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Chapter 311 Chapter 310, Machine Guns, Brigade Commander, Please Replenish Them
"Actually, this is not bad. Old Lu is still in charge of the heavy machine guns and follows the team headquarters. Externally, we are called the heavy machine gun company. In fact, there are only three heavy machine guns... Haha..." Xing Weiguo laughed as he spoke.

"Although this is a bit funny, think about it, when we first crossed the river to join the war of resistance, it was great for a company to have a heavy machine gun! So, we actually have nothing to complain about." Zhao Danian continued: "Although I really want all three companies to grow stronger, the troops are here and the equipment is also limited, so for the time being, we can only let the third company suffer."

"However, this situation is only temporary! There will be a war soon. After this war, as long as we can keep half of the recruits, we can immediately continue to recruit and expand. It will be very fast to fill three companies! After all, we have no shortage of rifles or semi-automatic rifles, but we lack light and heavy machine guns."

"The issue of light and heavy machine guns...Okay, I think we can report to the brigade headquarters! This time, we are the main force that came to Yuanzhen after all. The brigade commander can't just give us nothing, right? We don't want anything else, not even a rifle, but light and heavy machine guns. We can at least get some, right?" Xing Weiguo said.

"Well, this is possible. Let's file a report and ask!" Zhao Danian also agreed to this proposal. Although we are the ones who give away money, we still have to ask for what we deserve.

After the meeting, the next thing to do was to change people and expand the team. So, in the blink of an eye, Hu Lanzhou jumped from squad leader Hu to platoon leader Hu, which made his old comrades congratulate him.

Then, those who fought in Laiyuan Town before, the ammunition soldiers, transport soldiers, and cooks who used semi-automatic rifles to shoot the Japanese, except for the squad leader and the deputy squad leader, were all transferred from logistics to the combat squad, and from the first company and the mortar platoon to the second company. Well, the third company didn't score, so now we have to ensure the first and second companies.

After these veterans were assigned, new recruits were transferred in, adding fresh blood to the 1st Company's logistics support squad and the mortar platoon's transport squad and artillery squad.

It is worth mentioning that the four medical soldiers from the first company’s logistics support squad have now rejoined the team and are under the command of squad leader Chen Jue’an, making the guerrillas’ medical squad fully staffed again.

The first company was not at a disadvantage, at least the original two infantry platoons suddenly became three infantry platoons. The first platoon leader of the newly formed company was Hu Yanbao, the second platoon leader was Tian E, and the third platoon leader was Zou Ming.

Do you remember Zou Ming? He was the tough guy who rushed with a bayonet, the one who was pulled out by Li Yuexuan, and the one who found the anesthetic in the Japanese medical bag. Our old Zou has been the squad leader since then. Although he has no outstanding achievements, everyone can see his command ability and is willing to believe that he can be a good platoon leader.

Not only Zou Ming became a platoon leader, but Zhang Lu and his men were also squad leaders. For example, Bai Dabao was the third platoon leader in the second company, Hu Yanlong was the first platoon leader, and Chen Bingliang was the second platoon leader.

Except for Yun Chao who died, all the other members of the guerrillas are still fine, which is a comfort to Li Yuexuan.

After all, when he came to this world, he met them, and then they fought together to live and die together! From the bottom of his heart, he also hoped that these old comrades could live well and not sacrifice on the battlefield.

Thinking of those old comrades, Li Yuexuan had another Tianchuan by his side. As the former squad leader of squad 7, and the person whose marksmanship was second only to Li Yuexuan, he was appointed as the guard squad leader of the guerrillas.

Of course, this guard squad is in name only. Their actual duty is to fight with Li Yuexuan! No one has any objection to this. They all hope that Li Yuexuan can have enough soldiers around him and a grenade launcher. Everyone unanimously recognizes Li Yuexuan's marksmanship, Li Yuexuan's grenade launcher level, and even Li Yuexuan's level of using mortars! Such a person cannot be without people around him!
With him in the team, everyone still feels at ease, as if the East China Sea has found a stabilizing force!

Well, this is Li Yuexuan's position in the guerrillas, and everyone believes it. It took only one hour for the guerrillas to mobilize their organization. An hour later, Hu Lanzhou, Cui Xinlang and others rode on war horses and led 38 cavalrymen on the mountain road to guard the surrounding security work. On the other hand, Wang Zixian also led the artillery platoon and the transport team to complete the division from the first company to the team headquarters. Now, they are teaching the new recruits.

Because there were no new tasks, everyone was training in Xianwangzhuang to familiarize themselves with the new personnel organization. It is worth mentioning that the new recruits who were newly incorporated into the first company were still using the Type 38 rifle, and they had not yet been assigned to use semi-automatic rifles. New recruits who had not experienced combat were not qualified to use semi-automatic rifles.

Well, the cavalry reconnaissance platoon is an exception. Because among the 40 cavalrymen, 12 are original members of the vanguard squad, and the remaining 28 cavalrymen are not all rookies, so they also use semi-automatic.

During the training break, a convoy of vehicles arrived from the village where the headquarters was located, carrying a large number of supplies. Hu Lanzhou led the comrades of the cavalry reconnaissance platoon to escort them along the way.

When they arrived at the village and completed the handover, people returned the same way. Zhao Danian was very happy and quickly told everyone to stop training and come to get their things.

What did the brigade send? First, 300 sets of military uniforms, including cotton-padded jackets, cotton-padded trousers, and cotton-padded shoes, as well as warm cashmere sweaters and cashmere trousers seized from the Japanese, all complete sets. Second, all kinds of equipment, including the Japanese's lunch boxes, backpacks and other miscellaneous supplies, also standard for each of the 300 people to have one set.

Of course, these are all minor matters. The highlight is the newly cleaned light and heavy machine guns! ! That’s right, the light and heavy machine guns were sent to us by the brigade commander before Zhao Danian even finished writing his application report.

"Here, take a look at the list. Our brigade commander has replenished our supplies according to the standard of three companies in one battalion! And the brigade commander knows that we don't like the Type 21 light machine guns and the Type 6 heavy machine guns, so he directly replaced them for us! Haha, 27 Czech-style guns, plus the we have, it's exactly , which means each of our squads has one light machine gun!"

"There are also Type 8 heavy machine guns. We were given eight of them directly. They plan to have one machine gun per platoon! With our level, if a large group of Japanese invaders comes, I, Old Zhao, dare to fight a positional war with them!" Zhao Danian was holding the list and grinning proudly.

"No, this way, don't we have two more Type 92 heavy machine guns? Why don't you take the people from the brigade with them?" Xing Weiguo asked.

"Oh, that's not necessary. The comrades from the brigade headquarters just said that the comrades from the reinforcement team will be here soon. We can just give these two Type 92 heavy machine guns to them directly!" said Zhao Danian.

"That's good, but we don't have that many people!" Lu Xiaoran said with a headache as he looked at the Type 24 heavy machine gun that had been placed in the yard.

"The issue of manpower..." Zhao Danian felt a headache when he heard this. After all, the guerrillas had just completed their organization, and each person had his own position. Now there are suddenly so many people, it will be difficult to handle!

(End of this chapter)