After the blow of the submachine gun incident, Zheng Qiguang finally regained his enthusiasm for work, especially to be able to confirm with a big expert like Yuan Zhongwu, the idea has been greatly expanded, the field of vision is wider, and the Qiguang style has been re-understood: although the Qiguang type has strong firepower, it is limited by the material, and the loss of firearms is also great, which is the reason for the short life of the Qiguang submachine gun, although Wu Mujun has been able to produce high-speed steel as a barrel, but the high-speed steel is very difficult to unload because of the hardness problem, which affects the output. At the same time, the process of manufacturing the barrel is also very difficult, and at the same time, the ammunition consumption of the Qiguang submachine gun is also very large, which brings great difficulty to the logistics replenishment, so perhaps it should be improved from reducing the rate of fire.

Zheng Qiguang and Yuan Zhongwu further discussed and decided to try to produce a semi-automatic rifle. At this time, Zheng Qiguang's semi-automatic weapons mainly included 10-round reload shell guns, Browning pistols, Southern-style pistols, and several American-made M1 Garand rifles, commonly known as the "Big Eight Grains", which were brought by Liu Qinghe from the 74th Army and given to Zheng Qiguang as a sample.

After many tests, the semi-automatic rifle modified with the 38 type was finally manufactured, this semi-automatic rifle is loaded with 8 rounds, although it is still a single shot, but there is no need to pull the bolt every time, the rate of fire can reach 5 or 60 rounds per minute, which is much slower than the rate of fire of more than 300 rounds per minute of the Qiguang submachine gun, and much faster than the rate of fire of more than 10 rounds per minute of the manual rifle, so it is very suitable for the Wu Mu army.

Therefore, Zheng Qiguang drew drawings of the bolt parts of the Qiguang rifle, stamped and polished them with high-speed steel, and quickly transformed and assembled a batch of semi-automatic rifles. On Tuesday, the dog still called the semi-automatic rifle the Strange Light Semi-Automatic Rifle, or the Strange Light Rifle for short.

The first batch of 180 Qiguang rifles was distributed to the Jiangbei guerrillas, which not only increased firepower but also reduced the pressure on ammunition supply. After actual combat testing, the effect is very good, so a large number of modifications, and due to the introduction of the production line production mode, the proficiency of workers has been improved, and the production capacity has been greatly improved, with an output of 300 pieces. However, it also caused a shortage of guns in the troops in a short period of time.

The Wonder Light rifle was designed, and someone was naturally responsible for its production. Zheng Qiguang further modified the old rifle, the rifled old 38 rifle, the Qiguang submachine gun into a semi-automatic gun grenade launcher, in fact, the same as the modified semi-automatic rifle, only add a wide plate behind the butt to resist the huge recoil of the grenade, this kind of grenade launcher rate of fire has also reached 20-25 rounds per minute, and at the same time remove the crosshair, which is convenient for the firing of the grenade, and does not affect the approximate shooting of rifle bullets within 6 or 70 meters.

Zheng Qiguang began to transform the grenade again, and designed a special empty cartridge to improve the range and save the warhead material; A small gun grenade was also designed, with only 25mm outer diameter, 60mm long bullet body, 100mm long launch canister, paper jacket, containing 40 pieces of anti-personnel shrapnel, killing radius of 2 meters, weighing 200kg, each individual soldier can carry 10-20 rounds of ammunition, direct firing range of 160 meters, and the longest distance of 300 meters. Although the cost is higher than that of ordinary bullets, the lethality rate is high, and even if a soldier with poor marksmanship misses the target, he can still kill the target; Large gun grenades are divided into grenade type, hollow charge armor-piercing type, and high-explosive type, which can replace the grenadier canister to kill and injure individual soldiers, anti-armor, and bomb fortifications, but the range is shorter, direct fire is about 100 meters, up to 200 meters, and the bullet weight is between 500 and 700kg.

Zheng Qiguang did not forget the cavalry brothers, completely smoothed out the rifling of some old sleeves and Hanyang manufacturing, converted them into semi-automatic rifles, fired special shotguns, replaced the heavy retainer long shotgun, and increased the range, rate of fire, and ammunition load.

Xu Jiguang rushed to get the new equipment, and when he saw that it was an old sleeve and made in Hanyang, he was so angry that his face turned blue, and he raised his legs and left.

Shu Jintang quit, "Xu Jiguang, you stop Lao Tzu!" Who to show your face? Show me the test gun before I go! Xu Jiguang saw that Shu Jintang turned his face, and he really didn't dare to make a mistake, and he begged Shu Jintang for guns and ammunition in the future, so he had to watch the test gun with his surname.

After the test gunner showed it, the hit rate of more than 40% made Xu Jiguang's face change immediately, and he ordered his men to hunt some game and give it to Zheng Qiguang to show his gratitude. Shu Jintang didn't appreciate it, and let people throw the game outside, ashamed of Xu Jiguang.

