Of course Wang Xuexin didn't know Okamura Neiji's plan. Judging from his intelligence, the Japanese finally stopped for a while in the direction of the Eighth Route Army and once again shifted the focus of their attack to the direction of the stubborn army.
This is exactly what Wang Xuexin hopes.
Because during this time the Eighth Route Army could take a breather and make more preparations.
Of course, AK47 must continue to be produced, and it is definitely not enough to equip an independent regiment.
Wang Xuexin planned to equip at least three regiments so that they could have a strong impact on the Northeast in different directions.
Otherwise, if there is only one independent group equipped with AK47, the Japanese only need to concentrate their forces to encircle the independent group to death.
Wang Xuexin discussed these two regiments with the chief in the telegram.
The first thing the commander thought of was the main force. He said: "This is easy. You can choose from the thirteen main force groups. They are all good soldiers. I guess if these are picked, each division commander will
The brigade commander will feel distressed! But that’s not necessarily the case. Everyone knows that you, Xiao Dongbei, want to recruit troops, so there must be something good going on!"
The reason why the leader said this was because he thought that Wang Xuexin would definitely pick the main force group... The quality of the main force's combat-strong soldiers was good. If not them, who else could he choose?
However, Wang Xuexin unexpectedly replied: "Chief, I don't plan to pick the main group, I want the new first group and the new second group!"
These words made the leader confused: "New first regiment, new second regiment? Are you sure? Their strength may not meet your requirements!"
The New First Group and the New Second Group are not as awesome as Li Yunlong’s independent group.
By relying on the loom business, the independent regiment recruited troops in Yuncheng and expanded to more than 3,000 people. Its soldiers and strength were even better than those of the main regiment.
The New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment mainly rely on the soldiers to carry out transportation and business. They also have combat missions. It is quite good that the army can maintain its original size of one thousand people. Of course, it is impossible to expand.
Wang Xuexin didn't care. He replied: "It doesn't matter. If we don't have enough troops, we can just recruit more!"
The leader asked in confusion: "Why did you leave the main group and choose the new first group or the new second group instead?"
Wang Xuexin replied: "First of all, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment have cooperated with the Independent Regiment for many years and have a tacit understanding with each other. Secondly, the main regiment has completed the replacement of Springfield rifles and formed combat effectiveness. If they are allowed to change again at this time,
Is it a loss to the overall combat effectiveness to install a repeating rifle and immediately adapt to another rifle and tactics?"
The chief nodded.
There is nothing wrong with Wang Xuexin's calculation. The combat effectiveness of the main regiment is there. Its starting point is already high. Although the improvement in combat effectiveness after the replacement of repeating rifles is obvious, overall it does not have the span of the new first regiment and the new second regiment.
So big.
At this time, the New Regiment and the New Regiment were not even fully equipped with Springfield rifles. They were suddenly replaced by repeating rifles... This improvement in combat effectiveness was very obvious.
However, the leader was a little worried: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, there is a saying that 'good steel is used on the blade.' I am not looking down on the New Regiment and the New Regiment, but... equipment such as repeating rifles are for good quality soldiers.
Can it be more powerful? If it is a soldier with lower quality or even a new recruit..."
"Chief!" Wang Xuexin replied: "This is the third point I want to make: the main force has long used bolt-action rifles in combat, and the habit of 'saving ammunition' can be said to be deeply rooted in the bone marrow and has become a habit. This kind of repeating rifle
If you give them to them, I'm afraid most of them will be used as single-shot rifles, and it will be difficult to exert their combat effectiveness!"
This is the conclusion Wang Xuexin came to in this battle.
The Independent Regiment also has veterans and recruits. In battles, the recruits often outperform the veterans... because the recruits dare to pull the trigger and shoot the enemy with bullets, while the veterans mostly fight in single-shot mode. This is also how many battles they have fought.
One of the reasons why the Independent Regiment only used 600,000 rounds of ammunition during the war was that each person only used an average of 200 rounds. This ammunition consumption is not large at all.
Needless to say the reason is that veterans have the habit of saving bullets.
The advantage of the AK47 compared to the Japs is its firepower. If it is used as a single shot... although the rate of fire is faster than the Japs' 38-gauge, the accuracy is not as high as the Japs' 38-gauge. In this way, it is still at 300.
Even at close range of meters, you may not be able to defeat the Japanese.
Instead, the new soldier pulled the trigger, and the bullets went by "click-click-click". On the one hand, the firepower can suppress the Japanese and gain an advantage for one's own side. On the other hand, a blind cat can kill and injure a handful of Japanese when it encounters a dead mouse.
Earned it.
Therefore, in Wang Xuexin's view, for a repeating rifle like the AK47, which transcends generations, it is faster and easier for recruits to master it.
Veterans, especially veterans of the Eighth Route Army, who have been fighting for more than ten years have been asked to "save ammunition". Now they are suddenly relaxed, and it will take some time to get over the psychological barrier.
The leader understood what Wang Xuexin said, and he immediately nodded: "No problem, then the new first regiment, the new second regiment!"
So the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment were transferred to Daqingshan, and their troops were immediately replenished.
At this time, it was not difficult for the Eighth Route Army to replenish its troops.
Mainly because a large number of refugees entered the Eighth Route Army's base areas. Although a number of these refugees had been picked away by the stubborn army... the young and strong were stopped to serve as soldiers, and only the old, weak, women and children were allowed to leave.
However, there are always young and strong people who secretly escape to the Eighth Route Army. In addition, the Eighth Route Army has a good reputation among the people. It works for the refugees and gives them cotton clothes for the winter. It is not an exaggeration to say that it has saved their lives. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army only needs to cheer up.
Phew, there is a long line of recruits coming to sign up.
Therefore, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment were directly expanded to a large regiment of 2,000 people and then transferred to Daqingshan.
Originally, both regiments could be expanded to 3,000 men, but firstly, there were too many recruits and it was difficult to train them. Secondly, there was insufficient production capacity of repeating rifles and half-track armored vehicles, and there were too many troops to equip them, so they were expanded to 3,000 men first.
Let’s talk about two thousand people.
Kong Jie, the leader of the new second regiment, was still a little unhappy about this. The first thing he did after arriving at Daqingshan was to complain to Li Yunlong: "I told you, Lao Li, we finally replaced a few tanks. We originally thought that
You can have a good time, but I didn’t expect... not even a single shell was fired, but people were transferred here!"
It turned out that the heavy equipment, especially the tanks, of the New Second Regiment were also left in Yuncheng like the Independent Regiment.
There is nothing we can do about it. If the T34 were to drive from Yuncheng to Daqingshan on a motorcycle, half of it would be lying on the road unable to move, not to mention that Yuncheng also needs tanks for defense.
Li Yunlong, with an evil smile on his face, replied: "Oh, I said you, Kong Er, are really a fool. Why do you think about tanks all day long? Don't worry, there will be good things for you in the future.