A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

"nonsense!"

Tan Dexi's face darkened and he shouted.

"Can I still take credit for your work?"

Liu Hongyi hurriedly said, "Teacher, that's not what I meant. Think about it, this is just a pile of draft paper. If I give this information to Director Duan and tell him that I designed it, what do you think he will think?"

"I'm afraid he doesn't even want to take a second look?"

You became Tan Dexi's assistant at the age of sixteen, and I, Duan Weimin, endured it.

Tan Dexi said he would give you the treatment of a junior technician, but I directly gave you the treatment of a mid-level technician.

Interesting enough?

Now you tell me that you have independently designed a new type of weapon that the entire army has never had before, and you want me to organize the production of samples?

Do you think I, Duan Weimin, look like a mentally retarded person?

Liu Hongyi initially became Tan Dexi's apprentice because, on the one hand, he truly admired his character and profound knowledge and wanted to learn more from him. On the other hand, because he was still young, he wanted to leverage Tan Dexi's status and reputation in academia to advance some of his own advanced technologies and contribute to the country.

For example, this grenade launcher. When you told Duan Weimin that it was researched and designed by Liu Hongyi, Duan Weimin didn't even bother to take a second look at it.

Who plays house games with you?

But if you tell Duan Weimin that this was researched and designed by Tan Dexi, Duan Weimin's eyes will immediately light up and he will feel like he has found a treasure.

Without any doubt in my mind, I immediately found a way to organize sample production.

Although the main designer is Tan Dexi, he has been "seconded" to their research institute during this period. If this weapon is developed, approved by the military, and equipped to the entire army, their research institute will also have a share of this great credit.

Tan Dexi was stunned when he heard this, then nodded slowly.

He just disdains the ways of the world, not that he doesn't understand them.

"But, that would be too unfair to you..."

Tan Dexi absolutely did not want to steal his students' research results. His character and pride would not allow him to do so.

Liu Hongyi said, "Teacher, there's nothing to be wronged about. Right now, the most urgent thing is to race against time. We have to hurry up and get the samples ready. They still have to pass the inspection by the troops. Whether they can be deployed or not is not up to us. But the sooner we get the samples ready, the more initiative we have."

"If a war really breaks out in the South, I hope this weapon can catch up!"

Liu Hongyi remembers very clearly the time when the war on the southern front was launched: February 1979, 2.

It’s only been less than three years since then.

It takes more than two years to produce samples of a new infantry support weapon, pass acceptance inspection, and then equip the entire army. The time is very tight and there is no room for maneuver.

Because now, Liu Hongyi is the only one in the world who knows clearly the exact time when the war will occur.

If we delay making a decision for a year or two, it will be too late.

Tan Dexi stared at him blankly, his face full of emotion, and murmured, "Innocent heart, innocent heart..."

Since the students were so aware, Old Tan did not hesitate and immediately decided to test the feasibility of the information overnight.

He is the real master of weapons design, and Liu Hongyi is a "pirated" one.

Although he had just glanced through the design materials, his intuition told him that there was hope.

But whether it is truly feasible naturally requires careful inspection and verification.

"Teacher, you can't stay up late. You should get some rest first. We can still check the calculations tomorrow. Even if time is tight, we can still use one more night."

Liu Hongyi "snatched" the information back from Tan Dexi without saying a word.

He knew Tan Dexi's character very well. As long as he left the information here and completed the verification, he would never go to bed.

He won't close his eyes even if you tie him to the bed.

The old man is not young anymore, especially in the past two years at Yanggou Farm, where the labor tasks were heavy and the living conditions were extremely poor, which caused serious damage to his health.

Liu Hongyi has to care about his teacher.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Give it back to me, give it back to me..."

Tan Dexi suddenly became anxious, like a child whose favorite toy was taken away. He jumped up and tried to snatch the information from Liu Hongyi.

Liu Hongyi ran away.

"Teacher, go to sleep first and we'll talk tomorrow..."

Seeing Liu Hongyi "run away", Tan Dexi felt both amused and helpless. In the end, he could only shake his head, walk over and close the door, toss and turn on the wooden bed, and finally fell asleep after more than an hour.

Even in his sleep, the old man had a smile on his face.

The next morning, Tan Dexi couldn't wait to "grab" the information from Liu Hongyi and started to verify it.

He actually threw the original research task aside.

Strictly speaking, that mission was merely an improvement, not a completely new weapon design. In Tan Dexi's mind, it was far less important than the 35mm automatic grenade launcher that Liu Hongyi had developed.

This is a real innovation that fills a gap in the entire army.

After a whole day of repeated calculations, Tan Dexi determined that Liu Hongyi's design was almost perfect. Old Tan could not suggest any major revisions and could only make some minor changes in some areas.

For example, Tan Dexi believes that the strength of the drum magazine tray needs to be strengthened, otherwise the 15-round heavy drum magazine will easily fall off.

According to Liu Hongyi's design, a 35mm grenade weighs about 250 grams. 15 grenades plus the drum magazine weigh more than 4 kilograms. If the support is not strong enough, it will not be very useful.

The vibration generated during shooting can easily cause the drum magazine to fall off.

These were minor issues. Overall, Tan Dexi was extremely satisfied with Liu Hongyi's design. Even if he had designed it himself, he could only achieve this.

"Hongyi, let's go find Lao Duan."

After completing the last step of verification, Tan Dexi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the information, called Liu Hongyi, and ran out of the laboratory.

He was not an impatient person, but as soon as it came to scientific research, his temperament would immediately change, as if he had become a different person. He would do everything in a hurry and look anxious as if time was running out.

If this happened at Factory 576 when Tan Dexi was still in office, he would not have to ask anyone for permission and could directly issue the order for sample production.

Even if he is the factory director, you have to listen to him in matters like this.

If you dare to complain, the old man will scold you until you are smoking. Do you believe it?

Don’t ask why he is so arrogant. The reason is that the factory director is also his student!

Following behind, Liu Hongyi was secretly amused when he saw the old man running around with sparks flying all the way.

This is why he got along so well with Tan Dexi in later lives.