July 28, 1940, Chongqing, Huangshan Residence

"Niang Xipi, a group of stupid people, half a month, spent 500,000 oceans, and the Eighth Route Army actually has weapons to change its equipment, this is the corrosion plan you formulated? This is the way to convince Li Yunlong? The Standing Chairman angrily threw a stack of reports on the face of Director Lidai, which can be said to be extremely angry, the military command and the Central Unification secret service have successively purchased thousands of weapons from the 1000 regiment in half a month, according to the previous idea, even if this Eighth Route Army has a little spare weapon, it should be directly scrapped, but now it is good, overnight, the Eighth Route Army actually changed its outfit, and it is even more powerful than before.

"Headmaster, it can already be confirmed that the 1,000th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has received a large amount of supplies, not only food and funds, but also weapons, a large number of heavy weapons, and even tanks and artillery." Director Dai said with difficulty that he had the situation, and it would be reasonable if he couldn't grasp the situation in other places, but this is Chongqing, and Qijiang County is full of military commanders' spies, but in this way, the Eighth Route Army can get a large amount of supplies, and the military commander's face is gone.

"Tanks? Cannon? I don't know what to do, Dai Yunong, do you want to say that the artillery of the Eighth Route Army will be able to point at my nose tomorrow? How many tanks and artillery, what models, why did they come out without any movement all the time? "Chairman Chang's face is a little flushed, even when the national army is defeated, it is nothing more than that.

"As early as half a month ago, we reported that the Eighth Route Army had obtained an unknown number of cans and military uniforms, that is, from that day, they sold weapons one after another, and in connection with today's sudden change of clothing, the 1000 regiment is likely to have obtained this batch of weapons as early as half a month ago." When Director Dai spoke, he didn't forget to look at General Chen next to him, because the blockade of Qijiang County was made by the military, and under the strict blockade, the Eighth Route Army could still obtain a large amount of equipment, which must be a dereliction of duty by the military.

"Cixiu, what do you have to say on the Navy's side?" The Standing Committee Chairman also noticed General Chen, who had an iron face.

"Principal, the navy has driven all the ships trading in Qijiang to Ba County, and in the past month or two, Qijiang has not even been able to dock a single wooden boat, and there will be no large number of heavy weapons arriving by water." General Chen replied helplessly, Qijiang County is surrounded by water on three sides in the general direction, otherwise, the Ministry of Military Affairs would not have put the 1,000 regiment there, but now, people have actually obtained a large amount of supplies in Chongqing, whether it is the responsibility of the Navy or not, the responsibility of the Ministry of Military Affairs is not to escape.

"What did the Eighth Route Army Office say, did you ask Hu Bicheng? By doing this, they are provoking the government, which is simply unbelievable, unbelievable! "Thinking about his own navy that is not very obedient and has a lot of trouble, he does not want to continue to ask questions, and a large number of tanks and artillery have entered the Qijiang River by land, and the military and the central command will certainly not be unaware.

"According to the regulations of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the weapons and equipment of the 18th Group Army are solved by themselves, so it is in line with the regulations for them to purchase weapons by themselves, and the Ministry of Military Affairs has been stuck with their funds and supplies on the grounds that the 1000 regiment lacks tank companies and artillery companies, so they spent a huge amount of money to strengthen 12 medium tanks and 12 3-inch guns for the 1000 regiment." General Chen said boldly, this kind of thing stuck in the 1000th regiment is definitely not something he can make, it is all explained by the chairman in front of him personally, and the Eighth Route Army is meeting the requirements of the Ministry of Military Affairs at this time, what can he say?

"Or Russian?" The chairman rubbed his head, uncomfortable, so uncomfortable, in the end, the root was actually in his own place.

"Except for the tanks, they are all Russian goods, as for the tanks, we judge that they are modified British tanks, but this kind of Valentine infantry tank, the British only started producing it in May, and the military intelligence department judged that these tanks were probably shipped from Egypt, otherwise they would not be so fast." General Chen also had a headache, the British ambassador had already come to the Ministry of Military Affairs today, demanding that the source of these tanks be explained, and even moved out to threaten to sever diplomatic relations.

"Imperialism, damn imperialism, they are interfering in the internal affairs of our country, damn it, immediately send a protest to Russia and Britain, immediately!" The chairman of the committee is really angry, Russian-made weapons are okay to say, there are tsarist periods, there are those who aid other countries, and there are even those captured by Finland, but what is the latest tank of the British?

"Headmaster, judging from his humble position, this incident is not necessarily a bad thing." At this time, the voice of Director Dai came.

"How?" Chairman Chang Chang's eyes shrank at that time, and he stared at Director Dai.

"This time, the 1000th regiment obtained a large number of weapons, ammunition and materials at one time, which means that the mysterious weapon procurement channel of the Eighth Route Army is likely to be connected with Li Yunlong or the people around Li Yunlong, in this case, can we also buy weapons through Li Yunlong?" Director Dai proposed.

