Chapter 318 The shock of the th Army!

An Enpu, commander of the 60th Army, which had only more than 10,000 men left, looked at the training ground piled with equipment for a long time without saying a word.

If these equipments had been available before, he could guarantee that the Japanese army would have been beaten to a pulp.

If those people in the mountain city could be treated equally, he guaranteed that he would not have any disloyalty.

If supplies could arrive, he guaranteed that he would fight to the end.

His Sixtieth Army is not a coward.

The Yunnan Army is definitely not a coward.

The reason why he agreed to let Cun Yunsheng join the Nanyang Task Force was that the other party promised to supply him with the weapons and equipment he needed.

In fact, he also fantasized that the 60th Army, fully equipped with American weapons, must be very powerful.

Even if it is not possible to fully load all the personnel, a division will do.

At worst, give it to two groups.

This is already a very humble request.

There is no future for them staying in Kunming. They are all being watched closely by the Central Army and cannot make any moves.

There have also been rumors that the generals will be replaced at the last minute.

Based on various circumstances, An Enpu felt that he could come to Annan to try his luck for his future.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived in Bangkok, I was shocked by the equipment in front of me.

Looking around, there were a wide variety of guns and ammunition everywhere, neatly piled up on the training ground in front of you.

Not far away, there was a pile of food and other items.

"Oh my God? So many guns? And food?" The officers nearby said in shock like bumpkins.

After saying that, they couldn't help but walk towards the box, opened it, picked up a rifle, turned around and looked at Cun Yunsheng who was responsible for receiving them.

"Commander Cun? Is this American equipment?"

"It has to be American equipment, the workmanship is very fine."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"The Springfield rifle has decent shooting accuracy, but it's a single-shot rifle, and is only slightly better than the Hanyang rifle you have."

Cun Yunsheng said casually.

"Ah? Isn't this good enough?" an officer asked in confusion, touching the Springfield rifle.

For them, this is already a very good weapon.

They don't even have many Chinese regular rifles.

Not to mention the Garand semi-automatic rifle.

"Semi-automatic rifle?"

What kind of weapon is this?
Everyone was subconsciously stunned for a moment!
But these are not important now, just having weapons is enough.

"You don't have to fire a gun or pull the bolt once. You can just pull the trigger and shoot until the bullets are used up. The magazine will automatically eject. Of course, the recoil is a bit strong, but everything else is fine."

"Isn't it similar to a submachine gun?" An Enpu felt that the soldiers might not understand this explanation, but if you said submachine gun, they would understand.

As expected, when they heard the sound of a submachine gun, many officers suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh, it's a submachine gun. In that case, I understand."

"Hey, it's just a submachine gun. I'm familiar with this."

"I didn't expect that we all have a submachine gun now. It's really heroic."

"Yes, in this case, wouldn't our firepower be very powerful?"

A group of officers kept swallowing their saliva as they looked at the Garand semi-automatic rifles in front of them.

"Yes, your Sichuan Army is wealthy, and you have this kind of rifle."

"Captain Cun, can we give it a try?" an officer asked.

"Okay, I'll demonstrate it to you." As he said that, Cun Yunsheng picked up the Garand semi-automatic rifle and pulled the trigger at a big tree in the distance.

Boom boom boom!
dong dong dong!
In just a few seconds, the magazine was empty again.

Everyone was so scared that they couldn't help swallowing their saliva. It was too awesome.

Cun Yunsheng felt that it was not enough, so he loaded another magazine and continued firing at the distance.

"Is this a rifle?"

“Why does it feel different?”

"Yeah, the firepower is too fierce."

"As expected of a weapon made by foreigners, it is indeed powerful."

"Yes, this is much more powerful than the fire sticks we have."

"Yeah, aren't rifles single-shot? How can this fire continuously?"

"Didn't you notice that the accuracy of this gun is terrifying?"

"This is much more powerful than a submachine gun."

"No, if we have a few of these, they will be much more powerful than our light machine guns."

A group of officers behind him were discussing the matter in a buzzing manner.

Even An Enpu had to admit that American equipment was indeed much more powerful than the fire pokers in their hands.

"It's just a semi-automatic rifle, not as powerful as you boast." Cun Yunsheng said casually after the shooting was over.

