The recoilless gun was to complete the production of the first gun before other artillery weapons, and Riguskov, who had returned from the saltpeter production office, went straight to the machine shop of the arsenal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He put on a new coat and took off the original one to dry outside to get rid of the smell.

"It's hard to be on the edge of a manure pit, but that's the only place where you can make magnesium nitrate!" Rigushkov shook his head, this method of using digestive bacteria to make saltpeter, this is basically the method of the early Tsarist era. It is very primitive, and its efficiency depends on the amount of manure. Fortunately, the swamps were populated and had enough manure water per day to provide a steady supply of saltpeter, which could then be mixed with sulphur from the southern hot springs and locally made charcoal to make a good black powder.

But the biggest drawback of black powder is that it produces smoke when burning!

He is clear about the manufacturing methods of smokeless gunpowder, but the processing technology is complex, and nitrocellulose is difficult to obtain. Therefore, the first recoilless gun in the future will also face a lot of gunsmoke. When I think about this, it is worrying that the thick green smoke brought by the burning will become a huge obstacle after continuous shooting.

When he returned to the arsenal, he found Berekov still in the workshop, staring intently at the workers boring the blast embryos.

"Comrade Berekov, I heard that the village chief and others came just now, and you personally explained it to them. Thank you so much. ”

Rygushkov's sudden arrival, Yang Mingzhi was taken aback, and it just so happened that he also had something to ask him.

There is no other problem, it is still the construction period of this recoilless gun.

"Just now I told Kavitsky that the arsenal produces at maximum capacity, and the barrels of recoilless guns can reach one a day. I think I may be a little bragging, and seeing this worker's operation, the barrel pin processing is a delicate job. ”

Rigushkoff scratched his head, thinking to himself that this man believed in himself too much. "Adam! You must be careful when you bore the pin! He told the worker again to keep improving.

Yang Mingzhi continued: "How? I told the village committee of Blacksmith Village that you and your people have the ability to have one cannon barrel a day. That is to say, from the blast embryo to the seamless steel pipe, the time is one day's construction period. ”

This construction period is really short, so this lathe can only be used for processing barrels.

Rigushkov reluctantly replied: "One a day, this is my limit." If this were an order from the deputy division commander, I would have ordered my men to work overtime. But I don't know how much the deputy division commander wants our army to equip. ”

"At least ten." Yang Mingzhi said casually. "Just now, I boasted to Kavitsky and our Cheka girl, Yerentina, that the first recoilless gun rolled off the production line before Christmas. So the task I gave you is this, before Christmas, you have to produce one door according to the drawings. As for the next nine gates, it was after Christmas. ”

Count your fingers, and Christmas is just a few days away. Rygushkov was sweating, this was due to the heat of this workshop, and he was also anxious. Since this is an order, it must be done.

"Yes! I'll complete this task, and in two days at the earliest, deliver the first gun, and then test the gun. ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded: "It doesn't have to be two days, your mission time is three days, that is, before Christmas Eve, you must produce the recoilless cannon." If you fail, then your people will not eat meat for the next month! ”

The punishment was comical, kicking the meat out of the ration, and the workers must have complained. Because of the importance of the arsenal, the food rations for the workers here have always been good, and they don't have to go on long journeys like front-line soldiers, risking death at any time.

Rigushkov got the order, and he actually had plenty of time.

Yang Mingzhi believes in this person very much, and from a technical point of view, he has the ability to lead everyone to build weapons. In addition, the existence of steam machine tools is very efficient. If the biggest shortcoming is also in terms of materials, so Yang Mingzhi just said that there are ten doors.

Ten recoilless guns, theoretically one with various parts assembled together, with a total mass of about fifty kilograms. When a mobile gun carriage with wheels, or a tripod, is added, its mobility is greatly increased. Moreover, the weight of fifty kilograms, Yang Mingzhi totaled, which is equivalent to the weight of his own wife and a big living person.

Mobility is the advantage of recoilless guns, very similar to mortars, the advantage is that it is larger and farther, and it can even be equipped with rockets to develop rocket-range shells, which is a bit far away.

Coming out of this workshop, indoor and outdoor are really ice and fire. In January, the dimension of the marshland is 50 degrees north latitude, which is very close to the dimension of the Heilongjiang River basin in northeast China. The difference is that the northeast has a continental climate with cold winters, while the south of Belarus is close to the Black Sea, and the winter climate in previous years would not have been too cold had it not been for the sudden cold snap of the winter of 1941.

However, due to poor heat dissipation problems in the machine tool processing workshop, high temperatures have been maintained here, and higher temperatures are in the blast furnace workshop.

Yang Mingzhi did not dare to refuse to wear thick because of recklessness, as a Chinese, his physique could not be compared with the bear-like hair.

When I put on my coat and walked outside, I saw a large number of soldiers returning with logs, and they were the ones who arranged to go into the forest to cut trees. In addition, the arsenal also had the equivalent of a battalion of laborers as porters, that is, Anatoly and his men.

This improvised commander led more than 500 of his brothers, and had been helping in the arsenal ever since he was helped to carry the rebar.

Just thinking of this person, Anatoly actually appeared in Yang Mingzhi's sight. It turned out that he was directing a dozen fighters, pushing a cart full of scrap metal.

"Hey! Anatoly! Yang Mingzhi yelled.

The man was clever, and immediately turned his head to see that it was the deputy division commander shouting to himself. Anatoly trotted all the way, put himself in front of Yang Mingzhi, and saluted.

"Very good, your response is good. What do you think? Now that you are working as a battalion commander, can you still afford it? ”

"Eat it. I have no problem at all. "It is true that Anatoly is not modest when he says this, he is eager to express himself and also consider the interests of others. This improvised battalion has been breathed up from top to bottom, and everyone knows that only when they do a good job will they leave a good impression on their commanders, and only when they come from outside can there be hope.

Of course, Yang Mingzhi consciously did not read it wrong, although this Anatoly, although he is young, his temperament is indeed natural. His current performance proves that he is worthy of being an officer.

Yang Mingzhi temporarily called him over and had nothing else to do, so he simply put his right hand on his shoulder. "Comrade, now your status is temporary. As the deputy division commander, I have been following you for many days. You and your fighters are working very hard these days, and I am very satisfied. So I want you to continue to work hard, and I would like to adjust about the future transfer of new officers. The future of you and your battalion will be proposed at the meeting given in the given. Think about your future, Battalion Commander Anatoly! ”

Anatoly's brain buzzed with excitement, and he somewhat knew the value of Yang Mingzhi's existence in the 284th Division. As long as this chief of staff decides, the other senior officers almost completely agree. So this exhortation is simply a kind of appointment ceremony.

For this, Anatoly once again solemnly saluted. (To be continued.) )