A courtyard house; Li Yunlong, a subordinate of the deputy director of Harbin Military Engineering I

Zhang Renfeng sat down, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and thought to himself that Old Chen's ability to boast had improved, even bringing up Zhukov.

But on second thought, it's not entirely an exaggeration; wiping out two entire American divisions is a feat unique in the world.

Those Russians are always very pragmatic. If you have real skills, they'll respect you; if you don't, they won't even acknowledge you, not even if you're their own son.

He put down his teacup, looked at Commander Chen's beaming face, and couldn't help but tease him:

"Marshal Zhukov is really coming to visit me? That's great! I can ask him for advice on the Battle of Kursk, and maybe our Harbin Military Engineering Institute can open an armored corps major later."

Upon hearing this, Brigade Commander Chen's smile froze for half a second. He tapped the ground with his cane: "Don't give me that! They're here because of Harbin Military Engineering Institute, not because of you personally. Besides, you're an engineer by training, trying to talk to them about tanks? That's like showing off your skills in front of an expert!"

"Trying to show off your skills in front of Guan Yu?"

Zhang Renfeng said with a serious face, "If I manage to fool Zhukov and get him to give us a copy of the T-34 production line blueprints, will you, Old Chen, have to call me 'Dad'?"

This is not a joke by Zhang Renfeng. If the heavy combined arms brigade that Zhang Renfeng was in were deployed to Siberia, one brigade could probably wipe out the Soviet Union at that time!

Zhang Renfeng wasn't bragging; he actually did simulate it back then...

Commander Chen coughed twice, taken aback by his words, and picked up the documents on the table, fanning them with his hand: "Alright, alright, let's get down to business. Have you seen the progress of the academy's construction?"

The Soviet experts made many suggestions, saying it should be built to the standards of the Frunze Military Academy. I thought that was too ambitious; we don't have that much money right now.

The two exchanged opinions on the construction of the academy and the appointment of several key positions. As Zhang Renfeng listened, he was mentally calculating. Although Old Chen was glib, he was never ambiguous when it came to serious matters; he remembered every single expense in the early stages of the Harbin Military Engineering Institute's preparations...

The old dean is truly risking his life for his cause!

Zhang Renfeng proposed that Zhao Gang be appointed as the director of the political department.

Old Chen thought for a moment and stood up. "That's not a problem. The president and political commissar of our Harbin Military Engineering Institute are actually at the level of a major military region. This time, the General Political Department assessed the ranks, and the commanders and political commissars of the Third Army Corps are basically at the quasi-corps level. Zhao Gang was originally a graduate of Yenching University and organized student movements. He has a good relationship with Minister Huang of the First Ministry of Machine Building. I have no objection to him becoming the director of the political department. I heard you've brought Li Yunlong and Kong Jie with you and want to put them in the academy?"

Zhang Renfeng waved his hand, "Kong Jie is out of the question. He's good for nothing except leading troops. Li Yunlong is quite skilled in engineering. I plan to put him in charge of the engineering corps, and then have Zhao Gang serve as the department's political commissar..."

Old Chen waved his hand, "He can't do it. The Independent Army can't do without him. This army is no longer a field army in the traditional sense; its symbolic significance outweighs its practical significance."

Zhang Renfeng disagreed, "Do you think I'm training engineers for you? They're all conventional weapons experts. They're from my Second Ministry of Machine Building. Most of their core members will go to various arsenals under the Second Ministry of Machine Building. A few will be placed at Harbin Military Engineering Institute, with the core members serving as instructors and some soldiers becoming students."

Anyway, I'm the political commissar, and I'll take charge of the teaching resources. You just need to implement my policies...

Old Chen was annoyed and muttered to himself, "I'm the damn dean..."

Zhang Renfeng ignored him and continued, "In addition, Li Yunlong's Anti-American Independent Army will not be transferred back to the 10th Army Corps for the time being. My suggestion is to coordinate with the newly added department of our college, the Rocket Engineering Department... You can coordinate the organizational structure."

"And Li Yunlong's army could easily be renamed the Rocket Force..."

Upon hearing this, Old Chen frowned deeply. "You're exaggerating a bit too much, aren't you? The Rocket Engineering Department, let alone ours, isn't even perfect."

Zhang Renfeng pulled out a business plan and slammed it against Old Chen's face, directly activating his ultimate technique.

"You guys don't think the 107mm shell is a conventional artillery shell, do you? That's a fucking rocket, a 107mm rocket, it's a rocket! How can it be zero? Right now, almost all the major factories under the Heavy Industry Bureau are expanding their production lines. We can even mass-produce this stuff. And you still say it's starting from zero? Have you no shame?"

Old Chen was forced back by him, reached out and pulled the plan off his face, flipped through it, and muttered:

"Why are you so quick to take it all out on me? I'm the dean, can't you at least give me some face?"

Zhang Renfeng ignored his comment and continued:

"Even without radar-guided artillery, we can rely on the Liangshan Special Operations Battalion for ground artillery-guided strikes, and in the future, we will develop proximity fuses..."

"In short, I have already planned a full-scale artillery battle on Kinmen within ten years to test the power of rockets, so the Anti-American Independence Army must remain..."

Zhang Renfeng wanted to achieve the goal in one step, asking the Central Military Commission to expand a series of organizational units, like the Air Force, Navy, and Armored Force, and even directly create a Rocket Force. However, given the current situation, that's difficult!

But that doesn't mean it's impossible.