Steel Dynasty - Chapter 993

[Chapter 986 Conquer prisoners! Conquer prisoners!]

Qi Guangyi’s eyes immediately focused on the carbine in Xiao Ming’s mouth.

With Xiao Ming’s permission, he took the carbine and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became. The carbine in his hand was indeed very similar to the Chinese rifle, but the difference was that the carbine was relatively short and very light.

Now he also has some knowledge about firearms. This designed carbine is very suitable for shooting on horses, but the range will be slightly shorter.

But even so, this is farther than the range of the barbarian bows and arrows, and they have always suffered from long-range weapons in the battles with the barbarians on the grasslands over the years.

Now with the carbine, they can completely reverse this disadvantage.

“Your Majesty, how many carbines are there?” Qi Guangyi asked excitedly.

“Not many. The military factory has produced a total of 8,000 carbines, which should be enough for this war. You can use these carbines to form an elite cavalry to deal with the barbarians.”

Xiao Ming brought Qi Guangyi to the map. The area north of the Great Wall and west of Raozhou is still controlled by the Golden Horde.

“Eight thousand is indeed a lot.” Qi Guangyi asked expectantly: “Your Majesty, are these the same metal bullets as the Han-style rifle?”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming showed a wry smile and said, “Don’t worry about this. Think about it, it is extremely difficult to produce metal bullets, and the caliber of the carbine is 6.5 mm, and the caliber of the bullets is also different. This means that the military factory using metal bullets needs to build a brand new production line, and this takes a long time, so you can leave it for the time being. Just use paper bullets, they are enough. “

Qi Guangyi was a little disappointed, but then he thought it would be better than leaving empty-handed. Moreover, using paper bullets now is just a stopgap measure. Maybe it won’t be long before metal bullets can be used. .

Thinking of this, he said: “The general is a little greedy. This kind of carbine is indeed suitable for shooting immediately, and it is more than enough to deal with barbarian cavalry.”

Xiao Ming nodded. In order to facilitate the cavalry to carry it, this carbine also has a strap, which can be used by the cavalry. Carry it on your back.

This way the cavalry can switch between melee and long-range shooting at any time.

After showing the carbine, Xiao Ming continued: “The carbine is one thing, the will to fight is another matter. The weapons-only theory emerging in the army now is very dangerous. It will make our soldiers rely too much on weapons and forget about them. “

In the past ten years, they have basically used superior weapons to defeat the enemy in all wars. This has given both soldiers and generals the illusion that weapons determine the war.”

But he knows very well that weapons are only one factor in war. In modern times, his country used weapons superior to theirs and beat the crap out of a country that was a generation behind them. This is an example of this.

Qi Guangyi’s expression became serious when he heard this, and he said: “The general will always remember the teaching that the brave will win when meeting on a narrow road.”

“Well, that’s right.” Xiao Ming patted Qi Guangyi’s shoulder, “This Northern Expedition is mainly about Niu Ben and Luo Commander Quan, two old generals, you cavalry must actively cooperate. I am waiting for your good news. Now that the army has been assembled, you can rest at home for five days before setting off.”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Qi Guangyi responded.

April 9th.

After several months of preparations, the army to conquer the Golden Horde gathered at Qingzhou Station. Using the powerful transportation capabilities of steam engines and locomotives, 80,000 soldiers went straight from Qingzhou to Raozhou.

Along with these soldiers arrived in Raozhou a large number of weapons, ammunition and canned food.

“General, these cans are quite rich.”

After a day and night of trekking, the first batch of soldiers and supplies arrived in Raozhou. Niu Ben, Luo Quan and Qi Guangyi arrived on the first steam engine locomotive.

Qi Guangyi was also eye-opening when inspecting the canned food delivered.

This military can was no stranger to him. During the Civil War, cans were used as a supply tool for soldiers on their expeditions.

However, he has never seen military cans since then, because the people who guard Raozhou eat ordinary food and do not need cans.

So the canned military industry delivered this time was an eye-opener for him.

“Since the first cannery made a fortune during the Civil War, many canned food factories have appeared in Qingzhou, and in order to attract orders from the Ministry of Military Aircraft, these factories have also racked their brains to manufacture various cans. Now there are Such a rich military can. “

While speaking, Niu Ben pointed to different cans and said, “This is canned pork, this is canned potato, this is canned fruit, this is canned biscuit…”

Niu Ben was talking, Luo Quan. He was smiling and said to Qi Guangyi: “The food in the army is getting better and better now. We didn’t have such conditions when we were fighting in the past.”

Qi Guangyi was stunned, he had seen it today.

After checking some food, the three of them waited for the first group of soldiers to gather before walking into the city.

When they arrived at the Raozhou camp, Niu Ben said: “The logistics of this war are not a problem. The fighting conditions are much more favorable than before. If we lose this battle, we will have no shame in going back to see the emperor.” He

paused .

, he asked Qi Guangyi: “Now please tell us specifically about the current situation of the barbarians.”

In response, Qi Guangyi walked to the map of the grassland, pondered for a moment, and said: “Since the barbarians were driven back to the grassland by us, the barbarians have The losses were huge, but the emaciated camels were bigger than the horses. Although the barbarians were in decline, they were still strong. The number of cavalry was about 260,000. “

Although the barbarians lost Guandong, their cavalry losses were not much. They lost the most.” “They are slaves.” Luo Quan said, “These 260,000 people are not a small number, almost twice as many as us.”

Niu Ben nodded slightly when he heard this.

Qi Guangyi continued: “These 260,000 cavalry are not concentrated together, but are distributed on the vast grassland. In order to avoid our attack, the Golden Horde of the Golden Horde Khanate has been moved to this place, which is far away from us. ”

“This is Yili, it’s really far away.” Niu Ben’s eyes narrowed. Qi Guangyi’s map had already marked the distribution of the barbarians in the grassland.

On the vast grassland, barbarian tribes occupied different pastures, and each tribe had different strengths. These tribes seemed scattered, but he knew very well that once the war came, these tribes would unite together and become their enemies.

Through Qi Guangyi’s introduction, they gradually became clear about the current distribution of the barbarians. Luo Quan said at this time: “Our infantry is equipped with Han-style rifles and uses Guards artillery. As long as we use hollow square formations, the barbarians will be defenseless. Therefore, there is no need to worry too much. The troops will be sent to the grassland soon to drive out the barbarian tribes to avoid future troubles! “

(End of Chapter)