Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry

The current situation is that once the Japanese launch a large-scale mopping-up operation, we can only disperse and fight guerrilla warfare. If we were to face the main force of the Japanese army head-on, even Li Yunlong, as reckless as he is, would have to choose to break through if he encountered a regiment, even if it meant a frontal breakthrough!

Now, a main force regiment can at most hold off a Japanese battalion. If they encounter a Japanese brigade-level mopping-up force, even the headquarters has to move.

The difference between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese in terms of weapons and troop configuration is too great.

There's no comparison in terms of air force, and no comparison in terms of artillery. Even in terms of infantry, there's no comparison. The current Japanese haven't yet reached the point of the Pacific War outbreak, and there are many elite field troops stationed in Jin Province.

Many of them are veteran Japanese soldiers with three or more years of experience. They are accurate shots and ruthless. Not to mention the complete inequality in weapons, even with the same weapons, Li Yunlong's men are considered veterans after only a year, and they haven't had much live-fire practice!

If they encounter the main force of the Japanese army, under the same troop strength conditions, Li Yunlong really can't win right now.

The Yang Village's large-scale steelmaking campaign has been fully launched.

Liu Dabang of Liu Village was almost scared into wetting his pants after hearing that the Japanese blockhouse strongholds in Lizhuang and Chen Village had been completely wiped out.

Although Liu Dabang has a sense of superiority as a local emperor in Liu Village, he's not completely brain-dead. He knows what it means when two blockhouses are taken down by the Eighth Route Army in one day, and that the county town was shelled.

So, when Kong Jie led his men to surround Liu Village, Liu Dabang was intimidated. With the previous examples of the two blockhouses, Kong Jie had the villagers deliver a letter to Liu Dabang.

After reading the letter, Liu Dabang sighed and, very pragmatically, handed over the weapons and ammunition of the defense force. The Liu Family Compound became an undefended residence.

After Kong Jie took over Liu Dabang's weapons and ammunition, he immediately established a militia guerrilla team in Liu Village. The village had already developed active elements, but previously, considering that it was relatively close to the Lizhuang and Chen Village strongholds, establishing a militia guerrilla team would easily lead to retaliation from the Japanese, so it had always existed underground.

Now that those two nails have been removed, even the county town's military police brigade doesn't dare to easily leave the city for protection.

The news about the 'conscience cannon' hasn't been spread yet, and the Japanese have no idea what mysterious weapon the Eighth Route Army has acquired.

According to Ren Zhong's idea, the mining operation must also be kept secret, preferably so that the villagers are unaware.

Therefore, after Kong Jie established the Liu Village Militia Defense Force, the militia's first task was to set up a cordon around the mining area to prevent people from entering.

The Third Battalion temporarily transformed into new miners and began mining. In the area designated by Ren Zhong, after breaking through a thin layer of stone, there was iron ore underground.

In order to accelerate the mining speed, Ren Zhong didn't let them use primitive methods of chipping away bit by bit. He directly used explosives to blast the mountain, so they quickly mined hundreds of tons of ore.

At another coal mine, facing a small coal hill, they also adopted a destructive and crude mining mode to quickly open up the situation and obtain hundreds of tons of coal. These were all open-pit mines, and using explosives was the fastest method.

Although this severely affected the sustainable development of the mining area, the base area was in a precarious situation, so they couldn't care about that.

Main Plane.

Back from the bustling Yang Village.

Sotheby's Auction House in Hong Kong notified Ren Zhong that the auction was about to be held, and asked if Ren Zhong would attend the live auction.

Of course, it was also possible not to go.

However, Ren Zhong had never experienced such a large-scale auction, so he decisively agreed.

He chose to auction as an anonymous seller, and Sotheby's would not disclose his information, so there was no problem attending in person.

The confidentiality work of this type of large auction house is still very well done.

Now that it's easy to get a tourist visa, going to Hong Kong is very convenient. Ren Zhong bought the nearest flight to Hong Kong, slept soundly in the hotel designated by Sotheby's, recovered from the fatigue of the high-intensity work in Yang Village, and entered the Sotheby's auction site in high spirits in the evening.

"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to Sotheby's Masterpieces Auction House. Tonight, we bring you several exciting works of art. Please look at the big screen!" The auctioneer shouted energetically, seeing the packed crowd.

After all, the starting price given by Sotheby's Auction House is quite attractive. The starting price for Daqian's newly discovered genuine work is only 50 million, Baishi's is 45 million, and the starting price for the other three bigwigs of the same period is set at 30 million.

If you can find a bargain, put it away for a few years, and it might be another miracle of appreciation.

Many of these masters' works, many well-known ones have exceeded 100 million, and the remaining unknown ones are worth tens of millions.

Sitting in the crowd, Ren Zhong looked at the people around him whispering to each other, and couldn't help but sigh that there were so many rich people in Hong Kong. Now, those who can enter the venue are either wealthy people or representatives of wealthy people who have verified their funds to be over 100 million.

"The first work we are auctioning tonight is a work suspected to be from Master Ku Chan before the great success of his flower and bird paintings, 'Soaring Eagle Spreading Wings, a Journey of Ten Thousand Miles.' The eagle is strong and sharp, and the inscription has profound meaning. After being authenticated by three top Master Ku Chan's work appraisers hired by us, this painting is a genuine masterpiece. From a technical point of view, it is a milestone work before the great success of the master's eagle painting technique. It is very researchable and ornamental. The starting price is 30 million, and each bid increase is no less than 1 million. Now, please bid enthusiastically and take this very meaningful master's artwork home!"

"I see No. 31 raising the sign, 30 million, the current price is 30 million, is there any higher?" As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone raised the sign, making the auctioneer even more excited.

"No. 17 raises the sign, 31 million, not bad, I see someone bid 31 million! Tonight, every auctioned artwork is a rare treasure, representing the artistic level of the master in an era, and is very valuable for research and collection."

"Ah, No. 19 raises the sign, directly calling out 40 million, Mr. No. 19 bids 40 million! Tonight, we have invited many powerful people in the collection world to come, it seems that everyone's bidding enthusiasm is very high, here, on behalf of the organizer, I thank you for your support, 40 million for the first time! Master Ku Chan's work 'Soaring Eagle Spreading Wings, a Journey of Ten Thousand Miles,' now 40 million for the second time!"

"No. 21 raises the sign, I see a new quote, 45 million! Now a collector is offering 45 million!"

Watching the scene almost instantly enter a state of fierce competition, Ren Zhong was a little stunned. He had estimated that these paintings would be very valuable, but he didn't expect the first one to start so high!

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