The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 213 Smokeless Stove

In the blink of an eye, October.

early.

The Eighth Route Army’s large-scale sabotage operations against the Japanese army’s Zhengtai Railway-based main transportation lines and large and small strongholds have come to an end for the time being.

And the raid this time was just like what Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Zhao Gang talked about while drinking.

The strategic goal of launching this raid was very successfully achieved, but the final battle situation, due to various reasons, once expanded to exceed the expectations of the Japanese army and even the Eighth Route Army itself.

There are always two sides to everything, which has caused a lot of troubles.

Of course, this is something for later, so I won’t mention it for now.

After the Eighth Route Army headquarters once again issued an order to stop the attack and temporarily rest the troops, the combat troops returned to the station to recuperate, and secretly prepared to deal with the retaliatory sweep of the Japanese army.

Independence Corps.

station.

The head of the regiment, Kong Jie, is holding an engineering shovel and showing his new masterpiece to the battalion commander, company commander, platoon leader and even the squad leader on the training ground of the station.

The whole process only took 5 minutes. Captain Kong pouted his butt first and dug a trapezoidal pit with a diameter of [-] centimeters and a depth of about [-] centimeters on the soft ground at the edge of the training ground.

Then, Tuan Zhang dug a similar and smaller pit about [-] centimeters away from the deep pit, and then penetrated the two deep pits through the bottom, and then placed the excavated soil pile on the previously dug. around the pit.

The second deep pit, according to Kong Jie, was used to put iron pots for cooking food. Then, along the north, west, and east sides of the iron pot pit, Kong Jie dug out three pits about [-] centimeters long. Depth, a trench with a length of about two or three meters.

In the end, Kong Jie found branches and wheat straw and laid them horizontally on top of the three trenches dug along the No. [-] pit just now, and then covered the branches and wheat straw with loose soil.

After finishing all this, Kong Jie put down the engineering shovel, patted the dirt on his hands, then turned his head, looked at Lao Wang, the head of the cooking squad who was always carrying the iron pot, and said, "Old Wang, you can set it up." The pot is gone, put the iron pot in the No. [-] pit, and then pile up the edge of the iron pot with soil to ensure that no smoke leaks."

"Yes!"

Lao Wang took the iron pot and piled it on the No. [-] pit that had been dug, and piled up the edge of the bottom of the pot with soil.

"Captain, is it over so easily?"

Lao Wang obviously couldn't believe it.

Kong Jie said: "It's that simple. Just now I started working with a military shovel, and you all saw it. It only took 5 minutes before and after, and the work was completely completed. Old Wang, if you don't believe it, you can give it a try."

"Yes!"

Without saying a word, Lao Wang immediately poured a pot of water into the pot, then covered the pot, found some kindling and firewood, struck a match, lit the kindling, then set up the firewood, and dug through the firewood. The No. [-] pit was used as a stove, and the firewood was delivered to the bottom of the iron pot in the No. [-] pit.

The soldiers who were close could naturally see some flames emerging from the No. [-] hole, but the soldiers who were a little further away couldn't see anything, and hurriedly squeezed in to join in the fun.

The firewood brought by Lao Wang was not completely dry, and under the condition of insufficient combustion, a lot of thick smoke came out from the bottom of the No. [-] stove.

It’s just that the surroundings of the iron pot were tightly piled up with soil, and the thick smoke couldn’t come out. So we dug three trenches (flues) with a depth of [-] centimeters and a length of [-] to [-] meters along the perimeter of the No. [-] pit. Gradually spread outward.

It's just that the top of the flue groove is covered with branches, wheat straw, etc., and loose soil, so the thick smoke will not be emitted directly, but wrapped around the branches, wheat straw, and soil, and then a little Swinging outward a little bit.

At this time, if the thick smoke that originally came out from under the stove was compared to a river, after being diverted by branches and wheat straw, it gradually turned into streams, even streams as wide as a palm.

