As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. After Jiang Cheng talked about weapons, he thought of transportation trucks and said, "I still need some military trucks. Please prepare 100 of them for me first."
Jiang Cheng planned to use those tanks and trucks to form a mechanized division to serve as the Eighth Route Army's strongest fist.
Ying Tianlin immediately raised his hand and said, "Let me do this, let me do it. I will give you a military truck worth 400,000 yuan. It is guaranteed to have bulletproof glass and is super durable."
Speaking of this, Jiang Cheng suddenly remembered and said to Chen Guomin, "General Chen, I wonder what the lifespan of our barrel is? I don't want it to explode in the middle of the shot."
Chen Guomin seemed to be insulted and said with a hum, "Although we can't say how good our cannon is, it is not a knockoff. I will give you four spare barrels for each cannon, so I guarantee that you will be fine after firing."
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——Well, a barrel only has a lifespan of 200 rounds.
"By the way, I also request that no Chinese characters appear on all equipment. If possible, it is best to have Russian characters written on them." Jiang Cheng continued to mention his request.
Huh? Chen Guomin felt a little strange when he heard this request, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he nodded and said, "This is easy to handle. Give me another five million. Don't think it's too much. I'll repaint those written in paint for you."
It only takes one moment, but those inscriptions are not that easy to do. Five million is really not much."
After the business was discussed, when Jiang Cheng and others came out, Yu Na had already prepared the supper. Everyone was no longer talking about business, but only talking about Fengyue. Ying Tianlin and others were all well-traveled people who had seen a lot.
The night passed before I knew it.
——The next day
Jiang Cheng looked at the people who were still sleeping and drove to the company. As soon as he arrived at the company, he caught Sun Ning in the office and asked, "What on earth is going on? Why did the country suddenly have this idea?"
Sun Ning calmly made a cup of tea for Jiang Cheng, and then said, "First, you have indeed bought too many arms recently, and the country is a little jealous. And what you bought are all old weapons. Our country's old weapons
Weapons are piled up like a mountain. Secondly, and most importantly, the country values your scientific research capabilities, you know? The armor technology you gave the country has been derived, not just tanks, but also smelting, aviation, ships, etc.
have made great progress, and you said that you can still provide similar technology, which makes the country value you and the people behind you even more. The country hopes to become your arms supplier, and it is also to tie you up and give you a
The kickbacks I receive are also to feed you as the spokesperson."
Jiang Cheng suddenly realized it. He smiled and touched the stubble on his chin and said, "In this case, if I don't reciprocate, doesn't it mean that I don't understand etiquette?"
Sun Ning curiously sat on Jiang Cheng's lap, hugged Jiang Cheng's neck, and asked with hot breath, "So what technology are you going to provide?"
Jiang Cheng's mind turned and he said, "As for the shield of armor technology, I will provide the spear this time, but I can't give it so quickly. It will take a while. In addition, my good sister, can you come down? I really can't stand it."
Already."
Sun Ning's face turned cold, and he stood up and said, "Jiang Cheng, you can't do this. No matter in this era or in the Republic of China, there will be many women with ulterior motives approaching you. If you can't resist the temptation of this level, sooner or later something will happen."
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"Quack, I admit this, you are a completely boring guy." Gallagher laughed loudly.
Jiang Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to this boring fat bug, scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I haven't received any special training. By the way, Yan'an can now manufacture rifles. Next, it should increase the productivity of the military industry. More
Prepare some machine tools and copper ingots. I'll go over first to see what's going on in Yan'an."
——Yan'an
Jiang Cheng returned to Yan'an with a large amount of equipment. When he opened the warehouse, he saw Xiao Wang chatting with Huang Biao wordlessly.
"Xiao Wang? Why are you here?" Jiang Cheng asked as he walked out of the warehouse.
When Xiao Wang saw Jiang Cheng, he immediately stood up and saluted and said, "Report to the head of 203, the chairman asked me to wait for you here. I have been waiting for you here for several days."
Jiang Cheng quickly said, "Then let's go see the chairman quickly. Don't keep the chairman waiting too long."
"Chairman, I'm back." In the cave, Chairman Mao and Zhou Guansheng were talking about something. Jiang Cheng shouted as soon as he entered.
When Chairman Mao saw Jiang Cheng, he stood up happily, patted Jiang Cheng and said, "Not bad, you seem to have gotten a lot stronger during your time in the Northeast. Come, tell me about the situation in the Northeast. Ye Jianying and the others are here."
It's not clear in the telegram, please tell us carefully."
