Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

The atmosphere in the tent was lively, but Zhou Qianli soon poured cold water on it.

What he said was that new soldiers nowadays were hardly ever issued weapons, and it was these words that instantly shut up everyone in the tent.

After returning, Gu Changfeng asked about it. The total number of soldiers in each company was less than 300, and there were only 40 snipers left. The number of weapons was greatly reduced.

For example, there were only five boxes of grenades collected, 13 grenade launchers, more than 180 Type 6 rifles and bullets, 50 heavy machine guns, and the only good thing was the Type light rifle, which still had more than pieces.

The battle of Chunhua Town caused heavy losses, and the people were directly defeated from being rich and turned into poor peasants.

Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that they couldn’t take away so many weapons, otherwise Gu Changfeng’s troops wouldn’t be short of these things at all.

"Xiao Wu, report on the special forces situation."

Since the issue was brought up again, Gu Changfeng might as well arrange it all at once.

Xiao Wu stood up and said to Gu Changfeng.

"The special forces team fought at the dock and brought back some weapons and ammunition."

"342 Type 75 rifles, 40 Japanese Nambu pistols, 92 Type 6 rifles, and Type heavy machine guns."

"43 grenade launchers, 5000 boxes of shells, boxes of grenades, and over rounds of various bullets."

Gu Changfeng had not made any specific distribution before, so these captured weapons remained in the special forces team.

As soon as Xiao Wu said this, the eyes of the other company commanders, except for the Fourth Company which had not yet participated in the battle, turned red.

"Xiao Wu, you've become a landlord now. No, I'm so poor that I'm bleeding. I have to give you some money."

Huang Zhengkui was jealous. There were only more than 50 people left in his entire company, and the loss of weapons was the greatest. He was almost left alone.

Xiao Wu said happily: "Brother Huang, let's hear what Brother Gu has to say."

He had no intention of hiding anything and just obeyed the orders!

Huang Zhengkui turned his eyes to Gu Changfeng again, as if he wanted him to make the distribution quickly.

Gu Changfeng naturally had to redistribute the weapons and personnel. He couldn't let Huang Zhengkui lead only 50 or so people!

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Old Zhou has recruited more than 400 people this time. Together with the soldiers sent back by Captain Liao two days ago, there are almost people in total."

"How about this, except for the Fourth Company, which will remain unchanged, the other companies will have 180 personnel. You can make the specific arrangements yourself."

"Six heavy machine guns will be allocated to you, the Type 6 rifle special forces will have 20, and 28 grenade launchers will be allocated."

"The special forces keep some grenades and shells for themselves. Take out all the Type 38 rifles except for those used by the special forces themselves."

"And the devil's Nambu pistols. Gather them all and give them to the soldiers who don't have guns."

This kind of thing has been arranged many times, and Gu Changfeng doesn't want to continue to divide it in detail, so he just lets them handle it themselves. The main reason is that each company has this experience.

Xiao Wu felt a little painful after hearing this. So many things were distributed at once, and the submachine guns that were very useful before were lost. This distribution had drained all the special forces' resources.

Several company commanders were very satisfied, like Huang Zhengkui. His cunning expression made Xiaowu want to fight him.

"Brother Gu, the special forces' submachine guns are gone."

Xiao Wu mentioned it, but he didn't dare to say anything real, so he could only ask for some benefits from Gu Changfeng.

Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "This thing is easy to deal with. Let's wait until the Battle of Jinling is over!"

"Commander Gu, there are only six rocket launchers left."

Seeing that all of Xiaowu's requests were granted, the platoon leader Li Jie could no longer sit still. There were only more than 60 people left in his rocket launcher platoon, so he had to get some benefits.

"Li Jie, you still dare to make demands? This time, we have to get 100 boxes of ammunition back. You will be satisfied."

Gu Changfeng glared at Li Jie.

As soon as he glared at him, Li Jie instantly wilted. He sat aside with his head hung, not daring to say anything.

"By the way." Gu Changfeng suddenly remembered something and turned to look at everyone and said.

