Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

After the county brigade wiped out all the Japanese devils in the Pingshan mine, the news quickly spread to Taiyuan.

In Taiyuan City, Yoshio Shinozuka looked very ugly.

He roared and ordered the intelligence department to find out the truth immediately. Which unit dared to be so provocative and wiped out the Japanese squad stationed in Pingshan?

The intelligence department that received the order immediately took action and began searching for clues everywhere.

Their attention first focused on the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. After all, in Shanxi, these two troops were the most suspicious.

The intelligence department staff launched a detailed investigation, analyzing various intelligence and trying to find clues.

In their opinion, they could completely wipe out the Imperial team in Pingshan Mine.

Such combat capability is by no means something that ordinary guerrillas or county brigades can possess; it must be the work of the main force of the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

A large number of craters were left at the scene. The appearance of the craters meant that the troops attacking the Pingshan mine used artillery.

Only the main forces of the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had such firepower configuration.

As a result, the staff of the intelligence department became more certain of their judgment. They believed that this must have been done by the main force of the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

They didn't even think of other possibilities.

After all, in Shanxi, apart from these two troops, the other guerrillas and county brigades were seen by them as a group of mobs, and they did not dare to attack the Pingshan mine with its strong defenses.

The Japanese intelligence department went all out, collecting all kinds of information in the hope of finding the enemy who dared to challenge their majesty.

However, time passes day by day.

However, they have never been able to uncover the mystery and do not know which unit wiped out the team in Pingshan Mine.

According to the intelligence they carefully combed through, the two main forces, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army, seemed to remain calm, with no signs of large-scale deployment.

This caused the Japanese intelligence department to fall into deep confusion.

You know, in order to wipe out the Japanese squad in Pingshan Mine in one fell swoop, at least a regiment of troops would be needed, but these two troops did not take any action.

The intelligence personnel looked at each other in confusion and began to wonder if there was something wrong with their intelligence network.

They re-examined all the clues, but still found nothing.

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In Lijiazhuang

Time flies and a week has passed since the county brigade took over the Pingshan mine.

In just one week, Ping'an County Brigade has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The originally relatively weak county brigade has now been transformed into a force that cannot be ignored.

The number of people in the county brigade has soared to 512, of which more than 460 are combat troops, and the remaining forty or fifty people are responsible for logistics support to ensure the smooth operation of the entire team.

With the addition of a large number of experienced veterans, Gaoda made careful personnel adjustments to the county brigade.

After careful consideration, he decided to reorganize the combat forces into two elite infantry companies and one artillery company.

The infantry company is responsible for the front-line charges, while the artillery company provides long-range fire support.

After the personnel adjustment was completed, the soldiers immediately started training.

They need to do a lot of training every day, including long-distance running, obstacle running and shooting training.

Each soldier has to run 5 kilometers, then cross various obstacles, and finally conduct live-fire shooting.

Each person is given 10 bullets per day for shooting practice.

Gundam's training methods have greatly improved the fighters' physical fitness and shooting skills.

However, such training also resulted in a large consumption of bullets.

Fortunately, the spoils from the Pingshan Mine were very rich, and the Lijiazhuang Arsenal had officially started production, so a large number of bullets were produced every day.

These bullets were continuously delivered to the county brigade, ensuring the smooth progress of the training.

After the county brigade successfully transported the machine tools and equipment safely back to Lijiazhuang.

Gundam acted quickly and found a large abandoned yard in the village to place these precious machine tools and equipment.

Although this yard had been abandoned for a long time, its spacious space and solid walls provided good conditions for the upcoming arsenal.

Meng Debiao immediately carefully selected seven or eight soldiers from the county brigade and gave them professional training.

During the preparation of the arsenal, Gundam transported the raw materials rewarded by the system, including 1000 kg of potassium nitrate, 1000 kg of charcoal and 1000 kg of sulfur, to the arsenal one by one.

These materials are indispensable raw materials for making gunpowder.

However, the problem of raw materials was not completely solved. Although the raw materials for gunpowder were available, there was a serious shortage of copper needed to make bullets.

Meng Debiao knew very well that copper was a key material in making bullets, and without copper it was impossible to produce qualified ammunition.

After much thought, he decided to use steel as a substitute to make bullets.

Although the performance of steel bullets is not as good as that of copper bullets, it is already a feasible option under the current circumstances.

After solving the raw material problem, the arsenal officially started production.

Gundam asked the arsenal to produce bullets at its full capacity to meet the county brigade's growing demand for ammunition.

In order to standardize bullet models and facilitate logistics management, the county brigade equipped all personnel with uniform rifles.

With the full production of Lijiazhuang Arsenal, nearly 2000 rounds of bullets can now be produced every day.

These bullets were continuously transported to the county brigade's warehouse, gradually increasing the county brigade's ammunition reserves.

At the county brigade’s headquarters.

Meng Debiao rushed over from the arsenal, exhausted.

When I walked into the command center, I saw Gaoda talking to Deputy Captain Li Dakang.

Seeing Meng Debiao coming, Gaoda immediately went to greet him with a look of joy on his face.

"Director Meng, you are our great contributor! You have worked so hard these days.

The bullets produced by the arsenal have given our county brigade soldiers more confidence in their training. This is all thanks to your hard work. "

Hearing Gaoda's praise, Meng Debiao modestly waved his hand and said, "Captain, you flatter me. The arsenal is to serve the soldiers. As long as our weapons and ammunition can severely hit the Japanese, I will be satisfied."

After hearing this, Gaoda turned to Li Dakang and said, "Captain Dakang, look at Comrade Meng Debiao's ideological awareness. He is really a role model for our county brigade!"

Li Dakang also nodded in agreement: "Captain, Comrade Meng Debiao is indeed very outstanding. We all see his efforts."

When Meng Debiao heard these compliments, he just smiled slightly.

He said to Gundam, "Captain, the Arsenal is facing a serious problem. We are running low on raw materials. If we don't replenish them in time, I'm afraid it will affect the normal production of the Arsenal."

Gaoda was immediately shocked when he heard what Meng Debiao said. This was not a trivial matter.

As the most important arsenal of the county brigade, production must not be stopped. Every day of suspension is a heavy loss for the county brigade.