"Hiss..." Zheng Yunshan took a deep breath!

Staring at Zhou Cheng with a shocked look on his face, he asked: "Captain, how many artillery do our National Rescue Army have? I remember that last time I came to the National Rescue Army, there was only one artillery company, but why did it suddenly become an artillery battalion!"

Zhou Cheng smiled: "Old Tang, please explain to Deputy Commander Zheng!"

Tang Yufeng did not hide anything at all, and explained as much as possible how the regiment commander discovered the secret arsenal of the Jinsui Army and how he used Yuan Shushan to hollow out the arsenal."

Zheng Yunshan reacted quickly: "No wonder the National Army has reinforced so much equipment and ammunition from the Eighth Route Army in the surrounding areas during this period. It turns out that you emptyed a Jinsui Army's arsenal..."

"I think the reason why your artillery company can expand the artillery battalion in such a short time must be related to this arsenal?"

Tang Yufeng admitted readily: "We got four mountain cannons from the arsenal, seven or eight mortars, of which four mortars were equipped with the third battalion, and the remaining mortars and four mountain cannons were all equipped with the artillery battalion!"

Speaking of this, Tang Yufeng did not forget to remind: "This is the secret of our National Salvation Army. Apart from the three of us, only a few battalions' company commanders knew about it. In order not to let Yuan Shushan have doubts about the sudden extra artillery of the mountain artillery battalion, we specially sent these artillery to the Xiyang Arsenal and took them away, and listed them as weapons seized by our revival of Xiyang, so that we can openly equip the troops and expand the artillery company into the artillery battalion!"

Zheng Yunshan understood completely and replied with admiration: "Captain, your strategy of replacing pillars is too powerful. Don't worry, I will definitely keep it strictly confidential and keep it in my heart forever so that the second person will know."

After saying that, he continued to ask: "Then how many artillery we have in the National Salvation Army now and how many total troops are?"

Zhou Cheng looked at Tang Yufeng again: "Let Lao Tang answer this question. He knows better than me how much wealth our National Salvation Army has!"

Tang Yufeng smiled: "The regiment commander, Deputy Commander Zheng, and the Fourth Battalion that has just been reorganized, the National Salvation Army now has four main battalions, one artillery battalion, one cavalry company, one spy company, one guard company, one reconnaissance company, one baggage company, one engineer platoon, one communication platoon, and one chariot platoon. There are more than 3,500 combat troops."

"In addition, the National Salvation Army also has a large new recruit battalion, with a total of 1,500 new recruits, all of whom were recruited in Xiyang. Compared with the main force, they only equipped 150 rifles, and each hundred-man team was equipped with ten rifles for training."

Not only Zheng Yunshan, but Zhou Cheng himself was also shocked by this number, and the two of them showed a stunned expression of shock at the same time.

But he figured it out quickly.

The National Salvation Army seems to have more than 5,000 people, but only about 2,000 people are truly capable of combat.

The new recruits, the fourth battalion that had just been formed, the third battalion that had been established for more than a month, and the artillery battalion that had just been expanded, have not yet reached the qualification to go to the battlefield.

Therefore, the National Salvation Army seems to be very powerful, but in fact it is strong outside and does the middle.

The explanation given by Tang Yufeng was exactly the same as what Zhou Cheng thought. Seeing Zheng Yunshan slowly relieved, Tang Yufeng continued to introduce: "The three main battalions that have been established have a machine gun company, equipped with four mortars and four heavy machine guns."

"The Fourth Battalion, which has just been reorganized, will soon establish a machine gun company. Our repair shop has repaired two heavy machine guns through heavy installations, and there will definitely be heavy machine guns to be repaired next."

"The four mortars that established the machine gun company were temporarily transferred from the artillery battalion, and they will be replenished after they are seized later."

"The Guard Company, the Special Service Company, and the Cavalry Company each have one cannon platoon, each cannon platoon is equipped with two 92 types and two mortars."

"The Artillery Battalion is under the jurisdiction of a six-piece mountain artillery company, one equipped with a mountain artillery, two infantry artillery, one mixed artillery company equipped with a tank artillery, one equipped with a rapid-fire gun, and one mortar company, but after deducting the mortars from the Fourth Battalion, there are only two mortars left in the mortar company..."

