my bright sword career

Chapter 147 Time Waits For No Man

Gao Hongming slowly put away the calligraphy, handed it to Dabao who was at the side, and said solemnly: "Find the best paper master to mount this calligraphy, and hang it in my study."

After Dabao carefully put away the words, Gao Hongming solemnly said to the left deputy chief of staff: "This is the most precious gift I have received. On behalf of our Liantai militia and my family, I would like to thank the deputy commander-in-chief, The love of you and the heads of the headquarters.

Now that your army's anti-mopping war is in full swing, it is really my honor that you can come to see me, the little militia leader, in your busy schedule. "

The left deputy chief of staff laughed, "Commander Gao is too modest, it's just a picture, it's nothing compared to your help to our Eighth Route Army."

"No... this is not just a calligraphy and painting, but also an affirmation of me." Gao Hongming thanked me solemnly. The left deputy chief of staff may not understand, but he knows how precious this calligraphy is. Knowing the names signed on this calligraphy and painting, he knows seven or eight people well, and all of these people will be in high positions and famous bigwigs in the future. This is not just a calligraphy and painting, but also a talisman.

After the excitement, his mood gradually calmed down. The left deputy chief of staff is definitely not just here to give this letter. As the saying goes, people must ask for courtesy, and he must have other needs, otherwise He would not think that the head of a local militia group in his own area could condescend to the dignified Deputy Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army to make a special trip.

He said very directly: "Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, we are all soldiers. I'm afraid you didn't come here on a special trip just to send this letter. If there is anything you need me to do, just ask me, as long as I can do it." You must do your best.”

The left deputy chief of staff first laughed, "Guan Gao is really quick to speak, it seems that Li Yunlong is right."

After finishing speaking, he pondered for a while before saying: "Commander Gao, it's like this. Since our Eighth Route Army launched the Hundred Regiments War, although it has only been a short period of more than ten days, the casualties of the troops have already reached several thousand.

Our Eighth Route Army is really poor. It’s just a lack of guns and ammunition. At worst, we can fight the devils with bayonets or snatch them from the devils, and we can always overcome them.But those wounded soldiers can only watch them die like this because of lack of medicine. We really can't bear it.

No, I heard that your family is in the drug business. The head of the headquarters wants me to ask you if you can sell us a batch of drugs, especially drugs like sulfa powder and penicillin. "

"You want to buy medicine?" Gao Hongming was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help cursing himself for being confused, how could he forget such an important thing.

Seeing that Gao Hongming remained silent, the left deputy chief of staff thought that Gao Hongming was in a bit of trouble, and hurriedly said: "Commander Gao, I also know that Commander Yan in the World War II area has explicitly prohibited us from assisting the Eighth Route Army with every single shot. Our request It's sure to give you a hard time.

This time I also brought 500 taels of gold, can you sell us some, we really need these medicines urgently? "

When Gao Hongming saw the eager and earnest eyes of the left deputy chief of staff, his heart felt sour. Under such difficult conditions, our older generation of revolutionaries still continued to shed blood and sacrifice for the liberation of the country and the nation. What do we have? Very worried.

He laughed: "Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, you are too polite. Since you and the head of the headquarters have both spoken, can I not agree? Well, I will accept the gold, and I will give you another five hundred penicillin boxes (20 per box), [-] boxes of sulfa powder, [-] boxes of hemostatic powder, [-] boxes of hemostatic gauze, and disinfectant alcohol, what do you think?"

"What... is what you said true?" Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff couldn't believe his eyes.

Although 500 taels of gold sounds like a lot at first glance, it is not an exaggeration to describe a life-saving medicine like penicillin that is worth a thousand gold.

In many TV dramas in later generations, there are underground parties who transport a large amount of penicillin to the liberated areas at every turn. This is because the directors who filmed these dramas did not read enough books. At that time, let alone penicillin, it was already a must to get some sulfa It's over.

You know, even in 1943, the total global production of penicillin was only 2050 billion units.

What kind of concept is this? The world's annual output can only treat 65000 critically ill patients, not to mention that it is only 1940.

