The Eighth Route Army that moved to Yan'an is still in the stage of recuperation. Although Yan'an has proposed a joint resistance war, the Chairman of the Generalissimo has not responded yet because he simply looks down on the so-called mud-legged people in Yan'an who have more people than guns. Yan'an is far away from northern Shaanxi and does not have any industrial foundation, so the Eighth Route Army is notoriously poorly equipped. At this moment, Tangcheng offered to help Yan'an make weapons and equipment that were as powerful as bombs and mortars. How could Xu Huanshan not be interested? In battlefield battles, sophisticated weapons and equipment meant a reduction in the loss rate of soldiers.
"As you know, I have a lot of foreign friends, including some guys who are proficient in physics and chemistry. When I was playing cards with them once, I heard one of them mention that he once used an empty oil drum With a small amount of ammunition, we made a large-caliber projectile weapon, which is more powerful than ordinary light mortars. The only difference is that the shooting range is only about 200 meters. However, the advantage is that the materials are simple and cheap, and it is convenient to use. Move." The large-caliber projectile weapons Tang Cheng was talking about at the moment were actually the heartless cannons that would be used in large numbers by the Eighth Route Army a few years later.
However, according to historical time, the conscienceless artillery should have been in the winter of 1944. Nie Peizhang, then the commander of the engineer company, first had this idea. After continuous exploration and experimentation in the following years, the 4th Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Field Army first used this projectile weapon in the 1947 Battle of Southwest Shanxi. Compared with mortars, which also have direct firepower, the shooting range of the heartless cannon is shorter, but the gun is made of simple materials and has a wide variety of patterns. During the War of Liberation, with the continuous technological improvement of conscienceless artillery, this large-caliber projectile weapon could not only project powerful missile packages, but also projectile stones weighing dozens of kilograms or cluster weapons.
The projectile weapon Tang Cheng mentioned to Xu Huanshan at this moment was the heartless cannon. He planned to hand over this projectile weapon, which frightened the Kuomintang troops, to Yan'an several years in advance to equip the Eighth Route Army troops to deal with the Japanese army. The data of the heartless cannon came from Tang Cheng's system lottery. When he just drew this thing last night, Tang Cheng was a little overwhelmed. He didn't know what the system would do to reward him with this thing. Suddenly thinking of the Shanghai Underground Party and Xu Huanshan, an old friend, Tang Cheng realized something and rushed over to meet Xu Huanshan today. Tang Cheng's main purpose was to give the design drawings won by the lottery to Xu Huanshan and send them to Yan'an. , intelligence sharing was just a temporary decision he made.
When he heard Tang Cheng say that the shooting range of this large-caliber projectile weapon was about 200 meters, Xu Huanshan did not show disgust, but his eyes lit up. "Can you tell me more about it? I'm quite interested." Xu Huanshan immediately asked Tang Cheng anxiously, but the latter did not answer immediately. Instead, he took out a piece of paper from the pocket on the other side of his coat and slowly He pushed it along the table to Xu Huanshan. Tang Cheng didn't speak, but Xu Huanshan's eyes had already landed on the piece of paper on the table. Needless to say, this thing should be related to that kind of projectile weapon.
Xu Huanshan, who was already a little excited, immediately grabbed the folded paper and slowly opened it. The content on the paper really made Xu Huanshan ecstatic. This was simply a design drawing, and there were many annotations in the blank space next to it. size data. Xu Huanshan, who carefully read the contents on the paper, couldn't think of what he wanted to say for a moment, so he rolled his eyes directly at Tang Cheng, and then said angrily. "Is there paste in your head? Why do you put such a precious thing in your coat pocket so casually? What if this thing falls?"
Xu Huanshan attached more importance to this design drawing than Tang Cheng expected. He was not angry when Xu Huanshan was scolded for no reason. Instead, he lit a cigarette and sat still with a half-smile. Xu Huanshan also came to his senses at this moment, but he had no intention of apologizing to Tang Cheng. He just pretended to cover up and continued to look at the design drawing with his head down. "This thing seems to be a big oil drum, right? Can the structure of the oil drum withstand the explosive force of a bomb?"
Although Xu Huanshan has been working in the underground party for a long time, he is not a scholar who knows nothing. After carefully reading the design drawings, he quickly discovered the key points. Tang Cheng raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, "There shouldn't be a problem. At worst, just add two iron hoops on the outside of the oil drum! But the person I know said that the oil drum has a certain lifespan, just like the barrel and cannon. It’s the same with pipes. After reaching a certain service life, it will be dangerous if you continue to use it!”
The design drawings did not indicate how many times the oil barrel as a projectile can be used, but Tang Cheng still reminded Xu Huanshan at this moment to avoid causing a catastrophe in order to save materials. Xu Huanshan nodded when he heard the words, "I know this. Even the best barrels and barrels will be scrapped after a certain number of uses, not to mention that this is just an oil barrel." Xu Huanshan's words made Tang Cheng feel relieved, but Xu Huanshan changed the subject and mentioned another matter.
