Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry

"Brother Ren, you can't say that! Our Independent Regiment is a main force regiment. We can squeeze in some production time, but we can't do it all the time," Li Yunlong said, startled, jumping out to object.

"That's right, that's right, Lao Li is right. The Independent Regiment is a combat regiment, and the focus is still on fighting the Japanese devils," Kong Jie chimed in from the side.

"Since the Brigade Commander has said that we need to train snipers and flying thunder cannon operators, considering that the blockhouses near the Independent Regiment have been cleared, I suggest that Lao Li and I each lead a team to attack the Heyuan area. On the one hand, we can train the troops, and on the other hand, we can develop our armed forces locally. Currently, only the Jin Sui 358th Regiment is active in this area. It won't easily attract their attention if we go there to fight the Japanese devils," Kong Jie rarely came up with an idea, it seems that he has been thinking a lot about leading the team for training recently.

The Brigade Commander saw that Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were discussing these matters without avoiding Ren Zhong, knowing that Ren Zhong seemed like a businessman, but he had actually deeply participated in the core of the Independent Regiment.

He raised his eyebrows, then returned to calm.

This was somewhat against the rules, but under the current circumstances, Ren Zhong was basically the actual leader of the Yangcun Arsenal. In a way, he was also a core member of the Independent Regiment.

"In principle, I agree to jump out of the vicinity of the headquarters to promote training through combat, but Heyuan is more than a hundred miles away from Yangcun, and the terrain is complex. The Japanese devils also have several blockade lines. You must consider the supply. You must neither make too much movement to alert the enemy, nor engage in aimless battles that deviate from the purpose of promoting training through combat. You will come up with a battle plan later," the Brigade Commander said after pondering for a while.

"At present, iron and steel smelting in the base area is a major event, and also a major difficulty. With this thing, we will have more jars and cans. Facing the Japanese devils' mopping-up operations, we need to worry about more things. You must prepare response plans for various extreme situations. The overall principle is that when facing danger, we must still prioritize preserving our strength."

The Brigade Commander's words set the tone for dealing with the potential dangers of Yangcun's development.

While advancing triumphantly, he poured a basin of cold water on Li Yunlong and the others to sober them up.

Ren Zhong deeply agreed. It was only the spring of 1940, and the arduous days were far from over. The Japanese devils in the north, in Jin, still occupied an absolute advantage. This was also an important reason why the cause that Ren Zhong pioneered basically adopted the simple method of using local materials.

On the one hand, it was the limitation of the times, which did not provide Ren Zhong with the foundation to build a modern industry. On the other hand, Ren Zhong was prepared to break the jars and cans and move at any time. When it became dangerous, he would directly blow up these things and find a new place to rebuild.

He would never defend a place to the death.

And ultimately, he would not be able to defend it.

"Lao Li, Lao Kong, since everyone trusts me and allows me to offer suggestions for the future development of the Independent Regiment, then I will be honest and unceremonious, and share some of my immature ideas for everyone to discuss together." After seeing off the Brigade Commander, at the Independent Regiment's internal combat planning meeting, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, the two deputy regimental commanders, plus Zhang Dabiao, Shen Quan, and Wang Huaibao, the three battalion commanders, and Ren Zhong began to formulate a combat plan together.

Ren Zhong spoke first, after all, none of the people present knew better than him how the future history would evolve.

"Now that the Brigade Commander has approved us to carry out limited combat and develop outwards, our first goal is to wipe out the puppet army cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town!" Ren Zhong's first suggestion made everyone's eyes light up.

"There are three reasons. First, the Wanjia Town puppet army cavalry battalion is not strong in combat, and we can eat them up; second, we need the cavalry's ability to move quickly like the wind. The Brigade Commander asked us to pay attention to the issue of long-range operations. With this batch of horses, it will be very convenient to move around; the third and most important thing is that now our arsenal needs to transfer more things. Once an extreme situation occurs, we will very much need this batch of horses as transportation and transfer tools."

Ren Zhong's three reasons made Li Yunlong and Kong Jie change color.

When Ding Wei told Li Yunlong about the Wanjia Town puppet army cavalry battalion, Li Yunlong had been remembering this matter.

But he didn't expect Ren Zhong to know about this news as well.

When Li Yunlong heard this, he shook his head. Don't look at him daring to break through the Sakata Regiment head-on, but to be honest, at that time, various factors accumulated, plus he had dog shit luck and killed Sakata with one shot, which allowed him to successfully break through and leave.

When really facing a regiment, whether it was the Independent Regiment or the New First Regiment, they really couldn't beat the fully equipped and well-armed enemy.

"It's normal if we can't withstand it. If a brigade comes into the mountains, we can only transfer. If there are no accidents, after the headquarters' major operation, the Japanese devils will inevitably launch a retaliatory mopping-up operation," Ren Zhong said very affirmatively.

This was also the history that Ren Zhong knew. The famous Hundred Regiments Offensive had not yet ended, and the Japanese devils launched a retaliatory mopping-up operation.

This made everyone serious all of a sudden.

According to Ren Zhong, the transfer was almost inevitable and was going to happen within the year.

"Taking down the cavalry battalion, that's one thing. Next, we have to find a new development location," Ren Zhong continued to talk about the second problem he was considering when he saw everyone taking it seriously, "If we want to develop now, and move the arsenal to another place, then we must choose the right place, at least it must have mountains and water, and also have coal and iron ore resources."

"Brother Ren, could it be that your organization also has some understanding of the mineral resources in this area?" Li Yunlong's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Yes, we have obtained some secret mineral resource distribution maps, and we have some understanding of the resource distribution in the Jin area." At this time, Ren Zhong had to bite the bullet and brag about his "organization" a bit.

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