After leaving Perm, the army marched for three more days.
It was not until October 16th, just after two o'clock noon in Moscow time, that Yang Mingzhi finally returned to the snowy Novosibirsk.
Although it is noon, the sun in Novosibirsk has already set in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the white land. The whole world is extremely beautiful!
Novosibirsk is three hours ahead of Moscow, and astronomically it is already past five o'clock in the afternoon.
Different from the situation in Belarus, the sun in the marshes is always one hour later than in Moscow, and the sun in Novosibirsk is always three hours earlier than in Moscow.
Yang Mingzhi has become accustomed to the drastic changes in time zones here, and he also knows that in three hours at most, the whole world will plunge into darkness.
He left Novosibirsk in a low-key manner, and now his return is also quite low-key.
As the largest industrial city in the region, the train station in Novosibirsk is exactly the same as that in Perm, even crazier than Perm.
A considerable number of T3476 tanks are produced in Novosibirsk. In this city alone, the monthly output exceeds one hundred!
Equivalent to producing four tank battalions of tanks per month, plus auxiliary light tanks, with the current monthly production in Novosibirsk alone, the Soviet army can form two tank brigades. And three tank brigades can basically be expanded into one
A tank army.
Even so, Novosibirsk's heavy equipment production capacity is still expanding! After all, this is a rich land of steel, non-ferrous metals and coal.
In the past September, the monthly output of T3476 tanks in the Soviet-controlled areas exceeded 1,000 tanks for the first time!
You must know that when Zhukov was planning the "Operation Mars" in this time and space, the main offensive force of the Western Front was two reinforced tank corps. The total number of tanks was close to 400 and continued to increase.
The battle was planned to take place in late November. It was said that the weather at that time was cold enough and the once muddy ground was frozen, which was most suitable for tanks to gallop. Moreover, at that time, the Soviet offensive strength had also reached a peak.
Today's Novosibirsk is different. While the city is desperately producing tanks and heavy artillery, it has also become a scientific research and production base for some cutting-edge ordnance.
Yang Mingzhi left for three weeks, and many major changes took place in the city.
Yang Mingzhi's special train stopped at the station. Through the window, he saw several acquaintances Popov and several people from the design bureau on the platform.
"Let's go, comrades, it's time for us to get off the car!"
He ordered his three attendants and called the train conductor. After the military train stopped, they would unload all the luggage.
Yang Mingzhi suppressed his restless heart. When he saw Popov, who was wearing particularly thick clothes, the first thing he thought about was his career.
The thick car door opened, and the strong Siberian cold air hit my face.
He quickly adapted to the cold and stepped hard on the snow-covered platform.
Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he noticed a military column parked on another ramp. He saw some things placed on the flatbed truck, which were reflecting strange lights in the sun.
When he looked closely, it seemed as if those things were airplanes.
No! They're not planes, they're that!
Yang Mingzhi's already excited heart is now even more excited, because it is the "Flying Fish" rocket that he is proud of, a rocket with wings and a rocket engine. He knows this thing very well. In order to develop it, Li
It can be said that Gushikov has contributed a lot.
Now the old guy who taught himself rocket technology actually became a rocket launcher expert in the Soviet Union half a century ago.
Yang Mingzhi knew that after arriving in Novosibirsk, that guy immediately received technical support from the relocated Soviet Academy of Sciences. He had a group of professional experts under him, so the once crude rocket engine was modified in design, and the engine became more sophisticated.
Not to mention durability, the overall aerodynamics have also been well-adjusted.
After this operation, the "Flying Fish" flight became more stable and its range was also improved.
Yang Mingzhi quickly ran close to the waiting Popov, and without hesitating the deputy director's polite words, he pointed directly at the military column parked on the other side.
"Those are Exocet rocket launchers! What's going on? Have they already started loading on the truck? Where are they going to be transported?"
