Although he understood that Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua's words were quite authoritative, he really did not expect them to be so authoritative.
Old chief, do you want to change your attitude so quickly?
"Comrade Li Qiang, you are the person in charge. You know the Military Industry Bureau best. The headquarters and the organization have only one requirement for you, and that is to act steadily and steadily." The leader said seriously with a serious face.
"Yes, old chief." Li Qiang nodded seriously.
"Okay, I won't influence you here. Student Yu, thank you and Professor Zhuang for allowing us to have the world's most advanced artillery."
The leader ignored Li Qiang and turned to face Yu Hua. With a pair of bright and weathered eyes, he straightened his back and said loudly: "All of you, salute to the comrades of the Supreme Science Group!"
"Yu classmate" is a personal title.
"Comrade of the Supreme Scientific Group" is the official title of the organization.
The former represents him personally, and the latter represents the headquarters.
In an instant, everyone, including the commander of the army, all raised their right hands, fingers together, and saluted Yu Hua in the most standard military salute to express their gratitude.
Yu Hua nodded lightly without retreating or evading. He believed that he and Professor Zhuang deserved this military salute.
After the ceremony, leave.
The old leader and all the army chiefs left. With the shock of witnessing the world's advanced artillery with their own eyes and with expectations for the future, they left the Nangou test site and set out on their way home. Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua created advanced heavy artillery for them.
, next, as soldiers, what they have to do is to bravely kill the enemy and repay with the lives and blood of the Japanese army.
Yu Hua quietly looked at the departing figures of the army leaders and watched them leave without saying a word.
"You go back and rest, I will take care of the rest." Li Qiang said to Yu Hua.
"Sorry to trouble you." Yu Hua nodded after hearing this.
The Red Peony heavy artillery project came to an end, and the follow-up work was carried out in an orderly manner. Li Qiang took over the follow-up affairs in an all-round way. While arranging mass production after finalization, he reported to the superior organization according to the process, and then prepared a celebration banquet to reward the participants of the heavy artillery project.
Yu Hua took the bus back to the station to rest and worked intensively for two months, finally completing the heavy artillery project according to the original plan.
Now, he can rest assured and have a peaceful sleep like Professor Zhuang.
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Nanjing, Presidential Palace.
In the President's Office, Chairman Chiang is working at his desk, carefully handling one important document after another. The Chairman has been very busy recently. While mobilizing various troops to reinforce the Songhu front line, he is also contacting the League of Nations to try to get Britain, France and the United States to intervene to force Japan to cease the war.
settle this dispute.
Two months have passed since the Battle of Songhu on August 13, and the situation on the frontline battlefield has undergone a huge change.
In the early stage, one was strong and the other was weak. The National Revolutionary Army had the advantage and initiative on the battlefield, while the Japanese army was at a disadvantage and could only passively defend important areas.
In the mid-term, with the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, the situation between the two sides was balanced, and the Chinese army and the Japanese army began to fall into a tug-of-war.
Nowadays, the two sides are weak and the other is strong. Due to various factors, the Chinese army lacks follow-up strength and cannot continue to fight. It shows its fatigue and can only turn offense to defense. The Japanese army gradually becomes stronger due to the continuous arrival of reinforcements and begins to turn defense into offense.
In two months, hundreds of thousands of soldiers died on the front line. The intensity of the battle was unimaginably high. The Songhu area had become a meat grinder comparable to the Battle of Verdun.
As the national army showed its weakness and entered a defensive state, Chiang Kai-shek knew that trouble was coming and the Japanese would never give up. If the Battle of Songhu failed, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops could march westward to Nanjing and approach the city.
Because of this, China has recently been busy contacting the League of Nations, hoping to enlist the power of Britain, France, the United States and other countries to force Japan to cease the war through external forces.
However, contrary to expectations, Britain, France and the United States were unwilling to intervene in the situation in the Far East and provoke Japan for no reason.
The old British were trapped in the situation in Europe and could not extricate themselves, and the focus was entirely on Germany.
