Chapter four hundred and twentieth eight surprises
Having said this, a look of expectation suddenly flashed across the deputy commander's face, and then he stared at the deputy chief of staff and asked, "There seems to be nothing going on at the headquarters during this time?"
"Boss, you want to go to the arsenal!" The deputy chief of staff could see the deputy commander's thoughts at a glance.
"This is the first rifle produced by our Eighth Route Army. If you can't miss it, don't miss it!" the deputy commander-in-chief replied very readily.
The deputy chief of staff responded forcefully: "There is nothing wrong with the headquarters. I can take care of it if I stay here. Boss, if you want to go there, take a look at the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and meet Lao Nie. It seems that you haven't seen him since the division of troops."
.I just happened to be inspecting the First Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. I heard that they have been doing well recently. The main force soldiers can eat an egg every two days, and the training ammunition for recruits has been directly increased from five rounds to twenty rounds. If they can improve their
The promotion of experience has only advantages and no disadvantages for the entire Eighth Route Army!"
"Then the headquarters will be left to you!" The deputy commander-in-chief did not shirk and answered readily!
At the arsenal of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, Yang Xiong, chief of staff of the guard regiment, barged in without knocking.
Then he shouted with surprise on his face: "Head, chief! The chief and his son are here!"
Wang Ping immediately thought of a telegram he had sent to the military region a few days ago, inviting the commander to witness the emergence of the Eighth Route Army's first self-produced rifle.
Then he stood up from his seat, stared at Yang Xiong and asked.
"Where? I'll go there now!"
"We're heading towards the factory!" Yang Xiong hurried back.
Before he reached the underground factory, the roar of huge machines reached Wang Ping's ears. Then he saw Commander Nie standing at the door of Factory No. 2 and pointing.
At this moment, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure next to Commander Nie suddenly came into Wang Ping's field of vision.
"It's the deputy commander-in-chief, and he's actually here too!" Wang Ping was stunned, his mouth opened, and then he showed a shocked expression of disbelief.
But the movement of his feet did not stop, and he led Yang Xiong and his group to walk over quickly.
"Hello, chief, Wang Ping, director of the arsenal, has been ordered to report! Chief, why didn't you send a telegram when you came here?" Wang Ping, who walked up to the two men, reported excitedly.
The deputy commander was not polite and answered directly: "I asked for it. I wanted to launch a surprise attack on the arsenal. Director Wang, where is the rifle production line you showed us? Take us there immediately!"
"In this factory!" Wang Ping replied immediately!
The deputy commander was not polite and walked directly inside, ordering as he walked: "Then what are you waiting for! Let the comrades start production now!"
"Yes, Chief!" Wang Ping replied immediately.
Not long after, a huge roar and the harsh sound of metal friction sounded in the factory.
Wang Ping walked to the deputy commander-in-chief and introduced: "Chief, this factory is specialized in the production of rifles. One production line has been set up, and the second one is being built! If everything is done well and the production is not followed day and night, it will take a month.
At least 3,500 rifles can be produced!"
While talking, various parts of the rifle were made by dozens of mechanics and then sent to the armed workers.
Everyone was staring at these assembly workers. Within five minutes, a new gun appeared!
Before Wang Ping could speak, the deputy commander rushed to pick up the rifle, pulled the bolt, aimed, and shot! After a series of actions, the deputy commander's expectant face finally showed a long-lost smile, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"What a great gun. It's exactly the same as the Sanba Gai we captured on the battlefield. Director Wang, I want to report it to Yan'an and ask for credit from your arsenal!"
The next step was to test the gun. At the shooting range in the back of the arsenal, the guards brought by the deputy commander personally tried the gun. They fired a hundred bullets in a row before stopping. Then they ran over happily: "Chief, and the Japanese captured on the battlefield."
The 38 caps are exactly the same as those of the 38, with high accuracy, long range, and very little recoil!"
Seeing that everyone was very satisfied with this rifle, Wang Ping said in surprise: "Chief, I forgot to report just now. In addition to rifles, the only submachine gun production line and machine gun production line we snatched back from the Taiyuan Arsenal have been completed!"
"The machine gun production line produces the crooked handle. I asked everyone to change it and adjust it to produce the Type 96 light machine gun. It uses the same bullets as the 38-type gun, but its performance and stability are much better than the crooked handle!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let us take a look immediately!" the deputy commander ordered as if he couldn't wait.
The production of submachine guns and light machine guns is much slower because there are too many parts. It takes more than an hour to produce one.
As for the machine gun, let alone the machine gun, it took a whole morning to get one. But even so, after the test of the gun, the deputy commander was very happy, and there was no dissatisfaction on his face due to the long wait.
"How is the output? Factory Director Wang!" The deputy commander in chief, who was in a good mood, directly asked the question he was most concerned about.
"If submachine guns are produced day and night, the number will be 500 per month." Wang Ping immediately told the latest figures discussed at the arsenal.
"If you don't listen to the production instructions day and night, you can produce 120 light machine guns in a month!"
"There is also a heavy machine gun production line at the back. Thirty heavy machine guns can be produced in a month!"
"After the mortar production line comes out, one can be built a day. The 120mm heavy mortar and mountain cannon can be built once every three days on average. The field gun can be built once every ten days on average!"
"The ammunition is better. Excluding reloading bullets, we produce more than 3 million rounds of various bullets and more than 3,000 artillery shells a month!"
"The only problem is the raw materials. The raw materials we got from the Taiyuan Arsenal can only sustain production for half a month at most!"
The deputy commander-in-chief, who looked shocked, replied without thinking: "The production of the arsenal must not be stopped! These weapons and ammunition are urgently needed by the frontline soldiers. They must work overtime for production. As for the raw materials, let's find a way together!"
After saying that, he stared at Wang Ping and asked: "Wang Ping can pull out the equipment and get the equipment. The raw materials are definitely not a problem. Tell me what you think!"
"I plan to ask the entire army to buy raw materials for us through the Military Region Logistics Office. One hundred kilograms of rails will be exchanged for a rifle, two hundred kilograms of rails will be exchanged for a submachine gun, five hundred kilograms of rails will be exchanged for a light machine gun, and one thousand kilograms of rails will be exchanged for a heavy duty
A machine gun, or a mortar!" Wang Ping replied immediately.
Then he explained the plan in his mind on how to distribute the weapons in the arsenal!
The deputy commander frowned and asked: "Export sales, how is it possible? Our own troops don't have guns yet, how can we sell them to others? The soldiers will poke their spines!"
Wang Ping quickly explained: "Chief, the battle cannot be calculated like this. If we don't sell guns, we won't have money to maintain the operation of the arsenal. Excluding raw materials, the arsenal needs at least 30,000 yuan a month to ensure normal production. If we don't sell weapons, we will only
The headquarters can find a way to provide it!"
"But selling weapons is different. A thousand guns plus supporting weapons and ammunition can be sold for 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, no problem."
"With money, the arsenal can produce more weapons and even expand production to make up for the headquarters' military expenses!"
"If we talk about fighting, we call it fighting to support war!"
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