Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 128 Machine Gun and Fishing!

At present, the new regiment has a three-three system, that is, three battalions, nine companies, twenty-seven platoons and eighty-one infantry squads.

Including the special forces company and the guard platoon, the new regiment has a total of ninety-three infantry squads.

If every squad was equipped with one of these bazookas, the firepower...

Unfortunately, the new regiment now has only 12 guns, which is far from enough for each squad to be equipped with one gun.

In addition, if each squad is equipped with a general-purpose machine gun, the firepower can be further improved.

However, Li Yunlong was not discouraged. If he only had a bazooka and a general-purpose machine gun, it should be enough to kill a Japanese lieutenant general. If that was not enough, he would kill another one.

"nice one!"

Political Commissar Zhong also nodded with a sigh:

“It’s just that the quantity is a little less.”

Li Yunlong looked at the machine gun on the training ground and said impatiently, "Let's try the power of the 20mm machine gun again."

Leaving the 20mm machine gun for the last test firing did not mean that Li Yunlong looked down on the power of the 20mm machine gun.

Rather, Li Yunlong was more curious about the bazooka. Before this, Li Yunlong had never heard of such a weapon as an anti-tank rocket launcher.

I had only heard of anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns before.

Among the anti-tank weapons provided by the system, there are anti-tank guns, which are more numerous, but Lin Feng did not choose one.

The reason is very simple. The anti-tank guns produced by the system are a bit useless for soldiers. They will be disabled after firing two shots at most on the battlefield. One shot to the left shoulder and one shot to the right shoulder. They will receive medals in the rear hospital.

Although the number of bazookas is small, this thing is more powerful and will not destroy the soldiers.

Out of curiosity, Li Yunlong first test-fired the anti-tank rocket launcher, and was very satisfied with its power. At the critical moment, this thing could definitely give the Japanese a big surprise.

In comparison, Li Yunlong prefers the 20mm machine gun.

As Li Yunlong finished speaking, everyone looked at the 1mm machine gun on the training ground with burning eyes.

Zhao Gang took out two books from the box next to the machine gun. One was "Oerlikon 20mm Machine Gun User Manual" and the other was "How to Shoot Planes".

Opening the first book, Zhao Gang read:
"Oerlikon 20mm cannon, weighing 68 kg."

"The theoretical rate of fire is 450 rounds per minute, and the actual rate of fire is 320 rounds per minute."

"The caliber is 20mm, and the ammunition is fed by a 60-round drum. The high-explosive and armor-piercing rounds can penetrate 400mm armor plate at a distance of 30 meters."

"Effective range 1000 meters, maximum range 4400 meters."

"..."

After listening to Zhao Gang's words, everyone's eyes lit up. The weight of this Oerlikon 20mm machine gun was not very high, only one-third of the Type infantry gun.

The armor thickness of the Japanese Type 25 medium tank is mm. In addition to air defense, it can also be used to attack Japanese tanks.

"Try the power first."

Li Yunlong couldn't wait to take off the drum and handed it to the guard Zhang Hu:
"Huzi, fill up the ammunition."

"Yes!"

Zhang Huban used a crowbar to pry open an ammunition box and smiled as he looked at the neatly arranged 20mm high-explosive shells inside. The shells were thick and long.

If the caliber is larger than 20 mm, it cannot be called a bullet, but should be called a shell.

After a while, Zhang Hu filled the drum with shells and handed it to Li Yunlong: "Report to the regiment commander, the shells are loaded."

Li Yunlong took the drum magazine filled with 20mm high-explosive shells. It was a bit heavy in his hand. He knocked on it and installed it on the machine gun.

This 20mm machine gun has wheels and a protective shield. In terms of texture, it is better than the Kuomintang’s 20mm machine gun.

But a mule is a horse, you will know if you take it out for a walk.

Li Yunlong rested his shoulders on the curved gun stock, turned the barrel, and aimed at a sandbag bunker on one side of the training ground through the circular sight.

Under the heated gazes of the crowd, Li Yunlong turned off the safety of the machine gun, and then pressed both hands on the firing pressure.

“Boom boom boom boom…”

Along with the shaking of the 20mm machine gun, a string of 20mm high-explosive shells flew towards the sandbag bunker.

In an instant, smoke and dust rose from the sandbag shelter, and gravel in the sandbags flew everywhere.

Half a drum of shells was fired out, directly blowing up all the sandbags.

Everyone's eyes became more and more excited. If there were Japanese soldiers behind the sandbags, wouldn't they be blown up along with the sandbags?

"This destructiveness, this power..."

Li Yunlong's eyes suddenly lit up.

Then he turned the machine gun, aimed at a one-meter-high stone at the edge of the training ground, and pressed the trigger.

"Boom boom…"

The high ratio of one tracer bullet for every four shells allows people to clearly see the trajectory of the shells even during the day.

In an instant, the hard stone was hit, sparks and dust rose, and the gravel shattered.

Even the rocks were shattered. "This..."

Everyone's eyes widened and they swallowed saliva violently.

You've fought so many battles, what kind of scenes haven't you seen?

I have never seen this scene before.

Although after the Pingxingguan victory, Chiang Kai-shek rewarded the Eighth Route Army with 6 Su-Rotong machine guns, with each division receiving two.

But it is usually very precious, and firing a shell requires the personal approval of the division commander.

Even the Japanese Type 38 rifle with strong penetrating power, or even the Maxim heavy machine gun and general-purpose machine gun, could only leave a bullet hole in the stone at most. How could they directly blow up the stone?

