"Yes, two boxes of ammunition in exchange for comrade Tang Wanyue staying in your regiment. I'll accept these two boxes of ammunition." But what about the other ten boxes of ammunition you seized? I heard that there are more than a hundred guns. What do you think we should do?”
Li Yunlong said," Don't, don't, don't. Brigade Commander, are you trying to rob us? Our Old Li isn't a tycoon."”
"Cut the crap," the brigade commander said."Two boxes of bullets are worth my trip."”
" Brigadier," Li Yunlong quickly said," I'm not saying that I won't give it to you. But just based on your reputation as a Brigadier, I can give you another ten boxes of ammunition. That's not a problem."”
"But Brigadier General, you see, the Independent Regiment just lost a battle and their morale is low. I got this batch of ammunition to boost the morale of the soldiers. If you took all of them, wouldn't the soldiers be listless? How can I do my job?"
The brigade commander nodded." Alright, then I won't ask for more this time. Can I have two more boxes?" Keep the guns!"
Li Yunlong quickly nodded and said,"Alright, alright." Since your brigade commander has spoken, our Old Li has to give face. Add two more boxes of ammunition."
"Guard, hurry up and get two more boxes of ammunition. What are you waiting for?"
"That's more like it." The brigade commander laughed.”Then, he took the four boxes of bullets back with satisfaction.
This was also the Eighth Route Army. They were really poor! Four boxes of ammunition was enough for a brigade commander to personally come over and rob them. It couldn't be helped. This was how poor people were.
At that time, there was no Eighth Route Army that did not lack weapons and equipment. Every army had to think of ways to get equipment and ammunition.
During this period, the military officers had to be both parents. Not only did he have to manage the training of the soldiers, but he also had to think of ways to get food and equipment for the soldiers. Which of these two was worse? The soldiers below all had complaints.
This is the reason why our country's army has been suffering from a fear of insufficient firepower for a long time after the Liberation. It was during this period that they were afraid of being poor. Under the baptism of the Japanese's artillery fire, countless soldiers died. The deep regret of the past had been branded into their blood and bones.
After sending away the brigade commander, Li Yun Long immediately vacated the courtyard next to the regiment headquarters at Tang Wan Yue's request.
Tang Wanyue began to place the military equipment she obtained in this courtyard. After pulling the black curtains of all those rooms to prevent people from seeing the situation inside, Tang Wanyue began to install these devices.
The equipment was very simple and crude. Basically, it was a manual bullet production line. There were no automated production tools like in the future. It wasn't that Tang Wan Yue's space didn't have this kind of automated equipment, but that it couldn't be used at all.
In order to make these equipment a little more efficient, Tang Wan Yue also specially added a small animal-drawn generator to this batch of equipment.
Some people might ask, why not use a diesel generator, a gasoline generator, or a hydraulic generator?
Because during the Anti-Japanese War, our country's power industry suffered a devastating blow just as it started.
In 1940, the country's electricity generation was less than 1.4 million megavolts.
In the 21st century, a small county's annual electricity consumption was 10 to 20 million volts. He would be able to know what the power supply was like at that time.
Of the 1.4 million megavolts of electricity generated, nearly 500,000 megavolts were in the northeast region occupied by Japan.
The remaining 900,000 kilovolts of electricity were concentrated in the developed cities along the southeast coast and in Chongqing.
During this period, the electricity was basically generated by thermal power, and there was basically no hydraulic power.
It was not that the technology was not mature, but that there were too many restrictions on the use of water power. The water power station was the easiest target to attack.
In the north, there was basically no electricity available in the revolutionary base and the enemy's territory.
The first power plant in the revolutionary base area was established in 1941 in Yan 'an, Yan' an. At that time, the power generation capacity was only 3,000 volts.
The 129th Division, where Li Yunlong was stationed, reached the spring of 1942. Under the leadership of Marshal Liu and Deng, they built a water power station in Chian Village, Qingzhang River, northwest of She County, Hebei Province. Only then did the soldiers of the 129th Division use electricity to light up the place.
Because of this, Chian Village became the first village in northern China to use electricity, and it was recorded in history.
It was now March 1940. Tang Wan Yue had gotten a bunch of automated military production equipment that used electricity. Where could she get electricity to use?
Moreover, if they really took out such an automated military production line, it would be considered black technology in this world.
How do you explain the source of these devices? This kind of fully automatic electrical military equipment was something that even the most developed industrial country did not have.
Tang Wan Yue also had diesel generators and gasoline generators. But the problem was where to get diesel and gasoline? These were all strategic resources that had been sealed by the enemy.
He couldn't just say that he could produce some gasoline today and stop production tomorrow. Therefore, at this time, the most primitive animal-drawn generator was the most practical.
Soon, Li Yunlong would get the equipment of a cavalry battalion. Those horses could produce electricity here in normal times, which could stably provide power support for the arsenal.
In this world, it was never the best thing that was the most useful. It was the most suitable thing that was the most useful.
With the current industrial base of the Eighth Route Army, the hand-made bullet production line that Tang Wanyue took out was the most suitable for them. It was the production line that guaranteed the most stable production of bullets.
In some novels, it was very nonsensical to bring back a batch of extremely advanced production lines. When it came to the real war of resistance, those were all decorations. They could only be seen but could not be used. There was no electricity, no diesel, and no gasoline.
It was only in the later stages of the war that these things gradually appeared and began to become rich. In the early stages, they could not even think about it.
These simple production lines did not take up much space. Two houses that were 100 square meters were enough to accommodate these things. On the other hand, the raw materials they brought back took up more space.
Li Yun Long and Kong Jie watched as Tang Wan Yue installed the equipment. "What's going on?" Kong Jie asked in confusion.”
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