Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 210: Exchange Machine Gun Again

Xie Jinyuan was a little surprised and confused when he heard this. After thinking about it, he decided not to ask. Instead, he talked about another matter.

"We have no problem holding our position, but we are short of ammunition."

"If the Japanese attack, we'll probably run out of ammunition and food in a few days."

He was also a smart man. When he heard that Commander Tang Shengzhi was in Pukou, he had already guessed something. Otherwise, he could not explain why Tang Shengzhi suddenly changed the order.

Moreover, he had long known that Gu Changfeng was bold, and had thought that he would be more restrained after joining the 21st Army, but now it seemed that he was getting more and more out of control.

But he knew in his heart that he had no control over this matter, nor did he need to. Playing deaf and dumb was the best option.

When Gu Changfeng heard that the 88th Division was short of weapons and ammunition, he couldn't help but laugh and said with a wry smile.

"Brother Jin Yuan, I'll try to get you some bullets. I'll see if I can move some weapons."

He thought about exchanging weapons, and many of the things under his command would be useless.

All the troops under his command now only have about 1000 people. Sending some of them away will ensure that Zhonghuamen can hold out for another day or two.

Besides, since Xie Jinyuan has already asked for help, we have to help.

Xie Jinyuan was very happy to hear this and said with a smile: "Changfeng, you are the one who came up with this idea. As your eldest brother, I want to thank you in advance!"

In fact, Xie Jinyuan just wanted to test whether there was any support, but Gu Changfeng actually agreed directly, which surprised him a little.

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "I'm under a lot of pressure here too, so I don't think I can support you much. We still have to see the details."

"Well, send someone to Pukou tomorrow, and I'll give you weapons and ammunition."

Xie Jinyuan replied cheerfully, "Okay, I'll send someone over to get it when the time comes."

After saying that, the two hung up the phone. Gu Changfeng had no intention of continuing to sleep, so he simply mobilized a small boat and went out.

It was the same place as last time. After Gu Changfeng arrived, he asked the soldiers to go back first.

After the exchange is completed later, he will contact Zhao Chong directly to come over.

After the Zhonghuamen battle, my points have reached a new level, which can be exchanged for something good.

This time he didn't plan to get heavy artillery like Katyusha. What he needed now was something like a machine gun.

Of course, facing the bombing of Japanese aircraft, anti-aircraft guns became the point of hesitation for Gu Changfeng.

The main reason is that this thing is too heavy, weighing several thousand kilograms, which makes him very embarrassed.

"Oh, forget it, let's just get some anti-aircraft machine guns to deter the Japanese planes."

Gu Changfeng flipped through the anti-aircraft gun column, looked at the handsome gun body and barrel in the picture, and chose to give up helplessly.

The main goal this time was to ensure that civilians and soldiers could evacuate Jinling. He didn't care much about whether he could shoot down the Japanese planes, as long as he could ensure people's safety.

After figuring it out, Gu Changfeng started exchanging directly.

The first is 10 anti-aircraft machine guns and 5000 points.

General-purpose machine guns are much cheaper, 30 of them cost 6000 points.

The bullets for the two machine guns were barely enough, so he didn't change any more.

There are 7300 points left, so I directly bought 30 brand new Mauser rifles, 3000 points, and 3 rounds of ammunition.

This thing is quite a scam. It's not cost-effective to buy the bullets separately, so I might as well buy them together.

He divided the remaining 4000 points into two parts, half rocket launcher shells and half light machine gun bullets.

The exchange was completed, and he took out the radio that was stuffed into the space and started contacting Zhao Chong.

Two hours later, Zhao Chong, who had just finished sending some civilians to the village, led his team to the river.

Looking at the weapons and ammunition on the ground, he didn't say much and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Brothers, hurry up."

There is no need to say much. Zhao Chong has been following for quite some time, and this is not the first time he has encountered such a thing.

Gu Changfeng was not idle. He carried a box of bullets and loaded them onto the ship.

Half an hour later, Gu Changfeng stood on the boat and said to Zhao Chong:

"I'm sorry to trouble you brothers recently. The civilians are a big deal, and we must transport them out first."

"I believe you have heard about what the Japanese did in China. If we don't transport the civilians out, you can almost imagine how many people will die at their hands after they enter Nanjing."

Zhao Chong's eyes were bloodshot, and he obviously hadn't rested well. He looked at Gu Changfeng and smiled bitterly:

"I'll tell the brothers, but it's been two days. The civilians we hired can rest, but the brothers can't hold on any longer."

Gu Changfeng thought for a while and said, "I'll go back and see if I can find some boatmen among the common people. They can replace you and you can have a rest."

In fact, it was not that he did not think about it, but that few of the soldiers in his companies slept, and they were all maintaining order.

But what Zhao Chong said was right. It would not work if they continued like this. It would take more than a day or two to transport hundreds of thousands of people from Jinling City. They couldn't keep going like this.

.........

On the morning of the second day, the evacuation of the people had already entered its third day.

After one day and two nights of non-stop transportation, nearly 20 people have been evacuated.

With Song Xilian's help and the presence of the ferry, the speed was significantly increased.

However, Gu Changfeng knew very well that the next reaction of the Japanese was the highlight.

"Old Zhou, distribute the heavy machine guns. Starting today, each trip must be equipped with at least 10 heavy machine guns."

"Bring me 10 of these Type light machine guns to prevent the Japanese from blocking us on the river."

"We'll also send some snipers from each company to ensure that there aren't any major problems during transportation."

Gu Changfeng began to arrange the follow-up matters. He had already thought about how to distribute the weapons last night.

"Yeah," Zhou Qianli agreed, and then said worriedly.

"There are still many civilians, and we will truly face difficulties next."

Gu Changfeng waved his hand and said, "You are right to worry, but the weapons have been returned. We at least have some ability to protect ourselves. There is no need to worry too much."

"We have the 36th Division on the periphery, and we have anti-aircraft weapons. As long as we provide escort on the river, we shouldn't have any problems holding out for a few days."

Zhou Qianli sighed and said nothing more.

From being a defeated soldier to following Gu Changfeng in battle for such a long time, he had never felt as much pressure as he did now.

With the lives of tens of thousands of people in his hands, it's a blessing that he didn't collapse.

Next, Gu Changfeng arranged a machine gun array on land, and then brought people and guns to Xiaguan.

Although there was a battalion of the 36th Division stationed in Xiaguan, they also had no air defense weapons.

There are even more people gathered here, so Gu Changfeng naturally has to consider Xiaguan when distributing weapons.

Xiaowu was happy when 8 anti-aircraft machine guns and 20 heavy machine guns were transported over.

"Captain Gu, where did you get all these great weapons? That's amazing."

Xiaowu picked up the heavy machine gun in the box and praised it with a smile.

Gu Changfeng didn't respond and said directly: "Xiao Wu, I have brought most of the special forces brothers here."

"You will arrange the personnel and weapons, and make sure there are no problems during each outing."

"Also, no matter where you board the boat, try to keep both sides in good contact. If you find the Japanese on the river, kill them quickly."

"Yes, Commander Gu." Xiao Wu immediately became serious when he heard that.

In fact, everyone knows that the Japanese will not give us too much time and danger can come at any time.

Now we have anti-aircraft machine guns. Although we can't shoot down the Japanese planes, at least the threat is still great.

Moreover, with the concentrated use of 8 anti-aircraft machine guns, you never know which Japanese soldier will be unlucky...