"It's been greatly changed. You should be able to tell by looking at the title."
After making the decision to go to Taiyuan, Huang He immediately started packing his belongings and prepared to leave for the border airport.
Although the location of the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau is relatively remote, the organization has specially arranged a special car for the bureau, and it only takes half an hour to reach the destination.
The two were chatting while driving on the road, and the atmosphere in the cab was very lively. Looking at Wang Dexing with a silly smile on his face, Huang He couldn't help but joked:
"I haven't seen you so energetic during training. Why are you so happy when I heard you were going back to Shanxi?"
"Is it possible that you still have a lover in the southeastern Shanxi base area? Do you want me to come forward to help you mediate and try to solve your life-long matter?"
Huang He has always been gentle towards his subordinates.
As long as the other party does not violate the discipline of the army, any needs can be easily discussed.
As his own bodyguard, he saw Wang Dexing's efforts. In the past two years, not only has the cultural level improved by leaps and bounds, it has reached the level of graduating from high school.
He also mastered a variety of military skills, and after some assault training, he was even qualified to participate in the entrance examination of the 1st Marine Regiment.
If such an outstanding young man is really in love with any girl, Huang He won't mind connecting with her.
Faced with the leader's teasing, Wang Dexing shook his head in embarrassment. He quickly changed the subject, trying to cover up his shyness.
"Stop making fun of me. I can handle my own affairs."
"Director, when are you going to solve this lifelong issue? In this regard, you are indeed not as good as Director Zeng. He has already quietly captured an eighteen-year-old female student."
"ah?"
It was just a small talk at first, but unexpectedly, we actually ate a big melon.
Huang He felt itching with hatred when he thought that Chuan Qiang, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually fell in love secretly.
The director had been married twice, and the first one got separated due to the war. When the two met again, the other party had remarried and was forced to cut off contact.
The second wife was a German girl. They met in the north.
Although the relationship between the two is very good, and they have also entered the palace of marriage. But because the woman was unwilling to come to the difficult border area, they had no choice but to break up.
The third one is the current one, and Huang He only knows his name and age.
The trip to Taiyuan is important, but the First Air Division's transport plane needs time to prepare before taking off. Taking advantage of the time difference to go to the Military Industry Bureau will definitely not delay anything.
"Let's go! Let's go find Lao Zeng!"
After making up his mind, the Yellow River immediately asked Wang Dexing to change its course.
Half an hour later, the two arrived at the military industrial zone. Since the truck had the logo of the Weapons Experimental Research Agency, the guard let it pass without blocking it.
"Hey, Director Huang!"
"Do you have any official business today? If you want to see Director Zeng, just go to the shooting range. He is testing new weapons over there."
Following the guidance of an acquaintance, Huang He took Wang Dexing to the indoor shooting range of the Military Industry Bureau, which is used to test new weapons with small and medium power.
"Pa x 8!"
"Ding!"
"Oh, let me go! It hurts me so much!"
In a closed environment, the sound of gunshots and crisp metal sounds are very pleasant to the ear. Combined with the cry of pain just now, Huang He had already guessed that the new weapon should be the M1 Garand rifle.
This thing is a good thing. Although it has not been introduced in China for a long time, it has already made its own famous name.
This weapon is no weaker than the current standard rifle of the Eighth Route Army in terms of effective range, accuracy, or lethality. Judging from various aspects of paper, it far surpassed the 38-year-old Gai that the Japanese were proud of.
Most importantly, the Garand is a semi-automatic rifle.
The extremely fast rate of fire allows it to suppress enemies several times its size on the battlefield with its firepower.
But here comes the problem. In Huang He’s impression, this rifle has just undergone a major modification, and it was not officially finalized until last year.
According to the ugly nature of the country, it is definitely impossible to sell the most advanced weapons.
But now a finished product has appeared at the Military Industry Bureau's shooting range, which is more or less unreal.
Maybe, an early version?
Thinking of this, Huang He trotted directly to the shooting position. Then, with his hairstyle, he accurately identified the director in the crowd.
"Old Zeng, where did you get the good stuff?"
"This gun should be the Garand from the Ugly Country. Do you have any plans to deduce it in reverse?"
