At this moment, Wang Xuexin suddenly remembered the loom he had ordered from Yingjiang before, so he quickly got up and walked to Sun Erwei's office.
At that time, Sun Erwei was standing in front of the radio station sending a telegram. When he saw Wang Xuexin coming in, he raised his head and asked, "Wang, is something wrong?"
"I want to know if the loom has successfully passed the highway?" Wang Xuexin asked. If the loom has not passed the highway at this time, it will probably never make it again, because no one will transport such a big thing by plane.
And it’s not cost-effective either.
Sun Erwei said "Oh" and replied: "I almost forgot about it if you didn't ask!"
As he spoke, Sun Erwei walked to his desk, rummaged through it, found a document and handed it to Wang Xuexin, saying: "This is the model information of the loom. Don't worry, they passed the highway half a month ago. They should be transporting it to
On the road here!”
When Wang Xuexin heard this, his heart dropped to the ground.
But Sun Erwei felt strange.
"It should have arrived by now!" Sun Erwei frowned, and then said to the correspondent: "Martin, send a telegram to inquire about the situation of the loom!"
Then Sun Erwei cast an apologetic look at Wang Xuexin and said, "It's my fault. During this period, I had other tasks due to highway matters, so I neglected the loom!"
Wang Xuexin thinks this is understandable.
Because compared to military affairs, these ten looms can be said to be a trivial matter, and Wang Xuexin himself almost forgot about it.
After a while, Martin raised his head and reported: "Captain, they said the loom was blown up by the enemy!"
"What?" Sun Erwei looked surprised, and then asked in confusion: "It was bombed? Where was it bombed? Why didn't they tell us?"
Martin sent Sun Erwei's doubts and soon received a reply: "The loom was blown up by an enemy plane ten days ago when it was transported by road. Because he was busy with the war, he failed to report it to Mr. Wilson in time. It was very special.
Feel sorry!"
Sun Erwei sighed, shook his head and apologized to Wang Xuexin: "Wang, it seems that you have no fate with the loom, so we have to wait until the highway is opened!"
Wang Xuexin doesn’t think so.
He flipped through the information on the loom in his hand and said, "One of these looms weighs three tons?"
"It should be..." Sun Erwei was obviously not familiar with this. He looked over and said uncertainly: "It should be!"
"So!" Wang Xuexin asked again: "What kind of car do they use to transport this kind of loom?"
"Dodge!" Sun Erwei answered without thinking.
This is a medium-sized car provided by Yingjiang to the stubborn army, with a total of 15,000 vehicles. The stubborn army relies on these cars for most of its transportation and troop transportation.
Wang Xuexin then asked: "What is the load capacity of this car?"
Sun Erwei knew nothing about this, so he turned to ask Martin. Martin knew this well, and he replied: "2.5 tons, Captain!"
"So!" Wang Xuexin handed the information to Sun Erwei and said, "They must have split the machine into several parts for transportation, right?"
"Of course!" Sun Erwei nodded.
This is something that elementary school students can calculate. The load capacity is 2.5 tons, but the machine weighs 3 tons. Of course, it must be divided and transported.
But Sun Erwei felt strange from beginning to end, what was Wang Xuexin doing?
Looking at Sun Erwei's confused eyes, Wang Xuexin explained: "So, they used almost twenty cars to transport these ten looms. These twenty cars transported neither ammunition nor gasoline. They were transported at the same time.
What is the probability that all the enemy planes will be blown up without a single one left?"
Only then did Sun Erwei react. He looked at Wang Xuexin in surprise and said, "You mean... I was tricked by them?"
"Sun Erwei!" Wang Xuexin said: "If it were before, I believe they wouldn't dare to trick you, because you represented Yingjiang in dealing with me, and they wouldn't have to lie for a few looms that are not that valuable. But now..."
Sun Erwei suddenly realized when he heard this: "You are right, Wang! Now that the highway is blocked, all materials have immeasurable value, especially the loom, which can produce a large number of clothes. It is obvious that China will
There is a critical shortage of machinery. Therefore, they have a wrong idea!"
As he spoke, Sun Erwei's expression changed and he cursed: "These bastards, they treat me as a fool!"
Then Sun Erwei walked up to Martin. He originally wanted to use what Wang Xuexin said to expose the lie, but when he thought about it, what if the other party refused to admit it?
What if they bite the bullet and say that all these cars were blown up?
Or maybe there are only one or two left, and some are randomly transported up, but in the end there is nothing you can do about them?
Thinking about it, Sun Erwei said directly to Martin: "Send the report: It is your business to be bombed. I only care about whether I receive the things. If it is bombed, then you should gather enough looms and hand them over to me."
Otherwise, we will deduct this loss in other ways!"
Wang Xuexin secretly praised Sun Erwei's words when he heard this. In this way, the stubborn army would not be able to play any tricks, because they would have to hand the loom into Sun Erwei's hands anyway, and then they would do it covertly.
What's the point?
In addition, there is another problem: if the stubborn army wants to cover up this lie, that is, to replace it with other looms, it is obviously unrealistic... The stubborn army's looms should be concentrated in Chongqing. During the Battle of Songhu
, they moved their industry as much as possible to Chongqing.
And these looms should be working day and night at this time.
If I had to transfer it and then send it over, I'm afraid it would delay a lot of things. This might be bearable in normal times, but in this difficult period when the highway is blocked, it is not a trivial matter.
Wang Xuexin wanted to know how the stubborn army would eventually solve this problem.
As a result, Wang Xuexin soon saw the face of the stubborn army.
Wang Xuexin and Sun Erwei were drinking coffee and chatting nearby. Not even half an hour later, Martin reported to Sun Erwei with an incredulous expression: "Captain, they replied and said that it was a false alarm before, and they identified this batch of weaving fabrics."
The plane was not blown up, it was just delayed on the road, and it is expected to be delivered to Xi'an in ten days!"
Sun Erwei rolled his eyes, raised his coffee cup and shouted at Wang Xuexin, saying: "Wang, you guessed it, this is their little trick. I was almost deceived by them! I didn't expect that you are not only smart in fighting, but also good at doing things."
Business is going well too!”
Wang Xuexin just smiled and said nothing.
This actually has nothing to do with business, but the fact that Yingjiang in this era was not as shameless as it is now. At this time, they still talked about the spirit of contract, while warlords like the stubborn army had no lower limit.