Seeing Yang Zhen's puzzled expression, Ma Chunsheng said bitterly: "Commander, have you heard or remembered the Middle East Road incident in the autumn of 29 that brought heavy damage to the entire Northeast Army?" Is it the incident that made the little devil think that he had figured out the true combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army, and dared to launch the 918 Incident in the face of hundreds of thousands of Northeast Army with a mere 20,000 troops? ”

Seeing Yang Zhen nodding slightly, Ma Chunsheng pointed to the materials in the cave and said: "All the materials here were ordered by the young marshal to be taken from the Northeast Armaments Warehouse at the time of the incident, and were ready to be rushed to the Fujin and Tongjiang areas, which were the main battlefields of the Eastern Front at that time, to be used by the local self-defense regiment to redress and form a new provincial defense force."

"It's just a pity that before this batch of materials arrived, Fujin was lost. Because it is very close to Fujin and Tongjiang, which are the main battles, Luobei is not safe. And the original Kosan Street, which is now the crane, has many Japanese. So this batch of materials was temporarily stored here. ”

"After the outbreak of the 918 incident, all those who knew about it had withdrawn to Guannai. And Zhang Jinghui, the former governor of the Eastern Provincial Special Administrative Region, who was in charge of negotiating with the Soviets at that time, although the young marshal seemed to be reusing him on the surface, he was very disgusted with him in his bones. It's also to prevent these old guys from rebelling, so they didn't let him know about this batch of weapons at all. ”

"I stayed in the Northeast and did not evacuate, of course, because my family was tired, but in the final analysis, it was also because of this batch of supplies. After the 918 Incident, a platoon of the garrison here joined General Li Du's Volunteer Army after blowing up the hole here, and later withdrew with General Li Du to Guannai through the Soviet Union. ”

"Because the young marshal had ordered before, and no one was allowed to use this batch of materials unless he ordered it, so the garrison platoon commander did not tell the volunteers the truth about this place. Because I have known the garrison platoon commander for a long time, and I am also a good friend. After I didn't want to be a traitor and deserted home, he risked his life and sneaked into Jiamusi to find me and tell me the truth about this place. ”

"He told me that he had too many scruples at that time, and he regretted that he had not been able to take out the supplies here and hand them over to the volunteers. But the Volunteers have failed, and even if they are taken out now, they will not be able to save the overall situation. He hoped that when needed, I would be able to take out this batch of supplies and hand them over to the anti-Japanese team. For he believed that though they withdrew. But there will still be people who will stand up and continue to fight to the end. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Chunsheng pointed to the piles of materials in the cave and said: "The weapons and equipment here are all the latest equipment imported from abroad before the old marshal was killed in the bombing. There are also some weapons and ammunition produced by the Mukden Arsenal itself before the fall. ”

"Although the caliber and type are a bit mixed, the ammunition is sufficient. The ammunition stored here is enough for two years of use for these equipment. I don't know if the young marshal made this decision at that time to fight against the Soviet Union in the future, or if he had some bad premonition about the little devils, but I know that the equipment here is enough to sustain our troops for two years. ”

"There are 12,000 Italian-made Carcano rifles, and the ammunition is for 1,000 rounds each. In addition to the standard number of rifles, there is also a corresponding spare ammunition. Although these rifles were purchased in the 15th year of the Republic of China, they have never been used because they have been used as spare equipment, and they have always been well maintained. ”

"Not counting these Italian-made rifles, there are also a batch of American-made Russian-style water rifles, which are about 6,000 pieces. It's all the same, it's all new guns that haven't been used. These weapons were originally ordered by Russia during the First World War, and when they were about to be delivered, they did not expect the outbreak of revolution in Russia. ”

"Neither the Americans who made it, nor the French who paid for it, did not want this batch of weapons to fall into the hands of the Red Soviets. Except for the armed part of this batch of weapons that were handed over to the White Russian armed forces, the rest were stored in the United States or sold to the Japanese who wanted to take advantage of Russia and fish in troubled waters. ”

"Lao Shuai bought more than 30,000 of these rifles in total after the Japanese changed hands. This batch of rifles was part of that batch of firearms. Originally, Lao Shuai was going to hand over this batch of rifles that had been produced for more years, but had never been used and had good maintenance, to Zhang Dashuai of Shandong, but before he could implement it, the dog meat general was defeated by the Northern Expeditionary Army. This batch of weapons was left in the northeast. ”

