Chapter 185: Li Muzhi Is Human, Not A God
“Xiao Li, you don’t need to worry about the fertilizer matter.”
Facing Li Muzhi’s inquiry, Zhang Wanhe said solemnly, “You just focus on military industry production here without distraction. Since I can be this head of logistics, I can get you enough fertilizer.”
“Alright, Minister Zhang.” Li Muzhi nodded.
Originally.
Li Muzhi still had some local methods to produce ammonium nitrate.
Of course, since they were local methods, the ammonium nitrate produced would definitely not be much, and it would also consume manpower and time.
Since Minister Zhang could continue to procure fertilizer, then these local methods could be set aside.
Saving manpower by procuring from the Japanese invaders side could ensure efficiency.
“Xiao Li, I heard that you’re making cannonballs that can fly to kill the enemy on their own—is that true or fake?” After hearing this rumor, Zhang Wanhe did not immediately choose to believe it.
But in his view, it was probably because Li Muzhi’s image was too high in the minds of people at the Border Region Arsenal.
So, it wasn’t ruling out that some people fabricated false rumors.
Cannonballs flying to kill the enemy on their own—what a joke!
Li Muzhi is human, not a god.
Otherwise, people always say that the hardest part of making artillery is the cannon barrel.
Listen to that.
What Minister Zhang meant wasn’t that without a cannon barrel, artillery couldn’t be made.
He still had to deal with this matter quickly—these guys were saying today that Li Muzhi made cannonballs that could fly on their own.
If things went badly, tomorrow they would say Li Muzhi could make warships and airplanes.
We are a pragmatic, science-oriented army, not a bunch of charlatans.
“Yes, that’s right.” Facing Zhang Wanhe’s inquiry, Li Muzhi nodded directly, “Minister Zhang, sorry, mainly because the equipment is insufficient, so I thought I’d report to you later…”
Li Muzhi’s words weren’t finished when Zhang Wanhe was shocked: “Xiao Li, you’re not joking with me, are you? If the equipment were sufficient, you could really make cannonballs that fly to kill the enemy on their own?”
In Zhang Wanhe’s heart, there was instantly a storm surging.
Didn’t you, Xiao Li, say that without a cannon barrel, you couldn’t make artillery!
Now you’re admitting it to me personally.
Without a cannon barrel, you can still make it?
And making the cannonballs fly to kill the enemy on their own—this is too fantastical.
Does this cannonball have a brain installed by you, or is it a trained kamikaze that can fly out to kill the enemy on its own?
This cannonball is an inanimate object—how could it fly on its own?
“Minister Zhang, I said, mainly the equipment is insufficient.” Li Muzhi replied.
“So if the equipment were sufficient, you could make cannonballs that fly out to kill the enemy on their own.” Zhang Wanhe was still very surprised.
Can’t make a cannon barrel, but you just go ahead and don’t even need one.
To put it exaggeratedly, if you develop like this.
Then the grenades and bombs produced later won’t need soldiers to throw them by hand.
These grenades and bombs will go kill the enemy on their own.
“Yes, can make them.” Li Muzhi gave an affirmative reply.
“My god, how can you make that.” Zhang Wanhe shouted, “The Japanese invaders are so formidable, yet they haven’t made cannonballs that can fly on their own—their artillery is still traditional cannon barrel-fired shells.”
“Minister Zhang, I’ll write a detailed report for you later…” Li Muzhi’s words weren’t finished.
Zhang Wanhe interrupted: “No need for later—write it for me now. Something this important, I have to report it to headquarters immediately.”
What a joke!
These are cannonballs that can fly out to kill the enemy on their own—no cannon barrel needed.
That means powerful mobility, means mobile artillery fire!
Think about it—mobile artillery fire, what’s the difference from a tank.
The significance for the battlefield is beyond doubt.
Whatever equipment Li Muzhi needs, headquarters must get it immediately.
“Minister Zhang, regarding the equipment, I reckon Regimental Commander Li and them should bring it back soon…” Li Muzhi’s words weren’t finished,
Someone rushed in from outside to report: “Report to Minister Zhang, Factory Director, Regimental Commander Li’s transportation team is back—looks like they got rich.”
Regimental Commander Li’s transportation team is back?
Zhang Wanhe was a bit dumbfounded.
Is this a mistake?
