Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2671 Plenty of ammunition!

Tang Jiujiu found a small notebook for keeping accounts, which she used to check the supplies yesterday.

She flipped through a few pages and counted on an abacus. After a moment, she replied, "Except for all the equipment, the Japanese still have 2,156 Type 38 rifles, and 300 of them have been transported to Phoenix City for modification and have not been brought back yet.

The remaining Type 38 rifles are still in the warehouse. But I heard from the warehouse manager that some of them were damaged and were not picked out. So roughly speaking, there are about 1,500 Type 38 rifles that can be used immediately.

There were more than 200,000 rounds of Type 38 rifle bullets in stock, 3,000 of which were also shipped to the Phoenix Arsenal. The remaining bullets were all in the warehouse.

The Japanese still had thirty broken Type 99 light machine guns in stock, and none of them were usable.

Naturally, about 100,000 rounds.

The Japanese have twenty heavy machine guns in stock, all of which are usable, and about 30,000 rounds of ammunition.

In addition, there were more than a thousand old rifles of various types, both usable and unusable, mixed together, and I felt that they were not used, so I did not make a detailed count. But there were about 70,000 to 80,000 rounds of ammunition.

In addition, there are twenty boxes of explosives and two tons of high explosives that Chun Jianghong and Old Man Shi, who sells fireworks, had just recently produced.

The old man Shi who sells fireworks said that there is too little saltpeter, otherwise he could at least increase the output to five tons. "

Duanwu sighed at this time, because it was true that the Japanese first implemented blockade and then control, which seriously affected development.

Moreover, saltpeter is not produced everywhere. At least in the Northeast, the output is extremely low.

Therefore, if Duanwu wants to get more saltpeter, he needs to find another way.

Finally, the issue that Duanwu is most concerned about is the grenade.

But the result disappointed him. Although the anti-Japanese brigade captured a lot of grenades, they also used a lot of them. Almost every battle consumed a large number of grenades, which led to a serious shortage of grenades.

There were roughly three hundred boxes, containing more than a thousand grenades.

Of course, the main force still carried grenades.

But the grenades in stock were not enough for each recruit to have one.

What's more, Duanwu cannot waste such precious resources on new recruits.

So at this time, the Anti-Japanese Brigade faced many difficulties, and it was not easy to win this battle.

The only thing to be thankful for was that they still had enough bullets to support them in finishing the battle.

If Markov's weapons and ammunition could be transported here before the war, the pressure of the operation would be greatly reduced.

But the most important issue is intelligence. If he can obtain accurate intelligence, the Japanese's plan of encirclement on all sides may not be implemented. Duanwu will choose to break through one point first, making the Japanese's iron wall encirclement plan bankrupt.

So Duanwu told Tang Jiujiu that she didn't need to work so hard and just let those bad debts continue to rot.

Then Duanwu hurried away and went to the meeting room.

At this time, Ma Hu, Jiang Li, and Duyanlong were already in the conference room, waiting for Duanwu.

As soon as they saw Duanwu come in, they stood up immediately.

Duanwu motioned for them to sit down, and then said directly: "The war is imminent, and we now know that the Japanese have an iron wall encirclement plan. The specific content is unknown, but the number of people is 30,000 or more.

So the most urgent thing is that we need accurate information, and you can express your opinions first."

Ma Hu thought about it and was the first to speak:

"Captain, I am a rough man and I don't know much about war. But I think we should send more people out to investigate.

Not only do we need to keep close surveillance on the periphery of our defense line, but we also need to try to infiltrate the Japanese's rear and obtain first-hand intelligence.

At the same time, we can also mobilize the brothers in the team to see what information their families have.

Sometimes, there is strength in numbers. With so many people in our team, there must be someone who knows something."

But at this time Jiang Li shook his head and said: "Captain Ma's method is not feasible. It is true that there is strength in numbers and it is easier to obtain intelligence, but we are also easily misled by the enemy.

Because so many people are looking for information about the Japanese, the Japanese will definitely notice it. Then they will release false information to mislead us, and ordinary people who have not received professional training will not be able to tell the difference at all. "

Ma Hu remained silent because he also felt that what Jiang Li said made some sense.

However, at this time, Jiang Li continued, "I think we should strengthen the interception of radio. Although the Japanese's communications are encrypted, we have seized some of their code books before. We can try to decipher them. In this way, we can easily obtain enemy intelligence without spending a lot of manpower."

After Jiang Li expressed his views, the one-eyed dragon laughed and said:

"I think what Brother Ma and Miss Jiang said are both correct. They each have their own reasons.

Brother Ma said that sending more people to investigate is the right approach.

Miss Jiang's suggestion to start with the Japanese telegrams is also a good idea."

At this point, the one-eyed dragon paused, then continued, "But I think we can be more direct. Send me and my brothers out to Songyuan to do something big and catch a few tongues. Then we will have all the intelligence. It's simple and direct, and very efficient!"

After the three people finished speaking, they all looked at the three people together.

Although what the three people said have their own merits, they are all feasible solutions.

So Duanwu made a summary and said:

“Everyone’s ideas are good, each has its own merits, and they all make sense.

To tell you the truth, when it comes to smashing the Japanese's raid, I'm not worried that we will lose. I'm only worried about how big or small our casualties will be.

And you can rest assured about the weapons and ammunition, we have enough to finish this war.

What is most lacking now is intelligence.

If we had enough intelligence, we could greatly reduce the casualties.

Now, let me divide the work.

Ma Hu, you are responsible for strengthening reconnaissance. Brainstorming is also a way, but you can't cast a large net, which is easy to be exposed. You can find some brothers who want to be a channel and chat with them alone.

Of course, we won't let others take risks for us in vain. I will pay them intelligence fees according to the value of the intelligence.

Jiang Li, you are responsible for radio interception and technical cracking, but I don't have the relevant talents to assign to you. You can choose who to join the entire anti-Japanese brigade, and then just report to me when the time comes.

As for One-eyed Dragon, there is a mission for you to do right now. Send some smart brothers to the direction of Laoyeling to see if the road to Laoyeling is still open.

If the road is blocked, we need to find out the approximate number of enemies, their firepower ratio, etc.!"

At this point, the task was completed, and Duanwu said directly: "The meeting is adjourned now!"

(End of this chapter)