boyutpedia Chapter 145: How can the things you buy yourself be better than those you steal from the Japanese?
Chapter 145: How can the things you buy yourself be better than those you steal from the Japanese?
"Oh my God! There really is a copper mine here!"
Wei Yan held a piece of copper ore in his hand and said in disbelief:
"How is this possible?! This is impossible! The geological conditions here don't allow for the formation of mineral deposits!"
Ma Gang and Lu Sen also picked up two pieces of ore from the ground and studied them carefully with an incredible look on their faces.
Chu Yunfei even kept his mouth open for a long time...
Is copper mine so easy to find?!
How did Qin Long happen to stumble upon a copper vein by chance?!
Chu Yunfei was shocked and puzzled.
If this continues, he won’t be able to complete the task assigned to him by Yan Xishan...
This copper vein was of course the one Qin Long had just invested in. Seeing the three people's expressions of having their cognition overturned, Qin Long said:
"There are many strange things in the world. It's not uncommon for a small mineral vein to form occasionally due to special reasons that violate normal laws."
"Since the three comrades have confirmed that this is a copper vein, let's quickly explore it to see if it has mining value."
"no need."
Wei Yan looked at the copper ore in his hand and said directly:
"No matter how big or small this copper vein is, it is definitely worth mining!"
"Because the copper ore here is of a very high grade! It's on par with the highest-grade copper ore in the world that I saw when I was studying in the United States!"
"Although copper veins of this high grade are generally not very large, even the smallest ones have reserves of hundreds of thousands of tons."
Speaking of this, Wei Yan said to Qin Long with a look of joy:
"Captain Qin! Congratulations! As long as qualified purification and smelting conditions are met, your military production lines will have no shortage of copper within 5 to 10 years!"
When Chu Yunfei heard Wei Yan say this, his eyes turned green on the spot!
"Brother Qin Long, do you want to discuss something with me?"
Chu Yunfei, who was itching to do it, said directly to Qin Long:
"I'd like to invest in your mining operation. Can we discuss this in detail?"
To be honest, Chu Yunfei had no good intentions behind doing this.
So Qin Long rejected him immediately:
"Brother Yunfei, it's not that I'm being ruthless, but this copper mine is so complex that I can't just agree to your investment."
"But it's not impossible to make some adjustments. If Brother Yunfei is willing..."
Chu Yunfei, who had originally wanted to recruit Qin Long to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, immediately understood what Qin Long meant, so he interrupted him directly:
"Brother Qin Long, I understand what you mean. I will never mention this matter again."
After knowing Qin Long's intention, Chu Yunfei completely gave up the idea of trying to recruit Qin Long to his side.
"it is good!"
Qin Long nodded, and then he said to Wei Yan and the other two:
"Next, I'll trouble you three to conduct a detailed survey. I'll come up with a mining plan when I get back. I'll trouble you three to review it for me."
"no problem!"
Wei Yan, Ma Gang and Lu Sen, who originally had no interest in participating, immediately nodded in agreement.
The three of them had to stay and conduct a detailed survey of the surrounding geological features, so Qin Long and Chu Yunfei returned to Shitou Village first.
"Captain Qin! I finally found you!"
However, as soon as the two entered the village, Lao Li ran to him panting.
Qin Long saw his anxious face and asked:
"Old Li, what's wrong?"
"Stop talking and follow me."
Old Li said directly to Qin Long:
"Captain Yan and Comrade Zhou Weiguo are already waiting for us."
Soon, the two followed Lao Li to the house where Qin Long usually lived.
After everyone was seated, Lao Li spoke directly:
"Captain Qin, I just received a very urgent mission."
"There's a little devil named Ishii Taro, a top expert in explosives and bombs!"
"According to reliable intelligence, Ishii Taro will arrive in Texas within two days! He will also be accompanied by a set of equipment specifically for the production of RDX!"
When he said this, the expression on Lao Li's face became very serious:
"According to intelligence, this Ishii Taro has made a breakthrough in his research on using RDX to manufacture artillery shells."
"I came all the way from the Japanese mainland to Texas specifically to test the effectiveness of their newly developed special artillery shells in the southern war in order to personally verify their actual combat effectiveness."
"If the experiment succeeds, the Japanese will deploy that special shell across the board. That would be disastrous! The blow to the anti-Japanese forces would be enormous!"
Originally, Qin Long wanted to do some construction in Shitou Village these days.
But when Qin Long heard Lao Li mention the word Texas, he became excited!
He'd been looking for an excuse to go to Texas and wipe out the Japanese tank brigade! Isn't this just the right excuse?!
Qin Long was also very interested in the complete set of equipment that could produce RDX.
After all, RDX is an explosive that is more powerful than TNT, but it is not very stable.
But Qin Long has a system, and he will definitely find a solution to the problem by searching in the mall.
Qin Long also knew that the Japanese had a chemical plant in Texas.
It just so happens that the next step for Shitou Village is to develop a military factory, so both the smelter and the chemical plant must keep up.
Couldn't we go to Texas this time and bring back the Japanese chemical plant's machinery, along with the RDX-producing equipment?!
Although Qin Long can also use points to buy things in the system mall, buying things himself is not as good as stealing things from the Japanese?! Right?!
Besides, it’s better to save points whenever possible, as they will be of great use later.
After hearing what Lao Li said, Chu Yunfei's expression became serious.
After all, if the Japanese really upgraded the power of their artillery shells, it would not only affect the Eighth Route Army, but also the Nationalist Army...
"Brother Qin Long, this Ishii Taro must die."
Chu Yunfei said solemnly:
"I'm going back to mobilize the troops now. We must kill Taro Ishii before he reaches Texas!"
"Otherwise, once Ishii Taro arrives in Texas, everything will be over..."
"As far as I know, the Japanese not only have a large number of troops stationed in Dezhou, but also a tank brigade. That's a tough nut to crack!"
Although Chu Yunfei had heard some of Qin Long's battle records from Yan Xishan before coming.
But he always only believes his own eyes!
No matter how powerful the tanks in Qin Long's team look, you won't know them unless you see them with your own eyes.
Chu Yunfei absolutely did not believe in the nonsense that a single tank could easily and unscathed wipe out 10 Japanese tanks!
However, what he didn't expect was that Qin Long directly rejected his suggestion to go back and mobilize troops:
"Brother Yunfei, there's no need to go back and mobilize troops."
"Didn't you come here to communicate with each other? This is a great opportunity."
"Captain! Captain! The Japs' old hen is here!"
But at this moment, Shuisheng ran in from outside and shouted at Qin Long.
"Why are you panicking? It's just a Japanese plane."
Qin Long turned on the intercom while speaking:
"Wang Xinyi! How's the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun training going on that I asked the comrades to do before we went to Tianjin?"