Chapter 367: A Lot of Cannons
In less than half an hour, the second batch of four transport planes, escorted by six Mustang fighters, arrived at Jinsha Town Airport loaded with weapons.
This time, all the Type 92 infantry guns were transported, and Zhang Yunfei basically transported all the 200 Type 92 guns in the Datong warehouse, and these Type 92 infantry guns were basically eliminated by various units of the 36 th Group Army.
Although most of them are second-hand, because they have not been used for a long time, the longest use is only one or two years, and some are only used for a few months, so these Type 92 infantry guns still look relatively new.
Since these infantry guns were directly loaded onto the aircraft in the warehouse, they were all in a whole state, and they were not disassembled into parts, so although the 200 Type 92 infantry guns, with a total weight of only more than 40 tons, still filled the cabins of the four transport planes.
Seeing that the second batch of planes arrived smoothly and landed safely, and heard everyone in front of him steadily, Zhang Yunfei happily joked to Comrade Xiao Zhengguang: "Old Xiao, our second batch of planes has arrived again, you have to hurry up, look, you haven't finished transporting the ammunition over there." ”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhengguang still smiled happily, and now, the comrades of the Eighth Route Army led by Comrade Xiao Zhengguang are all immersed in joy, and Comrade Xiao Zhengguang also listened to Zhang Yunfei's jokes very well.
At present, the first batch of 1 million ammunition and 1,000 boxes of grenades, thanks to everyone's delivery, two-thirds of the ammunition has been distributed to the various convoys, but about a third has not yet been distributed.
Originally, Comrade Xiao Zhenglin thought that his preparations had been done sufficiently, but he did not expect that the transportation efficiency of the 36 th Group Army was even higher, and the second batch of planes arrived again after a short interval of two or three hours.
Therefore, Comrade Xiao Zhenglin said loudly and personally: "Comrade, move faster, otherwise, our airport will be filled with weapons and ammunition transported by the 36th Group Army." ”
All the comrades, after listening to Comrade Xiao Zhenglin's witty and exaggerated words, everyone laughed happily.
After everyone finished laughing, there were quite a few comrades of the Eighth Route Army who walked towards the four transport planes, and these comrades of the Eighth Route Army were at least several hundred, and they were basically soldiers of the New Fifth Regiment.
The headquarters of the New Fifth Regiment is in Jinsha Town, and now basically all the soldiers of the regiment have been called over by Comrade Xiao Zhengguang; except for a small number of soldiers who are on guard on the perimeter, most of the soldiers are either building the cement runway of the airport or helping to unload the cargo from the plane.
Due to the serious shortage of manpower, and I heard Comrade Xiao Zhengguang shouting just now, the commander, political commissar, chief of staff, deputy regiment commander, and other high-level commanders of the New Fifth Regiment were also ready to personally serve as porters at this time.
After the four transport planes stopped, the tail cabin door slowly opened, and the head of the New Fifth Regiment, Sun Tuan, saw this and said loudly: "Comrades, everyone hurry up, the leaders are watching us." ”
As soon as Commander Sun's words fell, a group of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army immediately ran to the transport planes not far away, but these soldiers had just run to the side of these transport planes, and when they saw the things in the cabin, everyone seemed to be immobilized.
Everyone stood motionless next to the plane, and the expressions on the faces of the soldiers were very exciting, some were surprised, some were excited, some were excited, some were shocked, anyway, there were all kinds of expressions.
Commander Sun, who was not far away, was looking at his soldiers with satisfaction, trotting all the way to these planes, and was about to enter the cabin to carry those weapons and ammunition, and Sun Tuan also showed a satisfied smile on his face.
But when the soldiers ran in front of the plane, they all stopped en masse, and Regiment Commander Sun felt very strange, and immediately said to the political commissar, chief of staff, deputy regiment commander and other high-level commanders next to him: "Go, it seems that there is something going on, let's go and see." ”
After speaking, Commander Sun walked over with everyone, and the nearest soldiers were at least twenty meters away, and Commander Sun asked loudly with a little annoyance: "What's wrong with you, what are you still doing, hurry up and move in." ”
A company commander of the New Fifth Regiment saw that his regiment commander, political commissar, chief of staff, deputy regiment commander, etc. had all come over, and his regiment commander seemed to be a little annoyed by everyone's performance.
So, the company commander stammered a little and said, "Regiment commander, you better come and see for yourself." ”
Hearing this, not only Regiment Commander Sun, but also several other senior commanders of the New Fifth Regiment also felt a little inexplicable in their hearts, and everyone quickened their pace.
