Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 356 Chapter 355, We must support you

April is not a season of harvest, but a season when all things revive and grow faster!

At this time, the weather is getting warmer, flowers are blooming, and migratory birds are returning north. This is the time of year when hope comes! As the saying goes, a year's plan begins in spring, and this is exactly what is meant by this season.

It was during this time full of hope that Li Yuexuan finally stopped staying in the ordnance workshop every day and turned to the special forces training ground.

"Tianchuan, these are the results of our work over the past month, a total of 9 assault rifles. Now I'm handing them over to you, the special training team. Try to ensure that every soldier has 20 rounds of live-fire shooting." With a wave of his hand, Li Yuexuan handed over the 9 assault rifles that he had worked hard for a month to Tianchuan.

"Yes, captain, I will ensure that the mission is completed!" Tianchuan happily accepted the task.

"By the way, after you finish the adaptation training for the new guns, let's end the second phase of training." While Li Yuexuan was speaking, he glanced at the 52 soldiers and said, "I'll give you three days to determine the final organization and then report the list to me!"

"Yes, captain, I will give you a list!" After saying this, Tianchuan frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about how to determine the final candidates.

Li Yuexuan did not say anything more, but led the special service team soldiers and walked eastward along the path at the edge of the shooting range. Along the way, he also picked some unknown wild flowers and held them in his hands.

To the east of the shooting range is where the fallen comrades are buried. Small tombstones stand in front of the grass-covered graves, and there are traces of paper burning in front of the tombstones.

"Comrades, I'm here to see you!" Li Yuexuan placed the wild flowers on the altar, and then said to the tombstones: "I haven't seen you for a long time, not even during the Qingming Festival. I don't know if you are doing well over there?"

"Comrades, our guerrillas are now strong and powerful! Just now, the newly manufactured assault rifles were equipped to the special forces. Our weapons are even more powerful!"

"Alas... I don't know what to say, I can only present you with some wild flowers I picked on the road!" Li Yuexuan finished speaking, bowed deeply to the soldiers, and then returned to the village...

In April, the temperature was already very high, so the soldiers had already taken off their cotton-padded clothes and changed into light single clothes. At the headquarters of the first division, Commander Qin held the documents in his hand and compared the contents of the documents one by one.

"9000 militia grenades, 1000 military grenades, 500 rounds of grenade launchers, 200 Type 50 rifles, 50 semi-automatic rifles, grenade launchers, are you sure?"

"Report, confirmed, everything has been counted, not a single one is missing!"

"Haha, great, great, we've been supporting for so long, and finally another batch of weapons and ammunition has arrived!" Commander Qin was very happy.

"By the way, we can't treat the guerrillas badly for the equipment and supplies they gave us! Pig iron, copper plates, explosives, rails... all the supplies we can find, all should be sent to them! And food, this is the time when there is a shortage of food, send them another 2000 kilograms of wheat, 1000 kilograms of beans, and 8000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes!" "Tell the comrades, it doesn't matter if we go hungry, but we can't let the guerrillas and the arsenal down, this is related to our combat effectiveness! So many good things have been sent at once, we can't let them work in vain! By the way, have you sent us one or two Type light machine guns?"

"Yes, Commander, we have all the supplies ready, there will be no problem! As for the light machine gun you mentioned, the guerrillas said that nine of them just came off the production line, and they are not enough for their own use!"

"What? Why isn't it enough? Never mind. We'll get the equipment sooner or later! Oh, call the guerrillas and tell them there's news from the headquarters..."

"Yes……"

Outside the office of the headquarters arsenal, Minister Zhang stood on the stone steps in front of the door, looked at the 46 technical workers who were called here, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Minister, we are all ready!" At this time, a representative of the technical workers stood up and said.

When Minister Zhang heard what Lei Yan said, he walked up to him very easily and put a canvas bag in Lei Yan's hand: "Take this and hand it over to Comrade You Falcon in person!"

"This time you will follow the transport team of the headquarters and head north under the protection of the 129th Division Cavalry Regiment, returning to Liangjia Village. Your mission is to lead these skilled workers to participate in the production of new light machine guns. Oh, by the way, the new light machine gun is called an assault rifle, you have to remember this!"

Minister Zhang sighed and said, "You have been with that little guy for a long time. It will be easy to start the work this time. By the way, when you go, tell me that I miss him and ask him to bring the team here when he has time. And the most important thing is to do whatever ideas you have, don't hide them!"

"Alas, this is the reason why our arsenal has only been producing the Czech-style light machine gun for more than two months, and he sent us a better assault rifle. This has made us very confused. This light machine gun is good, and the assault rifle is also very good. We don't want to give up! So why don't you just take the equipment and turn Liangjia Village into a place specializing in the production of assault rifles!"

Minister Zhang complained about the headquarters' dilemma and helplessness, and then waved his hand to let Lei Yan and his men leave. This time, the headquarters directly transferred several pieces of equipment obtained from Jiaodong to Liangjia Village in the north, and assigned 46 experienced technical workers to increase the productivity of assault rifles.

After the troops left, Minister Zhang returned to the house and looked up to see the guns hung on the wall: Type 81 Carabiner, Type 81 semi-automatic, Type 81 shotgun, Type 81 assault rifle, Type 81 double-barreled shotgun, and even a Type 81 grenade launcher.

"Peregrine is a good comrade, but it's a pity that he always wants to go to war and kill the Japanese with his own hands! But you probably don't know that the weapons you have tinkered with are no less helpful to us than the two main regiments! But it doesn't matter, I, Old Zhang, also want to kill the Japanese with my own hands!" There seemed to be a little person muttering silently in Minister Zhang's mind.

"Ha, I hope that in a few months, the main force of Division 1 will be equipped with assault rifles! This time we sent them so much steel, knives, and drills, it's enough for them to use!"

After Minister Zhang finished speaking, he glanced at the list stub in his hand and smiled with satisfaction. As the person in charge of logistics, Minister Zhang knew that the Eighth Route Army still had some ways to get materials. For example, the gun springs on the list were purchased from secret channels. Of course, it required real money to spend.

(End of this chapter)