I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 439 The Deputy Chief of Staff Is Here
"Huh? Where's Director Xu?" After all the heads of various departments of the arsenal arrived, Chief Qi was a little surprised to find that Director Xu was not here.

Obvious doubts also appeared on the faces of other persons in charge. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that they saw Director Xu during the test of the gun today. After Liu Gen had a problem, no one saw Director Xu again. What's going on?Could it be that Director Xu encountered some danger, but with the strength of the arsenal, there shouldn't be any danger.

"Let's wait for a while, maybe Director Xu is still busy." After a moment of silence, someone said.

Naturally, the people present did not have any opinions. Without Director Xu here, it would not be easy to start the meeting directly.The meeting of the arsenal still requires Director Xu to be here to start. Without Director Xu here, it will be somewhat inappropriate.

While waiting for Director Xu, Liu Gen lowered his head and continued to write and draw, which contained some rocket launcher problems he had summed up.

Half an hour later, Director Xu hadn't returned to the office, which made Liu Gen and the others realize that something was obviously wrong. Could it be that there was really something wrong with Director Xu?The obvious tension can be seen on the faces of Chief Qi and others. Director Xu must not have any problems. After he took over the arsenal, the arsenal has been developing continuously.

In terms of the development of the arsenal, Director Xu has done a very good job. Without Director Xu, it will undoubtedly be much more difficult to find a suitable person to take over the arsenal.

"Chief Qi, why don't we go to Director Xu? Ask the workers in the arsenal, maybe they know what Director Xu is doing." Liu Gen was also a little worried that something was wrong with Director Xu, so he couldn't help but speak. Said.

Foreman Qi was a little hesitant. It is still unclear whether there is something wrong with Factory Manager Xu. If there is no problem, directly asking the workers in the entire arsenal will easily cause chaos in the arsenal.But if Director Xu really has a problem, the sooner he can determine Director Xu's movements and whereabouts, the better the safety of Director Xu can be guaranteed.

"No, I'm already back." Just as Chief Engineer Qi was about to speak, Director Xu's voice sounded outside the door, and there was a bit of fatigue in his voice.

Liu Gen and the others quickly got up and looked out the door. They could see the tired-looking factory director Xu, and also a boss who was following the factory director, the deputy chief of staff from the headquarters.

"Sit down, it seems that the situation is not as bad as Director Xu said." The deputy chief of staff walked into the office with a smile, his face was friendly, and he looked very gentle and refined.

Liu Gen looked at the deputy chief of staff excitedly. He had always heard about the deputy chief of staff.The establishment of the Huangyadong Arsenal has a lot to do with the deputy chief of staff. It can even be said that without the deputy chief of staff, it would be impossible for Huangyadong to have such a great development.

The predecessor of the Huangyadong Armory Factory, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Repair Factory, was established under the responsibility of the Deputy Chief of Staff. Among them, the site selection of the Huangyadong Arsenal, machine tool equipment, and the construction of defensive positions are all inseparable from the Deputy Chief of Staff.For a long time, Liu Gen wanted to meet the deputy chief of staff. He thought that when he met, he would have the opportunity to meet him at the headquarters.

But who would have thought that Director Xu would invite the Deputy Chief of Staff?Looking at Factory Director Xu with a tired expression, Liu Gen felt a little ashamed. He knew that the deputy chief of staff was able to come to the arsenal, and it must be because Factory Director Xu personally went to the headquarters to invite him.The headquarters has a lot of things to deal with, and the work of the deputy chief of staff is even more arduous. Even though the headquarters attaches great importance to the Huangyadong Armory, they cannot spare too much energy to pay attention.

"What? Aren't you tired from standing? Sit down, comrades."

"This time I came to the Huangyadong Armory because your factory director, Xu, went to the headquarters in person and insisted on letting me go. On the way, I also understand the relevant situation. Let me tell you about the specific problems of the rocket launcher." .” After the deputy chief of staff took the lead to sit down, he began to speak directly.

Liu Gen was taken aback for a moment, he was a little surprised that the deputy chief of staff knew him?Liu Gen, who had just sat down, stood up again, showing a very calm expression.

