Ming Zuo

Chapter 867 New Equipment

In order to conquer North Korea and succeed in the first battle, Huang Taiji can be described as the best.

In addition to using Mafuta and Lausa as the forwards, and Hauge and Nikan as the guards, Yanguli and Cherge were arranged to lead [-] people as the rear battalion of the advance team.

With these troops alone, it is enough for North Korea to drink a pot.

The main force was divided into left and right wings by Huang Taiji.

The left wing was led by Dorgon, and the right wing was led by him.

He Shuutu led Shi Tingzhu and Ma Guangyuan as the rear guard, transporting red cannons and general cannons to support the battle.

On the third day of December, Liaodong was already covered with heavy snow, and the Yalu River was also frozen.

Mafuta and Lausa led [-] forwards, disguised as businessmen, and set off from Shahebao, opening the prelude to the Korean War.

With such a large military mobilization in the Qing Dynasty, there was naturally no possibility of keeping it secret.

Just when Huang Taiji declared war on the heaven, Shandong had already got the news.

For this reason, the various ministries of the Xia Army accelerated the pace of preparations.

The entire Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea have been completely occupied by naval ships.

Ships of various colors shuttled around day and night, transporting a large amount of supplies to Jeju Island.At the same time shield the sea to prevent people from any force from entering or leaving.

Jeju Island has now been completely taken over.

Shen Daoxun and Li Chong have lost control of Jeju Island and can only follow orders.

The [-]th Division was stationed in the east of Jeju Island, and the [-]st Marine Division was stationed in the west, and the final preparations for the battle began.

At this time, the busiest people are the logistics department and the equipment department.

It is definitely an extremely complicated task to ensure the supply of materials for more than [-] people.

Zhang Yan and Zuo Dai were too busy to touch the ground, and even their temples were a little gray.

"These are shells from heavy artillery. They are sent to the Fourth Division. Why are they sent to the First Marine Division?"

The people below made a mistake in their work, and Zhang Yan reprimanded them on the spot without showing any mercy.

The people below were scolded a lot, so they hurriedly corrected it.

Zhang Yan couldn't help being surprised to see another convoy leaving the camp and going to the Fourth Division, and Zuo Dai personally following them.

"Minister Zuo, when is this? Why are you still leaving your post without authorization? When will the rocket artillery shells needed by the First Marine Division be delivered?"

Zuo Dai smiled wryly.

"There is a batch of new equipment that needs to be handed over to the front-line troops. I can only rush there in person, and I can't delay the delivery of the new equipment. As for the rocket artillery shells needed by the First Marine Division, they will be delivered within three days at most."

Zhang Yan's face softened a little.

"It's best not to be late, otherwise that guy Zuo Yong will be nagging again and again."

Looking at the logistics base as if it had been boiled, Zuo Dai lamented endlessly.

"At the beginning, I thought that I was not prepared for war, so I retreated to the back, thinking that I could be more stable. Now it seems that this is more tiring than fighting."

Zhang Yan had fun in his bitterness.

"Pay attention to your body, don't be exhausted. You can't die in front of those guys who went to the battlefield, otherwise, you might be laughed at by them."

Zuo Dai laughed and waved goodbye.

The convoy trekked hard against the wind and snow, and finally delivered the things to the fourth division two days later.

And all the scouts of the Fourth Division had already been ordered to gather.

Zuo Dai asked people to unload the equipment one by one, and began to explain to these scouts on the spot.

The first thing he brought out was the musket.

This musket is completely different from the standard equipment of Xia Jun today.

The gun body is shorter, only one meter.The rear of the barrel should have been equipped with a hammer, but now the hammer is gone, and there is no felt hole for the flash cap.

Instead, there is a small iron handle.

Zuo Dai held the iron handle with his hand and bent it up, then pulled it back, and amidst the smooth and crisp sound of clattering, the barrel of the gun was exposed.

"Look carefully, this gun is loaded from here, not from the muzzle."

He took the bullets from another box.

The shape of the bullet is also very strange, it is long and pointed, and it glows red.Behind the warhead is the propellant wrapped in paper, which is about the length of the middle finger as a whole.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zuo Dai pressed the bullet into the barrel of the gun, and then reset the opened iron handle.

The entire barrel is closed.

Immediately, Zuo Dai raised his gun, aimed at a target tens of meters away, and pulled the trigger.

The gunshot fired, leaving a hole.

All the experts present were jealous when they saw this scene.

Bai Xiaoqi stepped forward, snatched the new musket from Zuo Dai, followed his example to operate it, and immediately felt the convenience of it.

"The rate of fire of this gun is more than three times faster than that of the cap gun. How did it do it?"

Zuo Dai dismantled the gun in front of everyone.

"Look, a spring is installed here. Use the pressure of the spring to push the firing pin. The firing pin penetrates the cartridge, and there is a fire cap inside, which can trigger the gunpowder and fire the bullet."

The new muskets were distributed, and all the scouts began to adapt.

Without exception, the new gun has won the unanimous love of everyone.

Although the range of this new gun is twice as short as that of the cap gun, the rate of fire is more than three times faster.Originally, the range that is too far on the battlefield is not very meaningful, but the rate of fire is more important.

Bai Xiaoqi is insatiable.

"Minister Zuo, how many guns do you have? We want them all."

Zuo Dai gave him a supercilious look.

"Now there are only so many, and they are all short models, which can only be equipped for reconnaissance troops."

Hearing that there are only dozens of them, Bai Xiaoqi is very dissatisfied.

"Why don't we produce more and replace all the cap guns. If our army is equipped with this kind of musket, our fourth division can reach Shenyang without the need for his first marine division."

Zuo Dai sneered.

"Do you know that this spring is handcrafted by craftsmen. And this warhead is also handcrafted by craftsmen."

Bai Xiaoqi didn't know much about industrial production, so he said carelessly, "Why is that so difficult? You just need to recruit more people."

Zuo Dai took a bite.

"The craftsmen who can make these springs and bullets must at least have the level of a first-class craftsman. How many people do you think there are?"

Upon hearing this request, Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help being speechless.

"Doesn't that mean... that you won't be able to assemble troops for a while after the gun is ready?"

Speaking of this, Zuo Dai was extremely helpless.

"It is estimated that there will be no way to popularize it within ten years. It depends on the development of steam engines by Qin Luo and Li Meizhi. If that thing can be put into industrial production, it may be able to speed up the progress. Otherwise, it will be absolutely satisfied with only manual construction Not enough for the whole army.”

The breech-loading pin gun has actually been developed a long time ago.The reason why it cannot be equipped on a large scale is also very simple, that is, the technical requirements are too high to be mass-produced.

Bi Maokang and others have been perfecting the craftsmanship all the time, and in this process, the craftsmen produced a lot by hand.

Although it cannot meet the needs of ordinary troops, it can still be used for reconnaissance troops.

So Zuo Menggeng ordered that these weapons be transferred out and distributed to the scouts of the Fourth Division and the First Marine Division.

During the war, they will shuttle between the mountains and mountains, always in the situation of fighting alone.If you have a better weapon at your side, you can also protect yourself.

In view of the combat needs of the scouts, Zuo Menggeng specially ordered that the barrels of these firing pin guns be replaced with short barrels.

I believe that with these new weapons, scouts can better preserve themselves and complete their missions.

(End of this chapter)