A few days later, Wang Huankai led 407 artillery (including 212 artillery under Xue Yue), 9 Li Jinglong sailors, 87 Wu brothers cavalry, 58 rapid-fire guns, more than 20 million shells, 362 horses, Zhang Yunyi and Tan Zhenlin led a pistol battalion of more than 270 people and more than 300 carts from Nanlin Town to Xishan.

On the way, Wang Huankai reminded Zhang Yunyi that he should bring another hundred and ten carts to transport the loot. Zhang Yunyi smiled slightly: "Don't worry, there are our people all the way!" ”

Sure enough, he didn't go far, Liu Qinghe also came with more than 100 Wu Mu soldiers to respond, and he is now the captain of the Wu Mu Army Dispatch Team, the captain of the Xuanwu (Xuancheng-Wuhu) Guerrilla Brigade of the Loyal and Righteous Rescue, and the commander of the independent battalion of the third detachment of the New Fourth Army.

The old brothers naturally met with great affection, talking and hurrying on the road. Liu Qinghe told Wang Huankai and others that Xuancheng had an infantry squadron, a cavalry squadron, and a military horse farm stationed in the devils, and the original devil cavalry brigade had just been transferred.

When the Wu brothers heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up: Take Xuancheng first!

Zhang Yunyi persuaded: "The devil is well equipped and has strong combat power, and our New Fourth Army has not defeated a single regiment of troops, so you better be cautious!" ”

Wu Zhen has gone through a lot of things, he is no longer young and crazy, he is much more stable, he replied to Zhang Yunyi respectfully: "Commander Zhang, one regiment of your army is insufficient, there are only 1,800 people, lack of heavy weapons, relying on a lot of blood, daring to attack devils A squadron of infantry and a squadron of cavalry is already commendable!" But although we only have 1,800 people this time, there are 58 cannons alone, and only machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, shell guns and other light weapons will top your 5 regiments. ”

Wu Zhen took the lead and served as the commander-in-chief of the attack on Xuancheng.

Concentrate 24 shell guns and hand them over to a platoon of Liu Qinghe, who personally led the team to infiltrate Xuancheng; Wang Huankai led 4 rapid-fire guns to covertly approach the Devil's infantry position, waiting for an opportunity to suppress the Devil's heavy firepower; Wu Lei led a reinforced infantry company composed of artillery, health troops, communication troops, ammunition troops, and sight soldiers, and was responsible for blocking the devil cavalry squadron; Wu Ting led the cavalry team to attack the Devil Infantry Squadron.

Wu Mujun set up a position in the west of Xuancheng with great fanfare. The devils are also on guard.

Wang Huankai's rapid-fire cannon was the first to blow up the deer barricades and barbed wire in the devil's infantry position; The devil actually had two Type 92 infantry guns, and he immediately returned fire; Wang Huankai's 4 rapid-fire guns fired back together, with amazing power but poor accuracy; The devil, whose range and rate of fire were not of the same level, hurriedly transferred the artillery position, but was taken by Liu Qinghe behind him.

The devil lost the cannon and hurriedly sent someone to grab it; Wang Huankai's rapid-fire artillery became extremely accurate again, and the devil infantry and cavalry could not get close to Liu Qinghe's artillery position.

Wang Huankai's Soviet-made rapid-fire guns were equal to the devil's three infantry guns, and the four rapid-fire guns were already able to withstand the artillery fire of the devil's wing, and the devil's flesh and blood were blown up.

The devil was in a hurry, and all the cavalry squadrons desperately attacked Wang Huankai's artillery position, trying to forcibly seize the sharp weapons of the Wu Mu army. Unexpectedly, he was hit by the powerful infantry fire on the periphery of the artillery position.

The devil cavalry couldn't support it, so they had to retreat, but they were chased and killed by the cavalry team of the Wu Mu army, and they went straight into the devil infantry position.

In 40 minutes, Wu Mujun easily took Xuancheng. An infantry squadron of devils was eliminated, but the cavalry squadron of devils successfully escaped 11 devils, captured 2 infantry guns, 59 shells, 4 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 9 Type 96 light machine guns, 96 rifles, 76 pistols, 421 grenades, several ammunition, and 262 military horses (including 91 war horses).

