Independence Corps

Chapter 12
"Is it true that there are few people who bully me, or that there are no men in my pink group?" Liu Mi'er insisted on discussing the reason with Commander Tu.Old Commander Tu waved his hand irritably: "I said you girl, I told you not to fight with you, but you insisted on fighting, isn't it just a mountain, you can take it if you want, it's not a mountain of gold and silver." Old Commander Tu said as he sent someone to bring a silver plate.On the tray were two revolvers, which at first glance looked exactly like American-made revolvers.If you hold it in your hand, you will feel that it is heavy and rough.In fact, this is not man-made by the United States, it is the latest development of the appliance factory of Commander Tu Lao.Old Commander Tu wanted to show off, and also wanted to give it to Liu Mi'er.It's not easy for people to come here, you can't go back empty-handed, right?
Liu Mier didn't even look at it, and said plausibly: "Seeing that you treat me well, I don't want Qi Nufeng, but you won't occupy any of the eighteen caves."

Old Commander Tu was amused: "I think you have a big appetite. It turns out that it is those eighteen holes. Well, if you want to take them, you can take them. I won't let you go. That's okay?" See Liu Mi'er Still not happy, Old Commander Tu said puzzledly, "Girl, you have always been reasonable, why do you have to make trouble with me today?"

Liu Mi'er sat down on the chair angrily: "I heard from them that you made a hole from the bottom and wanted to take away my red powder in one pot."

"Bastard!" Old Commander Tu slammed the teacup in his hand, he couldn't help being angry, he couldn't hear such words in his life.

"I said, girl, who do you think I am Tu Zhucheng? Make a hole from below, and I, Tu Zhucheng, am a mouse? Today you just said what you said here. If you talk about it elsewhere, girl, the gun in my hand The revolver is about to go off."

"Do you dare?" Liu Mi'er raised her eyebrows and puffed her cheeks, pretending to stand up without fear, but her eyes were watery.Although Old Commander Tu was annoyed, there was nothing he could do about her. Ever since he arrived in Miliang City, he had been angry with this girl a lot, and he had already had enough headaches for Hongfentuan and Liu Mier.But Commander Tu can digest these things, seek common ground while reserving differences, this is his principle of making friends, not bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, this is his principle of life.From the day he changed his name to Liu Mier girl, he has actually tolerated her in his heart, not only tolerance, but also something, what else is there, Old Commander Tu can't explain, maybe, all the anger and tolerance are melted into "" "Girl" is included in these two words.

Old Commander Tu smiled: "I said girl, that is, if you dare to talk back to me, you can talk back to me well. If you don't talk back, I'm still so bored. But after all, I still have to talk. Those who have no ass holes in the future Don’t listen to me. You and I are both leading soldiers to fight. We rely on the guns in our hands, and we rely on the hard work of the brothers who are not afraid of death. Those sneaky and messy activities, I, Tu, don’t care. Do it, girl, don't do it too."

"Then you really didn't make a hole?" Liu Mier asked playfully with a smile on her face, her eyes shining brightly.

"Are you here again? Let's not talk about this, drink tea, drink tea, this is the best Huangshan Maofeng, I am reluctant to drink it on weekdays."

Liu Mi'er is a smart person, so he didn't need to ask any more when he talked about it. She smiled treacherously, picked up the teacup, and took a sip very politely.The way she drank tea suddenly looked like a lady from a great family, which made Old Commander Tu stare at her for a long time.

When leaving that day, Liu Mier still took two revolvers. "I don't want it for nothing, I'm not a fool." I was proud and puzzled at the same time. If such an exquisite revolver can be made, maybe he can also make the legendary artillery and anti-aircraft gun?
Liu Mi'er underestimated the old commander Tu, she underestimated the old commander Tu's ability in this area too much.In fact, after returning from Shanghai, Commander Tu had a good idea of ​​what the Daba Appliance Factory could produce and how exquisite it was.Why?He did not come back from Shanghai alone, but with a group of people.Fighting wars to bring peace to the world depends not only on the above two things, but also on the important one, which Old Commander Tu didn't tell the girl.This is the same as the three masters he hired from an arsenal in Shanghai with a lot of money, and one of them has stayed abroad!With these three, plus the brains of the old commander Tu, the small Daba Appliance Factory shocked all the gunners.

The two revolvers given to Liu Mier were not the best ones from Daba Equipment Factory. If the newly developed revolvers were taken out, the girl would probably scream in fright.As for the gun, let alone.According to the old Commander Tu, the cannon is the roughest of the firearms. If it can be made into a revolver, it can be made exactly like the Yankees. Any kind of cannon in the world can be made.In fact, at that time, the artillery production capacity of the Dam Apparatus Factory was already astonishingly high.However, Commander Tu Lao firmly blocked the news, and even Chief Yan, who had always wanted to spy on the secret, kept him in the dark again and again.

