Chapter 197: The Robber
"Everything is easy, hurry up, people are coming."
In order to welcome Wu Ze, the logistics minister Zhang Wanhe specially held a welcome ceremony. Not only did he gather all the gongs and drums, but he also brought the yangko team.
"Minister Zhang, people are coming, people are coming." Someone came quickly to report.
"Start, start immediately." Zhang Wanhe quickly let the ceremony begin.
"Wu Ze, look, that is the Minister of Logistics Zhang Wanhe, and Li Yunlong is a fellow villager in the Dabie Mountains." Kong Jie introduced Zhang Wanhe to Wu Ze, and added in a low voice: "This old guy is a rooster. If you want to ask him for something, it is even harder than fighting a bayonet with the Japanese. Li Yunlong always scolds him, saying that he fled the famine in his early years, and he would use a weight as a gold ingot. I'm worried that you won't get a cannon from him."
Although Kong Jie never questioned Wu Ze's ability, Zhang Wan and this iron cock are really not so easy to deal with.
What's more, this is asking for cannons from him, which is the most precious cannon of the Eighth Route Army.
"Captain Kong, it's okay, it's okay, with me here, all the cannons in this warehouse belong to you." Wu Ze was very calm.
"You are Xiao Wu, oh, I finally hope you." Zhang Wanhe walked to Wu Ze, held Wu Ze's hand tightly, and was very excited: "My name is Zhang Wanhe, just call me Lao Zhang."
Zhang Wanhe couldn't be excited, he was a little worried now.
In the past, Zhang Wanhe was also worried.
What he was worried about was that the warehouse was empty, there was no supplies, and even mice were not coming to visit.
Now, what Zhang Wanhe was worried about was that there were too many supplies in the warehouse, and the damn rats came and could not catch them.
Of course, Zhang Wanhe hates rats is one aspect.
On the other hand, the Chief of Staff told him that it was Wu Ze's contribution to the 18th Army's current appearance.
Without Wu Ze, there wouldn't be mice in Zhang Wanhe's warehouse now... Cough cough, there wouldn't be so many piles of supplies.
Now, Zhang Wanhe is not excited when he sees Wu Ze.
"Minister Zhang, you should withdraw this ceremony." Wu Ze said, "I have something to tell you."
"Xiao Wu, just say that the Chief of Staff has already explained it. I will cooperate with you, Xiao Wu, any request you have." Zhang Wanhe immediately made a statement.
The Chief of Staff told Zhang Wanhe that Wu Ze is now the most precious talent of the 18th Army.
He, Zhang Wanhe, must cooperate with any strategy or requirement of Wu Ze, and must not neglect any of them.
Of course, Wu Ze's personal safety must also be absolutely safe.
If Wu Ze is injured in any accident, don’t do anything Zhang Wan and the minister.
"Lao Zhang, are you sure that the Chief of Staff has specifically explained to you. Do you have to cooperate with Xiao Wu's request?" Kong Jie asked happily.
If that's the case, the cannon can be taken out immediately, haha.
"Xiao Wu, tell me, I'll listen." Zhang Wanhe looked at Wu Ze seriously.
"Old Zhang, since that's the case, then transfer all the cannons in your warehouse to my independent group." Kong Jie interrupted.
Want all the cannons in my warehouse?
When Zhang Wanhe heard this, his expression trembled instantly.
This is a cannon, the most important artillery weapon of the 18th Army.
Only when a big war is fought will it be allocated to division-level troops.
When Kong Jie's independent group came, he wanted to take them all, and one group wanted to fill the cannons. This dream was so beautiful!
Seeing Zhang Wanhe's expression, Kong Jie pushed Wu Ze: "This is Xiao Wu's request."
When Zhang Wanhe heard this, he blinked and looked at Wu Ze: "Xiao Wu, isn't Captain Kong joking with me, right?"
Zhang Wanhe also had something in his heart...what should I say.
When the cannon was put into the warehouse in the past, the above said, "If one is missing, he will only ask!"
Now that Wu Ze comes, he will transfer all the cannons to the Independent Regiment. This, this, this... Zhang Wanhe can't accept it for a while.
He is the top logistics leader, and he has the final say in the distribution of logistics materials.
Now that Wu Ze is here, he said it seems that he will not forget it. This feeling made Comrade Lao Zhang a little...unable.
