Wei Shanhe was quite satisfied with the results of the preliminary selection.
Although there were only five of them, each of them was a martial artist.
Moreover, they were all very young and had a lot of potential.
In fact, there were one or two people in the independent regiment who were better. Unfortunately, they were not young anymore and could not become qualified special forces soldiers in the future.
Currently, Wei Shanhe did not have enough resources to train special forces on a large scale, so there was a strict limit to the number of people he could train.
The next step was to run laps.
Under Kong Jie's command, thousands of soldiers of the Independent Regiment started to run in the open space beside the forest.
Running around the open space, one lap was about 600 to 700 meters.
There was no limit to the number of laps he could run. Wei Shanhe was just looking for seeds with potential.
Under the stimulation of eating meat, the soldiers who had no confidence in their own skills began to run long laps.
Although the soldiers of this period were generally malnourished, the harsh environment they had been in since childhood had long made them more resilient.
Therefore, it was not easy to win in a seemingly ordinary lap.
Wei Shanhe did not waste any time here. After the laps started, he said to Kong Jie,""Old Kong, bring some people and follow me to get the supplies.”
Kong Jie nodded and brought his platoon of guards with him. He followed Wei Shanhe into the forest. As for this place, there were naturally instructors from the various battalions supervising it.
In the forest beside Yang Village, Kong Jie walked beside Wei Shanhe and asked curiously,""What equipment?"
"The equipment I prepared for the independent regiment is my spoils of war.”Wei Shanhe said with a smile.
Before he came, the money in his pocket was given by Boss Peng. After all, other than the equipment in the gift bag space, Wei Shanhe was really poor.
Wei Shanhe did not care about what others would think if he took out the item.
As long as the country and people were strong, it was enough.
Kong Jie, who was filled with curiosity and anticipation, arrived at the forest. Wei Shanhe had already hidden the weapons and equipment he had taken from the gift bag space.
After walking into the forest for about a thousand meters, they arrived at a valley.
Pulling open the camouflage net that almost merged with the vegetation, weapons and ammunition neatly piled up appeared in front of everyone.
12 Type 60 Mortars and a bunch of cannonballs.
There were eight Type 92 heavy machine guns, twelve light machine guns, 300 Japanese Type 38 covers, and hundreds of boxes of bullets and grenades.
Most importantly, behind these weapons and ammunition were two 75mm mountain cannons and twenty to thirty boxes of shells.
Kong Jie was so excited that he almost shivered when he saw these good things. He said incoherently to Wei Shanhe,"Is this really for us?”
"Old Kong, don't be agitated. I'm also a member of the Independent Regiment now. Of course, these things belong to our Independent Regiment.”Wei Shanhe said with certainty.
"Good, that's great. Damn it, don't let me meet the Sakata United Army again. Otherwise, I'll definitely take revenge for what happened last time.”
After receiving an affirmative answer, Kong Jie was excited. He gritted his teeth and said. Then, he turned around and gave Wei Shanhe a big hug."I won't say anything else. From today onwards, you, Wei Shanhe, are my great benefactor.”
In this day and age, nothing could move people more than weapons and equipment.
Wei Shanhe understood Kong Jie's excitement. After all, in the entire Independent Regiment, only two people had a rifle on average. Most of them used broadswords and spears.
Even under such harsh conditions, the rifles used were all old barrels and old Hanyang rifles. Not only were they of poor quality, but each rifle only had an average of less than five bullets.
There was only one heavy machine gun in the entire regiment. There were less than five light machine guns in total.
Poor, really poor.
If it weren't for the fact that Wei Shanhe only had 300 rifles in his hands, he would have replaced the entire Independent Regiment with Japanese rifles.
Of course, in Wei Shanhe's opinion, the hardship was only temporary. As long as he was around, he would never let the Independent Regiment fight the Japanese with a big knife and spear.
