Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Yes!"

After getting the tools, Li Yunlong first checked the wiring of the entire machine. As expected, some of the wires inside the machine were severely damaged. Fortunately, Li Yunlong had prepared these things in advance. He took a pen and paper and drew all the circuits.

In my previous life, I basically used computers to draw, but I still have the basic drawing skills. After figuring out all the circuits, I started to check the various connections of the equipment.

"Damn it! It probably fell into the water during transport, so it's got a lot of rust and some mud. We need to take it all apart and clean it out!"

If it were in later times, Li Yunlong could buy various tools and rust removal sprays online, and these iron and copper rusts would be easy to clean. But in this era, Li Yunlong needs to clean them himself.

After two busy days, Li Yunlong numbered the various components of the equipment, disassembled them in detail, and began loading them onto a truck, sending them to Heiyun Mountain, where they would be cleaned and then assembled.

However, what surprised Li Yunlong was that many of the new accessories prepared by Zheng Yaoxian were key accessories for this machine, such as solenoid valves and various gears, screws and other accessories.

Although Li Yunlong could roughly make the mold and build it, the things made by the small workshop using crude methods were definitely not as practical as these accessories.

Li Yunlong spent nearly half a month maintaining equipment in Heiyun Mountain.

During this half month, the entire independent column began to develop comprehensively. First, the independent column was officially renamed the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column. It changed from a column under the 129th Division to one directly under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

Li Yunlong's scope of activities also expanded from Shanxi Province to the three regions of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei.

At the same time, Li Yunlong's independent column was expanded from ten detachments to twelve detachments. If all of them were recruited, the number of people could exceed 10,000.

Secondly, the Ninth Column in northern Hebei was incorporated into Li Yunlong's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column. After receiving the order, the people of the Ninth Independent Column in northern Hebei were crossing the Eight Paths of Taihang and rushing towards Ping'an County.

"Damn it, it's finally fixed!"

In the Black Cloud Mountain, after Li Yunlong installed the last accessory, he looked at the small bullet production line in front of him with satisfaction and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The weather in Shanxi Province had begun to warm up at the end of March. Li Yunlong, who had been busy in the hot sun for an entire afternoon, was now covered in sweat.

"It's fixed?"

"Well, assemble it first, then connect the electricity and see if it works. Turn off the other electrical equipment for now. I'll dismantle a truck and build a generator later!"

Li Yunlong wiped his sweat while taking the towel, then looked at Jia Ji and several of his classmates beside him, and with satisfaction, he took out cigarettes and passed them to each of them: "You guys are all great. Whether the equipment is repaired this time or not, I will give you a commendation!"

"Commander, these are what we should do."

A few young people were a little shy and touched their heads embarrassedly.

"I heard you guys are doing pretty well here? Teaching the workers about the equipment?"

"Yes, we found that the arsenal's production efficiency was slow. In addition to the lack of equipment, the comrades were also unskilled in using the machines. We will take the time to explain this to the comrades."

Li Yunlong nodded. This problem also troubled Li Yunlong. The country's industrial foundation was too weak. Although most people in the arsenal could read and write, they could only recognize individual characters but had no idea what they meant when they were put together.

"You guys are doing great. Are you interested in starting a class specifically for teaching?"

"We? Lecture?"

"Yes, let's start with the most basic things. If anyone is willing to continue learning, we can move on to more advanced topics. We'll train as many talented people as we can. You guys are being wasted working as workers in the arsenal. What do you think? Are you interested?"

Jia Ji and the others looked at each other and nodded excitedly: "We do!"

"Okay, prepare some simple teaching materials, and I'll select talents for you when the time comes!"

"Please rest assured, Commander, we will definitely complete the mission!"

Li Yunlong briefly talked about the teaching plan with the group of students. Li Yunlong had been thinking about the school's plan, but he had never had the time before. This school not only needs to cultivate talents in mechanical aspects, but also in military aspects.

Moreover, Li Yunlong was just a student. His military teacher Li Yunlong was planning to find Staff Officer Xie from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who had defected to him. His identity had been investigated and there were no major problems. Moreover, this person was a talent. Like Chu Yunfei, he was a graduate of the fifth class of the Whampoa Military Academy.

Although Li Yunlong won several battles, he was actually very aware that his command level was limited. Now the Jin-Cha-Ji Independent Column has a strength of nearly 10,000 people. Commanding 10,000 people in battle is not commanding 1,000 or 2,000 people. He needs to learn all kinds of dispatch.

