The next morning, as soon as the morning dawned, Zhang Yunfei still got up on time, ran around a few laps outside as usual, and after running his body hot, Zhang Yunfei did a few more physical exercises, and half an hour later, Zhang Yunfei returned to Guo Daniang's house.

Zhang Yunfei entered the door and found that Aunt Guo had just prepared breakfast, and when she saw Zhang Yunfei coming in, Aunt Guo said very enthusiastically: "Chief, eat breakfast quickly, it will be cold in a while." ”

Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly and said, "Aunt Guo, let's eat together." ”

Uncle Guo next to him also smiled at Zhang Yunfei honestly, but in this smile, Zhang Yunfei could still feel a trace of respect for himself.

Since knowing Zhang Yunfei's true identity yesterday, Uncle Guo has unnaturally revealed a trace of respect in front of Zhang Yunfei, although [***] and the Eighth Route Army both advocate the equality of officers and soldiers, but in the face of Zhang Yunfei, Uncle Guo still has a little respect in his heart.

Guo Xiang next to him was also sitting there preparing to eat breakfast, when he saw Zhang Yunfei, his face couldn't help but turn red, remembering yesterday's incident, Guo Xiang lowered his head very low, and whispered: "Brother Zhang, good morning!" ”

Seeing Guo Xiang's appearance, Zhang Yunfei couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Uncle Guo, Aunt Guo, Guo Xiang, thank you for your hospitality, I won't come to trouble you tonight, I have other things, I may not go back here." ”

Hearing this, Guo Xiang's heart was full of disappointment, and he thought in his heart, he was about to leave, could he really never see him again in the future?

Thinking of this, the tears in Guo Xiang's eyes were almost the size of two beans, and in order not to let everyone see it, Guo Xiang lowered his head very low and almost stretched it into the bowl.

Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo saw that Zhang Yunfei was about to leave after breakfast, and their hearts were also full of sadness, the two of them were very appreciative and satisfied with Zhang Yunfei, Zhang Yunfei's politeness and approachability, which made the sadness and reluctance of the two aggravated.

Today's breakfast, has been filled with a dull atmosphere, even the always talkative Aunt Guo, did not talk much, after eating, Zhang Yunfei in everyone's farewell eyes, accompanied by two guards who came to greet Zhang Yunfei, went to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

When they came to the command hall of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the deputy commander-in-chief and several high-level commanders of the Eighth Route Army, as well as Deng Wenping and Liu Dazhu of the 36th Group Army, had already arrived here.

When the deputy commander-in-chief saw Zhang Yunfei coming in, he immediately said enthusiastically: "Comrade Yunfei, today we will go to our Huangyadong Arsenal to have a look." ”

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said happily: "Okay, Mr. Peng, let me also take a look and understand your weapons and equipment production." ”

This time, Zhang Yunfei took everyone to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to observe and exchange, on the one hand, he wanted to learn about the training and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, and on the other hand, Zhang Yunfei also wanted to see the production of weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army.

The Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army began to be built in early 1938, during which Zhang Yunfei supported some equipment, and the current Huangyadong Arsenal is mainly engaged in the reloading of bullets and the production of grenades, in addition, it also produces a small number of rifles, but the output of these rifles is not high, only about one or two hundred per month.

It's just that, due to technical strength and equipment, the quality of the weapons and equipment produced by the Huangyadong Arsenal is not very good, like the reloaded bullets, the soldiers will often get stuck when they use them, and those grenades are also limited in power, and they are often blown up in half, and the soldiers jokingly call this kind of grenade "made in the border area".

The rifles produced are also slightly worse than those made in Hanyang, the rifling of the barrel wears out very quickly, and the accuracy of the rifle is not high, and the soldiers are willing to use the captured 38-type rifle, or the formal rifle.

But in addition to these, the Huangyadong Arsenal can also repair some firearms, such as Czech light machine guns and Maxine heavy machine guns, as long as the failure is not very serious, the Huangyadong Arsenal can basically repair.

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei was in a good mood, as if he was quite interested in the Huangyadong Arsenal, the deputy commander-in-chief also said happily: "Comrade Yunfei, then we will set off now and strive to get there as soon as possible." ”

The Huangyadong Arsenal is 20 to 30 kilometers away from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and it can only be reached on horseback, and it is estimated that it will take more than two hours, because the mountain road is rugged, and the horses cannot be allowed to run.

Today, the deputy commander-in-chief personally accompanied Zhang Yunfei, his entourage, the director of the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army, including the director of the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army, several middle and senior commanders, and soldiers of a guard company will accompany him.

On the side of the 36th Group Army, in addition to Deng Wenping and Liu Xing, there were also 20 special combat personnel, and as for the comrades of the guard company, Zhang Yunfei only brought a platoon with him, because the Eighth Route Army had already brought a guard company.

