Chen Hao wanted sixteen 12-pound cannons, but Jinchang only wanted to give him eight 6-pound cannons. Of course, Chen Hao couldn't agree to such conditions. The two of them argued with each other until they were blushing and thick-necked.
When he arrived in Jinchang, he had no intention of compromising. Chen Hao decided to suffer some losses in the artillery and then get them back from other places. So he said: "Master Dutong, I don't want any of the sixteen twelve-pound cannons, but only twelve
A ten-pounder cannon, but I also want a thousand Mosingana rifles."
What Jinchang cared about most was the twelve-pounder cannon. Chen Hao gave up the twelve-pounder cannon and only wanted the ten-pounder cannon. He was ready to agree, but when he heard that Chen Hao wanted a thousand Mosingana rifles, he shook his head again and said: "No, this time
Apart from the portion of rifles seized as rewards for foreigners, there are only more than 3,000 rifles left. Brother Chen’s men are fully equipped, and many of the Yuziying under my men still have broadswords and spears!”
Chen Hao suddenly became unhappy, and he said coldly: "That's the case! Mr. Dutong is the commander-in-chief of this battle, how should we allocate it? There is no need to ask for the opinions of me, a fifth-grade official."
Jinchang couldn't help but froze, showing an embarrassed look. He was the most determined fighter. His eyes turned red when he saw the artillery and firearms. Chen Hao turned his face and realized that he had gone too far. The Yingkou Army's contribution in this battle was not small.
, both sides should share the spoils equally. Now Chen Baxian asked for less than half of the artillery and less than half of the firearms. He still refused. It was indeed too unkind.
Jinchang was in a dilemma. It was unreasonable not to give them to Chen Hao. He needed these guns more. Seeing his hesitation, Chen Hao made another suggestion: "I don't mean to embarrass Lord Dutong, it's just my subordinates."
The guns seem to be complete, but many soldiers brought their own firearms to join the army. It is unclear when they took their own guns and left. So be it! Mr. Dutong, please give me two thousand Mosingana rifles.
In exchange for 3,000 Manshaaris and 1888 Mauser rifles, Lord Tutong’s men are mainly Manshaaris and Mausers, so the caliber can be unified.”
Jinchang knew that the Mosingana rifle was better than the Manshali, but as Chen Hao said, almost all of his men were Manshali and Mauser, and the Mosingana equipment was even more mixed. Jinchang's Yuziying was short of
The guns had few ammunition, and after this victory, he would report to the court that more guns were needed to expand the army. Not only did he not have to take out a thousand rifles, but he could also earn a thousand rifles back by agreeing to Chen Baxian's condition. This was very cost-effective.
Jinchang finally nodded, and Chen Hao also breathed a sigh of relief. He had planned to get rid of the Mauser 1888 rifles. He exchanged 1,200 Manshali and 800 Mauser rifles for 2,000 Mosingana rifles, and all the battalions under him could do it.
The firearms were unified. In exchange for the 1,000 Mosingana, 1,000 were used to equip the Black Dragon Camp, and the other 1,000 were kept in a private collection. After all, he used the guns he earned in the north to exchange for these 1,000.
After the bargaining was over, the two began to call themselves brothers again. Chen Hao ordered his men to prepare wine and food, and entertained Jinchang in the military camp. He suddenly thought of a question and said with a smile on his face: "Master Dutong, I forgot to mention something just now. I hope Dutong will."
Please help, adults."
Jinchang said with a tigerish face: "Brother Chen, you and I are friends. It's enough to give you twelve 10-pound cannons and two thousand good guns. If you ask for more guns, I won't give them to you at all."
Chen Hao shook his head and said: "Do you think I am so greedy, Mr. Dutong? This time I just made a deal with Mr. Dutong. I will exchange four artillery pieces with you for four Maxim heavy machine guns, and you will give the captured Lao Maozi artillery
How about leaving it to me?"
Jinchang said with a happy face: "You exchange four 10-pound cannons for four Maxims?"
Although the Maxim heavy machine gun was powerful, it consumed too many bullets. Jinchang became even more superstitious about the power of cannons. There was no shortage of heavy machine guns in Yuziying in Jinchang. After the Jilin Machinery Bureau successfully copied the Hatchkiss heavy machine gun, Jinchang spent money to order two.
Ten guns. This time, more than 20 Russian Maxim guns were captured. Although Jinchang was happy, he did not pay much attention to it. If Chen Hao exchanged four 10-pound cannons for four Maxim heavy machine guns, the deal would be a good deal. He just had some
Can't believe it.
Chen Hao patted his head and said: "Master Dutong thinks that four Maxims can be replaced with four 10-pound cannons? I am talking about two six-pound cannons and two 8-pound cannons. If Master Dutong wants to replace them with 10-pound cannons,
Treat it as if I didn’t say it.”
Jinchang laughed twice. He also felt that it was impossible to change to a 10-pounder gun. It would be good to change to a 6-pounder gun and an 8-pounder gun. So he nodded and said: "As you said, Brother Chen, I will work with you."
Changed, but what does Brother Chen want from those old prisoners?"
The patrol battalion that Chen Hao brought south from Aihui had seven guns, three of which were 10-pound Krupp guns. This time, twelve 10-pound guns were added. In order to facilitate supply, he simply used four of them with different calibers.
