It was late October in Zhengzhou. The weather was a little cold, but the situation was fine. It was not very cold. It was just that he needed to add one more piece of clothing. If it was an old man, he would probably need to add two more pieces.
At this time, Liu Shi naturally brought his 93rd Division to Zhengzhou. They were currently stationed in Xinmi County, southwest of Zhengzhou. Because the 93rd Division was under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and Administration, it was not part of the 22nd Army's combat force. Therefore, the 93rd Division could be said to only listen to the orders of the Ministry of War and Administration. In an emergency, they could make their own decisions.
In the 93rd division's headquarters, in a very quiet room, Liu Shi was standing with a young man.
This person was the Chief of Staff of the 93rd Division. His name was Ma Ningwan. He was very young, only 25 years old this year. He did not have a high school education. As for whether or not he had attended a military school, he was very certain that he had not attended a military school. He had only received the training of a commander.
His combat experience could be described as zero because he had never participated in or commanded any battle.
There was only one reason why he could be the colonel of the 93rd division without going to a military school, having a low education level, and having never participated in or commanded any battles.
His uncle was called Ma Qiaoshan, the director of the Second Military Bureau. He was Ma Qiaoshan's nephew!
In the national army, even in the Sichuan army, Ma Ningwan was called Ma Jianjun because everyone thought that the chairman was worried about Liu Shi, so he sent the commander to monitor Liu Shi. Many people felt that Liu Shi was unworthy.
However, they did not know the inside story. This time, Liu Shi was going to cooperate with Liu Chuan, and there was also the coordination of the military commander. They would definitely need someone from the military commander to act as a messenger of information.
Since that was the case, he would definitely know Liu Chuan's identity. Not just anyone could be the messenger of information. Only a trusted confidant could do it. Otherwise, Liu Chuan's life would be in danger.
Dai Yunong pondered for a while before deciding to let Ma Qiaoshan's nephew, Ma Ning, complete this task. As Ma Qiaoshan's nephew, Ma Ning was completely trustworthy. He was the most suitable candidate.
Therefore, he spread the news that Ma Ning was here to monitor Liu Shi. Hence, he was nicknamed Ma Jianjun. People called him Ma Jianjun behind his back, and some people called him Eunuch Ma. There was nothing they could do about it. After all, it was the end of the Ming Dynasty. Eunuch Jianjun.
Of course, none of this was important to Liu Shi and Ma Ningwan, because their business was more important now.
"Commander Liu, look at the map. According to our intelligence, the devils stationed in Shangqiu, Minquan, Ningling, and other places are the 32nd Division. Look to the south, the devils stationed in Taikang County and Fugou County are the 35th division.
Ever since the new Regiment Commander of the 35th Regiment took office last month, they had stepped up their military deployment. Ever since the autumn harvest, the Japanese were also restless.
According to Liu Chuan's information, at the end of last month, after the ammunition began to leave the factory, the Japanese had been sending a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the front line. Most of the ammunition produced in the Xuzhou Munitions Factory had been sent to the front line.
And the ammunition is stored here ~"
Ma Ningwan chattered on as he pointed at a place on the map.
"Are you saying that the ammunition supplies of the 35th and 32nd divisions are stored in Tuocheng County?”
Liu Shi's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke in a deep voice.
"That's right, the information that Liu Chuan sent back was that the ammunition supplies of the two Japanese divisions are stored in Tuocheng County. Currently, there were 1.5 million Type 38 rifle bullets, 500,000 Type 92 heavy machine gun bullets, and a million crooked light machine gun bullets. As for grenades, there were more than 100,000.”
Ma Ningwan said in a deep voice.
"So many? A county like this had stored three million bullets? The Xuzhou Munitions Factory had just been built, yet it had such a large production capacity?”
Liu Shi was a little stunned. Three million bullets. For the Chinese army at this time, three million bullets was not a small number.
"Commander Liu, it seems that you don't understand. The Xu Prefecture Munitions Factory has just been established. However, the Japanese had dispatched experts from their own country, and the machines and equipment were also continuously shipped over from the Japanese's local machinery manufacturing plant.
Although this factory was just built, the Japanese had a wealth of industrial experience. As long as there were people, they could immediately start production. This was not difficult.
Moreover, according to the intelligence, the Munitions Factory had only produced 50,000 bullets a day at the beginning, but now it had produced more than 100,000 bullets a day.”
Ma Ningwan said," If you really want to build an industry on the ruins, you have to think of ways to figure out the machinery and equipment yourself. You have to find people to teach the workers. Also, you don't have experience in building factories. You have to take many detours before you can really get on the right track."
Even the adjustment of the machine needed to be explored bit by bit. But what if someone helped you?
If the Japanese joined in at this time, they would have a wealth of industrial experience. They would know how to build a factory without taking detours, which would save a lot of time. He saved a lot of time on how to adjust the machine.
In the end, the Japanese sent people to train the captives in the production process, so you didn't have to find someone to teach them yourself. Everything was ready-made. This was equivalent to the Japanese building another arsenal based on their own in the country. Do you think it would be difficult?
It was difficult to go from zero to one, but it was easy to go from one to two. To put it bluntly, it was like a little doll learning to walk.
Before he took the first step, he felt that it was very difficult. Once he took the first step, it would be very easy to take the second step.
This was the logic.
"It won't be easy for us to get these supplies. Tuocheng County was too safe for the Japanese. About 60 kilometers west of Tuocheng County was Taikang County, where the Japanese's 35th Division was stationed.
About 70 kilometers to the north is the Japanese's 32nd division. With the protection of two Japanese divisions, it's too difficult for us to get these supplies ~"
Liu Shi said to Ma Ningwan from a military perspective. Indeed, with two Japanese divisions and more than 40,000 people behind them, how could they get their hands on these supplies?
"Commander Liu, do you think it will be difficult if the Japanese are separated?”
Ma Ningwan looked at Liu Shi and said with a smile.
"The Japanese are scattered? What do you mean?"
Liu Shi's expression changed as he looked at Ma Ning.
"Liu Chuan's report also mentioned that this year, the Japanese divisions in the western region, whether it was the 32nd Division or the 35th Division, all received military rations from the puppet government.
Now that the military factory had started production again and was producing ammunition continuously, and there was also the 109th Division stationed around Xuzhou, the Japanese 12th Army had the idea of launching a winter offensive.
At present, most of the ammunition produced by the arsenal had been transported to the front line. It was very likely that the Japanese were preparing to launch an offensive in winter when they had sufficient ammunition and food. Once the Japanese attack, their formation will definitely be torn apart on the two to three hundred kilometer front line."
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