The drug penicillin will not be mass-produced until 44, and now it can only be produced in small batches in the laboratory. In the international market, the price of a penicillin is at least 200 US dollars, and basically it will not flow into the Chinese market.

So don't think that 500 taels of gold sounds like a lot, but if you really want to buy Panicillin, you can buy ten boxes and eight boxes. Drugs such as hemostatic gauze and even disinfectant alcohol, this is not a sale, it is almost equivalent to giving away for nothing.

After seeing Gao Hongming's affirmative gaze, the left deputy chief of staff took Gao Hongming's hand and said solemnly: "Thank you... I thank you on behalf of those injured Eighth Route Army soldiers."

Gao Hongming shook his head, and said seriously: "Don't say that, you are the ones who are truly admirable by shedding your blood for the cause of the liberation of the Chinese nation!"

When Gao Hongming said this, his tone was unusually serious, and at the same time, it was from the bottom of his heart.

Since his family knows his own affairs, Gao Hongming asked himself that if he and these revolutionary predecessors changed places, he would definitely not be able to fight devils while eating grass roots and tree bark. courage.

To be honest, when he first came to this time and space, if he hadn’t had the golden finger of the weapon cashing store, he would have lived his life behind closed doors, honestly waiting for the day when Japan surrendered. They will not rely on the poor dozens of broken guns of the militia to fight the Japanese with their lives.

Now, since he can help these admirable revolutionary martyrs within his ability, why doesn't he do it.

Looking at the excited Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff, he smiled and said: "Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff, your only concern now is how to bring back so many medicines. You must know that these medicines can fill up a truck. of."

"Yup……"

Only then did Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo realize that his party only had a dozen horses, and even if they were exhausted, they would not be able to bring so many medicines.

Seeing Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff's embarrassed look, Gao Hongming couldn't help laughing: "Okay, Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff, I won't joke with you. It just so happens that our regiment will end its rest in two days. Following the orders of Commander Yan in the World War II area, we went to support your army in the war against Japan, and when the time comes, we will go together, so it’s okay to take it with us along the way.”

Seeing Gao Hongming's sly smile, the left deputy chief of staff couldn't help but to laugh and cry, pointing at him for a long time speechless, this kid seems a bit skinny.

As his status got higher and higher, he couldn't remember how long it had been since no regiment leader dared to joke with him like that.

But looking at this young head of the local militia, for some reason, it seemed as if he was joking with himself like his own nephew, a kind of cordial feeling emerged spontaneously.

He couldn't help laughing and cursing: "You brat, you dare to make such a joke, it almost scared me."

Gao Hongming laughed loudly, "Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, anyway, our whole regiment will go to the war zone in two days to wait for the deputy commander-in-chief and you to dispatch. You might as well go with us, it's safer."

"Yes." The left deputy chief of staff nodded in agreement, "but I have to send someone to notify the headquarters, so that the deputy commander-in-chief is not worried."

"It's easy." Gao Hongming waved his hand, "I'll send you a radio station later, and you can contact the headquarters yourself."

"What, send me a radio?"

Rao Zuo, the deputy chief of staff, was also taken aback. Are all local rich people so arrogant these days, just to send a message, and they are going to give me a radio station?
But he came back to his senses immediately, this kid saw that the Eighth Route Army lacked radio stations, and he was giving himself something in a different way.

Thinking of this, his impression of Gao Hongming became even better.

At this moment, there was a faint burst of gunfire outside, mixed with some explosions.

Soldiers are always the most sensitive to gunshots, and the left deputy chief of staff couldn't help looking at Gao Hongming when he heard the gunshots.

Gao Hongming smiled slightly: "The left deputy chief of staff, this is not far away. Our recruits are undergoing live-fire training. Would you like to go over and give some pointers?"

"Oh... really, then I want to open my eyes."

The left deputy chief of staff immediately became interested when he heard that Gao Hongming's militia has become more and more famous these days, and he is also very curious about this army.

A group of people came to the training ground not far away, and saw hundreds of soldiers conducting shooting training on the hundreds of acres of open space in this battlefield.

