Rise from the sword

Chapter 179 Property Statistics
Yangcun, that dilapidated but airtight adobe group headquarters.

Huang Baowang, the commander of the transport company, opened the door and looked at Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang who were sitting on the kang.

"Leader, political commissar, I have counted all the current supplies of our regiment."

Up to now, the Independent Regiment has become a big business. More than 2000 people have weapons, ammunition, uniforms, horses, etc., and the workload of statistics is not easy. Coupled with the recent combat missions, Huang Baowang has not completed the statistics until now.

"There are also statistics in the secret warehouse?"

Li Yunlong looked at Huang Baowang.

By secret depot he meant a third depot, a secret ammunition depot known only to no more than a dozen people.Huang Baowang knew about this warehouse.Even the transportation of materials is mainly in his charge.

"Correct."

Huang Baowang nodded with a smile on his face:

"All the belongings of our regiment have been counted."

Although the statistical work is very tiring, especially for Huang Baowang, who is a half-way monk, those figures are more torture and pain, but when the statistics are completed, the figures representing the strength of the independent group make him happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Hahaha···"

Seeing Huang Baowang's appearance, Zhao Gang laughed and said, "Captain Huang, it seems that our regiment has a lot of supplies."

"Correct."

Huang Baowang nodded vigorously: "Our group is very rich."

"Hahaha····"

"Come."

Leader Li patted the chair beside him: "Give me and the political commissar a report of our regiment's belongings."

"Yes."

Sitting on a chair, Huang Baowang opened a folder of seized devils in his hand, and began to report clearly one by one:

"After adjustments, the independent regiment currently has a total of 270 people, of which the first, second, and third battalions are all 500 people, the cavalry battalion is 330 people, the artillery company is 120 people, the transportation company is 200 people, and there is also a regiment headquarters. , security department, security platoon, etc. add up to 120 seven people."

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang nodded and continued to listen quietly.

The two of them knew this data.

After the battle of the independent regiment in Guanjianao, the officers promised by the brigade were in place, and the two began to adjust the structure of the independent regiment, adding recruits from the militia battalion to each battalion, and adjusting the average number of battalions to prepare for the follow-up fighting.

The battle of the Hundred Regiments exposed the strength of the army, and the battle of Guan Jia'an exposed the core base of the army. You don't need to think about it, you know that the devils will definitely mobilize heavy troops to attack, and the next one will be a tough battle.

Huang Baowang continued:

"Weapons and ammunition."

"The regiment has 230 Mauser rifles, 120 of which have been equipped, [-] Czech and Bren light machine guns, [-] of which have been equipped, and [-] Mauser pointed bullets in stock. "

"Except for the battalion-level and company-level cadres' guns, there are 39 pistols made by Erxiangde, all of which are equipped with troops, mainly equipped with cavalry, and there are [-] rounds of Mauser pistol ammunition."

"Twelve 60 mortars, six firepower companies of the three battalions, six spares in the warehouse, and 60 [-] mortars in reserve."

"Ten 82 mortars, six for the artillery company, and the remaining four for backup, 82 [-] mortars in reserve."

"Two Type [-] infantry guns with [-] rounds of ammunition."

"Five thousand big tumors made by virtue."

As Huang Baowang read one by one, the smiles on the faces of Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong became more and more intense.

Not counting the weapons equipped to the troops, the independent regiment reserves about 90 tons of weapons and ammunition, and the two of them only knew this number before.It was originally a little over [-] tons, but the recent battle consumed a lot,

However, compared to the solitary total of more than 90 tons, this detailed number down to each bullet can make people feel the power contained in the independent regiment. To put it bluntly, if the independent regiment today meets the Sakata United Team, you can fight with real swords and guns, you don't have to run away after stabbing a knife at a weak point like before.

"Hahaha···"

Leader Li even laughed out loud:
"This property is really rich."

Rifles, after one shot per person, there is still a surplus.Machine guns, the whole regiment can achieve an average of ten people.The number of bullets reached more than 700 rounds per capita.Artillery cannons have half the number of spares, and the ammunition is close to [-] rounds for each equipped cannon.

How rich.

Huang Baowang continued:
"Other supplies..."

"330 army horses for the cavalry, 130 horses for the guard platoon, the saddle can be equipped with a pair of saddles for each horse, [-] large mules for the transport company, [-] ordinary mules, and [-] double-axle carts."

"The food and fodder reserves can still be consumed by the whole regiment for two and a half months."

"In addition, there is one ton of sugar and three barrels of canned meat."

"The food is only enough for two and a half months?"

This is what Zhao Gang said: "Isn't it the autumn harvest? How come there are only these grains?"

