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

Kong Hao smiled and said, "Technician Liao, let's start the test."

"Everyone listen to my orders. The third field test of the three-wheeled bicycle has begun."

Following the order from Technician Liao, several testers began to take action.

First, they dismantled a Type 92 heavy machine gun next to the bicycle, and placed the disassembled parts into categories on the cargo bed behind the tricycle.

Kong Hao explained to Kong Jie: "Captain Kong, our troops are equipped with a lot of Type 55.3 heavy machine guns, but this type of gun is quite heavy. An empty gun weighs kilograms. It takes four soldiers to lift it and carry it. In addition, there are people who carry bullets and other accessories. There are quite a few people to serve this heavy machine gun."

"I was thinking about how to reduce the burden on the soldiers and increase the marching speed."

"There is a proverb in the West that how much water a barrel can hold depends on the shortest piece of wood."

"Similarly, the marching speed of an army depends on its ability to transport heavy weapons, and the heaviest weapon in our army is the Type 92 heavy machine gun."

When he said this, he found that the Type 92 heavy machine gun had been dismantled, and the two of them came to the side at the same time.

"Captain Kong, look, the Type 92 heavy machine gun can be disassembled into two parts, the barrel and the gun mount. There are fixed positions on the cargo box of the tricycle. As long as it is tied with a rope, it will not shake during driving."

"Our tricycle can pull 600 kilograms of things on flat ground. Even on mountain roads, as long as the slope is not too steep, two people can push it."

"If you calculate it this way, you can load a Type 92 heavy machine gun and the corresponding ammunition onto a tricycle, and one person can ride it easily. And if there are not many bullets, you can also put some other things on it, such as food, grenade boxes, bullet boxes and other bulky supplies. You can even put the seven-man grenade production line commonly used by the army on it."

"Of course, this type of tricycle can only be used on roads. If it is in the woods, it will be more troublesome, and the frontline commanders will need to respond on the spot."

After the Type 92 heavy machine gun was loaded onto the vehicle, the rider quickly rode away. The road on the test field simulated a dirt road in the countryside, but the riding speed was still relatively fast and the rider disappeared in a short while.

When Kong Jie saw it, he immediately smiled and said, "Xiao Kong, this tricycle is really good. It is more convenient than a bicycle and can hold more things. Especially the design of the back cargo box can completely hold some large things."

"In addition, our troops are also equipped with some bicycles. If the two are used together, it can indeed reduce a lot of logistics and transportation pressure on the troops."

"Captain Kong, we have produced fifty sample vehicles this time and are preparing to send them to the troops for functional testing. I have decided to select the New Second Regiment. If you encounter any problems during the testing process, you can directly feedback to us so that we can make corresponding adjustments."

After saying this, he winked at Kong Jie, and his purpose was self-evident.

In fact, all new products developed by the arsenal will have a testing phase. In addition to testing in special test fields, samples will also be sent to front-line combat troops for field testing.

Now that Kong Jie is here, it would not be a bad idea to place future tests in the New Second Regiment. After all, he is the old leader of Kong Hao, the chief consultant of the arsenal, so he still has some face.

Kong Hao continued, "Also, the bicycle factory has increased its production a lot. As soon as the new Second Regiment is established, I will take out another fifty bicycles. This way, we can form a transport fleet, which will make logistics much more convenient."

"At the same time, I also received a telegram from the headquarters, asking them to provide supplies to the newly formed New Second Regiment. It just so happens that you are here, so you can take them back with you."

After saying that, he handed Kong Jie a list, which he had written down while eating.

Kong Jie took the list and looked at it. It read: "120 Mauser rifles, 40 Mauser pistols, 480 Type 16 rifles, 3 Type 12 light machine guns, 1300 Type heavy machine guns, rounds of various bullets, and new grenades."

After he finished reading it, he was so excited that he was speechless. With these weapons and ammunition, he could expand the New Second Regiment to 3000 people, and its strength would be almost the same as Ding Wei's New First Regiment.

As long as they can win a few more battles, it will definitely be a well-known main force regiment of the Eighth Route Army and will no longer be the unknown unit it was before. In the future, when he goes to the military district to hold combat meetings, he, as the regiment commander Kong Jie, will have to sit in the front row.

In this era, you can gain the respect of others only if you have strength and achievements. Your superiors will think of you when you have difficult tasks. This is an honor.

Kong Hao continued to explain: "These Japanese weapons are basically firearms sent by various troops for repair. Our arsenal can already produce a lot of key parts for firearms, and the repair efficiency has also been greatly improved. Now they are handed over to the New Second Regiment for use."

After hearing this, Kong Jie hurriedly expressed his gratitude. The Japanese's second-hand equipment was also extremely rare equipment for many troops of the Eighth Route Army.

His new Second Regiment had just been established and was not as wealthy as Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment, so how could he be in a position to be picky?

Besides, to be honest, last year's independent regiment did not have so much equipment. It can be said that they happened at a good time because they have their own large arsenal and can obtain so many weapons and ammunition from their superiors.

"Captain Kong, I'm going to take you to a great place. I guarantee you'll be surprised."

Then the two came to the place where honeycomb coal was made in the arsenal, where many people were busy.

The weather is good today and the sun is quite strong, so the arsenal arranged for a lot of people who were not working in other factories to come and help, in order to produce more honeycomb coal.

In fact, the processing of honeycomb coal does not require any technical content. The only important thing is its formula, how much coal, how much mud, and how many other auxiliary materials to add.

A little more or a little less of some things will affect the final quality of honeycomb coal. Kong Hao made honeycomb coal with his parents when he was a child, and he knew the ingredients very well. This was the formula that was finally determined after decades of use in later generations.

Moreover, only a very small number of people in the arsenal knew about this formula. They were responsible for mixing the ingredients, directing others to mix them, and then taking them to the coal yard for processing.

After all, there are many people around, so it is better to be careful about many things. Good things like this should be kept secret for as long as possible.

It's not just the arsenal, the same is true for the honeycomb coal factories in the major bases. All those who know the formula keep it strictly confidential and will not let others learn it easily.