Chapter 962 Lou Xiao'e's Sadness
Just as Gao Zhendong was about to pack up and leave, he suddenly remembered something.

That was the thought that flashed through his mind when his comrades raised the need for bunker blasting devices at the last meeting.

It's better to take advantage of the opportunity than to wait for another day. Today the leaders of the National Defense Committee and the Army are here, which is perfect.

He sat back down again: "Dear leaders, please stay. I have an idea and want to make a suggestion."

"Hmm? Any suggestions? Tell us quickly!" The comrades in the army were very anxious. If this kid opened his mouth, there must be something good.

Gao Zhendong organized his words and said, "I was thinking, our mechanized troops' main combat equipment is almost ready, but the auxiliary equipment is still blank, so it is necessary to carry out some preliminary research."

"Auxiliary equipment? Do you mean armored command vehicles, armored reconnaissance vehicles, etc." The comrade in the army knew them all, and he also knew that these two were suggested by Gao Zhendong.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, but what I meant is far more than that."

"Anything else? Tell me quickly! As long as it's suitable, I'll ask the Defense Working Committee to get it done." Knowing that Gao Zhendong would never speak without a purpose, any suggestion he made was the result of his careful consideration.

There are a lot of things to do, and although I won’t do any of them, I will just make things difficult for my comrades.

Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "Although these things are almost not available now, once I mention them, you will definitely feel that they are not only appropriate but also very necessary."

"Tank recovery vehicle, armored bridge-laying vehicle, armored mine-sweeping vehicle, trench digger, armored bulldozer, armored engineering vehicle..." Gao Zhendong opened his mouth and listed the dishes one after another, and he was just short of reading out the names of the dishes in Haihe accent.

"Stop, stop, stop... speak one by one..." The comrades were overwhelmed and hurriedly stopped him. They didn't expect there to be so many words.

Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "Actually, there's nothing much to say. I just think these things are needed, and the comrades have to go into detail to implement them."

The leaders understood what he meant. I only kill these people and don’t bury them. “Then you should at least explain it to us. Only when we understand it can we organize forces to do research. Explain it one by one.”

"Okay, actually, for the first one, General Luo is more clear about it. A lot of feedback from the troops is also fed back to him, and the leaders of the troops should also be very clear about these feedbacks."

Gao Zhendong was not just having fun himself, he invited Mr. Luo to come out and have everyone speak together.

General Luo smiled and said, "Yes, I know the first one. Comrades in the army have reported this problem to our representatives stationed in the army. That is, during training and use, if a tank gets stuck, breaks down, is damaged, or even suffers combat damage, they can only find other tanks to tow it, or send people to repair it on the spot, or find a way to get it back to the camp for repair. This is very troublesome. So they want a professional tank towing and recovery vehicle that is specifically responsible for repairing and rescuing tanks on missions."

Tank towing tanks is one solution, but it doesn't work all the time. As for on-site repairs, it is mostly limited to minor problems. Bigger problems are difficult to fix because the tools and parts are not suitable. Especially spare parts, tank parts are often very heavy and very troublesome to transport.

That is to say, we have not been using tanks for a long time, especially large-scale armored forces, and it is only in recent years that these problems have emerged, but for the troops, this issue is very urgent.

The leader of the army nodded as he listened: "Yes, yes, we have heard about this matter. It is indeed very necessary, and we really should do one."

This matter naturally fell on the head of the Caotu Factory, but there was no need for Mr. Luo and his team to take action. Other technical comrades would be enough, as long as they were familiar with tank structure and tank maintenance.

Gao Zhendong added: "Boss Luo, remember to tell the comrade in charge of this matter to install a crane."

"Crane? Can't we just drag it out and be done with it?" Is it possible to replace the turret on the battlefield?
Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Boss Luo, have you forgotten? The Type 62 tank is an integrated power package. With a crane, tanks with damaged engines can be repaired on the spot. And when necessary, it is not impossible to lift the turret."

Just change it and run.

"Oh, yes, yes, that's true." Our first generation of tank recovery vehicles were of the traction type, which could only tow and perform simple repairs, but it did not have a crane.

"What else? Armored bridge-laying vehicles?"

"Yes, for obstacles such as trenches that are not too wide, narrow rivers, and high steep slopes, we build a bridge on the front of the armored vehicle and equip it with a mechanical retractable device. When encountering the above obstacles, we can quickly set it up and retract it after the troops pass through and continue on their way."

Gao Zhendong drew a schematic diagram on paper and showed it to his comrades, who nodded as they read it.

"Well, this is good, this is good. It is indeed commonly used and very useful." Especially wide rivers are the job of the pontoon troops, but for ditches that are relatively narrow but not narrow enough for tanks to pass directly through, this thing is very useful.

