I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 438 Problems found in the gun test
After the loud explosion sounded, Director Xu and others put down the binoculars in their hands. They were extremely satisfied with the performance of the rocket.

Compared with traditional artillery, rocket launchers are undoubtedly much more flexible, which means that rocket launchers will be more suitable for the Eighth Route Army's operations.After a simple test firing, Director Xu and others have already understood the advantages of the rocket launcher. In the next battle, the rocket launcher with a certain scale will definitely play a decisive role in the battle.

"Genzi, you did a good job, I'll report to the headquarters to ask for credit for you." Director Xu came to Liu Gen and said a little excitedly.

Having seen the performance of the rocket launcher with his own eyes, Director Xu is particularly optimistic about the rocket launcher. Just like Liu Gen's description on the rocket launch paper, the rocket launcher has a great advantage in suppressing firepower in battle.

Now Factory Director Xu can already imagine that in the battle, the devil's artillery was suppressed by the rocket launcher shortly after it fired. Without enough firepower, the frontline soldiers would undoubtedly have a lot easier to fight against the devil.

"Director Xu, it's better not to report to the bosses at the headquarters for the time being." Liu Gen raised his head, his face full of dignity.

Director Xu looked at Liu Gen in surprise, but he didn't expect Liu Gen to say that. In his opinion, the power of the rocket launcher was already strong enough. Reporting it to the bosses at the headquarters would definitely get their attention.

But why did Liu Gen say that?

"Genzi, what's the matter? Could it be that there is still a problem with the rocket launcher?" Chief Qi has been paying attention to Liu Gen, and after hearing Liu Gen's words, he hurried over.

The heads of other departments of the arsenal also walked quickly with Mr. Qi. They could all see how much impact the rocket launcher would have in the battle. There was probably a problem with the rocket launcher. Naturally, they couldn't continue to be happy.

It’s just that Chief Qi and the others in charge are a little puzzled. During the test firing just now, they also observed carefully, and they didn’t find any problems with the rocket launcher. In and out, but it's not a big deal.

What's more, Chief Qi and the others also knew that the discrepancy in the data was entirely due to the fact that the materials used to make the bazooka did not meet Liu Gen's expected standards.

With the information on steel smelting given by Liu Gen earlier, the arsenal has improved the quality of steel to a certain extent, but even so, it cannot compare with the quality of steel Liu Gen needs.In addition, the iron and steel smelting department of the arsenal is not large, and the amount of steel that can be smelted is not too much.

At present, the main source of steel for the arsenal still comes from dismantling the Devils Railway and purchasing it from the people in the base area.The output of iron and steel smelted by the arsenal itself is too low. If it weren't for the fact that there is a little bit of it, the iron and steel smelting department may be directly disbanded.

Of course, the small scale of the iron and steel smelting department is also due to the fact that the devil troops have been sweeping the anti-Japanese base areas frantically during this period.If it weren't for this, the iron and steel smelting department could have left Huangyadong and set up smelting factories in various places in the base area, so as to increase the steel production to a high enough level.

"Yes, during the test firing process, I found some problems. I found that with the conditions of our arsenal, it is impossible to mass-produce rocket launchers."

"Even if some can be forcibly produced, there will still be many problems."

"I'm afraid this rocket launcher will become the first and last rocket launcher manufactured by our arsenal in the past two years. Given our current industrial conditions, mass production is still too difficult."

"..."

Liu Gen kept talking, his mind was disturbed, he took out the blueprint of the rocket launcher, and successfully manufactured the rocket launcher, he was very confident.Liu Gen can be sure that the appearance of the rocket launcher will definitely help the troops of the Eighth Route Army to easily open up the situation in the battle.

However, the problems discovered during the test firing made Liu Gen suddenly realize that he was a bit too idealistic. The rocket launcher was not something that the Eighth Route Army's current industrial conditions could produce on a large scale and equip it to various troops.

"What's going on? What problems have arisen? Genzi, tell us all, maybe we can solve it?"

"Yeah, three cobblers are worth one Zhuge Liang. With so many people in our arsenal, can't we solve the problem?"

"..."

Chief Qi and the others were full of worries. If a big killer like a rocket launcher could be mass-produced, it would certainly be able to reverse the shortage of firepower in the Eighth Route Army.Most importantly, the control of the rocket launcher is much simpler, and it has many advantages compared with traditional artillery.

