Just when the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Brigade of the New Regiment were expanding.
Large units such as the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment are also expanding their troops.
In this North China campaign, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment also contributed a lot.
So both regiments were assigned some tanks, heavy artillery, armored vehicles and cars.
In addition, the arsenal in northwest Shanxi has now reached a large scale.
Although the quality of the Type 56 firearms produced is not as good as those produced by the system.
But among the current arsenals around the world, it is considered to be at the top level.
The bullet production line, artillery shell and grenade production line are also fully operational, and logistics supplies are sufficient.
In another six months at most, the new second regiment and the independent regiment will all be equipped with Type 5 and 6 equipment.
Li Yunlong's new regiment, on the other hand, directly used the amount earned from killing the Japanese to exchange Type 5 and 6 equipment, weapons and ammunition with Boss Chen.
Jizhong region.
Hengshui.
In the early morning, dozens of Jiefang trucks and more than 20 tanks and armored vehicles were parked outside the north wall of Hengshui City.
Today is the day to hold a public trial and kill traitors and devils who have committed many evil deeds.
This situation attracted a large number of people around to watch. The genius had just dawned, and people from all over the country came to watch in huge numbers.
Stationed in the Hengshui area were Japanese troops from the 110th Division.
However, in the Battle of Zhengtai, the 110th Division was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
Not long ago, with the Eighth Route Army's great victory in North China, Hengshui County was also recaptured and liberated by the Eighth Route Army.
As the motorcade stopped, all the people's eyes turned towards the motorcade.
These days, the Eighth Route Army not only recaptured Hengshui County, but also brought a large amount of food and distributed it to the people for free.
Many people whose homes were robbed of food survived because of this.
In addition, the reputation of the guerrillas and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region.
More and more ordinary people feel that the Eighth Route Army is a trustworthy force and the people's army as advertised, much more reliable than the national army and the Japanese.
The young people present all turned their attention to the new howitzers, armored vehicles and tanks behind the trucks.
"No wonder the Japanese were beaten away."
A young man stared at those howitzers, tanks and armored vehicles, his eyes almost popped out:
"These armored vehicles and tanks of the Eighth Route Army are much larger than the Japanese tanks, and their barrels are thicker and bigger."
This time the new regiment recruited troops in the Jizhong Military Region, and Li Yunlong was personally in charge.
Although Li Yunlong handed over the task to the headquarters of the Jizhong Military Region, District Chief Lu and others were mainly responsible for recruiting troops.
However, Li Yunlong still sent some armored and tank troops to the Jizhong and southern Hebei areas to cooperate with his brother's troops in recruiting troops.
The young man who spoke was famous in the village for his strength and shooting experience.
Some people asked him to join the Eighth Route Army, and even guerrillas came to lobby, but he was timid and declined.
Because he had seen Japanese tanks, artillery and even airplanes before, he felt that the Japanese were invincible, and he always had a fear of the Japanese in his heart.
But seeing the heavy equipment of the Eighth Route Army, I suddenly thought that the Japanese tanks and small-caliber artillery were nothing.
"Of course." Another young man said, "My cousin is in the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Last time he went home to visit relatives, he told me that the tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft of the Eighth Route Army are much better than those of the Japanese.
It’s also more powerful.”
"Then why don't you go to the Eight-Road New Group with your cousin?"
"The New Regiment is the most powerful unit of the Eighth Route Army, and not everyone can go..."
At this moment, a new group of soldiers jumped out from the open hood of the truck with steel helmets on their heads and armed with Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and Type 56 submachine guns.
Then, dozens of Japs and traitors were about to be shot, their hands were tied, and they were escorted to the public interrogation platform by Eighth Route Army soldiers with live ammunition.
Every prisoner and traitor who was about to be raped had numerous crimes and was taken to the public trial platform. The host read out the crimes committed by each prisoner and traitor.
After the public trial, he was taken to the execution ground.
There were 10 Japanese and traitors in groups. Each Japanese and traitor had their heads covered with black cloth and stood in a row.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers raised their guns in unison, and the executioner gave an order. After a row of gunshots, the Japanese and traitors were hit in the head and fell to the ground one after another.
Then another group of Japanese and traitors were replaced.
Every time a group of Japanese and traitors fell to the ground, the onlookers burst into cheers and cheers.
The people in central Hebei have suffered terribly from the Japanese and traitors in recent years.
After the public trial, it was time for a show of force that young people loved to see.
Common people can visit and even touch the tanks, cars and heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army at will.
Even to demonstrate their power, tanks and howitzers fired live ammunition into the distance.
The huge power shocked the young men. With such a powerful weapon, why are they afraid of the Japanese?
A mere devil is nothing to be afraid of.
Moreover, the Eighth Route Army soldiers were having a good time with the young men, and they did not put on airs like the National Army soldiers.
This is the real team of ordinary people.
In the past, when the national army went to the villages to recruit soldiers, they would recruit young men and rob them by force. The promised 2 yuan for each soldier was never fulfilled.
On the other hand, the Eighth Route Army recruited soldiers on a voluntary basis, and the food and money promised to recruit soldiers were cashed on the spot.
If someone's child becomes an Eighth Route Army soldier, the local government will build a new house. Those with children at home can go to school for free. I heard that land will be allocated in the future.
If one person serves as a soldier, the whole family will be honored.
With this condition, what else is there to worry about?
After the public trial and weapons exhibition, most of the young people present enthusiastically signed up to join the army.
However, some young people are still hesitant.
Being a soldier means fighting against the Japanese with real swords and guns, and you will lose your head and life. Not everyone has the courage to risk their lives on the battlefield.
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Japanese country.
Tokyo.
Prime Minister's Office.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, General Juichi Terauchi, commander of the Southern Army, just sent a telegram that the major oil fields in Southeast Asia have been initially repaired and oil can be extracted."
A major general staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and reported to Tojo Eiji.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Oh?" Tojo's eyes lit up, "Can the oil fields in Southeast Asia be exploited?"
Hideji Tojo and Sangen Sugi launched the Southeast Asia Incident and established the Southern Army to attack Southeast Asia in order to plunder Southeast Asia's oil and rubber.
Because the Japanese Navy took the lead in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses.
Therefore, in the early days of the Southeast Asian War, the British and American forces in Southeast Asia had no support and were almost completely beaten by the Japanese army.
Especially when the British army encountered the Japanese army, they collapsed and ran all the way to India, causing trouble for the expeditionary force.
The old imperialist countries were so inexperienced, which made Japan's ambitions expand even more, and it soon occupied Myanmar, Indonesia and other important oil-producing areas in Southeast Asia.
The Empire of Japan has its own oil-producing area and will no longer be restricted by the embargo measures of the United States, Britain and other countries. From the top to the soldiers of the Empire of Japan, they feel that they can do it. The Empire of Military Fortune will surely win!
The Japanese have beautiful ideas and rich ideals, but the reality is very harsh. Even though they have oil-producing areas, they still cannot solve the domestic oil shortage problem.
When the Japanese were preparing to seize oil-producing areas in Southeast Asia, the governments of Britain, the United States and other countries were not fools. Naturally, they could not leave the oil well facilities intact to the Japanese.
Although the British and American troops ran fast, they still tried their best to blow up oil-related equipment before escaping.
After the little devils occupied these oil fields, they looked at the destroyed equipment and oil wells and cursed Baga.
This made the little devil who was in urgent need of oil feel like a million horses running through his heart.
To be continued...