While Liu Chuan was waiting for the Japanese military experts and technicians in Xuzhou, Liu Shi was also on his way to Henan.
It had been nearly a month since August. Sichuan was not peaceful. The military commander arrested Liu Shi on the charge that he might have been in cahoots with the devil.
However, this matter was carried out under the eyes of the common people. This matter quickly spread. As for Liu Shi, everyone knew that he was Liu Chuan's older brother.
Liu Chuan had defected to the enemy, but Liu Shi had not. The common people were very clear about this. He had led the Sichuan soldiers to fight in the battle of Xuchang.
There were more than 8,000 soldiers, and more than 7,400 of them died in battle. He had only escaped from the Japanese's encirclement by a hair's breadth.
What do you mean by arresting him?
The people of Sichuan were dissatisfied. However, before the people could protest, there was already a problem with the army.
Ever since they retreated to Chongqing, many of the soldiers recruited were from Sichuan. The soldiers and officers from Sichuan were all very noisy.
In the end, for some reason, the commoners were incited. They marched on the streets one by one, demanding that the commander release Liu Shi and clear his name.
After a few days, the chairman slowly walked out and said,"This matter needs to be investigated thoroughly. As long as it is investigated thoroughly, Liu Shi will be released without any charges.”
Then, there was no further explanation. The commoners did not buy it. How could a person who had just crawled out of a pile of dead people have an affair with the Japanese?
They continued to pressure him, but the commander seemed to be unable to take it anymore, so he announced to the public, They had already investigated clearly. Liu Shi did not have an affair with the Japanese. He was maliciously slandered by some people.
Then, he released Liu Shi and let him return to his position as a lieutenant general. The military and political department also didn't seem to want to see Liu Shi, this scourge.
His 93rd division was formed as quickly as possible. Once he gave out the military pay, he ordered Liu Shi to lead the troops to Henan to fight the Japanese.
It was just that the Commanders frequently appeared around him. It was said that there were Commanders in the army, but whether this was true or not, he did not know.
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Factories rose from the ground one after another. They looked quite large. Looking around, it was unknown how many factories there were. If they were to build factories, with the size of the factories, they would not be able to use up all of them even if they opened more than ten factories.
Liu Chuan sat on a rock on a hill with a cigarette in his mouth. He looked at the captives who were still busy and raised his eyebrows.
These factories were naturally built by the captives. After the factories were built, the roads were paved with cement, and they looked pretty good.
However, there was still a part of the factory that had not been completed and was still under construction. Since Yongsheng Guishilang had revealed that he hoped that they could build more steel factories in Xuzhou, it would be best if they could satisfy the weapons and ammunition supply of the Japanese in North and Central China.
Two Japanese soldiers ran over from afar. It was already late September, and Xuzhou was no longer hot. On the contrary, the weather was very cool. It could be said to be one of the most comfortable seasons.
However, they were still sweating profusely from running. They ran over and shouted,"The military experts and technical personnel who rushed over from the mainland have already arrived in Xu Prefecture. The Eternal Commander is currently receiving them at the division headquarters. Commander Liu Chuan, please return immediately!”
"We're here?"
Liu Chuan stood up with a smile. After waiting for so long, the Japanese had finally arrived. He wondered if they were born in the year of the snail. It took them so long to arrive.
"Let's go back! I've been waiting for them for a long time. They're finally here!”
Liu Chuan got into the car and the group headed to the city.
When he arrived at the 109th Division, he saw a few refined men in Japanese military uniforms but wearing glasses chatting with Yongsheng Guishilang.
"Ah, Liu Chuan-kun, why are you only back now? Let me introduce you. This is Xin Cheng-kun, an expert in the Empire's military industry. The people around him are his right-hand men and the pillars of the Empire's military industry.”
Yongsheng Guishilang introduced Liu Chuan and then introduced Liu Chuan to Xincheng Yongyi,"" Shinshi-kun, this is Yanagawa-kun, my student. He's currently the administrative director of the North China autonomous government, and he's a lieutenant."
" Nishi, I've long heard of Yanagawa-kun's name. The empire's newspapers have been reporting about him a lot these days."
Xincheng Yongyi smiled and extended his hand. Liu Chuan also smiled and extended his hand, looking at Xincheng Yongyi as if he was looking at a rich man.
Regardless of whether this guy was a Japanese or not, as long as he could help him build a military factory, he could even make Liu Chuan cry.
"Xincheng Jun, you flatter me. I'm just doing what I should be doing ~"
After that, the few of them sat down and started to chat. The Japanese seemed to have learned how to chat from China. The two sides sat down and were not in a hurry to talk. They talked a bunch of nonsense before getting to the main topic.
Only then did Liu Chuan understand why Xincheng Yongyi and the others had arrived so slowly. Not only did they come with people, but they also came with the first batch of machines and equipment.
They stopped in Jinan for a few days and waited for the machinery and equipment to be loaded onto the train at Jiaodong Peninsula before setting off together.
In the words of Xincheng Yongyi, since they wanted to build a military factory, it was impossible to have only people without machines. Therefore, they waited for the machines to catch up and go to Xuzhou together.
After that, the group of people went to the factory building to take a look. New City Yongyi wanted to know how the factory building was going. Xincheng Yongyi was very satisfied with the newly built factory. He didn't expect Liu Chuan to have someone build it so professionally.
He was a little confused. Was Liu Chuan also an industrial expert? The construction of factories and other infrastructure prevented many problems from happening.
However, he didn't know that as a mechanical engineer in the future, he could also be said to be a mechanical designer. He had long been familiar with this set.
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Time slowly passed, and the construction of the military factory officially began. Batches of machinery and equipment were continuously transported from the Japanese to Tianjin and loaded on the train to the south.
The machines were quickly installed in the empty factories. It was only then that Liu Chuan finally ordered his men to divide the 30,000 captives.
The 32,000 captives were divided into 20 districts, each with 1,600 captives. At the same time, each district had a branch factory.
Each district was divided into eight factories.
The division and branch factories were done. The next step was to train these people's production skills. In fact, this would not take long. If you wanted him to be proficient in industrial production and familiar with every process, it would definitely take a long time. It was not something that could be done in a short time.
However, if it was an assembly line production, everyone only needed to master one process. Wouldn't that be much faster? One step, only one step. What was so difficult about that?
At this time, the technicians sent by the Japanese came in handy. They were responsible for teaching these people the production process. Each of them mastered a process.
At the same time, because of the language barrier, Liu Chuan specially gathered a lot of people who could speak Japanese from North China to translate for them to facilitate communication between them.
During this time, the North China Command had captured many prisoners and sent them over. At this time, Liu Chuan did not have time to think about other things.
The factory would not lack raw materials, such as coal, iron ore, wood, and so on. However, these were not a problem.
Didn't you have no food to eat? That was easy to say. Digging coal, digging iron ore, and working. They might not be able to get paid, but they would be able to feed themselves. There would be a lot of people working.
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