How much is five hundred tons of grain?
One million pounds!
One stone of grain is one hundred and twenty kilograms, which translates into more than eight thousand three hundred stone.
Liao County is not a small county in Shanxi. It has a large population and cultivated land. Last year's grain harvest was only 130,000 dan. One person can exchange one-fifteenth of the county's grain output. It is really... ··
The brigade chief of staff didn't know what to say for a while.
However, before the Japanese came, Liao County's grain output exceeded 250,000 shi.
"Five hundred tons."
At the Independent Regiment Headquarters, Li Yunlong also frowned.
This number is really quite a lot.
but,
There are currently 705 tons of grain in the warehouse of the independent regiment. If 500 tons are given to the brigade headquarters, 205 tons will be left. With a total of 1,800 people in the regiment, there will still be more than 100 kilograms per person.
Even if you eat every meal, it will be enough for two months, not to mention one month.
As for the army horses and mules, they should just eat grass and be given some soybean meal occasionally. Do you really think they can eat food?
And at least 700 tons of grain will be available next month.
Although he wants to give more than 300 military horses to the brigade commander, which will reduce the food reimbursement share of more than 300 military horses, mules have already appeared in the new list of supplies that can be added. Apply for mules and apply for as much as you can, so next month’s food account will only be more than in March.
It is not unacceptable to exchange 500 tons for Xu Ping.
"Five hundred tons of grain."
"Okay, Xu Ping is worth the price."
Li Yunlong gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
puff··
In the brigade headquarters, the brigade chief of staff, who had just taken a sip of tea, burst out again.
Did you agree to five hundred tons?
"··OK."
"You prepare food, weapons and ammunition, and I will arrange a transportation team immediately. Xu Ping will also come with the transportation team."
The brigade commander hung up the phone, his expression very strange for a moment.
Xu Ping exchanged one million kilograms of grain, which can be said to be a profit. Looking at the brigade commander for so many years, he has never done such a profitable business.
But why do I still feel like I’m at a loss?
Or the feeling of blood loss? !
"call··"
Taking a deep breath and putting aside the weird feeling in his heart, the brigade commander waved his fist fiercely and said in an excited tone:
"Five hundred tons of grain, great!"
With these 500 tons of grain, he can organize large-scale training for grassroots officers and strive to improve the quality of half of the grassroots officers in the brigade within two or three months.
"Where did this kid get so much food, weapons and ammunition?"
The brigade chief of staff couldn't help but wonder.
Five hundred tons of grain, this amount, even for the Japanese brigade stationed in Liao County, would be difficult to come up with. After all, this was one-fifteenth of Liao County's grain output last year.
"This guy said he asked a friend to get it for him."
The brigade commander was thoughtful:
"It seems that someone is helping us, but."
After a pause, the brigade commander continued:
"No public appearances."
The materials currently received by the brigade headquarters include 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, more than 300 Czech guns, and 500 tons of grain. Such a huge amount of materials must be achieved by one force.
"Probably!"
The brigade chief of staff nodded in agreement.
"Xu Ping!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Yunlong showed ecstasy.
This was a guy even more powerful than Wang Chengzhu. He didn't know his mortar skills, but Xu Ping was famous throughout the army for teaching new gunners.
With Xu Ping's guidance and sufficient live-fire training, the independent regiment will be able to form an artillery battalion in a month or two!
By then, the whole regiment will be equipped with more than thirty mortars. When encountering the Japanese, they will first greet the enemy and cover them with artillery fire!
"Hahaha··"
For a moment, Li Yunlong laughed wildly.
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After laughing wildly for a while, Li Yunlong sat back at the regimental table, stared at the material application form on the table, and scratched his head.
In the past few days, he has been pestering Lao Zhao to teach him how to read and write, but after all, it has only been a few days, and the effect is not very good. Writing material application forms is still a torment for him.
"One Japanese soldier fills up the second-class reinforced infantry squadron."
"211 Japs."
"It is equipped with nine crooked handles, nine grenade launchers, two Type 92 heavy machine guns, and a Type 97 90mm mortar."
Taking a deep breath, Li Yunlong began to analyze the battle situation carefully.
When he saw the Type 97 90mm mortar, Li Yunlong's first reaction was envy.
Although Brother Lu and Mr. Lu, the God of Wealth, have expressly hinted that there will be large-caliber aircraft and tanks in the future, as well as large-caliber artillery, but now, including the entire list of exchangeable supplies that can be added, the largest-caliber artillery is still There are only 60 mortars.
This kind of mortar with a range of more than 3,000 meters and a caliber of 90 mm made Li Yunlong very envious.
good smell.
really want.
However, when he saw the detailed weapon performance data at the back, the total weight was more than 170 kilograms, and a single part weighed more than 50 kilograms. The accuracy was very poor, and Commander Li suddenly felt bad.
The 82 mortar equipped by the headquarters and brigade headquarters only weighs more than 60 kilograms, but the Japanese 90-caliber mortar weighs 170 kilograms, which is three times as much, but its power and range are about the same.
A single part weighs more than 40 to 50 kilograms. It cannot be maneuvered by manpower in mountainous areas. It must rely on mules. Its maneuverability is very poor, but its power is not very good.
