On the afternoon of the great victory in the southeastern base area of Shanxi, a car drove toward the gate of the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau in the border area.

The truck came to a halt, and the chief jumped out of the cab. After saying hello to the guards on duty, he went straight to the office with a clear purpose.

After entering the door, he ignored the somewhat surprised Yellow River. He poured himself a cup of hot water, then sat down and said:

"Why did you say that your kid chose such a remote position, the distance is so far that you can't even pull the phone line. The area that the boss painted for you is so large, why is there no location you see? ”

"It's really not good, I'll give you a radio station, it's easy to communicate."

After complaining daily, the director didn't even give Huang He a chance to return the favor, he took out a letter and a bloodstained medal from his arms.

"This letter was handed over to me by Principal Chang this morning, and when he delivered the goods to the base area in the southeast of Shanxi yesterday, he met a veteran of the 129th Division."

"This comrade specially instructed that it should be sent to the Military Industry Bureau, you should read the content first, and then talk about the follow-up later."

The strange letter aroused Huang He's interest, and after coming to the Bright Sword World for so long, he received only a handful of letters.

The last time someone sent a letter was four years ago. At that time, he had just arrived in the north, and from time to time his former classmates would write to him to discuss some scientific research matters.

After unfolding the letterhead, a few lines of crooked words came into view, and it was not difficult to see that they were from the hands of soldiers who had only participated in the literacy class of the Eighth Route Army.

"Hello, comrade.

It is the pride of our Eighth Route Army to be able to manufacture such a good cannon in the rear. It's a pity that we are still on the battlefield, and we don't know which comrade developed the weapon himself, and we don't even know his name.

The soldiers in the battalion wanted to meet him, so they sent a trophy with the letter.

Please find a way to send his picture to the 129th Division, so that we can all see this beloved comrade with our own eyes."

The letter had little formatting, didn't even read well, and had a few typos.

But in these few lines, Huang He felt the enthusiasm of the front-line soldiers. The passionate years that belong to this era are condensed in this letter.

After reading it repeatedly, he turned his gaze to the medallion.

The medal is round in shape and has a diameter of about three centimeters. Judging from the weight, it should be made of copper, and the horizontal bar is also engraved with the four seals of the military commemoration.

From the front, the medal features a golden duck with wings outstretched.

Above the duck is a chrysanthemum coat of arms symbolizing the family of devils and locusts, set off by a radiant shading.

On the back there is a cherry blossom, and among the flowers is a pair of helmets, representing the army and navy. The frame made of helmet and straps is written in three columns with the Chinese characters of the Showa 6th to 9th Dynasties.

Before coming to the world of bright swords, Huang He was very interested in military history. Not only had he seen the image of the medal on the Internet, but he even knew where it came from.

In 1931, the devil undeclared war and brazenly launched a long-planned war of aggression in the Northeast.

Three years later, the top brass of the Honko Army issued this medal to reward the soldiers who participated in the above-mentioned war operations.

Looking at the deep thought of Huang He, the director stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"This thing must have been captured by some soldier, and my advice is to return it when I send the letter. Although it is a piece of people's hearts, it is too valuable. ”

"It's not a violation of discipline to take photos, and the bureau has prepared several photos. After receiving the letter, I took the master worker and the workshop director to take a group photo in the assembly workshop and the gun detection range. ”

"The strength of the army can be today, and you have contributed to every step. Even if you've gone out to work alone, the bureau will always have a place for you, and you can't be absent from the photos you send back. “

Huang He nodded silently, and after a moment he picked up the pen on the table and began to reply.

"Comrade,

I am glad to hear from you, and it is my job to develop new equipment.

Please take up the weapons we have made and charge into battle to push the invaders into the sea. We await the triumph of the whole army, and victory will be ours."

Writing this, an indescribable emotion welled up in my heart.

For the Yellow River, whether it is the military workers in the rear or the soldiers on the front line, everyone is a national hero.

Just as he had just finished writing and was about to tear the letter out of his notebook. The director didn't know where to pull out a camera, or a folding model from Zeiss.

With a click, the first photo of the Yellow River after returning to China was taken, and it was still a captured version with a surprised face.

