Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Hey, hey, hey, battalion commander, I haven't tried it yet." Tian Xiaoqi became anxious when he saw this, as he had been promised that he could also try the gun.

Monk Wei on the side also looked at Li Jin.

"Haha, I almost forgot about you two. Political Commissar, do you want to try a few shots too?!" Li Jin laughed twice and looked at Zhao Gang.

"Okay." Zhao Gang agreed immediately. In fact, he also wanted to fire two shots to see if the gun was really as good as Li Yunlong said.

"Then let the political commissar go first." Li Jin handed the gun to Zhao Gang.

"Yeah." Zhao Gang took the gun, loaded it directly, then adjusted his posture and began to aim at the target not far away.

Bang bang bang…

Zhao Gang fired three shots in a row, all of which hit the target. The bullet holes were very concentrated, which showed that his marksmanship was indeed very good.

"Good gun, it's lighter than the Hanyang and Zhongzheng rifles." Zhao Gang praised, looking at the gun carefully.

"Of course. Although it is a little lighter, the accuracy is just as good." Li Jin responded.

"Does this gun have a name?!" Zhao Gang asked.

"Yes, I haven't asked what this gun is called. If it doesn't have a name, Old Li will give it one." Li Yunlong spoke immediately, looking eager to try.

"It hasn't been named yet. I plan to ask the leader to choose one." Li Jin smiled.

"Oh, it's just a name. There's no need to alert the leader. If I were you, I would call it the Japs-killing Magic Gun." Li Yunlong immediately said a name.

This made Zhao Gang very upset. The name Li Yunlong seemed like a joke.

"It would be better to let the leaders name this gun. After all, it is a gun we made ourselves, so it would be better for the leaders to name it!" Zhao Gang also agreed with what Li Jin said.

"Okay, Li Jin, if you make a new gun in the future, give me a chance to name it." Li Yunlong said.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Li Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Then he asked Tian Xiaoqi and Monk Wei to try the gun, and both of them loved it.

"Monk, your shooting skills have become much more accurate." Li Jin praised. Compared with before, Monk Wei's shooting skills have improved by more than one level.

"It's because the regiment commander gave me a lot of bullets, so I fired a lot of live ammunition. If my marksmanship still can't improve, I'll be sorry for the bullets the regiment commander gave me." Monk Wei responded with a smile.

The bullets he used to train his marksmanship were far more than those of an ordinary soldier. If he couldn't improve after firing a lot of bullets, he would be too ashamed to see the regiment commander.

"Well, protect the captain well!" Li Jin nodded and patted Monk Wei on the shoulder.

Shanmaozi has been dealt with by Monk Wei, so there will be no plot in which Monk Wei is killed by bandits. This is good news.

Of course, even if Shanmaozi had not been killed, Monk Wei would not have been able to go and deliver the letter. After all, the New 1st Regiment already had a radio station and could easily contact the brigade headquarters.

"Don't worry, Captain Li. I will definitely protect the regiment commander." Monk Wei made the promise.

"By the way, Commander, when you train soldiers in the snow, don't spend too much time, otherwise the soldiers are likely to suffer from snow blindness and lose their combat effectiveness, which will have a great impact." Li Jin couldn't help but remind them.

The Xinyi Regiment will definitely not stop training just because of the snow, so it’s better to give them a reminder.

"Don't worry, I know this better than you. After all, I am someone who has crossed the grassland." Li Yunlong responded.

.........

Half an hour later, Li Jin and Tian Xiaoqi continued on their journey.

It was not until around four o'clock in the afternoon, when Li Jin and his men arrived five or six miles away from the brigade headquarters, that he asked someone to send a telegram to the commander-in-chief.

After waiting for a while, Li Jin continued his journey only when the leader replied to the telegram.

.........

Brigade headquarters, conference room.

The chief and the political commissar are reviewing documents.

"So far, there is no shortage of clothing in any of the troops this year, and our supplies are still sufficient," said the political commissar with emotion.

Li Jin used much of the money he got to buy supplies, especially clothing. In the past, many soldiers in their army had to suffer from the cold when winter came.

The situation is much better now. No soldier in the entire army is suffering from the cold.

