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"Hand over nine 9mm howitzers and nine 150mm anti-aircraft guns?"

Just when the commander of the Japanese First Army took office and mobilized troops in full swing.

The head of the headquarters received a telegram from Li Yunlong.

After reading the telegram, the chief of staff said with emotion: "This kid Li Yunlong is very fast. He has recovered nine counties in just over half a month in Northwest Shanxi."

Half of the howitzers and anti-aircraft guns were handed over by the head of the headquarters.

Although the head of the headquarters once said that Li Yunlong will not be robbed for the time being, there is no way. After all, the 150mm howitzer and the 37mm anti-aircraft gun are good things.

The heads of the headquarters are quite envious.

If he really didn't want to rob, Li Yunlong might not take long before the firepower of the Xinyi Regiment would surpass that of the headquarters.

However, the headquarters did not rob everything, such as food and submachine guns, Li Yunlong was not robbed.

"Turn in another 9 150mm and 9 37mm anti-aircraft guns?"

"Li Yunlong got rich just after he arrived in Northwest Shanxi?"

When the teacher heard the words, he immediately said happily.

Why say it again?
Because half a month ago, Li Yunlong had just handed in 12 150mm howitzers and some 37mm anti-aircraft guns.

In the past, when the Xinyi Regiment was still affiliated with the 129th Division and the 386th Brigade, the division commander could still beat Li Yunlong's autumn wind.

Now that the Xinyi Regiment is directly under the headquarters, only the boss and the chief of staff have the right to fight Li Yunlong's Qiufeng.

But looking at the more and more heavy equipment that Li Yunlong has handed in, the teacher is really happy.

At present, the 129th Division can be called a shotgun replacement. There are 150mm heavy artillery and there is no shortage of anti-aircraft guns.

The steel factory and bullet factory seized from Taiyuan have been built, and the aided bullet production line is in place and can be put into production immediately.

The production lines of 60mm mortars and 70mm infantry guns have been mass-produced earlier.

Tens of thousands of tons of raw materials for the production of weapons and ammunition have been put in place, capable of producing 250 guns and 200 million rounds of ammunition per month.

Now the development of the base area in southeast Shanxi is on the right track, and life is getting better and better day by day.

Of course, Li Yunlong, the head of the new regiment, is definitely responsible for most of the credit for the Eighth Route Army to have everything it has today.

The boss said with a happy tone: "Hey, I'm used to this kid getting rich. Since I got the aid, has this kid made a lot of money?"

"By the way." The chief of staff opened the telegram below and said, "Li Yunlong also said in the telegram that the Zhaojiayu Airport will be repaired soon, and he requests the pilots who are going to train to be in place as soon as possible. Commander and trainer to Xinyi regiment."

The boss looked thoughtful and asked, "How long will it take for the pilots selected from YA to arrive?"

"It's just a 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 Spike Squadron will escort the pilots, and these officers will go to Northwest Shanxi, so that the new regiment can keep up with the headquarters at all times." Get in touch and be ready to respond at any time."

"Okay!" The chief of staff nodded, "I will arrange it as soon as possible!"

……

The recruiting work of the new regiment is also in full swing.

Now the county seat has also been taken down by the Xinyi regiment, making the base areas even into pieces.

The news of the recruitment of the new regiment was released, and thousands of people rushed to join the Eighth Route Army.

Some of them were the militias and guerrillas nearby. They heard that there was an opportunity to join the main force, especially the Xinyi Regiment, and they all came. They must join the Xinyi Regiment.

These are all qualified soldiers. After distributing weapons and training, they can be drawn into the battlefield to fight the devils with real knives 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 is estimated that 1 new recruits will be recruited. I estimate that it will take at least half a month."

"Now it's less than seven days to recruit enough, which is far beyond my expectation."

In Zhaojiayu Village, at the headquarters of the New First Regiment, Li Yunlong looked at the list of full recruits handed over by the recruiting departments of each battalion, and his tone and expression were quite satisfied.

Since the Eighth Route Army opened up the situation in the battlefield behind enemy lines, it has often happened that ordinary people enthusiastically join the army, but Li Yunlong is still relatively rare to join the army with such enthusiasm.

"It's all related to our victory a few days ago."

Chief of Staff Wang Dehou grinned slightly:
"Now the common people in the surrounding counties know that our Xinyi Regiment is a team that can win battles."

"Not to mention 1 people, even 5 people can be recruited easily."

The combined total population of the three surrounding counties is about 3.

According to the proportion of young and middle-aged people in the population of 30.00%, there are about 10 people of the right age who can join the army in these counties alone.

But it is impossible for all of these people to enlist in the army.