"Didn't you just say that there is a new weapon that is as powerful as a gun? This oil barrel is the same, what is the other one?" Xu Huanshan shook the design drawing of the flying thunder cannon in his hand towards Tangcheng, although his tone was gentle , but the meaning has been clearly revealed. Xu Huanshan forcibly changed the topic and went straight to the main point, which made Tang Cheng, who was smoking, breathless and almost choked himself.
"Old Xu, we are old friends after all! Now you are taking advantage of me for nothing. When you reach out and ask me for something, can you be a little more sincere!" Tang Cheng, who was dumbfounded, held a cigarette between his fingers. Xu Huanshan pretended to be reluctant, but his free left hand had already taken out another piece of paper from his pocket, but before he could throw it on the table, Xu Huanshan snatched it away. passed.
"Bullet mine? What the hell is this?" Another piece of paper that Tang Cheng took out also had pictures and data, but those pictures and data together turned out to be a production drawing, and it looked very simple. , the materials used are only a bullet, a bamboo pipe and an iron nail. The thing Xu Huanshan was holding was not obtained by Tang Cheng from the system lottery, but the bullet mine production drawings he drew after he decided to hand over the design drawings of the flying thunder cannon to Xu Huanshan.
No one can explain the origin of the bullet mine, but it really became popular when the US military invaded Vietnam. The Vietnamese guerrillas, who were in a slight position and lacked equipment, deployed such simple bullets in battle. The purpose of thunder is just to cause casualties to the US military and cause a large number of US military personnel to be reduced. Tangcheng provided the bullet mine to Xu Huanshan not because of the idea of selling one for one, but because of the guerrilla tactics that the Eighth Route Army was about to launch. This kind of bullet mine, which was not very lethal, was the most suitable for the guerrilla tactics of the Eighth Route Army.
"That's right, it's a bullet mine!" The questioning expression on Xu Huanshan's face aroused Tang Cheng's desire to inform, and then he paused for a moment, and then used as simple a language as possible to describe the function and power of the bullet mine to Xu Huanshan. "Although this kind of bullet mine has a simple structure and only uses a bullet, a bamboo pipe and a nail, when they are combined together and some clever arrangements are made, it will definitely have unexpected effects. "But as you suspected, this thing is not very lethal. After being triggered, the most it can penetrate is the sole of the triggerer's feet. If you are lucky, the bullet fired from the bottom up will also hit the trigger." The victim’s thighs or lower body vitals.”
Tang Cheng reached out and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, then used his palm to compare the trigger, and used the tabletop to compare the ground, and demonstrated to Xu Huanshan the entire process of triggering the bullet mine. "Although this thing is simple, when it is deployed, it requires a clever person to operate it. Compared with that projectile weapon, the cost of bullet mines is horribly low, and a lot of them can be deployed at once." Indeed, it is easily compared to flying thunder cannons. Compared with several kilograms of gunfire, bullet mines consume nothing more than one bullet. The bamboo tube and the iron nails at the bottom of the bamboo tube can even be recycled. However, Xu Huanshan frowned slightly when he heard this. Obviously, this was not what he was thinking of.
"But what if the bullet mines deployed were not triggered by the Japanese army and were stepped on by our people?" Xu Huanshan, who was thoughtful, had already thought of the possibility of the bullet mines being set off by his own people. After all, the target of this thing was too small. , and it is still arranged below the ground. Xu Huanshan's thinking jumped so fast that Tang Cheng was stunned. After a few breaths, Tang Cheng just spread his hands towards Xu Huanshan with a look of regret.
"Then I have no choice! The situation you mentioned is very likely to happen. If it were me, I can only suggest that the person who arranges the bullet mines must keep in mind the range of the bullet mines he has arranged, and do not use them during the battle. Those triggered by the enemy must be recovered in time after the battle." Tang Cheng did not dare to guarantee that the situation mentioned by Xu Huanshan would not occur, so he could only express his helplessness.
Tang Cheng's answer made Xu Huanshan slightly disappointed, but he came away from this meeting with a full load. The design drawings of the projectile weapons alone were worthy of the consent of the Shanghai underground party to share intelligence with Tang Cheng. After successfully handing over the two design drawings to Xu Huanshan, Tang Cheng's main purpose of coming here today has been achieved. After Xu Huanshan solemnly assured him that he would try his best to convince the Shanghai underground party leaders to share information, Tang Cheng stood up with satisfaction. Say goodbye and leave.
Xu Huanshan has gained a lot today, and Tang Cheng, who has already stood up and left, has also gained. Xu Huanshan is also one of the top leaders in the Shanghai underground party organization. Since Xu Huanshan has expressed his willingness to share information with Tang Cheng, Tang Cheng knows that people in the Shanghai underground party organization Other senior officials will definitely know from Xu Huanshankou the goodwill they have shown towards the underground party organization. After all, intelligence sharing is a win-win thing.
