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

Chapter 572: Equipping an infantry regiment with a heavy artillery battalion is a big deal

Seeing that the two old comrades' faces had turned dark, Li Yunlong quickly said, "Okay, okay, it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

"At present, our arsenal can produce about 30 75mm mountain guns and 60 120mm heavy mortars per month. According to the leaders, in the future, an infantry regiment will be equipped with an artillery company, including a mountain gun platoon and a heavy mortar platoon, a total of six heavy guns."

"As for the Type 60 infantry gun, it will probably be distributed to battalion-level combat units. The infantry company will be equipped with a mm mortar, while the infantry platoon and infantry squad will be equipped with a grenade launcher."

"Based on this scale of equipment, the firepower of one of our infantry regiments is basically equivalent to that of an enemy infantry regiment. Even if it is slightly worse, we can still compete with them."

"For troops like Lao Ding's New 1st Regiment and Lao Kong's New 2nd Regiment, it won't be a big problem for them to defeat an enemy infantry regiment."

"Besides, your two regiments' bases are so close to the industrial zone, so they should be among the first batch of equipment. Don't worry, we won't treat you two unfairly no matter who you treat."

After hearing this, Ding Wei and Kong Jie burst into laughter.

It was really not easy. Although their two regiments were equipped with several Italian cannons, they did not dare to use them freely. They thought about it again and again before using them. They would not use them if possible.

The main reason is that there are only so many shells, and once they are used up, they will be gone, and this type of artillery will become useless.

Now that they heard that their own arsenal was able to mass-produce artillery, this was the best news for front-line combat troops like them.

This also means that even if the mountain artillery shells are used up, the logistics department will provide timely replenishment to the troops, so that when fighting fiercely with the Japanese, they will not be reluctant to use shells and cause heavy casualties to the troops.

At this time, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were already planning in their minds. Once their troops had an additional heavy artillery company and the ammunition could be replenished in time, the next tactics would definitely be different from before.

In the past, we were afraid that the troops would suffer heavy casualties, so we didn't dare to attack many strongholds. Now we can use artillery shells to teach the Japanese a lesson.

Kong Hao was also targeting the Japanese's tactical changes. The enemy was now focusing on defense, concentrating a lot of troops in large strongholds to defend them.

The shells fired by the recoilless guns and 60mm mortars equipped by our troops can no longer easily destroy enemy fortifications of this level. Sometimes even the shells of the Type infantry gun cannot effectively destroy them.

At this time, they could only rely on 75mm mountain cannon to save face. In front of the powerful mountain cannon, all the Japanese stronghold buildings were actually like paper.

Of course, with both the spear and the shield, the Japanese can also upgrade their strongholds, but the cost would be too high. Given the Japanese's stingy nature, they probably wouldn't be willing to do so.

Li Yunlong went on to say, "As for the anti-aircraft machine guns, you two should forget about them. Only one battalion of these large-caliber machine guns was produced. The brigade commander is leaving two companies, leaving only one company for me, Li."

"This type of weapon is very complicated to operate and requires a long period of training. Even if it is produced, it will be given priority to the major military regions. If our independent regiment did not have to guard the industrial zone, it is estimated that we would not be able to get it in a short time."

"But I brought a lot of smoke bombs produced in the industrial zone this time. If the Japanese planes attack during the fierce battle, we can release smoke to cover the battlefield."

"Our three regiments all have anti-aircraft companies. I will divide the anti-aircraft machine gun company into three platoons. Combined with a certain number of modified heavy machine guns, it should be able to play a significant role."

After hearing this, Ding Wei immediately said seriously: "Old Li, this is the only way now."

"But the whole province of Shanxi is at war now, and the Japanese only have so many planes. If we disperse like this, as long as our troops can fight the Japanese a few times, it will be fine. If we can unexpectedly shoot down one or two Japanese planes, the enemy probably won't be so arrogant."

In the past, we did not have any weapons for anti-aircraft shooting. The most we could do was put Czech light machine guns on the shoulders of the soldiers. This was very ineffective, especially since a Czech light machine gun had only 20 rounds in a magazine, and the bullets would be used up within a few seconds before the magazine had to be replaced. It was difficult to pose a threat to the enemy's fast-moving aircraft in the air.

Now that we have anti-aircraft machine guns, if we use the right tactics, we can take advantage of the Japanese pilots' complacency and shoot down those old enemy planes.

At this time, Kong Jie also interrupted and said: "In fact, with our current equipment, whether it is firearms or artillery, we can already compete with enemies of the same level. Even if we are a little worse, the difference is not big."

"But it is these planes that have always been a headache for us. After all, we can't reach them from the ground and can only passively take the hits."

"By the way, why didn't Xiao Kong come with us this time? With the Xingtian Special Forces, our chances of winning this time would be much greater. It would be best to raid the Japanese airport and blow up all the enemy's planes. This way, the subsequent battles will be much easier to fight."

After hearing this, Ding Wei nodded in agreement. It would be the best if Kong Hao took the famous Xingtian Special Forces to take action. This is the ace among aces in our army, and one move can kill the enemy.

However, after hearing this, Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "Xiao Kong is very busy in the industrial zone right now and has no time to come out and do things."

"And the Xingtian Special Forces also have their own missions. It is impossible for them to participate in a regiment-level battle like ours. We should just do our own things and fight the battle at hand."

"This time I brought a large number of newly produced weapons and equipment. I can allocate 40 Type assault rifles, directional mines and bouncing mines, as well as grenades, most of which are defensive grenades, to the New st and New nd Regiments."

"In addition, the transportation line from the industrial zone to here has been opened. There will be a steady stream of combat supplies delivered here, especially steel bars and cement for building fortifications. The first batch transported here weighs 200 tons."

"As for compressed biscuits and canned food, we have everything we need. Don't worry about ammunition. With the full support of the arsenal in the rear, we can use it freely."

At this time, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were already in an extremely excited state. This was the first time they had fought a battle with sufficient logistical support. From now on, they could let go and fight hard.

Next, the three of them discussed a detailed battle plan, which was actually very simple to say, which was to surround the point and attack the reinforcements to maximize the advantages of our troops.

All the defenders of Ping'an County added up to about 5,000 people, including more than 2,800 Japanese devils and more than 2,500 puppet troops. If these troops were placed in other places, they would indeed be a powerful force.

But in the eyes of Li Yunlong and his two brothers, these enemies were no longer a big deal; they had bigger goals.