Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wei Hongjun was also awakened by Sui Twelve.

Technical personnel need to be trained, and so do industrial cadres. After the founding of New China, countless state-owned enterprises, large and small, were established.

There are state-owned enterprises owned by the whole people under central control, as well as village-run factories in provinces, cities, counties, and even collectively owned enterprises.

I don’t know how much it is if you add them all up.

Before the reform and opening up, there were more than 10,000 state-owned enterprises owned by the whole people, and the number of collectively owned enterprises was countless.

Most of these enterprises were established by the People's Republic of China after its founding. How many industrial cadres are needed for so many enterprises?

New China is in dire need of not only the industrial cadres who will manage factories in the future, but also the industrial cadres who will manage industrial development in government departments. However, the development of industry in New China requires so many industrial cadres.

It seems that the training of industrial cadres also needs to be put on the agenda.

As for how to train industrial cadres, Wei Hongjun still needs to think about it.

Chapter 410 Big Harvest

Wei Hongjun was very busy taking over Xuanhua and the factory.

It should be said that the cadres of the Eighth Column are very busy.

However, after the initial panic, the column gained some experience and gradually everyone calmed down. After the column's work stabilized, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun began to summarize the gains from the siege. Zheng Laishan reported the logistics department's data to Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun, Xu Luomin, Zheng Weishan, Li Shiping, Han Weiguo, and others.

"This time on the battlefield, the troops seized a total of 773 Type 13 rifles, 18900 pistols, three heavy machine guns, six light machine guns, four grenade launchers, two mortars, and one infantry gun. They also seized 142 rounds of rifle ammunition, 1620 rounds of pistol ammunition, 3400 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition, 84 rounds of light machine gun ammunition, 28 rounds of Zhengzhou cannon shells, 16 rounds of mortar shells, and rounds of infantry gun shells. In addition, a number of damaged firearms were seized on the battlefield and are being prepared for transport to the base's arsenal for repair."

No one spoke.

Because I have a general idea of ​​these.

After all, the number of Japanese and puppet troops annihilated was there. What everyone wanted to know was how many valuable things were seized after entering the city.

"After entering the city, the first few days were quite chaotic. Looting of supplies occurred frequently. However, after the column held a meeting to stop this phenomenon, the logistics department quickly sent people to count the property of the Japanese army, the Japanese expatriates, and the Japanese trading companies in the city.

The supplies we looted earlier were mostly visible goods. Later, our logistics department found only gold and silver, which, converted into silver, amounted to approximately 27 silver dollars.

"Then there's the property of the traitors in the city. Their situation was similar, with much of their property looted. But just like with the Japanese expatriates, it was mainly visible items like furniture, bicycles, clothes, and so on. After we and the Political Department re-examined the traitors, the traitors' property we confiscated, in cash alone, was worth 22 silver dollars."

"In total, we confiscated about 50 yuan in cash from Japanese expatriates, Japanese trading companies, and traitors.

All of them are good-looking.

It is indeed a wealthy county town with a population of more than 30,000.

The cash alone amounted to 50 yuan, a substantial sum for the Eighth Route Army. As the Japanese and puppet troops blockaded the Eighth Route Army base, the Nationalist army also began to blockade it. Furthermore, a drought began to hit North China in 1941. As a result, the Eighth Route Army base's own production dwindled, and the flow of supplies from outside also decreased significantly. Of course, this was also due to the fact that the Eighth Route Army had been fighting for several years and was increasingly short of money.

Now that so much money has been confiscated, we can buy a lot of supplies from outside to supplement the shortage of the base.

Of course, it's clear that the Chinese people are truly unsophisticated. The items they're snatching up are things that look good but aren't actually the most valuable. But that's understandable.

Many valuable things are actually of little use to ordinary people in their real lives, while those things that seem worthless are actually useful to ordinary people.

"Also, the businesses within Xuanhua City are basically controlled by Japanese trading companies and traitors. We seized a large amount of food and daily necessities from their warehouses. There were over 280,000 kilograms of flour and rice alone, and about 900,000 kilograms of coarse grains."

"go on."

"After entering Xuanhua this time, we seized nine military warehouses. Among them, there were two weapons and ammunition warehouses, one gasoline warehouse, one salt warehouse, two cloth warehouses, one sugar warehouse, one grain warehouse, and one food warehouse.

Wang Qiuyun was very anxious.

"How many good things are there?"