The same artillery was exchanged for heavy machine guns. Of course the purpose of asking Jinchang to take prisoners from Lao Maozi was to train artillery talents. More than 800 people in Lao Maozi's artillery battalion were captured. How could they select a few guys who could train artillery personnel?
Chen Hao said calmly: "Lord Dutong has many officers who graduated from military schools. There is no shortage of talents. But I say that there is an extremely shortage of grassroots officers. If you have cannons, you have to be able to use them, right? These captives should be able to teach gunfire.
, I hope Sir Dutong can help me."
Jinchang laughed loudly and said: "Deal! I took advantage of the distribution of the spoils this time. The Russian prisoners of war, Brother Chen, can choose by themselves. But don't mess it up. Internationally, it is said that prisoners of war cannot be killed. If they are caught by the Russians,
It’s not a good idea to get the handle.”
Chen Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the artillery, he cared more about the Russian prisoners, especially the artillery battalion prisoners. After establishing the base area, he would cultivate his own private army. The combat effectiveness of an army could be increased several times with artillery support.
, but artillery is the most difficult to train in China.
Yang Du had an eye for special skills. When selecting Tsarist Russian prisoners, he selected all those with special skills, and then asked these elite Tsarist Russian artillerymen to help train his men. Within a few months, with the guidance of Tsarist Russian officers, Chen Hao's artillery battalion was set up.
Some grassroots Tsarist Russian officers with special skills can also serve as military instructors. In terms of military quality, Tsarist Russian officers are much better than Chen Hao's rabble. If Tsarist Russian prisoners can help him train a group of grassroots officers, the combat effectiveness of the army will also be improved.
Great improvement.
Chen Hao accompanied Yang Du to the prisoner camp. He first selected the prisoners of the artillery camp. Yang Du quickly selected eight prisoners who could teach artillery. The highest rank of these eight artillery prisoners was captain. Yang Du saw the captain
Shi couldn't help but say "Hey" and looked at the prisoner carefully for a moment.
Chen Hao, who was following Yang Du, asked curiously: "What did Senior Brother Yang discover? Does this captain have special stunts?"
Yang Du nodded and said: "In addition to teaching artillery, this captain also has a 'light artillery research' special skill, which has a certain chance of improving artillery."
Chen Hao's heart moved and he said to the translator sent by Jinchang next to him: "What is the name of this captain?"
After the translator had a conversation with Captain Jili Gulu, he turned back to Chen Hao and said, "Sir, his name is Niang Nikolayevich Gobiato, and he is the commander of the Russian artillery company."
After hearing the translator say the long name of the Russian captain, Chen Hao had only one thought in his mind: he had made a lot of money this time. Russians had very long names, and Chen Hao could not remember many names, and this captain was one of them.
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During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it was Captain Gobbiato who modified a naval mortar on a gun carriage with wheels and fired a long-tailed artillery shell at a high elevation angle, which effectively killed the Japanese troops in the trenches.
This kind of artillery invented on the battlefield was called "thunder cannon" at the time and was the earliest mortar in the world. Even if the player has advanced knowledge in the game, it is impossible to replace the NPC in inventing the item. At most, he can find the invention of the item.
NPC. Then use the invention skills of this NPC to provide better conditions to make some inventions come out earlier, but it cannot be too early.
Captain Gobbiato invented the mortar in 1904. Now it is 1900. Chen Hao is locked up for scientific research and the mortar may have come out in advance. The mortar invented by Gobbiato in 1904 was produced by the Navy Mortar.
Although the modification has a short range, it cannot be disassembled into small unit parts, making it inconvenient for infantry to carry. In the game, the captain has invented special skills. As long as Chen Hao is willing to invest money, Captain Gobbiato is likely to come up with a real mortar.
Chen Hao's troops have six Maxim heavy machine guns. If they are equipped with mortars and fifteen 10-pound guns, they can already provide fire support for a regiment. The future looks good, but even if Gobiato
If the captain is willing to cooperate, Chen Hao must also create conditions for his invention. A simple arsenal is a must.
Although Ziqi promised to reward him with machinery and equipment after winning the battle, he currently has no drawings for the construction of an arsenal and has no plans to build an arsenal in Yingkou. Owning mortars can only be a long-term plan.
Yang Du selected a lot of talents in the prisoner camp. In addition to the eight NPCs who taught artillery, there were also grassroots officers who were good at formation training and individual training. He selected more than 30 officers with special skills in the prisoner camp.
Afterwards, Chen Hao ordered Ouyang Yu to take the prisoners back to Yingkou first, and he went to discuss with Jinchang how to report the victory to the court.
Before the great victory in the north, General Shengjing Ciqi had been advocating for peace talks with the Russians, and he often had conflicts with Jinchang, who was leading the battle. Jinchang was very resentful of Zongqi. This time, he was not prepared to go through Zongqi to report the victory, and wanted to report it directly to the court.
. Chen Hao firmly opposed this. When he was in Shengjing, he accepted the bribe from Qi Qi. If he won the battle and did not let Qi Qi take advantage of it, his ammunition production line and firearms maintenance equipment would be ruined.
Moreover, Chen Hao knew the development of the plot in the future. The capital would fall soon, and the reward obtained by directly reporting to the court was not affordable. After Empress Dowager Cixi and Guangxu fled to Xi'an, without the restriction of the court, General Shengjing Qi became very powerful in the three eastern provinces.
Da, if you offend him now, you are seeking death. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
