Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 66: The Most Handsome Guy in the 129th Division! (Part )

When the two leaders walked to the door, they saw a lot of headquarters staff gathered in the open space outside the door, making a lot of noise as if they were at a market.

These people were basically the headquarters' combat staff, secretaries and security personnel, who were gathered there discussing something.

"Everyone, please make way. Everyone, please make way." Li Yunlong said to everyone.

But the crowd seemed not to have heard it and were still standing there, looking very excited.

Li Yunlong immediately shouted, "Commander."

The noise of the headquarters staff suddenly stopped. Turning around, they saw the two leaders walking out of the door.

Immediately afterwards, the two leaders saw two 2mm mountain cannons with protective shields, and their eyes widened.

"Hey hey hey..."

Li Yunlong patted the gun barrel made of top-quality artillery steel, and amidst the duangduang sound, he said excitedly:

"Commander, the Bofors L24x 75mm mountain cannon has a range of 10 kilometers and a maximum rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute. It can shoot farther and at a faster rate than the Japanese Type 2 mountain cannon. Two base loads of 75mm shells and half a base load of training shells. Is allocating 1000 Red Army veterans to our new regiment not too much?"

When the chief and the deputy chief of general staff saw the mountain cannon, they immediately showed joy on their faces.

The leader came over quickly, his tone happy:

"Bofors 75mm mountain gun? Where did you get it, kid? Did you capture it from the Japanese?"

"wrong…"

"This is the Bofors 75mm mountain gun equipped by the Nationalist Army. The Japanese probably don't have it."

"It should be that the Japanese seized it from the Nationalist Army, and then it was seized by you?"

As the leader spoke, he walked quickly to the mountain cannon, his eyes never leaving the cannon.

He first pulled the breech block and took a look, then checked the scope, patted the gun steel with his hand, and exclaimed: "What a good thing!"

The chief had worked in artillery and had a special liking for cannons. During a critical battle on the Long March, he personally operated a cannon from a position of 400 meters and destroyed the Kuomintang’s bunker with just a few shots, destroying it to pieces. He was more capable than any ordinary artilleryman.

Li Yunlong's motivation to become a great gunner is to learn from his superiors.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff also expressed doubt: "The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army certainly isn't equipped with this type of mountain artillery. Could it be Wei Lihuang's Central Army?"

Li Yunlong said, "My great commander, this is not the Bofors mountain gun of the Nationalist Army. This is the most advanced Bofors mountain gun. Its range is much better than that of the Nationalist Army."

The National Army purchased 132 Bofors mountain guns from Sweden, but they were the relatively backward M1922 75mm L20 caliber mountain guns.

Because the German military-industrial vested interest groups owned 33% of Bofors shares, German military advisers also actively promoted Bofors weapons to the Nationalist government. German military adviser Weizel even deceived Chiang Kai-shek by saying that this mountain gun was Sweden's latest M1930 mountain gun (actually the M1922), which was particularly suitable for China. Chiang Kai-shek sent his German fan Yu Dawei to inspect the Swedish Bofors and finally purchased 132 outdated mountain guns.

In addition, Sweden also provided the production materials and artillery production line technology for this mountain gun.

But for some unknown reason, Chiang Kai-shek never set up the production line for mountain artillery and artillery shells.

The Bofors mountain gun produced by the system is an optimized and improved version of the more advanced M1930 mountain gun, with better performance.

"Not from the National Army?"

"That is..." The leader was surprised at first, then a hint of enlightenment appeared on his face, and he instantly understood the origin of the two 2mm mountain cannons and artillery shells.

These two mountain cannons should have the same origin as the hundreds of light machine guns, hundreds of submachine guns and hundreds of thousands of bullets before them.

It should be from that mysterious patriot named Lin Feng... The deputy chief of general staff beside him also understood it instantly, but did not say it out loud immediately because there were so many people here and there were too many eyes.

Li Yunlong's lips curled up. "This Bofors 75mm mountain gun is much more powerful than the batch of Shanxi-made cannons that our Eighth Route Army salvaged from the Hutuo River. I only need 1 Red Army veterans, Commander. Isn't that too much?"

Captain Li knows that if he wants to have greater cooperation with Boss Lin, he must have a strong army.

In addition to good weapons and equipment and powerful firepower, the strength of a unit is also reflected in the strength of its soldiers.

Giving first-rate weapons to third-rate soldiers can only produce second-rate combat effectiveness at best.

The elite veterans who had experienced the Long March had individual combat skills that were not inferior to those of the Japanese soldiers in the Type A Division.

The stronger the new group becomes, the greater the cooperation with Boss Lin will be, and the more weapons and ammunition they can earn.

The commander stared at the mountain cannon and said without turning his head, "Two mountain cannons and two basic shells, and you want 2 Red Army veterans? How can such a good thing be possible?"

"Li Yunlong, I'm going to criticize you," the Deputy Chief of General Staff said. "It's a good thing you volunteered to hand over the mountain artillery. Headquarters will reward you, but you still want 1000 veterans. What's your idea? Do you think headquarters is a market? And you're even trying to bargain?"

After being criticized, Li Yunlong immediately straightened his attitude: "Yes, the commander and deputy chief of staff are right, but I have more than two mountain cannons. I have 2 mountain cannons and 30 rounds of ammunition. Is it too much to ask for 6000 veterans?"

Commendations? Li Yunlong received so many commendations, as many as serious demerits, and he was too lazy to even wear the big red flower for the great merit.

In addition to reporting the situation, I came to the headquarters today to ask the head of the headquarters for some substantial benefits.

At present, there are still tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers in northern Shaanxi who have not been reorganized. Some of them will stay in northern Shaanxi to protect YA, and the rest will gradually enter the enemy's rear in North China to form bases and participate in the War of Resistance. In the next few years, the Eighth Route Army will grow from tens of thousands of people to hundreds of thousands of people.

"What did you say?" The commander's voice suddenly rose, his eyes widening. "30 mountain guns and 6000 rounds of ammunition?"

Wow... There was an uproar all around. The combat staff, secretaries and guards stared at Li Yunlong with changed eyes.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff asked in a hurried and serious tone, "Li Yunlong, you didn't lie to us, did you? You really have 30 mountain guns and 6000 rounds of artillery shells?"

If this is true, then the Eighth Route Army would be really rich, and it would be more than enough to form a mountain artillery regiment.

Once the mountain artillery regiment is formed, it can directly become a strategic-level force of the Eighth Route Army.

"Deputy Chief of General Staff," Li Yunlong said with a serious expression, "I guarantee as a Party member that this is true. The mountain artillery and shells are now in the woods where our New 1st Regiment is stationed."

"Great!" the boss exclaimed ecstatically, his expression extremely satisfied. "Li Yunlong, you've done a great deed!"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff and the staff at the headquarters were all extremely satisfied and impressed when they saw Li Yunlong's expression!
No matter where this batch of mountain artillery came from, as long as it did not violate discipline, it would be a huge achievement.

Li Yunlong suddenly became the most handsome guy in the entire 129th Division. The leaders of the headquarters had to invite him to drink, and he could act arrogantly in the headquarters from then on.

The commander said in a serious tone: "If you really have 30 mountain guns and 6000 rounds of artillery shells, you don't have 1000 veterans. But I can make an exception and allocate 300 veterans of the First Red Army to your regiment."

"Thank you very much, Chief. Thank you very much, Chief. Thank you very much, Chief." Li Yunlong looked happy and thanked him repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)