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

Kong Hao stood up first and said with a smile:

"I saw that the soldiers of the independent regiment ate sweet potatoes every day, even Captain Kong was no exception, so I thought of going to the county town to get some nutritional supplements."

"When I first returned to China, I brought back some things from my family, which happened to be in the county town. I sold them all this time and exchanged them for these things."

"If you want to get other supplies in the future, you can only wait for an opportunity to transport them from other places."

"The main supplies this time include 10,000 kilograms of peanuts and 10,000 kilograms of soybeans, which are used for oil extraction."

"Li Yunlong, Captain Kong, both of these are good things, and they are also very good for cooking."

The two people present were speechless after hearing this and started complaining in their hearts.

Li Yunlong: I know these two are good things, and the peanuts are also good for drinking, but our troops can only provide sweet potatoes in large quantities, and there is nothing else. We are helpless;

Kong Jie: You really are born into a rich family. Do you really think I like to eat sweet potatoes every day? There is nothing I can do about it, but now with these supplies, the soldiers can indeed eat better.

Kong Hao didn't see the expressions of the two people, and continued to introduce:

"I also bought about 200 pieces of cloth this time. If used to make military uniforms, we can make thousands of them. This way, our independent regiment will have enough new uniforms to wear, and each person can get several sets."

These fabrics are also good stuff. Li Yunlong once worked as the director of a bedding factory for a period of time. He knew just by touching them that these were fabrics produced by large foreign factories and were of very good quality.

But after hearing Kong Hao's next words, he and Kong Jie could only look at each other and smile bitterly with meaningful smiles.

Their independent regiment was thankful to be able to get one-tenth of the military uniforms made from these cloths, and each person could get several sets. That was the life of rich landlords, so they could forget about it.

Now many new recruits of the Eighth Route Army are wearing ordinary people's clothes. At most, they are given a military cap, which is the maximum capacity of the Logistics Department.

Faced with the blockade of the Japanese and the stubborn troops, their troops were in great difficulties and had nothing.

We can't even make a new set of military uniforms for everyone. This is the most realistic situation at the moment, but everyone still grits their teeth and perseveres, just to prevent the Japanese in the rear from having a moment's peace.

As long as the Eighth Route Army troops were in the rear, the small Japanese troops would not dare to be too arrogant, and the common people would not have to suffer so much.

Although it often took the lives of several or even dozens of soldiers to kill one Japanese soldier, all these sacrifices were worth it.

Fortunately, the 386th Brigade won three major victories in recent times and handed over a lot of ammunition to their superiors, making life a little easier for everyone.

After all, the troops have ammunition reserves in their warehouses, so they are more confident and their commanders can be much bolder in making plans.

For example, if Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment lacked ammunition, it would definitely run as far as possible if it encountered a battalion of Japanese troops. But now, even if it fought a head-on battle, it would not necessarily lose.

This is the improvement in strength brought by having ammunition reserves, and the strength will become stronger and stronger, and we will be less and less afraid of failure.

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "These fabrics are indeed good stuff, and they are exactly what the clothing factory urgently needs."

"By the way, Xiao Kong, what other good stuff is there in the vehicle behind? Tell us about it."

Kong Hao then came to the carriage behind, took out a pack of cigarettes, opened it, took out two packs and handed them over:

"I also know that the leaders love to smoke, so I bought 50 packs this time so that everyone can satisfy their cravings."

Li Yunlong saw such a good thing and he had run out of food, so he quickly snatched both packs of cigarettes.

"Lao Kong, you usually smoke a dry pipe. It would be a waste to give you such good cigarettes. Let me smoke it for you."

Kong Jie was not angry when he saw Li Yunlong's rogue look. He just smiled and said nothing more.

Kong Hao could only continue: "In addition, there are 5000 boxes of matches and 200 flashlights. These are also what the troops need on a daily basis."

"Oh, and there are 5000 kilograms of fertilizer powder and 500 kilograms of sugar. These two are the most important in this batch of supplies."

When Kong Jie heard this, he asked curiously:

"We all understand that sugar is a scarce strategic commodity, but what is this fertilizer powder used for? Is it worth buying so much?"

Kong Hao smiled mysteriously and said proudly:

"When these two are combined, and after a complex reaction formula, they can make high explosives."

Li Yunlong was shocked when he heard the news and asked hurriedly:

"Xiao Kong, can you make explosives?"

"Of course I did. I studied chemical engineering abroad, and then my father sent me to Germany to learn special operations technology. Oh, and I also learned eight languages, and I can speak and converse with people fluently."

"I plan to develop a new type of artillery based on the actual situation of the independent regiment, which will make up for the lack of firepower in our troops."

Upon hearing that Kong Hao wanted to research cannons, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie patted their chests and promised that they would do all the logistical work.

As long as the Logistics Department has it, they will find a way to get it. If not, they will ask the Japanese for it. This will definitely not delay the research on artillery.

"Captain Li, Captain Kong, I just happen to have a few things that I need your help with."

"First, I need to transfer two technicians who are familiar with explosives from the headquarters arsenal to help me complete the research and development of explosives."

"As you know, I have to lead special operations team training most of the time. I can only come up with a plan and let others complete it."

"No problem. I'll take care of this matter. Mr. Zhang from the logistics department owes me a favor, so transferring two people won't be a problem."

It would be best if Li Yunlong handled this matter. He has a wide network of contacts at the headquarters and everyone will give him some face.

"The second thing is to apply for some concentrated sulfuric acid and gasoline barrels. We need at least 50 kilograms of concentrated sulfuric acid and 20 empty gasoline barrels."

Although Li Yunlong didn't know why Kong Hao wanted these things, he felt that he was very powerful. For the smooth development of artillery, he had to get all the things to the independent regiment even if it meant going through a lot of trouble.

At this time, the guard came in with a small bowl of oil residue and said loudly:

"Reporting to Captain Li, Captain Kong, this is the oil residue that has just come out of the pot. Old Sun asked me to bring some over for the two commanders to taste."

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, who had been eating sweet potatoes for a long time, saw the golden and steaming oil residue in the bowl. They couldn't resist any more and quickly grabbed a few pieces and stuffed them into their mouths.

Suddenly, the unique aroma of lard filled the taste buds, and both of them felt extremely satisfied physically and mentally.

Kong Hao also picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. It was crispy and had a unique fragrance that made people want to eat more.

In fact, Kong Hao loved eating oil residue when he was a child, especially the oil residue made from fat meat with skin, which was the most fragrant when it was just out of the pot.

But after he came to the independent regiment, he rarely ate meat, let alone oil residue.