Zhao Gang led a dozen staff officers and counted the list forward and backward for a long time. Then he walked up to Wang Yue with a frown on his face and said, "Mr. Wang, how come this number is more than what is on the list? Isn't it too much?" few?"
"Political Commissar Zhao, blame me for forgetting to tell you. Some of these are my personal gifts to Li Yunlong. This is the gift list. I will load a truck for me in a while. I plan to go back with Lao Zhang and the others to see Lao Li Qu, no matter what, he is injured and needs condolences." Wang Yue handed another list to Zhao Gang. Before coming over, he used the system to carefully check the situation of the 1,000 regiment. The loss of light weapons was not large. It may also be that the superiors replenished it, but all the heavy weapons were lost.
So, Wang Yue replenished heavy weapons to Li Yunlong, and also directly replenished the weapons from the Hans Battalion to the 1000 Regiment. Lao Li probably could have bought something else if he didn't need it himself, because time was tight. The supplement he gave to the 1,000 regiment was not very comprehensive, so Lao Li had to ask Zhang Wanhe to supplement the rest.
Zhao Gang took the gift list and took a breath after reading it. He knew that Lao Li had a good relationship with Wang Yue, but it wasn't too good. There were 10,000 artillery shells and more than 20 large-caliber guns. Artillery and a large number of tanks. Is there an artillery regiment? What a generous move.
Beretta M1934 pistol 100 pieces
11 tanks No. 1
Mauser 98K rifle 302
112 MP-28 submachine guns
24 MG13 light machine guns
8 MG34 machine guns
4 zb37 heavy machine guns
9 1936-type 50mm mortars
9 Model 1911 75mm guns
5,000 rounds of Italian 75mm artillery shells
9 Gees 5 trucks
12 M1938 120mm mortars
M1938 120mm mortar shells 5000 rounds
50,000 rounds of 45mm mortar shells
5 tons of Italian quilting equipment
1,000 tons of British military rations
"Mr. Wang, this is too polite of you. Let me thank you in advance for Lao Li. Thank you so much!" Zhao Gang was sincerely grateful. As for refusing, he would definitely not do it. He has been working with Lao Li for a long time. He has also begun to develop in the direction of Lao Li. He has almost learned all the things like drinking, swearing, and being stingy. Although there are many weapons this time, there are also many troops in the Eighth Route Army. If they are really allocated 1,000 regiments will definitely not be able to replenish many weapons, and there are some weapons that you don’t even have to think about.
"Political Commissar Zhao is being polite. It's just a small thing. The main reason is that he is worried that Li Yunlong won't be able to turn to him if your superiors allocate the money. It's been a month. Is Lao Li's injury okay?" Although he already knew that Li Yunlong was alive and kicking, but Wang Yue still couldn't help but ask, Li Yunlong is not the kind of person who spends time in sick patients. Isn't this not in line with his character?
"Mr. Wang, let me tell you, since our headquarters was moved to Zhaojiayu -" Zhao Gang heard this and mysteriously leaned into Wang Yue's ear and talked about the cause and effect.
While Wang Yue and Zhao Gang were happily chatting about Li Yunlong's gossip, Brigadier Chen and Zhang Wanhe came from afar on horseback. In the past month, the boss and the others were also worried about the battle at Laojun Mountain. The victory was achieved, but the captured materials were not enough to make up for the losses. Twenty thousand people were lost. Twenty thousand people were lost alone. Although half of the local troops were there, this was also the armed force of the Eighth Route Army. The losses were not insignificant. The loss of weapons and ammunition was even more severe.
But the direct reason why the losses were so heavy was the equipment of the ten divisions that Wang Yue vowed to promise. But as for Wang Yue, he has been away for a month without any news. No matter who he is, he will be worried, not that he is worried. Wang Yue refused to pay, mainly because he was worried that this guy would have an accident while crossing the blockade.
The 1000 regiment suddenly reported to the headquarters that Wang Yue was back, bringing with him a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies. Everyone at the headquarters, who had been worried for a month, couldn't help but be ecstatic. If Brigadier Chen had not made an agreement with Wang Yue early in the morning, the boss and chief of staff would have I want to come over and see for myself the weapons and equipment of ten divisions. That is the weapons and equipment of ten divisions. This is the first time since the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army that it has received so many weapons at once.
