"The price of the Tiger I tank to the Soviet Union is US$24,000, while the price of the Tiger Shark I fighter jet to the Soviet Union is US$21,000." Shen Hong said to Zhang Xueliang and others with a smile.

"Now, we have sold 150 Tiger I and 200 Tiger Shark I to the Soviet Union. According to their reply, they are in good condition!" Shen Hong nodded. Our three northeastern provinces have also made a lot of money!

Of course, it was not just the three provinces of Dongbei that made money, in fact the R&D institute also made a lot of money! In order to encourage research and development, Tu Qianjun formulated a rule: for every sale of the weapons developed, the R&D institute would share the profits of each weapon.

Part of these shares will be used as research and development funds, and the other part will be turned into bonuses and distributed to engineers and R&D personnel. Tu Qianjun, who came from later generations, knows how hard life is for R&D personnel in those countries.

Especially when the country was not developed, they almost tightened their belts and lived a life! In the most difficult times, it was easy to have enough to eat.

Now that he has the conditions, Tu Qianjun doesn't want his R&D personnel to suffer! Therefore, he sets various rewards very high! He especially encourages skilled workers. The treatment of skilled workers in the three northeastern provinces is not bad!

Specialized kindergartens to high schools, not to mention colleges, the monthly subsidies, wages and bonuses are higher than those of a well-off family! There are even various benefits!

Tu Qianjun, who has been in the military industry for a while, knows that the rarity of advanced job types is even more important than engineers!

Tu Qianjun didn't tell others about this idea, but he thought to himself: I don't have high requirements! Give me a few eighth-level fitters, welders, millers... I will be satisfied!

Of course, he also knew that this was basically impossible. Even in later generations, he didn't know how many real eighth-level workers there would be in the entire country. Those who were alive were basically national treasures!

Before Tu Qianjun traveled through time, he even met an old man who was said to have made an atomic bomb fuse on a handmade cart! In those days, it was still possible to recruit some eighth-level workers for national projects and battles.

But if another factory wants to borrow it, the director of that factory will definitely turn his back on him!

In the mid-1980s, a factory in the Third Machinery Department produced main engine beams, that is, a fourth-level milling worker. The work he did was more precise than that produced by the CNC machine tools of the original French factory! And the eighth-level worker, when To what extent can be imagined.

To put it simply, Tu Menghu is just a thought at most. But basically it is hopelessly difficult to produce such workers. The advantage of the three northeastern provinces now is that they have constant opportunities to train the workers below. According to Tu Menghu The actual idea of ​​​​the Tigers is not to produce level 8 workers. If you can provide me with level 5 or 6 senior workers, then I will be satisfied!

These people are the real industrial hens! With them, there will be machine tools with higher precision and better quality machines! These people are the real core strength of an industrial power!

"Of course, we have now received orders from the United States." Shen Hong smiled and said proudly to Zhang Xueliang and others: "It can be said that the tanks and fighter jets produced by our National Defense Force have all been tested in actual combat. And this, General Patton, who came from the United States, also approved it. He is currently discussing new armored combat theories with teachers and students of our senior command department at the Northeast National Defense University..."

Zhang Xueliang and others were stunned when they heard this. Once upon a time we were able to export weapons?! Or exported to powerful countries like the United States and the Soviet Union! Of course, they didn't know that Shen Hong concealed the export to Germany.

Otherwise, they will just be shocked. You must know that most of the domestic weapons now come from Germany! German Krupp guns basically symbolize the best quality! If the weapons produced by the three eastern provinces can be exported to Germany. But you can imagine what it means!

With various emotions, Zhang Xueliang and the generals under his command, led by Shen Hong, visited factories in other places. This included the extremely important fighter production line. Looking at the murderous fighter jets next to Zhang Xueliang, The generals were silent.

This is not an old-fashioned biplane fighter assembled from imported engines from the three eastern provinces, but a new type of fighter that is completely self-produced and has defeated the Japanese army in actual combat!

Along the way, Shen Hong did not stop explaining. Every step was explained in detail, how many technical difficulties were overcome during the research and development, and how many materials were produced.

And among them, what kind of help was given by the Yellow Sea Research Institute that assisted in the research... Wait! Only after telling the story, Zhang Xueliang and the others knew what kind of efforts were behind these seemingly magnificent successes!

Finally, the day's visit was over. Zhang Xueliang took Sun Mingjiu and others back to the Marshal's Mansion. Just like Zhang Xueliang was shocked before, Sun Mingjiu and the others were also stunned by these achievements! They couldn't extricate themselves for a long time.

At dinner time, Zhang Xueliang summoned them to the dining room and looked at the generals and said solemnly: "I want to hear everyone's feelings about today's visit. To be honest! Don't worry about me!"

Zhang Xueliang was afraid that these generals who loved him would take his own feelings into account and not express his thoughts about today's visit, so he took the vaccine in advance.

Hearing what Zhang Xueliang said, these generals who had been with him for a long time knew what Zhang Xueliang was thinking. But everyone still remained silent. They were unwilling to tell their true thoughts. In their view, this was disrespectful to Zhang Xueliang.

