If all the 7,000 bullets in front of him are distributed, basically a rifle can only be equipped with 8 bullets. With this number of bullets, Chris feels that it is not enough for daily training, let alone an offensive operation.
The scarce number of bullets reminded Chris of the difficult years known as the Anti-Japanese War. During that era, each soldier of the poor Chinese army only had single-digit bullets to use.
"This number of bullets is definitely not enough. I need at least 100,000 bullets before I can be sure to win a war." Chris' face also became ugly, and he said to Smith: "I will answer any technical questions you have.
I can solve it for you...but the bullet production capacity...you must increase it for me!"
As he spoke, he clenched his fists in front of Smith: "This is a task that must be completed! Do you understand?"
"Ming, I understand..." Smith knew that expansion was imminent for Alan Hill. As the driving force for expansion, the industry must provide all the needed materials for this war, including weapons and ammunition, and other various materials.
A variety of products.
This is the interesting thing about modern industrial civilization: in order to industrialize, it expands outwards at all costs, but in order to expand, it must madly expand its industrial scale. It seems like a paradox, but in the paradox there is a way to glory.
bloody road.
"The production of hand grenades..." Chris asked about the production status of another large-scale killer weapon. Since the bullets are too precise to be mass-produced, the production of hand grenades has become the only way to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.
Even during the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, even in the dimmest manual workshops behind enemy lines, grenades could be continuously produced. The main reason is because the production process of this thing is indeed not complicated.
In the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the production speed of hand grenades even exceeded the production speed of bullets in some areas. This also proves from the side that the production process of wooden handle grenades is very simple.
Fuzes with the most sophisticated structures can also be mass-produced by hand. The disadvantage is that the detonation rate of such manual fuses is really not high. However, this is something that can be tolerated. After all, as long as half of the grenades can detonate normally, it is enough for the target.
The enemy was suppressed.
The grenade Chris chose for his unit is also the most classic wooden handle grenade, the famous German M24 grenade. There is a reason why he chose this grenade.
Because of the advanced weapons and equipment, Chris estimates that his troops will be engaged in offensive operations in the next two or even three years. If the Magic Empire does not participate in the war, his troops will be in the mortal area as if they were uninhabited.
The situation is right.
Since the main focus is on offensive operations, it is natural to use offensive grenades. The egg-shaped grenades with more complex craftsmanship and shorter throwing range were rejected by Chris. Because the firepower of the troops is still seriously insufficient, it is also a good idea to use grenades as a close combat weapon.
This is a way to fill the firepower gap, so the m24 grenade has become a better choice.
In an era without mortars and submachine guns, close-range fire suppression could basically only be accomplished by grenades. In this case, wooden-handled grenades that have a long throw distance and are not easy to roll off are better than defensive grenades.
It's really much better.
Another reason is actually easy to understand: Seris, which is rich in giant trees, originally had extremely developed woodworking technology. The wooden handle technology of the wooden handle grenade is very mature and the materials are very abundant, so there is no need to worry about production problems.
For this reason, the M24 grenade has become a standard weapon for the soldiers of Airan Hill, and has recently been produced in large quantities. However, the first few batches of grenades often malfunctioned and misfired, which was later nicknamed by the soldiers.
For "Warhammer"...
"The production speed of grenades is very fast." Speaking of this, Smith finally regained some confidence: "We have produced 4,000 grenades, and after ten days, we may produce 1,000 more!"
Chris finally felt relieved, because if there were grenades as a supplement, his troops could be ready to fight more quickly and use them to fire the first shot of the Principality of Eilandhill's external expansion.
Now he has no way to stop his plan: if he chooses to give up, the citizens of Ellandhill, who are destined to go bankrupt, will tear Chris apart and replace him with a more radical monarch.
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That night, Chris summoned Wageron and others to prepare for a new round of war planning. Careful analysis and inspection before the war is a necessary condition for victory. Chris does not want to fight an unprepared battle.
battle, so he rushed all his men to have a meeting in advance. But this time, he had three main directions of attack to choose from.
"We have just invested money to make good relations with the Arant Empire... It would be very irrational to start a war rashly at this time." Des gave his own point of view: "At least in the past six months.
Both Li and Arant are very safe rear areas for us."
