Starting from the bright sword to engage in military industry

Chapter 256 Chapter 255, the place is good, you can

Where there are mountains, there are often rivers.Moreover, there are many rivers originating from the Taihang Mountains, nourishing many places including Baiyangdian, Haihe River and even the Yellow River Basin.For example, the entire Jizhong Plain, where the river water comes from the Taihang Mountains.

The Jizhong Plain in this era is not the later Jizhong Plain. At that time, there were many rivers on the Jizhong Plain, and Baiyangdian Lake was also huge.

As for the river in the back mountain of Jiuzhai, according to Hu Changyi's observation, there is a lot of water. It should be a river formed by the convergence of many springs and streams on the surrounding hills.What's even better is that there is a part of the river with a big drop. In a part with a drop of nearly [-] meters, the river rushes down, hits a pool in the valley, and then flows eastward.

"Do you know where this river leads to?" Hu Changyi asked Hu Sihai whose hometown is here.

"I don't know. This river is very mysterious. Except for the small amount of water in winter, the amount of water in the rest of the time is very large. And this river can be approached during this section. If you go east, the surrounding area is full of water. It’s the cliffs that can’t be approached at all. I heard from the old man that this river will eventually flow into the ground and then emerge from the Qingzhang River, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

"Look, the small dam over there was built by our ancestors together. With this dam, we diverted a tributary from here, and after walking around the hills in Jiuzhaigou, it came from the Lijiatan side. A small lake has accumulated." Hu Sihai seemed to be very familiar with this river.

"Well, this river is pretty good!" Hu Changyi was relieved to know that several water turbines could be placed here through system assistance.Of course, it's not too far from Hujia Village, it's more than five kilometers away, and it doesn't cost too much to install wires.

"Yes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to eat water, our food in Jiuzhai depends on the water drawn from this tributary to irrigate the land. Although other villages also have some streams that gather rainwater and springs from the mountains , but the amount of water is too small to irrigate many fields."

"Other sources of food are the dry fields on the mountains. And the medicinal materials planted can also be exchanged for some money. The rest is that the young and strong go hunting on the mountains." Hu Sihai said.

"I understand. Maybe we can use this river. At least our arsenal is located in Jiuzhai. There is no water source. In the future, the arsenal will expand, and the water will be a problem with more people. Let's go and see the cave!" Hu Changyi said.

"Let's go and see the cave. The cave is not small, and I don't know how it was formed. Unfortunately, it is too high from the ground, so it is inconvenient to transport equipment!" After Hu Sihai finished speaking, he led everyone out of the mountain.This time, instead of going back the same way, we walked along the edge of the canal.

"Height is not a problem. If the scale is acceptable, we will put the arsenal directly into the cave, so that even if the devil's bomber bombs, it will not affect our production!" Hu Changyi said as he walked, looking at the canal beside him from time to time.

"Are you thirsty? You can drink some water here, it's very sweet!" Hu Sihai said, watching Hu Changyi keep looking at the water.

After finishing speaking, he ran a few steps, walked to a place with steps, and took a pot of water with his own kettle: "Take, it's here, you can fetch water to drink, and people who go up the mountain will come here when they are thirsty." Drink water. If you go into the mountain again, you will have to look for those springs on the mountain.”

"Really? Then let's get some water to taste!" Hu Changyi was also a little thirsty, so he walked up to the steps, scooped up half a jar of water with his enamel stick, and put it to his lips to take a sip.Not to mention, the spring water in this mountain is indeed sweet, more authentic than the serious Nongfu Spring.

After drinking the clear and sweet spring water, everyone continued to follow Hu Sihai and walked for an hour before arriving at the cave.Not surprisingly, there are indeed people busy here in the cave, and they are still people in the uniform of the Eighth Route Army.

The people who were busy surveying the terrain saw Hu Changyi and his party coming, and immediately a person who looked like a cadre came up and said: "You are Comrade Hu Changyi, right? I have heard that you are coming, we are waiting for you!"

"I'm Hu Changyi. Could it be that you are Captain Feng, Dudu Feng who led the team this time?" Hu Changyi greeted quickly.

"That's right, it's me. I'm Dudu Feng... Ahem, this name was given by my parents. I really became Dudu from birth." Captain Feng said.

"It's a good name. Have you completed the surveying and mapping? How about this cave?" Hu Changyi stopped obsessing over the family's name taboo, but asked about the business.

"The scale is very large, as you can see at the entrance of the cave. It is high enough, wide enough, and wide enough inside, just like a natural factory shed. I think it can be used to house an arsenal!" Feng Dudu said.

"In addition to the arsenal, it can also be used as a place to garrison troops. It is not a problem to put a battalion in here!" Hu Sihai added on the side.

"Say a thousand words and ten thousand, and see it with your own eyes! Let's go up and have a look?" Hu Changyi suggested.

"Okay! Little Gongzi...get off the rope ladder..." Dudu Feng shouted loudly to the top.

"Here we come...the ones dodged below..." There was a reply from above, and soon a rope ladder was lowered.

"Everyone can climb, right? This rope ladder can climb five people at a time! I will take the lead, and everyone will follow!" After Feng Dudu finished speaking, he grabbed the soft rope and began to climb up. Judging by the movement, he must have practiced it often .

Hu Changyi was naturally not to be outdone. The guerrillas had rope ladders to climb in the training program, and he climbed them too. He was the second to climb the rope ladders.

When Hu Changyi really entered the cave, he realized that the cave was really big.First, the entrance of the cave must be 20 meters above the ground, the entrance must be 25 meters high and 20 meters wide, the inside of the cave must be 80 meters deep, and the wide part must be more than 30 meters. The inside of the cave is dry and cool, with good lighting.

According to Hu Changyi's estimation, it is still feasible to arrange the three bullet production lines.For the current situation of the Eighth Route Army, the shortage is actually ammunition. As long as the stable operation of the bullet production line can be guaranteed, the rest is not a problem.

The problem of the bullet production line has been solved, and the rest of the equipment can be fully built in a new factory shed for production.Even the place where steel is smelted can't be too close to the arsenal, and it's okay to put it outside Jiuzhaigou, at most it will increase the transportation cost.

In fact, what Hu Changyi likes more is the aqueduct built by the Jiuzhai people, um, it is the aqueduct where everyone drinks water.

Although the canal is called a canal, it is actually more than three meters wide and more than one meter deep. In some places with large drops, the water flow is fast.If you use these water channels to install some waterwheels as power, then those wooden rifling machines, those steam-powered drilling machines, lathes, etc. can be powered by water.

In addition, there are those extremely simple rifling machines that can also be turned into water power instead of manual transmission.

"Captain Feng, it's getting late today, so I won't go to other places. You've been here for a long time, do you think there is any problem with putting the arsenal here?" Hu Changyi asked Captain Feng.

"It's absolutely fine, Comrade Changyi! This cave is actually just an entrance. There is a valley to the west from here, which can be used as an arsenal to build factories and workers' dormitories!" Captain Feng said.

(End of this chapter)