Regarding opening up the transportation and troop transport channels between the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, work had already begun when Ding Wei proposed that the three regiments could jointly form a triangular defense system.
So far, the transportation and troop transportation route from Kong Jie's Independent Regiment to Li Yunlong's New Second Regiment and Ding Wei's New Regiment has been selected.
The transportation channels between Ding Wei's New Regiment and Li Yunlong's New Regiment have also been selected.
These channels are naturally two-way channels, ensuring that each group can communicate with the other two groups.
"Now the transportation channel between us has been selected. According to the original principles, one of the selected routes is concealed enough, one is convenient enough, and the other is that the selected route must be relatively short.
, and avoid rugged mountain roads."
Kong Jie said: "As for the tools for transporting troops, our independent regiment still has a number of bicycles, motorcycles, and a few trucks, as well as relatively primitive horse-drawn carriages."
Ding Weidao: "Motorcycles and trucks need to burn oil. The Japanese control gasoline very strictly in major counties. In addition, the selected route cannot have flat terrain all the way."
"I think we will have to rely on bicycles and horse-drawn carriages for transportation in the future. Lao Kong and Lao Li, it depends on you two. You two each have a cavalry company, which will come in handy." p>
Li Yunlong said happily: "Old Ding, why do I hear that your words are a little bit acidic? If you have the ability, you can also get a cavalry company."
Ding Wei, who was ridiculed by Li Yunlong, did not panic. Instead, he led an army and said: "Old Li, stop wagging your tail and talking nonsense. Although your first and second regiments have just been formed, they still have some wealth, but you have such wealth.
, didn’t you earn money by working as a deputy leader under Lao Kong and working part-time for Lao Kong?”
Li Yunlong: "..."
"Old Ding, you really don't want to pick up the pot."
The three of them chatted and laughed for a while, and Kong Jie said: "Old Ding is right. In the future, the tools we rely on will mainly fall on bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. This bicycle is not slow to ride and will be our must-choice in the future.
Soldiers must at least master the skills of riding a bicycle.
In addition, the bicycle is easy to transport. When you encounter an uphill slope, you can just push it up and ride it at any time when going downhill.
In addition, I asked the repair shop to step up the renovation and install more trailers on both sides of the bicycle, which can be used for transportation in the future.
The other is horse-drawn carriages. When the cavalry company has no combat missions, it is also appropriate for it to undertake some transportation and troop transport tasks."
"As I said before, the three regiments of our Iron Triangle must ensure that the support and transportation between each other are completed within a relatively short period of time."
"As long as this can be achieved, and the position we selected to support the past is on the flank of each other's defense zone, if any of our regiments is attacked, there will be two additional surprise troops waiting for opportunities to fight, and they can definitely defeat the little devils.
Caught off guard."
Ding Weidao: "That's what you mean, I agree."
"I have no objection either." Li Yunlong said.
So the iron triangle joint defense matter was settled.
……
After Li Yunlong and Ding Wei left, Kong Jie called Jiang Dao.
What are you asking about?
Naturally, I asked about the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army.
"Jiang Dao, you met Qian Shoucai again yesterday. How was the specific situation?"
Jiang Dao smiled and said: "Commander, I was about to report this to you! To say that the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army has really benefited from you."
"Oh, how do you say this?" Kong Jie asked.
Jiang Dao said: "Some time ago, people were robbing materials and cash in the areas occupied by the Japanese! Naturally, the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army also wanted to join in the fun. They only went to rob it once. Not only did they not succeed, but they also almost
They were blocked in the county by the Japanese and puppet troops."
"The leader of the 57th Regiment, Yang Chongshan, thought that instead of risking going to the county town to rob, it would be more comfortable to do business with our independent regiment in the rear."
"So, Yang Chongshan ordered the 57th Regiment not to participate in the robbery of the Japanese-occupied areas. We should seize the time to do business with the various departments of the Jinsui Army, buy weapons from the various departments of the Jinsui Army at low prices, and then resell them to us.
Independent group."
