Chapter 65 Morale Improvement
The Imperial Alliance Army did not dare to report the situation, otherwise if the little devils knew that the Eighth Route Army had taken away so many weapons and equipment, they would definitely not bypass them.
Wei Jinhe could only ask the puppet army officers to use their own money to fill the vacancies in weapons and equipment.
Of course, Wei Jinhe was also bleeding heavily this time. He had no intention or ability to take revenge on the Eighth Route Army.
So he set his sights on some landlords and traders, preparing to reap benefits from them.
The attack on the puppet cavalry camp in Wanjia Town was as if it had never happened at all.
Soon, the cavalry battalion under the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army was directly expanded into a cavalry regiment.
In this case, Wei Jinhe would have three regiments under him: the 15th Infantry Regiment, the 16th Infantry Regiment, and the Cavalry Regiment.
The little devil didn't know whether he valued Wei Jinjin or Wei Jinjin's ocean gold bars and antiques, so he quickly restored him to the rank of major general.
In order to prevent things like the cavalry battalion from happening, Wei Jinhe began to take the initiative to apply for coordinated defense with the little devil.
The Japanese army directly approved this, and the Japanese army formed an independent third brigade and began to fully cooperate with the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army to take charge of the defense of the occupied area.
Of course, Lu Ming didn't know about these things. At this time, Lu Ming had already led his troops back to Yangcun.
He was about to go to the regiment headquarters to report, but when he came outside the regiment headquarters, he heard the quarrel between Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.
During this raid on the puppet cavalry camp in Wanjia Town, Li Yunlong did not say hello to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang woke up early in the morning and saw the entire independent regiment dispatched. When he inquired about it, he learned that they had a combat mission.
So he went directly to Li Yunlong. When the two met, they were at loggerheads and soon started to quarrel.
However, after listening to Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang also fell silent, and he finally understood some truth.
I want the horse to run fast, but I also want the horse to not eat grass. Such things simply do not exist.
"Regiment leader, political commissar." Lu Ming appeared when both sides were silent.
"You're back...where's Kong Er?" Li Yunlong asked hurriedly when he saw that Kong Jie was not there.
"Captain, the deputy commander is still looking at the trophies." Lu Ming reported truthfully.
When Li Yunlong heard this, he ran outside.
Zhao Gang and Lu Ming had a conversation, and under the guidance of Lu Ming, the two of them came to the threshing floor outside the village.
At this time, in the threshing floor, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and rifles were placed together.
The first battalion's team of more than 800 people stood together neatly, looking at the weapons and equipment with fiery eyes.
Kong Jie, the deputy commander of the regiment, held his pipe and looked at the mortars and the heavy machine guns for a while, almost drooling.
After seeing Li Yunlong from afar, Kong Jie quickly came over to greet him.
"Lao Li, Lu Ming is a precious baby. If I take him away from you in the future, you will definitely be unhappy."
"I won't mention this matter again, but I did contribute in this battle. These weapons and equipment are at least half as good as mine."
"Don't stare. It doesn't matter if you don't give half. You have to give me some anyway. You can't let me work part-time for you, Lao Li, for free."
Kong Jie hurriedly said, "How has he ever seen so many weapons and equipment? How can he not be excited?"
"Hey, hey, Lao Kong, what's yours and what's mine, you see so many outsiders, these are all from the independent group."
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I have to take the opportunity to encourage the first battalion."
"Old Kong, don't be impatient. Our old comrade, I can't treat you badly. I'll choose the latest shell gun for you."
Li Yunlong said happily and went directly to the weapons and equipment placed on the threshing floor.
Seeing so many weapons and equipment, Li Yunlong was even happier than having a wife.
He gently stroked the mortar and looked at the boxes of shells. Li Yunlong couldn't put it down.
After a while, Lu Ming and Zhao Gang also came over.
When Zhao Gang arrived at the threshing floor, he froze on the spot, his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Zhao Gang also knew about the weapons status of each department.
For some of the top main force groups, it would be great to have two mortars.
But at this time, there were eight mortars in front of him, and there were also many artillery shells.
Zhao Gang was shocked in his heart. Thinking of what Li Yunlong said, he felt that this battle was necessary.
"Captain Li, after all, I am the political commissar of the Independent Regiment. Next time we fight like this, you should at least say hello to me."
After a while of silence, Zhao Gang came to Li Yunlong and said softly.
When Li Yunlong saw Zhao Gang saying soft words, he grinned and nodded directly in agreement.
Then, he looked towards the first battalion of soldiers.
"Did you see that the Maxim heavy machine gun, 82MM mortar, Ma 4-ring rifle, and grenade-barrel light machine gun are all yours?"
"Why the guard company was able to win the battle? Why was Lu Ming able to kill the Japs' captain twice? It's just that he had a tough guy."
"Without these tough guys, it would be impossible to confront the little devils head-on. But with these tough guys, the little devils will be afraid of us."
"Weapons and equipment are given to you. Whether the Independent Regiment can turn around depends on your performance!"
"With these weapons and equipment, if you still can't do it, then the Independent Regiment will be a fucking piece of dough!"
Li Yunlong shouted at the top of his lungs, and all the soldiers in the battalion were excited.
Looking at the weapons and equipment in front of them, they roared loudly.
"We want to be a wild wolf group and not make dough!"
"We want to win the battle, not lose the battle!"
"We want to scare the little devils, and we want to impress our superiors!"
More than 800 people roared loudly, and their voices echoed through the sky.
Their emotions were high, and they all wanted to go and fight the little devils right now.
Soon, forty machine guns, thirty-six grenades, four mortars, and more than three hundred horse-mounted four-ring rifles were all handed over to the first battalion.
The Hanyang-made old sleeves and Type 38 rifles that they eliminated, as well as the remaining light and heavy machine guns and mortars, were given to the second battalion.
Of course, Chen Quan's second battalion is still empty at present. Not to mention soldiers, even there are not enough cadres.
"I think you, Shen Quan, are no worse than Zhang Dabiao. Why does his battalion need personnel and weapons?"
"Recruit troops for me and train them vigorously. As long as your second battalion is more capable than the first battalion, their weapons and equipment will belong to your second battalion."
"I, Li Yunlong, don't protect my shortcomings. In the independent regiment, whoever has the ability will get the best weapons and equipment and eat the best food!"
Li Yunlong came directly to Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan and said in a serious tone.
"Yes, leader." Upon hearing this, Shen Quan agreed with excitement on his face.
With this batch of weapons and equipment, the First Battalion has undergone obvious changes.
Under Li Yunlong's training, the morale of the independent regiment is constantly improving.
Of course, in this battle, Lu Ming was an eye-opener for the entire group.
Soon, there were various rumors about the independent group.
Some people say that Lu Ming is a star of civil and martial arts who descended to earth at the same time, while others say that Lu Ming is a Confucius with a sword hanging on his waist, who is both civil and military.
Chapter completed!