If it was a fully automatic rifle, he might have looked at it with more respect, but as for a semi-automatic rifle, he thought it was just so-so.

The only advantage of this gun is that its shooting accuracy is really good.

But as An Enpu said, there is too much explanation and these people really don't understand anything.

It is better to explain it to them in the simplest language.

"There are equipment for almost 20,000 people here, which should be able to meet your reorganization needs." As soon as Cun Yunsheng finished speaking, An Enpu hurriedly explained.

"Commander Cun, isn't this too many? The 60th Army only has more than 10,000 people. 20,000 is really too many."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"Aren't you part of an army? Normally, an army should have at least 30,000 people."

what?
An Enpu was stunned for a moment.

What the hell.

An army of 30,000 people?

This is really too scary, isn’t it?

As a result, Cun Yunsheng's next words shocked him so much that he was speechless.

"According to the U.S. military's standards, an army with a tank regiment, an artillery regiment, an air defense regiment, etc., would require 50,000 people."

"This is just the first batch of equipment. Once more personnel arrive, more equipment will be delivered."

This time An Enpu was completely stunned.

An army of 50,000 men?

Just leave it to him like this?

Really assured?
Even if the other party arranges some officers among them, it’s okay.

It would be strange if there was no arrangement at all.

"Why do you think it's too little?" Cun Yunsheng thought the other party thought it was too little.

Fifty thousand people is a lot for an army.

You have to know that his fourth uncle's 12th Division only has 30,000 people.

Forehead!
It seems like something is indeed missing.

They have one army and three divisions.

"Fifty thousand for now, and we'll add more later, trying to get a total of 60,000 people." Before An Enpu could speak, Cun Yun added.

"Ah? It's not a small number, not a small number. In fact, I think 30,000 people are too many." An Enpu hurriedly explained.

Although he had three divisions before, after the consumption, there were only more than 10,000 people left. This was after a batch of new soldiers were added, otherwise there would be even fewer.

He wants to preserve his strength?

He really didn't think about this at first. When fighting the Japanese army, he just rushed forward yelling.

Even when entire companies were sacrificed, he never frowned.

But as the fight went on, I felt something was wrong.

If we just let them fight, where will the supplies be?

Where are the reinforcements?
Nothing at all.

What's the point of fighting?

Now hearing Cun Yunsheng say this, he was indeed moved.

"With so many people, the consumption of ammunition alone is an astronomical figure." An Enpu said worriedly.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about ammunition. The only thing is that if my people find out that someone is reselling weapons and equipment, they will be dealt with by military law if caught." Cun Yunsheng felt that he had to make it clear to these people.

Hearing this, An Enpu patted his chest and assured.

"Please rest assured, Commander Cun, if anyone dares to resell military equipment, I will kill them myself without you having to do it yourself."

With these words, Cun Yunsheng naturally felt much more at ease, and then handed over a list of weapons.

"So many artillery pieces?" An Enpu gasped.

If the previous 20,000 people were only equipped with light weapons.

Now that he had seen the complete list, An Enpu realized that he had been careless.

A total of five hundred mortars of various calibers.

You have to know that when mortars are in the hands of miscellaneous troops, there are only one or two mortars in a regiment.

Five hundred mortars now are really scary.

Not only that, there are also 105mm howitzers, 155mm howitzers and so on.

It’s almost time to form a military howitzer regiment.

The results of it?
This is just the divisional artillery regiment.

With such terrifying firepower, it is no wonder that the Sichuan Army was able to win battle after battle.

Only the former German-equipped divisions could have such powerful firepower.

Now his ragtag army is about to have firepower comparable to that of the Central Army, and that firepower will be absolutely brutal.

Even if we meet the Japanese head-on now, we can still fight them head-on.

"Let them change their clothes." Cun Yunsheng waved his hand and said.

"Yes." An Enpu responded immediately.

Soon, these weapons were distributed and replaced according to the organization.

"After you receive the weapons, you must familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible. It won't be long before we go to fight the Japanese. I don't want you to die because you don't know how to use the weapons in your hands. Do you understand?"

Looking at the 60th Army that was replacing its equipment in front of him, Cun Yunsheng gave a reminder.

