Chapter 1080 Bullet Factory
After listening to Zhong Yi's conditions, Zhang Yuannan pondered for a moment and agreed.
The reason why Zhang Yuannan agreed to this condition was because he trusted Zhong Yi and knew that Zhong Yi could not make any excessive demands on the 194th Division, and the other was because of the real need. If he didn't try to make some money, the 194th Division would really not be able to live a life, or he would have to be like other division commanders, drifting with the flow.
But after agreeing, Zhang Yuannan couldn't help but joke again: "Why do I feel like I've sold myself?"
"If you want to sell, someone has to ask for it." Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but give Zhang Yuannan a blank look and said, "Third brother, this time I tell you the truth, you should get married."
"There is no hurry to do this." Zhang Yuannan hurriedly said, "Why do you have a family before the Huns are destroyed?"
"Don't you make excuses me for the undestroyed Huns." Mrs. Zhang said angrily, "Ziren is so capable, why don't he get married? Besides, if you marry and get married, will it be a way to fight against Japanese devils? It's simply nonsense."
Zhang Yuannan could only use his tricks to change the topic. He immediately turned his head and asked his younger brother Zhang Yuanfan, "Lao Liu, you are about to graduate from the officer training regiment, right? How about it, go to the third brother, right?"
"I won't go." Zhang Yuanfan curled his lips and said, "Third Brother, you just said that you two people in your 194th Division have one gun, and it's a broken gun, so I won't go to your troops."
Speaking of this, Zhang Yuanfan said proudly: "I want to stay in the Zhejiang East China Sea Defense Corps. Although our Zhejiang East China Sea Defense Corps has not yet officially formed an army, the weapons we use are all American weapons, mortars, heavy machine guns, light machine guns, submachine guns, and carbines. What can the 194th Division have?"
"Good boy, even you look down on your third brother, me." Zhang Yuannan cursed with a smile, "Wait, wait, after three or five months, your third brother, a brigade general, will lead the 194th Division into an elite force!"
Zhong Yi said, "Third Brother, if you really want to do something in the 194th Division, you may not be able to do without a powerful armed force. I will support your battalion's American equipment. Use this battalion's equipment and build a guard battalion as a model unit for your 194th Division."
"It's good!" Zhang Yuannan was overjoyed when he heard this.
At least at this stage, Zhang Yuannan cannot buy American equipment even if he has money. If Zhong Yi can support his battalion of American equipment, it will be a big help. With this battalion of American equipment, not only will no officer dare to provoke him in the 194th Division, he can stand up even when he reaches the headquarters of the 10th Army.
Zhang Mouzhi said without hesitation: "Later 3, Ziren is helping you like this, you must keep it in mind. If something happens to Yinjiang in the future, your 194th Division must not stand by and watch."
"Dad, don't worry," Zhang Yuannan said, "You and mom are both in Yinjiang. The Yinjiang business is the business of the 194th Division. If the Japanese really dare to invade Yinjiang, our 194th Division will definitely give their life to rescue Yinjiang."
Zhang Mouzhi nodded slightly when he heard this, and was quite satisfied with Zhang Yuannan's attitude.
Because nowadays, most of their Zhang family's businesses are in Yinjiang City.
If there is anything wrong with Yin Jiang, their Zhang family will be done with it.
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That night, Zhang Yuannan returned to Shangyu.
The purpose of coming to Yinjiang this time has been achieved, so when Zhang Yuannan left, he was in a very good mood. He even began to outline the equipment supported by Zhong Yi on the way, and then started a training operation. First of all, the officers who were in corpse or had enough pockets had to clean up the troops.
Then the military system is reduced.
Since the 194th Division has only more than 4,000 people left, it will be reduced to two regiments.
Those extra officers who are capable stay, those who are not capable will get out of their way, those who are not capable will be transferred, those who are involved will be transferred, and those who are not related will be removed from their ranks and return to the fields. The 194th Division will not raise idle people.
After the troops were reduced, the training began.
Let’s start with a three-month intensive training.
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Let’s not talk about Zhang Yuannan’s longing for the 194th Division, let’s talk about Zhong Yi’s side afterwards.
The equipment of the three American armored masters that Zhong Yi exchanged for three patents from Winchester was three beggar versions of American armored masters. All the flat-fire cannons were cancelled, and only a small part of the curved cannons were retained, but the rifles and machine guns used for infantry were strengthened, especially the Galand semi-automatic rifles, which directly increased from 4,500 to 9,000.
Therefore, the equipment of the three beggar versions of the American weapons ordered by Zhong Yi has a large margin for light weapons.
Even though Yu Liangzhen asked for the equipment of a division and gave it to Zhang Yuannan a battalion of American equipment, it was still enough for the Zhejiang East Coast Defense Corps to form three main divisions.
But Zhong Yi still decided to order another batch of American equipment from the United States.
Although the Ningshao Battle would have to wait another two years before it broke out in the original historical time and space, no one was sure whether the Japanese would invade Ningshao in advance.
Therefore, Zhong Yi must prepare for the future and prepare enough American equipment.
Otherwise, once the Ningshao Battle begins, it will not be so easy to import weapons and equipment.
Zhong Yi's style of conduct has always been decisive, so as soon as Zhang Yuannan left, he immediately left the Zhang family, took a car to Yinjiang, and found Christine who was planning to build a bullet factory.
According to the agreement signed by Zhong Yi and Little Winchester, Little Winchester will also set up a bullet factory in the industrial park in Yinxi.
This Christine is the person in charge sent by Winchester Jr., and she has more than a dozen technical backbones under her command. She is preparing to build a bullet factory in the industrial park.
The bullet factory planned by Christine not only produces bullets, but also produces small-caliber mortar shells, which has an extremely important position in the Yinjiang defense plan planned by Zhong Yi.
In a word, if there were no such bullet factory, Yinjiang would not have the ability to last the war of resistance!
So after meeting, Zhong Yi did not rush to talk about ordering arms, but asked about the construction of the bullet factory first.
Zhong Yi said: "Mr. Christine, how are the preparations for the bullet factory preparation work? Are there any difficulties?"
"Difficult?" Christine shrugged and smiled bitterly, "The biggest difficulties are two different, one is electricity, and the other is raw materials. We cannot buy qualified smokeless gunpowder in Yinjiang."
Zhong Yi said: "The problem of electricity supply will be solved soon, but shouldn't this smokeless gunpowder be produced by the bullet factory itself? Why should I buy it from outside?"
Chapter completed!