Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1870: The wreckage is fine too

The next day, Yang Xiaotao came to the machinery factory.

I have been back in Yangjiazhuang for such a long time, but the matter of the machinery factory has been delayed. This time when I came back, Liu Huaimin called me into the office before I even entered the office.

"This is a notice from Mr. Chen, in principle agreeing to recruit 1,500 more workers for our machinery factory."

"The specific personnel can be discussed with the factory below."

"Mr. Huang called me the day before yesterday and said he could provide 1,000 places."

Liu Huaimin told the story, and Yang Xiaotao was thinking about it on the side.

Fifteen hundred people is not a lot for a current machinery factory.

Although a Yanzhou branch will recruit local workers, Yang Xiaotao estimates that at least three to four hundred people will be needed.

Some of the remaining staff will be rotated to the second branch. In addition, the factory now has more and more projects, so the production may have to be increased.

He didn't want his engine to be delayed any longer.

"In terms of personnel, I think we need elite personnel, not just those who are just filling in the gaps."

"As for the machine tools that need to be compensated, we can ask them to list them in a table. Although we don't have much inventory, we can produce overtime."

Yang Xiaotao expressed his opinion, and Liu Huaimin nodded, "That's what I told them too."

"I asked you to come here just to discuss the arrangements for these people."

"I have no problem with that. Just let them do their old job."

Yang Xiaotao thought for a moment and said, "Now our factory is short of people in every position, so anywhere is fine."

Liu Huaimin had no objection to this and said, "Let's leave it like this for now."

"Let's talk about the production of threshers. We can resume normal production this month. The First Ministry of Machine Building has already been able to support it."

"But you have to hurry up with the corn thresher. I know you've handed in the drawings, but this thing is taken very seriously, especially by the comrades in the corn-growing areas. After seeing the benefits of the thresher, they have requested that it be produced as soon as possible."

Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette and lit it, then thought for a moment and asked, "What does Old Yang think?"

"When do they leave?"

“The personnel are being selected this month.”

When Liu Huaimin saw Yang Xiaotao smoking, he couldn't help but light one himself to cheer himself up.

"Old Yang said the sooner the better. It would be best to let the workers going to Yanzhou adapt in advance so that they won't be in a rush when they get there."

"That's no problem. The blueprint is in the office. I'll give it to Lao Yang later."

"Old Yang is in a meeting. Just leave it to Zhan Lei."

"it is good!"

After finishing talking about the separation from the memory, Liu Huaimin still did not let Yang Xiaotao go and asked several more questions.

There are mole armored vehicles, pharmaceutical factories, and chemical plants.

As for the Mole Armored Vehicle, the first five have been delivered, and no one knows the specific test results, so this batch of orders is still waiting to be confirmed.

Once it is implemented, the machinery factory will go into production at full capacity.

Instead of being like now, four workshops only dare to open three lines, with a daily output of three or so units, and they still work in fear, fearing that no one will want them.

The situation at the pharmaceutical factory is more complicated. They say it is still in the verification stage, and we don’t know how it is verified.

Xu Yuanshan from the chemical factory has visited various university laboratories many times during this period, but no one knows what he is doing.

Yang Xiaotao certainly knew the reason behind this, but the matter had not yet been decided, so he decided to wait until Xu Yuanshan found someone to deal with it.

After he finished talking about these few things, Liu Huaimin remembered another thing.

He pulled a telegram from the drawer.

"There were so many things going on that I almost forgot about this."

"This is the telegram that Mr. Chen passed on. It was delivered yesterday. It contains an invitation from Jinling Aeronautical College."

"I don't know the specific situation, but I heard from Mr. Chen that the people invited are all famous domestic manufacturers and engineers. This invites our machinery factory to send people, and your name is among them."

"I thought about it. If that's the case, you can just represent the machinery factory."

"If you agree to go, please call the number above before the 15th to confirm with the other party."

Yang Xiaotao took the telegram and took a look at it. There was not much content on it, just a sincere invitation to participate in the research work.

I didn’t say much about the specific content, I guess we’ll have to communicate over the phone.

However, he had heard about it from Yu Zecheng last night, so he naturally knew the other party's plan.

To be honest, Yang Xiaotao is interested in researching helicopters and also wants to do his part to help the country develop helicopters.

But this is not something that can be accomplished just by thinking about it.

Many times, having a lot of people does not mean success.

At most, he could propose some ideas for future generations, but if he were really asked to lead research, he might as well read books on artillery and radar.

At least these books start from the basics, so I can lay a solid foundation step by step and have the confidence to do it.

I thought for a moment and remembered that I still had to go to Chaoyang in the south. If it was on my way and I had enough time, I could go and take a look.

At least some of the debris left behind cannot be burned or blown up.

Just like the design direction, specifications and dimensions, just like the alloy material used in manufacturing.

Especially the latter, for others, it is a bit difficult to analyze the formula of the material, but for him, he only needs to scan it with the analysis bracelet.

"I'll ask later if the time is suitable. If possible, I can go there."

Yang Xiaotao was not in a hurry to agree, and Liu Huaimin naturally knew where he was going.

Compared to this aviation college, the rice in the south is obviously more important.

Sijiucheng, a reception hall for foreign guests.

At this moment, Ruan Wenzhe was holding the phone and listening carefully, and from time to time he would say a few words like "I understand", "Don't worry", "I will definitely complete the task", and "For the revolution".

While saying this, his attitude was very humble and his expression was extremely serious.

After hanging up the phone, Ruan Wenzhe dared to sit down completely on the chair. He recalled the content of the call in his mind, but an excited expression appeared on his face.

