Chapter 295 Heading north
"Raise the gun..."
"put..."
With the sound of gunfire, the target two hundred steps away was turned into rotten wood by concentrated fire. Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing looked at their masterpiece with great pride.
Chen Cao clapped his hands and nodded, very much in agreement with the new rifle.
"Gentlemen, how many years?"
Faced with Chen Cao's question, Bi Maokang frowned and thought for a while: "It has been six years since the father-in-law proposed it and now it is officially equipped with the army."
"The Ming 1624 rifle will be officially simplified and named after the last characters of your names. It will be called the M-1 Kangxing rifle. From now on, it will be put into mass production. How about the bullets that can keep up?"
Bi Maokang was so excited that his face turned red...
Chen Cao, who was already quite old, thought he had high blood pressure and hurriedly called a doctor, but it was a false alarm.
Song Yingxing pointed to the factory behind the shooting range: "There is a student named Zhang Lin in the college who changed the steam turbine used in the locomotive into one used in the factory. It has been reduced a lot. Now most of the lathes in the factory no longer need water power. Only the steel plant still uses water hammer, and I heard that the student is now designing a steam hammer for the steel plant."
"Zhang Lin?"
"Master, that boy who was in Huangjia Village a few days ago."
Chen Cao suddenly realized, and immediately remembered the very polite young man who finally recognized Chen Cao: "He is a good one. Send someone to his class and tell the class teacher that this boy has allocated an experimental factory alone, and the funds will be provided by the governor's office." "
"Driven by steam, it can produce 300,000 rounds of bullets per month..."
"Too little. Increase investment. Don't let Tang Ruowang's artillery factory surpass you. The quality of Kangxing rifles must be strictly controlled. If the chamber explodes after firing two or three hundred rounds on the battlefield, let me tell you, all guns are available. No. Which assembly line produces it, the responsibility will be assigned to the assembly line. You two gentlemen, life is so easy now, so don't make any mistakes."
Facing Chen Cao's warning, Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing nodded repeatedly. They appeared in the arsenal every day and personally inspected each finished rifle. Now the firearm has a name, the Kangxing Rifle named after them. , naturally pay more attention to quality issues.
"We will definitely test the factory firearms in strict accordance with the production requirements, and we will definitely eliminate this hidden danger in the factory."
"Hahaha..." Chen Cao laughed a few times after hearing this, and then said: "From now on, our army no longer has to carry paper shell bullets. Even if it is soaked in water, the firearms can still fire freely. I am relieved. So happy..."
"It all depends on my father-in-law's guidance..."
Everyone flattered in unison, and Chen Cao naturally took advantage of it. After all, this rifle was the blueprint he drew, and these people just worked it out slowly through brainstorming. In six years, they slowly built the rifle with the help of the blueprint, which is already considered a masterpiece. It's slow.
As he spoke, Chen Cao took out a few drawings from his briefcase. Bi Maokang's eyes immediately lit up: "My lord, are there new design drawings?"
Chen Cao chuckled: "Mr. Bi's idea is to change quickly. Now that your factory is proficient in manufacturing rifles, this new type of automatic rifle can also be put on the agenda. Each of these drawings is Don’t lose the design manuscript of a firearm. Once you get it, make a copy immediately, then study it carefully, recruit all the students from the firearms department, and design it.”
Bi Maokang gave the drawings to Song Yingxing like a treasure for viewing. The two of them looked at it with smiles on their lips. When Chen Cao saw this, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, you two will study hard. When the finished firearms are released, our army's firearms will be used in the future." , always named after you two, 'Kang Xing'."
"Thank you, Master..."
Xing Shenyan has a very heavy job. As the chief officer of the Army Logistics Recruitment Department, he has to handle all the changes of equipment and guns for the new army.
"How many troops can be equipped with rifles manufactured in arsenals today?"
Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, Xing Shenyan bowed and said: "The first Shanghai garrison division will be equipped first, and there is one division's equipment left, which can be replaced with the first division of the Dingwu Army."
Chen Cao shook his head: "Continue to equip the Second Guard Division. This time when we go north, I plan to take the Guard Division to participate in the Battle of Nanjing and let them receive rotation training."
Qi Xianzong, commander of the First Guard Division, and Qi Xianyun, deputy commander; Cao Wenzhao, commander of the Second Division; Cao Bianjiao, commander of the guard regiment directly under the division.
According to the new military system, the two garrison divisions combined have 36,000 soldiers, plus other logistics teams and guard regiments, the number is nearly 40,000.
In addition, there were Song Che, Tang Kainian and others. This time Chen Cao gathered 120,000 people to participate in King Fu's attack on Nanjing.
"The ammunition and artillery of the Logistics Department must keep up, and all new wheeled artillery must be upgraded. In addition, enough explosives must be mobilized. If the war is not coordinated, using explosives to blow open the Nanjing city wall is also an option. "
After adding a number of neutralizing agents such as seaweed mud, the new nitric acid explosive finally formed a new type of powerful explosive. As long as the dose is sufficient, it is not a problem to blow up the Nanjing city wall, just like blowing up the Hangzhou Wulin this time. Same as the door.
At the end of August in the second year of Chongzhen, the first night before Chen Cao's oath of departure
In the governor's office, the round table meeting was attended by close advisers and literati, as well as some important generals.