"In this way, after the Japanese army suddenly launched a major counterattack, many Jinsui Army, Central Army, and National Army who were still indulged in robbery suffered.
On the Shanxi-Sui Army side, only two regiments are intact.
One is Chu Yunfei’s 358th Regiment, and the other is the 57th Regiment.
Yang Chongshan was praised by the commander of the Jinsui Army because of this incident!"
Kong Jie said: "Interesting, this person named Yang is really wrong."
"As for the follow-up business, what about Qian Shoucai?"
Jiang Dao said: "Commander, it's done. Then Qian Shoucai said that their commander bought a large amount of equipment from other Shanxi-Sui Army troops and is waiting to sell it to us!
Qian Shoucai has not shown me the specific quantity list, but Qian Shoucai told me that there are three heavy machine guns alone.
Yang Chongshan seems to be preparing to make a big deal this time."
Kong Jie nodded, not particularly shocked.
As the leader, he knows very well how much money the Independent Group has.
It is no exaggeration to say that the brigade commander and others have a certain estimate of the current equipment situation of the independent regiment.
But in fact, the brigade commander's estimate was far from the actual amount of equipment of the independent regiment.
If Kong Jie reports the actual equipment data.
Even if the call from the brigade headquarters did not reach Niukou Village, the brigade commander estimated that he would be able to bring people to Niukou Village that day and say to Kong Jie, "Kong Jie, I congratulate you on making a fortune."
Not to mention too much, the current configuration of heavy machine guns in independent regiments is basically one for each company.
The Independent Regiment has five battalions. Count how many companies there are?
This is also the reason why Kong Jie was so generous with the batch of equipment he sent to the brigade headquarters last time.
You have such confidence!
Under the condition of ensuring the independent regiment's own equipment, Kong Jie is naturally willing to send more equipment to the brigade commander, evenly distribute it to other combat groups that are in short supply of equipment.
...Jiang Dao sighed with emotion: "Captain, speaking of it, I have never done business. When I was in the Jinsui Army, I helped with a lot of large and small businesses, but with such a large amount of business in front of me,
This is my first time handling it."
"Yang Chongshan is really bold. He sold such a large amount of equipment as soon as he said it was for sale."
Kong Jie laughed sarcastically and said: "This is the essence of decay. If some troops want to do business for the sake of law and support the anti-Japanese resistance, then some troops just want to make war fortune for the sake of law. As for the resistance,
If you don’t resist Japan, it doesn’t matter.”
"You used to be a soldier of the Jinsui Army, so you should know something about it."
Jiang Dao said helplessly: "Isn't that right? When the war was tense, some officers in our Jinsui Army were doing business with the Japanese! What they were doing was not serious business. They secretly used some of the guns and ammunition in our army to
Send them to enemy-occupied areas, exchange smoke and soil with the Japanese, and then transport the smoke and soil back, and then sell it to other warlords to make huge profits."
"Once, our regiment was fighting on the front line and the logistics supplies were not available. The regiment leader went to inquire about the situation. It turned out that there were not enough vehicles for logistics transportation."
"Our team leader scolded us, where are all the transportation vehicles that are used to ensure logistics?"
"Later I found out that it was an order from above, and the logistics department's transport trucks, horse-drawn carriages, etc., took the goods and went to enemy-occupied areas to negotiate business with the Japanese."
"Because of this, our regiment was unable to provide logistics supplies and suffered a direct defeat. As a result, the superiors did not care about the occupation of the logistics vehicles. They only blamed our regiment leader and even slapped them down."
"From that time on, I knew how broken my team was, so I just took it day by day."
Speaking of this, Jiang Dao said helplessly:
"That's it, the Jinsui Army, because Yan Laoxi looked at it, the situation is a little better, at least on the surface they don't dare to mess around. In some places, the national army is in complete chaos."
"When the war started, even the guns and ammunition disappeared. Where did they go? They ran into the hands of the enemy on the other side, and then turned around and hit them on their own heads."
Kong Jie sneered: "The national army openly resisted Japan, but considering the situation of supporting the enemy underneath, what else is there to be surprised about?"