"There are also some French-made eight-millimeter rifles, only about 2,000 of them, which is not as large as the number of rifles made in Italy and the United States. However, although the quantity is not large, the ammunition of these rifles is extremely abundant. The ammunition in this, in addition to meeting the use of French machine guns, is enough for these rifles to last for twenty years. ”

"In addition to rifles, the number of light and heavy machine guns is not too much. Only 500 French-made 1922-style light machine guns and 100 French-made Hatch Chase 8-mm heavy machine guns were purchased by Italian intermediaries. In addition, there were 500 Browning pistols to equip officers and spies. ”

In addition, there are 150 French-made 81-mm mortars, 12 Schneider 1923-type 75-mm mountain guns, 12 Austrian-style 100-mm light howitzers imitated by the Fengtian Arsenal, and 24 Liao-14 37-mm flat-fire guns. In the Middle East Road Incident that year, the Northeast Army suffered enough losses from Soviet tanks, so when it allocated weapons and equipment, it specially allocated 24 flat-fire guns. ”

"Also because I had enough of the Soviet planes back then, there were also 12 of the latest 20-mm anti-aircraft guns that had just been introduced from Switzerland at that time. and twenty-four French-made Hatch Chase 13-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns. ”

In addition to these imported weapons and equipment, there are also 3,000 Liao 13 rifles made in Fengtian, 200 65 caliber 14 light machine guns, and 100 13 79 heavy machine guns. In addition, there are 200 Belgian-made hand-held machine guns and 500 Thomson hand-held machine guns imported from the United States. One hundred and twenty Spanish Astra 02 imitation Mauser automatic pistols. ”

"In order to expand the army, the old commander was hungry for weapons and equipment, and only purchased more than 200,000 rifles from the 11th year of the Republic of China to the 15th year of the Republic of China. Among them, once in the 14th year of the Republic of China, Norwegian merchants bought rifles with a cumulative weight of 129,000 catties and pistols with a total weight of 37,000 catties.

This is not counting the 80,000 Czech-made rifles purchased at one time that year and the 40,000 Czech-made rifles imported in the 17th year of the Republic of China to resist the Northern Expeditionary Army. As well as a large number of Type 38 rifles and cannons of various calibers purchased from the Japanese over the years. There are also tens of thousands of light and heavy weapons of various kinds that were ransomed from the hands of the White Russians who had gone into exile in the northeast. ”

"At the beginning, in addition to Japanese-style equipment, Lao Shuai, like the Beiyang government, attached great importance to Italian equipment and purchased a large amount. Because after the end of World War I, although most Western countries were dumping the so-called surplus materials of World War I, they imposed an arms embargo on China because of the domestic warlord scuffle. ”

"Except for the Japanese, who dared to sell weapons to various Chinese warlords in flagrant violation of regulations, only the Italians dared to secretly sell weapons to China. The old commander, who had long seen the ambitions of the Japanese for the Chinese wolf, did not want to be too restrained by the Japanese, so he also imported weapons and equipment made by Western powers, especially Italy and France, through the Italians and Norway. ”

"Later, after I was able to buy the Czech, Belgian, and German-made 79 rifles with better quality and more power, I didn't look down on the Italian rifles that used 65 bullets. In addition, the Italians often cheat, shoddy, and even did not ship the goods after receiving money, so they no longer used to buy a large number of weapons. ”

It was not until around the time of the Northern Expedition that the output of the Liao 13 rifles in the Fengtian Arsenal had fully met the replacement of the miscellaneous equipment used before, and the weapons and equipment imported from Italy were completely stopped. The main object of outsourcing was changed to the German rifle that could be used with the Liao 13 rifle with 79 caliber bullets. ”

"This batch of Italian-made rifles is part of the last batch of Italian-made weapons imported by Lao Shuai. Because the Liao 13 rifle had begun to be mass-produced at that time, it has not been used. However, although the import of Italian-made weapons and equipment has been stopped, and Italian-made equipment and other miscellaneous equipment have been eliminated from the main force of the Northeast Army. ”

"But because many of these rifles have been transferred to local forces or civilian forces such as self-defense groups, ammunition is still being produced. It's just that it's not a lot of it. ”

"The ammunition for the Italian and French rifles here, including the Russian-caliber Water Lianzhu rifles, is almost all the ammunition produced for them by the Mukden Arsenal before the 918 Incident. Although the production of ammunition over the years is not large, the amount of ammunition imported before and the amount of ammunition accumulated in the arsenal for several years is still enough for us to use for a while. ”

"In addition to the huge amount of weapons and ammunition, there is also enough infantry to carry the equipment of four divisions according to the establishment of the old Feng army. Among them were a full set of armed belts, ammunition packs, water bottles, leggings used by the infantry, and even the sapper shovels were arranged one-to-one according to the rifles. These are all original imports. ”

Hearing that Ma Chunsheng actually held such a big secret in his hands, Yang Zhen almost couldn't believe his ears. So many weapons and equipment, not counting all kinds of so-called hand-held machine guns, that is, submachine guns, just the Italian-made rifles and French-made light and heavy machine guns, plus light and heavy artillery, are enough to equip an integrated army.