Jiang Cheng quickly sat on the stool and talked with Chairman Mao and Zhou Guansheng.
After Chairman Mao listened to what Jiang Cheng said, he lit up a cigarette and said, "Well, it seems that there are still many people in the Anti-Japanese Alliance team who hold the old warlord ideas. Xiao Jiang, you are right. The purity of our team is
Sex is the guarantee of our combat effectiveness, but now is the period of the Anti-Japanese War. As long as he is willing to fight against Japan, we should unite. I have asked Comrade Ye Jianying to unite with the Anti-Japanese Alliance to ensure that the guns are aligned with the outside world."
Jiang Cheng finally waited for Chairman Mao to finish and said hurriedly, "Chairman, what's going on with the rifle mentioned in the telegram? Can our arsenal finally produce weapons by itself?"
Zhou Guansheng pointed at Jiang Cheng and said, "I thought how long you could endure it. Yes, after our steel plant produced steel, we immediately started research on self-produced weapons. The machine tools you gave us can be used in this era."
What you said is excellent. We thought about it and felt that there are only three options for replicating weapons. One is the German 98K, one is the Japanese Type 38, and the other is the SKS you gave us. In the end, it was the chairman’s decision.
, just copy SKS.”
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "Our foundation is poor, so we can only set our goals higher first."
Jiang Cheng asked, "Chairman, how are our imitations doing now?"
Chairman Mao waved his hand and said, "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred things. Let's go and see it together."
On the way, Jiang Cheng told Chairman Mao and others about the new military order. When Chairman Mao heard about the 122 heavy artillery, his eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Xiao Wang barking.
"Chairman, we are here."
All I saw in front of me was a canyon with a small river. I don't know when a series of factory buildings had been erected. There were several fortresses on the canyon, which were air defense fortresses.
"This is our arsenal. There are now more than 2,000 people. The main products now are simple weapons such as bullets, grenades, and landmines. Come on, let's go over there." The speaker was a middle-aged man wearing a blue workman's uniform.
, he is the director of the Yan'an Arsenal and a technical backbone. He is also the person in charge of this imitation. His name is Liu Ding.
Liu Ding is only 36 years old this year, but he is a maniac in military engineering. He has loved playing with saws, planes, chisels and other tools since he was a child. His favorite toy is a broken alarm clock, which he has repeatedly disassembled and assembled without getting tired of it.
Liu Ding looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "Thanks a lot to the leaders for their concern, our arsenal has such a large scale."
Jiang Cheng looked at the neatly arranged machine tools in the factory. The workers were concentrating on their work. From time to time, sparks of steel appeared. On the other side was a streamlined grenade production line. Jiang Cheng could easily see that the assembly line
There are quite a few lesbians among them.
Liu Ding took Jiang Cheng and others to a workshop and said, "This is our experimental workshop. We have now successfully copied the Type 38, Mauser rifle and the SKS rifle we got. In addition, we can also copy the forced
Fire cannons and grenade launchers."
Just seeing completed or unfinished products lined up on the floor in the workshop, Jiang Cheng could tell that the weapon was a defective product based on the appearance of some products.
This is an arsenal, with a large amount of explosives. Chairman Mao no longer smoked, but held Liu Ding's hand and said, "I want to thank comrades for your help. Without you, there would be no arsenal for us. Come, let's talk about us."
It’s a case of imitation.”
Mr. Liu Ding took out two rifles and said, "Look, this is our imitation, and this one is the original. Our barrel is a little thicker, and our range is shorter than the original, but the difference is not big."
He said and handed the gun to everyone.
Jiang Cheng took it and took a look, only to see that the rifle was obviously heavier, so he asked, "How is the life of our barrel? How is the accuracy?"
Liu Ding smiled and said, "The lifespan is acceptable, and the accuracy is okay. After all, the rifle's actual effective killing range on the battlefield is only 200 meters. But this is because it is made by our masters. If it is mass-produced, can it be maintained?"
It’s hard to say what the level is. Chairman, look over there, there are a lot of defective products, which are experimentally manufactured by our new comrades. The training of these workers can only rely on accumulation, and there are not many tricks."
Chairman Mao pointed to the ground and asked, "Comrade Liu Ding, has our grenade experiment been successful?"
He only saw rows of grenade launchers lined up on the ground. Liu Ding walked over and took one and said, "Chairman, you see, this is the same. Our longer barrels and thicker walls make our grenade launchers better."
The barrel is much heavier, but the range is also up to 700 meters. There is also a rifling line in the barrel. It can be said that it is not much different from the Japanese grenade barrel. Similarly, we have also successfully copied the 82 mortar and
Although machine guns are heavier and thicker, their performance is definitely not compromised."
