August 12, 1940, Qijiang County
"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, the Qijiang Wharf construction site is recruiting workers, there is no limit on the number, and there is no limit on male or female!"
"The beauty reporter secretly interviewed the general workers three times a day, including meat, and saw the real scene at the construction site in Qijiang County!"
"The latest news is that the temporary minimum salary of the 1000th regiment has been revealed. The monthly allowance for private soldiers is fifteen yuan, which is far more than that of other branches of the national army!"
"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper. This newspaper exclusively disclosed the wedding photos of General Li Yunlong. You can see that the general is handsome and accompanied by a beautiful woman!"
"Watch the beautiful student die for General Li Yunlong and reveal the mysterious life experience of the tigress Zhao Xiuqin!"
Walking on the streets of Qijiang, Wang Yue felt a little confused. Is Lao Li so popular now? He is simply an internet celebrity and big V of this era. His popularity is unbelievable. It has been less than a month since he first came to Qijiang County. How come he has changed so much.
The city walls, streets, and houses have all been renovated, and even the walls have been repainted. Now, the damage caused by the last bombing can no longer be seen. The whole city has a brand new look, and there is no trace of the dilapidation and obsolescence of other cities. , On the contrary, there is a feeling of prosperity. Facts have proved that the government still wants to show off. Although the city temporarily organized 1,000 groups to organize people to repair it, the county government still paid the full amount after announcing it. Full legal currency was paid.
In 1940, legal currency was still very valuable, and 100 legal currency could buy a calf. Therefore, the legal currency paid by the county government could not be said to be perfunctory.
Because of the city's new look, good public security, and extremely low city gate taxes, Qijiang County has attracted more and more people to come and do business. Many people who had escaped before have also returned one after another, and the whole city has quickly returned to prosperity. As a result, the Chairman of the Standing Committee had to explain several times that he must revitalize the economy of the main urban area and must not be outperformed by Qijiang County.
Since the navy cannot block the material channels for the temporary 1,000 regiments, there is no need to continue to blockade Qijiang. Therefore, the water transportation of Qijiang Port has also begun to recover little by little. In order to further promote economic development, Li Yunlong made a request to the county government to reopen The road from the port to the county seat was renovated and the former dirt road was upgraded to a gravel road, which greatly facilitated the transportation of goods. Countless porters, wheelbarrows, carriages, and even cars ran on this road all night long.
In order to facilitate transportation, the temporary 1,000 regiment always kept the city gate near the dock open at night. What's more, they imitated the little devil and built a turret midway and set up searchlights to facilitate night transportation.
In addition to these businessmen, the temporary 1000th regiment was also directly involved in commercial activities. A large number of cotton fabrics began to appear on the market in Qijiang County. The quality of these fabrics was very good, the colors were pure and did not fade, and the patterns were exquisite and novel. Not to mention that they were Domestic machine-made fabrics, even imported Indian fabrics, are not as good as these fabrics. The most important thing is that these fabrics are cheap. The normal retail price is a little lower than the wholesale price, not to mention that the supply is not limited.
This caused an explosion in the rear area where cotton cloth was in short supply. Some people even tried to eat all the cloth and then hyped it up. But after spending millions of dollars, these people reluctantly admitted that the cloth in the hands of the Eighth Route Army It seems that there is still inventory, but no matter what, the supply situation of cotton cloth in the rear area has been greatly improved, and ordinary people no longer have to worry about not being able to buy fabrics to make clothes.
Then there’s the food, a ten kilogram can of imported meat, which is high in oil, salt, and calories, and tastes terrible. The big can also has a crossbar, and it can be used as an iron barrel after eating. But just like this can, a It only costs one yuan, and it’s also unlimited. You can sell it if you give it money. Someone with good intentions has calculated that the Eighth Route Army has sold at least 10,000 tons of imported canned meat in the past half month, and the price of meat in Chongqing has also dropped. Quite a few.
In addition, outside the county town, the temporary 1000th regiment also built a large number of city defense fortifications and barracks in accordance with wartime standards. It made full use of the geographical conditions of Qijiang County and relied on rivers and hills to build three circular defense lines outside the county town. The defense line was even built outside the national army barracks of those two divisions. Every day, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army could see the national army conducting exercises from the defense line. The two sides would occasionally compare themselves with each other, but I won't talk about the results.
In the north of the city, the temporary 1000th Regiment mobilized tens of thousands of migrant workers to urgently build an earthen runway with a length of one thousand meters. Although it is an earthen runway, it is also the kind that uses three-in-one tamping, and its quality is better than that of most national military airports. Well, at the end of the runway, a large number of warehouses and hangars have been built. Those who don’t know may think that the National Air Force is building a new airport. But in fact, this is just built by Li Yunlong for Wang Yue personally. Of course, this is the Southern Bureau. and the Eighth Route Army Office approved it.
While carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction, the temporary 1000th Regiment also launched vigorous military training activities. The entire regiment of 5,000 people was organized into battalions and companies for training. All arms carried out targeted high-intensity training every day. Not only the infantry fired live ammunition every day, but the tanks and artillery also conducted high-density practical operations without any hesitation. It made the two national army division-level units responsible for monitoring them feel very unreal, as if they were the motley crew. Bullshit Three Gun Tubal Road, even the most elite Japanese army can't bear to train like this. Not to mention precious fuel and artillery shells, rifle bullets alone consume 10,000 to 20,000 rounds a day. When will the national army's regiment-level units There is this amount of ammunition.
At first, the Ministry of Military Affairs thought that this was just the temporary 1000th regiment putting pressure on the government. It would not last for a few days. Not to mention the consumption of ammunition, there were more than 5,000 people. Such high training intensity could kill Li Yunlong just by eating in one day. Although the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs has reissued supplies, what are the supplies for the national army? If you don't eat meat, eat some soybean meal, brown rice, and wild vegetables, what strength can you train? You just train. Sooner or later, all soldiers will be tired. Damn it, but I have been doing this for half a month. Not to mention what the soldiers eat, even the workers eat two meals of meat a day, oily canned imported meat. The landlords in the Kuomintang-controlled areas are reluctant to do this.
And those fortifications, everyone is building fortifications, but in the rear area, who builds fortifications but just for show? How could the Eighth Route Army do this? The fortifications are all solid and permanent fortifications, using stones, logs, and clay. They are built without any cost. According to rumors, several tunnels leading to the city and the airport have been built. What is this for? Do you want to stay in Qijiang County completely?
As a last resort, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, which had been letting the Eighth Route Army show off and wanted to start a public opinion war with the Eighth Route Army, gave in. General Chen personally drove to the Eighth Route Army office and visited General Hu Bicheng. The two sides held friendly discussions and finally reached an agreement, agreeing with the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. Observers were sent to Qijiang County. When the temporary 1000th Regiment builds combat readiness fortifications, they need to report to them. At the same time, they can also go to the site to inspect. As for the previous one, I also took them to see it. I don’t know how much they can see. That’s for sure.
Immediately afterwards, the Air Force also found the Eighth Route Army office. This time, the Air Force Commander came in person. The purpose was to inquire about the purpose of the Qijiang County Airport. Regarding General Hu Bicheng's statement that he did not know the purpose, this man did not believe it at all. Thousands of people have built a large field airport. You tell me it’s a joke, do you believe it or not? If there are no airplanes, what are you doing with tens of thousands of smoke stacks?
The temporary 1000th Regiment has deployed 200 anti-aircraft machine gun positions in and around Qijiang County. They are all equipped with four Maxim anti-aircraft machine guns. Don’t you know that Chongqing’s anti-aircraft firepower needs to be coordinated by the Air Force? ? In this regard, General Hu Bicheng personally took the Air Force Commander to see two positions. Not surprisingly, they were both wooden fake positions. He also told the other party frankly that the Eighth Route Army did have a small number of anti-aircraft machine guns. If the Air Force was interested, , then just buy it with money, it’s not expensive, it’s ten thousand dollars a piece, no credit required.
Both the Army and the Air Force came, and the Navy was no exception. However, the Navy came because of Li Yunlong's personal problems. Because Li Yunlong's admirers waited in front of the school every day, it had seriously affected the school's normal teaching activities. , even if it were just like this, Zhao Xiuqin actually came to pick up Li Yunlong every day. This newly promoted Mrs. Li would bring her Zeiss camera over every day and enthusiastically help Li Yunlong and his admirers take photos, which made the Naval School so excited. At the end of get out of class, just like the market, many students and teachers had their opinions.
In response, General Hu Bicheng asked, "How did they get to Zhongba Island?", and then the deputy commander-in-chief of the Navy stopped talking. Yes, Zhongba Island is a military controlled area, and Zhao Xiuqin, as a family member, can It’s understandable to rent a boat to the island, but what about others? It is definitely impossible to get up without a certain amount of strength. Either your navy's patrol boats are releasing water, or other forces are intervening.
Of course, it is not all these messy things that come to General Hu Bicheng. In the recently concluded North China sweep, all units of the Eighth Route Army fought brilliantly and did not allow the Japanese to take any advantage. In addition, the temporary establishment of 1,000 regiments is a model. Chongqing has caused many domestic forces to begin to change.
He actively contacted and got closer to the Eighth Route Army. Some asked for help, some provided support, and some asked to join, which made General Hu's status even more detached. As a result, Niang Xipi, who was scolded several times at Huangshan's official residence, is said to have begun Thinking about whether to drive away this temporary 1000th regiment in advance.
After hearing the news, Wang Yue couldn't help but smile. It seemed that his plan was almost successful, but he didn't know where the Standing Committee Chairman would transfer Li Yunlong and the temporary 1000th Regiment. If that was the case, would he There is no need to build amphibious tanks to stimulate the opponent.