These soldiers were all lying on the ground, and kept pulling the trigger on the target a hundred meters ahead. There was a loud gunshot for a while, and bullets spewed out from the muzzle of the gun. Dozens of machine guns were placed, and each machine gun had a machine gunner holding the machine gun and firing towards the front. The dense bullets knocked up the dirt on the opposite slope.

Seeing this, even the well-informed Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo couldn't help being stunned. It was the first time he had seen such a luxurious live ammunition training after serving in the army for so many years.

You must know that the Eighth Route Army in this era only carried five rounds of ammunition on average per soldier, and after finishing shooting, they had to fight the Japanese with bayonets.

The Guojun should be better, but at best they only have about [-] or [-] rounds, but compared with the militia, these are just one day at a time, isn't it? Look at this posture, the amount of ammunition consumed by a soldier every day just for training Hundreds of rounds?
The left deputy chief of staff was like this, and the guards behind him were even more stunned.

Only then did a guard shout out, "My dear, these bastard sons are too prodigal, how many bullets are wasted?"

After a long time, the left deputy chief of staff came back to his senses, and shook his head helplessly: "Commander Gao, what do you say about your way of training troops? This is too...too extravagant."

"no way."

Gao Hongming also smiled wryly: "You don't know, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo. These are all recruits who have been in the army for half a month. According to the normal training process, they have to stay in the recruit company for at least three months before they are assigned to the army. The troops will be leaving in a few days, and I really don't have time to train them slowly."

"Yeah... time waits for no one."

As the deputy chief of staff, he also sighed softly. Now it is the most difficult time in the Chinese battlefield, and the Japanese army is also extremely arrogant. When sweeping, the Japanese army often dares to go straight to the hinterland of the base area with a brigade of only more than 500 people who are dissatisfied with the formation. Because they are sure that the Eighth Route Army has no ability to eat them all at once.

The reason why the deputy commander-in-chief wanted to launch the Hundred Regiments War was not only to pre-empt the upcoming raids, but also to deter the arrogance of the Japanese army.

According to the information obtained earlier, Gao Hongming's militia had just fought fiercely with the 41st Division of the Japanese Army a few days ago, and the number of casualties reached several thousand. Now in two days, they will set off again to assist the Eighth Route Army in combat. , Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo felt really sorry.

He hesitated for a while and said: "Commander Gao, I know that your department has just fought a battle with the Japanese army and suffered a lot of losses. Otherwise, you don't have to go this time, and just send a small troop there symbolically. It will be explained to the World War II Zone Commander."

"That won't do."

Gao Hongming shook his head: "No one can stand without faith, since you have promised to send troops to assist your army in fighting, there is no reason to say nothing.

Besides, this is a national war. If someone from my Gao shrinks because of fear of loss, then he is not worthy of wearing this military uniform. This time I will go for it! "

Seeing his determined expression, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo had a better impression of Gao Hongming.

The two chatted as they walked, Gao Hongming felt that the level of the left deputy chief of staff was really not good enough, and he just opened his mouth about the recruitment, training, management, and battle plans of the troops, and It's all on point, and it's not too much higher than my own two knives.

Looking at the Zuo deputy chief of staff who was talking about everything, Gao Hongming secretly sighed in his heart. If he could recruit a chief of staff, the level should not be too high, and he should be thankful if he can have half the level of this one.

But what Gao Hongming didn't know was that while he was lamenting the professional level of being the deputy chief of staff, the other party was also secretly surprised.

In the eyes of Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, although Gao Hongming's combat theory level may sound rough at first glance, it is rather unrestrained and eclectic.

Especially his views on the international situation are so precise and sharp that even he was amazed.

"Commander Gao, just now you said that Japan will conflict with Western countries headed by the United States before 42 years at the latest. Is there any basis for it?"

"Of course there are evidences. Look, don't look at Japan's unstoppable rampage on the Chinese battlefield, but after three years of all-out war with us, Japan's national strength has begun to be consumed rapidly..."

(End of this chapter)