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Chapter 28: Wordless Sadness

Two months passed quickly, and it was the day when Li Siming, the instructor of the armed company, left.

On the morning of November 25, Li Siming said goodbye to the soldiers on the playground of the Armed Company:

"Comrades! Today I am leaving our armed company. In the past two months, we have conducted physical training, endurance training, fighting training, and combat formation training that far exceeds the regular army. I remember that when I was doing 10 kilometers off-road for the first time, some comrades contributed their breakfast to the earth, and some comrades had complaints because I like to pick bones in eggs! Haha, everyone laughed. I am very pleased with the achievements everyone has achieved, because it proves that you are all heroes and there are no soft eggs here!"

"Some comrades asked, why are we not regular troops, so why are we still working so hard to train? Yes, we do not belong to regular troops, but I believe no one thinks that we will be worse than regular troops, because no one will admit that we will be worse than others, because this confidence comes from your hard training, and from your loyalty to the Party and the people..."

"Our unit has different training methods than other units, different combat methods than other units, and different combat tasks than other units, because you are special forces..."

"A special force, as the name suggests, is a special force. What is the special place? Special lies in special tasks, special training, special combat. More importantly, this unit is special, the soldiers here are particularly capable of fighting..."

"I believe that our special forces will be the proudest part of the glorious People's Liberation Army sequence. In time, this force will be the most trustworthy force of the Republic. It will come when called and win if it comes..."

"Comrades, the training in the past two months is only a small part of the training you should receive. Corps Sun and I have discussed it. We will meet again in the coming year. You will receive more complex and rigorous training. You will tell me that you are confident of becoming a tiger on the land?"

"Yes!" The soldiers' deafening roars made Li Siming burst into tears.

...

"Company Commander Sun, this is a book I wrote using my time. It is about special forces equipment. If possible, please hand it over to my superiors for review." When we parted, Li Siming took out a stack of densely packed manuscript papers from his military bag. In this book, Li Siming wrote a total of dozens of weapons and equipment design and technical indicators, including individual tactical vests, combat boots, camouflage uniforms, self-heating picnic foods, squad radio stations, weapons (pistols, automatic rifles, sniper rifles, and squad machine guns). These basic equipment are:

Li Siming, who was once a military science and technology expert, knew that under the political form of my country in the 1970s, the military industrial system was severely impacted. A famous example is the Type 63 automatic rifle. The gun was designed and finalized in 1963 and was the first automatic rifle designed by my country. However, the Type 63 automatic rifle was born at the wrong time. The peak period of its production equipment was in a "ten-year turmoil". All normal orders were disrupted, and the change of the approval system was in vain. All test regulations were not followed, resulting in more than 700 product design drawings changed in a short period of time. After a series of major revisions and major changes,

The 63 automatic rifle produced later has been beyond recognition. After the gun was equipped with the army, it was reflected strongly. The main problem was that the shooting accuracy was too poor. The gun often changed after the gun was scrambled, and the gun had to be scrambled frequently. Some soldiers said, "You can't sit in a car, and you can't live at night." This means that the gun was kept for a while after the gun was ready, or the external vibrations such as shooting a target would change, indicating the instability of the gun. In addition, it also reflects that the neck and sides of the butt stock were easily broken, and sparks appeared from the air guide sling backwards, and even injuring the shooter. It also generally reflects that the appearance is rough and not as beautiful as the semi-automatic rifle.

More importantly, developed countries represented by the United States and the Soviet Union successively replaced semi-automatic rifles such as M14, CKC, FN, etc., and replaced them with small-caliber class gunmen mainly composed of assault rifles. Small-caliber and gunmen became a new trend in the development of rifles.

It is not that Li Siming didn't want to use the Type 87 5.8mm gun family or the more advanced Type 95 5.8mm gun family, but considering the current weak industrial foundation, he had to choose the relatively advanced Type 81 gun family. This gun family still uses 7.62mm ammunition, which can reduce logistical pressure. The gun is good for its shooting accuracy, reliable movement, light weight, short body, simple and compact structure, easy to operate, easy to carry, good mobility, strong firepower, long life, multiple use of one shot, and most parts such as drums and magazines can be interchanged and used among the gun family. The whole gun has the advantages of beautiful and generous appearance and being very popular among the troops. Moreover, the gun has withstood the test of war in the southern Xinjiang. He will not join the army in the future, but Li Siming hopes that his "plagiarism" can reduce the detours of the military industry department, which is also another contribution. As for whether it will be adopted, this is not something Li Siming can decide.

What he did not expect was that he later had to "plagiarize" more and more weapons and equipment, becoming a milestone figure in the modernization of China's military equipment.

When I opened it, I saw the detailed design principles, technical indicators, structural diagrams, and material compositions inside listed them one by one. Looking at Li Siming's gradually disappearing back, Sun Chang couldn't help but sigh: "This Li Siming is really hard to understand. There is really a genius in this world!"

Stepping on the snow, Li Siming crossed the fields and returned to the fifth company. As soon as he arrived at the company, he noticed that the company was filled with a sad atmosphere.

Ding Weidong died. The night before yesterday, he used a razor blade to cut his blood vessels. After the autumn harvest, he and Zeng Zhi were arranged to raise pigs in the pig farm.

"He came to see us a few days ago. Now when I think about it, it was saying goodbye to us." Shuai Xu said softly. "He also gave me a brand new novel of Lu Xun. I'm so stupid, I didn't think much about it." The monkey said sadly.

The day before yesterday, Li Siming remembered that Ning Weidong had visited the armed company to see him the day before yesterday. He was very busy at that time and only left him for a sumptuous lunch. He said thank you before leaving. He was still surprised at that time. Li Siming regretted that if he had taken out even a long time, maybe this might not have happened.

"This is the suicide note he left and a letter to you. I will take it apart when you are not here." Zhang Hua handed the two letters to Li Siming. The suicide note was written very briefly:

"My dear comrades: Goodbye, when you saw this letter, I was already in another world. Please forgive me for escaping. There is nothing worth my concern in this world. My parents went to another world with sleeping pills last month, which is also another kind of relief. The last reliance in my life has collapsed, and I will follow them. Don't be sad, please bless me!

Also: Please handle my relics on my behalf. Ning Weidong November 23, 1973”
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