On the first night, 86 gun towers and bunkers were taken down, and on the second night, 74 gun towers and bunkers were taken down.
In total, there are 160 gun towers and bunkers.
Calculated based on the trading price, there are a total of 320 machine guns. Of course, they can also be replaced with the same number of bazookas, 82mm mortars, etc.
This is not a small amount of money. If it is replaced by weapons and ammunition, it is also 320 tons of weapons and ammunition, which can equip at least four infantry regiments with weapons and ammunition.
"Half of the weapons and ammunition earned from this business will be handed over to the headquarters!"
Regarding the weapons and ammunition earned from doing business, Li Yunlong responded straightforwardly.
The headquarters has recently expanded a lot of artillery units, and I heard that a lot of equipment has been reinforced for the brother military regions.
However, anti-aircraft weapons are still a weak point. Once the artillery position is discovered by the enemy during combat, it will only be passively beaten, so anti-aircraft weapons are particularly important.
Because other troops have no business channels, if the artillery is lost, it is a real loss.
At present, 21 37mm anti-aircraft guns and a large number of 20mm machine guns have been handed over, but it is not enough.
The handing over of a batch of 20mm cannons this time should greatly alleviate the air defense pressure on the headquarters.
"OK!"
Zhao Gang nodded happily.
If all these weapons are replaced with machine guns, then the new regiment will be equipped with more 20mm machine guns than heavy machine guns.
Coupled with the reimbursement of ammunition, in the future, the 20mm machine gun can be pulled to the position and used as a heavy machine gun to shoot flatly at the Japanese infantry.
I didn't do that often in the past because I needed to be prepared for air defense at all times, and wasted all the artillery shells on the Japanese infantry. Once the Japanese planes came for reinforcements, they would only be beaten passively.
Although the M2 Browning heavy machine gun can also defend against air defense, its air defense power and range are not as good as the 20mm machine gun.
"Send a telegram and ask the headquarters whether they need machine guns, bazookas or 82mm mortars. Anyway, the total is 160."
"By the way, send the battle report to the headquarters."
Li Yunlong looked at Chief of Staff Wang Dehou.
After having the chief of staff, a lot of work was shared between Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.
When there was no chief of staff, all these tasks were done by Zhao Gang.
Of course, whether it is Wang Dehou or Zhao Gang, after the telegram is drafted, Li Yunlong needs to read it in person and sign it before sending it out if there are no problems.
"Yes, leader!"
Wang Dehou also acted vigorously and resolutely. He immediately took out a pen and paper, lay on the table and started drafting a telegram.
"Captain, I have another question. We don't have much medicine left in the field hospital."
Xing Zhiguo on the side said to Li Yunlong.
Nowadays, the New Regiment has more than 20,000 people. Generally, division-level troops have field hospitals, and the New Regiment has reached the size of an army.
It is obviously unrealistic to send the seriously injured to the division headquarters field hospital in southeastern Shanxi.
After all, it is estimated that the seriously injured people died before even halfway through the journey of hundreds of kilometers.
So Li Yunlong set up a field hospital by himself. However, because the field hospital had just been established, the staff was a bit complicated. There were village doctors, barefoot doctors, doctors who had studied Western medicine, and Japanese doctors who were willing to serve the Eighth Route Army.
"I will take care of the medicine issue."
Li Yunlong nodded.
Most of the seizures from the capture of Taiyuan, including medicines, doctors, arsenals, and skilled workers, were taken by train to southeastern Shanxi.
Not many medicines were seized during the capture of nine counties, but the doctors captured some prisoners, so this field hospital was built.
At that moment, Li Yunlong took out the radio phone from the cabinet and contacted Boss Chen to receive the goods.
Now that there is an airport, it is much more convenient to receive goods. Li Yunlong and Chen Feng do not need to show up in person at all. Chen Feng only needs to arrange for the goods to be delivered to the airport, and his own car soldiers will transport the goods to the warehouse.
After more than a month of training, the New Regiment finally trained a group of automobile soldiers, eliminating the need for the members of the Sword Squadron to drive and transport goods themselves.
As thousands of tons of goods were transported from the airport into the warehouse, the auto soldiers became more and more skilled in driving.
Moreover, the road from Dagu Town to Zhaojiayu Village has been built and is more than 10 kilometers long. It can be reached by driving a Jiefang truck or jeep in half an hour at most.
Li Yunlong put down the radio and Wang Dehou handed the telegram over. After reading it, Li Yunlong had no questions, so he signed his name and handed it to Wang Dehou.
Wang Dehou came to the telegraph room next door and ordered the telegraph operator to send the telegram.
The Eighth Route Army would change their codes every once in a while, and they just changed their code books recently, so there was no need to worry about telegrams being intercepted.
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Headquarters.
The boss, chief of staff and division commander were playing cards.
Southeast Shanxi has been developing very well recently, and the Japanese have no intention of launching a raid in the near future, so the heads of the headquarters rarely have time to relax.
After the Battle of Taiyuan.
The Japanese already know the details of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi. There are 100,000 in total, and they are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition.
The last time four divisions were mobilized for a mopping up, two divisions were severely damaged.
The Japanese also knew that the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi was not easy to deal with.
In the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Yoshio Shinozuka held a total of eight divisions in his hands and did not dare to easily provoke the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi. After making a series of suspicious tactics, he turned around and attacked the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain. .
