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

Because of this, although many of the Eighth Route Army's main regiments were equipped with a Type 92 infantry gun, due to the lack of excellent artillery, they could only practice while fighting.

The usual tactic is to mobilize the entire regiment, with some troops surrounding a point and some troops attacking reinforcements, in order to provide the artillery with a safe training environment.

Generally, they would surround a few small strongholds, then bring in the Type 92 infantry gun and a dozen shells to bombard the fixed targets in the Japanese artillery tower. It didn't matter if they missed, they just had to summarize the experience.

This time, the 771st Regiment was no exception. It sent out its two main battalions to block enemy reinforcements in two directions and seized some weapons and ammunition to enhance the strength of the troops.

As the absolute main force of the 771th Brigade, the 386st Regiment has quite good weapons and equipment. It has an artillery company equipped with two Type infantry guns and four mortars, and there are also sufficient artillery shells.

The Second Battalion had a machine gun company, which included a mortar platoon and two heavy machine gun platoons. Each infantry platoon had three Type 99 light machine guns and two grenade launchers. The rifles were Type 38 rifles and Mazda3 rifles. Each soldier was given about eighty rounds of bullets, and there were also more than twenty side-loading Mauser pistols.

These weapons and equipment are much stronger than before, which is why the Second Battalion has the confidence to withstand the attack of a battalion of the Japanese devils.

However, it was obvious that the Japanese reinforcements were more anxious this time, and they launched a fierce attack as soon as the two armies came into contact. Fortunately, the Second Battalion was no pushover, and relying on the terrain advantage and the defensive fortifications that had been dug long ago, they fought back and forth with the enemy.

At this time, Captain Huang of the Second Battalion was at the battalion command center. The current battle situation was not bad. The Japanese had deployed a squadron of infantry to launch an attack, and the Second Battalion had also deployed an infantry company at the front line, so the two sides were evenly matched.

There was not much difference between us and the Japanese in terms of light weapons. We had the same Type 38 rifles, Type 99 light machine guns and Type 92 heavy machine guns.

Although we had fewer soldiers and less ammunition, we were in a dominant position and had the advantage of terrain, so the Japanese infantry could only make feint attacks.

Moreover, the First Company of the Second Battalion was equipped with ten Jima Four-Ring Rifles. In the hands of elite veterans, they could easily defeat the Japanese Type 38 rifles.

At the same time, because their own arsenal can produce bullets, the soldiers of the Second Battalion have more opportunities for live-fire shooting training. Everyone has good marksmanship, and at least their hit rate when shooting at moving targets while lying in the trenches is still quite high.

The Japanese have grenade launchers as their powerful offensive weapon, and our troops also have them. If the two sides engage in a bombardment, the enemy will certainly not gain any advantage.

Sure enough, after the battle lasted about half an hour, the casualties on both sides were 3:2, with three Japanese soldiers killed and two of ours injured.

Most of the time, it was rifle and light machine gun fire, or grenade launcher bombardment. Our soldiers also had plenty of bullets, so they just opened fire once they were within range, and were not afraid of the Japanese's small-scale attacks at all.

Half an hour later, the Japanese troops' tentative attack were defeated, and Captain Huang simply sent logistics personnel to replenish some ammunition to the first company of the second battalion.

At this time, Staff Officer Zhao from the regiment came hurriedly with a transport team. When he met Captain Huang, he said loudly:

"Captain Huang, this is Engineer Mo from the headquarters arsenal. He has sent a batch of test grenades to test their effectiveness on the battlefield."

Upon hearing about the new weapon test, Captain Huang also became interested and quickly asked someone to open it and take a look at what this new grenade looked like.

After opening a box, we found that the grenades inside were very large, and they were obviously good stuff.

Captain Huang said happily: "This looks like the German-made large tumor grenade we have seized from the National Army. My God, this is a powerful weapon. When did our arsenal become so powerful that it can make such a good thing?"

"Captain Huang has a good eye. This is an imitation of Sandezi's M24 grenade, and it has been specially improved with reference to some technical parameters of Jin-made grenades. This is a defensive grenade."

"This type of grenade is quite heavy, about one and a half kilograms, and the body is filled with about 80 grams of high-performance explosives. One grenade can blow out pieces of shrapnel, which can definitely make the Japanese soldiers cry for their parents."

"I brought 500 new grenades this time. It just so happens that your Second Battalion is fighting a defensive battle, so it's a good opportunity to test them in actual combat."

After hearing the comrades from the arsenal bragging so highly about this newly developed grenade, Captain Huang was already eager to try it out.

To be honest, the quality of the grenades produced by the arsenal before was really not that good. They were far inferior to the Japanese melon grenades.

But even so, our soldiers cannot use them freely. For example, their 771st Regiment, as the eldest son of the 386th Brigade, can only get about four at most per soldier.

Although the seven-man grenade production process was invented later, which allowed the production of grenades during combat, it was still limited by the raw materials and only a small number could be produced.

Besides, the quality of products produced by this simple production method is not as good as those produced by the arsenals in the rear, but it is more convenient and easier to transport.

They waited long and hard, and finally, God opened his eyes and the arsenal finally invented a new type of explosive and also developed a new type of grenade. This time, their Second Battalion was determined to enjoy some foreign delicacies.

When Captain Huang saw so many grenades, he immediately ordered, "Bring a dozen people and carry all these grenades to the front line. I want to see their power carefully."

After hearing this, everyone formed groups of two and went away carrying grenades. Engineer Mo was also ready to lend a hand and wanted to follow the soldiers to the front line.

When Captain Huang saw this, he immediately said anxiously, "Engineer Mo, you are a civilian and an intellectual, why are you joining in the fun?"

"If you bump into something or get hurt, the captain will definitely skin me alive."

"Besides, bullets on the battlefield don't have eyes. It's too dangerous for someone like you who has no battlefield experience. You'd better not go."

"Don't worry, just leave the testing of new weapons to us. We promise to do it properly for you."

After hearing this, Engineer Mo immediately responded unconvincedly: "Captain Huang, there are many things that I need to see in person to know the details. This is also one of my missions on this trip."

"Also, don't underestimate me. I received some military training when I was in the arsenal, so I should have no problem protecting myself on the battlefield."

Captain Huang had no choice but to call his guard Xiao Huang and ask him to ensure Engineer Mo's life safety on the battlefield at all costs. This man could produce weapons and ammunition, and was a treasure among treasures.