No wonder it is called a cannon, not a 20mm machine gun.

Everyone suddenly realized, but at the same time their gazes became even more intense.

Li Yunlong fired half of the drum, and then asked others to test fire. Everyone fired a few shells.

Second Battalion Commander Zuo Ye said, "With such a powerful weapon, if it hits the Japanese, won't they be covered in bruises?"

The Third Battalion Commander, Chen Ziyuan, had a scorching gaze: "It's more than just bruises. The shells have left patches of debris everywhere on the enemy's bodies."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"This thing is really good."

Li Yunlong also sighed:
"It can shoot down aircraft from above, tanks and infantry from below, and should be good at dealing with bunkers and artillery towers. It has good mobility too."

Zhang Dabiao smiled faintly. "Captain, after we ambushed the Sakata Regimental Headquarters, I remember you saying, 'Type 38 rifles, Type 92 heavy machine guns, what great stuff! How do the Japanese's weapons compare to Boss Lin's?'"

Li Yunlong laughed heartily and said, "I admit that I spoke a little too loudly that day. I take it back. Compared to Boss Lin's weapons, the Japs' weapons are nothing but garbage!"

After Boss Lin delivers the Mauser rifles in a couple of days, the infantry of the new regiment can be fully equipped with Mauser rifles.

"It's a pity that the main force of the Japanese army went to attack Taiyuan, otherwise I would really like to use the Japanese infantry to test the power of this thing."

The last person to test fire was Zhang Dabiao. He patted the curved buttstock of the 20mm machine gun with a sharp look in his eyes.

Although he only test-fired three shells, he immediately fell in love with this thing and couldn't put it down.

Suddenly, Li Yunlong's expression changed, and his eyes narrowed. "Although there are no Japanese infantry, there have been a lot of Japanese reconnaissance planes operating in our base area recently. The Japanese reconnaissance planes are a bit arrogant."

Zhang Dabiao's eyes flashed: "Captain, do you mean that we ambush a wave of Japanese reconnaissance planes?"

Li Yunlong nodded.

Political Commissar Zhong was stunned. "Ambush the Japanese reconnaissance plane? The Japanese plane is in the sky, and we are on the ground. How can we ambush it?"

Li Yunlong looked at Political Commissar Zhong and asked, "Has Old Zhong ever fished?"

"fishing…"

Political Commissar Zhong suddenly realized:
"You mean, we deliberately expose a flaw to lure the Japanese planes down, then ambush our cannons and machine guns nearby. When the Japanese planes lower their altitude, we suddenly attack? Wouldn't that expose our anti-aircraft firepower in advance?"

"We're afraid of exposing our anti-aircraft firepower." Li Yunlong's eyes were calm. "Then we should shoot down the enemy planes and kill the pilots. That way, they won't be able to report our anti-aircraft firepower to their superiors."

Everyone's eyes were burning and their expressions were fierce.

After the Eighth Route Army ambushed the Japanese 20th Division in Guangyang, the Japanese were afraid that the Zhengtai Line would be ambushed, so they sent out reconnaissance planes every day to monitor the movements of the Eighth Route Army.

This resulted in restrictions on the activities of the Eighth Route Army troops, which was extremely annoying.

If we can shoot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane, it will definitely make the Japanese restrain themselves.

No one objected, and some were even eager to try. Li Yunlong then said, "Pick out the backbone members from each company and form a 20mm machine gun platoon. Comrade Wei Daxun will be the acting platoon leader, responsible for the machine gun platoon's training and the new regiment's air defense mission."

Due to Wei Daxun's leg injury, he was unable to catch up with the previous battles, but his leg injury has now almost healed.

During the Battle of Xinkou, the company led by Wei Daxun, with over 100 men, fought bloody battles with the Japanese until only a few men remained, and they wiped out an entire Japanese squad. Their record was quite good, and since the brothers Wei Daxun and Wei Dayong had sincerely joined the Eighth Route Army and the New st Regiment, Li Yunlong naturally had an interest in training them.

After returning to the regiment headquarters from the training ground, Li Yunlong asked Wei Daxun to report to the regiment headquarters.

At the regimental headquarters, Li Yunlong gave him the "Oerlikon 20mm Machine Gun User Manual" and "How to Shoot Airplanes", and appointed Wei Daxun as the acting platoon leader of the headquarters platoon.

Once a Japanese reconnaissance plane is shot down, the word "agent" on Wei Daxun's head can be removed.

He also painted a pie in the sky: now the machine gun platoon only has 12 20mm machine guns, but in the future there will be 120, or even 1200.

Wei Daxun was very grateful and full of energy. He excitedly expressed that he would complete the training mission of the machine gun platoon and shoot down the Japanese planes.

In the evening, Zhao Gang’s small classroom started.

Although the night school run by Zhao Gang was open to the public, many people still came, including Li Yunlong and Zhong Zhicheng, who attended as auditors.

In the first class, Zhao Gang talked about how the Japanese learned advanced cultural knowledge from China from the Tang Dynasty to the modern times, and later took up the butcher knife to target their former teacher. In modern times, the Japanese even became so crazy that they wanted to destroy China.

The next day, Li Yunlong's private money arrived.

It was still in the woods south of the village, and Boss Lin delivered the goods personally.

Another 1000 Mauser rifles, 24 general-purpose machine guns, 44 rounds of 7.92mm bullets, 12 75mm mountain cannons and 5 bases of artillery shells were put into storage. The director of the logistics department, Lao Wang, was grinning from ear to ear.

(End of this chapter)