The role of machine guns on the battlefield is self-evident. In the absence of heavy weapons, the crooked gun is the only automatic firepower that the Eighth Route Army can use to confront the Japanese.
Li Hao also wanted to deploy it to each infantry squad, so that the guerrillas could overwhelm the Japanese with one infantry squadron in terms of light firepower.
But when he thought about the amount of ammunition consumed when he used crooked handles on a large scale several times, he was secretly afraid, and then gave up this unrealistic idea.
"The crooked weapon consumes too much ammunition, and we simply cannot equip it on a large scale."
"Each infantry squad has one rifle. The whole company adds up to 11 rifles. If you add the firepower platoon, it makes 17 rifles."
"With so many tricks, a single salvo will use up five to six hundred bullets!"
"We cannot be self-sufficient in ammunition, we rely entirely on captured ammunition. With only seventeen people to fight with that little ammunition reserve, it may be completely used in one battle!"
Xiong Changhe also had a helpless expression on his face.
"Although the performance of the crooked gun is not as good as that made in the Czech Republic, as long as the shooter and the secondary shooter cooperate well, the speed of consuming bullets is no worse than that made in the Czech Republic!"
"I agree to assign the crooks to the platoon, and the remaining crooks to the fire platoon for use at critical moments!"
"It can not only ensure the firepower of the troops, but also save ammunition!"
Li Hao continued: "As for the military strength you are worried about, it is indeed a big problem."
"But as long as we fight the first battle after the establishment of the guerrillas and capture more puppet troops who are preparing to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress us, this problem will be solved!"
At the Japanese stronghold in Hongquan Village, Zhou Yunian, commander of the puppet army, looked excited.
Especially after seeing the three mortars and three heavy machine guns that the stronghold had strengthened, the smile on his face became even wider.
Although he is a die-hard traitor, he can be appreciated by the little devils and climb to the position of regiment leader step by step. He still has certain military command capabilities.
Along the way from the county seat to the stronghold of Hongquan Village, he was studying why the last time the main force of the Japanese army entered the mountains to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army failed.
It really made him discover some reasons.
He was confident that with the three mortars, three heavy machine guns, and seven Czech-made guns in front of him, as long as he did not make the same mistakes he made the last time the Japanese army entered the mountains, he would have no problem capturing the remnants of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the woods.
After taking a deep breath, Zhou Yunian began to issue orders: "One battalion and one company are the forward troops of the entire army. The troops are dispersed and searched in units of infantry squads to ensure that there is no Eighth Route Army within two hundred meters of the two wings of the main force!"
"The Sixth Company of the Second Battalion is behind us, make sure no Eighth Route Army launches a surprise attack from behind us!"
"The Second Company of the First Battalion is responsible for guarding the left wing of the main force, and the Fifth Company of the Second Battalion is responsible for guarding the right wing of the force."
"The other troops walked in the middle, and we went straight into the mountain pass that the Japanese army couldn't attack last time to see if there was the Eighth Route Army we were looking for there!"
After the order was issued, the regiment leader hesitated and added: "In order to encourage the brothers to fight the enemy bravely, the regiment commander now makes a promise to everyone. After the troops enter the mountains, if they kill an Eighth Route Army soldier, I will reward them all with five yuan, regardless of life or death."
"If you kill two Eighth Route Army soldiers, I will reward you with a reward of ten yuan. In addition, you will be promoted one level: soldier to squad leader, squad leader to platoon leader, and platoon leader to company commander!"
"If you kill five Eighth Route Army soldiers, I will reward you with fifty yuan, and you will be promoted to two ranks: a soldier will be directly promoted to a platoon leader, and the highest he can be directly promoted to a deputy battalion commander!"
"Thank you, group!" the subordinates who gathered around shouted with eyes shining.
The leader of the regiment, Zhou Yunian, was very satisfied with everyone's reaction and continued to order: "I order: The baggage team will bring the supplies and transport them all on mules and horses. We will set off into the mountains after dawn tomorrow."
In the guerrilla secret camp, as long as the soldiers were able to move, they all stood in the open space in the middle of the secret camp, with excited faces on their faces.
