"Students, I know you want to stay!"

"I know that you want to fight for the country, for the nation!"

"Actually, I also hope that you can stay, you have culture, drive, go to the army for a period of time, see blood, and immediately grow into an excellent officer!"

"What our army lacks most is young people like you!"

"But, classmates, I can't do that! Because it's a crime to do so! ”

"You have all read the book and know why China is poor and weak, and you should know even more that if we don't build the country into a stronger country, even if we defeat Japan this time, there will be other countries to invade us next time!"

"Therefore, if you want China to be free from aggression by other countries, and if you want the Chinese nation to no longer be bullied by foreigners, the most fundamental way is to make the country strong, and only you can do this!"

"It is impossible for us soldiers alone to make the country strong!"

"Students, your mission is to build the country after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, not to be a soldier and go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese devils!"

"So, I beg you, get on board and leave, and go to the safety of the rear!"

"Please wait patiently, and I, on behalf of all the officers and men of the national army on the front line, would like to assure you that we will definitely fight the battlefield and strive to drive out the invaders as soon as possible!"

"Students, get on the boat, for the sake of the country, for the nation, study hard, and work hard to live!"

"The future of the country, the future of the nation, please you!" In the end, although the students on the dock outside couldn't see it at all, Zhong Yi still stood up and bowed to the students with a solemn expression.

……

Under Zhong Yi's kind words, the students finally left.

After persuading the students away, Zhong Yi returned to the camp without stopping.

At this time, all the institutions set up in Wuhan by the military and political circles had been evacuated, and the entire camp had in fact become the headquarters of the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters!

As soon as he returned, Zhong Yi immediately summoned the heads of various departments and prepared to make a final confirmation of the combat readiness before the devils hit outside Hankou City.

The big war is coming, and there is no room for mistakes!

Soon, the heads of various departments rushed to the conference room.

Zhong Yi's grim gaze swept over the faces of Yu Da and the others, and said, "Start with the Quartermaster's Department!" ”

"Yes!" Quartermaster Yu Da agreed, stood up and said, "Up to now, the Quartermaster Department has stockpiled enough military supplies for 100,000 people to fight for three months!" ”

Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "What about the grain reserves?" ”

Yu Da said without thinking: "Guarantee that 500,000 people will eat for a year!" ”

Zhong Yi said again: "How many people are left in the three towns of Wuhan now?" ”

Yu Da replied: "There are 80,000 people in ten brigades, 70,000 supplementary soldiers, and about 100,000 workers, stretcher teams, and medical personnel, for a total of about 250,000 people!" ”

"Well, well done!" Zhong Yi was pleased when he heard this.

Then, Zhong Yi turned his gaze to Li Lianggang, the director of the Military Service Division.

Li Lianggang immediately got up and said: "Up to now, the ten combat brigades have all completed the training, and the ten supplementary brigades have basically completed the training. ”

"Good!" Zhong Yi nodded, and then turned his gaze to Qiu Zongding, the director of the Communications Department.

Qiu Zongding immediately got up and said, "Up to now, the Communications Office has laid four telephone lines between the garrison headquarters and the fortress of Hankou Railway Station, Guishan Fortress and Snake Mountain Fortress, in addition to a special line!" ”

Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "What about broadcasting?" ”

When Qiu Zongding heard this, his face fell, and he replied: "The installation progress of the broadcast is a little behind, because it will take at least half a month for the broadcast equipment ordered from the United States to arrive!" So, at the moment, only the installation of Hankou has been completed! ”

Zhong Yi frowned and said: "The American supplier has to urge every day, and as soon as the equipment arrives, someone will be sent to install it immediately!" ”

Qiu Zongding responded: "Yes! ”

Zhong Yi's eyes swept to Li Zhengang, director of the Industrial Division, and said: "Director Xiao Li, up to now, the Quartermaster Department has only stockpiled 100,000 weapons and ammunition needed for three months, but the defense of Wuhan cannot only be fought for three months, so the shortage of weapons and ammunition can only be made up by the arsenal of your Industrial Department!" ”

"Rest assured, the industrial department will never drop the chain!" Li Zhengang got up and replied.

After a pause, Li Zhengang said: "Now the arsenal under our industrial department has a complete production system including an explosives workshop, a firearms workshop and a bullet workshop!" Although the current output is not large enough, there is still a lot of potential to be tapped! In short, it is no problem to ensure that 100,000 people are needed for combat! ”

"Hmm!" Zhong Yi said again, "So, are the raw materials hoarded enough?" ”

"The raw materials are sufficient!" Li Zhengang said proudly, "These raw materials are enough for the arsenal to produce at full capacity for a year, and the weapons and ammunition produced are enough to provide 150,000 people for a year's combat needs!" ”

"Good!" Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "Is the safety of the arsenal guaranteed?" ”

"No problem!" Li Zhengang replied, "Except for a few workshops that are not very important and are still working in the open air, other important workshops such as the explosives workshop and the bullet workshop have all been moved into the air-raid shelter on the belly of Guishan Mountain!" ”

"Well done!" Zhong Yi praised and finally set his eyes on Ding Yan, director of the construction department.

Ding Yan immediately got up and said: "Up to now, the reinforcement and reconstruction of private houses in Hankou and Hanyang have all been completed, and the reinforcement and reconstruction of private houses in Wuchang have also been completed halfway!" As for the fortress ......"

Hearing the word fortress, Zhong Yi's face immediately became gloomy.

Ding Yan paused for a moment, and then said: "The fortress of Hankou Railway Station has been successfully completed, and the main projects of the Turtle Mountain Fortress and the Snake Mountain Fortress have basically been completed, but the two fortress artillery positions facing the river, because the 12 280mm caliber Krupp fortress guns ordered from Belgium have not yet arrived, so there is no way to close them!" ”

Due to the continuous pressure from the Japanese government, Belgian arms dealers began to delay the delivery date, and 12 280mm Krupp fortress guns had obviously been shipped to Guangzhou, but they were unwilling to deliver, nor did they say that they would not give them, only that there were still problems with the procedures and that they needed to wait for Brussels to complete the procedures.

But fortunately, 24 155mm caliber M1918 howitzers have arrived!

At that moment, Zhong Yi slapped the table and said: "Don't wait, Director Ding, immediately install the spare 12 naval guns on the artillery positions facing the river in the fortresses of Guishan and Snake Mountain, and then close the fortress!" ”

"Yes!" Ding Yan said, "Let's do it!" ”

(End of chapter)