Regarding the change of equipment of the troops, Ma Zheng already had a case in his heart, and immediately said: "I suggest that our troops only keep two types of rifles, the standard rifle Type 38 big cover and the medium formal rifle used by the little devil!" ”

Then Ma Zheng explained: "What weapons and equipment our troops use should not only depend on the power of the weapons, but also consider the issue of supply. We don't have our own arsenal now, and we can't even reload our ammunition, which means that our ammunition can only be replenished by capture, so we should equip our weapons according to what bullets our enemy has, if possible. ”

"Now on the Chinese battlefield, the two most common rifles are the 38 big cover and the middle formal, and our main enemy is the Japanese devils, and their standard equipment there is the 38 type rifle, so we should also use the 38 big cover as the main one, supplemented by the middle formal!"

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Ma Zheng continued: "The 38 big cover is the standard weapon of the little devil's active army, and the gun is an improved version of the Meiji 30-year rifle. The advantage of the 38 big cover is that the 6.5mm bullet used has high penetration and long range. When firing, smokeless and flameless is relatively hidden, and the perceptible recoil is not obvious, which is convenient for the shooter to play the level, and the actual combat shooting accuracy is extremely high. ”

The Zhongzheng rifle is an improved version of the Mauser 1924 rifle, which is not worse than the 38 big cover in terms of performance, and even surpasses it in some local performance. However, the production of medium and formal rifles is small, and the quality of production varies from place to place, so it is okay to use them as auxiliary rifles! ”

After listening to Ma Zheng's words, Huang Sicheng immediately said: "We have captured more than 600 38 big covers, which can fully equip a battalion, and recruits can be equipped with medium and formal rifles. ”

"As for the number of machine guns, there are not many of them, so let's use them all, but give priority to the Czech and crooked handles, which are more common in the battlefield for ammunition for these two light machine guns, while the heavy machine guns use Maxim and pheasant necks." Ma Zheng continued.

"Well, I think it's okay, but we have captured nearly 10,000 guns this time, so what to do with the rest of the weapons and equipment?" Huang Sicheng asked again.

Ma Zheng thought for a while and said: "All the guns of the above mentioned models are left, and the remaining large number of miscellaneous weapons are all hidden, and when they are contacted above, they will be sent over, and the leaders above will be dispatched in a unified manner." ”

"Yes!"

"What's more, there are a lot of new recruits in the army now, plus the original veterans and female soldiers, the total number exceeds 1,200, so I think it is necessary to reorganize the troops to adapt to those new weapons and future battles!" Ma Zheng said again.

"Battalion commander, what are you going to do?" Wang Hansen asked.

"I plan to reorganize all the troops into six infantry companies, including one guard company, one machine gun company, one cavalry company, one special operations team, and one women's special service company." Ma Zheng said in a deep voice.

Tie Niu said in surprise: "Then don't we sleep in 9 companies, and the top regiment is on top!" ”

Ma Zheng smiled and said, "What a regiment, at most, it is equivalent to an infantry brigade of little devils." You have all remembered to me that our future enemies will be little devils, so all our weapons and equipment and personnel must be on par with little devils. ”

"A standard infantry brigade of the little devil has more than 1,100 people, under the jurisdiction of 3 infantry squadrons, 1 machine gun squadron, and 1 brigade artillery squadron. Their machine gun squadron has 3 machine gun squads equipped with 12 Type 92 heavy machine guns. The Brigade Artillery Squadron has two Type 92 70mm infantry guns, and the Infantry Brigade also has a 110-man transport squadron equipped with carts and mules and horses, which is mainly responsible for carrying and transporting ammunition for support weapons in the brigade. Therefore, our strength is equivalent to a brigade, but it is still slightly inferior in firepower. ”

To tell the truth, these officers here have a very limited understanding of the Japanese army, and they have grown their mouths when they hear Ma Zheng say this, this little devil is too powerful, this is simply armed to the teeth.

