Chapter five hundred and twentieth: everyone wants
In the afternoon of the next day, Zhong Jinwei appeared at the New Army camp with a smile on his face.
But there was someone in the camp who was happier than him, that is Gundesa, the instructor of the artillery battalion of the New Army.
His eyes were slits from laughter, and he urged his subordinates to hand over the new Folang machine to the people in the Military and War Bureau.
He had been waiting for the artillery for a long time, and when he saw so many artillery pieces, he became excited. He touched the barrels of the cannons, and yelled at the artillerymen to be careful when handling them. It was as if these were priceless glass products.
I'm just afraid of breaking it.
Zhong Jinwei on the other side couldn't understand his words and deeds, so he called him to his side and said: "I gave you the artillery, and it's up to you next."
"Master Marquis, there is no problem. But there are still some gun mounts that are not fully equipped, do you think?" Gundesa immediately assured him, and then started asking for things again.
Only a few of the artillery pieces handed over by the War Bureau this time had gun mounts, and the others were placed on several large trucks and delivered in a pile.
"Don't worry, the artillery mount was not made by the War Bureau. It should be delivered tomorrow morning." Zhong Jinwei was satisfied with Gondesa's professionalism and explained to him with a smile.
Gondesa said "Oh", and then asked expectantly: "Master Marquis, my subordinates noticed that this artillery is different from the previous one. Is it better in performance?"
What he said was not flattering, because he himself was an expert in using guns. Regarding the modification of the breech of the Folang machine, he could see the benefits of this modification at a glance.
When Zhong Jinwei heard Gundesa ask this question, he immediately slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Looking at my memory, I originally thought of calling you up when I was inspecting the artillery this morning, but I forgot about it in the end."
At this point, he saw Gundesa's stunned look on his face and said to him again: "But don't worry, this new artillery not only has a longer range than the previous artillery, but it is also much lighter. You will be able to use it after a while.
knew."
Gundesa felt itchy in his heart when he heard it, and he wanted to try a few shots right away.
Suddenly, he thought of the weight of an artillery piece of this caliber, and hurriedly asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, does that mean this artillery can be horse-drawn?"
Zhong Jinwei smiled and nodded and said: "Yes, these artillery pieces can be driven by horses, and those gun mounts have also been newly designed for this purpose."
Having said this, he pointed to the new sergeants training at the shooting range in the north and said: "They will also be a mounted infantry, with horses to carry out mobile operations."
Gondesa gasped when he heard this, and then immediately became ecstatic. This new army will play an unimaginable role on the battlefield after Zhongxing Hou spends so much money. The only regret is that the number is a little small, otherwise it can be far away
Fighting at a distance forces the enemy to spend more troops to defend more key points.
However, he remembered something and suggested to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, these cannons are all of the same caliber. Comparatively speaking, are there fewer types?"
This is the first batch of iron-cast cannons. They are mainly used in field battles to make up for the gap between them and Jianlu. Larger and more versatile artillery, such as siege guns, naval guns, etc., will also be built in the future.
, but there is not so much time and raw materials yet.
"I know this. There are no other artillery pieces yet. We have to do it step by step." Zhong Jinwei answered him.
Gondesa nodded after hearing this. That's right. The clay molds alone will take two months, and there are still a lot of waste products. To be able to transport so many franc machines this time, I guess I have tried my best.
If he knew that Ming Dynasty had a new method of casting cannons, which was not only fast, but also had low scrap rate and high quality, his jaw would probably drop in shock.
But now the iron-cast cannons were classified as Class A secrets, and it was impossible for him to know about it. It was only much later, when he saw batches of cannons being produced like flowing water, that he became suspicious. However, he still kept it until his death.
I don’t know how the Ming Dynasty artillery was cast.
Zhong Jinwei remembered Fan Jun's instructions and said to Gondesa again: "This batch of artillery was built in a hurry, and many parameters are not detailed. You must record them during training and write a report to me later."
"My subordinate understands." Gondesa immediately agreed. He knew the importance of artillery parameters to artillery, so he answered without hesitation.
At this moment, some knights galloped over from a distance and came towards Zhong Jinwei.
When there were still about fifty paces left, the leading knights dismounted, threw their horses to the people behind, and strode straight towards them.
"Master Marquis, I went to the Yamen, but I couldn't find you." The leader was Cao Wenzhao, whom Zhong Jinwei valued, and he said with cupped fists as he approached.
When Gundesa saw this, he automatically stepped aside to look at his artillery.
"Oh, it's so nice of you to come and save me a while to find you." Zhong Jinwei said with a smile when he saw Cao Wenzhao.
Cao Wenzhao was stunned when he heard this, and immediately replied: "What are your orders, Lord Marquis?"
"When you come to me, you'd better talk about your business first. It's not urgent for me to come to you." Zhong Jinwei said, looking at the three people behind Cao Wenzhao, he recognized them as his three capable men.
When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he immediately put on an expression of bitterness and hatred and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, you asked the brothers of the New Army to pick out nearly a hundred elites at once. Look, the original number of people in my death camp
Just a few, what should we do if this continues?”
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he came to complain to him.
He immediately smiled and said to Cao Wen: "Okay, just tell me what you want?"
When Cao Wenzhao heard that Zhong Jinwei had directly revealed his purpose, his face turned slightly red, and he simply did not hide it and said directly: "Master Hou, these days I just hear the bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang, bang bang bang, the New Army brothers who don't want money."
Fire off the gun. You see, the death camp is also one of the Beijing camps, so why don’t we come over a little bit?"
When he said this, he put on an exaggerated expression, as if he had just discovered so many guns and said: "There are so many artillery pieces, this... Lord Marquis, I don't even have any fire sticks in my death camp. Look at the difference."
Isn’t it too big?”
When the death camp came back from outside the Great Wall, they were completely equipped with cold weapons, and no one had any firearms. After settling in the capital camp, they did not adjust their weapons and equipment. This made Cao Wenzhao hear the gunshots from the New Army camp every day.
, my heart felt itchy.
Today I heard that the Bureau of War and Warfare had brought several large trucks of artillery to the New Army camp. I couldn't sit still anymore and came directly to ask for them.
As a result, Zhong Jinwei's impression of him was completely overturned. He had always thought that Cao Wenzhao was a steady, hard-working old scalper type person. He didn't expect that today he would completely turn into a rogue, looking for guns and cannons.
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It seems that people will still change under certain circumstances.
Zhong Jinwei smiled as he watched Cao Wenzhao continue to speak exaggeratedly. He waited until Cao Wenzhao himself was embarrassed before he said, "After all, you just want firearms, right?"
Cao Wenzhao smiled and flattered him: "Master Hou is wise."
"Don't worry, the death camp will be equipped with firearms sooner or later. Look at these Folang machines. After using the gun mount, they can be led by horses. When the time comes, they will also be equipped with firearms for your death camp." Zhong Jinwei had to reveal to him.
future arrangements.
In fact, Zhong Jinwei also mentioned it before, but Cao Wenzhao didn't take it seriously. Now that this situation is said, it is naturally true.
Cao Wenzhao was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis."
The three generals behind him also rejoiced with the general, clasping their fists together and saying, "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!"
Zhong Jinwei smiled and then said: "I'm relieved now, it's my turn to talk."