When Zhang Wanhe went to the headquarters to find the commander, the commander still wanted to discuss tunnel warfare with the chief of staff.
"These ideas brought up by Xiao Dongbei are not good at all!" The leader sighed while looking at the minutes of the meeting: "If this can be combined with mines, terrain and fortifications, even if the Japanese troops come with several times the force, it will not be easy to completely destroy every high ground!
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"Yes!" the chief of staff agreed: "The enemy has occupied the surface position, and we can hide in the tunnels to continue fighting with them. Then, the enemy will face dual pressure from the ground and underground. As soon as the underground troops emerge,
, immediately engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and at the same time, our ground troops will take advantage of this moment to press forward..."
The leader and chief of staff are both veterans of the Red Army and have rich combat experience.
I didn't know about tunnel warfare and tunnel warfare tactics before, but now I know, and I can reasonably deduce some combat methods that are beneficial to the Eighth Route Army just by relying on my imagination.
As the leader said, Xiao Dongbei's idea is like opening the door to a new world. After stepping through this door, they find that there are many new and interesting things waiting for them to explore.
Therefore, when Zhang Wanhe hurried to the headquarters to make a request, the commander refused without thinking: "Any other request is fine. If you want Xiaodongbei, then let's not talk about it. Nothing is more important than tunnel warfare now!"
The chief knew Zhang Wanhe well and knew that he had always wanted to transfer Xiao Dongbei to the arsenal to help them make equipment. The request made at this time must be related to Xiao Dongbei.
Zhang Wanhe was not in a hurry. He smiled "hehe" and said: "Chief, please listen to what I have to say first. If you don't let Xiao Dongbei out by then, I will turn around and leave without saying a word!"
"Oh?" This aroused the chief's interest. He put the meeting minutes aside, crossed his arms and raised his chest to look at Zhang Wanhe, and said with a smile as if he was coming over.
I want to see what kind of ecstasy soup you, Lao Zhang, can give me, let me know!"
The chief's idea is very simple. No matter what Zhang Wanhe says, he will only respond with "no". What else can Zhang Wanhe do?
Of course Zhang Wanhe knew what the chief was thinking. He raised his head and asked in a challenge: "Chief, do you still remember what I told you about the high scrap rate of making artillery shells and hand grenades?"
"It seems that there is such a thing." The chief thought for a while, then nodded and said: "You seem to say...the arsenal cannot mass-produce artillery shells and grenades because of this matter."
Zhang Wanhe nodded and then stopped talking. He just stood there and looked at the leader with a smile.
The chief was confused for a moment, and after a while he said "Oh" and said with a smile: "Do you want to transfer Xiao Dongbei to solve this problem? This matter is not urgent. How can we find a way in a while..."
Zhang Wanhe interrupted the chief: "If I really didn't think of a way, could I still come to you?"
The chief's eyes suddenly lit up: "Is this true? Is there a way?"
Zhang Wanhe nodded: "Xiao Dongbei has thought of another toughening technology. Aren't I worried that he has missed something? This can't be done without him. Look, Chief..."
"No problem!" The leader waved his hand and said, "Let him work on the toughening technology first!"
Of course the leader knew that this toughening technology was no small matter, and it only took a few days to burn out a furnace of bullet casings, but the tunnel fortifications could not be completed that quickly. A comparison of the lighter and heavier ones would tell.
The chief of staff next to him interjected: "We can work on both ends together. In the past few days, Xiaodongbei will be working on toughening technology in the arsenal first. We will organize people to dig tunnels here first. We will dig according to our own ideas. Then Xiaodongbei will come and take a look.
If there are any problems, please revise them, anyway, digging tunnels is mostly manual work."
"That's right!" The leader nodded and said to the chief of staff, "I'll leave this matter to you!"
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!" The chief of staff accepted the mission simply. He was also very interested in the new thing of tunnel warfare.
So Wang Xuexin once again toyed with oxygen-free toughening in the arsenal.
Not to mention, Wang Xuexin came in handy on the first day...
Zhang Wanhe had several large iron boxes assembled, and just like Wang Xuexin said, they laid a layer of broken refractory bricks and then a layer of cannonballs, and filled the cannonballs with broken refractory bricks.
The other box contains grenade shells and the same operation.
Before he was about to close the box, Wang Xuexin stopped him in time and said: "Wait a minute... I seem to remember that you said this, before closing the box lid, you need to put a layer of broken iron."
In fact, this is not "like" at all. It is basically a system prompt: "To prevent oxygen from entering through the gap, please spread a layer of broken iron."
Wang Xuexin secretly said that the one million military dollars were well spent, and it also "monitored the Baojiaohui in a timely manner."
Su Xin said "Oh" and said: "If any oxygen penetrates into the iron box from the gaps, it will be absorbed by these broken iron pieces!"
Well, this Su Xin must be on the same side as the system.
Wang Xuexin even doubted whether Su Xin had a system in her head.
Others were half-understanding about this, but Wang Xuexin and Su Xin both said so, so they followed suit. So they hurriedly spread the broken iron blocks on the top layer, covered the box lid and sealed it with clay, and then
Put it in the oven and burn it.
The temperature is also controlled at around 950 degrees.
Number and register data in batches as before.
There is actually no need to be as nervous as the first time when burning the furnace this time, because the old master already has the experience of looking after the furnace and has skills in temperature control. For example, he specially made several small iron bowls to put in the furnace.
Once the block melts, it will not be lost and can be used repeatedly with confidence.
But perhaps out of caution, Zhang Wanhe divided several directors into groups and kept an eye on them.
By coincidence, Wang Xuexin was assigned to a group with Su Xin.
Only then did Su Xin notice that the rifle on Wang Xuexin's back was indeed different from the previous one, with an extra scope.
"Is what Hardware said true?" Su Xin looked at Wang Xuexin doubtfully.
"What?" Wang Xuexin was a little confused.
"Wujin said you were injured!" Su Xin turned her eyes to the record book in her hand, pretending to record something.
"Can that be called an injury?" Wang Xuexin smiled and raised his head: "It's just a little scratch!"
Su Xin was a little helpless. You did scratch a little bit of skin, but this bit of skin was scratched by a bullet on your forehead. If it was just a little bit off...
Su Xin didn't dare to think any further.
Wang Xuexin, however, was warming himself in front of the stove as if nothing had happened. While rubbing his hands, he said without saying a word: "You have never seen those who are really injured. The broken hands and feet are considered minor, and they are kept in the same place, unconscious."
Only then will I send it to the headquarters..."
Turning around, he noticed that something was wrong with Su Xin's face. Wang Xuexin quickly stopped talking: "Forget it, it's not good to scare you girls by talking too much. Anyway, don't think about going to the front line all the time. Hardware is so scary!"
Su Xin remained silent.
She is not a hardware worker, so there is no way she would want to go to the front line.
But it is not easy for Xiaobei to live in such an environment.