Staff Officer Xie is a graduate of a formal academic school and has a wealth of theoretical knowledge, which is what Li Yunlong lacks, and is also what the military commanders of the various detachments under Li Yunlong lack.

"Commander Li, the equipment is installed!"

After about an hour, the small bullet production line was finally reassembled. Although it looked a little shabby on the outside, the broken and damaged parts inside had been repaired by Li Yunlong, Jia Ji and others. Now it was time to test the results.

"Turn it on!"

"Yes!"

Under the command of Director Yang, all the raw materials needed to produce bullets were immediately placed into various positions of the machine. After everything was ready, Director Yang took a deep breath and pulled the power switch.

"Crunch, crunch...squeak..."

A sharp metal friction sound rang in the ears, and the machine began to turn slowly. Hearing the harsh metal friction sound, many people's hearts were lifted up.

However, as the equipment began to operate normally, the noise began to get smaller and smaller.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

As the bullet undergoes the final process, the punch presses the bullet into the cartridge case, and a semi-automatically produced bullet falls into the frame below.

“It’s produced, it’s produced!”

Director Yang and others held the bullet in their palms as if it were a rare treasure.

This was the first bullet produced by the arsenal's semi-automatic equipment. It took less than ten seconds from loading the gunpowder to final formation.

One bullet per ten seconds, six bullets per minute, three hundred and sixty bullets per hour, and uninterrupted production for a day can produce 8,640 bullets, which almost catches up with the arsenal's output in the previous ten days.

As long as there are enough raw materials, this equipment can produce bullets continuously by working in three shifts a day and provide them to various troops to fight the Japanese.

"Report, Political Commissar Zhao has sent a telegram urging you to return to headquarters!"

Just as everyone was excited, Li Yunlong received a telegram. After taking a look at it, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, Ding Wei is back? Why is he here with me instead of reporting to headquarters?"

Chapter 162 Ding Wei was so scared that he ran away with the train at night

In the independent column headquarters.

Ding Wei sat in Li Yunlong's seat with a cigarette in his mouth, crossed his legs and hummed a little tune while waiting for Li Yunlong to arrive.

"Captain, aren't you being a bit too arrogant? If Commander Li comes back..."

Ding Wei immediately said, "What's wrong with being a little arrogant? If Li Yunlong dares to confront me, I'll turn around and leave!"

After saying that, he carefully took out two packs of cigarettes and some gifts from others from his bag: "If Li Yunlong dares to get angry with me, I will keep these things for myself!"

"I'm telling you, this little Japanese guy was probably furious at first, but when he saw me take out something, he immediately calmed down and let me sit down. Do you believe it?"

Ding Wei spoke confidently to the guard beside him.

The guard looked at his captain's confident expression and asked, "Is this true?"

"He and I are old comrades. How could I not know his temper?"

As soon as Ding Wei finished speaking, Li Yunlong arrived at the entrance of the command center. After seeing Ding Wei, he took off his military uniform and asked, "Ding Wei, didn't you go to study? Why are you back so soon?"

As he spoke, Li Yunlong picked up the kettle and poured himself a glass of water. He came to the headquarters after receiving the telegram and dealt with some things on the way. Li Yunlong now wished he could use one day as two.

Ding Wei was a little surprised to see Li Yunlong drinking water by himself and not getting angry even though he was sitting in his seat.

"It's almost over. My boss allowed me to graduate early, and I'm giving you some things along the way."

Ding Wei continued to sit in Li Yunlong's seat silently, and then took out another letter.

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up when he saw it. Li Yunlong knew where Ding Wei went, and he knew that whatever he could bring back from there must be good stuff.

"Give it to me, give it to me!"

Li Yunlong immediately put down his water cup and walked over, not caring at all that Ding Wei was sitting in his seat.

"Li Yunlong, I said a lot of good things about you to that person this time. He wanted to know more about you, and I praised you in different ways. How do you say you thank me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong walked directly to a box next to the headquarters and rummaged through it. He found that the general's sword was useless, so he kept it to sell for a high price or to exchange for support and supplies when needed. He also had a lot of lieutenant's swords. He casually took one out and handed it to Ding Wei, saying, "This is the Japanese lieutenant's sword, captured from Ping'an County. It's a pity that you didn't participate in the Ping'an County battle."

After he finished speaking, he took the letter from Ding Wei's hand. Ding Wei took the Zuoguan sword and took a look. It was indeed a good sword. "You are good now, kid. I will give the Zuoguan sword to you as a gift. But you should read the contents of the letter carefully and think about whether this Zuoguan sword is good enough!"

