Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 295 Students' Goals

Five kilometers behind Xianyaling, in the military factory, Gu Changfeng saw this group of students again and could hardly believe his eyes.

They used to be dressed in student uniforms, but now they all have unshaven beards and their clothes are dirty.

He looks no different from the beggars begging outside.

"Mingshan, what are you doing?" Gu Changfeng took the initiative to step forward and asked.

Li Mingshan, who was working, heard the sound and looked up.

Seeing that it was Gu Changfeng, he immediately stood up straight and greeted him respectfully.

"Captain, we are studying this Katyusha rocket launcher."

Gu Changfeng took a closer look and saw that this was the dismantled Katyusha.

He had said before that as long as the camp had something, he would let the students study it.

Now it seems that these students did not even let go of Katyusha, who had just returned, and directly tore it apart.

"Any ideas?" Gu Changfeng asked.

The replica of Katyusha is relatively simple. For example, the 107 rocket launcher, a guerrilla warfare weapon, draws on the design and experience of the Katyusha rocket launcher.

If he could really do it, he would be happy to dismantle a few more.

Li Mingshan thought for a moment and said, "Captain, we need money to buy machines and materials. There are many things we can't make for the time being."

"For things like seamless steel pipes, we simply can't do that with our current conditions,"

Gu Changfeng certainly knew that the materials would cost a lot of money, but he had never heard of students asking about money before.

Let them study it. Now that they need it, he naturally has to agree.

"You need seamless steel pipes. I need to contact Mr. Tang."

"If there's no way to solve it, I'll get you some Katyushas later."

His points have not increased much now, and it is impossible for him to dismantle a large number of Katyushas for use, so he can only contact Tang Shengzhi.

Upon hearing this, Li Mingshan immediately smiled and said, "Captain, just give me the money," and then he pointed to a student next to him and continued.

"Hu Ting has some connections in his family. When the money arrives, have him send a telegram back."

Hu Ting said a little embarrassedly.

"Captain, my family has some connections overseas, so it's not difficult to get some seamless steel pipes."

"The main reason is that my family doesn't agree with me coming here with my classmates, so..."

Gu Changfeng's eyes lit up. It seemed that among the students coming this time, not only the girl surnamed Chen came from a wealthy family.

These male students also have powerful people in their families.

You have to know that during this period, those who could buy seamless steel pipes and weapons overseas almost all had considerable power in their own families.

"Your family doesn't agree with you coming here, otherwise why don't you ask Mr. Tang?"

Gu Changfeng spoke.

Hu Ting waved his hand and said, "No, no, my eldest brother can handle this. There's no need to inform my parents."

Gu Changfeng nodded. He was a hands-off boss, so since these students could handle it on their own, he didn't say anything.

"The water and food here are good, so you don't have to get dirty."

"Don't let Mr. Tang's people come over and accuse me of abusing you."

After finishing the business, Gu Changfeng began to care about life issues.

The students looked down at their clothes and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Li Mingshan explained: "We have studied the German heavy artillery, the Japanese mortars, and grenade launchers before, but we found that it is difficult to replicate them at this stage."

"But after the Katyusha was brought back, we found it was relatively easy to replicate,"

"So we started researching it, and it's been more than ten days now."

Gu Changfeng understood that these students had previously studied heavy artillery and were inevitably frustrated when they found that they could not replicate it.

Now I finally see a chance to copy Katyusha, so I start working day and night.

"Research is research, and we have plenty of time, so we can take our time."

"Our regiment is now well-equipped and has no shortage of artillery. You should prioritize your own health."

Although these students had good intentions, Gu Changfeng still reminded them.

In this era, talented students are precious, and he doesn't want to waste talent because of this.

"Captain, we know," Li Mingshan said with a little emotion.

In fact, they were still anxious. Although Gu Changfeng said that they were not short of weapons, they had been staying here for so long, eating and drinking for free, but their research had not yielded any results. They could not help but be anxious.

Especially for those students who have just graduated, this period is when they are eager to do something to prove themselves.

Gu Changfeng then gave a few more instructions and came to the gunpowder factory two kilometers away.

At first, he just built a frame and let the students do it themselves.

Li Yan considered that gunpowder research was not very safe after all, so he moved out of the military factory and built a new factory with the cooperation of Wan Chenghai.

"Captain, I was just about to look for you."

As soon as Gu Changfeng arrived, Li Yan noticed him and immediately ran in and said with a smile.

"Li Yan, is there any good news?"

Gu Changfeng asked with a smile. He came here today to see the students' research results and to check on their health.

It seems that the gunpowder factory is not so bad now, at least it is not as dirty as the students in the military factory.

"Captain, ordinary explosives are relatively simple. This time, our students from the Chemical Engineering Department would like some funds to purchase machinery and materials."

Li Yan rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassedly.

Well! He wants money again. Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly in his heart.

"How much money do you need? Go find Captain Wan and ask him to cooperate with you."

Although it costs money, Gu Changfeng is rich and doesn't really care about money.

"Thank you, Captain," Li Yan said excitedly.

"Are you also interested in the Katyusha rocket launcher?" Gu Changfeng suddenly asked.

Before, the group of students had been doing nothing in their research, but as soon as Katyusha came back, they all became excited, which made him very curious.

Li Yan smiled and said, "Captain, you went to Brother Mingshan first, right?"

Gu Changfeng nodded.

Seeing Gu Changfeng admit it, Li Yan smiled and explained:

"This time our gunpowder factory is cooperating with the military factory to see if we can replicate it."

"I have asked the soldiers of the first battalion before, and they said that this rocket launcher has a fast firing rate and strong power,"

"So after we did some research and discussed it with Big Brother Mingshan, we decided on this direction."

Gu Changfeng understood, thought for a moment and said: "It is not easy to reproduce the Katyusha shell."

"First of all, there's the issue of accuracy. The Russians have a sophisticated military-industrial system, while we have nothing."

"So, are you sure you want to do this?"

Li Yan replied solemnly, "Captain, we have studied the artillery shells, including the fuse, detonator, gunpowder ratio, ignition, booster, and so on."

"As long as we give us time, we can definitely replicate this. Although the accuracy and range may not be that good in the early stages."

There is a ready-made one for them to disassemble and study. If they still can't make it, all their learning will be in vain.