Xu Jiguang couldn't care about face, so he sent the wild things to the canteen of the headquarters, asked Wang Yu to clean them up, and brought a few jars of Jintan sinking wine, moved tables, chairs and benches, and held a banquet at the door of the Military Industry Department to apologize to Shu Jintang and Zheng Qiguang.

Afterwards, Zeng Qi pointed at Xu Jiguang's nose and scolded: "You don't go backwards, it's not as good as your war horse!" ”

As soon as Zheng Qiguang's train of thought opened, he suddenly became out of control, and developed the transformation of the Chinese formal rifle to be equipped with the troops in the base area. Moreover, according to the current situation of the troops' firepower and combat effectiveness, the troops are reorganized: the infantry squad is reduced to 7 people per squad, equipped with 1 light machine gun (accounting for 2 people, the garrison unit is a Browning or Czech light machine gun, and the mobile corps and guerrilla corps are 96 light machine guns), 1 Qiguang submachine gun, 2 Qiguang rifles (the garrison corps is a German-made 7.92mm caliber Qiguang rifle, and the mobile corps, The guerrilla corps is a 6.5mm caliber Qiguang rifle), 2 gun grenade launchers, and the conservative estimate of combat effectiveness is enough to support a reinforced infantry squad of the devil.

On Tuesday, the dog received the report and was immediately excited: in this way, the troops can be used as one as two or even as three!

But Zhao Dahu, Xiang Qingyun, Zeng Qi and others unanimously objected, in this way, the squad leader needed by the army should be doubled, and the command system should also be doubled, where did so many officers and non-commissioned officers come from? However, it is also a fact that the combat effectiveness of the troops has increased, and how to solve it? Zheng Qiguang gave the bigwigs a problem.

Finally, a compromise plan was proposed to Qingyun: each infantry squad is divided into the main and deputy squads, which are divided by the chief and deputy squad leaders, and the deputy squads of the garrison are composed of older or returned wounded, according to the treatment of the militia plus additional allowances, and they are also soldiers and civilians, and they can start a family on the spot, mainly serving as garrison tasks, and the main and deputy squads of mobile troops and guerrilla units are divided according to the main attack and main defense, but they are still one squad in name, but they must be readjusted in terms of combat combination, and the seven-person squad is integrated and trained as a combat unit, and the main squad leader is responsible for it, and the deputy squad leader assists. Battalions, companies, and platoons are also responsible for the principal and deputy commanders, so that the troops can be divided into two at any time for expansion and can also perform different tasks. In this way, the strength of the Wumu Army was greatly reduced, the burden of material consumption of soldiers in the base area was reduced, and the transformation of the offensive and defensive capabilities of the troops became extremely easy.

At the same time, recruits and militiamen must be trained in the form of a medium-formal and 38-style training to master the use of low-level weapons, so as to be prepared for danger when there is a shortage of guns.

This adjustment had little impact on the troops, and it was quickly arranged. On Tuesday, Gou was not willing to accept this kind of petty fighting, and proposed that each unit divide half of its troops, concentrate on the whole training and run-in, and at the same time strengthen the reading and combat awareness of the main and auxiliary units.

As a result, half of the men and horses drawn from each unit were concentrated in the hinterland of southern Jiangsu for training: first, the seven-man squad tactical run-in, then the platoon combination, the company combination, the battalion-level infantry combat and tactical coordination, the infantry cavalry, infantry artillery, infantry armor, cavalry artillery, cavalry armor and other arms of the armed forces coordinated operations, mountain warfare, plain warfare, water network warfare, lake warfare, defensive warfare, storming fortifications, marching, camping, liaison, alert, night battles, sneak attacks, infiltration, anti-armor, air defense, water attacks, fire attacks, ......

The training of the unit is in full swing, and the devil reconnaissance plane has reported to Shunroku Hatata, and Shunroku Hata is also terrified when he hears it, this unit can now be said to be unstoppable, if I do it again, I am afraid that I will have to disembowel.

Just when the Wumu army was in full swing, the devils launched an offensive against the third war zone in the battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

Because the chairman of the NPC National Committee and the Central Military Commission had a passive idea of avoiding war and intervened in the command of the troops on many occasions, the original battle plan was changed again and again, and in half a month, Jinhua, Lanxi, and other important military places were lost in succession, and Wang Jingjiu's 10 th Group Army suffered heavy losses.

In order to preserve its strength, the Military Commission made the [***] troops lose successive battles, but let Wu Mujun be cannon fodder for them, and ordered the Southern Jiangsu Garrison Command to send troops to the front line of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway to participate in the blockade.

