The battle involving thousands of people even used mortars and heavy machine guns. The key is that this battle also took place in the capital.
The influence can be imagined.
At dawn, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs sent a major general and several officers from the Chongqing Guard Corps on their way to the pharmaceutical factory.
As soon as we arrived at the entrance of the pharmaceutical factory, the leader of the main force who arrived two hours in advance greeted us and reported with a serious look on his face.
"Sir, we have a clear understanding of the situation and the battlefield has been cleared."
"Those who attacked the pharmaceutical factory were all action teams affiliated with the Japanese intelligence system. A total of 418 corpses were found around them. In addition, 18 prisoners were handed over from the pharmaceutical factory's escort team."
"After screening, there are 84 Japs here, and the others are all traitors who work for the Japs."
"In addition, we also seized 351 long guns, 125 short guns, 11 light machine guns, three heavy machine guns, two mortars, and 9 grenade launchers on the battlefield!"
Every time the regiment leader made a report, the major general's face would become darker.
By the time the report was over, his entire face was already livid.
He clenched his fists and asked with an angry face: "I won't talk about long and short guns. Chongqing is a mixed bag. It's not too difficult to get hundreds of long guns."
"I want to know how they obtained those light and heavy machine guns and mortars."
"Also, I want to know clearly the specific battle process here last night."
Looking at the major general's eyes that could almost spit fire, the regiment leader met his gaze and replied: "Sir, please calm down. I have already asked people to seal up those heavy weapons. Your Majesty can send someone to take them away for investigation at any time."
"In addition, I also looked at the weapons and ammunition, and my preliminary judgment is that they are all military equipment and are at least 80% new."
"As for the specific battle process last night, I regret that I don't know much about it."
"When I arrived here with my troops, the battle was over."
"So the more than 400 agents who attacked the pharmaceutical factory were eliminated by the pharmaceutical factory's factory protection team."
"I visited the pharmaceutical factory and saw that the casualties of the factory protection team were very high."
"The warehouses vacated by the pharmaceutical factory are not full of corpses and wounded people. Even the conference rooms and offices are occupied by the wounded."
This actually surprised the major general.
He asked with disbelief on his face: "You mean, the agents who attacked the pharmaceutical factory were all eliminated by the factory protection team? You came here and did nothing but clean the battlefield."
"Yes, sir!" the leader replied with an embarrassed look.
The major general stopped talking and walked into the pharmaceutical factory with a sullen face.
After taking a few steps, two injured members of the factory protection team stood in front of them.
"What do you want to do? This is a commander sent by the Military and Political Department. Don't want to live anymore? Get out of the way immediately and let your factory director come out to greet you!" A subordinate behind the major general wanted to express himself so much that he pointed at several team members before the major general could speak.
He cursed loudly.
Not to be outdone, one of the leading team members retorted: "I don't care what military and political minister you are. No outsider can enter the pharmaceutical factory without the order of our factory director."
"No one knows whether you are really the ministers of military and political affairs. You might be the same as the kid who attacked us last night."
"Even if you are here from the Military and Political Department, if you don't come early or late, but you wait until we finish killing the Japanese, then you definitely don't have any good intentions."
"If you had come here earlier last night, so many people would not have died in the pharmaceutical factory."
"Go away and don't block the road. The pharmaceutical factory was hit by several shells last night and a lot of equipment was damaged. Maybe we won't be able to produce today."
The subordinate who just screamed was a lieutenant colonel. How could he have ever been so wronged, having a soldier pointed at his nose, so he subconsciously pulled out a gun?
But the major general didn't give him this chance, he turned around and cursed!
"Shut up. Who told you to talk nonsense?"
"Get back here now, and I'll take care of you when I get back!"
After he finished cursing, he ignored the stunned subordinates behind him who had not yet recovered, and turned his attention to the member of the factory protection team who had just spoken.
The anger on his face also disappeared at this moment.
Looking at the other party, he said calmly: "Please inform your factory director that an old friend from the Military and Political Department wants to see him to discuss the attack on the pharmaceutical factory last night."
"That's pretty much it!" The members of the factory protection team looked much better.
"You guys wait, I'm going to report to the factory director now."
"However, our factory director is furious about the attack on the pharmaceutical factory last night. I can't guarantee whether he will see you or not."
As soon as the members of the factory protection team left, the major general's face darkened.
As the old saying goes, when it comes to beating a dog, it depends on the owner.
Just now, the man from the factory protection team pointed at his subordinates and scolded him. On the surface, he was scolding him, but in fact, he was scolding himself.
A colonel from the Chongqing Guard Corps asked in confusion: "Sir, why are you so polite to them?"
"Isn't it just a pharmaceutical factory? According to my temper, I will directly bring a company to close the pharmaceutical factory and see how arrogant they are."
"What do you think I think?" the major general replied angrily.
"If I remember correctly, your security forces should have received an order: No force can embarrass the pharmaceutical factory without an order."
"You should know from this order that this pharmaceutical factory is extraordinary."
The penicillin used by the troops is distributed under unified arrangements by the Ministry of Military Affairs, so it is not surprising that the colonel does not know where penicillin is produced here.
Seeing that the other party still looked puzzled, the major general explained directly: "Penicillin is produced by this pharmaceutical factory, and it is unique."
"Nowadays, the army cannot do without penicillin, so we have been given a fatal order from above to ensure the supply of penicillin at all costs and ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical factory."
"Now the pharmaceutical factory is under attack and a lot of equipment has been destroyed. It is very likely that the pharmaceutical factory will not be able to produce at full capacity."
"If they can't produce medicines, the supply of the Ministry of Military Affairs and Government will be reduced. If the blame comes from above, we will definitely not be able to live with it."
"More importantly, this attack was largely caused by us."
"Of course, your security forces also have a lot of responsibilities, otherwise I wouldn't have let you come here."
"The failure to discover the enemy in advance, the failure to reinforce the pharmaceutical factory in time, and the heavy machine guns and mortars equipped by the special agents are all the fault of your security forces."
"So I will see the director of the pharmaceutical factory later. You must cooperate with me to solve this matter and ensure that there are no problems with the pharmaceutical factory's production. Otherwise, you will definitely be held responsible."
"I have a hunch that today's matter will be very difficult to deal with. Maybe the Ministry of Military Affairs and Government will have to bleed again to meet some conditions of the pharmaceutical factory."
As soon as he finished speaking, a subordinate hurried over from behind.
After whispering a few words in the Major General's ear, the Major General's already solemn expression became even more ugly at this time.
He took a deep breath and said to his subordinates behind him: "This matter is more difficult than I thought."
"The Americans behind the pharmaceutical factory also came, and they brought many reporters with them."
The colonel who came from the security force immediately panicked: "We must not let reporters come over and report this matter."
"If this matter is reported, the security forces will definitely lose face and be punished from top to bottom."
The major general replied with a wry smile: "Now you know how difficult our opponent is!"
"Call the reporters here. It must be the pharmaceutical factory's intention. Either report this matter and slap your security forces in the face. Or you can satisfy their greed and agree to the conditions they will propose later. Choose one of the two!"