Chapter 357: Leapfrogging Development
The number of fighters in the detachment itself has increased again!
Originally, the detachment only had two detachments, the Jindong Detachment and the Cangshui Detachment, with a total of 1,000 people, but now, with the enrichment of the detachment's equipment and the capture of war horses, it has to be expanded.
The first is a separate machine-gun battery.
Originally, the detachment had a water-cooled Makqin and four 92 heavy machines, plus eight or nine heavy machine guns that had just been pulled down from the fighters, and now there are exactly 10 heavy machine guns of all kinds and 12 light machine guns, of which seven are crooked handles and five are Czech.
In addition to a few light and heavy machine guns directly equipped with the company, the independent machine gun company has four heavy machine guns and eight light machine guns!
In addition to the machine gun company, there is also the cavalry platoon led by Jia Quantao, and the flower organ assault platoon personally commanded by Zhang Ran.
Now, with the addition of the machine gun company, the cavalry platoon and the flower organ assault platoon, the number of directly subordinate armed forces of the detachment has reached more than 1,300 people!
Now, the guns used by the fighters, most of the 38 big covers are equipped with a variety of good guns such as medium and formal guns, plus independent machine gun companies and assault platoons, the firepower of the detachment can definitely be described as terrifying!
For example, when the independent regiment in Puyuanzhong, which is known as the strongest combat power of the main force, ambushed the devils outside Pingzhang County, there were a total of two heavy machine guns, one of which was borrowed from another regiment......
Just from this, you can see the horror of the detachment's firepower!
After all, the detachment was only more than 1,000 people, and the independent regiment was more than 2,500 people at that time!
Kang Ting, Shi Yuan and others were right before, the firepower of the detachment now, in addition to the lack of artillery and air coordination, is sure that any Japanese army of the same number will win the battle!
Of course, the detachment can use far more manpower than the detachment, and we have to add 1,200 people from Yangquan Qingping, 300 people from Gaolin, 200 people from Lusong County, and 300 people from Yuanguang......
After all, the number of off-duty soldiers that the detachment can use alone has exceeded 3,500 people!
And that's not counting the militia!
After all, the militia in the guerrilla zone did not have guns, and most of them carried large blades of shuttle darts in their hands, preventing the enemy from killing the enemy by shouting and watching their lives......
But the militia of the detachment, then it can really be counted!
Because according to statistics, there are more than one and a half thousand guns in the hands of the militia of the detachment!
Although most of them are not good guns, they are guns after all!
Moreover, these 1,500 guns were not just trained for 1,500 militiamen, who were half-timed, changed their guards once every half a cycle in their spare time, carried out intensive training or assisted in various tasks, and when they were busy, they were all disbanded and went home to farm.
In other words, if there were enough guns, if Zhang Ran wanted to, he would be able to pull out a fully armed team of more than 4,000 people in the two counties of the Cangshui base area of the Guangdong River at any time......
Seeing the firepower statistics of the detachment and looking at the statistics of the number of people who can be mobilized, Zhang Ran suddenly had a feeling that Lao Tzu is finally the number one person now, and he is a little awesome......
Of course, under the explosive growth of strength, there are still many, many shortcomings.
First of all, weapons.
The militiamen of the detachment are only half equipped with weapons, not to mention Lu Song Erxian and Yuanguang, and the guns on their side are at most about seventy percent.
It's not that Zhang Ran is reluctant to transfer the guns of the militia of the detachment to the guerrillas, but he doesn't want the guerrillas to develop the habit of looking at the detachment and letting the detachment find a way if they lack anything!
Now, the detachment is a thorn in the side of the little devil, once there is a chance, the little devil is afraid that he will disdain to destroy the detachment at all costs - Zhang Ran has an extremely clear understanding of this!
Even if the detachment can mobilize manpower now, the armed force can already be regarded as terrifying, and there is also the main force of Liu Qingshi's Eighth Route Army as an auxiliary on the periphery, but even so, in the face of the group attack of the little devils, the detachment will not be able to block it!
When the time comes, the detachment can fight if it can, and if it can't fight, it will definitely have to be transferred!
The detachment is gone, and the guerrillas have developed the habit of stretching out their hands for food and mouth, so how can they survive?
Therefore, Zhang Ran hopes that the guerrillas must get used to solving some of the equipment problems by themselves!
After all, the guerrillas are all sung well, there are no guns, no cannons, little devils make us made, no food and no clothing, and the little devils send them forward......
The detachment has solved 70% of the equipment supply for them, and they will have enough foundation, and the rest will have to rely on themselves to go to the devil and ask the puppet army for guns!
In this, there will definitely be sacrifices, there will be bloodshed!
However, if this is not the case, it will be impossible for the guerrillas to form combat effectiveness, to develop the combat habit of daring to fight, and to continue to survive in the extremely difficult anti-Japanese war environment that they may face in the future, and to continue to struggle against the little devils......
"Brother Ran, it's time to eat......"
In a brisk cry, Deng Ying came in with a large plate and a small bowl, beckoned Zhang Ran to eat, and asked Zhang Ran about his injury with concern.
"It's been around for a long time!"
Zhang Ran smiled, and then said stupidly: "In this detachment, now you care about me-Kang Ting, Shi Yuan, Erleng, and their group of kings and eight calves, don't ask Lao Tzu!" ”
"Vice Captain Kang, they're busy!"
Deng Ying has long been accustomed to Zhang Ran's occasional complaints, and said happily: "Now the detachment has newly established an independent machine gun company, the cavalry platoon flower organ assault platoon, and the commander of the Wang company has taken office again, and he is busy training and running in combat strength, Brother Ran, your injuries are not too serious, of course they don't pay much attention, and they forget about it when they are busy!" ”
"If the injury is not serious, you can not care? This group of guys doesn't have me as the captain in their eyes at all! ”
Zhang Ran said doubly stupidly: "Especially this guy Erleng, before the establishment of an independent machine gun company, he sent Lao Tzu to pinch his shoulders and beat his back, eat and sleep with him, this special independent machine gun company was established, and he was appointed as the company commander, and now he doesn't even bubble in front of Lao Tzu - I'm angry with Lao Tzu!" ”
Deng Ying thought of Wang Wenping's diligence in front of Zhang Ran before, and then thought about it now, and immediately laughed!
"Look, you think these guys are white-eyed wolves, right? When they begged someone, they recognized me as their captain, and when they couldn't ask me, they became uncles! ”
Zhang Ranwu was indignant, and then began to eat, with some green vegetables and a small pile of lean meat on the plate.
This kind of food is no longer considered to be care.
Now not only the detachment's chicken farms have become large-scale, but also the small chicken farms in various localities are also flourishing, coupled with the bumper harvest in the autumn, every household has surplus grain, and the breeding of all kinds of chickens, ducks and livestock is in full swing.
At least on the side of the fighters of the detachment, one meal of meat a day is already standard.
"What kind of meat is this?"
Zhang Ran took a bite and his eyes widened - this is by no means the chicken he eats often!