With the assistance of the special operations division and the underground party, a set of simple machine tools and bullet reloading production lines began to be transported from the Taiyuan Arsenal in North China and the three northeastern provinces heavily defended by the Japanese army into the Mengshan Base Area.

With the appointment of Wang Daoguang as the head of the logistics department, a large number of machinery and equipment were handed over to the hands of Wang Daoguang. The arsenal under which the logistics office of the base area belongs was immediately set up in the shortest possible time.

With the efforts of the recruit column and 20,000 commanders and fighters, it took almost half a month. Behind Shimenling, in the center of the base, it is located in the middle of the lofty mountains, and the altitude reaches more than 2,000 meters. Relying on the underground karst cave of Outline Mountain and the underground river, it was excavated and expanded into a huge underground cave. And this underground cave, without accident, has become the most important and core location of the entire base area.

With the establishment of the entire karst cave, the arsenal that has just been established in the base area, the logistics ammunition depot in the base area, and the largest field hospital in the base area. Hao was no accident and became the first batch of units stationed in the underground caves.

Along the wide underground passage, a distance of 20 meters was walked. A huge cave mansion appeared in front of everyone.

Because the whole cave has an underground river with a very large water flow. Under Liu Hua's order, the special operations division transported high-power motors from the Shanxi base area through underground communication lines for two days. With the assistance and efforts of several engineers from the former Northeast Arsenal, a small hydropower station appeared in this underground cave. Begin to provide a steady stream of electricity to each unit in the cave.

Although there are only three small hydropower stations in the entire small hydropower station, the electricity generated by the three generators is enough for a small arsenal. As soon as I walked into the huge cavern, a huge searchlight illuminated the entire cavern. And on the wall of the cave at the edge of the cave, several wide holes that were heavily defended by the soldiers once again appeared in front of the commander Liu Hua.

"Commander, go to the right, and here is the production hall of our arsenal. There are ammunition and weapons production workshops, grenade production workshops, and gunpowder production workshops. The hole in the middle leads directly to our logistics warehouse, including the logistics warehouse and the ammunition warehouse. As for the hole on the left, it leads directly to the largest field hospital in our base area. Commander, next, in which direction should we go. Pointing to the three directions in front of him, Director Wang Daoguang introduced.

"Lao Yang, there are three directions ahead, where do you think we should go first?" Regarding Wang Daoguang's question, Liu Hua did not return immediately. Instead, he cast his questioning gaze to his side, looking curiously, on the body of Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu, who was looking around.

"Commander, all along, our Mengshan base has been bound by ammunition. Because ammunition cannot be self-sufficient, the entire base area cannot be expanded and developed. Now that we finally have our own arsenal, of course we have to go to the arsenal first, to be honest, I can't wait now. Yang Jingyu didn't think about it, and replied without hesitation.

"Okay, then let's go to the arsenal first..."After speaking, Commander Liu Hua was the first to walk in the direction of the arsenal.

"Buzz...", just a group of people, under the leadership of Commander Liu Hua, just walked out of a distance of less than ten meters. A huge roar of the engine slowly reached everyone's ears from far and near. Walking into the first production workshop, a busy scene appeared in Liu Hua's eyes.

Seeing Liu Hua and his party who suddenly appeared at the door of the workshop, a middle-aged man covered in oil and glasses, put down the tools in his hand and walked over quickly. Seeing Director Wang Daoguang standing beside Liu Hua, the middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Director Wang, why are you here, and you won't notify us." You see, now I'm covered in oil, and I don't even have a clean set of clothes. ”

For the middle-aged man covered in oil, Wang Daoguang did not hesitate, stretched out his hands, held Director Zhang's hands tightly, and said excitedly: "Director Zhang, today, we just come to take a look at the comrades of the arsenal and the current scale of the arsenal. Come, let me introduce you to the person next to me is Comrade Liu Hua, commander of our Northeast Field Army. I believe that the name of our commander, you great intellectuals, have also heard of it. Also, our deputy commander Yang Jingyu, you should be very familiar with it, so I won't introduce it again. "Ah, Commander Liu, you are in the Guannei, making the little devil frightened. As soon as he arrived in the Northeast, he led the Anti-Japanese Federation with less than 10,000 troops left, and completely annihilated hundreds of thousands of Japanese puppet army Commander Liu Hua! As soon as Wang Daoguang's words fell, Director Zhang in front of him opened his mouth and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Huh! Hello Director Zhang, I'm Liu Hua. As for what you just said, whether it is Liu Hua who made the little devil frightened, I don't know about this, you should ask the little devil. Director Wang, don't you want to introduce us to Director Zhang in front of us? Liu Hua also did not hesitate, tightly held the oily hands of Director Zhang in front of him, and said with a smile.

