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

Next, the battlefield was handed over to the Second Battalion for cleaning, and those injured in the battle were carried onto stretchers.

When Shen Quan saw the grenade launchers and Type 92 heavy machine guns on the battlefield, gold coins flashed in his eyes. These were rare heavy weapons for the troops.

And because of the sudden attack suffered by the Japanese, not much ammunition was consumed, and now all the ammunition belongs to the independent regiment.

Their troops can use these weapons and ammunition to form the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment, greatly increasing their strength.

"Congratulations to the host, you have wiped out a squadron of Japanese troops and rescued a thousand prisoners of war. The system will give you a special reward, and all profits will be doubled."

"Now we are calculating the merit points: we killed a captain and squadron leader, and we got 200 merit points. We killed a lieutenant, and we got 150 merit points. We killed three second lieutenants, and we got 300 merit points. The sergeant..."

"The total merit points I have gained is: 1624 points, which doubles to 3248 points."

"Rescued more than a thousand friendly soldiers and earned 3536 points of merit."

"The total merit is currently 8013, and the accumulated merit points are: 8763/5000."

"Congratulations host, the system has been upgraded to level 3. The next upgrade will be: 8763/."

Seeing that the system had been upgraded again, Kong Hao asked with interest:

"Brother Tong, you have upgraded, are there any new features?"

"Host, the third-level system adds equipment exchange for various factories, and it comes in complete sets."

"It can also provide artillery with a caliber of less than 160 mm, as well as various mechanical transport vehicles."

Kong Hao thought this was a good idea, but he hadn’t decided what to buy yet, so he could only wait and find a way to do it later.

When everyone arrived at the previous place, there were already quite a few people waiting there.

Kong Hao first let everyone eat something to restore their strength, and then go back to the base of the independent regiment together.

This time, because preparations had been made in advance, Shen Quan asked the transport team to bring a lot of food, all of which were freshly prepared.

However, because the independent regiment did not have enough food, each rescued person only had one steamed bun, one sweet potato, and a small bowl of porridge.

These things felt like the ultimate delicacy to those who had been hungry for a long time in the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.

Of course, there were also a few company commanders who thought that the Eighth Route Army was too stingy and that this little bit of food was not enough to fill their stomachs.

Captain Xu finished the food in his hand in a few bites, stood up and came to Zhao Gang, wanting to thank him again for saving his life and to ask about what should be done with them.

After all, he was a battalion commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. He was captured during the battle. Now that he has been rescued, he wants to return to his old unit, the 358th Regiment, and follow his old superior, Colonel Chu Yunfei.

However, when he saw the sweet potato in Zhao Gang's hand, he asked in surprise:

"Sir, why are you eating sweet potatoes too? You don't even have a bowl of porridge?"

Because the rescued people were in poor health, they were given priority in providing food. After more than a thousand people had eaten, the other soldiers of the independent regiment began to eat.

To be honest, with more than a thousand mouths to feed all of a sudden, the independent regiment’s food reserves were a bit overwhelmed. Plus, the special forces were a big consumer of food, so they had to be frugal in everything.

Most of the soldiers in the Second Battalion were given two sweet potatoes at noon today. Only those in the transport team and stretcher bearers, who had to do heavy work, were given an extra steamed bun and half a bowl of porridge each.

Zhao Gang smiled and said, "Captain Xu, we in the Eighth Route Army believe in equality between officers and soldiers. The food we eat is not based on the level of our position, but on the type of work we do."

"Our troops are not well-off, so having sweet potatoes to eat is good enough."

When Captain Xu saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel endless emotion in his heart. No wonder the Eighth Route Army was so good at fighting. It was because of the equality between officers and soldiers that they were able to concentrate everyone's strength together to fight the Japanese.

In contrast, their Jinsui Army is simply incomparable in many aspects.

In fact, the weapons of their Jinsui Army are quite good. Although Commander Yan is not very capable in military affairs, he is still very good at economics.

Taiyuan Arsenal is also one of the leading large-scale military factories in China. It can not only produce rifles, submachine guns, Mauser pistols, light and heavy machine guns, but even imitate mortars, infantry guns and mountain and field guns.

At its peak, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's artillery had ten artillery regiments, making it the most powerful army except for the Central Army.

Moreover, their troops' submachine guns are equipped to the infantry squads, and they have no shortage of bullets, so their close combat firepower is extremely fierce.

However, the past is hard to recall. Even though they were so powerful, they were still defeated by the Japanese.

Then he specifically asked how the independent regiment would accommodate these people.

After hearing this, Zhao Gang said with a hint of meaning:

"We in the Eighth Route Army never force anyone to do anything. Everyone is free to come and go."

"If you can stay in the independent regiment and fight the Japanese with us, we will definitely welcome you; if you want to return to your old unit, we will not force you, and we will have the opportunity to fight side by side in the future."

"But it's best for you to go back to the Independent Regiment to rest for a while. Once you've recovered, it won't be too late to make other plans."

After hearing what Zhao Gang said, Captain Xu felt relieved. This arrangement was the best.

In fact, if Captain Chu had not been kind to him, he would have wanted to stay and fight the Japanese together with the Independent Regiment. The main reason was: fun!

After he returned to his team, he said to everyone earnestly:

"Everyone should stop complaining about the bad food. I just went to the Eighth Route Army commander's place and found that the independent regiment's political commissar Zhao was also eating sweet potatoes. There was not even a bowl of porridge."

"On the contrary, we had sweet potatoes and steamed bread, plus a bowl of porridge, which was already a very generous treatment."

"I'm sure everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army has always been poor. Being able to provide so many things is already a huge gift. People should be grateful, otherwise they are no different from animals."

Most of the people present nodded in agreement. Even the company and platoon leaders who had just been complaining about the Central Army stopped talking.

If they were in their army, they would definitely not let their own people eat only sweet potatoes and give steamed bread to friendly troops.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Captain Xu quickly repeated Political Commissar Zhao's meaning.

After hearing this, everyone was very interested. Of course, there were also some people who had other plans in mind.

One company commander said, "I have decided to stay and fight the Japanese with the independent regiment. Based on the equality between officers and soldiers, I would be happy to be a soldier."

"Me too. There has never been a unit that kills the Japanese just like killing chickens. There is a future in following such a unit."

"I agree. As long as I can fight the Japanese, it doesn't matter who I follow."

Everyone expressed their opinions at once, saying all sorts of things.

Captain Xu did not say anything, but asked everyone to go back and count the number of people first and talk about it again in a few days.

Next, it took the team three hours to return to the independent regiment. Zhao Gang first met with Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, and then arranged for the others to stay at their fellow villagers' homes.

Li Yunlong was a little unhappy to see a handsome scholar coming, but Kong Hao highly respected Political Commissar Zhao, so he put away his contempt for him.

Kong Hao is a man of real ability. His skills are top-notch in the entire independent regiment and even in the entire 386th Brigade.