bookcurios Chapter 139 Current Status of Majiazhai Iron Mine
Chapter 139 Current Status of Majiazhai Iron Mine
If we were to give a model worker award to the current Independent 176th Division, the first winner would have to be Guo Diti.
Since Guo Ditie turned over a new leaf and joined the 176th Division, he has always been working the hardest at the forefront, from simply doing hard labor in a mine to becoming the commander of the newly formed 664th Regiment.
In the two Majiazhai battles, the 664th Regiment led by him was always at the forefront. If the headquarters had not instructed that the independent regiment should be given a chance to train, he would not have allowed the independent regiment to attack Shuitou Town as an advance regiment.
Although his decision saved the 664th Regiment from huge losses, the regiment still suffered hundreds of casualties in several sieges during the two campaigns. However, most of them were minor injuries and could continue fighting after simple treatment and a few days of rest.
If someone observes carefully, they will find that most of these injured soldiers of the 664th Regiment were former puppet troops, including Guo Diet's former subordinates and puppet troops from other places.
Moreover, these wounded soldiers were not unhappy because they could not go to the front line temporarily due to their injuries. Instead, they were all very happy. They stood straighter when walking and spoke in more sonorous and powerful tones. They did not care about their limping legs or arms wrapped in gauze at all.
Xu Le naturally went to the Health Department of the Logistics Department to visit the wounded soldiers, all of whom had sacrificed their blood to fight the Japanese invaders.
The size of the Health Department is second only to the Infrastructure and Barracks Department among the three major departments. It integrates field hospitals, health and epidemic prevention, and includes the guard force directly under the Health Department. It has internal medicine and surgery, as well as nurses, totaling more than 2000 people.
When the army first came out of Kang, it had only a few conscripted doctors and more than 10 nurses. In a short period of time, it has grown to its current large scale, thanks to the army's capture of several counties and the recruitment of hundreds of doctors, including a surgeon who returned from studying abroad in Eagle Sauce.
However, the casualties among the troops were relatively small, so that there was often an oversupply of doctors and nurses.
The Minister of Logistics and the Director of Finance had once asked Xu Le for permission to cut the Health Department in order to reduce the financial expenditure of the troops, but Xu Le rejected their request outright. Just one sentence made the two give up the idea of cutting costs.
Soldiers sacrificed their lives and shed their blood on the front lines. If they cannot get the most comprehensive rehabilitation treatment when they are injured, then what is the point of going out to fight the Japanese?
Therefore, even though the financial expenditure of the Health Department is almost catching up with the current infrastructure and barracks department, the Health Department is still operating as usual, and there are even multiple doctors and nurses taking care of one seriously injured person, just to ensure that the injured person can receive the best treatment.
After Xu Le saw the transformation of the wounded soldiers of the 664th Regiment, he made a decision immediately.
These former puppet soldiers basically surrendered to the Japanese out of helplessness. Many of them pretended to obey the Japanese just to make a living. Now that they can guarantee the lives of their families, they are naturally willing to make more efforts to wash away their past stains.
This is a force that can be gathered together.
Therefore, Xu Le decided that in the future, as long as the puppet army had not done anything to harm the people of the Tang Dynasty, they would be incorporated into the 664th Regiment after the Political Department had done ideological education work, and would not be incorporated into other troops.
They are all people with similar experiences. When they get together, they can resonate with each other and produce effects that others cannot imagine.
He was not afraid that these puppet troops would rebel again.
Because he believed in the power of the political commissars produced by the system, and the political commissar of the 664th Regiment was the system's political commissar. Even down to the infantry platoon, there was an instructor sent by the political department. There was no such thing as the existence of another force.
Moreover, the treatment of the 176th Division has improved so much, only someone would run away!
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Guo Ditie was very efficient. He had led his guard company to the Majiazhai Iron Mine first and took over all the work there.
However, due to the confidentiality of the former Japanese experimental base, there were no Tang Dynasty workers at the Majiazhai Iron Mine, not even any puppet troops, so after occupying the place, there was not a single ready-made worker.
