Guns mean second life for many soldiers. If there is no gun on the battlefield, how can they be called soldiers? The number of weapons, good or bad, directly affects the victory or defeat of both sides of the hostile side. People are of course important, but weapons are equally indispensable.

For the Eighth Route Army, which is fighting behind enemy lines, weapons are also what every army commander cares most. With weapons, the troops can be expanded, and if the troops are expanded, they can win battles, obtain more battles and seize more weapons.

In the initial stage, it is extremely difficult for any anti-Japanese armed forces fighting behind enemy lines. Most of the newly formed guerrillas cannot equip weapons at all, and many of them even use cold weapons to fight against the enemy directly.

The final result of using cold weapons to fight against hot weapons is obviously destined. Perhaps this is why many guerrillas can only avoid war when they encounter Japanese siege and suppress them. Because not avoiding war often means that there must be sacrifices.

Seeing Hu Biao fulfilling his previous promise, the Eighth Route Army soldiers who accompanied him also felt that Hu Biao seemed to be much more pleasing than before. For these soldiers, it is also very respectable to be able to use the Japanese rifle.

Although the performance of the medium-formed rifles equipped by the National Army is not worse than that of the Japanese, the problem is that the Eighth Route Army can only obtain this medium-formed rifle by combat seizure. Compared with other national troops issued by the above, the Eighth Route Army cannot enjoy such treatment.

Many Eighth Route Army soldiers entered the enemy's back to fight, and some of the weapons used were rifles used by the Red Army during the period. This is also the reason why many Eighth Route Army soldiers used rifles and rifles were smoothed.

Even if such troops cannot guarantee accuracy, many soldiers fighting behind enemy lines are extremely eager for them. They have guns in their hands, and only when they go to the battlefield can they fight back. The guns also mean life guarantees for soldiers.

Opening the ten wooden boxes and looking at the Japanese rifles placed inside, Zhang Guangwu also said sincerely: "Captain Hu, thank you! To be honest, our Qilu Column is now in a lot of troops, but the weapon gap is too big!"

The speed of the Eighth Route Army's pulling troops is also famous among the national army. When fighting behind enemy lines, the Japanese invasion and cruelty of the Japanese also aroused the anger of many soldiers and civilians in the War of Resistance. In this case, there were also many young people who chose to join the Eighth Route Army.

Secondly, as the people in the occupied areas, many young people have lost their job opportunities. For them, joining the army can at least have no worries about food and clothing. If they really want to stay at home, they may be dragged into a coolie by the Japanese!

Facing Zhang Guangwu's sigh, Hu Biao smiled and said, "Chief Zhang, if you really want to thank you, thank Captain Guo! These rifles are my thank you. Although we don't lack weapons, we don't have much extra money.

Given my cooperative relationship with you, I have a suggestion that Chief Zhang might as well consider it. Recently, I will plan a new round of attack in Zaozhuang. If nothing unexpected happens, I will gain something.

If Chief of Staff Zhang had written to me, Mr. Hu, please bring troops over and establish a base behind enemy lines in Zaozhuang. The number of people is best not less than one thousand. To show sincerity, I will give you five hundred rifles for free at that time.

If I get a good harvest next, I can also give it to light and heavy machine guns or even mortars. The premise is that when the battle is over, you need to take over the reputation of the Japanese army in Zaozhuang. In the short term, I don’t want to show off too much!"

Taking over the reputation of the Japanese army in attacking Zaozhuang will naturally be of great help to enhance the prestige of the Eighth Route Army. However, the consequences of doing so will inevitably anger the Japanese. However, the benefits given by Hu Biao are still something that Zhang Guangwu cannot refuse.

Five hundred rifles mean that the Qilu Column can fully form a main battalion and a main battalion equipped with all-Japanese rifles. If light and heavy machine guns and mortars are added, and the number of people and guns is added, it will be fine to form a main group!

Even this expanded main force has no less combat effectiveness than the main force. Compared with the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, although the Qilu Column is also considered the main force, its combat effectiveness is still not as good as the main force.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guangwu wanted to agree at once, but he still said cautiously: "Captain Hu, do you think this is serious?"

"Although I dare not recognize myself as a gentleman, I have never broken the contract if I promised!"

"Okay! It involves the mobilization of thousands of troops, plus the large troops that may anger the Japanese, I need to ask my superiors for instructions to make a decision. At least personally, I will definitely not refuse such cooperation!"

"It's okay! There's still time! Just give me a reply within half a month! Your column should also have a radio station. If there is any news, you can just contact the radio station directly. For the convenience of contact, I hope you can set up some contact points outside the city!"

"This is OK. I will let Xiao Guo be responsible for this later!"

After the transaction was completed, another new cooperation that seemed to be beneficial to each other. Zhang Guangwu also knew the importance of this batch of drugs and did not stay too much at the trading location. Not long after, he left with the troops who came with him.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army leaving, Xu Sandao said in confusion: "Captain, can we still give them good things to make them famous?"

