“Captain, the spoils have been sorted.”
“You weren’t lying. Our artillery squad finally has cannons, two of them!”
“Hahaha…”
Su Yang smiled slightly and nodded, “Good. Now it's up to your skills.”
“I said, the artillery squad is yours to command. I have one request: develop combat capability as quickly as possible.”
“Can you do it?”
Yang Zhihua thumped his chest, “I can!”
“But… Can I pick out some men first?”
Su Yang smiled knowingly.
“Of course.”
“I’ve already had Shui Sheng record their information. Anyone who understands cannons will be assigned to the artillery squad. If not, they can choose their own unit.”
“One thing, you need to keep them in line.”
“Understood!” Yang Zhihua replied readily, “Anyone who causes trouble, I’ll be the first to deal with them.”
“Go on then.” Su Yang nodded and smiled, “Take me to see the captured supplies.”
Yang Zhihua: “Yes!”
The captured supplies and weapons surprised Su Yang.
Besides the grain in the warehouse, there were quite a few canned meats, as well as a lot of winter clothes, blankets… and other daily necessities.
There was also a lot of silver, and various gold and silver jewelry.
Clearly loot from robbery.
What most caught Su Yang's attention were the weapons and ammunition.
The rifles were mostly Hanyang-made, along with a small number of Type 13 rifles.
Being a supply battalion, they were primarily equipped with the Hanyang, while the Type 13s were being transported but hadn’t reached the front line before they were defeated. They were taken by Hei Long.
There were 150 Hanyang rifles, 50 Type 13 rifles, and about 8,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Type 13 rifle is nicknamed “Manchurian Mauser”.
It is based on the Mauser rifle.
It uses the German 7.92mm Mauser bullet, and its large-caliber bullet gives it powerful killing power.
The unique feature of the Liao 13 rifle is that it combines features of the Mauser and the Type 38 rifle.
This gun is only 1.25 meters long, weighs about 4.27 kilograms, and uses a 5-round magazine.
However, after the Japanese occupied the Three Eastern Provinces, production of this rifle stopped.
They didn’t expect to find them here.
Regarding machine guns.
There were 5 Czech-made machine guns and a Liao 13-style heavy machine gun, but they had less ammunition, only about 4,000 rounds.
Regarding artillery.
There was one Type 38 75mm field gun and one wheel-less 80mm mortar.
There were over a hundred shells.
They were all neatly stacked in the warehouse.
If Hei Long and his men could unleash the power of these artillery and machine guns, it would be virtually impossible for Su Yang and the others to take down Hei Long’s faction.
Yang Zhihua wiped down the artillery, smiling as he introduced them.
“Captain, this one is called the Type 38 75mm field gun, and that’s the 80mm mortar, both produced by the Fengtian Arsenal.”
“75mm caliber, the barrel is over 2 meters long, weighs almost a ton, and its shells can reach over 8,000 meters.”
“Taking care of this gun won’t be easy. The artillery squad currently doesn’t have the ability for it.”
“But, that 80mm mortar is operable.”
“With our team’s current strength, having this 80mm mortar is enough.”
“Its range reaches…”
Su Yang listened to Yang Zhihua’s introduction, and the smile on his face deepened.
This showed Yang Zhihua’s familiarity with artillery.
“Good, then the mortar is the artillery squad’s.”
“Have someone count up the supplies.”
“Yes!”
Yang Zhihua smiled and gave a military salute before instructing people to count the supplies.
At this moment, he was truly impressed by Su Yang.
Just then, Shui Sheng came over to report.
“Captain, the information is all recorded. Take a look.”
Su Yang took the report and looked it over.
Then, he crossed out those who had committed serious crimes. Su Yang didn’t intend to recruit those people.
He then assigned personnel to their respective units.
In total, 46 people were recruited this time.
Combined with the original 35, the force reached 81.
The three infantry squads had 20 men each, the artillery squad had 10, the communications team had 3, the police team had 1, and the logistics team had 6.
Although the team was small, Su Yang established the necessary groups for the sake of easy command and effectiveness.
Small but complete.
After dividing the teams, Su Yang instructed Shui Sheng, “Organize the team according to the list, and tell them the rules.”
“I’ll go take a look at the situation on the back mountain.”
“Yes!” Shui Sheng replied immediately.
Su Yang then took his men to the back mountain.
...
On a dirt slope on the back mountain.
The battle was over.
Under Li San and Gou Sheng’s leadership, the bandits who were defending or trying to cause trouble were either killed or surrendered.
Li San and Gou Sheng looked at the workshop in front of them and were overjoyed, with smiles that never left their faces.
This is a workshop for making artillery shells!
They really struck gold!
Su Yang arrived at the back mountain, and under Li San’s guidance, finally arrived at the workshop.
When he saw the equipment and the unfinished shells.
Su Yang couldn’t help but feel his heart pounding.
He quickly went outside and looked at the captives huddled on the ground.
“Which of you knows how to make artillery shells?”
“Step forward!”
ps: Author is panicking. Is this a single-player game? Why are the free flowers, reviews, and monthly tickets all stagnant.