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

At this time, Ding Wei and Li Yunlong also reacted. When they saw the long cannon barrel on the carriage, their eyes immediately widened and they ran over to stare at the barrel carefully.

Each of their three regiments also has an artillery company, but the cannon barrel in front of them is definitely not the mortar and Type 92 infantry gun commonly used by their troops. If it is really a mountain cannon, then their three regiments would be very powerful.

Facing the expectant eyes of the three leaders, Song Qingfeng quickly said:

"This is the Italian gun we brought back from abroad. It is actually an improved version of the French M1897 75mm mountain gun. Its range can reach 8.5 kilometers. The barrel is 36 times longer than the caliber and weighs 1.2 tons. It is equipped with high-explosive shells and armor-piercing shells. Its overall performance is much better than the Japanese mountain guns and field guns of the same type."

"This time we brought over an artillery battery, a total of six Italian guns, each with 200 rounds of ammunition."

In fact, these Italian cannons were specially exchanged by Kong Hao to strengthen the firepower of our army. There are sixty of them in total, but they need to be transported in batches from other places.

The first twenty guns were transported back, and Kong Hao specially brought six guns to the independent regiment to strengthen the troops' attack capability.

Regarding the materials shipped back from abroad, the heads of the headquarters have reached a tacit understanding that Kong Hao will decide on his own who will own them, and no one will have any objection no matter who they are given to.

After all, "the meat is rotten in the pot", and giving it to anyone can improve the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, Kong Hao also knows how to do things in moderation. Apart from occasionally providing some supplies to Li Yunlong, Kong Jie or the brigade commander, the rest are handed over to the arsenal according to normal procedures. This is a very good phenomenon.

As for the supplies to support the independent regiment, it also indirectly reflects that Kong Hao is a man of loyalty and righteousness. Loyalty is good, at least it proves that Kong Hao is a secular person, which is also the most reassuring thing for everyone.

Upon hearing that they had obtained so many artillery pieces at once, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie's eyes suddenly widened wider than cow's eyes. This was truly unexpected.

Li Yunlong: This is an Italian cannon. The entire Eighth Route Army only has a few of them. Now my independent regiment has made a fortune.

Kong Jie: Xiao Kong is a man of loyalty. It has been so long, but he still thinks of me, Old Kong, when he has something good to offer. Six Italian mountain cannons. Now my New Second Regiment will be rich.

Ding Wei: I just heard from Instructor Song of the Special Operations Team that these mountain cannons will be divided equally among the three regiments. Now my New 1st Regiment can also get two mountain cannons and 400 rounds of artillery shells. Now the artillery company of the New 1st Regiment can be said to be worthy of its name. Now the New 1st Regiment has also made a fortune, a huge fortune.

Li Yunlong said directly: "Since it was sent by Xiao Kong, I, Old Li, will not be polite. Hey, come here quickly and unload all these mountain cannons and shells into the warehouse."

"Captain, today in addition to the Italian mountain artillery and shells we brought, we also brought nine 60 mortars, three thousand shells, sixty grenade launchers, and five thousand corresponding grenades."

"In addition, there are 600 defensive grenades, 150 Mauser rifles, Mauser pistols, and rounds of bullets. In addition, there are cans of braised pork, cans of spicy chicken nuggets, and compressed biscuits."

After hearing this, the three people present just nodded. The remaining supplies were originally daily supplies for the three regiments. They had received the news before and did not show much surprise.

It's just that the number is a little bit more than in the telegram. I guess Kong Hao added it on purpose.

However, Li Yunlong still asked curiously, "Why are there more canned braised pork and spicy chicken in the supplies this time?"

"Captain, our arsenal has just opened a canning factory. A lot of canned food is produced every day. These are strategic reserves for the various troops and can only be used in battle."

Li Yunlong and the other two were also very excited after hearing this. Now their arsenal is getting stronger and stronger, and they can even produce unpopular things like a cannery. This is an extremely good phenomenon.

Their three regiments also raised a lot of broiler chickens and hens at their base, and even more than 200 fat pigs, which could continuously provide the troops with high-quality meat, making the soldiers' bodies stronger.

But this kind of thing is not easy to store. It's okay for large troops to stay in the base, but once they go to other places to perform missions, or engage in fierce battles with the Japanese, they can't just drive a group of chickens and ducks to the battlefield.

Now that we have a cannery, that’s great. We can can the excess meat and store it, which we can then use when the Japanese are fighting. This is a great way to kill two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Li Yunlong said generously: "Lao Ding, Lao Kong, let's divide these supplies equally among the three regiments. They will be just right for use in the next battle."

Ding Wei and Kong Jie certainly had no objections. On the contrary, they both gained a not-so-small advantage.

"By the way, Captain, our captain also asked me to bring a cigarette production line. I heard that this is the latest production line shipped back from abroad."

The three people present were all old smokers. When they heard that Kong Hao had actually got a cigarette production line, they immediately became excited.

Li Yunlong, in particular, was the first to declare his sovereignty:

"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, even though the three of us are from the same class, we should still settle accounts with our brothers. You two can't have any ideas about taking over my cigarette production line."

Speaking of which, he also whispered: "Whatever goes to the independent regiment belongs to me, Old Li. Even if the brigade commander comes, he can't take it away."

You know, if the independent regiment can open this cigarette factory, it means that they can obtain a steady stream of wealth and at the same time gain a lot of favors.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie were extremely jealous. They knew the benefits of this very well, but there was nothing they could do. There was only one set of this good thing, and Kong Hao directly named it for the independent regiment.

Seeing that the matter was already settled, Ding Wei had no choice but to say, "Old Li, the cigarette supply of our new regiment will depend on you in the future."

"The same goes for my new second group."

Although Kong Jie likes to smoke, he also has to provide some benefits to his subordinates so that he can lead them better.

"Of course, of course. From now on, the cigarettes for your two regiments will be provided by our independent regiment."

Hearing that his two old comrades no longer had any intentions on his cigarette factory, Li Yunlong waved his hand and agreed to the matter.

It’s just the supply of cigarettes for two regiments. For an independent regiment that has a cigarette production line, it’s not a big deal at all.

However, Li Yunlong also took the opportunity to put forward his own request: "Lao Ding, Lao Kong, you have to help me find a way to get more tobacco leaves. I will exchange them with you for cigarettes. In addition, I plan to expand the scale of the match factory and sell cigarettes and matches together."

Ding Wei and Kong Jie also thought this was a good idea and nodded in agreement.