GBP Chapter 164 Rapid-Fire Gun
Chapter 164 Rapid-Fire Gun
The technical evacuation of Pingshan Arsenal in Jing County mainly involved the removal of some equipment for producing firearms, including the bullet production workshop.
After the successful development of TNT explosives, detonators were soon developed. Due to the war, the total amount of TNT produced was only a few thousand kilograms, and it was not used in artillery.
"Master Lu, I heard that you have made a lot of three-foot gun barrels. Can you make one like this weapon according to my requirements?" Zhao Sheng took out a drawing.
The three-foot barrel is fourteen-gauge, a bit redundant, and is specifically used for making shotguns.
Currently, the shotgun serves as a special gun for workshops and city security, so the barrel is left.
"My Lord, what you said is no problem. Let me take a look at the blueprint first."
Master Lu took the blueprint, looked at it, and then handed it to Xiang Qingxuan and said, "There are a lot of accessories in this. It seems to be your specialty."
After looking at the drawings, Xiang Qingxuan said, "I can indeed make it, but many of them are not copper parts, which means they are made of iron."
"Yes, it's marked as iron, but it's afraid of heat **, the coefficient is different, and it's not easy to rotate at the back."
They had mentioned the coefficient when they were discussing the problem with Mr. Zhao, so naturally they knew what it meant.
"There's no problem with manufacturing it, but your chain feed is a bit difficult." Master Lu pointed at another drawing and said.
"Let me see." Zhao Sheng looked at the soft chain feeding method, which was a later generation, hand-cranked feeding method. The soft chain was originally invented by American Richard Jordan Gatling, and also used a hub feeding method.
I guess it's a bit difficult for you to do this for now, so how about this, I'll draw a single-chain ammunition supply method, which will be easier.
In fact, it is not impossible to use soft chain ammunition supply in this era, but Zhao Sheng underestimated their ability to do it.
So, the matter was settled, however, Master Lu did not give up on the production of soft chain feeding.
The barrel of the 3.14mm rifle was loaded differently from the Schleder-Enfield rifle, so the bullet could be fed with a soft link.
……
Under the instruction of Yu Wenhua, Zhang Xiaosi led 50,000 people, bypassed Weizhou and headed straight for Guangchang County.
The third army of 50,000 soldiers that set out from Jinzhong probably got lost or had poor control of the route. The Jin army, wearing Xianbei soft armor, also arrived at Lingqiu County on the outskirts of Guangchang County.
Lingqiu County was originally under the administration of Zhidai County, so the appearance of the Jin army was not surprising, but at this time it was a state of imminent war, and any disturbance would affect the nerves of Sun Jiping in Guangchang County.
"General Zhu, we have received intel that Jin troops have appeared in Lingqiu County."
Sun Jiping handed a piece of information to Zhu Yongzhen.
"The number of people is unknown, but we can estimate it to be over 30,000."
After receiving the intelligence, Zhu Yongzhen muttered to himself, "It seems that Lingqiu may launch an attack. We must be prepared to gather the people."
"Guangchang County now has soldiers guarding agricultural operations during the day. We don't grow crops here, and the only crops we have are beans, which they take away to feed the horses."
"Don't even feed them the horses. Keep an eye on the enemy. Let's ambush them outside the city."
Zhu Yongzhen and Cheng Jushu had been to Guangchang County last time. He felt that defending the city had no advantage for them, especially this time, the army was equipped with landmines and grenades, which were good at ambushes.
Sun Jiping was a civil servant. After listening to Zhu Yongzhen's words, he felt that what he said made a lot of sense and agreed with the decision.
Gong Hu Yue, who was standing by, listened but did not say anything. He was responsible for assisting in governance and did not dare to say a word on military matters.
When Zhang Xiaosi approached Guangchang County, his original plan was to cooperate with the Lu family to start from Yi County and act together in Guangchang County.
Perhaps he arrived too early and stayed at Zijing Pass for a day without receiving any instructions.
"What are they doing? Didn't they agree to meet up here?"
Zhang Xiaosi said, getting a little impatient.
"My lord, we have food and drink here, so just wait patiently. This is a pass, and it's actually controlled by the Lu family, so it's very safe!"
"I don't have to worry about food and drink, but I feel so depressed~"
How could his subordinates not understand Zhang Xiaosi's thoughts?
"How about I go down there tomorrow and see if there are any pretty country girls? I can get you a couple of them."
"Let's go check it out tomorrow. The more the better!"
As soon as Zhang Xiaosi said this, his subordinates immediately understood what he meant. Those who did not like him would be given as rewards for entertainment. This was an excellent benefit for these soldiers.
In fact, the Lu family did not fail to come as agreed, but they received intelligence that the number of people in Xiaolongshan had increased, so they sent more than 10,000 people there.
"I heard that there are only a few thousand people in Xiaolongshan. The spies sent out reported that they are all old, weak, sick and disabled people who are trying to make a living."
"I think so too. Besides, these people are all disabled soldiers of His Royal Highness Prince Yan. If we send so many people out and a conflict breaks out, do you think we should kill them or not?"
"The head of the family has gone a bit overboard this time. The people who were previously in Xiaolong Mountain were members of our family, but they suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the head of the family hasn't done any thorough investigation."
As they walked, the two young generals chatted and felt that it was a bit of an overreaction for them to deal with a group of remnants with such sophisticated equipment.
"General Xing, according to this, there are more than 10,000 troops within 20 miles. It seems to be the garrison of Yi County."
"Yi County only has a garrison of 20,000 troops. How dare they send over 10,000? What are they planning to do?"
Xing Shuren was furious when he heard this. Are the people from the Lu family in Yi County planning to openly rebel?
Since his trip to Luancheng, Zhao Sheng sent people to heal his injuries, and also invented something called a prosthesis to more or less compensate for the disabled soldiers. 70% of these people can take care of themselves.
Therefore, he now has 5,000 men stationed in Langya, and with the addition of Chen Da's 10,000 men, he is not afraid to deal with the more than 10,000 people in Yi County.
In this way, after a small-scale conflict, all the people coming from Yi County were wiped out, and the number of prisoners reached 10,000.
You fucking say I surrender without a fight, but you don’t even see what kind of perverted weapons they are using.
Most people will behave like this when encountering a hostile army armed with hot weapons for the first time. It will be fine once you become familiar with these weapons.
……
Master Lu had nothing to do, so he made the soft-chain ammunition feed two days later and showed it to Mr. Zhao.
"Master Lu, are you Lao Liu? I thought you couldn't make it, so I planned to try another one. However, that one requires manual feeding, which is more troublesome."
"My Lord, what do you mean, Lao Liu? I feel like you are scolding me."
"No, no, Lao Liu meant to compliment you on how you were able to create such a great product without being well-known."
"Really? The Prince Consort is also the Sixth Brother. He has quietly drawn such an excellent blueprint. We can use my soft link once Xiang Qingxuan is done."
"Did you make this by hand?"
"I took a look and found that it can be stamped with a mold. Unfortunately, the punch press is in Pingshan. Otherwise, I can send people to Pingshan to make a few thousand of them. This thing can be reused anyway."
Zhao Sheng didn't object after hearing this. Once the Gatling gun came out, it would completely change the situation on the battlefield. With a few Gatling guns set up, he would not be afraid of tens of thousands of cavalry.
Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng said to Master Lu, "We have to make 100,000 sets. A few thousand won't be enough!"
One hundred thousand is a huge number, and it cannot be produced in a short time. However, since Mr. Zhao has given the order, Master Lu will definitely carry it out.