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Chapter 491 Hand gun and assessment
"Your Highness, this musket is extremely powerful. If it can be used as an army, it will be of great benefit. From the perspective of the general, it can be used for fighting on horseback or on foot. If it is convenient, the general's troops are willing to try it first. I implore Your Highness for your permission! "

Li He has always been the one who takes advantage of what is available. Seeing how powerful the musket is, his heart immediately started to itch. He didn't want to express himself in front of the officers and soldiers of the first regiment, but he followed Li Xianjin after a while. In the barracks, he couldn't hold back immediately. He had just taken his seat, and before all the soldiers served him tea, he couldn't help standing up, and begged with fascination.

Well, this kid's fox tail is showing again!Hearing Li He speak in such a serious manner, completely forgetting that the nickname "Mu Jun" was given to him by Li He, Li Xian couldn't help but wanted to laugh, but some of them didn't laugh very much, because this matter was serious. This is Li Xian's headache - the power of the needle gun is good, both in terms of range and power are quite amazing, the problem is that it is difficult to equip it into an army, one must know that the cost of a gun is as high as [-] guns Many, this is not too difficult, after all, Li Xian's family has a big business, no matter how crowded, it is not too difficult to get hundreds of thousands of money, even if Li Xian is short of money at this time It's amazing, but it's not short of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The real obstacle lies in the production process!
The structure of the needle gun is actually not too complicated. There are only four major components: the barrel, the bolt, the transmitter and the butt. , it is easy to make a gun stock according to the process, but the other three parts are not so easy. Let alone the lack of modern machinery such as machine tools, it can only be made by hand. This is not easy, but after all, there is still an assembly line The work can be arranged in an overall manner, so I am not afraid that the output will not increase. The real trouble is that the quality of the steel is difficult to guarantee - there are iron mines in Hexi, and the refined iron produced is quite a lot. Its quality is enough for forging swords, but It is not enough to be used in large-scale production of firearms. According to the existing steelmaking process, it is not enough to make gun barrels. This is the bottleneck restricting the mass production of firearms. Although Li Xian has ordered the research institute to make every effort to overcome this difficulty, but it will be difficult to find a proper solution for a while, and the current firearms production can only be a small-scale trial production. Even so, due to the low proficiency of the technicians, The scrap rate is really too high, almost reaching a half-to-half ratio. Under such circumstances, Li Xian really didn't dare to go on a large scale. The basic reason is that, of course, the production of bullets also has several restrictive bottlenecks, the most critical is the production of smokeless gunpowder—the nitric acid necessary for the preparation of nitrocellulose can only be produced on a small scale in the laboratory. I haven't been able to find a suitable catalyst yet. It's all because Li Xian didn't learn chemistry very well when he was studying. There are too many gaps in the chemistry books he sorted out. As a result, the researchers in the research institute can only move forward by groping. When a reasonable craft can be produced, only God will know.

"This gun is too long. Ma Zhan has other firearms. Don't worry, Gu Jue won't lose you to the Hehuang Army."

Although firearms are difficult to make, after all, there is already a considerable foundation. With the maturity of the technology, it is not impossible to solve the difficulties everywhere. Li Xian does not want to make the current difficulties public. Of course, it is impossible for him to treat He badly. The Huang army, a direct line of the direct line, gave a guarantee in a vague way.

"Your Highness, is that firearm as powerful as this musket?"

Although he got Li Xian's guarantee, Li He refused to let it go, and his mind was still wandering on the needle gun.

"Almost."

Seeing Li He's anxious look, Li Xian suddenly became interested in teasing him, so he played tricks on purpose.

"Ah, then there is still a difference, Your Highness, the fighting power of our Hehuang army has always been the best in the world, and the guys who eat must either use it or use it. If they want to use it, they must be the best. How about giving it to the last general?"

Li He has always shown others with a resolute and even arrogant face outside, but in front of Li Xian, he is a sloppy master. After seeing the power of the needle gun today, the itch in his heart has become bigger. He absolutely refused to let this batch of acupuncture guns fall into the hands of the first regiment, even if there were actually only twelve sample guns in existence at this time, Li He didn't want to let them go, so he took out the hard work of slapstick, soft and hard Paodi clung to Li Xian relentlessly.

"You kid, you're still the same, you don't forget to grab all the good things into your own bowl, well, I'm afraid of you, Ziming, get the pistol."

With Li He's sloppy energy, Li Xian couldn't help being angry and funny, and didn't bother to mess around with him, so he laughed and cursed, raised his hand, and gave Liu Ziming a word.

"promise!"

The construction of the Hexi military factory has just started, not to mention the molding process, but even the factory building has not yet been erected. All the firearms at the moment are prototypes specially built by the researchers of the research institute in the laboratory, except for the twelve needles. Besides guns, there are only four hand guns available, not to mention needle guns, those long guys are all in the pockets of the first group, as for the four hand guns, Liu Ziming is careful I thought I could dawdle the next one for my own use, but I didn't expect that before he had time to ask Li Xian for it, he killed such a "Cheng Yaojin" like Li He, which made Liu Ziming very depressed No, the problem is that Li Xian has already opened his mouth, and Liu Ziming has nothing to do if he is not happy, so he can only respond sullenly, and reluctantly took off the holster from his waist, and handed it to Li Xian along with the bullet pouch. When he turned around, he did not forget to give Li He a fierce glare to show his dissatisfaction.