As he walked forward, Commander Sun asked loudly, "Third Company Commander, what's wrong with you?" ”
Seeing that his regiment commander was already close, he should be able to see the situation inside the plane, so the third company pointed to the inside of the plane, but still stammered a little: "Regiment commander, look, the cannon, there are a lot of guns in it, a lot of Type 92 infantry guns." ”
Hearing this, Commander Sun and the others looked in the direction pointed by the commander of the third company and saw a scene that was difficult to see in this life, so that many years later, Commander Sun, who became the founding major general, still told his subordinates about today's situation from time to time.
Commander Sun saw that the wide cabin was neatly stacked with cannons, and these cannons were still the Type 92 infantry guns he was familiar with, looking at the number, there were at least dozens of them.
For the Type 92 infantry artillery, Commander Sun is no stranger, and many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are also no strangers.
In addition, his own brigade headquarters also has an artillery battalion, which is equipped with several Type 92 infantry guns, but there are very few shells, and every time a battle is fought, a few shells must be personally approved by the brigade commander.
Seeing so many Type 92 infantry guns, even Commander Sun, even if he is now the head of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, he has never seen so many Type 92 infantry guns at one time.
After a long time, Regiment Commander Sun reacted, and Regiment Commander Sun thought to himself, no, he must immediately report the situation to Deputy Chief of General Staff Chief Xiao Zhengguang.
So, Regiment Commander Sun glanced at the political commissar, chief of staff, and deputy regiment commander who were also shocked next to him, and immediately ran quickly to Xiao Zhengguang, deputy chief of general staff of the Eighth Route Army.
Commander Sun, who was very excited, stood up in front of Comrade Xiao Zhengguang, saluted, and then said a little breathlessly: "Chief, this time the four transport planes have transported a large number of Type 92 infantry guns, and the number is estimated to be at least more than 100, what should we do?" I would like to ask the chief for instructions. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhengguang said in his heart, could it be that the two hundred Type 92 infantry guns promised by Commander-in-Chief Zhang have all been shipped now, if this is the case, it would be great.
For the use of 200 Type 92 infantry guns, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army already has a plan.
At the beginning, when Zhang Yunfei promised to support the Eighth Route Army's 200 Type 92 infantry guns and 100 60-mm mortars, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided that the three main divisions would become an artillery regiment, and each brigade under the three divisions should set up an artillery battalion.
Now, those Type 92 infantry guns have actually arrived, which is really good, so Comrade Xiao Zhengguang happily said to Commander Sun: "Commander Sun, immediately order the soldiers to unload all these cannons, and choose a place on the airport and place them."
Now, the most urgent task at the moment is to unload these cannons immediately, because the planes of the 36th Group Army are still busy returning home, and as for them, they can only be placed in the open space first, and as soon as the convoys sent by the divisions and brigades arrive, they will be transported away according to the predetermined plan.
However, these transport teams that specialize in transporting these cannons should be a little close, Xiao Zhengguang thought to himself.
After receiving the instructions, Sun Tuan immediately arranged for the soldiers to start pulling out the cannons from the engine room and arranging them neatly on a wide flat ground not far away.
Watching Regiment Commander Sun leave, Comrade Xiao Zhengguang was so excited that he held Zhang Yunfei's hand tightly and said happily: "Commander-in-Chief Zhang, thank you." “
Zhang Yunfei knew that although Comrade Xiao Zhengguang had a lot to say, at this moment, all the words were included in this sentence.
Zhang Yunfei felt Comrade Xiao Zhengguang's sincerity and gratitude, Zhang Yunfei also shook Comrade Xiao Zhengguang's big hand tightly, then smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Old Xiao, it's too polite." ”
Not far away, as the Type 92 infantry guns were pulled out of the engine room and neatly placed in the open space, many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army saw these neatly placed cannons.
Rows and rows, neatly placed cannons, with a great visual impact effect, the comrades of the Eighth Route Army, who had never seen so many cannons, were completely excited at this moment.
"Comrades, look, there are so many cannons."
"That's a Type 92 infantry gun, my God, is it my eyes? How can there be so many cannons? ”
"So many cannons, are they all ours? I was so happy I couldn't believe it. ”
“……”
After listening to the exclamations of the comrades of the Eighth Route Army, many comrades of the 36th Group Army present only felt a sense of pride, which arose spontaneously from the deepest part of their hearts.
Zhang Yunfei listened to the words of the comrades of the Eighth Route Army, and he was also very happy.
The deputy chief of general staff of the Eighth Route Army next to him, looking at the cannons one by one, looked forward to the upcoming battle of the hundred regiments, Comrade Xiao Zhengguang thought to himself, little devils, in the future, you should also taste the power of our cannons.
(To be continued)