Xiao Siming led Chen Desheng and Zhao Changshou to wander around Taiyuan City for a whole day!

At this time, Taiyuan City, due to the implementation of the policy of encouraging merchants and citizens to return to the city, ordinary citizens can enter and exit at the west gate of Taiyuan. The Japanese garrison and the puppet Taiyuan County garrison set up a sentry at the west gate, and also set up an infantry cannon and a grenadier canister. Chinese entering and exiting the West Gate can pass as long as they have a good citizen certificate issued by the Japanese, but they must bow to the Japanese soldiers guarding the city gate.

Xiao Siming stopped a citizen and looked at his certificate of good citizenship, and saw that it said that people over the age of 15, both men and women, had to bring their own photos to apply for a certificate of good citizenship, and he knew that this trick of Japanese counterfeiting was very clever and vicious, and he wanted to separate ordinary people from the anti-Japanese personnel behind enemy lines through a small certificate of good citizenship, and do their best to catch fish!

Xiao Siming really wanted to ask that citizen, why didn't he rise up to resist the Japanese, but instead went back to the city to survive under the Japanese puppet rule? But looking at the hungry face of the citizen, he swallowed the words back alive.

When he transferred to a newly opened sauce meat shop, Xiao Siming was surprised to find that this was a very famous sauce meat shop in Beijing in history, and he actually went to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province to open a branch, and the business was very good!

Observing while strolling, observing and thinking, until it was dark, Xiao Siming took Zhao Changshou and Chen Desheng back to Chen Mingbo's house.

That night, Chen Mingbo brought back 12 people, all of whom were technicians from various factories of the Taiyuan Arsenal, basically covering the production items of rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, mortars, mountain artillery, bullets, shells, grenades, explosives bags and other items of the Taiyuan Arsenal.

Xiao Siming is overjoyed, his mouth is about to crack into a scoop!

Chen Mingbo is very popular, and it seems that he has some organizational skills!

Xiao Siming shook hands with everyone, asked about the basic situation, and then analyzed the situation of the Anti-Japanese War for everyone, and argued that the Anti-Japanese War would be won and the Japanese army would be defeated, which was regarded as ideological mobilization.

Fearing that these technical personnel did not understand the independent battalion and thought that the independent battalion was small, Xiao Siming briefly introduced the achievements of the independent battalion since its establishment, and said that the independent battalion would soon be expanded, and in the future it would gradually develop and grow into a unit at the level of the Eighth Route Army and a brigade level, and create its own base area behind enemy lines.

These technicians have radios at home, and they are clear about the achievements of the 115th Division, and now they know that the unit that killed the Japanese wing commander is the independent battalion of the 115th Division.

In order to further encourage people, Xiao Siming immediately announced the establishment of an independent battalion arsenal of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, designated Zhao Changshou as the special commissioner of the arsenal, Chen Mingbo as the acting director of the arsenal, and 12 technical personnel as workshop directors.

Zhao Changshou is still a member of the Nationalist * National, Xiao Siming dared to designate him as a special commissioner of the arsenal, he is really eclectic in employing people!

Just when Zhao Changshou, Chen Mingbo and the twelve technicians were bright-eyed, gearing up, and preparing to do a big job, Xiao Siming poured a basin of cold water on him, saying that the current task of the arsenal is to get some equipment from the Taiyuan Arsenal, and it doesn't need more, and it can't be shipped away if there is more! As long as you can reload ammunition, make grenades, mines, explosive packs, and detonators!

Taiyuan Arsenal is the production of mountain artillery, mortars, light and heavy machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, pistols, that is one of the three famous domestic arsenals, most of these technicians came back from studying in Japan, learned, thought, are regular chemical factory production, now Xiao Siming said that as long as you can reload ammunition, make grenades, mines, explosive bags, detonators, how to do it? Isn't this fighting mosquitoes with anti-aircraft guns? Is it overkill!

Xiao Siming explained that at present, the Japanese army is in a strategic offensive situation, and it is very crazy, and there are fighters everywhere, as long as they win more battles, the guns and artillery captured by the little devils are enough for the troops to use. However, ammunition is different, and it cannot meet the needs of the troops for continuous combat by capturing alone, and it must be able to produce it itself, at least by reloading it itself.

This is a realistic statement, because Xiao Siming knows that it is impossible for the independent battalion to make guns and cannons for the time being. Needless to say, cannons need to be made of special steel, which is often referred to as "cannon steel" in the industry. The problem is that the guns made have a short life, short range, and poor accuracy, how can they be compared with the Japanese army's 38 Gadnerdamnabhatnab. There are so many little devils, and it is much better to win more battles and capture more than to make some poor-quality home-made rifles yourself!

Of course, when the independent battalion has created its own base area, the arsenal has developed, and there are good materials, it is imperative to build guns and artillery. Not only to build, but also to build the best guns of this era!

This is all for later, there is no need to close your eyes here and brag at this time!

It's not okay not to brag!

Chu Sicheng, who had just been appointed as the director of the rifle workshop, immediately said: "Battalion Commander Xiao, since the Eighth Route Army only needs talents who reload ammunition and manufacture grenades, mines, and explosives packages, aren't we those who make firearms a waste of money and food?" If you don't have the ability to kill devils, it doesn't matter, and if you have nothing to do and let the Eighth Route Army stay idle, then you can't talk about it. This is not going to work! ”

These are all military talents, and they must not be lost if they encounter them!

