Chongqing.
After interrogation, the Security Headquarters verified the evidence that the Yao family and his son were colluding with bandits, and reported it to the SC Provincial Government. The Ninth War Zone also informed the Equalization Committee and revoked Yao Dechang's post on charges of collaborating with bandits.
In order to completely solve all the troubles, Xu Dalong found General Wang and asked him to send a battalion of troops. Xu Dalong personally led the special team to attack the bandit's mountain stronghold at night and completely annihilate the more than ten-year-old bandits entrenched in Wanshan County. The bandits of 2000 have been widely praised by the local government and the general public. The media in SC Province and Chongqing also made special reports on this matter.
In this way, Xu Dalong relied on his extensive connections and shrewdness to completely remove all obstacles to gold mining in just half a month. The commanders of the Ninth War Zone were very satisfied with this.
On this day, General Wang called Xu Dalong and invited him to be a guest at the Chongqing Security Headquarters. Xu Dalong took Chu Yun'er to Chongqing.
General Wang hosted a banquet for Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er at Chuanxiang Tower.
After the greetings, he said somewhat unhappily: "Brother Dalong, you encountered trouble when you came to Chongqing, why didn't you come to me for help? Do you look down on me and think I am incapable of helping you solve these troubles?"
Xu Dalong hurriedly said: "Brother Wang, I really don't mean that. These matters are originally related to the Ninth War Zone. It is right for them to come forward to solve them."
General Wang knew that what Xu Dalong said made sense, but he still said unhappily: "Then you came to Chongqing, why don't you come to me? At least let me treat you to a drink."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "It's okay. I didn't want to trouble you first because I didn't want you to worry about it, so I didn't bother you for a while.
Now that the matter has been resolved, and it was you, Brother Wang, who came forward to help resolve it, wouldn't I come over quickly to thank you? "
Having said this, he took out a gift list, which contained 20,000 yuan, various gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which was enough to fill a rattan box. These things were all copied from Yao Kaishan's house, so Xu Dalong borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, and used some of them to honor General Wang.
General Wang did help Xu Dalong. He knew that Xu Dalong was generous and not polite, so he directly asked his adjutant to take it over, and then started chatting freely with Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong asked General Wang to take care of Chu Yun'er. General Wang said: "Brother Dalong, don't worry. Just go about your own business. If anything happens to Miss Chu in the future, you can come to me directly. No one dares to come to her." trouble."
Xu Dalong was still worried about Chu Yun'er staying alone in Chongqing. He can find many people to help, but if he does not entrust it to a specific person, he will still have a lot of troubles because he does not have enough energy.
With General Wang's promise, Xu Dalong can leave Chongqing with confidence.
It was time to part ways. Chu Yun'er wanted to follow Xu Dalong, but she was also very strong and hoped to help Xu Dalong run the gold mine well. So she gritted her teeth and persisted.
Xu Dalong was very considerate and asked Zhang Shaoyun to mobilize a group of medical staff from the Ninth War Zone to form a health team in the mine. Xu Dalong also bought her many daily necessities, including an electric fan, a gramophone and a large number of books, to improve Chu Yun'er's living conditions as much as possible.
Chu Yunfei also cared about Chu Yun'er very much, and specially sent the maid who had served Chu Yun'er since childhood.
Before leaving, Xu Dalong made a special trip to visit Magistrate Huang and Sun Qiang, the leader of Brother Pao, and gave them a sum of money to help Chu Yun'er solve the local troubles.
County Magistrate Huang and Sun Qiang both knew that Xu Dalong had a profound background. Seeing that he was generous, they were willing to help him. They would solve all the troubles that the county could solve.
Xu Dalong finished everything he could think of. He told Chu Yun'er what to do if he encountered trouble. If he needed to solve it himself, he should quickly send a telegram to him.
Seeing Xu Dalong thinking so thoughtfully for herself, Chu Yun'er felt a strong sense of care. She asked Xu Dalong to rest assured that she would manage the gold mine well.
After arranging matters regarding the gold mine, Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er said goodbye reluctantly and returned to the Mawu Mountain base.
The first thing Xu Dalong did when he returned to the base area was to hand over the results of this trip to Chongqing to Zhao Gang.
