Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 262 Chapter 261, Come and Go
No matter how Li Yunlong in the TV series ridiculed the 772nd Regiment, it cannot be denied that the 772nd Regiment was the best regiment during the War of Resistance! At the same time, the 772nd Regiment was also the one with the greatest sacrifices.

Moreover, in a sense, whether it is the current new regiment commander Li Yunlong, or the captains and platoon leaders of the guerrillas, they all came from the 772nd Regiment, which is an old unit.

So, after Li Yuexuan's proposal, everyone unanimously decided to take out the best things to entertain the comrades in the old army! What good things? The rice seized from the devils, let's steam some rice first, is that okay? And the animals that were killed by stray bullets during the battle today have been skinned and bled, and they will be ready to eat in the evening!
So, the soldiers who had just cleaned up the battlefield washed themselves in the river near the village, washed their clothes, and then joined the team to help with cooking.

It must be said that Liangjia Village was extremely rich at that time! Not to mention the 800 bags of rice that Li Yunlong sent the day before yesterday, the rice seized today alone was enough for everyone to eat for several days. In addition to the livestock accidentally injured in the battle... In short, when the comrades of the 772nd Regiment arrived at Liangjia Village sweating all over, what awaited them was crystal clear rice and a big pot of fragrant stewed meat.

Li Yuexuan was not familiar with the comrades of the 772nd Regiment, so he did not join Zhao Danian and his team tonight. Instead, he took the soldiers of the 7th Squad of the Artillery Platoon and the Vanguard Squad to set up a guard post on the Mantou Mountain in the west to protect the safety of the village.

In fact, the village was not as bustling as everyone imagined. In addition to the hot weather, many mosquitoes and flies, there were only soldiers eating quietly. In the Liang Family Courtyard, a battalion of pure Japanese equipment, including ammunition boxes, belts, and backpacks carried by individual soldiers, was handed over by Li Yunlong to the leaders of the 772nd Regiment.

Then, in the east wing, Zhao Danian and Li Yunlong handed the canvas bag containing the decoding book and other materials to the political commissar of the 772nd Regiment.

Finally, when the 772nd Regiment left the village, the draft horses captured today were roped up again and used to pull the four Type 4 mountain guns. The horse-drawn carriages captured from the Japanese were also loaded with various shells and bullets and marched with the team. As for the dismantled Type infantry guns, they were also carried on the soldiers' backs and not installed.

In short, the guerrillas, the New 4st Regiment, the 4st Company, and the Independent Regiment were busy with the captured spoils over the past few days, allowing the brigade's artillery battalion to add four Type 2 mountain guns, four Type 500 infantry guns (two of which were given to the independent detachment), more than 1200 mountain artillery shells, and more than Type infantry gun shells.

Then, soon, a battalion of comrades from the independent detachment will be equipped with all Japanese equipment. After returning to Liangjia Village, Lao Kong's independent regiment will also be equipped with a large number of Japanese equipment, and it is even possible that the entire regiment will be equipped with Japanese equipment. Of course, the new regiment also gained a lot!
Not to mention that Li Yunlong equipped all members of the New 1st Regiment with Japanese equipment, the bullets he hid alone would be enough to last for a long time.

As for the guerrillas and the first company, the guerrillas received a full set of Japanese equipment, and the first company also received the same equipment. But behind the scenes, the guerrillas did not miss out on the odds and ends! For example, the guerrillas kept all the canned food they captured, isn't that too much? For example, the guerrillas kept half of the Japanese medical kits, isn't that too much?

There were also 30 war horses, 12 donkeys, and 16 mules left after Zhao Danian picked and chose. Although these large animals ate a lot, they were definitely treasures in this era. Especially the war horses, 30 war horses, plus the original 5 war horses, that's 35 war horses! After training the guerrillas, they can form a cavalry platoon!
In addition, most of the binoculars carried by the Japanese officers and the watches worn on their wrists also became the guerrillas' spoils of war.

In short, after these few days of fighting, although the team suffered some casualties, they killed many enemies and seized rich spoils. They not only hit the Japanese raids, but also protected the safety of the people. It was worth it!

The next day, early in the morning, at the cemetery east of the village, the soldiers stood solemnly, and next to some newly dug graves were coffins. After burying the Japanese and sending off the 772nd Regiment, it was finally time to bury their own comrades who had died!

Because no one could guarantee that the Japanese would not come to bomb, no civilians were present to watch the ceremony. After a brief moment of silence, the coffin was placed in the grave, and dozens of graves were added to the hilltop.

"Remember, these are our comrades, comrades who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the nation and the independence of the country. They are heroes of our nation!" said Zhao Danian, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Don't worry, Captain. No matter what happens to us in the future, we will never forget Liangjia Village, where our comrades are buried! Moreover, with so many Japanese devils buried with their comrades, I don't think our comrades will feel lonely! They are in the underworld, and they can catch a few Japanese devils to fight with for fun when they have nothing to do!" Xing Weiguo said.

"Okay, let's go back to the village. Take a day off today and pay attention to air defense!" Zhao Danian looked at the new graves of his comrades again and led everyone back to the village.

In the east wing of the Liang Family Courtyard, the guerrilla cadres sat together to discuss the next development. Everyone was clear about the current situation. The guerrillas had more equipment and ammunition than they could use up, but they were short of people. Moreover, after the casualties in the battles over the past few days, the guerrillas still had 137 people who could fight, and 54 people were killed or wounded.

But the good news is that of the 54 casualties, 32 were lightly wounded and could recover and continue fighting! Therefore, the total number of guerrilla fighters is still 169.

Of course, these wounded still need to recuperate in peace. It will take at least three months for them to recover to their peak combat effectiveness, so there is no need to consider it for the time being.

"So, how should our guerrillas develop next? Let's express our opinions and study it together!" Zhao Danian, who was at the head of the square table, holding a small notebook, spoke first.

"Then let me speak first!" Seeing that no one said anything, Zhu Xingyu spoke up, "We are a small guerrilla team, so we don't need much. After keeping enough for our own development, we can hand over the rest to the organization without any problems! In addition, we also have the Ordnance Workshop as a production unit, so we can be self-sufficient in equipment."

"My suggestion is: continue to recruit soldiers and expand our strength to the size of a reinforced company or a battalion! We have enough weapons and ammunition, so it's time to expand our forces! Moreover, our soldiers have gone through these series of battles, and even the replenishment platoon... oh, now it's the mortar platoon, and even the mortar platoon and the guards platoon have joined the battle! What does this mean? This means we are not short of veterans!"

(End of this chapter)