Zhang Yunyi was surprised, powerful firepower, strong combat power, weird tactics, Wu Mujun is really powerful!

Tan Zhenlin also admired Wu Mujun's combat power and tactics from the bottom of his heart!

After cleaning up the battlefield, Wang Huankai and Wu Zhen handed over all the captured weapons and ammunition to Zhang Yunyi, expressing their apologies for accidentally injuring friendly soldiers.

Zhang Yunyi immediately arranged for the surrounding troops to be stationed in Xuancheng to carry the reserve materials of the devils in Xuancheng, and he took Tan Zhenlin and the pistol battalion to Xishan to meet the heroes of the Wumu army.

Since Wang Huankai left, Tuesday Dog and others have not been idle.

First of all, the garrison troops on the east side of Xishan reported that many fishermen and fishing boats living on the west bank of Taihu Lake had recently been hijacked by gunboats and taken to the east shore of Taihu Lake to deliver supplies and supplies to the islands garrisoned by the devils.

According to the analysis of Zhao Dahu and Xiang Qingyun, there are two possibilities for the devil's intentions: one is to block the main road from Wusong River to Taihu Lake to prevent Wu Mu's army from looting materials from Wusong River and returning to Xishan through Taihu Lake; The first is to prepare to attack Xishan through Taihu Lake with devils all the way.

Ouyang Cheng suggested that the Kehua Heavy Artillery Brigade be transferred to strengthen the defense of the lake area facing the west and east mountains.

The chiefs agreed.

Zeng Qi also strongly urged Tuesday Dog and Zhao Dahu to quickly form a water army and control the initiative on the surface of Taihu Lake. On Tuesday, Gou and Zhao Dahu said that they would not enter the formal planning stage until Li Jinglong, who was born in the navy, returned.

On this day, Tuesday Dog, Zhao Dahu was taking Zeng Qi, Xiang Qingyun, Ouyang Cheng, Ke Hua, Li Haiyang and others to survey the terrain on the west bank of Taihu Lake, and saw several fishing boats in the distance being chased by a devil gunboat.

Suddenly, on the north side of the lakeshore, a "motorcycle" cut through the water and rushed towards the devil's gunboat like an arrow, and a half-sized man used a serpentine route on the "motorcycle" to bypass the devil's machine gun bullets and crashed directly into the devil's gunboat, which frightened the devil on the gunboat and screamed.

At the moment when he was about to collide, the half-sized boy adjusted the "front of the car" and threw two grenades into the devil's gunboat, and the "motorcycle" passed by the gunboat.

"Tom" and "Tom" exploded twice, and the devil gunboat swirled on the lake!

The half-sized son on the "motorcycle" returned to the west shore of Taihu Lake.

"Call that kid over here!" Xiang Qingyun ordered Zhao Da'er.

A drenched half-grown man was called to the leaders, and Shu Jintang and Zheng Qiguang also followed.

"What's your name, little one?" Tuesday asked with a smile on his face.

"I haven't seen Commander Zhou yet!" Shu Jintang prompts half a child.

The half-eldest son saluted a few awkward military salutes: "Report to Commander Zhou, my name is Li Guangda!" ”

"Well done! Go back and get 100 oceans of bounty! I just don't understand, how can a motorcycle run on the water? Tuesday Dog looked confused.

"Report to Commander Zhou, it's not a motorcycle, it's a motorboat, I brought it back from the United States!" The half-grown son Li Guangda looked excited.

"Oh? Are you coming back from the United States? Tuesday Dog groaned.

"Yes, my father sent me to study in the United States, but I didn't study well, and the motorboat was very good! It cost my father a lot of money, and my father said that I was a loser! Lee Guangda did not have a trace of shame on his face.

"Well, go to the gendarmerie and get your reward! Shu Jintang and Zheng Qiguang stay! "Tuesday Dog looked excited, exactly like the half-grown boy Lee Guangda.

"What do you think?" Tuesday the dog asked several chiefs.

