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The crew of an L118 howitzer consists of 7 people. Xu Le still uses 36 guns as a battalion, which has 13 artillery companies, plus several artillery reconnaissance squads, baggage companies and communications squads, for a total of 500 people.

A total of 72 L118 howitzers and ammunition reserves, consuming military merit points.

Together with traction vehicles and logistic vehicles, a total of 90 Unimog trucks are needed, which consumes military merit points.

It wasn't until the balance was displayed as insufficient that Xu Le suddenly realized: "Fuck, more than 60 military merit points, and they are all gone without me noticing. There is no other way. I will make up for the remaining two in two days. I also need at least 10 small Bayi radio stations at the battalion and company level. Anyway, it's the end of the month, and I should exchange the iron ore. I can make up for it soon!"

Thinking of this, Xu Le directly purchased 88 Unimog trucks. Except for the balance being zero when the system was just activated, this was the first time it was reset to zero.

Maybe it was because of the living habits in his previous life, he was not used to having an empty wallet, so Xu Le simply packed up and went to the mine. All the things he bought were still in the space, and he would take them out all at once when the equipment was complete.

Meidong Mountain is an independent small mountain range in the Luliang Mountains. It cannot be said that the terrain is bad, but it is not very suitable for people to settle down. In addition, the Japanese occupied the iron mine before and expelled the surrounding people, so there are not many people near Meidong Mountain.

Although Xu Le did not order the troops to recruit soldiers on a large scale, the General Staff has been conducting small-scale recruitment in the surrounding areas, and the Military Training Department has also begun training new recruits. Its main contents are: strengthening the strategic management of military training, strengthening the macro-management of joint training, strengthening the overall guidance of military training, and integrating army training and arms construction guidance.

The troops do not need many soldiers for the time being, but they need elite soldiers. The 176th Division is the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty that does not care about the consumption of ammunition in training. With this effort, the training results have been improved several times. While strengthening the physical fitness of recruits, they are also conducting military training, and with professional guidance from the guard members, they can be put into actual combat in a maximum of one month.

Currently, there are more than 1000 new recruits undergoing comprehensive training and they will be incorporated into the army in at most half a month, by which time the two brigade artillery battalions will be officially put into service.

"Young Marshal, how come you have time to come here?"

The iron mine has a factory director, who was arranged by the Logistics Department and manages the mine together with Zhen Zhiying.

"I haven't come to see you for a long time. How is the mining going now?"

While directing the soldiers to work, Zhen Zhiying took out a notebook and reported: "The three diesel generators you provided are of great help. The power is stable, unlike the previous coal-fired generator, which often has unstable voltage and affects the operation of equipment from time to time.

With the input of more than 664 people from our 3000th Regiment, the staff has exceeded 4000 people, and the daily output of iron ore has reached 35 tons. If there are enough drilling rigs, the output can be increased! "

"There's nothing we can do about this. I can only provide generators, but no other equipment. The mining value of this iron ore is relatively large, and the coverage area is also relatively wide. Our troops cannot be stationed here for a long time, so we have to find a way to increase the mining efforts!"

The system only provides military items. Electricity is indispensable in military operations, so it is sold there. However, machine tools and other equipment are completely industrial products. Xu Le looked for them in the mall, but couldn't find them!

Zhen Zhiying thought for a moment and said, "Young Marshal, how about this? The working hours of the mine are during the day, and we can implement a 24-hour work system. By working day and night, the output can be increased by about 1.5 times!"

There is no other way. We will eventually have to move towards the bourgeoisie. However, the situation forces us to do so. War is no joke and what needs to be changed must be changed.

"Then let's make it a 24-hour system. Announce that anyone willing to work the night shift will have their monthly salary increased to 3 yuan. It's almost September, and the weather is getting colder. We must ensure their diet, make sure there's meat at every meal, and don't leave out any cotton-padded clothes. The army has enough funds, so you can report to the finance department at any time and go to the nearby county to buy cotton-padded clothes. I'll also say hello to them!"

As Zhen Zhiying listened, her eyes gradually turned red. Several miners passing by couldn't help but stop and looked at Xu Le as if he were a savior.

Xu Le asked in confusion: "Captain Zhen, what's wrong with you? Are you exhausted? I've heard that you work very hard, and it's time to take a good rest. Everything you have done has been seen by everyone. The past is the past. You are now a member of our Independent 176th Division. Don't think about things you shouldn't think about!"

Zhen Zhiying wiped her eyes and said with some excitement: "Young Marshal, I have lived for more than 30 years. I have worked as a laborer, a bandit, and even a traitor. But all I did was to have a meal and to lead my men to survive!

And everything you do is for the sake of us ordinary people. If I had met you earlier, I would not have been wearing the dog skin of the Japanese devils, and I would not have carried the infamy that I could never erase in my lifetime.

Young Marshal, the reason why I led my men to work so hard before was to avoid being looked down upon by our brother troops and to cover up our crimes.

But from now on, I will not live for any other reason, only for you, Marshal, because you are a good commander and worthy of my following! "

The conversation between the two had gradually attracted a group of miners and soldiers from the 664th Regiment. As Zhen Zhiying knelt down excitedly, the others also knelt down slowly.

Xu Le understood that both the miners and the soldiers belonged completely to the 176th Division, or in other words, completely to him.

And this is exactly the result he wanted. He didn't want others to be loyal to the army, but to be loyal to himself. As long as he gave an order, the soldiers would obey absolutely.

This is also the reason why he set up the General Political Department and let Xu Er manage it personally. This is the soul of the army, and he wanted the army to absolutely support him.

Of course, he didn't intend to rebel or establish a dictatorship. He just traveled from the future. Although this Tang Dynasty is a little different from the China of his previous life, they are all descendants of the dragon. There are some things that they couldn't do in their previous life, but now they have the opportunity, and there is also a system, so they have to do what they want.

Even if what he has to do is to make the whole world his enemy, he will do it without hesitation.

The Tang Dynasty was established more than 900 years ago. Why did it cause warlords' fighting in recent years, leading to constant domestic wars and misery for the people?

Because just like China in the previous life, European and American powers had invaded the Tang Dynasty countless times as early as around 850 AD, killing many Tang civilians and looting countless Tang treasures and cultural relics.

So whether it is for the China in his previous life or for the Tang Dynasty in this life, he must make those invaders pay the price. Driving Fuso out of the Tang Dynasty is only the first step.