Arriving at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Xi'an, these things brought by He Zhengdao to the headquarters really pleased the leaders and officers and soldiers of the headquarters. The head of the headquarters also gave a high degree of affirmation and praise to the development of the independent column.

If you talk about the Red Star pistol and the Type 27 rifle, they are some conventional weapons. The assault rifles and bazookas used by the Sabre Special Operations Team shocked the officers who had watched the demonstration.

As commanders, they saw the armor-piercing effect of the bazooka and knew that it was a killer weapon against the imp tank. Even in the future, when attacking some strong fortresses, bazookas may be better used than artillery.

That night, Mr. Zhu personally paid for the cooking class at the headquarters and added a few more dishes to entertain He Zhengdao and Zhu Fei. For He Zhengdao, Mr. Zhu is undoubtedly very appreciative, and feels that this is the future representative of the Eighth Route Army.

As for Zhu Fei's words, when he acted with the Red Fourth Front Army, Zhu Fei served him as a guard, which also made Mr. Zhu very trusted. This time, he personally escorted He Zhengdao, and naturally he was also qualified to dine together.

Although Zhu Fei was only a special operations squad leader, he was also promoted to lieutenant colonel. And if there is no surprise, he will also be the first captain of the Sabre Special Combat Team in the future. Of course, he is currently also serving as deputy captain.

knows that there are some things that he can't know too much yet, even when He Zhengdao goes out, he will often accompany him. But after sitting down to eat, Zhu Fei also ate a few steamed buns very quickly, and left the table on the grounds of the task.

Looking at Zhu Fei who was leaving, Mr. Zhu also smiled and said, "This kid seems to be getting colder and colder." However, it is much more stable. It seems that staying with you for so long has really grown a lot. ”

For Zhu Fei, the captain of the special operations detachment who has a little clan relationship with himself, Mr. Zhu still trusts him very much. originally wanted him to stay by his side as a guard, but Zhu Fei finally chose to return to the independent column.

is even very competitive, becoming the only team leader at present, and also serving as the deputy captain. Even if he was a lieutenant colonel, but Zhu Fei believed that no one would dare to despise him in front of those division commanders of the independent column.

Facing Mr. Zhu's words with a smile, He Zhengdao also nodded and said, "Well, with the increase in tasks, his military command ability is also increasing. became the captain of the detachment, and his personality is much more stable than before.

As for the cold expression, this kid has always been like this. As saber special combat members, although they are all elites, the pressure they can bear is not small. Seriousness, seriousness, and that's what I've always emphasized to them.

If nothing else, I believe they will meet their opponents next. At present, Germany has carried out the formation of relevant units for the role of special forces. The little devil also sent excellent officers to Germany to participate in the study of special forces.

If they are thrown into battle in the future, I am afraid that the harm to us will not be small. Therefore, I can only continue to raise the requirements for them, hoping that in the future, when I meet the special forces of the little devils, they will still be stronger than the little devils! ”

'You say that there are such troops abroad now?' ’

'Hmmm! In fact, special forces were there at a very early age. Similar to the Beiwei Army formed by the famous general Yue Fei of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Xuanjia Army formed by Tang Emperor Li Shimin, these can be called ancient special forces.

In this regard, Germany was undoubtedly the first country to try to form such a branch of the army. Compared to their specialization, we are still just groping our way forward. But I believe that the special combat team that really encounters the little devils will definitely not lose the saber! ’

There are some things, He Zhengdao can't tell Mr. Zhu too clearly. But he still knows very well in his heart, even if in the near future, he may encounter the Japanese special forces who have entered the anti-Japanese battlefield, and he is not afraid of coming.

Judging from the current situation, the first few batches of Sabre members have accumulated very rich practical experience. In terms of weapons and equipment, He Zhengdao also gave the greatest preferential treatment. This means that Sabre is also a full-fledged special forces.

While chatting about these words, Mr. Zhu also continued: "Regarding the preparation of the steel plant, you said in the telegram last time that there are some new ideas. It just so happened that there was nothing going on in the evening, so we ate and talked, how about it? ”

'Thank you, Commander-in-Chief! In fact, for the steel plant that is about to be built, I still hope that this arsenal can not only smelt steel, but also train more talents in smelting.

In my previous telegram, I said that I had some new ideas, and more because I felt that there was an opportunity to really expand steel production. It's just that it's really difficult for us to do this.

After the complete recovery of Baotou, we learned a very important information based on the captured Japanese expatriates, that is, the iron ore resources in Baotou area are very rich. It is dozens of times larger than the existing iron ore area we have discovered.

Just want to build a really large steel plant there, in addition to the equipment needs to be purchased from abroad, how to hold the steel plant is also a very headache. At least, if you can't get air supremacy, the iron ore area can only continue to be mothballed.

