After Chen Yunzhang and Zhou Min returned to Henan with Song'er, life became peaceful, and there were no major wars during this period.

Then Song'er was taken back to Macau by Zhou's father and Zhou's mother. Li Ruyu's parents also had the intention of going to Macau, but in the event of a sudden change, Li's father was very unwilling to have his life's foundation destroyed.

It was decided to re-establish the arsenal with the rescued workers, still dressed in the coat of a steel factory, of course. It's just that this time the location is in Henan.

More than two months later, the arsenal has been reopened into production, Master Zhang's injuries are almost healed, and now he is busy modifying the weapons he designed.

Zhou Min felt that the weapon designed by Lao Zhang was the predecessor of the bazooka. Although she didn't know the principle, she still put forward a lot of valuable opinions on the appearance design.

Master Zhang studied almost day and night. The body that was injured and fattened was visibly slimmed down.

"Master Zhang, I've brought you lunch. ”

Master Zhang didn't raise his head and said, "Put it there." ”

Zhou Min took a closer look, and the master didn't know what data he was calculating on the paper.

As if he felt that someone was coming around him, he looked up, quickly stood up and said, "It turned out to be Chief Zhou, I'm sorry, I'm too engrossed." ”

"Master Zhang, people are iron, rice is steel, don't eat a meal hungry, let's eat first. It's important to study weapons, but you also need to pay attention to your body. ”

Master Zhang said with a wry smile: "Now that the problem has been found, it is still a problem with the cannon body." This cannon will be scrapped after about 3 uses.

Zhou Min also frowned after hearing this, it will be scrapped after 3 times, this is completely a consumable, they have used the grenadier canister to capture the devil for so long, and there is no problem in firing hundreds of shells over and over again.

"Master Zhang, how about the distance of your cannon?"

"I used to be able to hit about 50 meters, but now it's about 70 meters. ”

The distance of more than 70 meters is indeed closer than that of the grenadier canister. However, the bazooka is mainly used to break through positions and anti-tank and combat vehicles, and 70 meters can also be used.

"Master Zhang, don't be discouraged, you continue to study, if you need any help, just look for me. ”

Master Zhang said with some embarrassment: "That sir, it is very expensive to study weapons. The materials are so expensive that after a few experiments, they are almost exhausted. ”

Zhou Min said proudly: "It's okay, the materials are gone, I'll ask someone to get it again, you can just rest assured to study it." ”

After leaving Lao Zhang's experimental base, Zhou Min twitched the corners of his mouth with some pain, and then sent a report to contact his father in Macau. In her impression, the bazooka was used during World War II, and it seemed that it was studied by the Americans, and she hoped to inquire through Zhou's father's connections whether the United States now uses bazookas, and if so, she must get one back and let Master Zhang study it.

In July 1941, the independent division received an order to transfer the defense.

They are about to be transferred to Hunan.

As soon as the order was given, the whole independent division was like a fast-moving machine, everyone was busy, and in a day they were about to go south.

"Weimo, why did you want to be transferred to Hunan?

"The little devil is going to attack Changsha again, and now there are war clouds over there. ”

"They still don't give up, have they been beaten back by us last time?"

"Of course I don't give up, the devil has always wanted to occupy Changsha and wipe out the forces of the Ninth War Zone. Now the international situation has changed abruptly, and a major war has broken out between the Soviet Union and Germany. If Germany can win on the European battlefield, the devil can take Changsha. We Chinese will be very passive in the international community, and perhaps the aid from the United States will be affected. ”

That means Changsha must be defended. ”

"Of course, I believe that a big battle like the Battle of Xuzhou will break out soon, and now the troops gathered by both sides are nearly 300,000, otherwise Shangfeng would not have transferred our independent division to the Hunan battlefield. ”

"Pack up, we're about to go. ”

After separating from Chen Yunzhang, Zhou Min immediately drove to find Master Zhang. In the past three months, Master Zhang's research has made a little progress.

"Captain Zhou, what I showed you just now is the power of this one-man cannon. ”

Zhou Min smiled: "Master Zhang, I don't think the name of the single cannon is too good, it might as well be called a bazooka." ”

Master Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Chief Zhou, your name is more appropriate than mine, let's call it Bazooka." ”

"After repeated experiments, the barrel is now a little longer. The ammunition issue you told me last time has also been improved. It's just that production is more difficult. We experimented with steel plates that were about the same thickness as the devil's tanks and combat vehicles. With the current power of ammunition, it is possible to punch a fist-sized hole in the devil's tank. ”

Zhou Min was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Master Zhang." Can't you punch a fist-sized hole in the tank, won't this devil tank run the same way?"

Master Zhang smiled and said, "Chief Zhou, it's not what you imagined. The principle of this ammunition I tell you that you may not understand it very well, simply put, when this shell hits the devil's tank or combat vehicle, it will open a small hole in its shell, and the high-temperature flames generated by the ammunition will be sprayed inside. At that time, the devil will become a roast suckling pig. If there is no human control, then the tank is not just an empty shell? If it hits the tracks of the devil tank. It can also render the tank ineffective. ”

"How strong is this barrel now?"

"After many experiments, it has been strengthened a lot, and after our repeated experiments, it can now be used up to 5 times, and any more will be scrapped. ”

"Master Zhang, the independent division is about to go south to the Hunan battlefield, how many finished products do we have now?"

"This.... Because it's always in the practice phase. Now I have all the experiments in my hands, and there are no finished products. ”

"It's okay to have experiments, I'm going to take them with me this time. ”

"There are only five of them now. 35 shells. Excluding the ones that were just used, there are 34 left. ”

"So little, forget it, something is better than nothing, pack them all up, and take them all away when you leave tomorrow. ”

When the order to transfer the defense was issued, Lu Wei's official position was further promoted, and now he has become the deputy division commander.

Zhou Tao was also reinstated as the captain of Zhou Min's special operations team. And merge the reserve members of the Wolf Tooth Squad and the Special Operations Brigade.

Excluding the soldiers who were killed in recent combat and wounded in the line of duty and were unable to return to the unit, there are currently 150 members of the embezzled brigade. There are 151 people in Zhoumin, and Wan Li is still the vice captain.

Zhou Min selected the best of the 150 people and re-established three teams. 6 people per team. The captains are Song Shan, Chen Dalu, and Wei Ming.

The equipment of these 18 people is still paid by Zhou Min alone.

The five semi-finished bazookas obtained from Master Zhang were also equipped with one for each squad, and the remaining two were given to the special operations team.

The 132-man special operations brigade is about the strength of a company, and all submachine guns. No matter where it is placed, it is a good combat power.

Recently, it has cost a lot of money to train soldiers, buy weapons, and conduct weapon experiments, and Zhou Min's purse has been reduced by half.