Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

After expressing his gratitude, Kong Hao brought his people to the material warehouse and took some rubber grass for testing.

In fact, the method of turning rubber grass into rubber is very simple, which mainly consists of the steps of crushing, dissolving, precipitation, and drying.

Kong Hao had already asked people to prepare the relevant experimental equipment, and the corresponding solvents had also been developed, and they were just waiting to be carried out for this experiment.

The technician first instructed the workers to carefully carry out the operations step by step according to the operating instructions written by Kong Hao.

The entire extraction process would take at least several days. Kong Hao took a look and had to go back to the office to continue working on other things.

Just when Kong Hao was busy building a large factory in the arsenal, a major event happened in the whole of Shanxi.

The Japanese First Army mobilized two divisions and two brigades, totaling about 50,000 people, to launch a massive attack on the territory of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and captured several county towns in one fell swoop.

It turned out that Yoshio Shinozuka accidentally discovered the clues of Taigu Railway Station on the third day after the headquarters was bombarded.

This was mainly because the headquarters was attacked and the entire Taiyuan city was in chaos. Everyone was busy catching the attackers and no one guessed that this was a diversionary tactic.

Everyone agreed that bombarding the headquarters was the primary objective and everything else was secondary.

Moreover, seeing how the 4th Division was procrastinating, Yoshio Shinozuka thought that even if they investigated for half a month, there would probably be no results.

With no other choice, he could only choose to transfer troops from outside into the city. If he failed to track down who the attacker was, then Yoshio Shinozuka would be in big trouble.

But because of this, he accidentally discovered that the train station had been attacked, which stirred up a hornet's nest.

When Yoshio Shinozuka heard the bad news, he was so angry that he drew his sword and hacked the entire office into pieces. Then he was so frustrated that he vomited blood.

After being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, the first thing he did when he woke up was to send people to block the news, and all those who knew the inside story were taken into custody.

It is estimated that the Japanese squadron that accidentally discovered that the train station had been captured would be accidentally wiped out in the next battle. It’s a pity that these cannot be counted as Kong Hao’s achievements.

The railway station lost tens of thousands of tons of supplies. Apart from the Eighth Route Army, no other force in Shanxi could have emptied the railway station in such a short time.

But Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't say it, and even dared not let anyone know, mainly because the First Army did not dare to easily enter the Eighth Route Army's base.

The First Army controlled too much territory and had lost a lot of troops some time ago. However, the Eighth Route Army obtained tens of thousands of tons of supplies at the railway station, plus the weapons and equipment of a brigade.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, they probably won't be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army in a short period of time.

The most important thing now is to find a way to rebuild the train station and replenish the stolen supplies. Those weapons will also be gradually lost in the subsequent battles.

This is the only solution. If the headquarters really knew that Yoshio Shinozuka had made such a big mistake, they would definitely hold him accountable, and he would definitely lose his position as the commander of the First Army.

This is something he and his family cannot afford, and the only one who can perfectly resolve this matter is the Fourth Division stationed in Taiyuan.

Division Commander Matsui was also very sensible. He did not add insult to injury at this time. He just offered a very low price, such as one year's tax revenue for Taiyuan City, and a pass issued by the Fourth Division, which allowed the privilege of free movement and business in the First Army's jurisdiction.

In fact, although tens of thousands of tons of supplies were lost at Taigu Railway Station, most of them were food and cloth. These things could be allocated through the Osaka Merchant Corps. As long as the price could be paid, no matter how much, they could be gathered in a short time.

As for the weapons, ammunition and various military supplies, this is even simpler. Over the years, the 4th Division has had more than enough scrapped military supplies to equip an entire division.

For example, gas masks are very delicate and can be easily scrapped if they are not handled properly.

The Chinese army was simply unable to produce any poison gas bombs, which allowed the Fourth Division to become even more unscrupulous.

It is basic operation to scrap hundreds of gas masks every month. The 4th Division is a permanent division and has the priority right to supply materials. As long as they apply to the higher-ups, they will be replenished as soon as possible.

It’s just that this kind of thing is not easy to sell and there are too few customers, so it is basically stockpiled in inventory. This time is a good opportunity to clear out the inventory.

After Division Commander Matsui and Yoshio Shinozuka agreed on the price, he went to Taigu Railway Station with Yamamoto Kazuki to confirm the details.

This kind of thing certainly cannot be made public. Yoshio Shinozuka and Division Commander Matsui are nominal partners, and Yamamoto Ikki relies on him as the commander to promote special operations in the army, so there is definitely no problem with his loyalty.

In this situation, it would be most appropriate for the 4th Division and Yamamoto's special forces to take action.

However, when Commander Matsui arrived at the train station, he found that in addition to the concrete walls and floors, the entire station also contained worthless tables, chairs and benches. Everything that could be dismantled had been dismantled, packed up and shipped away.

In particular, the electrical wires and lights throughout the train station, as well as the telephones and telephone lines, were all pulled down and taken away.

After seeing this, Division Commander Matsui couldn't help but smile and said:

"I have to say, this is a really good job. Look at how badly the train station has been destroyed. There is nothing left. It almost needs to be rebuilt from scratch."

The reason why he was so happy was that the more damage the train station suffered, the higher the cost of rebuilding it would be, and the more money their Osaka Merchant Group would make.

However, Yamamoto Ikki was not concerned about these things. He called over a captain of the 4th Division and asked curiously:

"Why is there no sign of fighting at the train station? Not even a grenade crater? Did you destroy the site when you came here?"

The captain first looked at the division commander Matsui, and then spoke after getting permission:

"Colonel Yamamoto, this is how it was when we arrived. We didn't cause any damage to the scene."

"We also found a mound of dirt not far from the train station. It was filled with the bodies of soldiers from the train station. After checking, we found that they were all killed by cold weapons."

"From this, we can infer that the other party should be some experts, similar to the outlaws of China."

From this sentence, we can see that this captain has some knowledge of Chinese culture, otherwise he would not be able to survive in the 4th Division.

However, when Yamamoto Ikki heard this, he immediately shouted angrily:

"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"With such tight defenses, even my German instructors couldn't have conquered them without firing a single shot. Even using the most advanced silenced pistols would have been extremely difficult, let alone using cold weapons to resolve the battle."

"Could it be that the other party is similar to our legendary ninja, able to fly over rooftops and walls and become invisible?"

If it is said that the Germans are better than their nuclear-powered nation, Yamamoto Ikki has no objection to this, but if it is said that the Chinese outlaws are stronger than his Yamamoto Special Forces, Yamamoto cannot accept this in any way.

Division Commander Matsui would not care about these. His most important task now was to have his men assess the damage to the train station and give Shinozuka Yoshio a high price.

In his eyes, everything is business, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.