When Li Hao and Luo Yun rushed to Jiang's blacksmithing workshop, he was taking his two sons to bayonet the Eighth Route Army!
Seeing the two men wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, Jiang Wenyu thought they were here to receive bayonets, and hurriedly greeted them: "Comrades of the Eighth Route Army, you are here too early. We have only repaired 13 of the twenty bayonets, leaving eight bayonets."
It still takes a day, see if you can come back tomorrow!"
Li Hao quickly explained: "Master Jiang, you misunderstood, we are not here to get bayonets!"
"I am Li Hao, the leader of the independent regiment of the military division, and he is Comrade Luo Yun, the deputy leader of the independent regiment. We took the liberty of coming here because we have something to ask Master Jiang for help!"
"Captain Li?" Jiang Wenyu was stunned for a moment.
The highest officer of the Eighth Route Army that I usually saw was the company commander, but I didn't expect that a regiment commander suddenly appeared in front of me, and this regiment commander was still so young.
He quickly said: "Captain Li is joking. You are a commander in charge of thousands of people. I am only a blacksmith who knows how to blacksmith. I know nothing but repairing your bayonets. How can I help you?"
You think too highly of me as a blacksmith!"
Li Hao replied with a serious face: "Master Jiang, we are not joking, you are the only one who can help our independent group with this matter!"
"The specific situation is this. Our independent regiment has collected more than a thousand damaged rifles and more than fifty light and heavy machine guns in previous battles with the Japanese and puppet troops. Through disassembly and reassembly, we have been able to repair those damaged rifles.
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"But the machine gun is too complex and has too many parts. No one in the army knows how to use it. After half a month of tinkering, not even a single machine gun was assembled!"
"Now the Independent Regiment is in urgent need of these equipment to fight the Japanese and puppet troops. Without them, the soldiers can only fight the Japanese with their bare hands! So I hope Master Jiang can do us a favor and join the Independent Regiment's armory to help us assemble light and heavy machine guns!"
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"I can't, I'm just a blacksmith, I can't load a gun!" Jiang Wenyu refused very decisively.
Li Hao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the other party refused so firmly and didn't give him a chance to continue.
However, Li Hao was still keen to see a hint of unwillingness from the corner of Jiang Wenyu's eyes.
There must be some hidden secret here that he doesn't know about! Li Hao thought to himself.
Without giving up, he continued: "Master Jiang, we know you can repair a gun, and you are very good at it!"
"To be honest, we investigated you before we came here: you spent six years in the Taiyuan Arsenal. When you first entered, you were an apprentice. A year later, you brought your family into Taiyuan City. It can be seen that at that time, you were at least a skilled person.
The workers might have become engineers, otherwise the wages of apprentices would not allow their families to survive in Taiyuan City!"
"So, you can not only repair guns, but also make guns. As for what kind of guns you can make, I don't know!"
Jiang Wenyu didn't speak this time!
After a long silence, he picked up the hammer and continued repairing the bayonet.
At this time, Li Hao saw a flash of unwillingness on his face, and he also saw an eager expression on his two sons!
But when I saw that my father was silent and picked up the hammer and continued to bang the bayonet, I could only suppress these expressions in my heart and follow him to help.
Li Hao rolled his eyes and thought of another way to persuade Jiang Wenyu!
"Master Jiang, you have also stayed in Taiyuan City for five or six years. If I am not wrong, both of your sons have studied in Taiyuan City and are considered half-scholars. Are you willing to let them work with you for the rest of their lives?
Become a blacksmith like you and let them read the books they read in Taiyuan in vain!"
"Follow me to the Independent Regiment's armory. Your two sons can come with you!"
"I admit that our independent group is not yet in a position to allow them to continue studying! But he can at least learn to repair guns with you, and if possible, he can learn to make guns in the future!"
"And with the skills of repairing and making guns, even if you don't continue studying in the future, you can at least become an engineer. At the very least, you can become a skilled worker and support your family. It is better than staying here and being a blacksmith all your life!"
"Master Jiang, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your two sons!"
The eldest son was moved. He put down the tools in his hands and said, "Father, go join the Eighth Route Army!"
"I want to learn how to make guns, not forge iron!"
The second son also spoke at this time: "It's fine if you don't let us join the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese. You can't stop us from helping the Eighth Route Army repair guns and make guns to fight the Japanese!"
"We also want to contribute to fighting the Japanese!"
Jiang Wenyu's face was very complicated. Li Hao knew that he had been persuaded, but there must be some worries in his mind that kept him from making up his mind.
After thinking for a while, he added: "Master Jiang, if you have any concerns or problems, just raise them. As long as our independent group can solve them, we will definitely help solve them. Even if we can't solve them, we will find a way to help you solve them!"
Jiang Wenyu, who was silent, finally spoke, took a deep breath and replied: "Captain Li, you are right!"
"I did stay at the Taiyuan Arsenal for six years. I was involved in basically all of the light weapons that the Taiyuan Arsenal produced, including imitations of the 38-year-old cover, crooked handles, Czech-made, Type 92, Jin-made submachine guns, and box guns.
For production, as long as there is equipment, I will build it!"
"I was already the person in charge of a production line when the Taiyuan Arsenal moved. They offered me fifty yuan a month to go to southwestern Shanxi with them, but I refused!"
“My parents are old and can’t bear the long journey!”
"Moreover, the Jinsui Army can give up even if it's too far away. No one can guarantee whether they can hold on to southwestern Shanxi. If they can't hold on, it will be a long-distance relocation, and their lives may be in danger!"
"If you ask me to work for your Eighth Route Army, I will also face these two problems!"
"Talent!"
This was Li Hao's heartfelt exclamation after listening to Jiang Wenyu's self-introduction.
At the same time, I also made up my mind to get him no matter what the cost and let him join the independent group!
Soon, a very bold idea appeared in my mind!
"Master Jiang, you have been dealing with our Eighth Route Army for almost two years, and you should know something about our Eighth Route Army! As long as you are willing to join our Independent Regiment, I promise to let the local government help transfer all your family members to the Independent Regiment near where you work.
village life and allocate some land to them.”
"Our Eighth Route Army keeps its word, Master Jiang, you should know this!"
"Second, if you agree to join the Independent Regiment, as the leader of the Independent Regiment, I will now appoint you as the director of the repair station directly under the Independent Regiment, and enjoy the treatment of a deputy battalion-level cadre of the Independent Regiment!"
"Third, our Eighth Route Army has no military pay. Master Jiang, you should know this. But for special talents like Master Jiang, we will give you a living allowance every month to ensure that your family has a worry-free life! I can do it now
I’ve made the decision and I’ll tentatively give you a monthly allowance of 20 yuan!”
"When the scale of the repair shop expands and the results are obtained, I will apply to my superiors to continue to increase your allowance!"
"Fourth, I can specially approve your two sons to join the Eighth Route Army. They can either directly enter the repair shop as apprentices, or they can join the regiment headquarters as clerks!"
"Fifth, another worry of yours, Master Jiang, is that our Eighth Route Army, like the Jinsui Army, will not be able to hold its base and put you in danger! Please rest assured on this point. Since our Eighth Route Army has established a base here, it will definitely
Hold the base and unless our Eighth Route Army is completely destroyed, we will never let the little devils harm us at all!"
"I have given you all the conditions I can offer. Master Jiang, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
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