I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 433 Returning to Huangya Cave
When Liu Gen woke up, the soldiers brought him to a place less than five kilometers away from Huangya Cave.

Opening his eyes, the rising sun made Liu Gen feel uncomfortable.It was night when he successfully evacuated, but now it was daytime. After Liu Gen got used to it, he looked at the sun hanging in the sky and knew it should be around eight or nine in the morning.

"Put me down." Liu Gen shouted after finding himself lying on a stretcher.

Seeing Liu Gen waking up, the soldier carrying the stretcher became nervous. After he yelled, the surrounding soldiers quickly gathered around Liu Gen.

Getting up from the stretcher, Liu Gen could see soldiers all around her, which made her a little helpless. Could it be that these soldiers were still worried that he would run to Chen Ergou and the others?When Liu Gen woke up, he realized what happened last night. In order to make him leave, Chen Ergou shot him unconscious.

Up to now, Liu Gen can still feel the pain in his neck. In order to knock Liu Gen unconscious, Chen Ergou used a lot of strength.

Liu Gen also did not expect that Chen Ergou would knock him out, otherwise with Liu Gen's strength, Chen Ergou would not be able to knock him out when he was prepared.It's just that even though Liu Gen is still very worried about the safety of Chen Ergou and others, he knows that it is impossible for him to go to Chen Ergou and others again.

Looking at the soldiers around, Liu Gen said helplessly, "Let's spread out, why are you nervous? It's all here, and it's impossible for me to find you Battalion Commander Chen."

"Don't worry, I won't lie to everyone, leave a comrade to tell me what happened after I fainted last night, and move on."

The soldiers looked at Liu Gen, they were a little hesitant, and they were a little uncertain whether Liu Gen was really not going to find Chen Ergou and the others.In the end, these soldiers made a decision. They assigned a few people to follow Liu Gen. In this way, even if Liu Gen wanted to leave, he had to break through the obstruction of these soldiers.

Liu Gen was a little helpless. Seeing several soldiers following him, he couldn't understand what these soldiers meant, but he didn't say anything.

The team moved on, not so fast in order to take care of the wounded.

A company commander came to Liu Gen and told him what happened last night. After Liu Gen fainted, they took Liu Gen and set off in the direction of Huangya Cave.In order to avoid revealing their whereabouts, they arranged for the soldiers to clear the relevant traces. It may not be possible to clear all the traces, but unless the devils search carefully, it is still difficult for the devils to find the traces of the soldiers heading for Huangya Cave.

And not long after the soldiers left with Liu Gen, there was an explosion. It was the devil troops following up who triggered the booby traps arranged by Chen Ergou and others.

After the devil triggered the booby trap, Chen Ergou led the soldiers to shoot at the devil, attracting the devil's attention, which allowed the soldiers to leave safely with Liu Gen.

"Instructor Liu, do you think Battalion Commander and the others will be fine? Can they really escape from the devils?" Company Commander Zhang Yi's eyes were full of worry.Zhang Yi is a veteran, and he has been with Chen Ergou, the battalion commander, for several years. He has a very good relationship with Chen Ergou.

Zhang Yi knew that it was wrong for him to ask Liu Gen at this time, but he still couldn't help it. He was his old battalion commander. If something went wrong, he didn't know how to tell the soldiers.

"Company Commander Zhang, don't worry. With Battalion Commander Chen's ability, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Besides, guerrilla warfare against the devils is what our Eighth Route Army is best at. Battalion Commander Chen and the others will definitely escape the trail of the devil troops and throw them away. All we have to do is wait for Battalion Commander Chen and the others to be safe in Huangya Cave. Come back." Liu Gen could only comfort him in this way.

Liu Gen is not sure whether Chen Ergou and the soldiers can escape from the pursuit of the devils, but now, he can only hold enough hope for Chen Ergou and the others.Liu Gen believed that as long as Chen Ergou and the others didn't have too many problems, they could still get rid of the devils as long as they entangled with the devils in the mountains.

"Company Commander Zhang, according to our current speed, we should be able to reach Huangya Cave in another two hours. Let the soldiers be vigilant."

