Such a big matter as the distribution of weapons cannot be decided by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in one sentence, it needs to be reported to Yan'an, and a decision can only be made after the meeting in Yan'an.

However, the deputy commander-in-chief can make a decision on the matter of exchanging rail steel for weapons.

The day after leaving the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters, a telegram was sent to all units of the Eighth Route Army that were able to receive the radio.

Although the first detachment of the First Army Division was stationed, although the first battle of Yangquan did not directly cause them to lose their combat effectiveness, the huge casualties and equipment losses can be called traumatic.

In the opinion of the detachment commander, even if the troops return to the base area, it will take at least half a year for the detachment to restore its pre-war strength.

It's not because no one!

The more than 3,000 people in the detachment who came back alive were all veterans and elites.

As long as new recruits are recruited and they are trained, they will be able to regain their combat effectiveness in three months at most.

The biggest problem is equipment and ammunition.

The whole detachment had more than 5,000 rifles before the war, and less than 2,000 were left intact after the battle. As for those scrapped rifles, even if they are sent to the arsenal for repair, it is already thankful that a thousand rifles can be repaired.

In this way, the whole detachment is still short of at least 2,500 rifles.

Coupled with the light and heavy machine guns and artillery lost on the battlefield, after the whole detachment was fully established, at least half of the soldiers trained empty-handed because they were not equipped.

If it is placed before, but the captain of the equipment detachment is not worried.

As long as there are veterans, fight devils a few more times, equipment, ammunition, and food, all of them.

However, since the detachment returned from Yangquan, the Japanese puppet army in the area under the jurisdiction of the detachment did not know which tendon was the problem, so they all trapped the county seat and the stronghold, and did not give the detachment a chance to attack them.

In this case, the team's dream of obtaining equipment from the Japanese puppet army was shattered.

This is the fundamental reason why the detachment commander judged that it would take at least half a year for the detachment to restore its combat effectiveness after the detachment returned to the station.

Without weapons and equipment, without ammunition, it is useless for the troops to be trained well. Don't let the fighters fight the well-armed devils with their bare hands!

Just when the detachment commander was worried about weapons every day, five days ago, things took a turn for the better.

The military sub-district suddenly ordered the political commissar of the detachment to bring a battalion but the military sub-district to report and receive equipment!

At first, the detachment commander did not take it seriously.

Everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army is poor, but the detachment commander also knows that in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the front-line combat units, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, military regions, and even military subdivisions are poorer than their combat units.

In this case, what equipment can the superior have for himself?

Even if there is equipment, it is a drop in the bucket for a team of more than 7,000 people.

However, when the commissar came back with more than a dozen carts, the detachment commander was directly frightened, and at the same time brought a good news that surprised him.

The military sub-district actually gave itself 1,000 38 large covers, 30 light machine guns, 10 heavy machine guns, and more than one regiment at a time.

What's more, the detachment leader finally knew the fundamental reason why the headquarters was uncharacteristic and ordered himself to confront the Japanese puppet army head-on for several days!

"Political commissar, you are saying that our arsenal will also be able to produce its own weapons and equipment in the future!" The detachment leader asked in shock and surprise.

The political commissar shook his head and replied: "I don't know if it can be produced, anyway, these weapons and equipment I brought back were all snatched back from the warehouse of the Taiyuan Arsenal." They must have snatched back a lot of equipment that can make guns and cannons! ”

As an old revolutionary, the detachment leader may have been really frightened by the previous days of lack of guns and ammunition, and replied with a serious face: "If we can really move the Taiyuan Arsenal to our base area and let us make guns and cannons by ourselves, it will be worth it even if our team fights out!" ”

At this moment, the communications staff officer suddenly broke in.

"Detachment commander, political commissar, secret telegram from the military region!"

The political commissar who heard the word "secret telegram" immediately took the telegram, then found the code book and began to translate it himself.

It didn't take long for the commissar to be replaced by a thick smile on his face, and then said happily.

"Lao Chen, our Eighth Route Army may really have its own arsenal! Not only can you make guns, but you can also make cannons! ”

"This is sent by the military region, let us have the rails in our hands and transport them to the logistics office of the headquarters to change equipment. Not surprisingly, these equipment must have been made by our arsenal itself. ”

The detachment commander hurriedly took the telegram, and soon the detachment commander's face was covered with an expression of unprecedented determination. Then affirmed.

"It must be built, otherwise there is no reason for the military district to collect so many rails! It's as if the military district asked us to exchange bullet casings for bullets! ”

After speaking, the detachment leader showed a thoughtful expression.

"Political commissar, I remember that some time ago, we carried out a sabotage war, and we picked up a lot of railroad tracks, all of which were hidden in the forest, and there must be hundreds of them. According to the above exchange standard, a 2,000-pound rail can be exchanged for 20 rifles, and a hundred rails can be exchanged for 2,000 rifles! ”

"Just now I was worried about how to get more than 2,000 rifles, but now not only the rifles have been solved, but also light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and even artillery have been solved!"

After speaking, the detachment commander made a decision: "Political commissar, you come to guard the house, I will bring a reinforced battalion, and then bring the guard company, send all the bullet casings brought back from the railway track and the battlefield to the military district, and replace them with the bullets and weapons and equipment we urgently need!" ”

"As long as I have guns and ammunition, I have the heart to restore my combat effectiveness in three months."

"When the time comes, I will kill the puppet army when the puppet army comes, and I will kill the Japanese when the Japanese come."

"As long as the weapons and ammunition are enough, I am not afraid of how many people come from the little devils!"

At the same time, all the regimental and above units of the Eighth Route Army equipped with radio stations also received the telegram.

Weapons may have to be guns from devils for them, but railroad tracks are everywhere. As long as there is a railway, seize the devil's defense loopholes, and you can pick up more than a dozen railroad tracks in a casual operation.

At this time, some people may say that so many troops came to the arsenal with railroad tracks to exchange weapons and ammunition, and with the current production capacity of the arsenal, it will definitely not be able to supply.

However, everyone obviously underestimated Wang Ping's harvest in Taiyuan City.

In addition to the seizure of more than 3,000 rifles of various kinds in the hands of the devils, the temporary arsenal arranged by the devils inside the four city gates alone seized a full 4,000 new guns.

As for the arsenal warehouses, arsenal repairs and newly made rifles, there are more than 11,000 of them.

After distributing 10,000 rifles as compensation for this battle of all the troops participating in the battle, the remaining 7,000 or 8,000 rifles were all left in the arsenal.

And Wang Ping directly used these rifles as hens in the arsenal to borrow chickens to lay eggs, exchange them for steel, produce more rifles, and then form a virtuous circle!

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