"Water Army!" The eyes of the leaders lit up......

Ten days later......

"Report to Commander Zhou, the Military Industry Department has tried to build 3 motorboats, please inspect them!" Shu Jintang desperately controlled his smug mood.

"Let's go, let's see!" Zhao Dahu couldn't hold back his excitement.

The hull made of three gasoline drums is much rougher than Lee Kuan Da's motorboat, but the hull is several times larger, and the seats should be able to accommodate three people, and the engine is obviously removed from the motorcycle.

"Lee Guangda's motorboat is too small and its combat effectiveness is not enough, so the motorboat we built is relatively large, with a total length of 4 meters, a maximum width of 1.2 meters, a maximum depth of 0.8 meters, a load of 1,800 kilograms, a crew of 3 people, and a speed of 39 knots per hour. The main designer, Lee Guang-tae! ”

"How's the firepower?" Ouyang Cheng is very sensitive to the issue of firepower.

"We designed several sets of schemes, one is 1 heavy machine gun, 2 grenadier canisters, and 2 shell guns; One is 1 light machine gun, 2 grenade machine guns, and 2 shell guns; There are also some equipment waiting to be developed! ”

"Oh? What's new you've developed?" On Tuesday, the dog remembered that it had been a long time since he had asked about the work of the Military Industry Department, "and a comprehensive report on the production situation!" ”

"Yes! The Qiguang submachine gun is now greatly improved in performance due to the additional manpower and improved technology, and can produce 22-25 pieces per day; clay pot lime mines can produce 600 grenades and 100 mines per day; R&D of 3 motorized speedboats; Semi-burst shotguns are being developed ......"

"Wait, half-burst shotgun? What is it for? ”

"The cavalry battalion reported that the hit rate of immediate shooting was too low, and I wanted to use a shotgun that shot iron sand scatter, although the range was short and the lethality was low, but the hit rate was high, and the cavalry was fast, which could make up for the shortcomings of the short range of the shotgun, and it was only proportionally equipped, and each cavalry squad was only equipped with 5."

"Well, yes, anything else?" Tuesday the dog nodded repeatedly.

"Commander Zhou, don't interrupt me all the time, listen to my explanations one by one!" Shu Jintang didn't have the anger to give advice to the dog on Tuesday.

"Okay, okay, you say, listen to you!" Tuesday dogs are not angry either.

"We are going to make two models of this semi-burst shotgun, one is a 12mm long-barreled type with a range of 150 meters, which is used by cavalry; One is a 40mm short-barreled type of grenade machine gun modified with iron sand scattered bullets, with a range of 70 meters, which will be used by motorized speedboats in the future......"

"Wait," Tuesday Dog couldn't help but interject again, but forcibly held back.

"It's okay, just ask." However, Shu Jintang was generous.

"I understand that this motorized boat is equipped with a grenade machine gun, but what is the use of a shotgun?"

"I knew you had to ask, the grenade can hit the devil's machine gun, position, and infantry, but it also damaged the devil's gunboat, we can use a shotgun to hurt people without hurting the ship, and the gunboat will be ours!" Shu Jintang explained triumphantly.

"Good boy, the more you learn, the better you get!" Zhao Dahu also praised again and again.

"In my opinion, we will develop a heavy shotgun, with a long barrel and a large caliber and long range, which will focus on the lookout holes, machine gunners, muzzles and other openings of devil tanks, and drill the loopholes of tanks and armored vehicles!" Ouyang Cheng gave professional advice.

"That doesn't need to be developed, there are ready-made ones. The Beiyang Army has made a batch of guns, and now they are being used by Taihu fishermen to fight wild geese. We are the shotguns that were inspired by the lifting of guns! Shu Jintang's explanation was clear.

"Oh, by the way, the other day the German engineering experts taught us a method of making anti-tank grenades with hollow charges, we can fire them from a grenade machine gun, oh, oh, the problem of anti-tank is solved! The problem of anti-tank is solved! Shu Jintang rushed out of the workshop in a fit of confusion, throwing a group of high-ranking officers aside.

