Chapter 23: The Arsenal

  After Wang Jie received the telegram from Wang Mingyu, he sent the goods he had already purchased and the first batch of medicines to Jiangsu Port, Lianyungang in the name of Zhongsheng Company.

  Including German-made sniper rifles, bullets, non-reflective steel helmets, military daggers, entrenching tools, fifty low-power radios, five high-power radios and so on, as well as 500 AKs, countless ammunition, plus the first batch of penicillin thirty boxes were also transported to China at the same time.

  However, Wang Jie had secretly transported the first batch of medicines to a warehouse near the port before he gained attention, along with the purchased guns and ammunition, and many sacks of rice were used to cover them up, and reliable personnel were dispatched to guard them.

  In this world, to accomplish something big, all aspects of the relationship must be sorted out. The port inspection in the United States is very strict. Wang Jie used his own money to settle with both major and minor inspectors and smoothly obtained an exemption certificate. A small exemption certificate cost Wang Jie $50,000; if it weren't for Wang Mingyu's prior arrangement, he wouldn't have spared this $50,000 no matter what.

  Zhongsheng Firearms Company is now being noticed by a small number of attentive people, but the majority of people's attention is still focused on Zhongsheng Pharmaceuticals. To say that Zhongsheng Firearms is just coming up with some new gadgets doesn't have much significance, as military equipment updates quickly and hasn't reached the point where a new type of gun can change the world situation. And Zhongsheng Firearms is also managed by Jefferson, who has handed it over to his subordinates to manage because he really can't spare the time, and Jefferson's daily activities are being closely watched by all parties trying to dig out the boss behind the scenes.

  China, Jiangsu Lianyungang.

  The location of Lianyungang was crucial to China at that time, the origin of the Longhai Railway, a long-coveted target of the Japanese army, but it had not been achieved for a long time.

  Zhao Guoding followed Wang Mingyu's arrangement and organized a group of people, with about 50 people in total. They were all selected hunters by birth. In addition, Zhao Guoding purchased a batch of military supplies from Shanghai and brought these people to wander around the mountains every day. Except for Zhao Guoding who often appeared at the dock of Lianyungang and maintained good relations with those officials and some local gangs, the rest of the people lived in secret caves waiting for instructions.

  These people are relatively simple, all from rural northern Jiangsu, after Zhao Guochu's ideological indoctrination and sufficient resettlement fees, they have already regarded their lives as belonging to Zhao Guochu. Of course, the most important thing is that Zhao Guochu has no airs, treats everyone equally, and takes good care of them. In this era, whoever can make everyone live a good life will be willing to die for him, it's all about this logic.

  Zhao Guodong led a group of old household members to carry out activities here for about two months, and finally found a huge natural arsenal in the mountains of Lianyungang. It was a cave in the mountains, very hidden, with an area as large as a football field. Due to long-term uninhabitation, the surrounding forests were dense, and the terrain was extremely hidden. In addition, guerrilla forces often came and went, and ordinary mountainous areas were not welcomed by the Nationalist Party and the Japanese army. Planes could not provide cover, tanks could not enter, so this place became a true vacuum zone. Only a small number of guerrilla forces and some bandits appeared here.

  After Zhao Guodong discovered this good place, he was excited for a while, and then organized people to start renovating the cave. Finally, it became a huge warehouse. In addition, being deep in the mountains, it was very hidden, and Zhao Guodong had already considered this as the best storage location. He also built a hidden path outside, specifically for transportation purposes. Other people were responsible for transportation, while some were responsible for safety. They didn't disturb the common people or take advantage of fires to loot, so the guerrilla troops wouldn't come to attack them. These people were mainly defending against bandits. The fortifications around the cave were built very well, at least that's what Zhao Guodong thought. Usually, everyone would practice their marksmanship inside the cave when they had nothing else to do. The past few months had passed very smoothly. Only they didn't know how great their responsibilities would be in the future.

  Zhao Guotun, who goes to the dock every three days, received a secret signal on this day. It was Wang Jiefu's signal, which meant that the goods had arrived and it was time to pick them up.

  Wang Jie arrived the day before yesterday, but didn't know that Zhao Guotang comes once every three days and thought something had happened to him. So for these few days, he carefully anchored his boat 10 kilometers away from the sea and made a small boat to go ashore first to contact Zhao Guotang, just in case of an accident.

  After receiving Wang Jie's secret signal, Zhao Guodong went to the dock and found Wang Jie's residence, where he met with Wang Jie.

  The two were very happy to see each other and talked about their own experiences. When Zhao Guotang heard that Wang Mingyu's company was booming, he not only admired Wang Mingyu even more, but also felt proud of himself as if he had achieved such success.

  Zhao Guoding said that the people on this side of Lianyungang Wharf have all been settled, so Zhao Guoding went back to call someone. Wang Jie then drove the boat to the wharf and started transporting goods. Zhao Guoding rented more than a dozen cars, mainly because most of them were grains, and since they hadn't started fighting with Japan yet, it didn't attract people's attention, thinking that some grain merchant was doing business.

  After the goods arrived at the outer perimeter, all the goods were unloaded and only after the car left did they start to take responsibility for transporting them. Since it was only their own people who moved, there were fewer things, more people, and a long way to go, so it took two whole days to move everything. At this point, the warehouse was already one-third full. Various weapons, medicines, etc. began to be guarded by special personnel.

  Wang Jie looked at the huge cave and the small entrance, laughing for a long time. He said that Zhao Guotang was really good at finding things, and had actually found such a large place, which was so hidden. After being modest for a while, Wang Jie said he wanted to go to Nanjing to meet up with Wang Mingyu, and thought about going together with Zhao Guotang. However, Zhao Guotang couldn't leave because his guarantee to Wang Mingyu was that as long as the warehouse existed, he would be there!

  Wang Jie smiled helplessly and said goodbye before leaving for Nanjing with a few people.

  At this time, Zhao Guocong looked at the materials in the warehouse and deeply felt the weight of responsibility. This warehouse can be said to be related to Wang Mingyu's future success or failure, and it is related to many things, all of which are Wang Mingyu's personal belongings. Since none of them have been opened, many people do not know what is hidden inside, they are all rice, although it feels a bit off, but their task is not to be curious, but to protect these curious things. Because their boss Zhao Guocong had told them that if something happened to the goods, everyone would have to apologize with death, and the boss himself was no exception. What does this explain? It explains that these things are the boss's most precious things, since the boss gave him so much money, shouldn't he risk his life for the boss? Moreover, he has so many people under him.

  The establishment of the Su Bei secret warehouse marks the beginning of Wang Mingyu's thorny road.

  On the road to the future, the SuBei secret warehouse played an unparalleled role. This secret was not revealed until Wang Mingyu defected to Yan'an. These hunters who guarded the goods later joined Wang Mingyu's troops, and those who guarded this place became Wang Mingyu's most elite troops, a special brigade trained by Wang Mingyu himself.