"As long as it is profitable, no matter what supplies the devils need, or materials for military production, no matter whether it is wood or wood, as long as we have it in China's rear, believe it or not, those blinded by profit will completely
Idiots who don't care about the fate of the nation can always find ways to give it to other people's little devils."
"You are more dedicated than doing things for yourself!"
"So compared with those idiots, I respect Yang Chongshan, the commander of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, as a man. At least he is funding our Eighth Route Army. Our Eighth Route Army has obtained these equipment, which are used to deal with the small
The devil’s.”
Jiang Dao smiled and said: "Captain, what you said is so true. Thinking about it this way, I also think that fellow Qian Shoucai of mine is a good person."
"A good person must be a good person. You tell Qian Shoucai that as long as he helps our independent group get things done, the benefits will inevitably come to him." Kong Jie said.
"Yes!"
"In addition, as for doing business with the 57th Regiment, you have the courage to make the decision. There is only one principle. As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem. Our independent regiment has nothing else, and we still have money.
You can find a way for me to get more guns, ammunition, and all kinds of equipment from the 57th Regiment. Of course, we also have quality requirements. Don't let them fool us with some junk."
"Yes, leader, please rest assured and promise to complete the task!"
Just like that, three days later, Jiang Dao and Qian Shoucai of the 57th Regiment reached an agreement.
After Jiang Dao returned to the regiment headquarters, he reported the situation to Kong Jie.
Kong Jie immediately ordered the monk to take the guard company to receive equipment and weapons at the location given by the 57th Regiment, and send the money to the 57th Regiment.
And this time, how much equipment did the 57th Regiment send?
Perhaps we can see the same thing from the amount of legal currency Kong Jie spent.
In this transaction, Kong Jie spent a total of about 170,000 French currency.
The weapons obtained from the transaction, except for large-caliber mountain cannons, mortars, etc., he did not dare to smuggle unless he killed Yang Chongshan.
The rest of the equipment, whether it is light and heavy machine guns, rifles, grenades, ammunition grenades, etc., is all available.
In addition, it is obvious that Yang Chongshan wants to stabilize the independent group as a big financial backer, so the equipment prepared this time are basically weapons that are more than 80% new.
Kong Jie's response made Yang Chongshan quite satisfied.
There was no haggling at all, the transaction amount was prepared without saying a word, and even a little more was given.
In the original words of Kong Jie asking Jiang Dao to help him take him there:
"It looks like the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I think this is a New Year gift for Captain Yang."
Yang Chongshan was naturally filled with emotion, but he also had some doubts. Wasn't the Eighth Route Army always scrimping on food and clothing? I heard that the government also cut off the supply to the Eighth Route Army. Where did this independent regiment get so much money?
Unable to figure it out, Yang Chongshan was too lazy to think about it. Anyway, if you have the money, you can just take it.
As for the lost equipment, the excuse is too good. Just say that it was lost in the battle with the Japanese army. If that doesn't work, just find an opportunity to make a few sneak attacks on the Japanese-occupied areas and then report it.
As long as there are a large number of artillery pieces, Yang Chongshan will not be afraid at all if the superiors come to inspect them.
What's more important is that Yang Chongshan also sent a heavy gift to the important person in the chief's department who was taking care of Yang Chongshan.
This is safer.
Anyway, things like this are commonplace whether in the Shanxi-Sui Army, the National Army, or even the Central Army.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
At that time, a communist general was working undercover in the national army, but he was later suspected and found out.
As a result of the investigation, what is the reason?
The reason is that this communist general who is lurking among the generals of the national army is neither corrupt nor accepting bribes. He is not involved in smuggling arms or buying and selling in the army at all.
What is it if it’s not the Communist Party?
Yes, it was directly exposed for this reason.
Speaking of which, I don't know whether to laugh or feel sad about the corruption in the national military system.
……
When the monk led the guard company and brought the equipment and weapons purchased with 170,000 French currency back to the regiment headquarters, the battalion commanders and instructors all came.
What are you doing here?
