Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Once other places are completely back on track, the strength of the entire Eighth Route Army will be different from that of the original time and space.

Then, Zeng Jiwen called Wang Ning and discussed with him the current issues in radar research.

At this time, countries had just started researching radar, and Wang Ning himself was researching in this direction, but Zeng Jiwen was not sure whether it could be done at present. After all, the current industrial foundation of the base was still too weak.

After understanding the situation, Wang Ning gave a rough timeline. Currently, the other raw materials for manufacturing the radar are easy to obtain.

However, when it comes to some of the most important electronic components, such as vacuum tubes, although Professor Cai established the first vacuum tube workshop in China in Hunan two years ago, it was only manufactured this year, and the output is very low.

Zeng Jiwen took advantage of that opportunity and contacted Professor Cai to purchase a batch of equipment for Lanzhou. However, Zeng Jiwen is not clear about the current production status.

So, when Zeng Jiwen heard that it might take 40 years to produce a prototype of the air defense radar, he was immediately delighted. It didn't matter if it took a long time; Zeng Jiwen could afford to wait.

After all, Zeng Jiwen's best expectation was that there would be enough air defense radars to defend the base after 41 years.

After all, according to the nature of the Japanese Navy, once it is caught in a three-front war, then at that time, at the current rate of development on the Chinese battlefield, the important role of the Eighth Route Army will be revealed.

Zeng Jiwen did not urge Wang Ning, but just said that there was still enough time and asked him not to worry.

At the same time, He Ping and Yuan Zi were asked to lead a team to solve the problem of insufficient manufacturing technology for important components such as gun barrels, which currently restricts the production of weapons.

Once this problem is solved, production capacity will be increased and standard weapons can be provided to the entire Eighth Route Army.

After finishing the work at the military factory, Zeng Jiwen bid farewell to He Ping and others and returned to the division headquarters in Zhaobi Township to prepare for the arrival of the general command.

On the morning of the 10th, the deputy commander-in-chief brought the general command headquarters and the 129th Division to Zhaobi Township.

After receiving the news, Zeng Jiwen and a group of people from the division headquarters went to Sixian Village in the south of Zhaobi to welcome them.

In the southern part of Sixian Village, when Zeng Jiwen and others saw the figures of the deputy commander-in-chief and others not far away, they hurried forward and saluted everyone.

"Deputy Commander!"

"Commander Liu!"

"Deputy Commander!"

Zeng Jiwen and others began to greet the people from headquarters enthusiastically.

The deputy commander looked at Zeng Jiwen and said with emotion, "Zeng Jiwen, it's been a long time since we last met. You've given us a big surprise!"

Zeng Jiwen couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and replied with a smile: "Then the deputy commander is satisfied!"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff laughed when he heard Zeng Jiwen's words.

"Satisfied, why not? The deputy commander came here this time, and he was looking forward to it."

"Everyone knows that in the entire Eighth Route Army, your 389th Division is the richest. This time we are here to fight the local tyrants."

Zeng Jiwen listened and said with a smile: "Sure, sure, if you like something, just tell me!"

After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Afterwards, Zeng Jiwen took everyone back to the division headquarters.

After everyone was seated, the deputy commander spoke.

"I came to your 389th Division this time to see the current situation in each base area and to see the situation of the troops below. Although your division has learned a lot from telegrams before, I haven't actually visited them, so it's difficult for me to confirm the situation with my family."

Zeng Jiwen listened and nodded.

Then he talked about the current equipment situation of the entire 389th Division and the current construction preparations in various places.

In the following days, Zeng Jiwen, along with the deputy commander-in-chief and his entourage, began to inspect nearby areas.