"Okay, I'll retreat, or you'll have to take care of the food. This time I went out to relax, the main thing is to relax and relax, there is too much work in the Military Industry Bureau. ”

"Remember to look for me next time you go back to the border area, and you will have to pay me back a meal when the time comes."

The director was about to leave Huang He's office when he turned around and bumped into Wang Dexing head-on. Behind him, there was a stranger with grease stains all over his body and a dirty face.

When this comrade saw the people in the room, his eyes lit up.

"Director Zeng! Director Huang! The new well in the plant is producing oil! Come with me and take a look. ”

Before the words fell, Lao Zeng was so excited that he grabbed Huang He's arm. He didn't say a word, and directly pulled the Yellow River to the parking lot, without even giving the other party a chance to protest.

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After more than half an hour's drive, the three finally came to the area of Yanchang Oilfield Plant.

The factory guards did not stop them, and the truck drove smoothly from the living area to the work area.

With the production equipment and construction equipment provided by the Yellow River, the entire oil plant was expanded twice.

It is already a large industrial area with hundreds of workers, and the Agency has even thoughtfully established supporting living quarters in the surrounding area.

Just by reaching the periphery of the work area, the three of them heard a deafening cheer.

Getting a little deeper, you can see workers singing and dancing in the open space everywhere, and the atmosphere looks like the New Year.

It's not that comrades are lazy and don't want to work.

Mainly because the newly mined oil wells have safety hazards, and the extraction of oil is accompanied by a large amount of flammable gases.

If it is accumulated to a certain extent or suppressed all the time, there may be an explosion. At present, the protective equipment in the factory is not enough to support everyone to enter.

Five hundred meters behind them is the oil outlet that connects the successful transport pipeline to the oil storage unit. Judging from the surrounding oil stains, there is not much waste when the oil is produced.

The situation at the scene was an eye-opener for Huang He, who had come into contact with an oil plant for the first time and had a lot of questions in his mind.

"Lao Zeng, how did I hear that when the oil is dug out, it will be sprayed very strongly, and even cement and barite powder can be used to press it down. There was oil in the ugly country at the beginning, and it seemed to be sprayed for half a year. ”

"And why didn't I see the kowtow machine? How does the oil come out? ”

The director can't answer this question, and it's not a joke to intersect like mountains. The two had no choice but to suppress their curiosity and ask after a while when the professional came.

Looking at the busy workers, Huang He's heart was full of emotion.

After all, oil is the blood of modern industry. The purpose of many military operations in the European theater is to plunder oil resources.

If they can hold their own oil fields, there will definitely be no shortage of funds during the development period at the end of the war.

Just like in the years of the oil crisis, international oil prices skyrocketed tenfold. The north side made a large windfall from it, which led to a huge increase in power.

You Di Xunzong used the money you earned to frantically develop the military, not only creating an ocean-going fleet that rivals the ugly country, but also making your own strategic missile reserves exceed the opponent by forty percent.

The army also expanded to 4 million, more than twice the size of the ugly country.

According to tradition, when the north had money, it abandoned light industry and only attached importance to the development of military science and technology.

Powerful equipment such as the Il-76, the Caspian Sea Monster Ground Effect Aircraft, and the Tu-160 White Swan were all high-tech developed in that era of reckless military force.

At the height of the north, the situation once became a bear attack and an eagle defense.

A large part of the money consumed during this period was the dividends brought by oil, which were combined with the provisions of the planned economy.

Although the comrades workers did not know what was going to happen in the future, they knew very well that with the oil, the days ahead would get better and better.

With the availability of oil, the fighter planes of the Air Force and the delivery vehicles of the Army can attack the enemy without impunity.

It is the above reasons that everyone is so excited.

After waiting for a while in the safety zone, the factory director came from the inside, and he didn't say nonsense and directly introduced the situation to the two of them.

"Two directors, we can make a fortune this time. The first new well dug in the factory was self-injecting oil, and after a rough estimate by the comrades, the daily output was about 10 tons. ”

"I am very grateful to the two doctors and more than 40 senior technicians recommended by Director Huang, and the exploration work is less than them, and it is estimated that the overall progress will be delayed by at least a few months."

"I've sent someone to inform the CEOs, and it's estimated that it will be there in a while."