Popov was a little confused for a moment. After he came to his senses, he knew that he could not answer the director's words, so he reluctantly said: "Comrade director, you are back. The rocket launcher over there is indeed our flying fish, Liguschko
My husband's factory produced them, and as for where they will be sent, I don't know..."
"Ah? It seems I have to ask that old guy."
"He...Liguschkov doesn't know either." Popov said quickly, "How do we know where the weapons are shipped? Instead of paying attention to that matter, don't you pay attention to our design bureau?"
After one sentence, Yang Mingzhi's thoughts returned to his beloved Pripyat Arms Design Bureau.
Yes! It has been three weeks. How can you explain the words on the phone clearly? Yang Mingzhi knew at least two good things. First, the expanded design bureau buildings were completed. Second, the two promised
At the factory, all the factory buildings have been capped off and most of the equipment is in place. The workers are even waiting for the director to come back and issue work orders.
These things are the reason for Yang Mingzhi's excitement. He looked at his watch and muttered: "It's almost three o'clock now, and it's six o'clock in the afternoon in Novosibirsk. Let's not delay, and get out of here quickly."
"Ah! Director! Are we in such a hurry?!" Popov hurriedly raised his arms and pointed at the porters not far away, "Obviously, you brought back a lot of goods from Moscow."
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Yang Mingzhi slapped his forehead and smiled quickly, "Novosibirsk's high-end materials are relatively scarce, so I got a lot of treasures from Moscow. For example, a lot of soap. Haha, this is what we have
Designers have the best laundry equipment."
Popov shrugged, "Soap? We don't lack this stuff. After all, we don't need much for each use."
"But what about the workers? I'm not very optimistic that Umov will be very generous in allocating us a large amount of daily necessities. I'm also worried about the city's material supply."
In fact, Yang Mingzhi brought back not many kinds of materials. Novosibirsk railway workers were responsible for all the transportation. In the end, only three workers pushed three trolleys and delivered a total of 200 kilograms of various goods.
truck.
On the way out of the station, Yang Mingzhi introduced his new subordinate Kalashnikov to Popov at the right time.
"Comrade Popov, the person next to me now is named Kalashnikov, and he is a student of Fedorov."
"Oh? That Fedorov from the rifle factory?"
"Bah!" Yang Mingzhi almost laughed out loud. He deliberately approached Popov and couldn't help but put his arms around his much older brother. "My comrade, he is Fedorov's disciple.
That Fedorov who invented the automatic rifle!”
"Ah, it turns out to be him?! I'm really surprised."
"Fedorov was very satisfied with our firearms, but he was old, so he sent his students to study with us. Kalashnikov was a very outstanding young arms designer. He grew up in his hometown in Kazakhstan.
He also won some awards and participated in wars."
"Yes, I saw the Patriotic War Medal on his clothes."
"He will be your subordinate from now on. He is a very good designer. We must train him well."
Popov always felt that the director admired the old Fedorov very much. His claim to be able to quickly develop the АB42 assault rifle was also the result of being deeply influenced by Fedorov. So, since the young Kalashnikov
He is Fedorov's apprentice. I am afraid that after this person came to the design bureau, he was born to be a unique talent!
Popov immediately spoke a few words to Kalashnikov, and after just a few words, he could conclude that this young man had a very high level of mechanical knowledge.
Because all Popov asked about was very professional machining knowledge, he would never have imagined that this Kaspersky could not only use a ruler and pencil to quickly sketch the plan of a firearm on paper, but he was also an outstanding doer.
Popov was immediately conquered by this young man, because this Kaiser actually made all the accessories of the submachine gun prototype himself in the workshop, and finally assembled them together himself, and received the Kazakh Firearms Review Committee.
One prize.
As a result, doesn't the Weapons Design Bureau have two practical men?
Popov has always been very optimistic about the young Dobrov's abilities. Dobrov himself has talents, and now he is obviously being promoted by the director himself. The commander clearly intends to teach this young man what he has learned all his life? He is so favored
, and he himself is very ambitious, so young Dobrov must be a promising candidate for great talent.
