However, there are only a few flashes, and the memories brought to Li Ziyuan later are not so pleasant. After this kind of gun fired continuously, the barrel of the gun was overheated and caused by the expansion of the bullet and the jamming, which gave Li Ziyuan a headache. And after the first war, almost all the bullets were gone, and the gun basically became an ornament.

After Li Ziyuan became the company commander and changed to wearing a shell gun, when he finally handed over the gun, Li Ziyuan did not feel any distress, but was relieved. When marching and fighting, at least you don't have to carry two guns that are made of Hanyang on your back. There is no need to have a headache for bullets, let alone constant repairs for jamming after continuous fire.

At this time, he had already lost interest, waved his hand and said, "Old Dong, you go and shoot all the remaining bullets in the gun." It's best not to leave bullets in the chamber of this old gun. These bullets, you've also been addicted to hand. But be careful when shooting. ”

It's just that for Li Ziyuan's explanation, Dong Ping cautiously stepped aside. After hesitating, he pulled the trigger and fired a burst. The remaining dozen or so rounds of ammunition in the chamber were shot out in one go. This time it was okay, and the gun did not jam again.

After Dong Ping ran out of bullets in the gun, Li Ziyuan turned his head and said to Zhou Tong: "We will leave one-third of the ammunition, and hand over the rest to the division if it can be used or not." If your 41 mountain cannon can be used universally, pick out the fifth that can be used and keep it, and hand in all the rest. ”

"Those Jin Zhuang* left fifty guns and enough ammunition, and the rest were also handed over to the division. When you turn in these ammunition, you don't go and let the old money go. Let's see if we can find a partition and get some shell guns back. The barge guns and bullets in our hands now are a little insufficient. ”

"Also, Lao Zhou, if you order to go down, just say that we undoubtedly found this secret arsenal on the way to investigate the terrain this time, and don't say anything else. In addition, the weapons and ammunition left behind are put here first, except for Jin Zao* to bring them back. ”

Li Ziyuan's explanation, Zhou Tong didn't react at first. After seeing Dong Ping, who was busy surveying and mapping the topographic map, after seeing Dong Ping over there after trying out the gun, he immediately nodded and said, "Commander, I understand." Rest assured, I'll take care of the troops. ”

"Also, those cannonballs can be used by our mountain artillery. The Jin mountain cannon itself is an imitation of the four-one mountain cannon, so the cannonballs can be used universally. However, the power of this Jin cannonball is not comparable to that of the original factory of the little devil. The charges of the Jin-made shells are all made of fertilizer powder, and their lethality is much smaller than that used by the devils. ”

"It's just that the regiment commander, is there less of our mountain artillery shells? We now have less than 100 mountain shells in our hands. Even with the addition of these 200 rounds, it won't last too long. Can you keep some more? Even if it's a hundred more rounds. If some of these 200 shells are unusable, then there are even fewer left. ”

Looking at Zhou Tong, who was a little painful, Li Ziyuan nodded at this guy and said, "Old Zhou, you, you are really the life of the rich man." We left 200 rounds of these shells, in fact, there are more left. These shells have been stored for more than ten years, and even if they are carefully maintained in our hands, how many years can they be maintained? What's more, our preservation conditions are not as good as here. ”

"Our mountain artillery is mainly used to shoot at close range, solve the enemy's fire point, and open the passage for the attacking troops. It's not like a little devil, who covers it with fire at every turn. If we do it like a little devil, how long can we last even if our family foundation is strong? ”

"These 300 rounds of shells are enough for us to use for a few years. The rest is handed over to the superiors, one is to save us the trouble of maintenance, and the other is to solve the dilemma of insufficient shells on the superior's side. Even if the charge fails, it can be handed over to the arsenal and taken out*. It's better than not being able to use it for a while, and all of them are completely scrapped. ”

"Lao Zhou, this is not the time to buckle the rope and settle small accounts. With our ability and capacity, it is already quite difficult to deal with these artillery pieces at hand. No matter how much it is, let's not talk about whether there is enough protection. But when it was on the march, the carrying of these guns was terrible. ”

"The devils are all high-headed horses who pull artillery, where can we find them? You can't use the donkeys that are abundant in Taihang Mountain to tow these artillery. Besides, even if there are enough horses to pull them, can we feed them? With thousands of shells, we can't change all the infantry into baggage soldiers and transport the shells. ”

"If there is a real need, can the superiors send artillery to assist us? Lao Zhou, and Lao Dong, both of you have to remember. The small river has water, the big river is full, the big river has no water, and the small river is dry. It is impossible for a single army to survive, and it can only survive in this cruel battlefield behind enemy lines by relying on everyone. ”

"There is better technical support from the superiors, and there are more professionals. These shells will be handed over to the superiors, and they will be better played. When the whole army grows, we will be better, and it is also the so-called good shade under the big tree. Standardism is often meant to kill people. ”

"It's not that some good things can't be left, but if they are all left, we have to consider whether we can eat them. My hands are sometimes big, but the surrounding troops didn't fully cooperate with us in that operation? No one has ever been stingy, is that what it means that we have good things to hide and tuck? ”

