After 10 days of running-in and adjustment, all units of the Liberation Army have completed their reorganization and have been deployed in place. The fortifications of the various defense points are also largely completed, and they are waiting for the test of actual combat.

On 7 July, the first enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission was held in a large warehouse specially vacated at the main base. The meeting was attended by all members of the management committee, heads of various departments and business backbones. In terms of the armed forces, the members of the four general departments, officers at and above the company level of each unit, and principal officers of the navy and air force have been formed. Yes, the Air Force! The team found a small two-seater seaplane early on, but no one would fly it. After the merger of the two parties, someone filled the gap. More than 200 people attended the event, including the elite of all aspects of the survivors.

The meeting began with the election of the executive members of the Military Work Committee. Huang Fanding and Wei Bozhi were elected as the chairman and vice chairman, and 11 people, including Ma Angelica, Shen Xingshi, Li Xiangqian, Tan Fei and Li Shanglong, were elected as executive members. Because it is a time of war, and for a long time to come, the composition of the committee is as much as possible inclined to the military side. Wu Yizhi was not elected as he wished, which made him complain.

First of all, Wei Bozhi made a report on the work of army building in the recent past, which gave the participants an intuitive understanding of their own armed forces. Although there are still many unsatisfactory aspects of the current army construction, everyone has done their best, and I believe that with the backing of the huge material warehouse of the original time and space, everyone is full of confidence in defeating the British.

After that, it is time for the military units to be consulted. The first to come to power was Zhao Xiannian, director of the General Armament Department, who was also the deputy director of the newly established military factory. Now Chinese New Year's Eve, he was originally a mechanic at the ordnance repair station of the military subdistrict, a sixth-class noncommissioned officer, and now he also has the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The military factory of the Liberation Army was established on the basis of the ordnance repair station. All kinds of machine tools for turning, drilling, planing, and milling are available, and they can repair all kinds of light weapons. In order to prepare for the next big war, the military factory recruited a large number of talents in machinery, chemical industry, and metal processing, and many people who did not have special skills or could not use their specialties for the time being were also recruited.

The main work of the military factory at the moment is reloading bullets and producing grenades. After the Great War, these two things were the most demanded disposable consumables, so the military factories were working at full speed on these two productions.

Military factories do not yet have the capacity to produce bullets, but bullet reloading does not require much advanced technology. Among them, the production of smokeless explosives is the most important part, fortunately, absorbent cotton, various acids and other chemicals are ready-made in the original time and space, and the material collection team has also collected a lot of them, and they can still meet the needs of production. According to the majority of commanders and fighters, the quality of this kind of bullet is quite satisfactory, and the rate of mute fire is less than 3 percent, which is much stronger than the products of the Huangyadong Arsenal in those years.

The ability to produce bullets is also a reflection of the industrial level of a country. Silly Damu has been fighting with his neighbors for eight years, and he has fought with the United States, but all the bullets need to be imported from foreign countries, which has to be said to be a tragedy. Although the military factory does not have professional equipment for the production of bullets, its process requires several old military workers to know, and there are many reserves of raw materials, and there are many professionals engaged in mold production in Dongguan, and it is a matter of time before the metal fixed bullets are produced.

Another fist product of the military plant is an oval grenade of completely independent production. Most of the survivors are armed with moldy Type 63, Type 67, and Type 77 wooden-handled grenades stored in warehouses of the armed forces in various places. At the beginning, the management committee also planned to imitate these kinds of grenades, after all, the craftsmanship was ready-made, but Zhao Xiannian raised objections. In the original time and space, after World War II, most countries have eliminated wooden-handled grenades, and oval grenades are the mainstream in the world. Compared with the oval grenade, the wooden handle grenade has its own advantages, the wooden handle throws farther, the volume is larger, and the power is more powerful, but it is inconvenient to carry, and the design theory is also relatively backward. The oval type is easier to carry, safer, and designed to meet the requirements of modern warfare, suitable for large-scale rapid production. In terms of production process, because there is an additional wooden handle, it is necessary to add a carpentry department. There are also problems such as wedge and sealing of wooden handles and metal shells. Moreover, the production process of the pull-hair ignition device is not simpler than that of the pressure ignition device. For all these reasons, the oval grenade is the best choice.

