1890 King of Southeast Asia

Liu Yiming took the opportunity to rest without saving Charles, but he was not used to relaxing suddenly after being nervous for so long.

"Go out for a walk?" Liu Yiming said.

Liu Yiming did what he said, and went out with two messengers. At this time, Sishui was very safe, and there were few people entering and leaving the city. Although Liu Yiming had to pay attention to the news of the headquarters, he could only walk around the headquarters twice.

Liu Sanbao, a farmer, or a plantation, graduated from a charity school, and entered the Liu family's plantation at the age of sixteen. He basically did all the work in the plantation, planting, harvesting, primary processing, transportation and storage, etc.

He stayed in the plantation for six years. Sishui uprising, industrial construction, Sishui was short of people everywhere, and he was assigned to a plantation with three militiamen. He himself was also a militiaman, controlling a team of sixty natives.

Life was easy. The natives were bullies. Even if the militiamen were just sitting far away, the natives in groups of five or five did not dare to escape, let alone resist.

Although life was enjoyable, Liu Sanbao always had the idea of ​​going to the front line. It was not that he had lost his conscience because he had read too many books. When he thought that his comfortable life was exchanged for the death of soldiers on the front line, he felt uneasy. His education did not allow him to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor!

This time when he came to Surabaya, he was rejected again. He needed to manage the plantation. When he came out to buy things, he happened to see his young master, Liu Yiming!

"Commander Liu!" Liu Sanbao shouted. Liu Sanbao saw Liu Yiming and wanted to join the army.

The third and fourth rounds of recruitment in Surabaya were stopped by Xu Hui and Chen Jiangtao. Surabaya really couldn't produce anyone, but it also sent some militiamen.

"Commander Liu? Where is he?" When the people around heard this name, they looked around.

In the era when photography technology was not developed, especially in Java, the Dutch photo studio was requisitioned, but the Chinese didn't know how to do it! Therefore, no photos of Liu Yiming were circulated. There were portraits, but they were ink paintings, which were just for the spirit and meaning. As for whether they looked like him?

"Commander Liu, I want to be a soldier! Let me be a soldier!" Liu Sanbao saw Liu Yiming running hurriedly towards the alley and shouted hurriedly.

"Yes, I want to be a soldier too. Where is Commander Liu?" The men around him also said, but unfortunately, no one in military uniform was seen.

The road formed a short congestion...

When Liu Yiming heard someone calling him, he realized that he should go back. It was not that he was showing off, but that people liked to watch the excitement. There might be three or five at the beginning, and more and more. Now is not the time for him to stand up. Sishui needs stability!

Liu Yiming quickly returned to the headquarters, and Staff Officer Yang sent him a list he least wanted to see - a list of deserters.

There will definitely be deserters. No matter which army, as long as there are more people, there will always be scum. Some have reasons and reasons, and some are just selfish. When they go to the battlefield, they find that it is different from what they thought, and they are timid and want to run away!

Liu Yiming's attitude towards deserters is complicated, but no matter what, they can't just let it go, and the military court appears.

Those who deserted during the war, no matter what the reason, were shot directly after trial.

Unfortunately, it is wartime now.

"Propaganda within the army, execute the shooting!" Liu Yiming signed and stamped the execution list.

Because they were soldiers tried by the military court, Liu Yiming signed, and those involving the public were signed by Chen Jiangtao.

"Anything else?" Liu Yiming looked at Staff Officer Yang who was still standing.

"It's like this, the arsenal has news that the new small cannon has been made, and you can go and have a look." Staff Officer Yang said.

"So fast?" Liu Yiming was a little surprised, and then relieved.

"Prepare the car, go and have a look!" Liu Yiming thought he had nothing to do, and the arsenal also had a phone call, so he went directly.

At the arsenal, Qian Jin was processing a small-caliber mortar, which was the new small cannon mentioned by Staff Officer Yang.

"Commander!" Qian Jin saw Liu Yiming coming in, stood up and greeted him.

"It's made? So fast." Liu Yiming said.

"With the experience of 82 mortars, it is easier to make small caliber ones." Qian Jin said.

"What about accuracy?" Liu Yiming asked. For small caliber mortars, accuracy is very important.

"The accuracy is greatly improved compared with the 82 mortar. The impact point is generally scattered within two meters of the target. More accurate firepower is needed. We also have rocket launchers!" Qian Jin gave Liu Yiming another surprise.

"Has the rocket launcher been made?" Liu Yiming asked.

"The sample has been made and will be sent over later!" Qian Jin replied with a smile.

"Okay, let's take a look at your mortar first." Liu Yiming said with a smile.

"The caliber is 50 mm, and the ammunition also has smoke bombs and high-explosive bombs. Because it is an infantry accompanying weapon, the weight is deliberately controlled. Compared with the 82 mortar, the barrel is 30% thinner, but for safety reasons, the range is also reduced, with a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 800. If there is time, we can still optimize and improve it!" Qian Jin said.

"Improvements cannot stop, but this model is already very good, at least it can be used!" Liu Yiming said.

When fighting the positional battle with Hertz, the South China Army counterattacked. The simple position also caused huge casualties to the South China Army and delayed the attack for a long time, because after the South China Army entered the position 100 meters, the mortars stopped firing for fear of accidental injuries.

