Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 74 Business with the Brigade Commander
In the battle of Wanjia Town, the Independent Regiment not only captured more than 290 war horses, but also seized more than 90 tons of various supplies, most of which were horse feed, almost enough to feed the war horses for a month.

There were more than 300 long and short guns and 3 machine guns, including one that was deformed by a explosion!
More than 10,000 bullets.

It’s a huge gain.

If all the horses had to be transported back to Yangcun, climbing mountains and wading through water for more than a hundred miles, it would be a huge burden. However, Ren Zhong had planned it for them. Only about a hundred horses needed to be sent back to Yangcun. According to the economic capabilities of the independent regiment, they could at most form a cavalry company.

In this way, the horses had to suffer along with the soldiers, lower their living standards, and transition to a diet mainly of grass.

Yangcun does not have enough concentrated feed to make the horses fat and strong.

The remaining nearly two hundred horses will be dispersed into groups of ten or eight to form the supply teams for the future arsenal branches of the independent regiment.

The quality of life of these horses is even worse. They mainly rely on local grass for food and have to barely survive.

As for the selection of cavalry, Ren Zhong taught Li Yunlong a secret this time, which was to gather the captured puppet cavalry, report and expose them first, and eliminate the old-timers, ruffians and those with blood debts among them. Those who were guilty of the most heinous crimes would be shot directly!
After a simple screening, there were more than 100 puppet cavalrymen left. Li Yunlong took them back to Yangcun. After the ideological transformation provided by Ren Zhong, these people would become the foundation of the cavalry company.

Compared to Sun Desheng in the original time and space who selected personnel from the independent regiment and started from scratch, Ren Zhong believed that he could form the combat effectiveness of the cavalry company more quickly!

With the cavalry company as the sharp knife, and in coordination with the Heyuan base opened up in advance, Ren Zhong believed that the independent regiment could deal with the Japanese invasion at the end of the year more calmly.

Zhang Dabiao led his team and parted ways with Li Yunlong, heading towards the target mountain village in Heyuan.

After they left Wanjia Town, they dispersed the team again, splitting up into more than a dozen groups by squad and platoon, so that the Japanese who received the news and were chasing them had no idea where to chase!
The Japanese soldiers who chased out from several directions, enough to form a battalion, withdrew their troops and returned to their nest after the commander drew his knife and went crazy with rage for a while.

The Wanjiazhen battle, which shocked the Japanese Quanyang Brigade, ended in vain.

Yangcun, after receiving the battle report, came excitedly to congratulate the brigade commander on his prosperity, but he didn't expect that Li Yunlong only brought back a company of cavalry!
After Ren Zhong witnessed this famous scene, it was the first time he saw the brigade commander suffer a setback!
"Boss Ren, you've been really dishonest this time." After being humiliated by Li Yunlong, the brigade commander knew the reason and turned to Boss Ren angrily and said, "My cavalry battalion is gone. In the next battle, our brigade's combat power for long-distance raids and fighting reinforcements will be lacking. Boss Ren, think about how to compensate for it."

The brigade commander said this half seriously and half jokingly.

“Brigade Commander, this is not my fault alone. Look at all these bottles and jars in Yang Village. If we don’t prepare some transportation capacity, what shall we do if something happens and we need to move them?” Ren Zhong had seen many brigade commanders now and knew that they were all pure people who were not weak at all. He explained with a smile.

"I can't create a cavalry battalion for you, but if you want to increase the team's long-range raid and reinforcement capabilities, I can still think of a way."

"Well, what can Boss Ren do?" The brigade commander had been trying to think of a solution, but he didn't expect it to work, and his interest suddenly increased.

"It's nothing, just about communications. The brigade commander knows that I have developed a device for the independent regiment that can be used for communication. Now my organization told me that another batch of this device has arrived. I want to improve the communication capability. After a real-time communication transmission network is formed in the local war zone through this communication device, the mobilization and response capabilities of the troops will be much faster! Compared with the cavalry communicators, the issuance of an order is one or two hours faster!"

The brigade commander's eyes lit up.

To be honest, the brigade commander had long coveted the walkie-talkies in Li Yunlong and his men's hands, but these were given to the independent regiment by Ren Zhong. No matter how good the brigade commander was at taking advantage of others, these were not trophies of war. If he were to congratulate Li Yunlong on his wealth, the brigade commander would not be able to say anything.

Battlefield spoils must be handed over to the public, this is a discipline, the brigade commander can congratulate his subordinates without any scruples, but in other aspects, the good things that the subordinates have earned through their own livelihoods belong to them, and no matter how partial the brigade commander is, he will not take them from one family to supplement another. Of course, the arsenal in Yangcun is an exception.

This has become a strategic industry in the base, and the brigade commander must coordinate it.

"Boss Ren, how much can you provide this time? Also, how much does one of these things cost? I'll ask the logistics department to purchase a batch." The brigade commander said excitedly.

Eighth-way radio communication equipment is in very short supply.

Until now, the Eighth Route Army has only equipped radio stations at the brigade level (including military regions and columns at all levels of base areas). There is a huge gap in radio communications. Basically, the mobilization of troops below the brigade headquarters relies on people and horses, which is not only slow but also quite uncontrollable. After all, once the battle starts, the movement of people on the battlefield is quite dangerous.

The risk factor for communicators roaming around various battlefields is basically the same as that of commandos.

"I think we can provide 100 of them this time, each for 100 dollars." Ren Zhong thought about it. At this time, it would cost more than a thousand dollars to build a radio. Moreover, the batteries had to be bought separately and were extremely expensive.

Although the communication distance of a handheld radio cannot compare to that of a wireless radio, it is more convenient.

Assuming there is one node every 5 kilometers, a battlefield of 20 to 25 square kilometers is roughly 20 kilometers * kilometers. By using the method of setting up communication points on high mountains, it can be covered by no more than walkie-talkies, and there is also redundancy!
The one hundred units provided by Ren Zhong were enough to extend the communications capabilities of the 386th Brigade to the company level.

"That's great!" Upon hearing this, the brigade commander slapped his thigh excitedly!
But the excitement soon wore off.

"One hundred, wouldn't that cost ten thousand dollars?" The brigade commander suddenly turned bitter, and his expression changed as quickly as Li Yunlong's.

"We don't have that much money in our brigade. Can we use calligraphy and paintings as collateral like Zhang Wanhe did?"

As for money, there is none. As for paintings, the brigade commander feels that he has many friends and can probably get some even without spending any money.

"Sure, as long as you get them, each one will be 2000 yuan, and any painter who is famous will do." Ren Zhong agreed readily. He made too much money from the calligraphy and painting trade with Zhang Wanhe last time, and he felt a little embarrassed. He just took this opportunity to lower his requirements and give more supplies to the base.

The Ocean Base really cannot afford it, but it seems that the base is capable of getting a batch of celebrity paintings and calligraphy.

"Oh, so that's the case, Boss Ren. How about we buy some more of your penicillin and pay for it with calligraphy and paintings?" The brigade commander's eyes lit up. Zhang Wanhe's penicillin middleman business was booming, and even the impoverished 386th Brigade was jealous.

"Of course you can." Ren Zhong said with a smile.

The brigade commander may make a lot of money, but he will definitely not lose money as he has a heavy responsibility.

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