Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

After the material transportation channel was opened, everything went smoothly, especially those who were moving materials in the warehouse, who put in great enthusiasm.

In fact, many people have been working for more than ten hours since last night, but no one feels tired. When they are hungry, they eat some compressed biscuits and drink some water. When they are really sleepy, they just find a corner to take a nap, and then continue working after waking up.

Especially those ordinary people who were originally warehouse porters. When they worked for the Japanese, they were beaten and scolded by supervisors at will, and their wages were often deducted. Those days are really hard to describe.

Now they are working for their own troops. Not only are the people in charge of the warehouse extremely friendly and speak softly, but even if they accidentally drop something, the soldiers will run over to them immediately and ask if they are injured and if they want to take a rest.

If this had happened in the past, the supervisor's whip would have fallen on them long ago.

This is the difference. Working in such an environment is worth it even if you die.

Zhao Gang also maximized the role of everyone. A large amount of supplies were transported out of Youxian County at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then quickly transported to the destination through multiple transportation lines.

The county brigades, district squads and village militias from several nearby counties, totaling more than a thousand people, received the Japanese's Type 38 rifles and Type 99 light machine guns and joined the transport team's escort forces, replacing some of the main forces to perform other tasks.

In the afternoon, Chu Yunfei led the 358th Regiment five kilometers beyond the north gate and stationed there to resist possible reinforcements from the Japanese devils.

After the Sichuan Army and the Shaanxi Army replaced their weapons and equipment, they carried a large amount of ammunition and marched out of the west gate with almost the same purpose.

Although the Second War Zone Headquarters did not explicitly request in the telegram how long the four regiments should hold You County, after discussion among the four regiment leaders, they believed that they should hold out for at least three days to completely cut off the ammunition supply lines of the Japanese front-line troops.

Moreover, intelligence revealed that the enemy's First Army's mobile forces were basically fighting with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and that they could not mobilize enough troops in a short period of time.

The only one with a chance was the 4th Division stationed in Taiyuan. This division had a high degree of mechanization and could transport two field regiments to the vicinity of Youxian County by military trucks within two days.

However, if Yoshio Shinozuka really gave this order, it would be even more fun.

Li Yunlong said that the other permanent divisions of the Japanese would be of some use if they arrived, and as for the Fourth Division, it would be a good opportunity to do some business.

Kong Hao knew the Fourth Division very well and often told Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang their stories as jokes, so no one was afraid at all and even had some expectations.

In the afternoon, several Japanese reinforcements did arrive, but they were all squadron-level. Faced with the fully armed Shaanxi and Sichuan troops, they were defeated in an instant and retreated to their starting point.

The Japanese army finally managed to draw garrison troops from various strongholds and barely formed a battalion, but they encountered the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which was in high morale. After just a few rounds of fighting, they defeated the enemy and forced them to flee back in embarrassment.

In the past, defeating an enemy battalion and killing hundreds of Japanese devils would definitely be a great achievement, and it would even be reported to the war zone headquarters, and everyone in the regiment would be commended.

But now, there are only a few hundred Japanese devils, not the enemy's field troops. What is there to brag about? At most, you can just mention it in the battle report and kill a certain number of enemies and that's it.

After the previous battles, the enemy's troops below the regiment level were nothing but chickens and dogs to the 358th Regiment and were not worth mentioning at all.

Yoshio Shinozuka also realized this problem in the afternoon, so he ordered the garrisons around You County not to act rashly and wait for the field troops on the front line to return for support.

At the same time, because the Noda Regiment that was fighting against Chu Yunfei in He County was inexplicably wiped out, Shinozuka Yoshio decided to withdraw a brigade of troops to rescue You County, so that there would be absolute certainty of retaking You County.

The battle launched by the First Army has actually achieved its goal. Winning or losing is not important. Now it is time for the main force to withdraw and rest.

Of course, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was no pushover. When they discovered through reconnaissance that the Japanese were planning to retreat and return for reinforcements, they took the initiative to attack and slow down the enemy's retreat.

The Japanese troops are obviously short of ammunition now, so there is nothing to be afraid of. After being suppressed by the enemy for so long, they can finally vent their anger. However, this also buys the Independent Regiment a lot of time.

Brigade Commander Wang has not rested since last night. He has been issuing various orders continuously, mobilizing the troops under the 385th Brigade to take the initiative to attack and delay the large-scale mobilization of the Japanese in the defense zone.

In the You County material warehouse, in addition to the machinery and equipment that are the top priority for transportation, the second most important thing is the Type 92 infantry artillery shells.

There are currently about 40,000 Type 92 infantry artillery shells in the warehouse. These are the reserve shells for the Japanese front-line troops of 100,000 people, and they were all wiped out by Li Yunlong.

The ammunition is basically packed in boxes of five rounds, weighing thirty kilograms. An ordinary horse-drawn carriage can basically carry about one thousand five hundred kilograms. This means that one carriage can carry two hundred rounds of Type 92 infantry gun shells.

Usually there are twenty trucks in a convoy, carrying a total of four thousand artillery shells. As long as they are transported to a few kilometers outside the city, special troops will arrive to pick them up and transport them away. Of course, there are also various bullets and grenades.

After the main force had sufficient ammunition, the dilapidated brick and stone buildings built by the Japanese devils became material supply points for our troops.

A main infantry battalion with a Type 92 infantry gun and 100 rounds of artillery shells can completely eliminate five Japanese strongholds in a very short period of time, and the captured weapons and equipment can be used to form another infantry battalion.

As long as we have barreled artillery and enough shells, the Japanese's small artillery towers will be a joke to us.

In a short period of time, a large area centered on You County was filled with flames, and various gunfire sounds were heard every day. The strongholds used by the Japanese to blockade the Eighth Route Army base were eliminated in large numbers. Even if they wanted to rebuild them, it would take a lot of time and a huge cost.

However, even if we rebuild, the effect will not be very good. After all, our troops have a lot of Type 92 infantry guns and a large number of artillery shells. After the Japanese finish rebuilding, we will continue to fight and obtain various combat supplies from them.

In the past, we didn’t have swords in our hands, so we couldn’t risk our lives as soldiers. Now that we have swords in our hands, our tactics are much more flexible.

At least the Japanese didn't dare to build a single small artillery tower. The era when a dozen people and a light machine gun could blockade an area is gone forever.

Exchanging one artillery shell for a light machine gun, a dozen rifles and three thousand rounds of bullets is a huge profit for our troops.