"Yes."

A burst of neat voices echoed throughout the training ground.

After changing equipment, morale rose again.

They didn't expect that one day they would be treated like the Central Army.

"Wow, this is an American submachine gun, right? This is the first time I've seen it."

"Yeah, it's much better than our old socket."

"Yeah, I heard that you can use up 20 bullets in one magazine. That's too extravagant."

"That's right. Before this, each of us didn't have 30 bullets on us."

This sentence resonated with many people. Those who have twenty bullets are all veterans, and they are also very good at shooting.

It was good enough for a new recruit to have five bullets, and most of their duties were as transport soldiers, helping the veterans carry supplies.

This was the first time they had encountered a situation where every recruit, whether new or old, had a gun and 300 rounds of bullets.

Not to mention that each person has to carry at least five grenades, and those who are stronger can carry more.

"This is the Central Army? Are these the direct descendants? The treatment is too good. No wonder they look down on us."

"Exactly. Now I look down on my old self. What kind of equipment did I have before? I can't bear to look at it."

"Yeah, it's no wonder they look down on us. Just look at what they eat."

This sentence touches everyone's heart.

You have to know that since they came to Bangkok, they have been eating rice, fat, eggs, etc. every day.

The food quality is several times better than before.

"Okay, stop talking. From now on, we are the Central Army, the direct lineage. Don't look down on yourself. Kill the Japs well and repay the kindness of your superiors." Although An Enpu felt a little uncomfortable hearing this, he didn't say anything.

After all, what they said was true.

Only Meng Fanle knows.

When did the Central Army have such equipment?

What a joke.

The American equipment provided by Stilwell did not include many howitzers.

After all, it's not very convenient to transport this thing by transport plane.

At most, we can give them some 120mm heavy mortars.

Seeing everyone discussing weapons and equipment, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but smile, but he didn't forget that he came here for an important matter.

"Captain An, once the 60th Army has finished re-equipping, leave for Badi immediately. Your mission is to wipe out the local guerrillas and appease the natives. As for the missing soldiers, I will replenish them all within a month."

"Of course, Commander An can recommend any suitable candidates, such as former subordinates, etc. The Nanyang Task Force needs a large number of experienced officers now."

Previously, due to insufficient troops, he did not send troops to the southern part of Annan, including the Badi area.

After all, there are only more than 20,000 people, and so many places are mainly stationed for guarding.

It was impossible to keep an eye on it, but it’s different now.

With the addition of the 60th Army, we can finally free up our hands.

An Enpu really didn't expect that Cun Yunsheng would be so generous and willing to let him place his old subordinates there.

Compared with the mountain city, there is a world of difference.

"I will write letters to those old subordinates and ask them to go south as soon as possible. I also suggest that the soldiers can write letters to recruit some people from the same village to go south. I heard that Commander Cun has a plan to distribute land and houses? I wonder if the officers and soldiers of our 60th Army can join?" An Enpu said.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was stunned. He really didn't expect that An Enpu would take the initiative to bring it up. It really surprised him.

You know, he originally meant to take it slow.

When his Sichuan Army officers and soldiers benefited from this plan, someone in the 60th Army would definitely be unable to resist. By then, even if An Enpu and others were unwilling, they would not be able to overcome the opinions of their subordinates.

After all, mutiny is not impossible.

"Of course you can. The 60th Army is also part of the Nanyang Task Force, so of course you can do it." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"When General An arrives in Badi, he must capture these important locations. There is a large amount of oil buried underground here. I hope no one will know about it by then."

Hearing this, An Enpu was stunned and looked at him in confusion.

"Those natives?"

"What natives? That's just a primeval forest, there are no people at all." Cun Yunsheng said meaningfully.

"Yes, I will ensure that I complete the task." An Enpu's heart tightened. Sure enough, the young man in front of him was not as kind as he looked.

Also!

If he wasn't ruthless, why would Stilwell value the other party?
Is it because the other person is young?
As for the casualties of some natives?
Isn't this normal?
There were always some accidental casualties in the process of suppressing the guerrillas.

Moreover!
Who can be sure that these natives are not guerrillas?

(End of this chapter)