On the way to the military headquarters, Wang Haitao asked Tang Renli about the inventory of penicillin, and Tang Renli replied: "Military seat, our logistics department only has 1,000 green elements in stock, and it has to be used for field hospitals, which can only be barely enough. Wang Haitao was stunned for a moment and said: "Why is there so little? What is one thousand sticks enough for?" Tang Renli Gu said: "Just these thousand, it is still saved from the medicines allocated by the expeditionary operation, otherwise it would be good to have five hundred." ”

Wang Haitao asked again: "What is the output of the pharmaceutical factory?" Tang Renli replied: "It is said that the output has increased a lot, but after the Military Administration took over the pharmaceutical factory, we have fewer contacts, and the situation is not very clear. Wang Haitao was stunned for a moment and asked: "When did the pharmaceutical factory take over by the Military Command Bureau? What about the guard battalion we sent to? Wasn't the factory director appointed by us? How could you listen to the Military Command Bureau?"

Tang Renli smiled bitterly, sighed and said: "O military seat, you led the troops on an expedition to Burma, and the people from the Military Command Bureau came to me with the order of the Military Commission, and the order signed by Minister He Yingqin personally wanted the pharmaceutical factory to be taken over by the Military Command Bureau, should we disobey the order? The factory director and the workers in the factory were retained, but they were not allowed to leave when they heard that the treatment was much worse. ”

Wang Haitao couldn't help but feel angry when he heard this, and asked with a straight face: "Why don't you tell me about such a big thing?" Tang Renli looked at Wang Haitao's angry face, and said a little aggrievedly: "Junzao, you went to Guangzhou two days after you returned to Longzhou, and Guangzhou came back and was injured again. ”

Wang Haitao understood that Su Zuxin and they were also thinking about themselves, and he couldn't blame them, he was angry that Lao Jiang played the trick of drawing wages from the bottom of the axe with him, and took advantage of his absence to occupy the pharmaceutical factory. It is said that in this war period, penicillin, a strategically important drug, should be in the hands of the state, and it is understandable for Lao Chiang to take over the pharmaceutical factory in the name of the government, but it is wrong not to say hello to himself and still do this behind his back.

Back at the headquarters, Wang Haitao wanted to transfer some penicillin through Longzhou Hospital, so he made a phone call to Director Frank of Longzhou Hospital. After receiving a call from Wang Haitao, Dean Frank was very enthusiastic, and after a cold talk between the two sides, Wang Haitao talked about the call of penicillin. Dean Frank complained on the phone: "General Wang, our Longzhou Hospital can only allocate 300 vials of penicillin a month, and even we don't have enough for ourselves, how can there be any extra for you, I still want to talk to you about this matter, and see if you can dial us more every month!"

I heard that such a large Longzhou hospital only has 300 hospitals a month, and Wang Haitao couldn't bear it anymore. He called Tangshan Leopard and asked the guard brigade to assemble a regiment, and he would personally lead the team to reoccupy the pharmaceutical factory. As soon as the Second Guard Regiment was ordered to assemble, Su Zuxin, Tang Renli, and Tang Renxin rushed to hear the news, and Su Zuxin shouted when he entered the door: "Military seat, don't rush to act first, think twice!"

Wang Haitao said: "What are you thinking about twice? The pharmaceutical factory was originally mine, and Lao Jiang quietly said that he would occupy it, and I would take it back today." Su Zuxin stopped in front of Wang Haitao and said: "Junzao, Lao Jiang is really not kind to do this, but you personally handed over the penicillin, and they did it right." It's easy for you to get back the pharmaceutical factory today, but Lao Jiang is asking for guilt in the name of the government, does the military seat want to meet Lao Jiang Bingrong?"

Su Zuxin's words hit Wang Haitao's key point at once, and now he has a falling out with Lao Jiang, and the only one who can benefit is Little Japan, which Wang Haitao never wants to see. Wang Haitao was silent, and only after a long time did he ask: "Old Su, then what do you say?" Su Zuxin replied: "In this way, first, in the name of the commander of the 90th Army, you asked Chongqing to allocate medicines, and second, you sent a telegram to Director Dai of the Military Control Bureau, and asked Director Dai to say good things for you in front of Lao Jiang in your personal name, don't you still have a little friendship with Director Dai?" ”

When Wang Haitao heard this, if he didn't want to fall out with Lao Jiang, it was the only way, but what should he do about what he promised his grandfather? It seems that we can only wait for a while to see how Chongqing responds, and then decide what to do. Thinking of this, Wang Haitao immediately drafted two telegrams, called the confidential officer, and asked him to send it out immediately.

The next day, Chongqing's reply arrived, and with the special approval of Lao Jiang, 500 green elements were allocated to the 90th Army, and the monthly supply of Longzhou Hospital could not be increased, on the grounds that the output of the pharmaceutical factory was too low, and all major hospitals were in urgent need of this medicine, especially in the field hospitals on the front line, there were many wounded waiting for this medicine to save their lives. Now Chongqing is already preparing a pharmaceutical factory, and only after the output increases, can we consider increasing the number of monthly payments for Longzhou Hospital.

