Xu Dalong said: "Commissioner Zhao Zheng, the arsenal is under your control. You can make arrangements for this matter based on the production situation of the arsenal.
The Jinsui Army also hopes to purchase a batch of these new weapons. You can also make arrangements. I will tell Li Kun and let him contact you directly."
Zhao Gang said: "Don't worry, I will arrange this matter."
When Xu Dalong went to see Kong Jie this time, he must be going to fight, so he took Monk Wei and two special operations squadrons with him. Since they had to pass through Japanese-occupied areas on the way, taking a car was definitely not possible, so they all chose to ride horses.
Originally, each person had a war horse, and they also carried many horses to transport weapons, ammunition and other supplies.
Xu Dalong passed through the Japanese-occupied area and came to the Taihang Mountain base area. When he passed the Taiyue Military Region, he stopped by to visit the commander.
This time he came and brought another 50,000 yuan to the commander, as well as a batch of daily necessities.
Zhang Wanhe heard that Xu Dalong came to visit the commander, so he rushed over and received Xu Dalong and others together with the commander.
While everyone was chatting, Brigadier Cheng from the 72nd Brigade of the Taiyue Military Region also rushed over after hearing the news. He came to see Xu Dalong.
He knew that Xu Dalong had many good things in his hands. Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei had all benefited from Xu Dalong's hands. He also knew that he had a relatively distant relationship with Xu Dalong, but he was very covetous of the new weapons in Xu Dalong's hands and wanted to take advantage of the commander.
While the commander was present, he asked Xu Dalong for some benefits in front of the commander.
Brigadier Cheng was very enthusiastic when he met Xu Dalong, and even talked about the time when they fought side by side.
Although they did not fight together that time, they participated in the same battle after all, so they could still have some connections.
He said: "Brother Dalong, I heard that you have developed a new type of artillery. I went to Kong Jie's place to see it. It's really useful. Do you think you can sell me some of it?
Don’t worry, brother Dalong, as long as you are willing to help me with this, I, Lao Cheng, will owe you a favor from now on and I will definitely repay you.”
They were all troops of the Eighth Route Army. It was normal for Xu Dalong to give some weapons to Brigadier Cheng, but this time he brought these for Kong Jie, which was really inconvenient. So he didn't say anything.
When Brigadier Cheng saw that Xu Dalong did not express his position, he looked expectantly at the commander.
For the commander, they are all troops under his command. The palms and backs of these hands are full of flesh. The combat effectiveness of any unit is improved, which will improve the combat effectiveness of the entire Taiyuan Military Region troops.
He said: "Xu Dalong, just give the rocket launcher and 82 recoilless rifle you brought this time to Brigadier Cheng."
Xu Dalong respects the commander very much. Now that the old man has spoken, Xu Dalong will definitely give him face. But after all, he has already promised Kong Jie, and it is not good to keep his words.
So he thought of a compromise and said: "Commander Cheng, since it comes down to this, brother, I will definitely give face to the commander and you. I will definitely help you with the rocket launcher and 82 recoilless rifle."
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What I brought this time is for Commander Kong. I can send a telegram to our base now and ask them to produce more. You can send someone to pick it up, or we can bring it to you next time we come here.
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Hearing this, Brigadier Cheng suddenly became excited.
He hurriedly said: "No, there is no need to send it here in person. I will send troops to your base area and we will transport it back ourselves."
Having said this, he was a little worried that King Xu would change his mind, and then said: "Brother Dalong, I also know that your arsenal produces these weapons, and they are obtained in exchange for real money. I will never let you give them away for free.
We’ll pay whatever the price is.”
Xu Dalong said: "Commander Cheng, I will send a telegram to our Zhao Zhengwei shortly. From now on, you should contact him directly about this matter."
Brigadier Cheng was very happy and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, thank you so much, Brother Dalong. Commander, Director Zhang, Brother Dalong, I will be the host at noon today. Please give me this face."
Since Brigadier Cheng was so enthusiastic, it was hard for everyone to refute his reputation, so they all came together
A restaurant in the town.
During the banquet, Brigadier Cheng was very enthusiastic about Xu Dalong and kept toasting to him.
The commander is very familiar with the background of each unit under his command. He knows that the 72nd Brigade is a field unit and does not have its own territory like other military divisions, so their funds are very tight.
He understood Brigadier Cheng's difficulties and said: "Xu Dalong, the 72nd Brigade's family is very poor. It will be difficult for them to use the money to buy the new weapons you produce. I think you can just give them a batch. In the future, there will be more
If you need help, just ask the 72nd Brigade."
Xu Dalong never discounted the commander's requirements.
He immediately said: "Commander, since you have spoken, this matter will be settled like this."
