Chapter 229: The Important Meaning Of Flashbangs
“Xiao Li, you go ahead and get busy then. I’ll go contact a few other arsenals.”
Zhang Wanhe left one sentence for Li Muzhi, then instructed the Guard Captain, “Guard Captain, keep a good eye on the things.”
“Good.” The Guard Captain nodded.
Zhang Wanhe left in high spirits, and Li Muzhi reminded the Guard Captain: “Guard Captain, for these pieces of equipment in front of us, I need to plan in advance how to modify them. Keep your people quiet.”
“Yes, Factory Director Li. I won’t let my people disturb your work.” The Guard Captain immediately gave the order that no one was allowed to make a sound, and except for the patrol team, no one was allowed to move around casually.
Li Muzhi still called over a few assistants, took out paper and pen, as well as measuring tools, and began working.
First, he measured the dimensions of these pieces of equipment, then drew them to scale on the paper.
Then he slowly measured and drew the structures as well.
Finally, he modified them on the diagrams to the needed appearance. At that time, Li Muzhi could have the workers help modify the equipment together, which could improve efficiency and save time.
After three hours, with the assistants’ help, Li Muzhi had drawn the appearance diagrams for several pieces of equipment.
The rest was to go back to the office to revise the diagrams.
Li Muzhi said to the Guard Captain: “Guard Captain, I’ve finished drawing the diagrams. I’m heading back to the office now. You and your people can rest properly.”
Just now, the Guard Captain and his people had all stayed completely still, afraid of disturbing Li Muzhi.
Li Muzhi had also said there was no need to be so serious; they could move around normally as long as they stayed quiet.
But the Guard Captain and they insisted on not doing so.
“Is there anything else you need me to do?” The Guard Captain moved his stiff limbs a bit and also let his subordinates move their bodies.
“Every ten minutes or so, carefully check the machine covers to keep out dust and sand.” Li Muzhi instructed.
This year, Northwestern Shanxi was particularly dry, with a lot of wind and sand.
Especially today, the wind carrying sand was blowing particularly fiercely.
Today, no Japanese aircraft were seen reconnoitering over the arsenal, probably related to this weather.
“Yes, Factory Director Li.” The Guard Captain nodded.
Li Muzhi stepped away and had just entered the arsenal gate when he saw the Traitor Elimination Squad Captain Wang Xunbu rushing over hurriedly: “Factory Director Li.”
“Captain Wang, seeing how happy you look, did the capture mission go very smoothly?” Li Muzhi directly guessed the result from Wang Xunbu’s excited expression.
“Hahahaha.” Wang Xunbu first laughed excitedly a few times, then deliberately said: “Brother, I really have to thank you properly. If it weren’t for your flashbangs, it really wouldn’t have been easy to complete today’s capture mission. Your flashbangs are truly very effective for captures. My people said that after throwing the flashbang into the room, the targets and Japanese invaders inside let out screams. When my people burst in, the targets and Japanese invaders inside were just standing there like fools, covering their eyes and screaming chaotically, with absolutely no ability to resist. They were just like fish meat on the chopping board. My people directly pinned them down, and we had zero casualties!”
Wang Xunbu deliberately emphasized the three words “zero casualties.”
Over these years, although the Traitor Elimination Squad’s performance had been decent and they had eliminated quite a few Japanese invaders and traitors.
But!
The Traitor Elimination Squad’s casualties were not small either.
Not just anyone could be selected for the Traitor Elimination Squad.
Every Traitor Elimination Squad team member was an elite soldier tempered a hundred times, quick-witted and agile.
Losing even one such team member made Wang Xunbu heartbroken for a long time.
He had a notebook on which the number of sacrificed Traitor Elimination Squad team members had already reached more than forty.
More than forty! They were all battle-hardened soldiers, the most loyal guards of the party and the nation. This cost was very high.
On the way to the Border Region Arsenal, Wang Xunbu couldn’t help but think.
If Factory Director Li had produced the flashbangs earlier, most of those more than forty might still be alive and kicking, rather than becoming cold records on Wang Xunbu’s notebook.
Even!
If not for Li Muzhi’s flashbangs providing timely support, when Wang Xunbu’s team members exchanged fire with the Japanese invaders, who knows how many more would have died.
Perhaps even he himself might have been done for.
“Good if it’s effective.” Li Muzhi also caught the meaning of “zero casualties” in Wang Xunbu’s words.
With flashbangs, the Intelligence Department’s operations to capture Japanese invaders and traitors would greatly reduce team member losses in the future.
“Brother, this records the data.” Wang Xunbu handed the notebook to Li Muzhi and added: “Your thing is really quite effective. I think it doesn’t need any changes at all.”
Li Muzhi took the notebook and quickly looked it over, nodding: “Mm, this feedback effect is good. I’ll start production here soon and supply you with flashbangs as early as possible.”
The raw materials for flashbangs were very abundant, and the projectile bodies were also easy to make, so mass production would be quick.
