In order to shock Wei Zhenyu, or maybe Chu Xiong wanted to eat game meat stewed with vermicelli, he directly asked someone to bring a big fat pig over and tied it to a big tree in the target area;
Then a latest model of heartless cannon was transferred from the military factory, and he personally demonstrated to Wei Zhenyu how to install the propellant and explosive packets, and then lit the fuse as if he were offering a treasure;
More than ten seconds later, there was a "boom" sound, and the explosive package was ejected by the instantaneous impact of the gunpowder;
The explosive pack landed on the open space about 6 meters away from the pig according to the range adjusted by Chu Xiong——
"boom!"
The huge explosion made Wei Zhenyu's ears ring and his jaw nearly dropped!
"How can a mortar be played with such a high-end feeling?"
Wei Zhenyu's reaction made Chu Xiong very satisfied. He didn't blind a big fat pig in vain!
"What are you doing standing still? Let's go, I'll take you to the actual site to see the effects of the explosion."
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he strode straight towards the explosion area without waiting for Wei Zhenyu to respond;
"Batalion Commander, wait for me!"
Wei Zhenyu recovered from the shock and ran to catch up.
The tragedy of the scene was still beyond his comprehension. The fat pig had died of bleeding from all its orifices, and there was a high probability that it would not be able to eat the pig's heart and liver, which were all shattered into pieces;
The pig's body was covered in blood and flesh, its belly exploded, its internal organs were spread out on the floor, and the pork was full of bloody holes...
Wei Zhenyu was stunned. What if this is a Japanese?
"It's so cool!"
Wei Zhenyu stammered and asked:
"Battal Commander, did you come up with this? It's just that the accuracy is a bit low!"
This is what Chu Xiong wants!
"Xiao Wei, if there is a group of Japs here, how will the effect of my one shot be compared with that of a 105mm howitzer?"
"Battal Commander, the power is not bad, or even greater, but the accuracy, range, and rate of fire are far behind!"
After Wei Zhenyu recovered from the shock, he habitually looked at the cannon as heartless from a professional perspective. It seemed that it had countless flaws, but one thing could not be changed - it was powerful!
"Xiao Wei, of course the 105 howitzer is much better, but the base area does not have the conditions to build it. Even the Hanyang Arsenal cannot build it. This requires a whole set of industrial systems to support it. Can you make it?"
Wei Zhenyu shook his head with certainty. Just kidding, without a complete industrial system, even gods can't change!
Wei Zhenyu suddenly figured out that although this thing was full of flaws, the enemy within a radius of more than ten meters would be killed when it was fired, and the killing radius even exceeded twenty meters.
Practicality is truth!
"Battal Commander, is this what you call black technology? Give me some time and I can improve it in terms of range and accuracy."
Wei Zhenyu's brain circuit began to be led astray by Chu Xiong. The top engineering student began to be superstitious about black technology. This would make his mentor know that he would be so angry that he would climb out of the coffin board.
"Xiao Wei, this is easy to say, just watch and figure it out. I'm not just asking you to help me improve my heartless cannon by hooking up with such a big fat pig. It's an understatement!"
Chu Xiong finally started to get to the point. He was a guy who couldn't afford to be early without any benefit.
"Battal Commander, do you still have new black technology that you need me to help realize?"
After hearing this, Chu Xiong really wanted to say that Confucianism can be taught!
Chu Xiong stopped nagging and told Wei Zhenyu about the idea of the rocket launcher.
Science and technology are sometimes just a layer of window paper for scientists. The rocket launcher is not difficult at all for quasi-scientists like Wei Zhenyu, and it does not require a complete industrial system to create it.
This is not the nonsense that Chu Xiong takes for granted. The bazooka of later generations was created by an army captain from the Goshawk Kingdom. The only difficulty is the rocket manufacturing machine. These can still be bought, and the base area also has certain strength. !
Sure enough, Wei Zhenyu became interested as soon as he heard it and asked several key questions on the spot. In the final analysis, they were about materials, machines and funding.
Rockets are not like large-caliber grenades, which could be produced by the Ming Dynasty three hundred years ago. The Republic of China still has some industrial foundations, such as Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration, Hanyang Arsenal, Taiyuan Arsenal, etc. Howitzers can be copied, and the technical level is low. A lot of rocket launchers are not a problem at all. Related machines can be bought on the black market. As long as you have money, you can also get advanced foreign machines!
Chu Xiong gave an all-encompassing assurance:
"Engineer Wei, I'll leave this project to you. If you need anything, just make a list. If you need people, give money, if you need money, give materials. If you don't have it in your base, go to other places or even abroad to buy it!"
Wei Zhenyu fully entered the role, and proposed several key machines and materials on the spot, and said that he also had the connections at home and could get them. It was just a matter of money...
Scientists all have this problem. They are trying to get funding before they even start business, for fear that Chu Xiong will default on his funding!
"Engineer Wei, now I officially appoint you as the director and engineer of the military factory, with a monthly salary of 100 yuan. The base area will allocate 50,000 silver yuan to your factory, which will be received within three days. The funds will be earmarked for the first attack on the rocket launcher. The caliber is recommended to be 40 mm. Let’s call it Bazooka!”
Wei Zhenyu was unhappy when he heard this and protested:
"Why is it called Bazooka? It sounds like a domestic product of Goshawk."
"Then call her Katyusha!"
“This one sounds like it’s from Black Bear Country, why can’t it be from China?”
When Chu Xiong heard that he could no longer use the classic model, he casually said:
"Then use Hua Mulan!"
Wei Zhenyu couldn't help but repeat it again:
"Mulan 40 rocket launcher, Hua Mulan fights the Japanese, very good, that's it!"
Chu Xiong muttered:
"Damn it, who is the leader? These intellectuals have a lot of problems."
"Batalion Commander, what did you say?"
"I didn't say anything, just used Hua Mulan, I agreed!"
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he finally felt more balanced.
After the rocket launcher problem is solved, Chu Xiong no longer plans to stay in the military factory. Staying with these intellectuals is tiring!
After Wei Zhenyu took office, he was no longer willing to waste time with Chu Xiong. He wanted to come up with a complete plan first, and he was also reluctant to waste time with Chu Xiong.
In Wei Zhenyu's view, as a leader, just show up when you are short of money, and stay away from gesticulating at other times.
Chu Xiong temporarily left the military factory in response to Wei Zhenyu's expectation and threw it to Wei Zhenyu.
"Battal Commander, don't delay the money matter!"
"Can't be mistaken!"
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he felt like ten thousand heads of grass were floating in the air, which was more realistic than him.
Chu Xiong's mind began to look forward to the grand occasion of countless Eighth Route Army troops carrying "Mulan" to the gun towers. With "Mulan", the Japanese didn't know if they could still implement the "cage" policy in the base area.
"You little devils, I would like to know which one is faster, you build the gun towers, or we blast them faster!"