Even Chief Qi and the others know that the accuracy of the rocket launcher is relatively low, but the accuracy is not enough to make up the quantity. If more rocket launchers are produced, the arsenal will tighten their belts. Everyone will suffer, but they can still survive.son
"Let Genzi calm down first, and we will hold a collective meeting to discuss this matter in the evening." Noticing that Liu Gen's state is a bit wrong, Director Xu said so.

Foreman Qi and the others were taken aback for a moment, and after a while, they understood.Foreman Qi and others could see that Liu Gen, who had always been calm, was a little more suspicious at this time, which seemed to be doubts about his own abilities.

Under such circumstances, even if Chief Qi and the others continued to inquire, they would not be able to get an answer from Liu Gen at all. It would be better to leave room for Liu Gen to calm down.

"Okay, Genzi, let's go first, you calm down."

"Genzi, it's okay if there is a problem with the rocket launcher. Let's solve it together. You are still great."

"Yeah, Genzi, you are great, you are excellent, even better than us old guys."

"..."

Foreman Qi and others left one by one. Before leaving, they couldn't help comforting Liu Gen, hoping that the problem with the rocket launcher would not have too much impact on Liu Gen.In this matter, Liu Gen has done a very good job, personally designing the drawings, and personally leading the workers of the Artillery Department to manufacture them.

It can be said that this rocket launcher can be manufactured, and it has some inseparable relationship with Liu Gen.Without Liu Gen, even if Kong Jue and the others had the relevant blueprints, they would not be able to successfully manufacture the rocket launcher.

Kong Jue asked the workers to bring the bazooka back to the Artillery Department, while he stayed behind. He was a little worried about Liu Gen's condition.As a genius, Kong Jue was able to understand Liu Gen. It was undoubtedly a great blow to discover that there were problems with the rocket launcher, and they could not be changed in a short period of time.

In the process of making the rocket launcher, Kong Jue could see Liu Gen's emphasis on the rocket launcher, many of the parts were successfully manufactured by Liu Gen himself.Following Liu Gen's side, Kong Jue learned a lot. During the period, he also discovered the problems of rocket launchers.

It's just that Kong Jue didn't pay too much attention to these problems at the time. With Liu Gen, these problems can be solved.

"Genzi, you have done a good job. Even though there are still some problems with the rocket launcher, these problems can be solved."

"The industrial foundation of our base area is a little poor, and there are many problems in the arsenal, but I believe that as long as we solve these problems with our hearts, the arsenal will definitely become better and better. By then, the problems of the rocket launcher will be gone It will be a problem again." Looking at the silent Liu Gen, Kong Jue couldn't help but said.

Liu Gen turned his head to look at Kong Jue beside him, but couldn't help but smile wryly. He successfully manufactured the rocket launcher, but found that it was impossible to mass-produce it. This was a great blow to Liu Gen.

"Brother Kong, don't worry, I'm fine, just leave me alone for a while." Liu Gen forced an ugly smile, that's all he could say.

Seeing Liu Gen say this, Kong Jue was also a little helpless. After a moment of silence, he left Liu Gen's side. After leaving a certain distance, he sat on a rock and watched Liu Gen's every move.Kong Jue was very worried about Liu Gen's condition. Even if Liu Gen asked him to leave, how could he leave with peace of mind?
Kong Jue sat on the stone for less than 10 minutes, and Chief Qi and others quietly came to him. Just like Kong Jue, Chief Qi and others were also worried about Liu Gen's condition.They seemed to leave, but they didn't. Chief Qi and the others stayed in a small corner, keeping an eye on Liu Gen's condition.

After seeing Kong Jue also leave Liu Gen's side, Chief Qi and others couldn't help coming to Kong Jue's side, wanting to know how Liu Gen was doing.

After learning from Kong Jue that Liu Gen's condition hadn't changed much, the worry on the faces of Chief Qi and others became more and more obvious. Mass production, but the performance of this rocket launcher has fully proved Liu Gen's ability.

"Where's Director Xu? Do you want Director Xu to persuade Genzi again?" Director Qi looked around, trying to find Director Xu.

