In early April, dozens of large ships were ready to go in Liangshan.
"His Majesty!"
Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Tang Bin, Fengtai, Yuan Lang, and Li Huan's troops from the five battalions have all boarded the ship.
"lets go!"
Sun Lei nodded. After all, the borderland needs people to guard it. Yanyun has been very calm during this period. This is a good sign. It proves that the land of Yanyun is sincerely attached to it and there is no force hiding in it.
The horn sounded, and the fleet headed north along the canal and into the Yellow River, all the way north.
Sun Lei didn't hide his troops this time. He sent out troops at noon. The army got on board in front of the people and went north in front of the people's eyes.
Yue Fei looked at the fleet going away and felt very anxious. He also wanted to go north. Spring would start in Liaodong in another month.
"The five-day training begins today. The target is Dongyue Taishan!"
Yue Fei roared at the training army behind him. There were only less than 700 of the original 1,000 people. He was going to speed up his training!
As soon as the soldiers heard that they were going to practice, they immediately broke up and ran to the camp, packing their bags and weapons.
"Don't worry, they are just stationed in the north. It's still early to start a war. What you are doing is a infiltration and sneak attack. At least you have to wait until the war starts!"
Sun Lei looked at Yue Fei, this kid is simply a lunatic. He has been squatting in the military camp for the past month, training soldiers day and night.
"Your Majesty, these people have been training for a month. It's time for a long-distance training session."
Yue Fei said. During this period, he also figured out some clues based on the special tactics introduced by Sun Lei. The most important one is to run over mountains and ridges. If you want to fight behind enemy lines, concealment and speed in all terrains are very important. .
The road from Liangshan to Taishan is more than four hundred miles. In five days, I thought that if I was fully armed, I would have to walk more than eighty miles in one day.
It is impossible for Yue Fei to take the high road, and the special forces cannot be exposed when fighting behind enemy lines.
If you go in a straight line over the mountains and ridges, the distance is three hundred miles. If you go closer, it will be close to more than a hundred miles, and you can guarantee your concealment. The only trouble is that the road over the mountains and ridges is difficult.
The special forces were quickly assembled and lined up on the beach, fully armed. Yue Fei did not hesitate and immediately led the army to swim across the river and head east.
"Your Majesty, I'm going too!"
Ma Ling clasped his fists at Sun Lei and said that he would go back to Liaodong and collect intelligence for the army.
"Well, hard work, Director Ma!"
Sun Lei looked at Ma Ling and said, until now, intelligence personnel like Ma Ling have not proven that they are the ones who have paid the most for Qi.
"My brother's words are serious. I will take back Yanyun and save millions of my Yanyun people from the clutches of the devil. I will have no regrets even if my body is shattered to pieces!"
Ma Ling saluted Sun Lei and said that he didn't care about his official position. His dream had been realized. What he wanted now was to protect Yan Yun and repel the eyeing Jin Kingdom.
"Master Ma, don't say such things. A group of Jurchen vassals are not like this!"
Sun Lei helped Ma Lingdao, "It's better not to talk about being broken into pieces. If there are difficulties, we can solve them together. There is no need to go all out."
Ma Ling nodded heavily, turned around and left.
Gongsun Sheng looked at Ma Ling walking away, smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Gongsun wants to go to Yanyun?"
Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked.
"Brother, although Yanyun is now guarded by military officers, it still needs civilian governance! Xiao Shangshu Ling has selected a group of officials, and I will take people to Yanyun in a few days."
Gongsun Sheng nodded.
"Your Majesty, Zhou Zizhichen has already passed the assessment. Although he is not a top-grade person, he is still a man of integrity. Please make him a magistrate!"
Xiao Jiasui smiled and took out a memorial. This was Zhou Zizhi's assessment report.
"This guy looks okay!"
Sun Lei flipped through the report and found that Zhou Zizhi was a scholar whose edges had been smoothed. Although such a person had flaws, he still had some talents, so it was not impossible to use them.
After the matter was settled, everyone dispersed. Sun Lei sighed, as if he had become the most idle one.
Sun Lei didn't want to go to the military camp, but Lu Zhishen was busy training. There were a lot of new recruits joining the army this year. If you want these people to become combat-ready, hard training is indispensable.
Sun Lei came to the other side of Liangshan, where the Ordnance Supervision is located. The current progress in firearms research is slow, and the automated firearms Sun Lei wants are still far away.
Materials were a big problem. Sun Lei relied on his memory and even drew the prototypes. Although some structures were vague, Ling Zhen could understand them even with words and gestures.
But it is too difficult to reproduce. Many small parts are too difficult to make with current technology. The most difficult thing is the trigger. If you try to make a qualified product with a hammer, it will cost your life.
When he arrived at the Ordnance Supervision, Sun Lei saw Ling Zhen and Tang Long arguing, with Ling Zhen holding a musket in his hand.
"What are you fighting about?"
Sun Lei looked at the red-faced and thick-necked two people arguing and stepped forward to ask.
"Your Majesty, please comment. This guy Ling Zhen always says there is something wrong with the firearms I make. He used to use bamboo, but now he is not satisfied with the iron blunderbuss!"
When Tang Long saw Sun Lei coming, he immediately saluted.
"Your Majesty, this thing is not the same as the one on the drawing! This is an iron pipe! This is not a rifle!"
Ling Zhen took the blueprint and said, what he wanted was a rifle that could fire bullets, and what Tang Long came up with was a firecracker.
"You didn't even get the bullet out. I fired according to the drawings. How are you going to fire it? It's not just a blunderbuss!"
Tang Long looked at Ling Zhen and said.
"My bullet is almost successful!"
Ling Zhen argued that the most difficult thing about bullets is gunpowder, and the current black powder is not powerful enough, but he is already researching new gunpowder. As long as the gunpowder is developed, bullets will not be a problem.
"Your Majesty, the yield rate of that thing is too low, and it is extremely heavy to make, making it impractical!"
Tang Long took a black iron gun from the side.
Sun Lei took the gun. It was a standard long-barreled rifle. The appearance was okay, but it was very heavy. The gun was also fatter than later rifles. As soon as he pulled the bolt, Sun Lei discovered the problem. The spring material was not good. , it’s easy to get stuck.
Sun Lei had never touched a real gun in his previous life, but he was no stranger to video and games. If he could not use it consistently, this kind of gun could only be used as a front-loading flintlock rifle.
"Will it explode?"
Sun Lei looked at Tang Long and asked.
"As long as the weight is reduced, it will be done. The iron pipe is too thin and cannot withstand the continuous firing of gunpowder!"
Tang Long nodded and said, in his eyes, this rifle is just like a hand-held artillery, and the principle is completely the same.
"Well, let's continue researching. The weight needs to be reduced by two-thirds. You see, this handle doesn't need to be made of steel, just wood. The only things that need steel are the barrel and the trigger! You don't have to worry about funding. The materials are far more expensive than steel. Everything else is important!”
Sun Lei looked at Tang Long and said, materials are the foundation. As long as the materials are researched, rifles and artillery can be made at will.
"Don't rush them. This material takes time, and your gunpowder must be researched quickly."
Sun Lei looked at Ling Zhen and said, Gunpowder is too dangerous. Not only is it powerful, but it also needs to be stable enough to be equipped in large quantities.
(End of chapter)
