A few days later, a locomotive train station.

In this era, the railway is the most important means of transportation, so many large factories have direct access to the railway, not to mention a machine factory that mainly produces tanks, even if it is a chemical plant in a province, there is also a special railway line, through the railway hub into the entire domestic railway network.

At this time, at the end of a train transporting steel, a special passenger car was added, and after the train docked, the carriage door opened, and a group of people came out of it.

The leader is an old man in his sixties, not tall, his face is already full of wrinkles, only those eyes, still shining with wisdom.

"Minister Zhu?" When he saw this old man, Ma Panshan was stunned: "Why are you here?" ”

Originally, the superiors were going to come to inspect, and Ma Panshan knew that it was the leaders from above who were going to come over, but he definitely didn't expect that it was actually Minister Zhu who led the team.

He has risen and fallen several times, and now it is the third time that he has become the deputy minister of the Fifth Machinery Department, and the years have left countless traces on his face, but he is still optimistic and strong.

"Why, I can't come?" Minister Zhu had a smile on his face, and when he asked such a rhetorical question, Ma Panshan hurriedly replied: "Of course not, the wind is strong on this grassland, well, welcome, very welcome." ”

Behind him, a group of people walked out, and they could see that it was mainly the leaders of the ministry, as well as Director Wang of the Tank Design Institute,... The one-armed Zhu Lao also seemed to be in the crowd.

The car has driven to the station, it is an expedition brand bus, it has been some years, although the interior of the car is clean, but there are also a lot of seat sponges exposed.

"Minister Zhu, will you go to the production line first?" Ma Panshan asked.

Every time he came over, he would go to the production line to take a look, after all, the tanks being produced there were the most urgently needed by the troops, Ma Panshan still remembered that the last time Minister Zhu came over, he was very dissatisfied with the condition of the production line, and he was furious on the spot.

However, that period of history has passed, and the current production line has returned to its normal state, and after the task of meeting the leader was issued, the factory has been cleaned and cleaned up.

"No, let's go see the replica project first." Minister Zhu said: "On the way here, everyone has been discussing, saying that the R&D capabilities of your first machine factory are very good. ”

"Yes, it's an old tradition in our factory." Ma Panshan said: "We live up to the trust of the leadership, has successfully completed the task, now, our R & D room, are ready, Lao Song, you come up, in the car, to make a report to the leaders." ”

After all, since you have come to visit, you will definitely not only come to the first machine factory, but also go to the second machine factory, and take advantage of the road from the station to the R&D room, so you can report, which is quite necessary, and it is also a practice in this era.

Song Weize tried his best to calm down, stood at the front of the car, behind the driver, and began to explain to the leaders.

"It's coming, it's coming." In the R&D room, everyone was waiting, and now, listening to the roar of the bus in the distance, they quickly stopped the last cleaning in their hands, put down the rag, and the M48 tank prototype had been wiped brand new.

"Leaders, please come here. Everyone welcomes the leader's inspection! The bus drove all the way to the side of the M48 tank, and Song Weize got out of the car and began to introduce it.

In the applause of the welcome, he pointed to the tank next to him and said: "Under the wise leadership of the director of the Ma factory, all the technicians of our entire R&D room have overcome all kinds of difficulties, and with the cooperation of other workshop departments, they finally completed the important task assigned to us by their superiors on time. ”

This is what he is most proud of, and it is not easy to finally make this project.

At the same time, Song Weize can also feel something.

Now, the country's production and construction are in the process of stable recovery, and many delayed projects can also be carried out.

For the second generation tank, of course.

The boss must be planning to relaunch the second-generation tank!

Whether it is your own surveying and mapping imitation, or the overseas investigation that is about to start recently, in fact, it is all for the development of second-generation tanks to pave the way!

And our own R&D room will definitely participate in it!

Thinking of this, Song Weize's heart was full of excitement.

"Well, the others are not clear for the time being, but the torque converter has been sent to the testing agency, and we have undergone comprehensive testing, and the performance is quite good." Studying around the tank together, Zhu Lao said on the side.

When Song Weize heard this compliment, he didn't know what he felt in his heart, yes, the torque converter is quite good, but it has nothing to do with their R&D room.

Sure enough, Zhu Lao spoke again: "By the way, what about Xiao Qin?" ”

Zhu Lao, there are so many technicians in our R&D room, don't you look down on any of them? Mention Qin Zhenhua when you open your mouth and close your mouth?

"Oh, Qin Zhenhua went on a business trip a few days ago, I don't know if I've come back." Song Weize said: "I'll send someone over to take a look. Xiao Tang, you call and ask, if you can't find a partiality, hurry over. ”

"It looks really different from the power unit of our tank." Minister Zhu said: "Western tanks have already popularized the hydraulic transmission system, and we also need to refuel, now, let's take a look." ”

Lift the armor in the back, look at the engine, transmission, etc., just look at it for a while, and you can't see anything else.

Run and see!

"Xiao Du, up!" Song Weize shouted, he can't wait to start quickly, as long as he drives up and circles twice, then the inspection of their R&D room, even if it is in the past, after all, he explained the hardships of imitation in the car, and now he has seen the results, it is enough, at most he will wait in the conference room, and then give some specific report materials.

As long as everyone doesn't look at it, it's the best, after all, the transmission shell, which they replaced with the original, what if it is seen by sharp-eyed people?

"Yes."

This is a rare opportunity, in front of so many big leaders, Du Youwen can be regarded as a limelight.

Wait a minute!

"Minister Zhu, Minister Zhu, what are you doing here?"

Minister Zhu actually climbed up the tank!

"I went up and felt it, this Western tank is said to be very stable." Minister Zhu said, and with the support of a few people, he got on the turret!

Most of these old leaders have come from that war years, and they have firm convictions, and they are not weaponists, but they are also full of feelings for weapons.

Minister Zhu actually wants to go up and experience it for himself?

The space in the turret was not bad, so after Minister Zhu went up, Director Wang followed up the second.

Du Youwen was in front, calmly preparing, this was his chance to perform, and he must let the two big leaders feel the smoothness of this automatic transmission tank.

Start, throttle, push to automatic gear control, step on the throttle, and go!

The roar behind became louder, and the tank body was shaking, but the tank body did not start normally as it did in the previous test drives.

Worst!

Du Youwen's heart suddenly sank.

When I tested it yesterday, it was okay, right? By the way, when I came back yesterday, I seemed to feel a little dragging when I loosened the throttle, but I came back so late yesterday, I thought it was the illusion that my feet were tired, is there really something wrong?