Since the garrison does not plan to expand its troops on a large scale, these weapons will definitely not be used, especially those 79-caliber rifles and Czech-style rifles!
The standard weapons of the garrison are all 38-type guns and modified Type 96 machine guns, which use 56-caliber bullets!
Rushing to equip the troops with those 79-caliber weapons will not only fail to increase their combat effectiveness, but will also put huge pressure on the logistics system of the garrison!
So those weapons can never be equipped with the garrison!
Even local troops and guerrillas are not needed!
Because there are still more than 4,000 38 covers in Luo Yun's statistical list, which is enough for all the newly expanded local troops and guerrillas in the base area!
Since he didn't need it, and it would be too wasteful to pile it up to rust in the warehouse, Li Hao immediately had an idea in his mind: hand it over.
Not all units of the Eighth Route Army are as well-equipped as the garrison.
If I remember correctly, the main force of the Eighth Route Army during this period in history had grown to more than 400,000 people, but at least one-third of the soldiers did not have guns!
Each person has a sword or spear, and two hand grenades made from the base, and they go directly to the battlefield!
In front of the well-equipped Japs, the Eighth Route Army with this level of equipment was obviously at a disadvantage. They might be killed without even having a chance to meet the Japs!
It is impossible for Li Hao to put too many weapons in the warehouse to rust, and then watch other Eighth Route Army soldiers die on the battlefield because they have no weapons!
He quickly made a decision in his mind, stared at Luo Yun and asked: "How many bullets are there in the 79-caliber rifle machine gun?"
Luo Yun glanced at the list in his hand and replied: "There are not many boxes, only two hundred and twenty boxes, with a total of 330,000 rounds of 79-caliber bullets!"
"I asked why. Most of the puppet soldiers killed by the troops were new recruits who had just started training and had not yet formed combat effectiveness!"
"So the Japanese didn't give them much ammunition!"
"But every puppet soldier still has a lot of training bullets!"
"In addition, the number of temporary bullets issued for self-protection during battle can average up to fifty rounds per person. These bullets are packed in their own bullet belts. The troops sent them together with the bullet belts. There are more than 12,300 bullets in total.
The belt is full of bullets. The exact number has not been counted, but it must be more than 600,000 rounds."
Li Hao thought for a moment and replied: "Added the 330,000 rounds in the box, that's almost one million rounds of ammunition, which is enough!"
Then he turned his attention to Wang Hong next to him: "Political Commissar, I have an idea!"
"The reason why we can win this counterattack is because the headquarters' help is crucial!"
"Without the headquarters buying us a month, we might not even have a chance to counterattack, and we would be driven back to the mountains by the Japanese!"
"So I want to give the headquarters a gift in return to express my gratitude!"
"We can't use the 79-caliber weapons and ammunition, but other Eighth Route Army troops can use them!"
"How about we turn them all over to headquarters!"
Wang Hong replied without thinking: "I agree."
"We definitely can't use this much equipment."
"Not only rifles and light machine guns, but also heavy machine guns, grenades, and mortars should be sent so that other Eighth Route Army troops can go to the battlefield with the equipment without the need for heavy weapons!"
"Report……"
He Wenlin, who is responsible for intelligence collection, suddenly appeared at the door of the tent, looking very anxious!
After walking in, I glanced at the dozen or so clerks who were busy in the tent, and there was an expression on their faces that was hesitant to speak!
Li Hao reacted quickly: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander Luo, let's go out first!"
After confirming that there was no one around, He Wenlin said: "Captain, political commissar, the little devil has changed!"
"The Japs on the boundary between the base area and the Japs-occupied area began to mobilize at dawn. All small and medium-sized strongholds were abandoned, and the defenders gathered in nearby large strongholds!"
"Now there are only five strongholds left on the entire blockade. Each stronghold has at least 1,500 Japanese and puppet troops. They have also strengthened a lot of mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars!"
"By the way, there are many transport vehicles and tanks entering the stronghold!"
"After confirmation, each stronghold will be strengthened with three tanks and more than ten cars!"
Li Hao was the first to react and replied in a deep voice: "The Japanese are afraid of being beaten by us."
"Knowing that the troops were too scattered, even if there were strongholds for defense, they would be in trouble in front of our attacking troops. Then we gathered the troops and relied on several large strongholds to separate the base areas from their occupied areas!"
Hong Linfeng was not angry but happy, and immediately said: "Captain, I think this is an opportunity!"
"Aren't we going to turn the areas occupied by the Japanese into guerrilla zones? Now is the opportunity!"
"With five strongholds blocking nearly a hundred kilometers of defense, there must be loopholes everywhere!"
"Our troops just broke in through these loopholes and turned the area occupied by the Japanese upside down."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "It's not that simple."
"The Japanese have shrunk their defense lines and concentrated their forces into five large strongholds. In addition to defending, they have also made preparations to attack at any time, both offensive and defensive!"
Wang Hong looked serious: "I agree with the leader's judgment!"
"The chariots, cars, and cavalry that the Japanese have reinforced for these strongholds are definitely not for defense!"
"A dozen vehicles can transport a reinforced squadron, plus three armored vehicles and a certain number of cavalry. That's a mixed mobile force that can reach every place within a 20-kilometer radius within half an hour!"
"On the battlefield, even if our reinforced company encounters them, we won't be able to gain any advantage!"
"What's more important is that the Japs have formed a total of five mobile troops along the entire blockade. As long as one of the mobile troops encounters us and holds us back, the other Japs will pounce on us like hungry wolves, surround us, and then
Get rid of it."
Hong Linfeng's expression changed. He had not thought of this question, and then he frowned and fell into deep thought.
Li Hao's face became more and more solemn, and he replied in a deep voice: "This is just one of the questions."
"Just because the Japanese have abandoned the small and medium-sized strongholds on the blockade, it doesn't mean that there are no Japanese there!"
"They have been operating in this occupied area for at least two years. Maintenance committees, spies, traitors, and intelligence agents are everywhere."
"They are the eyes of the devils. As soon as our troops move and enter their occupied areas, these people will keep an eye on us and report our every move to the devils. Then the devils can dispatch their troops and kill us.
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"This situation is even worse than what we faced when we first entered Laiyuan and Guangling counties!"
"At that time, the Japs were concentrated in the county. As long as we sent troops to keep an eye on them and prevent them from coming out, we could fight as many traitors as we wanted to those traitorous spies who stayed outside the city."
"We can't do that now. There are eight large strongholds in the base area and there are a lot of them in the enemy-occupied area. We can't keep an eye on them at all."
"This means that when we enter the Japs-occupied areas to fight, we must be on guard not only against traitorous spies, but also against the little Japs who may come over at any time. It is impossible to guard against them."