"The battle at Zhonghua Gate won't last long, so street fighting becomes more important."

"I have a request, first of all the artillery company."

When Lu Daya heard about his arrangements, he immediately looked at Gu Changfeng seriously.

"Before the Japs break through Zhonghua Gate, the Katyusha shells and German heavy artillery must be used up, leaving only the light mortars."

"After the battle, all these things must be destroyed. They cannot fall into the hands of the devils."

Gu Changfeng was afraid that this thing would fall into the hands of the Japanese. If they really copied it, then they would be doomed, especially the Katyusha.

"Changfeng, the Japanese are besieging Zijin Mountain right now. It's a time when the Japanese are concentrated. Why don't we use the rocket launcher?"

Lu Daya suggested.

After hearing this, Gu Changfeng thought about it for a moment and said, "I'll discuss it with Commander Liao. It's not impossible."

His goal was to kill the devils, and it made no difference where he killed them.

However, he had never thought of firing before the battle. Now Lu Daya's suggestion might really be feasible.

While supporting the teaching corps, we can also kill more devils.

It would be fine if he didn't think about it, but the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

"You guys continue to discuss how to fight street fighting well. I'm going out for a while." Gu Changfeng couldn't sit still anymore. He planned to find Liao Lei now.

Seeing Gu Changfeng leave after saying a few words, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Zhao Ziqing thought for a moment and said, "Lao Lu's proposal is indeed feasible. It depends on how Changfeng convinces General Liao."

Now everyone is under the command of Liao Lei's 21st Army, and it is impossible not to take Liao Lei's thoughts into consideration. This is also the reason why Gu Changfeng went to find Liao Lei.

If he doesn't agree, Gu Changfeng can only give up. This is also the trouble of living under someone's roof.

Zhou Qianli nodded, then said: "Let's continue the discussion!"

After hearing this, everyone had to put their worries aside and continue talking about their ideas while looking at the map.

Liao Lei’s command post was not far from the camp, and Gu Changfeng arrived there quickly.

The guards at the door knew him and let him in without asking any questions.

As soon as Gu Changfeng entered the room, he saw Liao Lei discussing the battlefield situation with his subordinates. He did not disturb them, but found a seat and sat down to listen.

Liao Lei glanced and saw that it was Gu Changfeng who came in. He waved his hand to stop everyone from speaking.

Gu Changfeng's personality is such that he usually wouldn't look for him unless there was something wrong. Liao Lei knew this very well and asked directly.

"Changfeng, what brings you here?"

"I want the artillery company to support the teaching corps of Zijin Mountain." Gu Changfeng directly stated his purpose.

Liao Lei was startled, glanced at everyone in the command center, and spoke.

"The situation at Purple Mountain is difficult right now. Even the teaching corps is struggling."

"Let's fire your cannon now. We won't have any trump cards when the time comes. Are you sure we can hold this place when the Japanese reach Zhonghua Gate?"

Gu Changfeng directly asked, "Commander, do you think we can hold the city with these cannons?"

This question made Liao Lei stunned. To be honest, the situation was still okay before.

However, the Japanese attack yesterday caused heavy losses to the defenders on both sides, which made Liao Lei feel insecure.

After all, what effect could 200 shells have on the Japanese bombing with planes and artillery?

"Even so, the Japanese are now fiercely attacking Zhongshan Gate and Taiping Gate. You can't get through at all."

After being stunned for a moment, Liao Lei asked a new question.

"Or let my troops go to support Zhongshan Gate, open a road, and then directly bombard those Japanese devils." Gu Changfeng was not giving up.

Liao Lei smiled bitterly and said, "You are determined to go, right?"

He has always had a good impression of Gu Changfeng, but sometimes even though he is stubborn, he can't change his mind about what he has decided.

He could issue a mandatory order, but he was afraid that Gu Changfeng would give up.

After the Battle of Changshu, the strength of his 21st Army was greatly reduced. This time, in order to defend Zhonghua Gate, he still had to rely on Gu Changfeng in many places.