Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 669 Zhou Weihan: American equipment is good
Zhou Weihan and Zhou Weihan sat in the back seat of the jeep. Under Zhou Weihan's guidance, the U.S. soldiers who were driving drove away from each other along the outside of Changzhi City.

Zhou Weihan had never considered the matter of letting the transport convoy enter the city. Changzhi City was full of fish and dragons, and there might be spies planted by the Japanese.

As soon as the jeep driven by the Americans left, the follow-up convoy immediately got the signal and followed along the route of the jeep. The reconnaissance company was immediately divided into two, with one line protecting Zhou Weihan's safety, and the other line preparing to hang behind the convoy.

Lieutenant Fan Hanjie and the monk who stayed in the same place looked at each other, sparks seemed to come out of their eyes, but they saw the monk Shi Shiran get on the horse, lead Zhou Weihan's horse and slip away.

"Why are you still standing still, eyes are used to vent your anger? Keep the chief safe, hurry up!" the adjutant shouted at Fan Hanjie's guards.

When he first got in the car, Zhou Weihan chatted with the second lieutenant of the US Army from time to time, but ended up feeling disgusted without saying a few words.

Fortunately, they were escorted by Fan Hanjie's guards. When they passed the defense area of ​​the 27th Army along the way, soldiers from all over the place let them go. The convoy quickly arrived at the junction of the defense areas of the two sides. come up.

At first, Zhou Weihan planned to let himself transfer the weapons and equipment back to Pingshun, but he did not expect the second lieutenant of the US military to bluntly say that he could send them all the way to Pingshun.

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When the jeep stopped, Zhou Weihan apologized to Fan Hanjie: "I originally wanted to take Brother Fan for a ride, but I wanted to take the cold wind in my belly, I really hurt Brother Fan!"

Fan Hanjie tightened his military overcoat, squeezed his nose that was flushed by the cold wind, and jumped out of the car: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"

Seeing this, Zhou Weihan grinned and said, "Brother Fan is destined to meet again!"

"The reconnaissance company will lead the way, the 281st Regiment will accompany the guards, and the 279th Regiment will withdraw later!" Zhou Weihan took a special look at Ding Wei when he gave the order, and Ding Wei immediately understood Zhou Weihan's thoughts and nodded quietly.

When all the troops of the Tainan Military Region were stationed on the front line, the 27th Army and the Tainan Second Division widened the road from Changzhi to Pingshun, but this dirt road was still muddy when it rained or snowed. Therefore, 281 The soldiers of the regiment can still run over the speed of the truck even with only iron feet.

Just as the convoy passed in front of Fan Hanjie in an orderly manner, the adjutant beside him pointed to several trucks in front of him: "Boss, howitzer, isn't this the 105-caliber howitzer that the Americans equipped for the expeditionary force?"

Fan Hanjie looked in the direction pointed by the adjutant and saw an M2 105mm caliber howitzer being dragged behind the four trucks.

"Damn it, the Central Army hasn't been used yet, but the Americans have equipped the Eighth Route Army first. What kind of ecstasy soup did Wei Han give the Americans this week?" Fan Hanjie's face was uncertain, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Boss, isn't it?"

"Forget it, there are at least a thousand people staring at the Tainan Division [-] troops on the opposite side. Once there is a fight, it will hurt the peace, and the cheap ones will only be the Japanese!" Fan Hanjie waved his hand to stop the adjutant's behavior.

In fact, the old man had already sent a secret telegram to the first war zone, intending to detain this batch of weapons and equipment in Luoyang, Zhongtiao Mountain or Changzhi, and claimed that he could handle them by himself.

When Fan Hanjie received the telegram, he really thought about it, but after thinking about it, he felt that this batch of weapons and equipment could be intercepted by Luoyang and even Zhongtiaoshan, but it must not be shot by Changzhi.

For a batch of weapons and equipment, it affected the stable relationship between the 27th Army and the Eighth Route Army in the Changzhi area. The stakes are clear to everyone, and Fan Hanjie will naturally not do things that are worthless.

Fan Hanjie got on his horse and left without looking back. He even left behind the jeep that Zhou Weihan had originally agreed to. The soldiers of the 279th Regiment on the opposite side couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when they saw this, and no one dared to start the car rashly. The first shot, no one can bear the charge of sabotaging the united front.

"Commissioner, I just saw a truck dragging a few big guys past, do you have a share in our division?" The guard on the side asked excitedly.

