Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

When they reached the edge of the shooting range, Chen Hong paused deliberately to let Zeng Wangcai feel the charming sound of the new gun.

"Honestly, I personally don't agree with you staying in the army." Chen Hong said in a low voice, "Our soldiers' lives are too hard. Without good equipment, we can only risk our lives. Our country lacks talents in this area. Since you understand this, you should focus on that area.

"Back then, the soldiers of our 208th Regiment used grenades to blow up the Japanese tanks..."

The sadness Chen Hong described seemed to take him back to the battlefield of that year, where he witnessed his comrades risking their lives to win victory in the battle.

Zeng Wangcai didn't expect that what Chen Hong said was not a matter of reason, but a matter of stance, because Old Man Yang had made it clear that he should stay and continue to get supplies, and what he said was to go against Old Man Yang.

To put it bluntly, the stance is wrong.

However, Zeng Wangcai could understand Chen Hong. He had fought twice, and although the scale was not large, both were thrilling. If he did not have the equipment, it would not have been so easy for him.

"Commander, there will be bread and cannons," Zeng Wangcai consoled him, "We still have some time, and we can still catch up."

Chen Hong nodded, knowing that Zeng Wangcai had listened, and said nothing more. He led Zeng Wangcai to where Old Man Yang and the others were.

"Report to the Chief, Zeng Wangcai is here!"

"Haha, here I come." Old Man Yang said a few simple words, introducing the current situation and people, and then said, "You talk to Minister Lin."

After the order was given, Old Man Yang pulled Minister Qiu and said, "Let's go and shoot a few shots."

Zeng Wangcai and Minister Lin were left behind.

"Comrade Zeng Wangcai, I'm very curious about what kind of weapon can make people's eyes red and swollen and make them lose their combat effectiveness. In both battles, you won by defeating a larger force with fewer men..." Minister Lin went straight to the point.

From the introduction just now, Zeng Wangcai has already learned that this person is an expert, a true cultural expert.

"There's nothing special about it, it's just the smell and the light." Zeng Wangcai showed his keyboard warrior nature, "It's a chemical reaction that produces strong light, which temporarily blinds the enemy. There's also a chemical reaction that produces a pungent smell... This is an idea I got from my teacher. I tried to make it but it was very unstable. I fell into it several times..."

Teacher, you are so strong and have such a big hat, so you should come.

Zeng Wangcai brought Zhou Yuanbai out again.

Sure enough, when Minister Lin heard Zhou Yuanbai's name, he believed it without a doubt: "Professor Zhou is an expert in this field in our country. Since it is his idea, there is no problem. You are also very good and have strong hands-on ability."

"Minister Lin, thank you for your praise. Once I have stabilized the reactions of these two weapons, I will immediately hand them over to the teacher for experimentation."

"Hmm..." Minister Lin thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

He originally wanted to ask Zeng Wangcai to report it immediately and have it studied by relevant research institutes, but he didn't say it in the end.

Fortunately, this person is not just a scholar and did not make excessive demands.

After the chat, Zeng Wangcai went back and rested with his brothers.

Minister Lin went to the shooting range to report the results.

"Is there really a secret weapon?" Minister Qiu said with emotion, "I thought it was just a trick he came up with, and it's not easy to equip the troops..."

During the war years, there were many smart people in the army who came up with all kinds of methods and invented many strange weapons to fight the enemy, but almost most of them have become a grain of dust in history and are useless when conditions improve.

Minister Qiu's thoughts, which are not from a professional background, represent those of the majority.

According to common sense, a person has just invented a new weapon that greatly improved the country's rifle level, and now he has immediately invented two more weapons. Is this possible?

No matter how talented he is, he needs time and energy to do research. What's more, this genius is not a professional researcher, but a person who changed his career halfway.

"It's true!" Minister Lin said seriously, "What he just said is completely true. It uses some materials to mix and react, emit light or smell, and achieve the purpose of making the enemy lose their combat effectiveness. The principle is like a grenade, but it does not cause actual damage..."

"I can understand that the light can make people invisible, but how can the smell make people lose their fighting power?" Chen Hong expressed his confusion, "Even if it is stinking feces, it can't be so powerful, right?"

"Commander Chen has never been exposed to it, so it's normal that he doesn't understand." Minister Lin laughed, "This is something on the chemical level. It makes people physically unbearable, such as vomiting, difficulty breathing, etc."

"Isn't this just like taking off your pants to fart? It's a waste of time." Chen Hong was still puzzled. "It would be much better to use a grenade. It can blow up a large area."

"You, you are out of touch with the times." Old Man Yang said unhappily, "Grenades have their uses, and that thing has its use, such as capturing people alive and the concept of special operations."

Minister Qiu nodded and agreed with what Old Man Yang said.

The next day, at the military district’s large training ground.

Each division, each battalion...sent out some soldiers to form neat square formations on the training ground.

A simple platform was built right in front of the training ground.

Zeng Wangcai and other twelve strong men stood in a row with straight military posture, listening to their leader reciting the glory they had achieved in the city of Sijiu.

"...Comrade Zeng Wangcai was awarded the second-class individual merit. With the approval of the superiors, Comrade Zeng Wangcai, the platoon leader of the 70st Platoon of the Special Operations Section of the th Division, was awarded the rank of captain.

"...Comrade Zeng Bao was awarded the third-class individual merit..."

"...Comrades Zeng Wangcai, Zeng Bao, and Yu Tie from the Special Operations Department of the 70th Division... were awarded the third-class collective merit..."

There are many people who have made meritorious contributions in the military region, but few have been publicly commended on the spot throughout the entire military region.

Zeng Wangcai and others were already famous in the military region, and now they are even more well-known to everyone.

After the commendation meeting, Old Man Yang personally kept Zeng Wangcai and looked at the new shoulder and armbands in Zeng Wangcai's hand: "Boy, you are a captain now. Logically, you should lead a company of people now, but in view of your special situation and your firm opposition, this matter will be put aside for now. It depends on your performance later.

"There's not much I can do for you. It's up to you from now on."

Old man Yang said this very sincerely, and on the surface it was the truth. Take military rank for example, when one is above the rank of lieutenant and reaches the level of colonel, the military district has no say and the award must be approved by the department.

However, Zeng Wangcai was not really interested in military ranks. What he cared about was people. Although he refused to be a company commander, he still wanted a strong army. He refused to be a company commander just because he didn't want to be a farming company commander.

Military ranks will be abolished in a few years, and will not be re-established until another 20 years later.

"I understand, commander. Don't worry. I will go back and start farming tomorrow. I won't wait for the supplies to arrive. Once I have arranged the farming, I will bring people to report to the military region and go to the south for training." Zeng Wangcai replied.

Going to the south for training, we have to go to sea, and it won’t take too long, because in summer and autumn, the confrontation will begin.

"Don't panic. There are comrades from the military newspaper and the Sijiucheng Newspaper who want to interview you. You should get ready." said old man Yang.

"Interview? What can I interview?"

"Just go if you're asked to go. Why are there so many problems?" Old Man Yang warned, "This is to eliminate the negative influence. You have become the benchmark. Be careful with your words..."