At least, I can't adapt yet.
"Minister Zhang, it is my request to allocate all the cannons and shells in your warehouse to the Independent Regiment." Wu Ze nodded, "The Independent Regiment has important military operations."
"Then, then, I'll call the superiors and ask, is that okay?" Zhang Wanhe opened his mouth, and still felt that this matter was too big, so he should ask for instructions from the superiors.
"Old Zhang, what else do you want to ask for advice? Didn't the Chief of Staff say everything about Wu Ze..." Kong Jie wanted to say something.
Kong Jie was scolding in his heart: Lao Zhang must be fucking unwilling to do so!
Isn’t this delaying my contribution?
"Captain Kong, don't be anxious." Wu Ze stopped Kong Jie and then looked at Zhang Wanhe: "Minister Zhang, for such a big thing, please confirm with the superiors."
"Okay, please wait." Zhang Wanhe hurriedly ran to make a phone call.
"Xiao Wu, look, this is Lao Zhang..." Kong Jie looked at Zhang Wanhe's back and said, "He didn't even think about getting you settled before asking for instructions. In his eyes, you don't have many cannons yet..."
"Captain Kong, it's okay. Lao Zhang is not good at making decisions about such a big thing." Wu Ze interrupted Kong Jie.
When Wu Ze came, he would transfer several cannons. If anyone was the logistics minister, he would be confused and would ask for instructions.
"Old Zhang, didn't I tell you that Xiao Wu has come to your place. You have to cooperate with all his requests and must not be neglected!" Zhang Wanhe contacted the Chief of Staff with a secret line. On the phone, before Zhang Wanhe finished speaking, the voice of the Chief of Staff came from the Chief of Staff.
"Chief of General Staff, Wu Ze is going to transfer all the cannons and shells in the warehouse to the independent regiment. These are our most precious artillery..." Zhang Wanhe said.
The Chief of Staff interrupted again: "Lao Zhang, your ears are not stuffed with donkey hair. Didn't you hear me? You can do whatever Xiao Wu asked you to do, just execute it. Don't ask so much. Even if he asks you to give all the arms in the warehouse to the independent regiment, you can execute it immediately for me!"
"Chief of General Staff, don't you ask what the Independent Corps will do?" Zhang Wanhe was surprised again. The power of Wu Ze was too great, which was really incredible.
"You execute Wu Ze's order first!" said the Chief of Staff.
"Yes, Chief of Staff, then I'll hang up." Zhang Wanhe hung up the phone and hurried out of the room.
At the headquarters, the Chief of Staff hung up the phone and said to the deputy commander-in-chief with some surprise: "Old Peng, Lao Peng, the logistics department's elder Zhang just called over and said that he had received Wu Ze and the machine parts. But as soon as he met, Wu Ze asked Lao Zhang to transfer all the cannons and shells in the warehouse to the Independent Regiment. I guess Wu Ze would ask the Independent Regiment to bring cannons to support Li Yunlong? But as long as Zhou Weiguo's operation is successful, there is no need to go over to support him, and there is no need to bring all the cannons."
"Maybe Wu Ze gave other important military tasks to the Independent Regiment." The deputy commander-in-chief was very calm.
"Old Peng, why don't we ask, what important military mission is this?" said the Chief of Staff.
"Wu Ze's work has never disappointed people. He has always been extremely surprised!" The deputy commander-in-chief still calmly, "Let's not ask, just look at it."
"Okay, okay, then I have to see what the Independent Corps is going to do behind it!" said the Chief of Staff.
Let’s talk about Zhang Wanhe’s side. After he made the phone call, he ran to Kong Jie and Wu Ze again.
Before Zhang Wanhe could speak, Kong Jie could see from Zhang Wanhe's expression that Comrade Lao Zhang must have been preached by the above.
Kong Jie smiled and said, "Old Zhang, what? Did you ask me to give me the cannons and shells?"
"Captain Kong, I can tell you that these are the only most important artillery pieces in our 18th Army. You can't lose them." Zhang Wanhe solemnly warned Kong Jie.
"Don't worry, absolutely not, hahaha!" Kong Jie immediately said to the Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan: "Second Battalion Commander, you heard it. Minister Zhang agreed. Why are you still standing there? Get me cannon."
"From the Second Battalion, go to the warehouse to pull cannons." When Shen Quan heard this, he hurriedly took people to the warehouse.