"Cut, what are you thinking about? If these equipments are scattered and used, they won't be of great use. The superiors must have made their own arrangements. It would be nice if we could have some soup in one division. Keep informing everyone. Everyone is continuing to strengthen their vigilance. Withdraw after an hour!" Ding Wei finally said.

When the convoy successfully entered a camp outside Pingshun City, Zhou Weihan who got off the jeep could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Rooney had given Zhou Weihan a list of supplies before, and asked Zhou Weihan to sign on it. After the meeting arrived in Pingshun, he actually took out a stack of documents from his briefcase.

Another material list was drawn from the middle, and the rest of the documents were instructions for the use of this batch of weapons and equipment.

"General Zhou, the number on this list is real. The previous one was just to prevent surprise inspections by the national government along the way. Now you can have someone check it!"

"The few of us will stay in Pingshun for a while. If you have anything you don't understand, you can come and ask for advice at any time!" Rooney said cheerfully.

"Second Lieutenant Rooney, you have worked hard," Zhou Weihan said, and asked Xu Dali to check the quantity himself, and then arranged for the personnel of the Transportation Department of the First Theater and these American soldiers to go to another camp for dinner.

Of course, the most conspicuous of this batch of weapons and equipment are four 105-caliber howitzers. This gun was the main artillery of the US military during World War II. The artillery provided to the Eighth Route Army was an M2 gun mount, which was exactly the same as that used by the Expeditionary Army. It was mechanized towed.

重量在两吨上下，射程达到了11公里，可发射M1高爆弹、M67反装甲高爆弹、M84彩烟弹、M84烟雾弹、M60烟雾弹、M60生化弹、M1训练弹和M14训练弹等炮弹。

This gun has German origin, and its performance and power are similar to those of the two existing Krupp 105 howitzers of the Artillery Regiment of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. Looks bulky.

The Artillery Battalion of the Expeditionary Army is equipped with 12 guns of this type, four for each company, exactly the number of a howitzer company this time.

At this time, Zhou Weihan was also puzzled, because when he wanted some equipment, the Eighth Route Army agreed that the 105-caliber howitzer was a strategic weapon after all. Even if the Americans agreed, the Nationalist Government might not allow the Eighth Route Army to have such heavy artillery. So it was not included in the material list.

Eighteen 18mm American mountain guns were disassembled and packed in boxes.

The gun is extremely light, with a total combat weight of about 600kg. It can be dragged by livestock or carried on the march, with a range of nearly nine kilometers.

In addition, there are six 40mm anti-aircraft guns and six 107-caliber heavy mortars. The weight of this gun is only about 160 kg. It is generally used to launch chemical bombs, but it can also launch ordinary high-explosive bombs.

20 M2 heavy machine guns, 1000 Garand semi-automatic rifles, 600 carbines and corresponding individual equipment, ranging from helmets, military uniforms, bayonets, and military boots.

200 SCR-536 walkie-talkies and 50 backpack SCR-300 walkie-talkies.

Zhou Weihan suppressed the excitement in his heart, seeing crates of weapons and ammunition put into storage, Dong Jiang was holding a walkie-talkie in his hand, and said: "Commander, this is a walkie-talkie? If our reconnaissance company can be equipped with this Things, it will be more convenient to operate in the future, can you equip our reconnaissance company with a few more?"

"You guys are quick to start. The semi-automatic rifles in this batch of equipment can be equipped with the reconnaissance company first, but there are only a few walkie-talkies in total. I can give you three high-power walkie-talkies and six low-power ones. Don't think about it!" Zhou Weihan glanced at Dong Jiang and said.

"Monk, you and Dong Jiang are going to pick a Garand and another carbine. Let's go to the training ground to try the gun!" Zhou Weihan didn't want to wait here either. The daughter-in-law kissed each other, and couldn't bear it long ago.

The three of them soon arrived at the training ground. Although it was their first time to touch a semi-automatic rifle, the two who tested the gun were both good gun players, and they got started quickly.

On the training ground, gunshots rang out one after another. After the target announcer finally reported the target, the two exchanged guns and started to test the gun again.

"American equipment is good. How about the performance of these two semi-automatic rifles?" Zhou Weihan laughed.

"Commander, American weapons are very comfortable to use. This Garand rifle has strong firepower and stable performance. If our Eighth Route Army had a Garand rifle, we would have chased the little devil away!" The monk died. Holding the Garand rifle in his arms, he refused to let go.

