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Chapter 279 Chapter 278, Being an Instructor Again, the Veteran Arrives
Including the lightly wounded, the guerrillas had 169 combat troops, all of whom were veterans who had participated in the battle.

The good news is that the 32 lightly wounded soldiers have now recovered from their injuries and are training with the new recruits to restore their physical strength.

The bad news is that the village is missing the transport squad, squad 7, artillery platoon and two deputy captains, so there are only 120 veterans left who can be mobilized.

The good news is that with the extension of training time, the 300 new recruits will soon complete their recruit training and will be incorporated into combat units by the end of the month.

Therefore, the purpose of Zhao Danian's meeting was actually to select the 80 veterans required by the headquarters. Because they had to complete the tasks given by the headquarters and could not delay the construction of the team. As for transferring 8 tons of the 7 tons of explosives originally given to the guerrillas? This was not a problem at all. After all, the guerrilla workshop was limited in size and could not use so much explosives.

What? Didn't Zhao Danian know about giving them semi-automatic weapons? He really didn't know, because the news was only between Minister Zhang and Li Yuexuan. After all, the output of semi-automatic weapons has stabilized now, and the existing products will be used by the surrounding troops first. When the main force of the guerrillas arrives, the newly made semi-automatic weapons will be used.

"We'll give you some more staff and a set of equipment, and you can expand the semi-automatic production capacity to ensure that you can produce 10 units a day! Let all comrades become familiar with semi-automatic production. After determining the specific role of the semi-automatic machine, we can consider whether to expand production!" These were Minister Zhang's original words.

But the next sentence of Minister Zhang was something that had been determined long ago: "We have said before that when more new grenade launchers are made, we will open another training class for you, and you will bring out a group of grenade launcher soldiers! Now, your training has basically been completed, and the afternoon time is free. So, how about getting ready and being an instructor again?"

"Is it the teaching of the new grenade launcher?" Li Yuexuan confirmed.

"It's the new grenade launcher training! Our production capacity is now enough to ensure that several regiments on the front line are fully equipped with new grenade launchers. And the ammunition supply can also keep up. It's time."

"In that case, I accept the organization's mission! That... you know the prerequisites for being a student, right?" Li Yuexuan asked.

"Those who can measure distances and are educated, preferably those who have fought in the battlefield and killed the devils!" Minister Zhang said with a smile, and continued: "They are all veterans transferred from the front-line troops... Oh, there are also four special students, you will teach them together! As for what is special? You will know when the time comes!"

"Well, the two comrades Jiang Daquan and Jiang Dazhong that I brought with me are now qualified grenade throwers, so I would like to apply to let them be my teaching assistants to assist me in teaching!" Li Yuexuan didn't want to be too tired and also wanted to improve the resumes of the two Jiang brothers, so he made this request.

"Agreed. Let them be your assistants and help you train grenade throwers! Be ready. You can start classes around the 15th! The location is in Huangjia Town in the north!" Minister Zhang said.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for the training class in Huangjia Town to start.

Because Li Yuexuan was busy with the arsenal in the morning, he only had time for training in the afternoon. At this time, the Jiang brothers came into play. They could lead these students in some physical training, such as push-ups, cross-country running, and simple distance measurement teaching.

On the afternoon of the 15th, when Li Yuexuan and Cai Xiaotian rode their war horses to the specially designated training ground in Huangjia Town, they saw the brothers Jiang Daquan and Jiang Dazhong lying on the ground doing push-ups. Behind them, there were 120 students, also lined up to do push-ups. Without anyone reminding him, Li Yuexuan immediately saw the four special students. That's right, they were the four female nurses from the field hospital. They were at the end of the team, doing push-ups one after another, and they were not much worse than the veterans in front.

"Okay, everyone stand up!" Li Yuexuan picked up the metal horn on the table and began his teaching work. This time, Li Yuexuan not only taught the students how to use the grenade launcher and trained them to shoot accurately, but also taught them some battlefield knowledge and even taught them how to maintain the grenade launcher.

Therefore, the study time for this period is about 10 days, depending on the quality of the students. These comrades will be the technical backbone of the Eighth Route Army in the future, responsible for the use and teaching of the new grenade launchers. After all, 300 grenade launchers can be made in a month, and they will soon be introduced into all combat units.

Even with the increase in production time, it is not difficult to have one grenade launcher per squad. Even though the Eighth Route Army has grown rapidly, from more than 5 people at the beginning to more than 27 people now, it can still guarantee the supply of troops. At most, the production capacity can be expanded and more arsenals can be added for production.

Actually, the main targets of the headquarters arsenal at this time are still the 129th Division and the 344th Brigade. After all, Beiyue District is also producing, and there will be several arsenals in Jiaodong in the future. For example, the fat man who is typing, his grandfather was a robber outside, and he is an old Zhangqiu blacksmith.

Time goes on, production goes on, and the battle goes on.

While Li Yuexuan was teaching, the guerrilla instructor Zhu Xingyu had already set out with his team. This time, the New 4st Regiment was the main force for transportation, and the guerrillas brought the main force of the first and second platoons, 4 cooks, 3 medical soldiers, and 8 veterans from 80 heavy machine gun squads, including the two precision shooters Wang Wu and Lan Hu, and finally gathered people.

Led by Zhu Xingyu, these 80 people marched with the 3rd Battalion of the New st Regiment towards the arsenal.

Time passed quietly, and just when the soldiers in the grenade launcher training class were finally able to conduct live-fire shooting training, Zhu Xingyu and his team traveled day and night to the headquarters arsenal.

On a sunny afternoon, the soldiers who had been separated from each other for three months finally reunited outside the narrow gap.

"Okay, give us the supplies you brought! Then, Comrade Zhu Xingyu, on behalf of the Beishan Guerrillas, come over and sign for these equipment. There are a total of 100 semi-automatic rifles, 400 magazines, and 1 rounds of ammunition. Please sign for them! By the way, Minister Zhang said that you don't need to hand in the weapons you brought. You can take them back to develop your own team!"

"What? Give us 100 semi-automatic rifles? Then our village has made a lot of semi-automatic rifles, right? Is our guerrilla army so wealthy?"

Just as Zhu Xingyu was signing the rifle, the guerrilla fighters below began to discuss in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)