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

If their own arsenal could produce ammunition, the front-line combat troops would fight much more fiercely, instead of using the most conservative style of fighting that results in the greatest casualties as they do now.

Brigade Commander Chen also smiled and said: "If what is said in this list is correct, this production line should be able to do it."

"After all, this is the secret arsenal of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Commander Yan probably would never have thought that we would find it by chance. This may be God's will."

Minister Zhang also nodded in agreement. If it weren't for God's help, how could such a good thing have happened to their Eighth Route Army.

The next thing was easy. With the full efforts of the 772nd Regiment Transport Team, the 386th Brigade Transport Team and the Logistics Department's Transport Team, it took two days to transport all the supplies.

Of course, these transport teams only carried the most important supplies, such as bullet production lines, various mechanical equipment, as well as mountain artillery and mortars.

As for rifles and bullets, which were once considered treasures but are now only considered low-value items, they are all handed over to the mobilized civilians to help transport them.

Of course, they couldn't let them work for nothing. The army not only provided three meals a day for the participants, but also subsidized each person with 20 kilograms of rice afterwards, so everyone was happy.

When the people around heard that they were helping the Eighth Route Army transport supplies, they all brought their own dry food to participate. After all, it was an honor for everyone to be able to do something for the troops fighting the Japanese.

Finally, Minister Zhang even had the arsenal's power supply system dismantled and shipped back to the arsenal.

In the past, the arsenal was small and did not need so many generators. But now things are different. In the future, we must also develop the power generation sector.

On the third day, Kong Hao led a large transport team to the headquarters arsenal under the escort of the reconnaissance company of the 772nd Regiment.

The current reconnaissance company of the 772nd Regiment is much more wealthy than before. The company has six light machine guns, twelve submachine guns and twenty Mauser pistols, and can load as many bullets as you want.

Mainly because they were the discoverers of the arsenal and certainly had the first right to choose weapons.

Commander Cheng also transferred some veterans from other units to join the reconnaissance company, hoping to make it a sharp knife for the entire regiment and carry out the most difficult and dangerous tasks.

This time, the supplies for Kong Hao's transport team are very important, so Captain Cheng specially came to the reconnaissance company to escort along the way and return to the base after reaching the destination.

At this time, at the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Arsenal, everyone was busy and intense.

Since the day before yesterday, everyone in the arsenal has been in a state of excitement, with various machines and equipment being continuously transported in.

Director Ren was also so busy that he didn't even have time to eat.

The main thing is that this complete production line is something that no one has ever seen before, in order to ensure that this precious bullet production line can be delivered to the arsenal smoothly and without any missing parts.

Minister Zhang has formulated the most stringent protection mode. Not only has he dispatched a main battalion to escort along the way, but all the drivers have also been carefully selected and are absolutely loyal and reliable.

After the items arrived at the arsenal, the most tedious handover process was carried out. Finally, after all the equipment parts were in good condition, Minister Zhang and Director Ren were relieved.

Only when everything is in place can this production line successfully assemble and produce the bullets that the troops urgently need in the future.

If a part is missing, the arsenal will not be able to find a replacement, and even if they have the money, they cannot buy it, and there is no channel to order it.

Now that the most troublesome thing has been solved, the next step is easy. It is nothing more than building the relevant factory buildings and assembling the production line as quickly as possible.

The place before the arsenal was a large cave, but because there were only a few decent machine tools, there was no need for such a large area.

But now it’s different. There is a complete bullet production line, and in the future there will definitely be supporting copper smelters, machinery processing plants, gunpowder factories, etc. The demand is definitely huge.

Fortunately, in this place, there is a valley between two mountains. The area is quite large and there is a small river flowing beside it. It can be regarded as a natural industrial base.

The current Eighth Route Army has nothing else but a large number of young and strong men.

At the same time, in order to maintain confidentiality, a main force group was specially transferred to level the land and build the factory building.

At this time, Director Ren was in the Arsenal office, anxiously asking:

"Political Commissar, where is Kong Hao's transport team now? How long will it take to arrive?"

"Director, you have asked this question several times. Captain Kong and his men are not children anymore. You don't have to worry like an old father."

"Two hours ago, we received a telegram from the transport convoy saying that Captain Kong and his team have arrived at Majiadian. It will take at most three hours for them to get here, so they should arrive in the evening."

Thanks to the large number of radios acquired at the arsenal and a complete bullet production line, the importance of the arsenal has been greatly enhanced.

The headquarters specially approved the allocation of a radio to the arsenal so that it could keep in touch with the troops from all sides at any time.

In addition, a main force regiment was mobilized to garrison near the arsenal, and a large area nearby was designated as a military restricted area, with no unauthorized personnel allowed to approach.

Director Ren sighed and said, "I am so worried that I am worried that something might happen to the transport team on the way."

"This Kong Hao is the legendary boy who gives away wealth. In the words of Western mythology, he is a man who has been kissed by the goddess of luck."

"Who would have thought that after we transferred him to the arsenal for just one day, we discovered a secret arsenal of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army on the road."

"It's a whole division's worth of equipment, and they're all standard weapons of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Their performance isn't too bad,"

"There is even a bullet production line and more than a dozen machines and equipment. It's incredible."

"Given the current situation in China, it is almost impossible to obtain a complete bullet production line. It still feels like a dream to me."

Political Commissar Qin also smiled and said, "Speaking of this little guy Kong Hao, I am also quite curious."

"Using fertilizer powder to make explosives is something our arsenal has been researching before. We have spent a lot of resources but have made little progress."

"But I didn't expect that within less than a month after the research team was transferred there, they actually succeeded in their research."

"We have also tried this type of explosive. Although its power is not as strong as those produced by other industrially developed countries, it is much stronger than the black powder we commonly use."

After hearing this, Director Ren also responded with a smile:

"Our arsenal has also tested that kind of conscienceless cannon. I have to say that it is a genius design and is more suitable for the situation where our troops are lacking heavy weapons."

"It just consumes too much explosives, and it is very troublesome to operate. In addition, it needs to be used in specific situations, so it cannot be equipped on a large scale for field troops."

"Political Commissar, this is what I think. Now that we have a bullet production line, this kind of high-performance explosive must not be used to make explosive packs. This is a sheer waste of resources."

"But we can use black powder to make ammunition for the conscienceless cannon. If we throw more than ten kilograms of black powder, its power will not be small."