Li Hao had just announced the order to consolidate the troops into the Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force, and also announced an order to expand the troops.
This means that the guerrillas suddenly have more than a dozen squad leaders and no one is available.
A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. This sentence applies not only to Li Hao, but also to other soldier cadres.
All the soldiers stared at these dozen positions, especially the veterans, with longing expressions directly reflected on their faces, and then stared at Li Hao, waiting for the next step.
Li Hao did not disappoint them and began to announce the appointment.
"My superiors appointed me as the deputy captain of the guerrillas and temporarily acting as the captain of the guerrillas!"
"Comrade Liu Wenshan serves as the instructor of the guerrillas, Comrade Hong Linfeng serves as the deputy captain of the guerrillas, Comrade Jiang Tianhong serves as the first platoon leader and first squad leader, Comrade Yang Ping serves as the second platoon leader and fourth squad leader, and Zhao Wen serves as the third platoon leader and seventh squad leader!
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"Comrade Xiao Yuan serves as the guard squad leader, Dong Xulin serves as the reconnaissance squad leader, Chen Bing serves as the firepower platoon leader, and Luo Tianpeng serves as the cavalry platoon leader..."
"As for the remaining squad leaders and several platoon leaders who also serve as squad leaders, I will confirm it based on everyone's performance on the battlefield after this battle is over!"
The expectations on everyone's faces immediately turned into disappointment, especially those veterans whose ideas failed.
But it didn't last long before disappointment turned into eagerness to try again.
There are more than a dozen squad leader positions waiting for you. As long as you perform well, you will definitely be able to take the position.
Just as Li Hao was about to continue speaking, the investigation squad leader Dong Xulin, who had entered the state in advance, rushed over panting heavily.
"Captain, the Japanese and puppet troops have entered the mountains!"
Li Hao decisively waved his hand to stop him, then stared at his subordinates and ordered: "The troops will replenish their ammunition immediately, bring two days of dry food, and stand ready to attack!"
"Instructor, Hong Linfeng, come with me!"
In the simple shack where the team headquarters was located, Dong Xulin calmed down a lot after drinking a large bowl of cold water, and began to report as soon as he received Li Hao's permission.
"Captain, the puppet troops entered the mountains at dawn today. There are more than 700 puppet troops, and the Japanese have less than 100. They are all artillerymen and machine gunners, and they brought three mortars and three heavy machine guns.
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"Haha... now we have heavy machine guns and mortars!" Li Hao suddenly shouted, with an excited look on his face.
Instructor Liu Wenshan and vice-captain Hong Linfeng didn't look so good.
They knew yesterday that the Japanese and puppet troops were about to enter the mountains.
But after actually confirming that the news was true, I still felt nervous because the enemy was really too powerful.
Even if they are all puppet troops, they still have a strength advantage of more than ten times. Each one of them can drown the guerrillas with a breath of spitting stars.
What's more, they are all soldiers armed to the teeth, and they also have heavy machine guns and mortars equipped by the Japanese, so it is even more difficult to deal with them.
Not to mention grabbing heavy machine guns and mortars, even defeating them is a problem.
Therefore, not only were the two of them not as confident as Li Hao, but they were also full of worries.
Liu Wenshan couldn't help but remind him first: "Captain, there are more than 800 Japanese troops plus puppet troops. If you want to snatch away the heavy machine guns and mortars they are equipped with, it will be the same as taking the head of a general out of ten thousand troops. It is very difficult."
It's so big that I think it's almost impossible to achieve."
Li Hao didn't think so. In his eyes, the puppet army only sent equipment, ammunition, and soldiers to the Eighth Route Army!
Although some puppet troops are very powerful in combat, they are still far behind the Eighth Route Army. As long as they don't make some low-level mistakes of underestimating the enemy, there will definitely be no problem in taking them down!
This has been proven in the eight-year history of the Anti-Japanese War. After all, most of the soldiers in the puppet army are just for a living, and are not committed traitors, nor will they risk their lives for the Japanese!
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