"Well, that's good." The leader also nodded.

The army is now developing better and better. The soldiers have almost no shortage of food and drink. As for ammunition, although there is still a shortage, it is much better than before.

At this time, a telegraph operator hurried in.

"Commander, we received a telegram from above saying that the Japanese have transferred the Osaka Division to Shanxi." The telegraph operator announced the content.

"Osaka Division?! Why does this division sound familiar to me?!" The commander couldn't help but frown and began to recall the information related to this division.

"Commander, the soldiers of the Osaka Division seem to be composed of a bunch of businessmen. They came to China and didn't hurt the common people. Instead, they were keen on doing business with the common people.

It is said that some soldiers even sold their guns. "The political commissar told the division's information.

"I remember now, that's indeed the case." The commander nodded. He didn't have a good impression of the Japs, but this Japs division was okay.

He thinks it's okay as long as it doesn't harm ordinary people.

"I heard that during the Battle of Xuzhou, the Osaka Division was ordered to encircle Commander Li's troops. As a result, instead of encircling them, they watched helplessly as the Nationalist troops passed by them.
If it had been any other Japanese division, Commander Li and his men would have been in trouble." The political commissar continued.

Given the situation at that time, if the Osaka Division really attacked Commander Li and his men, they would inevitably hold Commander Li back. By then, when other Japanese soldiers arrived, Commander Li and his men would probably suffer heavy casualties.

"Well, generally speaking, the Osaka Division is not that bad. As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke us, it's not impossible to let them go." The commander nodded.

Judging from the performance of the Osaka Division, this division is not composed of brainwashed soldiers. They will not fight to the death for the glory of the empire.

"Some people say that the Osaka Division did not take action because the combat effectiveness of this unit was not very good. I don't know if it is true." The political commissar touched his chin, a little doubtful.

"This is not necessarily true. The enemy's combat effectiveness is not necessarily weak. They just don't fight. If a real fight breaks out, I'm afraid they will be more powerful than many Japanese divisions." The leader naturally did not believe this news.

He didn't think that a Japanese division that could be mobilized to China would have weak combat effectiveness.

"It seems that it is better not to provoke them. Of course, we still need to let the intelligence personnel keep a close eye on this division.

It would be bad if we only knew the surface. "After hearing this, the political commissar felt that he should be on guard against the other party to avoid suffering a big loss in the future.

"Of course. After all, the other party is a division." The commander had no intention of ignoring the other party.

"Send a telegram to the several regiments and the special operations battalion, telling them that the Japanese have transferred a division to Shanxi, and ask them to be more cautious." The leader gave the order to the telegraph operator. "Yes!" Just as the telegraph operator was about to turn around and leave, another telegraph operator ran in.

"Captain Li sent a telegram saying that he is less than five miles away from the brigade headquarters." said the telegraph operator.

"Li Jin?! Why did this kid come here without saying a word?" The leader was stunned.

"Also, judging from the time, he probably just returned to the base and rushed here the next day." The political commissar also said.

After all, it had not been long since Li Jin went back, but he came back again. He must have just arrived at the base and set off immediately the next day.

"Just reply to him and tell him you understand." The leader instructed the telegraph operator.

"Commander, since Captain Li is here, do I need to send him a telegram to notify him?!" the telegraph operator asked.

"No need." The leader responded. Since Li Jin was already here, there was no need to waste time sending a telegram. He could just talk to Li Jin directly later.

"Yes!" The two telegraph operators left the meeting room together.

"Commander, do you think Li Jin has come here in such a hurry because something big has happened?!" The political commissar was a little confused.

"It's not certain that something big will happen, but I think this kid may give us a surprise, otherwise, he should have told us before he left." The leader smiled. He knew Li Jin quite well.

If something really happened, such as something related to troop movements, Li Jin would not need to come in person, just send a telegram.

"Surprise?! What surprise will Li Jin prepare?!" The political commissar was also a little curious.

"That's not very clear." The chief shook his head. He couldn't guess what Li Jin was going to do.

"Is he going to come up with something good again?! Speaking of which, the intercom that Li Jin made before,

I think we can use this walkie-talkie now, after all, the army has become stronger.
If anything unexpected happens, just have someone destroy the intercom immediately." The political commissar suggested.

