Xu Dalong said: "General Fu, I personally have no objection, brother, but I have to report this matter to my superiors. Don't worry, I will definitely try my best to fight for it."
General Fu was very happy and said, "Well, brother Dalong, I'll be waiting for your good news."
General Fu is a generous man, and he also understands Xu Dalong's virtues. After the battle, he gave most of the weapons and equipment captured by the Japanese army to Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong, and also gave them 200,000 yuan, as well as some of the weapons and ammunition of the Japanese army.
At this time, Xu Dalong had received news from Zhang Wanhe that the anti-Japanese army Zheng Dalong had canceled his transfer order.
So he and Li Yunlong said goodbye to General Fu and the generals at the Zhongtiao Mountain Command, and returned to the Mawu Mountain base.
In order to cancel the transfer order sent from northern Shaanxi, Zhang Wanhe and the commander were of great help this time. In order to express his gratitude, Xu Dalong brought 200,000 yuan and a large number of weapons and equipment to the Taihang Mountain base area, and handed them over to the commander and Zhang Wanhe respectively.
The commander and Zhang Wanhe were very happy and thought that their efforts to keep Xu Dalong were definitely worth their money.
Xu Dalong went to the arsenal accompanied by Zhang Wanhe. Under his guidance, the steel output of the newly built steelmaking blast furnace exceeded one and a half times the original. This alone won the admiration of the engineering and technical personnel of the arsenal.
The director of the arsenal was very satisfied with the bullet production line that Xu Dalong had acquired. He and Zhang Wanhe hosted a banquet for Xu Dalong. They hoped that if Xu Dalong had the opportunity in the future, he would seize some machine tool equipment for the arsenal, which would help them further improve the production conditions of the arsenal.
Xu Dalong hoped that the Eighth Route Army would have a powerful arsenal that could produce more weapons and ammunition, thereby reducing its reliance on capture.
He promised wholeheartedly, saying that he would inquire about this situation when he returned to the Mawushan base area, and then sent a special force to solve the problem of machine tool equipment for the arsenal.
The director of the arsenal has long heard that Xu Dalong always keeps his word. Since he agreed, he will definitely be able to help the arsenal acquire these machine tools and equipment.
He was very excited and kept toasting to Xu Dalong. He didn't drink much, so he got so drunk that he sat down on the ground halfway through the drink.
Zhang Wanhe had a lot to talk to Xu Dalong, so he asked someone to help the director of the arsenal, and they continued drinking and chatting.
Zhang Wanhe said: "Brother Dalong, what Director Li of the arsenal said is also the problem I want to solve most. We have so many troops in the Eighth Route Army, and the scale of the arsenal is too small. If the output of this ammunition is distributed, it will not be good for the entire Eighth Route Army. As far as the troops are concerned, it has no effect at all.
I have an idea. The terrain conditions of Huangyadong Arsenal are very good now, and we can send troops to continue to expand in the cave, enough to accommodate a medium-sized arsenal. I want to further increase investment in the arsenal and expand the arsenal to produce more weapons and ammunition for our Eighth Route Army troops. We have to ask Brother Dalong for help with this matter. "
Xu Dalong said: "Minister Zhang, please don't worry about this. I have the same idea as you. When I go back, I will find a way to help you get the equipment you need for the arsenal. I plan to contact Chongqing. The entrustment relationship is The arsenal will recruit a group of military technical backbones. If possible, set up a bullet production line."
Zhang Wanhe said happily: "Brother Dalong, you are such a friend, and you also have this ability. Then brother, I will wait for your good news."
After leaving the arsenal, Zhang Wanhe accompanied Xu Dalong to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters.
After meeting the commander, Zhang Wanhe told him that he wanted to expand the Huangyadong arsenal, hoping that the commander would agree. Xu Dalong would focus on helping to expand the arsenal in the next stage.
Being able to expand the arsenal is certainly what the commander wants.
He said: "Minister Zhang, I agree with you. Xu Dalong, when you go back, make arrangements for the Mawushan Military Division, and focus on helping the arsenal expand.
You don’t have to ask me for instructions on what to do or where to go. "
Seeing the commander's support for the work of the Logistics Department, Zhang Wanhe said happily: "Thank you commander for your strong support. You can rest assured that in the future, weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal will be given priority to the troops of the Taiyue Military Region."
After Xu Dalong returned to the Mawushan base area, he conveyed the instructions of Zhang Wanhe and the commander, saying that in the future, he would focus on helping the Logistics Department expand the arsenal, while the matters of the Mawushan Military Division would trouble Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang and others took a lot of trouble.
Li Yunlong said: "Zhang Wanhe didn't take advantage of this guy enough, that guy got so many benefits from us, it's not enough.
