The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

A few days after returning to Datong, Zhang Yunfei was still working at the headquarters as usual. Now, Datong’s industrialization construction is in full swing. Several factories have started construction at the same time. Zhang Yunfei is also busy with work. There are many things. Zhang Yunfei must grasp the general direction. With more than a lifetime of experience, his vision is very human.

While Zhang Yunfei was at the headquarters, thinking carefully about the next development plan for the base area, suddenly the political commissar Fang Zheng came in with a smile on his face, and said to Zhang Yunfei with a smile on his face: "Master, the first batch of twenty cannons from the Heavy Artillery Factory have already rolled off the production line. .” soudu

"Oh, so fast, let's go and have a look together." Zhang Yunfei also said happily.

After returning from Yan'an, the first thing Zhang Yunfei did was to visit various factories to learn about the progress of the construction. The construction of each factory was progressing very smoothly.

Under the guidance of so many technicians and experts, and with the free labor of thousands of little devils working day and night, the construction speed of each factory is very fast. [

At present, oil exploration has been completed. According to the report of the Jewish expert Wiesel, the oil reserves in Shiwan Village are more than 300 million tons, and they are currently being exploited. A few days ago, the first oil well produced crude oil. Grasp the construction.

The construction of the car factory, the installation of equipment and production lines have also been completed, and it is estimated that the first self-produced car will roll off the assembly line in two to three months.

The construction of the armored vehicle factory has also been completed, and production equipment is being installed. This year, the first batch of armored vehicles and tanks will definitely be produced.

As for the aircraft factory, the construction of the airport and factory buildings has just been completed, and some production equipment is still being manufactured, but the design of the aircraft has been carried out ahead of schedule.

The heavy artillery factory that Zhang Yunfei is looking forward to is progressing the fastest. When Zhang Yunfei visited the heavy artillery factory after returning from Yan'an, the first batch of twenty 150mm heavy artillery was almost completed.

Unexpectedly, according to myself, less than a week after returning from the inspection of the heavy artillery factory, the first batch of [-] heavy artillery pieces were produced and rolled off the assembly line.

Zhang Yunfei and political commissar Fang Zheng boarded two jeeps and drove towards the heavy artillery factory in Huanglongxia Industrial Zone.

Now, the four-lane cement road from Datong to Xinan County has almost been completed thanks to the "hard work" of thousands of little devils in the past two months. Almost half of the more than 100 kilometers of road from Datong to Xinan County has been paved The other half has also built the roadbed and is laying cement.

After more than two hours, Zhang Yunfei finally arrived at the Huanglongxia Industrial Zone. At present, there are two main factories in the Huanglongxia Industrial Zone, namely the Huanglongxia Arsenal and the Heavy Artillery Factory. The Armory Factory mainly produces guns and ammunition and small-caliber artillery. It mainly produces heavy artillery of more than [-]mm.

When Zhang Yunfei arrived at the heavy artillery factory, twenty black 150 [-]mm howitzers had been neatly placed in the open space in front of the heavy artillery factory.

Twenty heavy cannons were lined up, and the cannons were even wrapped with red silk ribbons. The artillery brigade commander Wang Daquan had arrived, looking left and right around the cannons.A look of fondness.

Seeing Zhang Yunfei's arrival, Wang Daquan ran up to Zhang Yunfei excitedly and said, "Master, our artillery brigade has really replaced the shotgun with the cannon this time, tsk tsk, with such a large caliber cannon, I will also shoot a few shots to enjoy myself. "

"Would you like to have fun, right? I'll let you shoot a few shots later to have a good time." Zhang Yunfei also said with a smile on his face.

Just as Zhang Yunfei was happily chatting with Wang Daquan, Thomas, the Jewish expert in charge of the design and manufacture of these cannons, also walked up to Zhang Yunfei with a happy face, and introduced the performance of these cannons to Zhang Yunfei in detail.

This batch of cannons has a caliber of 150 mm and is a howitzer. The average rate of fire is two shots per minute, and the range is [-] kilometers. The cannons weigh [-] tons and need to be towed by a car. The maximum marching speed is forty kilometers.

After listening to Toms' introduction, Zhang Yunfei nodded in satisfaction. These cannons basically met his original requirements.

However, the specific performance and quality still have to be tested.

Zhang Yunfei said to the artillery brigade commander Wang Daquan: "Immediately arrange a truck to tow the cannon to your artillery training base for test firing."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away and go to the training base immediately to test-fire the cannon." Artillery brigade commander Wang Daquan said excitedly. [

Zhang Yunfei and political commissar Fangzheng went to the training base of the Artillery Brigade in a jeep first, while Wang Daquan arranged for a truck to tow the twenty howitzers, and followed them to the training base.

in the afternoon

At the Artillery Brigade Training Base, the shooting parameters of twenty cannons have been adjusted. The muzzles of the black holes are pointing obliquely into the distance. A dozen soldiers next to each cannon are ready to conduct live ammunition tests just waiting for an order. "shoot".

On a small hill more than ten kilometers away, there are dozens of mounds of several meters high artificially accumulated, and a red flag is planted on each mound. These mounds will be used as bombardments Target.

With a distance of more than ten kilometers, whether these cannons can hit the target will be one of the important criteria for testing the performance and quality of these cannons.

Seeing that everything was ready, Zhang Yunfei asked the semaphore soldiers beside him to display semaphores that could be bombarded.Zhang Yunfei's observation point is nearly one kilometer away from the artillery position. At such a distance, the only way to communicate with each other is through semaphore soldiers.

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei gave the order to fire the cannon, several loaders held the cannonball weighing nearly [-] kilograms, quickly loaded it into the barrel of the cannon, locked the cannon door, then trotted a few steps away from the cannon a few meters away, and covered their ears.

Seeing that the loading was completed, the main gunner pulled the wire decisively and rang the cannon. The cannon made a dull and loud noise. The heavy barrel retreated several meters under the huge recoil, but the cannon mount was still firm. The shells roared towards the target more than ten kilometers away.

Through the telescope, Zhang Yunfei even saw the beautiful trajectory of the cannonball. After flying in the air for 30 seconds, the cannonball accurately hit the target more than ten kilometers away, blasting out a huge deep pit with a diameter of tens of meters.

Seeing the power of the cannon, Wang Daquan, the commander of the artillery brigade, was speechless in surprise. The power of the cannon was too great. Once the cannon went on, it would be ashes and smoke, and everything would be blown to pieces.

Zhang Yunfei, who watched the battle through the telescope, nodded in satisfaction. The power of the cannon was within Zhang Yunfei's expectation. Zhang Yunfei, who was used to the power of the giant cannons of later generations, was no longer used to it.

Zhang Yunfei knows that the explosion of a 150mm grenade is very powerful. Not only will a large pit with a diameter of tens of meters be blown on the ground, but within a radius of 100 meters, it is impossible for anyone to survive. The huge shock wave shocked him to death.

The twenty cannons were fired one by one, and the tremendous power displayed made all the officers and soldiers of the artillery brigade ecstatic. Compared with the previous [-]-type infantry artillery, it was simply a world of difference, the difference was too great.

Finally, he has his own heavy artillery. As the saying goes, when the cannon fires, it is worth ten thousand taels of gold. Zhang Yunfei is looking forward to the power of the cannon on the battlefield.

The Jewish expert Wiesel, who was watching the live ammunition shooting experiment next to him, was also very happy when he saw the excellent performance of the cannon. He took the opportunity to tell Zhang Yunfei that the second batch of twenty cannons would be delivered by the end of this month. After production, the heavy artillery factory will produce [-] to [-] cannons every month.