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Chapter 847 Chapter 846, Arsenal's Capacity Limit
Amid the applause of the crowd, Li Yuexuan stood up, saluted the comrades around him, and then opened his notebook and said solemnly: "Comrades, in the past year, our Liangjia Village Arsenal has achieved significant results with your support. That is, we have added a new product, the 60 mortar, and equipped it to the troops!"

"As you all know, our arsenal has continuously improved its bullet production line this year, so in the season when the river is abundant, we can produce bullet shells by ourselves and then reload them! Now, we have hundreds of workers focusing on bullet production! I counted the average bullet production in December, which is 12 rounds of 6.5mm bullets and 11000 rounds of 7.63mm Mauser pistol bullets."

"In addition, in order to replenish some of the heavy machine gun bullets, we opened a special production line, which can produce 7.92 rounds of 1500mm Mauser heavy-point bullets per day. Although these production lines are completely powered by river water, and the water trucks have to be dismantled for maintenance before the winter freezes, there are still at least 9 months of production every year!"

"Comrades, I believe that although we don't have large-scale bullet production equipment, steam engines, or power facilities, with the efforts of our workers and the continuous supply of raw materials from headquarters and local comrades, the bullet production capacity of our arsenal is sufficient to meet the needs of the base and surrounding battles!"

"I still remember that on December 42, 12, the output of guns and artillery at our Liangjia Village Arsenal was 31 semi-automatic rifles, 700 assault rifles, 150 Qi Lali light machine guns, 200 grenade launchers, 400 grenades, 8000 submachine guns, 400 120mm mortars, 20 shells, 1500 82mm mortars, 50 shells."

“Of course, some of these products from last year have been discontinued, and some have been reduced in production, but new firearms have been added.”

"And today, I will tell you about the situation report. In December 1943, the output of our Liangjia Village Arsenal was: 12 semi-automatic rifles, 700 assault rifles, 50 Qi Lali light machine guns, 200 submachine guns, 400 Type 1800 rifles, 60 Type 200 mortars, and 82 Type 30 mortars."

"There are no grenade launchers in this product list, because they have been transferred to the next-level arsenal for production, with the aim of meeting the needs of surrounding troops as soon as possible. Similarly, there are no 120 heavy mortars, because we have stopped production, and the main production has become the headquarters arsenal. Although our superiors asked us to stop production of assault rifles, we still secretly produced 50 of them. This is a spare gun, which is not counted as an official product and exists entirely to compensate for normal damage during combat! Well, don't let the headquarters know about this!"

"Haha..." Li Yuexuan's words made everyone present laugh. Well, we don't care if you build things secretly, as long as the things are built, it will increase the combat effectiveness!

"Ahem, although we have reduced or stopped the production of some artillery pieces, we have not relaxed the production of ammunition! In December, we produced 12 rounds of grenade launchers, 10000 rounds of 120mm mortar shells, 2000 rounds of 82 mortar shells, and 4000 rounds of 60 mortar shells! Others, such as fixed-loaded shotgun shells, are produced as they are used, and there is no special calculation."

"In addition, there are hand grenades. Because our main force uses hand grenades too rarely, we only produce 2 per month as combat supplements and inventory."

"The above is our monthly production capacity, and this capacity is the limit of what our arsenal can do, because we are also subject to the output of explosives and the supply of raw materials such as rails and train axles! Although we fought in Yangquan and obtained a lot of rails and train axles, we do not have the ability to smelt gun barrel steel on a large scale!"

"Ahem, of course. We have the ability to smelt gun barrel steel and bulletproof shields on a small scale, but the production capacity is limited. The bulletproof shields can only meet the needs of heavy machine guns and shotguns, and gun barrel steel is also used to manufacture the barrels of the Type 60 horse rifle, semi-automatic rifles, and submachine guns." "So, based on the principle that a train has limited axles but countless rails on the railway, our next step in production will be to adjust the materials of the 60 mortar! Originally, we used the rails for the production of grenade launchers, and now we are trying to forge them, striving to use the rails to produce the barrels of the mortar!"

"Although the 60 mortar is only 10mm different from the grenade launcher, it is still difficult! But I believe that with the efforts of the workers, we will soon be able to complete the material transformation and ensure the production of the 60 mortar! Comrades, although our current situation has improved, we are facing the Japanese devils, a powerful industrial country after all!"

"Therefore, we still need to work together, unite as one, resolutely produce, and fight tenaciously. We must not let the Japanese devils continue to occupy our territory. We must work hard to squeeze the devils' living space and strive to drive the Japanese devils out of our land as soon as possible! Last year we took Yangquan, but gave it back. Everyone knows the reason!"

"However, we opened up the Pingliao Highway and occupied the county town on the highway, which connected our base area and allowed the people to live and work in peace in this large base area!"

"Comrades, although we still have many difficulties, I believe that no matter how big the difficulties are, we have overcome them and the future is bright! We must clench our fists, draw our swords, and accumulate strength! The moment we swing our swords, that will be the moment when the Japanese devils are completely defeated by us!"

"Comrades, in the new year and the new journey, let us work hard to cultivate our inner strength and accumulate strength. Then, we will be full of ambition to eat the flesh of the Japanese invaders when we are hungry and drink the blood of the Japanese invaders when we are thirsty. Then, we will go back to rebuild our old country and head towards the sky!"

Wow... Li Yuexuan's speech was greeted with applause, and everyone became excited.

When the applause stopped, Li Yuexuan also sat down quietly, because everything that needed to be said had been said, and all that was left was for everyone to continue discussing the current situation and welcoming the new year.

A new year, of course, must have a new look! In preparation for the coming of the new year, all levels of troops of the Beishan Detachment held a banquet on New Year's Day. Although there were not a variety of dishes, there were still common meals such as rice and pork! Then, there were pork stewed with vermicelli, fried radish balls, tofu balls...

After eating and drinking, there is no such thing as a collective holiday! Of course, there is a family visit leave, but it is not long, just half a month, so that comrades can go home to reunite with their families, and at the same time contribute to the growth of the base population. Of course, not all local soldiers have a holiday, because this needs to be rotated...

(End of this chapter)