The chariot! The Qin'an County, Tianshui, Longnan, Gaojiamiao, Jiang Li was wearing the same clothes as ordinary soldiers. The epaulette had been taken off, and was among the congested soldiers. The same was required for the other leaders and important generals of the army. The special forces of the 15th Route Army were not in the open system, but the core generals knew that this was the case. This was also to prevent the enemy snipers from infiltrating the ground in the northwest. The northwest was vast and sparsely populated, and there were many refugees now, so it was impossible for the 15th Route Army to be able to cover everything.

"We will arrive four or five miles further." Zhao Yi said to Jiang Li on Ma Bei.

"Well, I can't wait. People are iron, and food is steel. I'm hungry even if I don't eat for a meal. This steel is industrial food. With this thing, we can produce guns and cannons by ourselves in the future."

Jiang Li nodded and said with great enthusiasm. In contrast, even if Jiang Wenhao's Mixed Fourth Brigade was made into empty frames, it was nothing. With these steel, the arsenal and some small machining factories could start to operate smoothly. The first augmentation agent for the development of Northwest industry. Whether it is machining, military industry, or infrastructure, steel is indispensable. Otherwise, in World War I, countries in World War II would not list a country's steel output as one of the most important indicators of a country's comprehensive strength.

A wall was built around the steel plant, and there were heavy troops guarding it. In order to avoid accidents, Jiang Li specially transferred Zhao Yi's Mixed Brigade to Tianshui, Qin'an and Qingshui counties. The purpose was to protect the safety of the steel plant. At the same time, it also deterred the Shaanxi security division sent by Yang Hucheng.

The same is true for the entrance of the cement factory in Lanzhou. The entrance of the steel factory is full of traffic. Half of the ground has begun to build cement roads. In the future, the railway will be planned to be Tianshui. However, after all, the construction of railways is a long-lasting matter, and it is still undesirable to rely on the construction of highways. Jiang Li can only place his hopes on the construction of highways. Relatively speaking, the highways must be much faster and use them wherever they are built, unlike the railways that are restricted.

Among the convoys coming and going, some pulled iron ore into the factory, and some pulled the first batch of steel refined outside the factory. Although these convoys were surprised by the arrival of the army, there was no commotion yet. Jiang Li nodded secretly. It seemed that the military discipline of the mixed brigade was still well constrained.

"I didn't expect that the commander could take time to get such a remote place as Tianshui in his busy schedule. It was a great honor for the Tianshui Iron and Steel Plant." Yu Zhonggang greeted him from afar. Among the few people who were approaching, Chen Jingguo, who was in charge of the production of the arsenal, was also there.

"Steel is the foundation of Northwest industry. Before new iron ore is found, the arsenal can only rely on the steel plant in Tianshui. The steel plant is such an important matter of going into production, how can I not come and see it? Why did Director Chen come to Tianshui too?" Jiang Li smiled and turned over and dismounted. He had seen the steel plant in his previous life. Unfortunately, he didn't understand steelmaking, otherwise it would be good to improve the level of smelting.

"The arsenal will be pointed at the steel factory in the future. Besides, the mortar factory planned to be built in Tianshui. The shell factory has been completed. I am running back and forth several places. I am always uneasy if I don't watch the steel from the steel factory go offline. I didn't expect that I happened to meet the commander who came to inspect the steel factory." Chen Jingguo said with a smile.

"I am more anxious than you. The Mixed Fourth Brigade was labeled as empty by the Japanese in Shanghai. The original armament has been used to bottom out. If the army is expanded, the arsenal must produce some output, otherwise the days will be harder and harder." Jiang Li said.

"This is not urgent. The factory is repaired quickly, but the supply of raw materials cannot be fast for a while. The bullet factory has started production now. The steel ammunition produced in the trial production is unqualified. The arsenal has hired several German technicians from Germany and has passed Shanghai. When the German technicians come here, it should be able to solve the problem of steel ammunition. The firearms have no choice but to overturn the cannons. In terms of artillery, there are some original artillery steel, and some artillery components, which can be added to the production. Many are still heavy artillery." Chen Jingguo shrugged. The arsenal does not mean that it can be done by building it. Jiang Li's requirements for the arsenal are much higher than before.

"Well, how many heavy guns can be produced by existing components?" Jiang Li asked with interest.

"Before the Japanese attacked, the young marshal imported several batches of cannon steel materials from abroad. However, it happened to be the war in the Central Plains. The arsenal was produced to other 75mm, with a slightly smaller caliber and flexible cannons. The imported components were not available for a while. After coming to Gansu, Beizhi sorted out all these things and used the existing materials to produce 59 Beilu 105mm howitzers. Meiji 10

22 5mm Ganon cannons, 27 Meiji 38 150mm howitzer, and 17 105mm Ganon cannons. (Thanks to book friends for their repeated defeats and repeated battles. There are slight differences in the data.) "Chen Jingguo reported these data to Jiang Li as he knew them. He was going to mention these things when he reported to Jiang Li in a few days, but he didn't expect to directly meet Jiang Li who came to inspect in Tianshui, and he said it.

"Well, these artillery are assembled as soon as possible. I need these big guys." Jiang Li narrowed his eyes when he heard this. According to the telegram sent by Jiang Wenhao, the reason why the Mixed Fourth Brigade was so difficult to fight in Shanghai was because the Japanese heavy artillery was the advantage in artillery battles. Whether it was suppressing the artillery regiment of the Mixed Fourth Brigade or attacking infantry were all powerful weapons in the military. Relatively speaking, the deterrence of heavy artillery was not comparable to ordinary 75mm guns. At this time, Jiang Li had to sigh again that the wealth of Northeast China's wealth was in the past. Zhang Xueliang was also a person who used money to buy so many semi-finished products and failed to produce them in time. Fortunately, he snatched them from the Japanese. It seems that the Kwantung Army in history could quickly rise to become a giant in the Japanese military system.

"By the way, when will the copper smelting factory in Tianshui produce copper materials?" Jiang Li looked at today's official Yu Zhonggang and said. In addition to iron ore, there are also some non-ferrous metal deposits in Tianshui, including a moderate-scale copper ore, which solves the raw material problems of the wires, some machine tool parts, and electrical tuples behind it. Of course, the biggest head is still the bullet consumed by the war at this time.

"The mining of copper mines is still recruiting some migrant workers on site in Tianshui. The employment problem has been temporarily solved, and the first batch of copper materials can be produced next month. However, due to the primitive methods of mining, the output of ore cannot be increased for a while. The production of copper materials is affected by it. Unless copper ore is found that is more convenient to mine, it will be difficult to increase the output for the time being."

Yu Zhonggang said, looking at Jiang Li with a little concern, for fear that Jiang Li would be angry, but this is indeed the difficulty he is facing now, and he must not stop talking about it. Otherwise, he would only talk about the optimistic side. If the output is insufficient, then it will be blamed on him. What will he use to work with Jiang Liyou?

"This is also impossible. For the time being, do the work of the steel plant first. What equipment is needed for copper mining and how much money is needed. You can give me a report. When I return to Lanzhou, I will think of a solution and try to squeeze out some funds to buy the machinery back."
Chapter completed!