Chapter 818 Rocket Artillery Appears

After Liu Yimin received Ni Hua's second telegram, he took out the first telegram as well, flipped it over and over again, and read it three times in a row. After pondering for a long time, I felt that the effect was very good, and the Americans finally began to sanction. Although the US Government has only announced the abolition of the "Japan-US Treaty of Commerce and Navigation" and has not abolished it immediately, let alone a comprehensive embargo, leaving room for Xiao to maneuver and constantly negotiate with the Americans, Liu Yimin, who is familiar with the trend of history, knows that the contradictions between Japan and the United States are irreconcilable, and that with the development of the war situation, the United States will tighten the rope around its neck step by step and gradually impose a comprehensive embargo, forcing Xiao to take the risk of going south and going to war with the United States, until all their powerful navy is buried in the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish.

There is one unpleasant thing, that is, the loans of the United States were given to the Nationalist Government, and the money for the purchase of surplus silver in China was also given to the Nationalist Government, and it was impossible for Chiang Kai-shek to distribute this money to the Eighth Route Army. I worked hard to plan from beginning to end, and let my wife risk her life to fly to the United States, but I could only get a little private donation, how can this work? In any case, we must get some funds and materials for our party and our army. Otherwise, Chiang Kai-shek will have money, the value of the fiat currency and the reputation of foreign exchange will be stable, life will be better, and he will have strength, and he may turn around and engage in friction with us.

It would have been bad if, as in history, Chiang Kai-shek felt that victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was in sight at the sight of US aid, and adopted the method of preserving his strength and waiting for the United States to enter the war, and transferred the elite such as Tang Enbo's department and Hu Zongnan's troops to the rear to hide in the snow.

After thinking about it, I felt that we should change our thinking, the Nationalist Government was the legitimate government of China, and no matter how much US aid there was, most of it would eventually fall into the hands of Chiang Kai-shek. In the future, when Chiang Kai-shek's main force in the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War is Americanized, the old Chiang's heart will be wild. Maybe we will have to fight another war of liberation. It seems that there has to be some technical processing. Can Chiang Kai-shek ask for money, equipment, talent, and equipment?

It's an egg-and-chicken relationship!

Forget it, let's hurry up and let Ni Hua come back, it doesn't matter if all the US aid is given to Chiang Kai-shek, anyway, it's all about supporting China's war of resistance. It doesn't matter if the United States aided the United States with talent and equipment, didn't it fight the world the same back then? Ni Hua stayed in the United States, pregnant, and couldn't eat or sleep well. That girl is infatuated, you miss me and I miss you, both are worried, it's better to stay by your side and be safe.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yimin's heart hurt like a pinprick, and Jingjing's appearance waiting for him at the corner of Niushan Town and the low greeting full of joy when they met appeared in his mind: "Are you back?" ”

Liu Yimin regretted it in his heart, and wanted to bang his head against the wall!

It's not necessarily safe to stay by your side, damn war! Damn little devils!

Just thinking about it, the artillery brigade commander Li Chang and the political commissar Wang Shanzhu walked in, and saw Liu Yimin pacing in the room smoking a cigarette, knowing that he was thinking about the problem and did not disturb him.

Li Chang picked up Ni Hua's telegram on the table and read it, smiled when he looked at it, and couldn't help but shake his head and read it in a thick Hunan accent: "Dear people, my love, due to pregnancy during this time, I have no appetite, I can't eat well, and my waist has lost weight, so I want you to cook something delicious for me." The raw Shih Tzu tongue you made last time was so good that I want to eat it when I think about it. When I go back, you have to treat me well, make me good food every day, and it will not be the same every day. Otherwise, if I am too thin, the baby in my belly will be malnourished. You also have to accompany me to see the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, I heard that the scenery there is very beautiful, but unfortunately I have never been there. You are not allowed to take anyone with me, and if I go back and find that you have taken someone else, I will not allow you to touch me. When I'm not around, you have to think about me seventeen or eighteen times a day, as you say in the little song you sang, and think about how to be nice to me and make me happy. ”

Li Chang's Hunan accent was so strange that it immediately made the staff officers who were busy working on the map and the confidential officers who were ticking to receive and send telegrams laugh, and the laughter in the headquarters for a while swept away all the sadness of the past few days.

Liu Yimin was regretting and feeling sad, but he was awakened by the laughter in the headquarters, and when he looked up, he saw Li Chang holding Ni Hua's telegram and playing treasure.

