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

Chapter 29: The first to get the moon is near the water and the tower.

386th Brigade Headquarters

"Deputy Brigade Commander, as ordered by the Brigade Commander, these are the candidates for officers in the puppet army that we have selected. Please take a look."

A staff officer handed a list to the deputy brigade commander.

The brigade commander took Li Yunlong to work, and the deputy brigade commander took over the work at the brigade headquarters.

The deputy brigade commander took a look and saw that there were quite a few people on the list, almost fifty.

The deputy brigade commander glanced at the files of a few people, and found that they all came from well-off families.

It's possible that these people all have white sugar at home.

The deputy brigade commander was very satisfied and said, "Leave the list here. I'll show it to the brigade commander when he gets back. You get ready to go fishing."

"Yes, Deputy Brigade Commander." The staff officer nodded and left.

"Reporting to the deputy brigade commander, Commander Kong of the new 2nd Regiment requests an audience." At this moment, someone came to report.

"Why is Kong Jie at the brigade headquarters instead of staying in the Second Regiment?" the deputy brigade commander wondered to himself.

The new Second Regiment has just been formed, and Kong Jie's task should be to train the troops as soon as possible.

He must be extremely busy; how could he possibly have any free time?

"Let him in," the deputy brigade commander nodded.

"Deputy Brigade Commander!" Kong Jie walked in and saluted the deputy brigade commander.

"Kong Jie, what brings you to the brigade headquarters?" the deputy brigade commander asked suspiciously.

"Deputy Brigade Commander, didn't the brigade headquarters issue a new order saying that our border region's arsenal needs to cooperate with military production, and our combat troops must cooperate with them?" Kong Jie said.

"Li Muzhi from the border region's arsenal contacted you?" The deputy brigade commander was still somewhat puzzled.

The Second New Regiment is a new regiment. Is Li Muzhi looking for a new regiment to cooperate with?

"Yes, that factory director Li told me that he wanted my troops to help him mine coal. He said that if they mined coal for three days, he would give them a shell for a new cannon..." Kong Jie didn't finish his sentence.

The deputy brigade commander immediately interrupted Kong Jie with excitement, as if he had been injected with chicken blood: "Comrade Kong Jie, what did you say? Li Muzhi made you work for him, digging coal, and you only get one artillery shell every three days?"

Although the deputy brigade commander hadn't witnessed the destructive power of the hellish cannon at the border region's arsenal firsthand, the intelligence reports made it crystal clear.

One shot can take out three pillboxes, and one shot can kill more than a hundred Japanese soldiers!

The deputy brigade commander could foresee that it would be quite difficult for the combat troops to obtain such shells from the logistics department, given Zhang Wanhe's stingy nature.

Moreover, we are a brigade-level unit, and it is quite difficult for us to compete with a division-level unit.

I never expected that Li Muzhi would give us such an opportunity.

To get a new shell after working for three days is like a windfall!

Seeing the deputy brigade commander so excited, Kong Jie couldn't help but be stunned: "Deputy brigade commander, what's wrong? I'm digging coal for Li Muzhi, and you're so happy..."

"Nonsense!" The deputy brigade commander slammed his hand on the table and said, "You probably don't know the power of this shell. Let me tell you straight, one shell can destroy three pillboxes and kill or wound more than a hundred Japanese soldiers!"

"..." Upon hearing this, Kong Jie's mind immediately went blank, and he froze like a statue.

One shot can destroy three pillboxes and take out more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. Isn't that a heavy weapon?

The border region's arsenal struggles to produce bullets and grenades; their strength is only a fraction of that of the Huangyadong arsenal. Could they really produce cannons with such terrifying destructive power?

"Kong Jie, what are you still standing there for!"

