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But we look down on them. The Sichuan Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Shaanxi Army are extremely rare. If the troops were equipped with a large number of barreled artillery, they would not be afraid of the Japanese's artillery tower tactics blockade.

Many of their defense areas can directly border our base, which makes it more convenient to supply supplies.

At the beginning of this month, a division commander named Feng of the Sichuan Army took advantage of the terrain, mobilized a main brigade and concentrated all the artillery of the entire division. Together with a mountain artillery company supported by the group army, under the cover of friendly forces, they wiped out an entire regiment of the Japanese army and recaptured three county towns. For a time, the prestige of the Sichuan Army increased greatly.

In the past, the Sichuan Army soldiers fought bravely, but their corresponding equipment was really disappointing. Most soldiers didn't even have spare uniforms. But now they have complete artillery, engineering, and motor transport units, and in terms of light weapons, they are not much worse than the National Government's Central Army.

After everyone's weapons, equipment and supplies have arrived, they naturally have enough confidence to fight the Japanese. Before, they were on the passive defense, but now they are taking the initiative and continuously attacking the enemy.

We have an unofficial rule here that for those anti-Japanese heroic troops with outstanding military achievements, we will give a big discount as a reward when purchasing supplies.

For example, the division commander surnamed Feng, although he wiped out an entire enemy regiment, he consumed more than half of the division's ammunition. It can be said that his victory was achieved directly with bullets and artillery shells.

If Commander Feng could buy more ammunition from us when he ran out of it, how could he be willing to spend such a huge amount of money?

At first, the Japanese troops were quite dismissive of the Sichuan Army and were prepared to bully them as usual by relying on their advanced weapons and ammunition. However, they did not expect that they would hit a wall this time and an entire regiment was wiped out.

Although this was not the first time that an entire enemy regiment was wiped out, it did scare the Japanese. From then on, when facing the Sichuan Army, they would never dare to send out a regiment to show off.

The brigade sent by Division Feng was also considered elite. One-fifth of the soldiers were equipped with the latest Ma Sihuan rifles, and the other four-fifths were equipped with the enemy's Type 38 rifles.

As for the domestically produced Sichuan-made rifles and Hanyang-made old-sleeve rifles, these miscellaneous rifles were basically eliminated from the regular army.

In addition to those captured from the Japanese in the past, most of the Type 38 rifles were purchased by our base at a very low price. The reason for this configuration is mainly because our base has a corresponding bullet production line, which can replenish the ammunition consumed by the troops in a timely manner. This is extremely important for an army.

At present, each rifleman can be allocated about 50 rounds of bullets, which is a remarkable achievement for the Sichuan Army.

Many veterans of the Sichuan Army received so much ammunition for the first time and they could not believe it was true. But when everyone learned that it was purchased from our industrial zone and there was still a large stock after it was consumed, it was enough to fight several battles.

Many people burst into tears on the spot. They had a very difficult life along the way. They were always short of guns and bullets, but they never complained.

They left Sichuan to fight the Japanese, not to come here to talk big. Many Sichuan Army generals shed their blood on the battlefield, and these soldiers used the simplest weapons to fight the most brutal enemy, and none of them had any regrets.

Of course, then again, if there are sophisticated guns and ammunition available, who would be so foolish as to use the backward and outdated weapons and equipment?

It is also because we have opened a large number of textile factories in our base area, so there is no shortage of clothing fabrics. Now the Sichuan Army basically has two new sets of uniforms for replacement, and they are no longer the ragged beggar troops they used to be.

In addition to these, the most important thing for the Sichuan Army is that they can quickly replenish their ammunition after they have consumed it in the future, which is crucial for an army's sustained combat capability.

In a battle to completely wipe out an enemy regiment, each rifleman consumed about ninety rounds of ammunition on average. The soldiers on the front line only had two actions: aim and fire, and fire the bullets out of the gun as quickly as possible. They didn't have to worry about saving ammunition at all, because the logistics department would continuously send ammunition to the front line.

As for the light and heavy machine guns equipped by the Sichuan Army, they fired continuously to suppress the enemy, and various mortars bombarded the enemy regardless of cost, even creating artillery fire to block the battlefield, something that had never been thought of before.

The fact was just as everyone expected. In the end, facing the situation of annihilation, more than 800 Japanese soldiers, led by their regiment commander, launched a final attack on the weak point of Feng's encirclement.

Commander Feng acted decisively and concentrated all artillery fire to bombard the enemy, which completely shattered the enemy's final madness.

At this time, the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the Japanese field troops were still very strong. Without sufficient ammunition, even if their numbers were several times greater than the enemy, they would basically be unable to completely wipe out an enemy regiment.

This is also the reason why the enemy can often rely on a single regiment to rampage across China.

Back then, the Sakata Regiment, which was defeated by the New 1st Regiment led by Li Yunlong, relied on its powerful combat effectiveness to defeat two divisions of the Central Army in a single battle. This combat effectiveness was not something that ordinary troops could contend with.

It’s a pity that the enemy’s regimental flag was not captured in this battle, otherwise the results would have been even more brilliant.

However, it is extremely difficult to capture the enemy's imperially bestowed regimental flag. It is almost impossible to capture it except by chance.

After the war, all the generals of the Sichuan Army sighed that times had changed. For the first time, their Sichuan Army was able to match the enemy in weapons and ammunition, and even surpassed the enemy in artillery, which was something they had never dared to dream of before.

Although the casualty ratio between the enemy and our side was 2:1, with more than enemies wiped out and more than Sichuan Army casualties, Commander Feng and all the Sichuan Army generals were extremely satisfied with the result. This was already the best record in recent times.

When the National Government learned of the battle report and verified it, they specially rewarded two million French francs and also gave Commander Feng a medal. After all, such a great victory was very rare.

Commander Feng used the money to not only replenish the consumed ammunition, but also to purchase a Type 82 infantry artillery company and an mm mortar company.

Through this battle, everyone also initially tasted the sweetness of artillery advantage. They used 60mm mortars to completely suppress the enemy's grenade launchers on the battlefield, allowing our light and heavy machine guns to give full play to their role, which led to such a brilliant record.