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

Chapter 185 Li Muzhi is a human, not a god.

"Xiao Li, you don't need to worry about the fertilizer."

In response to Li Muzhi's question, Zhang Wanhe solemnly replied, "Just focus on military production here and don't get distracted. Since I can be the logistics minister, I can get you enough fertilizer."

“Alright, Minister Zhang.” Li Muzhi nodded.

Originally.

Li Muzhi still had some traditional methods for producing ammonium nitrate.

Of course, since it's a traditional method, the amount of ammonium nitrate produced is limited, and it also consumes a lot of manpower and time.

Since Minister Zhang can continue to procure fertilizer, let's put this makeshift method aside.

By saving manpower, sourcing goods from the Japanese can ensure efficiency.

"Xiao Li, I heard you're developing artillery shells that can fly and kill the enemy on their own, is that true?" After hearing this rumor, Zhang Wanhe did not immediately choose to believe it.

But in his opinion, it was probably because Li Muzhi's image was too high in the minds of these people at the border region's arsenal.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that some people may fabricate false rumors.

The shells fly off to kill the enemy by themselves? Are you kidding me?!
Li Muzhi is a human being, not a god.

Otherwise, people always say that the most difficult part of making a cannon is the barrel.

Listen to it.

What Li Muzhi meant was that without a cannon barrel, a cannon could not be made.

I need to deal with this matter as soon as possible. These guys said today that the shells Li Muzhi made can fly on their own.

If things go wrong, by tomorrow everyone will be saying that Li Muzhi can build warships and airplanes.

We are a pragmatic and scientific army, not a bunch of charlatans.

“Yes, that’s right.” Li Muzhi nodded immediately in response to Zhang Wanhe’s question. “Minister Zhang, I’m sorry, the main problem is the lack of equipment, so I thought I’d report to you later…”

Before Li Muzhi could finish speaking, Zhang Wanhe exclaimed in shock: "Little Li, you're not kidding me, are you? If you have enough equipment, you can really build a shell that flies itself to kill the enemy?"

In Zhang Wanhe's heart, at that moment, a raging storm was churning.

Didn't you, Li, say that you can't build a cannon without a barrel?
Now you've admitted it to me yourself.

You can build one even without a barrel?
This is still letting the shells fly over and kill the enemy on their own? That's a bit too far-fetched.

Did you implant a brain in this shell, or did you tame it into a suicide bomber that can fly out on its own to kill the enemy?
This shell is an inanimate object; how could it fly by itself?

“Minister Zhang, as I said, the main problem is a lack of equipment,” Li Muzhi replied.

"So, if you have enough equipment, you can build your own projectiles that fly out and kill the enemy?" Zhang Wanhe was still very surprised.

If you can't even make a cannon barrel, then you simply give up on the cannon barrel altogether.

To put it dramatically, if things continue to develop like this...

When the time comes, the grenades and bombs that are made won't need to be thrown by hand by the soldiers.

These grenades and bombs will go and kill the enemy on their own.

"Yes, it can be made." Li Muzhi gave an affirmative reply.

"My God, how could you build this?" Zhang Wanhe exclaimed. "The Japanese are so powerful, but they can't build cannonballs that can fly. Their artillery still uses traditional barrels to fire cannonballs."

"Minister Zhang, I will write a detailed report for you later..." Li Muzhi did not finish his sentence.

Zhang Wanhe interrupted, "Don't look back, write it down now. This is such an important matter, I have to report it to headquarters immediately."

joke!

These are shells that can fly out on their own to kill the enemy; they don't even need a cannon barrel.

That means powerful mobility, it means mobile artillery!

Think about it, mobile artillery, what's the difference between that and a tank?

This has undeniable significance for the battlefield.

Whatever equipment Li Muzhi needs, headquarters must get it immediately.

"Minister Zhang, regarding the equipment, I reckon Commander Li and his team should get it back soon..." Li Muzhi didn't finish his sentence.

Someone rushed in to report: "Minister Zhang, Factory Director, Regiment Commander Li's transport team is back. Looks like they've struck it rich."

Has Commander Li's transport team returned?

Zhang Wanhe was a little confused.

Is this a mistake?

Shouldn't the transport team from Gao Liujin's side be coming back?

They're dismantling a locomotive over there.

