The chief's first reaction was that he had heard wrongly.
He immediately reminded: "Comrade Li Hao, don't forget that the current pharmaceutical factory belongs to you and has nothing to do with our Eighth Route Army."
"Sold us penicillin, which is ten times more effective, at one-tenth the price of sulfonamide. We have already taken a huge advantage."
"On this basis, you are already a hero. There is no need to take out so much money anymore."
"Yan'an's last order made it very clear: the entire pharmaceutical factory belongs to you personally and has nothing to do with our Eighth Route Army."
"Including your guards, as well as the military doctors you brought from the garrison, the troops are no longer the Eighth Route Army."
"They are working with you now to protect the pharmaceutical factory and everyone's safety. They should be paid based on emotion and reason."
"I just calculated that the funds you are preparing to support the headquarters for free account for nearly 70% of the pharmaceutical company's profits."
"If I remember correctly, you will also distribute 10% of the profits to Jack and the Americans to ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical factory."
"If you calculate it this way, the actual profits going to pharmaceutical companies will not be much."
"With so many people in a pharmaceutical company, how can you ensure everyone's income with only a small amount of profit left?"
"And your own income. You built the entire pharmaceutical factory by yourself. If you really want to share it, you will take the lion's share."
Li Hao answered seriously: "Don't worry, chief, I have considered these issues."
"I thought about it all night yesterday before making this decision. I ask the chief to agree."
"As for the cadres and soldiers who came from the garrison, I have already thought about it."
"If there is an accident, sacrifice, or injury or disability while in Chongqing, I will fully compensate them according to three times the Eighth Route Army's pension, and give them the status of martyrs in the garrison."
"As for the remuneration, ordinary soldiers are thirty ocean dollars per month, and cadres increase to one hundred ocean dollars per month according to their levels."
"Doctors, pharmacists, and engineers, depending on their level, receive a monthly salary ranging from fifty to two hundred yuan."
"I have calculated that after excluding the profit distributed to the headquarters every month and deducting Jack's share, the remaining profit of more than 20% is enough to pay everyone."
"As for my income, I'm not married yet. If one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry, I don't need that much money at all."
"And after deducting everyone's remuneration from the remaining 20% of the profit, almost half of it should fall into my hands."
"As pharmaceutical factories increase their production capacity and reduce costs, profits will increase."
"It's easy to earn five to six hundred dollars a month."
"Chief, you have dedicated half your life to the revolution, and now you get the small support allowance every month. I am so young, and it is already very good to be able to earn five or six hundred yuan a month."
The chief replied with a look of appreciation: "Very good, Comrade Li Hao, I support your decision."
"However, this matter is too big. I will report it to Yan'an immediately and ask for your credit!"
"How to arrange this money must be unified and divided by Yan'an."
The headquarters of the first division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, operational staff, and correspondents came in and out, constantly reporting the battle situation to this small room.
Commander Yang frowned and looked serious.
The battlefield was too fierce, and the Japanese army's determination to resist far exceeded Commander Yang's expectations.
I originally thought that it would be a quick victory and the battle would be over in an hour, but it turned out that the fight ended up lasting two hours.
More importantly, the Japanese and puppet reinforcements are already on their way. If the troops cannot end the battle within an hour and wait for the Japanese and puppet reinforcements to come over, the two main regiments under their command will be attacked from both sides and be in danger.
"Chief, the Third Regiment reported that their ammunition is running low!"
"Chief, the ammunition of the Second Regiment is running low. Commander Zhang reported that the remaining ammunition can last for another hour."
Two consecutive pieces of bad news came through, and Commander Yang's expression became more solemn.
The chief of staff hesitated and reminded: "Commander, it's time to make a decision."
"The Japanese and puppet troops still have more than 500 people fighting against the trapped beasts. They are basically veterans and elite soldiers with strong combat effectiveness."
"Our ammunition is getting less and less, and our offensive is getting weaker and weaker. It will definitely be difficult to eat them within an hour. If we don't do it, the troops will be disabled."
"When the break is broken, I suggest you retreat now. As long as the troops are still there, there will be many opportunities to eat this Japanese and puppet army in the future."
A look of unwillingness flashed across Commander Yang's face.
The original plan was to wait for reinforcements from the garrison to arrive on the battlefield before launching a counterattack.
But the Japanese and puppet troops were so hateful along the way.
They burned, killed and looted all the way, committing all kinds of evil.
Within five days of entering the base area, four to five hundred people had been massacred.
In order to prevent more civilians from being killed, Commander Yang could only counterattack in advance and concentrate his superior forces to attack this Japanese and puppet army.
Unexpectedly, this Japanese and puppet army turned out to be a tough nut to crack.
After hesitating for a long time, he decided to listen to the chief of staff.
Just as he was about to give the order, the battalion commander of the headquarters guard rushed in, his face full of excitement.
"Hello, chief, our reinforcements are here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Linfeng came in panting, saluted, and reported with a serious face: "Hello, Commander, the chief of staff of the garrison has been ordered to report."
"The mobile battalion of the garrison regiment is already in place. The heavy artillery battalion, air defense battalion, and three machine gun batteries are behind. We can arrive here in an hour."
"In addition, we also brought 2 million rounds of machine gun bullets, 2,000 ordinary mortar shells, and 5,000 grenades under the order of the regiment commander."
Commander Yang's eyes immediately widened and he asked immediately.
"How many guns are there in the heavy artillery battalion and three machine gun companies, and do they have a lot of ammunition?"
Hong Linfeng blurted out: "Twelve heavy artillery pieces, twelve mountain cannons, and nine heavy mortars. In addition, the mobile battalion also brought four mountain cannons and three heavy mortars."
"That's enough!" A flash of excitement flashed across Commander Yang's face.
Then he frowned and fell into deep thought, his mind started working rapidly, and he stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"How many people have come from the Japanese and puppet reinforcements?"
"The two lines of reinforcements add up to two infantry brigades and two puppet army regiments, with a total strength of 4,000 people." the chief of staff replied.
Commander Yang did not speak, but stared at the map and continued to ask: "Where are our regiment, independent regiment, garrison regiment, cavalry battalion directly under the headquarters, and guard battalion!"
The chief of staff thought for a moment and replied: "The first regiment is a reserve group, less than five kilometers away from here."
"The Independent Regiment and the Defense Regiment are calling for reinforcements, they are not far from here."
"The cavalry battalion and the guard battalion are by our side and ready to participate in the battle at any time."
Having said this, the chief of staff seemed to have thought of something, and then asked: "Commander, do you have another idea?"
"Yes, and it is a very bold idea!" Commander Yang did not deny it.
Then he said in an astonishing tone: "I plan to give the little devils a hodgepodge, including the reinforcements of the Japanese puppet troops and the 500 Japanese puppet troops that have not yet been killed."