The weapons of partition are coming.
The regiment leader agreed. Once the equipment is replaced, the five battalions will be distributed according to needs.
When this happened, how could the five battalion commanders not be active? They arrived too late, and the good stuff might have been snatched by other battalions.
"Commander, our fourth battalion does not have enough heavy machine guns. There is only one heavy machine gun in each company. How is this enough? This time our battalion can't get even one heavy machine gun."
Fourth Battalion Commander Lei Dasheng was the first to speak, looking determined to win.
The commander of the fifth battalion, Du Aiguo, was previously the commander of the third regiment of the North China Security Army. Speaking of his seniority within the Eighth Route Army, he was naturally the least qualified. Since joining the independent regiment, he has never competed with other battalion commanders.
It’s just that during this time, everyone has become familiar with each other, so they don’t pay attention to each other anymore.
Du Aiguo said: "Old Lei, it's outrageous for you to say that. At any rate, each of your four battalions still has a heavy machine gun.
In terms of the standard equipment of the heavy machine gun alone, it is no worse than that of the Little Japanese.
The little devils are generally of squadron size and are equipped with one or two heavy machine guns.
Our fifth battalion has two companies, but we don’t even have a heavy machine gun!
I heard that the equipment I bought this time only has three heavy machine guns. I don’t want more, so I’ll just take one. Is that okay with you?”
Lei Dasheng said happily: "Okay, I still have to give you Lao Du's face. In this way, the heavy machine gun of our fourth battalion belongs to you. When the time comes, I will get five of the grenade launchers assigned by your battalion. Is this okay?"
Du Aiguo choked.
The second battalion commander Shen Quan couldn't stand it any longer and cursed: "Old Lei, you are so embarrassed to say that the regiment commander hasn't said yet how to divide the heavy machine guns? You have already used that one for business. ?
Aren't you just trying to fool someone like Lao Du?"
Lei Dasheng was startled for a moment, then laughed.
The battalion commanders all laughed too, and laughter soon spread in the yard.
Li Wenjie, the instructor of the Fifth Battalion, laughed and said: "To say that the development of weapons and equipment in our independent regiment is really rapid these days, just the jokes the battalion commanders just said.
If this spreads out, other teams will be scolded.
Good guys, the battalion commanders of our independent regiments, one heavy machine gun for each company below is not enough, but when I went to other regiments to inquire, I found that many regiments only have a few heavy machine guns for the entire regiment!
Even for the two main regiments of our 386th Brigade, the 771st and 772nd Regiments, each battalion can have three heavy machine guns, which is huge."
Kong Jie deeply agreed with this, glared at the battalion commanders and cursed:
"Wenjie is right. I think you are now living a good life, and you have forgotten the poor days back then.
Let me tell you, we are well equipped and have abundant ammunition, but we must save money when we should. I have told you that in the future, once the Japanese army launches a counterattack, we will try to obtain equipment and weapons on a large scale, but It's not that easy.
Who knows how long the fifty-seven regiments in front of us can cooperate with us?"
Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, aren't we afraid of poverty? We always want to equip the troops with more weapons and prepare more ammunition."
"That's right!"
"Yeah!"
The battalion commanders nodded one after another. This was the sequelae of lack of firepower.
Kong Jie said: "I understand everyone's thoughts, but I hope you will keep one thing in mind. Never put the cart before the horse at any time. The will to fight should be the main thing, and the equipment and weapons should be the supplement."
"Are the weapons of the Jinsui Army poor? Are the weapons and equipment of the Central Army poor? Were they still defeated by the little devils?"
"At any time, what matters is not what weapons are used, but who is using them."
"Our independent regiment can develop equipment and development, but the core must be on the military training and ideological education of the soldiers. Those of you who are battalion commanders and instructors should never forget this.
”
"Yes!"
The battalion commander and instructors responded in unison, feeling startled and almost getting carried away.
Then the weapons arrived, three heavy machine guns, nearly thirty light machine guns, plus twenty grenade launchers, arranged in a row, and the whole yard was boiling...