Creating an era of great colonialism does not mean going militarily. Wan Lei knew clearly that he should act within his capabilities. Therefore, after occupying Taiwan, he ordered the Peking Army to stop using troops externally and start raising elite livestock for the next generation.
The First World War accumulated strength.
The dormant Peiping Army does not mean doing nothing. If Annan, Myanmar and other countries provoke provocations on the border, the border troops will still come and kill one by one without mercy. King Annan's original plan to unite other countries to put pressure on the Republic of China has no choice but to do so.
It ended in miscarriage because Wan Lei never saw their envoys, let alone signed a truce with them.
In fact, when Wan Lei did this, he used the word "drag". He could delay it for one day, until the spring of next year, when the Peiping Army was fully prepared, which would be the time to massively raise troops. At the same time, Wan Lei also gave instructions to various news agencies.
, extensively reported on the misdeeds of the border disputes between Annan and Myanmar, in order to arouse public outrage and prepare public opinion for war.
In early June, Wan Lei finally finished his inspection tour and took a train in Nanhai County, Guangdong, and returned to Peiping via the newly opened Pingnan Railway. Although he had been away from Beijing for several months, the central government was still operating normally. After all, the central military and political parties were
The departments have formed a complete management system. Even if the president is away, each department can do whatever it is supposed to do.
"Two days ago, good news came from the Northwest Military Region. The First Army took advantage of the civil strife in Tamerlane Khan to penetrate deep into the country and fought a battle outside the country's capital, Samarkand, annihilating 50,000 defenders and conquering Samarkand in one fell swoop.
Markhan." As soon as Wan Lei returned to Huayuan, Gao Rulu, director of the General Staff Department of the Military Commission, sent him good news.
"Oh, I actually have such a victory. In the past two years, I have been focusing on the southeastern battlefield, and I have always ignored the northwest battlefield." Wan Lei smiled self-reproaching and said: "Help me like a share.
The presidential decree commends the officers and soldiers of the First Army, and also specifically stipulates that all proceeds from this Western Expedition shall belong to the officers and soldiers of the First Army."
The northwest region is a large desert with a very harsh environment that cannot be compared to the Central Plains. The officers and soldiers of the First Army have been fighting in the northwest region for many years and have made huge contributions to the country. Wan Lei naturally understands this, so he gives more preferential treatment in terms of policies. And Samarkand, as Timur
The capital of the Khanate was still quite prosperous, and using the proceeds from looting to labor the army could be regarded as supporting war with war.
It has to be said that Zhou Tianshou is still as sharp as a sharp knife. A few years ago, Wan Lei entrusted him with the Northwest Military Region. He did not require him to have many achievements. He only asked him to guard the front line of the Tianshan Mountains and block the attacks of the Muslim world.
Attack. Unexpectedly, he not only defended the Tianshan Mountains, but also pointed the front into the heart of the Muslim world. It was really remarkable.
However, after fighting, it is impossible for the First Army to occupy so many places with less than 100,000 troops. Zhou Tianshou is also very rational. The so-called attack is defense, and attacking is just for better defense. Of course, every time he captures
A city must be robbed, not only to loot property, but also to capture people. After all, the large cotton fields in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are the reclamation areas of the First Army. Capturing serfs to work as slave labor is also an effective means to speed up border development.
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Wan Lei was naturally aware of this act of catching serfs. Not only did he not object, he also secretly supported it. Anyway, the nature of the Western Region and Taiwan Island are similar. They are both colonies. There are some dark sides in the colonies. This is understandable.
Yes, it is even necessary. Besides, darkness and light are mutually reinforcing. Only the darkness of the colonies can highlight the light of the provinces of the Republic of China.
"Your Majesty, the Logistics and Equipment Department has reported that it has successfully developed a rifled gun that can fire copper bullets. When will Your Majesty go take a look and see if it can be equipped in the army?" Gao Rulu said again.
"Rifled gun?" Wan Lei looked happy and asked: "Was it developed by the Chongdaotang Firearms Research Institute?"
The so-called rifled gun is an innovative firearm. Its barrel is engraved with rifling, which gives the fired bullet a rotational force. Compared with smoothbore guns without rifling, it has a longer range and is more accurate.
Higher, it is the preferred equipment for infantry in the era of hot weapons. It is no wonder that Wan Lei is so happy, because with the rifled gun in hand, the force of the Peiping Army will be maximized.
"The drawings were provided by the Firearms Research Institute, but the guns were assembled by people from the Equipment Department of the Logistics Department. It took them two months to assemble these guns, and the bullets were also hand-produced by them.
The propellant is also prepared in proportion."
"How many guns have been made in total? What is the approximate cost of each gun." Wan Lei asked again. He knew that with the current level of technology, it is impossible to achieve industrial production of guns and must rely on manual production.
, the difficulty can be imagined. If the production cost is too high, it will really not be possible to equip the army in large quantities.
"Using machine tools to process, a skilled military worker can process a barrel in one day, and the firing equipment and gun stock can also be completed in a few days. In total, a skilled technician can produce a gun in five days. If we divide labor and cooperate
, the efficiency will be higher. In total, the cost of a gun should be less than eight silver dollars." Gao Rulu Dao.
In fact, the most difficult thing about a gun is its barrel, especially adding rifling. Rifles require high accuracy and generally require a longer barrel and more even and fine rifling.
They are all the most testing of craftsmanship. If one process goes wrong, the result will be a waste pipe.
"Eight silver dollars for a gun is not too expensive, but what about the bullets?" Wan Lei asked again.
"The bullet case is made of copper, the warhead is made of lead, filled with smokeless gunpowder, and the primer is mercury fulminate. These are relatively rare items. Although they can be produced, the cost is still relatively high. According to estimates, every one hundred bullets
Just two silver dollars."
"In this case, using guns is really expensive. I'm afraid it won't be fully equipped in a few years. Let's equip special and elite troops first and see the actual combat effects." Wan Lei said a little discouraged. After all, guns and ammunition look very good.
It's advanced, but it's just a waste of money.
"The General Staff thinks so too. It will first be partially equipped to the military's special forces, reconnaissance battalions and sniper battalions, mainly for assault and sniper killing. On the frontal battlefield, mixed tactics of artillery, cavalry, infantry and bows will still be the main ones."
"Well, good steel should be used on the blade, and good guns should also be used by good soldiers. Select capable soldiers from the army and train them into special riflemen, especially snipers. The more the better. By the way, guns and bullets should be used as soon as possible.
To implement standardized production, my requirement is that no matter which gun is loaded with bullets, it can be used, and at the same time, the quality must be guaranteed to prevent bullets from jamming or gun explosions on the battlefield."