From Chief to Ball

Chen Jian added: "Don't look at the price as if it is a bit expensive, but think about it, how much does a spearman's armor cost? At that time, the armor will be saved, and a homeless man will be caught, trained for three months, and issued A set of military uniform, one piece of soap and food, sixty lead bullets, and three pieces of flint can go to the battlefield. In this way, it still saves a lot of money."

General Lang said with a smile: "I can't make a decision, it needs to be debated and discussed by the people above. The price is really not expensive, but... it's just that this matter involves too much, and it's not just a military matter. This kind of It might be easy to put it in Qi country, but it is still a little troublesome here. By the way, don’t you run a glass workshop?"

"Yes. So in fact, I am not qualified to mass-produce munitions, but as long as I pass the qualification, I can produce. It will take at least some time to train a group of craftsmen. I am wondering whether to obtain permission first, Then customize a batch in batches, and once it is really needed, the production can be increased immediately.”

General Lang laughed, shook his head, and said, "You're taking advantage of the loopholes, let me agree first, then go to the Military Supply Department and the Ministry of Industry to obtain qualifications, and finally build a workshop for production?"

"That's right. Blacksmiths can make guns, but if they make hundreds or even thousands of guns at once, they will be punished if they don't explain it. Besides, if it flows to the Qi State, it will be another crime of treason."

General Lang nodded, knowing the seriousness of the problem, especially after Chen Jian explained to him the combination of guns and bayonets and the impact of the dense military formation.

Once Qi State equips such an army first, the consequences will be unimaginable.Once an army is formed, [-] is worth [-] today, or even more.

"Who did you talk to about this gun?"

"There are many people who know about guns, and there are also many people who know about spear stabs, but not many people know how to use guns and spear stabs together."

"You are not the only smart person in the world. If someone knows about this, sooner or later they will think of changes in the military formation."

"I can't help it. I'm not a blacksmith. I'm a student of the academy. I can explain why, but I have to rely on a blacksmith."

"Since your father is an officer, and the musket is better than the matchlock on the ship, why didn't you let your father tell the people in the navy first? Didn’t the navy shout all day long that if they really want to fight Qi in the future, they can just rely on the land and navy accompanying the ship? Didn’t they say that our army only needs to be responsible for suppressing the riots in the country? This is interesting, this The two things were sent by the son of a naval officer."

Chen Jian spread his hands and said: "I talked to my father and showed him the gun, but he said... that in the future, the navy only needs to know how to handle guns, and guns are outdated."

"Nonsense! If you are in the near sea, you may have to rely on the arsonist ship, but if you want to go to the far sea, you still need to rely on the battle of the bow. The bow of the bow is to line up and shoot at each other. He doesn't even understand this?"

"I think my father has a good point. Will you give me a pen and a piece of paper?"

General Lang nodded, and someone behind him quickly brought a pen and paper. Chen Jian drew a boat on the paper and said: "My father was in the navy when he was young. fight."

While talking, he enriched the ship, General Lang bowed his head in surprise, the ship on the paper was not the kind of big ship equipped by the navy at all, it looked very strange.

The hull is not high, and the large bow and stern buildings used to connect the strings are reduced-the reason why the Navy clamored for the Army to be responsible for suppressing the riots is that the Navy's thinking is to treat the ship as a floating ship on the sea. The battlefield where fortresses and soldiers fight each other.

The ship on paper was narrower than ships equipped today, and would obviously be faster, and had many hatches drawn on the sides, with circles arranged in them to look like cannons.

After roughly finishing the drawing, Chen Jian pointed to the ship on the paper and said, "My father thinks that this kind of ship should be used in naval battles in the future, and try to avoid string battles. There are many cannons on the side of the ship, which is like this when facing the enemy... ..."

Picking up the pen, I drew a classic T-head on the paper, and then used my finger as a compass to draw the fire range of each ship.

"Once you encounter the enemy, immediately seize the upper wind. Line up all the ships like...well, if you are a musketeer. From the perspective of the army, what will happen if the horizontal team attacks the enemy who is still marching in the column That speaks for itself.”

"The big ship is in the middle, and the faster and smaller ships are on the two wings. Use the speed advantage to quickly outflank. Concentrate on destroying the enemy's ships and destroy their flagship before the enemy deploys. Even if the enemy deploys, they are in the leeward direction. It’s also difficult to reposition.”

"If there are enough cannons, twenty ships lined up can fire five or six hundred cannons in an instant. Even the largest ships can hardly withstand such a bombardment."

