Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Chapter 538: Restructuring of the National Defense University

Wang Meng finally sent Wang Chengzhu away and then breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the weapons production lines that are now everywhere, it would be really hard to sustain.

Now the independent column's arsenal has been professionally divided into artillery factories, light weapons factories, and ammunition factories, and it has branches in Yangquan, Pingshun, Changzhi and Qingyang.

The daily production of bullets reached one million rounds and the artillery production reached 100,000 rounds.

If all artillery factories were operating at full capacity, the number of artillery pieces produced each day could reach more than 500.

There are also military automobile factories, armored vehicle factories, tank factories, aircraft manufacturing plants, communications equipment factories, and so on.

In short, in addition to fighter jets, there are Tiger tanks and the final experimental Type 5 tank. The independent column's standard weapons can now be mass-produced.

Moreover, factories were built wherever the independent column fought. After all, in order to improve the living standards of ordinary people, they had to be allowed to "enter the factory."

Fortunately, Wang Meng has enough points and can exchange industrial mother machines at will, so there is no shortage of production equipment.

The military industry is booming, and the civilian industry is not lagging behind. Textiles, electricity, electronics, roads and bridges, everything is progressing steadily.

According to the plan of Wang Meng and Lin Shubing, within five years, the area controlled by the Independent Column will be transformed into an advanced industrial city in China where people can live and work in peace and contentment, on par with European and American countries.

Therefore, the surplus production capacity of Wang Meng's military industry was also opened to global arms suppliers, and all weapons would be supplied to the countries allied with the anti-fascist alliance.

The real money from the sale of weapons, plus the penicillin industry that made him famous, made him a tiring profit.

Wang Meng and Lin Shubing did not distribute all the money they earned directly. Instead, they invested most of it in expanding reproduction, scientific research and recruiting advanced talents from abroad.

The wealth of the Independent Column is snowballing at a very fast pace.

Wang Meng sat in the office with his feet up, looking out the window with a frown.

"My Chief of Staff Wang, what little trouble do you have?"

Wang Meng looked up and saw that it was his good partner, Lin Shubing.

"Why are you here? Aren't you busy enough with the National Defense University and the Non-commissioned Officers' School?"

"Don't mention it. We have just handed over a group of newly graduated students to the Fourth Army and the First Artillery Corps. We will gradually recruit more students next!

By the way, there is something I need to discuss with you."

Wang Meng put his feet down and kicked a chair towards Lin Shubing.

"Sit down! What's up?"

"We are now expanding our business. One National Defense University and one NCO school can no longer meet our needs! I want to re-establish schools according to the branches of the military.

Of course, in the early stages it will definitely be under the management of the National Defense University, but the school can be located in other places.

For example, Qingyang, Taiyuan, Datong, etc.!"

Wang Meng nodded. The current National Defense University is indeed too large, so it is definitely a trend to split it up.

There are also advantages to distributing these schools to various locations:

First, it brings new vitality to various places and reassures the people.

Second, these students are equivalent to a paramilitary force, which can indirectly strengthen the local defense capabilities.

"Hey, Shubing, since you've already made this suggestion, you must have a specific idea in mind, right?"

Lin Shubing rolled his eyes at Wang Meng and knew that this guy must want to be a hands-off boss again.

"I admire you. Come and see!"

Lin Shubing threw a stack of information in front of Wang Meng.

"Instructions for the Construction of National Defense University".

Pingshun is the headquarters of the National Defense University, where the Advanced Command College and the Intermediate Command College are located.

The Advanced Command College provides short-term training for officer cadres at division level and above.

The Intermediate Command College provides mid-term training for brigade, regiment and battalion level officers and cadres.

The Junior Command College provides long-term training for company and platoon-level officer cadres.

As a petrochemical base, Qingyang has a Chemical Engineering College, which mainly trains officers in chemistry and chemical defense.

At the same time, as the rear base of the independent column, Qingyang also set up an aviation academy to train talents in flight officers, navigation, radar, maintenance, avionics, etc.

Taiyuan, as the former political and financial center of Shanxi, established an Army Academy to train grassroots command officers and professional officers of the army.

Datong is an important city in the north, and it has an artillery academy to train artillery commanders.

Baotou has a vast terrain, which is suitable for armored cluster training, so a tank and armored forces academy was set up.

Of course, a naval academy was also established next to the Yellow River in Yongji to train naval talents.

In addition, each academy is responsible for training grassroots officers in their respective fields, and simultaneously establishes non-commissioned officer schools to train grassroots non-commissioned officers and technical soldiers.

"Not bad, Shubing. The settings of your colleges combine the advantages of various places. Very good!"

"Don't flatter me. From now on, are you going to be a hands-off boss? Are you going to hand over this job to me again?"

"Oh, I've been so busy these days that my head is about to explode! You just have to take care of these greenhorns!"

Lin Shubing, I knew this would be the result a long time ago. After all, the two of them started as commanders at the special operations squadron level and gradually grew into senior officers commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. It is impossible for them not to be under pressure.

"Okay, leave it to me then! You and Lao Zhao and the others are not allowed to interfere!"

When Wang Meng heard this, he knew that the next batch of students would suffer.

As expected, Lin Shubing already had a plan in mind.

After the exam is held in Pingshun, qualified students will walk to the designated destination city. After arriving, they will attend classes while participating in the construction of the academy, building houses and repairing training grounds, all by themselves!

Lin Shubing chuckled and prepared to leave with his plan.

At this time, a telegram was delivered to Wang Meng.

"Chief of Staff, telegram from Director Mao of the Yunnan Office!"

"Oh? That's the last time they contacted me in 800 years. Could it be that the Central Army is causing trouble again?"

Sure enough, Wang Meng guessed correctly.

In Kunming, Mao Hang's military police headquarters arrested a group of mischievous Central Army troops.

It has to be said that these central troops are really bored.

When the Yunnan Office of the Independent Column was recruiting soldiers, this group of Central Army troops, for some unknown reason, started making jokes in the conscription team and constantly provoking the soldiers of the Independent Column who were maintaining order.

That was not all. They also pushed the civilians who were queuing up to join the army several times, telling them not to join the independent column, otherwise they would be beaten.

Mao Hang had originally planned to make money through harmony, but he didn't expect that the Central Army would regard his tolerance as cowardice and become even more aggressive.

In a rage, Mao Hang sent two armored vehicles and captured a dozen Central Army troops.

The Central Army was also angry. They didn't expect that their base camp would be controlled by a mere military police company!

So, a battalion was sent to surround the yard of the Independent Column’s Yunnan Office.