Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

The tank training class is still training non-stop. According to Wang Meng's plan, the tank company should have six platoons.

Three tank platoons, six tanks each.

A maintenance platoon with four maintenance vehicles is responsible for overhauling tanks and also serves as the reserve force for the tank platoon.

A transportation support platoon, six trucks, is responsible for ammunition transportation and logistics support.

A light and heavy machine gun platoon, equipped with six light and heavy machine guns, for self-defense.

Li Yunlong was delighted when he saw the organization. If this tank company was deployed, with the capacity of each tank to carry up to 92 shells, it would be enough to destroy an entire tank regiment of the Japanese.

In the mid-20th century, tanks were still a symbol of combat power, so in accordance with the artillery training model, the independent regiment continued to select soldiers with quick minds to study in tank soldier training classes so as to expand the tank force at any time.

Zhang Dabiao was jealous of the tanks. He and Shen Quan coincidentally blocked the regiment headquarters and acted like a spoiled child.

"Captain, I think our infantry battalion should also be equipped with one or two tanks, so that when we attack bunkers and turrets, we can just do it directly without having to bring guns!"

"That's right, Commander. His tank company has nearly 200 people, and its firepower is stronger than that of my battalion. How can such a good thing happen? Commander, you can't be partial!"

As soon as Li Yunlong saw these two favorite generals, he knew that they were jealous of other people's tanks and wanted to get some of them.

"Are you done? Stop talking nonsense. Who among you has good legs and feet? Call Captain Wang and see if he will give you a tank?"

Zhang Dabiao actually went to call Wang Meng for the tank, and the four of them stared at each other in amazement.

"Zhang Dabiao, are you a tiger? You really called Brother Wang Meng over? I think you are used to asking for help! You still want a tank? Dream on!"

Wang Meng looked at Li Yunlong with a smile, not knowing whether Old Li was performing a duet with him or acting.

"Captain, I think the first batch of students in the tank training class are almost ready. Why not hold a ceremony tomorrow?"

When Li Yunlong heard this, his eyes lit up. The tanks were ready so quickly?

"Okay! Tomorrow then!"

At three or four in the morning of the next day, Li Yunlong took the special forces team on motorcycles to a safe area ten miles away from the base. He used 540 points to exchange for Tiger tanks, four maintenance vehicles, six trucks, six light and heavy machine guns, and rounds of various armor-piercing, armor-piercing, and high-explosive bombs.

As soon as the sun rose, Sun Desheng led the tank company on a truck to the designated location to receive equipment.

“Captain Sun, you have such excellent weapons and equipment in your hands, please don’t waste them. Even if you are not on horseback, you must have the will of a cavalry company. Charge, charge, and charge again!”

"Yes!"

Sun Desheng rode the first tank with a smug look on his face, and emerged from the turret. Then the second tank commander Fang Erhu and the third tank commander Qin Tian also emerged from the turret, and drove into the village's vehicle training ground in a valiant and confident manner to be reviewed by Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.

Dreams have come true. Li Yunlong is now ambitious and can't wait to find the Japanese's tiny tanks to compete with them.

"Soldiers of the tank company, don't think you can sit back and relax after you finish the training class. The soldiers in the reserve team and the second training class are all crying out for help. If they surpass you one day, don't blame me for being ruthless and replacing you!"

Sun Desheng was the first to state that the establishment of the tank company was not the end of training, but the beginning of training.

Wang Meng also announced the next training plan, which is infantry-tank coordination.

"Zhang Dabiao, did you hear what Captain Wang said? Infantry and tank coordination! Sun Desheng will be your temporary worker when the time comes. His tanks will block bullets for your infantry! It's comfortable, right? Why do you need tanks?"

Li Yunlong turned around and pulled Sun Desheng aside, using the same rhetoric.

"Sun Desheng, did you hear me? What is infantry-tank coordination? It means that Zhang Dabiao's infantry will clear the locusts next to your tanks, so that those Japanese soldiers who want to kill you with explosive packs and grenades can't get close to you! What he does is to work hard for you!"

Sun Desheng and Zhang Dabiao were not far away from each other. They smiled at each other, both thinking they had gotten the upper hand.

Only Wang Chengzhu was unhappy. It turned out that his artillery had the best firepower and one salvo could kill a battalion of Japanese soldiers. Now that he had a tank company, he was afraid that no infantry battalion commander would invite him to drink in the future!

"Zhu Zi, come here! Your wife ran away with someone? You look so sad!"

"Captain, you are biased. When will our artillery company upgrade its equipment? How about a 250-caliber gun? We have graduated several batches of students in the artillery training class, and they are just cleaning shells in the transport company every day!"

Wang Meng wanted to laugh when he saw Wang Chengzhu, who looked as aggrieved as a bullied young wife. Since I, Old Wang, have changed your fate, I will make you more glorious!

"Captain, do you remember the gift the head of the headquarters gave you?"

"Anything? Food or drink?"

"neither!"

"I don't remember that!"

Wang Meng was so angry that he broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that Li Yunlong had forgotten about this matter.

"Captain, the head of the headquarters said that the artillery company can be upgraded to an artillery battalion! He also said that the infantry battalion can develop freely!"

"It seems like this is the case, but Mengzi, we don't have any cannons? Could it be that the overseas Chinese have donated again?"

"Donated, a battalion's worth of equipment!"

"My God, if I had an artillery battalion, I'd be richer than the chief of staff!"

Wang Meng plans to add two 105mm howitzer companies and one 75mm light anti-aircraft artillery company to the upgraded artillery company.

每个榴弹炮连装备le.FH16型105毫米榴弹炮12门，每门备弹100发，弹药车8辆、牵引车12辆。

The range of the 105mm howitzer far exceeds that of infantry guns, reaching meters, and can suppress the Japanese artillery beyond its range.

轻型高炮连装备37mm Flak43型高炮12门，每门备弹2000发，弹药车8辆，牵引车12辆。

This anti-aircraft weapon with an actual firing rate of 150 rounds per minute and a maximum range of 4800 meters is more than enough to deal with the Japanese aircraft.

Besides, who said that anti-aircraft guns can only be fired into the sky?

After the expansion, the anti-tank company was merged in, and the artillery battalion included an infantry artillery company, two howitzer companies, an anti-tank company and an anti-aircraft artillery company, and a self-defense infantry company.

"Wang Chengzhu, how is your artillery training going? Do you have enough artillery in this organization? If not, we will have to give them to other troops!"

"Captain, I promise to form combat effectiveness within two months. If I can't stand up by then, you can chop off my head!"

"One month!"

Wang Chengzhu gritted his teeth!

"Row!"

After Wang Meng distributed the gift packages, he was about to leave when he saw three infantry battalion commanders staring at him eagerly...