"Well, we have some proposals for the Chiefs to decide." Wu Zhengtang, deputy director of the Military Industry Department, did not get carried away.

"Tell me about it!" Tuesday Dog was immersed in the joy of solving the tank puzzle, and did not hear Wu Zhengtang's words, Zhao Dahu let Wu Zhengtang speak while stretching Tuesday Dog's clothes.

"The camouflage hunting suit that the second lady brought back from the UK last time, we think it is suitable for military uniforms, and the concealment is very good when it comes to fighting, and it just so happens that our current military uniforms are not like **, and devils are not like devils, so we suggest that Wu Mujun change his military uniform, and it is called Wu Mufu!"

"Wu Mu is not convinced by anyone! This name is not good, it is better to call it a hunting suit! Zhao Dahu showed a rare literary talent.

"Good! That's it! Everyone agreed.

"What else is good?" Tuesdays dogs do not quench their thirst.

"Not yet!" Wu Zhengtang is real.

"You tell Shu Jintang that you have to step up the research and development of equipment against devil gas bombs and aircraft!" Zeng Qi calmly instructed Wu Zhengtang.

"But we don't have enough people!" Wu Zhengtang made timely demands on the rise of the bigwigs.

"How many of you are now? Not enough? ”

"Report to the chief, the military industry department now has 9 civilian factories such as livestock farms, food factories, pharmaceutical factories, weaving factories, garment factories, cigarette factories, rope factories, equipment factories, and printing factories, with a total of 4,247 production personnel, excluding equipment maintenance personnel; There are 9 military factories such as soap factories, match factories, explosives factories, raw material factories, bullet factories, foundries, chemical plants, repair plants, power plants, etc., and there are 8,578 production personnel in addition to the repair plants, excluding maintenance personnel; A total of 17 factories and 1,509 sets of equipment are maintained by 897 skilled workers and 2,223 apprentices in the repair factory...... Alas, it's hard! Wu Zhengtang vomited bitterness.

"How much do you use for the devil captives?" Zeng Qi asked.

"If it's not my race, its heart will be different, and I don't dare to reuse it!" Wu Zhengtang said.

"How many can be used?" Zeng Qi got to the bottom of it.

"There must be more than 1,200 people!" Wu Zhengtang knows the roots.

"Well, the maintenance of the civilian factory is handed over to the Japanese workers, and the following are specially instructed not to discriminate against or insult Japanese employees! Soap factories, raw material factories, foundries, and other factories that do not involve safety and confidentiality can also use Japanese employees! "Tuesday the dog told Wu Zhengtang.

"However, it is necessary to monitor these Japanese employees appropriately, supervise their work, product quality, and pay attention to confidentiality! You inform Shi Jilun to take charge of these tasks! Zeng Qi added.

Until Tuesday, when Gou and the others left the repair factory, they never saw Shu Jintang, Zheng Qiguang, Li Guangda and others again......

Back at headquarters, Tuesday Dog convened everyone to discuss how to solve the problem of skilled workers.

Shi Jilun suggested that the prisons in the Shanghai Public Concession should be filled with a group of people to fill the garment factories, equipment factories and other civilian factories, and the Public Concession would be very struggling to bear the food for these prisoners anyway.

Ouyang Cheng proposed to recruit a group of skilled workers from Shanghai, Suzhou, and Changzhou. But Shi Jilun objected, for fear of being mixed into the devil's spies. In the end, it was decided that Zhou Dagou would recruit a group of well-known technicians from Shanghai.

Soon, Zhou Dagou sent a large number of people from Shanghai: 897 prisoners, 387 skilled workers, 1,987 with their families, as well as many Jews, Belarusians and other foreigners, as well as foreign technicians and engineers who "traveled" to Xishan.

In view of the stability of the base area in southern Jiangsu, on Tuesday Gou recalled Wang Laodun, who had made a fortune in Zhengda Real Estate, and ordered him to move the civilian factory to the periphery of Xishan, on the one hand, to make room for the military factory, power and other resources, and on the other hand, to strengthen the secrecy of the military factory.

