Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 20 Planning (Seeking follow-up reading)

The time travel came too suddenly, and Ren Zhong was not mentally prepared at all, so he has been taking one step at a time. Ren Zhong has not had time to make any long-term plans, but he has a vague plan in his mind, which is to use the time difference in knowledge between the two planes to improve the military industry of the base in the Liangjian plane as soon as possible.

If nothing else, why did Li Yunlong's troops always choose close combat when fighting? It was because of the serious lack of ammunition. How could a soldier fire with only a few rounds? They could only fight desperately with swords.

There is no stable channel to replenish ammunition in the base area now. How can it be possible to supply hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers relying solely on captured and reloaded bullets?

Li Yunlong's troops are just a microcosm of this, and they are relatively well-performing ones.

Since nothing can come in from the outside, we can only rely on internal blood-making. Compared with bullets, although raw materials such as sulfur ore, steel, and copper are also blocked, the channels for obtaining them are always better than directly purchasing ammunition.

The base now occupies a relatively large area, and some items can be collected on the territory itself.

As long as Ren Zhong can get the manufacturing process and production equipment right, the base will naturally begin to explode its production capacity on this basis.

Of course, this is not an easy task. Due to its age, modern production technology is basically useless in the world of Bright Sword, and Ren Zhong is unable to complete the equipment supporting work for a modern factory for them.

Therefore, the next task is to explore the production technology under the production level at that time. Those ancient production technology are useless to modern people, but for the base, they are crucial, because the number of talents in the base is too small. Even at that time, few people could do ordinary industries.

In a list compiled by Ren Zhong, there are too many shortcomings that need to be filled in order to build a relatively closed-loop weapons supply system for the base.

Exploration and mining of raw material mines is a must. Ren Zhong needs to control the area of ​​the base and build mines that the base can explore. Moreover, they cannot be too large. Once a large mine is discovered, the news will definitely not be blocked. The Japanese will try their best to take it away, and the base cannot protect it at all with its current strength.

Therefore, the mines that Ren Zhong chose for the base had to be concealed and have moderate production capacity, just enough to barely keep up with military demand. For example, for steelmaking, it would be great if Ren Zhong could find an iron ore mine with an annual production capacity of about 10,000 tons.

Next is copper mines, which are an essential requirement for bullets and artillery shells. At least several hundred tons are needed each year to support the consumption of the base, because it takes hundreds of tons of copper to produce 10 million bullets, and the consumption of artillery shells is even higher.

In addition, lead-zinc ore and bauxite require hundreds or even thousands of tons a year, and it is definitely impossible to bring so much in from outside the base.

In addition to non-metallic materials such as sulfuric acid and saltpeter, hundreds or even thousands of tons are required each year, and all of them need to be found in the base.

Therefore, Ren Zhong's exploration work alone is very heavy. He has to correspond to the current address of the base, and then go to the local area to investigate what mines have been opened, and then mark the locations and screen out those that meet the requirements.

Ren Zhong did not intend to do these tasks himself, but to post some online bounty tasks, in the form of writing papers and reports, and offer rewards to some local geological and mining departments to get a general idea of ​​the mineral resources. Only then would he check the list and go for on-site inspections.

This matter is relatively sensitive, and we must be careful to avoid the attention of relevant departments. Although Ren Zhong is not a threat to society, how can this be explained?
Therefore, Ren Zhong could not delegate this core part of the work to others, and could only summarize and verify it himself. The next step was ore smelting production, which was also a huge problem for the base. Their technical talents and research level were quite primitive, and Ren Zhong had to handle all the production details and equip the relevant equipment, just like the sulfuric acid production line. Ren Zhong had to handle the production line that was started by primitive methods.

After solving the production of sulfuric acid, nitric acid and nitrocellulose, the next step is to start researching traditional methods of steelmaking, traditional methods of copper smelting, and traditional methods of lead, zinc and aluminum.

Then comes weapons production. Ren Zhong needs to select the types of weapons that are most suitable for production and use in the base. This is also not an easy task, because powerful and easy-to-use weapons often require high levels of production technology, and the production equipment requirements are difficult to meet.

Given the situation at the base, Ren Zhong had to use a production line that required a lot of manual work and had simple, easy-to-copy mechanical equipment. Electrical equipment should be avoided if possible. Building a power station in the mountainous area was not an easy task and could easily be discovered and destroyed by the enemy.

Ren Zhong now understands the feeling of not knowing what to do with the money. Nothing can be solved quickly by just throwing money around. Almost all the industries in the base area now require Ren Zhong to figure out first before he can quickly copy them.

Ren Zhong, a liberal arts student, is now forced to transform into an all-round science student.

So he couldn't handle it alone anymore and started looking for some people to help. Zhao Lidong was the first, but he will definitely not be the last.

Many people who don’t play PUBG probably don’t know what SKS is, but when it comes to 56, almost everyone has heard of it. It is a super successful light weapon that has been popular for nearly half a century. It can be called the terminator of semi-automatic rifles.

It has high accuracy, long range and great power, and it can completely suppress bolt-action rifles. Ren Zhong compared four bolt-action rifles, namely the 98K Mauser rifle, the Type 1 rifle, the Hanyang rifle, and the Lee-Enfield rifle, and two semi-automatic rifles, the M56 Garand and the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. The Type semi-automatic rifle basically won in all aspects.

In terms of sustained firepower, the bolt-action rifle is basically no match for the Type 56 and a half. In terms of accuracy, the Type 56 and a half is not bad either. The M1 Garand has both of these, but it is far behind the Type 56 and a half in terms of manufacturability. The Garand's super-long piston rod, which is comparable to a kebab skewer, the hollow large receiver that looks like a bombing squid, and the super-long integrated buttstock handguard that is comparable to a barbecue grill are all extremely difficult to process. Without the modern industrial support of the 40s version, it would be impossible to make them.

In comparison, the semi-processed structure of the 56 is much simpler, and the production process is much simpler than that of the SKS. Parts such as the front sight, rear sight and gas ring are produced using the lost wax precision casting process, which is simpler and more efficient than the forging and then machining process. The receiver cover is produced using the precision casting process, which also reduces material consumption and working hours. In special times, many third-line small factories and military factories that temporarily switched to the production of this gun were able to produce it, and the production difficulty was relatively low. Of course, this is compared to the Garand.

Ren Zhong also considered why he did not choose the AK47. The firepower advantage of AK47 in close combat is very obvious, but the problem is that the AK47 consumes too much ammunition. If it is used as a standard infantry weapon, the ammunition is difficult to support.

另外就是200米到400米这个伏击常规距离上，AK47射击精度和稳定性远不如56半自动，训练有素的特等射手甚至能猎杀600米至800米范围的敌人。

So in comparison, if you only choose one infantry weapon that is most suitable for the base, the 56 semi-automatic is almost the best.

Please read on! A brief transition to the evolution of technology

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