"Hand over 9 150mm howitzers and 9 37mm anti-aircraft guns?"
Just when the commander of the Japanese First Army took office, he was mobilizing troops in full swing.
The head of the headquarters received a telegram from Li Yunlong.
After reading the telegram, the chief of staff sighed with emotion: "This kid Li Yunlong moves very quickly. In just over half a month after arriving in northwest Shanxi, he recovered nine counties."
The handover of half of the howitzers and anti-aircraft guns was an order from the head of the headquarters.
Although the head of the headquarters once said that he would not rob Li Yunlong for the time being, there was nothing he could do. After all, the 150mm howitzer and 37mm anti-aircraft gun were both good things.
The heads of the headquarters are all very envious.
If Li Yunlong really doesn't rob, it won't be long before the new group's firepower exceeds that of the headquarters.
However, not everything at the headquarters was robbed, such as food and submachine guns, but Li Yunlong was not robbed.
"Surveyed another 9 150mm and 9 37mm anti-aircraft guns?"
"Li Yunlong got rich just after he arrived in northwest Shanxi?"
When the teacher heard this, he immediately said happily.
Why do you say again?
Because half a month ago, Li Yunlong just handed over 12 150mm howitzers and some 37mm anti-aircraft guns.
In the past, when the new regiment was still under the 129th Division and the 386th Brigade, the division commander could still defeat Li Yunlong.
Now that the New Regiment is directly under the headquarters, only the boss and chief of staff have the right to take advantage of Li Yunlong.
However, seeing the increasing amount of heavy equipment handed over by Li Yunlong, the division commander was sincerely happy.
At present, the 129th Division can be said to have exchanged shotguns for artillery. It has 150mm heavy artillery and there is no shortage of anti-aircraft artillery.
The steel factory and bullet factory seized from Taiyuan have been built, and the assisted bullet production line is in place and will be put into production immediately.
The production lines for 60mm mortars and 70mm infantry guns have already achieved mass production.
Tens of thousands of tons of raw materials for the production of weapons and ammunition are already in place, with the capacity to produce 250 guns and 2 million rounds of ammunition every month.
Nowadays, the development of the southeastern Shanxi base area is on the right track, and life is getting more promising day by day.
Of course, Li Yunlong, the leader of the new regiment, definitely deserves most of the credit for what the Eighth Route Army has today.
The boss said in a happy tone: "Hey, I've long been used to this kid getting rich. Since we got the assistance, has this kid gotten rich a lot?"
"By the way." The chief of staff opened the telegram at the bottom and said, "Li Yunlong also said in the telegram that the Zhaojiayu Airport will be repaired soon and requested that the pilots going to train arrive as soon as possible. In addition, Li Yunlong also applied for the transfer of several battalion-level personnel from the headquarters.
The commander and instructor go to the new regiment."
The boss looked thoughtful and asked: "How long will it take for the pilot selected from YA to arrive?"
"Just for the next few days," the chief of staff said, "Our pilot selection is ready and ready to go at any time."
The boss nodded and said: "Then give Li Yunlong four battalion-level officers and four instructors. When the YA people arrive, the Langya Squadron will escort the pilots and these officers to northwest Shanxi to keep the new regiment in touch with the headquarters.
Contact us and be ready to respond at any time.”
"Okay!" the chief of staff nodded, "I will arrange it as soon as possible!"
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The recruitment of the new regiment is also in full swing.
Now the county seat has also been captured by the new regiment, making the base areas connected into one piece.
When news of the new regiment's recruitment was released, thousands of people came rushing to join the Eighth Route Army.
Some of them were militias and guerrillas nearby. When they heard that there was an opportunity to join the main force, especially the New Regiment, they all came and they must join the New Regiment.
These are all qualified soldiers. After being given weapons and trained, they can go to the battlefield and fight with the Japanese with real swords and guns.
In addition to the militia and guerrillas, many young and middle-aged people also came, and they couldn't be driven away.
"At the beginning, it was estimated that it would take at least half a month to recruit 15,000 new soldiers."
"Now we have recruited enough people in less than seven days, which is beyond my expectation."
At the headquarters of the New Regiment in Zhaojiayu Village, Li Yunlong looked at the full recruitment lists submitted by the recruitment departments of each battalion, his tone and expression were quite satisfied.
Since the Eighth Route Army opened up the battlefield behind enemy lines, it has often happened that ordinary people enthusiastically joined the army. However, such enthusiastic joining of the army was still relatively rare for Li Yunlong.
"This is all related to the victory we won some time ago."
Chief of Staff Wang Dehou smiled slightly:
"Now the common people in several surrounding counties know that our new regiment is a team that can win the war."
"Let alone 15,000 people, we can easily recruit even 30,000 people."
The combined total population of the three surrounding counties is about 300,000.
Based on the fact that young adults account for 33% of the population, there are about 100,000 people of appropriate age who can join the army in these counties alone.
But it is impossible for all of these people to join the army.
Because the terrain in northwestern Shanxi is dominated by intertwined loess hills and low hills, grain output is originally very small.
All young and middle-aged people are enlisting in the army, so many families have lost their labor force.
Of course, some families have a large population and cannot support so many people. Even in war years, some people will send their young people to serve as soldiers.
This is called being a soldier and eating food. If you are lucky, you will also get military pay.
