Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry

Ren Zhong watched Li Yunlong arguing with the adjutant, and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

He thought to himself that it was a rare sight to see Old Li indirectly arguing with the Commander, but he wondered if the Brigade Commander would come in this timeline and take down Li Yunlong, the troublemaker, in that famous scene!

Seeing Li Yunlong with his neck stiff and a look of utter defiance, the adjutant tried to persuade him several times without success, and had no choice but to leave. Not long after, Ren Zhong heard a burst of noisy hoofbeats.

He's coming, he's coming!

It must be the Brigade Commander coming in his leather jacket!

Ren Zhong secretly guessed in his heart, but said to Li Yunlong, "Old Li, did you eat gunpowder today? You're so awesome that you even dare to argue with the Commander. Why don't you go and fight the Brigade Commander?"

"Even if the Brigade Commander comes, he has to be reasonable, right?" Hearing the name of the Brigade Commander, Li Yunlong couldn't help but shiver, but continued to argue stubbornly, "The Brigade Commander can't be unreasonable either."

However, his voice became softer and softer, obviously the words 'Brigade Commander' still had a great impact on Li Yunlong.

The sound of hoofbeats was rapid, and in a blink of an eye, it reached the front of the earthen kiln.

The Brigade Commander in a leather jacket arrived as expected!

Before he dismounted, the Brigade Commander shouted, "Li Yunlong!"

This shout made Li Yunlong, who had just straightened his back, shiver, and then quickly stood at attention and saluted, "Brigade Commander!"

Li Yunlong really didn't expect the Brigade Commander to arrive so quickly, as if he had been waiting for him to mess up.

The bold words he had just uttered were instantly abandoned, and his head drooped like a naughty student caught by the teacher.

"Li Yunlong, you're amazing! I admire you! Really, I admire you!" The Brigade Commander pointed at Li Yunlong with his riding crop, "Are you so messed up that you want to go to heaven!"

"Brigade Commander, I haven't done anything wrong now. I've been demoted to the clothing factory to do embroidery. What mistakes can I make?" Li Yunlong muttered in a low voice.

"Li Yunlong! You're quite eloquent. What's wrong? Now the Commander can't mobilize you, and you don't even listen to me?" The Brigade Commander said sternly, "The headquarters transferred you to the Independent Regiment, but you're putting on airs. What's wrong? Do you want me to carry you there in a sedan chair?"

"Brigade Commander, how could that be? I, Old Li, will go, is that okay?" Li Yunlong couldn't stand it when he heard this. If he continued to talk nonsense, the Brigade Commander's riding crop would really fall on him. Li Yunlong was defiant towards everyone else, but he couldn't even fart in front of the Brigade Commander.

When he, Li Yunlong, hadn't even carried a Chiang Kai-shek rifle, the Brigade Commander had already carried one!

"Speak louder, I can't hear you!" The Brigade Commander shouted loudly.

"Report to the Brigade Commander, I, Li Yunlong, resolutely obey orders and will go to the Independent Regiment immediately!" Li Yunlong also shouted loudly.

The Brigade Commander both hated and loved Li Yunlong. If he wasn't disciplined for three days, he would try to remove the roof tiles! So the Brigade Commander also had a headache. Today, he came to headquarters to report on his work, and as soon as he entered the door, the Commander pointed at his nose and scolded him for a long time. Only then did the Brigade Commander know that Li Yunlong had caused trouble for him again. This time, he even defied the Commander's orders!

This was unacceptable, so the Brigade Commander didn't even have time to say anything before jumping on his horse and chasing after him to the clothing factory. Only after asking did he find out that Li Yunlong hadn't been doing embroidery at all during this time, but had been messing around with some earthen kiln, which made the Brigade Commander even angrier!

So as soon as he arrived, the Brigade Commander gave Li Yunlong a scolding!

Seeing that Li Yunlong was still a little unconvinced, the Brigade Commander pointed at Li Yunlong with his riding crop: "What's wrong? Is going to the Independent Regiment burying your talent, Li Yunlong? You still have an unresigned face. Look at what you've been doing all this time. I heard you've been playing with mud here. Are you addicted to playing? If it doesn't work, I'll let you squat here and play with mud for the rest of your life?"

After the Brigade Commander finished speaking, he looked at the earthen kiln. Inside, there were some strangely shaped large vats. He couldn't help but restrain his anger and asked curiously: "Li Yunlong, what are you doing? These things don't look like vats. What are you burning them for?"

"Brigade Commander, speaking of this, you have to thank me, Old Li. This is what we use to produce sulfuric acid. With it, we can quickly produce gunpowder for bullets ourselves." Li Yunlong straightened his back and said, as if trying to take credit.

"Produce sulfuric acid? You, Li Yunlong, can't even read a few baskets of characters. Can you learn how to produce sulfuric acid?" The Brigade Commander was stunned, looking at Li Yunlong as if he was seeing him for the first time, which made Li Yunlong feel a little numb.

"Brigade Commander, don't look down on people. I spent a lot of effort to get this thing out," Li Yunlong said, unconvinced, sticking his neck out. "Of course, I made the vats, but I hired an expert to produce sulfuric acid. That's this Brother Ren. He knows how to do it. We've already produced a part of it, and we're just waiting for these big vats to come out so we can produce sulfuric acid in large quantities."

The Brigade Commander turned his head and looked at Ren Zhong in the direction Li Yunlong pointed. At this moment, Ren Zhong was wearing a long gown. Although he was young, he did have a scholarly air. The Brigade Commander had sharp eyes and immediately saw that Ren Zhong's hands were not for work, and there were no traces of sun and rain on his body. His skin was fair and tender, like a young master from a large family.

"Hello, Brigade Commander! I've heard so much about you. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Ren Zhong quickly cupped his hands when he saw the Brigade Commander looking over. "Ren Zhong, an overseas sojourner, greets the Brigade Commander!"

"You're an overseas Chinese?" The Brigade Commander's eyes lit up when he heard this. He never expected Li Yunlong to be so resourceful that he had even hooked up with overseas Chinese. Although the Brigade Commander himself didn't know how sulfuric acid was produced, it seemed not so difficult to understand that Li Yunlong had managed to produce sulfuric acid with the help of an overseas Chinese.

"Yes, Brigade Commander, I'm a Nanyang Chinese. We Chinese feel the same way about the domestic war of resistance. I've joined a Chinese underground organization to do my best for the domestic war of resistance. Our organization is weak and can only simply transport some scarce materials to the base area, and then apply some of the knowledge I've learned to the production of materials in the base area. Sulfuric acid is something I've learned a little bit about in chemistry, and I'm just trying to see if I can set up a simple production workshop using the conditions in the base area."

Ren Zhong modestly explained the matter simply.

"You are..." A flash of inspiration flashed in the Brigade Commander's mind, but he didn't say it. Instead, he approached Ren Zhong and said in a low voice, "Was the penicillin special medicine provided by you?"

Penicillin is now the most valuable thing in the base area, and it is also a good thing for Zhang Wanhe to make a lot of money. The news has long been classified as top secret. Except for a few high-level people like the Brigade Commander who know about it, the source has never been spread to the outside world.

Of course, the wounded in the New First Regiment have tried it and know a little about it. Apart from that, only a very few people such as Li Yunlong and Huzi know about the direct connection between penicillin and Ren Zhong.

But they have all been asked to keep it secret, so Ren Zhong is now just a strange person who wants to produce custom-made large vats to the kiln workers and workers present. They don't know what Ren Zhong can do.

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