Rise from the sword

Chapter 185 The shock of Chu Yunfei and others.

"Tuan Zuo, this Eighth Route Army unit...is very strange!"

Riding a white horse, Fang Ligong slightly turned the rein of the horse, walked to his team leader, and whispered:
"We walked all the way, and almost all the Eighth Route Army soldiers we saw were wearing new cotton clothes. The stitches must be the top-grade long-staple cotton material made by foreign large-scale machinery. It's just that the craftsmanship of the clothes is uneven. It looks like they are all hand-stitched. made."

"Bastard."

"I'm just wondering, where did they get so much high-quality cotton fabric?"

As an adjutant staff officer of the [-]th Regiment, a college graduate, Fang Ligong, who was born in a wealthy family, naturally has good vision, easily recognized the top fabrics from the system, and was a little jealous for a while.

Since the loss of Shanxi Taiyuan, the life of the Jinsui army has not been easy. Food and clothing have dropped several levels. This kind of top-level material imported from abroad for luxury goods can only be enjoyed by military officers, and it is only a small amount. .

After all, priority should be given to importing military supplies.

But the Eighth Route Army...
outrageous.

Along the way, the soldiers of the several regiments he saw, including some militia armed with spears, were all made of the same fabric. Counting them, there were thousands of them. He even saw some bitter peasants Was issued a dress of the same fabric.

He looked very sad.

This is the top material!

Although this material is wear-resistant and is a good material for a coat, it is too...

"Yes."

"It's weird!"

Chu Yunfei looked around, looked at the dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers accompanying them, especially the equipment in their hands, and snorted coldly: "Not only cotton clothes, but also weapons and equipment."

Fang Ligong nodded, he naturally noticed.

According to the long-standing intelligence and rumors, the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army are scarce and of extremely poor quality.

But now it seems that this rumor is really unbelievable.

At least, can't believe it all...

Outdated inferior and expired firearms, there are!
It is indeed the main equipment.

Made in Hanyang in the last century, with a history of decades of use, it has changed from a rifled gun to a "smooth gun" made in Hanyang. This kind of thing that should be retired is one of its common equipment. Inferior shell guns made, damaged guns from the First World War, and even some so-called local troops saw front-loading shotguns.

It's like a weapons store.

But it is not true to say that the weaponry is very poor.

At least, among the main groups they saw...
Not only are there a large number of seized [-] big caps, crooked weapons and equipment for these devils, but even each regiment has dozens of Czech machine guns that make him jealous.

These Czech-style, absolutely all imported goods with original packaging are of a higher grade or even more than the batch of goods imported by the government before the Anti-Japanese War.

In terms of quality, he pulled out the whole group of [-], but he couldn't find a Czech style of the same quality.Others have dozens of guns in a regiment, all of which are of top quality. Can this be called not having good weapons?
There are more than 30 machine guns, plus some other devil's machine guns. For a regiment of more than 1000 people, it is not a lot. On average, a platoon of more than 20 people can have a little more.

As for the ammunition, there are indeed not many, but it is not so poor that there are five rounds per capita. Those machine gunners seem to have a lot of ammunition.

"Where are they getting so many excellent machine guns?"

Some jealousy glanced at the guns of the company's machine gunner leading the team ahead, and Fang Ligong's tone was envious.

A regiment-level battle is not decided by a regiment equipped with that kind of light machine gun. As long as the tactics are appropriate, the soldiers have strong morale and strong command. The old light machine guns of World War I can also win against troops equipped with the latest light machine guns. On the battlefield, a regiment has dozens of good machine guns with high precision and few failures, which can take advantage of a lot, reduce casualties, and increase enemy casualties.

"do not know."

"It seems that they have their own channels for importing weapons. I will have someone check it out after I go back."

Chu Yunfei held the horsewhip, looked back at the main regiment station that he left just now, with a solemn expression: "Besides, the situation of these troops is much better than we expected."

"Correct."

Fang Ligong knew what his team member said:
"At the beginning, we speculated that they had expanded their troops by nearly ten times in just a few years, which would inevitably lead to a large-scale decline in the quality of soldiers, a serious shortage of weapons and supplies, and a sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of the troops. But now it seems that this is the case, but it is far from what we imagined. serious."

Before the two came, they made some predictions about this friendly army on the bright side, but after seeing them, they were all overturned.

