Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 484: The New Independent Battalion!
Not long after, the headquarters called Li Yunlong back.

In telegram exchanges, both parties would inevitably congratulate each other on their prosperity.

The head of the headquarters secretly sighed that after two years of development in the various bases, the results of weapons and ammunition were not as good as those of Li Yunlong and Boss Lin doing business.

This time, the headquarters plans to arrange mountain artillery and 105 howitzers for each military region.

Comprehensively enhance the artillery firepower of all units of the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong had more cannons than he could use, so he gave the headquarters the price of some 105 howitzers.

Northwest Shanxi.

Lijia Town.

At the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment's Independent Battalion, Sun Ming, who was wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army and had neat leggings, walked quickly into the headquarters, saluted Chu Yunfei, and then reported.

"Captain... Captain, the political commissar of our independent battalion has arrived with 24 American 105mm howitzers and 12 120mm heavy mortars."

After the 358th Regiment was incorporated into the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong arranged Chu Yunfei's independent battalion to be stationed and trained in Lijia Town.

Today, the 358th Regiment has completely become the Eighth Route Army, and all officers and soldiers have changed into weapons, equipment and uniforms.

However, Li Yunlong did not have that many semi-automatic rifles at the moment, so the independent battalion was equipped with Mauser 98K rifles.

The old Mauser rifles in the hands of the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment were all taken away by Boss Lin in a transport plane, but there were still some brand new Mauser rifles in Li Yunlong's warehouse that had not been used. These were the spare weapons of the New 1st Regiment.

This time, Li Yunlong gave all the spare weapons to the independent battalion. All the Shanxi-made rifles, light and heavy machine guns of the original independent battalion were eliminated and given to the militia for shooting training.

After inspecting and test-firing the new weapons, Chu Yunfei and his officers and soldiers were very satisfied.

In terms of light weapons alone, the firepower of the entire independent regiment is many times stronger than that of the original 358th Regiment.

In addition to Mauser rifles and light and heavy machine guns, the independent battalion was also equipped with 20mm machine guns, bazookas, 60mm and 82mm mortars.

In addition, communication equipment such as walkie-talkies and radios are also available.

Chu Yunfei is now extremely rich, and he is confident that he can fight against an entire Japanese infantry regiment.

"Oh?"

Chu Yunfei, wearing an Eighth Route Army uniform and a helmet on his head, turned around in surprise.

"Call Chief of Staff Shangfang and Battalion Commander Liang, and we'll go together to greet them."

The Eighth Route Army uniforms of the New 1st Regiment are different from those of the Eighth Route Army in other military regions. They have the same color but different fabrics. They are equipped with helmets, belts, etc. Chu Yunfei especially likes this helmet very much and wears it on his head every day.

"Yes."

Sun Ming walked out quickly and called Shang Fang Ligong and Liang Guoping. The three of them rode on horseback, accompanied by guards, and quickly rushed to the town entrance.

At the town entrance, Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong, Sun Ming and Liang Guoping saw an artillery convoy that stretched as far as the eye could see.

"Is this the American 105mm howitzer?"

Liang Guoping widened his eyes and stroked an M2 105mm howitzer. The howitzer was like a dormant steel giant, exuding a terrifying deterrent force.

The thick, dark barrel reflects a cold light, and the wide tires demonstrate its top-level off-road capability. The connection between the barrel and the gun body is exquisitely crafted and fits perfectly.

Liang Guoping knew at a glance that this thing was definitely a product of a top foreign military factory, and that there was no technology in China that could produce such a perfect howitzer.

Although the Taiyuan Arsenal can also produce howitzers, its craftsmanship cannot be compared with this one. It is obvious that the barrel and the gun are made of top-grade artillery steel.

"Captain Liang, what do you think of this cannon?" Chu Yunfei was secretly happy, but asked with a normal expression.

"From the perspective of craftsmanship, it is world-class, even the Japanese 105mm howitzer cannot compare to it." Liang Guoping gave the highest praise to this gun.

"Okay." Chu Yunfei nodded with satisfaction, and took Fang Ligong and Sun Ming and walked quickly towards a middle-aged man who looked like an officer.