Jiang Cheng asked curiously, "I wonder what the current output of weapons in our arsenal is?"
Liu Ding pointed at the people behind him and said, "We have many scholars studying in Europe and many former arsenal workers from various places, so the production speed is pretty good. If we produce at full capacity, we can guarantee that we can produce 800 rifles per month now.
There are 70 cartridges and 20 mortars. We are still developing the machine guns and cannot guarantee the production, but it will definitely not be less than 50."
Chairman Mao clapped his hands and said, "Okay, we have now solved the problem of whether or not. The next step is to increase production. Our troops are expanding faster and faster. We must improve our productivity and the strength of our troops as soon as possible."
To match the demand, I would like to make a request. I hope that by the end of 2038, our output will reach more than 2,500 rifles, more than 200 machine guns, more than 300 grenades, and more than 100 mortars, and we must be able to produce 120 mortars.
As with the 75 field artillery, the same saying goes, solve any problems first. If there is something missing in the arsenal, just mention it to the organization, and the organization will do its best to solve it for you."
Liu Ding rubbed his hands and said, "Once the organization's request is made, we will definitely find a way to complete it."
Zhou Guansheng quickly interjected and said, "Quantity must be improved, and quality must also be improved. Quality is more important than quantity."
Chairman Mao clapped his hands quickly and said, "Yes, yes, quality first, quantity second, quality and quantity. By the way, how are everyone's food and clothing? Is there any shortage?"
Liu Ding quickly waved his hand and said, "No shortage, no shortage, everyone can do it."
Chairman Mao then nodded with relief.
Walking out of the arsenal, Chairman Mao smiled and said, "That's good. To be honest, Xiao Jiang, I really hope that one day I won't need you to buy any weapons."
Jiang Cheng nodded and smiled, "There will be a day."
Chairman Mao suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "I am old and have forgotten things. Chiang Kai-shek sent you a telegram asking you to go to Wuhan. Wuhan has now reached the most critical moment. I think it would be better for you to go there.
In addition, the heavy artillery you mentioned can be brought over as soon as possible, and I will ask the artillery unit to speed up training. In the following battles, we will need a strong ability to attack difficult problems."
Jiang Cheng saluted and said "Yes"
--Tokyo
Hirohito sat on the main seat and said with a smile, "I read the battle report. This raid was well done. Officers at all levels will be rewarded after the Wuhan battle is over and China surrenders."
The guards and others quickly leaned over and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Hirohito shook his head again and said, "But there are some troops who are really outrageous. How did the Sixth Division fight like that? Aren't my warriors valuable? It's really heartbreaking."
The guard hurriedly asked, "Should we order the punishment of the commander of the Sixth Division?"
Hirohito shook his head and said, "Forget about the punishment. After all, they have tried their best. I wonder what is the important matter of this imperial meeting?"
The guard took out a stack of paper and said, "Your Majesty, after our assault this time, we captured a large number of Chinese troops and also seized a large amount of materials and ammunition. I have found a problem, please take a look at it."
Hirohito took it and turned it over and asked, "It's a mess, with all kinds of weapons. Isn't this the current situation in China? What's the problem?"
The guard replied, "Your Majesty, please read carefully. Of the weapons and materials we seized this time, 40% were made in Germany and the Czech Republic, 20% were made in China, 20% were made in other countries, and the remaining 20% were made in the Soviet Union."
Hirohito reacted immediately, read through it several times, and shouted: "The Soviets have gone too far. Our imperial army did not die by the sword of China, but by the ammunition of the Soviets. We have already seen the battle of Zhang Gufeng."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately went to protest to the Soviets, saying that we could not tolerate it any longer."
Konoe immediately said, "Your Majesty is wise. China has a large population. If there is a steady supply of weapons, I am afraid that China will become a quagmire for the empire. After discussion, the cabinet colleagues believe that after the China incident is resolved, the Soviet Union will become the biggest pressure on our diplomacy."
, Therefore, we believe that we should speed up the alliance with independent countries."
Hirohito said hesitantly, "If this is an alliance with one country, Britain and France will probably be dissatisfied with us. Isn't our current anti-Red international treaty enough?"
Konoe sighed, "Our current treaty does not stipulate that if a country is attacked by another country, the other country must declare war on that country. This is why we, Zhang Gufeng, Dokoku and other countries did not make any statement."
Hirohito nodded and said, "Okay, in order to ensure the peace of our Japanese Empire, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiate alliance matters with independent countries."