The Japanese got out of the carriage one by one with their hands raised. Wang Xuexin counted them and found that there were twenty-one people in total. They all looked frightened and their legs were trembling.
"What do you do?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"We..." A captain with glasses and thin cheeks seemed to be the leader of the group. He answered in a trembling voice: "We... are logistics personnel, counting the goods!"
While talking, he frequently winked at the other Japs.
Wang Xuexin laughed secretly in his heart, did he treat others as fools?
However, Wang Xuexin did not tell the truth. He just said "Oh" and replied: "So that's the case, then I can't help you!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The captain hurriedly asked from behind: "I'm sorry, what do you mean?"
"You are useless!" Wang Xuexin replied without looking back: "They will not keep you!"
The captain was shocked and shouted quickly: "Please wait, I... we are useful people!"
Wang Xuexin stopped, glanced at their epaulettes intentionally, put on a disbelieving expression and said with a smile: "Don't try to lie to me, I can understand your military rank, captain!"
The captain swallowed his saliva, looked at his subordinates who looked at him expectantly, and sighed and replied: "This has nothing to do with military rank, we are from the Tokyo Firearms Manufacturing Factory!"
Wang Xuexin's eyes lit up. A firearms manufacturing factory was somewhat different from an arsenal. This was a place specializing in the research and development of weapons and equipment. In other words, although these Japs did not have high military ranks, they were researchers.
Wang Xuexin remained calm and pretended to be disappointed: "Firearms Manufacturing Factory? Is this what you call value?"
The captain quickly replied: "We are studying 'spray-injection bombs' and are preparing to take a batch of 'spray-injection bombs' to the front line for testing! This may be useful to you..."
"Spray into the bomb?" Wang Xuexin was confused. He had never heard of this kind of equipment.
"It's a kind of artillery shell!" The captain explained happily: "This kind of artillery shell is launched by its own thrust. It does not require a cannon and can reduce costs... Maybe you haven't seen it, but it should be useful to you..."
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xuexin with expectant eyes, fearing that their lives would be lost if Wang Xuexin shook his head.
Wang Xuexin's appetite was whetted as soon as he heard it. Could it be a rocket?
"Do you have any samples?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"Yes!" The captain couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Wang Xuexin's interest had been successfully raised, and hurriedly replied: "There are two in the carriage, and there are another hundred and two thousand 'spray bombs', which are stored in the No. 3 carriage!"
With Wang Xuexin's consent, the captain returned to the carriage and moved two bodies out.
At first, Wang Xuexin thought that the "spray bomb" would be something like a rocket launcher, but when he moved the thing out, he discovered that it was actually more like a mortar... The difference is that the mortar is a barrel, while the Japanese thing is an angled barrel.
Mount the guide rail on the bipod, then 'spray the bomb' onto the guide rail, and you're ready for launch.
Wang Xuexin looked at this thing and thought it was a bit like the Soviet rocket launcher of this period, except that the Soviet Union had multiple guide rails, while the Japanese had only one guide rail.
It is estimated that the Japs have limited capabilities, and the rockets they have developed can only be mortar-like things like the ones in front of them.
At this time, Wang Xuexin heard a "ding" in his mind: "The host has captured the three-style 'spray bomb'!"
It turns out that this thing is called "three-type spray bomb". Wang Xuexin nodded.
Rockets are great, they may be exactly what the Eighth Route Army needs.
If you capture firearms or artillery researchers, this may not be suitable... This is not to say that it is useless to the Eighth Route Army, but the Eighth Route Army simply does not have the equipment in this area, and even if it develops the technology, it cannot make it.
For example, Huangyadong Arsenal can manufacture Type 55 rifles.
But what if we have the technology to produce it?
The monthly output is only a few hundred guns, which can only equip one battalion. When will the output reach the level of fully equipping the army?
At this time, even if Wang Xuexin provided a complete set of technologies, he would still be in trouble without a machine.
Another example is the 92 Infantry Artillery. With the existing equipment of the Eighth Route Army, it can only produce smoothbore cannons and round-nose artillery shells. If you ask an artillery expert, it will still be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw, and he will not be able to rifling it.
Only this "spraying bomb"...
This thing doesn't need to build any fucking cannon at all, it just needs a guide rail or a launch tube, and then the cannonball will go straight to the target with a "chirp" and then it will be gone. There is basically no follow-up maintenance and no need to repair the cannon.
Holes and rifling are difficult, technically complex, and time-consuming operations.
What is difficult is the solid propellant pillar, and the rest is just like ordinary artillery shells.
Therefore, there is never the best equipment, only the most suitable.
Rockets, which are cheap, have low technical level and can be mass-produced in a short time, are the most suitable for the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing Wang Xuexin in a daze, the captain thought he was not satisfied with the technology, so he quickly nodded and explained: "Although this technology is not yet mature,... we can try our best to improve it. This is our job, please believe us!"
Others also said one after another:
"Yes, we are in charge of this project and are the only ones who can improve it!"
"We can definitely do it. Please believe that it will work on the battlefield!"
"We can try it now if necessary!"
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There is a difference between Japanese researchers and Japanese soldiers. They mainly conduct academic research. The brainwashing education of Japanese soldiers is not as deep-rooted as that of Japanese soldiers. A considerable number of them even returned from studying abroad and were influenced by foreign liberalism.
, determination, spirit, and dedication are basically non-existent to them.
At this time, Li Yunlong shouted from the other side: "Xiao Dongbei, Xiao Dongbei..."
Wang Xuexin responded and ran forward, only to see Li Yunlong say with excitement and regret: "Now I have eaten fat. The ten carriages are all full of ammunition, at least there are millions of rounds of ammunition, but we also
We can’t carry that much. If I had known earlier, I should have called in all the salt carriages!”
"Captain!" Wang Xuexin looked at the other carriages and said, "Aren't there many cars there?"
These were Ford cars transported by the Japanese to the front line. Two were tied to each flatbed car and wrapped in weatherproof ponchos. The soldiers opened them out of curiosity.
Li Yunlong shook his head and replied: "No one knows how to drive!"
"The Japanese know how to drive!" Wang Xuexin said, "There are also puppet soldiers. Ask them if they know how to drive."
"Let the Japanese drive?" Li Yunlong's eyes widened: "Aren't you afraid that they will step on the accelerator and take us all into the river?"
What this means is that even if the Japanese soldiers are captured, they all want to die together. Letting them drive is not asking for death!
"Captain!" Wang Xuexin raised his head to the researchers behind him and said, "We have just captured a group of Japs. Those who study weapons are cowards! It's no problem to let them fire accurately!"