Putting aside the task of transcribing the militia military training manual for the time being, Kong Jie was thinking about another thing.
In fact, when he ambushed the Japanese transport squadron for the first time, Kong Jie had this idea in his heart. Blindly capturing it would not only be difficult and difficult to avoid casualties, but it would also not solve the fundamental problem.
In the final analysis, it is the last word to be able to produce yourself.
If you could make guns, ammunition, etc. by yourself, how could the war of resistance be so difficult?
Of course, Kong Jie was unable to change the situation in which the overall industrial level of the Eighth Route Army base area was extremely backward and the production capacity was extremely low.
But if it was just an independent group, maybe it could still be a toss-up.
In October 1938, the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee also said: "The issue of arms support for guerrilla warfare is an extremely important issue. On the one hand, the rear area must assist them as much as possible; on the other hand, every guerrilla war base area
We must try our best to establish small arsenals to the extent that we can make homemade ammunition, rifles, grenades, etc., so that there is no risk of shortage of arms in guerrilla warfare."
This is also what I mean above. Even if Kong Jie wants to build an arsenal in his independent regiment, as long as he has this ability, his superiors will not only have nothing to say, but may even give him credit.
However, Kong Jie also knows very well that one bite cannot make him a fat man, and things in this arsenal must be planned slowly.
So Kong Jie thought about it, let’s not build any arsenal first, but just build a small repair shop at the independent regiment’s station. Is this okay?
You must know that after every battle, most of the weapons seized are damaged and cannot be used.
For example, when we seized the equipment of the Yamamoto special agent team, three grenades were broken, three Type 96 light machine guns were all damaged, and even ten German-made MP38s were damaged.
We can't just pile it all up in the warehouse and get moldy, or send it to the rear arsenal in vain, only to end up with the Logistics Minister Zhang Wan and that old boy being "greedy with ink", right?
It's easy for you to send that guy there, but it's hard to get him back!
After thinking about it, Kong Jie called the signal corpsman over. Soon, Wang Huaibao, commander of the third battalion, and Wang An, director of the enemy's engineering department, rushed to the regiment headquarters to report.
"Captain, you are looking for us!" Wang Huaibao said.
Kong Jie nodded, and the more he looked at Third Battalion Commander Wang Huaibao, the more satisfied he became.
Kong Jie needs a general who can be tight-lipped and down-to-earth to take charge of the establishment of an independent regiment armory. However, the first battalion commander Wang Leihu has a careless personality and is not reliable enough. The second battalion commander Shen Quan has too many bad things in his belly and is not reliable either.
After much thought, the low-key, steady and generous Third Battalion Commander Wang Huaibao is the most suitable.
"I'm calling you two here this time because I have something to discuss with you. I'm going to set up a repair shop in our independent regiment. The standards are not high. Not only can it produce guns and ammunition like an arsenal, but at least it can.
Modify and repair some damaged weapons."
"Tell me what you two think?"
Wang Huaibao said: "Captain, I agree with this. Every time we finish a battle, nearly half of the weapons we capture are damaged. Some were blown up by our artillery fire, and some were blown up by the Japanese 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 and we cannot do it."
"Actually, I have thought about this a long time ago. If our independent group can repair the damaged weapons by ourselves, we can capture at least half more weapons and equipment."
The two people had the same idea, and Kong Jie immediately agreed:
"Okay, then this matter is settled. I will leave it to you, Commander of the Third Battalion, to build the repair shop for our independent regiment. I have only one request. Within half a month, the repair shop must be built for me.
Make a show."
Wang Huaibao: "..."
Suddenly I felt like I shot myself in the foot.
Wang Huaibao was not stupid either. He complained endlessly: "Captain, our current conditions are too crude. We want to build a repair shop. So far, we don't have the place, workers, masters, equipment, or tools. It's equivalent to starting from scratch. You
Leave this task to me, and I have nowhere to start!"
Kong Jie said with relief: "Don't worry, I, as the group leader, have no reason to force the rooster to lay eggs."
"I will give you full responsibility for the affairs of the repair shop. If you have any difficulties, you can communicate with me. I will try my best to help you."
"The place is easy to solve. No matter how our independent regiment's location is changed in the future, I will order a large yard to be vacated for use as a repair shop."
"Workers and masters have their own ideas. That's why I called Wang An over. You guys, the Ministry of Industry, keep your eyes open for me during this period. If you have nothing to do, ask more questions." "For example, are there any old firecrackers in the village or town who have done firecrackers before? All firecrackers must deal with gunpowder, and our firearms, explosives, and grenades, which of these are inseparable from gunpowder?"<
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"In addition, there were many arsenals in Taiyuan back then. After the fall of Taiyuan, many workers and masters from those arsenals fled. The Ministry of Enemy's Ministry of Industry opened their eyes wider. Once they found workers or masters who had escaped from the arsenals, they would first
Time will bring the message back."
"If it doesn't work, I'll just recruit some veterans from our team who are familiar with firearms, and don't ask them to modify or manufacture them. I will seize the damaged firearms and remove all the usable parts and components. Finally, I will have three broken rifles.
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 problems with equipment and tools, don't worry, I will also find a way to solve them."
With Kong Jie's narration, the originally complicated problem seemed to be peeling off the cocoon, and it didn't seem so difficult anymore.
Wang An smiled and said: "Commander, this matter is really easy to handle. There are many puppet troops in war zones and counties who have people from our enemy's Ministry of Industry, and some of them happen to be responsible for the garrison at the city gate." "Nowadays, the Japanese are conducting strict interrogations. People who come in and out have to inquire about their jobs, ages, and what they have done. They wish they could dig out people's 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 access to our repair shop, wouldn't they be rare military talents?"
"Your mind works very fast, okay, let's do it!" Kong Jie said with a smile.
"Third Battalion Commander, how are you doing? Do you have any other questions?"
Kong Jie can hand over the heavy responsibility of the repair shop to Wang Huaibao, which is an absolute trust. Wang Huaibao immediately closed his steps and saluted: "Please rest assured, captain, I promise to complete the task!"
Kong Jie said: "Oh, by the way, although the matter at the armory is not serious, if the brigade commander, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei really know about it, they may not make the wrong decision."
"The name needs to be changed. At least it can't be called the repair shop directly. In addition, the whole group is keeping it secret from me. No one is allowed to leak this matter to me!"
"Yes!"
Wang Huaibao and Wang An responded, and Wang Huaibao said: "Captain, if it's not called the Arms Repair Institute, what should we call it?"
"What's it called?"
Kong Jie thought for a while, then slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, the repair shop is in the courtyard, so let's call it the 'Grocery Yard'!"
Wang An and Wang Huaibao nodded. This name was probably chosen because no one could associate it with an armory or arsenal...
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