The military train continued to run in the middle of the night. Since conductor Semyonov had made a decision, he must arrive in Novosibirsk on the 12th.
Due to negotiations with the dispatch station, the train speed increased to nearly 50, and he estimated that it might arrive around noon.
He did not tell everyone in the army the good news, it was just a surprise for the general.
Yang Mingzhi and Yang Tao continued to rest. Including the maid Annie, who had finished working as a maid in the dining car for another day, she was so tired that she even snored at night.
There were already five people living in the luxury carriage, but now, only Filudov and Kastellura stared wide-eyed, quietly doing their own important things.
At Omsk Station, as soon as Feliudov left the mountain, Yang Mingzhi and his wife all got out of the car. Taking this opportunity, Castliula began to steal. He slipped into Yang Mingzhi's box and successfully touched the man who came from the swamp.
I came to the notebook, and I was obsessed with figuring out what the general's new weapon was.
The wooden door was locked, and the two of them were gathered around a square table, with huge blankets covering their heads, and only a small flashlight for lighting.
"Okay, now let's take a look at the general's secret." Feliudov opened the notebook gently, and out of curiosity, he deliberately turned to the front content. "This... looks like the general's account of a battle?"
"It should be. I saw the labels for the Dnieper River and the Pripet River. There are also many Chinese characters."
"Castellura, you know Chinese characters, please tell me what they mean?"
"Hmm...probably...probably a description of tactics? I can't understand some Chinese characters."
"Huh? Aren't you familiar with China? Why don't you understand?"
"Why? Chinese people have more than 10,000 Chinese characters. You can remember 32 letters, but can you still remember 10,000? Maybe we can all remember so many, but it will take a lot of time to study.
"
"That's right! No wonder the general is so talented. Let's continue reading."
By the way, the notebook carried by Yang Mingzhi was captured by the German army, so there are German letters on the black cover. As for the content, it is composed of Russian, Chinese and even English words. After all, the notebook is a personal item, and of course it is necessary to record things.
How come it is concise.
The notebook records too many things. The content may seem messy, but it records Yang Mingzhi’s seven or eight months of experience. As the author, he only reads the words he writes for himself, and most of the descriptions are in Chinese characters, even in simplified Chinese.
Chinese.
Originally, the Republic of China in this time and space was going to implement simplified Chinese characters. Due to many reasons, only New China completed the simplified Chinese characters. There was a lot of criticism about this measure. After the simplified Chinese characters were simplified, the education of characters was finally made available to the entire public.
universal.
After all, text is the carrier of language, and conciseness is the general trend. Therefore, simplified Chinese characters are almost all commonly used Chinese characters, and some Chinese characters are even simplified to the point that they are out of shape.
Of course, almost all Chinese in the 21st century can understand traditional Chinese characters. When it comes to this military train in 194, Castiliura really encountered difficulties.
"It's really bad. I can only understand part of the text. The general wrote a large section, and I need a lot of time to analyze it."
Felyudov sighed lightly: "Forget it, we don't have time now. Let's turn to the last page of writing and see what the general wrote."
Both of these two have their own abilities. They climbed from the grassroots to the rank of lieutenant, and because of the requirements of their jobs, they must know how to operate various types of light weapons.
The notebook turned to an important page. No matter what weird words were written on it, both of them could understand the picture - that was a gun!
"What do you think? Felyudov, is this a rifle?"
"No, I think it's a mix of a rifle and a submachine gun. You see, the general has marked the parts with numbers, as well as millimeter symbols, aperture symbols, etc. You and I can definitely understand these things."
"Of course!" Castellana smiled, and soon fell into confusion.
Because there is a bullet sketched in the notebook, which seems to have no different structure from ordinary rifle bullets, but the number is marked as 7.6X9.
"No, our ammunition is 7.6X54. The caliber has not changed, but the cartridge case has become shorter. Do we have a rifle that uses this kind of bullet?"
"No!" Feliudov answered simply, breaking into a cold sweat at the same time: "It seems that the general has indeed made new weapons!"
"What should we do? To be honest, the general used a lot of Chinese character annotations, many of which I can't understand."
"What we will do is copy these pages completely, including all the pictures. When we return to Lubyanka, we will report important findings to our superiors! Although we still don't know what new weapon the general has made,
At present, it is certain that it is for soldiers. In any case, if we hand over the materials, a bonus is inevitable."
