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Chapter 355 Chapter 354, One Month
"Hey, why should we work so hard? As long as the assault rifle we make is not bad, our comrades like it, and we can use it to fight the Japanese, how hard can it be?" said Huang Tianyang.

"We are just working hard for a while, but our comrades are fighting hard. What we are doing is nothing!" said Chen Mo.

"Okay, no one says anything. Let's have a dinner tonight and improve the food for the comrades in the ordnance workshop!" Zhao Danian made the decision happily.

Then, Zhu Xingyu picked up the assault rifle with the barrel still emitting heat, intending to send it to the headquarters for the leaders to see. After today's test, Zhu Xingyu believed that the leaders of the headquarters would like this new assault rifle.

No one had any objection to Zhu Xingyu's behavior. After all, he had achieved results. He should tell the leader first so that he could get better support, right? Some people might ask why Li Yuexuan didn't choose to imitate the existing firearms? Anyway, no one was pursuing copyright at this time. If you can get those foreign products for free, just get them for free. Why did he come up with the Type 63?

In fact, Li Yuexuan has also thought deeply about this issue. After all, his current behavior can indeed affect the direction of the Eighth Route Army's military industry development!
It was precisely because of his careful consideration that he chose the Type 56, a derivative version of the Type 63 semi-automatic rifle, as a reference for design.

Why? Why not make a pull-type light machine gun like in Lao Wai's previous book? Why not make a slowed-down version of the MG series machine gun? Why not imitate the classic Russian big plate chicken? Why not make that... In short, there are too many choices now, and Li Yuexuan just chose the less famous 63 assault rifle.

In fact, the reason why Li Yuexuan finally chose the Type 63 was due to several considerations. First of all, the ammunition issue ruled out the MG series, which was a big consumer of bullets. After all, the Eighth Route Army did not have the ability to make bullets themselves. If the MG was made, Minister Zhang could chop people with a knife! Even if the deceleration version was made, the production of the ammunition belt alone would require an additional production line, which would consume too much production capacity.

To be honest, MG is good, and the little mustache leader even gave all the information about this gun to the foot basin chicken, but the foot basin chicken locked it up and dared not produce it. Well, it’s just that they can’t afford the bullets!
In addition to the ammunition issue, there is also the issue of future development direction. After all, the Type 63 should be placed in the sequence of assault rifles, which is the direction of development.

Models like the Czech-style are too old and can no longer keep up with future combat situations. Besides, the headquarters' arsenal is also imitating the Czech-style and Min-6.5 heavy machine guns, so it is meaningless for the guerrillas to make them. Even if they change the Czech-style to mm caliber like the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, it is meaningless.

The most critical consideration is the Yamamoto Special Forces mentioned earlier! Yes, Yamamoto also influenced Li Yuexuan's choice invisibly. After all, using an assault rifle against a submachine gun is still quite effective at medium and long distances.

From a technical point of view, the semi-automatic rifle used now was designed by Li Yuexuan based on the SKS semi-automatic rifle. The Type 63 is a derivative of the SKS semi-automatic rifle. Some parts were originally interchangeable, and Li Yuexuan added some interchangeable parts when designing it. This is very important, because the concept of the gun family should be formed now, and this is the future direction.

In short, after careful consideration, Li Yuexuan led his team to tinker with the current gun.

It is worth mentioning that the gun length and fixed triangular bayonet of this gun are 10 centimeters longer than the original version, so that it will not be too disadvantageous in the final bayonet fight. The length of 1.54 meters does not require too much effort when turning, and the length also has certain advantages, which is considered a moderate length.

The guerrillas had a new model of machine gun. There was not much confidentiality about this matter, at least the soldiers in the special training team knew about it.

Of course, only the soldiers of the special training team knew about it, and no further details were disclosed. The news was stuck here. As for the new recruits who saw it along the way? Ahem, the assault rifle designed by Li Yuexuan is not much different from the semi-automatic rifle in appearance, and it is difficult to tell the difference from a distance. Of course, there is no need to keep this news too strictly confidential, as long as the devils don't know it! At present, the guerrillas have strict security measures, and it is difficult to pass on the news.

The news was kept secret, but the assault rifle was wrapped up and put on the back of the cavalry platoon leader Hu Lanzhou. Then, the cavalry platoon took the guerrillas' pass and rushed all the way to the west.

Why all the way west? Because this assault rifle needs to be sent to Division 1, and then sent to the headquarters through Division 1's transportation channels. By the way, we can also let the leaders of Division 1 take a look at our new guns first and ask them if they like it? If they like it... support it!

This is the advantage of having a cavalry platoon. It is fast enough, and short-distance marches are relatively fast. As for long-distance marches? What animal's endurance can compare with humans?

The assault rifles were sent away, and the guerrillas returned to their previous training. As a guerrilla force with 4 main companies, 3 direct platoons, and a direct team, controlling a base area of ​​more than 300 square kilometers, everyone still had a lot of things to do.

For example? It's March now, which is the time for spring ploughing and planting! Although there is a lot of wheat planted in the base area, wheat can't be planted in those dry lands. Only spring corn, sweet potatoes, millet, beans, cotton and other crops can be planted. But no matter what you plant, you have to fertilize the land, right?
So, the guerrillas' oxen were once again pulled out of the cowshed and began to pull the iron plow back and forth in the fields.

The land in Liangjia Village is now being cultivated by the guerrillas, and most of the harvest is food for the guerrillas, so Zhao Danian and his men attach great importance to it.

As for Li Yuexuan... the corn he bred did not have specific production capacity data due to various reasons. Because the Japanese attacked and he went to the headquarters, it was delayed.

However, Xiao Fengyun still gave Li Yuexuan a more reliable yield data: the plots of land with adequate water and fertilizer had an output of 800 kilograms per mu; the plots of land with insufficient water and fertilizer had a maximum output of more than 400 kilograms... Well, in an era without chemical fertilizers, this yield was acceptable, at least it could produce a few dozen kilograms more than the current seeds, which was considered pretty good.

There was no agricultural matter to consider, so Li Yuexuan continued to stay at the arsenal, urging the production progress of the assault rifles. Since the captain said to make 18 rifles first, then just make 18 rifles first. 18 assault rifles equipped in the army can be divided into two companies or one company.

However, Li Yuexuan was thinking of equipping the special forces with 9 guns first, and then equipping the first company with the remaining 9 guns.

With ideas and motivation, the busy time passed very quickly. When the mountains and fields were full of green, it was already April and the whole month had passed.

(End of this chapter)