Iron ore mined in small batches is then sent directly to the steel plant in Yulin. At least in the absence of a comprehensive recovery of the Northeast, I will keep the news of the discovery of large-scale iron ore in Baotou.

If the little devil knew that there were such a large amount of iron ore resources in that place, maybe the little devil would really jump over the wall in a hurry and dispatch more elite troops to try to snatch back this extremely rare resource place.

The reason why the little devils invaded us was not only because they felt that we were easy to bully, but also because the resources on their island were too scarce. And our China is rich in land and resources, and the national strength is not strong, so they will feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

In this case, in order to avoid irritating the little devils, I have always kept the information about resource exploration as a top secret. There is only one purpose, to use the existing resources to rapidly enhance the strength of our army.

Only by driving the little devils out of the country and waiting for the domestic situation to stabilize can we really feel at ease to develop these resources, make good use of these resources, and create a large-scale military industry that is truly not inferior to foreign countries at an early date. ’

After listening to He Zhengdao's narration, Mr. Zhu also agreed: "Indeed, the little devil is a resource-poor country, and our country's resource reserves are indeed richer than theirs. It's a pity that we couldn't keep these good things.

Even like a three-year-old doll holding a gold ingot, it attracts the greed of these invaders. So you mean, since the steel plant formed near Baoji is more of a transitional factory, right? ”

As a result, to Mr. Zhu's surprise, He Zhengdao shook his head and said: "Commander-in-chief, General Peng, Chief of Staff, I don't know if you have noticed that after the Republic of China, China's steel production has not increased but has decreased a lot.

If you want to build a real heavy industry base and military base, steel can be called the lifeblood and pillar. If you can't produce enough steel and high-quality steel, you want to develop other industrial projects, that's just on paper.

Compared with the current steel production of the little devils, the current steel production in our country cannot even be compared with a fraction of them. The most despicable thing is that many arsenals in our national control area buy steel from enemy-occupied areas.

It can be said that much of the steel used in many of the weapons and equipment of the Japanese army invading China at present was smelted in the enemy-occupied areas in northeast China. It's chilling to dig our mines and create weapons that are used to kill our people.

Therefore, whether it is the steel plant to be established in Baoji, or the steel plant in Yulin, or even the steel plant that may be set up in Baotou in the future, it will be the top priority of our industrial construction.

Only by increasing the annual production of steel can our other industrial supporting projects be improved and expanded. The establishment of a few more steel mills is also more to increase our annual steel production as soon as possible.

In recent years, many people in the government of the Republic of China feel that it is better to buy than to build. Even in order to support their comprador economy, many people who really wanted to build their own industries and industries were suppressed by those powerful compradors.

The end result is that our current steel production is worse than that of the Qing Dynasty and the Beiyang period. The great industrial development mentioned by the government of the Republic of China is more of a self-deceptive deception. The comprador economy has fattened the emperor's relatives and relatives, and mistaken all the people! ”

Regarding the industrial development of the Republic of China, He Zhengdao also read some information in later generations. It is better to buy than to build, which is also the idea of many officials and dignitaries of the current national government. Most of the people in charge of the comprador are Lao Jiang's relatives and supporters.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was also able to build its own warships. During the Beiyang period, the Northeast Arsenal should be able to build automobiles and airplanes. But the later it gets, the worse the industry of the Republic of China becomes. Even in the arsenal of the Republic of China government, the barrels and barrels are all purchased.

In this case, not to mention the increase in the cost of gun manufacturing, it has also invisibly suppressed the enthusiasm of domestic steel manufacturers. Although the domestic steel smelting technology is indeed inferior to that of foreign countries, how can it be broken through and improved without investing in the cost of development?

Now the Eighth Route Army intends to expand the production of arsenals, and steel is undoubtedly a key link. At least in Ho's view, he would rather build a few smaller steel mills than buy steel from abroad.

Even He Zhengdao also considered purchasing a batch of large-scale steel smelting equipment from the Soviet Union through some exchange of interests. After all, after the recovery of Suiyuan, the communication channel between the Eighth Route Army and Mongolia has been opened.

It's just that He Zhengdao also knows that there is no free lunch in the world. What's more, it is not very far from Germany to start World War II. In the future, the Soviet Union will even sign a non-aggression pact with the little devils.

In this case, if the Eighth Route Army wanted to gain the support of the Soviet side, in addition to giving money, I am afraid that it would also need to pay some additional political conditions. Thinking of these, He Zhengdao was somewhat resistant in his heart.

At least he always believes that many of the relations between countries are based on the supremacy of interests. The current Eighth Route Army is not strong enough, if it is really strong, I am afraid that the Soviet Union will still be wary of the Eighth Route Army! (To be continued.) )