Now, Kalashnikov will become a strong competitor for Dobrov. Both of them are here. Popov glances at the two people walking side by side from the corner of his eyes. It seems that the relationship between the two is very good. They
Is it a collaborator or a competitor?
The bulk supplies that Yang Mingzhi brought back were put on the truck and then covered with a layer of canvas, while the rest of the people got into several other cars.
As usual, his own bodyguard Grishenko was sitting in the co-pilot, and Yang Mingzhi was sitting in the back seat, with Popov next to him.
The car door has been closed, and the inside of the car is much warmer than outside.
Popov immediately became curious about the linen bag in Yang Mingzhi's arms, "Comrade Director, are all your valuables in this? It looks very heavy."
"Of course! I have my notebook, which records some important things. There is also a particularly important gift for my wife."
"Ah! It's Bessika... Hehe, what are you going to give her? You should know how much she misses you since you have been gone for three weeks."
"Yes, I am ashamed of her in this regard. So I need to give her the best gift. I think she will be very satisfied with these cosmetics."
"Ah?" Popov was a little confused, and then suddenly thought of something, "She...she really likes cosmetics. You are coming back today, and she is dressed up today! For example, she put on lipstick."
"Not surprising." Yang Mingzhi smiled and said, "I must have borrowed Annie's lipstick again. Now she doesn't have to borrow it anymore. She will have better ones. By the way, take this opportunity to report to us again.
, three weeks for the design bureau."
"yes!"
Regarding this, Popov really wanted to give Yang Mingzhi a good explanation. Since the distance between the train station and the design bureau is long, the car has to drive for more than half an hour on a sunny day. Now the road is covered with snow, and the entire road is covered with snow.
A car equipped with anti-skid chains will not dare to go fast.
Popov actually prepared a document, and Yang Mingzhi only had to look through it to learn about the design bureau's many favorable developments in written form.
Since the director wanted to ask, Popov pointed out a few typical aspects.
"Concerning the construction of the design bureau's buildings and the new designers assigned to us in the plan, I told you these things on the phone, and you know it well. There is another thing. When you went to Moscow, we had already
Research and development of short assault rifles began."
Yang Mingzhi immediately remembered this incident and asked urgently: "What's the situation now? Even if I'm not here, you should have finished it."
"It's me! We have completed it, specifically two weeks ago. The subsequent prototype guns were finally assembled at Nikolayevsky's factory. The firearms quickly passed the target practice test, but the effect
Not as good as the original assault rifle."
"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi leaned back on the soft leather chair and let out a sigh of relief, "After all, the barrel has been shortened, and the shooting performance has also changed dramatically."
"Even so, it can still install our fifty-round capacity ammunition. Our firearms are all gas-operated, so by changing the design of the gas tube, we increased its rate of fire."
"Ah? It's true!"
The situation was a little unexpected for Yang Mingzhi. It was his purpose to develop a complete set of assault rifles. Therefore, in his original idea, the "short thrust" of the shortened barrel was actually the same as the rate of fire, and many other technical parameters.
There will be no changes.
However, it is a gas-guided firearm. A major feature of this type of firearm is that the rate of fire can be controlled by adjusting the air pressure.
To explain this matter, Popov had to explain another piece of major good news.
"It's all true, and we accepted the governor's request."
"That Umov? Maybe you should have sent me a telegram about this then."
"This matter... was my negligence. But after we made some adjustments, its rate of fire returned to normal."
"Tell me the details of this."
"Yes! It was Umov's request, and he also got the order from Moscow! Do you remember that before you set off, Umov ordered several arsenals in the city to secretly mass-produce assault rifles? Now this behavior is not only
It’s legal, the superiors have issued a major order to Novosibirsk. Nikolayevsky’s factory, which originally specialized in producing submachine guns, has now also been ordered to produce assault rifles!”
"And Rybakov from the bullet factory? Gorbatov from the DP machine gun factory?"
"Ah! Director, you still clearly remember their names." Popov looked a little surprised.