The deputy brigade commander yelled at Kong Jie, "You get back to the Second New Regiment right now, take your troops and go help the arsenal mine coal as fast as you can! Hurry up, get the hell out of here! Let me tell you, if you don't do this job well and get sent back by the arsenal, don't even think about coming back!" The deputy brigade commander's reaction was too much; Kong Jie was momentarily stunned: "Deputy brigade commander, the shells produced by the arsenal are so powerful, can the arsenal really make that decision? Shouldn't it be Minister Zhang approving whoever gets the rights…?"

Kong Jie meant, could the arsenal bypass Zhang Wanhe and give the shells to someone else?
“Things are different now.” The deputy brigade commander interrupted Kong Jie and explained, “Let the combat troops cooperate with the military production of the arsenal. Think about what he said carefully. It means that we cooperate with the military production of the arsenal, not with Zhang Wanhe. Do you understand?”

Kong Jie was shocked: "Deputy Brigade Commander, you're not kidding me, are you? The arsenal is...?"

"They can make cannons and even produce their own explosives. Based on that, do you think there's a problem with the headquarters' orders?" the deputy brigade commander retorted.

"Ah..." Kong Jie was shocked again, his mouth agape. He never expected that the other party could even make explosives by themselves.

"What are you 'huh' for!" The deputy brigade commander was so angry at Kong Jie for dawdling that he kicked him and yelled, "Why don't you get the hell out of here and hurry up and take the troops over? If Li Mu changes his mind halfway through, there will be no place to regret it."

"Yes, Deputy Brigade Commander." Kong Jie nodded repeatedly, not even having time to compose himself in shock, and started to leave.

"Wait a minute." The deputy brigade commander called out to Kong Jie.

"Deputy Brigade Commander, is there anything else you need?" Kong Jie asked, turning his head.

"From now on, don't think about fighting. Just focus on mining coal for Li Muzhi, mine it until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, until the world changes!" The deputy brigade commander solemnly said to Kong Jie. "In short, mine coal well and don't be lazy."

Kong Jie was still a little hesitant: "Deputy Brigade Commander, my Second New Regiment is, after all, a combat unit. We can't just stay in the coal mines like laborers forever..."

"You're so stupid." The deputy brigade commander couldn't help but kick Kong Jie again. "You're helping Li Muzhi mine coal, isn't that taking advantage of your proximity? Open your eyes wide and report to the brigade headquarters immediately if Li Muzhi makes any new weapons, understand?"

"Yes, Deputy Brigade Commander." Kong Jie understood. Mining coal was one aspect, but another was the opportunity to get close to Li Muzhi.

Li Muzhi can make cannons and explosives, so he can definitely make new weapons too.

If we work hard, we might have a chance to get our hands on this new weapon.

The new Second Regiment is currently in dire need of weapons.

Watching Kong Jie leave in a panic, the deputy brigade commander laughed heartily: "Hahaha, my 386th Brigade is about to have a stroke of good luck!"

"Deputy Brigade Commander, Li Muzhi sent Regiment Commander Kong to help Li Muzhi mine coal. How can our brigade make good use of this opportunity?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Don't you think about why Li Muzhi didn't let others help him dig coal, but instead made Kong Jie do it?" the deputy brigade commander retorted.

“If Li Muzhi wants to mine coal, he needs to find someone to help him.”

"You think this person was just picked randomly?"

"That is……"

"Think about it slowly yourself."

……

Kong Jie returned to the Second Regiment, immediately stopped training, and led the entire regiment to Li Muzhi's side at full speed.

"Li Muzhi, my troops have arrived, and the tools are ready. Where do we dig for the coal?" Kong Jie was being very polite to Li Muzhi. How could he not be polite? This was his benefactor.

Who knows, our benefactor might just casually solve the problem of our new Second Regiment's weapons and ammunition supply.

"It seems Commander Kong has given this matter considerable thought," Li Muzhi said.

"That's right, that's right. It's an honor for my new Second Regiment to help your arsenal mine coal." Kong Jie nodded repeatedly.

Li Muzhi summoned someone and said to him, "You can take Commander Kong's troops to mine coal."

"Yes, factory director."

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