Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 417 Not Withdrawn (First Update!)

The Taiyuan Arsenal, located at the Xiaobeimen of Taiyuan City, was drawn by Yoshio Shinozuka to defend the county because of the limited garrison.Originally, there was an arsenal guarded by an infantry squadron, but when the guard regiment rushed over, there was only a factory guard team composed of Japanese workers assembled by the Japanese army.

In front of the guard group, dozens of devils who were not soldiers were completely vulnerable and were wiped out within a few minutes.

"Regimental Commander, we have found the leader of the underground party lurking in the Taiyuan Arsenal!" Yang Xiong shouted excitedly as soon as Wang Ping rushed into the Arsenal.

Then a middle-aged man in his 40s with a face full of vicissitudes was brought before Wang Ping.

"The head of the report, Zhou Zihang, the person in charge of the ammunition branch of the Taiyuan Arsenal, has been ordered to report, please give instructions!"

Seeing the excitement on the other party's face, Wang Ping was not polite, and said directly: "Director Zhou, we were ordered to attack Taiyuan City just for this arsenal in front of us!"

"Right now, with Taiyuan City as the center, there are still tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army fighting bloody battles against the devils. In order to reduce the casualties of the front-line combat troops, we must remove the equipment in the arsenal as soon as possible. Director Zhou, you are familiar with the arsenal, and I need your help!"

"No problem!" Director Zhou replied very readily.

But there was obvious hesitation on his face, and he didn't know whether to say it or not.

Wang Ping noticed it at a glance, and quickly asked, "Director Zhou, is there any difficulty?"

"It's the workers in the arsenal, Chief! Many workers in the arsenal rely on the arsenal for their livelihood, and they are all our targets. If the arsenal is evacuated, they will not be able to support their families in the future!" Zhou Zihang replied hesitantly.

Wang Ping answered readily: "That's no problem. Since they are the workers and technicians of the arsenal, they are talents. As long as they agree, they can go with us and go to the base area. We can give him better remuneration in the base area. We will definitely let him and Their families have nothing to worry about!"

"Thank you, Chief. On behalf of the more than 1000 workers in the arsenal, I would like to thank you, Chief!" Zhou Zihang replied quickly, with a relaxed expression finally showing on his hesitant face.

Wang Ping was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Wait a minute, how many people did you just say?"

"There are more than 1000 to 4000 workers, all of whom are recruited by us in tandem. As long as the chief agrees, they will definitely follow us. They don't want to stay in Taiyuan City and work for the devils! If you include family members, [-] people will definitely be indispensable!"

"Hiss..." Wang Ping, who thought there were only dozens of people, couldn't help but gasp!
Quickly asked Zhou Zihang: "There are so many people, Director Zhou, and it is less than five hours before dark, which means we have to retreat within four hours. Are you sure we can mobilize within four hours?" They go with us."

Zhou Zihang frowned, shook his head and replied, "Chief, do you really want to retreat within four hours?"

"Well, for every minute we delay here, dozens of soldiers may die on the front line. We can't afford to wait!"

"But! In this case, we can't even move half of the arsenal's equipment. It's a pity!" Zhou Zihang replied reluctantly.

"Impossible!" Wang Ping replied firmly.

"Behind me is a 2000-person logistics transport force, and I also brought hundreds of technicians to help dismantle the arsenal!"

Zhou Zihang immediately showed an expression of sudden realization, and quickly replied: "Chief, you have underestimated the arsenal in front of you too much!"

"Although the arsenal can only produce rifles, light and heavy machine guns, various bullets, grenades, shells, and gunpowder on a small scale now, the arsenal has stockpiled equipment for the production of artillery, all of which have been packed by the Japanese and ready to be delivered. The equipment to the Northeast. Chief, you have so few people and this equipment, it is impossible to transport all these equipments back within a few hours!"

"Also, there are many schools and patriotic intellectuals in Taiyuan City. As long as you can stay here for one more day, the chief. I guarantee that at least thousands of students and thousands of young adults will be mobilized to join our Eighth Route Army!"

Facing Zhou Zihang's expectant eyes, Wang Ping didn't answer right away, but asked back with a frown.

"Tell me, what kind of weapons can be produced by the equipment that the Japanese are going to ship to the Northeast?"

"There are two production lines for rifles, one for light and heavy machine guns, one for mortars, and one for mountain cannons. There is also a production line for 75mm shells for one day!"

"The Japanese think that there is no need for so many equipment to produce weapons in the Taiyuan Armory. They only left a rifle production line and a light and heavy machine gun production line for the arsenal. The rest are all ammunition production lines, mainly to produce ammunition to supplement the needs of the first round of battle. "

"If all these equipments are installed and the raw materials are sufficient, how about the production capacity?" Wang Ping was already moved, staring at Zhou Zihang and asked.

"Reporting to the chief, before the devils invaded North China, the production capacity of the Taiyuan Arsenal had reached a monthly output of 81 rifles, 120 submachine guns, 120 light and heavy machine guns, [-] imitation Japanese [-]mm password mortars, and [-]mm heavy mortars. Fifteen, fifteen mountain cannons, three field cannons!"

"In addition, the arsenal can produce 450 tons of nitramine explosives, [-] million rounds of various bullets, [-] rounds of artillery shells, and [-] grenades!"

"Because it was too far away before the start of the defense war, Yan Xishan moved away nearly one-third of the equipment, mainly for the manufacture of light weapons and ammunition. Now, if all the remaining equipment in the arsenal is activated and there is enough forgiveness, it can be The monthly production of 120 rifles, [-] submachine guns, [-] light and heavy machine guns, [-] imitation Japanese mortars, [-] [-]mm heavy mortars, [-] mountain guns, and [-] field guns!"

"More than half of the various equipment for the production of ammunition was transported away by Yan Xishan, but the devil added some equipment later. Now the monthly production can reach 300 million rounds of bullets, [-] shells, and [-] grenades!"

"If the raw materials are sufficient and the machine does not rest, the output of various weapons and ammunition can be increased by at least [-]%!"

Wang Ping didn't speak, but quickly fell into deep thought.

If all the equipment is purchased, the equipment produced in one month can arm a brigade of the Eighth Route Army.This brigade is not an ordinary infantry brigade. The [-]th battalion is equipped with heavy machine guns, the regiment is equipped with mortars, the brigade is equipped with heavy mortars, and a reinforced brigade of a heavy artillery battalion.

At this moment, the communications platoon leader rushed over!

"Head, the other three heads sent a telegram: They found many Japanese and puppet military material warehouses in the outer city, as well as Japanese warehouses, foreign firms, banks, and hospitals, which stocked a large amount of urgently needed materials, medicines, and Funding. There is only one guard company to clean the battlefield, and it is required to increase the number of troops, at least one battalion!"

"In addition, they also said that they only have four hours to clean the battlefield. The time is too short. I hope to add at least ten more hours!"

"Also, the means of transport, they don't have enough means of transport!"

Hearing this news, Wang Ping, who had already made up his mind, became more determined to stay in the outer city of Taiyuan for one more day.

However, such a big matter cannot be decided by oneself, and it may have to be reported to the headquarters or approved by Yan'an.

Frowning, he immediately ordered: "Call back the three regiment leaders immediately, and report their harvest in Taiyuan City within 10 minutes. I don't need specific quantities, as long as there are approximate quantities!"

If you want to persuade the headquarters to change the battle plan, you must have sufficient reasons.And his huge gains in the outer city of Taiyuan are probably the best reason to persuade his superiors to change the battle plan.

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