Although there are some difficulties. But Zhang Zhenhua also knew that the military factory was now working hard to install new equipment, and the labor intensity of the workers was very high. Nutrition can't keep up, and it can't support it at all. It's just that solving these things is not something that can be done in a short period of time. Although the commander proposed a solution to the problem, it took a long time except for fishing and hunting.

However, although it is a little difficult, it is still a way of thinking. Not only are there many birds and beasts in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains, but also Luobei and Suibin are on the edge of the Heilongjiang River. Organizing some people to fish and hunt cannot completely solve the problem, but it can support it for a while.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Zhenhua nodded and said, "Don't worry, commander, I will try my best to find ways to improve the living conditions of the workers in the arsenal." Tomorrow I will allocate 10,000 rounds of ammunition and send a group of people into the mountains to hunt. In addition, a group of fishermen on the edge of the Heilongjiang River were organized to go down to the river to fish. ”

Regarding Zhang Zhenhua's assurance, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Is this right?" Guarding such a big treasure house as Heilongjiang and Xiaoxinganling, can't we even eat a meal of meat? Isn't this a big joke? However, when you organize a hunt, you must pay attention to ask the local old hunters for advice. ”

"First of all, the main target of hunting is those wild animals with strong fecundity and relatively large numbers, such as wild boar, green sheep, yellow sheep, pheasants, red deer, and roe deer. And it is necessary to estimate the amount of meat needed each day and hunt according to the plan. Don't fight animals with low fertility and scarce numbers. ”

"We can't just hunt and kill because we need to, and we can't let us make this place a chicken. Wildlife resources belong to everyone, to all Chinese, not to our individuals. Except for the right amount of killing, over-killing is absolutely not allowed. As soon as the number of farms we reach the scale, stop immediately. ”

"It's the same with organized fishing, don't rush to extermination. It is necessary to draw up a long-term plan and catch fish in moderation. You can't just catch and fish indiscriminately. Although there are many fish in the river, they are not endless. ”

"Nature is a natural selection, and every living thing has its own reason. Every living thing is a link in a complete biological chain. Roe deer and wild boar are not only food for humans, but also for tigers and leopards. If you have all the roe deer and wild boars, will the tigers and leopards starve to death? We can't do the kind of thing that kills everything, we need to do it in moderation. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's words, Zhang Zhenhua was a little incomprehensible. In his opinion, those wild animals are called to feed people's hunger. At the moment, at this stall, I can't take care of anyone, so what kind of tiger and leopard? Besides, isn't it true that this tiger and leopard eat livestock, and the more they die, the better?

But since Yang Zhen has already said it, he can only choose to obey. Fortunately, in this era, the little Xing'an Mountains, which are almost still in a primitive state, are really good at beating roe deer, scooping fish, and pheasants flying into the rice pot. The sheer number of wild animals is terrifying. It is common to see herds of red deer, sika deer and green sheep hanging around the arsenal. Roe deer and pheasants also often come in. Occasionally, a black bear or two would come in and steal food from the kitchen.

Some of the sweet potatoes and potatoes planted by the workers' families were once arched by wild boars overnight. You can even hear the occasional tiger roaring. Make a big box, sprinkle some sorghum rice, and you can set out more than a dozen pheasants in half a day. However, maintaining the meat of more than 2,000 people is not enough to really run out of wild animals.

After Zhang Zhenhua recorded Yang Zhen's order, he said: "Please rest assured, commander, I will definitely find a way to solve the nutritional problem of the personnel in the arsenal." Eggs can't be solved for the time being, so let's solve the problem of eating meat first. But Commander, there is something I still need to ask for. ”

"What do you do with the weapons and ammunition that Jiangbei handed over? The weapons and ammunition have been sorted, and all the relatively good ones have been singled out, with a total of more than 3,000 rifle machine guns and about 2 million rounds of ammunition of various kinds. Mainly French-style weapons, as well as British-made ten-shot rifles and Vickers heavy machine guns. ”

