Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 42 The shells are in place
In the early morning, ten miles east and south of the county seat, there is Shanqu Village.

The terrain here is very suitable for blocking: there are mountains running northwest to southeast on both sides, and a flat land more than 400 meters wide is sandwiched in the middle, through which people and material transportation usually pass.

Now, Li Yunlong is commanding the troops to set up positions on the mountains on both sides.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

As soon as the commander of the secret service company came back, Li Yunlong grabbed him.

"We found it. This time it's hundreds of big boxes. Consultant Meng is waiting for you over there."

"Okay, then you watch here. When the position is ready, let the soldiers take some time to rest and leave a few observation posts. Remember to lay more mines in front and behind. We will probably have to deal with enemies on both sides today."

"Captain, don't worry!"

Li Yunlong nodded. He was indeed the most at ease with the Secret Service Company.

Modern people always have misunderstandings about the army with the word "secret agent".For example, it is believed that its personnel are selected masters, and that its job is to detect and capture prisoners, infiltrate and behead people.In fact, these are all nonsense, just confusing the secret service and the special forces.

The Eighth Route Army's special forces may not necessarily have better weapons, nor may they have received better training.But its members must be warriors who have gone through certain vetting, are loyal to the people, and have faith in their hearts.

"Zhuzi!" After Li Yunlong explained the matter, he immediately called one of the protagonists of this battle, Wang Chengzhu.

"Here!" Wang Chengzhu trotted all the way up to Li Yunlong.

He was so excited these days.In normal battles, he could only use grenades, but these days the regiment commander actually let him touch the regiment's big treasure. He also asked him to practice the artillery crew, and then let him manage the artillery battery.

This means that Advisor Meng is probably going to provide mortars, which is great news.

"Let's go, call the transport platoon and come with me to get the new cannon!" Li Yunlong waved.

Soon, Li Yunlong led NO. 30 people and found Meng Zhige on the west side of the ambush position.

"Brother Meng, it's all up to you this time!"

Li Yunlong looked at the supplies behind Meng Zhige and couldn't hide the smile on his face.

In this battle, they walked sixty miles of mountain roads in one day and one night. After Li Yunlong confirmed that Meng Zhige could provide supplies, he directly asked the troops to set off lightly, carrying only one day's dry food.The bullets were also left behind, the rifleman only filled the magazine, and the machine gun team only carried the magazine and a shuttle of bullets to deal with emergencies.

However, they did bring a lot of explosives and mines, and each person also brought four grenades.

"The quantity is quite large this time, and you won't be able to move it all at once. Move what you need to the position first. This is used as a temporary warehouse. If you need to move it again." Meng Zhige looked at the transportation platoon and said.

Originally, the transportation platoon had carts and mules used to pull supplies, but this time they did not bring them because they took a shortcut through the mountains.The supplies could only be transported to the position by hand and shoulder.

"Look here, there are a total of ten machine guns, fifty rifles, and fifteen thousand rounds of each type of ammunition. Now your secret agent company's machine guns can be spread to the squad, and the positions are set up well enough to serve as a battalion. It's not enough. If so, I can have someone send a batch of them as soon as possible." Meng Zhige pointed at dozens of boxes, and Li Yunlong was not polite and immediately asked the soldiers to move them, while Wang Chengzhu, who was following behind, poked his head around, looking left and right.

Meng Zhige and Wang Chengzhu, who have been squatting in Xinyi Regiment these days, have met a few times and know this powerful gunner.Seeing Wang Chengzhu like this at this moment, I immediately understood that he was impatient and looking for a cannon.

"Don't look around, the cannon is behind you." Meng Zhige led Li Yunlong and Wang Chengzhu back.

"No, these are the three boxes. There are three guns in total. Replacement parts, operating instructions, and shooting charts are all inside." Meng Zhige pointed to the three large boxes stacked together.

Li Yunlong pried open the box directly, and Wang Chengzhu excitedly began to assemble it.Not long after, a brand new mortar appeared in front of the two men.

"Hey, this gun also has a scope! I don't know where the old gun's scope has gone!" Wang Chengzhu patted his thigh happily.

"What type of American mortar...is 900 times the diameter, weighs [-] kilograms...has a range of [-] meters!" Li Yunlong had already picked up the manual and started reading while Wang Chengzhu was assembling the mortar.

This is a system-optimized American M2 mortar. It is a full kilogram lighter and has a range increased by 100 meters. By the way, the shell has an increased charge while keeping the same weight.

The seat plate is still square. In World War II, square seat plates were basically used. After all, the square seat plate has just become the standard on Brand. Before, there were all kinds of weird shapes.Meng Zhige wanted to change the base plate into a circular and hollow one. Firstly, the round shape facilitates circular shooting, eliminating the need to dig extra pits for the base plate. Secondly, the hollow frame facilitates exhaust and soil removal and enhances stability.As a result, the system said that this thing is at least 60s, so you have to pay extra.

Why didn't he update it after all the extra money?It's obviously something that technology can do in this era, but this stupid system is racking up points every day...

But now Meng Zhige's resentment is no longer with the system.He looked at Li Yunlong, who was holding the manual and reading intently, and the corners of his mouth twitched.Originally, he wanted to introduce him, but now he didn't surprise Li Yunlong, but Li Yunlong gave him a surprise.

This idiot is so literate that he can even guess at the instructions for a mortar.Being illiterate for a long time is a personality created by him, right?Are you lazy or do you think you look good by letting others read your stuff?

But this does explain why he can still be the leader of a group with his level of education - just pretending.

Soon, Li Yunlong had a general understanding of the mortar: "Brother Meng, that shell..."

"The shells are over there, fifty boxes in total, four hundred shells."

After saying that, Meng Zhige sat on the ground and leaned his upper body on the slope.After walking sixty miles on the mountain road, he stayed up all night without sleeping. Although his body was still young, he was still somewhat tired.Now that the matter is done, let’s take a rest first.

Although he was mentally prepared, Li Yunlong still fell into ecstasy.

What is the concept of four hundred mortar shells?Throughout 1939, from January to December, the [-]th Brigade fired a total of [-] mortar shells.There were even fewer other shells: mountain shells, field shells, and flat-fire shells combined consumed zero.In other words, Meng Zhige directly gave Li Yunlong the consumption of the entire brigade for five years...

The consumption of the entire brigade in five years, and now Li Yunlong has to use so many artillery shells to fight a battle!
Li Yunlong, who had always been bold and bold, now felt that his heartbeat was speeding up, his mouth was dry, and his hands were trembling.

After this battle, the brigade commander won't skin him, right?Probably not, right?

"Wang Chengzhu! Drag the cannonballs to your position!" Li Yunlong took a deep breath.Don't worry about this or that, let's talk about it after you're done!
(End of this chapter)