Therefore, the Japanese will not easily launch a raid on the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi for a while.
If the Japanese want to attack, they will also attack other weak base areas.
Now that the base area in southeastern Shanxi has entered a period of steady development, we are waiting for the base area in northwestern Shanxi to also be developed as soon as possible.
At that time, we can launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese army in Shanxi.
The reason why Ding Wei and Kong Jie were asked to go to northwest Shanxi was because Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong came from the same class, and the three of them had a good relationship.
If Li Yunlong makes a fortune, Ding Wei and Kong Jie will also benefit from it.
The head of the headquarters has considered the issue very comprehensively.
This is also true. Now, using the capture of three county towns, the troops of Ding Wei and Kong Jie have expanded to more than 4,000 men, and each is equipped with an artillery regiment.
Very strong.
"Report to the leader, Li Yunlong, leader of the new regiment, telegram!"
A decoder hurriedly walked in, walked up to the three of them, and saluted with a military salute.
"Give me."
The chief of staff took the telegram from the decoder and read it. After a while, his face showed uncontrollable joy.
"Chief of Staff, did Li Yunlong win another battle?"
Seeing the smile on the chief of staff's face, the division commander and the boss suddenly stopped thinking about playing cards, and the division commander hurriedly asked.
A few days ago, Li Yunlong reported the battle plan to the headquarters. After discussion, the heads of the headquarters agreed to Li Yunlong's battle plan.
Otherwise, Li Yunlong would not dare to mobilize a regiment's troops without telling the head of the headquarters.
"Yes, Li Yunlong won another battle."
The chief of staff smiled happily:
"After two nights of fighting by the officers and men of the New Regiment, the New Regiment destroyed a total of 160 enemy bunkers and gun towers, and wiped out more than 2,100 Japanese troops."
When they were in southeastern Shanxi, the soldiers of the 36th Division mingled with the puppet troops all day long. It didn't take long for the soldiers of the 36th Division to become proficient in eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling.
Military discipline was in disarray and combat effectiveness dropped sharply.
Later, Jingguan Ren tightened military discipline and strictly ordered the soldiers of the 36th Division to contact the puppet troops, and the combat effectiveness of the 36th Division was restored.
Therefore, although the 36th Division was assisted by a mixed brigade of puppet troops, it mainly helped to defend the county town, but there were no puppet troops in the gun towers and bunkers.
Because almost all of the buildings built this time were reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers.
Due to a lack of materials, the bunkers and gun towers were not built large enough to hold too many people inside. Each bunker or gun tower was basically full with one Japanese detachment.
It can be seen from the enemy's construction of trucks and tanks that in order to save materials and fuel, they are not only small but also very thin.
"Well done!"
The boss's tone was encouraging and his face was full of smiles.
As soon as they arrived in northwestern Shanxi, they mobilized a team of more than 20,000 people and defeated more than 3,000 enemies in three battles. Such cadres are simply precious.
"This guy is pretty good at fighting and leading troops."
The teacher adjusted his glasses and praised him heartily.
There are many talented people in the Eighth Route Army, but not many can be praised by the division commander.
The chief of staff smiled and continued: "In addition, Li Yunlong is preparing to hand over a batch of weapons and ammunition to the headquarters."
The boss's eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly asked: "How many weapons and ammunition will be handed over? Are there any heavy artillery?"
"Li Yunlong didn't attack the county town, so where did he get the heavy artillery?" the division commander said with a slight smile.
"Yes." The boss looked at the chief of staff and asked, "Then how many weapons and ammunition did he hand over?"
The chief of staff said: "The total number of 20mm machine guns, bazookas and 82mm mortars is 160. It is said that you can choose, depending on our needs."
Now the highway between the headquarters and Yangcun Airport has been built.
However, in order to keep the airport hidden, the highway passes next to the airport and connects to further places.
The airport is usually covered with lawn when not in use.
"Total 160?"
The division commander's eyes lit up slightly, these weapons and ammunition were not a small sum of money.
It's a pity that the new regiment is now directly under the headquarters. As a division commander, he can't take advantage of Li Yunlong, otherwise he can still make a profit by acting as a middleman.
Li Yunlong took the initiative to hand over so many weapons and ammunition, which shows that he still left at least the same amount of weapons and ammunition.
However... the 129th Division is with the headquarters, and most of these weapons and ammunition will eventually have to be equipped with the 129th Division.
Thinking of this, the teacher suddenly became happy again.
The boss analyzed: "The 82mm mortar is a good thing, and it is American equipment."
The US military is equipped with the M1 81mm mortar, but the system provides 82mm. The 82-caliber can also shoot 81-caliber shells, but the 81-caliber mortar cannot shoot 82-caliber shells.
The boss continued: "However, we have 60mm mortar and 70mm infantry gun production lines. There is no shortage of mortars for the time being. The bazooka is also a good thing. It can attack bunkers and turrets, as well as Japanese tanks and armored vehicles. "
The division commander added: "The bazooka rocket launcher is also a powerful weapon in street fighting."
The boss nodded and said: "But what we are most lacking at this stage is anti-aircraft weapons, especially the artillery unit, which is in urgent need of anti-aircraft weapons."
Then the boss looked at the chief of staff: "Call Li Yunlong back to commend him. As for the weapons and ammunition he handed over, there are 120 20mm machine guns and 40 bazookas."
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