Although the caliber of the weapons is a bit more complicated, the rifle ammunition alone includes the Italian-made 65 caliber, the Russian rifle 7.62 caliber, and the French 8 millimeter. But the victory is in sufficient quantities, and the ammunition reserves are enough to cope with several years. It's just that he can't figure out why these weapons and equipment would rather be put here and slowly rot, and Ma Chunsheng will not hand them over and use them as a resistance to the enemy.

Perhaps seeing the doubts on Yang Zhen's face, Ma Chunsheng saw that there were no outsiders around him, and then smiled bitterly: "Because when the Middle East Road Incident occurred, the whole country was condemning Soviet Russia, but only you, the CCP, were supporting Soviet Russia." So I didn't have a good impression of the CCP before. ”

"And through several contacts, I also saw that the tenacity of the Anti-Japanese Union is certainly tenacious, but whether it is tactical literacy or combat effectiveness, the difference between it and the Japanese army is still too big. And most of the time, a war cannot be won by tenacious will and enthusiasm alone. ”

"When most of the anti-Japanese forces in the entire Northeast have failed or collapsed, the Anti-Japanese Federation would rather die in the mountains and forests, starve to death, and die of distress than surrender. I admire their will, but I still don't believe in whether they can support the banner of the Northeast War of Resistance. ”

"Their strength is too thin, even at the peak of three or seven years, they can only harass the Japanese puppet army. Once the Japanese army concentrated its forces and encircled and suppressed it on a large scale, it was almost powerless to fight back. This batch of weapons and equipment in their hands can certainly make them grow for a while, but before the tactical literacy of the entire army is fundamentally improved, it is very doubtful how much role these weapons can play. ”

"Commander, we are all soldiers. Don't tell lies in front of real people. Do you think that relying on their small-scale sneak attacks and ambush-based guerrilla warfare can drive the Japanese army out of the northeast? When I first approached them, I was hesitant. Why would they rather guard these rotten weapons and equipment, and watch their compatriots rely on simple, dilapidated weapons to fight against the well-equipped Japanese puppet army, rather than hand them over? ”

"But after thinking about it for a long time, I still feel that I am observing for a while to see if they have this real strength. But after last year, I was disappointed. Even if I hand over these weapons to them, they will be of limited use until their tactical literacy is fundamentally improved. And a lot of weapons and equipment, such as those artillery, even if they are handed over, how many people will use them? ”

"So after a long period of hesitation, I decided not to hand it over for the time being, and waited. See if there are no more powerful people or armed forces yet. Thankfully, Commander, you didn't disappoint me. Otherwise, these weapons will really rot slowly here. ”

Although I finally knew the reason why Ma Chunsheng did not participate in the Anti-Japanese Federation, he did not die to be a traitor. But for his explanation, Yang Zhen was still quite dissatisfied, and even a little angry.

Yang Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "I really don't know whether to thank you or shoot you." Just to find out the answer to your so-called question, and watch your compatriots fight bloody battles with opponents armed to the teeth with few guns and bullets, and just stand by and watch? You're such a fucking bastard. ”

After that, Yang Zhen stopped Ma Chunsheng's move to explain, and was silent for a long time before sighing: "This matter is over, you and Yiqiyi people should not mention it again in the future, including the political commissar and the chief of staff." When we went back, we said that this arms depot was accidentally discovered on our way back. Remember, it's discovered by accident. ”

Ma Chunsheng is not a stupid person, as soon as Yang Zhen's words came out, he immediately understood Yang Zhen's true intentions. Knowing that he has a large amount of weapons and equipment in his hands, once the news spreads that he did not hand it over at the most critical time of the Anti-United Nations, how much impact will it have on this force with the number of the Anti-United Nations Force, and even many people from the Anti-United Nations, and what kind of outcome will he face. Ma Chunsheng, who knew that this was Yang Zhen thinking of protecting him, nodded solemnly.

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