He was still obsessed with the walkie-talkie that Li Jin had made.

If it can be equipped to the troops, it will make the troops more mobile because it can save a lot of time in conveying orders.

"What you said makes sense. When Li Jin comes, I will ask him to give me the production drawings of the walkie-talkie and let the arsenal try to make this walkie-talkie." Upon hearing this, the leader also agreed.

"Well, when the time comes, this walkie-talkie will be distributed first to troops with stronger combat effectiveness, so there won't be any accidents.
For example, the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment are relatively strong in combat effectiveness, and we will talk about the other regiments later. "The political commissar continued.

"Okay, let's do it." The leader responded.

"Speaking of which, the 771st and 772nd Regiments, the two established regiments, are not as well developed as the New 1st and Independent Regiments.
Their number has only doubled, reaching just 3,000 people, and the independent regiment now has 4,000 people. "The political commissar was a little dissatisfied with the development of the two regiments.

"They are developing relatively slowly. They had some concerns before, but they will speed up later," said the leader.

When the two regiments were developing, the New First Regiment and the Independent Regiment had already developed ahead of time.

Especially the New First Regiment. When Li Jin was still in the New First Regiment, he made the New First Regiment develop rapidly.

"That's true." The political commissar also knew that this matter could not be rushed.

As the two were chatting, they heard footsteps outside.

Li Jin walked in.

"Chief, Political Commissar!" Li Jinchao saluted the two men.

"Hurry up and sit down." The leader gestured.

"Yes." Li Jin sat down.

"You rushed here as soon as you got back, what happened?!" As the chief spoke, his eyes fell on the object that Li Jin was carrying, which was long and wrapped in cloth. It looked like a gun.

He felt that Li Jin's rush to come here was most likely related to this!
"Commander, I'm here to tell you a good news. I have developed a new gun, and its performance is much better than the Japanese's guns." Li Jin explained.

"It's impossible that the new gun you mentioned was made based on the blueprint I gave you before?!" the leader asked.

"Of course not." Li Jin took the package and put it on the table. He unwrapped the cloth, revealing two rifles.

Seeing this, the chief and the political commissar each picked up a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and began to inspect it.

"This gun has a detachable magazine. Could it be a machine gun?!" The political commissar was a little curious, but he didn't think it was a machine gun.

However, the rifles they are using now do not have detachable magazines for loading.

"It's not a machine gun, but it's still a rifle. Its effective range..." Li Jin briefly explained its advantages.

The leaders and political commissar's eyes lit up when they heard this.

"Are you sure this gun is as good as you say?!" The leader stood up, pulled the bolt to load the gun, and aimed outside.

"Commander, it's absolutely true. This gun is really that good. If you don't believe it, you can go and try the gun. If it's different from what I said, you can beat me." Li Jin promised solemnly.

"That's exactly what I meant." The leader decisively agreed with what Li Jin said.

Then several people left the meeting room and went to the shooting range, where Li Jin personally gave it to the leader.

Bang bang bang…

The leader fired his machine gun continuously, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Good gun! It is indeed a good gun!" the leader praised.

"You are really good, not only did you come up with new grenades and armor-piercing bullets, you even made a new gun.

By the way, the bullets of this gun seem to be smaller, right?!" The chief continued, he knew a lot about gun bullets.

For example, the bullets of the Hanyang and Zhongzheng types, although the two bullets are the same size, they have different bullet heads, one is a round bullet head and the other is a pointed bullet head.

"Yes, the Zhongzheng uses 7.92mm bullets, but this rifle uses 7.62mm bullets. They are indeed smaller, but still very powerful." Li Jin replied.

Although the bullets of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle are not universal, the gun is good.

"If this bullet is not universal, it will be a bit troublesome to use." The political commissar also spoke at this time.

If the bullets of this gun were universal, it would be more valuable.

"It's already very good. We can't expect too much. The performance of this gun is much better than the guns we are using now." The leader was very satisfied with the gun.

If it can be equipped to the troops in large quantities, it would be a good thing. At least it can improve the combat effectiveness of their troops to a higher level.

(End of this chapter)