Seeing Chu Yunfei approaching, the middle-aged man immediately saluted: "Captain Chu, Chief of Staff Fang, I am Luo Yi, the political commissar of the New 1st Regiment's Independent Battalion. Please give me your guidance in the future."

Luo Yi is the instructor of the Second Infantry Battalion, a veteran Red Army soldier. He is highly qualified both in commanding operations and in political and ideological work.

He was of medium build, with shrapnel carving a groove on his left cheek. Although his officer's uniform was a little worn, it had been carefully patched, and each patch was very neat. The belt around his waist was tightly tied, showing his competence and tenacity.

"Hello, Political Commissar Luo."

Chu Yunfei returned the salute: "The regimental commander called just this morning and said you were coming with weapons and equipment. I didn't expect you to be here so soon."

Fang Ligong also returned a military salute. After both sides saluted, they shook hands one by one.

There was no show of force as seen on TV. Both parties will be partners in the future and seem to be quite enthusiastic towards each other.

"Both the regimental commander and the political commissar have said that the independent battalion is the main force of our new regiment." Luo Yi said with a smile, "Whether it's equipment or logistics, we must replenish them immediately and get the work of the battalion done as soon as possible."

Fang Ligong and Chu Yunfei looked at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes. They didn't expect that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang attached so much importance to the independent brigade.

"Thank you very much, Political Commissar Luo." Fang Ligong smiled.

"We're all one family, so let's keep our separate opinions." Luo Yi said, "This time, a total of 24 105mm howitzers, 12 120mm heavy mortars, and four bases of artillery shells were delivered."

"In addition, these 160 large trucks and 30 jeeps also belong to our independent brigade."

"In two days, another 500 mules and 100 military horses will be delivered from the logistics department."

"Oh, and there are six more basic shells. The regiment will send comrades from the motor vehicle battalion to deliver them tomorrow."

Hearing this, the smiles on Fang Ligong, Chu Yunfei and Sun Ming's faces became even more intense.

Looking at the big trucks, jeeps, howitzers and heavy mortars in front of him, Chu Yunfei realized that his life in the past was very hard.

He and Fang Ligong also said that the Eighth Route Army was a group of local Eighth Route Army soldiers.

If these are all the Eighth Route Army, then what are the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?
After the howitzer and heavy mortar units become combat-ready, Chu Yunfei is confident that the independent battalion can defeat the elite regiment of a Type A division of the Japanese army.

If one base number is 100 artillery shells, ten base numbers would be 1000 artillery shells, and for 36 guns that would be artillery shells.

Absolutely rich.

"That's great!" Chu Yunfei exclaimed.

As for food and allowances, Li Yunlong had ordered the motor battalion to deliver them to Chu Yunfei yesterday.

After a month without food and wages, the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion were almost starving.

"In addition, I also brought the artillery instructors, battalion instructors, company counselors, and the soldiers who were recuperating in our regimental headquarters last time," Luo Yi added.

"Okay." Chu Yunfei nodded. "After this group of soldiers returns to the independent battalion, we will have about 24 people. But the manpower is still insufficient. Just to serve the 105 2mm howitzers, we need nearly 12 people. To serve the heavy mortars, we need another to people. That's more than half of the manpower."

It turned out that the total strength of the artillery battalion of the 358th Regiment was about 400 people. They had been in service for a long time and had been trained for a long time. They were all elite artillerymen. Most of them could fire artillery. Together with the artillerymen sent by Li Yunlong, the artillery was basically just enough. After all, there were not many gunners responsible for firing artillery in the artillery unit, and most of them were artillerymen responsible for logistics supply.

Of course, the artillerymen in the New 1st Regiment who are responsible for logistics supply also have to learn how to fire artillery when they have free time.

Otherwise, the artillery of the new regiment would not have developed so quickly.

"Don't worry. If you take too big a step, you'll easily get hit by a bullet. Let's first familiarize our independent battalion with the equipment, and then it won't be too late to expand it." Luo Yi said.

His political commissar and the political cadres of each battalion and company had just taken office. At this time, the independent battalion had not yet stabilized, so it was naturally not appropriate to expand it.

"Great minds think alike." Chu Yunfei nodded.

He looked at the dazzling array of equipment and ammunition, and secretly made up his mind that from now on, wherever Brother Yunlong points, I, Chu Yunfei, will attack!
(End of this chapter)