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

Chapter 116 Risking and robbing is not as good as producing it yourself

Has a special envoy arrived from the 120th Division?

Before Li Muzhi could express his opinion, Zhang Wanhe immediately said in a serious tone, "It's obvious that the other party is here for four thousand catties of white sugar."

"Minister Zhang, what's going on?" Li Muzhi sensed that Zhang Wanhe's words had a hidden meaning.

Commander Gao of the 3rd Regiment of the 120th Division brought 4,000 catties of white sugar to the arsenal, which had already been put into storage.

Judging from this situation, could it be that the 120th Division wants to back out and take it back?
“I only overheard it,” Zhang Wanhe explained. “These four thousand catties of white sugar were not seized by Gao Liujin; he was just helping with the transportation. As a result, without us noticing, they transported it directly to our arsenal.”

What if you're not careful?
Four thousand catties of white sugar were transported to the arsenal!
Li Muzhi was quite surprised when he heard this.

I refuse to believe this was just a slip of the tongue!
It's obvious that Commander Gao has violated serious discipline.

"Let him in," Zhang Wanhe instructed Lao He.

"Okay." Old He turned and left.

"Xiao Li, I'll handle this sugar matter with the special envoy from the 120th Division. You go and do your work," Zhang Wanhe said to Li Muzhi.

"Factory manager, I'm on break now," Li Muzhi said.

“That’s fine then.” Zhang Wanhe nodded and said to Li Muzhi, “If the other party wants the sugar back, don’t say anything, I’ll handle it.”

"Okay, sure." Li Muzhi nodded.

Soon, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked in.

Zhang Wanhe recognized the man and greeted him, "Old Zhou, what's wrong? Something urgent?"

"Old Zhang, have you received the four thousand catties of white sugar yet?" Old Zhou asked directly.

“It’s been received. It was transported by Gao Liujin.” Zhang Wanhe nodded and looked at the other person. “Old Zhou, you don’t want to take it back, do you? This sugar has already been put into storage.”

"It really is Gao Liujin who transported it. Are you really here with four thousand catties of white sugar?" Old Zhou confirmed again, his expression a mixture of joy and anger!
"What's wrong, Lao Zhou? Gao Liujin brought over 4,000 jin of white sugar. This matter..." Zhang Wanhe asked, puzzled.

Old Zhou explained, "At that time, our troops robbed the Japanese transport and obtained four thousand catties of white sugar, but the Japanese pursued us fiercely. In particular, the Japanese Third Regiment also sent troops. Gao Liujin did not arrive at the agreed location at the agreed time, and we all thought that Gao Liujin had been wiped out by the Japanese Third Regiment and that the white sugar had been taken back. Thank God, Gao Liujin managed to keep the white sugar and transport it to the arsenal."

Zhang Wanhe was even more puzzled: "Old Zhou, since Gao Liujin managed to keep the sugar and transport it to the arsenal, isn't that a good thing? Why are you still so angry?"

"Nonsense! How could I not be angry!" Old Zhou roared. "After Gao Liujin secured the sugar, it should have been transported to the brigade or division headquarters. But instead, he transported it directly to the arsenal without even informing them. They were frantic with worry. If you were in his shoes, wouldn't you be angry? Furthermore, this bastard transported the sugar to the arsenal and immediately exchanged it for Hell Cannons and shells. That's misappropriating public property. Can you believe that?"

If Li Yunlong were here, he would definitely understand immediately.

No wonder Gao Liujin wanted to fight the Third Regiment. It turns out that the Third Regiment had sent troops to attack him before. He was taking the hell cannon and shells directly to the Third Regiment's lair to get revenge.

As for the ironworks discovered in the Third Regiment's territory, it was an unexpected surprise, not because Gao Liujin had prior knowledge of it.

If Gao Liujin really knew there was an ironworks in the Third Regiment's territory, he wouldn't have only exchanged for extermination shells and not assault shells.

"Haha, that's definitely not going to work." Zhang Wanhe laughed a few times after hearing the juicy story about the combat troops, and looked at Lao Zhou: "Since you already know that Gao Liujin traded sugar for cannons, what are you doing here? Don't tell me you want to back out, do you?"

If Gao Liujin had given prior notice to the division and brigade headquarters, he definitely wouldn't have been able to exchange his Hell Cannon. That guy is pretty bold.

"What exactly did Gao Liujin exchange for when he brought the white sugar to your place?" Old Zhou asked.

“He traded it for a hell cannon and sixty shells, but that wasn’t enough. They gave him ten for now, and there are still fifty shells that haven’t been produced yet, so they’re on credit,” Zhang Wanhe explained.

"What?! This bastard traded four thousand catties of white sugar for a hell cannon?!" Old Zhou's voice was so loud it could have blown the ceiling off.

The Hell Cannon is so rare, shouldn't you, Gao Liujin, exchange it for another one?

You only changed one subject, did you even consider the feelings of the division commander and brigade commander?
It's outrageous that a division commander and a brigade commander would fight over this hellish cannon.

Old Zhou immediately said to Zhang Wanhe, "Old Zhang, can I change it? We don't need so many shells, we need cannons instead?"

“Of course.” Zhang Wanhe nodded.

"How about this, take twenty shells from the fifty and replace them with a Hell Cannon," Old Zhou said.

Two hell cannons with thirty shells should be enough.

As for the shells in Gao Liujin's hands, there's no need to even think about it; there definitely aren't any left.

That bastard took the cannon and ran off somewhere causing trouble; we still can't find him.

"Aren't you going to exchange for another Hell Cannon?" Zhang Wanhe asked. "There's only one left, aren't you going to exchange for it?"

