Chapter 324: His contribution is much greater than before.
Chapter 324: His contribution is much greater than before.
The first items shipped today are ammunition and communication equipment.
1 10-inch howitzer, 39 7-inch mountain guns, and 1,670 rounds of two caliber artillery shells.
Communication equipment includes 10 radio stations and 100 walkie-talkies.
10 tons of grain will not be delivered until tomorrow.
The cavalry battalion, transport team and 1st Battalion were mobilized to transport all the artillery, artillery shells and communication equipment back to Yangcun.
There are mountains of artillery shell boxes throughout Yangcun, a 10-meter howitzer is placed in the grain drying yard, and the artillerymen of the artillery battalion are busy assembling the mountain cannon.
All radio stations and walkie-talkies have been transported to the regimental headquarters yard.
"Salute!" Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang walked into the regiment headquarters hand in hand, and the soldiers from the guard company at the door saluted.
The two returned the military salute and stepped into the regiment headquarters.
"The whole Yangcun is full of shell boxes, and there are 60 cannons in the grain drying field. If a Japanese plane discovers them, they will be picked up." Li Yunlong said with a smile.
"The Japanese First Army still has planes, but if they want the planes to take off, they also need pilots?" Zhao Gang said with a smile.
It is true that there are still more than ten planes at Xincheng Airport, but the entire 9th Flying Squadron pilots have been killed, and Shinozuka Yoshio's plane has become a display.
Then, Zhao Gang said happily: "60 cannons and more than 16,000 rounds of artillery shells can equip an artillery regiment..."
"Haha..." Li Yunlong said, "A year ago, we, Mr. Li, couldn't even imagine that one day we would be able to own so many cannons."
"yes!"
Zhao Gang sighed with emotion: "Counting the 37 cannons in our mountain artillery battalion, there are a total of 97 cannons. The division, which is like a little devil, is only equipped with a few dozen mountain field cannons."
"What a pity." Li Yunlong sighed, "Most of these cannons have to be handed over. It would be awesome if they could stay with the New Regiment."
"Are you dreaming?" Zhao Gang said with a smile, "The headquarters will let you equip three artillery regiments?"
"It's just three artillery regiments." Li Yunlong said with certainty, "Sooner or later we, Mr. Li, will have them."
Zhao Gang did not refute this point. As the business between Xinyi Regiment and Brother Chen grew bigger and bigger, the Eighth Route Army became richer and richer.
There is even a high probability that there will be aircraft, tanks and warships in the future. In front of these things, 10 howitzers will be nothing.
Zhao Gang asked: "Old Li, do you think that after these cannons and artillery shells are handed over, how many cannons and artillery shells over 7 mm will our Eighth Route Army have?"
"I haven't calculated the exact number, but I estimate there are almost 00, and the number of shells is estimated to be no less than 80,000."
Li Yunlong said: "Including the 60 Type 92 infantry guns, there must be more than 00."
More than 30,000 of these 80,000 rounds of artillery shells were seized from the Japanese army columns and could only be used by Japanese artillery.
Although the American 7-caliber mountain gun and the Japanese 7-caliber mountain field gun have the same caliber, the shells are not universal.
Fortunately, a lot of Japanese artillery was captured, as well as 60 Type 92 infantry guns and 1 tank gun. There was no need to worry that these shells would be useless.
The 37 guns of the Guangxin Regiment also have more than 8,000 rounds of artillery shells.
"Old Li, you said that our Eighth Route Army now has so many artillery pieces and artillery shells."
After a pause, Zhao Gang said again: "Next time the Japanese army launches a raid, will they fight the Japanese head-on?"
"It's not impossible." Li Yunlong nodded, "Not only cannons and shells, we also have a lot of ammunition reserves. Each of the main soldiers has dozens of rounds of ammunition."
In the Battle of Zhengtai, the new regiment captured Yangquan and seized more than 3 million rounds of ammunition. They also robbed military columns and seized another 300,000 rounds of ammunition.
Coupled with the captures from other fragmentary battles, the 19th Division is now living a relatively well-off life. Although it is not yet rich, it is much better than before.
In the past two years, the Eighth Route Army had grown at least 10 times, and its combat effectiveness was at a low ebb. However, after the Hundred Regiment War, the actual combat capabilities of the army were greatly improved.
In another time and space, the Eighth Route Army was in a weak stage after the Hundred Regiment War. The main reason was that the soldiers were exhausted from fighting for several consecutive months and the weapons and ammunition were excessively consumed and there was no replenishment.
But now, after a winter's rest, the new group has done some big business.
The situation of several other units is slightly difficult, but the 19th Division has regained its strength after rest and recuperation. There is no shortage of weapons and ammunition, especially artillery and artillery shells.
Under such circumstances, the 19th Division was fully capable of fighting a frontal battle with one or two Japanese divisions.
"If we really want to do it..." Li Yunlong said expectantly: "That's when our new group will show off its talents."
This winter, the new regiment has grown to 7,000 men, and its strength has long exceeded that of a brigade. The cavalry battalion and artillery battalion have also reached the regiment level.
For example, the three main infantry battalions, the cavalry battalion and the artillery battalion, and even the county brigade are all regiment-level.
This means that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang are equivalent to commanding 6 regiments in combat.
Moreover, the firepower of each battalion, whether it is infantry, cavalry or artillery, is unmatched by other regiments.
When war breaks out, are you still worried that there will be no business?
Zhao Gang said: "It's too early to discuss this now. Lao Li, you'd better inform your superiors quickly."
"Um."
