Under the leadership of Liu Feng, the 1st Division of the Hubei Theater of Operations finally arrived near WuHan after a long journey of nearly a week. After such a long journey, Liu Feng deeply felt the accuracy and necessity of the infrastructure construction policy of the later generation's " infrastructure maniac "!
With the intensity of the war in the later era, if it really took so long to travel from Chengdu to Wu Han, it would probably be too late even if they arrived. Not to mention fighting.
It was the capital of Hubei Province and one of the most important cities of the Northern Warlords. It had the largest arsenal in the country outside of Sichuan, the Hanyang Arsenal. As the largest arsenal in the country, the Hanyang Arsenal provided a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the Northern Warlords, especially Wu Peifu.
According to the data collected by Liu Feng over the years, from 1912 to 1927, the entire Hanyang Munitions Factory produced a total of more than 500,000 rifles. Apart from some of them being purchased by various forces, most of the rest became standard weapons for the northern warlords.
Apart from a small number of elite troops that used imported weapons, most of the remaining troops were equipped with rifles produced by the Hanyang Munitions Factory. These rifles were made by the famous Hanyang Munitions Factory in the future. From this point, one could see the importance of the Hanyang Munitions Factory to the Northern Warlords!
Wu Peifu had retreated to the city after successive defeats against the Southern Revolutionary Army. Now, Wu Peifu had deployed nearly 100,000 troops in the city. This was almost two-thirds of the troops left by Wu Peifu after his defeat in the war some time ago! From this point, it could be said that Wu Peifu's importance to Hubei or Hubei had even exceeded his current base, Henan!
After all, Wu Han was an important source of weapons and his largest source of funds. Over the years, he had obtained a large amount of wealth through the sale of firearms, and he had also used this wealth to organize an army of nearly 300,000 people!
It could be said that his strength had always been at the top of the Northern Warlords! The biggest contributor was the Hanyang Munitions Factory!
Therefore, no matter from what perspective, the importance of Wuhan1 was above that of Henan! Therefore, it could also explain why Wu Peifu attached so much importance to Wu Han. Therefore, the outcome of this battle would determine Wu Peifu's fate!
Liu Feng was also very interested in the Hanyang Munitions Factory. He had personally led his troops to the city. The reason why the Munitions Factory was a big part of it was not because he coveted the Munitions Factory. His real goal was not the equipment. To put it bluntly, Liu Feng really did not care about the old equipment. He was interested in the talents of the Munitions Factory, those who could develop mountain cannons and self-developed semi-automatic rifles.
Liu Feng was extremely interested in these talents! It had been four years since the establishment of the research institute. During these four years, the two research institutes had barely managed to produce a semi-automatic rifle based on the design concepts of automatic rifles provided by Liu Feng! Moreover, it was only a product that was not mature enough. Its performance was not stable enough. Liu Feng did not even dare to let the Munitions Factory produce it on a large scale. He only produced some experimental products.
As for the designers of the Hanyang Munitions Factory, they were able to develop their own semi-automatic rifles without any hints. This ability was undoubtedly powerful in Liu Feng's eyes.
Just like how he would always wonder if Einstein was a transmigrator in the future, he would sometimes wonder if the designers of the Hanyang Munitions Factory were also transmigrators! After all, the Hanyang Munitions Factory didn't have such a strong foundation, funding, and industrial conditions like those foreign empires! To be able to create such a powerful thing under such circumstances, their ability was unquestionable!
However, it was still too early to say all this now. Everything had to wait until they took down the tough bone of Wu Han!
At the revolutionary army position outside Tingsi Bridge, Liu Feng gathered the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh garrison brigades of the Sichuan Army. Liu Feng took the initiative to step forward and speak to Qian Qing Quan, Xuan Yi, and Wang Tu, as well as the soldiers of the garrison regiment behind them.
"Reporting to the young marshal, we have never felt that it was hard. The young marshal once said that everything we have now is what we have worked hard for step by step. Everything we give is for the happiness and safety of our families in the future, for our descendants to be able to hold their heads high! Therefore, for the sake of our family and future generations, we don't feel that it's hard!”
Qian Qing Quan replied. He was just like the soldiers who had lived precarious lives together with him. They had all come from that chaotic time. It could be said that he was extremely lucky to have everything he had today. He was a person who knew how to be content. Compared to the past, he never felt that he had worked hard.
In fact, there were many people like him in the entire Sichuan army. They had all lived through the days of warlords. They did not know where their future, or the future of their families, was. They were once extremely confused and lived a life of walking corpses. It could be said that they were only shells at that time. Now, they had thoughts, goals, and a future. They could not forget those unbearable years!
Therefore, they did not feel that their current state was difficult. This was not a compliment, but just their inner thoughts!
"Alright, you guys don't have to be like this. I've led my troops to the battlefield countless times. Although it's just some small skirmishes, I'm also deeply touched by the cruelty of war. Moreover, our Sichuan Army has one on one, so there's no need to pretend. Let's not talk about this first. Let's talk about our casualties and the situation of the Revolutionary Army during this period of time!”
Liu Feng reprimanded Qian Qing Quan. He pursued seeking truth from facts, not cultivating people like the " face engineers " of the later generations. In Liu Feng's philosophy, if such people really appeared, he would definitely dismiss them as soon as possible. He did not want to encourage such " evil practices "!
" Yes, Major! Before we left the river, our six brigades, including the logistics unit, had a total of 43,120 people. As of now, we have a total of 2,433 casualties. Among them, 1,826 were lightly injured, 321 were heavily injured, 69 were able to regain their ability to act independently after treatment, and 286 were sacrificed. The remaining number is 40,687!" Qian Qing Quan reported.
"607 people, 607 people! Have these people been properly settled? Although Qian Qing Quan said that there were still 69 people who could recover, he knew that even if these people recovered, there would be more or less side effects. They were destined to be unable to live like normal people again! He couldn't guarantee that everyone would be safe. There were bound to be sacrifices in war! However, he had to ensure that every soldier who had lost their lives or the ability to live a normal life because of the war would have no worries! They were the most outstanding warriors, the most adorable group of people!
Ps: Today, Fu Sheng suddenly received a piece of news. A very good friend of Fu Sheng's, a junior high school classmate, a fellow who had gone through thick and thin together, suddenly passed away. It was a sudden car accident. His entire family was in the car. After the accident, his father was seriously injured, and the other family members were injured to varying degrees. He was the most seriously injured and could not be rescued. He just passed away like that. Fu Sheng did not know what to say now...
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