Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 7 The sky is falling

"Where did we get our reinforcements?" Lao He asked.

"Stop asking so many questions. Unload the shells and prepare to follow Battalion Commander Zhang's troops to move the supplies back to Sunjiabao," Li Muzhi instructed.

"Factory manager, should we give some to Battalion Commander Zhang?" Lao He asked.

This is Li Yunlong's unit. Li Yunlong is shameless, and the soldiers he trains are also incredibly thick-skinned.

It's probably not feasible to let the other party work for free.

Li Muzhi didn't answer Lao He, but instead shouted to Zhang Dabiao, who was ordering the troops to accept the surrender of the traitors from Sunjiabao, "Battalion Commander Zhang, come here for a moment."

"Director Li, what are your orders?" Zhang Dabiao ran up to Li Muzhi, his attitude very polite.

Of course I'm being polite; this guy in front of me is a genius who built cannons.

Zhang Dabiao knew without a doubt how much importance this person would receive from the headquarters leaders.

“The traitors from Sunjiabao have surrendered. Old He asked if you wanted some of these things…” Li Muzhi didn’t finish his sentence.

Zhang Dabiao immediately interrupted: "What's there to divide? This was originally a stronghold that your arsenal captured, and all the spoils inside should belong to your arsenal."

"Hehe." Li Muzhi chuckled and turned to Lao He, saying, "So, can you now confidently take your men to move things?"

Lao He was skeptical and looked at Zhang Dabiao suspiciously: "Battalion Commander Zhang, are you really not going to take any? You used some ammunition when you were fighting the enemy earlier."

"Once the base is cleaned up, you can take your things back without worry," Zhang Dabiao said seriously.

Old He couldn't help but whisper to Li Muzhi, "Factory Director, why isn't Battalion Commander Zhang distributing the goods? That doesn't make sense."

Lao He still remembers Li Yunlong's scoundrel-like face when he came to the arsenal to ask for grenades. His battalion commander Zhang Dabiao had the same face, so how come he seems like a completely different person now?

"If Battalion Commander Zhang tells you to move it, then just move it," Li Muzhi said with a smile, without explaining.

From the moment Zhang Dabiao called the communications soldier back, Li Muzhi knew what Zhang Dabiao was thinking.

They've got their eyes on this hell cannon we have. They deliberately gave us this little bit of profit from Sunjiabao just to leave us a good impression.

He'll speak when Zhang Dabiao's regimental commander, Li Yunlong, arrives.

Moreover, all spoils should belong to the public. Now that we've taken Sunjiabao, all the spoils should belong to our headquarters logistics. Zhang Dabiao is just doing us a favor by going along with the flow.

"Alright." Lao He didn't think too much about it and immediately arranged for workers to go to Sunjiabao to help Zhang Dabiao's troops clean up supplies.

Zhang Dabiao smiled and said to Li Muzhi, "Director Li, your shell test was successful. Do you want to continue testing?"

The communications soldier has already run back to inform the regimental commander. While the enemy still has artillery shells, we can take the opportunity to wipe out their reinforcements.

We can't have come here for nothing.

When we fight off the Japanese reinforcements, we can keep our eyes on the spoils.

“Of course we’ll take it.” Li Muzhi nodded and said to Zhang Dabiao, “I don’t know anything about warfare. You decide on the next objectives.”

"Director Li, you took Sunjiabao with just one shell, and you still say you don't know how to fight?" Zhang Dabiao laughed.

"Haha." Li Muzhi laughed. "I really don't know how."

"Haha." Zhang Dabiao laughed too. "I'll arrange the next phase of the experiment for you right away."

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logistics department

"Zhang Wanhe, has the arsenal resumed production?" Zhang Wanhe received a call from the deputy chief of staff of headquarters.

"Bullets production has resumed, and we can deliver 1,000 rounds by the end of this month. Hand grenades are still in the process of resuming production, but we will definitely be able to complete the resumption by the end of the month," Zhang Wanhe replied hastily.