On Tuesday, the dog received this order to kill people with a naked knife, and held a staff meeting. With regard to the order of the Military Commission, Wu Mujun decided not to implement it for the time being, and then analyzed the entire war situation, and believed that the combat objectives of the army were as follows: 1. Annihilate or severely damage the third theater, the largest military group in East China, and stabilize and expand the occupied area in East China; 2. Open up the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and connect the transportation links between the 11th Army in Central China and the 13th Army in East China; 3. Destroying the advance airfield of the US Air Force against the Chinese army.

There are several possibilities for the impact on the base area in southern Jiangsu: if the troops of the third theater are annihilated or severely damaged, and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi railway is opened, the base area in southern Jiangsu will be isolated, and at the same time, it will have to bear the material pressure and friction pressure of the defeated troops; If it is only to destroy the forward airfield, it will have little impact on the Wu Mu army; However, due to the pattern of cold lips and teeth, Wu Mujun should give support to the Third War Zone to protect this mutually supportive situation.

However, out of malicious behavior against the Central Military Commission, Wu Mujun decided to temporarily postpone the reinforcement operation in the Third Theater to give the Military Commission a little face.

So, on Tuesday, the dog called back to the Military Commission: In view of the friction with the 32nd Group Army of the Central Army in the early stage, which caused chaos in various things in southern Jiangsu, the garrison command of southern Jiangsu in the third theater is restoring order and is unable to send reinforcements!

He Yingqin received the resumption of Tuesday Dog, and knew the meaning of Wu Mujun, but he had no choice but to urge the chairman to hurry, so he issued an order again: The military situation is urgent, and it is urgent to take immediate action with the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War as the priority.

On Tuesday, while receiving a telegram urging He Yingqin, Gou also received a telegram from Dai Li: The US Allied Air Force urgently needs a safe and reliable airfield to help us in the war of resistance, and the safety of the airfields along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway is worrying.

Tuesday Dog immediately replied: I will fully support, please send professionals to give technical guidance!

As for the reply to the Military Commission, it was delayed and sent out three days later: Our troops are few and outnumbered, and we have to travel hundreds of miles long distances, and we have to work far away, and the war situation may not be a drop in the bucket, and the lives of our officers and men and the food and materials will be consumed in vain.

On Tuesday, the dog saw that Wu Mujun of the Military Commission did not know how to count, so he simply revealed some understanding to the Military Commission, and at the same time asked the Military Commission for accounts, and also made his debut for the Military Commission!

He Yingqin understands that Wu Mujun wants to discuss the ill intentions of [***] in the early stage, which is simply taking advantage of the fire to rob! But it's also the first year of junior high school that I did, so it's no wonder that people do fifteen. He Yingqin couldn't be at home for these things, so he had to ask the chairman of the committee.

The committee member was angry, but he was helpless, he still had to focus on the overall situation, as long as Wu Mujun sent troops, other things were secondary.

Out of the sake of face, the Military Commission once again issued an order with stern wording but implied gratitude: As soon as supplies are met, the political axe should be solved with all its might, and your ministry must not shirk the responsibility of the War of Resistance because of its own difficulties, and passively avoid the war!

This time, Tuesday's dog replied much faster: most of our weapons, ammunition, medicines, and grain were consumed by the 32nd Group Army, and the existing material shortage: 200 tons of seamless steel pipes, 100 tons of copper, 2,000 kilograms of Western medicine, 100 tons of TNT explosives, 200 tons of propellants, 100 tons of lead materials, 100,000 stones of grain, and the details of other materials are as follows......

When the chairman saw the list sent by the dog on Tuesday, he almost fainted: "This is a rippage!" A bandit is a bandit! However, after the chairman calmed down, he decided to use empty checks to let Wu Mujun send troops first.

Therefore, He Yingqin replied: The materials required by your department are being prepared and will arrive in batches, and some of the materials will be replenished along the route of your department.

After receiving the reply from the Military Commission, Tuesday Dog smiled slightly: "Empty checks? Lao Tzu played! ”

Another telegram was sent to the Military Commission: Our unit has really reached the point of running out of ammunition and food, and we can only do what we can according to the material situation, and I hope that the Military Commission will understand!

At this time, the field airfield at the northern foot of Xishan is in full swing of exploration and surveying, some preliminary projects have already started, and everyone on the construction site is full of red faces.

Seeing that the dog on Tuesday had the mentality of not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles, the chairman of the committee had to throw out some fragrant bait first - 500 kilograms of western medicine to reach Xishan.

The two battalions of the Duanmu Changyan Special Operations Brigade had already been lurking near Fuyang, and after receiving Zhao Dahu's order to attack, they immediately eliminated the devil's military station in Fuyang, burned supplies and destroyed transportation.

