Ulan Geli's eyes turned blue. There were three thousand Mauser guns in front of him. Nowadays, all European countries are desperately changing their equipment. Basically, the most powerful powers have completed the upgrade from rear-loading guns to front-loading guns. !
There is only Tsarist Russia. This country is too poor, and its industrialization is too backward. Its own production capacity is very inefficient, not even half that of the French, let alone the United Kingdom and Germany, which have strong industrial strength.
What we produce ourselves is simply not enough, and we have no money to spend on imports! Breech-loading guns shined brightly during the Austro-Prussian War. It has been several years since the Prussian-Prussian war was completed, but only a quarter of the troops in Tsarist Russia have completed the upgrade of breech-loading guns!
These are the most elite guards, guarding the richest European mainland, and Asia doesn't get much of it at all!
Only one-third of the Tsarist Russian troops stationed in the Ili Valley were equipped with breech-loading guns. The rest still fought with muzzle-loading guns, and even the main combat tools were sabers and other cold weapons!
Now there are three thousand fast guns in front of him, and they are all Mauser recognized as the highest quality in Europe. How can Ulan Geli not be jealous, how can his eyes not be blue!
At this moment, he even imagined that these fast guns were snatched into his hands. If the garrison in the Ili Valley had such a brigade equipped with such sharp weapons, then the Chinese would never dare to touch the Tsar's Ili Valley!
Not only that, such an elite force can threaten the princes and nobles on the Afghan plateau and make them surrender at the feet of His Majesty the Tsar!
While he was thinking wildly, Cai Bixia suddenly pointed at the soldiers and said, "Your Excellency, Minister, have you seen the armed belts crossed on the chest and back of each soldier?"
"Each soldier can carry four wooden-handled #thunders, six melon-handled #thunders, and forty rounds of bullets... Look at the equipment on both sides of their horses!"
"Multifunctional engineer shovel, field lunch box, saber, small pickaxe... field bag, a standard piece of moisture-proof leather, pure wool blanket, two soldiers can also be divided into a field tent!"
"Individual soldier first aid kit, two pairs of wear-resistant and ankle-protecting leather military boots for each person... nothing in total, we can equip such a soldier with only the money for the equipment..."
Cai Bixia deliberately prolonged his voice and said with a smile, "The equipment costs about 1,500 silver dollars or more. This is the cost price given by the head of state!"
Hiss... Ulan Geli took a breath. He was frightened by the number, but he soon understood that the money was really not much, and it was really the cost price!
If you let yourself go shopping, you won’t even be able to buy it for 2,500 silver dollars!
Nowadays, a Mauser fast gun on the international market costs six to seven hundred silver dollars. You may think that other small equipment is not expensive, but it is too much for you!
A moisture-proof mat made of the best cowhide and a pure wool warm blanket are all worth a hundred silver dollars. What about those **? And what about combat boots? The sum of all the little gadgets is a sky-high price!
"Where is the war horse?" Wulan Geli asked subconsciously.
Cai Bixia shook his head, "This is not something we can know. The source of the Manchu war horses is mainly Mongolia. With your Majesty's decree, naturally there are huge Mongolian tribes that contribute the best war horses!"
"The prices there are just stupid!"
Not counting the equipment cost of the war horse, it costs 1,500. Such a strong Mongolian horse can be sold in the market for thousands of silver coins!
Money, this is an army made of money. Wulan Geli felt that acid reflux began to occur in his mouth, stomach, and heart!
What made him even more acidic was what was happening behind him. Ten battalions of cavalry troops rode slowly from east to west, followed closely by the sound of wheels rolling over the gravel road!
Wulan Geli was shocked and said, "Cannon...another cannon..."
That’s right, those coming from the east are all single-horse 88 field artillery. The heavy wheels of the guns have been replaced with rubber tires, and it’s not difficult at all to pull them up with a single horse!
The butter on the brand new field cannon is all new, it has not been contaminated by dust and turned black, and it exudes this beautiful milky yellow color and fragrance!
The mechanical parts that have just come out of the factory naturally have a unique smell of brand-new steel. That is the smell of iron, and it is also the smell of industry!
The gun port of the artillery was wrapped in canvas to prevent falling sand and stones, and there were several boxes of ammunition tied with hemp rope on the sports car!
The ministers from various countries were all talking here, looking at the sports cars one after another and nodding in praise. Only Ulan Geli was muttering to himself like a fool.
Cai Bixia knew that he was counting. He wanted to count how many cannons were shipped to the Western Regions this time!
"Stop counting, we will bring fifty for this military parade! Later, the factory will process another sixty for the Western Region, for a total of one hundred and eleven..."
"The place in the Western Region is too big. Without more than 600 artillery pieces, it would be difficult to defend it!"
"Starting from the capital, these sports cars are all pulled by single horses. After all, this road is all plains. After passing Xi'an, they will all be replaced by two-horse chariots. In this way, no matter how tall the mountains are ahead, these cannons will not be afraid!"
Ulan Geli's mouth was filled with bitterness instead of sourness. As the God of War, Artillery was very aware of its huge power!
Now the quantity and quality of Zuo Zongtang's artillery in the Western Regions have completely overwhelmed the garrison in the Ili Valley. If there are more than a hundred more, there will be no chance of winning at all!
What shocked him was still behind. Behind dozens of 88 field guns, there were actually six very weird sports cars!
Squatting on it is a stubby cannon with a very large caliber. The muzzle of the gun is pointed towards the sky, but the diameter is extremely short. From a distance, it looks like a toad is squatting there and looking up at the sky!
"Mortars! 280-caliber mortars... six specially made for Marshal Zuo!"
"Hey... The Western Regions are too hard. The lives of brothers who conquer the Western Regions are precious. Don't waste them on siege! Mortars have been a weapon for siege since ancient times, no matter how thick the city walls are..."
"Unless he builds it thicker than the city wall of Beijing, he is no match for these mortars! There are plenty of shells, let's blow them up slowly..."
It's over, Ulan Geli understood that the Chinese had completely figured out the details of the proposed castles built by the Russian army in the Ili Valley!
Mortars are specially used to deal with city walls, and field artillery is used to deal with large-scale legions. The rest of the battle is for these cavalry equipped with breech-loaded guns to sweep the battlefield!
"Oh God! You are a threat from Chiguoguo! You are a provocation to our Tsarist Russia! It is a provocation!"
"Don't say that...Your Excellency, Minister, your Majesty just said it very clearly! This is to celebrate the victory of Dihua, we celebrate the victory in the battle with Agub!"
"Does it mean that Tsarist Russia and Agub have an alliance agreement?"
"No... no no no... how could we have an agreement with those Central Asian warlords? Don't talk nonsense!" Ulan Geli quickly distinguished!
Today, Zai Chun and Cai Bixia decided to put pressure on the Rakshasa ghosts. These equipments are top-notch equipment that the Rakshasa ghosts in the Ili Valley do not have!
In this era, that is a strategic weapon!
But the threat goes far beyond this, the finale is yet to come!
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