"Hello? Master, it's me."
On the other end of the phone: "Old Chen, what did you do? You didn't report such a big thing to me when you made a gun?"
"Teacher, I didn't mean to hide it. It was Xiao Zhu who said that the test would take a while..."
"Don't be careless with me! Do you know that now other commanders and combatants have filed lawsuits against me?"
"They said that our Eighth Route Army arsenal had produced a rifle that was better than a machine gun, but it turned out that your 386th brigade relied on your relationship with Comrade Zhu Han to hide it and eat alone!"
"You're saying that you'd rather leave tens of thousands of bullets there than let others see them, for fear that they won't be able to pull them out in the eyes of others. Is this the case!?"
Brigadier Chen almost cried after hearing this. Where is this going?
"My teacher, how is this possible? Comrade Zhu Han and I do have a close personal relationship, but we would never dare to joke about such a thing!"
"Hmph! I'm sorry you kid doesn't dare. Tell me what's going on."
"Although I support Comrade Zhu Han's development of new ammunition, we have a gentleman's agreement that I will not interfere in the factory's affairs before the agreed date..."
"I did hear about this, but I really didn't expect you to be able to resist your curiosity and not ask about it."
"I won't make it difficult for you. The day after tomorrow is the agreed date. I will bring the entire commanders and fighters of the 129th Division and above to visit. If I find out that you really have something to hide, see how I deal with you!"
Hearing the tone of the division commander on the other side soften, Brigadier Chen quickly agreed:
"Don't worry, you know me. Who doesn't know that I, Mr. Chen, have always been selfless and fair-faced..."
"Go away! When did you learn how to behave cheaply..."
Brigadier Chen, who put down the phone, didn't know how to describe his mood at this time.
Before there were guns, I was looking forward to making them every day.
What now?
The gun has been made, but I haven't touched it yet. Why are everyone looking for me?
Shouldn't we go to Zhu Han if we want to?
Does this count as blocking the gun for Zhu Han?
When I thought of this, I looked at the group of rough guys present with big watery eyes and looked pitiful.
Suddenly I felt so tired.
"You heard what the division commander said, let's go to the arsenal together the day after tomorrow. If you have any grievances, tell the boss!"
In this way, after two days of tossing and turning among all the officers and men of the 129th Division, the agreed day finally arrived.
…
"Is this really the arsenal of our Eighth Route Army? Didn't you get lost and lead us to the enemy's territory?"
"Hahaha……"
Familiar content was spoken again in the same place.
The difference was that this time the tone was not one of shock, only joy.
Being able to make the stern political commissar Deng crack jokes shows his mood at this time.
"Don't worry, I come to this place often and can't go wrong."
"You haven't seen the inside yet. I haven't seen it elsewhere, so I won't lie."
"The machine tools in our factory are all available. Apart from being smaller in scale, the types and quality are no worse than Mao Xiong's, and we make them all ourselves!"
Brigadier Chen proudly played the role of guide.
You know, let alone the Eighth Route Army or the New Fourth Army.
Even in Baldou, there is no factory that can manufacture machine tools.
All large tools were purchased from the great powers.
Now that the coastline is blocked, Europe is already overwhelmed.
This means that in the huge China, this is the only one.
Thinking of the difficulty that Huangyandong Arsenal had in getting a few machine tools that had been eliminated by the great powers, everyone present felt sad.
"Comrade Zhu Han is really the treasure of our Eighth Route Army."
"Old Chen, remember, once you encounter danger, even if all these factory machine tools are lost, you must protect Comrade Zhu Han. He is the seed of our Eighth Route Army and even the whole of China."
Just hearing about Zhu Han's deeds has already made everyone present feel in awe, not to mention the shock that Yuanwang Factory has brought to them now.
Commander Liu immediately gave Brigadier Chen a death order to protect Zhu Han no matter what.
In fact, he didn't need to say it, Brigadier Chen had already thought so.
"Hello, Mr. Liu! Hello, Political Commissar Deng!"
Lao Liu and Zhao Sizhe, together with factory representatives, were waiting at the factory gate to greet him.
Upon meeting Zhao Sizhe, he immediately stood at attention and saluted.
There is a sense of competence all over his body.
