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Chapter 558 Chapter 557, Eighth Route Army Needs Time

Unconsciously, the Eighth Route Army has grown to be very strong. Although its overall strength is not as good as the Japanese and puppet troops in North China, it should not be underestimated!

In Li Yuexuan's opinion, the Eighth Route Army has no shortage of military geniuses, iron-blooded warriors with strong wills, or agile and flexible commanders... What the Eighth Route Army lacks is weapons, good enough weapons!
A deputy commander who is capable of defeating world-famous generals, with a group of talented generals under him, and a group of veterans of the Long March who have experienced hundreds or thousands of battles as the backbone, how strong will such a team be in terms of organizational ability, execution ability, etc.? Now, the Eighth Route Army has its own weapons production system, and also has the ability to produce bullets and shells, although the efficiency is very low, it is still sufficient.

This biggest shortcoming has been made up, and the strength of the Eighth Route Army has also improved! Of course, the Eighth Route Army still needs time to develop, produce weapons and ammunition, and train artillery and troops.

Therefore, even though the Japanese suffered a great loss in southeastern Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army did not think about counterattacks or anything, but just wanted to maintain the current status. It is not that the Eighth Route Army did not have an aggressive mentality, because the Eighth Route Army placed its aggressive direction in the south of Taiyue District, in Central China, in Jiaodong, and in northern Henan... In short, the Eighth Route Army was aggressive, but southeastern Shanxi had to maintain a balance for the time being.

If the Eighth Route Army is given another year, according to the current comprehensive production capacity of all arsenals in southeastern Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army will have 2000 more 120mm heavy mortars, 4000 more 82 mortars, 5000 more Qi Lali light machine guns, 7000 assault rifles, more than 3 semi-automatic rifles, and more than 8 Type rifles...

With these weapons, there should be no problem in equipping an army of 15 people, right?
This is just the southeastern part of Shanxi. If we include the production capacity of the newly added machinery and equipment production lines in Jinchaji, Jiaodong, Central China, and northern Shaanxi, the production capacity will be even greater...

Therefore, although this year will be difficult, it is also a year of turning point, a year to accumulate strength and before breaking out of the cocoon and ascending, and a year in which the devil can finally jump around.

At the foot of the barren mountain outside Changle Village, a huge earth pit had been dug by the soldiers. Then, a soldier found a flatbed truck, pushed the cleaned bodies of the Japanese soldiers one by one, and then poured them into the bottom of the pit. After the whole bodies of the Japanese soldiers were spread out at the bottom of the pit, soldiers rushed over with various body parts and poured them into the pit.

"It's so powerful! Look, the Japanese were blown up to the point where only the buttocks were left, and I don't know where the rest of the parts went?" An old soldier found the best blood-stained cigarette from a box of blood-soaked cigarettes, twisted off the blood-stained part, and then lit it up and took a puff. Even then, he didn't forget to point to the scattered pieces and give the new recruits battlefield education.

"Huh... I think the heavy mortar is a very merciful weapon! Look, it exploded with a bang, and the Japanese didn't even feel the pain before it broke into all kinds of pieces. How great!"

"What I feel sorry for is the cotton coats on the Japanese! They are made of such thick fabrics and are stuffed with so much cotton. Unfortunately, I can only look for them piece by piece here and there, and in the end I can only make a quilt at best!"

"What's wrong? Do you mean that the artillery bombing the Japs is a waste? In my opinion, we would rather not have these spoils of war, but we must destroy all these Japs! Look at the villages that were destroyed by the Japs, look at the women who were hanged on the trees after being raped by the Japs, look at the children who were skinned alive... I am filled with hatred! I really want to kill more Japs!"

"It's all good this time. Every village with the necessary conditions has a tunnel. The Japanese at most burned down our houses, but we are still alive! As the old saying goes, if you save the people but lose the land, you can save both the people and the land. If you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both the people and the land!"

As the veterans followed the platoon leader, all the Japanese soldiers scattered in the ambush circle were sent over and thrown into the earth pit. Not to mention, the soldiers of the Second Regiment of the Basic Cadres were indeed professional at cleaning the battlefield. They were also very professional at digging the pit. The pit on the ground was just big enough to accommodate the Japanese soldiers, and there was a 50-centimeter filling layer on top... A little lime was sprinkled, and then the soil flew everywhere, and a huge earth pile appeared at the foot of the mountain. Of course, a sign that read "More than 2300 Japanese invaders are buried here" was also erected.

After doing all this, today's ambush was finally over and the soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not bad, we were able to find these spoils, so our work was not in vain!" Commander Guo appeared in Changle Village wearing a military coat and with his hands behind his back. He looked at the spoils stored in a centralized location, made comments, and talked to the soldiers around him from time to time.

"Commander, who are we going to attack next?" asked a young soldier.

"Oh? Haha, we've fought several battles in a row, and you haven't had enough?" Commander Guo patted the young man's shoulder with a smile, and then said, "I don't know where to go next. We have to wait for orders from our superiors! All right, comrades, take a rest before any mission comes down."

"I see that we have seized some canned meat here, and killed some donkeys and horses brought by the Japanese. Let Comrade Daofeng from the kitchen squad use local materials to make some hot food for everyone. Let's eat something good and continue fighting after we are full!" While Commander Guo was speaking, he looked towards the direction of Wuxiang County intentionally or unintentionally, wondering if there would be any Japanese coming out of Wuxiang to die?

"Okay... Commander, do you have any steamed buns? We haven't eaten white steamed buns for a long time!" The young man cheered with the soldiers, not forgetting the matter of the white steamed buns.

"Haha, there will be white flour buns, but not now. After we finish this anti-mopping-up campaign, it will be Chinese New Year! I promise, during Chinese New Year, we will not only be able to eat buns, but also dumplings!"

"Okay... let's fight the Japanese during the New Year and eat dumplings!" The promise of a meal of dumplings created a joyful atmosphere in Changle Village.

While we were still waiting for a meal of dumplings, the guerrillas had already eaten dumplings! Well, not all the guerrillas had dumplings to eat, but all the soldiers who were selected to become the sniper squad had a meal of dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage before leaving, and then they carried their equipment and combat rations and left the base in groups.

After a day of preparation, the guerrillas formed 32 sniper teams, which rushed to the Japanese strongholds and transportation lines around the Liangjia Village base.

At this time, neither Li Yuexuan nor the guerrilla leader Zhao Danian knew that the south had already achieved a great victory. Of course, even if they knew, they would not stop the necessary actions...

(End of this chapter)