Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

"What's that smell? Why is there the scent of locust flowers? Aren't the locust flowers already withered?" a woman asked.

"What? The wounds of the wounded are wrapped with honey to sterilize them. That's why the bandages are stuck together..." a nurse explained.

"Has the honey been used to treat the wounded? Do we have enough honey in the army? If not, I have more at home. I'll bring it to you right away!"

"That's enough! The doctor said that wrapping the wound with honey can kill bacteria, so it won't be necessary once the wound heals!"

"I heard that a while ago, Wu Laoer from Wujia Village had a piece of flesh rot on his leg, and the military hospital used maggots to cure it. Is that true?"

"Yes, but the maggots have been disinfected and are cultivated in a clean place! Maggots may look dirty, but they only eat rotten meat, not raw meat, so they can eat the rotten meat on the legs. Without the rotten meat, new granulations will grow and the wound will heal quickly. But, they look a bit disgusting!"

"When you say that, it really reminds me of something! In the village next to my mother's village, an old man went up the mountain to herd sheep, but he fell into a ditch and his family couldn't find him for several days! Later, the old man crawled back by himself and was found at the entrance of the village. There were a lot of maggots on his body, but he was rescued in the end. He was really lucky. People called him the tough guy!"

After coming out of the ward of the detachment hospital, Li Yuexuan led Cai Xiaotian and the others to the east of the village. Walking on the country road, listening to the voices of the women washing clothes by the river, Li Yuexuan felt a sense of tranquility that was not quite in line with this era! As if sensing his inner tranquility, the entire woods east of the village became quiet, with only the leaves swaying slightly.

The trees were quiet, and the sound of heavy hammers hitting the forge in the workshop became even more melodious, almost like the sound of bells.

Li Yuexuan led his men forward, bypassing the river where the washerwomen were washing their clothes, and walking across the newly built wooden bridge over the river. The group then came to the shell forging assembly line again.

The creaking sound of the waterwheel, the clanging sound of forging, the sound of workers cooperating with each other to replace materials, and the sound of semi-finished and finished products, and the laughter of the women washing clothes across the river, blended together to form a peaceful and energetic atmosphere. However, this atmosphere was soon broken because Xiao Fengyun, who was supervising the experiment, came over.

"Director, you are here. Do you have any new tasks?" Xiao Fengyun seemed to have heard the news and asked quickly.

"You are well-informed! Don't rush. Let's stabilize the production of pistol bullets in the next few days, and then start producing submachine guns! The task this time is 300 guns, for our detachment to use!" After Li Yuexuan finished speaking, he pointed to the newly built factory building and took the lead to walk over.

The newly built factory is similar to the one on Qingzhang River, with a waterwheel and a house, and the corresponding equipment inside. Because of the waterwheel as a power source, the original rifling machines in the village that were driven by car engines are no longer produced, but all moved to these factories. A small waterwheel drives a rifling cutting machine to work, and it is no problem to produce more than a dozen gun barrels a day.

Especially the barrel of the submachine gun is shorter, and the production efficiency is higher! When there are not so many Mosin-Nagant barrels to use, the arsenal can only produce them by themselves. Anyway, the workers are very familiar with this process, and it is not a difficult task. The difficult thing is the shell forging line that is being tested, especially when the shell is changed from 6.5mm Arisaka rifle bullet to 7.63mm Mauser pistol bullet. Although the shell of the Mauser pistol bullet is shorter, thicker, and simpler in shape, the new production product needs to test various forging forces a little bit. Fortunately, because the shell structure is simple, this test is much less troublesome and data acquisition is easier.

Of course, all the tests that should be conducted have been completed some time ago. What needs to be done now is the adjustment of the mold to conduct the final inspection for the final batch production.

"Director, the mold testing work has been completed. If there are no malfunctions in the next three days, our shell production line can be officially put into production!" Huang Tianyang reported in a room.

"Then continue the testing. It's only three days. In fact, these three days can also be regarded as trial production, and we can also train production teams of workers at various levels." Li Yuexuan said.

"Yes, Director!" Xiao Fengyun quickly nodded in agreement. After all, he was the deputy director and was in charge of production arrangements.

After quietly opening the auxiliary panel and checking the equipment one by one, Li Yuexuan walked out of the assembly line with peace of mind. Before leaving, he took away a handful of shells, intending to measure them one by one with a caliper. Well, it was just a show for others to see. After all, the data of the shells can be known as soon as you get started, which is very convenient, but it cannot be told to others.

East of the Pingdong base, Jiulongguan, the 13th regiment station, the Japanese puppet troops that were eliminated here have been pulled to the vicinity of Zanhuang County by soldiers who can drive. It's not that the comrades think digging pits is troublesome, but there is really no good place to dig pits for the Japanese at Jiulongguan, so it's better to pull them away.

After the bodies of the Japanese puppet soldiers were sent away, the 13th Regiment learned that the Beishan Detachment was doing business with the Japanese. This made the regiment commander and the political commissar a little annoyed. Why didn't we encounter such a good thing?

But no matter what, at least the weapons and ammunition of the Japanese puppet soldiers were left behind, as well as all the supplies brought by the Japanese puppet soldiers. The 13th Regiment was considered to have made a fortune! Although the final battle of this battle was fought by the Beishan Detachment, Zhao Danian said that you can take the spoils yourself, our detachment does not need them!
"Political Commissar, we must recruit soldiers! After this battle, our regiment only has the combat effectiveness of a battalion left. We need to recruit at least 1000 more soldiers!" The commander of the 13th Regiment shouted loudly.

"We can recruit soldiers, but we have to wait, at least until the anti-mopping-up operation is over!" The political commissar quickly calmed the mood and prepared for future recruitment. Judging from the current situation, although the 13th Regiment has fewer people, its soldiers are all veterans, veterans who have experienced wars, and they are all backbones!

Then, with sufficient equipment and ammunition, the 13th Regiment will only need to recruit soldiers to complete its establishment in the future, and it will grow at a very fast speed and become a well-known main force regiment again! The 13th Regiment has a number, and it is one of the main force regiments under the 385th Brigade. They have the confidence!

"It's more than 60 miles of mountain road. I'm exhausted after running all the way here! Zhang Dabiao, go ask how many Japanese soldiers there are on the other side? If there are 1000 less Japanese soldiers, we'll kill them all!" (End of this chapter)