However, Guo Diet has already asked the guard company to make preparations, and they can start work at any time as soon as the workers arrive.
"Young Marshal, you are here! The post-war cleanup here has been completed. Today is the final finishing touch, and we can officially start work tomorrow!"
Seeing Xu Le arriving, Guo Diet ran up with a shovel.
In other words, he did everything himself. He was the head of a regiment, with thousands of people under him. He could just lie on a chair and give orders, and no one would say anything!
Xu Le shook his head slightly and said, "Captain Guo, your body is also made of flesh and blood. Don't work so hard. You have to know what the role of an officer is. It's to command, not to do it yourself!"
Guo Ditie smiled awkwardly. Some things don’t need to be said explicitly, everyone understands.
Xu Le stopped dwelling on this topic and looked at the iron mine and asked, "How are the mechanical equipment?"
Guo Di Tie led Xu Le forward, pointing at a pile of equipment and saying, "The Japs are really into their acting, the outside is wrapped so tightly, and the inside is also well-made.
Marshal, please look, these are the generators and drilling equipment we have collected and organized. There are a total of 6 generators with a total power of 150 kilowatts, and 3 large drilling machines. If we work at full capacity, the monthly output can reach 1000 tons.
However, the Japanese don't seem to have that much manpower, and they only carried out small-scale mining before, so this iron ore is basically still in its original state, and the value of development is very great! "
Xu Le nodded: "Well, if we produce at full capacity, we will need a lot of fuel to provide energy for the generators. The Japanese don't have that many idle people and resources. This gives us an opportunity. Have the iron ore reserves been surveyed?"
Guo Tieti reached under his crotch and a thin booklet appeared in his hand like magic. He looked at it and said, "We just completed the preliminary survey yesterday. This is a small to medium-sized iron ore with a grade of about 60. Although it is small, it was discovered not long ago, so the storage capacity is relatively large. It is estimated to be around 2000 million tons!"
[I don't know anything about heavy industry, these are all random things, don't delve into them, just take a general look! It's exhausting enough to just look up the military information! ]
Xu Le was immediately overjoyed. A grade of 60 meant that the iron content in the iron ore reached 60%, and the metal was almost close to 70%. The content of Meidongshan was also 60%.
"The first batch of 500 Japanese prisoners will arrive tomorrow. I think you know how to arrange them. I only have one request, that they can do the work!"
Looking at Xu Le's gloomy expression, Guo Ditie immediately understood what he meant and raised his hand to salute.
It’s been tortured to death!
Xu Le did not disturb Guo Diet's work, but visited the defense of the iron mine.
The captured Japanese soldiers might be sent here to do labor, so strong guards must be deployed.
"Huh? Why is this kid here?"
Xu Le looked at the people hiding behind a rock in the distance. The head that showed up was none other than his cousin Zhu Zhaolan.
Zhu Zhaolan's tank platoon played an indispensable role in achieving such rapid and effective results in this battle. Logically, the enemy should have been resting in the armored regiment in Yan County and preparing for the commendation meeting and military parade in a few days.
That’s right, it’s a military parade!
This was a decision made by Xu Le, Jiang Feng and others after serious discussion. Since the strength of the troops had been revealed in the battle, they might as well take advantage of the victory of this battle to hold a military parade and show the troops to the world.
First, it was to intimidate the surrounding devils.
Secondly, it is naturally done for some people with ulterior motives to see, to tell those people clearly that if you want to point the finger at me, you have to first consider whether you have the strength to do so.
Thirdly, the morale of the 176th Division is now very high. If a military parade is held after the commendation meeting, it will further stimulate the enthusiasm and cohesion of the soldiers, which will play an important role in the future development of the 176th Division!
There is also a fourth function, which is to attract young and middle-aged people and women of appropriate age from all over the country to join the 176th Division and accelerate the expansion of the army!
Because building a strong army is only the first step in Xu Le’s armament plan, he will also need to form an air force and navy in the future, which will require huge manpower support!