Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 128 Industrial Explosion

After Zhao Fangyuan left, Wang Feng was the only one left in the room.

I couldn't fall asleep no matter how I tossed and turned, so I simply immersed my consciousness in the system panel.

After annihilating the remnants of the 13th Division, the experience points on the panel increased significantly.

The experience bar has already progressed more than halfway, and I estimate that with one more decent battle, I will be able to successfully reach level 8.

The national policy tree also has several more highlighted options.

Under the national policy of [Training young officers], a new branch has been added.

【Building a more modern national defense force】

Wang Feng looked at the unlocking conditions, which were related to the number of troops under direct command.

It seems that it was unlocked only after the order to form the new First Legion was issued.

Click to see!

【Building a more modern national defense force】

[Affected by the warlord system of the old era, the quality of our army is uneven and urgently needs to be rectified to ensure that we can establish a lasting advantage in the next battle. ]

[Effect of selection: After unlocking this national policy, the decision of the young people taking power will be triggered. 】

[Young and Turkic: usually refers to a group of officers who are young, have certain military literacy and abilities, have received relatively new military education and training, and have relatively radical ideas.]

[Young and strong faction in power buff: plan execution speed +20%, officer training speed +10%, triggering the decision to eliminate warlord forces. ]

【Eliminate warlord forces】

[The dregs of the old times should be thrown into the trash can! ]

[Select buff: Army stability -10% (can be restored after 20 days)]

There was a lot of information on the panel, and Wang Feng read it word by word.

I couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

This is the first time I've seen a debuff effect in such a long time.

10% army stability
To be honest, it doesn't seem to have any impact.

The speed of officer training is crucial. Judging from the current situation, it is not a good thing for the army to expand too quickly. There is a serious shortage of middle and lower-level officers.

If you take too big a step, you may easily pull your crotch.

Planning speed appears many times in national policy and operational doctrine.

Very understandable.

It’s the execution ability of the troops!

The effect of a high speed of plan execution is that the commander has the final say and the soldiers follow his orders.

This is also the top priority.

This national policy is not specifically aimed at the 59th and 51st armies.
In fact, Zhang Zizhong and Yu Xuezhen can already be considered young military officers.

Especially Yu Xuezhong.

After Zhang Xueliang was detained during the Xi'an Incident, he represented the young faction and the old faction in a dispute within the Northeast Army.

No matter what, we must have a decisive battle with the Nationalist Government.

But among the troops under his command.

There are still many shadows of the warlords of the old era.

Secret extortion and withholding of military pay also occurred frequently.

When fighting, they always put the preservation of their strength first.

If it weren't for a few commanders who were suppressing the situation, there would have been chaos in the battle of Huaibei.

Unlock!

Wang Feng had an idea.

Since Chiang Kai-shek assigned these two troops to his command.

Then we must maintain a zero-tolerance attitude towards such incidents!

It is a good opportunity to take advantage of the troops' rest to resolve internal problems.

After reading the military national policy, Wang Feng keenly discovered that there was also a highlighted option on the industrial national policy side.

Under [Unified Industrial Planning].

Economic Development Policy

[Our industrial system has become deformed. While rapidly developing the military industry, we must also develop the civilian industry as appropriate. Only by complementing each other can we maintain our long-term vitality.]

[Effect of selection: Civilian technology experts +10, factory construction speed +10%, industrial equipment +20]

[Unlocking conditions: Industrial development coefficient 0.1]

There was relatively little information about this national policy. After Wang Feng took a quick glance at it, he immediately clicked the unlock button.

The military industry is a weapon on the battlefield, and the civilian industry is a treasure trove.

After all, war costs money.

Unconsciously, with the support of powerful national policies, the industrial scale in the rear has grown to [0.1].
The biggest function of the coefficient is to reflect the current situation.

You can get a glimpse of this from the daily production list.

After unlocking the two national policies and passing on the orders, Wang Feng felt sleepy and fell asleep unknowingly.