Only the fighters who are close can see the thin smoke gradually drifting up.

A little farther away, neither the fire light in the earthen stove nor the thin smoke rising from it can be noticed.

"Captain, what kind of novelty are you digging, why does it look like a stove?"

The cadres could no longer bear the curiosity in their hearts, and Shen Quan, the commander of the second battalion, took the lead in asking questions.

Kong Jie asked: "Let me keep a secret with you first, Shen Quan, tell me, what are the benefits of using this method to light a fire and cook?"

Standing nearby, Shen Quan looked at the not-so-clear fire light under the earth pit, and the faint smoke lingering around, and suddenly realized:
"Regimental Commander, it's absolutely impossible! I understand. With just a few moves from you, in the future, when our troops march in the field and light a fire to cook, we no longer have to worry about exposing our positions due to the smoke and light of the fire!"

"Everyone, take a look at this simple stove device dug out by the regiment leader with an engineer shovel. It is separated by two pits to avoid direct exposure of the fire. In addition, this kind of flue used to evacuate the thick smoke, It can make the smoke very faint, and it can be a little farther away, and it is impossible to notice that someone is cooking here."

"Think about it, everyone. With this fire starting device, when we fight guerrilla warfare in the mountains and fight with little devils, can we have hot meals without worrying about being exposed?"

After Shen Quan explained, the cadres came to their senses one after another, and they all applauded.

Li Yunlong, the deputy head of the regiment, even praised: "Old Kong, how did you think of it? If you have this method, why didn't you come up with it earlier? Damn, when we were crossing the grass, the smoke attracted the enemy because of the fire and cooking. The planes and sneak attack troops, and later the soldiers could only stuff their stomachs with raw food, and I don’t know how many people fell ill because of this.”

"If we had known that there is such a simple fire device in front of us, we could avoid the sound of fire and smoke, and we wouldn't have nothing to eat on the Long March!"

Kong Jie smiled helplessly: "Lao Li, I just figured it out."

The cadres have already begun to study how to dig out this fire-starting device that can avoid fire and smoke.

Kong Jie said: "This fire starting device, you can simply call it a smokeless stove, of course, it does not mean that there is no smoke in the true sense.

As long as you cook with a fire, smoke is definitely unavoidable.

It just diffuses the thick smoke through the flue.

Everyone has seen the digging and setting up. It is very simple. A soldier can finish it in 5 minutes with an engineer shovel. The bottoms of the two holes are connected, and then the fire pit used to support the pot is dug out a few flues and the work is completed. up.

There are not many details that need to be paid attention to. One is that the periphery of the pot should be sealed well, and the other is that the branches and wheat straw above the flue should be denser near the iron pot, and the flue away from the iron pot can be slightly evacuated. This is good for the diffusion of dense smoke.

After returning, your company platoon leaders should organize soldiers to carry out this kind of smoke-free stove digging training, and strive to be able to dig out smoke-free stoves proficiently and quickly.

At any time, being able to light a fire to cook and eat hot meals is the basis for soldiers to quickly recover their physical fitness and maintain their combat effectiveness. "

"Yes!" The cadres responded one after another.

Li Yunlong even turned his head and told Zhang Dabiao, "Dabiao, hurry up and train after you go back. All soldiers in the Fourth Battalion must learn how to dig smoke-free stoves."

"Yes!"

While talking, without emitting much fire or smoke, the pot of water set up by the cooking team Lao Wang on the earthen stove was already boiling.

Lao Wang laughed and said: "Commander, the water is boiled. Your smokeless stove saves firewood, has strong firepower, and can avoid exposure. It's really good!"

The cadres laughed together. The success of the smoke-free stove test gave everyone confidence.

This means that in the future, whether they are stationed or fighting guerrillas in the wild, soldiers can eat hot food anytime and anywhere, as long as they have a big pot.

Are you afraid that you won't be able to win the battle if you can eat hot food?
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(End of this chapter)