After the autumn harvest, not to mention the support from the common people, the army has also planted a large amount of land. The food harvested should be enough for the army for half a year. How come there are only two and a half months of reserves?

"There are only three barrels of canned meat left?"

This is what Li Yunlong said.

Leader Li's tone was full of pity.Three barrels of meat, that is, [-] kilograms of meat, sounds like a lot, but the average for the whole group is only a few taels of meat per person.

"It's the autumn harvest, but recently a large number of fleeing people have come here, and the food we harvested is much less than expected. Moreover, the daily food consumption of our regiment is too large."

Speaking of food, the smile on Huang Baowang's face disappeared instantly.

Two and a half months of food reserves, at the time just after the autumn harvest, is indeed too little, too little.

"but."

Huang Baowang added: "Potatoes have not been counted yet. This year's production is high. Counting potatoes, it can last for about four months. If it is reduced to the previous consumption level, it can last for half a year."

With the improvement of weapons and equipment, the training level of the independent regiment has also been steadily improved, and the consumption of natural food has also been greatly increased.Compared with when Kong Jie was there, today's independent regiment consumes nearly [-]% more food per capita per day.

"How much food does our regiment consume every day?"

It was Li Yunlong who asked the question.

"More than 2000 soldiers, the standard supply is two catties of staple food and one catty of vegetables per person per day. Vegetables can be grown and eaten immediately, and the staple food can also be replaced with potatoes, sweet potatoes and other grains, plus more than 300 military horses, and 100 soldiers. With several large mules and fifty ordinary mules, our regiment consumes at least four thousand catties of staple food every day."

Huang Baowang replied.

Potatoes are a good thing. They have high yields and can be stored for a long time. They don't pick the land, and eating too much won't damage the stomach.But this thing is not a staple food, and they are not hungry, and it is no problem to fill their stomachs at ordinary times. In the face of heavy physical exertion, soldiers must eat staple food such as rice, white flour, or corn.

Otherwise, even if you eat five or six catties of potatoes every day, after one day of training, you will still feel empty in your stomach, and you will not be able to recover your physical strength the next day. If things go on like this, after a period of time, your physical strength will become weaker after training.

Unless, Dun Dun has meat and oil.

Moreover, when animals fight with heavy loads, they must also eat a certain amount of hard food such as corn, otherwise they will be soft halfway.

"Two tons of grain per day, minimum!"

Hearing this number, Zhao Gang looked solemn.

In this day and age, apart from potatoes and sweet potatoes, an acre of well-irrigated land can only harvest more than 100 kilograms of grain every year.

This is not a small amount. These days, in villages in mountainous areas, the per capita land is only more than two mu, and most of them are dry land, with extremely low yields.

He finally understood a little bit why most of the cadre regiments only had seven to eight hundred people, and some even had fewer.

I can't afford it!

Naturally, it is normal for the base regiment to have low combat effectiveness.Without enough food, it takes a lot of time to grow food, and naturally there is not enough time for training. Coupled with the lack of weapons and ammunition, it is a ghost to have strong combat effectiveness.

"You can't reduce the soldiers' food, not even a single bite."

Li Yunlong's tone was firm: "If you don't have enough to eat, there is strength training, where you can win battles, and our independent regiment can beat the devils to the point of crying. I have a solution to the food problem."

"You mean?"

Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong.

He guessed the way of Li Datuan.

Huang Baowang also looked over.

"Correct."

Li Yunlong smiled: "Brother Chen Fan said that in a few months, he will be able to transport food in. At that time, the business can be exchanged for food supplies, and the quantity will be sufficient."

Huang Baowang's eyes lit up.

For the food problem, he was very worried.

"such a pity."

Li Datuan suddenly clicked his lips, and his tone was full of regret: "The canned meat is gone. This thing is the same price as weapons and ammunition. Labor and management are reluctant to exchange this."

"No, no."

Zhao Gang didn't care: "Anyway, we also raise a few pigs ourselves, and the whole group can still eat some meat occasionally to satisfy our cravings."

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The 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army is stationed.

"Team seat."

Fang Ligong walked into the well-decorated regiment headquarters, and handed Chu Yunfei a secret letter: "This is a letter from Chief Yan."

"Oh?"

Chu Yunfei took the letter and opened it to read, then said in a tone of exclamation, "This time, our officer has spent a lot of money."

"What did the letter say?"

Fang Ligong was very curious.

If there is anything, you can't say it in a telegram, but you have to write a letter in person.Moreover, judging from the attitude of the group seat, this does not seem to be a confidential matter, otherwise this sentence would not have been said.

"It's not a secret."

Chu Yunfei smiled and shook his head: "Not long ago, you know about the Eighth Route Army, right?"