Ma Dequan, director of the appliance factory and head of the 58th regiment, welcomed the young commander Tu Lanlong.

At yesterday's meeting, Ma Dequan had been promoted to commander of the self-defense brigade.Considering the importance of the equipment factory, Tu Lanlong requested that Ma Dequan stay in the equipment factory, and at the same time, all the newly established self-defense brigades entered the equipment factory.The appliance factory's security has become even stricter.

Tu Lanlong greeted Ma Dequan briefly, and walked into the factory surrounded by a group of people.From the outside, the equipment factory seems to be nothing to look at. Although there are many warehouses built in the yard, these warehouses are still much inferior to the blockhouses built by Commander Tu Lao in various parts of the city.But if you really want to go to the workshop, that is, the place where guns are made, your eyes will straighten immediately.It's a pity that not everyone can enter the workshop if they want to.The county magistrate Meng Bingliang and the captain of the pistol team Wu Qi were invited to the reception room by Zhu Hongda, the captain of the security team.It is said to be a reception room, but it is actually a very ordinary bungalow with a few chairs and a square table inside.

"The conditions are poor, please bear with me." Zhu Hongda looked like the kind of person who is well-versed in the world. Although he was a major staff officer, he was not promoted at the meeting yesterday, but the self-confidence in his eyes was a little No less than Ma Dequan.In front of Wu Qi, who has a higher rank than him, he still showed a sense of superiority.

"This is the tradition of the old commander. Good steel should be used on the blade." The county magistrate Meng Bingliang accepted the tea from the orderly and said with a smile on his face.This is what he heard after he arrived in Miliang City. Regardless of the fact that the old commander Tu Lanlong has a lot of money in his hands, he strictly abides by one principle, and he does not hesitate to spend what should be spent.Where it shouldn't be spent, don't move half of it.In addition to building fortifications and repairing artillery towers, most of the money that Tu Lao Commander spent in these years was spent on the people in Miliang Mountain.As for the dormitories, entertainment, and recreation places of the brothers of the 11th Army Group, there have been no major changes.But Commander Tu Lao didn't treat his brothers lightly.The brethren receive military pay from the military department, as well as family support subsidies, which are higher than any army.So instead of complaining, the brothers are more motivated than before coming to Miliang City.

While Meng Bingliang was chatting with Zhu Hongda over tea, Wu Qi, the captain of the pistol team, looked around vigilantly.This is a habit, as long as he travels with the commander, Wu Qi's eyes, ears, no, every pore of his body will be tight.In the past ten years, he has traveled with the old commander Tu Zhucheng countless times, and encountered some disturbances during the trip. The most dangerous time, the gangsters had already passed through five lines of defense and approached the old commander Tu, but the danger was finally overthrown. He resolved.As long as he is by his side, Commander Tu Lao can be sure to be unscathed.It's a pity that the old Commander Tu didn't take him with him when he finally had an accident. He happened to be at the appliance factory that day.

Meng Bingliang stared at Wu Qi for a while, then lowered his head speechlessly.At this time, Tu Lanlong followed Ma Dequan to check the three production lines.This is the most compact production line that Tu Lanlong has ever seen. When he was in Datong, Tu Lanlong visited various local factories from time to time.Said to be an inspection, mainly to speak on behalf of the military to boost morale.The troops need encouragement, and the localities also need encouragement.In this war-torn era, the army and the locality are actually tied together. As the highest military officer stationed in Datong, Tu Lanlong's shoulders are not only the safety of Datong, but also the development of Datong.However, the production lines of those big factories that claim to be management-oriented are far less compact than this small appliance factory.Tu Lanlong looked at it, and suddenly the benevolent face of his adoptive father appeared in his mind.In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the day five years ago, that was the first time he followed his adoptive father into the appliance factory.Everything in the factory frightened him. When he saw a machine gun that had just been assembled, Tu Lanlong cried out: "Dad, it is illegal to manufacture guns privately. If the chairman knows..."

Before he finished speaking, the adoptive father scolded loudly: "It's against grandma's law, chairman, when did the chairman give me a gun?" Seeing his pale face, the adoptive father said again, "Longer! , this is your father's lifeblood. If it weren't for this equipment factory, the chairman and chairman Wang would think so highly of me? Your father has built everything that shouldn't be built for this family business. Fortunately, they have lived up to it. I did not disappoint the elders in Miliangshan Mountain. With Miliangshan, let alone the Communist Party, even Chairman Jiang would have to be terrified." The foster father's face was full of pride.

