Zhao Hu stared at the map, thinking about how to deal with this matter. It would be okay if he chose Hanzhuang at the beginning, but that place would be forced to move the year after next, but it would not be conducive to build Huangyadong early.

It was kept secret, and the arsenal was later broken into pieces, which was a bit of a headache.

There was a rush of footsteps outside the door. Director Lin knocked on the door and said happily: "Zhao Hu, open the door quickly, there is news about my parents!"

"Really?" Zhao Hu opened the door and saw Lin Yating jumping with excitement at the door: "My parents left school early after receiving my letter and settled in Xi'an. They have classmates at Xi'an University.

Now they are all teaching at the university.”

"Okay, okay, okay, it'll be great if we have the news. I'm really afraid..."

Lin Yating interrupted him and said: "I heard from their letter that last time there was a rumor in Nanjing that the Japanese wanted to massacre the city, and the whole city was in chaos. Now, there are only hundreds of thousands of people left in the city, and they are all reluctant to leave their homes.

The others ran away long ago, and now Nanjing is like an empty city, and even the Chairman of the General Committee has evacuated."

"Did your parents tell you which general was staying in Nanjing?"

"I heard it's still the same General Tang. Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Hu shook his head and said: "It's nothing, I just don't trust that person. I heard people say that this guy is very happy with his achievements and has little practical experience. By the way, what are your plans next?"

"Of course I want to set up an engineering company. Now you have to go to the repair shop. I have become a bare-bones instructor by myself. I have to hurry up and ask the leader for talents. By the way, you are responsible for the weapons of the engineering company!"

"Okay, okay, I will definitely equip the engineer company with the best weapons, but you have to tell the leader that it is best to find more miners, and the best ones are those who have played with explosives. I heard that Commander Nie has a miner.

Battalion, then replace them with guns and men."

"Well, I will report it to the chief tomorrow. By the way, you should also go to bed early. You have to travel a long way tomorrow, so I should go first?"

"Well, please go slower on the road!"

After Zhao Hu closed the door, he clearly heard two words coming from outside: "What a fool!"

He gave a wry smile and fell asleep. He has to be busy tomorrow, so he should put these things aside in advance.

Early the next morning, Commander Ni took a cavalry squad and set off with Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu said: "Commander Ni, you have a lot of things to do every day. You can just ask someone to do these small things. How can I ask you to do it yourself?"

"Haha, Xiao Zhao, you don't know. From last night to this morning, Deputy Division Commander Luo's telegrams came one after another. Am I hiding? Hurry up and get on your horse. I'm going to help you at all costs. You

You have to give me a voice!"

Zhao Hu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He even found a reason for robbing people. He turned to give Director Lin a look. Lin Yating, who came to see him off, was thoughtful and immediately put forward a condition: "Commander Ni, it is not impossible for us to stay, but you have to

Give me a company of engineers to defend the arsenal."

"Engineers? Still a company? Now that the veterans are so nervous, where can I find so many people for you? Xiaolin, aren't you making things difficult for me? There are quite a few new recruits, but they don't understand either."

"You can recruit new recruits, but you need to find at least one class of veterans, preferably miners who have been on the battlefield. We heard that Commander Nie has many of them."

"Oh, you don't know about Lao Nie. You don't know how much you want to open up to let him know that we are building an arsenal team. Forget it, I'll return the favor. At the worst, I'll give you more guns."

Heading eastward, we soon arrived at Hanzhuang, which Zhao Hu had pointed out on the map. This place happened to be in the triangle area of ​​Liao County, Wuxiang and Yushe. The Laoye Temple was backed by a mountain, so a cave could be dug as an armory.

The surrounding transportation is also very convenient, which makes Commander Ni very satisfied. He said that the place Xiao Zhao found is good and saves a lot of manpower and material resources.

Now there is a lot of equipment and raw materials, but there are simply not enough personnel. Except for two professional workers, there are no other workers. Commander Ni said that an order has been issued for the 129th Division to replenish the regiment's repair shop and the Shanxi-Henan detachment repair shop.

(Tang detachment) moved here together to concentrate production. As for the personnel, they have also reported to the headquarters. It is said that the headquarters is also preparing to mobilize personnel and equipment from Yan'an. This also makes Zhao Hu very happy. This is the place where Taihang's military industry originated.

It's just that the time has been advanced a little, I believe the production of guns and bullets can also be produced a lot more.

