Luo Jian and Yan Yingyuan stood side by side on the edge of the playground in the Marine Corps garrison outside Nanjing, looking at the Marines who were training intensively.

The Marines are all young men between the ages of 18 and 22, and they are all selected by thousands of people, and their training is quite different from that of other units, and the intensity of training is much greater than that of other units, and of course the training support is much better than that of other units, and the support of these 8,000 men is already more than that of a main division.

"Brother Liheng, our Marine Corps is still in a short period of time, and this mission is very arduous, do you think you have any requirements?"

Yan Yingyuan didn't immediately answer Luo Jian's question, and after thinking for a long time, he raised his head and said:

"Governor, there are no other requirements, do you know that I am an artillery leader, and I am a bit of an amateur in infantry combat, can you give me a few days to familiarize myself with it? The other point is that I wondered if I could carry all mortars this time. ”

"Okay, this is no problem, tomorrow you go to the General Staff, and I will ask them to provide you with all our combat examples, you can take a good look and learn some experience." As for the mortar, I'll go to Xiao Liu tomorrow and ask to see if he can guarantee it. ”

Luo Jian recruited Yan Yingyuan back from Guangxi because he wanted him to complete an extremely difficult task.

Although the center of gravity of the Manchu court has moved from the northeast to Guannei, the military and political significance of the Wehrmacht entering the northeast and occupying Shengjing (Shenyang) is still very significant.

The "Yue Fei" and "Huo Quai" had already set off for South America, and it was now a little difficult to transport a large number of troops from the sea, and besides, the large force was attacking so far, and the support was also a huge problem, so Luo Jian thought twice and decided to use only 8,000 marines to land in the northeast.

The division commanders of several main divisions couldn't pull away, Luo Jian thought about it and felt that Yan Yingyuan was the best candidate for this operation, so when the artillery brigade was split into the first army and the second army, he transferred Yan Yingyuan back.

Luo Jian's request to Yan Yingyuan was that as long as Shengjing was occupied, with the firepower of the Marine Corps, after occupying Shengjing, it would be difficult for the Qing soldiers to capture it, so that a nail would be hammered in the northeast, and the Qing court's northward escape could also be blocked in the future.

"Brother Liheng, this operation will take some time, we have to move in a timely manner according to the situation in the country, you make good use of this time to familiarize yourself with the troops, and do a good job in the training of the troops, especially the training of the rapid march."

"Governor, please rest assured, I understand this very well, but the equipment of the troops must be in place as soon as possible, so that adaptive training can be carried out as soon as possible."

Liu Weimin is also too busy to touch the ground now, and although the battle of the Seventh Division, which needs his key support, has not yet started, Liu Weimin is afraid that Wang Qiang will suffer losses in the battle, and he wants to replace all the Seventh Division with rear-loading rifles as soon as possible.

Although the production line of the chemical plant has been completed, and the preparation of nitric acid and sulfuric acid is no longer a problem, other raw materials for the manufacture of new ZHA drugs are still in short supply, which makes the output of new ZHA drugs not high, which is also the biggest headache for Liu Weimin in recent times.

The biggest problem lies in the fractionation of coal, where a large amount of useful gas is wasted due to the lack of available detection equipment.

Liu Weimin clearly remembers that in the history of organic chemistry, a large amount of ethylene was burned in vain, and later it was discovered that ethylene can be synthesized into polyethylene at high temperature and high pressure, and plastic film is produced in this way.

It's just that Liu Weimin can't take care of these civilian things now, and he has to solve the problem of the production of new zha drugs as soon as possible.

The lights in the chemical laboratory were also on all night during this time, and Xiao Liu had been running from the chemical factory to the military factory during this time, and Liu Cui'e had become the actual leader of the laboratory.

Now Liu Cui'e is no longer the same as when she came out of the palace, her long hair is tied into a ponytail and dragged behind her back, her thick glasses and a white coat make her look more like a scholar, and the thick books printed out by the printer have been turned over by her with raw edges.

Although the chemical plant has been built, how to produce new ZHA drugs, including Liu Weimin, is also being explored, and the information that can be found is only a rough description, and the specific process has to be explored by the laboratory little by little, and the production line that has been built now is also of a research nature, so the fertilizer production that Shi Kefa has always wanted has not been put on the agenda.

Some time ago, there was a big accident, two researchers accidentally blew up the unpassivated ZHA medicine during the operation, and as a result, the room was blown up and the two researchers were also sacrificed, which made Liu Weimin more cautious, and this caution made the progress naturally slow down a lot.

Luo Jian found Liu Weimin in the rifle production workshop.

The technological progress of machinery manufacturing is rapid, and high-strength alloys have been made, although the amount is not large, but it is enough to be used in various machine tools.

"Chief, are you here?" Seeing Luo Jian coming, Liu Weimin hurriedly came out of the workshop.

"Xiao Liu, come here, I have something to discuss with you."

Luo Jian called Liu Weimin out of the workshop.

"How is the production of rifles now?" Luo Jian walked under a big tree outside the factory, turned around and asked.

"The production of rifles is not a problem, how can I produce 3,000 in a month, but the production of ****** is insufficient, which really gives me a headache." Liu Weimin exchanged for a pack of cigarettes, which he asked people to find tobacco and Li Yue rolled it out for him.

