Chapter 421 bargaining chips with the theater
After hearing what the team leader said, Tang Yufeng became even more puzzled.
This was obviously good news, but Zhou Cheng did not show the proper smile on his face, but instead frowned, as if he was facing some difficulties.
Continue to ask: "What's wrong with that? Why do you think you're worried about?"
Zhou Cheng nodded: "I did encounter two problems."
"This time I went to the arsenal, there were good things and difficult problems in general!"
"In addition to producing and reloading bullets as planned, our arsenal will also build the grenade production line within one month, conducting small-scale production first, and then expanding the production scale after we can produce gunpowder ourselves."
"Half a month later, the arsenal began to research and produce gunpowder, and repair damaged firearms that could not be repaired before. After the conditions were ripe, it began to imitate the 38-large cover on a small scale."
Tang Yufeng was stunned when he heard this.
He was very satisfied to have a small arsenal that produced 10,000 bullets a day.
Unexpectedly, the regiment commander went to the arsenal for a few days and not only had to produce grenades and gunpowder, but also prepared to produce guns on a small scale...
In Tang Yufeng's opinion, all the good things that I never dreamed of before suddenly became reality, which was even more happy than a pie falling from the sky.
But when he saw Zhou Cheng's frowning brows, he couldn't laugh.
After saying the good thing, the next thing is to talk about the problem. The problem that can make the regiment commander frown is definitely not much smaller. I quickly asked: "Regiment Commander, this is a great thing. If you report to the division headquarters and let them know that the arsenal can also imitate the 38th bulb, I guess the commander will be so happy that he can't sleep tonight! What's the problem, what are the problems you are facing?"
Zhou Cheng directly answered: "The problem lies in the production of gunpowder and repairing guns."
"The production of ammunition requires several kinds of gunpowder. We do not have talents in this area, so we can only find ways from outside. With the efforts of Director Kong, his two old friends at Taiyuan Arsenal were willing to help us. But these two old military workers are still in Taiyuan and are stared at by the Japanese. If we want to produce gunpowder by ourselves, we must rescue them and their families from Taiyuan City."
"The most difficult thing in repairing and producing firearms is to produce the barrel and rifle the barrel."
"The arsenal can use motors to make related equipment themselves, but cannot make drills and broaches with higher strength than steel."
"I asked Director Kong, and there were only war zones in Shanxi and the Japanese who had these two things in their hands."
"I was wondering how to talk about the war zone supporting us some drills and broaches."
Tang Yufeng's head shook like a rattle, frowned and replied: "Captain, I think it will be more difficult to get the war zone to support our drill bits and broaches than climbing to the sky!"
"In order to hold the Honda United, the war zone gave us a small arsenal, which stored hundreds of thousands of bullets. But we are still affiliated with the Second World War Zone and are under their jurisdiction. After our victory telegram is sent, we must at least send us a commendation telegram! As a result, the telegram we sent was like a rock sinking into the sea, and the war zone did not react at all after receiving it."
"I guess the war zone directly regards our previous deals with them as a deal."
"They used all the ammunition from a secret arsenal as a reward, allowing us to hold the Honda United and severely hurt them. Now that we have completed the mission, the transaction between the two parties is over, so there is no need to continue contacting, so we have saved the reward telegram!"
"Trade?" Zhou Cheng was stunned for a moment when he heard these two words.
Tang Yufeng nodded and continued, "I think it's just a deal. If it weren't for the purpose of delaying the Honda United, I guess the war zone wouldn't have contacted us for a year. Maybe they would have a little expectation that we were eaten by the Japanese. Unless the National Rescue Army was controlled by Deputy Commander Yuan one day, the war zone would not support us with one shot and one shot. As for the commendation, there was no need to think about it."
Zhou Cheng nodded repeatedly when he heard this: "Old Tang, I think you are good at using the word trading."
"The war zone doesn't like us, and we don't want to be cannon fodder for the war zone. The two sides can only establish a connection through transactions again and again."
"Since we have a trading relationship, does it mean that the chips we have opened are high enough, the war zone will agree to give us some drills and broaches."
“For us, drills and broaches are treasures that we can’t buy even if we have money.”
"But it's not a treasure in the war zone."
"Although it is also very important and even if you have money, I learned from Director Kong that before the Japanese captured Taiyuan, the arsenal purchased and reserved a large number of drill bits and broaches in advance, so we would not have any problems."
Tang Yufeng's eyes lit up, but soon darkened. He frowned and reminded: "Captain, that's the case, but can we take out the bargaining chips that will make the war zone excited?"
"Whatever the war zone wants, I can't imagine that we can make the war zone excited and exchange it for us with precious drills and broaches."
Zhou Cheng didn't think so. He already had a rough idea in his mind. He answered confidently in response to Tang Yufeng's worried gaze: "There is something that can make the war zone excited!"
"The war zone paid the price of a whole arsenal in order to get us to hold the Honda United. If we can help them hold up a main wing, do you think this chip is worth it? They paid a few drills and broaches!"