"If the devils find us entering Huangyadong, and the Huangyadong arsenal is discovered by the devils, then we will be the sinners of the Eighth Route Army." Liu Gen confessed to Zhang Yi beside him.The location of the Huangyadong Armory is very secret, and it is difficult for the devils to find the entrance of Huangyadong. If it is because of them that the Huangyadong Arsenal is exposed, then there will be a big problem.

Even if Huangya Cave has a headquarters special agent group stationed here, but if it is really found by devil troops, even if it can be successfully defended, there will be certain casualties, which is what Liu Gen does not want to see.

"Yes! I'll immediately lead some soldiers to disperse and guard!" Zhang Yi knew the seriousness of the matter and responded directly.

Zhang Yi is an activist. He directly led the soldiers into action. In order to avoid the presence of devils around him, he deliberately led the soldiers to set up a guard 500 meters away.As long as any devils are found, the soldiers will stop their actions and give up going to Huangya Cave.

Without going into details with the soldiers, they knew the importance of the Huangyadong Armory. If it was because of them that the Huangyadong Arsenal was exposed to the devils, they would not forgive themselves.

Liu Gen and the soldiers had the same idea. If the devil found out, he would definitely give up and enter Huangya Cave. Liu Gen could not survive for himself and others, which would lead to the exposure of Huangya Cave Armory. The cave arsenal is very important, whether it is now or in the future, the Huangyadong arsenal is very important.

Along the way, Liu Gen and the others were maintaining sufficient vigilance. In order to hide their tracks, they did not advance too fast.Keeping the soldiers vigilant while advancing will undoubtedly consume a lot of energy of the soldiers, but none of the soldiers have any opinions on this.

When Liu Gen and the others entered the five-mile range around Huangya Cave, they were discovered by the soldiers of the Headquarters Secret Service Regiment in charge of defending Huangya Cave. Soon, Liu Gen and others were supported.The trainees had successfully arrived at Huangya Cave long before dawn, and the special task force at the headquarters had already received an order to take care of the people in the Artillery School.

Knowing that Liu Gen and the soldiers were still behind, the soldiers of the Secret Service came to five miles away from Huangya Cave to respond under the order of Head Ou.At the same time, in order to avoid the exposure of the entrance of Huangya Cave, Head Ou also asked the soldiers to check the surroundings to avoid the presence of devil troops.

The last time the Devil Okazaki Brigade found the entrance of Huangyadong by accident, and entered the Huangyadong Arsenal, causing some damage.Presumably, the devils knew a little about the existence of the Huangyadong Armory, and it was precisely because of this that the headquarters arranged the headquarters spy group in Huangyadong to ensure the safety of the arsenal.

After receiving the response smoothly, Liu Gen and the soldiers were relieved a lot. They headed towards Huangya Cave under the leadership of the soldiers of the secret service group.

It was not the first time for Liu Gen to come to Huangyadong. When the arsenal was transferred back to Huangyadong, as the head of the artillery department of the arsenal, he had been to Huangyadong and found a good position for the artillery department.

The artillery department is somewhat different from other departments in the arsenal. For the sake of safety, many departments choose to put their departments in Huangyadong.The artillery department is different. If the artillery department is really placed in Huangyadong, it will only limit the development of the artillery department.

Director Cheng respected Liu Gen's opinion very much. He agreed with Liu Gen's idea of ​​setting up the Artillery Department outside Huangya Cave. If it is really going to be placed inside Huangya Cave, if there is a problem, it will cause a lot of losses.

It had been a few months since Liu Gen returned to the arsenal last time. During this time, he stayed in the Artillery School to teach the students and successfully trained the first batch of students.

However, during the few months since Liu Gen did not return to the arsenal, he also knew about some changes in the arsenal.