This reason is something that Wang Haitao cannot object, during the war, everything is naturally based on serving the war, and the wounded and sick on the front line are the ones who need this medicine the most. It's just that even if he handed over all the 500 vials to his grandfather, how useful would it be? How could he go through countless checkpoints and return to southern Anhui with medicine? These are all questions.

Wang Haitao locked himself in the office alone, thought about it for a morning, and finally made a bold decision to write out the formula and production process of penicillin and give it to his grandfather to take away. As the saying goes: It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach a man to fish, and if the Communist Party goes to set up a pharmaceutical factory on its own, won't all the problems be solved? He went about it when he thought of it, and lay on his desk and wrote down all the methods for making penicillin.

Wang Haitao didn't think about it at all, paper can't hold the fire, if Lao Jiang knew about this, what would be the result. Considering the limited funds of the Communist Party, Wang Haitao took out another 1,000 "big yellow croaker" (gold bars weighing ten taels and four nines) and prepared to give them to his grandfather as funds for setting up a factory. After doing this, Wang Haitao asked Tang Renli to take the approval from Chongqing and go to the pharmaceutical factory to bring back 500 sticks of penicillin and put them in his office.

When he returned home in the evening, after seeing Wang Weikuan, Wang Haitao was ashamed to control the old Jiang to death and the penicillin outflow, and he personally sent a telegram to ask for it, and then he gave 500 to Wang Weikuan. Wang Weikuan did not have the slightest dissatisfaction, in his opinion, Wang Haitao had done his best, and 500 was better than nothing. But when Wang Haitao took out the stack of paper with penicillin formula and process flow, and asked Wang Weikuan to tell the central leaders to set up his own pharmaceutical factory, Wang Weikuan was stunned.

Of course, he knew how valuable this stack of paper was, and if the central authorities really set up this pharmaceutical factory, how many soldiers' lives would be saved! When he received the stack of papers handed over by Wang Haitao, Wang Weikuan's hands trembled a little. Wang Weikuan said with a straight face: "General Wang, I promise you with the party spirit of a member of the Communist Party of China that we will defend the formula and process of penicillin with our lives, and promise not to leak a little." Please believe that we Communists will do what they say!"

Wang Haitao smiled and said: "Lao Wang, we haven't known each other for a day or two, I believe in your communists' behavior and deeds! I have also prepared a thousand "big yellow croaker" for you to take with you when you leave. Wang Haitao saw that Wang Weikuan wanted to refuse, and without waiting for him to speak, he continued: "Don't refuse, I know that your Communist Party is not well-off, and this is a little bit of my heart! This is for your Communist Party, not for you, you just need to hand it over." By the way, 500 sticks of penicillin are not small, can you take them?"

As soon as Wang Haitao said this, Wang Weikuan couldn't refuse, so he could only say: "Okay, then I will accept General Wang's heart on behalf of the Party Central Committee and express my heartfelt gratitude. Wang Haitao nodded and said, "That's without further ado, I'll go for Lao Wang tonight, and I'll send you away early tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Wang Haitao asked the first battalion of the guard regiment to pack 500 pieces of penicillin and load them into a truck, and asked Tang Renli to prepare weapons and ammunition for a guard company and load them into the truck. Then he personally took a battalion, drove a convoy of trucks mixed with medicines, weapons and ammunition, and drove out of Longzhou City together and drove in the direction of Baise. After walking another 20 kilometers out of the city, after entering the mountainous area, Wang Haitao saw Wang Weikuan, who was sent out of the city by Tangshan Leopard first, waiting on the side of the road, so he stopped the convoy.

Wang Haitao asked Wang Weikuan: "Old Wang, is the person who answered you here?" Wang Weikuan nodded, turned around and whistled on the mountain, only to see many figures emerging from the mountain. A Huaiwu man with a shell gun pinned to his waist walked to Wang Weikuan's side, nodded at Wang Weikuan, and then stared at Wang Haitao vigilantly.

Wang Haitao smiled disapprovingly and nodded at this man, and said to Wang Weikuan: "Lao Wang, your people are here, I will hand over the things to you, in addition to 500 penicillins, I have also prepared a guard company for you to equip equipment, please hand it over to your Chairman Mao, just say that it is a little bit of my Wang Haitao's heart, and ask him to form a guard company to protect himself." In addition, please forward these 1,000 gold bars as well. ”

After speaking, Wang Haitao waved his hand, and the soldiers of the guard battalion carried everything up, and Wang Haitao gave Wang Weilen one by one. When the man saw the whole box of gold bars and the box of munitions, his eyes were straight, and the way he looked at Wang Haitao immediately changed. Wang Weikuan also asked the people on the mountain to come down and carry things up the mountain, and then stretched out his hand to shake Wang Haitao's hand, and said: "Brother Haitao, I won't say much, you fight all year round, take care, and look forward to seeing you next time!"

Wang Haitao held Wang Weikuan's hand and replied: "Old Wang, you should also take care, if there is anything you need my help with, you just have to say, I still have the ability to help you! I look forward to seeing you again as soon as possible!" Wang Weiwan led the team up the mountain, Wang Haitao looked at his back, and Tangshan Leopard said: "Mountain Leopard, notify Xiaoshan, send a reconnaissance company to escort them secretly, and then return when they are safe." ”