"As for the other parts, especially the rust and the weapons without ammunition, like the Murata rifles made by those little devils, do you think they are stored or destroyed? There are also those cannons, except for a small number of French-made 69-mm mountain guns, which have relatively sufficient ammunition and are in good condition, the rest of the artillery is aging and has lost its use value. ”

Regarding Zhang Zhenhua's request for instructions, Yang Zhen didn't think about it and said, "What do you ask?" All of them were destroyed on the spot and handed over to the arsenal as raw materials. Those who have scrapped weapons, who will dare to take them to the battlefield? What do you keep it for? ”

"You will pick out the weapons and ammunition that can be used and concentrate them separately, and issue five hundred rifles to each of the first, second, and two divisions, and ten light and heavy machine guns, and the rest will be put into storage first. As for the weapons and ammunition that cannot be used, they will be destroyed. There is also ammunition, which is also completely destroyed. ”

Yang Zhen's words fell, but the director of the arsenal had a different opinion and said, "Chief, I also saw that batch of weapons." I have no opinion on you destroying those light weapons that have been scrapped, but ammunition cannot be destroyed. Bullets are scrapped, mostly primers and propellants that are expired or damp. Warheads and shells are no problem. ”

"We can separate those bullets, replace the primer and refurbish the propellant, and then continue to use them. And even if those bullets have been completely scrapped, their shells are the raw materials that we urgently need to make copper shells. ”

"In addition, those rifles that have been scrapped, and light and heavy machine guns should not be destroyed. Many of the parts inside, such as the firing pin and the gun carriage of light and heavy machine guns, can be used with modifications. Even wooden parts such as the butt can continue to be used. ”

"As for those guns, we can refurbish them. Select some guns that have not yet reached the end of their service life for refurbishment. This, of course, refers to the one with shells. As for other guns, we can also disassemble the parts that are useful and continue to use them as accessories after refurbishment. ”

"Chief, I was used to living a poor life when I was in the Eleventh Army. At that time, if you wanted to get a batch of raw materials, even if you wanted to produce explosives for grenades, you had to go to the devils to grab them. Now although we have our own production line and have so many machines and equipment, it does not mean that we have become a big household and a landlord. ”

"Those weapons are not usable, but they can be disassembled and used as spare parts. This can greatly alleviate our current shortage of raw materials. We have an arsenal, but we still have to use the resources that can be used. We are not eligible for Lang fees at this time. ”

Regarding the idea of the director of the arsenal to live a careful life, Yang Zhen gave a thumbs up and said: "In the end, ginger is still old and spicy." In this way, all but those that have been picked out can be used, all the rest will be left to you. As for what to do, you are solely responsible. ”

Yang Zhen didn't know that when he was talking to Zhang Zhenhua and the director of the arsenal, Kovalev, who was already drunk and should have been asleep, was in his bedroom, looking up at the roof of this wooden stunned room with bright eyes, thinking about Yang Zhen in his heart.

Kovalev was not really drunk, and the information he revealed was not his drunken words. As a veteran intelligence officer of the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, that is, the famous GRU, he made the most vulgar mistake of such an intelligence officer who would not drink too much alcohol on such occasions.

This Lieutenant Colonel Kovalev is not just the quartermaster logistics staff officer he sees on the surface, it is just his cover identity in the Far Eastern Military District. His real identity is the head of the GRU branch of the Far Eastern Military District. And his identity is not known to General Abanashek, who asked him to come from Moscow by name when he was the commander of the Far Eastern Military District.

If he had not identified himself, I am afraid that General Abanasek, who attached great importance to him, would never have dreamed that his best friend's son would have been selected by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army to join the GRU when he was studying at the Leningrad Dzerzhinsky Military Engineering Academy.

Because of his outstanding talents, it can be said that he has risen all the way. Now he is the head of the secret intelligence agency of the GRU in the Far Eastern Military District. In his hand was a secret radio station that even the pervasive Far Eastern Military District Ministry of Internal Affairs did not know, and was in direct contact with the General Staff of the Soviet Army in Moscow.

The situation of Soviet troops in the territory of the Far Eastern Military District, as well as the movements of Japanese troops in Manchuria, the main object of their intelligence, were reported to the General Staff of the Soviet Army in Moscow as soon as possible. And the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Kovalev is not what others think of as Lieutenant Colonel. His rank shown on the file of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army in Moscow was Colonel.