"Hey, Your Highness, what is the use of this pistol? Can you let the general try his hand?"

Li He usually has a good temper when there are advantages to take advantage of. Even if Liu Ziming's eyes are wide open, Li He doesn't care at all. He pretends not to notice, and leans in front of Li Xian with a slanderous face. His eyes are extremely greedy. He stared at the pistols on the table, but swallowed hard, and made a request with a smile.

"It's called a revolver, and it's very simple to use. Take care."

Li Xian was in a good mood at this moment, and he didn't care about Li He's hippie shame. He reached out and took out a weird-looking gun from the holster—it was weird because the gun was too big Somewhat, it is quite a bit bigger than the compact revolvers of the later generations, not to mention, the magazine part is almost bulging into a ball, there is no way, it is not that Li Xian does not want to make a real revolver, but what technology Insufficient reserves in the field, as far as the current level of technology is concerned, it is difficult to make a breakthrough in manufacturing technology without a big leap in ten or eight years, so it is only possible to make such a clumsy guy like a firecracker.

"Reload, open the safety, aim at the target, once you pull the trigger, you can aim anywhere within [-] steps. As for the power, I won't talk about it. If you want to try it, go outside the tent with Ziming to try it out." .”

While speaking, Li Xian took out six large paper shell bullets from the bullet pouch, stuffed them into the magazine one by one, then turned the magazine, flipped the safety on the gun, But he didn't open the insurance all at once, he raised his hand and glanced at it casually as a demonstration, and then threw the handgun into Li He's arms.

"Ha, that's a good thing, thank you Your Highness, I'll give it a try."

As soon as he got the gun, Li He couldn't bear it anymore, so he screamed excitedly, regardless of whether Liu Ziming liked it or not, he grabbed him and rushed out of the barracks.

"This brat is still so restless!" Li Xian trusted Li He Chong so much that he didn't care about his rudeness at all. He just laughed and cursed, and then turned his gaze to Li He, who was standing silently by the side all the time. Xiao Sanlang.

"Your Highness, the general was entrusted by His Highness to train elite soldiers, but he failed to fulfill his duties, resulting in gang fights. If the general is negligent, His Highness should punish him."

The previous gang fight incident was not small, and Agutai, who caused the incident, had already been fined a hundred military sticks. Xiao Sanlang couldn't help but worry that his punishment would be heavier, after all, the one who struck first was the first On the other side of the regiment, seeing Li Xian's eyes turned around, he hurriedly bowed and apologized first.

"Although the heavy responsibility for this matter lies with Agutai, Ke Er failed to restrain the troops, and he did it. I have always been rewarded and punished. Afterwards, I went to the Military Law Office to receive fifty army sticks. This matter is considered to be over. The two armies There should be no more disputes between them, if not, don't blame Gu for not being sympathetic!"

Xiao Sanlang was able to take up such an important position as the head of the first regiment because of Zhang Jianzhi's strong advice. Li Xian himself still had some doubts about this, but after observing the training level of the first regiment today, Li Xian Most of the doubts in Xian's heart have been dispelled. When he is in a good mood, he doesn't want to deal with Xiao Sanlang seriously. Besides, Li Xian himself is not opposed to the small friction between the armies. After all, what is the army without blood and courage? It is possible to become a real strong army, but this matter can only be acquiesced, but cannot be advocated publicly. If there is such a big disturbance, the punishment that should be given will naturally have to be given. Otherwise, there will be no military regulations and military discipline. .

"No, the last general must obey His Highness's order!"

Xiao Sanlang is not afraid of being batoned by the army, what he is afraid of is losing the leadership of the first regiment, especially after seeing the power of muskets, he does not want to lose such a position that will definitely be famous in history. The only punishment is to lift it up high and put it down lightly, and the hanging heart immediately fell to the ground, and hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter, San Lang has been leading the army for more than three months, do you have any experience on this?"

The first purpose of Li Xian's coming here is to cheer up the first regiment, and the second purpose is to get a feel for Xiao Sanlang's bottom line and see if he really has the ability to lead the first regiment. In it, it can be seen that Xiao Sanlang does have some skills, but the existing drills alone are not enough to fully prove Xiao Sanlang's strategic and tactical level, and Li Xian, who should be assessed, will not let it go.

"Your Highness, since the last general has been leading the army, he has never dared to slack off. Although he has only been around for more than three months, he has some ideas. I don't know if it is feasible or not. Please give me your advice."

Xiao Sanlang was obviously prepared for this assessment. Hearing Li Xian's words, he immediately reached out and took out a crumpled booklet from the pocket of his military uniform, held it in both hands, and handed it to Li Xian.

"Oh?"

Seeing that the booklet was quite thick and had many wrinkles, it was obviously something that Xiao Sanlang carried with him, Li Xian's curiosity immediately aroused, he reached out to take it, and read it carefully.

(End of this chapter)