Li Ziyuan's voice fell, and Zhou Tong pondered for a while before nodding and saying, "Commander, I understand what you said." I promise not to compromise and to hand over the supplies to the sub-district according to your requirements. Also, I will send people back immediately to inform the troops, so that they can send people to transport these supplies back. ”

Zhou Tong's reply, Li Ziyuan nodded with satisfaction. But at the same time, he waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, you cooperate with Lao Dong to draw a topographic map of the surrounding areas here." As for those supplies, when we go back, we can just have someone transport them back. ”

Li Ziyuan has always admired Zhou Tong's spirituality. You will never feel tired talking to such people. Although Zhou Tong's cultural level is not high, Zhou Tong has all the qualities that a qualified soldier needs to have.

Li Ziyuan believes that as long as he is given a certain amount of time, he will go further in the future, and may even surpass He Sanliang to a certain extent. Because Zhou Tong not only has the same delicate mind, but he also does not have such complex thoughts, which is where he has the most advantage.

Although He Sanliang's quality is good in all aspects, He Sanliang's congenital weaknesses are too obvious. He Sanliang is a little too sensitive, and he has too many scruples about many things. Although the hurdle in his heart is now near, he is still too far from some aspects. In particular, the psychological burden is still very large, and sometimes it is too much to gain and lose.

Zhou Tong is different, maybe he was just an artillery squad leader when he was in the Jin Sui Army. was forced to be a puppet army, and it didn't last long before he was captured and participated in the Eighth Road. He is not a big psychological burden, and he is far less complicated than He Sanliang's thoughts. Of course, Zhou Tong, who is also a human sperm, is not as unscrupulous as He Huizhang, or he says everything with a mouth.

No matter what time and position he is in, he can put himself in the right position. When he was the deputy commander of the artillery company, although the soldiers were actually led by him all the time, he took on most of the work of the entire artillery company. But he never complained, and he still led the troops very well.

In that battle in the Jiuding Mountains, artillery played a decisive role. Among them, Zhou Tong played a major role, and he almost took on most of the command tasks alone. Including setting the firing range and ruler of various artillery pieces according to the offensive route of the Japanese puppet army in front of the mountain. As well as directing the artillery group to constantly change the firing range, ensuring that the shells will fall there when they are needed, almost all of them are in charge of Zhou Tongzai.

He Huizhang is mainly responsible for his mortars. As for the mountain artillery and infantry artillery at that time, he basically didn't ask about it. Because he didn't know how to command the mountain artillery to fight. If there was no Zhou Tong, it is estimated that those artillery at that time would not be able to exert even half of their power, and the battle of Jiuding Mountain would not have been so exciting.

Although what Qian Peng said at the beginning was a little mean, the comparison between He Huizhang and Zhou Tong was not wrong. He Huizhang's level is limited, and he is unwilling to study hard. An artillery company with a mixed mix of various artillery pieces is indeed a bit difficult, at best at the level of a mortar platoon leader.

In the actual battle, it was Zhou Tong who took on most of the work for him. He, the company commander, is in command of those mortars. But Zhou Tong never said anything, and he never complained. Compared with the flamboyant congratulatory chapter, Zhou Tong is much duller.

Zhou Tong also clearly knows his weaknesses, and is quite motivated, always looking for opportunities to continue learning. A captured Japanese artillery textbook, he was like a treasure, and after finding someone to translate it for him, he held it and read it. Every time Li Ziyuan went to the military region, he had to follow him and go to the artillery department of the military region to find teaching materials.

And the military uniform on the body is always clean, no matter what you do, it is a typical military style. The discipline buckle on the neckline is always tightly buttoned. Compared with the somewhat unkempt congratulatory chapters, Zhou Tong's standard military posture is more likely to make people feel good.

Cadres with outstanding military and political qualities like Zhou Tong will shine wherever they go. The military sub-district insisted on transferring Zhou Tong at the beginning, but it did not consider He Huizhang at all, and it was precisely because of this that he valued it. This makes Li Ziyuan, who discovered the talent of Zhou Tong, very proud.

Of course, Zhou Tong doesn't know what Li Ziyuan thinks of himself now. Li Ziyuan asked him to assist Dong Ping first and map out the surrounding terrain. Without saying a word, he immediately set up the artillery team mirror, and cooperated with Dong Ping to start drawing a map. However, in addition to cooperating with Dong Ping, Zhou Tong also drew another topographic map according to the needs of artillery.

Dong Ping and Zhou Tong were busy working here, while Li Ziyuan once again raised the telescope and continued to carefully observe the surrounding terrain. And the next day, Li Ziyuan took Zhang Yuhu and two soldiers down the mountain, and continued to carefully survey around the hill where the village was located.

Li Ziyuan went down the mountain to survey and walked, almost for a whole day. It was not until the evening that he returned with the guards, carrying a few pheasants and hares. After cleaning up the game rack and putting it on the fire, Li Ziyuan picked up the topographic map drawn by Dong Ping and looked at them carefully one by one.