Chapter 287: Gunpowder

"Okay! You kid is willing to come and eat, so come on. The brigade commander glanced at Liu Gen and said with a smile.

Under the command of the brigade commander, Liu Gen found a place to sit down and patiently waited for the soldiers to bring breakfast. And the brigade commander also came to Liu Gen's side and sat down after packing up, holding some materials that needed to be processed in his hands. The 386 Brigade is deployed in this area to ensure the safe evacuation of the organs of the headquarters, and there are many things that need to be dealt with by the brigade commander every day.

"Genzi, are there enough shells for your artillery team? Enough for a few fights? The brigade commander looked at the information in his hand for a while and asked.

Liu Gen thought for a moment, "The artillery team's shells are not much, if it is based on the scale of the last battle, it can only fight three battles at most." If the shells are not captured, I am afraid that it will not be long before there are no shells. ”

"There is one thing, I want to ask you, brigade commander, do you need to hide a few mountain guns in advance, if the devil really comes with a large army, I am afraid we will not fight it head-on, and a few mountain guns are also used. After so many battles, I also found that mountain artillery was of little use in battle, and it was not very in line with the combat method of our Eighth Route Army. ”

The brigade commander nodded, he knew that what Liu Gen said was right, the mountain artillery was indeed not very suitable for the front-line soldiers. The Eighth Route Army was the best at guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, and constantly harassed the enemy with small groups of fighters, killing and injuring devils. Such a way of fighting undoubtedly means that it needs to be flexible enough, and it is more difficult to transfer mountain artillery, so it is naturally not very suitable for guerrilla warfare.

It is naturally impossible to fight a positional war with the devils, and I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of devils who come to the base area to sweep up the base area next, and so many devils naturally cannot choose to fight them head-on. If you don't choose to fight head-on, then the mountain artillery can't be used, and it's still very necessary to hide it in advance, and no one knows when the devil will come.

"Then hide a few mountain guns in advance, these are the treasures of our 386 Brigade, there can be no problems." The brigade commander spoke.

Seeing that the brigade commander had made a decision, Liu Gen naturally knew what to do, so he found a suitable hiding place, and only needed to hide a few mountain guns. The location of this hidden mountain cannon is not suitable for too many people to know, and only by maintaining enough secrecy can the safety of these mountain cannons be guaranteed.

"When I get back to the artillery team, I'll take the soldiers to do it." Liu Gen said seriously.

The brigade commander looked at Liu Gen with some surprise, but he didn't expect Liu Gen to find a suitable location so quickly, "So fast?" ”

"Hehe, I have already found a suitable location, I just need to get your consent from the brigade commander, and now with your consent, it will naturally be soon." Liu Gen said with a smile. Liu Gen was still very happy to be able to get the brigade commander's consent, before asking the brigade commander, he knew that the brigade commander would agree nine times out of ten, but he was still a little excited when he really heard the brigade commander's consent.

The brigade commander laughed and patted Liu Gen's shoulder with great satisfaction, with Liu Gen, such a capable artillery captain, he can undoubtedly rest assured. When Liu Gen first took over the artillery team, the brigade commander was also a little worried, Liu Gen's ability was good, but compared with an old man like Captain Niu, he undoubtedly lacked a lot of stability. For the brigade artillery team, stability is undoubtedly the most important.

Facts have proved that it is a rather wise decision to choose Liu Gen to take over the artillery team, and under the leadership of Liu Gen, the combat effectiveness of the artillery team has not decreased in the slightest, but has become stronger. Liu Gen's changes to the artillery team were all seen by the brigade commander, and he was somewhat looking forward to continuing like this, and what kind of changes the artillery team would have under the leadership of Liu Gen.

"I'll ask the arsenal if I can get some shells for the artillery team." After a moment of silence, the brigade commander spoke.

The brigade commander clearly knows the combat effectiveness of the artillery team, and in the next battle, with the fire support of the artillery team, the units of the 386 brigade can also be more relaxed in the battle. And once there is no fire support from the artillery team, then the soldiers are prone to casualties, and the brigade commander naturally does not want such a thing to happen, and it is urgent to replenish the artillery team with shells.

"Brigadier Commander, forget it! As far as the shells made by our arsenal are concerned, they are not very powerful at all, they are too different from the shells we captured! Liu Gen waved his hand and said with some disgust.

The brigade commander looked at Liu Gen with a disgusted face, a little helpless, he knew that the artillery shells made by the arsenal were not powerful, and most of the shells were successfully reassembled in the arsenal. But no matter how bad the power of the cannonball is, it will be okay to kill the devil, it's just a matter of how many you kill. Besides, if the artillery team runs out of shells, won't these shells be able to respond to emergencies?

"Genzi, you kid still dislike the shells of the arsenal, they can't help it, we only have black powder, the power is so great, how much more can you ask for?" The brigade commander spoke.

Liu Gen also knows this, as long as the gunpowder used in the arsenal has not changed, then the power will definitely be like that. Liu Gen knew that the experts and related personnel in the arsenal must also want to research new gunpowder, but this is not something that can be researched. But without changing the gunpowder, no amount of shells made by the arsenal can successfully suppress the firepower of the devils.

Compared with the bullets made and reloaded from the arsenal, the soldiers prefer to use captured bullets, at least the captured bullets are powerful enough to kill the devil directly without any doubt. And the bullets that are transported from the arsenal to the front are not necessarily, of course, when the soldiers do not have bullets in their hands, even the worst bullets can be used.

"I see, you still have to study gunpowder, compared to the devils, the ammunition made in the arsenal is too weak." Liu Gen couldn't help but speak.

The brigade commander nodded vigorously, and the rear arsenal has always been trying to find a way to study flames, but there are not many talents in the arsenal in terms of gunpowder, and it may be difficult to make progress in a short period of time. The brigade commander looked at Liu Gen, there was a glimmer of light in his eyes, as an artilleryman, Liu Gen should be no stranger to explosives, maybe Liu Gen will have a way?

"Neko, do you have any thoughts on researching gunpowder?" The brigade commander asked expectantly.

Liu Gen smiled bitterly and shook his head, he didn't have much idea about the study of gunpowder, he had contact with gunpowder, but if he wanted to really study gunpowder, he needed to master more relevant theoretical knowledge.

"Brigade commander, you also think too highly of me, it is better to find more talents and experts in gunpowder to come to our base area, with the achievements of our Eighth Route Army during this time, we will definitely be able to get the help of many patriots!" Liu Gen said seriously.