Xu Dalong and others annihilated the bandits in Wanshan County this time, ransacked the bandits' lair, and seized a large amount of property. They also ransacked Yao Kaishan's home on charges of banditry, and made a fortune. After deducting all kinds of expenses, I brought back a total of 76,000 yuan.
Zhao Gang smiled happily, praised Xu Dalong, and held a banquet to welcome Xu Dalong, Monk Wei and others.
Xu Dalong then flew to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters and reported his trip to Chongqing to Commander S.
Xu Dalong then went to see Zhang Wanhe and reported the progress of the situation to him.
Zhang Wanhe was very happy and hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Dalong. He said: "Brother Dalong, after careful research, I feel that you have an economic mind and can play a greater role if you are engaged in economic work. Our Eighth Route Army does not lack people who can fight, but it lacks talents who are engaged in economics. If you Being able to engage in economic work can make greater contributions to the development of our Eighth Route Army.
I have an idea and want to apply to my superiors. You can be the logistics director and I can be your deputy. "
Zhang Wanhe said this completely sincerely, and this was not the first time he had such thoughts.
It's no wonder that the Eighth Route Army's base areas were blocked by the enemy. The most difficult thing was that they had no money to spend and the economy was in extreme difficulty. After the environment improves a bit, what the Eighth Route Army needs most in order to develop and grow is money. Without money, many things cannot be accomplished.
Zhang Wanhe is a good housekeeper and is good at living a careful life, but when it comes to broadening his financial resources, his ability is slightly lacking. He is really under too much pressure as the logistics minister.
But Xu Dalong is different. He has a flexible mind and is a good hand in economics. If he can be used to take charge of logistics, the financial situation of the Eighth Route Army will definitely be greatly improved. He would rather be the deputy director of the logistics department to help Xu Dalong, and his life would be much more comfortable.
In this era, there were many people like Zhang Wanhe in the Eighth Route Army. They thought wholeheartedly about the organization and did not care about personal gains and losses, which Xu Dalong admired very much.
Zhang Wanhe's mood is understandable, but Xu Dalong must not do such a thing. Zhang Wanhe is a veteran cadre who has climbed snowy mountains and crossed grasslands. In front of him, Xu Dalong can only be regarded as a new recruit. How can he let someone be his deputy? Besides, this is the war era after all, and there are too many restrictions on all aspects of economic development. Nothing can be as exciting as fighting the Japanese.
Facing Zhang Wanhe's sincerity, Xu Dalong said gratefully: "Mr. Zhang, I understand your mood. The work of the logistics department is really important, and all aspects are also very complicated. I am young and inexperienced, so I am completely incompetent. Yes. I understand the difficulties faced by the logistics department. Don’t worry, I will do my best to help you.”
This was what Zhang Wanhe was waiting for, and he immediately said: "Brother Dalong, you must keep your word. Our Huangyadong arsenal is the arsenal of the headquarters. It has been in business for a long time, but it has developed relatively quickly. It's so slow that it's not as good as the arsenal of your Mawushan Military Division. This is obviously my incompetence, brother. You can't let people see my jokes, right?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "I'm telling you, you are so kind to invite me to drink, so you are waiting for me here."
Zhang Wanhe said with a smile: "Brother Dalong, you have wronged me. I treat you to a drink sincerely. You have many ways, and those who are able work hard. If you can help me, please help me."
Xu Dalong said: "There is no problem with this. After dinner, let's go to the arsenal to take a look."
Xu Dalong invented many new weapons. The cadres and employees of Huangyadong Arsenal knew about it and admired him very much.
Seeing Zhang Wanhe coming with Xu Dalong, they all stepped forward to say hello to him.
Zhang Wanhe said: "Captain Xu is a very capable man. He is very busy with work and rarely comes here. If you have any problems that need to be solved, tell him quickly." After saying this, he winked at the director of the arsenal, meaning This is a rare opportunity. If you have any problems that need to be solved, please mention them immediately.
The director of the arsenal will not be obsessed with a certain technical problem, and the questions he raises must focus on the development of the entire factory.
He said: "Our arsenal in Huangyadong is not as good as your arsenal in Mawushan Military Division. We are short of everything, especially machine tools and equipment. Captain Xu, do you think you can help solve some of it?"
