"That's not a problem either."
If Zhu Han opened his mouth and asked for a large machine tool with dozens of tons, then Mr. Liu really had no choice.
But now there is a direction and a source, and the source is still in our own hands.
The amount required is not much.
Just need to break through the Japanese blockade and transport some rocks. Is this a big deal?
If you can't even do this, then go home as soon as possible. The anti-Japanese team cannot afford to lose this person.
"Then all that's left is the same old question, copper, cotton and lead."
"I won't go into details about the importance of copper. The reserves are now almost bottomed out."
“Cotton is used to produce smokeless gunpowder.”
Zhao Sizhe suddenly interjected: "In addition to cotton in the propellant, can't we produce camphor ourselves?"
Zhu Han nodded: "Indeed, camphor trees don't grow in the north, so we can't produce camphor."
"But you can buy it at the drug store, so don't worry too much."
The commanders and soldiers looked confused:
"Camphor? That anti-insect thing? Buy it in a drug store? Don't the Japanese guard medicines very closely?"
Zhu Han shrugged and explained:
"As a passivating agent, camphor only contains 2% in the propellant. Our dosage is more or less. General stores generally don't have that much stock."
"The devils in the drug store are really careful, but this thing can't cure knife wounds and gunshot wounds, and it can't detoxify and reduce inflammation. What kind of free time do the devils have to block a medicine for hemorrhoids?"
"..."
Everyone felt speechless for a while. Zhu Han, are you happy?
But having said that, it is quite interesting to think that every bullet fired by our Eighth Route Army was actually worried about the enemy getting hemorrhoids.
We are indeed teachers of benevolence and righteousness with humanitarian hearts.
"What about lead? Is it important? Can't it be used or replaced with something else?"
Zhu Han shook his head:
"Lead is a very special thing. It is originally the best material to increase the stopping effect of bullets, so for things like Mauser bullets, a whole piece of lead is simply stuffed into the armor."
"But in order to save lead, we switched to steel core bullets, so that it becomes a buffer layer between the armor and the bullet core in the warhead."
"Otherwise, the steel core is too hard and pushing against the armor will increase the wear of the rifling."
"Without chromium plating, the barrel life of our high-carbon steel barrel is only about 3,000 rounds."
"If there is no more lead in the warhead, it will probably be over after 2,000 rounds."
Zhu Han never considered the issue of chromium from the beginning. After all, at this time, there were very few guns in the world with chrome-plated barrels.
"What is most needed at this stage is to solve the problem of whether there is a gun first. The service life and other issues can only be put as far back as possible."
"We don't have enough chromium now, let alone the extra electricity to service these gun barrels. Wouldn't it be nice to make more copper if we have extra electricity?"
Zhu Han's explanation made the commanders and soldiers shut up.
They understand too well the importance of rifling.
"Okay, when we go back tomorrow, we will immediately mobilize the entire division to organize a batch of supplies to come over, vowing to ensure the production of the factory."
"Then it's nothing. At most, just pay attention to shellac. That stuff is generally available to people who do carpentry. It is used to seal the gaps between primers and cartridge cases."
"It's very important, but the dosage is not a lot. Twenty or thirty kilograms will be enough for a long time."
"Finished?"
"It's over."
"Then let's continue with the celebration banquet. The dishes are already cold."
"Xiao Zhu, eat a piece of braised pork quickly. It won't taste good when it's cold."
"Come on, Xiao Zhu, and have a piece of fish. This was just caught today. It's very fresh."
"Come on, Xiao Zhu, eat this..."
In this way, this grand inspection with the participation of all cadres at regiment level and above of the 129th Division ended with everyone excitedly changing cups and eating the food in Zhu Han's bowl at the high school.
Early the next morning, the commanders and fighters prepared to return.
Teacher Liu insisted on not letting anyone see him off, but simply said goodbye and got on the road.
Along the way, most of the commanders and fighters were in high spirits, but the two golden partners, Commander Liu and Political Commissar Deng, seemed much duller.