Should be proud.This was Tu Lanlong's emotion after watching the entire appliance factory that day.It is said that the adoptive father is a hidden person, and Tu Lanlong also thinks so, but that day Tu Lanlong suddenly felt that using these four words to describe the adoptive father was too simple and too sloppy.Not only is it hidden, it is simply a mountain.It is said that the 11th Group Army has an equipment factory that can make guns privately, and it is also said that the father-in-law searched for people's wealth everywhere, knocking on the head of all the big households with land and family business in Sanchuan 92 Valley, five counties in Miliang Mountain, but How could they have imagined that the adoptive father would build such a remarkable factory in such a tiny place, on an inconspicuous piece of land beside the Daughter River.To say that it is an appliance factory is just used by the adoptive father to deceive people.I am afraid that the production capacity here can catch up with half of the Hanyang factory, and the technology is even higher than that of the Hanyang factory.The Hanyang factory is equipped with the entire national army, but the factory of the foster father is only equipped with the 11th group army.No wonder the faces of the soldiers of the 11th Group Army were all arrogant smiles.

Eye-opening, really eye-opening.When he followed his adoptive father out of the tunnel, he felt not only respect, but even awe.He stared at his adoptive father strangely. He was adopted by his adoptive father at the age of 11, and fought with his adoptive father at the age of 15. In Tu Lanlong's heart, his adoptive father was always so tall and perfect, stern in his kindness, and full of tolerance in his tolerance. harsh.But on this day, the image of foster father has completely changed, becoming strange and daunting.

"Long'er, what's wrong with you?" Tu Zhucheng smiled embarrassingly at his son's gaze.

"Dad, am I not dreaming?" This is the truth, Tu Lanlong really had the illusion of dreaming that day.

Tu Zhucheng smiled relievedly, and took his son's hand: "Long'er, Dad will tell you now how this factory was built."

So, Tu Lanlong heard an almost mythical story. Tu Zhucheng, who could not read a single word, actually planted a wish in his heart long ago to build an arsenal.For this reason, Tu Zhucheng's heart has always been moved by this secret during those years of fighting with gold and iron horses and bloody battles.He carefully observed all firearms. He disassembled and reassembled the guns captured on the battlefield, and vowed to unlock the mechanisms inside.It was also during those days that Tu Zhucheng paid attention to all the places where guns could be made, and all the people who could make guns.The hard work paid off, and Tu Zhucheng finally built an arsenal of his own with his own hands and wisdom.

"Do you know, the gold and silver spent on this factory can buy your entire city of Datong!" Tu Zhucheng finally said.

Tu Lanlong letter.Although he didn't know where the gold and silver came from, he believed in the ability of his adoptive father.A foster father who started from scratch and led three or five people to be bandits, and then Zhanshan became Wang to control a mountain like Liu Mier, and then pulled a team up until the team was under the eyes of Chief Yan. He scribbled his whole life People's eyes are dazzled, and their blood is racing. What miracles can't be created?
"Young Commander, go over there and rest." Ma Dequan, who had been with Tu Lanlong, whispered.

These words awakened Tu Lanlong, he shook his head, temporarily driving away the shadow of his adoptive father.

Ma Dequan, who has been promoted to brigade commander, was discovered by Tu Zhucheng from a blacksmith shop in Zishui County 12 years ago. At that time, he was a young man in his early twenties.When Tu Zhucheng led his troops through Zishui County, he went to the blacksmith's shop on purpose.This is Tu Zhucheng's habit. Every time he passes by a place, the places he must visit are the local farm tool factory and blacksmith's shop. There are probably no fewer than 200 people who have been taken under his banner by this method alone.Now these 200 people are all concentrated under Ma Dequan's command. They are the backbone of the backbone of the Daba Appliance Factory.On the battlefield, they are brave and skilled soldiers, and when they return to the factory, they are skilled technicians.To say that Ma Dequan and Tu Lanlong have another relationship.After Tu Zhucheng took in Ma Dequan, he thought he was ingenious, honest, and loyal. He really liked him. One night, Tu Zhucheng called Ma Dequan to his tent, and explained his thoughts clearly, saying that he wanted to take him in. As the adopted son, he asked Ma Dequan if he was willing, but it was too late for Ma Dequan to be overjoyed, so how could he say he was not happy, so he kowtowed his head three times according to the rules, and bowed to his father.In public, he called Tu Zhucheng Commander Tu, but in private, like Tu Lanlong, he also called Dad.Coincidentally, Tu Lanlong's later wife, Zu Tiao, was actually Ma Dequan's distant cousin. It's just that the status of the two families is very different, and they have always been embarrassed to recognize each other.With these layers of relationships, Tu Lanlong and Ma Dequan are far from being simple subordinates.On the second night after Tu Lanlong arrived in Miliang City as the commander of the 11th Army Group, he quietly called Ma Dequan into the plum garden, and the two talked secretly all night.Of course, this is top secret and has not been known to outsiders so far.