But what made Chief Qi a little puzzled was that Director Xu, who was still on the side before, did not know where he had gone at this time.Seeing this, Chief Engineer Qi was very helpless. Director Xu is not here, what should we do?

At this time, Liu Gen stayed alone quietly, and he kept reflecting that the power of the rocket launcher was good, but for the arsenal, the production of the rocket launcher was too difficult.If you want to mass-produce rocket launchers, you need to have a good industrial foundation. Otherwise, Liu Gen alone will not be able to manufacture large rocket launchers if he is exhausted.

The industrial foundation is very important, even the bosses attach great importance to this point, but due to the extremely harsh environment of the base area, the industry in the anti-Japanese base area cannot get much development at all.It is too difficult to develop industry in such an environment, and the development speed is too slow.

After constant reflection, Liu Gen realized his mistake, he was too anxious.

The mad raids carried out by the devils in the anti-Japanese base areas and the implementation of the Sanguang policy caused too much damage to the anti-Japanese base areas and killed too many innocent people.When Liu Gen was still teaching the students in the artillery school, he could learn from the division headquarters every day the specific situation of the casualties of the people in the base area.

Every time the devils raided the anti-Japanese base areas, innocent people would die. In the less than a month since the new commander of the devil's first army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, took office, devil troops in various places in Shanxi launched several large-scale or large-scale raids. Or less mopping up.

How could Liu Gen not be in a hurry when the environment of the anti-Japanese war in the base area became harsh and the people suffered continuous casualties?

After returning to the arsenal, Liu Gen slept for less than four hours a day. Especially during the production of the rocket launcher, he kept squeezing his time in order to manufacture the rocket launcher in the shortest possible time, so that each unit of the Eighth Route Army could compete with each other. The big killer against devils.

But now, Liu Gen had to admit that he had failed. He was too idealistic and ignored the objective conditions of the arsenal.

Time passed by, and for a full day, Liu Gen was reflecting on what he had done in the recent period, and making plans for the next time.For the current Eighth Route Army, the most important thing is to lay a solid foundation, and it is not feasible to confront the devils head-on.

The night silently enveloped the land, Liu Gen turned around, with obvious confidence reappearing on his face, the problem this time was not big, and it didn't cause too much impact.And this failure also made Liu Gen understand what he should do next, maybe this failure will be a good thing.

"Genzi, it seems that you are all right. Here are two cakes I brought you from the cooking class. Eat two quickly." Seeing that Liu Gen's condition had recovered, Kong Jue took out two cakes from his bosom. Pass the cake to Liu Gen.

Liu Gen stayed here for a whole day, and Kong Jue also stayed here for a whole day. On his face, one can see obvious fatigue.In order to manufacture the rocket launcher, everyone in the artillery department worked extraordinarily hard, especially Kong Jue.

After receiving the two cakes from Kong Jue, Liu Gen found that they were still warm, which moved him a little.Raising his head, Liu Gen wiped his eyes casually before biting into the cake, it was so delicious!
"Genzi, this is for you." Chief Qi came out from nowhere, holding a green onion in his hand.

Liu Gen looked at Mr. Qi, without saying a word. He took the scallions with a smile, took a bite of the pancake, took a bite of the scallions, and just ate with big mouthfuls. For some reason, tears welled up in Liu Gen's eyes.

"This green onion is too spicy!" Liu Gen raised his arm and wiped his eyes vigorously.

After wiping, there was some dust on Liu Gen's eye sockets. He hadn't showered for a while.I didn't feel it when I was making the bazooka, but now that it's over, I feel like I really need to take a bath.

Chief Qi and Kong Jue didn't say anything. They didn't seem to see Liu Gen's tears. The three of them walked towards the arsenal. Along the way, more and more people appeared behind them. , Many of them are the heads of various departments of the arsenal.

When Liu Gen and others came to the office where the meeting was held, they could see that most of the workers in the arsenal had come. Except for some workers who could not leave their jobs, most of the workers silently followed behind the team.

Everyone in the arsenal could hear the cannon test this morning clearly. After staying in the arsenal for so long, how could they not be able to tell the difference between good and bad?There is no reason for choosing to follow Liu Gen. Maybe everyone wants to make the arsenal better.

(End of this chapter)