Borrow the day to change the day

The next afternoon, Zhong Jinwei appeared at the new army camp with a smile on his face.

But there is someone happier than him in the camp, that is, Gundesa, the instructor of the New Army Artillery Battalion.

His eyes were narrowed into a smile, and he urged his subordinates to hand over the new Flang machine to the people from the Military Bureau.

He had been waiting for the cannons for a long time, and when he saw so many cannons, he was very excited.Touch the barrel for a while, and yell at the artillerymen to be careful when handling them.As if these are priceless glass products, they are afraid of being broken.

Zhong Jinwei on the side couldn't understand his words and deeds anymore, so he called him to his side and said, "I gave you the artillery, and it's up to you next."

"Master Hou, there is no problem. But there are still gun mounts missing, you see?" Gondesa immediately assured, and then began to ask for things again.

Only a few of the cannons handed over by the Military Battle Bureau this time had gun mounts, and the others were put on several carts and sent over together.

"Don't worry, the artillery mounts were not made by Bingzhan Bureau, and they should be delivered tomorrow morning." Zhong Jinwei was satisfied with Gondezal's professionalism and explained to him with a smile.

Gondesa let out an "oh", and then asked expectantly: "Master Hou, my subordinates see that this artillery is different from the previous one, and its performance is better?"

It's not flattering for him to say this, because he is an expert at using guns, and he can see the benefits of the modification of the breech of the Francophone at a glance.

Zhong Jinwei slapped his forehead when he heard Gundesa's question, and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I originally planned to call you when the artillery was inspected this morning, but in the end I forgot."

Speaking of this, he saw Gondesa's stunned expression, and said to him again: "But don't worry, this new artillery not only has a longer range than the previous artillery, but also weighs a lot. You can use it after a while. knew."

Gondesa felt itchy in his heart when he heard that, and wished he could shoot a few shots right away.

Suddenly, thinking of the weight of a gun of this caliber, he hurriedly asked Zhong Jinwei, "Master Hou, that means this gun can be drawn by horses?"

Zhong Jinwei nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, these cannons can go on horseback, and those cannon mounts are all newly designed for this purpose."

Speaking of this, he pointed to the new soldiers training at the shooting range in the north and said: "They will also be a cavalry infantry, with horses instead of walking for mobile operations."

Gondesa gasped when he heard that, and then became ecstatic immediately.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 of people is a little less, otherwise we can fight at a long distance, so that the enemy will spend more troops to defend more vital points.

However, he thought of something, and suggested to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, these guns all have the same caliber. Relatively speaking, are there fewer types?"

This is the first batch of Tiefan cast cannons, which are mainly used in field battles to make up for the gap between them and Jianlu in field battles.Larger and more versatile artillery, such as siege guns and naval guns, will be built in the future, but there is not so much time and raw materials yet.

"I know this. There are no other artillery for the time being. We have to do it step by step." Zhong Jinwei replied.

Gondesa nodded, and that's true. The clay model 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, it is estimated that they have done their best.

If he knew that Daming had a new method of casting cannons, which was not only fast, but also had a low scrap rate and good quality, he would probably be so surprised that his jaw would drop.

But now that Tie Fan Zhu Pao is classified as a Class A secret, it is impossible for him to know.It was only after a long time, when he saw batches of cannons coming out like flowing water, that he became suspicious.However, he still didn't know how the Daming Cannon was cast until his death.

Zhong Jinwei remembered Fan Jun's entrustment, and said to Gundesa: "This batch of artillery was built in a hurry, and many parameters are not yet detailed. You should record it during training, and write a report to me later."

"This subordinate understands." Gondeza 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, heading towards Zhong Jinwei.

When there were still fifty paces left, the leading knights got off their horses, threw their horses to the people behind, and strode forward.

"Master Hou, the general went to the yamen and did not find you." The leader, Cao Wenzhao, whom Zhong Jinwei valued, said as he approached and cupped his fists.

When Gondesa saw it, he automatically stepped aside to look at his cannon.

"Oh, it's so good of you to come, save me a while to find you." Zhong Jinwei said with a smile when he saw Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately replied, "What orders does Lord Hou have?"

"If you come to see me, let's talk about your business first. I'm not in a hurry to find you." Zhong Jinwei said, looking at the three people behind Cao Wenzhao, and recognized the three capable generals under him.

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he immediately put on a bitter and bitter expression and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, you let the brothers of the New Army pick up nearly a hundred elites at once. Look, the number of people in my death camp Just less, how can we go on like this?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard it, he came to complain to himself.

He immediately smiled and said to Cao Wenzhao, "Okay, what do you want, just say it?"

When Cao Wenzhao heard that Zhong Jinwei directly exposed his intention of coming, his face blushed slightly, and he simply didn't hide it, and said directly: "Master Hou, I have only heard that the new army brothers don't want money in the past few days. Let’s shoot. You see, the death camp is also one of the Beijing camps, so let’s divide it up.”

When he said this, he put on an exaggerated expression, as if he had just discovered so many firecrackers, and said: "There are so many cannons, this... Lord, my death camp doesn't even have a fire stick, look at the gap Is it too big?"

The dead camp came back from outside the Great Wall, and they were all cold weapons, and no one had any firearms.After settling down in the Beijing camp, they did not rectify their weapons and equipment.This made Cao Wenzhao feel itchy every day when he heard the gunshots from the new army camp.

Today, I heard that the Bingzhan Bureau had transported several large trucks of artillery to the new army camp, so I couldn't sit still anymore and came directly to ask for it.

As a result, Zhong Jinwei's impression of him was directly overturned. Originally, he had always thought that Cao Wenzhao was a steady, hard-working old scalper type of person.I didn't expect to become a rascal today, thinking of ways to ask for guns and guns.

It seems that people can still change under certain circumstances.

Zhong Jinwei smiled and watched Cao Wenzhao continue to speak exaggeratedly there, and waited until Cao Wenzhao himself felt embarrassed before he said, "In the end, you just want firearms, don't you?"

Cao Wenzhao smiled and flattered him: "Master Hou is wise."

"Don't worry, the death camp will be equipped with firearms sooner or later. You see, these Francophones, after using the gun mounts, can be led by horses, and will be equipped with your death camp at that time." Zhong Jinwei had to reveal to him future arrangements.

In fact, Zhong Jinwei 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 that, and quickly cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou."

The three generals behind him also rejoiced with the main general, clasped their fists together and said: "Thank you, Lord Hou!"

Zhong Jinwei smiled, and said, "Don't worry now, then it's my turn to talk."