Having received an order in advance, the headquarters guard regiment today can be described as on high alert. Although the outside of the barracks looked the same as before, there were several times more plainclothes guards on the periphery than before, strictly checking strangers who arrived near the barracks.

As far as the officers and men of the guard regiment are concerned, in addition to serving as security guards for the headquarters, counter-espionage, anti-infiltration, and intelligence handling are also one of their tasks. And this time He Zhengdao arrived, they naturally wanted to raise the security level.

He Zhengdao, who arrived at the barracks, looked at the commanders of the regimental headquarters of the guard regiment and looked equally happy. In any case, most of these regimental members were from independent columns, and he was also the old leader of these people.

After some chat, the head of the guard regiment also said directly: "Old chief, it's rare to come to our headquarters guard regiment, shouldn't you give some benefits?" We, the guard regiment, have been looking forward to the arrival of the old chief for a long time! ”

Hearing this, He Zhengdao pretended to be surprised and said: "Du Deliang, you have gained a lot of courage!" As soon as we met, I dared to hit my autumn wind. Dare you not welcome me, but the equipment that welcomes me, right? ”

'How dare you, old chief! It's just that our headquarters guard regiment really needs some good equipment! I went to the guard division with the commander-in-chief a while ago, and I can see that their equipment is much better than ours!

Today, since the old chief is here, I can only be cheeky and ask the old chief for more help. After all, our guard regiment was unable to fight back from the previous little devil's air raid, and the whole regiment felt aggrieved from top to small! ’

Looking at the deputy regiment commander who came out of the reconnaissance brigade, He Zhengdao also knew that it was really uncomfortable to see the little devil plane powerless to fight back. But the reality is that at present, the Eighth Route Army does have too few weapons to counter the little devil planes.

Fortunately, He Zhengdao, who heard this, immediately said: "You are also a veteran, and you know that no one wants this to happen." However, since you have said it, if I don't give anything at all, the commander-in-chief will call me stingy!

Take a few people and go to the car with Zhu Fei to carry things! Some time ago, we recaptured Baotou Airport again and captured a lot of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. After the Arsenal was repaired, I pulled it for you.

There were eight anti-aircraft machine guns, and six anti-aircraft guns. Although it is not much, it is believed that it is possible to form an air defense battalion for the time being. It's just that I hope that you don't think in the future that if you have air defense weapons, you will fight hard with the little devil planes.

At present, the arsenal has made great progress in the development of anti-aircraft machine guns, and it is believed that anti-aircraft guns can be produced in the future. As long as we can produce these anti-aircraft weapons in the future, I believe that the planes of the little devils will not dare to be so rampant. ”

He Zhengdao, who was speaking, motioned to Zhu Fei to lead the people of the guard regiment to receive these air defense weapons. In fact, the current air defense force of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army does seem a little thin. It was with this in mind that He Zhengdao pulled the weapons over.

As for the Yan'an side, it is still an anti-aircraft machine gun battalion and an anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Speaking of which, in terms of air defense forces, it is indeed much higher than that of the headquarters. It is also very necessary to form an air defense battalion now.

As soon as he heard that there was a weapon that could form an air defense battalion, Du Deliang also said with joy: "Thank you, old chief!" ”

'Come less! I want to thank you, you should thank the commander-in-chief and Mr. Peng. Speaking of which, we are able to capture very limited anti-aircraft weapons. So when I see the little devil's plane in the future, you also give me a little leisure, and I can hear it clearly! ’

'Yes! Thank you, Chiefs! ’

Looking at the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that were successively lifted from the car, Zuo Quan, as the chief of staff, was also full of joy and said: "With these anti-aircraft weapons, we will also have a way to deal with the little devil's reconnaissance planes in the future." ”

Perhaps these weapons could not deal with the Japanese bombing formations. However, for those Japanese reconnaissance planes that flew to Xi'an from time to time, as well as Japanese military planes that carried out strafing and provocation from time to time, they finally had some countermeasures.

When transporting these air defense weapons, He Zhengdao also asked people to carry the other weapons loaded on the car in a timely manner. Looking at the dozens of brand-new large-caliber mortars placed in the playground, everyone looked excited.

And He Zhengdao also said in a timely manner: "Commander-in-chief, this is the first batch of large-caliber mortars produced by the arsenal at present, and how to distribute them will be left to you to have a headache." In the future, these weapons will be shipped to the headquarters one after another.

In a word, the large-caliber mortars produced by the arsenal will be supplied to the headquarters first. After this winter operation, the four main divisions of the independent column were basically equipped with a mountain artillery and field artillery battalion.

Mortar training and use are described in detail in the ammunition box. But if you want to be really familiar with these weapons, you still need more training from the main divisions after the weapons are issued, and I will try to produce as many shells as possible.

