Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry

The transmigration came too suddenly. Ren Zhong had no mental preparation whatsoever, so he was taking things one step at a time. He hadn't had time to plan anything long-term, but he had a vague, general idea in his mind: to use the knowledge and time difference between the two planes to improve the military industry of the Bright Sword world's base area as quickly as possible.

For no other reason than Li Yunlong's unit, why did they always choose close-quarters combat when fighting? Wasn't it because they were severely lacking in ammunition? How could they fight with only a few rounds per soldier? They could only rely on their broadswords and fight desperately.

Currently, the base area has no stable channels for replenishing ammunition. Relying solely on capturing enemy supplies and reloading bullets, how could they possibly supply the hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers?

Li Yunlong's unit is just one microcosm of the situation, and they're considered to be doing relatively well.

Since supplies can't come in from the outside, they can only create their own internal supply. Although raw materials like sulfur ore, steel, and copper are also blockaded, the channels for obtaining them are better than directly purchasing ammunition.

The base area now occupies a relatively large territory, and some materials can be collected within that territory.

As long as Ren Zhong can figure out the manufacturing processes and production equipment, the base area will naturally start to explode with productivity on this basis.

Of course, this is not an easy task. Due to the long period of time that has passed, modern production processes are basically useless in the Bright Sword world. Ren Zhong has no way to complete the equipment matching for a modern factory for them.

Therefore, Ren Zhong now needs to excavate the production processes that existed under the production level at that time. Those ancient production technologies are useless to modern people, but they are crucial to the base area, because the number of talented people in the base area is too small. Even ordinary industries at that time could not be done by many people.

Therefore, Ren Zhong's work in exploration alone is very heavy. He has to correspond to the current address of the base area, and then go to the local area to investigate what mines have been opened up, then mark the locations and screen out the ones that meet the requirements.

Ren Zhong doesn't plan to do these tasks himself, but instead to publish some online bounty work tasks, rewarding people for writing papers and reports to have some local geological and mining departments determine the approximate mineral resources, and then he will check the list and conduct on-site inspections.

This matter is relatively sensitive and must be done carefully to avoid the attention of relevant departments. Although Ren Zhong is not endangering society, how can this be explained?

Therefore, Ren Zhong cannot delegate the core part of this work; he can only summarize and verify it himself.

Next is the smelting and production of ore, which is also a huge problem for the base area. Their technical talent and research level are quite primitive, and Ren Zhong must also figure out all the production details and equip the relevant equipment. Like the sulfuric acid production line, Ren Zhong has to figure out a production line that can be set up using indigenous methods.

After solving the production of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and nitrocellulose, the indigenous methods of steelmaking, copper smelting, and lead-zinc-aluminum production must also be researched.

Then comes weapons production. Ren Zhong needs to choose the types of weapons that are most suitable for the base area to produce and use, which is also not an easy task, because powerful and easy-to-use weapons often require high levels of production technology and production equipment that are difficult to meet.

Given the situation in the base area, Ren Zhong must use a production line that is mostly manual, with simple and easy-to-copy mechanical equipment. Electrical equipment should be avoided as much as possible. Building a power station in the mountains is not an easy task, and it is also easy to be discovered and destroyed by the Japanese devils.

Ren Zhong now understands the feeling of not knowing how to spend money. There is nothing that can be quickly solved by throwing money at it. Almost all the industries on the base area side now require Ren Zhong to figure them out himself before they can be quickly replicated.

This is forcing a liberal arts student like Ren Zhong to start transforming into an all-around science student.

Therefore, he is a bit overwhelmed on his own and has started looking for people to help. Zhao Lidong is the first, but he will definitely not be the last.

People who don't play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds probably don't know what an SKS is, but when it comes to the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, almost everyone has heard of it. This is a super successful light weapon remake that has dominated for nearly half a century and can be called the terminator of semi-automatic rifles.

With high accuracy, long range, and great power, it completely suppresses bolt-action rifles. Ren Zhong compared the Type 98K Mauser rifle, the Type 38 rifle, the Hanyang 88 rifle, and the Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifles with the M1 Garand and Type 56 semi-automatic rifles. The Type 56 basically wins across the board.

In terms of sustained firepower, bolt-action rifles basically can't compete with the Type 56. In terms of accuracy, neither the Type 51 Garand nor the Type 56 is lacking, but the manufacturability is far worse than the Type 56. The Garand's ultra-long piston rod, which is comparable to a mutton skewer, the hollowed-out receiver, which looks like a fried squid, and the ultra-long one-piece stock handguard, which is comparable to a barbecue oven, are all difficult to process and cannot be made without the support of a modern industry from the 1940s.

In comparison, the Type 56 has a much simpler processing structure, and the production process is much simpler than the SKS. Parts such as the front sight base, rear sight base, and gas block are produced using the lost-wax precision casting process, which is simpler and more efficient than the forging and machining process. The receiver cover is produced using the precision casting process, which also reduces material consumption and man-hours. Many third-tier small factories and military factories that temporarily switched to producing this gun during special times were able to produce it. The production difficulty is relatively low compared to the Garand.

Ren Zhong also considered why he didn't choose the AK-47, the legendary assault rifle. The AK-47 has a very obvious firepower advantage in close-quarters combat, but the problem is that the AK-47 consumes too much ammunition. If it is used as a standard infantry weapon, the ammunition is difficult to sustain.

In addition, in the conventional ambush distance of 200 to 400 meters, the AK-47's shooting accuracy and stability are far inferior to the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. Well-trained marksmen can even hunt enemies within a range of 600 to 800 meters.

Therefore, in comparison, if only one type of infantry weapon is chosen that is most suitable for the base area, then the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle is almost the best.

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