"know."

Fang Ligong nodded solemnly:
"The Eighth Route Army's action was really powerful. It bombarded Taiyuan Airport, forcing Yoshio Shinozuka to transfer troops back to help, and then concentrated its forces to encircle and wipe out a brigade of the Japanese army. It even took only one day before and after the battle to lay down the Japanese army with a strong position. The brigade forced the Japanese army not to divide their troops at will."

"It seems that the impact of the large-scale military expansion on their combat effectiveness is not as great as expected."

As a unit that had fought devils many times, Fang Ligong knew very well how powerful the Japanese army was with strong field fortifications.To put it bluntly, if there is no heavy artillery in the Japanese army position of a brigade, his [-] regiment will definitely turn around and leave after seeing it.

"do you know?"

Chu Yunfei suddenly raised his tone, with a hint of horror: "It was the same regiment that bombarded the Taiyuan Airport, and the first one that penetrated into the position of the Japanese army brigade in their so-called base area."

"Li Yunlong regiment?"

Fang Ligong raised his eyebrows.

Li Yunlong's bombardment of Taiyuan Airport is well known throughout Taiyuan.

"Correct."

Chu Yunfei neatly folded the secret letter in his hand:
"It's Li Yunlong."

"and···"

After a pause, Chu Yunfei raised his tone:

"The shelling of Taiyuan Airport, from intelligence to marching, was completely planned by this person."

"This···"

Fang Ligong's eyes widened instantly.

As a regiment's adjutant, he couldn't understand how difficult it was to plan an operation alone with the strength of a regiment, and it was a large-scale operation such as bombarding Taiyuan.

"If this is true, then this person is definitely a strong general with the qualifications of a general."

Fang Ligong narrowed his eyes.

"so···"

Chu Yunfei patted the secret letter that had been resealed in his hand: "Our Chief Yan is jealous."

"Blush?"

Fang Ligong was taken aback for a moment, and then realized: "Is he asking you to recruit this Li Yunlong?"

"Correct!"

Chu Yunfei said: "Not long ago, Chief Yan discussed with the high-level officials of the Eighth Route Army. The Jinsui Army will send some officers to the Eighth Route Army to learn tactics, and I am among this group of officers. Chief Yan asked me to go to Li Yunlong's independent regiment. , recruit this person over."

"This person is the main force of the Eighth Route Army, so I'm afraid it's not easy to recruit."

Fang Ligong pondered for a moment and said.

"Otherwise, why did our Chief Yan make such a big deal?"

Chu Yunfei said with a smile:
"Officer Yan promised that as long as Li Yunlong comes and I go to the Jinsui Army, then he will be treated as the head of the main regiment."

"Grant the rank of colonel, equip a large regiment with [-] people, full rifles, and popularize machine guns to the squad, and allocate [-] military horses, [-] mortars to form a cavalry battalion and artillery company, and even promise that ammunition supplies will be given priority , to ensure that the troops will not fall below an ammunition base at any time, and when foreign weapons assistance is in place, give him two mountain cannons."

"hiss···"

Hearing Chu Yunfei's words, Fang Ligong took a breath:

"It's really a big deal."

After losing the Taiyuan Arms Factory, the Jinsui Army's weapon supplies dropped sharply, and the weapons imported from abroad have also been greatly reduced. Among other things, it is not easy for machine guns to spread to the squad.Moreover, scarce goods such as mortars and military horses were deployed, and the supply of ammunition was guaranteed.

In the entire Jinsui Army, only one person has this kind of treatment, and that is his regiment seat Chu Yunfei.

"It's strange to write a secret letter..."

Fang Ligong looked at the secret letter in the group seat's hand.

With the secret letter, these words will be believed.

"Is there no objection to this?"

Fang Ligong didn't understand.

Although the Jin Sui Army was almost the voice of Chief Yan, it was not without other voices.Those bureaucrats will never allow the real power to parachute into the Jinsui army system.

A colonel in command of a major regiment has the same status as a general and teacher.

"Of course there is, but..."

Chu Yunfei smiled:

"Frontally defeated the Sakata Regiment, killed Sakata Colonel, wiped out a Japanese Kwantung Army squadron with the strength of a regiment, bombarded Taiyuan Airport alone, and broke through the Japanese positions..."

"As long as this is done, the regiment will give it to him."

It seems that Chief Yan is determined to recruit this person, and his own team also supports this matter.That's right, the group has always put the national interest first, and rarely cares about private interests.

Thinking of this, Fang Ligong didn't ask any further questions.

　The supplementary chapter still only writes [-] words, tomorrow will be [-] words and two chapters...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)