The products of the military factory are modeled after the standard MK2 grenade of the US army in World War II, and the cast iron shell is prefabricated with fragments. Some people also proposed to imitate the Type 92 grenade of the Japanese army that year, and the structure of the pressure ignition device was simpler, but it was opposed by most people. There are three main reasons: first, the pressure spring ignition device is safer, and you can even insert the bolt back before letting go; Second, the pressure spring grenade is easier to use, just remove the bolt and throw it out, while the devil's grenade must be knocked out after the ring is pulled. If the Liberation Army uses this kind of bomb, I am afraid that there will be many people like "Uncle Guo"; Thirdly, and most importantly, almost everyone agrees that the act of knocking a grenade on a steel helmet and throwing it out looks too silly.

Within five days of its opening, the military factory had produced 300 grenades and reloaded nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition, a figure that was very exciting. Zhao Xiannian assured that if the manpower is increased, the production capacity can be expanded. However, the survivors now have no spare manpower, and can only hope to recruit indigenous workers in the future.

In addition to these two tasks, the military factory has not set up several other research teams to step up the work of copying shotguns and mortar shells. The shotgun is modeled after the police Type 97 18.4mm shotgun, and more than a dozen samples have been produced. The shooting method is pump-action, the whole gun is 670 mm long, the whole gun weighs 3.1 kg, the chamber length is 76.2 mm, the chamber pressure is less than 70MPa, the effective range is 50 meters, and the ammunition capacity is 5 rounds, which can suppress the vast majority of individual weapons in this era. After trials, it is completely comparable to the original, and there is no technical difficulty in the production of bullets, and the General Armament Department has officially finalized the Type 58 shotgun and is ready to start mass production. It is believed that it will not be long before all units of the Liberation Army will be equipped with hot weapons.

The imitation of mortar shells was not so smooth, and the difficulty greatly exceeded that of imitation firearms. After all, if there is a problem with the gun, at most it will not be able to sound, and if the gun pops out of the problem, it may hurt your own people.

Generally speaking, everyone is quite satisfied with the work achievements of the General Armament Department, and the fact that such results can be achieved under such humble conditions shows that the General Armament Department has made the greatest efforts from top to bottom. When Zhao Xiannian finished his work, the audience resounded enthusiastically.

Next to come to power was Wei Bozhi, the newly elected vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, who reported on the building of the army and preparations for the next war. The entrances to Kowloon and Shenzhen Bay were the most likely main battlefields, and the troops stationed were the strongest and best equipped, and the four heavy artillery pieces were also reinforced to these two places. Based on the analysis of historical data and previous encounters, these two points can be maintained even in the face of the all-out attack of the British and French forces. After the start of the war, the training camp will also be sent to support these two places, and it will be added with double insurance.

The General Staff also took into account the possibility of the British landing at Dameisha in order to avoid the preset positions of the Liberation Army. However, the possibility of this happening is very small, but the General Staff has also formulated a targeted plan. If the main force of the British army landed at Dameisha, the 8th Company would retreat to Luohu, and at the same time, the armored troops would be dispatched to block the British army, buy time for the movement of the large army, and finally concentrate superior forces to encircle and annihilate it. With the sluggishness of the British army (compared to the Liberation Army) and the convenience of the Liberation Army's communication, this tactic can fully achieve the desired effect. The above combat plans were all formulated with the main tactics of putting the British army units ashore and then annihilating them, which was also because the Liberation Army did not have a strong navy and air force, otherwise as long as there was one frigate or five or six strong 5, the British fleet could be wiped out at sea, and even if there were only a few Shanghai-class patrol boats, the British could be sent to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

Then, Wei Bozhi introduced the methods that each unit came up with when dealing with the situation that the weapons could not be fully equipped, and focused on the broadsword team of the first battalion.