The comrades in the army learned from this and naturally knew what trench diggers, armored bulldozers, armored engineering vehicles were. Just by looking at the names, you can tell what these things are.

"Mine-sweeping vehicle? I remember we have mine-sweeping tanks." The chief engineer of the Defense Work Committee was a little surprised. You don't even know about this thing, do you?

Gao Zhendong nodded and shook his head: "I know, but this one I'm talking about is a professional minesweeper. It has at least one more component than a minesweeper tank."

"What components?"

"Rocket mine blaster."

"What is this?" The comrades were very interested. Comrade Gao Zhendong always came up with something new. Our first generation of rocket minesweepers was launched in 69. They followed the equipment naming sequence, just like the bunker blaster, starting with BP, a blasting equipment.

So naturally, no one has thought about this in these 62 years.

"Use a rocket to pull a blasting cord, deploy it in a minefield and detonate it. It can open a minefield passage several meters wide, tens of meters or even hundreds of meters in one go."

There are many mine-sweeping equipment on the mine-sweeping vehicle, but the one that can quickly open a channel at one time is undoubtedly this rocket mine-sweeping blaster.

"Hey, this is a good idea. It can open the minefield passage in one go, which is much faster than using a shovel, chain, or hammer."

Explosive minesweeping is the most efficient method of minesweeping. Within the range of power, it is difficult for mines to survive the shock wave.

No matter what kind of fuse you are, force will defeat skill, so just charge forward.

This was very popular with the military leaders who advocated mobile warfare and liked to attack: "Well, this is good, this is good, we must make it. In addition, make something small that the infantry can carry, so that they can use it to break through the enemy's minefields during penetration and assault."

"Yes, that's right. This way our infiltration troops won't have to worry about the enemy's minefields."

It is unlikely that the infiltration troops will bring an engineering unit with them. Even if they do, the mine-clearing efficiency of the engineers is somewhat lacking compared to the time required for assault operations.

Gao Zhendong's idea is good. Make it smaller and bring a few of them with the infiltrated troops to bomb the minefields if there are any.

"Let's write it down, hold a meeting in the committee later, invite comrades from the army to come, collect opinions, and then get started." The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, don't underestimate these things, but they really have unexpected effects, and can be used in normal times. They can be regarded as a powerful tool for combining peacetime and wartime and disaster relief.

Gao Zhendong was not going to get involved in these things. He just made suggestions, but he didn't have time to deal with the consequences.
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Gao Zhendong returned to the capital saying “What’s more…what’s more…” and went straight home.

As soon as he opened the door and entered the room, Gao Zhendong felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual and Lou Xiaoe's reaction was not like usual.

Normally, she would have jumped up to take the luggage in one hand and the water cup in the other.

However, today, although Lou Xiao'e was very happy to see Gao Zhendong, she was not as active as usual.

Gao Zhendong put his things down, sat next to Lou Xiaoe, and put his arm around her shoulders.

"A... a patient died... Teacher Fan and other doctors and nurses have tried very hard, but they still couldn't save him..."

Lou Xiao'e had a slightly nasal tone and red eyes, and looked very sad.

Gao Zhendong immediately understood that Lou Xiao'e had started to follow Teacher Fan on stage or in the outpatient clinic. Although she had not yet assumed all the work of a qualified doctor, she had at least started on this path.

For someone like Lou Xiao'e, the most difficult part might be the death of a patient.

However, if she does not overcome this hurdle, she will not be able to become a qualified doctor and may even bring harm to herself.

Gao Zhendong thought for a moment and said to her, "The teachers have done their best, right?"

"Yeah!" Lou Xiao'e nodded heavily.

"No one makes mistakes intentionally, right?" This point needs to be distinguished. It is very possible to make mistakes, but there is a big difference between intentional and unintentional.

"Correct!"

"Everyone is trying their best to do their best and choose the most beneficial or reasonable plan for the patient after comprehensive evaluation, right?"

"Yes."

"That's right. Birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable, and you are just trying your best to slow down the process. However, no one can violate the laws of science. If you can do the above, you are competent. I have a saying in the army that 'kindness cannot lead the army'. In some ways, it is the same for you doctors. You can have a compassionate attitude, but you cannot be overly affected by it. This will affect your judgment and bring harm to the health of the patient."

Gao Zhendong knew that it was meaningless to persuade Lou Xiaoe to be happier. She was a sentimental, kind and empathetic woman.

So it’s better to talk about the patient’s health.

Sure enough, after Lou Xiao'e thought for a while, the expression on her face slowly relaxed a little.

"Well, you have a point. Do your best, keep your mindset, and stay calm and objective. This is what's best for the patient."

(End of this chapter)