After the two people sat down, Nie Rongzhen, the chief of the general staff, asked directly: "Comrade Hong Xuezhi, how is the equipment of the frontline soldiers now?" Hong Xuezhi said: "The equipment of the soldiers is still very complicated. There are historical reasons and practical reasons. After more than a year of equipment changes, we have now basically achieved the unification of rifle calibers. At present, the arsenals in the Northeast are operating at full capacity, and many of them are working around the clock, with workers working in three shifts, striving to keep the soldiers behind. The old weapons and equipment in the army should be replaced as soon as possible. In addition, our arsenal is also stepping up research and improvement of our own guns. "Commander-in-Chief Zhu asked: "How about we make our own guns?" Hong Xuezhi replied: " Except for the fact that the quality of the steel is not very good, everything else can be said to be completely fine. "This is a problem! I will immediately notify the steel plants across the country and ask them to study the appropriate steel formula." Hong Xuezhi continued: " Now we can make our own semi-automatic or fully automatic rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, rocket launchers, grenade launchers and other light weapons. Comrades in the rear have also developed self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and light 107mm rocket launchers." Pointing to Zhang Zhenhua behind him, "Among them, this kid has come up with a lot of good ideas." Chairman Mao smiled and said: "We all know this, self-heating lunch boxes, multi-purpose engineering shovels." And Zhang Zhenhua said nothing but "hehe" Apart from being silly and happy, I couldn't say anything. Hong Xuezhi said: "The chairman is right. The self-heating lunch box has solved the food problem of the soldiers in winter. The engineer shovel has played a very good role in building fortifications and even in close combat. According to rough statistics, now the front line The light weapons in the hands of soldiers basically implement the "three-three system", with domestic, Soviet and captured weapons each accounting for one-third. " "Very good!" Chairman Mao patted the armrest of the sofa, "It is not easy to do this. "Hello!" Hong Xuezhi sighed: "It's a pity that the enemy still has the advantage in air superiority, so our supplies from the rear are always unable to be delivered in time, especially the air force, which cannot take care of the front lines in order to deal with enemy aircraft on the transportation line. As a result, many of our soldiers were sacrificed by enemy bombings. "Commander-in-Chief Zhu also sighed: "There is nothing we can do about this. After all, our navy and air force are only newly built. It seems that we can only strengthen the front line itself. Land air defense is in place." Premier Zhou saw Zhang Zhenhua looking thoughtful at first and then hesitating to speak, and asked, "Comrade Zhang seems to have something to say?" Zhang Zhenhua scratched his head, "I just want to know our situation. How big of a ship can the shipyard produce now?" Nie Rongzhen asked: "What other ideas have you come up with?" Zhang Zhenhua said: "Actually, I don't have any good ideas. "Marine guerrilla warfare?" "Marine guerrilla warfare?" Zhang Zhenhua nodded, "There is a term in Germany called 'wolf pack tactics.'" Seeing Chairman Mao and others' looks encouraging him to continue, he explained: "'Wolf pack tactics.' The tactic was proposed by German Navy Marshal D?nitz during World War II, which is to use multiple submarines to form a small team and take turns to attack enemy warships and transport ships like a wolf pack. The specific method is to generally dispatch several ships during the operation. During the safari at sea, when the target is found, it will be tracked underwater, and then a "wolf head" will direct the "wolf pack" to act in a unified manner. The wolf pack usually attacks at night, and each submarine in the wolf pack passes covertly through the gap or flank of the opponent's escort fleet. Since multiple submarines attack the same target at the same time, the hit rate is improved, and several torpedoes can hit the same target at the same time. In this way, the 'wolf pack tactic' can achieve greater combat effectiveness. Its essence is to concentrate weak ships to jointly destroy the large fleet." Commander-in-Chief Zhu frowned, "It sounds very similar to our guerrilla warfare. But we don¡¯t have submarines. " Zhang Zhenhua said: "So I just want to ask if our shipyard can build torpedo boats. Although the concealment is not as good as that of a submarine, fortunately it is fast, so the effect should be about the same, right? Moreover, the Americans probably would not have thought that we would dare to attack their navy. It would be best if we could sink a few of their aircraft carriers. Chairman Mao took a deep breath from the cigarette in his hand and said, "Mr. Zhu, what do you think?" Commander-in-Chief Zhu thought for a while, "The idea is very bold, but it's a pity that I, a commander-in-chief with an army background, know nothing about naval warfare." Chairman Mao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, we can ask professionals." " Premier Zhou said: "I will immediately call Comrades Xiao Jinguang and Zhang Aiping to discuss it. " "There is also Comrade Chen Shaokuan," Commander-in-Chief Zhu interjected: "He used to be the Minister of the Navy. Such