Along the way, the five main regiments were stationed and armed in more than a dozen places. I saw about 8000 people, not many, but the other party did not deliberately cover up. Many problems can already be seen. Although there are many, many people in this army Insufficient, but the core of an army, the weapons and equipment, the quality of the soldiers, and the morale of the troops are far beyond their expectations.

"When the devils are driven away, I'm afraid..."

Fang Ligong looked gloomy.

In his opinion, compared with the devils, this group of people should not be underestimated at all, and even more serious troubles than the devils, after all, the strength of this group of people has grown too fast.Moreover, there are also mysterious sources of imported weapons.

"We'll talk about what's going on in the future. Now we are still friendly forces, and we have a common enemy."

Chu Yunfei shook his head and did not continue this topic.

Then he smiled and spoke confidently: "Although it was unexpected, it is still far from us. If the Eighth Route Army only has this little weaponry, then Chief Yan's expectations may soon be fulfilled."

The 358th Regiment is the top main regiment of the Jinsui Army, with a planned establishment of more than 5000 people, and will be a new division in the future.

It is envisaged that a separate artillery battalion will be formed, equipped with seven 75-caliber mountain cannons, but they have not yet arrived. There are some problems with foreign purchase channels, and the United States has not completely let go, but there are also two old-fashioned mountain cannons.

Much stronger than this so-called main force.

He didn't believe that a soldier could resist the temptation of having a powerful army under his command.

"Where is Li Yunlong, at best it is the same equipment scale as the main force here."

Fang Ligong nodded in agreement: "The artillery he bombarded Taiyuan Airport should have been borrowed from the higher-level troops. I didn't see their main regiment have a separate artillery unit along the way."

Among other things, an artillery company may be able to attract this Li Yunlong.

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"Hey, Brigadier Li, you have a lot of good things here."

Ding Wei looked at the fifty big mules that had been added, and although the corners of his mouth were drooling, his tone was full of yin and yang.

He also had this mule in the Xinyi regiment, which was left by Li Yunlong at the beginning, but after such a long battle and consumption, there are less than ten of them left. He has a deep understanding of how powerful these big mules are.

It is no exaggeration to say that if ten people can be equipped with one such big mule, then the combat effectiveness of the troops can be directly doubled, or even more than that.

This big mule has great mobility and load-bearing capacity. It is also adaptable to the battlefield, and it is also a damn easy feed. It is very suitable for the Eighth Route Army troops who are short of supplies. This makes him wonder whether this thing is right. Invented specifically for their mountain guerrilla warfare.

"When the battle is over, this will be returned to labor and management."

Li Yunlong stared angrily.

When this business is completed, he will have more than 300 big mules, and the military equipment can reach half a month's combat level. When the time comes, he will enter and exit the circle whenever he wants, just like his own home.

Let alone Ding Wei, even if it is...
However, Li Yunlong's tone trembled a little when he said this.

I don't know why, but when he heard the name 'Li Da Brigadier', especially the word Brigadier, he felt goosebumps all over his body, and even felt his legs were a little weak, and the back of his neck was slightly chilly.

"This is the brigade commander, why don't you support the brothers? Let the brothers be happy?"

Ding Wei said with a hippie smile.

"Go away, labor and capital are not enough."

Captain Li regretted it.

At the thought of being called Brigadier Commander, he felt like he never wanted to be a brigade commander in his life.

"Hahaha···"

Ding Wei laughed out loud.

Li Yunlong, how could he not know?How many troubles have you caused before?It wasn't the brigade commander who took care of that time, especially the incident of the army robbing food during the Long March. If the brigade commander hadn't tried his best to intercede with him, he might have been shot.

Still want to be brigade commander?
Do you have the guts?
"When you leave, bring me a few bags of this fine grain, it's okay."

Ding Wei walked up to the big mule and horse, his eyes lit up when he saw the bag of fine grains and canned meat on the horse's back.

Delicious, who doesn't like it.

However, Ding Wei is very forceful, he only needs fine grains, not canned meat.After all, this canned meat is much more valuable than refined grains.If he wants it, Li Yunlong will absolutely and definitely not give it.

"Row."

Li Yunlong directly agreed.

More than 100 tons of fine grains are in the warehouse. He is not stingy with this little thing.

