Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 262 Hell Missile
"No rush, let me measure it first."

Li Muzhi did not rush things, but immediately took the measuring tools and measured each of the parts in the tray.

These two parts are the most difficult to make.

After several failed attempts over the past few days, Li Muzhi repeatedly adjusted the machine.

After the measurement was completed, Li Muzhi nodded in satisfaction and said to the skilled workers beside him, "Hmm, they all pass the test. Take a close look at how I assembled them."

It's impossible for Li Muzhi to assemble all of these new rockets by himself.

These skilled workers will become assembly operators in the future.

Li Muzhi picked up one of the parts and began assembling it while explaining its features.

Several skilled workers carefully took notes and watched Li Muzhi's operation intently.

In just one minute, Li Muzhi had assembled the two parts.

With the opening at the rear of the projectile sealed, the first new type of rocket from the border region's arsenal was born.

Comrade Zhang, who was standing nearby, immediately burst into laughter: "Haha, this new type of rocket that can be fired without a cannon barrel has been built! I can't wait to see how it works on the battlefield!"

The other skilled craftsmen were also excited.

Seeing the ball complete at this moment, his excitement was palpable.

The history of artillery firing spans several hundred years, and shells have always relied on immense chamber pressure to propel them out of the barrel.

From that moment on, our factory director rewrote the centuries-old method of artillery firing, allowing the shells to fly on their own.

"You all saw clearly how I assembled those last two parts, right?" Li Muzhi looked at the excited workers.

"Factory manager, we all understand now, we see it clearly." Several skilled workers nodded.

"Alright, you guys start assembling the rest of the parts. I'll watch you," Li Muzhi said. "At the beginning, you don't need to be fast. The main thing is to be steady, understand?"

"Yes, factory manager." Several skilled workers nodded in unison and immediately began assembling the equipment with serious expressions.

Li Muzhi watched carefully from the side. Lao He pulled Zhang Wanhe aside and whispered, "Minister Zhang, this new type of rocket should be given a name, right? We can't just call it a new type of rocket, can we?"

"You haven't come up with a name yet?" Zhang Wanhe was taken aback. The new rocket was going to be ready today, and Zhang Wanhe thought Li Muzhi had already chosen a name.

Now that Lao He has asked this question, it's clear that Li Muzhi hasn't chosen a name yet.

"The factory manager didn't tell me," Lao He replied.

"What should we name it?" Zhang Wanhe stroked his chin. "We call the cannon on the shoulder a rocket launcher. If we call the shell that can fly out on its own to bombard the enemy a rocket shell, then it will have the same name as the rocket launcher's shell. What should we name it?"

Old He thought for a moment and said, "How about we call it the Yama Cannon? It's as imposing as the Hell Cannon. The Hell Cannon sends the Japanese devils and traitors to hell, and this Yama Cannon sends them to meet the King of Hell!"

“Going to hell and meeting Yama are two different concepts,” Zhang Wanhe said, shaking his head. “Going to hell means you have to suffer even after you’re dead, you have to go to the eighteen levels of hell. Meeting Yama just means you’re dead, you don’t necessarily go to hell, you might even be reincarnated.”

"Then, according to your opinion, Minister Zhang, what should it be called?" Old He thought it made sense.

These Japanese devils are inhuman, and these traitors have no backbone. Letting them merely meet the King of Hell is already too good for them.

"How about we call it the 'Eighteen Levels of Hell Cannon'?" Zhang Wanhe was really bad at naming things. "Let's send the Japanese devils and traitors to the eighteen levels of hell."

Old He curled his lip: "Minister Zhang, according to you, we could call it the Soul-Shattering Cannon, right?"

"Forget it, forget it." Zhang Wanhe still held onto this issue, pointing at Li Muzhi who was still instructing the skilled workers, and said, "Let's wait until Xiao Li finishes instructing the workers and let him name it."

“That’s true, let our factory director name it. He gave it a good name when we named it Hell Cannon.” Old He nodded, and he and Zhang Wanhe walked back.

The two stood to the side, merely watching without speaking, so as not to disturb Li Muzhi's work.

These were all skilled workers, and with Li Muzhi personally providing guidance, the remaining nineteen new rockets were all assembled in a short time.

Li Muzhi said to the workers, "You should all go back to the workshop now. Teach the other workers how to assemble these two parts."

"Yes, factory manager." The skilled workers quickly returned to the workshop.

All the parts for the new rocket are in production; the explosives and propellants are ready. Now we need to hurry up and assemble it for production.

Zhang Wanhe, seeing that the twenty new rockets were completely assembled, asked again, "Xiao Li, are you sure they're all assembled?"

“Yes, Minister Zhang, it’s all assembled and ready to be taken to the battlefield for testing.” Li Muzhi nodded and said to Zhang Wanhe, “Minister Zhang, weren’t you going to send someone to deliver it to Commander Liu?”

After speaking, Li Muzhi took out a small notebook and placed it together with the twenty new rockets.

This notebook records the launching method of the new type of rocket and other points to note.

For example, although new types of rockets do not require cannon barrels for firing, they still leave smoke trails when launched, which exposes the launch location.