Zhou Weihan saw at a glance what the monk was playing: "You dare to think, don't look at the Americans gave 1000 Garands this time, but the .3 rifle ammunition is only 60 rounds. On average, each The rifle only has 6000 rounds of ammunition, and if you are not careful, it will bottom out, this Garand rifle is yours!"

"Thank you, member!" The monk replied happily.

Zhou Weihan immediately looked at Dong Jiang, wanting to see what he could tell.

"Although these two are semi-automatic rifles, there is still a big difference. The range of this Garand rifle is much longer than that of the [-] guns currently used by the Japanese army, and the muzzle velocity is faster. If it is used by veterans, the three The Zhigarand can even suppress the firepower of the crooked Japanese machine gun!"

"At the same time, an eight-round clip is used for loading. When loading, put the clip and bullets into the magazine together. After the last round is fired, the clip will pop out from the magazine and there will be a sound. !"

"Good or bad, this way, not only will I remind myself that if the two sides are too close when fighting, but also remind the enemy that our side needs to reload, which may give the enemy an opportunity!"

"Besides, this carbine is much smaller in comparison. It is equipped with a 15-round magazine. Its function is similar to the flower mechanism currently used by my reconnaissance company, but it is much more stable in terms of performance!"

"Unfortunately, although these two rifles have the same type of bullets, they cannot be used in common use!" Dong Jiang finally said regretfully.

The M1 Garand rifle was the standard rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II. It is a semi-automatic rifle that uses the principle of air-guided and long-stroke piston.

Designed in the 1930s, it was equipped with a large number of U.S. troops during World War II. Therefore, the U.S. Army was the only army in World War II that fully equipped with semi-automatic rifles to replace the old-fashioned rotary rifles.

Although other countries such as Big Brother and Germany also have their own semi-automatic rifles, they are only equipped with a small amount and have not fully replaced non-automatic rifles.

The M1 carbine is another infantry weapon used by the U.S. military in World War II. The original design of this gun was not to equip ordinary infantry, but to equip non-frontline combatants such as officers, heavy weapon operators, drivers, and signal soldiers as self-defense weapons.

Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this: "That's right. From now on, the reconnaissance company and the special forces will be equipped with walkie-talkies, and all rifle fighters will be replaced with Garand rifles."

Although the boss had stated before that Zhou Weihan would handle this batch of weapons and equipment by himself, Zhou Weihan had also discussed with the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Half of the walkie-talkies need to be distributed to the Taiyue, Taibei, and Southern Hebei military regions, and the rest of the weapons and equipment are given priority to the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan military region.

Artillery and heavy machine guns are okay to say, they are nothing more than concentrated use, and carbines can be equipped with squad and platoon-level cadres at the grassroots level as firepower points to make up for the lack of submachine guns.

But for the Garand rifle, Zhou Weihan originally wanted to form a small assault group composed of M2 heavy machine guns, Czech light machine guns, mortars and Garand rifles at all levels of firepower, so as to give the Japanese a fatal blow at a critical moment. .

On the same day, the personnel of the First Theater Transportation Department withdrew to Changzhi, but Rooney and several American soldiers stayed in Pingshun for guidance.

That night, in the headquarters.

"Hello, Communist Party member, I'm Dong Jiang, can you hear me?"

"I can hear you very clearly, so let's just leave it at that. You must learn from your American friends carefully. It will be troublesome to find them after passing this village!"

What is going on right now is the negative SCR-300 high-power walkie-talkie test. Dong Jiang is in the camp outside the city, and Zhou Weihan is in the headquarters.

"Old Zhou, this is too convenient. It is at least ten kilometers away from the headquarters to the camp outside the city. How did you research this thing?" Xing Zhiguo looked at the walkie-talkie in front of him and began to fiddle with it curiously. .

"The American equipment is good. Like this walkie-talkie, the low-power ones are equipped up to the platoon level, and the high-power ones are used by combat units above the company level. In this way, combat units at all levels can communicate at any time. Our Eighth Route Army is not even fully equipped with radio stations, so we can only rely on personnel to transmit messages." Zhou Weihan said.

"Good things are good things, but it's a pity that we don't have the ability to produce them ourselves, so we can only be controlled by others!" Xing Zhiguo couldn't help sighing.

"Where are so many emotions coming from? It's good to be useful right now. Just wait and see, when the little devil sweeps the Jiluyu base area, this thing will come in handy!" Zhou Weihan finally said.

(End of this chapter)