Moreover, although Ding Wei's battle was a blockade, it was not easy. A regiment of devils, including a brigade of the Fifth Division, the two battalions of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, this time I am afraid they will Pay something.

The big battle is coming, and all he can do is to give his brothers some good food.

"Then I'll lead the troops to adapt to training for a few days first, and then I'll disappear from Chu Yunfei."

Ding Wei waved his hand and led the two battalions towards the mountains.

There were still nine days before Miyano Michiichi arrived in Jiao County, and there was plenty of time, so Ding Wei decided to take the troops for adaptive training for a period of time. The more prepared he was, the smaller the losses would be.

"alright."

Li Yunlong felt a little pity.

He still wanted to take Ding Wei and that Chu Yunfei for a while.

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"In front is the independent group."

A veteran of the Eighth Route Army tightened the [-] cover on his back and pointed to Yangcun, which was faintly visible in the distance: "Let's wait here for a while, and the people from the independent regiment should come to meet them soon."

"it is good."

Chu Yunfei nodded and looked in the direction of Yang Village in the distance.

As seen along the way, all the troops of the Eighth Route Army are directly stationed in the mountain village, and the whole is almost integrated into the village. As long as the opponent's troops do not wear military uniforms and come out for training, it is difficult for ordinary people to find out.

On the other hand, Fang Ligong just stared at the guns of these Eighth Route Army veterans.

They were escorted by a unit called the 773rd regiment, one of the few registered regiments in the government, and also an elite regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Along the way, he realized at this time that it seemed that there was also a problem with the [-] caps they carried on their backs.

It seems that the craftsmanship of the devil's gun is much better... But Fang Ligong is a little uncertain. After all, he has seen not many devils with three or eight big guns, so he can't judge accurately. Unlike the Czech style, one look at one look, one ear Once you hear it, you can accurately judge whether it is good or bad.

However, before he came and continued to observe, more than 30 cavalrymen came from a distance, all in gray military uniforms, still made of top-quality cotton fabrics, coupled with poor handwork, Fang Ligong's eyes twitched.

"Here, Chu Yunfei, commander of the [-]th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, this is his deputy official meritorious service."

The accompanying soldiers introduced to the cavalry from the independent regiment, then reined in their horses and turned back.

"Commander Chu, Adjutant Fang, please come to me, Commander and the others are waiting for you!"

The one who came to meet him was a company commander of the cavalry battalion, speaking in a gentle and polite way.

Seeing that the person who came was a company commander, Fang Ligong was a little angry. They have a regimental commander and a lieutenant, and their status is equal to that of the deputy regimental commander, so sending a company commander to greet them, isn't that a little too much?
This is already the resident of the Independence Regiment.

Shouldn't the leader or the political commissar come over?
However, his anger didn't last long, and he discovered that the more than 30 cavalrymen had a 1932-ring pistol at their waists, through the handle leaking out of the wooden box, and the long magazine under the smooth metal mirror. It can be judged that this group of people are all carrying the M[-] model of the original German factory.

That is to say, a twenty-shot bursting shell pistol.

A pistol with performance comparable to a submachine gun.

More than 30, this independent group is a bit rich.

Fang Ligong narrowed his eyes.

This kind of gun is a good gun, very suitable for the mobility of cavalry, but the problem is that it is not cheap, and it is more than [-]% more expensive than ordinary shelled guns. At first, the government wanted to buy it on a large scale, but it also retreated because of the price problem. In the end, it only purchased one small portion.

Also, the grenades around these people's waists seem to be...

At this time, he saw the four large grenades with prefabricated shrapnel casings in the cavalry company's waist.

Are all German-made M24 original goods?
Also, those machine guns seem to be the British Bren type, and the quality is top quality...

Fang Ligong's eyes froze.

It's British, German, and the quality of the original factory. Where did the Eighth Route Army import this kind of thing?From the looks of it, it seems that there are quite a few.

"Then I will trouble you to lead the way."

Chu Yunfei's tone was polite, and he didn't notice the expression of the adjutant behind him.

He didn't feel angry when a company commander came to greet him. After all, although he was a friendly army in name, the things he did on his side were indeed a little unkind, and it was normal for others to treat him like this.

It's already very good that he didn't directly shake his face.

　Rest tomorrow, another chapter tonight.

　　In the recent bottleneck period, the quality has declined, light spray...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)