The cowhide of Mapu Fang was also transported, and the leather workshop was separated from the assembly factory, and the "Suhai Leather Factory" was officially established, and the people from Shanghai Prison became the main force of production.

On Tuesday, Gou opened another "returnee club," in which senior generals occasionally participated, listening to overseas experiences and opening up ideas for enriching the country and strengthening the army.

Coincidentally, Wang Huankai, Li Jinglong, the Wu brothers, and Zhang Yunyi, chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, came.

The problem of accidental injury was solved smoothly, and on Tuesday Gou invited Chen Yi to be the intermediary and came up with two plans: one is economic compensation, which will compensate each soldier who died by mistake according to the standard of 200 oceans; First, the New Fourth Army will settle the bereavement work by itself, and Wu Mujun will compensate the New Fourth Army for a batch of equipment, 1,000 southern-style pistols, and 40,000 rounds of ammunition.

Zhang Yunyi discussed with Chen Yi and asked for fewer pistols and replaced them with "heavy weapons" such as machine guns. On Tuesday, the dog was very generous, and the original amount of pistol ammunition remained unchanged, and 10 crooked machine guns, 30,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 grenadiers, 400 grenades, and 200 first-aid kits were added.

Through this accidental injury, the Wu Mu Army and the New Fourth Army formed an alliance and received strong reinforcements from each other.

After that, on Tuesday, Gou proposed that Wu Mujun was inferior to the New Fourth Army in mobilizing the masses, and asked Chen Yi to send a group of instructors to guide Wu Mujun's work. The price was that each instructor paid Chen Yi's 10 southern-style pistols, each with 200 rounds of ammunition, and the instructors enjoyed the treatment of a company-level officer of the Wumu Army.

Of course, Chen Yi couldn't ask for it, so he sent 100 people in one go.

Knowing that Wu Mujun and the New Fourth Army had formed an alliance, Gu Zhutong couldn't sit still and came to visit Tuesday Dog in person.

On Tuesdays, of course, dogs have to be gracious. On Tuesday, Gou said that he knew the contradictions between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and that the alliance with the New Fourth Army was limited to fighting against Japan, and he was also willing to form an alliance with the Third Theater; In order to express his gratitude to the Third Theater and the 32nd Group Army for helping the wooden platoon, Wu Mujun presented 10 rapid-fire guns from the Third Theater and 10 rapid-fire guns of the 32nd Group Army, with 20,000 rounds of shells each.

This is much higher than the value of the equipment compensated for the New Fourth Army, and Gu Zhutong is quite satisfied, but he also asked to send some instructors to Wu Mujun to show his sincerity.

On Tuesday, the dog understood that this was ** inserting eyeliner into the Wu Mu Army, but he still said that he was preparing to build cavalry, armored troops, and naval troops, and asked Gu Zhutong to send some professional officers over. In addition, he also asked Gu Zhutong to help escort Xue Yue's 29 rapid-fire guns and artillery back to the Ninth War Zone.

Shangguan Yunxiang received 10 rapid-fire cannons from Wu Mujun, and his impression of Wu Mujun also changed a little, and he also sent 20 cavalry officers and 10 veterinarians to occupy the indicators of the third theater.

Of the 100 rapid-fire guns, only 9 remained in the end, but there were more than 200,000 shells. On Tuesday, the dog deliberately left so many shells to exchange supplies with the third theater of operations later.

After handling external affairs, the dog called Wang Huankai and others on Tuesday.

This time, half of the 60 rapid-fire guns were brought back, and they also dealt a major blow to the devils, and on Tuesday the dog and others were very satisfied, and the officers who led the team were each rewarded with 100 yuan from the ocean, 50 yuan from the soldiers, and the dead officers and soldiers were doubled in compensation.

What made Tuesday Dog and others most happy was that Liu Qinghe and the Wu brothers were back!

The Wu brothers took advantage of Tuesday's talks with the New Fourth Army and the Third War Zone, and they really had a few days of intimacy with their parents, and now they are at the headquarters of the Wu Mu Army and Liu Qinghe to report their experiences abroad for more than a year.

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