It was busy for more than a month. During this period, Commander Nie sent several water pumps, diesel generators and several small boilers. A lot of railway tracks were also dismantled. In addition to building shelves, the rest were used to make grenades.

The rails that Yan Laoxi had built before were made of iron instead of steel due to material reasons. The Japanese found that this kind of rails could not carry heavy firepower and wanted to replace them, so they did not mobilize troops to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army for stripping off the rails.

Instead, he kept holding back and preparing to enlarge his moves.

A three-section bedroom boiler and two 50-horsepower small boilers were shipped from Jincheng. In addition, Commissioner Zhang also sent several small boilers from Pingyao, which suddenly brought the power of Hanzhuang Repair Machinery Factory to a new level.

In terms of personnel, Political Commissar Xu was transferred to serve as the director of the Ordnance Industry Institute, and the deputy director was Li Zuojing. In addition, Political Commissar Zhang, Lao Hongjun, and others were fully responsible for all matters of the Ordnance Industry Institute.

After more than a month of continuous training, workers in the machinery factory have been able to use lathes, broaching machines and drilling machines to produce imitation 79 rifles. However, the yield rate still needs to be improved. Many gun parts are not very versatile. It all depends on

Regarding everyone's hands-on ability, progress can only be made after time and proficiency.

Qiao Zhinan was exhausted with gunpowder. He first used sulfuric acid and potassium nitrate to create nitric acid, and then started to make nitrocellulose. Due to the lack of analytical instruments, Zhao Hu took the nitrocellulose he made for the first time and shaped it into several ping pong balls.

, it was so easy to fight that Mr. Qiao was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner. After constant experiments, he finally created a real propellant.

The mercury fulminate group was headed by the newly transferred teaching team leader. Zhao Hu came to the river and saw a row of workers carrying copper basins with brown-red liquid in them. They squatted by the river and waited for a reaction. Once any basin started to smoke,

After being injured, they immediately sank into the water. Despite being so careful, many workers were still injured and burned by the explosion, but they did not say a word and continued to work after their injuries were healed. Seeing that two or three of these workers had scars on their faces, Zhao

Tiger almost shed tears. This is not giving birth, but risking his life!

But the Eighth Route Army relied on this energy, under extremely difficult conditions, and despite their physical disabilities, to create hand grenades with powerful explosive power, firing bullets into the chests of Japanese soldiers, and protecting small base areas.

, to save the people from misery!

Now the Japanese are still using Taisho 11-year-old grenades. The range of this small 50-gun is only about 150 meters. Under the attack of the Eighth Route Army's sharpshooters, it has not been able to play much role for the time being. Due to the lack of steel,

The Ordnance Factory has no plans to build small cannons for the time being. The most urgent task is to build guns.

The heads of each department calculated that if they wanted to capture a Japanese rifle, two or three lives would have to be sacrificed. If they could have their own rifles, they could destroy the enemy more effectively. Seventy-nine rifles were in use, and the soldiers protected them well.

Very good, Zhao Hu set his sights on the 65 rifle.

At this time, the Japanese began to become tenacious. Even if they were eliminated, they would try their best to destroy the guns. It would often take three guns to get a good one, and the rest could only be recycled to make seven or nine new guns. Zhao Hu did not continue.

It was made in Hanyang but imitated 98k, and the gun it made was no worse than the one made in China. In Zhao Hu's words, this gun had no technical content at all.

In the past month or so, Lin Yating's engineering company has recruited more than 120 people, and everyone is more or less literate. With the training of a large number of bullets, their marksmanship has reached a new level, but most of them are in the surrounding area.

During the training in the mountains, even Commander Ni didn't know that this engineer company was no longer what it used to be.

Zhao Hu decided to build a rapid-fire weapon for the engineering company. Automatic weapons were not considered for the time being. If it were built, Lao Ni would be scolded to death.

There were about ten 92-pound rifles seized by the troops, all of which were so damaged that only the barrels were left. Zhao Hu removed the heat sinks on these barrels and used the scrap parts to make a dozen imitation British 77 rifles.

rifle.

He didn't dare to report this gun, so he asked Director Lin to send over a dozen 38-guns in the name of repairing the gun. Unexpectedly, as soon as it arrived at the company, it aroused everyone's looting.

The rate of fire of this gun is so fast that it takes no effort to pull the bolt. You can pull it with just a pinch of your thumb and index finger. It also uses a ten-round magazine and can fire up to thirty-eight rounds in one minute!

You must know that an ordinary rifle only fires once every four seconds, which can only be fired by well-trained soldiers. The rate of fire of this gun is a little more than twice that of the Japanese. Although the range is not as good as the 38-gun, who on the battlefield will do it?

Shooting guns randomly from three to four hundred meters away?

Seeing that the soldiers liked it, Zhao Hu had no choice but to ask Xiaohu to use the inventory in the warehouse, use more than a hundred seamless tubes to pull out 7.7 rifling, and make more than a hundred Ying 77 based on the No. 4 gun in the warehouse.

All the 38-guns of the engineering company were replaced.