Shouldn’t it be Gao Liujin’s transportation team returning?
They were disassembling a locomotive over there.
How is it Li Yunlong’s transportation team?
However, Zhang Wanhe quickly suppressed his doubts and said happily: “Since it’s Regimental Commander Li’s transportation team, there must be good stuff. Come on, Xiao Li, let’s go take a look. We can write the report after seeing this stuff.”
“Alright.” Li Muzhi nodded.
Li Muzhi followed Zhang Wanhe to the yard outside the arsenal, and the transport captain immediately saluted the two: “Factory Director Li, Minister Zhang, 386 Brigade’s Regimental Commander Li, Regimental Commander Ding, and Regimental Commander Cheng joined forces to take down a Japanese military train, with three carriages loaded entirely with fertilizer—all transported back by us.”
Zhang Wanhe, upon hearing this, was overjoyed: “Li Yunlong and them attacked a Japanese military train again? Three carriages full of fertilizer—that’s over a hundred tons!”
This is truly timely aid.
I was just worrying that the arsenal didn’t have enough fertilizer, and procuring from afar was hard.
In the blink of an eye, 386 Brigade brought back three carriages of fertilizer!
These damned Japanese invaders, to dump their fertilizer, really went all out!
Luckily, this fertilizer was intercepted by 386 Brigade—we didn’t spend a penny, hahahahahahaha!!
Li Muzhi’s expression was also happy, and he asked: “How many tons per carriage?”
Different specification carriages have different cargo weights.
In later generations, a carriage generally holds sixty tons of cargo.
“Based on preliminary estimate, each carriage holds about fifty tons.” The transport captain answered.
“That’s a hundred and fifty tons.” Zhang Wanhe jumped three feet high, then somewhat troubled, turned to Li Muzhi: “Xiao Li, 386 Brigade brought back so much fertilizer—if they come knocking, how do you plan to handle it?”
“Heh.” Li Muzhi chuckled and joked, “Minister Zhang, if we can’t handle it, we can let headquarters handle it.”
This hundred and fifty tons of fertilizer was brought back, but Li Yunlong and them haven’t returned.
What does that mean!
It means Li Yunlong and them don’t even care about this hundred and fifty tons of fertilizer.
They definitely have bigger jobs ahead—when they return, they’ll bring even bigger surprises.
Of course.
As for how to handle Li Yunlong and them, for Li Muzhi, it’s a piece of cake—no need to alarm headquarters.
“Haha, yes, yes.” Zhang Wanhe understood—this was Li Muzhi’s joke.
When Li Yunlong and them return, if Li Muzhi can handle them, then Old Zhang won’t worry.
“Besides fertilizer, what else?” Li Muzhi continued to ask.
Judging by the transportation team’s scale, the stuff transported back isn’t just fertilizer—there’s a lot more.
“A lot, can’t tally specifically yet.” The transport captain answered excitedly, “White flour, grain, cotton, iron ore, coal, and more.”
Zhang Wanhe listened, somewhat stunned, and asked: “From what you’re saying, you didn’t bring back any railway ties and sleepers, and didn’t dismantle any railroad track from the Japanese military train?”
The transport captain explained: “Minister Zhang, no one expected the Japanese military train to have so much profit—the transportation team didn’t have manpower to disassemble.”
Then, the transport captain added: “Regimental Commander Li said to bring the stuff back first, then find him later—he’ll give us another chance to disassemble Japanese railway. As for disassembling Japanese trains, Regimental Commander Li said, as long as the Japanese invaders’ trains keep running on the railway, there won’t be a shortage. Whenever your arsenal needs trains, just say the word, and he’ll get them disassembled for you.”
“Mm, that’s fine.” Zhang Wanhe was finally satisfied, very happy, “Then hurry and haul the stuff to the logistics warehouse.”
The arsenal’s warehouse was already full, couldn’t hold more.
Zhang Wanhe had prepared another warehouse—these supplies could only go into the new warehouse.
“Got it, alright.” The transportation team captain nodded.
“Xiao Li, see, isn’t the fertilizer sufficient now.” As Zhang Wanhe left, he smiled at Li Muzhi: “Hurry and finish the report. I’ll log the supplies in storage, then come find you.”
“Minister Zhang, fertilizer is enough, but sugar is insufficient.” Li Muzhi reminded, “Need to find a way to get more sugar.”
