After the arsenal was built, they immediately began to produce the Japanese cantaloupes and grenades.
Because these two weapons required the least amount of technology, some gun repairs and ammunition reloading were also in progress.
When the raw materials were all here, Li Lei could transform the arsenal into a production line of 38 large covers and produce bullets of the corresponding caliber.
At the same time, the Munitions Factory also organized a training class.
Li Lei would be the main lecturer, and some skilled technicians would be the assistants. They would specially train the independent regiment soldiers with a certain cultural foundation, continuously strengthening the technical backbone and preparing for the expansion of production capacity.
Moreover, the treatment of the Munitions Factory was unparalleled in the entire northwest of Shanxi.
Food and accommodation were included, and there was meat for every meal. There was a special family area, and monthly wages ranged from five to ten dollars depending on the technical level. As for high-level technical talents like Li Lei, they could receive 50 dollars a month. This was a good job that couldn't be found even in Taiyuan, the provincial capital.
Li Yunlong also recruited a group of technical backbones from Taiyuan and other places. The arsenal was already in shape.
One afternoon.
Li Lei pulled Li Yunlong to a warehouse in the Munitions Factory mysteriously.
"Old Li, I have something to discuss with you. Can you bring me along in the next battle? I want to kill a few Japanese with my own hands.”
Li Yunlong was shocked by his words. He shook his head and said,"No, absolutely not. You're not a combatant, so how could I dare to let you go to the battlefield? Even if it's a 1v5, I wouldn't dare.”
"If anything happens to you on the battlefield, the losses of the independent regiment will be especially great. The boss of the headquarters will not let me off. This was a matter of principle and could not be discussed.”
Li Lei was at a loss because of Li Yunlong's reaction.""How about this? If you have the chance to secretly bring a Japanese captive back in the future, I'll just vent my anger. I guarantee that I won't kill him.”
Li Yun Long laughed." That's fine, but you have to have something to exchange with me!"”
Li Lei brought Li Yunlong into the storeroom. When he pushed open the door, he saw a pile of boxes inside.
"Look at these. Are they sincere enough?”
Li Yunlong glanced at Li Lei in confusion, then opened one of the boxes.
Kacha!
It was simply blinding!
Li Yunlong's eyes widened like a bull's. After a while, he said,""Damn it, how did you get so many Japanese cantaloupes?”
Li Yunlong felt as if he had seen a peerless treasure. He was amazed as he stroked the grenade in the box. Then, he raised his head and asked,"Are the others?"
"You'll know when you open it yourself, won't you?" Li Lei smiled.”
Li Yun Long hurriedly opened the remaining boxes one by one.
"Is this made by our arsenal?”
Li Yunlong turned his head and looked at Li Lei in surprise.
"Originally, we planned to produce grenades in the border area, but after testing it, we found that the power was not great. The killing radius was about five to six meters. Then we shifted our target to the Japanese's Type 99 grenade, which is what you often call the melon grenade.”
"The Japanese army's Type 99 grenades, each weighing only 500 grams, are small in size and easy to carry. However, there were 15-16 small pieces of iron on it. The design and production quality were good. Once it exploded, it could produce at least 15 pieces of shrapnel with a killing radius of 12 meters. If it was thrown into the charging formation, it could blow up a piece. Most of them were penetrated by shrapnel.”
"Due to the limitation of raw materials, we have made some improvements to the Type 99 Grenade, making it more powerful than the original. However, all the raw materials had been used up to produce these 20 boxes. If they didn't have the raw materials, they could only use the local method to produce it.”
Li Yunlong was overjoyed." Don't be afraid. I'll get the raw materials for you very soon!" Come, I'll treat you to a drink. You've solved a big problem for me!”
Li Yunlong had originally thought that the Independent Regiment did not have many grenades in stock. If they wanted to attack the Yamazaki Brigade, they might run out of grenades. He did not expect Li Lei to solve his urgent problem in such a short time. Moreover, he would be able to obtain more in the future.
……
Winter was coming soon, so Li Yunlong decided to go to the logistics factory to get the winter supplies.
After all, only a small number of soldiers were captured from the Japanese, and many of them did not even have quilts.
The logistics clothing factory was located at the rear of the base, about 100 miles away from the independent regiment's station. Li Yunlong had been the factory manager there for three days, so he was naturally familiar with the place.
In his previous life, Li Yun Long had studied the Yamazaki Brigade's route with a group of military enthusiasts. He discovered that no matter how the Yamazaki Brigade moved, they could not bypass a canyon called the Golden Mouth Gorge.
He was prepared to block the Golden Mouth Gorge in advance and close the door to beat the dogs.
Li Yun Long quickly gathered the wrong number. The 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, and Mountain Cannon Battalion, totaling 2000 people, had gathered. The remaining few battalions stayed behind to guard the regiment headquarters.
"Old Li, why did you gather so many troops when you went to the logistics department to collect winter supplies?”Political Commissar Zhao Gang asked in confusion.
"It's nothing. I'm just training. Especially the Mountain Cannon Battalion, they had not left the house yet. It was good to practice in the actual combat environment outside.”Li Yunlong gave a perfunctory reply.
Before Kong Jie could react, Li Yunlong spoke again,""Old Kong! I'll leave the defense of the Independent Regiment to you.”
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