Looking at the factory director's oil-stained appearance, Huang He held the other party's hand tightly, and he said solemnly:

"Comrade! Great work! Thank you for everything you do for the border. What I'm doing is nothing compared to everyone else. ”

"Please introduce the specific situation now, and I'll see if there is anything else that can help our factory." If there is anything you need, just ask, don't worry about anything. ”

"Good!"

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After the description of the factory director, Huang He and the director felt from the bottom of his heart that the comrade from the Department of Geology of Tsinghua University was worthy of being a professional and indeed had real materials.

He cooperated with the two doctors to find the location of the drill rig very accurately, and only the first well found oil.

It stands to reason that the oil should not be so fast.

Due to the fact that most of the oil in the country is buried in deep formations, the depth of drilling required is generally between 200~3000 meters.

With such depth, even with professional tools, you have to work for a long time. What's more, there is a loess layer on this side of Yanyan, which is easy to collapse, and the rate is not fast at all.

However, due to the staggering amount of oil stored in the ground, self-injection was discovered just after drilling to 86.3 meters.

Extension, the ninth largest oil field in the history of later generations, thus began its first gushing.

The blowout just mentioned by the Yellow River is due to the fact that the miners did not know or predicted the pressure of the drilled formation, resulting in a large influx of formation fluid into the wellbore.

However, the comrades of the oil plant have made repeated calculations during exploration and have also carried out rigorous underground pressure tests.

With the transportation system and oil storage equipment prepared in advance, the occurrence of blowouts was avoided.

Because it is a self-blowing well, the formation pressure is very high, and there is no need for a kowtow machine for the time being.

Before the arrival of new equipment, freeing up a machine can greatly improve the efficiency of Yanchang Oil.

After a short chat, the biggest contributor to the first well also came to the scene. When he learned that he could continue to make demands, his eyes lit up and he got straight to the point:

"Director Huang, when I first arrived at our factory, I built a lot of manpower wooden drilling machines. Although most of it only produces water and does not produce oil, we have used it to drill several oil wells. ”

"According to my analysis, it is most likely that the mine that only produces water is not deep enough, so it can only pump out the water floating in the oil layer."

"If you can add a casing to the drilling rod, you will definitely be able to produce oil by penetrating the water layer and hitting it downward, but it is a pity that the quality of the steel casing produced in our border area is not enough."

"So I want you to provide more equipment so that the plant can be at full capacity."

This demand did not exceed Huang He's expectations, after all, no oil man could resist the temptation to develop oil fields, let alone know how many reserves were extended.

"Petroleum processing: the synthesis of factory products for distillation and refining of petroleum products, is the next step in securing our fuel supply.

Unlock time: 70 days

Effect: Allows the private factories in the system to produce equipment needed to extract oil, and the refinery converts fuel efficiency by +10%"

"Fuel Refining Type 2: Better refinery layout can reduce fuel waste.

Unlock time: 70 days

Effect: The civilian factory in the system produces the refinery (the most advanced model during World War II), and the oil conversion fuel efficiency is +20%, and the refinery conversion fuel efficiency is +10%."

Compared to the previous stage, which only gave one set of devices, the new stage directly unlocks the production permission.

This is the same as in-game fixtures built in a region or province through civilian factories to provide industrial production capacity or military support to a faction or location.

Thinking of this, the whole person of the Yellow River was excited, judging from the current situation, wouldn't it be possible to unlock the authority to lay "nuclear reactors" and "rocket bases" in the future.

The former can produce one nuclear bomb a year in the game, and the latter produces one rocket a day, but it is not known what kind of effect it will provide in reality.

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After dark, everyone left the scene, except for the staff of Yanchang Oil.

The two didn't say anything on the way back, and the director looked at Huang He and said seriously:

"I have always believed that we are a nation that has experienced more than 5,000 years of ups and downs, and we have seen all kinds of formations. The present hardships are the turbulent waves that will inevitably arise in the process of realizing national rejuvenation. ”

"After getting to know you, I am even more sure that we will rise to the challenge and turn the crisis into an opportunity to break into a new world."

"Comrade, keep up the good work in the coming days!"

"Good!"

On the wall, there is a shadow of two hands clasped together.

It's coming, it's coming

(End of chapter)