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Chapter 461 Chapter 460, Yamamoto is coming?

The chief of staff left with his men, but the production plan was drawn up.

The specific production plan is very detailed, including the production of bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles, assault rifles, two models of the Qi Lali light machine gun, and other firearms, including the production of three calibers of artillery (grenade launchers, don't treat me as artillery!) and the production of various types of artillery shells, including the production of bazookas and rockets, including the production of grenades, including the production of directional mines, and so on and so forth...

Specific things are naturally handled by specific people. For example, Lao Zhu was responsible for the joint production of semi-automatic and assault rifles, and later the production of Qi Lali light machine guns was added.

As for bolt-action rifles, there are also dedicated personnel responsible for their production, and the same is true for the others.

Li Yuexuan was the one who took the lead in research and development, so after the successful development of the 120 heavy mortar, Minister Zhang also sent special personnel to produce them.

In fact, through the phenomenon, we can often see some essence! For example, the production of grenades, the headquarters arsenal started with large-scale production of grenades, military militia grenades were all produced in large quantities, and they wanted to make tens of thousands of them a day.

But what about now? The production of grenades has been reduced to the level of only producing 2000 military grenades a day. This is the headquarters arsenal, but grenades are no longer important! Of course, this is mainly because the second-tier arsenals such as the Naogou Arsenal have increased their grenade production capacity.

Another thing that Li Yuexuan also noticed was the bolt-action Type 7.92 cavalry rifle. Li Yuexuan had given up the 7.92 caliber for this rifle, but the headquarters arsenal had two calibers, one was 6.5mm and the other was mm, in order to adapt to the battlefield capture.

However, it is obvious that the production plan this time is for the 7.92mm carbine rifle, and the planned output has been greatly compressed.

The reason? Bald Chiang stopped giving us bullets, and the most captured bullets were the Japanese 6.5mm Arisaka rifle bullets, so we had to move closer to this side. As the technology gradually matured, the range and accuracy of the horse rifles also greatly improved. Within 400 meters, as long as you aim, you won't miss.

Of course, this doesn’t mean much, because with the mechanical aiming at a distance of 400 meters, even Li Yuexuan doesn’t dare to say that he can hit the target every time, so others can only guess blindly.

As for the artillery, Li Yuexuan also found some problems through the planned tasks. For example, this time, all the focus was on the production of 120mm heavy mortars, including how to dispatch equipment, how to dispatch workers and explosives, etc. Even the production of 82mm mortar shells was compressed by %, and the production plan of grenade launchers was directly cut in half.

This means that in the future, the Eighth Route Army will focus on building a 120-meter heavy mortar team, so that each regiment has the ability to fight against the Japanese army's mountain artillery. The purpose is naturally to accumulate strength and then launch a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese.

As for the compressed production capacity, it seems to have been reduced, and in fact it has been reduced, but in the second-line arsenal, the output has been increased! For the front-line troops, especially the small-scale guerrillas and the basic regiments, the 120 heavy mortar is out of reach, but the grenade launcher is necessary, and the 82 mortar can also be used when necessary!
Therefore, it is necessary to produce and replenish nearby, and directly produce grenades and grenade launchers nearby. As for the problem of reloading bullets? Which regiment does not have a few reloading machines? It is embarrassing to say hello to comrades! The regiment commander is not capable of taking our captured bullets, and he can't get the reloading machine, primer and propellant. Isn't this regiment commander in vain?

So in the base area, especially among the people, there is a secret that is not a secret. That is, there was a war here, and the Eighth Route Army cleaned up the battlefield. There will be some things left on the battlefield that cannot be found. As long as anyone can pick up bullet shells on the battlefield and hand over 10 shells to the Eighth Route Army, they can exchange them for a pound of dried sweet potatoes. In an era when half a bag of dried sweet potatoes can be exchanged for a young girl as a daughter-in-law, how tempting is this? Well, picking up leaks on the battlefield is actually a matter of luck. If you run into the devils, then it’s all over. It depends on how you choose. What if you pick up the mountain artillery shells and Type infantry artillery shells left by the devils? It’s best not to move, report it quickly, and let the organization bring people to deal with it!
Of course, rewards are indispensable. A reward starting from 10 kilograms of millet is enough!

Just when the chief of staff left and Li Yuexuan was about to do something big, the exchange group of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, who had hurried over, ended the exchange activities in a hurry and returned to their base without stopping, looking nervous. This scene was confusing and no one knew what was going on.

Then, news soon came that the Japanese had discovered that a large number of the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain had been transferred to fight against the Communists, and Commander Wei had also been transferred and placed under house arrest. They felt that this was an excellent opportunity, so they mobilized nearly 20 troops. After several months of secret mobilization and deployment, they finally launched an attack on Zhongtiao Mountain on May 5.

In this battle, the Japanese were well prepared and had sufficient troops. From the end of April to the beginning of May, they secretly mobilized 4 troops to participate in the direct attack and spread all kinds of rumors to cover up the deployment of the attack on Zhongtiao Mountain. Therefore, during the attack, the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain was caught off guard without any preparation.

Under such circumstances, how could the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army dare to engage in any exchange activities with the Eighth Route Army? They came and left in a hurry, fearing that the devils would take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out their few remaining territories.

"So, when did Captain Chu arrive? When did my Yamamoto special forces arrive? I thought Yamamoto was coming, but it turned out to be a waste of time." At the arsenal headquarters, Li Yuexuan, who saw the battle report from Minister Zhang, asked this question in his mind.

"Well, Minister Zhang, do we have any response? After all, the Japanese have mobilized so many troops to attack Zhongtiao Mountain. How should we respond?" Li Yuexuan asked.

"How else can we deal with it? Nothing!" Minister Zhang sighed and said, "Commander Wei has a close relationship with us. He also gave us a lot of ammunition and was the commander-in-chief of Zhongtiao Mountain. Now he is under house arrest, and some elite troops have been transferred away to attack our base, leaving Zhongtiao Mountain empty-handed and weak in defense. We can't win a battle like this, we can't win!"

"It's right that we can't win, as if it would be strange if they could win! It's a pity that we don't have enough troops and strength, otherwise we could take advantage of this opportunity to directly capture the entire Pingliao Avenue! There are only a few county towns, and if we capture them, the Japanese will have no way to stop us!" said Li Yuexuan.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry! Just make the mortars steadily now, and make more! When each of our regiments has two heavy mortars, when each squad has a grenade launcher and light machine gun, when our 30 main forces are well-trained, it will be time for us to attack the artillery towers and capture the strongholds!" Minister Zhang said in a consoling tone.

"I understand. We are now accumulating strength before punching. The more strength we accumulate, the harder the punch will be!" said Li Yuexuan.

"Well, actually we are not doing nothing. In order to delay the enemy's attack, we are also planning to launch a raid in the southern Hebei area. Look, your train axle will be here soon!" Minister Zhang said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)