Because the terrain in Northwest Shanxi is dominated by the intersection of loess hills and low mountains and hills, the grain production was originally very small.

Young and middle-aged people all joined the army, and so many families 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 young people in the family to serve as soldiers.

This is called serving as a soldier and eating food. If you are lucky, you will get a military salary.

A new regiment that can win battles and has enough weapons, ammunition and food naturally has an irresistible attraction to the villagers and young people.

"Send 50 catties of rice or flour to the homes of every militia and common people who join the army."

Li Yunlong ordered calmly.

In the past, the Eighth Route Army had nothing to eat, and many ordinary people volunteered to join the Eighth Route Army with a bag of grain.

But the Eighth Route Army did not blindly accept the support of the common people.

After all, there are more than 1000 people in a group. The daily food consumption of so many people is not a small amount, and it is easy to eat a few poor villages.

The militiamen do not have to be full-time, and they usually train while doing farm work.

But this time, Li Yunlong recruited the main force, and he could spare some time to do farm work after training, but once a war broke out, he would have no time to do farm work.

Now that Xinyituan is rich, it can in turn help the common people.

The capture of nine county towns this time allowed Li Yunlong to earn 1800 tons of grain in addition to the howitzers, anti-aircraft guns, and submachine guns he earned.

Coupled with the more than 1000 tons of food earned from killing the devil pilots, Xinyituan will soon have 3000 tons of food in the account, and they are all staple food.

3000 tons of grain is 600 million catties of grain.

50 catties of staple food are given to each ordinary person who signs up to join the army. For 1 people, it is only 5 catties.

This time, Heyuan, Ping'an, and Anhua counties were taken down, and more than 75 catties 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 make the soldiers who join the army have less worries.

"What about the extra people?" Wang Dehou asked, "There are 3 people who want to join the new regiment this time."

"As for the extra 1 people, 5 of them will be developed into militias first."

Li Yunlong knocked on the table and said, "All the weapons and ammunition we seized in the next county will be distributed to these militiamen."

The militia is an indispensable part of the Eighth Route Army. They are not out of production at ordinary times, but they organize training, seldom participate in battles, and are equipped with few weapons and ammunition.

But when recruiting troops, the main force of the Eighth Route Army will generally give priority to the militia, which can be regarded as the reserve of the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong also likes the militia when he recruits new soldiers. Of course, it is better if the soldiers come from the teaching regiment.

"This time we will expand the number of people by 1, and most of them will be mixed with devils and spies from the puppet army."

Li Yunlong said again: "All ministries must be carefully screened."

After all, the new regiment had just arrived, and this was inevitable, and the main force of the 120th Division had left Northwest Shanxi for some time. Under the lax management, it was inevitable that spies from the devils and puppet troops would sneak into the base area.

Maybe some spies from the devils and puppet army took advantage of this opportunity to join the new regiment.

"Yes!" Wang Dehou replied.

Even if spies from the devils and puppet army entered the team, it would be difficult to get access to the core secrets of the Eighth Route Army, so the problem is not very big.

But after all, it is a hidden danger, the sooner the spies of the devils and puppet army are caught, the better.

"By the way, Chief of Staff Wang, how are the recruits' uniforms prepared?" Li Yunlong asked after taking a sip of water.

"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 power to a certain extent. Li Yunlong is very concerned about military uniforms, and uniform military uniforms must be somewhat stronger in combat power out of thin air.

Fortunately, Taiyuan and the three counties were captured this time, and a large amount of cloth was seized, which was enough to make military uniforms for recruits.

Recruiting troops, repairing roads, repairing grain depots and munitions warehouses, helping the common people with production and recruit training...

At present, the new regiment still has a lot of work to do, and Li Yunlong is also very busy.

"Report to the head of the regiment, the chief of staff, an urgent call from the headquarters!"

Just at this moment, holding a telegram in his hand, the codebreaker walked into the regiment headquarters and gave a military salute to Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou.

"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 said in a solemn tone: "The head of the headquarters has received information that the 36th Division of the Japanese Army 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 devils, the 36th Division, are not good people."

Li Yunlong just thought for a while, and then said: "This group of devils should not come to sweep us up. It's not enough for a division to wipe out our new regiment."

The 36th Division is a three-unit division, with three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment under its jurisdiction, as well as an engineering regiment and a logistics regiment.

At present, the 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 will never be able to raise the supplies for the mopping up so quickly.

"Then why are these devils here?" Chief of Staff Wang asked in a puzzled tone.

"It doesn't matter why the devil came here." Li Yunlong said, "It's just for our recruits to practice. I was worried that there would be no devil to train the recruits, so this little devil came to the door by himself."

It is difficult for recruits to become qualified fighters after training without actual combat.