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

After Zhao Gang received the telegram, he read it carefully and said with a strange look on his face:

"Old Li, there is an emergency. The brigade commander just sent us a telegram. The matter over at Xiao Kong's place will be taken over by the 772nd Regiment."

"The mission of our independent regiment is to keep a close eye on the movements of the Japanese in the nearby counties, especially the Kato Regiment stationed in Yanggu. This is the Japanese field regiment and can be considered an elite force."

"Once the Kato Corps is dispatched, our independent regiment will be needed to block them and prevent any enemy from approaching Gaojiazhuang."

Hearing the word "elite", Li Yunlong thought of the former Sakata Regiment, which was known as the "elite among the elite", but was still beaten to a pulp by the New 1st Regiment led by him.

In Li Yunlong's mind, any elite Japanese soldiers were nothing but chickens and dogs in front of him and were not worth mentioning at all.

But after hearing this order, he said a little depressed:

"We have a radio, but that's the downside. Any free movement will be restricted. My mountain artillery is gone. It's such a pity."

On the contrary, Kong Jie showed an extremely happy expression after hearing about this task. Normally, the brigade commander would never assign such a difficult task to their independent regiment.

Using one regiment to block an entire regiment of the Japanese invaders was also a recognition by the leaders of the independent regiment's combat effectiveness. This change really made him feel a little flattered.

So he smiled and comforted: "Lao Li, this arrangement is also good. We just need to do our own things well."

"Besides, Xiao Kong is not a member of our independent group for the time being, so it's a bit inappropriate to get close to him at this time."

In fact, Li Yunlong just complained a few words casually. The current independent regiment is already strong and powerful, several times stronger than the previous new regiment.

At least there is no shortage of ammunition, and with an artillery company and half a special forces team, it should be no problem to resist a Japanese field regiment.

Therefore, the independent regiment, which received the latest order, took quick action and sent a large number of reconnaissance personnel to conduct reconnaissance in various strongholds of the Japanese devils.

The Japanese were also extremely nervous because of the sudden mobilization of the independent regiment.

During this period, they were all scared and thought that the independent regiment was going to attack the stronghold again. Everyone increased their vigilance, and even the county town recalled all those who were out on patrol, leaving no opportunity for the Eighth Route Army to take advantage.

When Brigade Commander Chen led the cavalry battalion to Gaojiazhuang, he found that Kong Hao had already built several defensive fortifications based on the local terrain.

When the soldiers of the cavalry battalion first saw this defensive position, they immediately gasped. Who came up with this idea? It was too arrogant.

In the Eighth Route Army, it was considered good if an infantry company had one heavy machine gun. If it had two, it was basically considered a spearhead company.

The first line of defense in front of us has a maximum of one platoon of troops, with six heavy machine guns and eighteen light machine guns.

Except for two people lying next to a heavy machine gun, each of the remaining people was holding a light machine gun, and there were magazines filled with bullets piled next to them.

Just thinking about this kind of firepower makes one's scalp tingle. If the ordinary Japanese soldiers faced this situation without considering artillery, even a squadron would be slaughtered.

At this time, Kong Hao received the news and rushed over.

He first asked others to lift their guard and brought in the brigade commander and the cavalry battalion.

Then we came to Gaojiazhuang, where the second line of defense had been built, which was also the most important position.

However, the firepower configuration here was even more exaggerated, with a total of thirty heavy machine guns, eighty light machine guns, and even ten mortars.

In this situation, rifles and pistols are just a burden. With an army equipped entirely with light and heavy machine guns, the question is whether the Japanese are afraid or not.

If it weren't for the fact that Shan Pao and his men really didn't know how to use them, they would probably have been pulled out to keep the situation under control.

After arriving at Gaojiazhuang, Commander Chen asked with a smile:

"Xiao Kong, what's going on over here? Why are all the soldiers holding light machine guns?"

"When I first arrived at the village entrance, I was also shocked. Every person was equipped with a light machine gun. Is this still our Eighth Route Army?"

After hearing this, Kong Hao hurriedly explained:

"Commander, I have no choice but to do this. All our combat personnel combined only number about 300, but we have to defend such a large arsenal. We cannot afford any mistakes."

"Plus, we found a large number of Jin-made light and heavy machine guns in the armory, which are just right for use. Our regiment commander Li once told us that his biggest dream is to give every soldier a light machine gun so that they can just shoot at the Japanese when they see them."

"With my current arrangement, even if a battalion of Japanese soldiers attacks us, we won't be afraid at all."

Brigade Commander Chen had to admit that with the support of so many light and heavy machine guns, they could basically kill any god that stood in their way and eliminate any demon that stood in their way.

So he quickly ordered the cavalry battalion to conduct reconnaissance in platoons as combat units to provide them with early warning time.

At this time, Kong Hao continued:

"We still have more than ten light machine guns, 200 Thompson submachine guns and 200 Jin-made Mauser pistols in the village, which can increase the firepower output of the comrades in the cavalry battalion."

The cavalry battalion commander looked at the brigade commander with expectant eyes, and his purpose was self-evident.

What can I say about their cavalry battalion? The food and treatment are quite good, but that's mainly because the horses are well fed.

Apart from sabers, the weapons were not even complete with lances. Many soldiers still used the Japanese Type 38 rifles. As for light machine guns, there were only two of them, and not many bullets.

The role of the cavalry battalion is only to conduct reconnaissance or transmit intelligence, and its ability to attack strongholds is far from enough.

But if they were equipped with a large number of submachine guns, light machine guns and Mauser pistols, when fighting against the Japanese, they could first use automatic fire to disrupt the enemy's offensive formation, and then use sabers to reap heads.

In addition, with a large number of automatic firearms, the cavalry battalion can dismount and fight in certain specific situations as needed.

After the cavalry battalion was re-equipped, in order to improve the troops' attack capability, it was even equipped with two mortars. The mortars could be divided into parts and carried by several war horses. This was the legendary cavalry artillery.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion were touching their submachine guns, and they really wanted to shout out loud: "One battalion of ours can defeat an entire regiment of cavalry of the Japanese."

After changing their equipment, the cavalry battalion quickly dispersed to be on alert. Once they spotted the enemy, they would come back to warn them, giving the defending forces time to react.

After doing all this, Kong Hao took Brigade Commander Chen to the secret arsenal.

"Commander, this arsenal is very large and well hidden. If we hadn't planned to station nearby, we would have missed this big fish."