It's still too early. For the empire, the sea is not a threat, but the Eastern captives on the land in the north are a threat.

So this winter, when the Eastern capturers were struggling, the Chu Empire took advantage of the autumn and winter to transport a large amount of new equipment, various types of ammunition and even food to the Shanhaiguan line in the north.

Even in the cold winter, after the northern section of the Youhang Grand Canal froze, the Chu army still transported a large amount of supplies to the north through sea transportation.

New howitzers of various calibers and a large number of grenades!

The packaging is extremely tight, with boxes after boxes of artillery propellants of various specifications, as well as fixed-ration paper-packed ammunition directly produced by the arsenal, which has better moisture-proof performance and is more convenient for shooting 2-year-old fusiliers.

The reason why it is called fixed-rate paper-packed ammunition, rather than fixed-load bullets, is because fixed-load bullets are often directly loaded and fired, and they are a whole.

Paper-packed ammunition is not. It is only for moisture-proofing and mass production and transportation. It is also for convenience of loading, improving the performance of the rifle, and preventing soldiers from over-firing and incorrectly loading the gunpowder in a panic, causing the chamber to explode.

This kind of quantitative paper-packed ammunition consists of large-scale production, uniform specifications, and relatively low-cost lead bullets, a uniform quantitative propellant, and is wrapped in moisture-proof oil paper.

When firing, the soldier needs to tear open one end of the fixed paper package of ammunition with his teeth, then pour a small amount of propellant into the propellant pool in the rifle bolt, cover the gunpowder cap, and then pour the rifle muzzle upward.

Put it upright, pour most of the remaining propellant from the muzzle into the barrel, and then stuff the projectiles and paper packets into the barrel.

Finally, use a purge bar to compact it, and take out the purge bar and stuff it back into the fixed sleeve under the barrel.

Then you can raise your gun and shoot at any time!

The entire launch process is very simple and smooth, which greatly reduces the soldier's error rate and avoids various accidents.

In addition to this quantitative paper-packed ammunition, the munitions department also directly supplied a batch of molds for melting and casting lead bullets to the front line.

When necessary, soldiers can also directly use gunpowder and lead bullets or lead blocks captured from the enemy on the front line to directly rub bullets for combat by hand...

The military even brought a batch of gunpowder-making craftsmen and small emergency equipment, hoping that if a large amount of saltpeter and other raw materials were seized, gunpowder could be made directly on the front line.

The military of the Dachu Empire has made considerable preparations in order to successfully launch the Liaoxi Campaign next year.

In the month of December alone, the Chu army transported more than thirty howitzers to the front line of Shanhaiguan, many of which were large-caliber howitzers weighing 48 pounds.

Forty-eight-pound howitzer, the caliber of this artillery reaches 200 millimeters, and the shells are extremely powerful.

Even in the mortar era, the 48-pound mortar was the Chu army's siege weapon. In the howitzer era, the 48-pound howitzer became the force used to siege the city.

This kind of big thing weighing several tons is not used in daily field operations and cannot be used. They can only be seen in siege operations or fortress defense operations.

Well, the Navy is carrying the carrier-based version of this forty-eight-pound howitzer everywhere. The Navy has also recently equipped a batch of forty-eight-pound howitzers for land support operations. As for maritime operations, wait until the shells of this thing hit.

When an enemy ship is in motion, a large number of direct-aimed artillery pieces may have already smashed the opponent's warship to pieces.

As for the advantage of the explosive shells, it is not only used by howitzers. With wooden ammunition holders, long-barreled artillery can also use grenades. It is necessary to reduce the charge and increase the elevation angle, otherwise the chamber pressure is too high and the grenade will be used.

The cartridge case is easily broken, and the angle is too low and the range is too close.

Nowadays, the naval guns of the Chu Navy are basically equipped with grenades to increase the elevation angle, and use reduced-load propellant to launch grenades with relatively fragile shells to burn the enemy's sails or kill the active forces on the deck.

In sea operations, there is actually no need for such direct-fire artillery. The 48-pound howitzer is mainly used for land support operations.

Unlike the navy, which can carry big guns everywhere, not to mention the 48-pound howitzer, even heavier naval guns such as the 24-pound cannon can still be carried everywhere.

But the Army cannot. Limited by the power of mules and horses and the condition of the roads, the Army is destined to be unable to use overly heavy artillery in field battles.

The same is true for this Liaoxi campaign. Although a large number of 24-pound and 48-pound howitzers have arrived at Shanhaiguan, the artillery actually used on the battlefield must be field guns of five-pound and nine-pound calibers and nine-pound howitzers.

, these two types of howitzers are the 18-pound light howitzer.

These four kinds of artillery will be the main artillery of the Chu army in the Battle of Western Liaoning.

In addition, the cavalry is also equipped with a batch of the latest five-pound cavalry cannons and eighteen-pound cavalry howitzers, coupled with the previous two-and-a-half-pound cavalry cannons, the cavalry's artillery firepower has also been greatly enhanced.

The artillery and ammunition hoarded by the Chu army in Shanhaiguan are increasing at an alarming rate.

This is also a reflection of the overall strategic thinking of the Chu army’s high-level strategy in the Northeast!

Since the cavalry can't do it, causing the Chu army to have a certain disadvantage in the field, then use the absolute firepower advantage to offset this disadvantage.

The Chu army did not intend to play all kinds of messy tactics with Dongduo. They just pushed all the way along the Western Liaoning Corridor, fought steadily, and relied on the artillery advantage to advance step by step!

Under such circumstances, Dongdu could either retreat step by step and retreat into the barren mountains and forests, or he could hold on to the city and even run out to have a head-on confrontation with the Chu army.

No matter which one, the military leaders in the empire, represented by Xu Zhixian, have absolute confidence.

Either kill Dongjie and take back Liaodong.

Or flee east and take back Liaodong.

Liaodong will surely return to the embrace of the Chinese people!

As for the loss of Liaodong, whether it was lost by defeat in the war or lost by running away, once this basic base is lost, it means that the empire of the Dongji people will fall into total collapse.
Chapter completed!