A magazine of 30,000 rounds, you call it Hanyang

Under normal circumstances, mortars are generally indirect fire weapons.

Whoever invented the mortar was a genius.

When a mortar is fired, it is actually aimed at the sky. After the shell hits the sky, it falls into the enemy position in a parabolic manner.

In other words, even if there is a hillside in front of you and you cannot see the enemy, the shells can still hit the enemy, making it difficult to defend against.

This requires a high level of computing power and experience from the artillery.

However, when facing some of the Japanese's more solid bunkers, the indirect fire mortar was useless.

The bunkers built by the Japanese were like turtle shells and were difficult to blow up.

The quickest way to destroy a Japanese bunker is to fire shells into the bunker's machine gun ports or lookout holes.

If you want to get in, firing artillery shells flatly is the best way.

The ninth-level Triumph mortar can completely lay the barrel flat.

There is also a hand-cranked, automatically retractable rod at the bottom of the barrel, which can raise the barrel to a certain height until it is level with the window of the Japanese bunker, and then fire the shell, and it will hit the target with one shot!

This is definitely a magical weapon for attacking cities and capturing strongholds!

However, considering that the Fourth Battalion currently does not have mechanized transport vehicles such as tractors, carriers, and armored vehicles, it can only rely on horses for transportation. This level 9 mortar weighing 300 kilograms is still a bit heavy and a bit inconvenient.

Zheng Kaixuan then took out some epaulettes and modified three more mortars.

The other three subjects have all been modified to level six.

The sixth-level Triumph mortar has a range of four kilometers, a caliber of 95 mm, and a double-barreled firing system. It weighs only one hundred kilograms and is relatively easy to transport.

The biggest headache for Zheng Kaixuan was the problem of ammunition.

Originally, most of the Japanese mortar shells were detonated on the battlefield, and only a few were captured, only more than 50.

The shells were modified into 95 caliber and 110 caliber shells suitable for use with the Triumph mortar, but only thirty were obtained in the end.

Ten 110 caliber missiles and twenty 95 caliber missiles.

Although the power is great, the ammunition is really not enough.

Fortunately, this time the system was used for automatic modification, so Zheng Kaixuan saved the trouble of doing it himself.

After all, these mortars are large weapons, so Zheng Kaixuan did not take them out directly for fear of scaring the soldiers.

There was a lot of scrap metal piled up in Zheng Kaixuan's yard.

Zheng Kaixuan built a stove himself, tinkered with some molds, and started a fire.

The soldiers of the Fourth Battalion were actually no longer surprised by Zheng Kaixuan's behavior.

They knew that the battalion commander liked to invent things and tinkered with all sorts of weird things when he had nothing to do.

Some time ago, the big pot in the kitchen broke, and Zheng Kaixuan personally made a few new ones, so that everyone in the regiment did not go hungry.

Almost everyone in the Fourth Battalion would give any scrap metal they collected outside to Zheng Kaixuan and throw it into his yard.

Zheng Kaixuan got a few new mortar barrels and other accessories and placed them next to the stove in the yard. He believed that when he pulled out the new artillery in a few days, no one would be surprised.

After doing all this, he found that he still had about 40 pairs of the most common Japanese epaulettes in his hands.

These are the lowest-ranking Japanese privates, second-class and first-class soldiers.

Zheng Kaixuan did not waste them. He replaced them all with parts for Hanyang rifles and modified them into 20 Hanyang semi-automatic rifles.

After all the Japanese shoulder straps were used up, Zheng Kaixuan began to think about the development direction of his companies.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs.

He doesn't have many people under him now, so it is still necessary to divide the work and coordinate operations.

After studying for a day, Zheng Kaixuan made a decision and convened a battalion-wide meeting again to announce the new decision and training plans for each company.

"Chen Shengli, Xin Qiankun, from today on, the First and Sixth Companies will be the spearhead assault companies. Their primary training will be with fully automatic and semi-automatic rifles. In future operations, they will be responsible for battlefield charges and assaults behind enemy lines."

"Yes! Battalion Commander."

"Zhao Chenggong, from today on, the Second and Seventh Companies will be the close-range combat fire support companies. Their main training will be throwing grenades with grenade throwers, and covering the First Company's charge."

"Yes, battalion commander!"

"Yang Wanli, from today on, the third company will be the long-range artillery assault company, responsible for destroying enemy bunkers and fortifications, and conducting medium- and long-range fire strikes."

"Yes, battalion commander!"

"Wang Fugui, Song Pengcheng, the fourth and fifth companies are the battlefield strategic support companies. We will conduct comprehensive training to ensure that we can support all units at any time."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"The Eighth Company is the position guarding company, in charge of all captured light and heavy machine guns. Its main responsibility is to guard the position."

"The Ninth Company is the transport company, responsible for all horses, vehicles, weapons and equipment for the entire battalion."

"The Tenth Company is the comprehensive logistics supply company, responsible for guarding the camp and providing logistical supplies."

Zheng Kaixuan's division of labor was quite clear, but the most troublesome problem now was that he had no soldiers under his command.

Ten companies sounds impressive, but in fact the total number of people in each company basically does not exceed ten, which is not even as many as a squad in other regiments.

Just when Zheng Kaixuan was thinking about how to recruit soldiers, Li Yunlong suddenly sent someone to find Zheng Kaixuan and convened an emergency meeting for the entire regiment.

"Kaixuan, brothers, I just received an urgent telegram from the brigade. Our 386th Brigade is planning to launch an operation against the Japanese 108th Division and a unit of the 109th Division near Xiyang and Guangyang, and ordered our New st Regiment to provide support."

Li Yunlong raised his head and looked at the dim and gloomy sky.

"If the mountain is blocked by heavy snow in a few days, we won't be able to go. So I decided that the new regiment should set out immediately! Head to Xiyang County."

As he spoke, Li Yunlong turned his gaze to Zheng Kaixuan.

“Kaixuan, most of the soldiers in your four battalions are injured, and your numbers are small.

This time, your four battalions will stay behind to guard the village, and the garrison here will be handed over to you."

Zheng Kaixuan was originally reluctant to stay, but in the end he couldn't persuade Li Yunlong and had to stay.

After returning to the Fourth Battalion, several company commanders and soldiers of the Fourth Battalion resigned one after another.

"Battalion Commander! Why didn't the regimental commander take our Fourth Battalion with him into battle?"

"That's right. Although our Fourth Battalion is small in number, its combat effectiveness is no less than any other battalion."

"If they go to eat meat, they should let us brothers have some soup too, right?"

Zheng Kaixuan had anticipated this situation.

"Brothers, don't be anxious. Just listen to me."

"Now that the commander has left, I have the final say in Weizhuang. If you all want to fight, that's easy. After a while, I'll take my brothers and do something big!"