"Commander, I will just pick out a few key points to report. The logistics department will prepare a detailed form and submit it. Let me first talk about the grain warehouse. There are 3000 bags of flour and 4000 bags of rice. We have done an investigation and found that most of the supplies of the nd Independent Mixed Brigade are in Xuanhua. Xuanhua has to bear the weapons, ammunition and logistical supplies of the nd Independent Mixed Brigade in Xiahuayuan, Zhuolu and Huailai. That's why there are so many good things. Because we successively captured Zhuolu, Huailai and Xiahuayuan, the Japanese army did not use these logistical supplies.

"3000 bags of flour and 4000 bags of rice."

Although Wang Qiuyun doesn't care about these.

But they also knew that the amount of food was very large. Wei Hongjun also said with a smile: "The food we seized in Xuanhua is enough to feed all the troops of our Eighth Column for three months.

What is the most valuable thing in the base now?

That's food.

The drought in North China had caused a severe drop in grain production. To reduce the burden on the people in the base area, Yan'an once again called on people to "make their own living" and to streamline the military and government.

In response to the call, the Wei Hongjun reduced the proportion of public grain collected in the Eighth Column's base. In other words, the amount of public grain collected by the column continued to decrease in the past two years, only half of the previous years.

We still have food reserves, so we can get through this.

Being able to seize so much food in Xuanhua would be very beneficial for replenishing the army's food reserves. This was especially true since the food was all fine grains, which could be exchanged for coarse grains. This could even meet the food needs of the Eighth Column for half a year.

“The food warehouses were basically filled with canned fish and beef.

The warehouse is full of canned goods. If all the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Column each take two, there will be plenty left over."

Although people in later generations have been mocking the Japanese army's logistics, the Japanese army's logistics were still very good.

Especially at this time.

Although they were not as extravagant as the US military, their warehouses still had a lot of good stuff. Historically, after the Eighth Route Army captured Zhangjiakou, they spent a full year eating the canned beef in the Japanese warehouses. You can imagine how much good stuff the Japanese warehouses had.

"The cloth warehouse is filled with all kinds of cloth and cotton. Our people have calculated that if we use this cloth to make military uniforms, we can make at least 6 sets of uniforms. As for the cotton cloth, if we use it all, we can make at least 3 sets of winter uniforms for the troops. With these cloth warehouses, our column does not have to worry about uniforms this year.

The troops were extremely short of uniforms.

There are strict regulations for each unit to receive military uniforms.

Now with this cloth warehouse, the Eighth Column's uniform problem for the year has been completely resolved. Hearing this data, Wei Hongjun was already dreaming of the benefits his troops would gain after reaching Zhangjiakou. Historically, upon entering Zhangjiakou and seeing the Japanese warehouses, Guo Tianmin lamented that with all this supplies, the Japanese army could easily have fought for another eight years. Of course, this was just a lament, and Guo Tianmin was speaking from the perspective of the Eighth Route Army.

But it can also be seen how rich the Japanese army's material reserves are in Zhangjiakou.

Although Wang Qiuyun was very happy to hear this, she couldn't help but say, "Comrade Zheng Laishan, tell us what's in the arsenal.

This is what Wang Qiuyun is most concerned about.

This time, in order to capture Xuanhua, the Eighth Column fired more than 40 rounds of infantry artillery shells, and even more rounds of flat-fire artillery, mortars, and Zheng-style shells. For the Eighth Column troops, who were extremely short of artillery shells, this siege was really a luxury.

Zheng Laishan immediately opened the notebook and said, "The two arsenals seized this time were not very large, and they did not contain many weapons.

The bulk of the captured weapons were rifles, totaling 1460 Type 40 rifles. There were a few grenade launchers and light machine guns, but aside from two heavy machine guns, there were no other heavy weapons. The rest was simply ammunition. We counted 6 rounds of rifle ammunition, over 4 rounds of light machine gun ammunition, and over 7000 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition. Beyond these, the rest were artillery shells. From infantry artillery shells, to flat-fire and rapid-fire artillery, to artillery shells, mortar shells, and grenade launcher shells, everything was included. All told, there were over rounds of ammunition.

"How many shells are there?"

"More than 7000 rounds."

The meeting room suddenly became silent.

Several people were stunned. Speaking of which, these men of the Eighth Column had commanded thousands of troops and had seen many storms. But hearing that over 7000 artillery shells had been captured still shocked them greatly.

What does more than 7000 rounds mean?

"The grenade launchers have the most shells. About 3000 of them are Zhengzhou shells."

Zheng Laishan explained.

Even so, it still surprised everyone. The Japanese army had many grenade launchers, and many units even had more grenade launchers than light machine guns. A two-man grenade launcher team could carry 16 rounds. A single Japanese squadron could carry over a hundred grenade launcher rounds at a time.

With so many artillery shells, the 8th Column's grenade launchers can be used lavishly.

