Seeing that the finger was pointed at him, Xie Wancheng smiled and took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket.
"We'll leave tomorrow. This is the order for a leave from the camp due to business, and the tickets have been bought."
Good guy, I've been prepared for this.
Zhou Changfeng was a little speechless, "You are very well prepared... We can't go, so you can go back and get married happily."
With that said, he went back to the house to do some tinkering, and when he came out, he handed over a red envelope.
Xie Wancheng, who was smiling, took it and squeezed it, "You can tell when you touch the money given by the battalion commander that it is more than what others give."
"Let's go and pack your luggage. If there's anything urgent, I'll call you."
"yes."
The First Battalion is not an independent unit. As part of the Third Mixed Brigade, the burial ceremony of the fallen soldiers will naturally have to wait until the large troops return. We cannot be independent in this regard.
Including the missing, more than 180 people were missing during the first battle. A considerable number of the injured were also permanently disabled. What will happen to their families?
Even if a war is just and reasonable, cruel reality is still inevitable.
The responsibility and psychological burden that commanders bear is not small. In many cases, it is almost equivalent to assigning soldiers to die.
It is not easy to become a qualified commander, and it is even more difficult to be excellent. It's easy to say it's easy to be kind, but it's extremely difficult to be truly ruthless when you put yourself in someone's shoes.
Regarding this, Zhou Changfeng only hopes that he can have a clear conscience.
The next morning, when he received the morning newspaper, he was helplessly aware that the heat of the press conferences from the previous two days had not passed, and the things he sharply refuted on stage were still being talked about.
Just like people, newspapers also have their own positions, whether they are left-leaning, right-leaning, or neutral.
Regarding the border war, the press conference that day seemed to push the conflict of opinions to a climax. Several newspapers criticized each other and published editorials supporting their own opinions.
"Tsk tsk tsk, literati's pens are quite ruthless."
Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but be speechless when he saw an editorial in the "Imperial Chronicle" criticizing the "Jiangnan Minbao" in extremely vicious words.
The former is right-leaning and the latter is center-left. They have been attacking each other and engaging in wars of words for more than a day or two.
It is actually very interesting to watch them slander each other, just like watching a few groups of people tear each other apart.
After enjoying the show, Zhou Changfeng, who was satisfied, took out the document envelope, left the room and asked Xiao Li to drive.
After repeatedly refining several previously drawn hollow charge ammunition, he decided to hand the design directly to the arsenal.
Get the results first so they are clear at a glance.
If it is submitted to the Ordnance Bureau first, it is equivalent to a complete process, including inclusion - review whether it is reasonable - study whether to adopt trial production - issue an order to the arsenal - organize trial production and testing - report the results.
Although this is the most formal, the complete process may not be completed in less than half a year.
Zhou Changfeng naturally wanted to see results as soon as possible, so he chose an informal approach.
Historically, the same was true for Skinny, the designer of the "Bazooka" rocket launcher. He was ordered to participate in a project to "evaluate whether rockets have value as a new weapon." However, there was a lack of financial support. Despite the difficulties, Skinny and his assistants still completed the design of the early rocket launcher.
Just when he was worried about not having a suitable warhead to penetrate armor, hollow charge technology flowed into the United States, which undoubtedly fit perfectly with rockets. However, no one paid much attention to such a new weapon at the time, and Skinny's design faced the possibility of stillbirth.
Finally, during an anti-tank grenade test organized at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Skinny found that many senior officers were invited to visit, so he took it upon himself to take an early trial-produced rocket launcher and continuously shoot at the tank used as a demonstration target. The launch immediately attracted the interest of the generals.
Generals also rushed to test-fire. As a result, with the support of a group of senior officers, the rocket launcher was able to avoid the interference of bureaucratic delays and red tape. It was quickly modified and finalized, and then put into large-scale use. mass production.
Just like a child who longs for his toy, Zhou Changfeng came to the "Jinling" Arsenal with a document envelope in order to see the results of his work as soon as possible.
Its official name is Yingtian No. 1 Army Arsenal, which is affiliated to the Ordnance Bureau.
In ancient times, the Ordnance Bureau was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry. It had one ambassador of the ninth rank and two deputy envoys of the ninth rank. In modern times, when the imperial government underwent major changes, the Ordnance Bureau was transferred to the Ministry of War to take charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
In the history of Zhou Changfeng's original world, the Jinling Arsenal was located outside the Zhonghua Gate, also known as the Jubao Gate, and adjacent to the Dabaoen Temple.
But that is not the case now. The location of the Ming Dynasty Yingtian Arsenal is further south, next to Fengtai Gate of Waiguocheng, and the factory area is very large.
After explaining his purpose, a staff member led Zhou Changfeng into the factory, got on a motorcycle and drove toward the northeast.
Why ride a motorcycle? Because it's too big.
"How big is this arsenal? When I drove here before, I felt that the two blocks were factory areas." Zhou Changfeng saw several trucks next to him unloading goods, and there were even small trains and railroad tracks in the distance.
The clerk replied: "The old and new factories add up to more than 8,000 acres, and the total number of employees in the factory is close to 50,000."
Eight thousand acres? Qingbei, which is said to be so big that it has no borders, only has 6,000 to 7,000 acres, and Foxconn’s more than 1,000 acres seems too small in comparison.
Generally speaking, walking in a factory area larger than 500 acres is already very strenuous. 8,000 acres... shouldn’t commuting be exhausting?
So the employee introduced Zhou Changfeng to the factory's employee shuttle bus and train.
There are supporting transportation facilities between the main factories in the factory area. 800mm narrow gauges are specially laid and small trains are used to transport raw materials and finished products.
Judging from the appearance, the so-called old factory area is easy to distinguish. The traditional Chinese architectural shape of the factories here is obvious. The roofs are overhanging the top of the mountain, the walls are also brick walls, and the area of each factory building is not large.
This is not the case in the new factory area. Its factory building area and span are quite large, with a steel structure and an aluminum alloy sheet roof. Except for some Chinese-style decorations, it is a completely modern industrial building.
Finally, the motorcycle stopped at the administrative office area, and the buildings here returned to the Chinese style - although the exterior is white walls, black tiles, and cornices, the interior is actually a brick-concrete structure.
After passing through the wall, there were several three- and four-story buildings. Zhou Changfeng was brought in. After explaining his purpose again, he was asked to wait in a room next to him.
After the herbal tea was served, no one came again, as if he had been forgotten. It took more than a quarter of an hour before someone finally pushed the door open and entered.
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[In the second paragraph of Chapter 23, I added a sentence, and then I found that the more than twenty items mentioned in this chapter were missing. Can everyone see it? 】