Why is it Li Yunlong's transport team?

However, Zhang Wanhe quickly suppressed his suspicions and said happily, "Since it's Commander Li's transport team, they must have some good stuff. Come on, Xiao Li, let's go take a look. We can write a report later after we see it."

“That works too.” Li Muzhi nodded.

Li Muzhi followed Zhang Wanhe into the courtyard outside the arsenal. The transport captain immediately saluted the two of them: "Director Li, Minister Zhang, Regiment Commander Li, Regiment Commander Ding, and Regiment Commander Cheng of the 386th Brigade jointly shot down a Japanese military train. Three of the carriages were filled with fertilizer, which we have transported back."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wanhe was overjoyed: "Li Yunlong and his men attacked the Japanese military train again? The three carriages are all loaded with fertilizer, that must be more than a hundred tons!"

This is truly a timely help.

I was just worried that the arsenal didn't have enough fertilizer, and it was difficult to get it from afar.

In the blink of an eye, the 386th Brigade brought back three truckloads of fertilizer!
Those damned Japanese devils, they're really willing to spend a fortune to dump their fertilizer!

Fortunately, the 386th Brigade intercepted the fertilizer, so we didn't have to spend a single penny! Hahahaha!
Li Muzhi also looked pleased and asked, "How many tons does each carriage hold?"

Different sizes of carriages can carry different weights of goods.

In later times, a single train car typically carried sixty tons of cargo.

"According to preliminary estimates, each carriage carries about fifty tons," the transport team leader replied.

"That's 150 tons!" Zhang Wanhe jumped for joy, then looked at Li Muzhi with some worry, "Xiao Li, the 386th Brigade brought back so much fertilizer. What are you going to do when they come knocking on our door?" "Hehe." Li Muzhi chuckled and joked, "Minister Zhang, if we can't handle it, we can let headquarters handle it."

They brought back 150 tons of fertilizer, but Li Yunlong and his men didn't return.

What does this mean?

This shows that Li Yunlong and his men didn't take the 150 tons of fertilizer seriously at all.

They definitely have more big projects to do later, and when they come back, they'll surely bring back an even bigger surprise.

Of course.

Dealing with Li Yunlong and his men was a piece of cake for Li Muzhi; there was no need to alert headquarters.

"Haha, that's true, that's true." Zhang Wanhe realized that this was Li Muzhi joking.

When Li Yunlong and his men return, Li Muzhi will be able to handle them, so Comrade Zhang won't have to worry.

"Besides fertilizer, what else is there?" Li Muzhi continued to ask.

Judging from the size of this transport team, the things they brought back were not just fertilizer, but also a lot of other things.

"There are many, and we can't give a specific count right now," the transport team leader replied excitedly. "There's flour, grain, cotton, iron ore, coal, and so on."

Zhang Wanhe was somewhat stunned upon hearing this, and asked, "From what you're saying, you didn't bring back any rail sleepers while you were at it, and the Japanese military train didn't dismantle any iron either?"

The transport team leader explained, "Minister Zhang, no one expected that this Japanese military train would be so loaded with contraband. The transport team doesn't have the manpower to dismantle it."

Then, the transport team leader added, "Commander Li said that we should bring the goods back first, and then contact him again. He will give us another opportunity to dismantle the Japanese railway. As for dismantling the Japanese trains, Commander Li said that as long as the Japanese trains are still running on the railway, there will be no shortage of trains. Whenever your arsenal needs trains, just say the word, and we'll dismantle them for you."

"Hmm, that's acceptable." Zhang Wanhe was finally satisfied and very happy. "Then hurry up and move the things to the logistics warehouse."

The warehouses at the arsenal were already full and couldn't hold any more.

Zhang Wanhe set up another warehouse, so these supplies could only be stored in the new warehouse.

"Okay, sure." The transport team leader nodded.

"Xiao Li, look, we have enough fertilizer now." Zhang Wanhe said to Li Muzhi with a smile as he left, "Hurry up and finish the report. I'll come back to you after I've put the supplies into storage."

“Minister Zhang, we have enough fertilizer, but not enough sugar,” Li Muzhi reminded him. “We need to find a way to get more sugar.”

One hundred and fifty tons of fertilizer is a lot, but the amount of white sugar that matches one hundred and fifty tons of fertilizer is also not small.