Regarding Xu Sandao's confusion, Hu Biao smiled and said, "The first bird is shot! The bottom line is to make money in silence. Compared with the Eighth Route Army, our strength is still very weak. It is also a very troublesome to be entangled by the Japanese.

For us, whether it is the Eighth Route Army, the National Army, or even other anti-Japanese war armed forces, we still seem insignificant. If we are not careful, the strength we now may be wiped out. It would be better if we don’t want this reputation!"

In Hu Biao's opinion, he seems to be a double-faced person now. He can cooperate with both the National Army and the Eighth Route Army. The premise is to maintain his independence. In comparison, he is more at ease in cooperating with the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, in order not to annoy the suspicious chairman, Hu Biao must also develop in a low-key manner. At this stage, the two troops he formed are simply not enough to compete with the Japanese army's key "care".

Only by accelerating the speed of accumulating strength, expanding more troops, and constantly screening and cultivating elite troops from the expanded troops. When Hu Biao has tens of thousands of grassroots troops and thousands of elite troops in his hands, he may be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Whether facing the national army or the Japanese, at least they still have some strength to fight back. As for some future ideas and plans, Hu Biao probably has some plans. However, if you want to complete these ideas and plans, Hu Biao still needs to continue to work hard and keep a low profile.

On the way back to the base overnight, Zhang Guangwu also said seriously: "Xiao Guo, you must be sincere when dating Captain Hu and the others. Although they are not many, their combat power and strength are extremely strong.

You may not know that the previous Linyi victory and Taierzhuang victory had a lot to do with Captain Hu and others. If we could bring them over, it would be extremely beneficial to the development of our column in Qilu."

Listening to what Zhang Guangwu said, Guo Ziming was surprised and smiled bitterly: "Chief of Staff, although I don't have much contact with Captain Hu, I think it's impossible to pull him over. This person is too unrestrained."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Guo Ziming will cooperate with the spy Lian's surprise attack on Zhongxing Coal Mine and give a detailed introduction to Zhang Guangwu. Hearing that Hu Biao not only wanted a Japanese prisoner, he also cut off the heads of the Japanese as sacrifices to pile up in Jingguan.

Such behavior is undoubtedly a serious violation of military discipline when it comes to the Eighth Route Army. But as a soldier, Zhang Guangwu still sighed: "This person is not simple! Although he has some methods of acting, have you ever thought about why he should do this?"

"Purchase people's hearts?"

"This is just one of them! In addition, he asked those prisoners of war to cut off the Japanese's heads as sacrifices, and also to let those prisoners of war take the title of a letter. If he did this, it would be impossible for those prisoners of war to be prisoners of war when they met Japanese in the future!"

After listening to Zhang Guangwu's analysis, Guo Ziming also felt that it made sense. Just as Guo Ziming was thinking, Zhang Guangwu continued: "Even if you can't bring him to our side, you must maintain close cooperation with him. This person is very important to us!"

"I understand! In the future, I will arrange a few more contact stations outside the city to ensure that there is news that can be contacted in time!"

"Okay! I will leave the matter to you for the time being. I will report your contributions to my superiors truthfully. If nothing unexpected happens, maybe in a while, the troops will arrive in Zaozhuang. Remember to contact us!"

"Please rest assured, Chief of Staff, we have been waiting for the large army to come!"

For traffic intelligence officers like Guo Ziming, sometimes they want to do something, but often have to give up because they have no reinforcements or strength. If something really happens, it is difficult to get help from superiors and troops.

If Zaozhuang can really form a large army of more than 1,000 people, they will be able to find combat opportunities in the future and notify the troops to capture them in time. If there is really trouble, they can also seek support and help from the large army.

Zhang Guangwu, who returned to the base area behind, immediately sent a telegram to the headquarters to inform the successful transaction of the drug transaction. At the same time, he also reported the cooperation proposed by Hu Biao to his superiors truthfully and attached the column's suggestions.

After receiving a telegram from the Qilu Column, Mr. Zhu also smiled and said, "It seems that this kid will really give us some problems!"

"Boss, this should not be a problem, but a benefit to us for nothing! Let's not talk about anything else, Zaozhuang is really good. If we can gain a foothold there, it will be extremely helpful to us.

If you pull a unit of about a thousand people over, you will get five hundred rifles and a batch of machine guns. Then you will be able to form an independent regiment, and there will be no problem. If there is an independent regiment, you will deal with the Japanese. I think there will be no big problem!"

Listening to the analysis of other commanders, General Zhu also knew that this opportunity was good. Yan'an had already expressed his recognition of the large army advancing into Qilu and integrating Qilu's anti-Japanese armed forces.

It has even been decided to draw some of the main forces from the 115th Division and the 129th Division, and to take Deputy Commander Xu of the former 129th Division as military commander, officially opening up the development and expansion of the Eighth Route Army behind the enemy in Qilu!
Chapter completed!