Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

"Everyone line up, take yours one by one, yours won't be missing! If you don't fit, go over there and change!"

Political Commissar Cheng maintained order, while Li Yunlong stood aside, wearing a white winter camouflage uniform, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, smiling at the jubilant ocean in front of him.

The New 1st Regiment had already changed into autumn camouflage, but these days, especially after finishing the Eighth Independent Brigade, there were several heavy snowfalls, and the ground was covered with silver. Against the backdrop of the plain snow, the soldiers wearing autumn camouflage were too conspicuous.

So after communicating with the brigade commander, Meng Zhige's recent aid focus also shifted from arms to clothing. Two days ago, the brigade commander convened a meeting of the heads of each regiment, explained the plan for the next battle, and asked each regiment to send a transport team to the shooting range to collect supplies, replace new equipment, replenish combat losses, and uniformly change into winter camouflage uniforms.

Now not only the New 1st Regiment, but the entire brigade is busy changing into new clothes.

There are four styles of camouflage uniforms provided by Meng Zhige, corresponding to the four seasons. This winter camouflage includes a cotton hat and a mask, which weighs more than six kilograms and has excellent cold protection. The exterior is mainly white, suitable for snow combat. According to Li Yunlong's idea, it is more appropriate to call this set of clothes snow camouflage.

An old soldier held up the camouflage uniform he had just received and looked at the regiment commander and political commissar standing together: "Political commissar, what should we do with the old uniform?"

"After the old military uniforms are cleaned, they will be handed over to your company commander or instructor, and then they will be distributed by the regiment headquarters." The political commissar replied immediately.

The Eighth Route Army usually issued two sets of uniforms to soldiers, which they would wear and wash in turn, and this time was no exception. According to Li Yunlong's idea, the soldiers should also have a set of autumn camouflage uniforms for wearing in special circumstances. However, the autumn and winter camouflage uniforms were really heavy. If the soldiers were asked to carry three sets of uniforms, the weight they carried during the march would increase significantly, so they simply collected them and had the regiment headquarters store and transport them together.

As for the other uniforms... the brigade commander has decided to send the extra uniforms to the division headquarters. Other troops don't have new clothes, and every winter there are many casualties due to frostbite. The brigade already has more than it needs, so it's only right that the spare uniforms be supplied to other troops.

"Alas, I'm still not used to the clothes after recovering from my injury." Political Commissar Cheng took a break and looked at Li Yunlong beside him, with a sigh in his tone: "In the past, it was good to have something to wear. It was common to have dozens of patches on the uniform. Who would care whether it fits? Now it's good. If it doesn't fit, I can change it."

It has been a while since the political commissar came back from recuperation. Although he is an old unit, he still has not been able to adapt to the work. The new regiment has changed too much. He carried a work notebook with him, and in just a few days, he filled up half of it.

For example, the size of the regiment has expanded to more than 3,000 people, and after several months of fighting, only one battalion of familiar soldiers has been left, and most of the soldiers are strangers; for example, the equipment and tactics are difficult to be fully familiar with without a few actual battles. Even the distribution of supplies is different. In the past, the distribution of military uniforms did not have such a big scene and so many steps.

There was no significant change in the relationship between the military and the people, as the New 1st Regiment often shared canned meat with nearby villagers, making the work easier to handle.

But these are all good things, and these troubles are also happy troubles. Political Commissar Cheng wished that these troubles would never disappear.

"Old Cheng, please take some time out during this period and lead the team to cause trouble for the Japanese." Li Yunlong touched his pockets, which were empty.

He suddenly remembered that he had quit smoking, curled his lips, and retracted his hand into his sleeve: "The brigade commander said that by January at the latest, we will move to the Taiyue area. We will also be accompanied by comrades from the supply department and the field hospital, as well as a large number of technical personnel. We can't afford to lose any of them. So you should participate in a few battles as soon as possible to adapt to the combat rhythm of our regiment." The Eighth Route Army is a dual-chief system, with the regiment commander and the political commissar as the chief officers. At this stage, the political commissar can inquire about all the work and actions of the regiment, enforce revolutionary laws, and have the final say. This also means that the political commissar must know the soldiers, know how to use them, and be an excellent commander like the military chief.

This system was modified in 42 because of the lesson of the Eighth Division of Hebei Province. At that time, the two chief officers were arguing with each other, which led to the loss of opportunities and heavy losses. Since then, the final decision on military operations has been given to the military chief.

Therefore, knowing that the war was coming, Li Yunlong had to let Cheng Zhengwei adapt in advance. Not to mention the final decision-making power, there were too many surprises on the battlefield, and it would definitely be a good idea to have one more commander who could fully exert the combat effectiveness of the troops.

"Okay." Political Commissar Cheng was also an old comrade who had fought all the way here. He naturally understood what Li Yunlong meant and agreed immediately.

"By the way, remember to wear autumn camouflage." Li Yunlong added: "If you wear winter camouflage, you should save your bullets and avoid firing machine guns if possible. Try to do it the same as before."

The Japanese were not stupid. The New 1st Regiment and other troops that had changed their uniforms fired far more bullets on the battlefield than before. The Japanese First Army's General Staff had already issued a document to inform all troops that some of the Eighth Route Army soldiers wearing yellow-green uniforms had strong light firepower and sufficient bullets, so they should be extra careful.

Political Commissar Cheng's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Are you planning to lure the Japanese into the trap?"

"Yes, think about it, if the Japanese mistook us for other troops and launched an attack on our position. When we are halfway through the attack, our firepower suddenly increased seven or eight times, hehe..." Li Yunlong laughed, his eyes full of cunning.

If this situation really happened, the Japanese attacking forces would definitely suffer heavy losses, and then be pressed behind the bunker by the sudden increase in firepower, making retreat a problem.

"Especially now that we have new artillery with a long enough range, if the Japanese artillery dares to fire to cover us, we can counterattack and blow up the Japanese artillery positions!"

Political Commissar Cheng also laughed: "Okay. But you can only deceive the Japanese once. How long do you plan to hold it in?"

"I discussed this plan with the brigade commander and Blind Cheng during the meeting, and we can still hold it off for a while. But by then the whole brigade will move together, and the target will be big, and there will be a lot of Japanese chasing us. If nothing unexpected happens, we won't be able to hide by then. I don't plan to take much advantage, it will be a profit if I can kill a squadron of Japanese!" Li Yunlong tilted his head and expressed his thoughts.

"What you think is quite beautiful!"

Killing a squadron of Japanese soldiers is no small achievement. If it were any other unit, it would be enough to get a compliment from the superiors. If the battle was done well and the losses were small, there would even be a chance to pass on combat experience to the entire army. Only the New 1st Regiment was so rich that it didn't take a squadron of Japanese soldiers seriously. It was barely enough to fill the gap between their teeth. (End of this chapter)