Wei Hongjun asked, "How many infantry artillery shells?"

"More than 700 rounds."

"Okay, great."

Wang Qiuyun, Wei Hongjun, Li Shiping, Xu Luomin, Zheng Weishan and Han Weiguo were all smiling happily.

With so many artillery shells, this battle was really worth it.

The Eighth Route Army's artillerymen feared nothing more than a lack of ammunition. Many Eighth Route Army units captured numerous Type 92 infantry guns, but their bases were unable to produce ammunition. Consequently, the infantry guns were deployed to the battlefield, fired their ammunition, and then simply destroyed and discarded. There was no telling when another opportunity to capture ammunition would arise.

Now that we have so many artillery shells, the 8th Column’s cannons will not become scrap metal.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said to Wang Qiuyun, "Take down Huaian, then Wanquan. The military depots in these two places, even if not as many as Xuanhua, will not be too few. By then, our Eighth Column will truly be wealthy. We will also try to fire hundreds or even thousands of rounds in a single battle."

"it is good."

Chapter 411 Borrowing Things

Wei Hongjun has initially formulated a method for handling warehouse materials.

Of course, the weapons and ammunition were kept for their own use. With so many troops now, relying solely on battlefield spoils and in-house production at the arsenal was no longer enough to meet the troops' needs for a major battle. Fortunately, they had some reserves in their early years. The 8th Column would continue its offensive and ultimately capture Zhangjiakou, and it was unknown how much ammunition would be consumed. So, of course, these ammunition were kept for themselves.

However, the other supplies in the warehouse were not suitable for the troops themselves. Wei Hongjun planned to send the cloth and cotton to the military uniform factory to make uniforms. He also planned to hand over the other supplies to the Trade Department and the General Trade Company.

Using the main trading company, some of the goods were distributed to various trading branches for sale within the base. Others were traded with other bases and enemy-occupied areas. They were used to trade supplies needed by the troops and the people in the base.

Wei Hongjun's idea is very simple.

The current situation in the base is very difficult. Instead of keeping these supplies in the warehouse, of course we have to use them.

While Wei Hongjun was dealing with these matters, Wang Qiuyun and Xu Luomin had already begun to formulate a battle plan to attack Huaian. However, at this time, the two of them encountered the commander of the first division, Yang Quanwu, and the commander of the third division, Huang Yong.

The two people had a bad personal relationship and disliked each other in the independent regiment back then.

Unexpectedly, they came together this time.

"I heard you guys made a fortune?"

"Xiaocai, Xiaocai."

Wei Hongjun quickly behaved modestly.

Although they had made a fortune, they couldn't flaunt it. The Eighth Column came from a humble background, and its leaders were inexperienced. In a region crowded with powerful figures, the Eighth Column, no matter how strong, was still just a junior member. Being too arrogant wouldn't do any good.

The more it is now, the more we should keep a low profile.

Hearing Wei Hongjun's words, Yang Quanwu laughed heartily and said to Huang Yong, "Old Huang, did you see that? I told you this kid was cunning. I'm also dissatisfied with you two. We came here this time because we need a favor from you two."

"Old leader, you must be joking. If you need anything, just wait for us."

Wei Hongjun quickly waved his hands.

Although Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were both military sub-district commanders, they could not compare with Yang Quanwu and Huang Yong. The 11th and 12th Military Sub-districts could not compare with the st and rd Military Sub-districts in terms of status.

"Then I'll tell you straight."

Yang Quanwu was not polite at all to Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun.

Yang Quanwu was not only their longtime superior, but they were also from the same hometown in western Fujian. Recently, amidst the Party's internal criticism of "factionalism," Yang Quanwu had been the subject of numerous complaints. After the establishment of the First Division, cadres with similar experience to Yang Quanwu were unable to gain a foothold in the division and ultimately left. Consequently, Yang Quanwu's reputation was not particularly favorable. Rumors of his domineering style spread not only within Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei but also to the Eighth Route Army headquarters and Yan'an.

Many cadres who were squeezed out by Yang Quanwu and left the first division were dissatisfied with Yang Quanwu.

Just as "sectarianism" was being criticized, they complained that Yang Quanwu was engaging in "sectarianism" in the First Division.

And they had "conclusive evidence." After Yang Quanwu assumed command of the First Division, he prioritized cadres from western Fujian. After the First Division was established, the two people Yang Quanwu valued most were Luo Renfa, the First Division's deputy political commissar, and Huang Fa, the First Division's deputy commander and chief of staff. Together with Yang Quanwu, the First Division's commander, these three were known as the "iron triangle" of the First Division, and all three were from western Fujian.