“Not just our headquarters Traitor Elimination Squad, but many other capture teams urgently need flashbangs.” Wang Xunbu’s expression was fervent. “Factory Director Li, your small flashbang may not shine as brightly as the Hell Cannon or the shoulder-mounted cannon in value, but in the hands of us capture team members, it’s truly a rare safeguard.”
It could ensure both the team members’ lives and the success rate of capture missions.
As he spoke, Wang Xunbu couldn’t help but get teary-eyed, his tiger eyes welling with tears, tightly gripping Li Muzhi’s hand: “Brother, I really thank you on behalf of my team members and thousands upon thousands of capture team members. Really, with your flashbangs produced, who knows how many fewer people will die.”
“Captain Wang, you are all heroes. Sorry, it’s the arsenal that has held you back.” Li Muzhi also tightly gripped Wang Xunbu’s hand, expressing shame for not having produced the flashbangs earlier.
“Brother, what you’re saying isn’t quite right. We all know very well what conditions the arsenal is under. Before, we could only make some junk grenades and reloaded bullets. Now you’ve quickly produced artillery, jumping mines, grenades, and now flashbangs. You’ve already done excellently. Especially you, brother, I’ve even been thinking why Minister Zhang didn’t promote you to factory director earlier. Isn’t Minister Zhang delaying things?” Wang Xunbu pointed out.
Li Muzhi cut off the topic and said to Wang Xunbu: “Captain Wang, you’ve delivered the data, so you can go back. I’m quite busy here.”
“Brother, as I said before, if your flashbangs were effective and my capture mission succeeded, I would thank you properly.” Wang Xunbu still looked at Li Muzhi a bit embarrassedly. “It’s just that for the moment, I don’t know how to thank you. See what you’re short of now, tell me, and I’ll figure out a way to get it for you.”
“Captain Wang, if you really want to thank me, in future capture or traitor elimination missions, try to ensure the mission succeeds with as few sacrifices as possible. That’s what I’d most like to see.” Li Muzhi actually lacked quite a few things now.
He lacked a whole bunch of machinery and equipment, rare metals, integrated circuit boards, and so on.
But Wang Xunbu was just a Traitor Elimination Squad captain; his expertise was capture and traitor elimination.
Asking him to get military industry equipment and supplies would be making things difficult for him.
Better to let him maximize his effectiveness in his specialty; that would be the greatest return for Li Muzhi.
Faced with Li Muzhi’s attitude, Wang Xunbu directly said: “Brother, with your flashbangs, future missions will definitely be much easier, and casualties will undoubtedly drop greatly.”
Wang Xunbu still looked at Li Muzhi: “Younger Brother Li, you should still think about it. What do you want? Otherwise, I always feel like something’s missing.”
“Heh.” Li Muzhi chuckled, thought for a moment, and said: “Alright then, in the future, when your Traitor Elimination Squad has time, just inquire where there are Japanese military industry personnel.”
As long as they captured Japanese military industry personnel and pried open their mouths, they could get important intelligence on Japanese military industry from them.
Of course, what Li Muzhi wanted wasn’t military production information from their mouths, but mainly intelligence on Japanese military industry supplies and equipment.
“Younger Brother Li, that’s not easy to inquire about.” Wang Xunbu’s expression immediately became troubled upon hearing this.
Japanese military industry personnel were also treasures on their side.
Just like our Younger Brother Li; once his military industry talent was shown, the arsenal became his domain, and his range of activity was basically limited to that, not easily leaving.
Japanese military industry personnel were surely well protected.
Immediately after, Wang Xunbu quickly adjusted his emotions and said: “Brother, alright, I’ll keep this in mind and definitely get you a few Japanese military industry personnel.”
“Good, I’ll wait.” Li Muzhi nodded.
“Alright then, brother, you get busy. I won’t disturb you.” Wang Xunbu didn’t stay longer either; after greeting Li Muzhi, he happily left.
Li Muzhi walked back to the workshop and found Lao He: “Lao He, the Traitor Elimination Squad took two flashbangs to test, and the effect was very good. You can start mass production directly here.”
Upon hearing this, Lao He couldn’t help but say: “Factory Director, shouldn’t we test a few more?”
“This flashbang has no technical difficulty; it’s just like a grenade. As long as it explodes smoothly within the designed time without any discount in effect, it’s fine.” Li Muzhi said. “Although the captured supplies from the combat troops are abundant, those supplies aren’t easy to come by either. Let’s just produce directly. Of course, if you’re really not at ease, when the flashbangs are produced, you can give some samples to Minister Zhang and have him send them to the capture team members for testing.”
Capture teams weren’t just Wang Xunbu’s one; there were many others, like enemy rear armed work teams and such.
“Good.” Lao He nodded, still looking at Li Muzhi expectantly: “The combat troops brought back so much equipment; is there any inside that you need to make new type rockets?”
Although Lao He was in the workshop, he still knew about this.
“There is.” Li Muzhi nodded. “But I need to plan the diagrams first, then have the workers modify the equipment according to the diagrams.”
“Alright, then I’ll get experienced workers ready for you in advance.” Lao He said briskly.
“Good.”