"If you don't say it, then I will tell it myself..." Seeing that they were silent, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but sigh and said to the crowd.

"To be honest! I'm shocked. I didn't expect that in just a few years, Junzi could do something that neither Lao Shuai nor I could do. In fact, I visited part of the factory with my uncle long before you guys came... …”

"But when I saw it again, I was still shocked!" Zhang Xueliang slowly glanced at the crowd and said solemnly: "I was once proud of myself for building China's first car. Although the car's The engine and important accessories are all imported, but after all, the domestic production rate reaches 70%. I was excited about this."

"But look at the army now! I suddenly feel that I was so ridiculous back then. A car whose main equipment is provided by foreigners is actually worthy of my complacency?!"

As he spoke, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He looked at these subordinates and said softly: "Look at our army, now they can produce their own cars, tanks and even fighter jets! These are completely self-produced! Not a single part comes from abroad. !”

Zhang Xueliang's words were like a dull hammer hitting everyone's heart. They remained silent. After a while, Sun Mingjiu said in a hoarse voice: "Commander, we admit that the National Defense Force has developed well. Commander Tu has also done a good job, but we …”

"You want to say that we didn't find this opportunity, right?!" Zhang Xueliang looked at Sun Mingjiu and said softly: "I still want to say that Junzi is lucky?!"

Sun Ming was speechless for a long time. Neither of these two reasons could be explained. There was a chance on the Middle East route, but what happened to the Northeast Army? In the end, they still had to slaughter thousands of troops and come back from the United States to clean up the mess.

On September 18th, the entire Northeastern Army chose to retreat. However, only Tu Qianjun launched a crazy attack on his own, which laid the foundation for the current National Defense Force. These were all experienced by the Northeastern Army and the National Defense Force in their early days.

Why is this an opportunity for the National Defense Force, but a crisis for the Northeastern Army?! Is it luck?! The first ones to engage in the battle were all the Northeastern Army! If we must draw a conclusion, it can only be said: Tu Menghu is stronger than Zhang Xueliang!

Whether Sun Mingjiu or the others are willing to admit it or not, this is the fact!

"Junzi is better than me! Even, he is better than me and the old commander!" Zhang Xueliang looked at Sun Mingjiu and said word by word: "This is a fact we must recognize!"

Everyone stopped talking, but Zhang Xueliang paused and continued: "After I was rescued from Nanjing by Uncle Pao, I was thinking: Jiang Zhongzheng had no choice but to let me go, but can he let the Northeastern Army go?!

"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked! They had never thought about this problem.

"We still have ammunition reserves now, so we don't have to worry about Nanjing's stranglehold. But these reserves will eventually be used up. What will we do then?!" Zhang Xueliang looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "There are still more! Now the Nanjing Government

They don’t cause trouble for us, but what if we are used as cannon fodder if a fight breaks out?! What if they trap us to death?!”

Zhang Xueliang's words caused everyone to fall into silence. Chiang Zhongzheng and the Nanjing government were definitely able to do these things! It was not the first time that they had used war to put their allies into death.

At that time, what should the Nanjing government do when it treats me like this?! You know, after all, I belong to Nanjing now. Once the war against Japan breaks out, it is impossible for me to refuse the deployment of the Nanjing government.

He pushed himself to death, what should I do?!

"Brother Hucheng of the 17th Route Army is also worried about this problem." Zhang Xueliang looked at the generals under his command and said solemnly: "Now, I leave this issue to you. Take a look. What should we do!

"

After saying that, Zhang Xueliang stopped mentioning the topic and asked everyone to eat. After finishing the meal, he drove everyone back to their respective rooms. Zhang Xueliang stayed in the study by himself and told no one to disturb them.

At this time, in the inner courtyard of an inconspicuous hut in Longyan City, Huo Qingyun changed into his casual clothes and was quietly eating the food delivered to him with his crows.

This is a connecting point for the four places. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary house. But in fact, this place and several surrounding houses are connected through tunnels.

Huo Qingyun and the others had taken off their military uniforms and off-road camouflage. They had put on clothes marked Guangfu Fuyuan Trading Company. Fuyuan Trading Company is a trading name in Guangfu. Of course, on the surface, this is a trading company that deals in seafood.

But in fact, it was a contact point from everywhere. Everything was well-founded and well-documented. Huo Qingyun's face was a little sallow, with an inconspicuous black mole.

His sharp eyebrows have also been trimmed, and now even his father standing in front of him would not recognize him as his son. These are all skills he learned from Zhang Xiu.

After finishing their meal, the crows returned to the house to rest in silence. No one spoke during the whole process, which is already their habit. And the same habit is to just keep themselves from being hungry and not eat too much.

More so as not to affect the action.

In the middle of the night, there was no sound in the entire Longyan city except for the barking of dogs and the occasional sound of passersby walking. At this time, the crows had woken up! They put on gray ghillie suits for convenience

They wear camouflage clothing specially made for them to move at night.

After checking the weapons for the last time, the crows gathered silently in the yard and stood ready.