In April of this year, factory director Cheng Mingsheng was transferred to the Third Bureau of the Yan'an Military Commission to serve as the factory director and engineer of the electrical repair factory, and Xu Changxun took over as the new director of the arsenal factory.According to Liu Gen’s knowledge, Xu Changxun was an old Red Army veteran, and the former Headquarters Repair Shop of Huangyadong Armory was established by Xu Changxun, then deputy chief of the Fourth Section of the General Staff Office of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

At that time, Xu Changxun was the director of the Machinery Repair Department of the headquarters and absorbed skilled workers from all over the world. However, although a large number of workers participated in the Machinery Department of the Headquarters, it lacked real technical force. Cheng Mingsheng of the department succeeded Xu Changxun as the director.

Now that the factory director Cheng Mingsheng has left, the headquarters has reassigned Xu Changxun to the arsenal as the factory director. It is still very good. In terms of understanding of the arsenal, Xu Changxun should be the most suitable candidate.

Along the way, Liu Gen was thinking about the relevant information of Xu Changxun, the new factory director, in his mind. Before he really met the new factory director, he was a little worried, not knowing how the new factory director's temper would be.It is normal for Liu Gen to feel a little uneasy. Who told him that he has never dealt with this new factory manager?

After Xu Changxun, the director of the factory, took over the arsenal, he also notified Liu Gen, hoping that Liu Gen could return to the arsenal.Without Liu Gen in the artillery department of the arsenal, it was difficult to achieve too many results. It was only because Liu Gen was busy training the cadets of the artillery school at that time that he couldn't spare himself, which prevented him from returning to the arsenal.

Now back in the arsenal, Liu Gen felt a little uneasy, which was normal.

Passing through the Wengge Corridor, this is the only passage from Jinshan Mountain in the east. The cliffs on both sides are thousands of feet long, 1.5 kilometers long and about Zhang Xu wide. It is a natural corridor in the shape of an "s". To the blue line, so the local people also call it a line of sky.

Liu Gen could see that there were a lot of defensive facilities here. According to the terrain here, even if the devil troops found the Huangyadong Arsenal, it would be very difficult to break into the Huangyadong Arsenal.

If there is an attack from the devil army, then only a part of the troops need to be deployed on the two peaks of Wenggekou, and the stones thrown from above will become sharp weapons to kill the enemy.

On the way through the Wengge Corridor, Liu Gen could feel the eyes of the soldiers of the headquarters secret service group quietly looking at him from time to time, which made Liu Gen a little helpless. He knew that it was because these soldiers had heard of him. .I don't know if I have let these fighters down, but he is just an ordinary person, without superfluous.

When he walked through Wengge Corridor and entered Huangya Cave, Liu Gen's eyes suddenly lit up. There were many fields in front of him, and he could also see the arsenal behind the fields.This is an open space surrounded by cliffs, and Huangya Cave is located in the east rock wall, which is a natural cave.

"Leader? Director Xu? Why are you here?" Liu Yingchang, who was responding, couldn't help being stunned when he saw Leader Ou and Director Xu waiting at the exit.

Head Ou laughed, "Why can't we come? We've heard of Liu's 'Pao Shen' name for a long time."

Immediately, Battalion Commander Liu reacted, no wonder his regiment commander and Director Xu of the arsenal came to greet him.The gentle conversation with Liu Gen along the way made Battalion Commander Liu forget the achievements Liu Gen had made. In Liu Gen, he could not feel the slightest arrogance, only a deep approachability.

Liu Gen took a step forward and saluted seriously: "Liu Gen has met Head Ou and Director Xu."

"This time I was discovered by the devil's mopping up troops, and I still need to be supported by Captain Ou."

"Director Xu, what virtue and ability do I have to let you come to support me. As the person in charge of the artillery department of the arsenal, I have never been able to come to the arsenal. I am really sorry."

Facing Head Ou and Factory Director Xu, Liu Gen's attitude is very respectful, and they both deserve Liu Gen's respect.

"Hahaha, don't be so polite, you may not have met me, but I have known you Liu 'Pao Shen' for a long time from the mouths of the bosses at the headquarters. It can be said that you are famous. I have always wanted to find opportunities Let's meet you, now I finally have a chance to meet you, so it's fine if you don't have to be so polite." Leader Ou said with a smile.