A new regiment that can win battles and has sufficient weapons, ammunition and food will naturally be irresistibly attractive to village soldiers and young people from all over the country.
"Send 50 kilograms of rice or flour to the homes of every militia member and ordinary citizen who joins the army."
Li Yunlong ordered calmly.
In the past, the Eighth Route Army had no food, so many ordinary people volunteered to join the Eighth Route Army carrying a bag of grain.
But the Eighth Route Army did not blindly accept support from the common people.
After all, there are more than 1,000 people in a group movement. The daily food consumption of so many people is not a small amount, and it is easy for several villages to be poor.
The militiamen do not have to leave work, and they can train and do farm work at the same time.
But this time, Li Yunlong recruited the main force. After training, he could still take some time to do farm work, but once a war broke out, he would have no time to do farm work.
Now that Xinyi Tuan is rich, it can help the people in turn.
By capturing nine county towns this time, in addition to howitzers, anti-aircraft guns and submachine guns, Li Yunlong also earned 1,800 tons of grain.
In addition to the more than 1,000 tons of food earned from killing Japanese pilots, the new group will soon have 3,000 tons of food in their accounts, and they are all staple food.
3,000 tons of grain is equivalent to 6 million kilograms of grain.
Give each citizen who signs up to join the army 50 kilograms of staple food at home, and there are 15,000 people, which is only 750,000 kilograms.
This time they captured Heyuan, Ping'an and Anhua counties, and more than 750,000 jins of grain were seized.
Distributing some food to the common people can not only ensure that the families who join the army can have a certain living security, but also allow the soldiers who join the army to have less worries.
"What about the extra people?" Wang Dehou asked, "There are 30,000 people who want to join the new group this time."
"As for the extra 15,000 people, 8,000 of them will be developed into militia first."
Li Yunlong knocked on the table and said: "All the weapons and ammunition we seized during our attack on the county town were distributed to these militiamen."
The militiamen are an indispensable part of the Eighth Route Army. They are not off duty in peacetime, but they organize training, rarely participate in battles, and are equipped with few weapons and ammunition. They are mainly responsible for the security of the base area, as well as organizing the transfer of civilians in the base area during the Japanese raids and other logistical work.
But when recruiting troops, the main force of the Eighth Route Army usually gives priority to the militia, which is regarded as the reserve force of the Eighth Route Army.
Li Yunlong also likes militiamen when recruiting new soldiers. Of course, it would be better if they are soldiers from the training group.
"This time we will expand the number of people to 15,000, and most of them will be mixed with spies from the Japanese and puppet armies."
Li Yunlong added: "Each department must carefully screen."
After all, it was inevitable that the new regiment had just arrived, and the main force of the 120th Division had already left northwestern Shanxi for some time. Due to lax management, it was inevitable for spies from the Japanese and puppet troops to sneak into the base area.
There may be spies from the Japanese and puppet troops who took this opportunity to join the new group.
"Yes!" Wang Dehou responded.
Even if spies from the Japanese and puppet troops enter the team, it will be difficult to gain access to the core secrets of the Eighth Route Army, so the problem is not that big.
But it is a hidden danger after all, and the sooner we can find out the spies of the Japanese and puppet soldiers, the better.
"By the way, Chief of Staff Wang, how are the new recruits' uniforms prepared?" Li Yunlong took a sip of water and asked.
"The fabric at the quilt factory has been prepared, and now we are waiting for the dye." Chief of Staff Wang replied.
Military uniforms represent combat effectiveness to a certain extent. Li Yunlong cares about military uniforms. The combat effectiveness of unified military uniforms must be higher out of thin air.
Fortunately, during this attack on Taiyuan and three counties, a large amount of cloth was seized, which was enough to make military uniforms for the new recruits.
Recruiting troops, building roads, building grain depots and arms warehouses, assisting people in production and training new recruits, etc...
At present, the new group still has a lot of work to do, and Li Yunlong is also very busy.
"Report to the head of the regiment, chief of staff, urgent call from headquarters!"
At this moment, the decoder, holding a telegram in his hand, walked into the regiment headquarters and saluted Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou with a military salute.
"Give it to me." Chief of Staff Wang took the telegram and read it.
"What did the head of the headquarters say?" Li Yunlong asked.
Chief of Staff Wang's tone was solemn: "The head of the headquarters has received information that the Japanese 36th Division is heading north from southern Shanxi. The target is our new regiment. It has already passed Taiyuan. It will take at most three days for the 36th Division to reach Anhua.
, Heyuan and Ping'an County, the Japanese 36th Division is not a good person."
Li Yunlong just thought for a moment and said: "This group of devils should not be here to wipe out us. One division wants to wipe out our new regiment, which is not qualified."
The 36th Division is a three-unit division, with three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, and one engineering and baggage regiment each.
The current strength of the New Regiment is only half of that of the 36th Division, but the firepower of the New Regiment is no worse than that of the 36th Division.
Moreover, the 36th Division would never be able to raise all the supplies for mopping up so quickly.
"Then why are these devils here?" Chief of Staff Wang sounded confused.
"No matter why the Japs are here," Li Yunlong said, "Just think that they are here to train our new recruits. I was worried that there were no Japs to train the new recruits, so this little Japs came to my door by himself."
It is difficult for new recruits to become qualified soldiers only through training without actual combat.