Kong Jie, who had immediately ordered the security platoon to move the firearms, calmed down and asked Wei Shanhe in a low voice,""Brother Wei, does the headquarters know about this equipment? Should we send some to the headquarters? After all, it's not easy at the headquarters.”
After all, he was an honest person. After eating such a big meal, Kong Jie felt a little uneasy.
"The Independent Regiment needs this equipment even more now. Our mission now is to protect the safety of the headquarters. Only when our combat strength is strong can the headquarters be at ease.”Wei Shanhe said.
"But it's not good not to hand over some!”The honest Kong Jie was a little worried.
"Old Kong, don't worry. No one will say anything about this. Even if the headquarters finds out, they won't ask.”Wei Shanhe said confidently.
Before he left the headquarters, Wei Shanhe had already made an agreement with Boss Peng and the others. In the future, Wei Shanhe could prioritize the spoils of war.
Of course, it did not mean that they would have an independent mountain in the future. It depended on the situation.
For example, the current independent regiment did not have anything, so they naturally had to make arrangements for the independent regiment.
In the future, when there was more loot, the independent regiment would not be used up. Naturally, they could not hide it. They would naturally have to take care of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters.
Otherwise, Wei Shanhe, who knew the rules, would not have taken out so much equipment to increase the combat strength of the independent regiment.
Not to mention anything else, even the light and heavy firepower headquarters were envious.
Everyone was living on a tight budget. The Independent Regiment had struck it rich. If it weren't for the agreement with the boss, Wei Shanhe wouldn't have been so extravagant.
Kong Jie was also an understanding person. He knew some of the secret rules, so he did not say anything more. He happily watched the guards move the weapons and equipment.
With this equipment, the firepower of the Independent Regiment would not lose to a Japanese infantry brigade.
In fact, the Independent Regiment was only a regiment, but there were only a few thousand people. In terms of the number of combatants, it was really not as good as the Japanese's field infantry brigade.
It was called a regiment, but in reality, its strength was not enough.
What restricted the development of the army was not the lack of soldiers, but the quantity of weapons and equipment. Without weapons and equipment, how could they expand their army?
This was also why in the original TV series, Li Yunlong, who had conquered Pingan County, was able to expand to eight battalions in one go. It was because he had made a fortune by conquering the county town. He had weapons and financial resources to recruit troops.
With weapons and equipment, it would be much easier to expand the army.
During this period, the Eighth Route Army headquarters did not care how many troops the units under them expanded. As long as you had the ability and could afford it, even if a regiment expanded to 10,000 or 20,000 people, not only would they not be held accountable, but they would also receive great credit.
This was also the reason why the 8th Route Army could suddenly organize a 100-regiment battle. Moreover, when they learned that there were 100 regiments, the headquarters were shocked.
Of course, it also scared the Japanese and Old Jiang.
Therefore, Wei Shanhe was not worried that he would attract strange gazes if he took out weapons and equipment. In the words of the boss, if you had the ability to get weapons and equipment, that was your ability. As long as you did not take a needle or a piece of thread from the people, the headquarters would not ask.
In fact, in history, they had even secretly traded firearms with the Japanese's 4th division.
By the time Kong Jie had moved all the equipment to the warehouse of the regiment headquarters, the running circle outside the forest was almost over.
Most of the warriors were resting on the side because of their stamina.
When the two of them came out of the forest again, there were only 30 people left running.
Wei Shanhe glanced at the thirty people who were still running. They were all very young, only seventeen or eighteen years old. This made Wei Shanhe very satisfied.
Wei Shanhe said to Kong Jie,"We can make them stop. Thirty or so of them can barely form a general framework. In a few days, the headquarters will send experts to teach them how to read, write, and speak Japanese.”
"What do you need me to do?" Kong Jie asked.
"I need to bring them to a quiet and undisturbed place as a training ground. I also need you to send a platoon of soldiers to assist us.”Wei Shanhe said.
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