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

Chapter 571 Lao Ding, long time no see, I missed you so much!

When Mo Hu and his men arrived at the Japanese transport convoy, they saw that a company of puppet soldiers who were guarding the supplies had run away cleanly.

Captain Lu saw five or six Japanese soldiers running back with terrified expressions, and then they passed them and ran straight to the county town. Being good at adapting to the situation, he could easily guess that Watanabe's team had been ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It was estimated that except for the few people who escaped, the rest of the team was probably wiped out.

And the Japanese soldiers must have encountered something very terrifying, otherwise, with their arrogant and stupid personalities, how could they be scared and run away.

In response to this situation, the puppet army, which had no fighting spirit in the first place, retreated quickly under the leadership of the company commander. It can be said that they ran faster than rabbits. Even though the remnants of the Japanese army had run for so long in advance, they were still easily caught up by the puppet army. After all, when it comes to running away, no one is better than them.

As for the transported materials, they were insignificant compared to one's life, and Captain Lu had even thought of a reason to explain when he returned.

When Mo Hu and his men arrived at the transport convoy, they found that there was not a single enemy, only more than 20 horse-drawn carriages left behind. This made everyone very happy.

Finally, after an inventory, it was found that in addition to the weapons and equipment of a small enemy squad, this battle also captured tens of thousands of bullets, hundreds of grenades and a large number of daily necessities.

Except for a small portion of these supplies left for the militiamen participating in the war, the rest will be sent to the county brigade for distribution. This is also basic operation.

However, after this battle, the militiamen from each village quickly grew into qualified fighters, and will then fight the Japanese on other, larger battlefields.

Of course, this is just a microcosm of many places in China. Although other places have not achieved such results, they have also dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's small forces with sufficient weapons and equipment, as well as new grenades and mines.

The Japanese also kept deploying troops, but the effect was basically not great. After all, we were not the main force. If the enemy sent out a large force, we would hide and shoot from behind. If it was a small team or smaller, we could concentrate our superior firepower and deal a devastating blow to the enemy.

Even if one county can only eliminate one enemy squad a month, the combined effort of so many places would be disastrous.

What the Japanese did most during this period was to continuously recruit soldiers from their own country. They were all the enemy's strong labor force. After a period of training, they were sent here to die. This was equivalent to us constantly consuming the Japanese's national strength.

After a difficult journey, the independent regiment finally arrived near Ping'an County. Such a large-scale troop mobilization could certainly not be concealed from the Japanese intelligence personnel. However, Li Yunlong did not care. Instead, he successfully used the powerful artillery unit of the independent regiment to destroy all the Japanese strongholds along the way, completely incorporating this area into the scope of our base.

"Old Ding, long time no see, I missed you so much!"

"Lao Kong, you too, I noticed that you have gained weight recently. Is it because you ate too much rabbit meat and didn't exercise?"

Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were very happy to meet their old comrades again, and they even joked with each other.

Ding Wei smiled and said, "Old Li, I just saw your troops and they seem to have quite a few mountain artillery pieces. I haven't seen any major victories in the Independent Regiment during this period. How come you have such good equipment?"

"My New 1st Regiment finally captured a mountain cannon from the Japanese, and together with the two Italian cannons and five Type 92 infantry cannons we captured, we formed an artillery battalion. But compared to you, it seems to be a lot worse."

Kong Jie also took the opportunity to interrupt at this time and said, "By the way, Lao Li, I just saw that your troops are equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns, and they are large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns. This is not the type that the arsenal used to modify the Type 92 heavy machine gun. Tell us where you got this rare stuff."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong said proudly: "Our independent regiment also has an artillery battalion, one company of 75mm mountain artillery, one company of 120mm heavy mortars and two companies of Italian artillery, but the first two types of artillery were not captured from the enemy, but produced by our arsenal, and the same is true for anti-aircraft machine guns."

After hearing this explosive news, Ding Wei and Kong Jie couldn't close their mouths, with expressions of shock and envy on their faces. Li Yunlong got goose bumps when he saw it.

After a long while, Ding Wei sighed and said slowly:

"Old Li, I really envy you. You are guarding a large industrial area. You have everything you need. By the way, how is the production of this artillery? When can it be equipped with the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments?"

After hearing this, Kong Jie even stopped smoking his pipe and stared at Li Yunlong with longing eyes. His purpose was self-evident.

Since our arsenal can produce heavy artillery, their two regiments, as the troops closest to the independent regiment, should also be able to get some.

You know, this is heavy artillery, which can immediately increase the attack power of a unit.

If you want to seize the Japanese mountain artillery, it is extremely difficult. Not only does it require strong troops, but you also need a bit of luck.

Ding Wei's New 75st Regiment also won many victories during this period. They finally captured a mm mountain cannon from the Japanese. However, there were only thirteen shells, which made Ding Wei show off in front of other brother troops for a long time.

Of course, it would be great if our own arsenal could produce it. In addition to being able to form new artillery units, the shells could be replenished in a timely manner after they were used up.

Unlike captured enemy artillery, once the shells are used up, they can only be buried or discarded on the spot, which is a bit of a pity.

With the current strength of the New 75st Regiment, it needs at least a 120mm mountain artillery battalion. As for mm mortars, the more the better. A heavy mortar battalion would also be nice.

However, after hearing this, Li Yunlong said mysteriously: "The specific production of these two heavy artillery pieces is top secret, and you two do not have the authority to know it at your level."

Hearing this, Ding Wei and Kong Jie looked at each other, then they both rolled their eyes and started to complain:

Ding Wei: Li Yunlong, what are you so proud of? You still complain that Lao Kong and I don't have enough authority. After all, you are also a regiment leader, you just have good luck.

Kong Jie: It was obviously me who met Xiao Kong first, and it was obviously me who formed the independent regiment myself. Alas, just one defeat gave Li Yunlong an advantage. He was always slow.