The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 84 Kong Jie's Ambition
Putting down the task of transcribing the militia military training manual for the time being, Kong Jie was thinking about another matter.

In fact, when he first ambushed the Japanese transport squadron, Kong Jie had this idea in his heart. Blindly seizing it would not only be difficult, it would be difficult to avoid casualties, and it would not solve the fundamental problem.

In the final analysis, being able to produce by yourself is the last word.

If guns, ammunition, etc. could be made by ourselves, how could the War of Resistance be fought so hard?

Of course, the overall industrial level of the Eighth Route Army's base area was extremely backward, and the production capacity was extremely low, and Kong Jie was powerless to change it.

But if it's just an independent group, maybe they can still make troubles.

In October 38, at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, it was also stated: "The issue of arms supply for guerrilla warfare is an extremely important issue. On the one hand, the rear areas should provide them with support as much as possible; We must try our best to establish small arsenals to the extent that we can make our own ammunition, rifles, hand grenades, etc., so that there will be no shortage of ammunition in guerrilla warfare.”

This is also the meaning of the above, even if Kong Jie wants to build an arsenal in his independent regiment, as long as he has the ability, the superior will not only have nothing to say, but even give him credit for it.

But Kong Jie also knew very well that he couldn't become a big fat man with one bite, and the matter of the arsenal had to be planned slowly.

So Kong Jie thought about it, let's not build any arsenal for now, just set up a small repair shop in the Independence Regiment's garrison, that's okay, right?

You must know that after every battle, even most of the captured weapons are damaged and unusable.

For example, the equipment of the Yamamoto Special Forces was seized in front of us. Three grenade launchers were damaged, and all three Type 38 light machine guns were damaged. Even the German-made MP[-] also damaged ten.

It can't all be piled up in the warehouse to become moldy, or sent to the rear arsenal for nothing, and the logistics minister Zhang Wan and that old boy will be "greedy", right?
That guy, it's easy for you to send it there, but it's hard for you to come back!
After thinking for a while, Kong Jie called the signal soldiers over, and soon, the third battalion commander Wang Huaibao and the head of the enemy industry department Wang An rushed to the regiment headquarters to report.

"Head, you are looking for us!" Wang Huaibao said.

Kong Jie nodded, the more he looked at the Third Battalion Commander Wang Huaibao, the more satisfied he became.

Kong Jie needs a general who can keep his mouth shut and do things in a down-to-earth manner to be in charge of the establishment of an independent regiment repair shop. The commander of the first battalion, Wang Leihu, has a carefree personality and is not reliable enough. The commander of the second battalion, Shen Quan, has too much bad water in his stomach and is not reliable. After much deliberation, Wang Huaibao, the low-key, prudent, and generous Third Battalion Commander, is the most suitable.

"I called you two here this time because I have something to discuss with you. I am going to set up a repair shop in our independent regiment. The standards are not high. Not to mention that it can produce guns and ammunition like an arsenal, at least it can Modify and repair some damaged weapons."

"Tell me, both of you, what do you think?"

Wang Huaibao said: "Regimental Commander, I agree with this matter. Every time we finish a battle, nearly half of the weapons we seized back were damaged, some were destroyed by our artillery fire, and some were destroyed by the devils before they retreated. , we can only send them to the arsenal in the rear, but the arsenal has been repaired and has never been returned to us, this is a loss-making business, we can’t do it.”

"Actually, I have thought about this a long time ago. If our independent regiment can repair the damaged weapons by ourselves, we can at least half the weapons and equipment we seized."

The thoughts of the two coincided with each other, and Kong Jie immediately decided:

"Okay, then this matter is settled like this. I will give full authority to your Third Battalion Commander to be responsible for the construction of the repair shop by our independent regiment. There is only one request. Within half a month, the repair shop must be set up by me." Make a show."

Wang Huaibao: "..."

Suddenly there was a feeling of lifting a rock and hitting one's own foot.

Wang Huaibao was not stupid, he complained endlessly: "Commander, but our current conditions are too crude. If we want to build a repair shop, until now, there are no places, workers, masters, equipment, and tools. It is equivalent to starting from scratch. You Give me this task, and I have nowhere to start!"

Kong Jie reassured: "Don't worry, I, the team leader, have no reason to force a rooster to lay eggs."

"I will entrust you with the full authority of the repair shop. If you have any difficulties, you can communicate with me. I will try my best to help you."

"The location is easy to solve. No matter how our independent regiment's resident changes in the future, I will order to vacate a large courtyard for use as a repair station."

"Workers and masters, there is also a way. That's why I called Wang An over. Your enemy's Ministry of Industry, keep your eyes open for me during this time. If you have nothing to do, ask more questions and ask more questions."

"For example, are there any old masters who have done firecrackers in the villages and towns before, but all masters who do firecrackers must deal with gunpowder, and our firearms, explosives, and grenades, which one of these can be separated from gunpowder?"

"In addition, there were quite a few arsenal factories in Taiyuan back then. After the fall of Taiyuan, many workers and masters from those arsenal factories fled. Time to deliver the message back."

"If it doesn't work, just take some veterans in our team who are familiar with firearms, and don't ask them to modify and manufacture them. The damaged firearms seized, I dismantle all the parts that can be used. Three broken rifles, finally As long as you can assemble one that works, you’ve made money, and it’s better than throwing away all three.”

"As for the most difficult equipment and tools to solve, don't worry, I will also find a way to solve it."

Following Kong Jie's narration, the original complicated problem seemed to be unraveling, and it seemed that it was not so difficult.

Wang An said with a smile: "Regimental Commander, this matter is really easy to handle. There are many puppet troops in the counties and counties in the war zone who have people from our enemy's Ministry of Industry, and some of them happen to be in charge of guarding the gates of the city."

"Now the devils are strictly interrogating. People who come and go have to ask the bottom line about their jobs, ages, and what they have done. They can't wait to dig out their ancestral graves and interrogate them."

"We just took the opportunity to inquire. If we meet some people who have worked in the arsenal, as long as they can get our repair shop, they are all rare military engineers!"

"Your brain is fast enough, okay, let's do it!" Kong Jie laughed.

"Third Battalion Commander, how are you doing? Is there any question?"

Kong Jie was able to entrust Wang Huaibao with the heavy responsibility of the Equipment Repairing Institute. This was his absolute trust. Wang Huaibao immediately closed his steps and saluted: "Please rest assured, head, I promise to complete the task!"

Kong Jie said: "Oh, by the way, although the matter of the Equipment Repair Institute is not big, if the brigade commander, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and the others find out, they may make a wrong decision."

"The name has to be changed, at least it can't be called the Equipment Repair Institute directly. In addition, the whole regiment keeps it a secret from me, and no one is allowed to leak this matter to me!"

"Yes!"

Wang Huaibao and Wang An responded, and Wang Huaibao said: "Commander, if it's not called the Weapon Repair Institute, what should it be called?"

"What's it called?"

Kong Jie thought for a while, then slapped his forehead, "Yes, the weapon repair shop is in the yard, so let's call it 'Grocery Yard'!"

Wang An and Wang Huaibao nodded. The name probably came from the fact that no one could associate it with the repair shop and the arsenal...

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