After undergoing numerous rigorous tests in actual combat, the shotgun fully demonstrated its formidable combat effectiveness, proving especially unstoppable and devastating during close-quarters combat and night operations. Consequently, it quickly passed finalization, entered mass production, and was continuously distributed to various military units. Meanwhile, Zhang Wanhe found himself spinning like a top, rushing about in a relentless blur of activity.
Not long after, the official appointment for Zhao Gang was handed down: the Headquarters Logistics Department would be renamed the Logistics Equipment Department, and Zhao Gang would hold the concurrent post of deputy head of the department.
Immediately following this, Zhang Wanhe and Zhao Gang carefully delineated their respective job responsibilities, with one focusing primarily on external affairs and the other concentrating on internal management. Specifically, Zhang Wanhe assumed the main task of selling penicillin and other scarce supplies in areas such as Xi'an and Taiyuan. As for Zhao Gang, he was principally responsible for the overall coordination and management of the base area; besides penicillin, he also needed to oversee the supply of various goods including salt, sugar, and even cooking oil, flour, and meat.
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