The two golden partners looked at each other and immediately understood that the other party had the same thoughts as themselves.
"Order!"
Mr. Liu's opening attracted everyone's attention, and the clerk next to him immediately took out a pen and paper and started recording.
"In the next two months, half of all the ordnance produced by the factory will be transported to the 120th Division, with priority given to replacing it with regular troops."
"Commander-in-Chief of the Secret Telegram, explain the situation here and make the headquarters and Yan'an happy."
"yes!"
"etc."
Mr. Liu adjusted his mood, and his heavy voice interrupted everyone who was mired in unlimited imagination.
"Everyone must declare to the outside world that the new bullets... are produced by the Huangyandong Arsenal."
"What!"
"No way!"
"Master, political commissar, you can see how much Factory Director Zhu has paid."
"It's fine if I don't let him discuss his merits. If I want to steal his merits from others, I won't agree to anything!"
Mr. Liu's order immediately aroused dissatisfaction from most people.
Many people expressed their grievances for Zhu Han, and some even directly accused the leader of trying to steal credit.
Only a few people understood what they were thinking.
Brigadier Chen asked with a heavy heart:
"Commander, if we do this, it is equivalent to selling out the comrades in the Huangyandong Arsenal. Is this okay?"
Mr. Liu turned around, looked at the factories that were beginning to take shape, and sighed:
"Well, I don't know, but as Xiao Zhu said, the thing Shitouqiao Arsenal lacks most now is time."
"You all know the current situation. Although we can gradually gain an advantage over the Japanese through our unyielding will and excellent strategies and tactics, how much sacrifice will we have to make?"
"Although Comrade Xiao Zhu's plan was bold, he relied on his knowledge, forbearance, courage and willingness to work hard to make his radical plan possible."
"We don't even need the submachine guns and cannons he promised. As long as we expand our production capacity five times as he said, we will be able to produce tens of thousands of guns and millions of rounds of ammunition every month."
"At that time, we will be able to organize hundreds of thousands of troops in a year, and the entire Chinese battlefield will become a hot potato that the enemy cannot eat but cannot throw away, and the entire chess game will be completely wiped out."
Speaking of this, everyone suddenly realized.
But I also understand the chief’s difficulties.
Huangyandong Arsenal is an arsenal where the Eighth Route Army has placed high hopes.
It was led by Staff Officer Zuo and devoted the efforts of the entire Eighth Route Army.
It can be said that if there was not a monster like Zhu Han, the Huangyandong Arsenal would be the largest and most important arsenal of the Eighth Route Army.
But there is no airtight wall in the world. No matter how strict the Eighth Route Army and civilians are, the black smoke that can be seen one or two kilometers away and the loud noise of various machine tools cannot be hidden.
What's more, there are always those scoundrels who betray their compatriots.
It's only a matter of time before the enemy notices this place.
But now, in order to ensure the production of half a dozen bullets.
We must try our best to divert the attention of the devils.
Therefore, Huangyandong Arsenal became the most suitable and only credible false target.
It’s frustrating!
The commanders and fighters really felt aggrieved!
On their own land, the invaders slaughtered their own compatriots and plundered their own resources.
Now they are even more timid and throw out comrades from other arsenals as targets.
And all this is just for a chance to have a fair fight with the Japanese.
Political Commissar Deng was also unambiguous, and continued what Master Liu said:
"We all know the weight of this matter. If we explain the situation to Commander-in-Chief Zhu, I believe other comrades will also agree with our approach."
"Remind comrades at the Huangyandong Arsenal to pay attention to safety and be ready for transfer at all times. And all commanders and fighters are not allowed to mention the Shitouqiao Arsenal in their messages."
"And inform He Huzhu to ask the 120th Division to cooperate with us, especially after changing our uniforms, to make some noise in northwestern Shanxi. We must make sure that the Japanese can't figure out our purpose."
"yes!"
The teeth of everyone present were almost broken.
Devils, today’s accounts have been recorded.
A few months, wait for him for a few more months.
When the time comes, I will beat you until you can’t even recognize your own mother!
