Weapon Gap? Learn from the painful experience!
"Do you smoke?"
Su Yan stood silently in front of the tomb that had just buried the fallen soldiers. Battalion Commander Zhang walked up from behind Su Yan and asked in a low voice.
Su Yan took the cigarette from Battalion Commander Zhang, took a puff, and stuck it in front of the tombstones of the fallen soldiers.
Battalion Commander Zhang couldn't help but sigh when he saw Su Yan's expression.
"It's hard to not get used to the first war. When I first came down from the battlefield, I vomited for an entire night.”
Su Yan knew that Battalion Commander Zhang was trying to comfort him, but it wasn't because he wasn't used to the battlefield for the first time. It was because of this tragic victory and the exaggerated casualty ratio between his side and the Japanese.
"Is our team always so heavily injured when fighting the Japanese?" Su Yan sighed.”
"Not all of them, unless it's the main force and the casualties are lower than expected. The other troops were in a similar situation.
My original unit was the main force of the military region, so it's naturally different. This regiment that I'm looking at is somewhat lacking!”
Battalion Commander Zhang seemed to be used to it, but when he saw Su Yan's expression, he couldn't help but explain,"Comrade Su Yan, you've been to the Soviet Union, so you're naturally different from a country bumpkin like me. Our team naturally can't be compared to the Soviet Union's team.”
Although Battalion Commander Zhang didn't want to admit it, this was the bloody reality. Every victory of the Eighth Route Army was hard to come by. It was all won with human lives.
"Our weapons can't compare to the Japanese. Each of their small teams has a machine gun, and it's all a big gun! Do you know how many machine guns my battalion has? Only three! They were usually reluctant to use it, and when they ran out of bullets, they did not know when they would be able to replenish them.”
From Battalion Commander Zhang's mouth, Su Yan roughly knew the current situation of the Eighth Route Army's equipment.
The main force had better equipment, all made in Hanyang. Most of the troops were equipped with guns and cannons, and each person could only get four or five bullets. A small portion of the 38 large guns were seized from the Japanese.
Battalion Commander Zhang sighed and continued,""Weapons are one thing, but the other is military discipline. The Japanese have all gone through professional training, and we don't have that many live ammunition. Many soldiers only fired for the first time on the battlefield. It's expected that this war will end up like this.”
Su Yan fell silent.
Thinking back to this encounter, the Japanese had only sent a small team to stop their company!
In the end, they had to pay ten times the price to eliminate this small group of Japanese. The terrifying casualty ratio made Su Yan's heart ache, but all of this really happened.
"Comrade Su Yan, can you tell us what the Yan 'an Munitions Factory is for? Can I build my own 38 big covers, my own machine guns?”
Battalion Commander Zhang asked.
"Don't worry, we'll definitely make it.”Su Yan's gaze was firm.
Soon, the remaining 30 or so soldiers had cleaned up the battlefield. Some of the heavily injured soldiers could not continue to move forward. Battalion Commander Zhang sent people to contact the local military workers to find a nearby village to settle these wounded soldiers.
Because they had seized the equipment of the small team, they did not lack bullets at the moment. They even carried several guns on their backs. A few soldiers with good shooting skills were given a big gun by Battalion Commander Zhang. At this moment, they were holding it in their arms and wiping it with great care.
For the next few dozen miles, the group did not encounter any more danger. When they reached the border of the base, they met up with the reinforcements. Battalion Commander Zhang's mission was considered complete.
"Battalion Commander Zhang, thank you for taking care of me along the way.”Su Yan expressed his gratitude to this straightforward man." By the way, I only know that your surname is Zhang, but I don't know your name..."
As soon as Su Yan finished speaking, Battalion Commander Zhang had already finished handing over his work to the people who came to pick Su Yan up. Hearing Su Yan's question, Battalion Commander Zhang immediately grinned and said,"My name is Zhang Dabiao!"
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Three days later, Su Yan successfully arrived in Yan 'an.
Surrounded by mountains, the Yan River circled the city.
On the Pagoda Mountain in the east of the city, the majestic nine-level pagoda stood like a sword, and the pine and cypress trees in the mountains were evergreen.
The faces of the passersby were filled with smiles and hope. Seeing this scene, Su Yan's heart couldn't help but surge. Like a pilgrim, he jumped off the carriage and walked towards Yan 'an.
At the end of the yellow road into the city, there was a small group of people standing there. When they saw Su Yan from afar, a middle-aged soldier who was not tall and had an ordinary appearance waved excitedly at them and quickly walked over.
He walked up to Su Yan and examined him carefully before asking,"Is it Comrade Su Yan?"
Su Yan nodded, curious about who this person was.
"That's great. I've been waiting for the stars and the moon for Comrade Little Su to finally come!”
The few officers who followed him were also overjoyed. They looked at Su Yan kindly as a greeting.
"Comrade Su Yan, I'm the factory manager of Yan 'an Munitions Factory. My surname is Hao, you can just call me Factory Manager Hao!”Manager Hao said with a smile as he held Su Yan's hand.
"Factory Manager Hao." Su Yan greeted him with a smile.
Then, Factory Manager Hao pulled Su Yan and said to the group of officers behind him,"Comrades, this is Comrade Little Su, who came back from studying in Moscow! Comrade Little Su joined the revolution at the age of fifteen. He was only twenty-two years old now. He was a rare young talent! Our Yan 'an Munitions Factory now has a backbone in terms of technology!”
After Su Yan greeted everyone, Factory Manager Hao pulled Su Yan toward the Munitions Factory.
The Munitions Factory was located at the Willow Shop outside the East Gate of Yan 'an, so it wasn't too far away. Factory Manager Hao and Su Yan walked side by side and asked Su Yan,""How was it, Comrade Little Su? Did you encounter any danger on the way?”
Hearing Manager Hao's question, Su Yan fell silent.
After a pause, he said,"There was a company of comrades protecting me on the way. We encountered the Japanese on the way and sacrificed many people.”
When Manager Hao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. He patted Su Yan's shoulder and said,"You are the person that the leaders specifically wanted. Those comrades naturally have to protect your safety. This is their mission. But we can't let our comrades die in vain.”
"We must let the soldiers of the people use our own weapons to ruthlessly attack the Japanese imperialists!”
Su Yan nodded heavily.
"By the way, Comrade Little Su, you came at the right time. Our newly designed rifle is about to be finalized. Do you want to come with me to take a look?”
Su Yan nodded. He knew that Yan 'an Munitions Factory was short of manpower, especially technicians.
He was also a technician who had returned from studying abroad. The factory naturally wanted him to participate in the research and development of the new rifle as soon as possible.
"Manager, I have no problem. You can start working now!"
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