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"Reporting to all commanders! Urgent telegram from Yangcun... Yangcun! The brigade commander has provided a detailed report on the list of supplies Mr. Shen brought this time!"

Swish!

All eyes instantly focused on the communications officer.

"How is Yangcun? Tell me quickly!" the deputy commander asked urgently.

通讯参谋深吸一口气，语速极快地念道：「沈先生此次共带来：三个防空营装备，内含12门85毫米高射炮、18门37毫米高射炮及54挺高射机枪…」

"Equipped with two standard artillery battalions; equipped with four standard infantry battalions; over two thousand machine guns; over one hundred light machine guns of the same series; and twenty new 107mm rocket launchers..."

"And...and a small integrated ammunition processing plant, with an estimated daily production capacity of 100,000 rounds!"

The staff officer's voice trembled slightly as he read this.

The commanders in the command post were completely dumbfounded!

The vice president's teacup, which he had raised halfway, froze in mid-air.

The pencil the chief of staff had just picked up fell to the ground with a "thud".

The CEOs, who were pacing anxiously, stopped in their tracks, their mouths agape.

Three...three anti-aircraft battalions? Two...two artillery battalions? Four...four infantry battalions? More than two thousand machine guns? Hundreds of light machine guns? And...an arsenal that produces 100,000 rounds of ammunition a day?

These words, like thunderclaps, exploded in their minds!

The executives had anticipated that Mr. Shen might bring more equipment, perhaps enough for a company or even a battalion...

But they never dreamed that this "some" would be a terrifying number enough to arm a reinforced brigade or even a simplified division!

And that arsenal, producing 100,000 rounds a day?

Terrifying!!!

For a moment, the bosses were so shocked that they forgot to speak!

The chief of staff was the first to recover from his shock. He stood up abruptly and interrupted him urgently:

"Wait! Don't read it yet! I'm asking you, did the brigade commander's telegram mention the extent of material losses? Were the casualties significant?"

Everyone thought that the Japanese bombers had completed their bombing raid.

The brigade commander and his men must have been busy with the relocation, which is why they didn't have time to respond to headquarters' inquiries.

The other executives also instantly snapped out of their euphoria, their eyes turning nervously to the communications officer.

Yes, no matter how good something is, you still have to be able to preserve it!

However, the communications officer's expression became even stranger. He swallowed hard and said in a tone that even he himself doubted:

"Commander... the brigade commander's telegram said... the ten Japanese bombers that attacked... have... all been shot down by our army!"

"Our personnel...no casualties, and our supplies...are intact!"

"What?!"

"No casualties?"

"Are the supplies intact?"

"boom--!"

The command center erupted in chaos!

"Ten bombers? Shot them all down?"

"How is this possible?"

Are you sure the telegram wasn't mistranslated?

The bosses completely lost their composure.

All ten heavy bombers were shot down, with no casualties on their own side?

This result sounds even more terrifying than the thousands of vehicles of equipment that Shen Wang brought!

Suddenly, one of the bigwigs realized something: "Anti-air defense battalions! That's right, we just mentioned three anti-air defense battalions! These three battalions must have done the great work!"

Upon hearing this, everyone realized what was happening.

Three air defense battalions, with considerable firepower, could probably take down ten bombers... that seems plausible?

But... something just feels off!

An air defense battalion... shot down a plane... no problem there!

What exactly is wrong...?

Swish!

The chief of staff's eyes lit up.

"No! It's true they have three battalions of anti-aircraft guns, but anti-aircraft guns aren't light machine guns that you can just pick up and use!"

"That requires specialized gunners; they need to observe, calculate, and set the fuse!"

"Let alone Li Yunlong's independent regiment, even if you gathered all the people in our entire Eighth Route Army who could operate anti-aircraft guns, it's questionable whether we could even muster three battalions!"

"How could they possibly build such terrifying combat power in such a short time, taking down ten enemy planes in a single salvo?!"

"This is unreasonable!"

Yes!

After being reminded by the chief of staff, the generals also realized their mistake.

That's an air defense battalion, the requirements are even higher than for artillery, how could it possibly form combat capability so quickly?

And they even achieved such a terrifying record?

At this moment, the communications staff officer quickly added, "Sir, the telegram also mentioned a crucial point..."

"The brigade commander said that the anti-aircraft shells brought by Mr. Shen used a new technology called 'proximity fuse'."

"This kind of fuse... doesn't require a preset detonation time. As long as the shell flies close enough to the aircraft, it will automatically sense the detonation and explode!"

"What?"

"Near-detonation fuse?"

"Self-sensing? Explodes when you get close?"

The bosses were completely dumbfounded!

At this point, they couldn't understand what the staff officer was saying at all, as if they were listening to gibberish.

Can artillery shells sense their own surroundings?

Does it have eyes?

Are you kidding me?

An eerie silence fell over the command post as everyone struggled to process this far-fetched information.

This concept has completely overturned their understanding of air defense operations, and even of artillery shell fuses!

Submachine guns are easy to understand; they're just rifles plus machine guns.

The Type 99A is easy to understand; it's simply a matter of having slightly thicker armor and a slightly longer gun barrel.

But this near-explosive fuse...

Tut tut...

After an unknown amount of time, the vice president took a deep breath and asked:

"What else did the brigade commander say?"

The staff officer quickly replied, "The brigade commander said that the equipment and technology that Mr. Shen brought this time are of such immense value that they far exceed the scope of his decision-making authority."

"He requested that headquarters immediately dispatch a comrade who could represent the will of headquarters to Yangcun to be fully responsible for the follow-up liaison with Mr. Shen."

Upon hearing this, the CEOs finally found a point in their shock that they could understand and deeply agree with.

I only understood the last sentence of the entire telegram!

"Phew..." a senior executive breathed a long sigh of relief. "Finally, I've heard something I can immediately understand and wholeheartedly agree with!"

The deputy chief of staff and the chief of staff exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness and deep agreement in each other's eyes.

Not to mention the brigade commander, even they, sitting at headquarters right now, faced with this list and the miraculous record of the "near-bomb fuse," felt equally at a loss, unsure of how to price it.

"Old Chen is right, headquarters must send someone for this! And it has to be someone of sufficient authority and reliability!"

After some urgent consultations, the candidate was quickly selected.

"Let the deputy director of the political department go!" the chief of staff suggested.

First of all, this is not a military operation, but more of a political negotiation and united front work, which requires an experienced political cadre.

Political work cadres must be found from the Political Department. The director of the Political Department is in the rear, and currently in headquarters, only the deputy director has the most extensive experience in political work!

Secondly, the deputy director had worked in the 129th Division for a long time and was the brigade commander's former superior. They were familiar with each other, which made it easier to carry out the work.

Simply perfect!

The vice president immediately approved: "Alright, then let the deputy director go!"