The armored platoon led a platoon with overwhelming force and easily entered the arsenal without encountering any resistance.
But the situation inside was not as good as expected, everything was messy and chaotic.
Workers who have lost their management are like a group of headless flies, scurrying around the factory area...
There are also some enemy agents who deliberately create panic among the crowd, making the factory area even more turbulent.
"Company Commander... there is not a single Japs in the arsenal... the traitors who helped the Japs manage the arsenal have all run away... the Japs seem to have given up here!" Zhong Chengjun led the armored platoon around the arsenal without catching a single one.
The little devil felt like he had been punched on cotton, complaining in frustration.
"Why are these workers in such a mess... What's going on with the explosions that came from the factory just now?" Huang Yu was not happy that the assault company quickly captured the arsenal. Instead, he frowned and asked as he looked at the chaotic factory area.
"I asked a few workers..." Zhong Chengjun answered quickly.
"The devils need a lot of weapons and ammunition to raid our base area. The arsenal started working overtime a month ago, producing weapons and ammunition around the clock!"
"When we attacked the city, everyone was producing weapons and ammunition..."
"Half an hour ago, the little devils and managers stationed at the arsenal suddenly retreated. No one was there to manage them. The place suddenly became chaotic!"
"The explosion was caused by a few secret agents. It was too chaotic and no one was caught!"
Huang Yu frowned deeper than before, and as soon as his face sank, he began to give orders: "We can't continue to be such a mess!"
"If the spies among the workers focus on the military equipment in the workshop and blow up a few pieces, we will suffer a big loss!"
"The troops will be dispersed immediately, with the infantry squad as a unit, and they will immediately occupy all the factories, drive out all the workers who stayed in the factories, and send people to guard the doors!"
"No one can enter the factory again without my order."
"The remaining soldiers used the factory as a unit, scattered the workers together, and then separated ordinary workers from technical personnel..."
"If someone doesn't obey the command, you can fire a warning shot!"
"Separate those old people who have been in the arsenal for more than four years, I will be useful!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang..."
The piercing sound of gunfire soon rang out in the arsenal, but they were all fired into the air... but it was enough to deal with a group of unarmed workers.
No matter how they behaved, they were still ordinary people. Under the threat of rifles and machine guns, they quickly stopped in place and stood in their positions according to the requirements of the assault company.
After a while, more than 20 engineers and more than 300 veteran workers who had been there for more than four years were separated.
Huang Yu went straight to these people.
Workers in the arsenal rely on skills to make a living. The longer they stay in the arsenal, the more sophisticated their skills become.
Four years ago, the Taiyuan Arsenal was still in the hands of the Jinsui Army. At that time, the workers were least affected by the Japs and were least likely to be bribed by the Japs!
Many of the workers and apprentices who came after the Japanese occupied the Taiyuan Arsenal were traitors carefully selected by the Japanese and had no hostility towards the Japanese. Huang Yu would definitely not trust these people to help him dismantle the equipment in the factory.
"Comrade workers... We are the Eighth Route Army. We have been ordered to seize the Taiyuan Arsenal, transport all the equipment in the factory back to the base area, and set up the Eighth Route Army's own arsenal!" Huang Yu opened his mouth to identify himself to everyone.
"However, the establishment of the arsenal not only requires the military equipment here, but also requires a large number of engineers and technical workers!"
"You are all Chinese, and you definitely don't want to be a dog to the Japanese for the rest of your life!"
"I will give you a choice now: the worker brothers who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army Arsenal and help us produce weapons and ammunition to fight the Japanese stand on the left. When we retreat, you can leave Taiyuan with your family and live in the Eighth Route Army base area!"
"Comrades who are unwilling to join the Eighth Route Army stay put...but you may not be able to continue working in the arsenal in the future!"
"When we evacuate Taiyuan, we will definitely blow up the arsenal to prevent the little devils from continuing to use the arsenal to produce weapons and ammunition and massacre our own people!"
"I'll give everyone five minutes to think about it...and then make a decision!"
Indeed, among the old workers screened out by the assault company, there were indeed no Japanese and puppet army spies.
The reason why they stayed in the arsenal and worked for the Japanese was because they had no choice but to do so.
The Japanese also want to replace all the workers in the arsenal with their own people, but arsenals are different from ordinary factories in that many processes require skilled old workers to complete.
The Japanese could only target the former workers of the Taiyuan Arsenal.
But none of these people wanted to be traitors, so the Japanese simply arrested their families together and forced the old workers back to the arsenal!
In order to prevent these workers from having second thoughts, the Japanese moved their families together and sent more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops to monitor them to prevent them from escaping Taiyuan.
Although the old workers in front of Huang Yu were highly skilled and held high status in the arsenal, and each of them managed a dozen ordinary workers and apprentices, they did not even have the most basic freedoms.
They had had enough of this kind of life for a long time, and finally came across a good opportunity to escape Taiyuan, so of course they would not let it go.