Tu Lanlong followed Ma Dequan and walked in. After walking less than 50 meters, there was a burst of dampness and coolness. Tu Lanlong knew that they had entered the tunnel.50 meters from the tunnel entrance is the place where Ma Dequan does his business. This secret room is very large, almost as big as the No. [-] Hall of Yunshuijian. In addition to the desks and stools for office use, there is also a machine installed in it.

Tu Lanlong walked over and stood in front of this polished machine: "Is this a German lathe?"

Ma Dequan nodded: "This lathe has made great achievements."

Tu Lanlong stretched out his hand and touched the lathe carefully. The cold feeling made his whole body tremble: "I heard from my foster father that he even asked Mr. Kong for this lathe."

Mr. Kong is Kong Xiangxi. Tu Lanlong doesn't know how the adoptive father got into a relationship with Mr. Kong, but Mr. Kong has helped his adoptive father overcome difficulties many times, and he knows all these facts.

"That's right, if it wasn't for Mr. Kong, let alone get a German lathe, I'm afraid you won't even get a single scrap from Germany." Ma Dequan said with deep emotion.

"Dequan, tell me, how many machines like this are there in this cave?"

Ma Dequan thought for a while: "Not many, counting the newly purchased bullhead planer last winter, there are 11 in total."

"Eleven, not many?" It was Tu Lanlong's turn to be surprised, 11 imported machines, how much gold does this cost!
"Young Commander, if the third production line is built, at least five more will be needed," Ma Dequan said again.

Tu Lanlong put away his hand that was caressing the lathe, and sighed: "I understand that, Dequan, I'm afraid there is no chance right now, do you know what I mean by coming this time?"

Ma Dequan stared at Tu Lanlong for a long time, and then asked timidly: "Young Commander, is it true that war cannot be avoided?"

Tu Lanlong smiled wryly: "Dequan, if someone else asks that, it's someone else. If you ask Dequan, I'm going to be disappointed."

Ma Dequan blushed. He was the first to hear the news about the Japanese 13th Division, but he had always had illusions, hoping that the Japanese could bypass it and not bring war to Miliang City.As soon as Tu Lanlong's footsteps arrived today, he knew that this illusion was shattered.But in his heart, he really didn't want to hear the gunfire again.

"Young Commander..." Ma Dequan hesitated to speak.

"Dequan, tell me, how much can we arm with the guns and ammunition we have in stock right now?"

"It's no problem to arm three more brigades with guns, but the ammunition is a little tight."

"What if I were to form another artillery brigade?"

"The gun is fine, but is there enough time?" Ma Dequan stared at Tu Lanlong worriedly. He is a soldier after all. As soon as Tu Lanlong said something, he knew what Tu Lanlong was going to do.Yes, if you really want to deal with the 13th Division of the Japanese, it is unimaginable without an artillery brigade.

"You don't need to worry about time, Dequan, I'll give you three days, and you can bring out all the guns that can be adjusted. Also, for the first half month, you have to run at full speed and produce with all your strength. What can you produce? half a month, understand?"

"Young Commander..." Ma Dequan suddenly felt melancholy.

"What's wrong?" Tu Lanlong frowned.

Ma Dequan lowered his head and hesitated for a long time: "The factory...is about to stop production. I'm really sorry, Dequan is incompetent."

"Stop production, what's going on?" Tu Lanlong was shocked, it felt like a pot of cold water was poured down, and the fire that was still burning in his chest just now was instantly extinguished.

"The seamless steel pipes and the iron materials for making guns are all used up."

"Then why didn't you say earlier, buy it with money!" Tu Lanlong couldn't help getting angry, his voice was much higher than before.

"I also got the news three days ago that the channel for purchasing goods in Shanghai was blocked, and the secret channel opened by the old commander was also blocked. Someone said that not a single pipe can flow into our area. The person we sent to receive the goods They were all hacked."

"It's black? Who is so bold?" Tu Lan pulled out his gun vigorously, and then realized that it was in front of his brothers.He put the gun back into the holster and stared at Ma Dequan with horror.

Ma Dequan didn't say it clearly, but from his aggrieved eyes, Tu Lanlong suddenly realized that it was none other than his immediate boss, Chief Yan, who cut off the back of Miliang Mountain.He slumped down on the chair, panting heavily.

Ma Dequan raised his head, looked at him, but didn't speak, and the air in the room suddenly became more dignified.

After a long time, Tu Lanlong raised his eyes: "There is no other way?"

(End of this chapter)