"If you add up all these artillery, the entire regiment will be equipped with seven mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, three rapid-fire cannons, one tank cannon, and 24 mortars!"

"For grenade tubes, each infantry company has at least three gates, and more than five gates."

"Each light machine gun company has at least six light machine guns, and there are ten more. For example, the first company, the fourth company, the guard company, and the spy company in Guangfu Xiyang... The firepower configuration of the four main companies is the strongest in the entire regiment.

Zheng Yunshan was stunned again.

The equipment of the National Salvation Army was so good that the number of artillery equipment of a main brigade of the Eighth Route Army was not used to them.

Not to mention the light and heavy machine guns, any number of light and heavy machine guns equipped by a main battalion can crush a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

No wonder the regiment commander was so confident when he talked about fighting the Japanese stronghold.

If you have such a well-equipped army in your hands, you will dare to fight and attack the Japanese large stronghold head-on.

But the National Salvation Army is not without problems!

The equipment is indeed very good and the troops are also very strong, but there are too few troops that are truly combat-capable.

Since he has joined the National Salvation Army, he should be responsible for the development of the National Salvation Army. Zheng Yunshan did not hesitate much and expressed his concerns directly: "Captain, the overall strength of the National Salvation Army is far beyond my imagination. The division commander will probably be shocked when he knows it. But there are too few troops that the National Salvation Army can go to the battlefield. The soldiers have not formed combat power for a day, so the power of these weapons cannot be fully exerted."

"I just thought of a hypothesis that if the existing equipment and ammunition equipment of the National Salvation Army were equipped with the two main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, the combat effectiveness of these two regiments would definitely be more than twice that of the current National Salvation Army, so we still have a lot of room for development!"

Zhou Cheng was not unhappy after hearing this, but agreed.

Just as I thought in my heart, the National Salvation Army seems to be strong, but in fact it is strong outside and does the middle. It is like a child with unlimited potential, and he will be bullied if he doesn't grow up for a day.

But he was very confident in this child.

Because I have prepared the best growth conditions for him, as long as I give him time, I will definitely be able to grow up and become a strong man in the shortest time.

Looking at Tang Yufeng and Zheng Yunshan, he replied confidently: "Don't worry, after a month of training, the Third Battalion has initially formed combat power. After another month of strengthening training, I will prepare to let them go to the battlefield to practice with the Japanese, so that they can adapt to the battlefield in the shortest time and form combat power."

"Not to mention the Fourth Battalion, they were all brought by Lao Zheng. I have fought Japanese devils in the old troops before, and their combat effectiveness is not bad at all. As long as they are equipped with enough weapons and ammunition and given a certain amount of time to run-in and train, they will definitely be able to recover their combat effectiveness in a very short time."

"Although the artillery battalion has been three times larger than before, we have been constantly training and reserve gunners since we had artillery, so we are not bad for qualified gunners. This time, the expansion will add the most ammunition players to them, and they can form combat power in one month at most."

"The cavalry company has initially formed combat power, but has not really fought with the Japanese. This time they have equipped them with a machine cannon platoon. The combat power will definitely only increase. As long as one or two bloody battles, they can immediately grow into a well-deserved elite of our National Salvation Army."

"As for the recruit camp, I have not had the idea of ​​letting them go to the battlefield within two or three months, so what they need to do now is to complete the recruit training step by step. After replenishing the main force, there will naturally be veterans who will take them to adapt to the battlefield and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"That's good!" Zheng Yunshan breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Tang Shengbo, who was standing by, continued to report: "By the commander, the reconnaissance team has successfully broken through the blockade of the Japanese and puppet troops and entered the Pingding County."

"I arranged a reconnaissance team to guard the receiving point. If they gain something in the city, they will definitely be able to send the news back as soon as possible."

When Zhou Cheng heard this, he turned his attention to Zheng Yunshan: "Old Zheng, the reconnaissance team is the strongest combat effectiveness of our National Salvation Army. Although there are only a dozen people, their combat effectiveness is no less than that of an infantry company. I believe they will definitely gain something after entering pacification."

"But there is also a problem: they are not familiar with Pingding City."

"I hope Lao Zheng, you can help them solve this problem as soon as possible!"

Zheng Yunshan was willing to take on this task: "Don't worry, the regiment commander, I am very familiar with comrades who pacified the underground party. I will contact them to help the investigation team complete the task!"
Chapter completed!