50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 693 Night Raid on the Javanese Military Camp
Farouk couldn't force the other party to show up, and besides, now wasn't the time to consider such things.

He quickly divided the guerrillas into two groups: one group headed to the armory, while the other infiltrated the camp to carry out assassinations, killing as many as possible.

Soon, the guerrilla fighters rushed towards the barracks inside the camp. Because they had not alerted the guards beforehand, they tacitly tried to make as little noise as possible.

On their way to the armory, Farouk and half of his men discovered the patrol lying in pools of blood, each of them slit in the throat.

The guerrillas felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at the bodies of the patrolmen lying on the ground.

This patrol consisted of a squad of 12 men, each fully armed, yet they still died silently from cold weapons; they had no idea how it was done.

Only Captain Farouk remained calm. Regardless of who made the move, their guerrilla team would benefit, so there was nothing more to say; they just needed to stay vigilant.

At his signal, the guerrilla fighters quickly moved toward the ammunition depot, avoiding the corpses.

Once they capture the ammunition depot, their weapons can be upgraded immediately, and their combat effectiveness will increase rapidly.

Moreover, by capturing the ammunition depot, the enemy's supply lines are cut off, thus ensuring their survival even if they are outnumbered.

Soon, they arrived at the military camp's ammunition depot. Just like before, the Javanese soldiers guarding the depot were also taken care of by unknown allies.

They didn't have time to think about anything else; they immediately rushed over and opened the armory door.

But when the ammunition depot, filled to the brim with weapons and ammunition by Sun Zhiwei, appeared before their eyes, they could hardly believe their eyes.

They never expected that such a small regimental-level camp would have so many weapons and ammunition in its ammunition depot.

In theory, a regimental-level armory would store a basic amount of ammunition, which would increase exponentially depending on the intensity of the battle during wartime.

The so-called base number does not refer to an exact number, but rather a unit agreed upon in logistics.

The size of this unit is related to the logistical support and ammunition production capabilities of the country where the unit is located.

For example, during the War of Resistance against Japan, my country did not have the ability to manufacture artillery shells. At that time, the basic ammunition load for a cannon was about 5 to 10 shells.

Later, during the Korean War, we had some production capacity, but we were still not strong enough.

Back then, a basic load of ammunition for a cannon was about 10-20 shells.

In the present day, when production capacity is no longer limited by the quantity of ammunition, a basic ammunition load usually refers to 50-100 shells.

For a force like the US, which prioritizes firepower, a standard ammunition load typically refers to 600-1000 artillery shells, far exceeding that of ordinary countries.

For a regimental-level unit like the Javanese garrison in Aceh, with 2000 personnel, a few thousand spare weapons in the armory would be the maximum.

But what the guerrillas are seeing now is that the stockpile of weapons and ammunition here far exceeds their expectations.

Although not meticulously counted, there are at least 50,000 automatic rifles here, a quantity sufficient to arm several divisions.

Farouk was certain that this was a preparation made in advance by the Javanese government for a large-scale troop increase.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why a regiment of the Aceh garrison, with a total strength of only 2 men, would have such a large stockpile of weapons and ammunition.

Just as they were counting their ammunition, gunfire erupted from the distant camp; they had finally been discovered. The captain immediately ordered his men to change into new gear and began reinforcing the ammunition depot's defenses.

In the military camp, the gunfire awakened the sleeping Javanese soldiers, and the officers immediately organized their men to begin defense.

The other half of the guerrillas fought their way back towards the ammunition depot and soon rejoined Farooq.

Now that the guerrillas have an armory backing them up and plenty of weapons and ammunition, they're not going to hold back. They're raining bullets on the Javanese soldiers who are chasing them, as if they're free.

The first wave of Javanese soldiers were caught off guard and were quickly wiped out.

The intense gunfire at the ammunition depot quickly attracted all the Javanese soldiers, who, under the command of their officers, gradually surrounded the depot.

Sun Zhiwei's presence had already covered the entire military camp. He began to monitor the battle situation and provide fire support to the guerrillas at any time.

When he encountered a large number of Javanese soldiers, he would quietly throw a few grenades at their feet until they were scattered.

When there is an officer in command, the officer in command will soon be killed by a grenade.

Under this asymmetrical attack, the Javanese soldiers quickly lost all their officers.

With no commander and the ammunition depot occupied, the soldiers were unable to regroup, and their morale was quickly shattered.

On the other hand, the guerrillas, backed by an ammunition depot, had ample firepower and were riding high.

In less than an hour, all the Javanese soldiers surrendered, and the guerrillas successfully occupied the entire camp.

The entire camp is more than 50 kilometers away from Bandaqia City, and is surrounded only by Qia villages. The news will not reach other garrisons or the city for a while.

The guerrilla leader decided not to miss the supplies stored here and began to mobilize nearby villagers to help them move weapons and ammunition.

This base is not just a weapons and ammunition depot, but also has many logistics supply warehouses, which store large quantities of food and military supplies.

Of course, there weren't originally this many supplies. Most of them were smuggled by Sun Zhiwei from the Banda Aceh reserve warehouse, and were just left here as support for Farouk.

Farouk mobilized thousands of villagers from surrounding villages to participate in the unloading of supplies from the camp, paying them with food stored in the military camp.

Because there were too many supplies, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the transport work, Farouk dispatched a small team to ambush the only road leading from Banda Aceh to the military camp, in order to delay the enemy's reinforcements.

Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain. News of the battle in the military camp that night never got out. The dozens of Javanese soldiers who managed to escape in the chaos were all intercepted by Sun Zhiwei's spatial ability, and not a single one was missed.

Therefore, the other garrisons and Banda Aceh received no information whatsoever.

Although there was no enemy interference, the massive amount of supplies here still took several thousand people three days to move.

During this period, Farouk began recruiting soldiers from the villagers of Aceh using the supplies in the military camp, and the guerrilla force quickly grew to 1000 men.

However, once the number reached 1000, Farouk stopped recruiting combat personnel, a restraint that Sun Zhiwei greatly admired.

Captain Farouk did not blindly expand the number of people because of the temporary abundance of supplies. This calm mind is an indispensable advantage when you are weak. He was right to have made the right choice.

(End of this chapter)