Seeing that Okamura Neiji praised Yue Weihan so highly, Nan Zaoyun was slightly surprised and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I really didn't expect you to have such a high opinion of your opponent, but as you said, Yue Weihan is indeed
It can be said to be a powerful enemy of the Empire of Japan and the Imperial Army of Japan, and cannot be overemphasized."
"Yes." Okamura Neji nodded, and suddenly asked, "Miss Yunzi, I heard that Tada Shun once sent a special forces brigade to assassinate Yue Weihan. Is this true?"
"Hai." Nan Zao Yunzi suddenly lowered his head and said, "But it didn't work out."
Okamura Neiji said: "I want to know the specific process, Miss Yunzi, can you tell me?"
"Of course." Nanzo Yunzi nodded and said, "Actually, the whole process is very simple. The special operations brigade of Konoe Musashi had just walked out of the Taihang Mountains and before entering Jingxing County, they were ambushed by the Thirty-ninth Group Army. The entire
Of the more than eighty people in the special operations brigade, only Konoe Musashi escaped."
"Oh?" Okamura Neji said happily, "Where is Konoe Musashi?"
"Commander Shun Tada has ordered him to commit seppuku." Nanzo Yunzi sighed.
"What a pity." Okamura Neji suddenly said with great regret, "What a pity."
Nan Zao Yunzi said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency, Commander, do you still want to send special forces to assassinate Yue Weihan?"
"Why not?" Okamura Neji said, "Yue Weihan is so dangerous. If he can be eliminated at the minimum cost, it will be a great good thing for the empire and the imperial army. Even if it fails, the sacrifice will be nothing.
There are only a few dozen special forces, and they have almost no impact on the empire's national and military strength."
Nanzao Yunzi said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this may be difficult."
After saying this, Nan Zao Yunzi said again: "Yue Weihan has a close cadre named Ma Zhankui. This man was born as a bandit in southern Anhui, but he has incredible reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance capabilities. He assassinated Commander Tada Shun.
The assassination plan was planned by this person, and the whereabouts of the Guards Brigade were discovered by this person's plainclothes team."
"No matter whether it succeeds or not, it doesn't hurt to try." Okamura Neiji said calmly, "However, we have to make another preparation. If the assassination fails, then we will try to instigate Yue Weihan."
Nanzao Yunzi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this may be even more difficult."
In fact, Okamura Neiji was not the first to propose rebellion against Yue Weihan.
The first commander of the North China Front, General Terauchi Juichi, had the same idea. Nanzo Yunzi also tried every means to instigate Yue Weihan, but the final result proved that Yue Weihan was definitely a die-hard, and his hatred for the empire had been integrated into his mind.
Without bone marrow, it is impossible to instigate rebellion.
"Before the matter is finalized, never jump to conclusions easily." Okamura Neiji said calmly, "It may be difficult for Yue Weihan to instigate rebellion, but as long as there is one percent chance, we must give one hundred percent.
Work hard, Miss Yunzi, have you ever thought about how many casualties the imperial army will be able to reduce if you can instigate Yue Weihan?"
"Hai." Nanzao Yunzi lowered his head suddenly and said, "I understand, I will work hard."
"Only hard work is not enough." Neji Okamura said with a faint look, "You must deeply analyze Yue Weihan's behavior and principles, then find out his weaknesses, and then use his weaknesses to make a fuss. I must believe that as long as a human being
There must be weaknesses, and as long as there are weaknesses, they will be exploited by us!"
"Hai." Nan Zao Yunzi lowered his head suddenly, and then said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to ask you, don't you plan to sweep Jingxing Pass?"
"Mopping up Jingxing Pass?" Okamura Neiji shook his head and said, "Miss Yunzi, do you think we have the conditions to launch another large-scale battle? Yes, the main force of the front army has returned, and the base camp has also provided us with ammunition for a while.
Reserve, but have you ever thought about it, the base camp will not be able to provide us with any supplies for at least half a year!"
Nanzo Yunzi was awestruck when she heard this, and then she remembered that the empire's finances were on the verge of collapse.
Okamura Neiji sighed and said with regret: "Two months ago, the imperial army had already reached Hengyang. If the base camp can hold on for another three months, we can reach Guangxi, Yunnan and even Sichuan.
Once the entire southwest of China is occupied, the resistance of the Thirty-ninth Army at Jingxing Pass will become meaningless. It is a pity..."
Nan Zao Yunzi also had some regrets, thinking that the empire was still too small and the national power was still too weak.
However, Okamura Neiji quickly adjusted his mood and said: "So, in this sweep, the front army's primary operational goal is to restore the consolidation area and quickly stabilize the order in North China. For the time being, the front army does not have the strength to storm Jingxing Pass.
, but the Eighth Route Army in the Hebei-Shandong region must be focused on mopping up."
Jingxing base area.
Yue Weihan didn't know that the old devil Okamura Neji would have such a high opinion of him.
At this moment, Yue Weihan was taking Liu Yi, Lu Xiufeng and other close generals to inspect the arsenal in Cangyan Mountain. Chief Engineer Pi Xiaocheng and a group of experts and technicians from the four major factories were accompanying him to explain.