"You guys come over quickly, don't let them take anything else!" Zhang Wanhe quickly sent someone to follow the people from the Second Battalion.
"Lao Zhang, look at you, the soldiers of our Independent Regiment are like thieves." Kong Jie was very unhappy, "I want to ask you Lao Zhang for something else, but it's just a matter of talking more. Will I let my soldiers steal it!"
Zhang Wanhe did not respond to Kong Jie's words and reminded: "Captain Kong, you should know that shells are also very expensive. When you fight, save some use. If you can't use up the shells, you can get them back..."
"Minister Zhang, don't worry, I guarantee that no shell will be left for you." Kong Jie interrupted Zhang Wanhe.
Just kidding, fighting Yangmingbao Airport is a tough job, are we still thinking about saving shells?
"Captain Kong, you..." Zhang Wanhe glared at him and wanted to scold Kong Jie.
Wu Ze spoke: "Minister Zhang, isn't the New First Regiment trying to rush to machine tools? We can produce shells ourselves in the future."
"But we can't waste it either." Zhang Wanhe said, "Our army is still very poor now. We still need to save money."
"Minister Zhang, if you know what the Independent Group is going to do, you won't..." Kong Jie said this and simply waved his hand, "Forget it, it's useless to say more to you."
"Captain, leader." Chen Quan ran back soon, his expression as if he was injected with chicken blood.
"What's wrong, Second Battalion Commander, are you eating bee shit?" Kong Jie looked at Chen Quan suspiciously.
"Captain, there are also a large number of mortar grenades in the warehouse, and there are also many heavy machine guns and light machine guns. Otherwise, we might as well add 2 or 5 to 5, all..." Chen Quan saw it, and Wu Ze said in a word, all the cannons in the warehouse were transferred to the independent regiment.
In front of us, although the Independent Regiment has three thousand men, the number of mortar grenades and machine guns is not very large.
If you want to fight Yangmingbao Airport, it is best to change all the guys in your hands.
Before Chen Quan finished speaking, Zhang Wanhe immediately paused: "You independent regiment must know how to be content. This is the weapon and ammunition reserve of our entire army, so it cannot..."
"Nothing!" Kong Jie interrupted Zhang Wanhe and turned his head to look at Wu Ze: "Xiao Wu, look at the soldiers of my Independent Regiment, although there are 3,000 soldiers, the guys in his hands are not very powerful. Do you think you will increase your firepower?"
"Captain Kong, I still said the same thing, I'll give you something. If you can't complete the task, it's not as simple as letting you buy it!" Wu Ze of course understood that enhancing the firepower configuration of the independent regiment will have great help in capturing Yangmingbao Airport.
"Don't worry, this is related to whether I can be promoted to brigade commander, and I will never disappoint you." Kong Jie swears.
"Old Zhang, please understand and let the soldiers of the Independent Regiment enhance their firepower configuration." Wu Ze didn't say anything else and turned his head to look at Zhang Wanhe.
Zhang Wanhe's expression was extremely confused.
All the cannons were taken by the Independent Regiment, and now they have to take other light and heavy weapons. This is simply too...too much.
But Zhang Wanhe remembered the words of the Chief of Staff on the phone before, and suppressed the confusion and depression in his heart. He looked at Wu Ze: "Xiao Wu, let the Independent Group take other light and heavy weapons in the warehouse. This is really a big deal. If you do it, the firepower of the Independent Group is far greater than that of our division..."
"Minister Zhang, don't worry, I'm here, if you have any questions, I'll take responsibility." Wu Ze interrupted Zhang Wanhe.
Zhang Wanhe looked at Wu Ze: "Xiao Wu, I'm not talking about the issue of responsibility, but the allocation of weapons and ammunition to the independent regiment. I have no objection, but I can't let them take it casually. If there is any war behind it, our large army..."
"Captain Kong, you can get it yourself. How much you can get is your ability. You can bring it with you as long as you can." Wu Ze knew that Zhang Wanhe was afraid of being poor, so he now seemed like a mother-in-law and mother.
Wu Ze simply stopped talking to Zhang Wanhe and turned his head to Kong Jie.
"Yes, hahahaha." Kong Jie immediately laughed when he heard this, and took the third battalion and the first battalion to the warehouse immediately. "Everyone, I will choose the most advantageous guy to take. You can take mortars, don't take grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and light machine guns."