Brother Dalong, the commander's instructions must still be implemented. Zhao Zhengwei and I will be responsible for the affairs in the base area. You can go about your business with peace of mind, but there is one thing I want to remind you. Go help Zhang Wanhe get what he wants. You have to hunt down rabbits and get some benefits for us by the way. . "
Zhao Gang also agreed with Li Yunlong's opinion and said: "The arsenal of our military division needs to strengthen its technical strength. While you are helping the arsenal of the Logistics Department, you can also bring back some equipment and technical backbones for our arsenal."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Commissioner, Commissioner Zheng, you are still here complaining that Minister Zhang is a money addict. I think you two are no less money obsessed than him now."
Li Yunlong said: "It's different, these are two different things. To our military division, Zhang Wanhe is an outsider, and all the benefits are given to him, so we can't take advantage. We still need to make more money for our military division. This is the serious thing.”
Zhao Gang also said: "That's right, I agree with Lao Li. If you want to go out, don't come back empty-handed. Haha."
Xu Dalong knew that these two men were joking with him. The two of them, especially Zhao Gang, had a strong overall view. They not only hoped that the Mawushan Military Division would have a good life, but also hoped that the entire Eighth Route Army would have sufficient supplies. Supply of arms and ammunition. To defeat the Japs, it is not enough to rely on the Mawushan Military Division alone. Only when the entire Eighth Route Army becomes stronger can the Japs be finally driven away.
In order to solve the problem of expanding the arsenal, Xu Dalong called Lin Xueying and asked her to return to Chongqing. Through her father's relationship and Xu Dalong's contacts in Chongqing, he would build one or two bullet production lines and recruit a group of engineering and technical personnel. , and buy some more machine tools.
Lin Xueying promised, saying that she would try her best to complete the tasks assigned by Xu Dalong.
Soon after, she was escorted by a special operations unit to Chongqing.
Xu Dalong also called Zheng Xirong, the captain of the intelligence brigade, and asked him to inquire about information about engineering technicians and machine tool equipment.
In addition, Xu Dalong also sent telegrams to Kong Jie and Ding Wei, asking them to inquire about relevant information around their base area.
Kong Jie and Ding Wei like to deal with Xu Dalong the most. As long as they cooperate with Xu Dalong, they can definitely gain a lot. They had long expected Xu Dalong to come over and join them in fighting the Japanese army. After receiving Xu Dalong's telegram, they immediately sent a large number of scouts to enemy-occupied areas to collect relevant intelligence.
The officers and soldiers of Kong Jie's Sixth Army Division are generally not well educated. Kong Jie, including Kong Jie, is not clear about the equipment or requirements for engineering and technical personnel required by the arsenal. The scouts who want to find out the information have no idea. What to inquire about.
However, this was not a problem for Kong Jie. He specially transferred a cultural officer who had gone to university from the military region's agencies and asked him to come to the Taihang Mountain base area to go to the arsenal to learn relevant knowledge and then teach it to the scouts and the troops. The leaders of each county brigade asked them to find information related to machine tool equipment and engineering and technical personnel in accordance with the requirements of the arsenal.
The hard work paid off, and not long after, Kong Jie really got accurate news.
In Qamdo County, near the Sixth Army Division, there is a Japanese-owned machinery processing factory with a lot of machine tool equipment and many engineering and technical talents who have attended university.
Kong Jie immediately sent this information to Xu Dalong and invited Xu Dalong to come over and seize these machine tools and equipment and engineering and technical personnel. The troops of the Sixth Army Division will fully cooperate. He also said that he had prepared a banquet and welcomed Xu Dalong as a guest.
Xu Dalong really missed Kong Jie, so he decided to go to Kong Jie's place.
After all, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Zhang Dabiao had worked together with Kong Jie in the same regiment. When they heard that Xu Dalong was going to see Kong Jie, they all asked him to say hello to Kong Jie.
Li Yunlong had a better relationship with Kong Jie. Even though he had made clear plans with Kong Jie about the Wanjia Town Cavalry Camp, there was nothing he could do about it. Who made the Independent Regiment so poor back then? It had to fight with Kong Jie for the equipment of the cavalry battalion.
Now Li Yunlong is rich and wants to help his old comrades. He specifically ordered Xu Dalong to bring some more weapons and equipment to Kong Jie this time, especially the newly produced rocket launcher and 82mm recoilless rifle.
Xu Dalong also had this intention. He knew that this was Kong Jie's favorite gift.
Hearing Li Yunlong talk about the rocket launcher and the 82mm recoilless rifle, Zhao Gang said: "General Fu from Zhongtiao Mountain sent people to send money and supplies, and also took the rocket launcher and the 82mm recoilless rifle. .
The person leading the team said let me discuss with you. The batch they purchased is a bit small. Let's see if we can find a way to help the troops in Zhongtiao Mountain get another batch. The price can be easily negotiated. "
After the last battle, Xu Dalong agreed to sell some new weapons to Zhongtiao Mountain.
This time, the people who came inspected the goods on the spot. After test firing, they thought that these two weapons were powerful and easy to use. They were really rare melee weapons, so they expressed the hope to buy more.