"The supplies we have mobilized do not support our attack on a huge empire like Arant. We only have ammunition for two assaults... In this case, as long as Arant does not surrender to us and agrees to negotiate a peace with us, we will fully
Collapse." Deans also shook his head and analyzed the irrationality of attacking the Arant Empire from a material perspective.
Chris also thought that it was a very stupid thing to gnaw on the hardest bone. He felt that he should attack the bunker. This meeting was just a meeting to unify everyone.
"If we attack the Kingdom of Higgs, then our land will become a long and narrow strip, isolating Arant and the countries in the north... In this state, our defense area is too long." Chris pointed to the map.
Said: "Moreover, bordering the Magic Empire in advance has never been the result we want."
"So, we can only attack the bunker. Open up the bunker to North County and put them into our territory." Chris drew a mark on the map on the table and showed it to everyone: "In this way, although we
We still face enemies on three sides, but we have gained many substantial benefits."
"First of all, Tubao's steel and coal mines will be included in our territory. In this way, the materials we need to purchase will be reduced by half, and the funds will be abundant." Des opened his mouth and explained to everyone in front of him: "It's just
For steel, we can double our production capacity."
Today's wars are actually serving Seris's economy. So everyone here, except Wageron, is thinking about how to maximize economic benefits with a victory.
In their opinion, as long as the Tubao and North County are opened, the trade routes to the Grassland Empire can be connected. There are big buyers of iron, salt and cloth, and Ailan Hill can sell a large amount of its own products.
Having a market is one thing, and another is saving money for acquiring mineral deposits. This is also one of the reasons why Chris attaches great importance to attacking Tubao. Smith has already said before that Tubao is a major producer of iron and has its own coal mines.
, are all things that Seris needs most for industrialization.
"And there is copper in the Tubao's mineral deposits, which is what we are most lacking at the moment." Smith looked at the Tubao's property survey table and added: "If we can control a copper mine, it will be easier for us to produce bullets.
Already."
Nowadays, the production pressure of the arsenal is mainly concentrated on rifles and bullets. What restricts the production speed of rifles is mainly precision machining defects. In addition to precision machining, what restricts the production of bullets is the scarcity of copper ore.
.
With no other choice, the soldiers of Eiland Hill basically did not have copper bullets in their hands. Steel-cased bullets mixed with a small amount of ferrous iron became the mainstream, but the performance of this kind of bullets was indeed inferior to copper-cased bullets. Experiments
The results are there for all to see.
"Let the 1st Regiment set off in three days. I will personally lead the troops to conquer the bunker..." Chris stared at the map and made up his mind to start the war. He said to everyone attending the meeting: "I want the 1st Regiment to attack the earthen fortress within fifteen days."
, capture the castle in one battle!"
"Unlike Mayne and Ferry City, the castle has a large number of cavalry. Therefore, we cannot use our own cavalry to establish an advantage..." When it came to the specific battle, Waggron had a better say.
He pointed to the map on the table and introduced: "The cavalry of the Tubao are built on the grassland...The combat effectiveness is stronger than our Seris cavalry. We can't drive them to the 'Tubao' city. We can only
Fight them in the wild."
"What's more regrettable is that... they must have heard about Mayne and the ferry. It's hard to say whether they took precautions against us or not." Without the advantage of preemptive strike, Eiland Hill's troops were faced with an empty battle.
He has brute strength, but he can't kill those annoying cavalry that come and go like the wind.
The best way to deal with the cavalry is actually a machine gun. Unfortunately, Ireland currently only has less than 10,000 rounds of ammunition. A machine gun can be fired for half an hour, and it is almost exhausted.
"Send two teams of messengers..." Chris did not waver in his determination to attack the fort, and gave instructions: "One team goes to the fort and declares war on them; the other team goes to Arant and tells them that the fort is colluding with the grassland empire to harass them.
Our borders..."
"Prepare for war! For the rise of Elanthir! We need war. Only flames can make steel stronger! Light the beacon and follow me to break the shackles of fate on us!" Chris pressed his hand.
On the map, a simple pre-war mobilization path was made.
Everyone stood up, made a fist with Chris' right hand and pressed it on his chest: "Long live Ireland Hill!"