"Let me not hide it from you, Liaodong has been contacted, and Jiannu will knock on the door again in the near future. After the pressure from the north and the south, Nanjing's reinforcements will be cut off next month. In addition, the civil unrest in Shaanxi has intensified and has completely Occupy all Shaanxi lands except Xi'an and the west of Tongguan;
With such internal and external troubles, the north would no longer have the energy to continue to use troops against Nanjing, unless King Fu chose to continue going north after taking Nanjing. "
"In order to prevent the north from making a desperate move, the hidden stakes in the capital were also asked to coordinate the action."
No one spoke to anyone. After Chen Cao finished speaking, he took a sip of tea: "If Nanjing is lost, the slaves will most likely enter the Pass to fight. Stopping them north of the Yangtze River is the top priority. 120,000 people are not enough to defend the Yangtze River." , the new army must step up training and must become an army as soon as possible."
"After Nanjing was captured, King Fu's side..."
Huang Chunyao shook his fan: "The students thought that if King Fu died in Nanjing, Zhu Yousong would not be able to control his subordinates, and the Duke would be able to take charge of the overall situation if he obeyed King Fu's orders. As for the original generals under King Fu, he could also defeat them one by one."
"Don't worry about Prince Fu, I have my own concerns..."
"Master, could it be that you think about it again..."
"Hey..." Chen Cao waved his hand: "This time the 120,000 troops march northward, Nanjing is determined to win. You and others should not continue to speculate. Everyone just does their part."
On the third day of September in the second year of Chongzhen, Chen Cao personally led the garrison division to take the railway from Shanghai to Suzhou and arrived in Suzhou in only half a day. From Suzhou, he set foot on the cement road laid by the road construction team and rushed all the way to Changzhou before arriving in Changzhou. At that time, it took less than two days from departure to now.
In Wujin County, Changzhou Prefecture, Chen Cao was currently having a meeting with many generals who were camped during the Northern Expedition.
"The railway from Shanghai to Suzhou has just been set up. I tested it myself and arrived in Suzhou in three hours. It was really fast. The railway bureau is currently building a railway line from Suzhou to Wujin. In my opinion, it will be enough for 100,000 people." Once the operation is started, the installation can be completed by the end of this year;
The laying of cement has just arrived in Wuxi. In the future, Changzhou Prefecture will build a new Changzhou City, which will be built next to Wujin County. The construction of the new city will mainly focus on cement buildings. The factory can follow up and strive to complete the construction of Changzhou New City by the end of next year. "
After Chen Cao finished talking about these things, he looked at Song Che: "Shixiu, how is the situation in Zhenjiang?"
"Sir, according to the news, King Fu's army launched a cross-river battle at the mouth of Xijiang River and fought a battle with the Northern Army at Dasheng Pass. The man stationed at Dasheng Pass was Qin Liangyu's nephew, General Qin Yiming. Qin Liangyu was captured as soon as he arrived in Nanjing. Wei Guogong appointed him as the deputy assistant defender of Nanjing. Qin Yiming also changed defenses with the original defender of Dasheng Pass. At this moment, Dasheng Pass had 100,000 troops stationed. However, King Fu's army did not capture Dasheng Pass. Instead, they captured Jiangning Town to the west of Dasheng Pass. capture;
According to the detailed battle report of our army's exploration, Nanjing has mobilized 100,000 troops at Dasheng Pass along the Nanjing River. At present, 200,000 troops have been deployed at the contact point between Dasheng Pass and Nanjing. "
Chen Cao looked at the sand table and then shook his head: "Deploying defenses along the river is an unstable tactic. The battle line is too long and the logistics cannot keep up. Once King Fu's army concentrates its forces to attack one place, it will be too late for them to return for reinforcements."
"Dasheng Pass is the southern barrier after Nanjing crosses the river. Once Dasheng Pass is lost, Nanjing will be exposed to the military front." Huang Chunyao shook his fan: "Once King Fu's army splits from Liuhe to attack the Longtan Navy camp, then Longtan will The river goes straight to Shangyuan Gate in the north of Nanjing. After passing through this, Nanjing will definitely shrink its troops to defend Nanjing, and try its best to open up the northern passage and ensure the food route. As for the Great Victory Pass..."
"Qin Liangyu must not be underestimated."
Chen Cao looked serious: "The Qin family cannot be underestimated. Send a letter to King Fu, telling them that they can divide their troops to cross the river from Liuhe, and after landing, go straight to Shangyuanmen."
"In Zhenjiang, Xu Chengqing divided his troops and stationed them in Dantu and Danyang. It is reported that he himself is stationed in Danyang. If something happens to Danyang, the Dantu garrison can rescue it within two days."
"Now our army of 120,000 people has gathered in Changzhou. It is not a good choice to divide our troops to attack Zhenjiang. However, we can encircle Danyang for reinforcements. While surrounding Danyang, we can ambush Dantu's rescue troops halfway;" Xu Fuyuan offered advice: "Xu Chengqing If you stick to Danyang, you must be prepared. Our army can surround three and one is missing, forcing Xu Chengqing to mobilize troops. Once they leave the city, the Dantu army will be under the gunpoint of our army..."&
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