It was not easy for Wang Xuexin to find Androvich, because he was stationed with the tank troops in a mountain col five kilometers away from Luotuoling...
This is where the tank troops are more troublesome. They cannot be stationed on the mountains with the infantry and there is no need to station them on the mountains.
If we are stationed on a mountain, what should we do if we need to use tanks if a war breaks out?
Do you still have to drive down the mountain?
Therefore, Wang Xuexin found a "U" shaped mountain col to hide the tank troops in it.
The soldiers built a complete tank tunnel here... that is, they dug a tunnel on the side of the mountain and hid all the tanks in it.
In this way, it is like the enemy has discovered the specific location, and the enemy's aircraft cannot pose a threat to the tank.
During this time, Gangzi led the tank troops here to observe and learn from each other, and of course, discussed and practiced tank tactics with Androvich.
Wang Xuexin spent more than an hour going down the mountain, and then rode to the station. He heard the "rumbling" sound of the tank's motor in the distance... but the sound should be T26. The T34's engine life is too short, and the soldiers are reluctant to use it during practice.
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But another question arises: how can we win the war if we don’t train for war?
Gangzi thought of a way, that is, to train with the T26. If the extra loader cannot fit in, he would be tied to the back of the tank to simulate loading... Although this is dangerous and the effect is unsatisfactory, there is nothing that can be done under the conditions.
As soon as Wang Xuexin rode his horse into the station, the soldiers sitting in the open space watching the tank driving stood up and saluted.
Androvich, who was discussing something with Gangzi, waved to Wang Xuexin from a distance and shouted: "Hey, comrade battalion commander! Did you bring me some wine?"
Wang Xuexin couldn't understand what he was shouting, but he did bring wine... Are you kidding, is it okay to come to Maozi without bringing wine?
Therefore, after Wang Xuexin came down from the mountain, he went to Yuncheng and bought two jars of sweet potatoes to bake. At this time, one on the left and one on the right were hung behind the horse's back.
I originally wanted to buy Fenjiu, but Wang Xuexin was short of money... The stubborn army had not paid military pay to the Eighth Route Army for a long time. The regular army had no money, and the irregular army had to rely on itself. Wang Xuexin only had a few cents in his hand.
They exchanged it for cans taken from the Japanese on the battlefield, so they had to burn sweet potatoes to recharge.
It's funny to say that Wang Xuexin still has millions of dollars in his account, but in real life he can't even afford Fenjiu.
But Androvich didn't care about this. As soon as he saw what Wang Xuexin was carrying, he rushed up like crazy and held them in his arms. Then he looked around cautiously for fear that others would follow him.
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"Comrade Battalion Commander!" Androvich complained: "I like it here, but it would be great if there was a ration of alcohol!"
Lao Fan followed and translated Androvitch's words to Wang Xuexin. Wang Xuexin just smiled and did not answer.
It is said that Mao Xiongna does have a rationed supply of alcohol for soldiers, and those with higher military ranks have more rations.
But this is basically impossible in the Eighth Route Army.
This is not only a problem of hard life, but also a problem of ideological style:
"Others are saving every penny to contribute to the motherland, but you are spending money to enjoy it? The tail of this kind of capitalism is to be ignored..."
More likely to be a disciplinary issue:
"How can you train and fight when you are so drunk? What will you do if the Japanese come?"
But of course, Li Yunlong, the group leader, could relax appropriately, but he was also under the control of Zhao Gang and was only allowed to drink three bowls of wine a day.
Several people walked into the tunnel that was used as an office. It was as dark as night and smelled of mold and sweat.
Gangzi hurriedly lit the kerosene lamp on the table, wiped the dusty tabletop and bench with his sleeves, and said with an embarrassed look: "Battal Commander, sit down! This is the condition of our station, please join in!"
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Wang Xuexin looked around, nodded silently, and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
The conditions at the base are indeed not as good as those in the mountains.
The mountain was organized by the stubborn army in a decent manner, and some places were even made of concrete bunkers.
The tank stations are all newly dug stations, which are dark, humid, and the air is not circulated well.
Wang Xuexin later heard that because they were busy training and did not dig enough tunnels, some soldiers could only sleep in the tanks, kowtowing even if they turned over.
Gangzi immediately laughed: "No, no way! Why bother? The soldiers guard these tanks every day, not to mention how happy they are! They say we live in a house worth tens of thousands of dollars, and we are enjoying it!"
Gangzi learned about the tank prices from Androvich. The unit price of the T26 is about 8,000 US dollars, and the unit price of the T34 is 27,000... or the ex-factory price!
The soldiers were stunned when they heard the price, and even after a long time they didn't understand the concept of so much money.
But Wang Xuexin felt a little sad when he heard it.
Tank soldiers should have received better treatment. After all, they are also scarce talents in the Eighth Route Army. If they cannot fight due to health problems or nutritional reasons... it will be a big loss to the army.
However, the conditions of the Eighth Route Army were like this. It was good to have enough to eat and a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
Now each army is responsible for its own survival issues. Although Li Yunlong has income from selling salt, as the size of the army expands, there are more and more people to eat. It would be good to balance the income and expenses now.
Especially now that the road to salt production is deadlocked...
This is a bit funny to say. In the past, because Yuncheng was not captured, the salt lake in Yuncheng could not be used, so the salt price was high and it was profitable to extract salt from Dingbian.
Now we get free salt production from Yuncheng Salt Lake, but as a result, the price of salt has dropped and the profit has been lost.
To be precise, it is not that there is no profit in making salt in Dingbian, but that Dingbian Salt is responsible for the supply to the west of the Eighth Route Army, and Yuncheng Salt Lake is responsible for the supply to the east... divided by distance.
Li Yunlong was worried about this time. He was still scolding his mother two days ago: "Damn it, you worked so hard to defeat Yuncheng, but you cut off my financial path! From now on, two independent groups will
How can more than a thousand people feed themselves? You can't just kill the horses and eat their meat, right?"
Wang Xuexin thought that if things went on like this, he should find a way to get some money.
But this is not the focus at this time. Wang Xuexin took off the carbine on his shoulder and placed it on the table. He asked Androvitch: "Look, what does this gun look like?"
Androvich curiously picked up the gun and played with it, then said to Wang Xuexin in an awkward manner: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I am only interested in driving tanks. These little things should be reserved for the infantry!"
He seemed to look down on the infantry in his words.
No wonder, the T34 tank has both speed and artillery, and the armor is thick. There is indeed a big contrast in handling the rifle.
But Wang Xuexin said: "I'm not letting you use this rifle, I want to make a deal with you!"
Androvich was startled when he heard the word "deal"...the task assigned by Comrade General.