"Little Li, you really know how to dampen my spirits when I'm happy." Zhang Wanhe's happy expression immediately stopped.

that's true.

Now that we've brought back so much fertilizer, we'll definitely need even more sugar, which is much harder to obtain than fertilizer.

Zhang Wanhe quickly composed himself and said, "Xiao Li, I'll say it again: you focus on your production, leave the sugar business to me."

Zhang Wanhe thought to himself, "Maybe Li Yunlong and his men will soon bring back a large quantity of white sugar."

Liu Weidong, the regimental commander of the 115th Division, was also an expert in making sugar.

Who knows, they might send tens of thousands of kilograms over soon.

"Okay, Minister Zhang."

……

386th Brigade Headquarters

"Brigade Commander, news has come from the 120th Division that Gao Liujin was unlucky; he failed to seize the Japanese cargo transport train but managed to seize their troop transport vehicle instead," the deputy brigade commander reported to the brigade commander.

"Besides replenishing supplies and weapons, the Japanese also need to reinforce their troops," the brigade commander said. "So it's normal that Gao Liujin managed to snatch the Japanese troop transport vehicle, but his luck was really a bit off."

They managed to snatch the Japanese troop transport vehicles twice in a row; what bad luck!

It's not that the brigade commander didn't want Gao Liujin to get rich; on the contrary, if Gao Liujin could seize the Japanese's cargo transport, it would definitely be very important to the overall situation.

But luck is a complicated thing... so!
The old comrade who replaced Kameda and went undercover was of paramount importance.

Once he has firmly established himself and can transmit intelligence normally, we won't have to rely on so-called luck to seize the Japanese military trains anymore.

When the time comes, we'll grab whatever we need, targeting our specific needs.

This Japanese soldier, as the transport captain, must be made competent.

"I wonder how lucky Li Yunlong and his men are," the deputy brigade commander said. "They can't possibly be as unlucky as Gao Liujin, can they?"

"That's not necessarily true. Don't you think Li Yunlong has been having a lot of good luck lately?" the brigade commander said with a smile.

Whether it's an ironworks, mining equipment, or the Cuicun arsenal, etc.

If Li Yunlong hadn't been lucky, would he have been able to get all this done?

"That's true." The deputy brigade commander became expectant. "If that's the case, then Li Yunlong will definitely be able to steal the Japanese's cargo..."

Before the deputy brigade commander could finish speaking, someone excitedly ran over to report: "Reporting to the brigade commander, Regiment Commander Li sent someone back with a lot of weapons, ammunition, and supplies, and asked you to help keep them safe."

Upon hearing this, the brigade commander immediately laughed and said, "What did I tell you? That kid Li Yunlong, along with Ding Wei and Regiment Commander Cheng, must have snatched the Japanese's cargo. Before, when he got his hands on weapons and ammunition, he always tried every means to keep them all for himself. Now he's even sending them to the brigade headquarters for me to keep safe. He must be so full that he can't take any more, so he handed them over to me. Let's go take a look."

The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander quickly walked out of the brigade headquarters, beaming with joy as they looked at the large quantity of weapons and ammunition they had brought back.

This mainly consists of bullets and shells, as well as discarded firearms.

The brigade commander smiled and had someone take over the supplies while asking, "Where's Li Yunlong? Where did he go?"

"The commander and his men are going to attack Heyuan County. They said they want to kill Sato Haruno," the man replied.

"Yes, Li Yunlong is decisive and really managed to kill that little devil Sato Haruno." The brigade commander nodded, not thinking much of it, and said, "You've worked hard, go and rest."

"Yes, Brigadier."

The soldiers who were transporting supplies went to rest, and the deputy brigade commander leaned in front of the brigade commander: "Brigade commander, aren't you going to ask him carefully how much benefit Li Yunlong actually made on the Japanese military train?"

"Why ask? We can ask him when he gets back," the brigade commander said calmly. "The most important thing right now is that Li Yunlong must not disappoint me. He must take down that little devil Sato Haruno."

If Sato Haruno is eliminated, it will be of great significance to bring Fujita Ichiji back into power.

“Yes, yes, that little devil Sato Haruno must die, we can’t let him live.” The deputy brigade commander nodded emphatically.

……

(End of this chapter)