In other words, once launched, the location must be changed immediately; it cannot remain in the same spot.

Furthermore, when launching from a dug pit without a support frame, the soil in the pit must be compacted and not loose, otherwise it will affect the accuracy of the launch.

"Old He, pack these twenty new rockets into boxes right away. I'll have someone take them away," Zhang Wanhe immediately said to Old He. These shells couldn't just be moved naked; they had to be packed in ammunition boxes, with proper moisture-proofing, sealing, and shock-absorbing measures.

"Okay." Lao He nodded and immediately had someone bring over ammunition boxes, and began packing them up quickly.

Zhang Wanhe smiled at Li Muzhi: "Little Li, this new type of rocket isn't going to be called 'New Type Rocket,' is it? Have you come up with a name for it yet?"

"Minister Zhang, do you have any good suggestions?" Li Muzhi asked Zhang Wanhe in return.

In fact, Li Muzhi had considered the name of this new type of rocket when he had some free time.

It's different from the Hell Cannon. The Hell Cannon was crude to begin with, and the manufacturing process was similar, so you could just use the name directly.

Although this new type of rocket was a copy of the later 107 rocket, which also had the nickname of "guerrilla weapon".

But it definitely can't be called a 107mm rocket here; calling it a "guerrilla artillery" feels a bit old-fashioned.

This new type of rocket does not require a cannon barrel, which means freedom.

In addition, our troops are now promoting freedom and equality, so Li Muzhi wants to call it "The Cannon of Freedom".

It still feels like it's missing something.

And that's it, even now, he still hasn't made up his mind.

"Xiao Li, Lao He and I just discussed it. What do you think of the names for the Eighteen Levels of Hell Cannon and the Soul-Shattering Cannon..." Zhang Wanhe didn't finish his sentence.

Li Muzhi burst out laughing: "Minister Zhang, your name is too rustic. In my opinion, any fortune teller could come up with a better name by referring to the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams."

“Hmm, that makes sense.” Zhang Wanhe immediately exclaimed, “If you can’t think of a name either, why don’t you find a fortune teller to name it?”

"Alright then," Li Muzhi said, ending the topic. "As long as this thing works well on the battlefield, that's fine. We can't think of a better name for now, so let's call it 'missile' for the time being."

In later times, a missile refers to a bomb equipped with an automatic flight device that can autonomously guide itself to its target.

To put it more simply, it's a missile.

The principle of this new type of rocket is the same as that of a missile, only the construction is different. It can be said that it can also be considered a type of missile.

Therefore, Li Muzhi simply called it a missile first.

"Missile?" Zhang Wanhe paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "Little Li, isn't your name a bit too casual? I won't be satisfied until we send the Japanese devils to hell."

This shell can fly on its own, so it's called a missile, which is a fitting name, but it's just too ordinary.

Li Muzhi then suggested, following Zhang Wanhe's suggestion, "How about we add the word 'Hell' before 'missile'?"

"Hell Missile?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Wanhe slapped his forehead and immediately became satisfied: "Haha, Hell Missile is a good name, I think we should use this name."

The workers who were loading ammunition nearby also chimed in with agreement:
"Factory manager, we think the name 'Hell Missile' is acceptable. It's imposing enough, no less so than 'Hell Cannon'."

"Hell missile fits the concept of a shell flying on its own, and it can also send the Japanese to hell. It's a pretty good name."

"Factory manager, let's not change it. Let's just call it Hell Missile."

……

Li Muzhi nodded: "Alright, let's call it Hell Missile."

The twenty Hellfire missiles were quickly loaded, and Zhang Wanhe immediately ordered his men to move all the boxes away, along with the instruction manual left behind by Li Muzhi.

Before leaving, Zhang Wanhe asked again, "Xiao Li, how many Hellballs can you make in a day? Are they as many as rocket launchers?"

"About twenty a day," Li Muzhi replied.

The process of making rocket launchers and rockets is more complicated, especially rocket launchers. Although the requirements for the barrel are not high, there are still some requirements, which will take time.

This Hellfire missile doesn't need a cannon barrel, which saves time.

"Haha, not bad, not bad at all!" Zhang Wanhe was very happy and satisfied.

If it takes a month to produce, that would be seven or eight hundred pieces.

No cannon barrels were needed to fire. The guerrillas carried the shells and moved quickly across the battlefield. Once they reached a suitable position, they dug a pit, aimed, lit the shells, and immediately fled.

The main strategy is to launch a surprise attack, to catch the enemy off guard. This is much more effective than riding a horse and carrying a rocket launcher... Oh, wait, that's not right!
Even on horseback, one can still carry hell bombs to launch surprise attacks on Japanese invaders and traitors.

These horses can move even faster, so their attack efficiency will definitely be even more impressive.

"Xiao Li, then you should hurry up and build it. I'll have someone send the Hellfire Missiles to Liu Weidong and report to headquarters while I'm at it." Zhang Wanhe strode away quickly, almost stumbling as he did so.

The Hell Missile has been invented! Comrade Zhang was so excited that he forgot which leg to step with when he was walking.

"Minister Zhang, remember to bring me back the test data for the Hellfire missile," Li Muzhi added.

"understood."

(End of this chapter)