Chapter 153 The Moon of Yesteryear
At the end of the year, Xie Ning transferred Yun Ai'ai back. The other side was reluctant to let her go, but they reluctantly agreed when they heard that Xie Ning had replaced her with Liu Yun and Shen Hanqing.
Xie Ning plans to expand the production of the main factory next year, so he needs Yun Ai'ai to help manage things. He heard that she is good at research, but not so good at management. Yun Ai'ai has been sent abroad for so long, and the minister has praised her several times. She should have gained more experience by now.
"The number of Self-Defense Forces and Young Pioneers has increased significantly this year, and our weaponry must keep pace. Previously, we ensured that each member had an older weapon, but now the proportion of new weapons must reach 20%..."
In 1937, the "Regulations on the Organization of the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army" were promulgated, stipulating that "all adult youths, regardless of gender, have the obligation and right to join the self-defense army and the Young Pioneers to carry out armed defense of the country and the border areas."
In just one year, the number of Self-Defense Forces and Young Pioneers reached 260,000, all under the command of the Security Command. It should be noted that the population of the border region was only 1.5 million.
The team now has even more members, and they are equipped with weapons and other gear because they need to be ready to cooperate with regular troops at any time.
After the meeting, Xie Ning went back with Yun Ai'ai. They had been spending all their time at the factory, and now that the New Year was almost here, they wanted to at least get a couple of days off.
As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she saw a person standing at the gate. When the person turned around, Yun Aiyuan paused, then rushed over.
Feeling the dampness on his chest, Yun Hexing patted Yun Ai'ai's back helplessly, "Sister, why are you still so prone to crying?" Actually, his nose was also feeling a little sore, but he held it in.
"You're just making fun of your sister!" Yun Ai'ai glared at Yun Hexing with annoyance.
"You've grown taller and thinner." Now he's even taller than her. Xie Ning patted Yun Hexing's arm; it was rock hard.
"Why did you come back from the front lines?"
Yun and Xing scratched their heads. "Teacher, we've been rotated. We've been transferred to Nanniwan to cultivate the land, which is also a period of rest and recuperation."
Xie Ning nodded. At the beginning of last year, the 59th Brigade marched into Nanniwan in a grand manner to carry out land reclamation. This was advocated by General Zhu. He advocated using the army's strong and numerous laborers to engage in production activities in order to reduce the burden on the people, strengthen the relationship between the army and the people, help the construction of the border area, and improve the lives of the troops themselves.
After all, due to the economic and military blockade imposed by the Kuomintang, the border region was in dire financial straits, and it would be difficult to survive without engaging in self-production.
"Come in and talk."
Yun Hexing took a sip of hot water and then started rambling on to Xie Ning and Yun Ai'ai about what happened on the battlefield, "...I also saw Sister Da Ni. The independent women's company she's leading now is really powerful. I heard that at Hutou Ridge, they only lightly wounded two people and took down an entire Japanese infantry company!"
Do you know how much stuff we captured from the Japanese? A full 80 rifles, 5 light machine guns, 6 grenade launchers, 1 heavy machine gun, and a small cannon!
I'm so envious of him!
"That little cannon is really useful. I wonder when I'll be able to capture one myself."
Xie Ning and Yun Ai'ai laughed, and Yun Ai'ai slapped Yun Hexing on the head, saying, "What are you envious of? We'll all have that in the future!"
The arsenal also produces infantry guns, but in small quantities, so it is not yet sufficient for a Yunhexing-level aircraft to be equipped with them.
"Teacher, I remember you talked about the Japanese infantry guns before. They used to use the old Type 11 37mm guns."
“That’s right.” Xie Ning smiled. “This kind of infantry gun is not as good as the National Army’s HIHM30 infantry gun in terms of performance. Therefore, in battle, Japanese infantry guns are often attacked by National Army infantry guns with indirect fire, while the bewildered Japanese gunners do not know where the shells are coming from.”
Yun and Xing were completely confused. "Teacher, I don't think I've ever seen the National Revolutionary Army use the 'Ha-i-Ha' infantry gun that you mentioned."
He not only fought against the Japanese, but also against the Kuomintang forces. After winning a battle, he and his men went to retrieve the weapon; they had never seen an infantry gun like this before.
Moreover, he had just talked to the regimental commander about the weapons of the National Revolutionary Army, and he had never heard of any HIH infantry gun.
Xie Ning was also taken aback. "No? I remember that the Kuomintang's 5th Army, which supported the 19th Army, was equipped with this kind of artillery." She even helped repair it back then.
"Are you talking about Ha Yi Ha?" Xiao Yang brought in the medicine, and Xie Ning's face immediately scrunched up. She didn't know what Zhao Le had added, but recently the medicine's smell had become less strong, but it was even more bitter. It was so bitter that eating every meal felt like taking medicine.
"Yes, Brother Yang, you know about it?"
"Of course I know, but that cannon is useless now. It has the cannon but no ammunition, so it's just a mascot. I heard it's because the foreign company that made this kind of infantry cannon went bankrupt."
Seeing the wide-eyed stares of the others, Xiao Yang also found it unbelievable, but then he thought that if things weren't peaceful in China, things wouldn't be peaceful abroad either, so it was normal for the company to go bankrupt.
Xiao Yang reached out and patted Yun Hexing's head. "You've grown up, kid. Your brother Xiao Yang has saved up some wine. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, let's drink together with your guards!"
However, they didn't end up drinking the wine.
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