talents cannot be wasted. ¡± Premier Zhou immediately turned around and left the Juxiang Bookstore. Chairman Mao smiled and said: "Kid, why didn't you come up with such a good idea earlier?" Zhang Zhenhua lowered his head in shame, "I just thought of it after you mentioned it. Get up." This sentence is true. Since arriving in North Korea, Zhang Zhenhua has been busy on land and really hasn't thought much about things at sea. Nie Rongzhen said: "I can't blame you. We people have fought on land before, and this Korean War has taught us a lesson." Commander-in-Chief Zhu sighed: "Yes, now and even in the future The war requires joint operations by sea, land and air. The era of relying on one army to conquer the world is long gone." Soon, Premier Zhou came back and said, "I have already called Comrades Xiao Jinguang and Zhang Aiping. You can fly over in the afternoon. Comrade Chen Shaokuan is currently in Fujian, which is relatively far away, but he can also arrive tomorrow morning. " "That's good," Chairman Mao put out the cigarette in his hand, "We can do this. Let¡¯s discuss it tomorrow. Let¡¯s talk about the equipment of frontline soldiers now. , light weight, and accurate. I prefer to use submachine guns made by the Soviet Union because they have more bullets, strong firepower, and are durable. Secondly, they are made by the United States because they are large in quantity. "Commander-in-Chief Zhu said: "In this way, the Soviet army's equipment is mainly. Concentrated on heavy weapons? " "Yes." Hong Xuezhi said: "Their weapons are mainly heavy weapons such as aircraft, tanks, and large rocket launchers, which we are not yet able to produce. " Chairman Mao. He sighed: "After all, our national strength is still not strong!" After finishing speaking, the room fell into silence. At this moment, there was a strange "goo" sound, and several big guys in the room looked at the source of the sound. Zhang Zhenhua looked embarrassed, "Well I don't want it to bark, but I can't help it, it doesn't listen to me." Chairman Mao couldn't help laughing at first, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? It seems like I was negligent. Let's go to dinner first, and let's talk about this today and continue tomorrow." After leaving Fengze Garden, Hong Xuezhi glared at Zhang Zhenhua, "How embarrassed do you think your kid is today?" Feeling aggrieved, "I didn't know it was barking at this time, and it was barking so loudly." Then he muttered in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you to buy some buns earlier?" "What did you say? Leave quickly!" He had already walked out of ten Hong Xuezhi, who was a few steps away, turned around and greeted. The two of them had eaten in the staff cafeteria, so Zhang Zhenhua naturally couldn¡¯t ask the chief to take him home in a car, so Hong Xuezhi took a car back to his temporary residence alone, while Zhang Zhenhua himself took a bus back home. When I returned to my courtyard, I saw that the door of my house was locked, thinking that my family had not come back yet. Zhang Zhenhua then sat in the yard, took out a pen and notebook from his backpack, and drew while thinking. I don¡¯t know how much time passed, but a girl came to the courtyard humming a song. When she saw Zhang Zhenhua, she was stunned at first, and then cheered, "Brother! You are back!" Zhang Zhenhua raised his head and smiled: "Sister, school is over?" Zhang Cuihua He rushed over happily and circled around Zhang Zhenhua twice, "Brother, you will look much more handsome if you put on the military uniform first." Zhang Zhenhua deliberately kept a straight face, "How do you talk? Your brother and I have always been handsome." Zhang Cuihua " Pfft." Yile made a face at him. Zhang Zhenhua put away the paper and pen, "Okay, why don't you open the door quickly and let me in." Zhang Cuihua opened the door, and the brother and sister came into the house. Zhang Zhenhua saw a small stove standing on the east wall of the house, and asked: "Our family Are you using briquettes too?" Cuihua replied, "Yes, it was just installed this year." She pulled up a chair for Zhang Zhenhua to sit in front of the stove, and then pulled up a small stool to sit down. "Brother, tell me about things over there." Zhang Zhenhua said: "What are you doing? So you can show off to your classmates in school?" "I hate it!" Cuihua lightly hit her brother and then begged: " Please tell me." Zhang Zhenhua smiled and said, "Okay. I'll tell you the story of a prisoner in our prisoner of war camp. That prisoner's name is Albert" "Ah!" Albert, who was thousands of miles away, sneezed. "I wish you good health, Albert." The roommate next to him smiled. It didn't take long for the short story to be told. Zhang Zhenhua stood up and said, "Okay, the story is over. You go do your homework, and I'll put the things away and prepare to cook." "Oh." Zhang Cuihua stood up. , suddenly remembered something, "By the way! Brother, I received a letter from Sister Xiuxiu a few days ago." "Really?" Zhang Zhenhua's mind immediately emerged with the image of a little girl with two lamb horns in braids, following a group of crazy boys, "What did she say?" "Sister Xiuxiu said Grandma Luo Passed away." Cuihua's voice dropped. "What?!" Zhang Zhenhua was shocked, "When did it happen?" "Just a week ago. Dad and Mom also knew about it and sent them some money." Zhang Zhenhua nodded and looked up. Depending on the weather, "Maybe it's too late today, so I'll send some money tomorrow."