Under the leadership of the battalion commander, Comrade Zhang Pan, the comrades of the first battalion broadened their minds and solved the problems on their own, which also played a very good exemplary role for other troops. Here, I call on all comrades in the army to learn from the 1st Battalion, actively open up new ground, strive to innovate, and make suggestions for the army building of the Liberated Army. And hereby ask the Central Military Commission for approval to take the method of organizing the broadsword team of the first battalion as a system to be popularized throughout the army......"

At this moment, a hand in the crowd raised up. Wei Bozhi on the stage saw it clearly, and originally wanted to ignore it, but the hand was unyieldingly raised higher, attracting the attention of more people. There was no way, Wei Bozhi had to signal to the person who raised his hand, "This comrade, what is your opinion?" ”

The man who raised his hand stood up was a captain in his thirties, with a Mediterranean hairstyle, whom most people did not recognize. However, Wei Bozhi knew him, the captain's name was Yang Bo, he was the chief of the Operations Department of the General Staff, and he was a very thoughtful person, and he provided advice on the troop establishment of the Liberation Army and a series of combat plans, and he was well-known in the headquarters. He used to work as a low-voltage maintenance electrician and motor repairman in a state-owned enterprise factory in Xingbin District, Laibin City, Guangxi, and happened to visit relatives and netizens in the Pearl River Delta during the catastrophe. Seeing that it was him, Wei Bozhi didn't care about being interrupted, and asked politely, "Director Yang, do you have any different opinions?" ”

"I have no opinion on your call to 'all comrades in the army to learn from the first battalion, actively open up, strive for innovation, and make suggestions for the army building of the Liberated Army.'" As the saying goes, only the unthinkable, nothing can be done, we have more than one hundred and fifty years of knowledge than the people of this era, and it is one hundred and fifty years of scientific and technological progress far beyond the previous thousands of years, many things that are fantastical in the eyes of the ancients are very common for us. We all know the strength and fighting methods of the British, but they don't know anything about us, as long as we don't stick to the routine and think more, we will definitely find more ways to defeat the British. A speedboat plus a bazooka against a warship is an example of this, so I fully support the call of the commissar! After a little patting of the chief's ass, Yang Bo then changed his words, "However, I personally think that the proposal to form a broadsword team in all troops is not appropriate. ”

"Why?" Wei Bozhi was not angry that someone objected to his opinion.

"I think in the current situation, it is better to practice a broadsword than a spear. I think that to deal with the dense formation of the infantry of various countries at present, it is enough to use modern guns to kill and disrupt the formation in large numbers, and let the indigenous spearmen rush up and poke the rest indiscriminately. This tactic has been used by the Spanish infantry phalanx and the Japanese iron artillery ashigaru, indicating that it is a mature tactic. When the Eighth Route Army was short of ammunition, there were also many spear teams in hand-to-hand combat. Yang Bo's arguments are well-reasoned, and it is obvious that he has only started to think about this issue today.

After listening to Yang Bo's words, the people in the venue discussed a lot, and many people felt that Yang Bo was reasonable. At this time, someone stood up again, but it was Zhang Pan, the commander of the first battalion, "Yang has not practiced martial arts, so he shouldn't know that there is a mention in the martial arts world of 'Moon Stick Year Knife and Lifelong Gun'." Of these three weapons, guns are the most difficult to learn, and they require a lifetime of hard training. Therefore, the use of spears does not meet our requirements for soldiers to quickly master the skills of using weapons. His voice was loud, overpowering the voices of everyone in the venue, and more people were inclined to his opinion, including some people who supported Yang Bo just now, after all, the words of martial arts masters are more professional.

Yang Bo smiled slightly, and said confidently: "A lifetime of guns means that the marksmanship of fighting alone should be practiced for a lifetime, and the spear of the army can be practiced for a few months, and the difficulty is much lower than that of the knife, which is also one of the reasons why the cost of spearmen in ancient times is lower than that of knife soldiers." ”

The two of them said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and the people attending the meeting did not know whose eyes to listen to. Seeing that the meeting was about to deviate from the original procedure, Wei Bozhi hurriedly stopped the two from continuing to argue. "This issue, find another time to discuss it after the meeting, and we will continue with the content of the meeting just now!"