"Yes, Commander." Wang Daoguang, who reacted from the excitement, replied affirmatively. Immediately, he introduced to Liu Hua in front of him: "Commander, Director Zhang in front of him is a talent, and he is a rare military talent in our base area. Before entering the base area, Director Zhang was the director of the rifle production workshop of the former Northeast Arsenal. Because he was dissatisfied with the Northeast Army, he lost the entire three northeastern provinces. Coupled with the reluctance to serve the little devils, he resolutely brought his family to our base. Because Director Zhang has very important experience in the production and development of various firearms and ammunition. Therefore, I will directly appoint Director Zhang as the director of the weapons and ammunition production plant under our arsenal. He led everyone in the production of ammunition and various weapons urgently needed by our army. Of course, now only the reloading of bullets and the repair of firearms can be carried out. ”

"Good, good, good... Director Zhang, here, on behalf of the entire field army, hundreds of thousands of commanders and fighters, I thank you. Without your high wind and bright festival, without your joining. Perhaps, up to now, there is no shadow of the formation of our arsenal? Our fighters can only hold rifles without bullets and fight desperately with little devils. Director Zhang, we came here today just to find out about the production situation of the entire ammunition and weapons factory? Liu Hua solemnly looked at Director Zhang in front of him, and after a military salute, he asked excitedly.

Because, Liu Hua, who came from later generations, clearly knew that he was a senior engineer. It plays a vital role in both the current base areas and the new China after liberation. And in my mind, I already have a lot of blueprints of advanced weapons. As long as there are skilled mechanics plus a certain number of engineers, advanced weapons production equipment. These advanced weapons and equipment will certainly be able to equip their own troops in the shortest possible time.

And Director Zhang, who was full of oil, couldn't help but be shrouded in a blush on his whole face after hearing the praise of the commander who was called a national hero in front of him, and replied embarrassedly: "Commander, you have won the award, you are the national hero we revere." I am a Chinese, and these things are what a Chinese should do. ”

"Well said, as a descendant of Yan and Huang, you should have such a backbone. Okay, let's not talk about it, Director Zhang, tell us about the specific output and scale of the current arsenal? The more you believe, the better. Regarding Director Zhang's answer, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and then asked.

"Yes, Commander." While speaking, Director Zhang pointed to a bullet reassembly production line in front of him, a simple machine tool, and began to introduce.

"Commander, at present, the entire workshop, has a two-bomb reloading production line, in the case of sufficient raw materials. It can reload 30,000 rounds of Type 38 rifle bullets and 10,000 rounds of Type 92 heavy machine gun bullets every day. As for the remaining dozen or so machine tools, they were all modified from the engines of cars captured by the troops on the front line, as well as various machinery. And these machines can only overhaul some weapons that were not capable of repairing them in the first place. In the past half a month, we have relied on these machine tools to successfully repair 1,200 Type 38 rifles, 30 light machine guns, and 1 heavy machine gun in our own workshop.

"Well, with such a simple equipment, we can create such a great value, everyone is good. Director Wang, these workers and technicians in the arsenal are rare intellectuals in our base area, and they are the treasures of our base area. So, now I order that all the personnel of the arsenal should be fed twice as much as the average soldier of the field army every day. Of course, the cost of food for engineers at all levels depends on the situation. In a word, be sure to take care of these treasures. Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered Wang Daoguang beside him. "Yes, Commander..."Wang Daoguang replied affirmatively.

After the tour of the ammunition production workshop, under the leadership of Wang Daoguang, a group of people soon came to the grenade mine production workshop next to it. As soon as I walked to the door of the workshop, a burst of hot air gushed out from the workshop. Although, at this moment, the weather in the three northeastern provinces is very cold. However, in the grenade production workshop, almost every worker, shirtless, carried out the work of assembling grenades and filling them with gunpowder.

And the iron shell of a grenade, the most important of all, is being carried out from the inside. Feeling the bursts of heat constantly attacking him, Liu Hua slowly walked towards the casting workshop of the iron mold. In the huge furnaces, the rails seized on the railroad were burned to a red molten iron. Then, in the hands of the foundry, cans of red molten iron were poured into the models of grenade shells...

After a few minutes of cooling, one by one the black grenade shells that still exuded hot gas appeared in front of everyone.

"Commander, because of the manufacturing process of grenades, for bullets, it is relatively much simpler. Therefore, at present, the output of grenades in the entire workshop can already supply the consumption of the fifth column in peacetime operations. In total, two thousand grenades were produced per day. Wang Daoguang introduced to the two commanders beside him.