Without waiting for Liu Yimin to attack, Wang Shanzhu, the political commissar of the artillery brigade who came in with Li Chang, was already unwilling, and shouted with a tense face: "Lao Li, the division commander's telegram is something you should read?" Dean Ni is far away in the United States, how many top-secret things are on the telegram, how dare you pick it up and read it casually? How can such a big brigade commander not even understand the common sense of secrecy? I suggest that you write an examination to the divisional party committee. ”

Li Chang hurriedly put the telegram on the table, made a grimace, and said, "Political commissar, don't scare our old Li. I look where I should be, and I don't read a word where I shouldn't. You see, wasn't I afraid that the teacher would be busy and not care about reading Dean Ni's telegram, and I would live up to Dean Ni's lovesickness, so I read it to him? If you want to say, the teacher has to pay me for it. In the past, the sons of large families studied and all had scholars. Even if my Lao Li is a scholar, the teacher has to give a small reward, right? ”

After speaking, as soon as he turned his head, he saw Liu Yimin standing aside with a cigarette between the index finger and middle finger of his right hand, looking at him quietly. As soon as Li Chang was in the air, he immediately "snapped" and stood upright: "Report to the division commander, Li Chang, the commander of the artillery and the commander of the artillery brigade of the 18th Group Army, report to you, please instruct!" ”

Wang Shanzhu, who was yelling at Li Chang with a black face, also hurriedly saluted and reported, asking the division commander for instructions.

At this moment, Liu Yimin was suddenly moved. is a huge tutor, and only Li Chang and Hu Laohu dare to laugh and amuse in front of him. These two people, it's not that they don't understand the rules and are presumptuous, but they are trying to relieve their sorrows! The affection in the middle is deep!

Liu Yimin had a wry smile on his face, and said lightly: "You two are here?" Pour some water, sit down and talk slowly! ”

Seeing that Liu Yimin was not angry, Wang Shanzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Li Chang: "It's cheap for you." Why don't you go pour water? Do you still want the division commander to pour water for the two of us? ”

Li Chang's eyes glanced at Wang Shanzhu's face. After looking at it for a while, he saw that Wang Shanzhu didn't pay attention to him at all, so he had to mutter, "Why is our Lao Li's life so bitter?" finally mixed up with the brigade commander, and he had to pour water for the political commissar. In this world, I don't understand it anymore", so I honestly ran to bring a kettle, took three big bowls, poured three bowls of water, served a bowl to Liu Yimin, gave Wang Shanzhu a bowl, and drank a bowl of goodou by himself.

After drinking and wiping his mouth, Li Chang said: "Teacher, I think of a question, why is the gap between this person and others so big?" Look at Dean Ni, a genuine American doctor, the level of surgery is extremely high. It looks like a fairy in the sky, and ordinary people's hearts will pound when they look at it. Why do you think people are so good at talking? Listen, listen, 'You are not allowed to take anyone with you, and if I go back and find that you have taken someone with me, I will not allow you to touch me.'" How good it is, the flirting between young couples still has a smell of old vinegar, which makes people's hearts hot. Why don't my willow leaves have this level? Liu Ye is also a college student, why can't she say this kind of sweet and hot words that make my Lao Li's heart sweet? And, 'When I'm not around, you have to think about me seventeen or eighteen times a day, as you say, and think about how to be nice to me and make me happy.'" Listen, listen, this is much better and more energetic than the sweet words of those talented and beautiful people sung in the opera. Teacher, do you say that Dean Ni was born to speak like this, or did you teach her? Ordinary people often say that if you want to know how to sleep, you have to sleep with the master, and I think that Dean Ni is so good at talking and sleeping with the master! ”

Wang Shanzhu squirted out all the tea in one gulp, and almost laughed out of breath.

Liu Yimin was also amused by Li Chang and smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, such a big brigade commander is still an elder brother, talking like this, and I'm not afraid that your younger brother and sister will come back and tear your mouth!" Say, what's the matter! ”

Not to mention, let Li Chang mix this way, Liu Yimin's mood really improved, and his face was much more vivid.

Only then did Li Chang stand up and salute again, and reported that there was a new treasure, and he had tinkered with it for so long according to the drawings drawn by the division commander according to them, and the rocket artillery was completed. It was tested three times and the effect was particularly good. Please ask the division commander to take a look.