After more than two months of intense construction, the Cangyan Mountain base area has been initially completed.
The steel plant and power plant have been built and put into operation, and security measures are also in place. The main buildings of the two major factories are basically hidden deep in the mountains. The huge chimneys cannot be hidden, but they have been treated with unique technologies.
The exit was opened on the cliff. If the Japanese bombers escaped from the thick smoke and bombed, they would definitely be disappointed.
Thousands of pieces of equipment in the Taiyuan Arsenal have been installed, and a total of more than forty large workshops have been built!
After liberating Shanxi, Yue Weihan lost no time in asking Commander Yan for many experts and technical workers from the original Taiyuan Arsenal, plus the refugee workers who were gradually gathered in, and the technical workers asked from Chongqing. By the 20th century of the Republic of China,
By the end of seven years, Taihang Arsenal had more than 200 scientific researchers and more than 9,000 technical workers.
This scale is almost the same as the Taiyuan Arsenal in its heyday.
But now, most workshops are still in a state of shutdown and have not started work.
Only the production line in the ammunition reloading workshop is operating at full capacity and working overtime.
In the first two months, the Thirty-ninth Group Army was able to launch a crazy attack, thanks to the ammunition reloading production line.
Seeing Yue Weihan frowning inadvertently, Mr. Pi quickly explained: "General, since the steel plant has just been built and the supply of iron ore is extremely unstable, the output of steel is still very limited. In addition, the steel rolling process is relatively complicated."
Being backward, the rolled steel can basically only be used to make grenades, so..."
Yue Weihan waved his hand and asked: "Mr. Pi, can the steel rolling process be improved?"
"Yes, of course I can." Pi Xiaocheng said hurriedly, "It's actually not difficult, as long as..."
"I'll leave this matter to you, I just want the results." Yue Weihan raised his hand to stop Pi Xiaocheng from continuing to explain, and said, "After the new year, the Taihang Arsenal must really start up. Is the production capacity... at least 3,000 rifles per month?
Fifty machine guns, fifty 60 mortars, five thousand rounds of artillery shells, and five million rounds of bullets, is that okay?"
Pi Xiaocheng calculated it silently and said confidently: "Absolutely no problem!"
Seeing that Pi Xiaocheng agreed so readily, Yue Weihan couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Behind Yue Weihan, Liu Yi, Lu Xiufeng and other close generals were even more excited. Three thousand rifles, fifty machine guns, fifty six-zero mortars and enough shells and bullets were almost the equipment of a Class A regiment.
, and it is an elite regiment with an artillery battalion attached. Equipping one regiment a month will turn it into an army group in a year!
"Okay." Yue Weihan said, "Mr. Pi, if I can't complete the task, I will look for you."
"Don't worry, sir. If I can't complete the task, just shoot me." Pi Xiaocheng is indeed very confident. This guy has already calculated that the equipment and skilled workers of the Taihang Arsenal are completely sufficient. If there are sufficient raw materials and full power,
, the production capacity will definitely exceed Yue Weihan’s expectations by more than twice!
The supply of iron ore has also been negotiated with Chief Yan.
After agreeing to deliver 50,000 yuan per month, the mines in Dai County and Nao County will be mined freely by the Thirty-ninth Group Army. Ma Daguai's security brigade has dispatched two battalions and set up two in the mining areas of Dai County and Nao County respectively.
Prisoner of war camp, five thousand Japanese prisoners of war will soon be sent there, and from then on they will mine iron ore day and night.
As for the transportation of iron ore, Yu County has organized a wheelbarrow transport team, so there is not much of a problem.
After much calculation, Pi Xiaocheng couldn't find a reason why he couldn't complete the mission, unless the Japanese bombers could cause a devastating blow to the arsenal, but that possibility was slim. The more than forty workshops of the Taihang Arsenal were hidden in
In the vast Taihang Mountains, the possibility of being discovered by Japanese bombers is almost zero.
Pi Xiaocheng felt relieved and suddenly said: "Maintendent, let me show you something good."
Seeing Pi Xiaocheng's mysterious look, Yue Weihan couldn't help but ask: "What is it?"
"You'll know later." After saying that, Pi Xiaocheng took Yue Weihan and others into the depths of the factory. Yue Weihan found that the security here was extremely tight. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry.
Even though Pi Xiaocheng was leading the team, they were still blocked by the guards and were allowed to go only after checking Pi Xiaocheng's ID.
Yue Weihan immediately understood that this was obviously the scientific research institute affiliated to Taihang Arsenal.
It was Yue Weihan who gave the order to build a subordinate scientific research institute in the arsenal, but after the order, he did not ask about it in detail, because the war was too intense during this period, first to recover Shanxi, and then to fight with an old devil like Tada Shun.
Moreover, after working for more than two months, Yue Weihan even dropped out of the officer crash course.
Yue Weihan did not expect that Pi Xiaocheng had already set up a scientific research institute.
Thinking of this, Yue Weihan's heart couldn't help but become eager. Seeing that Pi Xiaocheng and the two devils were serious about it, he didn't know what good things he had done?