"Chief, will you have one too?"

Luo Jian curiously took the cigarette handed over by Liu Weimin, "You made it yourself?" ”

Liu Weimin nodded, lit the fire to Luo Jian, and then said: "Xiao Wang has only one regiment equipped there, and I want to replace the equipment of his other regiments as soon as possible." ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of Xiao Wang for the time being, we have to equip the Marines first." Luo Jian took a puff of cigarette and felt really good.

"Chief, I'm afraid that Xiao Wang will suffer..."Liu Weimin was a little anxious when he heard that he couldn't equip the Seventh Division first.

"Xiao Liu, we have to take into account the overall situation, the Marines are preparing to land from the Northeast, and they need these new equipment even more." Luo Jian glanced at Xiao Liu, and then said:

"The equipment of the Seventh Division is now the best in the whole army, as long as this kid doesn't come nonsense, it is impossible to suffer, you can rest assured."

"That's the same, I'm just not steady, Xiao Wang is still too young, I'm afraid that he won't be able to stabilize as soon as he comes up."

"And Minister Huang is together, and there are not a few battles that Xiao Wang has experienced, he is also growing up, you are worrying a little too much." Luo Jian said with a smile.

The two were talking, Liu Weimin suddenly looked ahead in surprise, it turned out that Liu Cui'e led a few people to come over in a hurry, in Liu Weimin's impression, Liu Cui'e has hardly left the laboratory since she was obsessed with chemistry, and it felt a little strange to see her run out today.

"Brother Liu, it's done, I've found it!" Liu Cui'e went directly to Liu Weimin, and didn't notice that Luo Jian was also standing beside him.

Luo Jian didn't care, he just looked at it with a smile.

"What did you find?" Liu Weimin looked at Liu Cui'e with some expectation.

"I found a way to mass-produce XX." Liu Cui'e said with some excitement, only to find that there was another person beside Liu Weimin, and looked at Luo Jian with some confusion.

"Is he the Grand Duke?" Liu Cui'e was brought to Yangzhou by Luo Jian from Nanjing, of course she had seen Luo Jian, but she hadn't seen her for a long time, and she was a lot stranger, and now everyone's clothes are almost the same, and her hair is short, Liu Cui'e didn't recognize Luo Jian for a while.

"Hehe, you just see me now?" Luo Jian smiled, "Can it be mass-produced?" ”

"Ahh The Grand Governor, yes, can be mass-produced. Liu Cui'e looked at Luo Jian a little nervously and said, and after speaking, she handed the stack of papers in her hand to Liu Weimin.

Liu Weimin took the paper and looked down, and it took him half a day to read it, and he frowned and said: "According to this method, we still have to make a lot of adjustments to the production line, which will take a lot of time." ”

"Sharpening knives is not a mistake for woodcutters, as long as it can be produced in large quantities, it is worth spending some time." Luo Jian said without hesitation.

Now the main use on the battlefield is still black huo medicine, and the dependence on yellow zha medicine is not great, even if the chemical plant is stopped, except for the seventh division, it will not have a big impact on the whole situation, and the reserves of the seventh division can last for a while, so Luo Jian said so.

"Chief, I estimate it will take more than a month to adjust, are we in time?" Liu Weimin still has some concerns, what he is most worried about is Wang Qiang's seven divisions and one regiment, they are all using new equipment, and they are the most dependent on new zha medicine.

"The war will not be resolved in a short time, this battle has to be fought slowly, China is so big, I'm afraid it won't take a month to go from here to Xinjiang, right? You make up your mind as soon as possible, and if you ask for money, I will give it to you immediately! ”

"Okay, chief, I'll arrange it in the afternoon, people don't need it, it's okay to have factory workers, but there are a few new equipment that need to be remanufactured, I have to go to Chen Zilong." Liu Weimin saw that Luo Jian had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more and agreed.

When he returned to the house from the military factory, it was already late, and as soon as he walked into the house, Luo Jian saw Lai Fu who was anxiously waiting.

Seeing Lai Fu running to the mansion in person, Luo Jian had a premonition that something had happened, otherwise Lai Fu would not have left his courtyard easily.

"Lai Fu, what's going on?" Luo Jian asked bluntly.

"Governor, Lai Fu is incompetent, please punish me!" Lai Fu stood bent over, and there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"What the hell is going on? Hurry up! Luo Jian was a little dissatisfied with Lai Fu's wordiness.

"Dadu Governor, the director of a workshop in the military factory ran away, and I asked people to check it out to find out that this person was bought by Manchu spies for 3,000 taels of silver." Lai Fu said with his head bowed.

"Sit down, talk slowly, the sky can't come down!" Luo Jian pointed to the sofa and said.

Waiting for Lai Fu to slowly tell what happened, Luo Jian understood the whole thing.

The workshop director did not have a family in Nanjing, he was originally just a craftsman with very good skills, but later did a good job in the military factory, made rapid progress, and was slowly promoted to the workshop director.

Lai Fu's security department found out some time ago that this person had a lot of contact with people outside the military factory, and had begun to notice him, but he didn't expect that before the security department could do anything, he actually ran away.

The Ministry of Security carried out a major clean-up of the outside of the military factory, and found out a lot of fine work sent by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and only then did it understand that the director of the workshop had been bribed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty for 3,000 taels of silver.