Steel Dynasty - Chapter 952

[Chapter 947 Chinese Rifle]

Relanja City.

The Dutch soldiers looked at the Great Chongqing warships docked in the harbor with envy. Over the past seven years, the people stationed in the city of Relandia came and went, but what remained unchanged was the amazing Chongqing warships. Development speed.

“General Yue Yun, welcome to the city of Relandia.” Eric showed a sincere smile. He is the new governor of the city of Relandia, responsible for the affairs of the Netherlands in Asia.

“Nice to meet you, Eric.” Yue Yun said with a smile. He was used to dealing with Eric. Over the years, he often came to Ryukyu for inspections.

This time he came to the city of Jelanja not only to replenish coal and water, but also for the Spanish things.

In fact, the Netherlands and Spain both had colonies in the islands around Luzon and in East Indonesia. The relationship between the two was actually a competitive relationship. Spain had always been wary of the Dutch, and the two sides often had conflicts due to interests.

Therefore, after receiving the emperor’s authorization, he immediately found the Dutch. First, they were not familiar with the real geography of Luzon, Bohol and other Philippine islands and needed the help of the Dutch.

Secondly, supply for this expedition is also a problem. If the Dutch can provide supplies, their pressure will be much less.

The third is the alliance treaty signed between them and the Dutch. The agreement in this treaty is that the two need to advance and retreat together in Asian affairs. If the Dutch are attacked in Asia, Dayu is obliged to help the Dutch fight back against the enemy. Similarly, the Netherlands People also have the obligation to help Dayu attack the enemy.

After greetings, Yue Yun and Eric arrived at the official office in Relanja City, and he told Eric everything about the operation.

“You want to attack the Spanish and capture Malacca?” Eric said in surprise. After pondering for a moment, he said: “It is easy to attack the Spanish, but Malacca is now controlled by the British. Furthermore, French Indochina is in Malacca. On the east side, once you capture Malacca, they will not sit idly by.”

Yue Yun laughed loudly and said, “Eric, you don’t have to worry about this. We are determined to win the Malacca Strait this time. Britain and France are in trouble in our country. The emperor was already dissatisfied with this stabbing in the back. Now that the Great Yu Kingdom has been unified, it is time to deal with them. “

After a pause, he continued: “And according to our intelligence, British and French warships have increased in Asian waters. There are less than fifty ships in total, and together we can definitely defeat them. “

Eric’s eyes flashed with excitement when he heard this. The Netherlands used to be the real maritime hegemon in Europe. It was the British who destroyed them and caused their status to plummet. , and also took away many of their colonies.

They have always kept this account in mind, but the Netherlands has declined to this point and is no longer able to fight against the British. However, now that there is the Great Chongqing, it is different. They can completely suppress the British and French in Asia and obtain more tangible benefits.

Moreover, the purpose of signing the alliance with Dayu was to jointly deal with the British, and now Yue Yun’s request is not too much.

“I’m not worried, I’m just surprised by the ambition of His Majesty the Emperor of your country. However, I have to say that your action this time is in our interests. We now have a total of twenty warships in Asia, which can help you.” Eli K said.

A stone fell to Yue Yun’s heart. As long as they had the support of the Dutch, it would be much easier for them to attack the Spaniards.

“In this case, now let’s make a battle plan. According to my idea, first we will launch a surprise sneak attack on the Spanish navy near Luzon and annihilate their navy in one fell swoop. Then we will use Manila as a base to compete with Britain and France for Malacca. Strait…”

Yue Yun unfolded the chart he carried with him and marked the steps of the attack.

Eric nodded frequently and cast admiring glances at Yue Yun. He had to admit that this Yue Yun was a naval admiral with a strategic vision.

Reaching an agreement, the two agreed to set off in five days. This time they would work together to fight against the enemy for the first time.

…

Qingzhou, Imperial Study Room.

Song Changping happily handed over a steel-cased bullet to Xiao Ming. This was the first metal bullet they made after the metal bullet project was put on the agenda.

“Your Majesty, this is the bullet we produce.” Song Changping said loudly.

Xiao Ming showed a look of joy. Since setting the task of producing metal bullets, the entire Qingzhou industrial system has been in operation.

The thermal power plant immediately energized the military workshop, and various equipment factories, organized by Lin Wentao, worked day and night to produce motors and mechanical equipment related to bullet production.

In more than two months, they set up a manual and automatic bullet production line and produced the first steel-cased bullet.

“It’s not easy. This will be a symbolic event in the evolution of military weapons.” Xiao Ming picked up the bullet. The shape of this bullet was basically similar to that of modern bullets.

Looking at this modern bullet, Xiao Ming felt a little emotional.

Now that the scientific and technological level of Great Chongqing has steadily reached the 19th century, and with the detailed technical information provided by it, it is still possible to establish a simple military industry system based on a strong industrial foundation.

For example, the current metal bullet production line in Dayu is actually semi-manual and semi-automatic. The bullet casing and warhead are produced by workers operating machinery. As for the primer, gunpowder and warhead, the assembly of the cartridge casing is completed by hand.

In this way, the difficulty of bullet production has been greatly reduced. After all, the automatic production and assembly production line requires CNC, which he cannot do.

“Your Majesty, although the production speed of these metal bullets is a little slow, after all, we also have metal bullets. I think there is no need to produce Falcon rifles. Now the military workshop only produces percussion rifles. I hope the Emperor can officially Name this rifle.” Song Changping said.

Xiao Ming nodded. He had never given a definite name to this kind of percussion rifle. In excitement, he said: “This type of rifle is called a Han-style rifle. I hope this kind of percussion gun combined with metal bullets can make us Drive away the invading enemies like a strong man!”

“Han-style rifle?” Song Changping’s eyes lit up and he said seriously: “What a great name. This percussion gun will definitely leave its name in history.”

“Hahaha…”

After saying that, the two of them laughed at the same time.

Xiao Ming continued to play with metal bullets. As long as this kind of bullet is available, the shortcomings of air leakage in breech-loaded rifles will disappear. At the same time, the advantages of rifling and hammer-shaped bullets will also be reflected. This kind of rifle has both range and accuracy. They will all be higher than the leaked Falcon rifle.

In addition, the emergence of metal bullets brings a new understanding of weapons, which is also an inspiration for artillery.

As he was thinking about it, Qian Dafu suddenly walked in, bowed and said, “Your Majesty, Chen Qi wants to see you.”

Xiao Ming was startled and looked at Song Changping, “You two are really interesting, why don’t you come together?”

Song Changping was embarrassed. After coughing for a while, he said: “Your Majesty, I can’t blame you for this. During this period, Chen Qi has blocked the artillery factory. No one knows what he is tinkering with inside!”

PS: The child has blood in his stool repeatedly and is in a bad mood. He may go to the hospital. Shanghai, I’ll give you a chapter tonight, I really can’t write it.

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