Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 674 Damn it, we’re running out of ammunition after only 3 days of fighting. What a fucking f

"Captain, Old Wang has killed the last pig and prepared a sumptuous meal tonight. There are pork meatballs stewed with vermicelli, canned beef stewed with potatoes, and mutton soup. It's better than the banquet in the countryside!" Monk Wei greeted happily while holding the food.

Lin Zhenhua took the food handed over by Monk Wei and ate it with big mouthfuls without any hesitation. The days of running around and working hard had consumed a lot of his physical strength. Before, he only ate three steamed buns in one meal, but now he can eat five steamed buns in one meal.

The steamed bun in his hand was as big as a fist, much bigger than the steamed buns in later generations. The steamed buns in later generations weighed only two taels each, while the steamed bun in his hand weighed four taels. It was really one as good as two. In later generations, he would be a man who could eat ten steamed buns. He would definitely be able to participate in the big eater competition. Even if he couldn't win the championship, he would at least be the runner-up!

His mind was full of random thoughts, but his hands did not stop moving. He finished a steamed bun in seven or eight bites, ate three large bowls of vegetables, and finally drank a large bowl of soup. In the future, he would be considered a glutton, but for the time being, it was normal.

"Old Li, our lives are much better now than before. Last year we ate sweet potatoes every day, but this year we can eat whole grain steamed buns every few days. During the war, we can eat white flour steamed buns every day, and we can also eat canned beef. This kind of heavenly life was unimaginable last year!"

"But this canned luncheon meat is really not as delicious as canned beef. It is cheap, but it is full of soy protein. It is really cutting corners."

"I have sent a telegram to Chen Minggeng, asking him to control the supply ratio of the two to 1:5. The soldiers usually consume a lot of physical energy during training. If they want to nourish their bodies, they must eat meat. Meals with watery soups and little water cannot nourish the soldiers in a short period of time!"

"The breeding industry in our base has done well this year. We are now able to provide fresh meat for the troops on the front line. This was unthinkable before."

In just one year, we were able to eat meat. This was indeed a huge change. Even Li Yunlong had to give a thumbs up and say it was awesome!

"College students, don't worry too much about the food supply. Our transport fleet is expanding rapidly. The world war is in full swing, and the demand for medicine is truly endless."

"Since we once again increased the shipment volume of medicines, we have encountered a crisis of oversupply for the first time. A large amount of materials have been stockpiled at the transfer station and need to be transported back to the base urgently. However, there is a huge gap in our transportation capacity. According to Lao Zhao's calculations, we need thousands of transport planes to transport the stockpiled materials within a month."

"I'm not talking about the small transport planes, but the large ones that have just been produced, with a load capacity of three tons. We have also stockpiled a lot of weapons and ammunition. We are really confident in fighting a war of attrition with the Japanese. There is no need to be afraid at all."

"What we lack now is soldiers. Our army has only expanded to 90,000, which is simply not enough to defend such a large area. I have already given Xing Zhiguo a death order, asking him to send another 20,000 soldiers to me within a month at any cost!"

Lin Zhenhua really didn't expect that Li Yunlong's appetite was so big. However, considering that the occupied territory is so large and many towns are still in the hands of the puppet army, if he doesn't seize the time to expand the army, there is a real possibility of chaos.

"Old Li, I agree with your proposal. We do need to expand the army to 13 people in a short period of time. As long as the soldiers learn to simply obey orders and fire their guns, they can perform the task of defending the base."

"For a long time to come, we will be fighting a defensive war. There are not many bandits in the core area of ​​the entire Shanxi Province. We only need to station five or six main battalions to control the 100-kilometer area of ​​Fangyan."

As they were talking, Zhang Dabiao came over in a hurry and reported anxiously, "Captain, we don't have much ammunition left. Even if we add the amount airlifted in tonight, we can only hold out for another six hours at most."

"In tomorrow's battle, we must be frugal with our weapons. Otherwise, we may run out of ammunition. By then, our weapons will really become firewood sticks!"

Li Yunlong was so shocked that he stood up from the ground and asked in disbelief, "Zhang Dabiao, you son of a bitch, are you kidding me?"

"According to my plan, our ammunition should be able to last for another two days. But now you tell me that the ammunition is about to run out. Could it be that you have consumed all the ammunition?"

Zhang Dabiao replied with a face full of grievance: "Captain, for the past three days, the Japanese have been attacking day and night, and we have been maintaining high-intensity combat. Ammunition was fired out like water. Sometimes we consumed hundreds of thousands of bullets, but only killed a few Japanese. This happened not once or twice, but many times."

"The real threat to the Japanese was the mortars and machine guns in our hands, which caused huge damage to the Japanese. However, due to their extremely high rate of fire, their consumption was very high."

"Especially the machine guns. After replacing the magazine with 30 rounds, the rate of consumption has doubled compared to before. The continuity of firepower has never been interrupted, otherwise we would not be able to withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops."

Lin Zhenhua really didn't expect that the ammunition consumption on the front line would be so high, which was 2.5 times more than expected. Once the ammunition in hand was running out, the Niangzi Pass position might really be lost. The reason why the troops had not collapsed until now was because the independent regiment had always had the advantage in firepower.

Once this advantage is lost, the Independent Regiment will have no chance of winning in close combat with the Japanese.

"Old Li, we must adjust our combat deployment and reduce the consumption of ammunition. I will urge the transport team to hurry up and deliver a batch of ammunition. We must ensure that we can reach tomorrow night. As long as the New 1st Regiment can arrive on time, the Independent Regiment can withdraw and rest!"

"The new regiment brought a lot of ammunition with them, so they will definitely have no problem holding out for two days. Not to mention that we have a steady stream of transport teams delivering ammunition to the front line. As long as we can hold out until tomorrow night, the whole game can be saved!"