However, although his true identity is not known to Abanasek, that does not prevent him from becoming the person he trusts most. Because he was not a special agent of the NKVD in charge of internal surveillance, but a person specializing in a single external military intelligence. This makes his work not a threat to the general.

This time, he personally escorted this batch of supplies and equipment across the river, not only because of the commission of General Abanashek, but also because he received instructions from Moscow. He was ordered to find out the strength, equipment, and actual combat effectiveness of this Chinese unit within the shortest possible time.

The signature at the end of the telegram indicated that the order was given by the General Staff Shaposhnikov himself. In view of the importance attached by the General Staff to these Chinese comrades, Kovalev, as the head of the GRU in the Far Eastern Military District, decided to go out personally.

As for being the personal representative of General Abanašek, it's just a piggyback job. Let's investigate whether Yang Zhen's subordinates have the strength to assist the Soviet Red Army in defeating the Japanese fascists in the event of a full-scale outbreak of the Japanese-Soviet War, which is likely to break out in the near future, whether in terms of training, combat effectiveness, or other aspects, as reported by General Abanashek. This was his true intention in venturing into Manchuria.

Compared with the NKVD, which was known and known to everyone in the Soviet Union, the GRU, as the largest secret intelligence agency of the Soviet army, was unknown because of the peculiarities of its identity. But it doesn't mean that his intelligence agents are also a group of dry eaters.

And Kovalev was able to not only not reap the influence of the rebellion at a young age, but even rose to the top and was appointed as the head of an important intelligence region. Of course, it has something to do with the fact that Stalin's purge of the Soviet army killed a large number of high-ranking officers and even excellent intelligence officers. But it also shows his absolute extraordinary talent from another aspect.

As a veteran intelligence officer, Kovalev tasted at the first glance that this young commander was definitely a nationalist, and definitely an arrogant person. Although his national character is very rational and restrained.

Although he is very realistic and sleek. But Kovalev has long been keenly aware of the arrogance in his bones.

But Kovalev still keenly felt Yang Zhen's character in the expression on his face after he saw the batch of scrapped weapons that had been shoddy and topped by the NKVD. Be strong, bloody, and have a tough personality with a strong sense of self-esteem. And he is extremely realistic and down-to-earth, never pinning his hopes on fantasies and others. This was Kovalev's first impression of Yang Zhen.

He did not directly offer requests for assistance from the Soviet side, as other Anti-Union officers did, preferring to tighten his belt and save up gold to buy. And through guò self-designed weapons with excellent performance and their equivalent exchange.

The materials purchased and exchanged are not weapons and equipment, but military production lines. This shows that he attaches great importance to maintaining his independence and does not want to rely too much on the Soviet side. It also shows that he has a strong sense of self-esteem and does not want to be looked down upon.

In Kovalev's opinion, it is difficult for such a person to be charged. However, such a person is what the Manchurian anti-Japanese armed forces in the current difficult situation need the most.

Although he had not yet met Yang Zhen's subordinates, Kovalev could see from the guards of the arsenal that although he was still a little immature and immature, he was definitely a well-trained army.

What Kovalev said when he finally pretended to be drunk was indeed true. But he didn't mean to tell Yang Zhen when the central delegation would arrive. He figured out Guò and observed the expression on Yang Zhen's face after knowing about this, and got some information about his attitude towards his center.

It's just that he was a little disappointed that this guy just lost his mind for a moment after listening to his drunken words, but he didn't have any expression. The expression on his face did not change in any way, and it was impossible to understand what he was thinking now.

After thinking about it for a long time, except for figuring out Yang Zhen's character, Kovalev, who had nothing else to gain, felt that Yang Zhen was difficult to be pondered, and he also felt that he was in love with this young guy.

Looking at the swarthy mountains outside the window and the guards walking back and forth from time to time, Kovalev suddenly smiled, lay on the bed and whispered: "Dear Comrade Yang Zhen, I think we will become good friends." Because we're all the same people. Isn't it? ”