Seeing that the brothers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade all expressed their opinions to stay in Yichang City to assist in the defense, Grizzly Xiong, the leader of Lieyan's No. 1 Squadron, no longer insisted on evacuating.
"Since everyone is willing to stay and assist the brothers of the 18th Army in defending the city, I will make it clear that this will probably be a fierce battle, and everyone must be mentally prepared."
This time the Japanese surrounded three divisions, and there were many divisions and brigades fighting with the Chinese corps on the outside.
Although the Yichang garrison claims to be one army, in fact only the 18th Division and the 199th Division are now in place. The 11th Division is still on the way from Changsha. Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the nearer.
"Come on, you little devils and these bastards, let them see how powerful grandpa is."
"If the tiger doesn't show off its power, it really thinks we are easy to bully."
Although the brothers had just come down from the battlefield in Zhijiang, they were still fighting with high enthusiasm when faced with the aggressive little Japanese.
"Okay, everyone, take the time to rest. I'm going to find something from the 18th Army. We'll stay and help them fight the Japanese. We can't leave empty-handed." Yang Ling said with a smile.
"That's necessary. The 18th Army is the direct descendant of the Chairman. It's so fat that we can't be polite." Grizzly laughed and said, "Sir, I'll go with you."
"Sir, can you help our sniper team get some good guns? The Japs' 38 guns are really hard to use." Zhang Hai from the sniper team also spoke hastily.
"Why, you used to be able to use Sanba Gai, but now you are picky about food?" Yang Ling rolled his eyes at the sniper captain Zhang Hai.
"Hehe, isn't this just to fight the Japanese better?" Zhang Hai, the sniper captain, smiled sarcastically.
Yang Ling waved his hand and laughed and cursed: "You are just a naughty boy. I made a note of it. As for whether you can get a sniper rifle from the 18th Army, it depends on your luck."
"Thank you, sir!" Zhang Hai smiled and stood up to salute.
"Sir, don't forget to eat. It would be great if you could get some pork. This mouth is almost like a bird."
"The devils have some good canned pork somewhere. If you have the skills, you can get it yourself." Yang Ling said angrily.
Amid everyone's relaxed commotion, Yang Ling settled everyone down and returned to the headquarters of the 18th Army with Grizzly Bear.
Peng Shan, commander of the local 18th Army, was also happy when he learned that Yang Ling and his small elite force were willing to stay and fight alongside them.
Yang Ling and his Fiery Flame Special Forces Brigade became famous in the Sulu War Zone. Although they were small in number, they defeated the Japs to a pulp.
Now that Yang Ling and others are willing to stay in Yichang to participate in the war, they have an extra trump card in their hands, which naturally makes Peng Shan of the 18th Army feel a lot more confident.
"Military seat, Captain Yang and others said they need some weapons, ammunition and supplies. Do you think so?"
The 18th Army is the same attack force as the 74th Army. It belongs to the direct lineage of the Chairman, and all kinds of weapons and equipment are given priority for supply.
Although they have been urgently transferred to Yichang to guard, boatloads of ammunition and weapons are arriving soon after. Compared with other troops' lack of ammunition, this does not exist here.
"Let Yang Ling go directly to the quartermaster. As long as we have something, they can pick whatever they like." Army Commander Peng Shan was generous.
"Then where should they be placed later?" the staff officer asked for instructions.
After all, Yang Ling and the others only have a few dozen people. Although they are elite, their strength is too thin to defend a position alone. But together with other troops, they are a bit overqualified, which is embarrassing.
"Good steel is used on the blade, and it will be wasted by letting them defend the position. Let them be a reserve team and wait until the critical moment." Commander Peng Shan gave the order after thinking over and over again.
"yes!"
Yang Ling's original intention was that if Peng Shan, commander of the 18th Army, asked them to stay, he would release them to the most critical places for defense.
But who knew, they were asked to serve as the reserve team, but thinking that the brothers were also very tired, they were relieved. The reserve team should be the reserve team. Anyway, if they stay in Yichang, sooner or later they will have a battle.
The 18th Army sent a captain liaison officer to Yang Ling and others. After conveying some of Peng Shan's orders to Yang Ling and others, he immediately took Yang Ling and others straight to the temporary warehouse of the Military Supplies Department to select weapons and supplies.
When Yang Ling and others came from the Sulu war zone to hide, they all carried short rifles. Although they obtained some Japanese 38 rifles on the battlefield in Zhijiang, they ran out of ammunition.
A rifle without ammunition is no better than a fire stick, so if they want to get a sufficient supply of bullets, they have to use the same weapons as the 18th Army.
The 18th Army is a direct branch of the Central Army. Compared with the inferior weapons equipped by other squadrons, their weapons can be described as luxurious. They are all Soviet weapons and equipment.
When the Chinese government signed a contract with Germany to train troops, the first batch of 87th and 88th divisions were the first batch of German weapons troops to be trained.
It is a pity that before the training of the troops was completed, the Japanese launched a full-scale war of aggression against China. Later, Germany severed diplomatic relations with China at that time. Several German weapon divisions who were first reorganized suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Songhu. The German weapon divisions became
Over time.
Faced with the aggressive attacks by the Japs, China had no choice but to turn to the Soviet Union to purchase weapons and ammunition, and eventually obtained a batch of weapons and equipment support in the form of loans.
China exported tea, various non-ferrous metal ores, etc. to the Soviet Union in exchange for Soviet arms assistance to China.
The Soviet Union was busy dealing with Germany in Europe and urgently needed China to contain Japan in the east to prevent it from attacking the Far East and falling into a two-front war.
Therefore, they happily provide support to China's weapons and ammunition, ranging from large aircraft to small bullets. It can be said that there are a wide range of categories.
As for the weapons and ammunition purchased by the Soviet Union, Chongqing did not distribute them to various troops in an apportioned manner. Firstly, it was unrealistic for so many troops across the country, and secondly, the supply of ammunition was insufficient.
Therefore, several artillery regiments were directly formed first, and then the light weapons were also allocated to the Central Army troops and some direct line troops, and a total of more than forty Soviet artillery divisions were equipped.
The 18th Army is the direct branch of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission and one of the four major offensive armies. Therefore, it is also equipped with all Soviet weapons and equipment, from various types of artillery to light and heavy machine guns. It can be said that the equipment is quite sophisticated.
"What a great gun."
When Yang Ling took out these new grease-smeared guns from the wooden boxes in the temporary warehouse of the Military Supplies Department, he stroked the smooth gun bodies and couldn't help but admire them.
China's industrial system is underdeveloped, and the weapons it manufactures are of varying quality, while the Soviet Union's industrial system is complete, and the weapons it manufactures are of slightly higher quality.
"What kind of gun is this? What the hell are you doing with a disc? It's so heavy." Lieyan's first squadron leader picked up a Soviet machine gun and muttered to himself.
"This is the DP28 rotary machine gun. It has a lot of firepower." The quartermaster who followed introduced with a smile.
Yang Ling was no better than the Grizzly Bear who saw this gun for the first time. He knew the power of this machine gun. It loaded a lot of ammunition on the turntable and had long-lasting firepower. It was very reliable to suppress the Japanese machine gun, which was only equipped with a twenty-round magazine.
However, the shortcomings of this rotary machine gun are as obvious as its advantages. Although it has powerful firepower, it is also heavy. It is undoubtedly a huge burden for Chinese officers and soldiers who rely on their feet to travel through mountains and rivers.