Three days after the Kuomintang Army occupied Xuchang, under attack from both sides by the Kuomintang Army's southbound detachment and the Third Army Corps, the Northwest Army's defense line in the Linying area completely collapsed. Most of the main force was wiped out, and only a few troops escaped.
The National Army Headquarters energized the entire army and commended Commander Qian for planning and commanding this great victory. And appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Front Group, which was formed by the merger of the Southern Detachment and the Third Army. Even Commander He, the commander of the Third Army, who had always been self-reliant and had a large number of troops and was dissatisfied with Commander Qian, had to adapt to the situation and obey orders.
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The time has come to August 16, 1930. In a large courtyard in Chengbeizhuang, 10 miles outside of Xuchang, Zhou Wen, Gao Xiaoshan and Hongxiu were sitting around Zhou Yongbin, watching him tinker with an old piece of equipment with mottled paint on the surface.
The four components take up a whole long, thick table, and a long antenna protrudes from the back of the main unit. Anyone who knows the goods will know that this is a radio station at a glance.
After Zhou Yongbin and Hong Xiu basically recovered from their injuries, Zhou Wen felt that it was inconvenient to be stationed in the city, so he applied to be stationed outside the city.
Chief Qian's prestige in the army has skyrocketed. It is when he is satisfied with his power, so he naturally agrees to this small request. And he also understood the little thoughts of his wife. In the name of guarding the logistics base, their transport team was directly stationed at the logistics department in Chengbeizhuang.
Zhou Wen and the others arrived at the logistics department three days ago. Zhou Wen was happy when he saw the people greeting them. An old acquaintance, it was Ai Xiqi, the former logistics director of the Eastern Route Army. I thought it was easier to handle now. It's natural to greet acquaintances warmly when you meet them. Inadvertently, 10 small yellow croakers slipped into Director Ai's jacket pocket along Zhou Wen's hand.
As a result, the best compound became the transportation team's station, and all kinds of supplies and ammunition were shipped in like water. People were sent outside Zhuangzi to help prepare a training ground. Under Director Ai's meticulous care, the transportation team once again enjoyed a training life without any scruples and with flying bullets.
Machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, and pistols can be fired at will. Use slapping shells and grenades as you like. Meat, vegetables, and white flour can be made vigorously.
Think about it, how much logistical supplies will be needed to supply a hundred thousand troops for combat? Even if dozens of Zhou Wen and the others were shooting guns and cannons day and night until they died of exhaustion, and eating meat until they died of exhaustion. How much can be consumed? As long as Director Ai touches it lightly with the gold nib of his new Parker pen, everything will be attributed to transportation losses.
Today was a good day. Zhou Yongbin used several old-fashioned radio stations that Zhou Wen had brought to him yesterday that were already covered with dust in the warehouse. He dismantled and repaired them and assembled a working one in just one day.
Zhou Yongbin stopped, stretched out his hand to rub his eyes, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, this one can be used. It's just that the battery power is insufficient. This is a wet battery. It needs to be charged by a hand-cranked generator. It is best to have two sets. Backup." Zhou Wen was completely convinced now. Zhou Yongbin was indeed a radio expert and had found a treasure.
Zhou Wen said happily: "Brother Zhou, thank you for your hard work. Your injury is not healed yet, so go and rest first. We will discuss what to do next tonight."
After Zhou Yongbin left, Zhou Wen looked at Gao Xiaoshan and said: "Brother Shanzi, our mercenary group will face various complex situations in the future, and radio is indispensable. We have intercoms for short-distance communication, and radio for long-distance communication." I want all the brothers to learn to send and receive newspapers, and it would be even better if they could learn to repair them. We have Brother Zhou as an expert to guide and teach, so it shouldn’t be difficult."
Gao Xiaoshan has been trained by Zhou Wen for such a long time, and his vision and thinking are no longer the same as before. Of course we know the importance of communication. He nodded in agreement and said, "I think so too. There are so many of us and we study in batches. I am in the first batch."
At this time, a weak voice sounded: "Brother, I also want to learn, and I want to be among the first." It turned out that Hongxiu was unwilling to be lonely. Since the body basically recovered, Hongxiu has been stained with Zhou Wen, following him from morning to night like a little tail. Zhou Wen felt sorry for this girl who had just experienced the pain of losing her mother and was suffering a lot herself, and he was willing to take her with him wherever he went. At present, her body has not fully recovered, and Zhou Wenke is reluctant to let her participate in training.
Zhou Wen smiled fondly and said: "Okay - okay, our Hongxiu family is also learning, and we are also the first batch. But my brother has a request. For the first batch of ten people, your academic performance must be among the top three, and you must be able to do it. ?"
"Promise to complete the mission." Hong Xiu straightened his body and said. Then he waved his thin little arms to cheer himself up and loudly said: "Hongxiu will definitely get the first place and defeat Brother Shanzi."
Zhou Wen and Gao Xiaoshan looked at each other and laughed loudly. Zhou Wen joked: "Brother Shan Zi, we have to work hard, don't really lose to this little girl."
After finishing joking, Zhou Wen said seriously: "Brother Zhou is a high-end talent and cannot be exposed easily. In order to protect him, we cannot call him by his name in the future. We must give him a nickname, which is a code name. Not only him, but also the future We have to do a lot of things, and it is inevitable to fight and kill. We may make a lot of enemies, and we cannot let others find out easily. We all need to have nicknames. Brother Shanzi, please help me think about this, and we will talk about it when the time comes. Discuss and discuss.”
After saying that, Zhou Wen squatted down, and Hong Xiu lay on his back naturally. Zhou Wen carried Hong Xiu on his back and went to the logistics department to ask Ai Xiqi for the battery.
Ai Xiqi was used to seeing Zhou Wen carrying Hongxiu on his back, and knew the position of this little girl in Zhou Wen's heart. After entering the office, he conjured up a few foreign candies with beautiful packaging and handed them to Hongxiu.
Zhou Wen explained his intention with a smile. Aixiqi agreed without asking the reason. It turns out that the National Army now has a good relationship with Germany. It not only invited German instructors to help train the army, but also purchased a large number of German equipment. Among them is the latest model of German military radio. This is a high-end product. If nothing else, just looking at the volume and weight, it is completely different from the Maozi radio equipped before.
A radio was packed in an iron box with straps on it. A soldier can carry a weight of more than ten kilograms on his back while marching. Open the box when you need it, and you can get into working condition in less than a minute.
In the past, Maozi's radio station was divided into four components, with a total weight of nearly 40 kilograms. It takes four soldiers to carry it. It takes more than five minutes to prepare for work.
So now that the National Army has replaced them with German radio stations in large numbers, there should not be too many Maozi radio stations that have been eliminated. Aixiqi not only received batteries and hand-operated generators, but also a working Maozi radio. In any case, they will all be eliminated and given to ** institutions. It would be a fool not to give away this free favor. With a stroke of Director Ai's pen, a radio station that was marked as scrapped on the brochure fell into Zhou Wen's hands.