"Have you finished the first draft of the design? I'm quite experienced in designing rifles. Do you need me to help?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Chuan Qiang suddenly turned his head back in surprise.
After not seeing him for a month, his hairline became more dangerous. I don’t know if it was because of his relationship or work.
"You came at the right time. We just encountered a technical problem."
"It seems that you also know about this new semi-automatic rifle from Chou Country. Let's try it by firing a magazine first."
After taking over the unfamiliar weapon, Huang He took a deep breath and carefully started loading it.
Although Garand has many advantages, it is difficult for any weapon to be perfect. It also has an obvious disadvantage, which is finger pinching!
Regardless of whether you are a veteran or a new recruit, there is a possibility of being attacked as long as you use this gun.
This is because the rifle will be empty and hung before loading the magazine. But once the magazine is loaded, the gun will recoil very quickly because the recoil spring is often too strong.
If the user's hand speed is too slow at this time, there is a high probability that the finger will be bitten.
After being mentally prepared, Huang He placed the back of his palm on the charging handle and pressed down the magazine with his thumb.
Facts have proved that he was lucky and the tragedy did not happen.
After nearly two years of training, Huang He is no longer the rookie with poor marksmanship.
He raised the rifle with the left side of his body facing the target, aligned the sight hole, front sight and target. After confirming the aim, he pulled the trigger.
After the eighth bullet was fired, the magazine was ejected with a ding sound.
At a distance of fifty meters, a total of seven of the eight bullets hit the target. For a non-combat sequence researcher, this is a pretty good result.
"How about it? Isn't it much more powerful compared to Da Shuan?"
"This Garand was dug out of a warehouse in Taiyuan. It is probably a weapon captured by the First Army from the Jinsui Army."
"After all, the only troops in Shanxi that have the connections and financial strength to purchase American equipment are the elite ones like Yan Laoxi."
After hearing the director's words, Huang He briefly recalled the feeling of shooting just now, and made a horizontal comparison with Japanese weapons, magic weapons, and Su weapons.
In terms of shooting feel alone, Garand may not be the best. However, this is related to personal usage habits. Another person may have different feelings.
But if compared to the overall smoothness of the firearm, the semi-automatic rifle is definitely the best.
"It's very good. If the troops can be equipped with this weapon, there will definitely be a qualitative leap in firepower."
"Based on our existing production equipment, we should be able to build Garand's production line. Bring the drawings and let me see how far you have come."
The director did not write any ink and took the first draft of the drawing directly from the orderly on the side.
Due to insufficient research time, only one-third of the reverse engineering of the semi-automatic rifle was completed, and many major parts were not drawn.
Only then did Huang He remember that there was a substitute in the Awakening Support System. This can't be blamed on his carelessness, the main reason is that there are too many weapons that can be researched by the scientific research slot.
What's more, the decision to "focus on the development of light weapons" was unlocked a year ago.
The reason why semi-automatic rifles were not launched immediately was not because of the shortage of resources, but because new weapons require a certain learning cost.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army had not yet broken the blockade of the Japanese cage policy, and there was simply not enough time for the soldiers to adapt to a new weapon that they had never been exposed to.
Moreover, the army's literacy campaign was still in progress at that time, and the military skills of grassroots soldiers were not solid enough.
If you want to learn the maintenance and use of a semi-automatic rifle, you may be slow to master it and it will take a long time to learn.
But now the situation has changed, and the Eighth Route Army has enough time to regain Jin Province.
After two years of silent development, both the Border Region Military Industry Bureau and the Logistics Department of Southeast Shanxi have sufficient productivity, and there is little pressure to replace them with semi-automatic rifles.
Moreover, the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun has poor portability and will be unable to follow the infantry when they advance at full speed. It is difficult to completely suppress the Japanese infantry with the combination of Mas36+Fm24/29 alone.
At this time, a semi-automatic rifle that is easy to carry and has better firepower is more suitable for the army.
The decision is yours! Mas44!
After returning the drawing to the director, Huang He showed an incomprehensible expression, then patted the other party on the shoulder and said:
"Don't study the Garand anymore. That bullet is 7.62mm. Even if you deduce it backwards, the caliber will still need to be changed. What's more, we don't have a production license, and we may be asked for debts by then."
