The cold wave may be heading south, and wheat harvesting operations must be accelerated. Even if night falls, harvesters must move darkly through unharvested wheat fields.
Today's wheat harvest made Lysenko very happy. He saw a large number of trucks loaded with mountains of sacks, rushing towards the city's granaries. All the sacks were filled with yellow new wheat. The quantity was amazing, which gave Lysenko the feeling of
, the existing granary capacity is not enough.
Before the wheat harvest, he obtained investigative information that this year's wheat harvest would be worse than last year. Lysenko thought up his excuse and concluded that the culprit of this situation was the cold climate in 1944 that reduced grain production, and was by no means a failure of the "vernalization operation."
But the current situation is obviously very good! Isn’t it a rare bumper harvest?
Regarding how to distribute the new wheat, this aspect of work is entirely the task of the Siberian state authorities. The only thing he can be sure of is that because he has coordinated with his superiors, the Academy of Sciences will directly receive a batch of new wheat, and the future bread supply will be better.
This is good news. The bad news today is the sound of gunshots coming from the Academy of Sciences.
His deputy hurriedly ran to Lysenko who was standing in the field to report this incredible incident.
"Is the news reliable? Are you sure it was gunshots coming from the Academy of Sciences?!"
"It's absolutely true." The deputy confirmed nervously, then went on to explain the current tense situation.
It is said that a large number of soldiers surrounded the Academy of Sciences, and the entire campus was under martial law. The commander of the military region himself and some officials also went to the scene.
Who had the courage to trigger this assault? It was General Berekov.
"Ah! It's actually him!"
Lysenko had a sullen face. He was surprised at first, and then calmed down. Regardless of the circumstances of the gunfire, since Berekov was responsible for the incident, the situation would definitely not be too bad.
"Okay, I know."
The deputy continued to ask nervously: "Comrade Dean, should we go back immediately? I am very worried that our scientists will fall into chaos."
"No! Your worries are in vain. Haven't the army already taken control of the scene? Even the commander of the military region has gone there. Belekov is a lieutenant general, and the commander of the military region is also a lieutenant general. What can I do if I rush back suddenly now?
I can't control Berekov, and I have nothing to do with the commander of the military region."
"But, you have to do something!"
Lysenko nodded: "Okay, we will go back now. I will go back in person, and other comrades will continue to supervise the wheat harvest work."
If that was the case, Lysenko didn't want to fight back immediately. Moreover, when he learned the news, he was in a remote farm twenty kilometers away from the Academy of Sciences! All the land in the farm was harvested when the wheat was sown.
The Academy of Agriculture of the Academy of Sciences paid special attention to it, and it was like an experimental field, so during the wheat harvest, Lysenko felt that he should personally supervise it.
He didn't rush back, but he specifically told the driver when he got into the car. As a result, the three cars drove slowly, and the sun had already set by the time they reached the Academy of Sciences!
He learned more specific information from the guard at the west gate of the hospital.
It turned out that after negotiations between General Belekov and the commander of the military region, the incident seemed to have been properly resolved. The security regiment directly under the military region headquarters had all evacuated before sunset. The martial law against the Academy of Sciences only lasted for two days.
Although it has had some impact on daily life and work, everything is normal now.
"What the hell! What on earth is that Belekov doing!" Lysenko stamped his feet, returned to the car and directly ordered the driver, and the car went straight to the Pripyat Arms Design Bureau.
A car suddenly appeared in front of the design bureau's main office without any warning.
At this moment, Yang Mingzhi was gathered around the table he had put together in the office, looking at the guns and ammunition on the table while chewing bread with relish.
He is confident about tomorrow's shooting range experiment. Maybe mass production and large-scale military equipment will be a matter of time. Of course, for this purpose, he needs two solid supporters. One is as far away as Moscow.
Stalin, and the other is Medvedev, the commander of the Siberian Military District.
The noise of the car aroused the excitement of all the design bureau members who were having a dinner together. I don't know who was visiting.
"Did the commander of the military region turn around and come back again?"
As soon as Yang Mingzhi stood up, he saw Lysenko himself barging in. The visitor had a stern face, as if he was suppressing the anger in his heart.
Yes, if a commotion occurs, how can the dean himself not be angry?
In fact, this is not the case. Lysenko's face is quite peculiar. As long as he pretends to be serious, he will give others the impression of being angry.