Mr. Qiao doesn't like talking very much, but he does have real materials. These simple mechanical installations are not a problem, but there is still a lot of preparation work to be done before installation, such as ground leveling, factory ventilation, warehouse excavation, etc. Zhao Hu

He left him in command and set off again with Commander Ni to go to Wuxiang in the south.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army headquarters had not yet moved to Zhuanbi, and the Liugou Iron Works had not yet been established. However, a group of gunpowder workers from the Taiyuan Arsenal had returned to their hometowns, but the county party committee had established the Wuxiang Workers' Anti-Japanese Salvation Association and transferred all the gunpowder

The workers were all gathered together.

Seeing the arrival of Commander Ni, Wu Yuanhai, the county committee member, was extremely happy: "Commander Ni is here, our difficulties will be solved. Now we have summoned eight workers and are preparing to trial-produce grenades, but the funds are really tight and we don't even have money to buy raw materials."

Landing..."

Commander Ni said: "We didn't come here just to make a few grenades. I heard that there are several iron factories over there in Liugou. What's the situation like?"

Wu Yuanhai said: "Speaking of Liugou, it is really a good place. Not only is the terrain hidden, but the mountains on both sides of the ditch are full of a large amount of iron ore, crucible soil, sulfur, nitrate and other raw materials. The south of the ditch is

Beyond Huangji Nao is Zhuanbi Village, and across the river to the north is Panlong Town. It is connected by Panlong Highway and the transportation is very convenient."

When Zhao Hu heard this, he was very happy and got excited. There is sulfur, saltpeter, coal and iron. It shouldn't be too convenient to build an arsenal.

Commander Ni said: "Then tell me about the situation at Gouli Iron Works."

"There are several private iron factories in the ditch. They originally produced iron pots, hoes and other agricultural products. However, now that the Japanese have invaded, transportation has been cut off. A large number of products cannot be sold, and they are unable to make ends meet. We are preparing to join a joint venture with them.

In the future, we will slowly repay each family’s debts.”

Commander Ni and Zhao Hu looked at each other. Seeing his eager eyes, he sighed deeply: "I also know that it is best to buy it, but the funds are really tight. I can't open the pot everywhere. The gold you brought back

It solved our big problem, but we still have to spend money before we can cover up the heat, and even the wages of the workers behind are not paid..."

Zhao Hu smiled and said: "Commander Ni, the most important thing now is to build the iron factory first, and buying it will help keep it secret in the future. Don't worry about the workers' wages. At the worst, we can support the workers' families first and ration them every month."

Food rations, and it won’t be too late to pay wages when conditions are met later.”

Commander Ni gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it, it's just a waste. Ordnance production is the most important, let the other things go first. Comrade Xiao Wu, please contact the directors of those iron factories and I'll talk to them."

"

That night, everything was settled and the money was spent. The entire ravine belonged to the Eighth Route Army. Early the next morning, everyone came to Liugou in the south of the county. The entire ravine was about four kilometers long, with a dirt road running through it.

, there are iron factories scattered along the foot of the mountain on both sides of the road, and there are mines at the foot of the mountain, some deep and some shallow.

Zhao Hu walked into a large cave and took a look. Oh my god, it is forty or fifty meters deep, and the cave walls are solid. It can be used as a production cave during war.

There are three large holes like this, and there are also many other small holes. They can be used as warehouses for raw materials and finished products, and there is no need to worry about being bombed by planes.

Zhao Hu originally wanted to visit Huangyadong, but now there are too many things. The equipment of various factories needs to be integrated, the small blast furnace needs to be rebuilt, all raw materials and mining sites need to be implemented one by one, and there is also the mining and transportation of sulfur.

It has to be put on the agenda, and there is no time to find another arsenal factory site.

Seeing that everything was ready, except for the lack of power, Zhao Hu ignored Commander Ni's suspicion and grabbed him and said hastily: "Commander, I heard that there are several factories in Jincheng County. They have small boilers. Can we?"

Buy it back?"

"But how can we have money now? The money for a boiler is enough, but it's not very useful!"

"I'll find a way to get the money. The worst I can do is to rob the Japs again. As long as I grab the money, I'll ask Commander Ni to find someone to transport him quickly. I'm afraid that once the Japs attack, Jincheng and other places won't be able to protect themselves. Once they block the road, no matter how good it is,

The equipment can’t be shipped out either.”
Chapter completed!