This caused a firepower gap. It was during this gap that a platoon of the South China Army attacked and suffered casualties as much as a squad.

After reacting, Liu Yiming began to work on solving the firepower gap.

The first thing that came to mind was the grenade launcher, but the grenade launcher requires rich experience to operate, so Liu Yiming passed it on the spot.

Then he thought of the bazooka. Yes, the famous bazooka has been developed since 1918, and the first generation of products appeared that year. Unfortunately, it was not equipped at the end of the war, and then it was shelved because the war ended.

It is very suitable to fill the firepower gap at present, especially in the case of street fighting at any time, short-range direct-fire artillery is particularly useful. Unfortunately, Liu Yiming is not sure whether he can make suitable shells.

Then there is the 50mm mortar, which is economical and easy to produce. In the end, it was decided to go along both lines, but unexpectedly, both lines have gained something.

"Fire a few rounds and try it out. It must look like it can be accurate!" Liu Yiming intends to verify it.

Qianjin has been ready for a long time.

"We set up 200-meter targets, 400-meter targets, 600-meter targets, and 800-meter targets. Let's go to the stand first." Qianjin said.

The mortar was quickly installed under the adjustment of the technicians. This was based on the Soviet 50mm caliber, with a thicker barrel and a combat weight of ten kilograms, but it could be divided into three parts.

Boom!

The first shot flew out of the barrel and fell.

boom!

It missed, and after emergency adjustment, the second shot.

Boom!

Hit! boom!

The next one was 400 meters, and one shot hit!

600 meters was a bit off, the first shot missed by more than 20 meters, and the second shot was still five or six meters away, and the 50mm mortar was not very powerful...

Three shots hit, but as for 800 meters, it didn't hit...

"Good!" Qian Jin was still nervous. One shot missed at 800 meters, and Liu Yiming was already calling.

The purpose of this thing is to accompany the infantry and fill the firepower gap. Targets within 400 meters are more than enough. Want to hit farther? There are 82 mortars, barreled artillery, and rocket launchers.

"Quickly produce fifty guns and send them to the front line. You can consider improving the others." Liu Yiming said to Qian Jin.

"Yes! Just one month, guarantee the production of fifty guns!" The 82 mortar has been temporarily stopped. The barrel process is seamless steel pipe, which is not difficult for Qian Jin at all.

"Okay! Come, take a look at this..." Liu Yiming picked up the pen again, found a piece of paper, and began to study the spring hydraulic recoil mechanism with Qian Jin, which is the premise of the rapid-fire gun.

"Report! The rocket launcher is here." The guard of the arsenal came to report.

"Let me take a look!" Liu Yiming became interested.

The barrel is similar to the bazooka, and the rocket launcher has a similar appearance. They are all made of seamless steel pipes, which are almost the same.

"The caliber is 60 mm, made of seamless steel pipes, 1,380 mm long, weighs 6 kg, and can be operated by two people for direct shooting." Qian Jin introduced.

"In the experiment, we fired a 6 kg high-explosive warhead at a distance of 200 meters. We haven't tried the projectile yet. This is manufactured in cooperation with the rocket factory. There are two types of ammunition, high-explosive warhead and incendiary warhead."

"Fire a few rounds to see the damage to fortifications, houses, and unprotected states." Liu Yiming wanted to see the damage capability of the Nanhua version of the bazooka, especially to buildings.

The test site was quickly built. The fortifications were semi-permanent fortifications, built with logs, iron sheets, and sand. There were two types of houses, earth and bricks. There were no protections, just a few targets.

There was nothing to prepare for the rocket launcher. The shooter half-knelt, and the ammunition man also served as an observer to load the ammunition.

Puff~fu~

Boom!

A distance of 100 meters, an accurate hit!

Unfortunately, probably because it was a pirated version, it failed to break through the semi-permanent fortifications.

The second round, the third round, and until the fourth round, this hastily built semi-permanent company collapsed. Liu Yiming suspected that it was not built well and collapsed.

"Let's see how it can damage houses."

The earthen wall is not thick, and it hits the target with one shot.

The same is true for bricks and stones. Liu Yiming breathed a sigh of relief. It can be used in urban battles, and the effect should be good.

"Use white phosphorus bombs against open targets!" Liu Yiming wanted to see the effect of launching white phosphorus bombs.

Puff~fu~.

Puff~bang!

The warhead of the rocket burst open, and the white phosphorus spread, but unfortunately the coverage area is very small.

"You can consider increasing the explosive dosage of white phosphorus bombs, which is a bit wasteful." Liu Yiming said...

Liu Yiming stayed in the arsenal for an afternoon, and only went home at night, reluctant to leave. He quietly sneaked into Zhang You's room and kept it for a long time until he was driven away. He couldn't go through the door, so he climbed through the window!

"Ahem!"

Liu Yiming's figure climbing through the window froze, slowly raised his head, and revealed an ugly smile.

"Uncle Zhang...Uncle Zhang, when did you come back?" Liu Yiming's voice was full of disbelief.

At the same time, looking at Zhang Wentao and Liu Wanhua with ugly faces...