"Well, yes, when we take the Anshan area, we will have iron ore, have plenty of steel, and forge more grenades. By the way, will the smoke produced by these large stoves attract the attention of the Japanese reconnaissance planes? You must know that the current little devil reconnaissance planes are constantly visiting our base every day. Liu Hua nodded approvingly, and then asked the question in his heart.

"Commander, not at all. The entire arsenal, all the chimneys, was designed by a mechanical engineer. According to his plan, we buried all the chimneys in the entire arsenal and buried them in the ground, and finally hovered into the dense forest. And the smoke in the chimney was divided into several strands and released in the dense forest little by little. Looking down from the air, there was no sign at all. Wang Daoguang replied confidently.

"Well done. Director Wang, this design can not only be promoted in the arsenal. Later we need to build an iron-making plant, a cement plant. Even the kitchens of the cooking squads of various units can use this technology. In this way, we can carry out vigorous development under the nose of the little devil plane. Liu Hua replied affirmatively.

Ammunition factory, grenade factory, gunpowder factory.... Under Wang Daoguang's explanation all the way, it took almost a day to complete the visit. Through a one-day visit, Commander Liu Hua and Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu had a more intuitive understanding of the scale of the base area arsenal.

Looking at the grenade in front of me, which had just been assembled, still with a hint of residual heat. One by one, the bullets that had just been reloaded on the production line were yellow and clear. Commander Liu Hua did not show too much excitement. However, Yang Jingyu, who was following Liu Hua, was emotionally and excited.

"Commander, I really didn't expect it. In one month, our arsenal has grown from scratch to such a large scale now. From now on, the ammunition supply of the troops will no longer need to rely on capture. And our ammunition replenishment has also been freed from the seizure. It's so exciting, Director Wang, on behalf of the entire field army, I salute you. Thank you for your contribution to the entire base area. As he spoke, Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu, who was excited, gave a solemn military salute to Director Wang Daoguang in front of him.

"Deputy Commander, don't torture me. The fact that such achievements can be achieved is all the credit of the commander, and I dare not take credit. Without the attention of the commander, without the cooperation of the special operations division. With me, Wang Daoguang, alone, even if I really have three heads and six arms, I can't reach the current scale. Wang Daoguang hurriedly returned the salute and said.

"Well, don't be modest, it's a credit to all of us." Liu Hua opened his mouth and said.

"Director Wang, although the current arsenal has been established. However, the amount of ammunition produced, except for grenades, the remaining weapons and ammunition, even the consumption of one column of the fifth column, could not ensure a sufficient supply. Not to mention, after the arrival of the main forces, the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops. Therefore, the old arsenal will continue to expand. Not to mention anything else, it will reach the scale of Taiyuan Arsenal in at least one year. "Yes, Commander. However, Commander, in order for the arsenal to develop, it is necessary to have sufficient equipment. However, the existing equipment of our arsenal is slowly scraped together. Not to mention, the production line of rifles, machine guns, as well as artillery. Wang Daoguang said with an embarrassed face.

"Director Wang, you've been following me for so long, when did you see me say bottomless lies. As for the problem of the equipment, you can rest assured. Within a year, rifles, machine guns, artillery, shells ... The production line must be delivered to you in a lot of pieces. In addition, there is also an ironworks, and the equipment of the steelworks will also be handed over to you. So, what you need to prepare is to prepare enough manpower for the arsenal that we are going to build and expand. Liu Hua said confidently.

"Yes, Commander, guarantee the completion of the mission. I will certainly train more military personnel for the base area in the shortest possible time, so please rest assured, commander. Wang Daoguang breathed a long sigh of relief and replied with a satisfied face.

"Well, I believe you. Let's go, everyone has a hard day, tonight, I'm in for a treat. Then, let's all have a good rest. Tomorrow, let's go to the next place to check. Let's go, go back to the headquarters...."After getting an affirmative answer, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, facing the commanders behind him, he decisively ordered.

However, on the way back, from the arsenal to the headquarters, there were almost no people and defensive formations along the mountain road for more than ten kilometers along the way, but it attracted Liu Hua's attention. After all, walking through these more than ten kilometers of mountain roads is the most important and core arsenal in the base area.

If the Japanese army detects the distance position of the arsenal, gather heavy troops. With the cooperation of air support and superior artillery fire, he broke through the Shimenling defense line and killed his own arsenal.

Then, without any defense, even if the entire arsenal is hidden in the mountains, it will still be like a stripped beauty, at the kneading of the little devils. There is only one final result, that is, the military industry system that he has worked so hard to build up has been reduced to ashes under the iron hooves of the Japanese army. Everything has to start all over again. The entire base area is bound to suffer heavy losses due to the destruction of the arsenal.