On Tuesday, the dog got a report and immediately reported it to the Military Commission: Our unit destroyed most of the Fuyang Military Station of the Japanese Army 30 minutes ago, and received 500 kilograms of medicine from the Military Commission four hours ago. Clearly state the posture of how much work to be paid for and how much work to do.

The chairman of the committee received the report, knowing that the dog on Tuesday had obviously resisted the Military Commission, but he was the first, and the dog on Tuesday was also true to his word, receiving the goods and sending troops, and the troops saw blood and won a complete victory.

Wu Mujun received the second shipment of 500 kilograms of Western medicine, so Zhao Dahu gave Duanmu Changyan another order to attack.

Just received the order to attack, Duanmu Changyan received another report that the guard post had found a devil search team. Duanmu Changyan hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat, the special combat team was mainly responsible for attacking and destroying important targets of the devils, and it was too worthless to fight with the devil combat troops.

The devil search team is also well-trained, and soon discovered the traces of Wu Mujun, and pursued them relentlessly.

When Duanmu Changyan learned that the devil search team was a cavalry, he scolded the alert squad leader: "The devil is a cavalry search team, why didn't you report it earlier?" What kind of soldiers did you bring, and would you lead soldiers? The troops retreated to the nameless valley in the northwest and took all the devil cavalry as ordered! ”

The devil chased into the nameless valley and found that this was a Jedi, with mountains on three sides, Wu Mujun was resting and eating, and when he saw the arrival of the devil's cavalry, he hurriedly climbed and retreated to the cliff while blocking the attack.

The captain of the devil search team also secretly admired Wu Mujun: In such a short period of time, these people can still quickly organize a counterattack, and their marksmanship is extremely accurate, killing more than 10 of their subordinates, and the retreating troops can also climb the cliff quickly and methodically, and when retreating, they do not forget to throw out and destroy the food, and take away the cooking utensils, which is really in danger.

The devil occupied the camp of the Wumu army, and did not dare to chase after the mountains on both sides, for fear of being ambushed, so he had to rest on the spot, and then return the same way with equipment.

The devil's search team chased for a long time and still found nothing, only getting leftovers from a place, but the devil was also hungry and tired, and saw rice, stew, mushrooms, and taro all over the ground, regardless of whether it was clean or not, and devoured it. The captain of the devil search team was very satisfied, how can the combat troops be so squeamish, as long as they can win the battle, what's wrong with eating some dirty food? Not to mention, the food of the Shina people tasted good, but it was a pity that the damn Shina people spoiled it. Then, most of the devils felt the world spinning......

Duanmu Changyan easily captured 60 devil oriental horses, and also captured 41 devil cavalry, I can't help but feel a little nostalgic, alas, I haven't used sweat medicine for a long time!

Duanmu Changyan can't have too much emotion, there are still many devils waiting for the special operations team to do the scourge. He ordered a main and deputy combat squad to be left behind to take care of the wounded and take care of the prisoners, and the Nameless Valley was used as a temporary secret base for the special operations team, while the rest of the personnel advanced towards the set goal.

In less than a day, Zhao Dahu got a report from Duanmu Changyan that he destroyed 1 devil oil base, 3 armored vehicles, 11 trucks, and 1 cavalry squadron of devils. The order was forwarded to the Military Commission.

After receiving the telegram from the dog on Tuesday, He Yingqin hurriedly sent it to the chairman, who laughed angrily: "Money can make the ghost grind, tell the Military Industry Department, hurry up and deliver the materials!" ”

With the arrival of a large number of supplies, Gou issued an order to attack on Tuesday: according to the operational plan, the Southern Route Army was formed, with Zeng Qi as the commander-in-chief, Li Jinshan as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Li Jiakui as the chief of staff, to form a joint force and sweep the line of Jiaxing and Hangzhou in the southeast of Xishan.

Zeng Qi, as the oldest general in the Wumu Army, was the first time to command the large-scale operation of the Wumu Army, and he had already made a battle plan according to the prior arrangement, and he was ready to do a big job!

Zeng Qi ordered: In the first phase of the operation, Li Jinshan commanded the teaching brigade, the main team of the Shannan garrison detachment, one heavy artillery battalion of the heavy artillery brigade, one mountain artillery battalion, and an armored brigade to launch an attack on Hangzhou; Wei Wenyang commanded the Wuhang Guerrilla Brigade and 2 infantry artillery battalions to attack Jiaxing, Deqing, Tongxiang, and Haining counties; The Zhong Limin Sailor Brigade of the Mobile Corps, the Li Jinglong Division of the Zhoushan Islands, the Baggage Detachment of the Corps directly under Wu Zhengtang, the Li Hu Joint Logistics Brigade, the Duan Jinshi Air Defense Anti-Tank Brigade, and the Xu Jiguang Cavalry Brigade are ready to cooperate with the troops in the early stage to carry out the second phase of the operation. (To be continued.) )