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

Xia Weiwei replied, "Among them, there are 102 tons of rice, and another 9.36 tons of canned luncheon meat and canned braised pork!"

"hiss!"

Upon hearing Xia Weiwei's words, both Division Commander Liu and Deputy Division Commander Xu were deeply shocked.

Two tons is 2000 jin (1 catties).

102 tons, that's 204000 jin.

If each person consumes 1.5 jin (750 grams) of rice per day, this amount of rice is enough to feed 136000 people for a day.

They have recruited some more soldiers for their three divisions at the front, but that's only about 30,000.

In other words, this amount of food is enough to feed them for more than four days.

They ate rice for four days straight—a lifestyle they never dared to imagine before.

After all, they were not the corrupt and reactionary Kuomintang army, which emphasized unity between officers and soldiers.

The officers ate the same things as the ordinary soldiers.

Only when central leaders or other distinguished guests come will meat, wine, rice, and flour be prepared to entertain them.

Normally, they eat the same food as ordinary soldiers: sorghum, black beans, sweet potatoes, a little millet, and various wild vegetables.

Only during festivals and holidays can we eat a meal of rice or wheat flour.

If every ton of rice and wheat flour could be eaten in the future, the soldiers would be overjoyed and would be roaring with excitement in battle.

"Why are you buying so much canned meat?!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu couldn't help but say, "Isn't this too wasteful?"

"Sir, this rice and flour aren't expensive!"

Xia Weiwei explained, "Among them, the rice we bought was old rice that was less than a year old. 2000 jin only cost 4100 yuan, which is 2.5 yuan per jin."

"Even the canned goods are nearing their expiration date. Whether it's braised pork or luncheon meat, they're only 2 yuan each!"

"In total, it only cost less than 53 RMB!"

"Isn't 53 a lot?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu exclaimed, "I've never seen so much money in my entire life!"

"Deputy Division Commander Xu, this is really not much!"

Xia Weiwei said, "This time, Comrade Hongwei and I held a small auction in Ancheng. Six silver dollars sold for over 4700 million. 53 is nothing compared to that."

"There are so many rich people in later generations!"

Commander Liu said in a deep voice, "They actually spent so much money to buy those ancient coins!"

53 is enough to feed an army of 4 for more than four days.

47 million, that's probably enough to feed an army of 30,000 for more than a year, right?

"By the way, Commander!"

Xia Weiwei continued, "When I went there this time, I asked Hongwei if we could buy some weapons and equipment, and he said he could buy a small amount from abroad."

"A small amount is fine too!"

Commander Liu said, "What we lack most right now is guns and ammunition. We are in dire need of them. Every little bit helps."

Xia Weiwei said, "Comrade Hongwei also provided another method for obtaining firearms and ammunition!"

"Oh?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu hurriedly asked curiously, "What method?"

"Make it yourself!"

Xia Weiwei answered.

"Make it yourself?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu shook his head and sighed, "It's not that easy!"

"It's not easy, but we have the support of the future world!"

Xia Weiwei said, "Although they can't directly buy guns and ammunition over there, they can buy seamless steel pipes, wood, plastics, steel, industrial machine tools, etc., whether it's materials for making guns or machinery and equipment."

As she spoke, she waved her hand and took out a stack of blueprints.

Xia Weiwei handed the blueprints to the two leaders, saying, "Leaders, take a look at this!"

"This is……"

Commander Liu took a look and exclaimed in surprise, "These are actually rifle design blueprints!"

"Type 56 semi-automatic rifle?"

Looking at the rifles on the blueprints, Deputy Division Commander Xu said, "I don't think I've ever heard of this rifle before."

He knew about semi-automatic rifles; they were rifles that automatically loaded and chambered bullets, also known as autoloading rifles, unlike other rifles that required pulling the bolt after each shot.

The earliest semi-automatic rifle was designed and invented by a Mexican general in 1907.

The only rifle currently imported into China is the ZH-29 semi-automatic rifle produced by the Brno Arms Factory in the Czech Republic.

This rifle was finalized in 1929, and the Northeast Army purchased tens of thousands of them, which were then copied at the Fengtian Arsenal.

A small number of German-equipped divisions of the Kuomintang were also issued.

Xia Weiwei explained, "This is a firearm that China has copied based on the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle."

"This semi-automatic rifle is good, but it's too expensive to manufacture, uses up bullets much faster, and has too many gaps inside, so sand and mud can cause problems!"

Commander Liu said, "Many of our Eighth Route Army soldiers are illiterate and simply cannot handle such sophisticated weapons. Moreover, they have too little experience firing guns, resulting in poor accuracy. Firing guns without hitting the enemy is just a waste of bullets!"

"We're not like the Jin-Sui Army or the Central Army, with their abundant ammunition supplies. These semi-automatic rifles aren't really suitable for us!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Weiwei quickly explained, "This Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was specially designed based on the national conditions of China."

"In terms of environmental adaptability, it absolutely surpasses the ZH-29 and the early Garand. It is robust and durable, with a very high fault tolerance rate. It is not delicate. Even if it is briefly submerged in water, it can be fired again after just pulling the bolt a few times to drain the water. It is also not afraid of bumps and drops."

Deputy Division Commander Xu pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then we can equip a small number of them, specifically for those with good marksmanship!"

"As for those who aren't good marksmen, let them use regular rifles. Unless our ammunition supply can be increased, we can't afford to have so many people using these guns."

"Commander!"

Xia Weiwei continued to take out blueprints, saying, "I also brought a copy of all the blueprints for rifles like the Type 38 rifle, the Zhongzheng rifle, the Hanyang rifle, and the Mauser 1898."

"I brought those blueprints with me this time so that the leaders could confirm what they need. This way, we can purchase seamless steel pipes of the appropriate diameter, as well as print the design drawings and structural diagrams!"

"You have blueprints for so many firearms?"

Looking at the blueprints, Commander Liu remarked, "With these blueprints, manufacturing will indeed be much easier."

"what?"

As Deputy Division Commander Xu was flipping through the pages, he suddenly came across the blueprints for a mortar.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "They even managed to get their hands on mortar blueprints?"

"Sir, take a look at this!"

Xia Weiwei took out the blueprints for the 107mm rocket launcher.

Commander Liu asked in confusion, "What's this?"

The Katyusha rocket launcher would not be finalized until 39 and would not be deployed on a small scale until 41, so Commander Liu naturally did not recognize the rocket launcher.