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The car was always warm, but the air in the car was quite dry due to the stove. The low humidity forced him to drink more black tea, and he fell asleep with a bulging stomach. He was woken up by urination in the middle of the night.
"Well, I always feel something is wrong. Is it because my stomach is bloated? I always feel a little depressed, as if my things are being disturbed."
"Did she stir her up? No, she is my daughter-in-law, and my wife is one of our own. Grishenko and those guys should also be very knowledgeable, and Anne is even less likely to do so."
"Who else could possibly dig through my things? Only those two guys from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Thinking about it, Yang Mingzhi slowly sat up. He rubbed his head and continued to feel confused.
"Is this the sense of disobedience? Didn't they all get off the bus with me? Troops! There is also a Castellana!"
Suddenly, Yang Mingzhi felt that Felyudov's actions a few hours ago were not simple. Maybe the man was trying to cover up Kasteura again, and everything was a ploy to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
For a few days, Castriola has given people the impression of being introverted. He is a low-key person and his sense of presence is really lacking.
"Is there anything else I have that they are targeting again? Is there anything else I have that is mysterious enough? It's a notebook!"
At this moment, Yang Mingzhi's mind was buzzing.
He felt his hand reach under the mattress and frantically touched it. The thing was gone!
"Damn it! No more! Castriella, you two still attacked my notebook after all! Are you so fond of my new firearm design?!"
Yang Mingzhi cursed. He was sure that the notebook was taken away by the guys from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If they wanted to investigate, they could just ask directly, but it didn't mean they wouldn't give it to them. Why did they use such a despicable method to steal? Or were they just
Want to complete secret work quietly.
"What other secrets can there be in the notebook, that is, about firearms?"
Things were taken away, just like a huge sum of money disappeared!
After being tortured like this, Yang Mingzhi felt that he was no longer sleepy. He felt unhappy and had to go to the toilet quickly. Suddenly, a clever plan was hatched.
After using the toilet, he glanced at the closed door of Feludov and Kastriola's box. Those two guys must be inside, maybe studying their notebooks!
"Look, I'll make a surprise attack on you in a moment."
Yang Mingzhi gently closed the door of his box, deliberately making some slight noises, as if he had already entered. He was very confident in his wife's sleep. Once Yang Tao's child fell asleep, he would have to shake it a few times to wake up.
The door was closed, and he crept into the carriage hall with his shoes and bare feet. He casually sat on the leather chair by the window, wrapped his coat tightly and said nothing, staring at the door of the two people's rooms.
This is like fighting a war. The enemy will enter an ambush. In order to fight the ambush successfully, you must be patient.
"I can't believe it, you two can still hold it in until the dining car opens?!"
At the same time, Filudov was able to confirm that someone had left the next room. He heard the sound of going to the toilet and the sound of the door closing. It seemed that the general was just getting up for the night.
The two of them have already thought of a countermeasure. After dawn, Feliudov will find an excuse to cook and send the general and his wife to the dining car. He will do a trick of cooking himself, so-called rewarding the general, so as to give the general a long and boring meal.
Journey brings joy.
Taking this opportunity, Castelliura put the notebook back to its original place. Both of them estimated that the general would never notice that the general had stuffed the notebook under the bed for only a few hours.
The two men worked hard all night, copying the sketches of firearms and the incomprehensible Chinese characters according to Mao Huahu.
It was done, and Feliudov was very proud of himself. His stomach also felt distended, and he just wanted to find a toilet immediately.
The closed door finally opened. He didn't think much. As soon as the door opened, he went straight to the toilet.
No, a figure appeared next to the car window...
"It seems that the rabbit has hit the wooden stake. I'm waiting for you, Feliudov."
"Ah!" Feliudov was shocked, and the hair all over his body trembled. If he hadn't been physically strong enough, his pants would have been wet. "Yes... yes... yes..."
"What? You stuttered suddenly?"
"Ah, comrade general, why didn't you go to bed?! You really scared me to death! I thought I saw a ghost." Feliudov also thought out of a hurry. Maybe the general woke up early and wanted to watch the sunrise from the car window.
?
"Ghost? That is also the ghost of Marxism lingering on the European continent."
"Oh, I really don't believe it. I just suddenly saw a figure in the dark night. I...I have instinctive fear."
From his surprised expression, Yang Mingzhi had confirmed his guess, and then said slowly: "Really? There is a proverb in distant China, if you don't do immoral things, you won't be afraid of ghosts. Obviously, if you do
It’s a shame.”