Just rubbish.
"Mountain Island, Mountain Island!"
"You have to keep your alliance flag for me."
Leader Li Da thought of the second long-term cooperation.
If you capture the Shandao Regiment's regiment flag, you can add a 60 mortar weighing 19 kilograms, with a range of 3,500 meters, and an accuracy comparable to the Type 92 infantry gun to the list of exchange supplies.
In comparison, the Japanese's Type 97 mortar is worse than garbage.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Li Yunlong continued to ponder the material application form.
"To annihilate more than 200 Japanese soldiers, we need to dispatch a reinforced battalion with a total strength of 600 people. The weapons and equipment should be based on the weapons and equipment of the independent regiment's existing teams."
"Including the rush and the ambush, the battle lasted about five days."
"The little devil has two heavy machine guns and a 90mm mortar. The firepower is very fierce, so the independent regiment has more powerful suppressive firepower, so let's use nine 60mm mortars."
“Number makes up for the caliber gap and range.”
"The battle is expected to take two to three hours."
"The maximum rate of fire of the 60mm mortar is thirty rounds per minute. It is estimated that the average combat rate of fire is five rounds per minute. Calculated in three hours, nine 60mm mortars require 8,100 rounds of artillery shells."
After calculating this, Li Yunlong scratched his head in embarrassment.
More than eight thousand 60 mortar shells seemed a bit too much.
But think about it carefully...
The target is the second-class Japanese reinforced infantry squadron with more than 200 people. The battlefield will be very large and needs to be completely annihilated. It must be ensured that no Japanese can escape. During the battle, artillery fire suppression must be maintained throughout the battle to block the Japanese's mass counterattack and breakout. .
More than 8,000 rounds of artillery shells are reasonable.
"Grenade grenade."
"Nine mortars alone cannot wipe out all the Japanese. The infantry must rush up and eliminate them one by one. The grenade has a long range and a fast rate of fire, and the firepower of full-scale killing is indispensable."
"Six hundred people. In addition to nine mortar squads and artillery transport teams, there are also three full infantry companies, with a total of 27 grenade launchers, each of which can load 300 grenade launchers."
"The total is also 8,100 rounds."
Thinking of this, Li Yunlong noticed a problem, which was also a shortcoming of the independent group.
Transport capacity.
60 mortar shells, including the portable packaging, each weighs about 1.7 kilograms, and 8,100 rounds equals 14 tons.
The weight of one Type 89 grenade including the portable package is 0.85 kilograms, and the total weight of 8,100 grenades is 6.8 tons.
Due to the long-term lack of feed and veterinary medicine, the mules of the independent regiment were in poor physical condition. Their long-distance transport capacity on mountain roads was only 50 kilograms per head. Fourteen tons of artillery shells required 280 mules to transport.
The total number of independent regiments now only amounts to 150.
Of course, military horses can also be used for transportation.
The Independent Regiment still has 350 troops and horses, which have not yet been sent to the brigade headquarters.
However, the quality of the military horses captured by the independent regiment was not very good. During long-distance marches on mountain roads, each military horse could only carry a load of fifty kilograms. If the load was increased, it would be easily injured.
The independent regiment currently has 500 mules and horses, with a total load of only 25 tons.
Each of the six hundred soldiers participating in the operation can carry twenty kilograms of load. Any more will seriously affect the marching speed and even increase non-combat attrition. The total load here is twelve tons.
According to the provisions of the contract, food can be delivered by the transportation and supply team, but weapons and ammunition can only be carried by oneself. After all, the ambush of the Japanese squadron this time is a one-time deal, not a continuous battle.
In other words, the total weight of the weapons and ammunition he applied for this time could not exceed thirty-seven tons.
Of course, thirty-seven tons of weapons and ammunition are more than enough to deal with a Japanese infantry squadron, even a fully reinforced second-class infantry squadron.
But if there is an additional weight limit, the weapons and ammunition that can be obtained will be much less. From the terms of the contract, it can be clearly seen that repeated cooperation is the key to obtaining supplies.
As the size of the independent regiment cannot be expanded without limit, the supplies distributed every month can only meet the needs of the entire brigade, not to mention taking care of the people in the base area, other units in the division, and other divisions.
"We must strengthen the independent regiment's transportation capacity as soon as possible!"
Thinking of this, Li Yunlong frowned again.
This time, only three new supplies can be added to the total annihilation of the Japanese squadron.
But now, the independent regiment is in urgent need of 98K rifles to unify the bullets of the independent regiment. It is in urgent need of submachine guns to replace the twenty-shot shell guns to increase the firepower of the team. It needs to be exchanged for mules to improve the troop transportation capacity.
It is also necessary to exchange medicines, improve the survival rate of the wounded, and boost the morale of the troops. This item requires a lot of material types, and the medicines required to treat the wounded are complicated.
"It's not enough!"
Captain Li subconsciously turned his attention to the much thicker second piece of long-term cooperation information on the table.
If the independent regiment can annihilate the Shandao Wing Headquarters, fifteen more types of materials can be applied for, and one more type will be added without a week in advance.
