Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 187 Flamethrower and Production Line!
"Flamethrower?"

This time, among Boss Lin’s deliveries, there was a weapon that Li Yunlong had never seen before.

Conventional weapons fire bullets and shells, but this thing fires fire.

Li Yunlong and the soldiers surrounded the flamethrower, staring with wide eyes in surprise.

Zhao Gang took the instruction manual and read it out loud.

"Flamethrower."

"Effective range 20 meters, maximum range 50 meters."

"One nitrogen tank and two fuel tanks. The total weight after filling with fuel is 30 kilograms."

"The fuel is primarily napalm."

"Can be used against enemy vehicles, turrets, bunkers, or infantry."

"..."

Not only was there an instruction manual, but Boss Lin also provided napalm in a special barrel when delivering the goods.

In addition to this there is a set of training programs and maintenance manuals.

To ensure that soldiers can master the operating skills of the new flamethrower.

These training programs include not only physical training to enhance soldiers' physical strength and endurance, but also operational drills in simulated battlefield environments to improve soldiers' ability and reaction speed to use flamethrowers in complex environments.

"Yes, it's good stuff."

Li Yunlong nodded with joy.

Although this weapon has not been used on the battlefield yet, anything produced by Boss Lin must be a high-quality product.

The stability is impeccable, and even if the power is weak, it's not that bad.

Moreover, Boss Lin has a relatively high opinion of this new weapon. It is the weapon and ammunition that killed Major General Yoshito Takagi, and is counted as part of the cooperative business together with the 60mm mortar production line.

"Hand over half of these flamethrowers, and we'll keep the other half."

Li Yunlong said happily:
"Zhang Dabiao!"

This time, Boss Lin gave Li Yunlong a total of 30 flamethrowers. Li Yunlong planned to get some more for future business if he found them really useful after the training was completed and used in actual combat.

Zhang Dabiao: “Yes!”

Li Yunlong said, "The flamethrower training mission for our regiment is now yours. Tell the soldiers to be careful during training and not to burn themselves. Boss Lin said that this napalm is very strong. Getting a spark on it is no different from being hit by a bullet. If you get burned, not even water can put it out."

Li Yunlong was looking forward to the performance of this weapon on the battlefield.

Just now, when Lin Feng was delivering the goods, he had already introduced this weapon and repeatedly reminded the customers to be careful.

so smart?

The soldiers who had just rushed over to transport the goods couldn't help but gasp when they heard Li Yunlong's words.

Zhang Dabiao, with a crew cut and a machete on his back, his eyes as sharp as ever: "Yes!"

Li Yunlong asked the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment to transport Mauser rifles and flamethrowers, as well as mines and grenades to the warehouse of the New 1st Regiment.

而后又派一营将2000支三八式步枪、150万发子弹，30门20毫米击机关炮、25具火焰喷射器等武器弹药送往了旅部。

After returning to the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong immediately called the brigade commander and said that the first batch of goods had arrived and was on the way to the brigade headquarters.

Li Yunlong sent a transport team to deliver the batch of Japanese equipment seized on the Zhengtai Railway and Yangquan to the brigade headquarters yesterday.

Boss Lin will deliver the remaining bullets tomorrow, and Li Yunlong will then send troops to the brigade headquarters.

The brigade commander was overjoyed and praised Li Yunlong on the phone, saying that Li Yunlong was sensible.

Li Yunlong said that these were small events. After delivering the weapons and ammunition, Boss Lin would send a helicopter to deliver the production line equipment, raw materials and technical data, and asked where to receive the goods.

The brigade commander couldn't make a decision on this matter, so after hanging up the phone, he immediately called the head of the headquarters for instructions.

Headquarters.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff, who answered the phone, smiled broadly after hanging up. "Brigade Commander Chen just called and said the first batch of weapons and ammunition has arrived. 2000 Type 150 rifles, 30 million rounds of ammunition, and 20 386mm machine guns are on their way to the th Brigade headquarters."

Stay safe.

The commander pushed his black-framed glasses and smiled: "Looks like I have to congratulate this kid on his fortune."

His eyes gleamed with anticipation, and he spoke with anticipation: "With this batch of equipment, plus the spoils from the battle in Hexi Village and the spoils handed over by Li Yunlong, our Eighth Route Army can expand by two new brigades."

Although the weapons captured and earned through Li Yunlong's cooperation totaled only more than 3000 guns, there were only dozens of light and heavy machine guns.

Each newly formed regiment was eventually allocated less than 1000 guns, and only a dozen machine guns. However, this equipment was considered quite luxurious for the Eighth Route Army, and the ammunition was relatively sufficient!

The Deputy Chief of General Staff nodded. "Each newly formed regiment will have 1500 men, staffed with veteran elite officers and capable regimental commanders. Within six months at most, they can grow into a capable main force regiment."