"Is this... you are still very angry when you were in Nizhny Novgorod? General, please listen to my explanation..."
"Shut up!" Yang Mingzhi shouted louder, "Someone stole my notebook, and I know who the culprit is."
"Ah? Is there such a thing? We are members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and we have reason to catch this thief."
"Yes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also performs the functions of the secret police, so it is logical for you to take my notebook."
"Hey! General, you..." Feliudov still wanted to quibble, but unexpectedly the general had already stood up and rushed into the box with a quick step.
When Yang Mingzhi came, he got all the stolen goods. His notebook was seized, and the cover was inlaid with German characters. Even though the light was dim, he still found his belongings.
At this point, any argument is meaningless.
"I did it, Comrade General, I stole your things, and I am willing to accept the punishment." Castiura stood up with a righteous look.
"You...punish? I'm not your superior, how can you punish me?"
With that said, Yang Mingzhi sat beside the bed and interrogated these two people: "Tell the truth, what are you doing for?"
Feryudov still wanted to make a quibble, but Castiura saw this and explained everything: "Obviously, any lie will be exposed by you. I tell you the truth, we are very concerned about your design of new weapons. I see
You were sketching the drawings of new firearms, and from that moment on, I wanted to get it. You also told us that the army needs new weapons to win faster, so my work must also keep pace with the times."
"I basically understand." Yang Mingzhi smiled awkwardly, "So you used intelligence stealing methods and now you have obtained information on new firearms?"
"Yes. Now that things are like this, I tell you sincerely. After you arrive at your destination, we will return quickly and send the drawings to Moscow. Maybe new firearms can be developed quickly."
"Is this the whole purpose?" Yang Mingzhi asked sharply.
"Yes!"
"You are stupid!" Now, Yang Mingzhi was too lazy to get angry. Their identity was the "defenders of the Soviet system." It was normal for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do some shady things, but Yang Mingzhi still hoped that they would do it openly.
"You two think that after taking my drawings, Moscow can quickly produce them? Bah, that's just a sketch, and its meaning is very limited! The factory over there will take a long time to really study my idea. As for manufacturing, I'm afraid it can
Put it off until next year. You are so anxious, I can only think of one thing, you two want to make a contribution."
"General! We..."
"Castellura, shut up. Napoleon once said that soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. Two years ago, I was a soldier at the lowest level. I obtained the rank of lieutenant general through actual combat merit. And yours, I
It seems that you want to be opportunistic and want to steal the scientific research results of other comrades to achieve your own merits? This is wrong."
"General, I was wrong, we were wrong! What you criticized is."
Yang Mingzhi raised his head and saw that the two people in front of him had really good attitudes. Maybe they knew they were really wrong?
He didn't dare to take it lightly, so he said bluntly: "You two are very smart and know the prospects of new firearms. But you still know too little. The firearms I designed will make every soldier reborn. If they are popularized to every soldier on the front line,
Soldier, that will be a nightmare for the German army. Do you want to hand it over to Moscow in advance? Now I have changed my mind. You will take the finished firearms to Moscow instead of rough design sketches. If you want to make a contribution, I can help you, but
Before that, you two must listen to me. Otherwise, I will send a telegram directly to Moscow and report you two to Comrade Stalin."
The two of them were immediately frightened. If they really pissed off the general, he would reveal a lot of things that were not good for them, and their future would be in jeopardy!
Yang Mingzhi felt that he had finally grasped the handle of these two people, and continued: "I actually don't want to embarrass you. I need a messenger. You two have sent me to Novosibirsk, so just continue to accompany me. I will send you as soon as possible."
The firearms are manufactured. My efficiency is much faster than this slow military train. When the time comes, I will train you to operate the new firearms, and you will be my chief experimenter.
You are going to report to Moscow with your new weapons. Because I need to be authorized for mass production, you will be the first to show it to the leader! You two are witnessing a new era of weapons, won't you be very excited?"
"Go to Moscow with the finished product?" Feliudov felt that he had no choice. He had read a lot of information about the general. There were indeed seven generals. Their ability to act was simply incredible! "I agree, I will report it to my superiors and continue.
Stay in Novosibirsk.”
"I agree too." Castiura said, "I am happy to serve you, and I also want to see what an epoch-making new rifle is." (To be continued)