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In fact, what really made Li Yunlong so excited was not the acquisition of two Czech light machine guns and 20 Mauser pistols, but the bullets for these light machine guns and pistols.

The independent regiment has quite a few light machine guns and Mauser pistols combined, and these extra ones are just icing on the cake.

However, they were seriously short of bullets. For example, each Czech light machine gun had no more than 200 rounds on average, but they suddenly received 6000 rounds.

It is entirely possible to give each light machine gun of the independent regiment 200 more rounds, and the ammunition reserve would be doubled, which is a huge improvement.

This is even more obvious with the Mauser pistol. In an independent regiment, an infantry platoon may not be allocated a light machine gun, and the Mauser pistol equipped by the squad leader has become the most important rapid-fire weapon.

Especially at close range, a continuous-fire weapon with ten or twenty bullets has extremely powerful firepower.

The reason why the Chinese army has some advantages in close-range or street fighting has a lot to do with the large number of Mauser pistols they are equipped with.

But precisely because of this, the bullets for this type of Mauser pistol became a problem, especially for the Eighth Route Army.

Take the Independent Regiment as an example. There are about sixty pistols of various sizes. After a small-scale battle, if each pistol only consumes 20 rounds of bullets, it will consume about 1200 rounds of pistol bullets.

But just this few bullets could probably take half the lives of the independent regiment's logistics personnel.

Many times, there is only one magazine with ten bullets in the Mauser pistol, or even less than ten bullets.

It’s sad to think that a battle can be fought with only three shots from a rifle and ten shots from a Mauser pistol. This is the true situation of most troops of the Eighth Route Army.

But now, with more than 20,000 Mauser pistol bullets, the independent regiment's firepower output density can be raised to several levels.

They can also hand over some bullets to their superiors in exchange for some supplies that the independent regiment urgently needs.

After looking at all the supplies, Li Yunlong waved his hand and shouted:

"Move the stuff over here for me. We're all having dinner tonight."

After hearing this, everyone present readily agreed and put in their utmost enthusiasm.

At dinner time, Li Yunlong set up several large pots in the regiment headquarters, put 50 kilograms of pork in them, and steamed a large number of white flour buns and corn bread. Everyone could get several, so they could finally have a full meal.

Some of the new soldiers even burst into tears when they ate the meat. This might have been the most sumptuous meal they had ever eaten. Some soldiers even ate meat for the first time in more than 20 years.

The Chinese people are suffering so much and are so miserable that Kong Hao can't help but feel deeply moved.

However, because of this meal, the soldiers' mental outlook improved a lot, which was exactly what Li Yunlong wanted.

After everyone had dinner, Li Yunlong called Kong Hao to the conference room to discuss some things, and of course Kong Jie and Shen Quan.

"Xiao Kong, regarding the formation of a special operations team, do you have any requirements?"

"Captain Li, the special forces are not that mysterious. They just need to be able to run fast, be strong, shoot accurately, and throw grenades far. These are the most basic requirements for special forces members."

"Let's temporarily set the number at 12, including me, a total of 13 people."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Quan exclaimed:

"These people are the backbone of our independent regiment. If they are withdrawn all at once, it will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the troops."

The reason why he said this was mainly because the best marksman in the entire independent regiment was Wang Xikui, a soldier from the eighth squad of the fourth company of his second battalion. This was a trump card in his hand.

Every time when fighting with the Japanese, the enemy's machine gunners or grenade launchers were killed by Xizi and his men. His combat effectiveness alone was at least equal to that of an infantry squad.

To be honest, he would be a little reluctant if he was transferred out like this.

There is also Wang Gensheng, nicknamed the "human mortar". He could throw grenades far and accurately. In the independent regiment's grenade throwing, if he was second to none, no one dared to claim to be first.

And according to the selection criteria that Kong Hao just mentioned, at least six people from his second battalion will be elected, which will make him wonder how he should fight in the future.

However, when Li Yunlong heard this request, he immediately agreed and also specifically emphasized that everyone would be in place tomorrow.

Kong Jie also comforted his beloved general at this time: "Shen Quan, our independent regiment must unconditionally support any request of Kong Hao."

"You, the Second Battalion, did not have the chance to participate in the battle that night, so you cannot experience the deep despair."

"In terms of actual combat effectiveness, the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment is slightly stronger than your Second Battalion. Yet, facing the sudden attack by Yamamoto's special forces, they were beaten without any chance to fight back."

"More than 200 comrades died, and not even a single enemy corpse was left behind. This is a shame for our independent regiment, and this blood feud must be avenged."

After listening to this, Shen Quan also realized that it was urgent for the independent regiment to form a special operations team.

The most elite fighters must be gathered together and undergo rigorous training before they can compete with Yamamoto's special forces. Otherwise, the tragedy of that night will be repeated.

Seeing this, Kong Hao quickly explained with a smile:

"Captain Shen, you don't have to worry about the withdrawal of key personnel affecting the combat effectiveness of the troops. According to the selection standards of the special forces, it is already very impressive that three of these twelve people can become official special forces members."

"Those who are eliminated will return to their original units. Since these unsuitable people have learned some special operations methods, they can form a unit similar to a reconnaissance company."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong asked in surprise: "Xiao Kong, are the requirements of the special forces really that high?"

"I'm also thinking of forming a special operations team of hundreds of people. That way, I, Li, will be very powerful."

"Captain Li, the reason why Yamamoto Ikki's special forces are so powerful is that describing them as one in a hundred is a bit of an underestimation. They must be at least one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand."

"And their captain, Yamamoto Ikki, must be at least one in a hundred thousand. I guess there aren't many people who meet the requirements in the entire Japanese country."

When Shen Quan heard that the eliminated people would come back, he didn't say anything more. In the end, he was the one who made the profit from this.

After listening to this, Li Yunlong nodded and agreed.

Kong Hao continued, "The training methods of the special forces are different from others, so they must be separated from ordinary troops. We need a dedicated training ground."

This is not a big deal, Li Yunlong nodded, but Kong Jie still emphasized:

"Xiao Kong, you may not know much about our Eighth Route Army. We rarely stay in one place. Sometimes we have to move positions every few days. This kind of dedicated fixed training ground is simply impossible."

Kong Hao thought about it, and then continued: "Then we can just stay in one place by ourselves. As for other things, I will prepare them according to local conditions."

"The next thing is weapons. Our special forces team needs a Czech light machine gun with 400 rounds of ammunition; a Japanese Type 50 100mm heavy grenade launcher with 8 special grenades; 80 Type 12 rifles, each with 120 rounds of ammunition; and 20 Mauser pistols, each with rounds of ammunition." The grenade launcher is a rare piece of heavy firepower for the independent regiment. "By the way, for the Mauser pistol, I want the -shot one with a gun box that we just seized. This way we can assemble it into a submachine gun that can fire continuously." The submachine pistol in a wooden box is also very powerful.