Head Ou is the head of the special task force at the headquarters. When he was at the headquarters, he learned about Liu Gen's many achievements from the bosses, and knew that Liu Gen's work was not simple.What's more, even if Liu Gen didn't make any achievements, he was still a member of the Eighth Route Army, and Tuan Leader Ou naturally had no reason to refuse to save him.

Director Xu on the side didn't say anything, he looked at Liu Gen with a smile, and had a good impression of Liu Gen.Director Xu also knew Liu Gen's ability, and knew that Liu Gen had not come to the arsenal because he really had important things to do.Now that Liu Gen has come to Huangya Cave, there is no possibility of letting Liu Gen leave easily.

"Let's go back first. Director Liu and the others are on their way. Let them have a good rest first." Seeing that Head Ou wanted to continue talking with Liu Gen, Director Xu reminded him.

At this time, Head Ou also realized that it was indeed the case, Liu Gen and the others had been on their way, and now they just arrived at Huangya Cave, it would be better for them to take a rest.Head Ou could also see that many soldiers were wearing bandages with blood oozing from them.

Even Liu Gen's arms were bandaged in several places, but because Liu Gen looked very energetic, Head Ou subconsciously ignored Liu Gen's injuries.

"My condition is not bad, but there are a few wounded who are seriously injured. I hope to receive timely treatment." Liu Gen said.

Director Ou and Factory Director Xu naturally had no objections. Before they came, they had informed the doctors in Huangyadong to make preparations.Soon, the seriously injured in the team were treated, and the time since they were injured was not too long, and the possibility of being rescued was very high.

It's just that after the examination, the doctor also told Liu Gen a bad news. Since the injuries of the two seriously wounded were relatively serious, they had to amputate their limbs if they wanted to survive.

Knowing this news from the doctor, Liu Gen was very helpless. He wanted the doctor to find a way to treat the wounded, but because of the medical conditions here, if he chose to use other treatment methods, the two seriously wounded might not survive. down.In the end, in order to keep the two seriously injured alive, Liu Gen had no choice but to ask the doctor to amputate them.

Due to the coma of the two seriously wounded, Liu Gen could not tell them about this matter. He could only hope that they would understand Liu Gen's choice after waking up.Compared with dying, amputation is still acceptable.Perhaps after the amputation, these two fighters would no longer be able to fight the enemy on the battlefield, but in this era, it is enough to survive, how much more do they want?

After arranging for the treatment of the wounded and the rest of the soldiers, Liu Gen had free time to stroll around the arsenal.

Head Ou and Factory Director Xu both have a lot of things to do, so naturally it is impossible to stay by Liu Gen's side all the time. Besides, if they are really allowed to stay by Liu Gen's side all the time, then Liu Gen will definitely not be able to adapt.

Wandering around in the arsenal, Liu Gen found that the arsenal had changed a lot, and the workers were very serious in manufacturing.Compared with the previous arsenal, the production efficiency of the arsenal has improved again, and these improvements also mean that the arsenal can produce more weapons and ammunition every month.

In terms of weapons production, the arsenal mainly focuses on Bayi-type horse rifles and 60mm mortars, and also produces a lot of grenades.The flexibility of the grenadier is very suitable for the guerrilla warfare of the Eighth Route Army, and it can provide soldiers with corresponding fire support in guerrilla warfare.

The weight of the 60mm mortar is not heavy, but compared with the grenade, the grenade is naturally easier to carry.

When he came to the artillery department, Liu Gen could see that the workers were making the barrel of the 60mm mortar. In the production and manufacturing of the barrel, the workers still mainly made it by hand, which made the precision of the 60mm mortar produced Cannot be guaranteed.Seeing this, Liu Gen found that the arsenal still needs to increase a lot of machine tools, at least the machine tools that can produce qualified gun barrels are needed.

It is not difficult for Liu Gen to manufacture a machine tool that can produce qualified shells.Originally, Liu Gen wanted to directly invest in the manufacture of weapons, but now he can only further improve the production conditions of the arsenal to ensure that there will be no problems in his next weapon production.

Back in the arsenal arranged for him by the arsenal, Liu Gen lay down on the table to write and draw, and soon Liu Gen drew the drawings one by one.

(End of this chapter)