Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 182 Commander Li, Congratulations on your fortune!
This is a military train transporting goods, not an troop carrier.

Even though there were Japanese soldiers escorting the train, their numbers were small.

Under the swift and decisive sweep of the 772nd Regiment, all the Japanese soldiers escorting the shipment were killed.

"Hahaha, quickly open the car door and see what's inside!" Blind Cheng laughed loudly, taking the lead and opening a car door first.

With a whoosh, the car door opened.

Inside were bags, stacked neatly.

"Could this be white sugar?" Blind Cheng asked with great anticipation, and quickly opened a bag.

The bag was opened, and what was revealed inside was not snow-white crystals like sugar, but fertilizer.

"How can this be fertilizer!" Blind Cheng was furious. Had the Japanese transport officer lost his mind or taken the wrong medicine?

Now that the railway lines are open, shouldn't your military trains prioritize transporting weapons, ammunition, and supplies?

What are you doing transporting this fertilizer?

This is delaying my business.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong pretended to curse as well, saying, "Damn it, we can't have this whole series of carriages filled with fertilizer, can we? If that's the case, we'll be in big trouble."

Behind us are Yan Kai of the Jin-Sui Army and Chu Yunfei's guard company watching us. We can't let them see through our plan.

We must not let them know the significance of fertilizer to our arsenal.

If they know that fertilizer is very important to us, they will definitely study it. Once the secret of this fertilizer is leaked and the Japanese realize it, they will stop selling fertilizer. Wouldn't our arsenal lose an important source of raw materials for high explosives?
In Li Yunlong's view, if this truckload of fertilizer was all there, then we'd made a fortune.

With so much fertilizer being delivered to the arsenal, our arsenal probably won't have to worry about running out of raw materials for explosives for the next two years.

What troubled Li Yunlong was...

If this train is entirely transporting fertilizer, then we won't have enough manpower, and we can't move everything back.

"Old Li, stop cursing and look at what's here." Soon, Ding Wei's happy voice rang out.

Li Yunlong and Blind Cheng went over, both beaming with joy.

Blind Cheng jumped up and laughed, "There must be at least three hundred of these grenade launchers and mortars, and several hundred boxes of shells too. Finally, there's some hope!"

The three regiments were divided up, and each received over a hundred grenade launchers and mortars, plus plenty of artillery shells, so they were well-fed.

Li Yunlong laughed and said, "These little devils are going all out, clearly intending to launch a retaliatory sweep against us. Hehe, I've taken the stuff, let's see what those little devils can do now."

"Commander, Commander, there's more good stuff!" Zhang Dabiao shouted again soon after.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Blind Cheng all ran over.

This time, the three of them looked even more surprised.

Blind Cheng, spitting excitedly, exclaimed, "These are all Type 92 infantry guns! One, two, three..."

Cheng the Blind Man counted them; there were a total of twelve Type 92 infantry guns.

In addition, there are three or four hundred boxes of artillery shells.

"Hahaha." Blind Cheng excitedly hugged Li Yunlong and spun him around. "Master, we're rich! We're rich!"

Originally, there was still some distance between Blind Cheng and Li Yunlong.

Now that this fortune has been made, this diaphragm is nothing; it's vanished without a trace.

Let alone making Blind Cheng call Li Yunlong "Master," what's wrong with him even calling Li Yunlong "Ancestor" twice?

The Type 92 infantry gun is a mountain artillery piece, which is very suitable for mountain warfare. It is also lightweight and has good mobility.

Our 772nd Regiment can now get four Type 92 infantry guns! Hahaha, the 772nd Regiment can finally hold its head high and has enough resources to do the work.

"Blind Cheng, put me down, put me down!" Li Yunlong struggled in Blind Cheng's arms, cursing, "You finally dare to call me master now? I don't want to be your disciple."

When Cheng the Blind joined the army, Li Yunlong taught him how to fire a gun.

In terms of combat command, Blind Cheng also learned by following Li Yunlong.

Later, Li Yunlong was frequently removed from his position as regimental commander because he caused too much trouble.

Therefore, Li Yunlong only managed to become the commander of a basic regiment.

Meanwhile, Blind Cheng managed to become a main force regimental commander with a formal unit designation.

There has always been a hierarchy of contempt between the backbone regiments and the main force regiments, so Li Yunlong and Blind Cheng were no exception.

However, despite his cursing, Li Yunlong is still in a good mood.

Think about it!
The main force regiment commander, Blind Cheng, admitted that he was trained by me, the basic regiment commander.

Doesn't that indirectly prove that my abilities, Li Yunlong's, are above those of the main force regiment?

It saves me from having people talking behind my back, saying things like, "What's wrong with you, Li Yunlong? You're so capable, how come you didn't become a main force regimental commander?"

Lao Tzu's disciple is the main force commander, isn't that enough?
Ding Wei calmly reminded them from the side, "You two are getting a little too excited."

Upon hearing Ding Wei's words, Li Yunlong and Blind Cheng separated, turning to look at him: "What do you mean?"

"There are quite a few of these grenade launchers and mortars, reaching three hundred. Then there are twelve Type 92 infantry guns," Ding Wei said, listing them off with great familiarity and seriousness. "These are all artillery pieces. We don't have that many artillery pieces."

Ding Wei had something else he didn't say: "We've made such a fortune now, we definitely won't be able to keep it when we go back."