Changzhi.

The first machine tool factory.

Even though it was already early in the morning, the cave factory was still brightly lit.

The current scale of the factory is twice as large as when Wang Fenggang left.

The cave cannot be dug too big, so we had no choice but to build a second branch.

In a factory at this moment.

Chief Engineer Sun Zuhua was lying on the machine and studying it carefully.

Several workers gathered around, their eyes full of anticipation.

"Chief Engineer, can this machine be used?"

"How about it?"

Sun Zuhua straightened up and nodded: "It shouldn't be a big problem. Let's take it to the ammunition factory tomorrow and try it out."

The ammunition factory he mentioned was the former First Ammunition Factory.

Now that artillery technology has been developed, although it is only at the level of the World War I period, Wang Feng still issued an order to put it into production as soon as possible.

A new artillery factory was being established, and the task of producing artillery shells fell to the experienced First Bullet Factory.

Since we are not just producing bullets, we might as well change the name and reorganize it.

Changzhi No. 1 Ammunition Factory was born.

Several workers cheered and said, "We never thought that we could build a production line for artillery shells in less than a week!"

"Haha, I'm so sleepy. I only slept for four hours in the past three days."

"I'm not much better. I haven't slept for the past two days, but at least I figured it out!"

Sun Zuhua also looked tired.

High-efficiency production means spending more time.

"Everyone has worked hard these days. After we finish maintaining the equipment, you can go back and have a rest!" Sun Zuhua turned his waist, and he felt relieved that the big thing was settled.

The No. 1 Machine Tool Factory had a high production capacity, and all of its equipment was brand new and expensive. A large number of equipment imported from Siemens was mainly installed in the machine tool factory.

The rest of the factories all use machines produced independently by the machine tool factories.

The workers nodded.

"Chief Engineer, if this equipment can really be successful, what will be the output?"

A worker asked curiously.

He was only involved in the debugging of the equipment and was not the main designer.

Sun Zuhua frowned and estimated in his mind: "If we produce 105mm grenades, we can probably make about ten per day!"

The worker who asked the question nodded.

A 105mm grenade weighs about 20-30 kilograms.

If calculated based on ten shells per day, that would be nearly 300 kilograms of shells.

Sun Zuhua: "It depends on the chemical plant. If the primer is not enough, we can't produce it even if we want to."

After the artillery technology was developed, the production line technology was also developed.

All beginnings are hard.

After finishing the first production line, the rest became much easier.

According to the current production capacity of the First Machine Tool Plant, such a production line can be built in one week without allocating resources and ensuring a stable supply.

The output looks huge.

But there is still a long way to go before it can become a large-scale arsenal.
I remember that as early as 1917, the Hanyang Arsenal was able to produce 20 rounds of bullets and more than 2000 artillery shells per day.

The data may be a bit exaggerated. Affected by the social and political situation, it is difficult to achieve stable production, but we have to admit that this is the strong strength of China's No. 1 Arsenal.

Sun Zuhua: "You guys maintain the equipment here first. I'm going to go back and have a rest. I have classes tomorrow morning."

The technical school was established, but there was a lack of professional teachers.

In desperation, they had to transfer engineers from the factory to work part-time in the school.

Anyway, they don’t teach anything advanced, there are very few theoretical classes, and everything is still based on practice.

What now restricts the development of arsenals, apart from industrial equipment, is the number of workers.

No matter how high the output of the equipment is, it still needs workers to operate it.

Now, workers in various factories basically have multiple jobs, work 12 hours a day, and work in two shifts.

We have truly achieved the goal of people stopping but machines not stopping.

Several workers nodded and responded, then turned around, picked up their tools, and walked deeper into the cave.

First Ammunition Factory.

Compared with the First Machine Tool Factory, the Ammunition Factory is larger in scale.

Three branches have been developed, one producing artillery shells and two producing bullets.

In addition, there are two branch factories under construction.