"Chief of staff, factory director, and fellow foremen, there are many problems with rocket launchers. If these problems are not resolved, then the arsenal will not be able to produce rocket launchers on a large scale." Liu Gen got up and said.

Before Chief Qi and others asked, Liu Gen took out his notes, which recorded the problems he found.

"Please take a look at this notebook. It contains some questions about rocket launchers that I recorded."

"There are three important factors that restrict the large-scale production of rocket launchers in the arsenal. Let me briefly talk about them. After everyone understands, we will discuss the solution."

"First, mass production needs to solve the problem of rocket propellant. When I made rockets, I chose to use nitrocellulose as the propellant. If I make it myself, I can also ensure the error control of the burning speed of nitrocellulose Within a certain period of time. But if workers produce on a large scale, then there is no guarantee that the nitrocellulose will burn at a consistent rate."

"During our test firing, one of the rockets had a slight deviation in its trajectory due to the quality of the nitrocellulose. This is because I made it myself. If it was someone else, the deviation would be even greater. serious."

Chief Qi and the others frowned. They didn't know much about nitrocellulose, but they also knew the specific functions of nitrocellulose, and they could all understand what Liu Gen meant.Without Liu Gen, the quality of nitrocellulose production would not be guaranteed, and it would be impossible for Liu Gen to keep producing nitrocellulose.

The deputy chief of staff picked up a pen and carefully wrote down the questions Liu Gen said. On the way, he learned from Director Xu how powerful the rocket launcher was.Even though the deputy chief of staff hadn't seen the power of rocket launchers with his own eyes, he believed that Director Xu would not lie about this kind of matter, otherwise Director Xu would not take it so seriously.

"Secondly, the quality of steel in our arsenal is still not enough. According to the gun barrels we are producing now, I am afraid that it can only be used for less than twenty times at most. If there is more, it is easy to be dangerous. Every salvo of the rocket launcher, It’s all burning money, even if I minimize the cost of the rocket launcher when designing the rocket launcher, a large-scale salvo is still unbearable for us.”

"Thirdly, the amount of gunpowder needed to make rockets is not a small amount. According to our gunpowder output, it is simply not enough to manufacture rockets on a large scale."

"Of course, there are many other minor problems. I have carefully recorded them in my notes. You can take a look."

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After Liu Gen said all the questions, the office became very quiet. Chief Qi and the others didn't have any thoughts of talking. Their eyes fell on the notebook in the hands of Director Xu, wanting to see How many questions did Liu Gen record in his notebook?

The notebook was constantly being passed around in the hands of Chief Engineer Qi and others. Whenever someone read Liu Gen's notebook, his face would become more ugly and he would become more silent.Liu Gen didn't write much in the notebook, but after reading the notebook, Chief Qi and the others could clearly understand how many problems existed in the arsenal that needed to be improved.

The arsenal has been developing all the time, and Chief Qi and the others all know that the arsenal is a bit backward, but they are somewhat proud of being able to develop the arsenal to this extent.But now, Chief Qi and the others found that the efforts of themselves and others were not enough, the conditions of the arsenal were still too bad, and there were too many problems that needed to be solved.

"Comrades don't need to be so depressed. The foundation of our arsenal is weak. It is already very good to be able to develop to this level in two years."

"Now the conditions of our arsenal are very poor, but compared with when the arsenal first started, the conditions are much better. Comrades, the difficulties are only temporary, and a bright future will surely be realized with everyone's joint efforts. By then , we will have more arsenals and a very complete industrial system.”

"We have no way to mass-produce rocket launchers, but that doesn't mean we won't have the ability to do so in the future. When conditions are sufficient, we can produce as many rocket launchers as we want." The deputy chief of staff stood up and encouraged Everyone present.

The eyes of the deputy chief of staff were full of hope. The Eighth Route Army had experienced too much hardship during its development.But looking back at the hardships of the Eighth Route Army when it was first established, and the current situation of the various units of the Eighth Route Army, there are too many improvements.If it can start from scratch, then the arsenal will definitely be able to develop even better. The deputy chief of staff believes that the heads of the arsenal are present.

Liu Gen and the others looked at the deputy chief of staff enthusiastically. They knew that the deputy chief of staff was right. The hardships would only be temporary. As long as the arsenal can continue to develop, it will definitely get better and better.