Xiao Siming glanced at Chu Sicheng and said with a smile: "Chu Gong, what I said is not considering the production of guns for the time being, there is a time limit. Once our independent battalion has established a new base and gained a firm foothold, we must think of seizing high-quality steel that can produce guns. Guns, we will no longer produce old-fashioned rifles, we will develop and produce semi-automatic rifles, automatic rifles. I heard an old leader say that before the September 18 incident, the Shenyang Arsenal had already developed a semi-automatic rifle, and if they could build it, we could make it. The Jin-made submachine gun produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal before the war is also good, it is a melee weapon, and we must definitely produce it on a large scale, but we must study the modification, improve the firing range, shooting accuracy and service life of the submachine gun, and reduce the weight of the gun. As for the cannon, we will not produce it for the time being, mainly because there is no seamless steel pipe for making cannons. If we had captured the seamless steel pipes, we would have made a cannon. If nothing else, it's always okay to build mortars, right? In addition, the grenadier canister of the little devil is very lightweight, practical, and can fire chemical weapons, which is an important support firepower for infantry squads and platoons. But the grenadier has a disadvantage, that is, it cannot be aimed at, and can only rely on the combat experience of veterans to hit accurately. Let's imagine that if a grenade was developed, wouldn't it be more convenient and accurate to use a rifle to fire a grenade instead? Therefore, don't worry about the uselessness of heroes, the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is the stage for you military industry experts, and we must find ways to develop new weapons that adapt to the battlefield, and through the War of Resistance, we will greatly push the level of our military industry forward! ”

As a leader, you must give your subordinates a goal to strive for, so that your subordinates can see hope and have the motivation to struggle!

Xiao Siming's words are tantamount to putting forward a goal for Chu Sicheng and other firearms experts!

Afraid that Chu Sicheng would still have questions, Xiao Siming then said: "Chu Gong, it's not interesting to re-produce 79-type, old sleeves, and Jin-made rifles, if you want to do it, you can do new semi-automatic and automatic rifles!" We don't have the ability to build planes, warships, and tanks, but in terms of infantry and light weapons, we can surpass the Japanese army, and even surpass all the armies of this era! Looking back, I will tell you my experience of using various weapons in battle, this is the most real veteran's experience, you can sort out your thoughts according to my experience, and you will definitely be able to design and manufacture a good gun that suits the needs of the battlefield! ”

Chu Sicheng couldn't imagine that this immature-looking doll battalion commander could say such a thing, and he was stunned for a moment!

If there is Xiao Siming's idea, with the strength of the Taiyuan Arsenal, I am afraid that it will be able to produce semi-automatic rifles and grenades before the war! It's a pity that the Taiyuan Arsenal belongs to Yan Xishan, and he doesn't have this kind of vision and thinking!

Chu Sicheng, who was full of emotion in his heart, did not hesitate anymore, and said directly: "Camp Commander Xiao, I have no problem." From today on, I am the Eighth Route Army, born as a member of the Eighth Route Army, and died as a ghost of the Eighth Route Army, and I am determined to follow the Eighth Route Army! ”

Xiao Siming laughed when he heard it, and said that what Chu Gong said was a bit of a young man and woman's posture of swearing to the mountains and seas!

The room was full of laughter!

Hu Yushan, who is engaged in power, proposed how to solve the power problem of the arsenal in the future?

Xiao Siming replied that it was simple and solved with local materials. Obviously, it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army arsenal to build pot buildings, chimneys, large-scale steam equipment, and power plants. At present, it is necessary to build a few small diesel generators and gasoline generators in Taiyuan, and use diesel and gasoline generators to provide power. Because the Eighth Route Army could capture diesel and gasoline from the Japanese army, small generators were easy to transfer and conceal.

This is a feasible way to solve the power of the small arsenal, Hu Yushan knew that Xiao Siming had water in his stomach as soon as he heard it, and he knew how to do it, not the kind of person who was a Qiu Ba type soldier!

This is in Taiyuan City, the base camp of the Japanese army that invaded Shanxi, and danger may occur at any time, Xiao Siming has to hurry up and discuss with these military talents, how to get the necessary equipment from the Taiyuan Arsenal and Yucai Machinery Factory!

These people are all technicians of various factories of the Taiyuan Arsenal, and they know the situation of each factory well, including where there are dog holes in each factory, where there are side doors in the factory, and which machine tool is placed in what position. After discussing with them, Xiao Siming really found the right person!

Chen Mingbo, Chu Sicheng, Hu Yushan and others talked for a long time, and finally discussed a plan of action, that is, everyone went back to find a few familiar workers, formed a single group, and took advantage of the night cover to take advantage of the gap between the patrols and vigilance of the Japanese army, and went into the factory, secretly transported the necessary equipment out, hid it, and then found a way to transport it out of the city!

After the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, they sealed all branches of the arsenal, and even the Yucai Machinery Factory were also sealed, and sent troops to garrison them, and they were heavily guarded. But now it is the period when the Japanese army is attacking southern and southwestern Jinnan, and the 20th Division of Kawagishi Bunzaburo stationed in Taiyuan continues to draw troops south, and the Japanese troops in Taiyuan City are much less, and the garrison of Taiyuan Arsenal and Yucai Machinery Factory is not as good as before!

At this time, there are people who are particularly familiar with the factory who want to sneak into the factory to smuggle some equipment out, and there is indeed a chance!