Factory director Huai Hanpeng was sitting in his office, checking the production list.

Working around the clock almost every day has made him lose a lot of weight, but compared to ordinary people, he is still a little fat.

"This batch of bullets will be shipped out tomorrow morning and sent directly to Xuzhou!"

"As for the materials, I will ask my superiors tomorrow. If things continue like this, the factory will soon be shut down!"

Huai Hanpeng said to the assistant beside him.

The First Ammunition Factory is developing rapidly. Thanks to the production capacity of the First Machine Tool Factory, a new production line is moved into the factory almost every two days.

The daily production of bullets has reached 20,000 rounds.

Half an hour ago, news came that the commander had ordered another batch of equipment from Europe, which would arrive in about fifteen days.

Still the same as before, all heavy machine tools.

It is estimated that the production capacity of the First Machine Tool Plant will have to be raised to a higher level.

At that time, the ammunition factories will also benefit, and it is foreseeable that production capacity will increase rapidly.

This month's production capacity may exceed 120 million rounds.

It is expected to exceed 500 million next month!
The trial production of the wooden-handled grenade was very successful and it is estimated that it will be officially put into mass production in the next two days.

The daily output starts at 500 pieces.

In a month's time, the daily output will probably increase to 2000-3000 pieces.

The assistant packed up the documents and said, "Director, we've got news from the machine tool factory that the production line will be ready tomorrow."

Huai Hanpeng nodded: "Have you arranged all the workers and stuff?"

The assistant replied: "It's arranged. Once the production line starts tomorrow, we can start trial production immediately!"

Huai Hanpeng responded: "Okay!"

Previously, when he was at the Taiyuan Arsenal, he served as the team leader of the artillery production workshop and was familiar with matters related to artillery production.

Garrison barracks.

It was already late at night, and Song Wenjie was still bent over his desk, handling the official business at hand.

Wang Feng took Zhao Fangyuan and Sergei and left, leaving the entire burden of the rear on him alone.

Not only do we have to command the battles on the front line, but we also have to ensure that industrial construction in the rear does not fall behind.

The arsenal was developing very rapidly and was a key project. The documents submitted every day could fill up an entire table.

In addition, there are various types of mines that are constantly expanding their production scale.

Spring is about to arrive, and it is time for the power plant to start construction. The thermal power generation equipment that Wang Feng introduced from Siemens has been idle in the warehouse for a month.

There are also civil industrial construction projects that need to be started simultaneously.

A large number of incidents in the Ministry of Internal Affairs also need to be dealt with in a timely manner.

Changzhi Military Academy and Technical School should not be left behind.
With so much heavy work on his shoulders every day, Song Wenjie felt that his steps were a little weak.

Boom boom boom!
Hearing a knock on the door, Song Wenjie raised his head and said, "Come in!"

A logistics officer walked in: "Sir! The weapons and equipment to be sent to friendly forces have been counted."

Song Wenjie took a deep breath and said, "Bring it here and show it to me!"

The officer took two steps forward and handed over the weapons list.

The 47th Army fought together with the nd and rd Mountain Corps on the front line, supporting each other and not requiring too many supplies and guns.

The main target of this aid was the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

Song Wenjie glanced at the list: "1634 guns made in Hanyang. 7 rounds of ammunition."

"Have you checked all the equipment? Don't send a bunch of defective equipment to our friendly forces."

The logistics officer nodded: "We've tried it, and it still works!"

No one knows when the retired batch of Hanyang-made guns were produced. It is possible that the guns are older than some of the young soldiers.

Being able to fire bullets normally already exceeds the passing standard.

The current production capacity of the arsenal is barely enough to be self-sufficient, so providing weapons and equipment to friendly forces is already considered a benevolent act.

Song Wenjie took out a pencil and signed his name on the delivery list.

"It will be sent out tomorrow morning. We have already contacted the 386th Brigade. Please wait for news on the exact location."

The officer saluted: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)