The engineer company expanded. After receiving the new guns, every soldier screamed for live ammunition shooting. Director Lin saw a lot of 7.7 bullets sent by Zhao Hu, and he fired ten rounds per person without hesitation.

Hit hard.

I also gave the 38-gun with a mirror to the two soldiers with the best marksmanship in the team, and left with the guns.

When Bian Youxue was in the Shanxi Working Committee, he quickly gained the attention of his superiors because of his eloquence and active propaganda. Later, he joined the engineering department of the headquarters and served as secretary. He knew the situation of each unit well. Of course, there was also a beautiful instructor of the 129th Division Ordnance Factory.

When the news reached his ears, he heard that he had never found a target, and he couldn't help but get excited. When he heard that the headquarters was worried about guns, he took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the ordnance factory to supervise, and promised to double the gun production.

The head of the headquarters saw that he was very active, so he wrote a letter of introduction, asking him to bring two workers to support him, and appointed him as the chief of the planning section of the Ordnance Industry Research Institute. Good guy, I'm a master of learning here.

A college student, he stands out among the bunch of idiots in the Ordnance Factory. I believe he will soon be able to speak in common with Director Lin.

No, when he was approaching the ordnance factory, he suddenly heard a burst of gunfire from the roadside. He was so frightened that he hurriedly dismounted and ordered a skilled worker who was following him to go check it out.

The worker had no choice but to look around the roadside with a grimace, then turned around and said, "It's the engineering company of the Ordnance Factory's Security Department training."

"Oh, then take me to see it quickly." Chief Bian's heart suddenly surged, and his glasses couldn't block the light in his eyes.

Over there, Lin Yating received a report from the sentry and saw a young cadre wearing glasses. However, this man seemed a little too confident. He wiped his hair with his hands a few times while walking. When he saw Lin Yating, he was immediately shocked.

From afar, he stretched out his hand: "Hello, this is Lin Yating. I am the head of the planning section of the Ordnance Industry Institute. I'm glad to meet you. Yating, you personally led the soldiers to train. It's really hard."

Director Lin frowned slightly. Why was this person like this? He called his name as soon as he came up. Then he just saluted and asked, "Am I familiar with you?"

Bian Youxue couldn't stretch his hands out or shrink them. He thought, this kind of temperament is really intoxicating.

Unexpectedly, an engineer laughed softly from behind and said, "Oh, someone wants to compete with Company Commander Zhao for a partner."

Another objected: "I guess it's impossible. There's too much oil on his head. Director Lin won't like it."

Although the voices of the two guys were low, they could hear them clearly. Lin Yating immediately roared: "Are you feeling itchy? Five kilometers of extra training. If you don't finish the run, you won't have lunch!"

The soldiers dispersed in a hurry. Bian Youxue's face turned red from suppressing his emotions, and he had no choice but to say awkwardly: "Instructor Lin, you should be busy first. I'll go to the ordnance factory to have a look."

On the way back, I secretly resented that these guys were so disrespectful to me, so I had to show them some humiliation.

No, as soon as he saw Zhao Hu, Bian Youxue started to get angry: "Are you Company Commander Zhao?"

"Ah, yes, I wonder what the leader's instructions are?" Zhao Hu was sincerely happy when he saw that an intellectual finally came, with a hint of joy in his tone, but to the ears of You Xue, there was a sense of irony.

mean.

"Let me ask you, did you secretly distribute a large amount of ammunition to those engineering companies who only know how to dig holes for training without going through the arrangements of your superiors? You know, there are still many soldiers in the army who do not have guns. You are harming the public and enriching your own private life!"

"Chief Bian, I don't agree with what you are saying. I seized all those ammunition by myself. I admit that I gave them a little more bullets, but you are wrong to say that I harmed the public and enriched myself. The army is not mine.

Yes, besides, the engineer company doesn't just dig holes, they can also fight."

"It's a fart war. You waste bullets in the mountains all day long. You probably run away as soon as you get to the battlefield? Still fighting! By the way, you have a big problem too. You can't stay in the ordnance factory anymore. You can't raise rats here.

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"Who are you talking about? Your whole family is full of rats. If you don't let me do it, I won't wait on you. I will go back to the company right away. I want to show you that our engineer company is not just a digger. We can also

Fight the devils!"

After saying that, Zhao Hu threw down his gloves, left the lathe, and ran out.

But soon, he was called back by the correspondent. Political Commissar Sun went out to look for raw materials. This time, Commander Ni personally lectured: "Xiao Zhao, you are so capable. You dare to quarrel with the leader. How can you lead the troops well with your temper?"

What? You have to reflect on it."

"He was the one who called me a rat first. How could I have offended him? Then he slapped me with a big label right away?"

"Xiao Bian did something wrong. I'll go back and teach him a lesson. Besides, you've gone a bit too far. Many of the main troops haven't even been equipped with guns yet. Your engineer company can just make bullets, and they won't be very happy after hearing that."

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"Without well-trained troops, there will be no better combat effectiveness. As long as you let me train for another month, I promise to capture a regiment's weapons for you."

"Oh, you are still excited after talking to you, right? Well, you go back to the engineering company now. If you can't get a regiment's weapons in a month, you can make your guns safely for me.

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Chapter completed!