"In a few days, I will give you a French-style semi-automatic rifle. Not only are the bullets and some parts common, but the performance will be even better. It even has a specialized grenade launcher and sight."
"The old rules are still a complete set of production lines and drawings. When the time comes, the new equipment will be troublesome to your Military Industry Bureau. I have something to go to Shanxi to stay for a while."
Looking at the confused Chuan Qiang, Huang continued to speak with pride:
"I heard that you hooked up with an eighteen-year-old female student, so I won't be responsible for finding you a wife."
"I really didn't know that you still had this kind of ability. You are already thirty-six years old, which is twice as old as me. How can you do this to such an inexperienced little girl?"
"Remember to introduce me next time, bye."
After showing off, Huang He took Wang Dexing and ran away without saying a word, leaving only the director in a mess in the wind.
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Fifteen minutes later, border airport.
Huang He originally wanted to go straight to Principal Chang's office, but the Fighters, Hurricane fighter jets and busy ground crew on the tarmac made him realize that something big was going on.
Under normal circumstances, the border airport is only partially escorted by fighter planes and air train transport aircraft.
Bringing the fighter back now means a big battle is about to happen. Even the First Air Division needs to go all out to replace the old biplane fighters with the more advanced Hurricanes.
With speculation, Huang He found Captain Wang Hai from among the pilots who cooperated with the ground crew preparations. Immediately afterwards, the two came to a deserted corner.
"Captain, does the First Air Division have a mission?"
"I just saw that all the fighter jets are fully loaded with weapons. Is it the Army Aviation of the Kwantung Army that invaded Shanxi from the direction of Suiyuan?"
In the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the entire North China Front Army Air Force was wiped out by the First Air Division.
From Huanghe's strategic perspective, the only enemy left that can pose a threat to the Eighth Route Army is the Kwantung Army. After all, the other party was a force that had confronted Zhukov before, so it was reasonable to have enough fighters.
After hearing the question, Captain Wang Hai did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked around to make sure no one spoke.
"Director, have you forgotten what day today is?
As soon as he said this, Huang He blurted out the words "Children's Day", but he soon discovered the problem. It is now 1941, and Children's Day was not established until eight years later.
"June 1st, June 1st? What's so special about it?"
Before he finished speaking, he realized the seriousness of the matter.
Four days later, a major event will occur, which will later be called one of the three major tragedies in China during the Anti-Japanese War.
"I almost forgot about Shancheng, damn me."
"No wonder the Kongyi Division has to dispatch the entire army. It turns out that the opponent this time is Hainan Airlines' Zero fighter. Then I'll leave it to you. You must stop the enemy in advance."
Captain Wang Hai nodded very seriously. It could be seen from his slightly white finger joints that the other party was not at peace inside.
"Don't worry, it's just some early models."
"With the performance of the Spitfire MK9, it is definitely more than enough to deal with those lighters. The Hurricane may suffer slightly, but as long as you are not determined to fight, you can use the advantage of numbers to win."
"This time, tragedy will not happen."
During the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Bald Head sent a telegram for help to the Desperate Fox and the Army Morale Master.
In exchange for sending troops, the bosses asked Guozu to send planes to send the ideological crusaders back to the border areas. This battle was led by Zhou in mid-May.
In the past, neither preserved fruits nor the border areas had the ability to stop the bombing of the Japanese army and navy.
After all, the former only has dozens of anti-aircraft guns, and they are distributed in various industrial areas and strategic locations. The latter is even more miserable, with almost no field air defense capabilities.
But now that the Eighth Route Army has an empty division, there is no reason not to destroy the enemies entrenched in central China.
As a friendly force, Desperate Fox even sent a telegram on June 1 to inform Bald Head of the details of this combat plan. No matter what, you have to fly over other people's territory, and not saying hello is a provocation.
But Bianqu completely ignored the bald head’s protest and replied in an extremely domineering tone:
"I'm just informing you, not negotiating. If you can guard it, I won't interfere. If you can't guard it, we won't confirm that people will be killed."
"If you dare, hit me with an anti-aircraft gun!"
From now on, I will just let it happen if I have perfect attendance, and a similar situation will not happen again. I'm sorry.
(End of chapter)