A hundred and fifty tons of fertilizer is a lot, but the matching sugar for this hundred and fifty tons isn’t a small amount either.
“Xiao Li, you really know how to douse me with cold water when I’m happy.” Zhang Wanhe’s happy expression froze instantly.
Indeed.
With so much fertilizer brought back, more sugar is definitely needed—and sugar is much harder to get than fertilizer.
Zhang Wanhe quickly adjusted his emotions and said: “Xiao Li, same words—you focus on your production, the sugar matter is on me.”
Zhang Wanhe thought, maybe Li Yunlong and them would soon bring back a large amount of sugar.
115 Division’s Regimental Commander Liu Weidong was also a master at getting sugar.
Maybe they’d send over tens of thousands of pounds soon.
“Got it, Minister Zhang.”
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386 Brigade Headquarters
“Brigade Commander, news from 120 Division: Gao Liujin was unlucky, didn’t grab the Japanese cargo transport military train, grabbed a Japanese troop transport vehicle instead.” The deputy brigade commander reported to the brigade commander.
“Besides replenishing rations and supplies and weapons and ammunition, the Japanese invaders also need to reinforce troops.” The brigade commander said after hearing, “So, Gao Liujin grabbing a Japanese troop transport vehicle is normal, just that this luck is indeed a bit poor.”
Twice in a row grabbing Japanese troop transport vehicles—what bad luck.
This wasn’t that the brigade commander didn’t want Gao Liujin to get rich—on the contrary, if Gao Liujin could seize Japanese cargo transport, it would be very important for the overall situation.
But luck is such a thing, really… so!
The old comrade who replaced Kameda Jouoku and went undercover—his infiltration is of crucial significance.
As long as he firmly establishes himself and can normally pass intelligence, then when we rob Japanese military trains later, we won’t need to rely on so-called luck.
Then, we can target exactly what we lack.
This Japanese invaders’ transport captain must perform his duties competently.
“Just don’t know how Li Yunlong and their luck is.” The deputy brigade commander said, “Surely their luck isn’t as bad as Gao Liujin’s.”
“Not necessarily—you haven’t noticed, Li Yunlong this kid’s luck has been very good lately.” The brigade commander laughed.
Whether iron smelting plant, mining equipment, or Cuicun Arsenal, etc.
Without good luck, could Li Yunlong have gotten those?
“True.” The deputy brigade commander anticipated, “In that case, Li Yunlong this kid definitely grabbed Japanese cargo trans…”
The deputy brigade commander’s words weren’t finished when someone happily ran in to report: “Report to Brigade Commander, Regimental Commander Li sent people back with a lot of weapons and ammunition supplies for you to help store.”
The brigade commander laughed immediately upon hearing: “What did I say—Li Yunlong this kid with Ding Wei and Regimental Commander Cheng definitely seized Japanese cargo transport. Before, when he got weapons and ammunition, he tried every way to keep it all. Now he’s sending to brigade headquarters for me to store—must be this kid is stuffed full, can’t take more, so handing to me. Come on, let’s go see.”
The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander quickly walked out of headquarters, beaming at the large amount of weapons and ammunition brought back.
Mainly bullets and cannonballs, plus guns that were swapped out.
The brigade commander smiled while having people receive them, and asked: “Where’s Li Yunlong, where’d he go?”
“The regimental commander and them are going to attack Heyuan County Town, saying to kill Sato Jino.” The person answered.
“Mm, Li Yunlong this kid acts decisively—Sato Jino this Japanese invader must indeed be done in.” The brigade commander acknowledged, didn’t think much, and said, “You’ve worked hard, go rest.”
“Yes, Brigade Commander.”
The transport soldiers went to rest, and the deputy brigade commander came up to the brigade commander: “Brigade Commander, aren’t you going to ask carefully how much benefit Li Yunlong this kid got from the Japanese military train?”
“Ask what—wait till he returns, ask slowly then.” The brigade commander said indifferently, “Now the main thing is Li Yunlong this kid doesn’t disappoint me, must take out Sato Jino this Japanese invader.”
As long as Sato Jino is taken out, propping up Fujita Ichi again would have major significance.
“Yes, yes—Sato Jino this Japanese invader must die, can’t let him live.” The deputy brigade commander nodded emphatically.
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