"Oh, that's really a good thing, but you know that the government's finances are not well-off." Chairman Chang's eyes lit up at the time, but then they dimmed.

"Headmaster, according to the analysis of 'Jian Bing', the Eighth Route Army most likely uses not gold, silver or foreign exchange to buy weapons, but herbs, gems, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and even dried abalone and sea cucumbers, because every time the Eighth Route Army obtains a large number of weapons, he will handle these things." Director Dai continued.

"Really!" The Standing Chairman stood up at that time, unlike gold and foreign exchange, what are these things that Director Dai said, they can be purchased with fiat currency, and what is fiat currency, just a piece of paper.

"It should be true, according to the 'Jianbing' report, last week, the 1000th regiment used two Breda 1930 light machine guns to exchange hundreds of catties of herbs from a toast."

"This 'solid ice' is called Xue Feng, right?" The Standing Committee Chairman also remembered this meritorious agent of the military commander.

"Yes, he is now the county magistrate of Qijiang County, and he was the first to discover that Tubalu might be resupplyed, but unfortunately he didn't pay attention to this matter at that time." Director Dai's face was a little ashamed.

"Very good, but he is a person who does things, you have to continue to keep an eye on this matter, even if you can't find out their channels, you have to buy weapons from them, whether it is weapons or materials, they must pass through the blockade of the Japanese, the number will not be unlimited, we buy more, they will be less, one will eliminate the other, and naturally they can slow down their development." The chairman of the Standing Committee suddenly felt that spending 500,000 yuan on weapons was not a bad thing, and that it was just a matter of spending a little more money, otherwise these weapons would flow back to northern Shaanxi or into the hands of those military leaders, and the government would only be more troublesome.

"Humble duty understands!" Director Dai knew that a few days of this level could be regarded as a fool's over, but he could buy weapons and materials for the Eighth Route Army, where was this matter so easy to do.

"Resignation, how is the Japanese purging in North China going?" The Standing Committee Chairman remembered another thing, that is, the sweep of the devils, because it was a sweep against the Eighth Route Army, he has always watched from the sidelines with the attitude of watching the play, no matter who suffered a big loss, it was a good thing for him, of course, the premise was that the Japanese must not be allowed to really annihilate the Eighth Route Army, without the Eighth Route Army, the troops in the First War Zone and the Second War Zone would definitely not be able to stop it, and the entire war situation would collapse at that time.

"Report to the principal, the two sides have been fighting fiercely, during which the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army even launched a feint attack on Taiyuan, and the momentum was very huge, but in addition to Jin Province, the entire Eighth Route Army base in North China is shrinking, and the losses are not small, but the most noteworthy thing is that in the northwest of Jin, the Eighth Route Army used bombers to attack the Japanese army for the first time."

"Airplanes? Yunong, why did the military commander never have information about the aircraft of the Eighth Route Army? The Standing Committee once again turned his attention to Director Dai on the side.

"Headmaster, the Eighth Route Army's matter is very thorough, and the military commander has not obtained much information, but it is certain that they were planning the last time they wanted to return to Dihua, and there were dozens of pilots among those people, but no one expected that they would really be able to get planes at that time." Director Dai smiled bitterly, he raised an objection at that time, but it was not you who made the final decision.

"Regardless of the cost, we must find out the source of weapons of the Eighth Route Army, heavy artillery, tanks, and now even bombers, if we continue like this, the advantages of the national army will be wiped out, Yunong, the Military Command Bureau must do a good job in this matter!" The Standing Committee Chairman solemnly confessed that he naturally regretted it, but the acquisition of dozens of heavy artillery pieces and dozens of tanks at once greatly strengthened the combat effectiveness of the troops.

"The principal doesn't have to worry, according to the battle situation in Jin Province, under the absolute air superiority of the Japanese army, the artillery and armored troops of the Eighth Route Army still have little to do, and the Eighth Route Army is not skilled in the use of heavy weapons, and it is still very difficult to become big quickly." General Chen said with relief on the side.

"Rhetoric, this is just a matter of time, as long as the Eighth Route Army continues to receive external assistance, it is only a matter of time before they overwhelm the Japanese, you must know that the Japanese are not much better than us, after a few years of war, they are also very uncomfortable, and the national strength and civil power are almost exhausted, which is why I have always believed that the War of Resistance will be won!" The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and finally he waved his arms.

"What the principal said is that the lowly official will pay close attention to the situation in North China." General Chen knew that what Chairman Chang said was the truth, but the situation in the Kuomintang was too serious, and if there were no major changes in the war, the common people would definitely not be able to bear it first.

"The more times like this come, the more we must be able to hold on, we must not be discouraged, and we must remember that we will win!" General Chen, the chairman of the Standing Committee, was a little in a low mood and couldn't help but give a word of encouragement.

"Headmaster, I understand!" General Chen and Director Dai replied in unison.