Predator Reborn

Chapter 103 Arsenal Plan

"Brigadier, what a good thing it is. We need to go to the headquarters to tell it. Can't we tell it here?" the political commissar asked as he walked, but Liu Hua refused to say anything. He smiled and shook his head all the time.

Arriving at the headquarters, Liu Hua handed over a piece of information about Wo Niudong to the political commissar.

"Brigadier, what's going on? Isn't it just a cave? What's all the fuss about?" the political commissar said to Liu Hua disdainfully.

"Haha, political commissar, I went to Woniudong to have a look this morning. It's such a good place?" Liu Hua said with a smile on his face.

The political commissar was stunned by Liu Hua's words. "Brigade commander, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Liu Hua picked up a clean piece of paper and came to the table to draw a sketch of Wo Niu Cave for the political commissar. While drawing, he explained his idea to the political commissar. He heard that Liu Hua was planning to use the innermost caves for storage.

When eating food, there was no change on his face. Knowledge nodded symbolically, agreeing with Liu Hua's opinion. But when he heard the words "Arsenal", the political commissar was obviously stunned and looked at Liu Hua stupidly.

like a statue.

"Brigadier, what did you just say? Say it again!" the political commissar asked in disbelief. Because Guan Xiangying had hardly seen an arsenal since he joined the Red Army. He had heard of it, that is, in the original Central Soviet Area.

There was an arsenal, but the equipment there was extremely crude, and raw materials were often insufficient. It could only reload simple bullets, and could not even produce artillery shells. It could also produce some home-made hand grenades. And now I am in a brigade.

The brigade commander actually thought of building an arsenal...

"But, Brigadier, I know that place is very suitable for building an arsenal, but the arsenal requires a lot of raw materials, equipment, and skilled workers... and we have nothing..."

The political commissar looked at Liu Hua with disbelief.

"Political Commissar, I know we have nothing now, but we must build an arsenal, no matter how difficult it is, we must build it!" Liu Hua said resolutely.

"Why? Can't we just rely on seizures like yesterday? You know, when we were in the Xiangxi base area, we didn't have an arsenal, but the soldiers still had enough ammunition?" The political commissar became even more confused. Hearing that the political commissar relied on seizures

Liu Hua felt sad for a while while uttering a few words. He thought about the time when the Japanese would deal with the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines led by the Communist Party. Due to the tight blockade of the Japanese, they would not have anything they wanted, including food and ammunition. In addition to avoiding the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army at that time also

If you dodge, there are no bullets, and you rely on bayonets, you are no match for the Japanese.

"Political Commissar, how long do you estimate our war of resistance will last?" Liu Hua asked.

The political commissar shook his head.

"Political Commissar, no matter how long the War of Resistance will last in the future, the headquarters and the Central Committee require us to take root here, establish anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, and strengthen our team and weapons. We can rely on seizures, but what about ammunition? We can't always have yesterday.

With such good luck, we ambushed the Japanese ammunition transport team. It can be said that our ammunition is one shot and one less. If one day, our ammunition runs out, how can we let the soldiers fight the Japanese with bayonets? You also know

The Japanese have bayonet skills, and besides, we cannot afford such expenditure." Looking at the silent political commissar, Liu Hua continued.

"Also, political commissar, do you remember when we were in the base area in western Hunan, except for our regiment? After the Kuomintang's long-term blockade, what do you think our brother troops have left? If the Japanese also blockade us in the future,

What should we do with our base?"

After listening to Liu Hua's words, the political commissar also frowned. "Brigade commander, tell me what should we do?"

"Political Commissar, I know you have an idea in mind. You are testing me. Political Commissar, do you still remember what I said to the group leaders at the end of yesterday's meeting?"

"Guangji Liang! Yes, Guangji Liang." The political commissar said with a smile.

"Political Commissar, my purpose is to accumulate food extensively. Taking advantage of this good opportunity, when the Japanese can't take care of us, we will reserve a large amount of food. I will try to reserve enough food for the entire army to use for a year. I will replace it every year. In this way, no matter what,

If we encounter a major disaster or a Japanese blockade in the future, at least we will not go hungry, and we can even support the local people. I believe that as long as we are not hungry, our soldiers will not be afraid of the Japanese," Liu Hua said excitedly.

, the political commissar nodded repeatedly.

"No wonder your kid suddenly raised this question yesterday. I wanted to ask it yesterday, but I didn't have time. It turns out that this is what you thought. However, this is really a good idea. It reminded me of what you did in Xiangxi at that time. No matter where you go,

Wherever you go, the first thing you do is to collect food and grass. I was thinking, if you hadn't insisted on doing this despite all the opinions, I really don't know what the Seventh Army would have been like. I firmly agree with this suggestion." The political commissar said with emotion.

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"This is called before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first." Liu Hua said jokingly.

"Brigade Commander, the food problem has been solved, but the problem with the arsenal..."

The political commissar's face was full of expectations when he thought of the arsenal Liu Hua mentioned, but the actual situation told him that this was something that was out of reach.

"Correspondent, the map is the topographic map just drawn by the staff today."