"Zhao Gang! What are you doing standing here? There are so many things lying out in the open. Aren't you worried about the Japanese planes?" From a distance, the brigade commander saw a mountain-like pile of supplies in the open space outside the old kiln. , I was happy but also furious. With so many weapons and supplies, it would be a big sin if anything happened to me.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, there are too many supplies. The canned food alone is nearly 60,000 tons. Our 1,000 regiment really does not have such a large transportation capacity, and there is no place to evacuate these supplies." Zhao Gang explained with a grimace. In fact, before The brigade commander and others had made a plan. Once Wang Yue's supplies arrived, Zhao Gang would disperse and hide as soon as possible. But no one expected that Wang Yue's handiwork would be so large, with nearly 200,000 guns of various types and more than 100 guns. A tank, more than a hundred heavy artillery, and nearly 60,000 tons of canned food, this meant that the soldiers were exhausted and could not be evacuated. The most important thing was that Zhao Gang needed orders. Obviously, without Li Yunlong around, Political Commissar Zhao The initiative has been reduced a lot.
The brigade commander looked at the "hill" in front of him again, and knew that Zhao Gang was not telling lies, so he signaled Zhao Gang to quickly count the supplies with Zhang Wanhe, and he moved towards Wang Yue.
"Mr. Wang, you really took out the weapons and equipment of the ten divisions. Thank you so much." Although the list is with Zhang Wanhe and Zhao Gang, just look at the tens of thousands of tons of cans and more than a hundred vehicles in the open space. Tanks, Brigadier Chen knew that all of them underestimated his ability. It was very difficult to transport such a large amount of materials at once, even by railway. Did the other party really transport it by railway?
"I'm really sorry, Brigadier Chen. I didn't have a detailed discussion with you when I said it, so I took the initiative to make some weapons for you. I hope you won't dislike it." Wang Yue held his hand tightly. Brigadier Chen held his hand and said with a little embarrassment, there was no way, he was really poor before, otherwise he would not have provided the Eighth Route Army with weapons from the Noodle Country from the beginning. This time, it would be even more extreme. There are several calibers of rifles, and there are 30,000 7.35mm caliber rifles with only 100,000 rounds of ammunition. This is simply a big hole, a super big hole.
"We don't dislike it, we don't dislike it. We don't dislike any weapons provided by Mr. Wang." Brigadier Chen responded sincerely. Not to mention the Eighth Route Army, even the national army has no choice in purchasing weapons from outside.
The northern power seems to be generous, but it can only purchase the weapons on the list given by the other party, and the loan is given, which has to be repaid. It is said that the loan will be repaid starting next year, that is, in 1941, but what will the government take to repay it? It is estimated that the only way to overdraw the people's power is to use the money printing machine.
It seems that the interest rate of the beautiful country's loan is more favorable, but the price is to allow them to purchase silver, and to buy silver on a large scale is destroying the financial order of the country, and most of what they get in exchange is some inventory from the last war. The real beauty The aid is not there yet!
As for the Hans Kingdom, it was before the war, and it had to be exchanged for rare resources. The government devoted all its efforts to equip only a few so-called German weapon masters that had shrunk, and they were all used up as early as Songhu.
But as for Wang Yue, this guy just buys high and sells low, clearly letting the Eighth Route Army take advantage. Although some people complain that the quality of these weapons is average, what else can the Eighth Route Army dislike when they are poor in the center of the earth?
"After you receive the weapons, you will see what is missing. As long as it is not too difficult, I will help you solve it. But generally speaking, it should be enough. As for the military uniforms, I have ordered 200,000 sets. Next time Will bring them all over." Wang Yue's attitude is also very sincere. Through several transactions, he has accumulated a lot of capital. It can be said that making money is no longer his main goal. His first priority now is to support the Eighth Route Army in winning the war. this war.
"No shortage, no shortage, nothing lacking! Mr. Wang, there is enough!" At this time, Zhang Wanhe had already run over excitedly. Yes, definitely excited. From the headquarters' point of view, there could be five people this time. Sixty thousand guns and dozens of artillery were enough, but they never thought that Wang Yue would directly throw so many weapons at them. There were 180,000 rifles alone, not to mention the pile of heavy weapons at the back. These, plus the original weapons of the Eighth Route Army, are enough for the entire army to complete a change of equipment. After all, there are only more than 400,000 Eighth Route Army troops in North China.
"Hiss, so many!" Although he was prepared in his heart, Brigadier Chen still took a breath of air after taking the list in Zhang Wanhe's hand.