The brigade commander would definitely congratulate him on his fortune.

However, the most pressing issue remains the artillery.

Upon hearing Ding Wei's words, Blind Cheng immediately said, "Don't we have plenty of shells? If we encounter the Japanese or their puppet troops, we don't care if we can hit them accurately or not. We'll just bombard them and push them over. We have plenty of resources, so we'll definitely make room for this kind of battle."

"Damn it, you spendthrift, shut up!" Li Yunlong glared, kicked Cheng the Blind, and cursed, "The spoils are plentiful, but you can't squander them like this. Indiscriminate bombing—aren't you afraid your soldiers will blow up their own men instead of the enemy?"

"Master, what do you suggest we do? We can't just let all these cannons go to waste." Blind Cheng wasn't angry even after being kicked by Li Yunlong.

After all, what Li Yunlong said was true.

If you don't know how to tinker with artillery, you really shouldn't mess around with it.

Just like a new recruit who doesn't know how to handle a gun, he messes around haphazardly, and the gun goes off accidentally, hitting his own men.

Li Yunlong said to Ding Wei, "Don't you and my units have grenade launchers and mortar operators? Have them quickly train the new recruits, teach as many as they can, and arrange as many as possible."

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops had captured grenade launchers and mortars in previous battles, and the artillery was deployed while they were resting at the regimental headquarters.

“Okay.” Ding Wei nodded, but still said, “I can teach you how to use grenade launchers and mortars, but I’m afraid I can’t handle the Type 92 infantry gun. There are no infantry gunners in the army.”

Previously, when we dismantled the heavy artillery on the Japanese iron turtles, we had already searched, and even among the captured soldiers, there were no infantry artillerymen.

"Leave this to me." Li Yunlong glanced at Yan Kai behind him.

As soon as the hell cannon fired, the man quickly jotted something down in his notebook.

Li Yunlong judged that Yan Kai should know about artillery research.

Since he understands artillery research, he must know how to develop the Type 92 infantry gun.

In short, twelve Type 92 infantry guns provide ample artillery cover, and we must take them down in the shortest possible time!
"Alright then, Lao Li, I'll leave it to you." Ding Wei also glanced at Yan Kai, knowing what Li Yunlong was thinking.

Blind Cheng and Ding Wei arranged for people to continue cleaning the military train, while Li Yunlong walked towards Yan Kai's direction.

Blind Cheng and Ding Wei quickly opened all the other carriages of the military train.

More than 30 Type 92 heavy machine guns, more than 200 Type 96 light machine guns, and more than 2,400 Type 38 rifles were found.

The bullet boxes were stacked in one and a half carriages, and the exact number could not be determined at the moment.

In addition to these, there are also daily necessities such as white rice and white flour.

In short, this military train was incredibly well-equipped, with ample supplies, weapons, and ammunition.

Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Cheng Xiazi's three regiments were so full of greasy food that they couldn't digest it all.

"Hahaha, it's New Year's Day! This really is New Year's Day!" Blind Cheng was so happy he couldn't stop smiling.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Those who can change their equipment, do it now! Take as much ammunition as you can!" Ding Wei calmly urged the three men's troops to quickly change their equipment again.

The removed equipment and supplies from the military train were transported back by the transport team.

After all, if our three regiments are coming to seize a military train, we must be prepared to make a fortune on it.

Therefore, a transport team was organized in advance.

"Commander Ding, the transport team is short-handed," the transport team leader said to Ding Wei.

“This is more than enough, I think it’s just right,” Ding Wei pointed out.

Although there was a lot of stuff, the transport team seemed to have just the right number of people.

"Commander Ding, aren't we still supposed to be removing the rails and sleepers for the arsenal? We don't have enough manpower," the transport captain explained.

The transport team's task was to sabotage the railway.

This large amount of supplies tied up all our manpower, so we couldn't dismantle the railway.

"It's alright," Ding Wei said calmly. "We have a bigger plan to play later. Your transport team should get the goods back first, and then I'll give you the opportunity to tamper with the railway."

This is very important; it must be shipped back.

But dismantling the railway is equally important.

After all, even though the railway line was no longer paralyzed by the Japanese, their military trains still needed to transport supplies.

As long as we stop the Japanese army from replenishing its supplies, it's just wishful thinking for them to launch a retaliatory large-scale mopping-up operation!
"Commander Ding, if you say so, then I'm relieved. I'll take my men back first, and then we'll meet up again." The transport team leader was reassured and went off to get to work.

Li Yunlong also walked up to Yan Kai.

Seeing Li Yunlong walk over, Yan Kai congratulated him with great envy: "Commander Li, congratulations on your fortune!"

This military train was loaded with incredibly rich supplies.

Three hundred grenade launchers and mortars, twelve Type 92 infantry guns, two to three hundred light and heavy machine guns, two to three thousand Type 38 rifles, as well as ample ammunition and countless supplies—this truly made Yan Kai extremely envious.

If only this were a military train captured by the Jin-Sui Army.

"What kind of fortune are you talking about? This little bit of stuff is nothing compared to your Commander Yan's wealth."

Li Yunlong pointed to the transport team that was unloading fertilizer, and said tentatively while feeling ashamed, "You can see it too. We are poor and have little ambition. We are carrying this worthless fertilizer back like it's a treasure. Mr. Yan Kai, please forgive our poor appearance."

(End of this chapter)