Xu Dalong has always responded to Zhang Wanhe's affairs. As the superior leader of the arsenal, the arsenal's affairs are also Zhang Wanhe's affairs.
Xu Dalong said: "No problem, as long as I can solve it, I will do my best to help. What do you need? Make a list and I will find a solution."
The factory director took out a list of supplies directly from his pocket. Xu Dalong was a little surprised, wondering when this guy had prepared the list.
He thought for a moment and realized that Zhang Wanhe must have greeted him in advance and had already made preparations.
Xu Dalong took the list, glanced at it hastily, and said, "Okay, I'll find a way to help you solve it as soon as possible." After that, he put the list in his pocket.
The factory director was very happy and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
The engineering and technical personnel were very excited and raised some technical questions.
The factory director saw that these people had raised so many questions at once, and the scene was too chaotic. He said, "You guys are talking about so many things at once. How do you ask the team leader to solve them? One by one."
Xu Dalong said: "It doesn't matter. I have some time these days. If there are any problems, let's discuss them together."
He stayed at the arsenal for three days and helped the arsenal solve many technical problems. One of them was the problem of uniform fragments produced after a grenade explodes.
In Bright Sword, Li Yunlong once said that the grenade made in the border area could only be blown into two halves after exploding, and its lethality was too small. Given the technical conditions of the arsenal at that time, this was also a helpless matter.
The fragments produced by the explosion of the Japanese melon grenade are very uniform, all within 1 cm in size. One grenade can produce dozens or even hundreds of fragments, which is extremely powerful. This is mainly due to the very high mold manufacturing technology of the island country’s ordnance industry system. advanced.
At this time, the arsenal here could not produce good molds. The cartridge case was made of a single piece of cast iron. In addition, the self-developed gunpowder was not powerful enough. When it exploded, it would at most break the cast iron cartridge case into two or three pieces. This kind of grenade can only rely on the shock wave generated at close range to kill the enemy.
With the help of Xu Dalong, the mold for casting grenades was modified. Two sets of molds were used during casting. After the shell of the grenade was cast, it still looked very smooth on the outside, but there were many evenly distributed grooves on the inside. The cartridge case is also much thinner than before.
Compared with previous hand grenades, it has several advantages. First, because the shell has become thinner and has grooves, after the gunpowder explodes, the shell can be broken into pieces and produce a lot of shrapnel, although it is not as good as the Japanese melon. The grenades produced a lot more fragments than before.
Because the shells have become thinner, the grenades are lighter and can be thrown farther. Of course, the grenade shell is thinner, which also saves cast iron raw materials.
However, there are also disadvantages, that is, the fragments produced by the grenade are thin and lightweight, and are not likely to cause fatal injuries. Unless the explosion distance of the grenade is very close, otherwise, it will not be easy to kill the Japanese, but will only injure them.
Things have to be viewed dialectically, but Xu Dalong does not think this is a shortcoming. Killing a Japanese soldier on the battlefield can only result in the combat attrition of one Japanese soldier. If a Japs are injured, other Japs will need to take care of him, which will cause more combat casualties in a short period of time.
Another big gain Xu Dalong gained from his visit to the Huangyadong Arsenal this time was the development of directional bombs, which are also known as roadside bombs in later generations. The Eighth Route Army is good at ambush warfare, and this kind of bomb is very effective against targets passing by on the road.
Xu Dalong had this idea before, but the requirements for a reflector for directional explosions were relatively high, and ordinary cast iron would definitely not work. When the bomb explodes, the cast iron will be shattered, weakening its ability to reflect.
The Mawushan Military Division does have steel plates suitable for use, but that kind of steel is expensive, and it is also used to produce guns. It is too wasteful to use it as a reflector for bombs.
This time Xu Dalong developed and used low-carbon wrought iron and increased the curvature to function as a reflector.
After the roadside bomb was tested, the damage rate was very significant. Xu Dalong wanted to test the effect of actual combat, so he sent a telegram to Kong Jie and asked him to send someone to receive the roadside bomb. The arsenal also sent a technician to provide on-site guidance.
Kong Jie was very happy to see that Xu Dalong was thinking of himself for any good thing, so he sent a company of troops carrying roadside bombs to ambush the Japanese troops on the road near the base area.
(End of chapter)
