In early November, not long after the smoke of the Battle of Wuhan had dissipated, Lao Jiang led Zhang Zhizhong, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Xue Yue, Wei Lihuang, Song Xilian and other generals to fly directly from Chongqing to Yunshui County, Jiujiang. With the fall of Wuhan, external military aid to Guangzhou was cut off, and the Guangdong-Hankou Railway was cut off, and a grim situation emerged. At present, the Nationalist Government is in a predicament, especially the weapons and ammunition of the various departments of the Central Army have become the biggest problem. The Hanyang Arsenal has been moved to Chongqing, and it is impossible to have production capacity immediately. The reserves of steel raw materials needed by its arsenal are extremely limited, and the supply of weapons and ammunition has failed.

The Gongxian Arsenal in Henan Province was blown up by the Japanese army, and the reserves of weapons and ammunition in various departments could no longer meet the needs of the war. Under such a crisis, Lao Jiang had to be cheeky and come to Jiangxi to make a fortune. Ouyang Jian's strong support for the 4th War Zone made him see the huge potential and role of the Jiujiang Arsenal, and he wanted to witness the strength of Ouyang Jian's ordnance enterprise. As for how many weapons and ammunition Ouyang Jian can support, Lao Jiang can only resign himself to fate, because the initiative is in the hands of the Communist Party.

After the Japanese army captured Wuhan, it was temporarily unable to launch another attack. The Japanese army was also faced with the problem of how to stabilize the occupied areas. At present, resistance in the occupied territories is raging, and frequent attacks are occurring one after another. In particular, the continuous extension of the battle line and the supply line are unsustainable. Although the Japanese army captured most of China, it could only occupy strategic points and communication routes, and the vast towns and villages could not be occupied by troops at all. For this reason, in order to consolidate the occupied area, the Japanese base camp had to implement a strategic plan to defeat razing by razing.

Since it cannot achieve its goals militarily quickly, it will paralyze the Chinese government politically. The Japanese army began a new deployment, completely cutting off Chinese mainland's external ties at sea and adopting naval blockade tactics, making it impossible for the Nationalist government to receive foreign aid. To be precise, even if the Nationalist Government spends money, it cannot buy military supplies, weapons and ammunition. In the next step, we will use military cooperation and political means to play the leading role, and strive to eliminate the hostility of the Chinese people in the occupied areas. In addition, the Japanese base camp decided to reuse the surrendered Nationalist troops in North China for its own use.

Lao Jiang inspected the 3rd War Zone as the president, so Runzhi would not meet with Lao Jiang. Ouyang Jian, as the chief of the general staff of the 3rd Theater and the commander of the 3rd Corps of the Eighth Route Army, was fully responsible for receiving the arrival of Lao Jiang and his party according to the deployment of the Central Committee. The transport plane landed at Yunshui County Airport, and Ouyang Jian led the generals to greet him at the airport. The scene of the meeting was very warm, "General Ouyang, there have been many battles, and the government is in trouble. I'm here to change my fate, you can't refute my face! "Lao Jiang got straight to the point.

"Principal, the Eighth Route Army is also a member of the National Revolutionary Army, and it is our duty to fully support the national war against Japan. Ouyang Jian's answer reassured Lao Jiang. Zhang Zhizhong said with a smile: "General Ouyang, it's still the president's big face, how could I have a chance to open my eyes last time!" This time, it's the president's light. "Chen Cheng and Ouyang Jian are familiar with each other, and they seem to be very affectionate to each other. Ouyang Jian shook his hand and pointed at Song Xilian's hand and said, "General Song, my little sister's matter has caused you trouble, and I haven't had the opportunity to thank you in person!" ”

"General Ouyang, it's a lot of hard work, but Ling Mei is very courageous at a young age!" When everyone was confused, Song Xilian described what happened at that time, which attracted a lot of admiration. "General Ouyang, thank you for your strong support, and I would like to express my sincere thanks on behalf of the soldiers." Xue Yue didn't know Ouyang Jian, this was the first time the two met, and the two shook hands and greeted each other. Wei Lihuang came from the 2nd Western War Zone, and he and Ouyang Jian should have known each other for a long time, and they were particularly affectionate when they met. Everyone was happy, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After the generals of the two sides introduced each other one by one, Ouyang Jian said: "Headmaster, my subordinates have prepared wine and food, please enjoy it." Lao Jiang shook his head and said: "General Ouyang, I didn't bring them here as a guest, the current situation is grim, I want to know about your ordnance enterprise as soon as possible." Last time Madame visited your pharmaceutical factory, she was very shocked. The medicines supported by the Battle of Wuhan saved the lives of many soldiers. I'm going to visit your pharmaceutical factory. "Headmaster, there is no problem, there are no secrets for you in the arsenal and all the facilities here."

Soon, everyone entered the production hall of the underground pharmaceutical factory. Soon, everyone was attracted by the modern production equipment and assembly line in the workshop. Suffice it to say that they have never seen such a plant. Lao Jiang looked at it very carefully, but he and all the generals were laymen. Ouyang Jian temporarily acted as a docent, "Principal, the penicillin produced here is called penicillin. I learned about the development of penicillin through foreign scientific publications. At that time, foreign countries did not pay much attention to it. After learning about this situation, I realized that once penicillin was introduced, it would be an epoch-making revolution in the field of medicine! ”

"We started from scratch, and we encountered many unimaginable difficulties and failed again and again. After 5 years of research and development, especially we hired foreign experts to participate in the development, we have solved a series of problems in penicillin seedling culture and large-scale production. I am not exaggerating to say that the penicillin produced here is by far the most advanced ・・・・・・ in the world. "Ouyang Jian's introduction is very detailed, and there are many difficult words and sentences for everyone to hear." General Ouyang, I didn't expect you to be a medical doctor! Zhang Zhizhong admired.

