GBP Chapter 290 Work Arrangements at the Steel Plant
Chapter 290 Work Arrangements at the Steel Plant
The military certainly hopes that Kong Hao will lead the special forces to attack everywhere and continue to establish greater merits. After all, every time the special forces take action, they can gain huge rewards.
For example, in the battle of You County just now, if it weren’t for the assistance of the special forces led by Kong Hao, Li Yunlong would not have dared to formulate such a risky combat plan.
If the gate of You County was not opened in time, Li Yunlong's several thousand light infantry would have no chance of opening the gate, and they might not even be able to escape unscathed.
Of course, after taking such a big risk, the rewards are also extremely rich.
Not to mention the two weapons production lines, the supplies in the warehouse alone included millions of bullets and tens of thousands of various artillery shells, as well as at least 100,000 of the Japanese's melon grenades, and a large amount of food, cotton and cloth.
If we really have to make a comparison, the gains from You County this time are no less than those at the train station. At least this year Minister Zhang won't have to worry about the winter clothes for the troops.
This is also what makes all the leaders feel conflicted. On one side is the immediate interests, and on the other side is the sustainable development in the future. They have to grasp both sides and be strong on both sides.
However, the head of the headquarters is now intending to expand the size of the special forces. Unless it is a very important matter, try to keep Kong Hao at the arsenal.
Then, several people walked to the steel plant area. Along the way, Kong Hao discovered that several new factories had been built on the roadside. From the outside, it looked like a brick factory with a huge chimney on top.
However, this brick factory is outside the forest. If a Japanese reconnaissance plane flew overhead, it would easily discover the situation here. If they lowered the altitude to take pictures, it would also be easy to confirm that this is just an ordinary brick factory, and thus mark it as a civilian facility and ignore it.
After all, if we send bombers to bomb, we probably won’t even be able to make back the cost of the aircraft fuel, let alone the aerial bombs.
In fact, the Japanese's fuel reserves are very scarce at present, and all of them are imported from abroad, especially aviation gasoline for airplanes, which is priced at a sky-high price per barrel.
Therefore, unless they are engaged in a major battle or encounter a major target, they rarely deploy aircraft for battles at the squadron or even wing level.
Not to mention a small brick factory, even if it was a large machinery factory in the county town in our rear area, the Japanese would probably not be willing to send planes to bomb it. In their view, it was an unprofitable deal.
Director Ouyang saw Kong Hao's expression and quickly explained:
"This brick factory is the result of our collective discussion. We built three in total, in different locations, all to cover up the existence of the steel plant."
"Moreover, the bricks produced by this brick factory can also be used to build various factory buildings, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."
After hearing this, Kong Hao nodded. This situation was the best for him. Through the collective efforts of everyone, all kinds of miracles could be created.
Along the way, he saw various transport vehicles coming and going on this road, all of which were carrying iron ore and coal. It was a busy scene that was intoxicating.
After arriving at the steel plant, Director Ouyang convened a technical discussion meeting with the workshop directors and engineer-level technicians.
First, the political commissar of the steel plant explained the latest situation of the steel plant so that Kong Hao could understand the general situation:
"General Counsel, our steel plant currently has 265 employees, including 18 managers, 36 technicians, and the rest are ordinary employees, including various material transport personnel."
"The steel plant has been in operation for five days and has produced about 120 tons of medium-carbon steel suitable for gun barrels. Some manganese and boron elements have been added to it. This is the production task assigned by Director Ren. Currently, there is a serious shortage of steel for gun barrels on the rifle and pistol production lines."
"However, after testing, the steel we produced seemed to have different performance from that of the Taiyuan Arsenal. All parameters were exceeded, which was very strange."
Kong Hao knew the reason for this problem, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only make up a plausible reason:
"The steel smelting technology we are currently using was developed by my family in a secret laboratory in Eagle Country. It was developed specifically based on the composition of the iron ore and coal here."
"The equipment and technology of Taiyuan Arsenal are outdated, so it is reasonable that they are surpassed by us."
"But don't be complacent. You should sum up your experience, especially strengthen your research and development capabilities. By using the various rare metals that have just been added, you can develop alloy steels for different purposes."
"Especially the steel for the gun barrel, which has the highest requirements, must be given priority. Next, our arsenal will start to imitate the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun. The gun barrel is the top priority, so you must pay more attention to it."
The production of mortars and grenade launchers does not require alloy steel with such high performance, but people should always have dreams. The troops cannot always rely on mortars to hold their ground. The Type 75 infantry gun, 105mm mountain gun, and mm howitzer are all good things and they must all be able to be produced to equip the troops.
Everyone at the steel plant was extremely excited to hear the news; being able to produce steel for guns and cannons for the troops was their greatest pursuit.
Then, Kong Hao took out a stack of documents from the briefcase beside Secretary Meng, handed it to Director Ouyang, and explained with a smile:
"This is the process technology of several kinds of foreign artillery steel. You can use it as a reference. The most important thing is to refine various kinds of steel that meet the actual situation according to the current conditions."
In the following time, Kong Hao visited the operation of the entire steel plant and pointed out some problems. After finishing all this, it was time for dinner.
He also had a working lunch at the steel plant. In fact, everyone ate the same thing, two steamed buns with whole grains and a bowl of porridge per person, plus a shredded potato and a scrambled egg.
Kong Hao was lucky today, as he got to enjoy the main dish that the steel factory could only eat once every three days.
After dinner, he and Secretary Meng rode their bicycles back to the arsenal. Secretary Meng went to organize today's relevant information, and Secretary Xiaowen took over his job.
After Kong Hao returned to the Arsenal, he called Director Ren to a meeting, mainly to discuss some recent work plans.
The Arsenal is now slowly getting back on track. There are many things to deal with every day, and the summary meeting every night is the best channel for communication and summary.
However, Kong Hao had just returned and did not understand many situations, so he just recorded various data in his notebook and did not rush to express his opinions. After all, without investigation, he had no right to speak.
Finally, Director Ren concluded with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard during this period and has achieved a lot, but the front-line troops are in urgent need of various weapons and ammunition, so we cannot relax yet."
"Our headquarters arsenal gathers all the military's military talents, and at the same time carries everyone's expectations, so the burden is heavy."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's all welcome the chief consultant to speak to everyone."