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Besides, the current Wuyi County Brigade is not the small-scale one in the past. After this battle, it is estimated that the size of the troops will be further increased. By then, it will be a regimental combat unit, and the commander will be considered as the leader.

If he continued to be so petty, how would his other comrades view him? He didn't want people to gossip about him behind his back.

Captain Xie also understood Li Dabenshi’s intention. As the saying goes, “When we meet, a smile will wipe out all grudges.”

We are all fighting against the Japanese to defend our country. There is no need to be fussy about the little things that happened before. That would indeed seem a bit petty and not what a hero would do.

Since Li Daben took the initiative to show his goodwill, he was not a stingy person, and quickly responded with a smile:

"Great ability, this is not good. Logically, all the captured items should be handed in and distributed uniformly by the headquarters."

Li Dabenshi immediately began to lecture him in a tone of disappointment: "I said Xie Gou, no, I should call you Lao Xie, you are just an honest man, you don't know how to adapt at all."

"What is the situation now? We are in the middle of a war, and the commander and political commissar are not around. The most important thing for us now is to immediately improve the strength of our troops, so that we can resist them if reinforcements come from the Japanese."

"Everyone in the Third Company, listen to me. That Type 92 heavy machine gun over there is yours to use. The five Czech light machine guns over here are also yours. You can exchange the original Type 92 light machine guns for some. Take as many bullets as you can."

"As for rifles, each soldier can take 100 rounds of ammunition. If the rifle is not good, it can be replaced on the spot. As for grenades, the Japanese melon grenades should be used first. They are very powerful."

At this time, the high-powered defensive grenades produced by the arsenal had not yet spread to this side. In the minds of all the soldiers, the Japanese melon grenades were the most powerful.

In fact, the soldiers of the third company had been eyeing the weapons and equipment on the open ground for a long time, but since the company commander did not say anything, everyone was forcing themselves to endure it.

After seeing this situation, Captain Xie finally figured it out. He decided to equip the troops first and deal with other things later.

"Everyone, do this. First, change your equipment. Then, the three companies will be divided into platoons to guard in three directions to prevent possible enemy reinforcements."

After hearing this, the soldiers of the third company immediately picked up the weapons on the ground with great joy. Some soldiers saw that the Hanyang rifles on the ground were 80% new, while the ones in their hands were already old and the rifling had been worn out after more than ten years of use.

No matter how much maintenance he did, it was of no avail, as the bullets often flew everywhere. Now, with this 80% new Hanyang rifle and a hundred rounds of bullets, this veteran can definitely kill more than five enemies in future battles.

After the third company's equipment change, its strength increased by at least 50%. Not only did it increase the number of light and heavy machine guns, but more importantly, it replaced the old guns that had been used for a long time.

Next, Li Dabenshi, Captain Xie, Kong Hao and others went to the Japanese’s supply warehouse in Xiaobaozhuang, wanting to see if there was any big surprise inside.

When the door of the first warehouse was opened, there was a mountain of grain inside, weighing a total of 50,000 kilograms. This was good stuff, just right for use as military rations for the troops.

After seeing this, Ding Da Suanpan immediately ordered everyone to load the food onto trucks and transport it back to the base.

Fortunately, since the Xiaobaozhuang stronghold was captured, there are not many eyesores in Wuyi County except the county seat, and the transportation channel has been opened, so the grain can be transported away smoothly.

When we opened the second warehouse, we found that it was full of weapons and ammunition, with boxes stacked together. It looked really spectacular.

Li Dabenshi had several boxes brought down. After opening them, he discovered that they were filled with Type 38 rifles. There were a full box of ten rifles. They looked like new rifles that had never been fired, and the gun oil had not even been wiped off.

Ding Dasuanpan asked people to count the number of sticks and found that there were fifty boxes, which added up to five hundred sticks.

"Old Xie, since we have come across such a good opportunity, then of these 500 Type 38 rifles, your Third Company will take 100, our County Brigade will take 300, and the remaining 100 will be handed over. What do you think of my proposal?"

Since many things were done for the first time, there would be no psychological burden for the future. Captain Xie quickly nodded and agreed.

It's not that he didn't want to give him more, but the Third Company only has more than a hundred people. Except for the soldiers using heavy weapons, the rest of the people using rifles are probably less than a hundred. Now that all his old Third Company have been equipped with Japanese weapons, the strength has risen to a new level.

Of course, the happiest people were the soldiers of the third company. In less than half an hour, the troops replaced their equipment twice, which was an unprecedented feat.

In fact, if you really think about it, the Hanyang rifle can be considered a famous gun of its generation, but it is definitely inferior to the Japanese Type 38 rifle.

There are enough new Type 38 rifles now, so who would want the old Hanyang rifles?

The next warehouse was filled with various military supplies, including helmets, bullet belts, water bottles and lunch boxes, as well as cowhide shoes, bedding and other miscellaneous items.

Li Daben waved his hand and ordered the soldiers of the county brigade and the third company to equip themselves with all these things. Except for the Japanese military uniforms, nothing else was left out.

Even the bayonets on their rifles were equipped by each man, which was not common among the main forces of the Eighth Route Army.

After everyone changed their clothes and were about to continue moving things, Battalion Commander Liao also came back with the remaining two companies. He had just received an order from the regiment headquarters that the second and third battalions of the first regiment had arrived in Wuyi County, and they were responsible for monitoring the enemy in the county. The main task of the first battalion was to ensure the safety of the supplies in Xiaobaozhuang, which was the most important thing.

In particular, the large amount of heavy machine gun bullets stored by the Japanese in the stronghold were of vital importance to the Eighth Route Army.

Their regiment was the face of the 9th Column, but the average number of bullets per heavy machine gun was only a little over a thousand. If a real battle broke out, it would not be enough to suppress the enemy's large-scale charge.

This was after Li Dabenshi had handed over a lot of bullets, and the commander and the political commissar specially increased the supply to the regiment. Otherwise, the ammunition reserves would be insufficient.

When Captain Liao saw that the equipment of his Third Company had all been replaced with Japanese weapons, he was no longer polite. However, he became even bolder. Not only did he ask his subordinates to leave behind all the remaining 100 Type 38 rifles, but he also equipped all the light and heavy machine guns to the First Battalion. He planned to form a machine gun company.

However, the supplies in the warehouse were very ordinary, including a large number of bullets, all kinds of bullets, as well as grenades and hand grenades.

Battalion Commander Liao also made a prompt decision and ordered the first battalion's transport team to carry a large number of bullets and grenades and deliver them to Commander Zhao.

The war is imminent, and at this time the ammunition must be delivered to the combat troops so that they can be used when fighting the enemy later.