An old worker stood up on the spot and asked in a loud voice: "Sir, after joining the Eighth Route Army, do you really agree with us leaving Taiyuan with our families?"
"We, the Eighth Route Army, say exactly what we say..." Huang Yu replied.
"If you have elderly people or children in your family and it is inconvenient to march long distances, I can mobilize some large vehicles to help!"
"But there is one thing we must keep in mind... After leaving Taiyuan, we have to walk more than 100 kilometers to return to the base... In order not to drag down the team, everyone can only carry finances, food, and some simple clothes..."
"When we get to the base area, we will use oceans to compensate everyone for their losses and help everyone rebuild their property!"
"I want to join the Eighth Route Army!" The worker who just asked the question was the first to stand up.
"I've had enough of being stared at by the Japanese and puppet troops every day, and I don't want to be labeled a traitor and be criticized again, so I might as well join the Eighth Route Army..."
What Huang Yu didn't know was that the first person to stand up turned out to be a member of the underground party.
He knew better than anyone brought by Huang Yu what the workers' concerns were, so he asked whether he could take his family with him.
After dispelling everyone's concerns, he was the first to stand up and join the Eighth Route Army, playing a good leading role for those workers who were hesitating.
The effect was so good that half of the workers and engineers agreed to join the Eighth Route Army in less than five minutes!
Although the remaining workers have not yet come forward, it can be seen from the hesitant expressions on their faces that these people are moved, but they just do not have the courage to make their final decision!
"Xiao Huang, what are you doing!" Kong Jie hurried over and saw Huang Yu lecturing a group of workers, and was puzzled.
"Captain...you came just in time!" Huang Yu was very excited when he saw Kong Jie, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw in despair.
In terms of political mobilization ability, two individuals are inferior to one group leader.
If the regiment leader takes action, he will definitely be able to quickly convince the remaining old workers to join the Eighth Route Army. Please explain quickly.
"I am mobilizing workers and engineers in the arsenal to join the Eighth Route Army."
"The first few hundred people are all engineers and veteran workers in the factory for more than four years. The possibility of being bribed by the Japanese is very low!"
"Half of the workers and engineers are already willing to join us, and the remaining half are hesitant!"
"As soon as you take action, they will definitely make up their mind and join our Eighth Route Army!"
"With these people, we can not only quickly dismantle the arsenal equipment, but also quickly set up our own arsenal after returning to the base area!"
Kong Jie is a person who is very good at learning and knows the importance of talents.
If all the workers in front of us were brought back to engage in military production, their role in the war of resistance would be no less than that of a main force group.
He immediately understood Huang Yu's meaning, suppressed his inner excitement, stared at the remaining more than a hundred workers, and began to mobilize: "Brother workers, I am Kong Jie, the leader of the independent regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army!"
"I know you still have a lot of concerns, tell them all and I will help you solve them!"
"If it can't be solved, I will send a telegram to the Eighth Route Army headquarters now and ask the commander to help everyone solve it. I will definitely let everyone have no worries and voluntarily join the Eighth Route Army!"
"Sir... will you get a salary after joining the Eighth Route Army?" asked a hesitating worker.
"Sir, how will I support my family after I go to the base area with you?" Another worker stood up and asked.
Seeing that many people were focusing on him, Kong Jie instantly realized the importance of this question and answered on the spot: "If you join the Eighth Route Army and stay in the combat unit, you will only get allowances but no military pay!"
"Our Eighth Route Army is not as wealthy as the Jinsui Army and cannot afford military pay!"
"But if you continue to work in the arsenal, producing weapons and ammunition, you will definitely have wages, enough to support your Canadians."
"When you arrive at the base area, your family members can also come out to work. Those who are not skilled in technology can be allocated a few acres of land to grow some food... No matter what kind of work you do, you will have no problem supporting yourself and your family!"
"In our Eighth Route Army base area, there are only ordinary people who were brutally killed by little devils, not people who starved to death!"
"We are really at the end of our rope. We would rather the troops starve than let the people starve to death!"
"This is not only my answer to you, but also our Eighth Route Army's promise to you!"
The effect of Kong Jie's action was immediate.
On the spot, seventy or eighty workers stood up to join the Eighth Route Army, leaving only sixty or seventy who were still making the final struggle.
At this time, the first worker who took the initiative to join the Eighth Route Army stood up, stared at a worker not far away who was still hesitating and said: "Old Zhou, what are you still thinking about!"
"Do you want to be a traitor for the rest of your life and make your son unable to hold his head high?"
"After all, we are working in the arsenal. It is definitely better to work with the Eighth Route Army than with the little devils!"
"At least no one follows us wherever we go!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately turned his attention to another worker who was still hesitating: "Old Tan, don't hesitate, come here quickly!"
"Join the Eighth Route Army, and you and your son can work in the arsenal. Maybe you can even marry a beautiful daughter-in-law in the Eighth Route Army!"
"When the Eighth Route Army blows up the arsenal and you lose your jobs, how are you going to make money to support your family and marry your boss?"
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