"I participated in the development process, I have heard and seen, and I have learned and sold now!" Lao Jiang nodded and said, "They all said that you are a master of magic in the Communist Party, and now I believe it." Hear from Madame that you have a factory in the United States? "Yes, we work with a German and hold half of the shares." "No wonder you are so rich, it turns out that you are making American's money. At present, the government is in a very difficult situation and cannot provide a large amount of funds for the purchase of medicines. "Principal, we provide the medicines urgently needed by the troops for free, but they must be purchased for civilian or government officials!"

"Excellent! I agree that medicine must be used on the frontline soldiers. No wonder Madame is strict with her gatekeepers, and I don't have the right to get involved! The crowd couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. At the suggestion of Lao Jiang, lunch was simply eaten at noon. In the afternoon, visit the field hospital, the Chinese patent medicine factory, the military academy, and the air defense unit in the county. In particular, the daily drills of military academies shocked Lao Jiang and all the generals. The training content of the military academy is completely close to live ammunition, heavy machine gun fire, soldiers crawling forward in the face of a rain of bullets, and explosives bags explode violently, simulating actual combat scenarios.

The Eighth Route Army's military training methods have reached such a level, not to mention weapons and equipment, only the quality of individual soldiers amazed all the generals. The next day, visit the underground gun and ammunition factory in Yunshui County. The machines in the plant are roaring, busy but not chaotic, the assembly line operation, and its advanced production technology are so stunned that everyone can hardly believe the facts in front of them. Each worker produces a fixed kind of accessories, which not only greatly improves the efficiency, but also ensures the quality, especially for standardized operations, and the qualified rate of rifle performance reaches more than 90 percent. Lao Jiang instructed He Yingqin while watching that he must bring back the advanced production experience here.

Next, he visited the mine factory, grenades, pistols, submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenadiers and other factories, and the generals were even more speechless. Finally, Ouyang Jian, who visited the artillery factory, said: "Principal, at present, in the artillery factory, we can manufacture all artillery below 105 mm, including anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. In addition, our Ordnance Research Institute is developing a 152-mm howitzer, and soon our howitzer will be available. He Yingqin asked: "General Ouyang, is it difficult for you to install 152mm guns?" “

Ouyang Jian shook his head and said, "Our transportation capacity cannot guarantee the mobile combat of 105mm guns, and 152mm guns are even more cumbersome. At present, we mainly produce 75mm mountain guns. Not long ago, during the Jiangxi defensive operation, our 105-mm artillery was temporarily used as a fortress artillery. If the conditions are met in the future, the troops will definitely be equipped to let the Japanese army taste the power of Chinese artillery. "No wonder the Japanese army couldn't attack Jiangxi, your artillery played a powerful role.!" "Artillery is the god of war, and its role in defensive and offensive operations is irreplaceable."

It is impossible for Ouyang Jian to show all the secrets, such as the rocket launchers, aero engines, and internal combustion engines that are being developed, including higher-level atomic fission research, which will not be told to Lao Jiang. In fact, letting Lao Chiang visit the arsenal has two meanings: according to the strategic intentions of the Central Committee, one is to promote counterpart support for the Central Army as soon as possible, and form a pattern of a game of chess for the whole country. Second, deterrence by force made Lao Chiang give up the idea of opposing the Communist Party, and formed the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to cooperate and develop in a wider range of fields.

On this day, after visiting the Tongluozhai Cave Airport, Lao Jiang gathered all the generals together and said: "I visited for 3 consecutive days, and everyone must have been deeply touched. General Ouyang is the most outstanding and outstanding talent, and the implementation in front of us tells us everything, and everyone can speak freely if they have any ideas. "President, we must fully integrate with the Communist Party and form a whole as soon as possible. After a three-day visit, I think that the military industry of the Communist Party has become at the forefront of the world's arms industry, which is unimaginable. Chen Cheng spoke first.

Zhang Zhizhong said: "President, such an advanced weapons industry is very encouraging. I believe that this munitions base will certainly play a tremendous role in the future war against Japan. Being independent and self-reliant, we no longer have to whisper to foreigners, especially when it comes to defeating Japanese militarism, I have the confidence that we will win. Other generals also expressed their opinions. Lao Jiang said: "Now the Communist Party has become a powerful force, and it is surprisingly powerful. We must change our thinking, further deepen mutual understanding and trust, and form a new situation of KMT-CPC cooperation as soon as possible. ”

The next day, Ouyang Jian talked to Lao Jiang alone. "General Ouyang, I need the arms here, I don't know your party's decision?" "Principal, we do not distinguish between each other in the war against Japan, and the Central Committee has decided to vigorously support all departments of the Central Army and do our best to ensure the war against Japan. But I have one condition? "What conditions?" "I will supervise the whole process of providing arms to all departments of the Central Army, so as not to cause extraneous complications." "No problem, I promise you, what else do you want?" "I need a lot of raw materials to expand production!" Lao Jiang swore that he would meet the military production.

Soon an agreement was reached on arms assistance, and for the air defense of Chongqing, 100 anti-aircraft guns and 200 anti-aircraft machine guns were provided. In order to ensure the demand for ammunition, Ouyang Jian built an ammunition factory in Chongqing. In addition, the first batch of munitions provided 10 million rounds of rifle ammunition, 5 million rounds of ammunition for light and heavy machine guns, 50,000 rifles, 500 light and heavy machine guns, 500 mortars, 100 mountain guns, rocket launchers, grenadiers, grenades, steel helmets, and ・・・・・・ shells. Lao Chiang made the trip worthwhile, but all this is secondary, and the most important thing is that the cooperation between the KMT and the CCP ushered in a new situation.