Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Li Yunlong's words showed his affirmation and appreciation for Lin Qiang.

At the same time, it also shows his broad mind. In the face of national hatred and family feuds, the gains and losses of personal interests are not worth mentioning.

If Li Yunlong had a little selfishness and forced Lin Qiang to stay in the independent regiment, how rich would he, Li Yunlong, be in the future?

But he didn't, even the mountain artillery he talked about was fake. As long as Lin Qiang nodded, Li Yunlong would report to the headquarters immediately after returning to the regiment.

When it comes to the overall situation, Li Yunlong never fails.

It would be a lie to say that Lin Qiang was not tempted. Besides, he believed that he did have this opportunity. The overall strength of the first platoon now far exceeded that of the other regiments.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most powerful team in the entire 386th Brigade.

Putting aside other things, just look at the team's equipment. Which regiment can have a row of well-equipped people?

Apart from planes and tanks, the first platoon really has no shortage of equipment.

But Lin Qiang couldn't just agree and let the regiment commander Li Yunlong report the matter to the headquarters.

Seeing that Lin Qiang didn't say anything, Li Yunlong didn't mention the matter anymore.

"Come on, show me what your base has become."

In fact, Li Yunlong was more curious about how Lin Qiang managed to support so many people than the team's development.

Heiyunzhai is not like Yangcun and Zhaojiayu Village, which have a mass base and arable land that can be self-sufficient.

Relying solely on spoils of war, it would be difficult for a team of even a hundred or so people to survive, let alone a team of thousands.

The Japanese are not all stupid. They know that they may be ambushed on the way to transport supplies, so they don’t transport too much supplies each time.

Not to mention the surrounding strongholds and artillery towers, there is no oil or water at all, and the captured supplies are not enough to cover the consumption.

If he could make a fortune by attacking artillery towers and strongholds, Li Yunlong would have become the richest landlord in northwest Shanxi long ago.

Since Li Yunlong wanted to see it, Lin Qiang didn't hide it. He stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll take you around and see if I've brought shame to our independent regiment."

The first place Lin Qiang took Li Yunlong to was an arsenal that produced weapons and ammunition.

Li Yunlong stood at the door, looked around, and asked in confusion, "What kind of place is this?"

"You'll know when you get in."

Lin Qiang kept the secret on purpose, he just wanted to see Li Yunlong's naive look.

He had seen an arsenal, but he had never seen a mechanized arsenal with semi-automatic assembly line operations, right?

Have you ever seen an arsenal that can produce semi-automatic and fully automatic rifles?

Not to mention that it can produce several calibers of artillery shells, and the 155mm caliber howitzer that is about to be completed.

Not to mention Li Yunlong, even Lin Qiang in his previous life had never seen it with his own eyes.

"You kid, you've even learned to keep people in suspense!"

Li Yunlong pushed the door open and said, "I want to see if there's a woman hiding in this room."

Li Yunlong pushed the door open and walked in, followed by Lin Qiang who walked into the arsenal.

After entering, Lin Qiang saw Li Yunlong standing there frozen as if he had been acupunctured.

His eyeballs were so wide open that it seemed like they would fall out if they got any bigger.

There are actually women in the arsenal, they are specially recruited as auxiliary operators.

After all, there are some jobs that rough men really can't do, and they are not as careful as women at work.

The dirty and tiring work in the arsenal is done by male comrades.

"Captain?"

When there was no response after the first call, Lin Qiang reached out and patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder, then called out again, "Who is the regimental commander?!"

"Hmm? Ah? Ah!"

Li Yunlong's expression changed very quickly, from confusion to suspicion, and finally to confirmation: "You kid, you built a arsenal!"

Li Yunlong excitedly pointed at the nearly completed howitzer and said in a stuttering voice, "My goodness, this...must be...must be a howitzer...right?!"

Lin Qiang served as the commentator, explaining: "The Type 96 150mm field howitzer weighs 4140kg, has a barrel length of 3252mm (23.6 times the caliber), a caliber of 150mm, a vertical firing range of -5° to +65°, a horizontal firing range of 15° to the left and right, a maximum range of 540 meters, a muzzle velocity of 3 meters per second, and a firing rate of 4 to rounds per minute."

"To be honest, this thing made by the Japanese is really good."

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were also large arsenals in the country that produced artillery of various calibers. However, due to the country's closed-door policy, the overall industrial technology lagged behind, and the manufacturing industry lagged even further behind.

In terms of accuracy and range, the Japanese artillery is indeed slightly better.

There were some "extraordinary people" among the people, and the appearance of elm cannons temporarily alleviated the problem of insufficient firepower in the battle for the Japanese positions.

Li Yunlong knew very well what the situation of the 386th Brigade was like. Not to mention mountain artillery, even mortars were hard to come by.

The howitzer in front of him, which looked like it could blow up a large area, really made Li Yunlong drool.

"Lin Zi, to be honest, since I became the leader, I have been pretty nice to you, right?"

Lin Qiang knew what Li Yunlong was thinking. In this situation, he knew what Li Yunlong wanted to say as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Of course, the commander has nothing to say about the soldiers of our independent regiment."

Apart from swearing from time to time, everything else is pretty good.

"hey-hey!"

Li Yunlong grinned and said, "If I ask you for a howitzer, you can't be so stingy and not give it to me, right?"

"I will definitely give it to you, but..."

He was halfway through his words when Li Yunlong got anxious and asked, "What is it? Why are you only saying half of what you want to say?"

If this had happened in the past, Li Yunlong would have pointed his finger and cursed.

But the situation is different this time.

A man is a good man, capable of bending and stretching.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

This is all about sacrificing oneself for the revolution!

Lin Qiang smiled and looked at Li Yunlong, saying, "Commander, to be honest, you've seen it too. This howitzer can be built, and if you're sure it's no problem, then you'll need to bring it back to the regiment. Are you sure you can use it?"

"Look, I brought it back with me, so why can't I use it?"

Li Yunlong said confidently: "Is there anyone who dares to snatch it from me? You may not know that I have always been the only one who snatched others' share, and no one dared to..."

After seeing Li Yunlong's current expression, Lin Qiang had a hard time holding back his laughter.

uncomfortable.

It only took Li Yunlong one sentence to go from being full of confidence to doubting himself.

It is true that he robbed others. In order to prevent the soldiers from starving, he even dared to attack his own soldiers.

but!

If Li Yunlong said that no one dared to rob him, he was just bragging.

He is bigger than the king of heaven, but there is someone bigger than him, Li Yunlong.

"Captain, why don't you say anything?"

Lin Qiang's face flushed as he asked, "No one dares to say anything yet? Why don't you continue talking? You just scolded me for saying something halfway, and now you are doing the same thing, aren't you?"

Why not say it?

Li Yunlong wanted to say something.

"Nothing!"

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "You have a point, kid. I won't need this howitzer for now, but I can't lose any mountain cannons!"