Li Yunlong carefully opened the bulging package, and inside was a folded calligraphy. After unfolding it, Li Yunlong saw twelve large characters. He didn't even need to look at the signature, just from the vigorous and powerful characters he knew who wrote it.

"Hey Hey……"

Li Yunlong carefully put the paper away. This thing must be kept well, and no matter how much he had, it would not be enough. He would want as many as he wanted. In Li Yunlong's heart, or in the hearts of the entire army, no one could replace that person.

Li Yunlong had read some novels before traveling through time. After becoming stronger, he wanted to break away and work on his own. In the end, all of them succeeded, but Li Yunlong could say with certainty that it was all bullshit. Although Li Yunlong had made many contributions now, if he really wanted to establish his own faction, he probably would not let anyone follow him except Wei Heshang and Yu Zhigan.

Zhang Dabiao is in a difficult situation. He will probably try to persuade me with all his heart, but in the end he still won't go with me.

After all, someone had tried it before, but in the end they couldn't even take the guards away.

In addition to the big words, Li Yunlong also saw a poem. This was the second poem Li Yunlong received, and a smile appeared on his face. Unfortunately, Li Yunlong has no way to meet him now.

"For your fun, kid. One knife isn't enough, right?"

Li Yunlong put the letter into his personal belongings and carefully put it away. He glanced at Ding Wei and said, "Don't be ungrateful. I sold this knife to those people in the Nationalist Army for ten thousand dollars. If you don't want it, give it to me!"

"Ten thousand oceans?"

Ding Wei's eyes lit up immediately when he looked at the lieutenant officer's sword in his hand. He had recently heard that Li Yunlong had captured Japanese major generals and lieutenant generals. He thought that the lieutenant officer's sword was nothing special and was thinking of asking Li Yunlong for a general's sword. He didn't expect that the lieutenant officer's sword was so valuable.

"Okay, what else do you have to do besides delivering the letter?"

Li Yunlong took out a cigarette and threw it to Ding Wei, and his eyes also noticed the small package next to Ding Wei.

"There are two more things. These are some small gifts from the leaders over there. They're congratulations on your great victory!"

Li Yunlong was happy again after hearing this, and he held the contents of the package in his arms as if it were a treasure.

"You kid, you have so much stuff, why don't you give me some? I tried my best to please you!"

"Go, go, get out of the way! These things are my, Li Yunlong's, family heirlooms. If you want them, go and earn them by fighting the Japanese!"

Guard Ding Wei was watching Li Yunlong from the side and found that Li Yunlong was not as the regiment commander said, but was very funny. He was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"The second thing is, the people who came back with me this time brought back some people. They are all outstanding graduates from the Anti-Japanese University. The leaders also know that your unit is going to expand and they estimate that they are short of manpower, so they have selected fifteen cadres for you."

"Just fifteen people?"

Li Yunlong was slightly dissatisfied with this number. You know, Li Yunlong's troops are now expanding, with a total of twelve detachments. Fifteen people in each detachment is just one person too many, which is not enough at all.

Li Yunlong is now in urgent need of talent, both in military and political fields.

"Don't be so dissatisfied. There are only over 140 graduates in this batch. So many troops are eagerly waiting for them to graduate, and yet you snatched up more than a tenth of them. Don't be so ungrateful!"

"I know, but we're really short on manpower. Ding Wei, I heard you're going to take over the New Second Regiment? The New Second Regiment is different from your old unit, the Twenty-Eighth Regiment. It was formed not long ago, and they're short on weapons and ammunition. I'll prepare some for you..."

Hearing this, Ding Wei took out a newspaper from his pocket and slapped it on Li Yunlong's desk, saying, "No, Kong Jie took some of your weapons and ammunition, and you almost emptied the independent regiment. Don't think of targeting me. If I don't have any guns or artillery, I can ask the Japanese to get them myself. This is for you. I bought it on the road, so I won't keep any more!"

Ding Wei pushed the newspaper to Li Yunlong, stood up and left. Ding Wei was worried that if he continued to stay in the Independent Column, he would not be able to resist Li Yunlong's temptation, so he exchanged all the people in the New Second Regiment for Li Yunlong.

"Don't go, we can talk it over. Do you want a Type 92 infantry gun? One gun plus twenty rounds of ammunition. Give me a battalion commander. If a battalion commander isn't enough, you can give me two company commanders..."