At around nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Liren and the others came back.
To Wen San's surprise, they also brought back two strangers. One is probably in his thirties and the other is in his early twenties.
"Company commander, people from their firecracker workshop heard that we were going to deal with the Japs, so they followed us." Chen Liren quickly introduced.
"My name is Liu Dezhu, and he is my apprentice Ma Xiaojun. Yesterday, Japanese planes bombed Jiangyin County. My wife and son were killed, and even the bodies were incomplete. I want to follow you to fight against the Japanese. I will definitely fight this bloody feud. I want to retaliate!"
When the middle-aged man talked about this, his eyes filled with tears, and he knelt down directly in front of Wen San. Yesterday we were a happy family, but today we are separated forever. The evil done by the little devil on the land of China is really too numerous to describe.
Wen San quickly stepped forward and helped Liu Dezhu up. He really couldn't bear this gift.
"Don't worry, follow us, there will be more Japanese than you can kill in the future." Wen San said in a deep voice. Wen San felt the same way about him.
Such a blood debt can only be repaid with more Japanese blood!
After calming down Liu Dezhu's mood, Wen San cast a questioning look at Chen Liren. He wanted more than just two warriors looking for revenge.
"Liu Dezhu is the owner of that firecracker workshop. He donated all the gunpowder and fuses he had to us for free. He only asked to follow us to fight the Japanese." Chen Liren said quickly.
"how many?"
"There's a lot of it, Zhou Zhengbiao put it outside."
"Let's go and take a look with me." After Wen San finished speaking, he pulled Liu Dezhu who was in sorrow.
When they got outside, Wen San saw that Biaozi and others had brought back a lot of gunpowder, it was such a big bag. If we talk about dismantling the cannonballs, even if we dismantle all the cannonballs in Wen San's hands, we may not be able to dismantle so much gunpowder.
"I want to use this thing to make a land mine, which is to use an earthen pot or pottery pot as the outer shell, and mix some iron pieces or iron beads inside to increase the lethality. What do you think?" Liu Dezhu's mood After stabilizing, Wen San put forward his idea.
It is definitely better to leave professional things to professionals than to do it yourself. Wen San also told Liu Dezhu the process of his experiment, hoping that he would understand his intentions.
"The production of land mines is not complicated, but safety is very important. The first difficulty is to boil the explosive. The usual method is to use ammonia or glycerol plus sulfur and sawdust. Temperature control is very important. One bad move can blow you up."
"The second thing is the filling process. If you want to add things like iron filings and iron flakes, you have to be very careful. If there is even a tiny spark during this process, the consequences will be disastrous. If you are not careful, you can endanger yourself. Blast to death!"
"There is also the importance of baking the soil. It should not be too dry or too wet, and it needs to be sticky enough. Finally, there is the issue of the fuse. It can burn quickly or slow down, depending on how you choose..."
When it comes to these professional things, Liu Dezhu's confidence comes. Wen Sanyi heard that there were so many ways to make an earth mine, and it seemed that he really took it for granted.
Do it according to your own ideas. If you fail dozens or hundreds of times, you will definitely not be able to control it well. But this thing is really useful, Wen San doesn't want to do a one-time deal. It just so happened that Master Liu Dezhu and Ma Xiaojun were professionals, so if they were asked to bring some people out, they would be useful in many places in the future.
"It's a pity that it's hard to get a detonator now. If there is that thing, the detonation effect of the landmine will be more rapid and the power will be increased by 20 to 30%. And there are many choices for the way of detonation." Liu Dezhu knows a lot of things. It seems that his workshop may not just make firecrackers.
Seeing Wen San's confused look, Liu Dezhu explained with some embarrassment, "I used to set off firecrackers in the coal mine, so I had nothing to do to study that thing. Later I came to Jiangyin County and found a job making firecrackers... …”
"I now need to make a batch of homemade landmines. The quantity needs to be at least three to fifty. The quality can be slightly worse, but the speed must be fast. It is best to complete it within today. The Japanese Kudo Brigade wants to attack the Huangshan Fortress , I am going to blow up their heavy equipment into the sky on the way." Wen San quickly stated his needs.
From a professional point of view, this matter cannot be rushed. But Wen San was really anxious to use it. Although he sent people to dig out the roads for the Japanese to pass and sent soldiers to harass them, this was not a long-term solution. After all, essentially, it didn't cause much harm to the Japanese.
The Japs will definitely come up with a solution in the end, there is no way they will really be stumped by his move.
Hearing what Wen San said, master and apprentice Liu Dezhu gathered all the things in Wen San's hands and pondered for a while before giving the answer.
"Other things are fine, except for the lack of baked clay. Although that thing is not valuable, it requires a lot of effort. If you use ordinary soil directly, you will eventually have to find oil paper to isolate it from the gunpowder. Otherwise, the moisture in the soil will Soak it in and make the gunpowder wet. In the end, it will probably not explode, and even if it does, it will be much less powerful."
Liu Dezhu posed a big problem for Mr. Wen. In these years of war and chaos, it was not easy to get some oil paper.
"Master, I heard that Boss Zhang of the paper umbrella factory ran away with his wife and children yesterday. There must be a lot of soaked and dried oil paper in his factory." Ma Xiaojun suddenly interrupted, which made Wen San's eyes light up.
"Is the paper umbrella factory far away? Is it urgent to get it now?" Wen San was still worried that this trip would waste a lot of time.
Chen Liren and the others went there last night, but they struggled all night before they brought their things back. Thanks to Chen Liren's quick thinking, it finally came in handy. If anyone else had gone there, they might not have been able to find gunpowder, let alone bring Master Liu Dezhu back.
"It takes up to two or three hours to run back and forth. The thing is not heavy, so I can go alone." Ma Xiaojun was full of confidence.
"No, it's such a mess now. If we don't protect everything, something might happen. We have to arrange for someone to go there with you." Wen San was worried. There might not be Japanese planes coming to bomb today.
"Zhou Zhengbiao, can you still hold on? How about you accompany him?" Wen San looked at Biaozi. He had good physical fitness and was good at boxing and kicking. It would be best to send him to protect Ma Xiaojun. It's just that I stayed up late with Chen Liren yesterday, so I might be sleepy.
"It's a small matter, I can handle it for another day." Zhou Zhengbiao was very tough.
"Okay, be careful on the road. Not only do you have to watch the Japanese planes overhead, but you also have to pay attention to the bandits and gangsters running around." Wen San warned. The more chaotic the situation, the more people jump out and act like monsters.
"Don't worry, company commander, I have a gun with me, so I won't suffer losses so easily."