As soon as Liu Yimin heard this, he was so energetic that he didn't care about sending a report to Ni Hua, so he turned around and walked out of the headquarters. In a panic, Li Chang and Wang Shanzhu trotted out of the headquarters and walked towards the location of the artillery brigade headquarters.

Zeng Zhao and Bill? Clemen also rushed to the Anti-Japanese Mountain with Li Chang to attend the memorial service. At that time, Liu Yimin was busy and did not see them. At this meeting, Zeng Zhao took Liu Yimin's hand without losing it, and shouted in his mouth: "Division Commander, I have succeeded!" We made it! ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Director Zeng, do you remember the past when I mobilized you to join the Red Army in the passage?" How's it going, your pretty daughter-in-law is okay, no one is beating her idea, right? ”

Zeng Zhao smiled: "The teacher said that he laughed, was I dizzy at that time?" By the way, Commander, Bill has done a great job this time. You've got to give him credit! ”

Bill? Clement has been in China for a few years, married a Chinese daughter-in-law, and is already able to communicate fluently in Chinese. When I heard Director Zeng say that he would give him credit, he was so ashamed that his face turned red.

Liu Yimin joked that he couldn't imagine that the top students of MIT were so shy, how about it, happy life after marriage, right? What about Liu Qianqian, are you here?

Bill? Clemen became more and more shy, and was a little embarrassed to tell Liu Yimin that he was already a father, and Liu Qianqian stayed at the base with her daughter!

Liu Yimin laughed and said: "The friendship between China and the United States has blossomed and borne fruit in the land of Qilu, and Bill will not have to return to the United States in the future, so he will stay in China to live and work." Now you can select someone to form the Eighth Route Army Instructor Weapons Research Institute, Bill? Clement was the director, and Zeng Zhao, the director of the Eighth Route Army Arsenal, was also the political commissar, and the appointment document was issued later. Dear Bill, my friends, my comrades and I look forward to working wonders with you! ”

Bill? Clement hugged Liu Yimin with a move, opened his big mouth, and wrung wildly on Liu Yimin's forehead and face. made Liu Yimin hurriedly push him away, saying that he had a love affair to go home to find Liu Qianqian, isn't he just the director of the weapons research institute? There's no need to move like that.

Bill? Clement said to Liu Yimin seriously: "Dear Liu, you don't know how jī I am. In the past, I was an engineer hired by you, and in the future, I will be like you, and I will also be the Eighth Route Army. My beautiful wife would be proud of me if she knew! ”

Liu Yimin was full of smiles, waved his hand to interrupt Bill, and said, "Where is the rocket artillery?" Show me! ”

Zeng Zhao and Bill? Clement hurriedly led Liu Yimin to the courtyard, untied the camouflage net, and a 12-barrel rocket launcher appeared in front of Liu Yimin.

I heard Zeng introduce it as if it was endorsed: "Caliber: 107 mm; Full weight on the march: 385 kg; Full weight in combat condition: 613 kg; Length of march: 2600 mm; Width of marching state: 1400 mm; High state on the march: 1100 mm; Orientator length: 900 mm; Full Bullet Heavy Gram; muzzle velocity seconds; Maximum flight speed: 372 m/s; Maximum range: 8500 meters; Launch interval 0 high and low emission boundary: 0 degrees - 60 degrees; Directional firing boundary: 15 degrees to the left and right; Number of artillery squads: 5 people. ”

Liu Yimin checked the launch tube and direction finder one by one, and picked up the rocket to try the weight, yes, it is indeed one of the three famous brands in conventional weapons, and the famous Type 63 107mm rocket launcher of our army in the later generations appeared in advance. Little devil, let's see what kind of surprise Lao Tzu will give you!

Seeing that Liu Yimin couldn't put it down and was silent, Zeng Zhao said: "Division commander, this kind of cannon doesn't have a name yet, please give it a name!" ”

Liu Yimin was immersed in surprise, and when he heard the words, he said: "Let's call it Bayi 107mm rocket launcher." After speaking, Liu Yimin thought for a while, and added: "For the time being, it is highly confidential to the outside world, and it will not be named first, and after the battle test, please ask the chairman and the boss to name them." ”

