Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 85 Wang Feng's primitive accumulation of industry, from head to toe, every pore is dripping with "dirty" things
In the absence of obstruction by Fu Zuoyi and other city defense forces, the "seizure" operation went extremely smoothly.

Until 6pm.

All sixteen tactical battalions have completed their assigned tasks.

The disassembled machine tool parts were packed into wooden boxes, filled with rags and other cushioning materials, and then placed on carts, which were then pulled out of the city by livestock.

Southwestern suburbs of Taiyuan.

The battle group troops leaving the city gathered here.

Zhang Hu came over with a grin on his face: "Sir, we are going to make a fortune now!"

"When we can make our own guns and cannons, we'll be the first to shoot down the Japanese planes!"

Wang Feng watched as everyone behind Zhang Hu retreated. The cart was fully loaded, with three mules and horses pulling it, and soldiers helping to push it, but the movement was still so slow.

The cart made a creaking noise.

Wang Feng was curious: "What did you bring back?"

Zhang Hu scratched his head and said, "I don't understand either. Sir, please wait a moment. I'll find someone who understands."

After saying that, he quickly ran into the team.

Then he carried a person out.

He walked up to Wang Feng and said, "Sir, this is the engineer I brought back. He's a college student. Let him tell you about it."

Wang Feng frowned slightly: "Put your hands down quickly."

Since you have chosen to board the pirate ship, there is no way of getting off. These people will be his logistics personnel and their own people in the future.

They cannot be treated like prisoners of war.

Wang Feng: "What's your name?"

"Yao Boxi."

Wang Feng savored it carefully: "Yao Bo Xi"

You can feel a strong intellectual atmosphere just from the name.

"Which branch are you from?"

Yao Boxi straightened his collar and answered truthfully, "Northwest Agricultural and Industrial Machinery Factory, originally the Renshen Second Factory."

They were all abducted out of Taiyuan City for unknown reasons. At first, they thought that this group of people were bandits wearing Kuomintang uniforms, and they were wary.

Now seeing them, it seems that they are indeed the regular troops of the National Revolutionary Army.

I just don't know why someone would do such a crude and despicable thing.

Wang Feng suddenly realized.

After all, he has been traveling through time for so many years and knows a lot of things.

Although he did not know the so-called Northwest Agricultural and Industrial Machinery Factory, he had heard of the name of the Renshen No. 2 Factory.

In 1932, Yan Laoxi was reinstated and in order to avoid suspicion from the Nanjing government, he reorganized the Taiyuan Arsenal.

The original artillery shell and bomb factories were renamed Renshen No. 2 Factory.

Wang Feng looked at the engineer in front of him, and the more he looked, the more he admired him: "I heard from Zhang Hu that you are a college student?"

Yao Boxi nodded: "I graduated from the Chemistry Department of Zhejiang University and have been working in the Taiyuan Arsenal for two years."

Zhejiang University?

Wang Feng was shocked.

Taiyuan Arsenal is worthy of being one of the three largest arsenals in the country, and it is truly full of talented people.

Yao Boxi continued, "This time you took away two medium-sized lathes, a milling machine, a small stamping equipment, and two optical measuring instruments from the Taiyuan Arsenal."

Zhao Fangyuan ran over and handed over a list: "Sir, the statistics are out, please take a look!"

Wang Feng held the statistical list in his hand and exclaimed repeatedly: "Damn, the Taiyuan Arsenal is so rich?"

At this moment, he only regretted that he didn't have a thousand heavy transport trucks.

Or a large transport plane would be fine.

In this operation, sixteen teams moved a total of fifty machine tools of various types, including lathes, milling machines, planers, drilling machines, etc.

Basically covers all types.

With the 'willing' help of the workers, these moved machine tools are in good operating condition. They are all brand new equipment purchased or produced in recent years.

The matching motors are also available.

In addition, there are several small and medium-sized forging equipment and casting molds.

There are also many testing and measuring equipment, including optical measuring instruments, calipers, micrometers, gauges, etc.

This is the limit of what 200 carts can transport.

In addition, there are a lot of technical information, such as hydraulic presses, rolling mills, forging machines, etc.

And more than a thousand experienced technical workers.

Among them, there are more than one hundred professional engineers. Unlike ordinary workers, they are high-level talents who have attended university.

In this day and age, academic qualifications are extremely scarce.

If you know a few hundred words and speak clearly, you can call yourself a scholar.

As for college students, they are even more scarce.

If we take into account the number of skilled workers trained in Xiajiashan Village over such a long period of time, it would be enough to start large-scale production in Changzhi area.

Wang Feng really didn't want to see the remaining equipment fall into the hands of the Japanese, but it was extremely difficult to move the equipment weighing thousands of tons, let alone transport it over a long distance to Changzhi.

In the end, they had no choice but to destroy the core components.

No one can use it.

Although it will still cause property and economic losses, fortunately it does not aid the enemy, so it is not a bad thing.

Wang Feng called over the [Pocket Defense Doctrine] instructor. Professional matters need to be solved by professionals. The new instructor is experienced in this area, so he is the one who will be responsible for organizing the marching mission.

"Hello, sir!"

"Staff Officer Zhang, you organize this march, and Sergei will assist you."

[Pocket Defense Doctrine] The instructor responded: "I understand!"

Wang Feng nodded: "Set off immediately, don't stop if the mules and horses are tired, use people to pull them, and reach the destination as soon as possible."

Fu Zuoyi pretended not to see this action, but that doesn't mean Yan Laoxi would willingly accept being robbed.

The faster you act, the better, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The troops marched slowly. Huai Hanpeng walked aside, looked up at Wang Feng riding on his horse, and couldn't help asking: "Sir, where are we going?"

