Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 962

[Chapter 962 Heavy Firepower]

Yong City.

Chang Wei is always paying attention to the changes in the battlefield situation.

The obvious point is that after the initial trial, the ensuing battle will fall into a long period of confrontation and attrition.

That is to say, the two sides will rely on trenches to fight each other and consume each other’s troops.

For this, it was exactly what he hoped for.

After he wanted to consume a lot of Beidi’s vital forces, he would order Yongzhou’s army to launch a counterattack, and finally win the war in the north.

Furthermore, due to the railway, they no longer have to face heavy logistical pressure like usual.

Grain and ammunition can be replenished immediately.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent a telegram to the palace to introduce the situation on the battlefield.

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Wangfu.

Zhao Xu received Chang Wei’s battle report, learned about the situation on the battlefield, and replied again with the three words “Got it”.

These three words are very simple, but it means that he is very satisfied with the current battlefield situation.

The Dasong army in Yongzhou can certainly launch an active attack on the Beidi army.

But in this way, Beidi people may collapse soon and choose to retreat.

This would defeat his purpose of destroying his vital forces.

Taking a defensive position is like boiling a frog in warm water. The opponent will try to break through again and again, which will naturally consume more troops on the battlefield.

At the same time, there is one more point.

The longer the two sides confront each other, the more effective Chen Hu’s Lancers will be on the battlefield.

He also believed that Chen Hu would definitely live up to his expectations.

After making Feng’er reply to Chang Wei’s telegram, Zhao Xu went to the Military Division.

At the school grounds of the Bingzhang Division, he met Wang Ying who was testing a hand-cranked machine gun.

Seeing Zhao Xu, Wang Ying immediately greeted him and led Zhao Xu to the school grounds.

“How’s the test of this hand-cranked machine gun? Can’t it be delivered to the army?” Zhao Xu asked.

Now, Beidi troops are confronting each other in Yongzhou, and he very much hopes that a batch of machine guns can be put into the battlefield.

In this way, he can dig a big hole for Beidi people, and let them fall to the ground.

“Return to Your Highness, it’s almost done, today is the last live ammunition test, and small batches will be produced next,” Wang Ying said.

It has been half a month since King Yan came back.

The last time he was in the meeting hall for a month, it was just to be on the safe side, in case he didn’t have enough time and would be scolded.

But in reality, the test is pretty much the same.

In the past half a month, after he rested the sight position of the machine gun, the hand-cranked machine gun has no more flaws.

“That’s great.” Zhao Xu couldn’t help laughing.

Then he turned his gaze to the machine gun in front of him.

At this moment, the machine gun was loaded with a cylinder-like magazine, like a needlework barrel.

The golden yellow bullet inside can be seen from the gap in the clip.

“In that case, let me shoot the shots myself, and give you a perfect ending to this test.” Zhao Xu said.

“Naturally, it’s an honor for the ministers.” Wang Ying laughed, and the officials who bullied the Military Division also laughed in agreement.

For a man, guns and cannons are equivalent to the swords of ancient swordsmen, which belong to the romance of men.

Zhao Xu naturally couldn’t refuse.

After the Qin-style rifle was installed, he kept one in his study.

When I have nothing to do on weekdays, I go hunting with Xu Lie on horseback.

Facing this hand-cranked machine gun, he naturally had no resistance.

Without Wang Ying’s guidance, Zhao Xu knelt down on one knee, pointed the muzzle of the gun at a tree stump 100 meters away, and calibrated the muzzle of the gun.

Then, he gave the loading auxiliary soldier a look and motioned him to turn the wheel.

Unlike the chain magazine of the Maxim machine gun.

The magazine of the machine gun with key is a cylinder magazine, and the bullets are loaded in the cylinder.

Turn the wheel, and the cylinder will rotate, filling the chamber with bullets.

“Start!”

“Da da da…”

Zhao Xu gave the order, and at the same time buckled the plate armor, and the machine gun spit out flames.

The bullet flew out, and the tree stump 100 meters away suddenly saw chips flying.

When Zhao Xu was shooting, the deputy machine gunner had a calm expression and shook the handwheel at a constant speed.

When one magazine ran out of bullets, he immediately stopped to load another magazine.

In this way, the shooting of the machine gun is basically continuous except when the magazine is changed, and it freezes for a while.

“Da da da…”

Five minutes later, the tree stump 100 meters away suddenly snapped in the middle.

That position was basically hollowed out by bullets.

“Hahaha, it’s perfect.” The tree stump broke, and Zhao Xu stood up, looking at Wang Ying, “How long did it take you to make one?

” Construction, but because only a few craftsmen participated, and electric lathes must be used to make parts, production is limited, and a maximum of three can be assembled in one day.” Wang Ying said.

“Three is enough, thirty machine guns will be provided to the frontline army in Yongzhou within ten days.” Zhao Xu said.

In war, the number of machine guns has never been a problem.

The problem is the bullet.

Therefore, the number of machine guns allocated to the army in modern times is limited, and it only needs to be sufficient.

It’s cool to have a machine gun in hand, but it’s not realistic, because there are not so many bullets to waste.

And the machine gunner is naturally not as flexible as the infantry, and can only be used as a heavy firepower configuration.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Wang Ying said, “Tomorrow I will send soldiers to Yongzhou with sample guns to train a group of machine gunners.”

Zhao Xu nodded, Wang Ying was very thoughtful.

In this way, as soon as the machine gun arrives, it can be put into use on the battlefield.

(end of this chapter)