By this time, the two of them had already reached the inner room of the regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong walked straight to the phone, picked up the phone, quickly shook the handle, and then put the phone to his ear: "Hey, this is the new group, pick me up from the brigade headquarters."
After a while, the call was connected. The person who answered the call was not the brigade commander, but a combat staff officer from the brigade headquarters.
Li Yunlong asked the brigade commander to answer the phone.
"Hello, Li Yunlong?" The brigade commander's voice came to Li Yunlong's ear. It could be heard from his voice and tone that the brigade commander was in a good mood.
"I am the brigade commander, Li Yunlong." Hearing the brigade commander's voice, the smile on Li Yunlong's face suddenly became more respectful.
"Li Yunlong, has the goods arrived?" The brigade commander's voice was a little low, and his tone was a little wary, making him sound like an underground worker.
After Li Yunlong came back yesterday, he called the brigade commander and reported the basic situation.
"Brigadier Commander, the goods have arrived!" Li Yunlong's voice was loud, "One 10-mm howitzer, 39 7-mountain guns, a total of more than 16,000 shells, and by the way, there are 10 radios."
“Not bad, not bad, not bad.”
The brigade commander said "Not bad" three times on the phone, indicating that he was very satisfied: "Didn't you say 33 7-mountain guns yesterday? Why are there 6 more?"
"Hey, isn't it because they gave us 6 extra doors just for our sake, Lao Li?" Li Yunlong responded to the brigade commander without blushing or heartbeat.
"Okay," said the brigade commander, "keep a few cannons for yourself, and then send the corresponding cannons, shells, and radios to the brigade headquarters."
"Brigadier." Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang and said, "You think I'll leave one gun behind, and I'll send the six tanks to the brigade headquarters. What do you think?"
"Okay!" said the brigade commander, "but you can only keep 4 10-mm howitzers and 8 mountain guns."
This time, he made 60 cannons at once. Li Yunlong kept 1 cannon for himself, and the headquarters probably wouldn't say anything.
For Li Yunlong, adding one more gun to the artillery battalion would increase the logistical pressure, but it was not a big problem.
After all, 10 tons of grain are about to be put into storage, more artillery can be expanded, and Zhang Wanhe can be asked for mules and horses. Zhang Wanhe will still give him the favor.
For the brigade commander, the tanks can be used together to maximize their effectiveness, and the tanks can also be used to pull howitzers during the march, which reduces a lot of logistical pressure.
"Brigadier." Li Yunlong said, "Our new regiment already has 7,000 people and more than 700 military horses. This man eats horse chews and consumes more than 10,000 kilograms of grain every day. With those 10 tons of grain, don't worry about it.
Bar?"
"Okay!" the brigade commander said with a smile, "I don't want your food. From now on, you can keep the food you capture and the food you earn from doing business."
The brigade commander also understood Li Yunlong's difficulties. It was not easy to raise these 7,000 people and more than 700 military horses.
It is already good to be able to support the brigade and headquarters with a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and he will not go too far.
After all, if Li Yunlong had not handed over those weapons and ammunition, the new group would have grown to 20,000 to 30,000 people.
"Thank you, brigade commander, thank you brigade commander!" Li Yunlong was overjoyed. He didn't expect the brigade commander to agree so happily. He bowed a series of times to the phone, "Brigadier commander, I, Li Yunlong, thank you!"
"Li Yunlong, you really want to thank me."
The brigade commander smiled and said: "Your special team is really capable, how about you give it to me?"
The brigade commander has been busy these days, verifying the performance of the Sword Squadron through various channels.
After verifying the results, the brigade commander was really shocked. This operation of the Sword Squadron completely subverted the traditional combat concept.
The brigade commander has a deeper understanding of the saying "Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape."
A small force actually caused immeasurable losses to the enemy within an hour or two.
Li Yunlong was taken aback and refused quickly, saying in a more serious tone: "I won't give it if I don't give it, I won't give it, brigadier commander, don't do this. If you want to take away my sword squadron, you might as well take away my wife.
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"I don't know which mother-in-law your wife is in."
At the brigade headquarters, the brigade commander laughed and hung up the phone.
He just said casually that he didn't really want to rob Li Yunlong's special forces. A gentleman does not take advantage of others.
Then he shook the handle and picked up the phone: "Hey, call me the headquarters."
…
At headquarters, the chief of staff took a call.
After hanging up the phone, the chief of staff said with a happy smile on his face: "The person who caused trouble in Taiyuan has been found out."
Just one sentence attracted the attention of the boss of the war room, the division commander and all the combat staff.
"Who is it?" the boss asked, "Isn't it really Li Yunlong who did it?"
"Boss, you guessed it right." The chief of staff crossed his arms and nodded, "It was really this kid Li Yunlong who did it."
"I'll tell you what." The fat staff officer who guessed was excited, "There is no kid like Li Yunlong in the world who wouldn't dare to do it. Even if Taiyuan is the Palace of the King of Hell and Yoshio Shinozuka is the Lord of Hell, this kid would still dare to break in and pull it out.
Give him a few hairs."
The boss and the chief of staff looked at each other and saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.
Now the mystery was finally solved.
All the operational staff who had not guessed correctly were also very surprised and incredulous.
"In addition, Li Yunlong also made a fortune."
The chief of staff continued: "We obtained one 10-meter howitzer, 39 7-meter mountain guns, more than 16,000 rounds of artillery shells, and 10 radio stations."
"Oh my God!" The boss's eyes widened and his tone was urgent, "60 cannons, more than 16,000 rounds of artillery shells, 10 radios?"
Master Liu said in a praising tone: "These are two great achievements, much greater than those done before."