Wang Feng said casually: "Let's go to Changzhi."

"what happened?"

"The team has left the city, don't tell me you don't want to go."

Huai Hanpeng shook his head: "No, no, no, sir, you misunderstood, I was just asking." The second half of the sentence was weak, "My wife and children are not in Taiyuan, it doesn't matter where I go."

Although the voice was very soft, Wang Feng heard it clearly.

Among the more than 1,000 technicians who were "kidnapped", nearly half of them were because their families were not in Taiyuan. They were like rootless duckweed, drifting without support and it didn't matter where they went.

For this group of people, Wang Feng directly promised high salaries as an inducement.

These workers come to Taiyuan just to make a living, it doesn't matter where they go.

The rest are all Taiyuan natives, whose families live in the city, and they are easier to win over.

All you need to do is explain the stakes clearly and then offer some mild intimidation.

There is no need to explain it in a particularly complicated way. Let's just say that the Japanese army massacred the city after entering Taiyuan. The workers in the arsenal were a thorn in the eyes of the Japanese because they had manufactured weapons for the front line.

The workers will definitely be the first to be targeted.

As a result, the workers' determination to leave Taiyuan was even stronger than Wang Feng's.
Luliang Mountain Area.

Jiaocheng.

Yan Laoxi had just arrived at the temporary headquarters and was looking at the low cave in front of him. This would be his future office.

Ugh.
This is already pretty good.

The houses we live in are not as good as the cave in front of us.

Chu Xichun looked embarrassed: "General, I was not thoughtful enough, please forgive me."

"The war is urgent. There is no time to build the theater headquarters in the rear. We can only make do with it for now."

Yan Laoxi shook his head, not knowing whether he was hypnotizing himself or really thinking so: "It doesn't matter. It's just a simple environment."

Then he asked something else: "Has the last batch of equipment from the arsenal left Taiyuan?"

Chu Xichun nodded: "I reported two hours ago that I have arrived in Jinzhong."

Yan Laoxi nodded with satisfaction.

Although the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered a crushing defeat in this battle and its numbers were greatly reduced, he at least managed to preserve part of his old fortune.

Now that I have the capital to make a comeback, I feel that the loss was not that embarrassing.

Maybe he is not good at marching and fighting, but when it comes to doing business, his strategic vision is more than enough.

As early as September this year, he began to prepare for the relocation.

The main backbones of the Northwest Industrial Company were all withdrawn to Sichuan, and plans were made to build new factories in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places.

At the same time, a specialist was sent to Hong Kong to transfer the 25 tons of steel ordered from Germany to Chongqing for storage.

If you have a gun in your hand, you will not be afraid of having no soldiers.

Thinking of this, Yan Laoxi walked into the cave with a smile.

Chu Xichun followed behind and whispered, "Marshal, there is something else to report from Taiyuan."

Old Yan looked around the cave and smiled, "Xingru, please feel free to talk."

"Did they suffer a bombing, or did Fu Zuoyi start asking for military supplies?"

Chu Xichun: “Neither.”

"According to the Taiyuan City Defense Command, Wang Feng arrived in Taiyuan on November 11st."

"At noon the next day, a military siege was launched on 16 factories in the city, and industrial equipment was looted."

"In total, more than a thousand workers were abducted, and countless pieces of equipment were taken."

Yan Laoxi's mouth dropped instantly, he turned his head and widened his eyes, his breathing became faster: "What?"

"Damn Wang Feng!"

"It's really a waste of my training for him!"

Chu Xichun gently advised: "General, calm down. That kid Wang Feng is so arrogant and domineering because he is young and has made many achievements."

“This matter should be reported to the Nanjing government.”

Yan Laoxi took a few long breaths and managed to calm the anger in his chest: "Where is Fu Zuoyi!"

"How can he be the city defense commander? Why doesn't he send troops to suppress the rebellion?"

Chu Xichun: "According to the news from Taiyuan, Fu Zuoyi dispatched the military police and the special agent company to block the area around the factory where the incident occurred, but he never entered the factory to stop the rioters' behavior."

Yan Laoxi snorted coldly: "I have long thought that Fu Zuoyi is a member of the Central Army, and today I have proved that it is indeed true!"

"Telegram to Taiyuan City Defense Command, hold Taiyuan for 15 days. Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be punished by military law!"

Chu Xichun was shocked.

The original military order given to Fu Zuoyi was to hold Taiyuan for 7 days, but now the time has more than doubled.

Commander Yan’s military law is no joke.

Li Fuying of the 61st Army had enough seniority and should have been shot. By now, the grass on his grave is probably taller than him.

Chu Xichun was surprised that the military order could not punish him, and he had no other opinions. He immediately responded, "Yes!"

Yan Laoxi paced back and forth in the cave, thinking for a long time: "The Taiyuan incident will not be reported to the Nanjing government for the time being."

Chu Xichun was stunned: "Marshal, this matter is of great importance"

Yan Laoxi waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to say more: "I'm tired from the long journey."

"You go back first."

Just as Chu Xichun said, this matter was like a military mutiny and was of no trivial importance.

Must be treated with caution.

When the incident happened, Fu Zuoyi watched coldly and even showed obvious intention to help, which made him a little hesitant.

Besides, does Wang Feng really have the courage to do such a crazy thing openly?

Could it be that the Nanjing government was behind this?
Various possibilities emerged in Yan Laoxi's mind. The difficulty of handling a political incident was no less than commanding a large-scale battle.

If it is really the Nanjing government that is behind this, then we must be extra careful. At present, there are still large quantities of equipment and raw materials temporarily stored in Chiang Kai-shek's territory.

If they dare to loot the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal today, they will dare to occupy the new factory that is about to be built in the future.

(End of this chapter)