Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

When Li Yuexuan was in the original world, he had watched many programs on the military and agricultural channels. One of them talked about the Russians' PPSh submachine gun series. This submachine gun was born in the war years. The original goal seemed to be to provide a gun with strong close-range firepower on the battlefield to counter German weapons. And at that time, the Russians had too many pistol bullets in stock, so they also used them up.

There is also information saying that three weapons played an indispensable role in the Russians' victory in the Battle of Stalingrad: the PPSh submachine gun, the sniper rifle, and the grenade.

There is probably nothing wrong with this information, because apart from these three weapons, the Russian soldiers can only use the Mosin-Nagant without sniper scopes, the large-caliber machine gun and the Goryunov heavy machine gun.

As a person with artificial intelligence, Li Yuexuan has many gun models in his database for him to choose from. The reason why he chose to imitate (now it should be said that he designed the original version) the PPS43 submachine gun is that it uses less materials, has a simpler process, and is more reliable than other guns of the same type. The key is that its bullets can be used with box guns, making it easier to obtain.

To be honest, if the Eighth Route Army had not wanted to set up a guerrilla team behind enemy lines, Li Yuexuan really didn't want to take out the submachine gun right now. The reason was simple, the submachine gun consumed a lot of bullets, and the logistics couldn't keep up. But now, the Eighth Route Army gradually had its own bullet production capacity, and the submachine gun could be taken out for the guerrilla team behind enemy lines.

It is worth mentioning that in the past winter, our comrades working in Mao Xiong’s homeland in the north finally moved two bullet production lines to northern Shaanxi through various channels, and they have been put into test production. The daily output of the two bullet production lines is about 3 rounds, at least the comrades in northwestern Shanxi are not short of bullets.

The period in northwestern Shanxi would not affect southeastern Shanxi in the short term. On the afternoon of the day when all 30 sample guns passed the test, Li Yuexuan took his personnel to the shooting range to conduct live-fire shooting tests.

First of all, the barrels used in this batch of submachine guns are of very good quality. They were obtained by sawing off the Mosin-Nagant barrels selected from the captured broken guns. The folding metal buttstock was changed in length to better suit the arm span of our soldiers, taking into account the difference in body size and arm length between our soldiers and the Russians.

It must be said that the redesigned submachine gun is really effective in shooting, with little recoil and a stable muzzle. In Li Yuexuan's hands, he can hit the target at a distance of 150 meters, and the hit rate at 200 meters is 9%. Don't underestimate this result. The submachine gun can achieve this level, which is the result of Li Yuexuan's absolute gun sense.

The absolute gun feel is no match for the dispersion rate caused by its own accuracy, right? Besides, which submachine gun can fire at a distance of 200 meters? The maximum firing distance is within 100 meters, right?

"Peregrine, are these submachine guns you made prepared for the armed work teams behind enemy lines?" Zhao Danian, who came to check the situation at the shooting range, asked.

"Well, now it's most suitable for the comrades of the armed work team behind enemy lines! Especially the team that conducts secret battles deep inside the enemy and behind enemy lines, they need this the most!" While Li Yuexuan was speaking, he waved his hand to signal Xiong Da to come to his side and let Xiong Da hold the submachine gun in his hand.

The submachine gun, which was not long to begin with, became even smaller after the buttstock was folded, and looked like a toy in Xiong Da's hands.

"Captain, you see, this gun itself is very short, only about 60 centimeters long. When hung on the body, it can be hidden inside any coat. The double-row, double-feed magazine is relatively short, so it is not easy to be discovered if you hide several magazines inside the clothes. Comrades can also carry more ammunition to fight. The key is that it is light and has sufficient firepower, and can form effective fire suppression and attack in a short time!" "I can't say about others, but anyway, if I have this gun and you give me 5 spare magazines and give me a suitable terrain, I can kill a hundred Japanese devils!" said Li Yuexuan.

"How many people in the army do you think can shoot as well as you?" Zhao Danian was probably the one who knew Li Yuexuan's shooting skills best in the army, so he didn't continue the conversation and said, "Since we've made them, let's make more. While the situation is still stable, make 300 and send them to the division headquarters! Then, our security regiment should also leave some for the comrades in the guard platoon."

"Okay, I'll have people speed up the production! Do you think it's necessary for us to send the technical data to the headquarters arsenal?" Li Yuexuan asked.

"A copy of the information must be sent, but the production probably can only be done by us! You know more about the military industry than I do. Before the entire army solves the serious and urgent problems, neither the headquarters arsenal nor other arsenals will get specific production tasks for small-batch weapons such as submachine guns." Zhao Danian said.

"Okay! How is the recruitment of new soldiers going? How is the training of the militiamen going?" Li Yuexuan rarely showed concern for the team's affairs.

"Well... this time we recruit 800 new soldiers, who are arranged in Tianjiazhai and handed over to the mobile brigade for training!" said Zhao Danian.

"800 people? Our total strength now is more than 3200, right? Now we have more than 4000 people, and we have really become a detachment! After these new recruits are trained, they will probably be filled into four battalions and a guard regiment... It's okay, more than 4000 troops, a heavy mortar battalion, a mortar company, and the organizational structure is okay. It can be a powerful force when it is pulled out!" Li Yuexuan said with a smile.

"The more than 4000 troops are only temporary. According to the agenda of our meeting, the final strength of our detachment must be controlled at around 4800 to 5000 people," said Zhao Danian.

"It seems... I have been busy with military work in recent months and have missed too many things! I need to reflect on this!" Li Yuexuan said.

"It's not your fault. The Beiyue District and Jizhong's important forces are counting on us for support. You're under a lot of pressure!" Zhao Danian said, pointing at his submachine guns and saying, "These are for your garrison regiment. You can arrange them yourself! Let's go. The Japanese have been making frequent moves recently. It's probably time for a cleanup!"

"It's mid-April already? The Japanese can't just stay still. It's time for them to attack us!" Li Yuexuan agreed and didn't discuss the topic anymore. Because even if the Japanese attacked Pingdong District, he, Li Yuexuan, would probably be protected in the center and wouldn't be able to fight the Japanese.

However, he was still looking forward to Li Yunlong and his team, because the plot had arrived, but our Lao Li's equipment was very different! Therefore, Li Yuexuan was looking forward to how the independent regiment, with its weapons and equipment changed, would deal with the Japanese mopping-up team. (End of this chapter)