Although there won't be much of this ammunition if you divide it up, it's better than nothing.
The headquarters has just received several telegrams, all asking for ammunition.
If these weapons and ammunition are distributed, they will definitely solve the urgent needs of the troops.
As long as you survive the present situation, you still have time to think of other ways to solve this problem.
Immediately ordered: "Chief of Staff, you immediately arrange the troops to send all these weapons and ammunition to the front line and distribute them to various units."
"The devils are coming fiercely. If there is not enough ammunition, the troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties."
It only took half an hour for the chief of staff to come back: "Commander, we are all divided."
"The nearest troops will receive the ammunition tonight, and the troops further away will definitely receive it tomorrow night. It is guaranteed not to affect the operations of the various troops."
After a moment of hesitation, he added: "We've just run out of large-caliber mortar shells, and there's nowhere to go if we want to replenish them."
"There are twenty-seven large-caliber mortars in the entire base area. If there is sufficient ammunition, concentrated use, and the cooperation of a certain number of troops, we will definitely be able to ambush the Japanese attacking troops and devour them in one go."
"Those heavy mortars are so powerful that they can explode into a large area. If they are concentrated to attack the enemy in an ambush, the lethality will definitely be greater than when attacking fortresses."
Commander Chen shook his head and replied: "There is no way."
"We have too few attack weapons. In order to reduce the casualties of the attacking troops, we can only use heavy mortars as mountain cannons when attacking enemy bunkers, so we consume so many heavy mortar shells."
"Without these heavy mortars, the troops' results would not have been as great, and the casualties would have increased by at least 30%."
The chief of staff also had a helpless expression on his face.
The heavy mortar is used as a mountain cannon. Although it is a bit overkill, there is no way.
He sighed and replied: "There is still too little ammunition."
"If each mortar was equipped with a hundred rounds of ammunition, we would have more than a thousand rounds of artillery shells available now, which would be enough to fight the Japanese in a battle of annihilation and severely damage their attacking troops.
Commander Chen shook his head and did not answer.
Suddenly, the communications company commander walked in with a serious look on his face.
"Commander, there's an urgent message from headquarters. It's an encrypted message."
The chief of staff took the telegram and translated it himself. Soon, the original text of the telegram appeared in Commander Chen's hands.
When he first read the telegram, Commander Chen frowned tightly, but it didn't last long, and a smile appeared on his face.
Putting away the telegram, he said with excitement: "Chief of Staff, we have artillery shells, the heavy mortar shells you want, and there are as many as you want. The only problem is that we need to get them ourselves."
"Pass my order: One regiment in the first division, four regiments in the second division, seven regiments in the third division, and the heavy mortar companies directly under the three divisions must assemble immediately."
"The three regiments gave up all their baggage and carried only weapons and minimum standard ammunition. They also took along three heavy mortar companies and marched towards the headquarters. They must all be in place before dark tomorrow. I have a new task for them."
"Other troops continued their counter-mopping operations, using the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare we are good at to slow down the Japs' attack."
"As long as they hold off the little devils for five days, I will have a way to fight back and win this counter-mopping operation."
"Chief of Staff, you will sit in the headquarters and provide unified command for all remaining troops in the base area."
Seeing the puzzled look on the chief of staff's face, Commander Chen did not explain. He stared at the deputy chief of staff and continued to order: "From now on, mobilize all the forces in the base area to collect mules and horses for me. The more the better, until tomorrow."
Ends before dark."
"I'll give you a standard, at least two thousand horses."
"The whole baggage camp is on standby and ready to go. All the mules and horses collected by the headquarters will be handed over to them for centralized management."
Deep in the mountains, Li Hao was still sitting next to an ammunition box, studying the map spread on the ammunition box.
Although the transfer target has been set, it does not mean that the matter is over.
From here to Commander Chen's base, there is also a Jaap-occupied area in between.
If there is not a safe enough transfer route, problems will also occur in the middle.
One of the problems Li Hao faces now is that he does not know the distribution of Japanese and puppet troops in this area.
In this case, he could only find a way to avoid the strongholds and towns heavily defended by the Japanese and puppet troops, bypass them, and take small roads to enter Commander Chen's base area.
But this brings another problem. The path is difficult to walk, and the distance will increase. The longer the troops are on the road, the greater the chance of exposure and the greater the risk.
"Commander, Commander Chen's telegram!"
The chief of staff suddenly came over and interrupted, with a smile on his face.
"We don't have to think about how to get to Commander Chen's base. Commander Chen has already planned the transfer route for us, and it's in the telegram."
After reading the telegram, Li Haomeng took a moment to realize: "The leader is more courageous than me. He walked directly from the county town where the Japanese army was heavily defended and went straight to the base area."
"In this case, the distance we have to walk will be shortened by one-third, and the time will be reduced by nearly one-third."
The smile on Hong Linfeng's face disappeared, and he reminded with a worried look: "Is that going to be dangerous?"
"There must be many Japanese and puppet troops in the county, and there are garrisons nearby for reinforcements. Any accident may cause us to lose a lot of supplies."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Don't worry, Commander Chen has already considered this."
"In addition to three main regiments and a supply battalion, Commander Chen also brought twenty-seven heavy mortars."
"Place them outside the city and fire a few cannons first. Even if we pass under their noses, the Japanese and puppet troops will only dare to huddle in their turtle shells."
"So the entire retreat route must be very safe."
"Furthermore, Commander Chen has established a base here for so long that he must have placed many Japanese and puppet troops along the route. If the Japanese and puppet troops make any moves, he will definitely know in advance and lead us to avoid risks."
"Now that the march route has been decided, we have to move."
"According to the march route planned by Commander Chen, we will be marching in the mountains for nearly 100 kilometers ahead, and the possibility of danger is very low. So I decided that we will walk the 100 kilometers of mountain road by ourselves and meet Commander Chen on the edge of the mountain."
"Order the troops to take time to rest and start taking action after dark."
"We need to move the supplies and ammunition here little by little, like ants moving, to a hundred kilometers away."
Although Li Hao did not have many troops at hand, he had many mules, horses and war horses.
All the war horses of the mobile battalion and the mules and horses equipped by the baggage troops are here. There are more than a thousand horses in total.
Each mule and horse carries a load of three hundred kilograms, and more than a thousand mules, horses and war horses can transport more than three hundred thousand kilograms of supplies at a time.
It only takes three trips to move all the supplies here.
When Commander Chen arrives, the troops will be able to enter the base area in one less day.
