Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

After driving home, neither of them felt sleepy at all.

Ma Hongwei turned on the air conditioner in the room and took a large bottle of soda from the beverage cabinet in front.

"It's so hot in summer, even after it rained, I can't stand it."

Ma Hongwei poured two glasses of cola and said, "Have some!"

He picked up a glass and drank it in big gulps; the cool, refreshing sensation finally relieved some of the summer heat.

Setting down his cup, Ma Hongwei looked at the beautiful woman sitting on the sofa and asked, "Have the leaders over there said what kind of goods they want?"

"Yes, please wait a moment."

Xia Weiwei returned to her room, took a letter from her pants, and handed it to Ma Hongwei.

Ma Hongwei glanced at it; the first part was the God of War's gratitude to him, and the middle part talked about the situation of the War of Resistance.

Finally, the military expert explained that there was a severe shortage of radios, telescopes, and compasses in that area.

"The main shortage right now is telescopes and radios, right?"

Ma Hongwei said, "We just made so much money, let's buy, buy, buy!"

As he spoke, he took out his phone and opened JD.com's self-operated store.

After some searching, Ma Hongwei selected the [Nikon Twin-Pass Binoculars, High Magnification, High Definition, Low-Light Night Vision, 20×56].

Originally priced at 12400 yuan, now it's subsidized to only 9940 yuan.

"Give me 2...30 to start!"

Ma Hongwei continued selecting, "Give me 300 of the regular ones that cost two or three hundred yuan!"

He recalled that the Eighth Route Army battalion commanders liked Japanese war trophies the most, such as Type 95/98 command swords, Type 93 4x binoculars, Sailor fountain pens, and wrist compasses.

"Buying so much?"

Xia Weiwei was taken aback.

"Is that a lot?"

Ma Hongwei said, "As far as I know, in the Japanese army, even a company commander can get a Type 93 4x40x binocular, which is equivalent to the battalion or company level."

"But among the Eighth Route Army, they are scarce, so we definitely need to buy more!"

Ma Hongwei recalled that when he watched the TV series "Bright Sword", Li Yunlong asked the battalion commander to observe the terrain, so he lent him his binoculars.

In other words, in the early stages of the War of Resistance Against Japan, even battalion commanders in the Eighth Route Army did not have binoculars.

Once these telescopes are brought back, there will certainly be no situation where battalion commanders and other officers are left without telescopes to use.

Based on the calculation that the 129th Division has two brigades, each brigade has two regiments, each regiment has three battalions, plus the training regiment, cavalry battalion, artillery battalion, supply battalion and engineer battalion, a division has less than 20 battalions.

The three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army together had less than 60 battalions.

With 330 telescopes in total, there are definitely more than enough to go around; even a deputy battalion commander could probably be equipped with one.

Ma Hongwei's current job is to provide logistical support, so he naturally needs to be well-prepared.

"The military genius said that in addition to walkie-talkies, we could also send some telegraph machines."

Ma Hongwei searched for telegraph machines and found that neither JD.com nor Pinduoduo had any real telegraph machines, only models and simulators.

Ma Hongwei frowned and said, "Weiwei, it seems like telegraph machines are controlled in this world; you can't buy them online!"

"No way?"

Xia Weiwei asked incredulously, "In your future world, aren't we able to use online video directly? Why is even something as old as a telegraph machine still regulated?"

"I don't know!"

Ma Hongwei shook his head and said, "Let me check."

He did a quick search and said to Xia Weiwei, "Currently, wireless telegraph machines are classified as radio transmitting equipment and are subject to strict control. Private individuals cannot purchase, install, trade, or purchase them overseas at will, and e-commerce platforms are not allowed to sell them either."

"To possess and use it, you must apply for a license and frequency permit from the Radio Regulatory Authority; otherwise, you will face criminal charges!"

"Is it that strict?"

Xia Weiwei sighed, "If we can't buy it, then so be it. The walkie-talkie will still work."

Ma Hongwei said, "Okay, then let's purchase another batch of walkie-talkies and repeaters!"

Suddenly, he remembered something and continued, "Right, these are all electrical appliances that need to be charged. They can't be used for very long without electricity."

"What should we do then?"

Xia Weiwei also frowned.

"It's okay, we can buy a small generator."

Ma Hongwei reassured them, "There are gasoline generators, diesel generators, and solar generators on the market."

"You don't have gasoline or diesel there, so we can only buy you some solar generators. These generators only need sunlight to generate electricity."

Although solar generators are not as convenient as gasoline or diesel generators, they are still quite good to use, except that they are easy to spot.

It wasn't peacetime over there. With such a large plank supporting it, Japanese planes would spot it immediately.

Once discovered, the Japanese army would inevitably fire machine guns or throw bombs.

This actually increases the danger.

"Who said we don't have gasoline where we are!"

Xia Weiwei said, "Don't you know that there was industry in the Soviet area?"

"What?"

Ma Hongwei was stunned, a look of disbelief on his face, and asked, "You still have industry there?"

In his memory, the Red Army was constantly surrounded and intercepted, while the Eighth Route Army relied entirely on looting from the Japanese.

How can there be industry like this?

"Haven't you seen 'Red Star Over China'?"

Xia Weiwei said, "At first, I was deceived by the Kuomintang propaganda and thought that the Red Army was just a bunch of bandits. It wasn't until I read Mr. Snow's book that I realized they were different from others."

"In northern Shaanxi, people live in cave dwellings. Even though it has been more than 20 years since the Xinhai Revolution, many people still keep their whips and live a semi-pastoral, semi-farming lifestyle."

"It wasn't until the Red Army completed the Long March and reunited in northern Shaanxi that they brought industry and machinery, such as sewing machines, printing presses, lathes, turning machines, and punch presses. These were all brought from the former Central Soviet Area. They carried them with them when they climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands."

"Today, the Soviet area has wool mills, spinning mills, weaving mills, clothing factories, printing plants, shoe factories, paper mills, carpet factories, pharmaceutical factories, arsenals, and so on."

"Although they are all small workshops, there were very few factories in those poor and remote areas before they came."

"There are also coal mines in Yongping and oil wells in Yanchang, which can produce gasoline, kerosene, petroleum jelly, candles and other by-products."

"When we first arrived in northern Shaanxi, we visited those factories. The workers there earn 10-15 yuan a month, work six days a week, eight hours a day, in three shifts."

"Food and accommodation are provided collectively, workers can receive compensation for work-related injuries, female workers have four months of leave during pregnancy, and there are also simple childcare facilities."

Hearing Xia Weiwei's words, Ma Hongwei couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

As early as the 1930s, the Soviet areas were already training workers.

Although these workers work six days a week, they only need to work eight hours a day.

This is an eight-hour workday, something not everyone can have even in their later generations.

Ma Hongwei had worked outside before, and working overtime was a regular occurrence, but the key issue was that there was no overtime pay.