After returning to the camp and looking at the sky, Li Ziyuan ordered the troops to rest. After finding all the cadres in the wing room that was the team headquarters, they put the crooked machine gun on their shoulders on the tattered offering table in one of the rooms, and then dismantled the crooked handle in person.

When disassembling, Li Ziyuan's movements are quite slow, and the disassembly of each part is for everyone to see clearly before proceeding to the next step. Especially this kind of machine gun is the most sensitive, and it is also the most prone to failure, and the funnel-like ammunition feeding mechanism, Li Ziyuan did it more carefully.

After the disassembly was completed, Li Ziyuan pointed to the machine gun that had been disassembled into parts and said: "Crooked machine gun, you are all strangers, maybe some of you still use it." But none of you are professional machine gunners, do any of you know how to maintain this thing, and how to repair it if something goes wrong on the battlefield? ”

"A lot of people think that the crooked machine gun is too fucked, the appearance is awkward, and the power of firing 65 bullets is small, not to mention the slow rate of fire. The most important thing is that this thing is heavier than other light machine guns used by our troops in the past, and the bullets still need to be oiled before they can be used. It's far worse than the Czechs used in our main forces, as well as Belgian light machine guns. ”

After Li Ziyuan asked, all the cadres shook their heads. To be honest, everyone has come down from the battlefield to get off the battlefield, and naturally no one is unfamiliar with this Japanese army-standard light machine gun. But if you want to say that you like this machine gun, there is no one. In the eyes of everyone, this light machine gun is almost useless except for a little higher accuracy.

And the accuracy of its short burst shot is not much stronger than that of the Czech type. The Czech-style short-point shooting accuracy is also within the effective range of the finger that hits that. In the troops, as long as seven or nine bullets can be guaranteed, generally no one wants to use this kind of crooked machine gun. The Eighth Route Army mainly used close combat and ambush warfare, and the only accuracy of this machine gun could not be brought into play.

Among the troops of the Eighth Route Army at all levels, the number of machine guns itself was not much. Many units do not even have a few light machine guns at the even first level. And because of the lack of bullets, it is impossible for the troops to take out the machine guns in their daily lives, so that everyone can get over it with a few shots. Except for specialized machine gunners, the average person does not know much about machine guns

Even veterans who have intersected with this machine gun on the battlefield have a certain understanding of this machine gun. But it only stayed at the rate of fire, and the time to pause for reloading. As for the construction of this machine gun, it is basically not well understood. That unit was not luxurious, and disassembled the machine guns that were already lacking for everyone to see.

In the event that a component is lost, and the troops themselves do not have the ability to copy them, a machine gun may be scrapped. The already weak firepower will not be weakened even more. In particular, this machine gun structure is quite complex in itself. With the exception of machine gunners, who needed to wipe their guns, the real structure of such a machine gun, which was unlikely to be mastered by both cadres and fighters in general.

Moreover, Liu Lianming, who participated in the operation with Li Ziyuan this time, did not understand that Li Ziyuan left a crooked handle that he did not have good performance in his eyes, but handed over the Czech machine gun to the military subdivision. That Czech machine gun is his dream weapon, even if he can't use it himself, as long as he can hear the crisp sound of this machine gun, it is also a pleasure for Liu Lianming.

He believes that in terms of the power of the ammunition used, the 79 bullet is much higher than the 65 bullet. In terms of rate of fire, the crooked handle is no match for the Czechs. Just for the sake of a unified caliber, the Czechs with better performance were sent away, leaving behind this garbage-like machine gun, isn't there something about it?

When Liu Lianming expressed the doubts in his heart, Li Ziyuan did not answer him. Instead, he patiently and meticulously reinstalled the crooked machine gun in his hand, one by one. And keep asking a few cadres around me to see if there is any way to assemble it.

After the machine gun was reassembled, Li Ziyuan pulled the bolt and pulled the trigger, and only after hearing a crisp sound in the chamber of the gun did he say with satisfaction: "In the eyes of many people, this little devil is really not good." Of course, to be honest, the performance of this machine gun is really not good. But compared to the Czech style, it cannot be said to be useless. ”

"First of all, the Czech style is too picky for bullets, and only seven-nine pointed bullets can be used. It is difficult to guarantee that we can capture enough seven-nine-pointed bullets on the battlefield. The Czech machine gun could not use Hanyang-made rifle bullets, and if enough ammunition was not captured, the machine gun was basically scrapped. ”

"The second point, the rate of fire of the Czech machine gun, is based on the fact that the barrel can be replaced. And this time, we didn't capture the spare barrel. Use only the barrel that comes with the gun body, and don't have a spare barrel. The Czech type has a few magazines, and the bullets will fly around because the barrel is too hot. ”

"Another point, our troops are all new recruits, even the fighters who have been upgraded from the district squad have not used a few shots before. The recoil of the six-five bullet is smaller, and it is relatively easy for novices to get started. The lower rate of fire also prevents novices from running out of bullets in the magazine in a short period of time. ”

"And the Czech one we seized is not an original foreign product, but a copy of the domestic arsenal itself. In terms of performance, let's not talk about how it is, first of all, because of manufacturing reasons, the bullet is more picky. Before pressing the bullet into the magazine, the bullet must be closed one by one, otherwise it will jam. ”

"For the Czech-style machine guns that are not of very good quality in China, although the performance of the crooked handle is poor, the Japanese manufacturing process is still quite excellent. As long as the inside of the magazine is clean, this machine gun is not as bad as you think.