To be honest, it was really difficult for Brigadier Cheng to have the funds to purchase this batch of weapons and ammunition. Although he thought that he would have made a profit by purchasing this batch of weapons, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
Hearing that the commander was so considerate of him and that Xu Dalong agreed so readily, he was immediately overjoyed and said quickly: "Brother Dalong, the commander is right. As long as there is any use for us, just ask."
Zhang Wanhe said: "Brother Dalong, the new weapons produced by your arsenal are so popular. I hope you can hand over the relevant technical drawings to the logistics department so that the arsenal in Huangyadong can also produce them."
Xu Dalong did not refuse Zhang Wanhe's request.
He said: "Minister Zhang, we have already considered this matter. They are all members of the Eighth Route Army, and we also hope that the troops can be equipped with advanced weapons. But to be honest, the technical strength of your current arsenal in Huangyadong and the
The machine tools and equipment are still not up to the production requirements. I’m afraid this matter will have to be slowed down for a while.”
Zhang Wanhe knows Xu Dalong very well and believes that he has absolutely no intention of passing the buck when he speaks.
He said: "Okay, brother, the reason why I asked you to help with machine tool equipment and recruiting engineering and technical personnel is to improve the production capacity of the arsenal. I will leave this matter to you, brother."
After the banquet, Xu Dalong saw that Brigadier Cheng was very respectful to him, so he gave Brigadier Cheng two rocket launchers, an 82 recoilless rifle, and some ammunition.
This time, the brigade commander was even happier and apologized to Xu Dalong again.
As the top leader of the Taiyue Military Region, the commander certainly hopes that his subordinates can unite, love and cooperate closely. Seeing that Xu Dalong and Brigadier Cheng have become closer, he is also happy for them.
He said: "Cheng Shizhen, Xu Dalong is a trustworthy person. From now on, you should get closer and help each other."
Brigadier Cheng agreed repeatedly and said: "Absolutely, Commander, please rest assured, I will definitely repay Brother Dalong's kindness."
Brigadier Cheng warmly invited Xu Dalong to visit Brigade 72, but Xu Dalong declined because he had to rush to Kong Jie. Brigadier Cheng said that when Xu Dalong comes back, he must say hello to him and must visit Brigade 72 as a guest.
.He and the brothers of the 72nd Brigade will definitely receive Xu Dalong and others grandly.
Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others said goodbye to the commander and Zhang Wanhe and came to the station of Kong Jie's Sixth Army Division.
After hearing the news, Kong Jie led the main leaders of the military division to greet him at the gate of the headquarters compound early.
When he saw Xu Dalong, Kong Jie was very enthusiastic. He held Xu Dalong's hand, put it in his arms, and gave him a bear hug. He said affectionately: "Brother Dalong, I haven't seen you for a while. I miss you brother so much."
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The leaders of the military division all liked Xu Dalong, the God of Wealth. He was of great help to the Sixth Military Division, so everyone was very enthusiastic and came up to say hello to Xu Dalong.
When Xu Dalong presented the gift to the Sixth Military Division, the leaders of the military division were even happier. They happily surrounded Xu Dalong and walked into the headquarters of the military division.
Kong Jie and the leaders of the Sixth Army Division hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Dalong, Monk Wei and others. The atmosphere at the banquet was very warm.
Kong Jie said: "Brother Dalong, it is such a pleasure to fight side by side with you. This time
This time we brothers must have a good fight with the little devil."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Old commander, let's go together. Brother, I came here just to kill the Japanese with the old commander."
After speaking, Xu Dalong expressed his gratitude to Kong Jie and the leaders of the military division for providing information on machine tool equipment and technical talents.
Kong Jie suddenly became unhappy when he heard Xu Dalong mention the word "thank you".
He stared and said: "Brother Dalong, you are wrong. Brother, I can help you so little, so just thank me. You have helped me so much, I don't even know what to do."
Thank you. If you say that, it will make me embarrassed, brother."
Wang Zhengwei of the Military Division also said: "Yes, Brother Dalong, when it comes to thanking you, we should thank you, Brother Dalong. If you say thank you to us, you will really kill us."
Chief of Staff Li of the military division also said: "Yes, brother, it is wrong for you to say thank you. Since you said the wrong thing, you will be punished. Let me give you three toasts, brother."
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Xu Dalong liked the pure friendship between his comrades very much. He was very cheerful and would not refuse the toasts from the leaders of the military divisions.
Although his drinking capacity was astonishing, there were too many people drinking with him, and soon he started to feel dizzy from drinking, and then he became drunk directly.
After Xu Dalong woke up from the wine, the sky had darkened.
Kong Jie was very considerate of him and knew that he must have a bad appetite after being drunk, so he specially made him hangover soup and millet porridge, which Xu Dalong felt very comfortable eating.
After dinner, Xu Dalong came to Kong Jie's dormitory. The two sat cross-legged on the kang. The guard made them some side dishes, and the two started chatting again while drinking.