost difficult for the little devils who confront us face to face to last for more than half an hour."
"At most, forty or fifty rounds of bullets can be fired. Many little devils will be killed after just ten bullets."
"There are still many Japanese who didn't fire a single bullet. They were killed by the explosive packets fired by artillery shells and thunder cannons before they even came face to face with us."
"According to statistics: we have seized more than 400,000 rounds of various bullets from the Japanese soldiers alone, more than 11,000 grenades, more than 2,200 special grenade grenades, and more than 1,400 scattered rounds.
Cannonballs.”
"We also seized more than 50 large trucks and cars filled with ammunition, with 500,000 rounds of various bullets and more than 6,000 full boxes of artillery shells..."
"So the ammunition issue that everyone is worried about is not a problem at all."
"In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of each unit, more Kwantung Army units were eliminated during counter-mopping operations."
"Li Yunlong and I discussed a way to change clothes and make up for everyone."
"The old sleeves equipped by each regiment are made in Hanyang and replaced with a unified 38 cover as much as possible to facilitate the troops to replenish ammunition on the battlefield."
"Each company is equipped with four light machine guns and three grenade launchers, each battalion is equipped with three heavy machine guns and four mortars, and each main regiment is equipped with four infantry guns or mountain cannons."
"After the meeting, we will count the equipment shortages of each regiment according to this standard, and immediately send people to collect the equipment from the opponent's trophies outside the city."
"Ammunition is still the same as before the ambush battle."
"Each rifleman is provided with fifty rounds of ammunition and three grenades or hand grenades as standard."
"Each light machine gun is equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition, and each heavy machine gun is equipped with 1,000 rounds of ammunition."
"The grenades are equipped with ten special grenades, the mortars are equipped with fifty rounds of shells, and the mountain artillery and infantry guns are equipped with thirty rounds of shells."
"The regiment headquarters reserves 100,000 rounds of rifle machine gun bullets, 10,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, 500 rounds of mortar shells, and 120 rounds of infantry artillery shells in reserve."
"If each group has too much, keep it for yourself. If there is too little, go directly to the outside of the city to collect it."
"The remaining weapons and ammunition in the trophies will be managed by Commander Li and I, and we will replenish the troops at any time according to battlefield needs."
"After the counter-mopping operation is over, the remaining weapons and ammunition will be evenly distributed to each regiment. In short, I, Kong Jie, will not let everyone return to the base empty-handed."
Li Zhi's face was already blooming with joy.
After arriving in Baoding, he had received a batch of weapons and ammunition supported by the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong.
At that time, the number of light machine guns in each company had increased to three, which was something he could not normally imagine.
As soon as Kong Jie opened his mouth, he added a light machine gun to each company and equipped the 20th regiment with four mountain cannons or infantry cannons.
If it weren't for the political commissar sitting next to him with an equally excited face, he would have suspected that he was dreaming.
I never thought that the 26th Regiment would have such good equipment.
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