Liu Wei read the entire letter without skipping a word. His eyes were slightly red, his right hand was shaking slightly, and he took several deep breaths to control his emotions and stay calm.
calm.
Must be calm.
At this time, he must not lose his mind. If the German-made mechanical processing equipment in the letter has problems due to his own reasons, then he will be a sinner.
Not only did we betray the trust of Mr. Zhang San, but we also lost the spark to establish the machinery manufacturing industry in the base area.
"When was this letter delivered?" Liu Wei looked at the guard receiving the package and spoke quickly and urgently.
"Yesterday at three o'clock in the afternoon." the guard replied truthfully.
"What?!"
Liu Wei's expression changed slightly, knowing that the situation was not good. A full eighteen hours had passed since he received the package.
Seeing Liu Wei's reaction, everyone in the conference room understood that something big had happened.
"The Northern Department has temporarily suspended all activities except for reconnaissance of the Japanese army and the procurement and transportation of materials for the oxygen top blowing project. Urgent Electric Spark, Marine, and organized all existing manpower to go to Tianjin Wei Warehouse No. 18 to transport strategic materials. Comrades under the Taihang Industrial Company
Rent a freight train and enter the harbor." Liu Wei's face was as serious as ever. Now the situation had reached the point where it was too late to hold a meeting to discuss. He thought about it carefully, and then issued orders one after another as the person in charge: "Send power to the base area..."
quick!
The batch of German machine tools and equipment must be transported as quickly as possible, and the batch will not hesitate to expose part of the intelligence network. If the intelligence network is exposed, it can be rebuilt, but if the equipment is gone, it is really gone.
All services are provided to move German machine tools and equipment.
After hearing the order issued by Comrade Professor, everyone understood in their hearts that something really big had happened, almost as big as life and death.
As messages are transmitted to the outside world one by one, flying to various places, the northern part hidden in the darkness is operating at full strength.
…
"Mr. Zhang San used a cutting-edge technology to trade a batch of German-made mechanical processing equipment?! Is this true?"
"The news has been confirmed and the situation is true. The comrades over there have found warehouse No. 18 at the port, which contains this batch of machinery and equipment. The number and type are all consistent. After an unannounced investigation at the port, we learned from the mouths of several dock workers
I know that this batch of equipment was transported by an Austrian freighter."
"I really don't know what cutting-edge technology Mr. Zhang San used in exchange for this batch of mechanical equipment worth millions of marks."
"The matter is now done. We don't have to worry about it. Mr. Zhang San has helped us so much that he has fallen into an extremely dangerous state. We cannot forget Mr. Zhang San's kindness."
"It's a pity that we haven't found Mr. Zhang San until now."
silence.
Deathly silence.
"Let comrades go all out to transport this batch of machinery and equipment. This is the best response to Mr. Zhang San. With these equipment, coupled with the oxygen top-blown converter technology developed by Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua, we can get rid of the long-term inability to produce weapons.
situation."
"Do you want to inform Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua about this news?"
"No need for now, wait until they arrive at the base area to avoid leaks of information as much as possible."
…
"Buzz!" The whistle sounded loudly. Yu Hua, who was sitting by the window of the second-class carriage, quietly stared at the scenery outside the window and looked at the Marco Polo Bridge a few miles away.
The Marco Polo Bridge and the Ping-Han Railway are very close to each other. At a glance, you can see the 219th Regiment of the 37th Division and the 3rd Brigade of the Riverside Brigade, fighting fiercely.
The sound of gunfire was continuous, and Yu Hua could clearly see the two Type 92 infantry guns behind the Japanese position, which were firing continuously, and the 219th Regiment was also firing back fiercely.
Fortunately, despite the intense fighting, neither side opened fire on the railway line.
All the passengers in all the carriages of the train stood up and looked at the fierce fighting on the Marco Polo Bridge through the windows. At this moment, their emotions were complicated.
Soon, the train passed the railway bridge and headed towards the hinterland of North China. As time passed, everyone's complicated and slightly sad mood slowly dissipated.
"I wonder what happened to those German-made mechanical processing equipment... They must be fast." Yu Hua stared at the scenery passing by outside the window, thinking silently in his heart.
"What are you thinking about?" A familiar figure came over.
Yu Hua shook his head gently, looked at Lin Wan, whose temperament was more outstanding than before, and smiled: "I didn't think anything of it, how did you learn from Professor Zhuang?"
"I feel like I don't understand anything." Lin Wan said helplessly.
"Take your time, your talent in the mechanical field is no less than mine." Yu Hua encouraged.
"When it comes to flattering yourself, I've always thought you were like this." Lin Wan gave a thumbs up with her right hand and rolled her eyes at Yu Hua.
Yu Hua smiled and did not continue joking.
Time passed by, and when the train had completely left Peiping, Professor Zhuang, Yu Hua and Lin Wan began to discuss technical issues and discuss various modifications of the 12-horse classic tractor. Of course, Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua were the main ones, and the level
Lin Wan, who is not enough at the moment, is only responsible for listening and studying, and doing some auxiliary work by the way.
The classic single-cylinder diesel tractor has a wide range of application prospects, including agricultural machinery, raw material transportation, towed artillery, self-propelled mortar carriers, anti-aircraft weapon carriers, etc. The tractor design plan given by Yu Hua was approved by Professor Zhuang and finalized. The next step is to
What we do is to develop various derivative versions based on the original blueprint.
For the sake of confidentiality, we will not care about the military application program for the time being, and give priority to the industrial application version.
As the sun sets in the west, the burning clouds on the horizon are very beautiful.
At six o'clock in the evening, after nine long journeys and frequent stops and starts, the train finally arrived at Shimen Zhengding Station from Peiping, spanning a distance of more than 200 kilometers.
During the Republic of China, trains ran extremely slowly and often stopped halfway. Once they stopped, they would take half an hour to start.
Arriving at Zhengding Station, the group got off the bus, transferred to the last narrow-gauge passenger train at the origin station of the Zhengding-Taiwan Railway, and then departed from Zhengding and headed west.
During the Republic of China, the passenger trains and freight trains of the Zhengtai Railway were different. The origin and terminal stations of the former were not Zhengding and Taiyuan, but Zhengding and Huashan, passing through the Nantongpu Line, and finally connecting to the Longhai Line at Huashan.
Riding on the Republic of China train, which was slower than the green leather trains of later generations, Yu Hua's riding experience was barely adequate. I can't say it was bad, it could only be said to be average. Along the way, I saw the scenery of North China during the Republic of China, and the endless Taihang Mountains, and enjoyed the scenery.
To kill time.
As for doing technical research on the train, sorry, this option can be passed directly.
Time is a very magical thing. If you stay next to a young beauty for an hour, it feels like only one minute has passed. If you stay with your seventh aunt or eighth aunt for one minute, it feels like an hour has passed.
And Yu Hua's current feeling is no different from that of staying with his seventh aunt and eighth aunt. It's hard and he has to endure it, and he feels like he's about to eat up.
Day and night alternate, time passes.
"Buzz!"
Accompanied by the sharp and loud train whistle, the train that had been traveling all day and night from Zhengding slowly slowed down and entered the station.