The arsenal is the most secretive unit in the military region besides the headquarters.
Therefore, when exchanging bullet casings for bullets, the arsenal does not directly come forward, but exchanges them through the military region logistics office.
The three mules and horses of the guard regiment carrying bullet casings, under the protection of the regiment leader and a platoon, arrived at the logistics office after walking for just over an hour.
As soon as they arrived at the gate, a clerk came out and said, "Commander Wang, you are the first regiment commander to come to the logistics office to change bullets after the military command was issued. Come in quickly. We will count the bullet casings first, and then we will calculate the amount of bullets you should give."
Your number of bullets."
"Are there really any bullets for replacement?" The leader suppressed his inner excitement and finally confirmed.
"Of course there is. Without bullet replacement, the military region will not give you an order to collect bullet casings! However, not all bullet casings are required. We only collect good ones!" the officer from the Logistics Department immediately replied, very confident.
And for sure!
The head of the guard quickly replied: "Don't worry, I have selected all the bullet casings I brought. Some of them are bad, but I picked them out and put them in a separate bag. The rest are all good and can withstand the inspection of the comrades in the logistics department."
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Then he ordered the soldiers in the guard platoon behind him: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you help the comrades in the logistics department to move the bullet casings inside and count them? These are all bright yellow bullets, don't damage them by me!"
"Yes, commander!" The guard platoon leader also looked excited.
If the bullet casings can really be replaced with bullets, these bullet casings can be replaced with at least 18,000 bullets. With these bullets to supplement the guard regiment, in the future, the embarrassing situation of three bullets will no longer appear on the guard regiment soldiers.
More than a dozen soldiers from the logistics department worked together to clean these bullet casings, and a thousand intact bullet casings were packed into one box.
It didn't take long for the thirty-eight boxes to be filled, and at the end there were hundreds of bullet casings, many of which were broken!
A cadre from the Logistics Department walked up to the head of the guard group and said, "There are more than 38,000 bullet casings in total. How about erasing all the bullet casings and counting the 38,000 bullet casings for you, Captain Wang!"
"That is to say, your logistics department will give me 19,000 rounds of ammunition!" The regiment leader's eyes had already shot out two rays of light, and he stared at the cadres of the logistics department and asked.
"Yes, there are 19,000 rounds of ammunition in total. Calculated based on a box of 1,000 rounds of ammunition, there are 19 boxes in total. If Commander Wang thinks there is no problem, sign here and I will bring you the bullets now!" the cadre affirmed.
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"No problem, just nineteen boxes of bullets, give them to me now!" Commander Wang said anxiously. He glanced at the list handed over and signed his name.
Not long after, Captain Wang saw several soldiers from the logistics department walking over, each carrying a bullet box.
"Captain Wang, these are the bullets you want. There are a thousand bullets in a box, and there are about a dozen dumb bombs in a box. This is inevitable, and you should know it!" The cadre of the Logistics Department pointed to the pile in front of him.
Box introduced.
"Clear, very clear!" Commander Wang said excitedly, then he took a bayonet from his subordinates and pried open a box.
"The bullets are all 38-cap bullets..." Looking at the box full of bullets, the guard captain smiled and shouted very happily.
Then I subconsciously grabbed a handful of bullets, just like admiring a handful of gold and silver treasures, and looked at each bullet one by one before putting it down!
The cadre of the Logistics Department understood very well why Commander Wang was so excited. The Eighth Route Army had always been short of guns and ammunition. To get a bullet, it had to be snatched from the hands of the Japanese, which was not easy. Now it only needs to be exchanged for bullet casings.
, he easily brought back nearly 20,000 rounds of ammunition. The huge gap between the front and back is definitely worth the excitement of Commander Wang.
After a full two minutes, a total of nineteen boxes of ammunition were placed in front of him. Commander Wang slowly calmed down, then stared at the cadres in the logistics department and asked: "Except for these nineteen thousand rounds of ammunition, what if I
There are also bullet casings sent over, but the logistics department still wants to replace them!"
"Change, of course, but currently there are only two types of bullets that can be changed in the logistics department, one is the 6.5mm special bullet for the password 38 cover, and the other is the 7.9mm special bullet made by Hanyang Zhongzhong. Heavy machine gun bullets are still available for the time being.
No, but there will definitely be there in a month. So, if you have heavy machine gun bullet casings, keep them for now, and you will definitely be able to change the bullets then." The cadres of the Logistics Department answered with certainty.
Captain Wang was immediately enveloped in a huge surprise. He couldn't understand how the logistics department, which usually didn't have to issue a single bullet, became so generous today. Bullets, even heavy machine gun bullets, as long as they could get the bullet casings.
Need to be replaced.
Then his mind became hot and he subconsciously asked: "I would like to ask, comrade, where do these bullets come from, and why do they need to be replaced with bullet casings? Are we already able to reload bullets?"
The face of the cadre of the Logistics Department, who had been calm just now, suddenly became serious: "Captain Wang, you are an old revolutionary, you should know the confidentiality discipline of our army. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, and I won't tell you even if you ask!
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Commander Wang immediately reacted: "Yes, don't ask. If you know something you shouldn't know, it will cause trouble in the future! As long as you can continue to change bullets, it doesn't matter if you don't know!"
After saying that, he ordered to his subordinates behind him: "What are you still doing? Come here immediately to get the bullets. From now on, these bullets belong to our guard regiment!"
"Also, hurry up and get on your way, go back early, and continue looking for bullet casings! No one knows how many bullets are left in the logistics department, so go back early and feel at ease!"
Dozens of people marched almost all the way back to the station. When they saw the dozens of boxes of bullets brought back by the regiment leader, the political commissar was even happier than the regiment leader.
He was in charge of the regiment-level logistics reserves. He saw that the regiment headquarters had less than 5,000 bullets in reserve every day. The political commissar saw it and was anxious in his heart. He also prayed every day not to encounter the Japanese. Otherwise, there would be a shortage of guns and ammunition.
The guard regiment cannot even protect itself, let alone protect the headquarters!
"Captain, we are really back! Great! Our guard regiment finally has bullets. We no longer have to worry about meeting the Japanese because we have no bullets and can only fight with them with bayonets and lives!" the political commissar shouted with excitement.
Then he stared at these bullets like a miser and suggested: "I suggest you keep these bullets in the regiment headquarters and use them at a critical moment!"
"Keep them all at the regiment headquarters!" the regiment leader decided without saying a word.
Seeing the fleeting expressions of disappointment on the faces of the surrounding battalion commanders, the regimental commander changed the subject and continued!
"I asked the people in the logistics department, and bullet replacement will continue. So, from now on, except for the security troops on duty, everyone in the regiment will go out to look for bullet casings. The folks near the battlefield must have some at home, so we must find a way.