"Dear Comrade General, I am fully aware of what just happened! You really caused us a lot of trouble. Fortunately, the incident seems to have been resolved peacefully. I...I see you are still eating here with peace of mind,
It seems you were not frightened."
"Yes, the incident has been resolved." Yang Mingzhi bowed slightly, "I'm sorry that my recklessness caused you trouble."
"You can realize that this is the best. Dear general, I just came back from the collective farm far away. I didn't even go back to the office and came directly to your design bureau. You are a general and an honorary academician. Once again, I
As the dean, I would like to give you a suggestion."
"Please speak."
"In the future, any new weapons you develop must be tested in formal and legal places. There are multiple weapons research institutes within the Academy of Sciences, and they all follow the regulations of the Academy of Sciences. You are the first person to violate this regulation."
"I deeply regret this."
"Well, I only have one piece of advice for you, don't do this again in the future." At this point, Lysenko changed the subject: "I saw some firearms on your table, they must be the source of the gunfire.
It appears your new gun has been successfully completed."
In the final analysis, his own recklessness has already had consequences. The dean himself is here. Facing this person, showing guilt is a strategy. Since the dean is also interested in firearms, let me introduce him by the way.
"AАB4 assault rifle" is what Yang Mingzhi calls his firearm.
Lysenko didn't care at all about the model of the firearm, and he was even less good at operating the pistol. After all, he was an agriculturist and knew almost nothing about weapons.
However, such laymen gave this assault rifle a very special evaluation - it is beautiful.
"It's a really beautiful gun, but I don't know if the soldiers will like it," Lysenko said.
"Oh? Are you suspecting that it's flashy?"
"No, I don't mean that. I don't know much about firearms. I only know one principle. Whether the wheat variety is good or not is determined by the results of the wheat harvest. The same is true for the quality of firearms. It needs to be tested on the battlefield. Are you ready?
Is it better? How do you like it?”
"Of course, it is the best." Yang Mingzhi said confidently, "I made an agreement with the commander of the military region. Tomorrow I will take the firearm to the military shooting range, and the commander of the military region himself will be the witness."
"It's great. At least it's much better than shooting guns in the hospital."
"Hehe. By the way, since you are here, I have one more thing to ask of you."
"Please speak."
"Tomorrow I need two more key witnesses, namely Feryudov and Kastliura."
The two names mentioned by Yang Mingzhi are still fresh in Lysenko's memory. Why? They came from the Lubyanka headquarters in Moscow. They said they received special orders to temporarily live in the Academy of Sciences.
Therefore, these two people have been living in a high-end guest house in the hospital area. They are provided with good food and drink every day. Sometimes a special car will pick them up to go around the city or visit the local Ministry of Internal Affairs office. If they can
It's best to stay in the dormitory all day long, but they can't take any time off.
"Okay, I will notify them immediately and urge them to cancel all their schedules tomorrow."
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Just say that, they will completely understand when the new firearms begin the shooting range experiment stage."
In this regard, Lysenko continued to inquire and finally found out the real reason for the two people's stay. The reason was actually very simple. It was appropriate for them to leave, and everything was subject to the progress of General Berekov's new gun development. Here, he
I wish that the general's experiment was a great success, so that the two gentlemen could return to Moscow with documents and sample guns, and they would have less to worry about.
Now that the incident has been resolved and he understands the situation, there is no need to stay any longer. Lysenko said goodbye and turned around to withdraw.
Yang Mingzhi had to stop him again.
"Ah? Comrade General, do you have anything else to do?"
"Of course! You have to at least start building independent toilets, independent bathhouses, and other facilities."
"This matter? It's coming soon, it's coming soon, when I finish the wheat harvest..."
Lysenko didn't want to waste any more time and quickly got out of the design bureau. He was indeed very busy. Then he went straight to his office building. After asking the night watchman to brew a pot of coffee, he was ready to write a report on the wheat harvest.
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It was already late at night, and the entire Novosibirsk was not disturbed by the sound of gunfire at all, and daily production work was still going on. Besides, a large number of soldiers were engaged in the extremely critical wheat harvest operation, who had the time to care about other things?
This night is a sleepless night for many people.
Originally, the broad streets of the city should be deserted late at night, and there would be no obstacles on the road with the howling cold wind. But tonight is unusual. There are many trucks on the road, and they always turn on their lights. Because many streets
The street lights were turned off for the purpose of saving money, and the lights of the truck fleet formed a flaming dragon.
