Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

The weather was sunny and there was a gentle breeze.

Outside the arsenal, Li Yunlong was leading a group of newly recruited soldiers, struggling with the two newly laid ten-meter-long railroad tracks in front of them.

There were about 40 soldiers in a row, and they were all busy and sweating.

"Try harder, Wang San, you haven't eaten yet."

"Hey, Li Ergou, do you know how to dismantle it? You need to use some skill, you know?"

Li Yunlong held a crowbar in his hand and laughed at the new recruits in front of him.

"Captain, we are here to serve as soldiers, not workers. Besides, what does prying the rails have to do with fighting the Japanese?"

Li Ergou, the idiot in the small mountain village who was enlightened by the old village chief, now only wants to fight the Japanese to prove himself instead of prying the railroad tracks.

"Hey, kid, don't look down on this. Prying the rails is more powerful than fighting the Japanese."

Li Yunlong held up a crowbar and said seriously.

"real or fake?"

Li Ergou looked at the unremarkable crowbar in his hand. Why did it feel so fake? Not only did he feel it was fake, but the other recruits also felt it was fake.

"Ahem, since no one believes it, I will explain to you your next identity."

Li Yunlong coughed and said, "First of all, after you join the New 1st Regiment, you will not fight as a soldier, but as a great engineer, assisting the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment in fighting."

"what?"

"No way, Captain. We joined the army to fight the Japanese. Now we are not only not soldiers anymore, but we also have to assist soldiers in fighting. This is too much."

As the spokesperson for the crowd, Li Ergou naturally expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Why do you still look down on engineers? Let me tell you, engineers are the most powerful type of soldiers."

Li Ergou looked unconvinced and said, "You can keep bragging, but I only believe one thing: I am a dog."

Seeing this, Li Yunlong angrily waved the crowbar in his hand.

"Don't disbelieve me, I'm telling you, what can a soldier do? Isn't it just holding a gun, practicing shooting, and when a battle breaks out, shooting and pulling the trigger? What's the big deal?"

"But being an engineer is really tough. Not only do you have to practice marksmanship, you also have to learn civil engineering, explosive blasting, and mine laying."

"In battles, they are always the first to arrive at the scene, digging fortifications for their comrades, and even picking up guns to join the battle when necessary. Do you think engineers are important?"

"It sounds like it's very powerful."

Li Ergou said half-believingly.

"Of course you are good. Engineers are good. Now practice hard. When you can dig up a section of railroad track in one minute, I will take you to test the waters."

Li Yunlong was very happy that he had finally fooled them. It was Zhao Tianyang's suggestion to set up the engineering platoon.

When he was discussing with Zhao Tianyang how to pry up the railroad tracks as quickly as possible, Zhao Tianyang suddenly told him to leave professional matters to professionals.

Prying the rails would inevitably become a long-term job, and then I told him the concept of engineering.

Apart from anything else, the fact that the soldiers could avoid digging trenches and have sufficient physical strength to face the battle impressed him.

Not to mention that later on, the engineers can help him with high-end operations such as setting up minefields, cutting through mountains and building bridges.

Confucius said: "If a craftsman wants to do his work well, he must first sharpen his tools."

Without a good hoe, it is impossible to dig down the city wall. Similarly, without good tools, it is not easy to pry open the railroad tracks.

"Brother Tianyang, how long will it take for the crowbar to be ready?"

Next to the iron smelting furnace outside the arsenal, Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Tianyang who was fiddling with a bullet with curiosity.

"It's almost done. It's not difficult to make a crowbar. The main thing is that it's a bit difficult to re-forge the iron. The iron used for the crowbar can't be too bad."

Zhao Tianyang replied casually as he carefully placed a bullet into a bamboo tube.

"oh oh."

Li Yunlong agreed without hesitation, then looked at the movements in Zhao Tianyang's hands and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Bullet mines, prepared for you to dig up the railway."

"Bullet mine, judging by the name, it must be a land mine, but isn't it a little too small?"

In Li Yunlong’s impression, the smallest landmine must be the size of a fist. Can such a small one kill someone?

As if seeing Li Yunlong's confusion, Zhao Tianyang continued to operate while explaining.

"Don't underestimate this thing, it's very useful and easy to make. All you need is a bamboo tube, a nail and a bullet."

"If it doesn't work, we can even replace the bullet with a wooden one. Even though it's less powerful, it's more than enough to blow through the Japanese's feet."

"And the bullet head is not made of wood, so it can blow through a car tire without any problem."

"It is also easy to deploy. All you have to do is dig a hole in the ground and place the bullet mine. It only takes a dozen minutes to deploy a large-scale minefield."

"This way, after you finish tearing up the railroad tracks, you won't have to worry about the Japanese chasing you. Just place a few bullet mines on the road and they will be terrified."

"That's daring."

In just a few minutes, after listening to the introduction of the bullet mine, Li Yunlong had simulated dozens of uses in his mind.

"careful!"

Suddenly Li Yunlong’s face turned pale, he reached out and grabbed Zhao Tianyang and tried to pull him away.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Zhao Tianyang's right foot had already stepped heavily on the bullet mine he had just placed.

With a "puff" sound, a tiny puff of smoke came out from under Zhao Tianyang's feet.

"Don't worry, I value my life very much. I have already poured out a lot of gunpowder from this bullet mine. You can only hear a noise, but it won't cause much damage."

What a joke! In this age where even the slightest wound can be fatal, how could Zhao Tianyang possibly put himself in danger?

However, he should develop some antibiotics, whether for himself or for those who are working hard for the new China.

"Comrade Zhao Tianyang."

Li Yunlong's serious voice interrupted Zhao Tianyang's thoughts.

"what happened?"

Zhao Tianyang looked at Li Yunlong in confusion.

"Please don't do this again. Although I know you are confident that you can ensure your own safety, your safety is very important and I don't want anything to happen to you."

Looking at Li Yunlong who was more serious than ever, Zhao Tianyang swallowed the words he wanted to say to make a joke.

"Okay, it's my problem this time, I'll let others do the experiment next time."

"Hehe, that's pretty much it."

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "If you really can't find anyone to experiment with, then come find me. I'm lucky and the most suitable person for these weapons experiments."

"I know, I know. Let's not talk about that anymore. Come and look at this."

As he spoke, Zhao Tianyang took out a round wooden mine.

"It contains 13 pounds of black powder, which is triggered by a spring and is used to blow up the Japanese cars and tanks. With this, the Japanese won't dare to drive their cars into our minefields."

"This is good, I like it."

Li Yunlong's face was full of surprise, not for anything else, just to be able to deal with the tanks.

"Don't be too happy. Although this thing is detonated by a spring, it is red phosphorus that actually ignites the gunpowder, so you have to find a way to get some back."

"No problem. I'll ask someone to find out where there is red phosphorus."

After saying that, Li Yunlong couldn't wait to leave.

Don’t blame Li Yunlong for being excited. It was because they suffered heavy casualties in fighting against the Japanese tanks.