After carefully treating the wound, Cui Fuqing reported the situation with a blood-stained bandage and a look of embarrassment.
After a tearful performance, Cui Fuqing really got through. In the end, not only was he not punished, the brigade commander actually thought that Cui Fuqing fought bravely and was able to fight head-on with Li Yunlong's troops.
This also gave their brigade commander the confidence to speak in front of his superiors.
Therefore, in the end, Cui Fuqing not only restored the formation of the cavalry battalion with the support of the brigade commander, but also unexpectedly received a large amount of reward money.
Now not only was there no loss, but he also made a huge profit, which gave Cui Fuqing a bold idea.
"This seems to be a way to make money!"
Now, Cui Fuqing hopes that Li Yunlong will really come to rob again.
After all, everything is easy to negotiate. As long as the Eighth Route Army provides money, everyone can get what they need, right? !
Not to mention that Cui Fuqing wanted to take the initiative to do some business with Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao had already rushed back to the small mountain village with the horses and equipment of the Second Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion.
After resting here for half a day and having lunch, the whole group set off again and embarked on the return journey.
Far away in Baiwan Valley, Zhao Gang and the First Battalion also knew that Li Yunlong and the others had achieved a great victory.
At that time, there was a lot of excitement in Baiwanyu, and Zhao Gang took this opportunity to cheer everyone up.
The soldiers of the first battalion were also very envious, and Liu Bo was even more regretful. If he had persisted, maybe their first battalion would have been able to participate in this battle.
Liu Bo found Zhao Gang who was inspecting the ordnance station. After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, he learned that the division valued and supported their ordnance station.
Zhao Gang has recently focused most of his work on the Ordnance Institute. With his efforts and support, the Ordnance Institute has changed a lot compared to when Li Yunlong left.
The ordnance depot has been expanded, and the important machine tools and equipment have been moved from the yard on the edge of the village to a cave in Baiwanyu.
With the efforts of the soldiers of the first battalion and the help of the villagers, the originally large cave was expanded to be wider and deeper.
In this cave is today's main production site for bullets and cannonballs.
Previously, the first batch of support from the brigade commander had been sent over. With these cartridge cases and raw materials, the ordnance station's production speed increased.
After this period of hard work, the Ordnance Institute already has a complete bullet production line.
It can produce 10,000 rounds of bullets and 50,000 reloaded bullets every day.
As technology becomes more proficient, the production speed will further increase.
Every day, He Keyun and the others are full of energy and strive for excellence.
It can also produce fifty rounds of sixty mortar shells and two hundred hand grenades at the same time.
Tang Yun and the others even tried to imitate guns. However, due to the temporary lack of technicians who were skilled in metal processing, many barrels were scrapped and only a few Garand semi-automatic rifles were built.
Moreover, these guns also have many flaws, which often cause the gun barrel to jam.
Therefore, the situation was reported to Zhao Gang to see if we could recruit more technicians with firearms manufacturing experience through the support of the division.
Zhao Gang nodded after listening to Tang Yun's report, "I already understand the situation. I will report it to the teacher and recruit people as soon as possible!"
"Hey, by the way, please adjust your production plan. Recently, priority will be given to the production and reloading of bullets of the caliber required by the brigade commander. Our own ammunition reserves are enough for the time being!"
At this time, Liu Bo came over and said, "Political Commissar, I have something to report."
Zhao Gang gave a few instructions, "You guys keep working, I will find a way to find all the raw materials and people you need!"
"First battalion commander, let's go out and say, let's go."
Zhao Gang and Liu Bo left the slightly noisy cave and came outside, "What's going on?"
Liu Bo passed by several soldiers carrying ammunition boxes, "It's like this, political commissar, since the news of the regiment's victory spread, many villagers and people with lofty ideals have spontaneously come to the neighborhood to inquire and want to join our regiment!"
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Zhao Gang first affirmed the enthusiasm of the villagers to resist Japan, "This is good, it shows that our propaganda is effective, and this is also a good time to expand our team!"
Zhao Gang paused and thought for a moment, "However, we can't let go of our vigilance, and we can't accept everything in case there are unscrupulous people among them!"
"Let's do this, First Battalion Commander. I will summarize a rough personnel identification plan when I get back!"
"First find the nearby militia members and ask them to follow you. First, identify the surrounding areas and pick out the unfamiliar ones first!"
"Then we will go through the plan carefully and make sure it is correct. We will first place these people outside Baiwanyu, and then temporarily place them in Gangzi Village."
"Choose some soldiers with bright minds and arrange them to serve as instructors for new recruits. Pay more attention and observe them!"
"After Captain Li returns with his team, we will discuss a definite plan!"
Liu Bo wrote down everything Zhao Gang told him one by one, "Don't worry, political commissar, I will make good arrangements!"
With clear instructions, Liu Bo's work will be much easier.
After bidding farewell to Zhao Gang, Liu Bo returned to the first battalion, selected some experienced and adaptable soldiers from the veterans, and took them to prepare for Gangzi Village.
We are going to open a recruitment point in Gangzi Village, and at the same time send people to find the local militia team and publicize the time and place when their seventh regiment will start recruiting soldiers.
Basically, the first wave of people who came to join the army were people who the militiamen knew well. Then, as the news slowly spread, people from far and wide began to come to join the army.
The identification plan drafted by Zhao Gang was also sent to Liu Bo.
At the recruiting point, two men and one woman came together to join the army. They were all young people, full of bookishness.
Liu Bo received them personally and asked for their information cordially, "Classmates, our Eighth Route Army welcomes intellectuals like you to join us!"
One of the boys asked expectantly, "Are you the team under Captain Li Yunlong?!"
The other two people did not stop his recklessness. After all, they did join the army because of Li Yunlong's reputation.
Liu Bo smiled happily and said, "Yes, we are the soldiers under Captain Li Yunlong. You are not looking for the wrong place!"
"Great, Shu Ming, Mei Juan, am I right? Commander Li is recruiting troops here!"
The three of them were very happy. They would soon join Captain Li Yunlong's team and drive the Japanese invaders out of their homes!
Liu Bo took out a pen and paper and began to record the specific information of the three of them.
"Three students, please tell me your age, place of origin, and which school you go to?"
The one named Shu Ming was the first to speak out the information happily, "We are all classmates in the same class and have been studying at the Provincial Taiyuan Normal School!"