France only cares about its own one-third of an acre. As long as Japan does not move to French Indochina, it does not care about other things.
Lao Meili, who is full of war wealth, used her fine traditions to sell large amounts of steel to Japan. It was obviously not a wise choice to provoke her own big customer Japan for the sake of China.
Zhongzheng knows the thoughts of Britain, France and the United States, but he has no choice now. Except for the League of Nations, no country can force Japan to cease the war.
There are still more than ten days left before the Brussels conference, and there is still a chance to win support from the League of Nations.
"Dong dong!" There was a knock on the door in the office.
"Enter."
The visitor pushed open the door and walked straight to the desk with an important document in his arms.
Zhongzheng raised his head and saw the person coming. While reviewing the documents, he said, "It turns out it's Yunong. What's the matter?"
"Principal, this is information about the north." Dai Li said with a hint of solemnity as he handed over the information in his hand.
Zhongzheng heard the change in Dai Li's voice, frowned slightly, immediately put down his pen, took the intelligence document and flipped through it.
Although there is a formidable enemy at hand, the north is still Nanjing's top priority. Any information about the movements in the north must be taken seriously and cannot be ignored.
The confidential document was opened, and the text that came into view was a description of the Yancheng heavy artillery test.
The Eighth Route Army obtained a batch of heavy artillery through unknown channels, with a caliber of about 100 mm to 105 mm, and an unknown quantity. They fired continuously for two hours to test their performance, and they were suspected of mastering the production capacity of artillery shells.——
"Now that we are facing a national crisis, what do they want to do? Pretend to resist Japan, but actually pursue development?"
Brother Zhongzheng frowned with confusion on his face. He put down the intelligence documents and tapped the desk gently: "Yunong, do you know where the Eighth Route Army got the heavy artillery from?"
Heavy artillery, this word is too sensitive.
He was well aware of the terrifying extent and seriousness of the Eighth Route Army's mastery of heavy artillery. The Eighth Route Army with heavy artillery and the Eighth Route Army without heavy artillery were completely different concepts.
Niang Xipi, it was so difficult to defeat a group of mud-legged Red Army back then. It would definitely be a disaster if these mud-legged Red Army were allowed to replace their shotguns with cannons and establish a mature heavy artillery force.
"It's not clear yet." Dai Li shook his head.
"Secretly investigate the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army and determine the number and origin." Zhongzheng gently rubbed his temples, thought for a moment, and made corresponding arrangements.
"Principal, the Eighth Route Army has the ability to produce artillery shells..." Dai Li nodded and continued to ask.
"Obviously, ask the Propaganda Department to call Yancheng to ask whether the other party has the production capacity of artillery shells, obtain information on its scale and output, conduct secret investigations, learn the address of the artillery shell factory, and arrange for manpower to destroy it." Zhongzheng's eyes were sharp and he said solemnly:
"I don't want to see them have an organized heavy artillery unit."
"Yes, principal."
Dai Li had already understood, responded respectfully, turned around and left.
"The Eighth Route Army has undergone tremendous changes recently. It has built small chemical plants to produce explosives, cement plants to produce cement for road construction, and now it can even produce artillery shells. Although it is a small fight, it also reveals its wolfish ambitions and must be guarded against."
"Some things must be nipped in the bud. If they are allowed to grow naturally, they will get out of control. I cannot let them develop with peace of mind. If they produce artillery shells now, they will be able to produce rifles, machine guns, and even cannons later."
"Mother Xipi, appeasement, appeasement, don't these white-skinned pigs feel their lips are dead and their teeth are cold? Without me, Chiang Kai-shek, who will guarantee your interests in the Far East? They are really a bunch of extremely stupid pigs."
"Fortunately, the Soviet Union is not so short-sighted and understands the importance of me, Jiang. As long as the frontline troops hold on for a while, the first batch of Soviet weapons for twenty divisions will arrive."
Zhongzheng's voice could be heard muttering to himself in the office, and after a while, it became quiet.