The deputy commander knew that Huang Yu and Li Yunlong had seized a large amount of equipment and ammunition in Taiyuan City, otherwise he would not have mobilized more than 4,000 mules and horses and more than 300 transport vehicles to transport the loot.
But I didn't expect that the weapons and ammunition stored in the Yizhong base area were so large that they couldn't even take into account ten mountain cannons and three thousand rifles.
These weapons can be placed in other base areas to form two fully manned main regiments.
When we arrived at the Yi Zhong base area, it was just a multi-regiment equipment.
The shock in my heart cannot be described in words.
Immediately asked: "Kong Jie...Li Yunlong..."
"You two tell me the truth..."
"In addition to the weapons and ammunition that have been equipped with the troops, how much equipment and ammunition are also stored in the base area in the wing."
"I'll give you a few thousand rifles if you ask for it. I want to see how rich your family is!"
"This..." Kong Jie immediately showed a hesitant expression.
Li Yunlong also had an expression of regret on his face.
If he had known that the chief would ask this question, he would not have asked Kong Jie for weapons and ammunition in front of him just now, so as not to show off.
He quickly explained to the deputy commander: "Chief..."
"Not much equipment and ammunition..."
"And we just brought them back from Taiyuan. After the base area troops were reorganized into two main brigades, the remaining equipment was not enough to even rebuild the garrison..."
"You'd better stop asking!"
The deputy commander glared at Li Yunlong and said, "You kid, don't play tricks on me..."
"Shut up……"
"I want to listen to Kong Jie!"
Seeing that Li Yunlong was still winking at Kong Jie, the deputy commander directly ordered: "Li Yunlong turn back!"
"Kong Jie will turn around after you finish speaking!"
"You really think I'm just a decoration..."
"You just barely managed to say three words, tell a lie."
At this point, all fools knew that the little wealth they had in the Yi Zhong base could not be saved, so they could only answer with a long sigh.
"Report to the chief..."
"In addition to what Li Yunlong and Huang Yu snatched back from Taiyuan, there are still about 20,000 rifles, 1,000 light machine guns, more than 200 heavy machine guns, more than 180 mortars, and 32 Menshan cannon..."
"Half of the rifles and more than half of the heavy weapons were seized from Taiyuan City."
"Half of the rifles and a small half of the heavy weapons were seized during the last counter-sweep."
"There are also some damaged weapons, including more than 13,000 rifles, more than 600 light machine guns, more than 100 heavy machine guns, more than 100 mortars and more than 50 field guns, mountain guns, infantry guns... "
"There is no arsenal in the Yi Zhong base, so there is no way to repair these weapons."
"After Huang Yu robbed the Taiyuan arsenal, as long as he built a new arsenal with the equipment in the base area, at least 70% of the damaged equipment could be repaired..."
The deputy commander-in-chief couldn't help but tremble with his hands in shock. He stared at Kong Jie and continued to ask: "Where is the ammunition?"
"I heard that Li Yunlong brought back thousands of mules and horses to transport artillery shells and bullets..."
"Each soldier carries an additional five hundred rounds of ammunition and five grenades..."
"Don't tell me there's no ammunition in the Wing Center base."
"Including what we snatched back from Taiyuan and seized in the last counter-mopping operation, the Yizhong Base has a total of more than 65,000 rounds of various artillery shells..."
"Six million and nine million rounds of various bullets, more than 90,000 grenades and grenades..."
"Xiao Huang told me: After the military equipment snatched from the Taiyuan Arsenal is put into production, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, a minimum of 300,000 rounds of ammunition and 20,000 grenades can be produced a month."
"If production is carried out in two shifts, it will be no problem to produce 500,000 rounds of ammunition and 30,000 grenades a month."
"We can also produce rifle machine guns in small batches..."
The deputy commander widened his eyes and continued to ask: "Be clear..."
"What is the small batch size you mentioned? I want specific data..."
Kong Jie originally wanted to hide this matter, but the deputy commander refused to continue, and he could see through his own thoughts at a glance.
He was forced to speak again: "One thousand rifles and thirty light machine guns a month..."
The deputy commander laughed angrily, stared at Kong Jie and asked: "If you produce equipment for one regiment a month, you call it small batch..."
"Kong Jie!"
"You kid has learned badly from Li Yunlong!"
"In the past, when weapons and ammunition were seized from the Japanese, no matter how many, they would be reported to their superiors as soon as possible..."
"I didn't expect that I would learn to hide my secrets now..."
Kong Jie was embarrassed to answer: "Chief..."
"There's nothing we can do about it..."
"There are more and more troops under the jurisdiction of Yi Zhong Base, and the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger..."
"There are some contingencies that I have to account for as commander."
"If we don't have any financial resources, if something happens to the troops, we won't even be able to recharge them with equipment."
"Forget it..." the deputy commander waved his hand.
"Although the Yizhong Military Division has just been established, the two main brigades also need equipment for expansion... and new local garrison regiments have to be formed, but they cannot use so many weapons and ammunition."
"I will leave you five thousand rifles, three hundred light machine guns, fifty heavy machine guns, fifty mortars, ten mountain cannons..."
"All the extra weapons will be handed over to support other Eighth Route Army..."
"I will leave half of the bullets for you, all the heavy artillery shells, 70% of the mortar shells and mountain artillery shells, and the excess will be handed over to the headquarters..."
Li Yunlong, who turned his back to everyone, couldn't bear it anymore.
Regardless of the deputy commander's order just now, he directly retorted with a dissatisfied weapon: "Chief..."
"Isn't this robbery?"
"We took away all the weapons and equipment...what if we expand our own troops?"
"Headquarters must leave us at least half of the weapons!"
Kong Jie was convinced and immediately answered: "Chief..."
"Five thousand guns are indeed too few."
"The independent brigade still needs 3,000 guns to be fully equipped. My sole brigade is still short of 1,500 guns...the main force alone is short of 4,500 guns."
"Rebuilding several garrison regiments requires 5,000 rifles..."
"That's ten thousand guns!"
"Heavy artillery regiments directly under the division, troops directly under the agency, special forces, guard troops... they also need guns, and the total of 3,000 is too few."
"Ten thousand guns you left for us are not enough..."
Huang Yu suddenly interrupted: "Captain..."
"No...you should call the commander now..."
"Commander, deputy commander..."
"The chief left five thousand spears, which is enough..."
"The head of the equipment we need to rebuild the garrison has also helped us think about it..."
"The arsenal will take a long time to build, but we can build the repair shop first to repair the damaged equipment in stock."
"The repaired equipment is enough for us to rebuild all the garrison groups."
"When the arsenal is completed, it will be able to produce equipment for one regiment every month..."
"We have no shortage of weapons and ammunition!"
"Instead of leaving them rusting in a warehouse, it's better to support the other Eighth Route Army!"
The deputy commander patted Huang Yu on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Huang's mind is still spinning fast..."
"You two should really learn more from Xiao Huang and broaden your horizons. Don't just focus on your own little piece of land all day long."
