"Will, is this a trial model?" Chen Xiu tilted his head.

"That's right, of course we're going to start with experiments!" Will nodded naturally, "Just now, it has been successful!" ”

"Thank you, Mr. Will!" Chen Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, indeed, if the remaining heat energy of the steel plant can be utilized, then the arsenal will be able to fully start.

"No, Chen, it's me who wants to thank you!" Will shook his head, "You were the one who came up with the idea and gave me the opportunity to implement it!" Chen, you don't mind if I take a few pictures in a while, do you? ”

"Of course not!"

"That's great! This time the pilot model has been successful, and then let's make a bigger machine! Will said excitedly, "Of course, this time, in fact, Zac also helped a lot!" When we get back home, Zac will be able to take your position as chief engineer here. ”

"That's great!" Chen Xiu nodded, in this way, the basic framework of his base has also been set up, on the side of the farming group, most of the vegetables have already sprouted leaves, and some leafy vegetables have grown well, and they will be able to come out of the shed in more than ten days. There hasn't been much progress in medicine, first, there is no one, and second, he is not available now. But anyway, the agricultural reclamation regiment can be regarded as an entry for the independent brigade.

Now, there is progress on the side of the steel plant, which is of course a joy.

For more than a month, the two rifle production lines have been working overtime, and he actually has nearly 30,000 guns on his side, but on the books, there are probably more than 9,000. Among the guns that are not on the books, Chen Xiu has already picked 3,000 and 100 machine guns, and sent people to Xuzhou to transport them to Zhou Wen and Tang Hu, among them, there are also a few sniper rifles, hoping to help the battle of Xuzhou.

The fact that the arsenal can now only produce guns is a flaw.

……

"Xiao Wan, do you really want to be a teacher in the primary school in Liuba County?" Several women in student uniforms looked at Xiao Wan with wide eyes, "I heard that there is a brigade of the national army over there." ”

"I know that I am now in charge of the school side." Xiao Wan smiled, "So, now I'm short of people!" There is no shortage of anyone! ”

"Well, Xiao Wan, you also know the situation of my family, so, in terms of salary?"

"The salary will not be less than yours, teacher, at least 3 oceans a month!" Xiao Wan smiled, "And it will also be rated according to your ability!" The higher the rank, the more the salary! ”

"Really?"

"Really! Moreover, not only the school, but also in Liuba County, there is also a shortage of people in various research bases! I've written to several people and I hope they'll come over! Now that the front line is unstable, we, the people, should contribute to the country in the rear! ”

"Xiao Wan, you're right! The Japanese invaded China, of course we have to contribute to the country! ”

"So, what do you guys think? My opinion, do you think about it? ”

"Don't think about it, Xiao Wan, I promised you."

"I promised you, too."

"That's right, I agreed!"

"Great!" Xiao Wan happily responded, "I was always afraid of not having enough manpower, but now it seems that there are enough manpower, and my plan needs to be changed!" From the Elementary School to the Senior School, there are people there! ”

"Elementary to Secondary?"

"Oh my God? Xiao Wan, what the hell are you? ”

"My family Awen is on the front line, the head of the independent brigade Chen, I met Awen and I when I was in Nanjing, the father of the head of the Chen regiment is a patriotic businessman, all his family wealth, want to support the national industry, so the introduction of equipment from Germany, opened a steel plant in Liuba County, Chen Tuan Commander saw the situation of the local people, deeply felt that industry alone can not save China! Our China is too backward, how many people have not eaten, how many children have not gone to school......" Xiao Wan's tone was a little low, when she was in Nanjing, she didn't feel it, but when she came to the rear, she really saw the situation of the people.

"What you said is that in our country, there are still many backward places, and the little devils are attacking again at this time! Let us want to develop, there is no way to develop! ”

"That's right!"

"So, we all went!"

"Let's do it together!"

……

On January 26, 1938, the 13th Division of the Japanese Army attacked Fengyang and Bengbu in Anhui Province.

"Head Zhou, Fengyang and Bengbu are fighting!" Tang Hu handed the telegram to Zhou Wen.

"It's time for a fight!" Zhou Wen nodded, "The devil can't hold it back!" ”

"Our side?"

"Don't worry, let's wait! Wait for the order of the division headquarters to come down! Zhou Wen spoke, in the past 20 days, he has gone to the division headquarters to report, at the same time, he has also cried poor, or he asked for some military supplies, most of them are bullets, now, he has a gun, and, there are 100 more machine guns, but there are not so many bullets! That's why he cried desperately and asked for bullets! Now his regiment is much better than his original regiment in terms of firepower, except for heavy weapons.

"Hmm." Tang Hu nodded, "Thanks to the weapons they brought over, otherwise, this battle would really be fought, and it would not be easy to fight!" ”

"Eh, it's a pity that the production is still too low! Moreover, self-denial can't carry guns with great fanfare! Zhou Wen shook his head, "As far as our group is concerned, we still have to hide." ”

"Huh." Tang Hu sighed.

"Report! Divisional orders! ”

"Read!"

"Order your department to immediately join up with the division headquarters and prepare to set off to strengthen the town! On the north bank of the Huai River, fight against the Japanese invaders! ”

"When I returned to the division headquarters, I said that I had received an order and would leave in a few days."

"Yes!"

……

"Mr. Will, look? On the side of the bullet production line, does it have to be copper, can steel be used as the raw material for the production of bullets? Chen Xiu pointed to the bullet production line and spoke, "You know, if bullets can also be made of steel, it will undoubtedly reduce a lot of logistical burden." ”

Will frowned, "Chen, I really want to know, how did your head grow!" You know, from the very beginning, the bullets of the rifle were made of copper, do you know why? ”

"Because of the nature of the material."

"That's right. Copper texture is soft, at the same time good ductility, in the high pressure and high heat can have a little expansion and deformation, good air tightness, and will not crack the copper metal lubrication is excellent, the resistance is small when the shell is drawn, no lubrication is required, the probability of breaking and jamming is extremely low, and it is not easy to rust, easy to preserve, and the reassembly performance is also good, if steel is used, it is difficult to do these. Will explained.

Chen Xiu frowned, "What if, clad steel with copper?" It's on the outside of the steel, wrapped in a layer of copper! You know, copper is relatively valuable, and steel is cheap! China's current situation requires a lot of consumption, and if copper can be replaced by steel, then the output and resource consumption will be much better. ”

Will frowned, "Maybe you can give it a try, but I can't guarantee it." ”

"If only you could give it a try, thank you, Mr. Will!"

"Oh, Chen, you don't have to thank me, we in Germany, the same resources are not sufficient! With the project you have completed, I think, back home, I can also help Germany! ”

"Then let's do it together!" Chen Xiu smiled, why did he have such an idea? Because he remembered that he had vaguely seen before, Chinese bullets did not seem to be made of pure copper, but copper-clad steel! Reduced cost! Cheap and fine!