PFC Chapter 40 Upgrade Completed
Chapter 40 Upgrade Completed
Yang Zheng walked quickly through Changning Village, but did not return to the company headquarters immediately. Instead, he carefully examined the seriously wounded soldiers at the wounded treatment point around the company headquarters.
At this time, even the Japanese did not have access to highly effective anti-infective drugs such as sulfonamides, so they were unable to seize them.
We can only use physical disinfection methods to fight infection, and most of the time the soldiers have to get through this ordeal on their own.
Yang Zheng does have a building, a medical clinic, but unfortunately it's currently grayed out and shows that it cannot be bound. It's unclear what requirements need to be met, so we'll have to figure it out later.
After spending about an hour at the wounded soldiers' treatment point, Yang Zheng returned to the company headquarters and stood in the first-level military camp.
First-class military camp
Training effectiveness improved by 10%.
Number of summonable warriors: 114/1000 (each warrior consumes 15 Soul Points and 150 Flesh Resources)
The upgrade requirements are: 386/1000 kills; 114/1000 summoned warriors.
After the upgrade, the training effect in the barracks is increased to 20%, and the number of summonable warriors is increased to 2000.
Yang Zheng checked his balance: Soul Points 2925, Flesh and Blood Resources 26936.
If all of it were used to summon soldiers, it could summon nearly 180 people, and the weapons they captured in their eighth company would be enough to arm 180 soldiers.
However, after much consideration, Yang Zheng decided to summon 100 people first and save the rest of the resources for later. After all, he didn't know the situation after the blacksmith shop was upgraded, so he could take out the soul points if needed.
"Summon 100 warriors."
[Summoning successful. 1500 Soul Points and 15000 Flesh Resources consumed. 100 warriors will arrive at the camp within 48 hours. Please prepare to receive them.]
Within two days, the Eighth Company will have more than 230 soldiers (excluding non-combat personnel).
When they arrive, our own Type 38 rifles, Type 92 rifles, and Type 89 rifles will be able to fully arm them.
In addition, more than 50 Hanyang rifles had been captured. The Eighth Company couldn't use them now, but Yang Zheng was thinking of keeping them so that when they returned to the New First Regiment, these things that they didn't care about could be used to shut Li Yunlong up.
I believe that if Yang Zheng had a few hundred of these, even if he caused a huge uproar, Li Yunlong would still protect him.
Soon, a rather sumptuous dinner was prepared. To celebrate the great victory, Yang Zheng instructed the cooks to take out the remaining smoked meat and cook it.
Although each person only gets a few slices, they still enjoy eating them immensely.
The key point is, there's money to be made!
As they ate, drank, and chatted, they talked about the day's series of battles. The soldiers laughed and cheered, and the villagers outside listened with great excitement. The children were full of admiration and shouted that when they grew up, they would also join the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese devils.
As night deepened, the newly built camp gradually fell silent, and the soldiers were all asleep, sleeping soundly.
The night school didn't start tonight, which spared some soldiers who dreaded studying.
Yang Zheng didn't go to sleep. Instead, he sat in the company headquarters, smoked a cigarette, and waited quietly.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. After Yang Zheng let him in, Chen Xiaoquan pushed the door open and walked in.
"Company Commander!"
"Sit down, Xiaoquan!"
Yang Zheng stood up, poured him a glass of water, and then sat down again.
"Company Commander, the Japanese railway tracks are a problem. I observed them carefully today. Although the Japanese patrol frequently and have dug blockade ditches, it's difficult to defend against them from all angles," Chen Xiaoquan said after sitting down and taking a sip of water.
Their Eighth Company had 10 blacksmiths, and given the urgent shortage of steel, rails were a very suitable choice.
Yang Zheng seemed thoughtful, then casually asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Chen Xiaoquan already had a feeling about this, and when Yang Zheng asked, he immediately replied, "Company Commander, we can arrange a small unit and mobilize some villagers to do this! As for the main force, we'll deal with the Japanese reinforcements."
Yang Zheng took a drag of his cigarette, thought carefully for a moment, and nodded. Although it might be a little dangerous for the villagers, it was within a controllable range. It was a good idea.
Following this line of thought, the two began to discuss the matter and finally decided that Liu Tiegang would be in charge of it. If he did a good job, he could be promoted to platoon leader.
Chen Xiaoquan was a platoon leader, but in reality, most of his work was similar to that of a political instructor, and Yang Zheng also intended for him to develop in this direction.
Then, the two began to discuss the possible retaliatory actions of the Japanese. After all, they had suffered a great loss and could not remain indifferent; therefore, how to respond was the key.
"Once the Japanese find us, I intend to break up the troops into smaller units, led by various officers, and continuously harass them. The goal is to prevent them from reaching the vicinity of Changning Village," Yang Zheng said.
Chen Xiaoquan nodded. The Eighth Company's current ammunition was sufficient to support such harassment operations, while also providing ample training opportunities.
Moreover, the Japanese stronghold in Ota has been destroyed, so they cannot use it as a forward base for the time being.
The other strongholds are about 20 kilometers away from Changning Village, and this 40-mile distance is the best tactical depth.
"But in addition to harassment, we also need to make another layer of preparation. Once the Japanese attack, we should notify the villagers in advance to prepare for evacuation!" Chen Xiaoquan added.
Yang Zheng did not object to this, which was to be expected. He nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I will have the reconnaissance squads spread out to monitor the Japanese movements at various intersections, especially outside Xiyang City!"
At the same time, Yang Zheng was also thinking that the Japanese troops in Xiyang seemed to consist of only one infantry battalion, and it was unlikely that they would send out their entire force to deal with them.
Therefore, one or two infantry companies are the most likely scenario.
Even if it's two infantry companies, nearly 400 Japanese soldiers, Yang Zheng isn't afraid, since the Japanese will be in the open while they are in the shadows.
After discussing the military matters with Yang Zheng for the next two days, Chen Xiaoquan also left.
Yang Zheng followed behind, heading towards the camp.
[Blacksmith shop upgrade complete!]
Apart from that, there were no other clues. Yang Zheng knew that he had to go to the blacksmith's shop to see the panel.
With somewhat impatient steps, Yang Zheng quickly arrived at the entrance of the blacksmith shop, which had stopped working and was now quiet. He took a deep breath and opened the panel.
Level 2 Blacksmith Shop: Blacksmith -- 10.
Function: Weapons can be analyzed using gold resources to reverse engineer blueprints, and then the blueprints and corresponding materials can be used to craft the weapons.
Upgrade requirements: 20 blacksmiths; 500 gold resources / 2000 weapon crafting skill;
Upgrade effects...
Yang Zheng had no time to pay attention to anything else, and immediately took out his Mauser pistol to test it.
"Analyze this weapon."
[Requires 50 gold resources. Initial analysis: -50 gold resources. Analysis conditions are currently met. Continue?]