"Actually, the navy is the same as the army. If the army has flintlock guns, then the tactics will definitely be to make the front wider and wider so that all the firepower can be concentrated in an instant. Regardless of the situation of the opponent's hand-to-hand charge, the tenth-tier gunners and the third-tier gunners are completely different. It’s different, because only the front three rows can shoot.”

"The same is true for the navy. Once lined up, half of the fleet's cannons are in use instead of idle. Whoever can shoot the most buckshot and shells in an instant will dominate the victory."

"My father thinks that if you give the navy the flintlock gun, the navy will pay more attention to the second battle, and will pay more attention to making the ship a moving bastion, which is not good in the long run."

"On the contrary, if it is handed over to the army, once the army's formation changes, it will also attract the attention of the navy. Since the army can use flintlock guns to line up and concentrate their firepower, it will naturally evolve the idea of ​​fighting against each other when used in the navy."

"I think, at that moment, my father was a native of China first, and then a naval officer, so he had such an idea."

Lang Jiang nodded frequently, but when he heard the last sentence, he sneered: "As you said, your family is really full of loyal people and a model for the people of the country?"

"That's the way it is. Is it any good for my father? Once the navy changes its tactics, then the navy's dream of establishing a land warfare navy will be shattered. The navy can only become a real navy, and its hands cannot be extended to land warfare. .For the Navy, this is intolerable, so the person who made the suggestion will naturally be snubbed, which is a betrayal."

"Betrayal? Huh, that's right. First the navy and army, and then the Chinese people."

"That's right. The navy's line of guns is no longer the gunners and hand-to-hand soldiers in the navy that decide the outcome. Then it will be difficult for the navy to create a land-based navy, at least without a name. Under this kind of game, the winner It is Huaxia, and the loser is the navy. My father may have a bleak future in his life. How could my father not know these truths? So you say that we are an example for the people of the country, and I will not refuse this."

"Then why do you want to find us?"

"How can I participate in the conflict of interests between the army and the navy? I will throw the problem to you and let you go about it."

General Lang jokingly said: "Actually, you can spread this method to the people of Qi. Anyway, once the tactics are changed, these ships will probably fall behind. Let the people of Qi use the battle line you mentioned to win a game. Naturally, it changed. Anyway, they dare not go ashore. They can’t beat our army, and they can build a batch of new ships by the way. Only when they hurt, will they know that their path is wrong. Besides, they can’t shake the country. There are plenty of wood. Three This year is another batch of new fleets."

Chen Jian was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the question. General Lang shook his head and said, "What you said makes sense, but isn't it just nonsense? Who can guarantee it?"

"Then just like you joked, give these things to the people of Qi. They are stupid, maybe they will really be fooled, rebuild the ship, and waste money."

"Just talking, there is still a bottom line in the land-sea dispute."

"But I know you're not going to pass up this opportunity for the Navy to build a land-to-war navy."

"What's in it for you?"

"I am a Chinese."

"and then?"

"Many Houbo nobles fled to Qi. They are very wealthy and have a lot of precious metals. Once they are unified, they will all like expensive glass."

"You don't hesitate to make guns just to sell glass?"

"It's a pity that those Hou Bo countries are gone, otherwise I would have built a gun workshop first."

"what do you want?"

"Ordnance workshop license."

"anything else?"

"Same as those big businessmen, a franchise trade license. Allow me to go to Qi to sell non-contraband goods. Donate to an honorary military sanatorium within three years, provide a certain amount of amputation anesthesia every year, and some special supplies for military officers topical anti-infection medicines. Some of these I have demonstrated in the academy, and the effect is good, you can ask about them.”

Chen Jian thought for a while, and then said: "By the way, we can also build a secondary school, and the children of military officers will be given priority in enrollment. I can guarantee excellent education. Once the war ends and the status of the army declines, they can still live and work in peace. You will have a good life. You can also ask Xuegong about this."

Lang Jiang smiled and said: "It can be seen that you think you have a good reputation in the academy?"

"It's okay."

"The school is not far from here, I will know soon."

"Then can I go now?"

"No. Just wait. This matter is not that simple. Even the matter of that balloon involves many things, and we need to discuss and come up with an explanation."

Taking a last look at Chen Jian, he picked up the gun and the blueprint, and said to the people around him: "Prepare some food, don't be negligent. Except that you can't leave here temporarily, the rest is optional."

Chapter 94 The Third Crew

When it was dark, the man still did not come back, Chen Jian was not worried, but relaxed.

What I said is just talking on paper, and the flintlock gun and bayonet are okay. This is an obvious improvement.But those proposals for the navy are completely divorced from reality.