Hundreds of technicians and a group of half-baked workers worked hard for nearly ten days and finally produced two sample guns. Nie Wenzhou brought Long Mulan, Xiao Liju, Deng Kewu, and a bunch of regiment commanders to the shooting range to test their guns.
The new semi-automatic rifle used 7.62mm bullets, but the Mauser rifle equipped by the People's Army was 7.92mm, so it was not universal. Right now, there were only two boxes of bullets produced by the Munitions Factory. After the rifles were finalized, the Munitions Factory would adjust the scale of the production of bullets.
The two soldiers who were testing the guns were a little nervous. They slowly loaded the bullets into the magazines and fired.
Gunshots rang out continuously. Everyone looked at the target paper with binoculars. They saw scattered bullet marks scattered around, but soon, they slowly gathered in the middle. Nie Wenzhou waited until each gun had been fired over a hundred times before he stepped forward to take the gun and experience it.
"Hmm, not bad. This gun is much better than Mauser. However, the accuracy of the shot was not good enough, and the jump was large. It could still be modified.”Nie Wenzhou shook his sore shoulders as he spoke to Yang Yining, who was in charge of firearms.
"Young Marshal, you're right. When we experimented on it ourselves, we discovered that other than the lack of craftsmanship, our design was also flawed. We'll go back and fix it now."
"Alright, I won't come next time. After you've changed it, just let them test it. Do you plan to use magazines or magazines to supply bullets for this gun?”
"We've repeatedly weighed the two methods. Although the magazine is better, based on the current situation, it's more cost-effective to use an eight-round magazine.”
"Alright, then it's settled. It was called the Zhonghua One Style, or the Hua One Style. After the modification, it would be officially mass-produced. It was not wrong to save more.”
Yes, Major."
"How's the cannon that Wang Fengchun is hosting?”
"Old Wang is preparing to try out one or two 75th Mountain Cannons. The cannon steel has been forging for the past two days, and the hydraulic press technician is not familiar with it, so the progress has been delayed.”
"Alright, take it slow. I'll go test the cannon when it's done. Have the mortars been manufactured? Our People's Army is lacking in cannons now. It's already very difficult to buy them outside. We'll have to rely on ourselves to build them.”
"Liao Dahai is in charge of the mortars. It is said that a 60mm caliber one is almost completed and is being assembled and inspected. The general machine gun that Chen Minzhi was responsible for was not finished yet. It was said that the barrel was not up to standard and the heat resistance was too poor.”
"Time waits for no one. It's already November. I don't know if the situation will change next year, but we still lack too much equipment.”
"Major, I think our weapons and equipment are already much better than those in the country. Compared to Overseer Zhang Zhenfang, we have more troops and more food.”
"Hehe, our People's Army has only been established for a short time. We can't afford to lose them. Therefore, I hope to defeat the enemy with absolute advantage and reduce our losses. What they lacked now was the military industry.”
"Alright, let's try our best to speed up!”
No one could understand Nie Wenzhou's predicament. It seemed that the people's army had sufficient troops and food, but there were too many places where they were controlled by others. Food was not self-sufficient, and most of the raw materials in the factory were purchased. Once the transportation route was cut off, things would be troublesome. In order to solve this predicament, he could only expand his territory.
Henan Military Governor Zhao Ti was from Beiyang and was not easy to move. There was only an independent system of Shaanxi Jingguo Army, but it was chaotic and could be developed.
Nie Wenzhou planned to occupy Guanzhong at the beginning of next year and take over the iron ore production area in Hanzhong. Then, they would build a medium-sized steel heavy industry base. After consolidating it, they would send their troops north to take down the entire Shaanxi Province. Only then would they be able to barely be considered a force.
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As the New Year approached, the factory began to prepare for the holidays.
Li Wenli was on his way home, thinking about what he should buy for the New Year when he received his year-end bonus in a few days. Life was good now. After the arrival of this young marshal, the agricultural tax was exempted for the past few months. Later on, he set up so many factories and recruited thousands of people to work. With more people, the number of small merchants and hawkers in the vicinity also increased. It was bustling with activity.
He had entered the Munitions Factory because he had studied for a few years. Now, he was a skilled employee of the Cannon Factory. With a monthly salary of eight yuan, his standard of living had improved a lot. In the past, he might not be able to get a bit of meat every ten days to half a month. Now, he could buy it back home every one or two days without a problem. Moreover, the factory provided three meals a day. If his wife didn't want to save more money, she could even eat meat every day.
There were many families like his. Although the salary level was different, the difference was only one or two dollars. When everyone had money, the market would become more prosperous, and there would be more people doing business.
After turning a few streets, he returned home. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his mother busy in the kitchen. He didn't see his wife. She probably hadn't gotten off work yet.
"Mom, you haven't had dinner yet? Did Hu Zi go out to play again? This little brat only knows how to play all night. After the new year, it's better to send him to school and let the teachers discipline him!”
"Wenli, you're back. Have you eaten? I specially bought some meat today. You've worked quite hard.”
"Mom, how many times have I told you? You don't have to wait for us to come back for dinner anymore. The factory provides three meals a day. We can save some rations by eating in the factory. Moreover, we still have meat dishes to eat in the factory. You should pay more attention to yourself in the future and don't work so hard.”
"Alright, alright, I know. Mom has nothing to do and isn't hungry. I'll just wait for Hu Zi and his mother to come back before eating!”
The mother and son chatted for a while before Mei Li returned. He had joined the textile factory during the recruitment period, and his salary was five yuan a month.
"Why did you guys get off work so late? Is there still a lot of work in the factory?"
"Hey, stop talking. Now that it was the end of the year and everyone had money, the manager said that they had to prepare more stock. Otherwise, there might not be enough to sell.”
"That's true. In a few days, we'll buy a few new clothes for you, your mother, and your mother. Then, we'll buy more New Year's goods and have a fat New Year!”
"Buy it for Mom and Hu Zi. He should save some money and save up now. He didn't know if he could live like this forever!”
The few adults were silent again. Now that it was chaotic outside, who knew how long this young commander could last? If he was chased away one day, his good days might come to an end.
After a long silence, Li Wenli suddenly said firmly,"Don't worry, these good days have just begun. We still have many good days ahead of us after following the young marshal.”
Li Wenli had never had a clear goal like today. In the past, she had been busy making a living all day long. Now, she suddenly realized that she had to do something to protect her current happy life.
He was just a worker in an arsenal, so he could only make more guns and kill all the enemies.
With this goal in mind, Li Wenli and his colleagues worked overtime before the new year and finally produced the cannons needed by more than 40,000 people.
After a few months of training, the 40,000-strong army had already taken the initial form of elite soldiers. The training volume of more than 200 bullets per month was much stronger than the troops of many warlords. After learning the theoretical knowledge, the artillery trained with a large number of cannonballs and achieved the result of hitting eight out of ten shots.
In the past few months, even though the weather was cold, Nie Wenzhou still pulled the army out for a few large-scale drills. There were countless small-scale sparring sessions in private. Just like that, he used a large amount of money and ammunition to train a group of new recruits into elite soldiers. Apart from many people who had never been on the battlefield, the People's Army had already made great progress and had the capital to establish itself.
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