At two o'clock in the morning on January 15, 1937, the Banshou regiment stationed in Longyan heard the clear sound of gunfire in the distance! Banshou, the commander of the regiment, jumped out of bed!

Then, he received a telegram from Hongfang! Noda, the captain stationed in Hongfang, claimed that he had been attacked by a large group of red troops. Based on the intensity of the attack and the sound of gunfire, he judged that this was the main force of red! And their purpose

, there is no doubt that it is to break through the Red Square!

Since Hongfang only has the strength of a brigade and lacks heavy weapons, we urgently request the commander of the unit to provide tactical guidance!

After receiving the telegram, Banban did not immediately send out support. He held the telegram and fell into silence.

"Your Excellency, Captain. Why don't you send support to Noda-kun immediately?!" Yoshinari Akagi, who is affiliated with the Banchi Alliance, said anxiously to his captain.

On the board, he held the telegram and said to Akagi in a deep voice: "Akagi! You must know that I am the captain! Here, you must at least maintain enough respect for me!!"

"Hai! Your Excellency, Captain, this subordinate is too anxious!" Akagi quickly apologized. Looking at the red board with his head lowered, his expression softened a little, and he said solemnly to Akagi.

"Akagi, I feel a little confused about this kind of attack by Red." But Banban said to Akagi thoughtfully: "Red Square is not a strategic location. And there are no weapons worth acquiring there.

, attacking Hongfang with Red’s strength will undoubtedly result in huge casualties.”

"I can't figure out why they did this. If I can't confirm their thoughts, I can't act easily. Otherwise, I will just fall into the enemy's trap. Do you understand?!"

"Hai!! I understand!" Akagi suddenly understood and bowed to his captain!

The board is patient, and the crows are even more patient. The crows in the yard are still silent, leaning against the wall with their eyes closed, quietly waiting for the order to come.

But the Japanese army in Hongfang did not fare so well. Although the National Defense Forces could not provide large-scale heavy firepower, they still provided some mortars to support Red! With these mortars, it was not difficult for Liu Songshan to attack Hongfang.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..." The roar of heavy machine guns and artillery fire kept ringing in the Red Square. Captain Noda continued to direct his subordinate troops to go to the gap to withstand the red attack!

At the same time, let the artillery fire under your command provide fire support and counterattack. Noda's brigade is a standard brigade of 1,100 people. It has a machine gun squadron equipped with 12 heavy machine guns and 174 people, equipped with 2 70mm Type 92

Infantry artillery battery of 122 men!

This equipment is not unpowerful! Therefore, at the beginning, he had the confidence to withstand the red attack. But now this confidence is gradually being exhausted.

The attacking Reds obviously had more than ten mortars! They constantly moved their artillery positions to attack the city. The battle only lasted three hours and already one 70mm Type 92 infantry cannon and four heavy machine guns were reported damaged.

Although the position has not been breached by Red now, in Noda's opinion, with this intensity of attack, it will undoubtedly be a matter of time.

"Chief, the enemy's firepower is very fierce! This battle is not easy to fight..." In the red headquarters, the chief of staff said to Liu Song with a serious face: "It's only been a while, and we have already almost destroyed two brigades.

Already..."

Liu Songshan had a sullen face and remained silent. He had thought that the fight would be difficult. But he did not expect that the bones of the Japanese army would be so hard. For no reason, he admired the National Defense Forces from the bottom of his heart for their ability to attack Japan and force Japan to cease the war!

"We are on the verge of death!" Liu Songshan was silent for a while and said to the chief of staff: "We have no choice but to fight. Huo Heizi has already arrived in Longyan City. If we didn't hold on, what would happen?!

"

The chief of staff sighed and said nothing.

The external telephone calls in Hongfang City have been cut off, and Noda can only keep calm and ask the telegraph department to send reports to the board leader in Longyan City about the situation here.

Gradually, the board became a little uncomfortable! You know, until now, the Japanese army has never experienced any capture of the occupied areas in Fujian! There has never been an instance of a brigade being annihilated!

It would be really embarrassing if this matter were broken in my own hands! Even the division commander and garrison commander would order themselves to have a caesarean section to thank the emperor!!

"Call the division commander. We, Longyan City, have received a telegram from the Redfang Garrison Brigade! Red troops are attacking Hongfang now. The enemy has strong firepower! The threat is very high, so the Longyan City garrison board requested the division commander to give tactical guidance.

…”

Even so, he still planned to ask for instructions before deciding whether to attack. What he was worried about was the munitions he had to guard in Longyan City. This was the supply of an entire division!

If something happens, it will be worse than a caesarean section!

Not long after, the board received a telegram from the division: It has ordered the surrounding Yongding, Shanghang... and other county garrisons to go to support, and the Longyan garrison has been ordered to immediately support Hongfang! There must be no mistake.

!

After seeing this telegram, Banban breathed a sigh of relief! He said solemnly to Akagi next to him: "Akagi, take your brigade to provide support! Remember, the Chinese troops must not be allowed to occupy Hongfang!"

"Hai!! This subordinate will never embarrass the emperor!!" Akagi shouted excitedly!
Chapter completed!