After lunch, Wu Ming and Ai Youde signed a supplementary agreement, warmly inviting Ai Youde and Saiyang to attend the banquet held for the two of them tonight, and then Fang Youchun and Ma Zhizhai personally sent Ai Youde back to the hotel to rest, and Wu Ming pulled Saiyang and Fang's sister-in-law back to the military camp in the north of the city.

Back at the quilt factory, Wu Ming obtained the consent of Fang's sister-in-law and Fang Zhichun, urgently customized a batch of khaki winter training clothes and military hats of the same color, and then pulled Saiyang and hurried to the repair shop opposite the barracks.

At this time, Cao Zheng, the elder of the Repair Institute, led a group of young men to hold a summary meeting, and specially invited Bao Yaoyuan and Liang Baoqi, two experienced technical consultants. Seeing the arrival of Wu Ming and Saiyang, Director Cao and the two masters hurriedly greeted them warmly, and soon took out the imitation Colt 1911A1 pistol and reported the problems encountered to Wu Ming:

The yield rate is too low, the parts can not be used together, and the cost of a single piece is as high as 85 yuan, which is much higher than the import price.

Wu Ming knew very well what the problem was, turned to Saiyang, conveyed the words of Director Cao and the two masters, and said earnestly:

"Dear Celeron, this is the reason why I have repeatedly asked you to hire European and American experts for me...... I am in great need of professionals who are proficient in firearm design and material processing, whether it is reverse mapping and drawings, or making inspection molds for every part, I have to ask for your help, I am afraid that no one can help me but you. ”

Saiyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry...... Dear Wu, do you know that in the past few months, for the batch of machinery and equipment you need, I have hardly had a day off, ha! However, it seems that you are lucky, there is a man named Shulins. Wilbur's Austrian small man has a good level, and he is currently in Shanghai, he has been in China for three years, can use Chinese to communicate with Chinese on a daily basis, just last month was fired by the Shanghai Arsenal, which was shut down, I personally asked him before coming to Quzhou, he said he was willing to try, but this guy asked for a high annual salary. ”

Wu Ming knew that the Shanghai Arsenal had successively relocated its equipment to the Nanjing Jinling Arsenal under the secret order of the Nanjing Ordnance Industry Bureau, and for the sake of prudence, he still deliberately asked one more question: "Is this gentleman from Austria of a very high level?" ”

Saiyang thought for a moment and asked rhetorically: "Being able to preside over the comprehensive work of the Shanghai Arsenal to copy the M1922 military pistol of the FN company, and on this basis, it can also increase the size and successfully manufacture a 7 that can hold thirteen rounds." People with a large M65 pistol with 1922 bullets, do you think that it is not enough for your requirements? ”

Wu Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, and grabbed Saiyang's hand: "Let's go, go to my office now, hang up a long-distance phone call to Shanghai immediately, and invite this Austrian gentleman to Quzhou as soon as possible, I am willing to pay as much salary as possible!" ”

"Ah...... An annual salary of 5,000 Chinese silver dollars, and you are willing to meet him? Celerian asked curiously.

"Why not? As long as he can make design drawings and achieve mass production, I am willing to make an annual salary of 6,000 silver dollars! Listen, including all of our insiders, whoever has the ability to overcome technical difficulties and complete the five production goals I have set will be able to offer this annual salary, and I will be given an additional reward! Wu Ming announced loudly.

Not only Saiyang was surprised at this time, but everyone, including the two masters, exclaimed, and before everyone could react, Wu Ming had already taken Saiyang's hand and left in a hurry.

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The next morning, Wu Ming, who saw off Ai Youde and Saiyang, agreed on the next meeting time, then returned to the barracks, took out his beloved flower zebra, and prepared to rush to Maoliangwu Phoenix Mountain to meet the troops, but before he reached the camp gate, he was stopped by the old military engineer Bao Yaoyuan.

When Wu Ming saw Bao Yaoyuan hurriedly enter the repair shop and move out a delicate saddle, he was very moved, and wanted to persuade the old man not to work so hard, but he couldn't bear to let the old man down, so he had to give up.

The white-haired Bao Yaoyuan checked the hooves of the four zebras one by one and had just nailed them to the horseshoe for a few days, then untied the old saddle on the horse, put the Takahashi saddle that he had carefully made with half a month's rest, and carefully checked the pure wool cushion under the saddle, and then buckled the belt up and down before and after, patted the horse's back with satisfaction, smiled at Wu Ming and nodded and turned to leave, moved Wu Ming's eyes flushed, and almost shed tears.

Wu Ming led the horse out of the camp gate in the salute of the guards and soldiers, turned over his horse, looked back at the camp, and rode away with the confidential adjutant Li Qian and the guards.

In the blink of an eye, on 21 January, Wu Ming, who had successfully completed the training task, led his troops back to Quzhou and immediately rushed to the headquarters to inquire about the news from Shanghai.

What made Wu Ming feel very unbelievable was that the Zhejiang Provincial Security Department, which was close to Shanghai, had not issued an order to prepare for war, knowing that the Japanese were constantly conspiring and provoking and constantly clamouring for war.

Wu Ming, who was in an extremely heavy mood, silently returned to the camp, took out a large pile of newspapers that he had not read for ten days, put them out and read them carefully, and found that three days ago, the Japanese government and army had used the traitors in Shanghai to disguise themselves as Chinese workers and create a war excuse for the so-called death of Japanese monks.

At this critical juncture, the Japanese First Advance Fleet and the increasing number of marines in the Japanese Concession had quietly drawn their butcher knives of aggression and put their guns on the chests of Songhu, the gateway to the Yangtze River.

On the morning of the next day, Wu Ming, who had not slept and had red eyes, stood on the review stand in the school yard and ordered the officers and soldiers under his command in a slightly hoarse voice: "From today onwards, half a day will be spent training, half a day will be spent studying, polishing your weapons, and ready to go at any time!" ”

After that, Wu Ming summoned all the chief and deputy company commanders to introduce the current situation, handed over the anti-Japanese mobilization materials he had written overnight to everyone, and asked the company commanders to study and talk every day after they returned, to learn the patriotic spirit of all the anti-Japanese heroes since Qi Jiguang, to tell about the profound disasters and endless humiliation that the Japanese invaders had brought to the Chinese since the Sino-Japanese War, and to the killing of people in the three eastern provinces and the conspiracy they had constantly created in Shanghai.

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On 26 January, Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Murai, finally issued a 48-hour so-called "ultimatum" to Wu Tiecheng, the mayor of the firefighting city, who had just taken office.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the military staff officer of the Western Zhejiang Security Command rushed to the camp in the north of Quzhou City out of breath to convey the order of Commander Fang Youchun to convene an emergency meeting, and revealed to Wu Ming:

"The emergency telegram jointly issued by the provincial government and the provincial security department came, requiring our western Zhejiang security forces to immediately send a regiment of elite troops to Hangzhou to assist in the defense, and also specifically requested that a teaching team must be sent north to Hangzhou, and arrive within three days, otherwise military law will be engaged!"