The Dragon Boat Festival posed a problem for Li Zhongren. Most of the troops in the Fifth War Zone were concentrated in northern Jiangsu and Shandong.

For example, the 3rd Army, all three armies under its jurisdiction (12th Army, Sun Tongxuan, 55th Army, Cao Fulin, and 56th Army, Liangmin of the Army), were stationed in Shandong.

Although the department has good training and equipment, whether it can obey orders and fight to the death is a big problem.

What's more, the 3rd Army was originally Han Fuju's subordinates, and all three armies followed him alone. Even if it was Li Zhongren's order, they would probably not be able to mobilize one of his troops and one soldiers.

In addition to the 3rd Army, most of the other armies also deploy defenses in northern Jiangsu.

The 57th Army, commander Miao Yanliu, has two divisions under his command, stationed in northern Jiangsu.

The 89th Army, commander Han Deqin, has two divisions under his command, and is also stationed in northern Jiangsu.

The 51st Army is the Northeast Army. The army commander Yu Xuezhong is under his command. He is formerly stationed in Qingdao and later transferred to the southern section of Jinpu to replace the 31st Army to defend Ningyuan and Mingguang.

The 3rd Legion, commander of the legion Pang Bingxun, has an army under his command and is stationed in Dangshan.

Although the 22nd Army and Deng Xihou’s troops are a unit that dares to fight tough battles, it does not mean they can fight.

Because the Sichuan Army is famous for its poor equipment, most of these people were cannon fodder when sent to the battlefield.

However, since the war is imminent, why not equip the Sichuan Army with weapons and equipment?

The reason is very simple, because the 22nd Army is the same as other troops, and they are all miscellaneous troops.

Therefore, in terms of weapons, ammunition, patronage, food and salary, the Central Army was unlimitedly supplemented, while the miscellaneous army was deducted.

Take the 22nd Army as an example. When we arrived in Xuzhou, we repeatedly asked for the replenishment of weapons and equipment, but it was only one army, with 250 rifles, and it was an exception.

So how can such a force fight? It is simply a group of old, weak and disabled soldiers.

What's more, the 22nd Army is resting in Xuzhou, which has a great charm that cannot be relieved of near-thirst.

But even so, Li Zhongren sent a telegram to Dragon Boat Festival, saying that two regiments under the jurisdiction of a mixed brigade of the 125th Division of the Sichuan Army would be transferred to Bengbu for reinforcements.

When the Dragon Boat Festival saw this news, he frowned slightly. The Sichuan army was brave in combat, but the equipment was too poor, and fighting with the Japanese was entirely based on the word "courage".

But it is precisely because of this that the Sichuan Army suffered heavy casualties in almost every battle.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is that it will take at least twelve hours to arrive in Bengbu, and there are too many variables within these twelve hours.

What's more, can the Japanese give them these 12 hours?

Moreover, there is no news about a regiment dispatched by Commander Yu. Of course, I definitely don’t know about the Dragon Boat Festival. The radio station of this regiment of the 51st Army was broken.

Not all troops are as rich as Dragon Boat Festival. They use the radio station at will, and they will even give it to others if they cannot.

Although the Northeast Army is stronger than the Sichuan Army, it has not been heard for several months. What's more, the Chairman will not give it to the Northeast Army even if he has something.

Therefore, the Northeast Army has not been doing well in the past few years. Commander Yu even sold his wife's jewelry and bought cotton coats for the soldiers.

Of course, the Sichuan Army was not so lucky. They were still wearing straw sandals when they came.

So it seemed that the Dragon Boat Festival was left with another army.

The old abacus bent aside and waited for the Dragon Boat Festival order, but he didn't say anything for a while.

Because at this time, he seemed to be trapped in a vicious circle, and no matter how he designed it, he would have little chance of winning.

First, he didn't know how many enemies he had now, and how many Japanese infiltrated them through how many methods.

Secondly, he could not contact the Northeast Army regiment. The two regiments of the Sichuan Army would not arrive in the Bengbu area at the earliest at around 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. If you want to fight, you would have to get some weapons for the other party to go back on the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Let's go and get weapons."

Dragon Boat Festival finally nodded, thinking that this might be a breakthrough. Otherwise, he would no longer know where to fight the Japanese. Since the opponent's ambush has arrived, he might as well mess with him all the time, get some equipment for the Sichuan Army first, and then fight Bengbu.

Of course, there is one more thing to do on Dragon Boat Festival. It is to find the Northeast Army. Although they cannot contact the Northeast Army regiment for the time being, they have an agreed location.

The Dragon Boat Festival called the old abacus over and told him to take the two soldiers to ride a horse to meet with the Northeast Army as agreed, and let them stay nearby and not move. Because next, the Dragon Boat Festival needs manpower, and the more people, the better.

The old abacus and Dragon Boat Festival have been around for a long time. He knew the intention of the regiment after just a few words of the Dragon Boat Festival. So he nodded and took the two cavalrymen to walk from the east, bypassing this mountain road, and looking for the regiment of the Northeast Army.

It is not clear what kind of organization this regiment is, and Commander Yu only told the regiment that the leader of this regiment was named Wang and was named Wang Tong. It was a regiment under the 114th Division.

However, Dragon Boat Festival only contacted the other party once, and after confirming the meeting place, they could no longer contact each other.

Dragon Boat Festival later asked Commander Yu, who also said that he had lost contact for the time being.

But Commander Yu was not worried much. After all, it was a regiment of troops. Even if he had a fire with the Japanese, he would not have been wiped out. What's more, he knew the most about his 51st Army's broken radio station, with a very high failure rate. He didn't even dare to say some confidential matters on the radio.

The Dragon Boat Festival thinks that too, and the Japanese infiltrated it, they should have a dark look. As for Wang Tong's regiment, it is impossible for the Japanese to find it so easily, unless it is an encounter. Both sides accidentally met together.

However, according to Wang Tong's regiment configuration, the entire army was wiped out, so there should be no possibility. So it is possible that Wang Tong's radio station was broken, just as the commander said.

So, Wang Tong's regiment will be put aside for the Dragon Boat Festival, and he will bring some weapons for the Sichuan Army.

As for what to do, it's simple. The Japanese are nearby. As long as they dare to chase them, their weapons will be settled. What's more, Chen Shusheng still has weapons and equipment. Although there are not many, there will definitely be no problem with equipping a battalion of the Sichuan Army.

Moreover, there was also a company of German equipment stored in Dragon Boat Festival. At that time, he was preparing to replace the damaged equipment. After all, fighting is consumption.

War consumes not only bullets, but also guns in the hands of soldiers.

The gun will be exhausted during the continuous discharge of bullets, and this is also the service life of each gun.

Of course, few guns can live to a death because the battlefield environment is complex and the guns cannot be maintained during battles, which accelerates wear and tear, and even irreparable failures are common.

Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival must leave some automatic weapons in case of emergency.

But I didn't expect that the Japanese came so soon, and the Sichuan Army's equipment was poor, so the Dragon Boat Festival could only use these weapons to fund the Sichuan Army brothers first.
Chapter completed!