Bright Sword: Let my company hold off the Yamazaki Battalion

Chapter 63 Conquering the Armory! Factory Director Wang: "You son of a bitch, you really are a

To this question, Chu Feng honestly replied, "I'm 19 years old this year. I started joining the Red Army in the revolution when I was eleven or twelve. How could I have had time to learn this?"

"And what about these?" Factory Director Wang asked, somewhat incredulous, pointing to the processed parts.

Chu Feng looked shy upon hearing this, and said to his masters, "You've taught me very well!"

"Huh?!" Factory Manager Wang exclaimed.

"I taught you?" Master A!

"When?" asked Master B.

"I never taught you this apprentice! Your skills are three points better than mine!" Master C!

"???" Everyone!

"Director Wang, how is it? Are you satisfied? Can we achieve that agreement?" When everyone was silent, Chu Feng asked Director Wang.

Startled awake, Factory Director Wang didn't answer. He gave a wry smile and said, "Don't joke around. That's impossible. You must have secretly learned it before and have a foundation."

"Otherwise, they just come over for a stroll, ask a few questions, take a couple of glances, and learn it without even trying."

"This is unbelievable, it doesn't make sense!" Factory Director Wang refused to believe it, and even listed some of the incredible aspects.

"But that's exactly the process you described!" Chu Feng spread his hands innocently. "Of course, if you don't believe me, you can ask our division commander and brigade commander."

"My growth trajectory is traceable."

Seeing that Chu Feng didn't seem to be joking, Director Wang and the other workers exchanged glances, and then a deep sense of frustration appeared on their faces and in their eyes.

"Could this be what genius is?" This thought crossed everyone's mind.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent again, Chu Feng couldn't wait any longer and asked Factory Director Wang again, "Old Wang, how was it? I wasn't bragging, was I?"

"Does our agreement still stand? Next, will the arsenal cooperate with me to get the 100mm mortar out?"

These words jolted everyone awake.

Before Factory Director Wang could speak, a master craftsman turned to his apprentice and kicked him twice in exasperation: "Damn it! You've been learning from me for half a year, and you can't even make the most basic parts."

"Look at Commander Chu, he only glanced at it twice, and his skills are almost as good as mine! Aren't you ashamed of yourself!"

The apprentice who had been kicked in the butt covered his backside, looking aggrieved, but dared not argue back.

This interlude broke the somewhat somber atmosphere.

Factory Director Wang quickly accepted the fact that Chu Feng possessed exceptional learning abilities and extraordinary talent. He still didn't answer the question, but instead grabbed Chu Feng's arm with shining eyes: "Kid, besides the lathe, can you operate any other equipment?"

Chu Feng naturally nodded in response to this question: "Yes, the technique and lathe operation are pretty much the same." With merit points in hand, that's how arrogant he is.

Factory Director Wang was eager to try it out and immediately pulled Chu Feng along: "Come on, let me see you operate it again?"

Chu Feng shook his head and refused: "What are you looking at? Isn't operating a lathe enough proof? I'm not here to apply for a job at the arsenal."

"I'm operating the lathe just to fulfill our bet." He paused, then added, "I won't try anything else. How about this?"

He smiled and pulled a stack of blueprints from his bag: "Old Wang, you're the expert, what do you think of my design for this 100mm mortar?"

With his god-level mortar operation skills as a foundation, he doesn't need to grind for skills; he can easily draw up the design blueprints for a 100mm mortar, and every parameter on the blueprints is incredibly accurate.

Moreover, the moment the blueprints were drawn, the Mortar Design skill in the Professional Skills section reached the Master level.

There's no way around it; when learning top-tier skills, it's not just about learning the skills themselves, but also about the structure and design of mortars, and encompassing all sorts of mortar knowledge from around the world.

"ah?!!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, but then they realized what it meant.

Factory Director Wang curiously accepted it, and everyone gathered around to watch.

This sight was quite astonishing; everyone was stunned.

"What excellent design drawings! The parameters are labeled in such detail!" one of the craftsmen exclaimed.

"The logic is clear, and the professionalism is top-notch! It doesn't look like a novice's design at all!" another experienced craftsman chimed in.

Everyone gathered around the stack of blueprints, turning them over and over, constantly uttering words of amazement.

"Chu Feng, why don't you just come work at the arsenal?"

"You fucking genius!"

After reading it, Director Wang excitedly grabbed his hand: "Our Eighth Route Army doesn't lack generals who can fight, but it lacks genius technicians like you!"

Factory Director Wang grew increasingly fond of Chu Feng, his eyes practically glued to him: "If you were here, our arsenal's production and design capabilities would definitely be elevated several levels!"

"No, no, no."

Seeing the undisguised longing in Director Wang's eyes, Chu Feng quickly waved his hand: "My interest is fighting the Japanese and leading troops into battle. I can't stay in an arsenal."

"Besides, the arsenal only has so much equipment, so I wouldn't be able to make much of a difference here."

"Why don't I lead more troops to fight the Japanese? Maybe we can snatch a few more machine tools from them for you."

Factory Director Wang's face showed disappointment. He wanted to persuade him again, but Chu Feng's firm gaze silenced him. He could only sigh, his eyes full of regret.

Although Chu Feng only demonstrated his talents in lathe operation and artillery design, these two skills alone were enough to convince Factory Director Wang that this kid was no ordinary person.

Unfortunately, Chu Feng's ambitions lay elsewhere.

Left with no other choice, Director Wang thought about it again and realized it made sense.

The military needs such talent more than arsenals. Moreover, Chu Feng's suggestion of seizing machine tools also greatly appealed to him.

"Director Wang, we made a promise. If you agree, the arsenal will fully cooperate with me!" Chu Feng brought up the agreement for the third time.

Factory Director Wang wasn't one to back down. He hadn't answered before because he was surprised and shocked by Chu Feng's technology, so he couldn't pay attention. Now that there were no more problems, he didn't waste any more words and said readily, "Okay! The arsenal will fully cooperate with you to produce 10 100mm mortars."

"And if you want to join the team that processes gray cast iron using the 'smoldering' method, that's fine too. With a versatile person like you, the efficiency will definitely be higher."

With his expertise in operating a machine tool and designing mortar blueprints, Director Wang had completely recognized Chu Feng's talent.

Especially mortar design blueprints; there are almost no countries with 100mm caliber mortars. This thing is not simply an enlarged version of an 82mm mortar.

It can be said that Chu Feng designed a completely new caliber mortar from scratch.

At this point, Director Wang seemed to remember something else, and looked at Chu Feng with a serious expression: "By the way, with your expertise in design drawings, you should also join the design team for the 100mm mountain gun and give us your feedback!"

"no problem."

Having fulfilled his own requests, Chu Feng readily agreed to Factory Director Wang's demands as well. However, he quickly added, "But, Old Wang, let's make this clear first, so you won't be angry later!"

"As the main force commander, I don't have much time. Most of my energy should be focused on working with the smelting group to develop the smoldering method and solve the problem of gray cast iron, which is the key to making artillery shells."

"So, regarding the 100mm mountain artillery project team, I can only say that we will try our best, but we cannot fully commit to it."