Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

"Chief, we're back!"

Zhao Tianyang, who was thinking about increasing the horsepower of the tractor, heard Li Yuncai's call and looked up.

I saw that the tractor's empty cargo bed was now filled with workers from the arsenal.

"Crack, creak, click, click..."

With the friction of the tracks and the pulsating sound of the cylinders, Li Yun closed the steam valve. The piston stopped working without power and the tractor slowly stopped.

Seeing this, Zhao Tianyang patted his head and said, "Yes, we need to add an emergency brake device, otherwise the tractor will have to wait until the power is exhausted before it can stop. If it takes too long, something bad will happen."

"Dong dong..."

Liu Ding followed everyone and jumped off the truck bed. He came in front of Zhao Tianyang and praised him.

"Section Chief, this tractor has some merit. If you add some iron sheets and mount a few light and heavy machine guns on it, it will become an armored vehicle. It can also be used for air defense in an emergency."

"Don't tell me, what you said really makes sense!"

Zhao Tianyang's eyes lit up: "Yes! He can transform this tractor into an armored vehicle. Although because it is used to boil water, its sustained combat capability and power are not as good as those of a proper armored vehicle."

"But they are mainly engaged in defensive operations now, so the combat space and distance will not be very far, which is very suitable for their current situation!"

Zhao Tianyang patted Liu Ding's shoulder excitedly: "Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Liu. I'll go and try it now!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to have someone fill the tractor with water and coal, ready to go out and test its endurance and load-bearing capacity.

"Li Yuncai selected seven workers of similar stature, asked them to stand on the truck bed, and we will go out and try out the performance of the tractor!"

After filling up the water and coal, Zhao Tianyang gave instructions to Li Yuncai.

"okay!"

Li Yuncai began to select workers with great interest. He had only driven the tractor for a while, but he still hadn't had enough fun.

Soon, seven workers, plus Zhao Tianyang, stood on the truck bed, and Li Yun shouted excitedly.

"Hold on tight, the bus is about to depart!"

"Goodbye, bye!"

"Hahaha....."

The workers on the truck bed were also happy and waving their hands enviously at their co-workers standing on the ground.

"Tsk, why are you so happy? It's just an experiment! Maybe next time you'll let me stand on top!"

A burly worker said sourly.

"Hahaha, you still want to go up there? Didn't you hear what Secretary Li said just now? You need someone with an average body shape. Your body shape is almost as big as two of me. You still want to go up there? Dream on!"

The thin worker nearby laughed.

"Creak, creak..."

The sound of tracks rubbing against each other was heard, and the tractor moved farther and farther away amid the workers' discussions, heading towards the exit of Weng'erlang.

"Haha, they are so energetic. We should also work harder!"

Seeing that the tractor had disappeared, Liu Ding asked Shen Hong and other factory managers to tell the workers to go back to work. He also returned to the studio with Liu Guifu and others, preparing to work hard to make the machine for the semi-automatic bullet production line.

"and many more."

As expected, Zhao Tianyang and his companions were stopped by guards as soon as they reached the exit.

"Chief Zhao, did you make this? It looks like a convertible."

The guard looked at the tractor with curiosity and asked.

"Yes."

Zhao Tianyang nodded: "We should go out and try it out to see how it performs?"

"It's okay to go out!"

The guard waved his hand behind him, and six soldiers carrying Type 38 rifles ran over. He turned to explain to Zhao Tianyang.

"According to the regulations, we must send someone to protect you. I hope Chief Zhao doesn't mind!"

"How could that be? Let them come up!"

Zhao Tianyang waved his hand, opened the latch at the rear of the truck bed, and allowed the six soldiers to climb onto the truck bed.

"Okay, let's go!"

Zhao Tianyang patted Li Yuncai's shoulder.

"Let's go!"

Li Yuncai opened the steam valve and the tractor began to move forward slowly.

"By the way, Chief, where are we going?"

After leaving Huangya Cave, Li Yun asked loudly.

You have to speak loudly. The sound of the steam engine and the friction of the tracks make it impossible to hear anyone if you speak softly.

"Go to Chiyu Village and call the village chief, and we'll go to the river to fetch a cartload of river sand."

Zhao Tianyang answered in the same loud voice.

"Row."

After leaving the Huangya Cave and coming to the dirt road outside, the speed of the tractor increased significantly, from the original snail's pace of ten yards to a high speed of twenty yards.

And as the temperature of the steam boiler continues to rise, this speed is slowly getting faster.

"Oh my god, Chief Zhao, this is a car! This is my first time riding in one!"

A young soldier who had just come up, feeling the gentle breeze, spoke to Zhao Tianyang curiously.

“This isn’t a car.”

Zhao Tianyang explained to the curious soldiers who were listening to his speech: "This is powered by steam. To be more precise, it should be called a steam tractor, which is similar to the current steam locomotive!"

"Wow, that's pretty cool too, it can run on roads, while trains can only run on tracks!"

The young soldier looked at Zhao Tianyang with admiration: "No wonder the squad leader always said that you workers are the hope of our Eighth Route Army to defeat the devils, and asked me to stand guard and protect you. It turns out you are so powerful!"

"What nonsense are you talking about, little dog!"

A slightly older soldier among the soldiers interrupted the young soldier's speech with a red face.

"Hahaha, what's your name!"

Zhao Tianyang smiled and touched the little soldier's head.

The young soldier looked at the squad leader and saw that he didn't say anything, so he turned around and replied: "My name is Cui Zhenfang!"

"Cui Zhenfang!"

Zhao Tianyang was surprised in his heart, but smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will invent more and more powerful weapons to make the Japanese regret coming to our country!"

"Uh-huh!"

Cui Zhenfang nodded resolutely: "I don't want to drive the Japanese away, I want to kill them and avenge my family!"

"Little dog, you're talking nonsense again!"

The squad leader interrupted and explained embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Chief Zhao, this child's family was killed by the devils, so it's inevitable that I'm a little extreme."

"It's okay. Our ancestors said to repay evil with justice and repay kindness with kindness. The Japanese came here to burn, kill, rob and commit all kinds of evil. If we just let them go, wouldn't that be too easy for them?"

Zhao Tianyang waved his hand indifferently.

According to his idea, all the Japanese who killed people should be made into soap and glycerin, and then the glycerin should be used to make explosives and dropped onto the Japanese mainland to blow up those bastards.

"The section chief is here."

At this moment, Li Yuncai's voice suddenly came from the front of the car. It turned out that they had arrived at Chiyu Village without realizing it.

"Section Chief, you guys take a rest first. I'll go call the village chief."

Li Yuncai jumped off the tractor, explained, and ran towards the village.

After Li Yuncai left, everyone in the truck suddenly became quiet, apparently affected by the conversation between Zhao Tianyang and the young soldier.

"Smoking?"

In order to ease the atmosphere, Zhao Tianyang took out a cigarette and gave one to each of them. Of course, due to his age, Cui Zhenfang could only watch everyone puffing away with curiosity.

"I'm already an adult!"

Cui Zhenfang muttered.