Su Yuan received an order to stay in the independent battalion in this area to mobilize the masses, establish an anti-Japanese democratic regime, and at the same time develop anti-Japanese forces as rear protection for the development of the plain areas.
For this reason, while mobilizing the masses, the Independent Battalion also began to establish extensive militia forces. Due to the lack of weapons, Su Yuan thought of Sanbao. The self-made mines that Sanbao brought when he joined the army were very effective weapons, and
It can be manufactured locally.
Hearing that Su Yuan asked him to make gunpowder, Sanbao was a little unhappy. Wouldn't it mean that he had lost the chance to fight the Japanese? He still wanted to make merit in the battle.
"We are short of weapons and can we seize them from the Japs." Sanbao replied, "I just ambushed the Japs and seized a lot of guns and ammunition."
"Our team is developing rapidly, and many soldiers do not have weapons in their hands, let alone militia teams." Su Yuan explained: "We must use local materials, and anyone who can fight the Japanese must be used. This is also an order.
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As soon as he heard that it was an order, Sanbao had no choice but to agree, but said: "Then I will still take my platoon with me. I will make explosives and fight at the same time without delay." Sanbao didn't say the next sentence, otherwise there would be no discussion, but Su Yuan immediately said it.
Agreeing, he indicated that Sanbao should also be tested in actual combat during the production process.
"I can make this gunpowder." Sanbao took the opportunity to make a request: "But it can only be used as a propellant and is not very powerful. You have to tell me how your elixir, the detonating powder, is made? That thing is very powerful.
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"Actually, I don't know that either." Su Yuan replied helplessly: "I left home early, but my father never told me."
"Then how do I make gunpowder to detonate it?" Sanbao immediately raised the difficulty.
"You don't know how to dismantle the enemy's ammunition." Su Yuan said: "You have not dismantled the enemy's mines, so this won't be a problem for you!"
"Yes." Sanbao nodded.
Returning to the platoon's station, Sanbao immediately summoned everyone and the militia to convey the battalion commander's order, "How come we are a front-line combat unit, how can we do military work?" Li Yong was still in the excitement of the battle just now, and he was naturally excited.
Some are reluctant.
However, Qu Changlin was very happy about this. He immediately said: "That's great. From now on, we can make our own weapons."
"You are happy." Sanbao asked: "It takes things to make gunpowder. Let me ask you, can I get sulfur and saltpeter here?"
"Yes, there is. We have sulfur mines in the mountains, as well as saltpeter." Qu Changlin's words made Sanbao feel happy. This is easy to handle. As for the hemp stalks used for burning charcoal, there are plenty of them in the field.
Qu Changlin didn't know what Sanbao did before. Seeing Sanbao smile, he continued: "But we don't know how to refine these things here. They used to be mined and taken away, or they were abandoned after the Japanese came."
"Ha, we can make it as long as I'm here." Sanbao replied: "My family and the battalion commander's family are both experienced in making fireworks." Hearing what the platoon leader said, everyone immediately burst into cheers.
Soon, the ore was mined back. Sanbao directed everyone to set up a pot to boil and purify sulfur and saltpeter. The sulfur ore can be refined by heating and melting the sulfur ore in the pot and removing impurities. Saltpeter is also very simple. Add the ground saltpeter to water and boil it.
Open it, then pour out the water to cool, and the saturated solution will condense and crystallize at the bottom after cooling. After many times of refining, it can reach the purity required for making explosives. As for charcoal, it is easier to heat the hemp in a sealed kiln.
Just stick it.
Soon, sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal were all available. After crushing Sambo and adding them in proportion, the first batch of gunpowder was finally produced. However, Sambo was not satisfied with its explosive power, and how to detonate it was still a problem. Currently, Sambo can only use the original
The method is to add a medicine twister to ignite and throw it, but this is very inconvenient. In order to obtain the three treasures of detonating medicine, I started to think of other ways...