"Once the grenade launcher and mortar production lines are operational," Division Commander Liu added, "our regimental units will also be equipped with grenade launchers and 60mm mortars, significantly increasing our firepower."

At present, the total strength of the 129th Division has expanded to more than 3 people, and many soldiers in the troops have not yet received their guns.

It’s not that they don’t issue guns, but the Eighth Route Army does not have that many guns at the moment. Except for a few main regiments, the rest of the troops are not on the KMT’s organization list.

The troops' demand for weapons and ammunition remains high.

However, Li Yunlong's handover of this batch of weapons and ammunition solved the urgent needs of the division and headquarters.

The grenade launcher and mortar production lines that are about to be delivered are like timely help.

"correct!"

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked the Deputy Chief of General Staff:
"Can the equipment and raw materials that Li Yunlong handed over be put into operation to produce bullets?"

The affairs of the arsenal were handed over to the Deputy Chief of the General Staff with full responsibility, including the address of the arsenal, which was found by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff personally.

“Not yet!”

The Deputy Chief of General Staff shook his head:

"Although Li Yunlong seized equipment for producing bullets, and we now have the ability to produce smokeless gunpowder, this production line is still lacking equipment such as boilers. However, this isn't a weight issue; the boiler problem can be solved. The biggest problem right now is the lack of brass ore, the raw material for producing bullets."

Brass has good ductility and lubricity, which can reduce the occurrence of jamming and is widely used in the production of bullets.

However, among the seized goods this time, there were no raw materials such as brass for producing bullets, so the problem of brass had to be solved by ourselves.

He said, "Then find professionals to explore the Taihang Mountains. I don't believe that there are no copper mines in such a vast Taihang Mountain."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff said, "The good news is that the raw materials for dynamite that Li Yunlong handed over amounted to 80 tons. These raw materials can be used to produce dozens of tons of explosives. Although dynamite is not as powerful as smokeless powder, it is much more powerful than black powder."

"Within a month or two, our grenade production line will be established. By then, our troops will have no shortage of explosives and grenades in a short period of time."

The technical content of producing wooden-handled grenades is not high. As long as there are sufficient raw materials, a large number of grenades can be produced quickly.

He nodded when he heard that, and a smile appeared on his face again.

Yan Laoxi's Taiyuan Arsenal took decades to operate and reach its current scale. The Eighth Route Army's arsenal was just starting out, and it was absolutely impossible for them to become big in one go.

"correct."

The teacher suddenly said:

"The brigade commander just called and said that the grenade launcher and mortar production line will be ready for delivery the day after tomorrow. Li Yunlong is asking about the delivery location."

"Oh?"

As I said, it’s better to put the money in your pocket and run. Only the production line that falls into the hands of the Eighth Route Army is a good production line.

"The delivery method is the same as last time, by helicopter." The division commander added that Boss Lin had used a helicopter to deliver smokeless gunpowder equipment and raw materials last time. Although he had never seen this helicopter, he knew Boss Lin's delivery method.

All the leaders knew that the equipment was very delicate and could easily be damaged if airdropped.

Moreover, the equipment was very heavy, and it was extremely difficult to transport it from the Japanese blockade line to the Eighth Route Army's base.

"Hey, buddy, this matter is up to you to decide." The boss looked at the deputy chief of staff and gave him the decision-making power.

"How about shipping the equipment directly to Huangyadong?"

The deputy chief of general staff explained, "A production line plus the raw materials weigh at least several hundred tons. It would be too troublesome to transport them, so it's better to do it all in one go."

The headquarters' transport team has just delivered the equipment and raw materials handed over by Li Yunlong to Yixiantian.

It will take a lot of effort to transport this batch of equipment and raw materials to Huangya Cave.

The commander asked in a puzzled tone, "Isn't Huangya Cave halfway up the mountain? Is there a place to store equipment and raw materials?"

"And if we do that, the location of our arsenal will be known to outsiders."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff said, "There's a large vacant lot on the top of the mountain. I plan to use it to build staff dormitories. As for the location being leaked, the assets of our entire arsenal currently don't even compare to Boss Lin's single production line. How could he possibly be interested in our junk? Even if Boss Lin finds out, there won't be any problem."

The boss nodded: "Agreed!"

"Okay!" said the Deputy Chief of General Staff. "Then I'll call Li Yunlong directly and pick up the goods at the top of Hongya Cave."

Soon the Deputy Chief of General Staff finished his call with Li Yunlong, and the two wished each other good luck and prosperity on the phone.

He asked, "What do you think about Comrade Li Yunlong leading the New 1st Regiment to develop a base north of the Zhengtai Road and east of the Beitongpu Railway, waiting for an opportunity to rob Japanese military trains?"

(End of this chapter)