bookrandom Chapter 112: Making Guns and Cannons, Layout of Jialing
Chapter 112: Making Guns and Cannons, Layout of Jialing
"Reporting to Master Chenyu, yesterday, after half a year of testing by several masters, the problem of the grenade fuse was finally solved. Here is the detailed document," he handed me a piece of letter paper.
I opened it and saw a report written by Wang Shouyi in small characters. Since the establishment of the base, we have conducted research this year. Last month, Master Zheng also joined the research. Finally, we produced qualified grenade pull wires yesterday, solving the problem that we have always relied on ignition to place explosive packs and gunpowder packs. In the future, we will be able to mass-produce various types of grenades. Of course, we can still only produce gunpowder grenades. Explosives are unlikely to solve this problem in the next few years. It involves the construction of a chemical plant, which is too difficult.
The above also reports the bullet reloading output this month, and tens of thousands of light and heavy machine gun bullets have been reloaded. The old guns in stock have been basically repaired. Now each factory has added manpower, and the skills are gradually becoming more proficient. Assembly line operation is implemented. Everyone learns to make a part. The barrels and springs are purchased from outside or disassembled from old rifles. After the assembly is completed, a total of 265 guns have been repaired in two months.
Watching the arsenal gradually mature, I feel very happy. This is more exciting than expanding the territory by 5000 people. Only with guns can you ensure that the territory belongs to you, otherwise no matter how much territory you have, it will be in vain.
"Send a commendation letter immediately. Those who participated in making the grenade fuses will be commended once, and rewarded with a certain amount of silver. The specific amount will be decided by the base management committee." I took out a pen and signed my opinion.
Time passed day by day in the rainstorm and the scorching heat. This summer, the rainstorms were frequent, but fortunately, they did not cause much damage. A letter sent from a secret channel brought me into it. This battle report was sent by Hu Laosi from the Jiulongchang area. It was delivered by the special service team without being transferred by others. The letter introduced their recent battle situation:
In early May, He Chaowu led the special service team to the Sanxikou primeval forest area in Gaohuang Township, Jizhou as the first stop. To the east of here is the Jiaochangba area of Baizhang, to the north is the Nanyang Mountains close to the Baizhang area, and to the south is the Cangxi area. There are several bandits stationed here, one of the largest of which is Peng Dongliang, nicknamed "Forest Monkey". He is an orphan. His parents died early. He has been wandering around since he was in his teens. Gradually, he gathered a group of people and wandered in Baoning Prefecture, Bazhong, and Yiling areas. He always appeared in a monkey mask and often wandered, so he got the nickname "Forest Monkey". He has been stationed in the Sanxikou area recently.
He Chaowu and his special forces team first disguised themselves as a caravan and walked casually on the road. "The pheasants burrowed into the water, and the green dragons entered the source." A group of thugs with guns and sticks blocked their way in front. A big man with a bare neck and unshaven beard, with a rifle on his shoulder, stood behind a rock and shouted bandit jargon, meaning to ask about the whereabouts of He Chaowu's caravan.
"There is silver and rice on the ground, and there is a foundation there"? He Chaowu also learned a few jargons. After all, we also started out as bandits, and we have eliminated quite a few bandits. Some common ones can still match up. This sentence means: I am a genuine, senior person, please get out of my way.
The powerful answer made the other party a little confused and dared not act rashly. The other party then asked tentatively, "What is the biggest toad in the world?", meaning: You are not bragging, who are you trying to scare?
He Chaowu didn't know how to respond to this and could only prepare for a fight. He immediately ordered his troops to retreat and arranged for several guards to block the attack. "Brothers, charge! The enemy is just bluffing." The shirtless bandit leader raised his hand and fired a shot, then gave the signal to attack.
"Bang... Bang..." He Chaowu fired back with his pistol, and the others retreated quickly. The opponents who were ambushing on the hillsides on both sides also rushed out immediately. For a while, gunshots rang out everywhere, but the bandits' marksmanship was worrying. Several people who were blocked by He Chaowu were almost shot down one by one. In a few minutes, more than ten bandits fell down. The speed of attack was hindered, and the bandits dared not continue to rush.
"Pretend that we are low on bullets and prepare to retreat," He Chaowu ordered.
After the two team members raised their guns, no bullets were fired, and they immediately turned around and retreated, "They are out of bullets, charge quickly", the bandits once again boosted their morale and rushed over. In this way, He Chaowu retreated and fought back at the same time. After retreating about 500 meters and entering a woods, the bandits also chased in.
"Da da... da da..." Machine guns began to sweep across, and rifles and submachine guns on both sides also began to show their power. He Chaowu and his men began to retreat in order to lure the bandits into an ambush circle and then catch them all in one fell swoop.
As more than 30 guns began firing from all sides, half of the bandits fell in one round of shooting. There was a sound of ghostly howling, "Surrender your guns and we will not kill you. Otherwise, no one will be spared. Count down to three." Voices of persuasion to surrender were heard from all sides. After their leader fell down after being named by He Chaowu, the bandits had almost no resistance.
"My dear heroes, please don't kill us, we surrender." Led by a tall and thin man, the bandits threw down their weapons, squatted down with their hands on their heads, and began to surrender.
In less than half an hour, half of the 80-odd bandits fell down, and the rest surrendered. Then He Chaowu took the captives to occupy the bandits' lair. After interrogation, they learned that the leader of this bandit group was separated from the "Monkeys in the Forest" team. In a battle last year, they were separated from the main force. The team leader took more than 30 people to stay in this forest and hide, gradually developing their power. In one year, their number doubled, and they also occupied a cave beside the river valley as a base.
All this was tailor-made for He Chaowu and his team's temporary base. They occupied the bandits' base and food supplies, began to reorganize the surrendered bandits, and expanded their power. They selected 20 people as formal team members, and the rest of the old and weak as logistics, and began training.
It is said that Hu Laosi arrived with the reorganized 6st Squadron in early June and set up camp at Laoying Rock in the south of Sanxikou. To the east of here is He Laojiu's Jiulongzhai base. They brought more than 1 rifles and 30 rounds of ammunition to He Chaowu. He Chaowu's Sanxi guerrillas had grown to more than 1000 people. Under the continuous attacks of the two teams, some weak bandits in the surrounding areas began to be incorporated or fled. On July 100, He Chaowu and Hu Laosi went down the mountain at the same time to attack the Huangmaoya area. There were nearly 7 Huangjia guards here, which was considered a strong force. It was also with the surrounding bandits that they ensured the control of the core guards. The first to attack was He Chaowu, who brought 20 reorganized people to directly attack the guard office at the pass. The remaining 100 people ambushed in the surrounding area, and immediately surrounded and fought when the guards were outside the wall.
"Clean up the periphery," He Chaowu ordered, and they cleared out the landlords and security chiefs along the way from Yangjia. It was not until they reached the Yangjiawan area that the Huang family sent out 30 security guards to assist. However, the 30 security guards were quickly disarmed under the siege of 150 people, and then continued to move south. Hu Laosi also cleared out the security guards and landlords from the south to the north, and surrounded the security office in Huangmaoya at 4 pm. He Chaowu arrived at 6 pm, and more than 300 people surrounded Huangmao.
"Attack from all sides immediately," Hu Laosi ordered.