"Both of you, the quantity this time is too much. We can no longer maintain the systematization of weapons and equipment. We can only use weapons from several countries. Moreover, the noodle country is likely to use troops in northern Africa recently. In the future, It is not easy to purchase such a large amount of weapons from the Noodle Country. I wonder if you can accept weapons from other countries? "Of course Wang Yue will not tell Brigadier Chen that the inventory in his hand is almost exhausted. Look at the noodles. China's weapons are not that good, but the prices there are really not cheap in 2023. Rifles worth several thousand dollars, machine guns worth tens of thousands of dollars, and submachine guns worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Just these weapons he has delivered to the Eighth Route Army can be sold. A few hundred million dollars is easy.
"Yes, yes, as long as they are weapons, we want them!" The one who spoke was Zhang Wanhe. During this period, the Eighth Route Army had begun a series of re-equipment training, replacing a lot of old weapons. Zhang Wanhe repaired and dumped these weapons. After going out, he got back a lot of money and supplies. Wang Yue's weapons were very cheap in calculation. Even if the Eighth Route Army couldn't equip them themselves, they could still sell them.
The World War II area is very interested in the weapons of the Eighth Route Army. Not long ago, they bought a thousand Breda 1930 light machine guns from him at once to make up for the shortfall of light machine guns in their hands. It is said that Commander Yan has been relying on If you don't leave at the headquarters, even if you have other needs, it is said that special envoys are sent to northern Shaanxi.
"Lao Zhang, except for the gifts for Li Yunlong in the list, the rest, including the tens of thousands of tons of cans, are my compensation for you. After all, you have paid too much for Lao Junguan this time. "Wang Yue also saw the bloody battlefield when he was at Laojun Mountain, but the loss of 20,000 people at one time was still unimaginable to him. Those were not cold numbers, but 20,000 living lives!
"Mr. Wang, you are really too polite. In fact, in addition to Laojun Mountain, our Eighth Route Army has received a lot of other income this time." Brigadier Chen explained in a low voice.
"Others? Income?" Wang Yue was confused. Don’t you just want to have a complete view of Laojun? Could it be that Brigadier Chen was referring to the consumption of this battle?
"It's like this. This battle greatly mobilized the Japanese army, which caused loopholes in the Japanese army's defense line. At Niangziguan, our army took advantage of the empty Japanese army to attack the train station and captured a military column. , and seized five tons of gold that they planned to transport back to the mainland." Brigadier Chen explained that the reason why he disclosed it to Wang Yue was obviously due to the headquarters' considerations.
"Mr. Wang, we have calculated the weapons and supplies you have provided several times and believe that you have lost too much. Therefore, according to the instructions of Northern Shaanxi, these five tons of gold will be directly compensated to you. Of course, there will also be some money that has been sorted out." Laojun Guan, in addition, during this period we have raised nearly 10 million yuan in supplies, hoping that we can still exchange them according to the original plan for the time being. What Shaanbei means is that these things can be regarded as an advance deposit. In the future, our Eighth Route Army will have money. I will definitely compensate you." Zhang Wanhe explained on the side that neither Northern Shaanxi nor the Eighth Route Army Headquarters have the kind of character that takes advantage of others. They are absolutely sincere to their friends.
"Brigadier Chen, Lao Zhang, there's actually no need at all. Hey, here are the tractors!" Just when Wang Yue and the two of them were being polite, the Eighth Route Army's transport team finally arrived, and the mules and horses from before were carrying poles. The wheelbarrow is different, this time it is actually a tractor, a densely packed tractor.
"We lost some of them during the previous battle, and provided some support to other base areas. The remaining more than 700 vehicles are here. Mr. Wang, you don't know. This tractor is indeed easy to use, but I really don't know how to use it." Dare to use it, it consumes too much oil. The oil fields in northern Shaanxi are working hard to produce, but it still doesn’t work. It can’t meet the demand at all. "When it comes to these tractors, Zhang Wanhe is filled with bitterness. Tractors are a thing It's really good, but he burns oil. If the Eighth Route Army didn't have a small oil field in northern Shaanxi, Zhang Wanhe could have smashed the tractor to make iron.
"This is indeed because I didn't think it through well, so this time I brought dozens of small refining equipment. You can send them to northern Shaanxi to give it a try. After all, we will only have more and more tanks and aircraft in the future, and there will not be enough." Fuel oil will definitely not work. "Although small oil refining equipment is very popular in Belgium, it is hard to say whether this thing will be useful in northern Shaanxi. You must know that the oil field situation in northern Shaanxi is not generally complicated, scattered, and contains The water volume is large, the burial depth is uneven, and the geological structure is special. Even by 2023, the cost of extraction will be extremely high.