Zeng Zhao also said that this kind of rocket artillery has 12 launch tubes, and it can be fired in 7-9 seconds, and the fire is extremely fierce. Due to its small size and dimensions, light weight, and good mobility, it can be towed by cars or mules and horses, and can also be disassembled and carried by manpower, which is suitable for operations in the Gobi, mountains, jungles and water network areas. In addition, most of the parts can be disassembled and combined without tools, making it easy to operate and maintain. The weight of the individual parts after disassembly does not exceed 30 kg. In order to meet the requirements of the human back, the decomposed parts have the following characteristics in terms of structural dimensions: the upper part is not more than the neck (easy to raise the head), the lower part is not tún (easy to step), the width is not more than the shoulder (easy to pass), and the center of gravity is close to the body (to prevent twisting the waist). In special cases, single, two, four- or eight-tube simple firing can also be used. The rockets used are 107mm rocket anti-personnel blaster grenades and 107mm rocket phosphorus aluminum incendiary grenades.

After hearing this, Liu Yimin told Zeng Zhao that in addition to being used as battlefield firepower, this kind of rocket artillery can produce single-barrel rocket artillery, which is supported by a tripod, has a long range, high accuracy, and great power, and is most suitable for use by guerrilla warfare and special forces, and has a much higher safety factor than the original bazooka. After returning home, it is necessary to first develop 15 single-barrel rocket launchers, equipped with tripods, to ensure that each soldier can carry one single-barrel rocket launcher with two rockets and hand them over to the special operations command, and ensure that each of the 15 squads of the three special operations squadrons has one rocket.

Li Chang said that now there is only this one cannon, and it cannot be installed, so a rocket artillery squad has been set up to act with the brigade headquarters.

Liu Yimin immediately instructed Li Chang to quickly transfer personnel to form a rocket artillery battalion. Tentatively called the special service battalion of the artillery brigade to the outside world, it is to pay close attention to training and master technology. Then he instructed Zeng Zhao and Clemen to convey his instructions to Wu Zheng to set up a special rocket artillery production factory and increase production as soon as possible, with the goal of equipping at least three or more rocket artillery divisions.

Li Chang, Wang Shanzhu, Zeng Zhao, and Bill who listened all stuck out their tongues.

In fact, at this time, the Soviet Union had also successfully developed the Katyusha rocket artillery, and it was to be installed before the end of the year, but at this time, it was not called Katyusha due to the need for secrecy. Liu Yimin knew that the Soviet army only set up a Katyusha rocket artillery company at the earliest, and most of the company was killed in the battle with the German devils. By the end of the war, the Soviet army had 7 rocket artillery divisions, 11 rocket artillery brigades and 38 independent rocket artillery battalions, with 11,000 rocket artillery of various types, which was the most powerful part of the Soviet artillery.

Bill? Clement pointed out that now due to the rampant devil aircraft, it is impossible to establish a mass production line, and the output cannot be increased. It is better to customize a batch of rocket engines in the United States, in that case, it will be faster to come back and assemble.

This made Liu Yimin think of the semi-automatic rifle, and he hurriedly asked Zeng Zhao how he was doing.

Zeng Zhao reported that the sample gun has come out, and the effect after the test firing is also relatively satisfactory, and further testing is needed. During this time, the forces were focused on the development of rocket artillery, and the semi-automatic rifle project could only be slowed down.

Liu Yimin knew that the key factors affecting the mass production of semi-automatic rifles and rocket launchers were gun barrels, gun barrels, and rocket launchers.

After watching the rocket artillery, Liu Yimin returned to the division headquarters and immediately sent a report to Ni Hua, first praising his wife firmly, and then telling her that there are two priorities in the next step: one is to attract investment, and strive to obtain the consent of the US Department of Commerce to give full preferential conditions in the form of cooperation in setting up factories, so as to attract large American enterprises to set up Sino-US joint ventures in China, and the location of the companies will all be set in Shaanxi. The other is the procurement of materials, and we must use all the funds that we can control on procurement, focusing on the purchase of gun barrels, gun barrels, rocket engines, radar equipment, and communications equipment in the purchase list. Pay attention to circumvent the U.S. restriction policy, follow the method said in advance, disperse procurement, and ship back to China for assembly.

As for the transportation methods and transportation routes, Liu Yimin instructed Ni Hua to transport them to Qingdao Port in principle, and the specific measures were later telegraphed.

Liu Yimin told Ni Hua that once the task was completed, he would return to China quickly, and still take a plane to Chongqing, and he would not have to travel with a cargo ship.

At the end of the telegram, Liu Yimin said that he missed his wife all the time and looked forward to meeting again as soon as possible.