Early the next morning, on the newly built drill ground in Li Family Town, soldiers of the Imperial Association Army numbered 2020 were gathered together.
At a glance, these soldiers were arranged in ten square formations. Everyone stood neatly, and they looked a little imposing. They were no longer as loose as before.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
Footsteps sounded. Li Yan's figure appeared outside the drill ground. He was wearing a brand new colonel's uniform, and his pair of military leather shoes were stained with dirt.
Behind Li Yan was his platoon of guards. However, these guards were carrying twelve large military green wooden boxes.
"An army green wooden chest, could it be a weapon?”In an instant, such a thought appeared in everyone's minds.
After Li Yan walked to the center of the drill ground, Li Yong could not help but ask,"Guild Leader, what's in these wooden boxes?”
Li Yan smiled mysteriously. He didn't answer, but said to the platoon of guards,""Put it here and open it all!"
"Yes, Guild Leader!"
After twelve cracking sounds, all twelve large wooden boxes were opened.
Under the sunlight, the semi-automatic rifles, general-purpose machine guns, and assault cannons lying in the large wooden boxes emitted a metallic luster, which was very dazzling.
Seeing these weapons, the entire Drill Ground was in an uproar.
"Oh my god, that's a mortar. Judging from the caliber, it should be 60mm!”
"Where did Guild Leader get these things? Did the Japanese army send it?"
"What are you thinking? Will the Japanese army send us mortars? These weapons must have been bought by the Guild Leader from the foreigners!”
"Hiss, mortars are not cheap. I heard that a mortar can be sold for thousands of dollars.”
"Eh, what kind of gun is that? It looks so strange. It looks like a machine gun!”
"Could it be that the regiment commander has the support of the Westerners?”
Listening to the discussions of different levels, Li Yan shouted,"Quiet, who told you to whisper?”
In an instant, the entire Drill Ground fell silent.
A few minutes later, Li Yan stared at the soldiers in front of him and shouted,""From today onwards, you need to practice how to operate these weapons. I don't want you to get these new weapons one day and not know how to use them.”
"Guild Leader, what kind of gun is this?" Li Yong quickly picked up an M60 machine gun. He controlled it for a long time and even pulled the trigger, but he didn't know how to use it at all.
"This is a machine gun. Its full name is the M60 general-purpose machine gun.”Li Yan introduced the machine gun.
"What? I've never heard of the Aimen60 general machine gun!”Li Yong's face was full of question marks. He had never heard of this machine gun before.
"I usually tell you to read more books, but you just don't listen. It's not the Aimen 60 general machine gun, but the M60 general machine gun.”Li Yan was speechless. He took the N60 machine gun from Li Yong's hand and loaded it with the ammunition chain.
Then, Li Yan opened the bumper, lifted the general machine gun, pointed it at the sky, and pulled the trigger.
Da! Da! Da!
Deafening and crisp gunshots rang out continuously. The M60 general purpose machine gun's muzzle spewed out a series of flames.
Bullet shells kept falling from Li Yan's feet and soon gathered in a large pile.
"F * ck, what kind of machine gun is this? This firepower is too fierce, it doesn't stop!”
"Hiss, in just a short while, the regiment commander has fired at least a hundred bullets. This is too terrifying!”
"The Japanese army's crooked light machine gun can only be equipped with 30 bullets. This 60 machine gun is even stronger than the Japanese army's machine gun.”
After firing a chain of bullets, Li Yan placed the M60 machine gun on the ground. He stepped on the butt of the M60 machine gun and said coldly,""The M60 machine gun is currently the most advanced machine gun. It has a maximum load of 100 rounds, an effective range of 1000 meters, and a maximum firing rate of 800 rounds per minute. From today onwards, each of you must learn to operate this machine gun.”
Then, Li Yan picked up a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and continued,""In addition, each of you will also have to learn how to operate this brand new semi-automatic rifle. All of you listen carefully. It is a semi-automatic rifle, not a single-shot rifle!”
"What do you mean? We have to learn how to use these two weapons.”
On the drill ground, all the soldiers were at a loss. The weapons they were equipped with were all national weapons confiscated by the Japanese army. It was simply a brand of all countries. It was very messy.
But now, Li Yan told them that each of them had to learn to use these two weapons. Didn't this mean that they would be equipped with these two weapons in the future? Otherwise, why would they learn them?
Li Yan ignored the doubts of the soldiers. He personally demonstrated the operation of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and the M60 general machine gun in detail.
Then, Li Yan distributed these weapons to the three battalion commanders and asked them to personally lead their soldiers to familiarize and operate these two weapons.
Then, Li Yan looked at Zheng Sanlin and said,"Elder Zheng, I heard that you were also born in the national army and were even a platoon leader in the artillery. You should know how to use the assault cannon, right?”
"Regimental Commander, let alone assault cannons, I've even used howitzers before. Back then, during the defense of Ningcheng, I operated a 105 caliber heavy cannon!”Zheng Sanlin patted his chest and said.
He used to be the artillery platoon leader of the 76th division of the 25th division of the national army. Later, the entire division was lost. After a few twists and turns, he returned to his hometown, Nanzhang County, and joined the Imperial Association Army to make a living.
"Very good. You can choose any soldier in the regiment.”Li Yan ordered.
"Artillery Battalion?" Zheng Sanlin's eyes froze. He stared at Li Yan nervously, feeling a little flustered.
What was this regimental commander trying to do? He even wanted to build an artillery battalion. Could it be that this regimental commander was truly in Cao Cao's camp, but his heart was in Han?
Although Zheng Sanlin was the deputy commander of the Imperial Association Army in Nanzhang County, he had another identity in the dark. He was an external member of the military commander.
"Old Zheng, you were also a part of the Nanjing defense war. Are you willing to be a fool forever?”Li Yan looked at Zheng Sanlin and said lightly.
" Regiment Commander, you…" Zheng Sanlin swallowed his saliva. His eyes were a little moist, and tears welled up in them."Regimental commander, don't worry, I promise I'll pull out an artillery battalion for you!”
To be honest, most of the members of the Imperial Association Army weren't particularly bad. They joined the Imperial Association Army just to have a good meal.
In this day and age, many people lived on tree bark. It was already very good to be full every day. How could they expect anything else?
At this moment, Li Yong walked up to Li Yan and whispered,""Young Master, are we going to rebel?”
Li Yong was Li Yan's confidant, so he naturally knew what his young master was thinking. If Li Yan had not told him the story of enduring hardships and tasting courage, he would not have joined the Imperial Association Army, let alone become a battalion commander.
Being a fool was akin to being poked in the spine. Even if he died, he wouldn't be able to enter the ancestral grave, let alone face his ancestors!
"Soon, this day is very close!" Li Yan smiled, and his expression became serious again. He said softly,"Later on, secretly get rid of those two Japanese spies in the Imperial Association Army. I don't want any accidents to happen!”
The Imperial Association Army in Nanzhang County had more than 2000 people. Kawasaki Hideo, the major of the Japanese army, was naturally not at ease. After all, the Imperial Association Army was all from Xia, and it was common for the Imperial Association Army to switch sides.
"Young Master, don't worry. Those two idiots can't cause any trouble. I'll kill them later!”Li Yong grinned, his eyes overflowing with killing intent.
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