Personally, I feel that if you want to experiment with these large-caliber mortars, you can also test them with little devils as targets. Only by truly understanding the extreme range and accuracy of these guns will future counterattacks be more certain. ”

'Good! It's rare for you to take the initiative to be generous once, and we won't shirk! ’

'Mr. Peng, when did I get stingy? ’

Looking at He Zhengdao, who pretended to be aggrieved, Mr. Peng scolded with a smile: "Now our ten main divisions, except for the guard division, your independent column is undoubtedly the most solid. One division and one mountain artillery battalion, you are really extravagant!

However, this time you have eliminated the most troops, and it would be nice to have such a gain. I am indeed glad that you can think of other units lacking artillery to counter the shelling of the little devils.

Don't worry, I know that these weapons distribution will definitely make He Huzi and them scramble again. But these large-caliber mortars, we will give priority to combat units. I will also tell them that it is useless to look for you through the back door again! ”

'Those who know me are still Mr. Peng! ’

With the start of operation of the bullet production line of the Yulin Arsenal, the main divisions and troops that have been equipped with many submachine guns one after another want He Zhengdao to supply them with a little more ammunition. After all, submachine guns are a big consumer of bullets.

In the face of these telegrams from the main division commanders, He Zhengdao sometimes had a real headache, and he didn't know who to send them to. Nowadays, it is also possible to save a lot of trouble by handing over all the distribution of materials to the headquarters for direct management.

The most important thing is to put an end to the gossip that some people currently say that He Zhengdao used the arsenal to win over these main division commanders. Even if Mr. Zhu believes that He Zhengdao is a person who takes care of the overall situation, it is difficult to beware of someone who will make a big fuss!

After everyone laughed, He Zhengdao opened a wooden box and said, "Commander-in-chief, these are the five hundred pistols that arrived at the headquarters this time. In Yan'an, I also left 500 sticks, which are all the current stocks of the arsenal.

When I came, the chairman also said that as for the naming of new rifles and pistols, we have to work hard for you to come up with a name and give a name to our weapons. This pistol will also become our officer's exclusive gun! ”

took out a pistol and handed it to Mr. Zhu, and said the naming right in a timely manner. Originally, He Zhengdao wanted Mao Taizu to name him, but Mao Taizu finally chose to be humble and handed over this honor to Mr. Zhu.

In any case, as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, many people describe this force as '****'. The two are in charge of the party and the army, and in some things, Mao Taizu doesn't want people to think that he is too domineering.

Don't look at a small naming right, but it can also explain a lot of problems. Regarding He Zhengdao's words, Mr. Zhu was also a little surprised, but he also said happily: "Okay! Shouldn't I try it before choosing a name? ”

'Of course you can!' With this pistol, we will not have a variety of situations when the officers are equipped with guns in the future! ’

In addition to bringing a batch of pistols to Xi'an this time, He Zhengdao also brought 500 new-style rifles. These 500 new rifles can also be equipped with a guard battalion. This can be regarded as the second big gift to the headquarters guard regiment.

After emphasizing the secrecy system, Mr. Zhu listened to He Zhengdao personally explain the structure of the gun and the performance. The cadres of the guard regiment who participated in the gun test were also very surprised, but they were also happy.

After all, the Type 38 rifles that the Guard Regiment is currently equipped with, although in their opinion they are very advanced. But the use of a little devil's rifle makes some fighters feel uncomfortable. They would be happier if they could switch to their own rifles.

With Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng and Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, they all went into battle in person to test the gun. Seeing that the process of pulling the bolt was omitted, the ten rounds of bullets were very smooth, and everyone finally knew why this gun was called semi-automatic.

Except for the loading of the bullet, the performance of this rifle is truly amazing. In particular, the range, accuracy and power of the rifle are all better than those of the Chinese and the 38 guns. This is enough to show that this rifle is excellent!

Looking at Du Deliang, the head of the guard regiment with a happy face, Mr. Zhu also said seriously: "Comrade Deliang, these 500 rifles are specially managed. If you lose a gun, I'll ask you when the time comes! ”

'Yes, please rest assured Commander-in-Chief, we will definitely strengthen the management of firearms secrecy!' ’

I tried the rifle and tried the pistol, and looking at the feel and power of this new pistol, Mr. Zhu also nodded and said: "Well, this gun is really good, although the recoil is a little big." But for our officers, it is also a rare good gun.

Since you carved a five-pointed star on the handle of your gun and painted it red, let's call it the Red Star Pistol! As for this rifle, it's called the Independence Type 27 rifle, with our own vintage! ”

Originally, I wanted to use the Gregorian calendar year, but I thought it was now 38 years. No, this gun is also called a 38-type rifle! Therefore, Mr. Zhu quickly decided to use the era name of the Republic of China and named it the 27-type rifle.

The prefix with the word independent is also summarized into a series with the independent 37 submachine gun that was finalized in the previous time, which can be regarded as the meaning of connecting the past and the future. After all, these weapons were produced by the Eighth Route Army itself, and it is more commemorative to form a series! (To be continued.) )