“I’d love to, but we can’t do without these shells; we need them over there,” Old Zhou explained. “We robbed the Japanese of their supplies, and they definitely won’t let it go; they’ll retaliate. That’s why we need shells. How about, Old Zhang, you can exchange the last of these hell cannons for me? You can give me fifty shells on credit…”

Before Lao Zhou could finish speaking, Zhang Wanhe interrupted: "Lao Zhou, you can't get artillery shells on credit unless you report to the headquarters leaders and apply for them."

Asking for fifty shells on credit is no small sum.

If it is truly necessary for the operation, you can speak with the headquarters commander, who will then handle the matter accordingly.

"Isn't this..." Old Zhou's words were cut short when someone rushed over: "Old Zhou, we found him! We found Gao Liujin! We found him!" Upon hearing that Gao Liujin had been found, Old Zhou's face immediately filled with murderous intent: "Where is that bastard? Where is he?"

"It was the 386th Brigade that sent someone to remind us that Gao Liujin was attacking the Third Regiment. The division headquarters found out and immediately sent someone to the Third Regiment..." The person didn't finish speaking.

Old Zhou stumbled, nearly losing his balance, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets: "What did you say? That bastard Gao Liujin went to attack the Third Regiment?!"

This third regiment is not to be trifled with.

The Battle of Xinkou destroyed two of our elite divisions!
That bastard Gao Liujin, with a hell cannon and ten shells, dares to attack the Third Regiment? Isn't that just courting death?

Although Zhang Wanhe didn't know much about the affairs of the combat troops, the fact that Gao Liujin's entire regiment went to fight an entire Japanese regiment was truly astonishing.

This Commander Gao is even more troublesome than Li Yunlong.

Li Muzhi, who was standing to the side, was also surprised, as he knew the prestige of the Third Regiment.

Unexpectedly, Gao Liujin dared to attack them; even Lao Li didn't have that guts.

"Old Zhou, the main thing is that Commander Gao won. He not only killed the new commander of the Third Regiment, Taro Mita, but he also discovered the Japanese ironworks in the Third Regiment's territory..." The man didn't finish his sentence.

Zhang Wanhe exclaimed in surprise, "It really is an ironworks?"

Although Li Muzhi said that we would have enough shells by then, if we didn't have enough iron, the combat troops could just go and scavenge it from the Japanese railway.

But this is not a long-term solution; there will be casualties when the troops try to dismantle the railway.

If we could smelt iron ourselves, that would be a completely different story.

Risking everything to steal is ultimately no match for producing it yourself!

Li Muzhi was also stunned. An ironworks? Gao Liujin's luck was just too good.

The mining equipment that Li Yunlong seized earlier, although it was for mining copper, could also be used to mine iron ore.

Once the power source is resolved, and if we can smelt iron ourselves, we can try manufacturing the new equipment.

Old Zhou, being a member of the combat unit, didn't have a deep understanding of the ironworks. What he understood was the unit's killing power and combat effectiveness. He glared at the newcomer and asked, "Did Gao Liujin really defeat the Third Regiment?"

How did Gao Liujin manage to win a frontal attack on a Japanese regiment?
Of course.

If Gao Liujin can defeat the Third Regiment, that would be of great significance.

This has provided our army with valuable experience in frontal attacks.

"It seems they've joined forces with Commander Li of the 386th Brigade," the visitor explained.

"How did Gao Liujin end up with Li Yunlong?" Old Zhou was stunned. "Aren't those two guys always at odds?"

Although Gao Liujin was assigned from the 386th Brigade, the story between Gao Liujin and Li Yunlong was already old news.

Li Yunlong's troops were allowed to seize grain, which caused a great uproar.

Gao Liujin was the target of the robbery. The two of them would fight every time they met. It's too unbelievable that they could join forces to form a third detachment.

"I'm not entirely sure either." The man shook his head, looking at Old Zhou. "They're on their way back to the arsenal. Are you going to go and arrest them, or wait for Gao Liujin to come over himself..."

Old Zhou interrupted him immediately: "Nonsense, if we wait for him to come, who knows if that bastard will run away on the way again? Where am I supposed to find him then!"

After saying that, Lao Zhou turned to Zhang Wanhe and said, "Lao Zhang, I'll come back to get the Hell Cannon and the shells later. I need to go and deal with that bastard Gao Liujin first. You have no idea how anxious the division commander and brigade commander are."

"I understand, I understand." Zhang Wanhe nodded, indicating that he fully understood the other party.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Wanhe said, "I happen to have organized a transport team with manpower and vehicles. Do you want me to take the transport team over and help you retrieve your goods? No, I'll take the transport team myself."

This is an ironworks, after all. Comrade Zhang felt it would be safer for him to personally lead the transport team to pick it up.

"Alright, Lao Zhang, thank you for your trouble then." Lao Zhou nodded and started to leave.

Zhang Wanhe turned to Li Muzhi and said, "Little Li, you just wait here at the arsenal. I'll go and move the ironworks back for you."

"Okay, Minister Zhang, be careful on the road." Li Muzhi nodded.

Old Zhou noticed Zhang Wanhe's attitude towards Li Muzhi and realized that he had been so focused on catching Gao Liujin and confirming the matter of 4,000 jin of white sugar that he had overlooked Li Muzhi, the famous director of the arsenal.

Old Zhou immediately said politely to Li Muzhi, "Director Li, I'm so sorry for neglecting you. I thought you were just an ordinary worker in this arsenal..."

Li Muzhi smiled and said, "It's alright, you go ahead and get busy. Make sure you have the people and the things, then come back here."

"it is good."

……

Old Zhou and Old Zhang led their transport team and hurriedly left the arsenal.

(End of this chapter)