There are many fire dragons rushing towards the city. They are all trucks transporting grain. Most of the grain in the entire Novosibirsk State is gathered towards the largest granary in the state capital.
Novosibirsk is very lively tonight.
There were many honking noises coming from the city, which turned into a long roar when they reached Yang Mingzhi's residence.
The noise did not disturb Yang Mingzhi's sleep at all. Before going to bed, he asked his subordinates to pack the ten sample guns, and all the bullets were repackaged. He had already made a decision that the bullet factory would produce intermediate-power bullets, and the experiment must be carried out now.
All done! The new gun must be able to withstand heavy use. If not, it is a piece of junk and needs further improvement.
Of course Yang Mingzhi was confident in his weapons, but if a gun could fire out three or four thousand rounds of ammunition in front of the commander of the military region in just one hour and still be normal, it would surely conquer the commander's heart.
He hugged his wife and fell into a deep sleep, which lasted until dawn.
It was already September 21st. After breakfast, Yang Mingzhi felt full of strength. He was indeed experiencing a lot of energy today because today was a key firearms range experiment.
For the design bureau, today is really a festival. From the time I got off the train to today, I have been busy with the research and development and manufacturing of assault rifles for the whole eight o'clock. The success of the research and development depends on today.
There was still some time before the special car sent by the military region commander arrived. Yang Mingzhi first gathered all the designers for a short morning meeting. The meeting was nothing more than claiming the great significance of this experiment. It was the so-called first big event after the design bureau opened in another place.
Everyone's blood was boiling with excitement when they heard the action.
Yang Mingzhi made another shocking statement: "For today's experiment, all of us have to go to the site. The so-called designers, you must visit the site in person, which is very important for your future work. You even have to shoot with a gun yourself. It must have taken several days.
In the military training, you have already had this awareness. Next, you should use the new weapons we developed ourselves to target like ordinary recruits, and use the posture of a soldier to see if it is good. By the way, anyone who shoots accurately will be rewarded by me.
Give him a reward."
What kind of reward is it? The director did not say clearly. Anyway, it is a reward. Just for the sake of reward, it is necessary to shoot the target with a gun in person.
Yang Mingzhi completed the final mobilization here. It was a big move for the design bureau. In addition to leaving two guards to look after the house, women such as Annie and Yang Tao also followed everyone to the shooting range. The design bureau came out in full force.
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On the other hand, the commander of the military region really attached great importance to this shooting range experiment. Not only did he adjust the work plan for the next few days, he also unexpectedly held an internal affairs meeting with the participation of only a few important military officers and political commissars.
At the meeting, Commander Medvedev made no secret of his optimism about the potential of General Berekov's new firearms. This view certainly aroused strong doubts from everyone else.
The reason is very simple. Lao Maozi is very particular about cost performance. Only shooting range experiments can initially prove whether a gun is good or not.
The surprise meeting on the 20th solved all the problems of the shooting range experiment. In order to see the new rifle that the commander was full of praise for, everyone who attended the meeting also adjusted their work arrangements.
Yang Mingzhi had no idea that the army had organized a huge visiting group of more than fifty people. They were all officers, all of them started from the grassroots soldiers, and all of them had the ability to attack Mosin Nagant easily.
The ability to hit targets 200 meters away. They are all experts in firearms and are also senior personnel of the Siberian Military District.
After all, it was a special firearm designed by a lieutenant general, and its appeal was so great that division commander Umov also adjusted his work schedule.
Therefore, the mayor of Novosibirsk also organized a visiting group of more than 20 people, led by the mayor himself, to see what kind of advanced weapons the culprit of the "gunshot incident" was.
Of course, how could such a good thing be without newspaper reporters? The Soviet media's sense of news is as sharp as that of their Western countries, and their ability to add fuel to the fire is equally good. Novosibirsk local newspapers, as well as "Pravda" and "Izvestia"
Each branch of the organization sent reporters and obtained permission from the military as soon as possible.
There was a group of military visiting groups, a group of officials, a group of reporters from several newspapers, and delegations from related arsenals.
How many people will go to the military shooting range to observe this experiment? The total number of people will not be less than 200.
In any sense, this shooting range experiment is a major event in the city of Novosibirsk. Everyone knows that once the experiment is judged to be a great success, it comes at the important wheat harvest season, so that Novosibirsk can offer its leaders and people