Then Ma Zheng continued: "Don't think that if there are more troops, if the weapons are good, the combat effectiveness will definitely be improved. In fact, this is not the case, you must know that these new recruits have not touched a gun at all before they arrive at our unit, at best they can only be regarded as a group of peasants with weapons, and they will not be able to form a combat effectiveness in a short time, especially when facing the ferocious Japanese, and it is likely that they will all flee after a burst of shelling. ”

"Grandma's, who the dares to escape, Lao Tzu is the first to kill him!" Wu Xiuda said loudly.

"Sit down, the recruits are different from us people, they have not been trained in blood and fire, and they do not know the cruelty of war. We all know what is called a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and what is the smoke of gunpowder, but they know at most the smoke of cooking. When there are stumps and broken arms everywhere, when there is not a single signal in the body that strongly reminds them to quickly leave this human purgatory, not many people care how many deserters you shoot, understand? ”

Seeing that everyone lowered their heads, Ma Zheng continued: "Therefore, it is simply a crime to let such a group of people go to the battlefield, so I hope to devote all my energy in the next time to let these recruits learn to drill, queue up, and pull the bolt to shoot as soon as possible." ”

"Battalion commander, when is the training time, will the Japanese give us this time?" Wang Hansen asked in a deep voice.

"The above things should be trained for a week, our operation is secretive, and it is impossible for the little devil to find out that we did it in a short time." Ma Zheng said in a deep voice.

"But can a week build up combat effectiveness?" Wang Hansen continued to ask.

"Of course, it can't be formed, in fact, if a peasant who has not received military training wants to become a soldier with a military temperament, he must go through at least three months of recruit training, and if he wants to form a complete combat effectiveness, or become a soldier who can survive on the battlefield, he must go through at least one year of training." Ma Zheng said.

"That battalion commander, you for a week"

Although Wang Hansen didn't say it completely, Ma Zheng knew what he meant, and immediately said: "I'm not saying that let them train for a week and fight hard with the little devil, there is no difference between that one and those who are sent to death." They are still training, but the way of training is not the step-by-step way, we have to train them with new military training methods! ”

"A new style of military training?" Everyone looked at Ma Zheng in surprise, not knowing what he was referring to in this new style of military training.

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "The new style of military training I am talking about actually refers to fighting instead of training!" ”

"Playing as a substitute?"

"That's right, it is a method of replacing training with actual combat and achieving rapid improvement of the combat effectiveness of the troops through actual combat!" Ma Zheng said.

"Isn't that a fight?"

"Fighting is going to fight, but the enemy they are facing is not a strong Japanese army, but a nearby bandit!" Ma Zheng said in a surprising voice.

"Bandits again?" Huang Sicheng and the others asked in surprise.

"Of course it's going to be killed! The bandits are not strong in combat and their weapons and equipment are still relatively backward, so they are good materials for military training. Secondly, the bandits have the people we need, so why not kill two birds with one stone? Ma Zheng said with a smile.

"The bandits have what kind of people we need, battalion commander, you can say it, with the name of my Wu Laosan in this territory, I promise to give you back!" Wu Xiuda said angrily.

Huang Sicheng smiled and said, "Company Commander Wu, don't get me wrong, the people the battalion commander said are actually those minions in the bandits. ”

"Minions, what do you want them to do?" Wu Xiuda asked puzzled.

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "The development of our troops is inseparable from people, no one develops much, and at this stage, there is nothing more suitable for our troops than bandits!" ”

"Why, can't those children of good families work?" Wu Xiuda asked in surprise.

"Hehe, the children of a good family are good, but they are not as suitable as bandits. First, the bandits have undergone actual combat training and have rich combat experience. Secondly, the vast majority of bandits are bold, unambiguous and not stage frightened when they kill people. Finally, the vast majority of bandits are bachelors and have no family involvement, so bandits are actually a high-quality resource! Ma Zheng explained.