"That's really great. The Ministry of Social Affairs was still implementing the equipment left over from the Jinsuijun Refinery some time ago! It was the fuel that caused the trouble!" Zhang Wanhe said happily.
When it comes to the Taiyuan Arsenal, we have to say that the Japs are sometimes very "mysterious" in their operations. Normally, if you occupy the Taiyuan Arsenal, you should use the ready-made equipment and workers to produce on the spot, but the Japs didn't. They actually worked hard. The equipment was moved away to the Northeast, Tianjin, and even the mainland. Only a small part was left and most of it was idle, forcing a large number of arsenal workers to leave the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army. It can be said that there was no "help" from the Japanese. , our Eighth Route Army really cannot afford an arsenal.
"Mr. Wang, can you still get the plane?" Brigadier Chen captured a very key message from Wang Yue's words. In this battle, the Eighth Route Army's Jinsui Army destroyed twenty-six Japanese aircraft, but under the Japanese's absolute Despite the air superiority, heavy losses were still suffered. It is no exaggeration to say that without aviation support, the independent mixed third brigade would have been completely wiped out.
"There must be no problem with the plane. I still have it in stock. I just don't know if you have a pilot?" Wang Yue is also a little unsure. Although he has already built an airplane there in 2023, it won't work without a pilot. ah.
"This is possible!" Brigadier Chen gave an affirmative answer.
"Really!" Now it was Wang Yue's turn to be surprised. Didn't the Northeast Aviation School happen after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War?
"We have a group of pilots who can take off at any time. They are all in Dihua. Big Brother helps us train them. There should be less than forty people. In addition, in northern Shaanxi, Kangda University also has various pilot training classes to teach a group of students. Flight theory, according to their instructors, these academies can take off with a little training." Brigadier Chen explained while thinking.
"It turns out!" Wang Yue thought about it after being reminded like this. The Dihua batch seemed to have been killed by the local warlord in the end, and many martyrs were also killed together. As for the northern Shaanxi batch, it is said that there was one The aircraft assembled from the parts of the crashed aircraft cannot fly, but it can provide theoretical teaching. I don't know about the instructor, but with the strength of the Eighth Route Army, it should not be a big problem to get an instructor.
"Although the pilots from Dihua have been detained, as long as Mr. Wang is sure that he can provide aircraft, I believe Northern Shaanxi will be able to solve this matter." Brigadier Chen continued.
"Then I will wait for the news from Brigadier Chen. If you need it, I will provide it as quickly as possible!" Wang Yue also breathed a sigh of relief. He ordered three hundred of his Lager-3 fighter jets. The aircraft, if there is no pilot, wouldn’t it be in vain?
With the arrival of the transportation team, tens of thousands of tons of materials piled in the old kiln yard also began to be transferred. Of course, it was impossible to transport them all at once. This was a long and boring process, and the 1,000 regiment was finally mobilized. , all the staff were mobilized to help move the cans that could not be transported temporarily to the nearby woods, a total of 50,000 tons of canned meat. Thinking of this, everyone was full of energy.
Seeing that more than 700 tractors were not enough, Zhang Wanhe called back and urgently mobilized thousands of large vehicles and nearly 10,000 livestock to assist in transportation. Suddenly the entire base area was in motion, and even the headquarters cavalry The regiment had to lead tall horses to serve as transport teams. Although everyone was a little emotional, seeing the mountains of weapons and equipment, the hearts of the commanders and soldiers were also filled with joy. This was even more exciting than the captures in the last battle. Even happier.
The most shocking thing is the armored force. Although the Eighth Route Army did not have much capital before, the Eighth Route Army has never fallen behind in the training of armored forces. In Wang Yue's jaw-dropping eyes, all the tank crews of the Eighth Route Army all When dispatched, one hundred and forty tanks were activated at once, dragging more than one hundred artillery pieces, and they rushed towards the hinterland of the base area. The 1000 regiment did the same, with only one tank left. The 1000 regiment also drove eleven No. 1 tanks into the woods for concealment at one time.
In this way, Wang Yue also understood why Brigadier Chen didn't worry about the pilots. As long as we have the equipment, our Eighth Route Army really doesn't worry about no one to use the equipment.