Seeing this, Zhang Wanhe lost his temper and could only stare at him.
"Minister, do you really want the Independent Group to take this?" Many people in the logistics department were dumbfounded when they looked at this scene.
This independent group is not just a fight, it can be said to be a bunch of robbers.
"Take it, take it, alas." Zhang Wanhe sighed, and while ordering people to receive the machine parts, he ordered people to count the types and quantity of weapons the Independent Group received. Then he disappeared and was not upset, so he took Wu Ze to the reception place and poured water for Wu Ze: "Xiao Wu, I won't ask about the Independent Group. If you have any other ideas and requirements, just tell me."
"Minister Zhang, where is the location of the arsenal?" Wu Ze asked.
"Here, a line of sky." Zhang Wanhe pointed out to Wu Ze on the map.
"The location needs to be changed." Wu Ze said directly.
In the TV series "Bright Sword", Yamazaki Brigade swept alone, sweeping to the front line of the sky, and accidentally exposed the location of the arsenal.
Although Yamazaki Brigade has been destroyed in the Battle of Wangershan, who can guarantee that no Kisaki Brigade or Tusaki Brigade has accidentally hit him again.
Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack in the first line of sky, once the position is exposed, it cannot withstand... I am not afraid of thieves stealing, but I am afraid of thieves thinking about it.
The 18th Army snatched the machine tool machine, which completely touched Yoshio Shinozuka's bottom line. He would do his best to kill the military production of the 18th Army at all costs.
"Do you need to change the address of the arsenal?" Zhang Wanhe was stunned when he heard this. When Wu Ze came, he asked about the location of the arsenal and was about to change it?
"Can't you change it?" Wu Ze said.
"If you ask for replacement, you must change it, but there must be a reason." Zhang Wanhe looked at Wu Ze, "You have never seen our arsenal..."
"I feel it, I feel that it is not good to build an arsenal in the first tier sky. Let's change the place." Wu Ze said.
"Where will it be?" Zhang Wanhe didn't argue. Anyway, it was said above, he would do whatever Wu Ze asked him to do.
"The machine tool has not been shipped back yet, so there is no hurry. I will find a new place during this period." Wu Ze said, "but I have to transfer some workers from Huangyadong Arsenal."
Huangyadong Arsenal is the largest arsenal of the 18th Army.
In 1940, the development of 50 mortars and shells was started, and the following year was produced.
In addition to the 50 mortars and shells, Huangyadong Arsenal also successfully transformed the Hanyang-made rifle and developed the "August 1" horse rifle.
It can be said that the workers at Huangyadong Arsenal are the best workers.
When the new machine tool is brought back, the best workers must be transferred to come and seize the time to start production.
As for why Wu Ze didn't just move the machine tool machine to Huangyadong Arsenal, the main reason is that the terrain there was too steep and transportation was difficult.
Next, there was a traitor in the Huangyadong Arsenal and was attacked by heavy troops from the Japanese.
Although that happened only in 1941, Wu Ze could also pull out the traitor in advance.
But the biggest problem is that the steep terrain is really difficult to transport.
It is best not to put eggs in a basket.
"How many people should be transferred?" Zhang Wanhe asked.
"I will write this to you in detail." Wu Ze said, "You can mobilize some people now, and then let them follow the independent group."
After 30,000 Japanese and puppet troops were given supplies, the Independent Regiment was going to Yangmingbao Airport, and someone had to transport these supplies back.
"What? The Independent Regiment has taken all the cannons and light and heavy weapons. I want to give them to them?" Zhang Wanhe didn't understand when he heard Wu Ze withdraw the topic again.
"The Independent Group will seize a large amount of supplies, but they have no mandate or time to transport them back." Wu Ze said.
"Are you sure?" Zhang Wanhe immediately had flowers on his face when he heard this large amount of supplies. It turned out that this was not a waste of money.
"certainly."
"Okay, OK, I'll send someone to organize the staff immediately." Zhang Wan and Mama said.
...
The three thousand troops of the Independent Regiment brought all the good guys Zhang Wanhe could take in the warehouse. Before leaving, Kong Jie came over to say goodbye to Wu Ze: "Xiao Wu, when I am promoted to brigade commander, I will invite you to drink."
Chapter completed!