Tang Yufeng understood it, then frowned and fell into deep thought, analyzing the feasibility of this idea.
Half a minute later, he analyzed very positively: "Captain, if we can force the Japanese to transfer a main gang from the front line, the war zone will definitely be willing to give us drills and broaches."
"After the last time the war zone took out an arsenal and let us hold the Honda United, I specifically studied the enemy and our military strength on the front battlefield."
"It turned out that the theater had to mobilize at least one main division to fight the attack of one main force of the Japanese army head-on. If we hold down the Honda Army, the theater could save the troops of a main force, and there was no need to fight."
"In the eyes of the war zone, several drill bits and broaches are definitely not as good as a main force, so they will definitely agree with this request."
"But the question is how we force the Japanese to transfer a main gang from the front line to deal with us."
"The war zone will definitely have to see the results before it can fulfill the transaction. It will not deliver the promised drill and broach to us just by saying nothing."
"There is no fixed number of what this achievement is, or what goal we need to achieve, and it is difficult to discuss a fixed number, so I am not optimistic about this transaction!"
Zhou Cheng was not affected by Tang Yufeng's concerns, but was still as confident as ever: "The results are very clear, so the Japanese army was mobilized from the front battlefield as the node."
"The Japanese began to mobilize troops from the front battlefield, and our mission was half completed. The war zone must fulfill its promise to give us the drill and broach."
"If the war zone does not fulfill its promises, our National Salvation Army can be used as a turtle at any time, so that the main force corps drawn by the Japanese army from the front line will not be found in Yangquan. After a long time, it will naturally return to the front line."
"If the theater fulfills its promise, we will drag the newly transferred main wing to Yangquan to reduce the combat pressure on the theater on the front battlefield!"
"There are many ways to force the Japanese to mobilize troops from the front battlefield. If I remember correctly, there should be not many people in the Honda United now?"
Tang Yufeng nodded: "There are more than 600 people left in the first brigade. The 233 brigades were beaten by the Chief of Staff and the Yangquan Independent Regiment once, and more than half of them were killed or killed, with a total force of less than 500. The 4th brigade was the worst. We were bombarded with artillery fire at Chengjia Station, and only three or four hundred people escaped. There are still two thousand left in the entire brigade, one-third of the Japanese were recruits who had just been replenished!"
Zhou Cheng's eyes flashed quickly and he continued to ask: "Are these brigades still guarding next to the Zhengtai Railway?"
"Everyone is stationed along the Zhengtai Railway!" Tang Yufeng affirmed.
"After the Zhengtai Railway is reopened, in order to prevent us from raiding the railway again, the four Honda Wing brigades and the rebuilt railway garrison are all guarding the railway line."
"The Cheng family station is closest to us and is most vulnerable to attack, and has become the top priority of the Japanese defense."
"In addition to the Fourth Battalion that was crippled by us, the Third Battalion that reinforced Yangquan was also transferred back. In addition, a reinforcement squadron of the railway garrison reconstruction, more than a thousand Japanese soldiers were stationed there."
"The Japanese also formed a guard team at the railway station, with a battalion-level organization, to assist them in defending the railway station together."
"In order to avoid the railway station being blown up by us with artillery fire last time, the Japanese army that occupied the railway station sent a reinforced squadron to the artillery tower on the blockade line, and also built an observation post at the location where we established the artillery position last time, staring at our defense zone twenty-four hours a day!"
Zhou Cheng waved his hand and replied indifferently: "Just stare, there is nothing to worry about."
"Our National Salvation Army is well-equipped and has strong combat power. It will not only attack them, but also attack them head-on."
"Their observation posts can only prevent us from attacking the train station, but they cannot stop us from attacking the train station."
"Old Tang, you said that if we take down Chengjia Station, kill the Japanese inside, interrupt the Zhengtai Railway again, and then put on a stance to attack and pacify, what do you think the leader of the Japanese brigade who stays in Yangquan will do?"
Tang Yufeng blurted out: "That's all, it's time to mobilize heavy troops to repel us, then recover Chengjia Station, and repair Zhengtai Railway..."
When he said this, Tang Yufeng suddenly stopped for a moment, followed by a change of topic, and immediately rejected his answer.
"No, the Japanese Brigade Commander has no troops to mobilize."
"The Eighth Route Army, which is active in their hinterland, is not a vegetarian. Whether it is the Honda United or the garrisons of several county towns, they are all responsible for deterring the Eighth Route Army. Once the troops are transferred, the Eighth Route Army, which is no longer threat, will come out from all directions and attack the area they occupy."
"And the Japanese garrisons are still conducting restorative training and have not fully formed combat power. Now they are transferred to deal with us, which is like a sheep entering the mouth of a tiger. Maybe there will be no return."
"The Japanese Brigade Commander has suffered losses on this issue several times and will definitely not make the same mistake again."
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