"And although this machine gun usually uses special machine gun bullets, it can also use Type 38 rifle bullets when necessary, instead of having to engage in special bullets like the Czech type. As long as we take good care of it, this machine gun will still play a great role in our hands. ”

"The Czech style will come later, but that's later. Now you are familiar with this crooked trick and find out how to use it. Especially how to use this funnel-like magazine, and how to maintain it on weekdays. Then, go to your two squadrons and pick out four more experienced fighters to learn how to use them. ”

"But this premise is that you yourself must also be able to use it, don't blindly command when the time comes, and let the little devil's infantry artillery and grenadiers be served. I'll tell you, if these two machine guns are lost, I don't know when I want to add them. Don't treat Lao Tzu as a monkey, plucking monkey hair will meet your requirements. ”

After saying this, Li Ziyuan quickly disassembled the crooked handle again, and asked several cadres to line up one by one to reassemble it. In the middle, he kept raising questions of one kind and another, and asked a few cadres to figure out how to eliminate them. It wasn't until several cadres figured it out that he carried the machine gun to the mountain and took the cadres to practice machine gun tactics.

Li Ziyuan knew that the machine gun was not pulling the trigger, and it was over when he shot the bullet. How to use the light machine guns, which are the main suppression and support firepower of their own troops, must be mastered by these squad leaders who directly command the light machine gun operations. So he also transferred the first squadron, and he himself operated another crooked machine gun and did a tactical drill.

Not all at once, but a continuous drill combined with squad and platoon tactics. Let several cadres, together with the four selected machine gunners, and the troops be familiar with how to fight with the cooperation of light machine guns. At the same time, Li Ziyuan also strengthened the practice of mountain movements, ambush warfare, and attack operations against small targets.

It didn't take much to do, and after only a few days, the troops were overturned by his tired people. In the early morning and dusk, two iron-clad five-kilometer cross-country cross-country trips are conducted every day, with firearms and grenade throwing training in the morning and various infantry tactical training in the afternoon. In order to train the troops out as soon as possible, Li Ziyuan, who was busy, even forgot about returning the truck.

And Wang Cheng, who personally led the team to receive the weapons and ammunition he handed over, was quite satisfied with Li Ziyuan's performance. He knew that this guy was really engaged now, and was no longer coping with errands like he used to. In particular, this guy was able to take the initiative to hand in the weapons and ammunition he brought, which alleviated the urgent need of the division and made Wang Cheng even more satisfied.

Among them, Wang Cheng didn't take the food very seriously, but Wang Cheng was quite interested in the ammunition and medicine inside. In particular, there is a serious shortage of narcotics and sulfonamides in medicines, not only in military sub-districts, but also in entire military regions. With this batch of medicines, it can be regarded as solving the urgent needs of the troops.

Li Ziyuan was generous, and Wang Cheng did not take advantage of him. gave all the Jinzao grenades in his hand to this guy. At the same time, among the ammunition handed in by Li Ziyuan, he was left with a box of 65 bullets. But for this guy's request to ask for a few veterans, Wang Cheng did not agree.

However, Wang Cheng also promised Li Ziyuan that after returning to the military division, he discussed with the chief and sent him a hygienist. But Wang Cheng was quite dissatisfied with this guy's request as long as a male health soldier. Tell him that whatever kind of people are sent, they will be what they are. Pick and choose, and give him nothing anymore.

Li Ziyuan, who was reprimanded again, could only touch his nose and didn't dare to open his mouth again. But the old chief is the old chief in the end, and it is still very interesting for him. Looking at the pile of Jin-made grenades, Li Ziyuan was quite satisfied. This thing is sometimes better than a rifle in mountain warfare.

The little devil's grenade is too fucked up and the power is good, but this impact fuse is an absolute nightmare for any unskilled troops. The grenades made by the base area are too powerful because of the lack of standard explosives. It's not the turn of a place like yourself to use arms. At this time, I was able to get a Jinzao grenade, but I definitely solved my urgent need.

Sending away Wang Cheng, who was very satisfied with his current performance, Li Ziyuan, in addition to training troops, has been paying attention to the retaliation of the Japanese puppet army, especially after the people in Wangjiagou have returned, the next move of the Japanese puppet army. It's just that to his surprise, the Japanese puppet army has not taken any action, and the entire eastern mountainous area of Hubei shows an abnormal calm.

For the safety of the people of Wangjiagou, Li Ziyuan, who knew that the Japanese puppet army would either not move now, and that there would definitely be a big move if they wanted to move, decided that the little devils would not come, and he would go to them himself. Anyway, the troops should also carry out live-fire training, and it is better to put the live-fire training of the troops at Qiaokou or outside the horse