Soon a hand-drawn map with Zhangjiazhuang as the center was placed in front of the two of them. Liu Hua looked at the map and began to search, while the political commissar looked at his brigade commander without knowing why.

"Found it, here, political commissar, you see behind our Zhangjiazhuang is Wanniu Mountain, but on the opposite side of Wanniu Mountain, you see, it is right here." Liu Hua pointed to a place name.

"Jingxing Coal Mine." The political commissar muttered silently.

"Yes, it's Jingxing Coal Mine. Political Commissar, if you think about it, if a coal mine wants to mine coal, it must have equipment. If there is equipment, it must have skilled workers. I think as long as those skilled workers are there, all the equipment can be transported.

Back at the base, they can definitely assemble it into machine tools, and maybe they can produce bullets. As for the raw materials, we are guarding the Zhengtai Railway, how can we not forgive you, you know, those rails are made of the best steel!"

"Yes, why didn't I think of it? That's true. Brigadier, this is really a good idea. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, if we take down the coal mines controlled by the Japanese, not only can we blow up the coal mines, but we can also liberate many coal mines.

Workers, you must know that coal miners are the best soldiers. Back then, the first team led by the chairman was composed of coal miners." After listening to Liu Hua's explanation, the political commissar said happily.

"The political commissar is still thoughtful. I think this is very feasible. It solves many of our problems at once. The political commissar is still thoughtful," Liu Hua said with a smile.

In this way, after another hour of discussion between the two, a document titled "Arsenal Plan" was collected by the political commissar. The Arsenal Plan was officially mentioned on the agenda of the independent brigade, and the final decision of the discussion between the two was made within a week.

In the future, that is, after all the three main regiments have completed their tasks and returned to construction, in addition to leaving a certain number of troops to build the base areas they have conquered, all the remaining troops will be led by the brigade commander personally to dig down the Jingxing Coal Mine and make the entire coal mine

Everything inside was evacuated. Of course, the preliminary reconnaissance mission was still needed. Just after the discussion was completed, the reconnaissance battalion company that had just rested set off again, with the purpose of investigating all the situations in Jingxing and finally waiting for the arrival of the main force.

Just after the discussion between the two political commissars Liu Hua was completed, Gao Yuan, the leader of the second regiment, also arrived at his first destination, Xizhuang. According to a villager from Zhangjiazhuang who led him, Gao Yuan had a full understanding of his first enemy.

The landlord’s nickname is Wang Mazi, and 80% of the land outside Xizhuang belongs to him, which means that almost all the people in Xizhuang are his tenants. Moreover, he is cunning and vicious, and he will force him to collect rent every year.

Many people died, and the people of Xizhuang were miserable. Since Wang Mazi's son was originally a battalion commander of the National Army, and now is a squadron leader of Guizi County, he got a lot of weapons and ammunition for Wang Mazi. I once

I worked as a part-time worker in his house and saw several guns that could fire repeatedly, just like the one in this comrade's hand. As he spoke, the fellow pointed his finger at the light machine gun on the back of a machine gunner next to the plateau, and

There are nearly 300 gunners, all of whom have guns. Even the bandits on Woniu Mountain dare not touch him.

As he spoke, the fellow's face showed a look of horror.

"Fellow, don't be afraid. This time we are here to eliminate Wang Mazi, a traitor who considers his father a thief, and to divide his property. Look, I brought so many troops today. Are you afraid that I won't be able to defeat him? Just wait.

Let's watch the show!" Gao Yuan patted the fellow's shoulder and said comfortingly.

"By the way, fellow man, do you know those gunners are all from there?" Gao Yuan heard the 300 gunners ask with excitement.

"Well, most of those gunners are common people from Xizhuang. Since they paid Wang Mazi's rent, many people sent their sons to the Wang family to work as gunners to pay off their debts. After all, being a gunner can give them a full meal." The fellow said with sympathy on his face.

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After listening to the fellow villager, Gao Yuan became even more excited. It was another two companies of recruits who had undergone simple training.

Immediately, he took a few guards, put on common people's clothes, and entered Xizhuang. After walking a long way, he saw a house with a single courtyard. The yard outside was four or five meters high. Four captured houses were built separately.

There are turrets, and the muzzles of several light machine guns are exposed from the gun holes of several turrets. There seems to be a marching passage on the wall. From a distance, I can see several men carrying guns walking back and forth from the top of the wall.

"Comrade, I have seen that yard. I also went there when the fence was being built. The entire fence is more than one meter thick and you can go up and down freely from inside. It is said that Wang Mazi built it to prevent bandits." The fellow next to him hurriedly said.

He told Gao Yuan what he knew about the situation. Then Gao Yuan watched for a while and counted the number of light machine guns and the interval between patrols.

"Let's go back and observe again in the evening." After saying that, Gao Yuan turned around and walked towards the hiding place of his troops. In this way, Gao Yuan once again led several guards to the outside of the Wang family compound at night and recorded the patrol officers' movements.

During the interval, I quietly discussed with political commissar Chen Dazhong for a while, then exited Xizhuang and returned to the station.