Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry

"Old Li, I already chose the location for our Yang Village Armory. It's in the large cave not far ahead. The space inside is large enough, and defense is relatively simple. As long as the cave entrance is concealed, a single squad can hold off attacks from small groups of Japanese devils." On the way back to Yang Village, Ren Zhong led Li Yunlong to the large cave.

There were quite a few caves in the area currently occupied by the base, but when Li Yunlong walked inside, his eyes were opened.

"Brother Ren, the location you chose is indeed good. If we build a circle of stone around the cave entrance and put a machine gun there, as long as we don't run out of ammunition inside, it won't matter how many Japanese devils come. It's just that there's an underground river here, and it's too humid. See how water is dripping down from above from time to time? I'm afraid it won't be good to store gunpowder and such things here."

Old Li was very happy at first, but soon frowned.

Although he didn't have much knowledge or culture, he had a lot of experience with weapons and ammunition.

Gunpowder and bullets need a dry, well-ventilated environment. They can't be placed in a very humid place, because humidity will cause the gunpowder in the bullets to become ineffective, leading to misfires.

These were all experiences that Li Yunlong had gained from his military career.

Ren Zhong nodded, agreeing with Old Li's view. "Old Li, it seems you have the mind of an expert. This place is not suitable for producing and storing ammunition, but we won't be doing those things here. Instead, we'll use it as a mechanical processing plant to produce bullet casings ourselves!"

When Li Yunlong heard Ren Zhong's words, his eyes lit up instantly, as if they were glowing in the dark cave.

"Brother Ren, do you have a way to handle bullet production?" he asked, breathing rapidly. This matter was too crucial for him!

Although Zhang Wanhe also had an arsenal that could reload and produce some bullets, that arsenal provided logistical support for more than a dozen regiments around the base. Even if Li Yunlong relied on his relationship with the villagers and shamelessly begged, he could only get a few thousand rounds at most.

Just like the Border Region-made grenades, if Li Yunlong hadn't taken advantage of his new position to make a strong impression, the higher-ups wouldn't have tacitly allowed him to take 20 boxes of grenades and 200 sets of cotton-padded clothes from Zhang Wanhe!

After all, the higher-ups knew that the Independent Regiment's morale was low after suffering a major defeat. If they didn't give Li Yunlong something to boost morale, they didn't know how long it would take for the Independent Regiment to recover.

A second-line team of about a thousand people had been defeated by a mere few dozen Japanese devils with a score of more than a hundred to zero. If this had happened in the Kuomintang, they would have basically collapsed!

"I contacted the organization last time, and they should be able to arrange some simple bullet production. They will send me a batch of equipment and copper materials, which should arrive in the next few days. I'll take someone to the agreed location to see if the goods have arrived." Ren Zhong said, lying through his teeth.

"Hehe, Brother Ren, you are really my Old Li's benefactor. Tell me, what do you need Old Li to do?"

As soon as Li Yunlong heard this, he knew that Ren Zhong could definitely handle it. Since he met Ren Zhong, he had never heard Ren Zhong break his word, even when he first said he would build...

He didn't care where Ren Zhong got them from. As long as he could get weapons and ammunition for his Old Li, he would be his Old Li's benefactor in life!

"You have to take care of the armory workers and the initial construction, Old Li. Moreover, for the workers, you have to find some real military industry workers. The technical requirements for making bullets are small, but if you want to make guns and cannons in the future, you must have veteran workers with technical foundations. I heard that after the Japanese devils occupied the old Shanxi armory, many workers scattered among the people. These are treasures. You ask the brigade commander to think of a way. No matter how you trick or deceive them, you have to find some veteran workers and engineers. In a year, I will build an armory that can make guns." Ren Zhong solemnly promised Li Yunlong.

He really couldn't do anything about the talent. Even if he knew that the headquarters had an armory, Ren Zhong's influence had not yet reached the point where he could influence the headquarters' armory.

In fact, Ren Zhong didn't even have the qualification to know the exact address of the headquarters. Although he knew very well where the headquarters was in the real world.

Ren Zhong was still aware of this. So he never inquired blindly, and even when he came out to hide, he stayed far away from the direction of the headquarters, heading towards the direction of leaving the mountains.

However, Ren Zhong didn't have any complaints. At least, his relationship with Li Yunlong, the son of the parallel world, was getting closer and closer.

Now Li Yunlong basically listened to him, which meant that he hadn't wasted more than a month in the Bright Sword world.

Sure enough, the system chose to let him travel near Li Yunlong, which was not without reason. Even if they didn't hit it off at first sight, at least their temperaments were compatible.

Sure enough, when he heard Ren Zhong's somewhat outrageous request, Li Yunlong didn't decline, but readily agreed.

Just kidding, if he could make bullets and guns, let alone asking him, Li Yunlong, to find people, even if he had to pick stars, he, Li Yunlong, would dare to poke the sky!

Ren Zhong took Li Yunlong around the large cave, casually explained his ideas, and then pointed out the places that needed to be改造 and the things that were needed to Li Yunlong on the spot.

In fact, it was just clearing a flat open space in the cave, then adding wooden tables, and waiting to install the manual punch press on the wooden tables. This would be a temporary bullet casing production line!

Li Yunlong understood as soon as Ren Zhong said it.

Moreover, listening to Ren Zhong's meaning of clearing the site, it seemed that he was going to arrange hundreds of people to use machines for production here. This scale directly exceeded the headquarters' bullet reloading production line!

For a time, Li Yunlong was overjoyed, but he also felt the pressure doubled!

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This was going to require more than a hundred workers. Manpower near the base was limited. It seemed that he had to send someone to Taiyuan to search. But in this way, he would have to support another company of men. Ren Zhong's personal ability was indeed strong, but he also spent money at an alarming rate.

In the clothing factory for more than a month, eight or nine hundred oceans had been smashed into it. The Independent Regiment didn't even have so much cash now. The money for building the factory, hiring workers, and purchasing materials couldn't be paid by Ren Zhong again, could it?

Although Li Yunlong knew that Ren Zhong had also taken a batch of small gold bars from Zhang Wanhe, he had exchanged them for special medicine. Li Yunlong believed that this kind of thing was not cheap outside. It was impossible for Ren Zhong to conjure these things out of thin air while staying in the base for a long time. Therefore, it was normal to send the small gold bars out when Ren Zhong disappeared.

He had to get money, and he had to get a lot of money!

At this thought, Li Yunlong suddenly felt that the traitor in Liujia Village could not be spared even more.

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