Speaking of this, a trace of expectation suddenly flashed on the face of the deputy commander-in-chief, and then he stared at the deputy chief of staff and asked, "It seems that there is nothing going on at the headquarters during this time?" ”

"Boss, you want to go to the arsenal!" The deputy chief of staff could see at a glance what the deputy commander-in-chief was thinking.

"This is the first rifle produced by our Eighth Route Army, if you can't miss it, you won't miss it!" The deputy commander-in-chief replied very cheerfully.

The deputy chief of staff replied very strongly: "There is nothing to do at the headquarters, I can deal with it if I stay." Boss, if you want to go over, go there, take a look at the Jinchaji Military Region by the way, and meet Lao Nie. After the division of troops, it seems that you have not seen him yet. I also happened to go to inspect the First Jin-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and I heard that they have developed well recently, the soldiers of the main force can eat an egg every two days, and the training bullets for recruits have been increased from five to twenty. If their experience can be promoted, for the entire Eighth Route Army, there will be only benefits and no harm! ”

"Then the headquarters will be handed over to you!" The deputy commander-in-chief did not shirk and answered very quickly!

At the Jinchaji Military Region Arsenal, Yang Xiong, chief of staff of the guard regiment, recklessly broke in without knocking on the door.

Then he exclaimed with a look of surprise: "Commander, chief!" The chief's son and son are here! ”

Wang Ping immediately thought of a telegram he had sent to the military region a few days ago, inviting the commander to witness the appearance of the Eighth Route Army's first self-produced rifle.

Then he got up from his seat and stared at Yang Xiong and asked rhetorically.

"Where? I'll go over now! ”

"Walking in the direction of the factory!" Yang Xiong hurried back.

Before he reached the underground workshop, the roar of the huge machine reached Wang Ping's ears. Then at a glance, I saw Commander Nie standing at the door of the No. 2 factory building and pointing.

At this moment, the familiar and unfamiliar figure next to Commander Nie suddenly entered Wang Ping's field of vision.

"It's the deputy commander-in-chief, and he's here too!" Wang Ping was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and then showed a shocked expression of disbelief.

But the movements on his feet did not stop, and he walked over quickly with Yang Xiong and his party.

"Hello chief, Wang Ping, the director of the arsenal, was ordered to report! Chief, why don't you send a telegram when you come here! Wang Ping, who walked in front of the two, reported excitedly.

The deputy commander-in-chief was not polite, and replied directly: "It was I who asked for it, and I wanted to give the arsenal a surprise attack." Director Wang, where is the rifle production line you let us see, take us there immediately! ”

"Right in this factory!" Wang Ping replied immediately!

The deputy commander-in-chief was not polite, and walked directly inside, ordering as he went: "Then what are you waiting for!" Let the comrades start producing now! ”

"Yes, Chief!" Wang Ping replied immediately.

It didn't take long for a loud roar and a screeching sound of metal grinding to be heard in the factory.

Wang Ping walked up to the deputy commander-in-chief and introduced: "Chief, this factory is specialized in the production of rifles, and a production line has been built, and the second one is being worked on!" If all of them are done well, and they don't listen to production day and night, they will be able to produce at least 3,500 rifles a month! ”

As he spoke, the various parts of the rifle were made by dozens of mechanics and then sent to the armed workers.

Everyone stared at the assembled workers, and in less than five minutes, a new gun appeared!

Without waiting for Wang Ping to speak, the deputy commander-in-chief rushed to pick up the rifle, pull the bolt, aim, and shoot! After a series of actions, the deputy commander-in-chief finally showed a long-lost smile on his expectant face, and then couldn't help but sigh.

"Good gun, exactly the same as the 38 big cover we captured on the battlefield. Director Wang, I want to report to Yan'an and ask for credit for your arsenal! ”

The next thing is to test the gun, at the shooting range in the mountain behind the arsenal, the guards brought by the deputy commander-in-chief personally tested the gun, and fired a hundred rounds in a row before stopping, and then rushed over: "Chief, it is exactly the same as the 38 big cover of the devil captured on the battlefield, with high accuracy, long range, and very small recoil!" ”

Seeing that everyone was very satisfied with this gun, Wang Ping said in a surprising voice: "Chief, I forgot to report just now, except for rifles, the only submachine gun production line and machine gun production line we snatched back from the Taiyuan Arsenal have been completed!" ”

"The machine gun production line is for the production of crooked handles, and I asked everyone to change it and adjust it to the production of Type 96 light machine guns. It uses the same bullet as the 38 big cover, but the performance and stability are much better than the crooked handle! ”

"So what are you waiting for? Let's take a loan right away! The deputy commander-in-chief ordered with an impatient posture.

The production of submachine guns and light machine guns was much slower, because there were so many parts that it took more than an hour to make one.

As for the machine gun, not to mention, it took a whole morning to make one, but even so, after the test of the gun, the deputy commander-in-chief was very happy, and there was no dissatisfaction on his face because of the long wait.

"How's the yield! Director Wang! The deputy commander-in-chief, who was in a good mood, directly asked the question he was most concerned about.

"If submachine guns are produced day and night, five hundred a month." Wang Ping immediately told the latest figures discussed in the arsenal.

"If you don't listen to the words of production day and night, you can make 120 light machine guns a month!"

"There is also a heavy machine gun production line in the back, and thirty heavy machine guns can be made in a month!"

"After the mortar production line comes out, one can be built in a day. 120-mm heavy mortars and mountain artillery, an average of three days to get one out. The field artillery takes an average of ten days to get one out! ”

"The ammunition is a little better, except for reloading bullets, more than 3 million rounds of various bullets and more than 3,000 shells are produced in a month!"

"The only problem is the raw materials. The raw materials we got back from the Taiyuan Arsenal can only last for half a month of production at most! ”

The shocked deputy commander-in-chief replied without thinking: "The production of the arsenal must not be stopped!" These weapons and ammunition are urgently needed by the front-line fighters, and they must be produced overtime, and as for the raw materials, we will find a way together! ”

After speaking, he stared at Wang Ping and asked: "You Wang Ping can get the equipment by pulling teeth, raw materials are definitely not a problem, tell me what you think!" ”

"I plan to ask the whole army to get us raw materials through the logistics department of the military region, 100 catties of rails for a rifle, 200 catties of rails for a submachine gun, 500 catties of rails for a light machine gun, 1,000 catties of rails for a heavy machine gun, and a mortar alive!" Wang Ping replied immediately.

Then he told the plan of how to distribute weapons in the arsenal in his head!

The deputy commander-in-chief frowned and asked: "Export, how is it possible, our own troops don't have guns yet, how can we sell them to others, it will be poked in the backbone by the soldiers!" ”

Wang Ping hurriedly explained: "Chief, the battle can't be counted like this. If we don't sell guns, we won't have the money to keep the arsenal running. Excluding raw materials, the arsenal needs at least 30,000 oceans per month to ensure normal production. If you don't sell weapons, you can only find a way to provide them at the headquarters! ”

"But it's different to sell weapons, a thousand guns plus matching weapons and ammunition, it's definitely no problem to sell forty or fifty thousand oceans."

"With money, the arsenal will be able to produce more weapons, and even expand production to make up for the military expenses of the headquarters!"

"If we use war to talk about war, we call it war by war!"

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