Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Kong Hao formed a relevant project task force. After several days of discussion, they finally used the most troublesome but also the safest basin nitration method to produce the latest type of explosives.

About a week later, at dawn, when the weather was relatively cool, Kong Hao, the factory director, Qin the political commissar, and the technicians from the gunpowder department prepared to conduct the first basin nitration experiment.

Although the simulation had been conducted many times beforehand, and relevant work instructions had been prepared, and many people had participated in the discussion at each step, Kong Hao was still worried and specifically instructed before the experiment:

"Engineer Fang, you are the technician with the best psychological quality and the steadiest hands in our arsenal. This time, we specially selected you for the test for this reason."

"When you drip glycerin into the acid mixture in the porcelain basin, try to keep a constant speed and keep an eye on the situation in the basin. If you see smoke coming out of the basin, don't hesitate and sink the entire basin to the bottom of the water. You must leave this area immediately and jump to a place three meters away. We have dug a cannon-proof hole in advance, which will definitely guarantee your safety."

Hearing Kong Hao's repeated words of concern, Fang Baoguo was deeply moved. Facing the research and development of this new thing, he had actually been prepared for sacrifice. He even wrote a suicide note in advance and handed it to Political Commissar Qin.

However, Kong Hao was not informed of this matter, as Director Ren and Political Commissar Qin had specifically instructed him to do so.

In fact, Kong Hao is a very emotional person, which means he is young and hot-tempered and likes to act on emotion. He always wants to minimize the danger and doesn't even want to let anyone take risks.

Although the method he designed has been verified by later generations and the safety of operators is guaranteed, no one else in the arsenal knew about it.

This is a new type of explosive that is known to be violent. A single improper operation could cause a massive explosion.

The porcelain basin contains 3.5 kilograms of mixed acid. If the configuration is successful, it is estimated that about six kilograms of finished product can be obtained. Once so much explosives explode, the power can be imagined.

But these are the conditions the Eighth Route Army currently has. If they don't want to take any risks, how can they develop the arsenal quickly?

Whenever the troops on the front line encountered unexploded aerial bombs dropped by the Japanese Army Air Force, many military workers would take the initiative to defuse the bombs with simple tools, just to remove the high-performance explosives inside the aerial bombs.

As long as we can successfully dismantle a heavy bomb, even if we make a lot of bullets or grenades, we can kill hundreds or thousands of Japanese devils. In comparison, taking a little risk is nothing.

Of course, every time a bomb is dismantled, someone will accidentally detonate it and die. There is nothing that can be done about it. Our industrial strength is not as good as that of the enemy, and we can only rely on the sacrifice of our soldiers in exchange for that little bit of pitiful explosives.

After Kong Hao left, Fang Baoguo placed the porcelain basin in the stream and let the cold stream water flow under the basin, so that the temperature of the solution in the basin remained between 16°C and 20°C.

He held the porcelain basin with one hand and a glass bottle with the other, and slowly dripped the glycerin in the bottle into the basin, while carefully observing the changes in the solution in the basin.

Sweat had already begun to form on his forehead. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. To put it bluntly, this was a machine equipped with high-performance explosives, and if he was not careful he would be left with nothing.

However, his hands were steady, and the speed of pouring the glycerin was constant without any variation.

In a safe place 500 meters away, Kong Hao was also observing the situation by the stream with a telescope.

After a long while, he put down the telescope in his hand, sighed, and slowly said:

"Director, Political Commissar, this is actually very risky. If I had no choice, I really wouldn't want to use this crude method."

"There are various devices for temperature regulation abroad. Dangerous equipment like this can be accurately adjusted to 0.5 degrees Celsius, and there will basically be no mistakes."

"But we only had a rough estimate, and then asked our technicians to take risks. It really made us feel bad."

When Director Ren heard this, he didn't know what to say. He was worried, but he had no way to change it, let alone say anything to stop it.

Political Commissar Qin said with a hint of meaning: "This is a hurdle that our arsenal must overcome. If we can't overcome it, we won't be able to mass-produce mortar shells."

"In order to seize a mortar and a dozen shells, the soldiers on the front line would often sacrifice an entire squad or even a platoon. Only when a large number of brave soldiers rushed forward and risked their lives to seize the mortar could success be achieved."

"I'm just talking about the possibility, not the certainty of success. Sometimes, even if you pay a heavy price, you still end up with nothing."

"Our arsenal must master the technology of producing high-performance explosives as soon as possible. Only in this way can we produce more artillery shells and grenades, and only in this way can we save the precious lives of thousands of soldiers."

After hearing this, the other people present also felt the same way. There were even two reserve personnel who were clenching their fists to cheer themselves up. Once Fang Baoguo died, it would be their turn. If the two of them died, there would be others behind them.

The road to independent research and development of explosives is extremely difficult, and it requires many people to sacrifice their lives to pave the way to success.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly today. Fang Baoguo's hands were steady until all the glycerin was poured into the basin, and nothing unusual happened.

After finishing all this, he first put the porcelain basin into a pool that had been dug long ago by the stream. The finished product had to be left there for ten minutes before someone took it away for testing.

At this time, Fang Baoguo reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then he realized that his whole body was wet. When he was concentrating on the operation, he could not perceive the changes in the outside world.

Now a breeze blew, and I suddenly felt a chill. At the same time, I was secretly glad that I was successful this time, and I had accumulated the most valuable experience.

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards where Kong Hao and others were staying.

"Director, Political Commissar, and Chief Advisor, we have accomplished our mission and finally completed the first synthesis of the new type of explosive. The process is similar to what we simulated beforehand."

Director Ren said excitedly: "Xiao Fang, you've worked hard. Go down and take a rest first, take a shower and change clothes. In two hours, you can tell everyone about the production process and precautions."

Fang Baoguo saluted and then left. He had just exhausted too much energy and he urgently needed to have a good rest.

About half an hour later, the test results of the newly produced new type of explosives fully met the parameters previously imagined. Although it could not catch up with those produced by foreign manufacturers, it was completely sufficient for the arsenal.

The Arsenal has taken a crucial step in the development of high-performance explosives, and the road ahead will be much easier.

Kong Hao only proposed a direction, and other members of the project team would work together to study how to produce high-performance solid explosives, while he was busy with other things.