"I still remember when the Huangyadong Armory Factory was first established. The conditions in the Armory Factory were very poor at that time. There were only old workers like Qigong and the like, and there were only a dozen machine tools. But now? Our Huangyadong Armory Factory has changed a lot. , there are dozens of machine tools, the number of workers has doubled, and there are many more talented students."

"Old workers, the bosses are very relieved to have Qigong and you old people sitting in the arsenal. Young people, with such outstanding young people as Genzi, are the future hope of the arsenal. The bosses have great expectations for these young people. Hopefully, and they also hope that one day Arsenal will be better with the hard work of more young people."

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The deputy chief of staff said a lot, and swept away the frustration that the rocket launcher could not be mass-produced due to many problems. With the encouragement of the deputy chief of staff, Liu Gen and others in the office were full of fighting spirit again.After the end, the deputy chief of staff left Liu Gen and talked a lot with Liu Gen.This time the deputy chief of staff was able to come to the arsenal, and Liu Gen played a large part in the reason.

The bosses at the headquarters all know Liu Gen clearly, and they all know how many achievements Liu Gen has made. Compared with other young people, Liu Gen is undoubtedly very special.It can be said that the bosses valued Liu Gen very much, and they believed that the Eighth Route Army would be different because of Liu Gen's existence.

When Liu Gen learned from the deputy chief of staff that the bosses valued him, he was very surprised. He knew that he would get a certain amount of attention from the bosses, but he didn't expect to receive such great attention.Liu Gen was a little moved, he was able to get the attention of the bosses, he could only work harder in the future, and live up to the expectations of the bosses.

Since the headquarters still has a lot of things that need to be dealt with by the deputy chief of staff, the deputy chief of staff can't stay in the arsenal at night, so he needs to hurry back to the headquarters.

After watching the deputy chief of staff leave the arsenal, Liu Gen and the others returned to the arsenal to rest, but tonight, few of them would be able to fall asleep.

Liu Gen stayed in his room with the oil lamp on. He didn't know if Chief Qi and the others could fall asleep, but he couldn't fall asleep himself.Thinking back to the conversation between the deputy chief of staff and himself, Liu Gen still couldn't help being a little excited. Who would have thought that he would have the opportunity to have a private conversation with the deputy chief of staff?
Sitting in front of the table, Liu Gen took out his notes and wrote them down. He wanted to record what happened today, hoping that he could remember everything that happened today.In the years to come, Liu Gen can be sure that there will still be many mistakes, and whenever Liu Gen has a problem, he hopes that he will think of what happened today.

Under the faint light of the oil lamp, Liu Gen kept recording. He was very serious and tried his best when writing.

After recording all of today's events, Liu Gen took out another notebook and recorded some thoughts on the development of the arsenal.After clearly recognizing the conditions of the arsenal, Liu Gen knew that the next task was to take the lead in developing the arsenal.Only by improving the industrial system in the anti-Japanese base areas through the arsenal can we ensure that things like today will not happen again in the future.

After Liu Gen wrote down all the things he thought of, it was almost morning. Seeing this, he had no idea of ​​resting.With Liu Gen's physical fitness, if he doesn't sleep occasionally, it won't have any impact.At least now Liu Gen feels that he is in a good state. After performing a set of Bajiquan, he is even more energetic.

On this day, Liu Gen stayed in the artillery department, constantly improving the problems existing in the rocket launcher. In the evening meeting, he took out his notebook again and got the support of Director Xu and others.

After experiencing the manufacturing of rocket launchers, Liu Gen became more mature and stable. After clarifying the future development plan of the arsenal, his mentality became calm.With the efforts of Liu Gen and others, the arsenal has undergone certain changes every day. One day, the arsenal will develop into what Liu Gen imagined.

As the time entered July, the raids of the Devil's troops in the anti-Japanese base areas became more frequent, and the situation of the troops of the Eighth Route Army became worse.During this period of time, under the crazy sweep of the devils, various units of the Eighth Route Army inevitably suffered certain casualties, and it was difficult to hear any good news from the front.

The bosses at the headquarters all realized that in the next one to two years, the development of the anti-Japanese base areas will enter a 'cold winter', and the devil's intentions are too obvious!

(End of this chapter)