Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

As we all know, the Eighth Route Army has only three divisions. At present, the 120th Division has returned to northwest Shanxi, guarding against the Japanese crossing the Yellow River while also guarding against Hu Zongnan's hundreds of thousands of troops in the south.

It was during this period that the central government launched a mass production campaign, in which people worked hard to ensure they had enough food and clothing. The 359th Brigade marched directly into Nanniwan, built the Jiangnan of the northern frontier, and ensured the supply of food and other materials.

The 115th Division and the 343rd Brigade lost their numbers and settled in Shandong Province, constantly developing their troops and bases, turning the Yimeng Mountain area into a sharp knife in the hearts of the Japanese. At the same time, the 344th Brigade, which was directly commanded by the headquarters, was also constantly developing and reorganizing, expanding a lot of teams.

In general, the 129th Division has the most complete structure, with at least two brigades present, and some new brigade-level units have been formed, the largest of which should be the newly formed 11th Brigade.

Because of its proximity and because the 129th Division has always been at the forefront of the most complex situation in the war of resistance, weapons such as heavy mortars and semi-automatic rifles are always given priority. This year, the headquarters plans to add some technical equipment to the 115th Division. The headquarters of the 120th Division does not need to worry, because the weapons obtained from the Russians will be given to them first.

Therefore, there was a plan to send 115 mortars to the 200th Division! 200 heavy mortars, if used well, can do a lot in the next battle. Secretary Zhu is an artillery expert, and with the support of Division Commander Chen and Political Commissar Luo, a mortar regiment with 36 heavy mortars was established in the Yimeng Mountain area.

Secretary Zhu was very excited and devoted most of his time to the construction and training of the artillery. He felt that what he had learned had been put to good use and that he had found the direction of his life's efforts. He was not only busy with the artillery, but also managed the production of artillery shells!

The technicians sent by the headquarters knew how to make artillery shells, and what they lacked were only equipment and materials! At this time, the Shandong Provincial Military Region had an arsenal in Jiaodong, and also recruited a large number of blacksmiths from Zhangqiu.

Jiaodong is good, there is a port near the sea, so there are some industrial systems, and some suitable equipment can be found. Therefore, the technicians were quickly sent to the arsenal, and the production of shells was also solved as quickly as possible. In short, the delivery of 200 mortars changed many things in the Shandong Provincial Military Region, but this change has not yet been reflected.

When the mortar regiment was formed, other mortars were also distributed to the brigade-level units under the division, so that each unit had a heavy mortar. Some shrewd regimental commanders discovered that among the weapons sent by the headquarters this time, there were actually some sniper rifles and precision marksman rifles.

The regiment leaders had long heard of the role of sharpshooters in combat, so these Ma Sihuan sniper rifles and semi-automatic precision marksman rifles were quietly introduced into the front-line teams and handed over to those soldiers who were born with good shooting skills. For example, a soldier named Song (Ling) Chun, who had just joined the army, was found to be very accurate in shooting, and was noticed by the regiment leader.

Then after a competition, Song (Ling) Chun had a Ma Sihuan sniper rifle that belonged to him, which made many veterans envious. After an anti-mopping-up campaign in the spring, they found that this sniper rifle was really the right one. Xiao Song could kill the Japanese soldier carrying the flag with a single shot from a distance of more than a mile, and the Japanese soldier didn't even know where the gun came from.

I just mentioned that there are arsenals in Jiaodong, but in fact, the most common weapons produced by these arsenals are the Type 81 Carabiner rifles, and the ammunition is only reloaded bullets and small batches of grenade launchers. As the birthplace of mine warfare, the arsenals here are very good at making mines, which is something Li Yuexuan specifically took care of when he was at the headquarters arsenal.

Of course, the manuals on some tactics of mines were also promoted to the militia captains of each village, which was also quietly promoted by Li Yuexuan. Mine warfare, such a good thing, it is better to let the devils in Jiaodong have a taste of it sooner!
And because of the gradual promotion of directional blasting devices, the comrades here will also deploy some directional mines to kill the enemy while playing Tiannv Scattering Flowers. Otherwise, how could some troops surrounded by the devils break out easily during the anti-mopping-up battle in Daqingshan last year? It's still not enough to rely on semi-automatic rifles alone, and it's much easier to add mines... Time flies, and it's mid-March in the blink of an eye. At this time, Liangjia Village Base welcomed another team of people! That's right, people and horses, people and horses, people carrying supplies, and horses pulling carts.

"These are the second batch of supplies that Minister Zhang has provided to the Liangjia Village Arsenal! Here are 200 pieces of 120mm mortar barrel blanks, and here are 200 pieces of 82 mortars..." Secretary Cui, who was in charge of the handover of materials, was doing the handover with Zhu Xingyu. Li Yuexuan was still checking the things he brought one by one as if nothing had happened.

I have to say that Minister Zhang has thought it through very carefully. The blank has already completed the outer circle turning and inner circle drilling, and the remaining steps are rough turning, semi-finishing turning, heat treatment and so on.

In this way, the Liangjiacun Arsenal will be able to produce at least 400 mortars of both types in total in the short term to supply the surrounding brother troops.

"These boxes here contain 1000 scopes. We received the goods on the way and Minister Zhang asked us to bring them here directly!" Secretary Cui said, pointing to some wooden boxes.

"Sniper scope? Another 1000 of them? So easy to get?" Zhu Xingyu asked in surprise.

"Not only mirrors, we also got two sets of grinding machines specifically for grinding lenses. We also found an optical glass expert from the Russian family and arranged him to work at the headquarters arsenal to produce and research sniper scopes! From now on, we can produce sniper scopes ourselves!" Secretary Cui said.

"Is it so easy to get things from the Russian bear?" Zhu Xingyu asked.

"I heard it, but I can't be sure! The capital of the Russian bear was almost taken down, and the Battle of Moscow just ended. And there are a lot of wounded people over there, and they really need our penicillin and sulfonamide! It is said that on the black market, there is a small bottle the size of a fingertip, and there is not much powder in the bottle. They would rather give it to them than a big yellow croaker!"

"As for us, we will exchange things with the Russians, exchange equipment and technology... Hehe, things will get better and better in the future!" Secretary Cui should be of a high level to be able to say these words to Zhu Xingyu.

"It's good to exchange things, it's good to exchange technology, it would be best to exchange the tank production line and bullet production line of the bear country! I just don't know if the earliest Jiaotu ancestors are evil enough!" Li Yuexuan thought happily, looking forward to the real development of the Eighth Route Army. (End of this chapter)