"Okay, okay, Comrade Xiao Zhao, you're fine. Are you still used to coming here?"
"Report to the division commander, just to serve the country, without fear of death, not to mention the different conditions!"
"Hahaha, yes, this is a good man from China. Why don't you see Comrade Xiao Zhu coming?"
"Reporting to the head, Factory Director Zhu said that the key machine tools in Factory B are in the assembly stage. He has been there yesterday and it is expected to be completed soon."
Liu and Deng looked at each other and immediately smiled knowingly.
Zhu Han is a desperate guy.
Once you start working, you won’t give anyone any face at all.
"Sir, I still have something to report!"
"What's going on?"
"I still oppose Comrade Zhu Han's bomb-making plan, so I did not participate in his work during this period."
Everyone present was stunned.
They didn't know the difference between the two, and thought that the brand-new bullet was the result of the collaboration between the two top students.
"The fact that the 56.5 and the steel short bullets are successful is in front of you, what else do you have to object to?"
Everyone present in Brigade 386 immediately became unhappy.
There are good guns and ammunition there.
The whole brigade now only hopes to get more points.
The results of it?
Damn, you, Zhao Sizhe, were not involved in the whole process at all, and now you are holding back?
Looking at these 386 brigade commanders and soldiers who were secretly angry, Zhao Sizhe sighed helplessly.
"This is where I feel helpless. The relationship between Comrade Zhu Han and the 386 Brigade is obvious to all, but it is also this relationship that can lead people to make wrong judgments."
"When it comes to work, it's inevitable to have disagreements. This is normal."
Political Commissar Deng saw this very clearly.
"The characters of both of you are trustworthy, so there may only be a conflict in the direction of solving the problem."
"We laymen like us don't understand this kind of thing. Xiao Zhu will come over later and we will be the referees. You can just speak out."
Mr. Liu also smiled:
"Since Comrade Xiao Zhu is not here, let's let Old Liu take us around first."
"yes!"
While leading the cadres present to visit various workshops, Lao Liu introduced them to the principles and working efficiency of various machine tools.
Everyone present was amazed.
"It is no exaggeration to say that an arsenal of this scale was built on this poor land in such a short period of time."
"Yes, it took the Japanese Meiji Restoration a whole generation to barely become one of the great powers."
"In my opinion, if we have Comrade Xiao Zhu, ten years is enough."
"Hahaha……"
Looking at the countless advanced machine tools and enthusiastic workers, a sense of pride arose in the hearts of the officers and soldiers.
We arrived at a relatively independent factory building with the name "Grenade Production Workshop" written on it.
Zhao Sizhe did his part and stood up directly:
"Now let me introduce the grenade production line to you."
"Thanks to the saltpeter mines, sulfur mines and steel plants established by Comrade Zhu Han, we have abundant raw materials."
"I introduced assembly line operations so that everyone is only responsible for a certain part of the production."
“It greatly improves efficiency and improves production quality so that every part has uniform specifications.”
"Now, the grenade production line I am responsible for has completely broken away from the production method of the small workshop, and has reached a monthly output of more than 10,000 pieces..."
"Good guy, more than 10,000? Just rely on these 50 people?"
Before they could finish speaking, the visiting commanders and soldiers were already losing their temper.
Zhao Sizhe still had the same expression as before, neither sad nor happy.
"And at the suggestion of Comrade Zhu Han, we adjusted the proportion of black powder."
"Although it is still loaded with black powder, its power is more than half greater than that of ordinary border weapons."
"I see, I wonder why the recent grenades are so much easier to use than before!"
In fact, border manufacturing is not the product of a certain arsenal.
It is the collective name for the products of the arsenal in the entire Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region base area.
At first, it was just to distinguish it from "Made in Hanyang" - yes, Hanyang Arsenal also produces grenades.
Over time, the border area became synonymous with all the Eighth Route Army's own production of grenades.
"So I think Comrade Zhu Han is a professional with extremely strong abilities in the chemical and mechanical fields."
Everyone present smiled bitterly when they heard this.
Who can't tell that this is only half a sentence.
The second half of the sentence just means that Zhu Han is a complete layman in the field of weapons.
Just when Political Commissar Deng was just thinking about a few more words of advice, he heard someone reporting from outside:
"Report! Director Zhu is back!"