"Hmm." The deputy chief of the general staff nodded, but still cautioned, "The ammunition production of the arsenal is the lifeline of our army, and there is no room for carelessness."

"Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely guarantee the production of the arsenal," Zhang Wanhe assured him.

"Hmm." The deputy chief of the general staff nodded again, and then hung up the phone.

Zhang Wanhe put the phone receiver back on the shelf. He had originally planned to call the arsenal to ask about it, but he abandoned the idea. He decided to conduct a surprise inspection of the arsenal himself.

It's also a good opportunity to see how capable the newly promoted factory director, Li Muzhi, is.

Zhang Wanhe rode his horse at top speed and arrived at the arsenal.

"Hello, Minister!"

The guards at the arsenal gate saluted Zhang Wanhe as he arrived and came over to help lead his horse.

As Zhang Wanhe dismounted, he glanced suspiciously into the arsenal, sensing something was amiss; it was far too quiet.

That's right, it's quiet!
It was as if there was no one left in the arsenal.

Zhang Wanhe took two steps toward the arsenal, and a guard said to him, "Minister Zhang, are you looking for our factory director?"

"Don't make a sound." Zhang Wanhe didn't answer him, but quickened his pace.

Zhang Wanhe entered the arsenal as quickly as possible, and as he expected, the arsenal was empty; there was no one there.

Li Muzhi was nowhere to be seen, nor was Lao He, and even the workers at the arsenal had vanished without a trace.

"What's going on? Where are the people from the arsenal?"

Zhang Wanhe questioned the guards, feeling as if the sky was about to fall.

The headquarters leaders attached great importance to the production of the arsenal and personally called to inquire about it. I also assured the headquarters leaders that production would definitely be guaranteed!

Right now, the arsenal is unmanned and engaged in production. Isn't this going to cause a major blunder?

"They went with the factory director to witness this historic moment," the guard explained.

"What historic moment?" Zhang Wanhe couldn't understand what the other person was saying.

"Minister Zhang, don't you know? Factory Director Li and his workers have built a cannon..." The guard looked at Minister Zhang with some surprise.

Before the guard could finish speaking, Zhang Wan stumbled and almost fell: "What? What did you say? Li Muzhi built a cannon?"

What a joke!
No one knows the border region's arsenal better than me, the logistics minister.

With this pile of scrap metal, it's difficult enough to even make a bullet, let alone a cannon! Forget about it.

"Yes, Minister Zhang, I must say, the new factory director you promoted, Director Li, is truly a rare talent..." The guard admired Zhang Wanhe's discerning eye.

"Don't talk nonsense." Zhang Wanhe didn't believe the guard's words at all, and even thought that the other party was being sarcastic.

The arsenal's production was stopped without authorization, which angered the headquarters leaders, and no one will escape unscathed.

If things go wrong, someone might even be killed.

"Where did Li Mu go?" Zhang Wanhe asked abruptly.

"I don't know," the guard shook his head.

"Absurd, utterly absurd!" Zhang Wanhe felt a wave of dizziness.

This Li Muzhi shut down the arsenal without authorization, and he didn't even know where he took the workers. It's a complete joke.

"Minister Zhang, I saw that when Director Li led his men away, they headed in the direction of the Independent Regiment," the guard reminded him, recalling this detail.

"Call your captain here, and come with me," Zhang Wanhe ordered angrily. "Go and bring that bastard Li Muzhi back."

"Minister Zhang, Factory Director Li has made a cannon. He is a valuable talent. You..." The guard saw that Zhang Wanhe did not believe him and wanted to say a few more words to Li Muzhi.

Zhang Wanhe interrupted, "Execute my order immediately!"

"Yes." The guard realized that words were futile at this moment, after all, the strength of the arsenal was obvious to all.

Even the guards, who witnessed the cannons being manufactured at the arsenal, didn't believe it, let alone others who had to take Minister Zhang to see for themselves.

(End of this chapter)