At half past eight o'clock in the morning, the deputy commander-in-chief accompanied Zhang Yunfei, plus his entourage and security personnel, a total of more than 200 people, rode the war horses that had been prepared long ago, and headed for the Huangyadong Arsenal, which was 20 or 30 kilometers away.

When everyone arrived at the Huangyadong Arsenal, it was already more than 11 o'clock in the morning, and when they learned that the deputy commander-in-chief was coming, the person in charge of the Huangyadong Arsenal had already taken more than a dozen Eighth Route Army troops to greet them at the intersection in front of the canyon.

The site of the Huangyadong Arsenal was selected after repeated considerations, and before the preparation of the arsenal, it took more than two months for the Eighth Route Army to choose the address.

The terrain here is very dangerous, a path a few meters wide, along the valley floor leads to the arsenal inside, on both sides of the canyon, there are knife-like steep cliffs, on both sides of the cliffs, there are also a lot of shrubs, the canyon is completely hidden, it is difficult to find this canyon from a high altitude.

About a kilometer along the canyon, it suddenly opened up to a huge basin, and on one side of the basin, there was a huge cave, in which the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army was located.

When everyone reached the intersection of the canyon, the deputy commander-in-chief said: "Comrade Yunfei, entering from here is our Huangyadong Arsenal." ”

Zhang Yunfei looked at the surrounding environment and said with a smile: "Mr. Peng, this is really a treasure of feng shui." ”

Zhang Yunfei is right, this is really an excellent place to build an arsenal, it is a good place to conceal its surname, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as far as the conditions of the Eighth Route Army are concerned, it is better to establish an arsenal here.

The Eighth Route Army's arsenal must put concealment in the first place, because in the Taihang Mountains, because the Eighth Route Army has no air defense weapons, the little devil's planes often visit and reconnoitre, if the little devil discovers such an arsenal, the little devil will definitely send bombers to blow it up.

The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also very important, in case the little devils sneak in and sneak attack, the defensive force of the arsenal can protect the safety of the arsenal and hold on until the arrival of reinforcements.

Looking at the surrounding terrain, Zhang Yunfei really liked it a little bit, here, it seems that he can feel a little bit of the taste of the Huanglongxia Arsenal, back then, Zhang Yunfei chose to establish the arsenal in Huanglongxia, also based on this consideration.

It's just that now, with the mass production of aircraft, a large number of ground air defense weapons, and the help of early warning radar, Zhang Yunfei's 36th Group Army has firmly controlled air supremacy, and the planes of the little devils no longer dare to patronize the Datong area.

Under the leadership of the person in charge of the Huangyadong Arsenal, Zhang Yunfei and the deputy commander-in-chief, a total of more than 200 people, entered this narrow canyon, as soon as they entered the canyon, the light was obviously dark, the trees at the top of the canyon blocked most of the sunlight, although it is winter now, most of the trees have withered, and the canyon is still relatively dim.

The bottom of the canyon is quite flat, probably the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army have leveled and repaired the road, but the road is not wide, just enough for a truck to pass, it seems that some large equipment is really impossible to bring in.

However, the Eighth Route Army did not have any major equipment, only some small equipment, just reloading some bullets, producing some grenades and producing a small number of guns.

Walking in the canyon, Zhang Yunfei said to the deputy commander-in-chief next to him: "Mr. Peng, the terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is not convenient for us to enter and exit. ”

Hearing this, the deputy commander-in-chief also smiled faintly, "Comrade Yunfei, our conditions here are not as good as yours, there are very few trucks in and out here, and we basically rely on horse-drawn carts or wheelbarrows to carry things." ”

Seeing that the deputy commander-in-chief said this, Zhang Yunfei was silent in his heart, yes, the conditions of the Eighth Route Army are still relatively difficult, and it is already very good to have this small arsenal.

As soon as they entered the basin, Zhang Yunfei felt suddenly bright, and the light was obviously bright, and what came into view was a large basin covering an area of two or three hundred acres, surrounded by mountains and cliffs all around.

On the flat ground of the basin, among the trees, there are several buildings, on one side of the basin, a huge cave, this cave is more than ten meters high, at least 20 meters wide, you can see a lot of the Eighth Route Army busy there, it seems, this is the Yellow Cliff Cave Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army.

Seeing that he had reached his destination, the deputy commander-in-chief smiled and said, "Comrade Yunfei, this is our arsenal." ”

Zhang Yunfei rode on the horse, looked around, and said with a smile: "Mr. Peng, I didn't expect that there is a hole in here, I can't help but want to go in and have a look now." ”

(To be continued)