Chapter Sixteen: The Central Military Academy (6)

  Wang Mingyu's third squad, standing on the shooting range, each holding a gun, without Wang Mingyu's order, they didn't move at all. Just this momentum alone was not something that Zheng Rong and Tian Yuguang's squads could match.

  Zheng Rong said to Tian Yuguang: Old Tian, can you see if there's anything unusual about them?

  Tian Yuangang took a closer look and said: Their gun-holding posture is very standard, the guns are held very steadily, it should be the result of strict training. At least I think Wang Mingyu's third squad is stronger than mine in terms of stability.

  You're quite right, it seems like both of us are going to lose! Zheng Rong sighed and said.

  What? Just because of this you know you've lost? Tian Yuguang looked at Zheng Rong in disbelief.

  Lao Tian, you know I'm also a competitive person, when have you ever seen me show weakness before battle? Now I'm just stating a fact, do you understand? Take a closer look at their shooting posture and you'll see, if they can maintain this stillness for a bit, the accuracy of their target will increase. Don't you know that among them there are several naturally talented marksmen? Just wait and see the result!

  The third team's results came out in Zheng Rong and Tian Yuguang's conversation.

  Reporting officer, average score of forty-one rings! The scorer has announced the results.

  Wow! ~~~ The third squad's people all excitedly shouted, this not only confirmed their training results, but more importantly they could see the instructor running and doing laundry for them.

  Wang Mingyu also showed a relieved smile, Wang Mingyu originally didn't expect them to play extra long, as long as they could bring out what they normally trained for, Wang Mingyu was already satisfied.

  Zheng Rong took a look at Wang Mingyu and said with profound meaning: You're not simple!

  Then Zheng Rong took Tian Yuge and forty other students to start running ten laps around the playground. If you want to gamble, you have to accept defeat!

  The subsequent training was led by Zheng Rong, as other battalions had begun shooting training, and there were also battalion reports to the Education Commissioner on the first battalion's early shooting training. However, their reactions all fell into the sea, only the first battalion officer Zheng Rong's summary of the first phase of training sparked the interest of Education Commissioner Zhang Zhizhong.

  The first phase of training for the First Brigade has been completed ahead of schedule. I would like to specially mention an outstanding trainee from our First Brigade, Wang Mingyu. His exceptional performance in all aspects is unprecedented since I took charge of the team. Furthermore, I had Wang Mingyu lead a small team for a month of shooting training to better understand his abilities. The results are as follows:

  Zhang Zhizhong looked at this summary report with a mix of relief and shock.

  General Zhang thought to himself: Logically speaking, since his own son is performing so well, his old friend Wang Yuanshan shouldn't have written this letter asking him to take extra care of him. A gem will always shine through. Could it be that because his own son is excellent, Wang Yuanshan wants to give him more space and stage to showcase himself? This Wang Yuanshan, he really has a selfless flavor to him. It seems I was wrong to suspect him. Since he's willing to let his son serve the country, and his son is so excellent, then I should give him an even better platform to show off in the future. After all, talented people can't be wasted!

  Wang Yuanshan would not know that Zhang Zhizhong thought this way, and he would not rush from Ningbo to Nanjing to question Zhang Zhizhong for misinterpreting his intention. How could Wang Yuanshan possibly wish for the extinction of his own family line? However, Wang Yuanshan did not know about it now, as he was busy with his business. Who let his son take away so much money and had to earn it back himself? If his son could learn well, he would be delighted!

  Before I knew it, half a year had passed and it was March 1934.

  Wang Mingyu almost simultaneously received telegrams from Zhao Guowen and Wang Jie.

  Zhao Guodong said in a telegram that he had already brought Dr. Fleming to Shanghai and would arrive in Nanjing tomorrow, which was just Sunday.

  Wang Jie then sent a telegram saying that everything was ready, and he also arrived in Shanghai, preparing to go to Nanjing to meet with Wang Mingyu. Wang Mingyu immediately replied with a telegram, asking him to come see him tomorrow.

  Wang Mingyu was over the moon upon receiving these two messages. Since Wang Jie had returned, things were almost settled, so he should start preparing himself today.

  Wang Mingyu thought to himself: What's most important now are the munitions and pharmaceutical companies. As for the oil company, with the support of these two companies, what's there to worry about? Penicillin is as valuable as gold! When the time comes, selling a vial for two gold bars to Japan will be enough to take down Little Japan! The pharmaceutical company should focus on producing penicillin. Try to get as much into China before '37, or it'll be too late. As for munitions, it seems like we need to design two that are actually useful. But what's too complicated is beyond us, and for now, it's a bit of a challenge.

  Here is the translation:

  So, Wang Mingyu was deep in thought, what kind of weapon would be both useful and affordable? Ah, got it! AK47! Although the individual performance indicators of the AK47 assault rifle are not outstanding, its overall performance is well-balanced, with a simple structure, sturdy and durable, with few malfunctions, low production costs, great power, and most importantly, very suitable for fighting against the Japanese devils. The feeling of blowing someone's head off with an AK is really cool! And so, a rough sketch of the AK47 appeared on paper. Of course, the final data and all that would still need to be handled by professionals, but he just needed to provide a general idea and then register for patent rights. However, the name couldn't be called AK47 later, forget it, let's just call it AK! With his mind made up, Wang Mingyu felt very pleased with himself. One AK would be enough to equip his own team, thinking about how cool it would be if his entire team was equipped with AKs... This is something that the regular army couldn't compare to! The AK47 is a semi-automatic rifle, but it does consume a lot of bullets. However, when the time comes, they can make money by selling penicillin, and since he would be equipping his own team at cost price, it's not a big deal.

  However, what Wang Mingyu is thinking now is that in the future, he will definitely form a special warfare team. The things used by the special warfare team are a bit advanced, and he can only use them, let alone manufacture them. If AK wasn't the king of guns and was simple, he might be able to mess around with it too.

  The problem with equipment can't be solved now, but it can be solved later. Now we must let Wang take care of this matter. We also need to make a list ourselves.

  Wang Mingyu's initial estimate was that his special forces team had around 100 people, enough to sway the outcome of a battle, provided they underwent rigorous training. In addition, there were 100 reserve members who would be replenished as needed to maintain the team's full strength. These matters could be dealt with later; for now, Wang Mingyu focused on making a list of equipment he had used in his special forces days and asking Wang Jie to check if they could be procured from American military suppliers, or if not, from other countries. The items included sniper rifles, gas masks, daggers, pistols, submachine guns, reflective helmets, high-powered binoculars, and radios, all with quantities listed. To ensure long-term combat effectiveness, ammunition supplies were also plentiful.

  Everything was ready, but Wang Mingyu was still thinking about the loopholes in his plan. These loopholes could be fatal, and he couldn't just rely on modern equipment. He had to consider that this era didn't have walkie-talkies or other modern conveniences. The items he used wouldn't be comparable to modern ones. So, he started to carefully think it over, such as the Japanese-style beard, Japanese military uniforms, officer uniforms, and katana swords, all of which appeared on Wang Mingyu's list.

  Others looked at Wang Mingyu who was constantly writing and drawing, also very curious, but Wang Mingyu said that tomorrow they would know, they couldn't just go up to him and bother him, so after everyone rested for a while, Wang Mingyu finally finished his own things and entered the dream world.

  The next morning, Wang Mingyu took Sun Dabao and a few others, now with Lin Wen and Wu Peilin, to the De Feng Building.

  De Feng Building was the agreed meeting place between Wang Mingyu and them. Upon seeing Wang Mingyu, Zhao Guotai and Wang Jie rushed towards him excitedly at the same time.