He knew that he had accomplished something great this time.

And he was the first to achieve this.

Even he himself did not expect that the modified armored vehicle would be so powerful among the mountains and trees.

There were only five of them, and they had achieved such a great result. In the words of the leader, this victory was called the clarion call for a counterattack.

He knew that the greater the results of this battle, the more benefits he would gain.

Even the future victories will have some credit from him.

Thinking of this, he immediately got up and went out. He wanted to meet with the representative of the alliance, tell him the test results of the Mole Armored Vehicle, and then complete the order task as soon as possible.

At this time, in the United States camp in southern Annan, a group of officers in military uniforms with solemn expressions sat on both sides of the conference table. At the main seat, an old officer with curly hair and a big nose put his hands on the table. His brows were furrowed like two iron bars, so solemn that water could almost drip out of him.

Under the thick sword-like eyebrows, a pair of eyes were like an icy lake in winter, revealing a biting chill. As his gaze swept across the crowd, they made everyone feel tremendous pressure, as if there were two knives in his eyes, trying to cut them in half.

If you look closely, you will find that there is a flash of anger in the officer's eyes. The fire burns in his deep eyes and almost sets his eye sockets on fire.

砰

The curly-haired old man slammed the table, and everyone's heart tightened.

"Three hundred people died, a thousand were injured, and dozens are missing."

"Shame! This is a shame for the United States and a shame for our Group A!"

The curly-haired old man spoke slowly, which made the people around him even more frightened.

Seeing that no one was talking, the curly-haired old man spoke again, "We have more powerful firepower, more weapons, and more scientific and advanced tactical theories, but why, why did it turn out like this?"

"Shame, idiot, idiot!"

bang bang bang~~
Everyone was terrified and their breathing slowed down.

"Avery, go ahead."

The officer who was named shuddered. He knew that if he couldn't give a clear answer, he would not be able to keep his position.

"Commander, I think the reason for the current situation is that we were not fully prepared and did not expect the enemy to counterattack."

"The second is that the enemy used more tanks than we imagined, and deployed more personnel than we did. We were forced to meet the enemy in a split second, and then the enemy rushed into the middle of our personnel, limiting the power of our artillery."

"Shut up and stop making excuses. Sit down!"

Before Avery could finish, the curly-haired old man started scolding him. Avery didn't dare to refute and had to sit on the chair.

The curly-haired old man looked at everyone and said, "It's just a broken car. Is it enough to scare you like this?"

"We have more tanks, but you guys haven't been so brave."

"And the enemy only had five ugly little rats with a few machine guns on them, and they chased you all over the mountain?"

"In my opinion, you are just scared and cowardly."

"And you, Avery, caused this shameful scene because of your incompetent command."

Avery lowered his head and endured it silently.

This is the fact, no matter how much you say, it's useless.

But given the situation and the scene, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his order to retreat.

Even if it were any other team, they would have had the same fate in that situation.

It’s not that the curly-haired old man is unaware of this, but he’s under a lot of pressure.

Especially in propaganda and public opinion, the other side exaggerated this victory through the alliance.

There are also voices of distrust towards him in the country.

So he had to adopt an attitude that he could sacrifice and pay a huge price, but he could never run away.

Because that would seriously undermine military morale and even affect the country's attitude towards the war.

You know, they suffered heavy losses in Goryeo last time, and some soldiers are still living in the shadow and unable to get out of it.

"Now, I declare that you, Avery, have been dismissed from your post. You will be investigated when you return to the country."

The curly-haired old man spoke stiffly, and Avery, who was standing beside him, sat on the chair with his whole body as if his bones were broken. Then, under the regretful gazes of everyone, he slowly stood up and walked out of the command center.

The curly-haired old man felt helpless as well. Someone had to take the blame, and he didn't want to.

"Okay, let's talk about the next steps."

After Avery left, the curly-haired old man continued to preside over the meeting.

"This meeting has only one purpose, and that is to consolidate the defense line."

When the meeting was over, the curly-haired old man called out to the person at the end.

"Eric, I need you to do something."

"Sir, please go ahead."

Eric has a typical Western face. He is a short, thin but strong middle-aged man.

"I need you to find those damned cars and destroy them."

The curly-haired old man gritted his teeth and said, "Also, I want to know where these broken cars came from. I don't believe that the other party has the ability to manufacture them."

"It must be foreign aid. You must check it out for me."

"Yes sir, give me three days and I will bring back the information."

Eric spoke with confidence, obviously planting his hidden pieces within the opponent's camp.

"besides!"

The curly-haired old man's eyes suddenly became deep, and his brows revealed confidence and tenacity without any expression. "I have to admit that this kind of car is very suitable for jungle combat."

"At least it's more practical than our chariots."

"So, Mr. Eric."

"If possible, please seize some, even if it's just wreckage."

Eric understood what the other party meant and nodded immediately. "If it's new, it will probably be difficult, but if it's wreckage, we can give it a try."

The curly-haired old man nodded with satisfaction and picked up a cigar from the side. "Wreckage is fine. With our powerful industrial strength, it is easy to make it."

"You're right. I'll arrange it right away."

"Go ahead, I'll wait for your good news."

click
The cigar cutters collided violently and a piece of cigar fell to the ground. The curly-haired old man picked up the cigar cutter and looked at it, as if what he had just cut was not a cigar, but a piece of finger.

"It is better to cut off one finger than to injure ten fingers."

"This method is very familiar."

Bada
The lighter was lit, and the curly-haired old man took a deep puff, with a solemn look on his face, "Will you come this time?"