In the forest on the left side of Dengxian Mountain, there is only the Xianyuan River separated from Lanxi County. Xu Maocai took Lu Jiuju and walked along the mountain road for half an hour to the position of the coastal defense regiment.
Someone went to report it early, and Jia Zhang, the Fourth Inspection Envoy of the Inspection Department of the Coastal Defense Capital of the Two Seas and the head of the 19th Coastal Defense Regiment, came to greet him.
"Mr. Xu, Commander Lu, welcome to guide the work." Jia Zhang said politely.
"Captain Jia is so polite," Xu Maocai said with a smile. Lu Jiuju, who had been angry and dissatisfied just now, also had a solemn look on his face and saluted Jia Zhang.
Jia Zhang's elder brother Jia Gui, the captain of the expedition that discovered Yingzhou, died of illness on the way. In recognition of his merits, the officials awarded him the Champion Medal.
He was the first recipient of the Champion Medal of the Song Dynasty - he explored the New World for the Song Dynasty, sacrificed his life heroically, and bravely won the entire army.
Based on this alone, Lu Jiuju didn't dare to show his teeth here.
"Captain Jia, your preparations for the war are complete."
"Report to the commander." Jia Zhang immediately entered the state,
"Our 19th and 22nd Coastal Defense Regiments have made pre-war preparations in accordance with the deployment of the pre-war meeting last night. Please check with the commander."
"Okay, let's go take a look." Xu Maocai said, and then asked smoothly: "The two connoisseurs are also there?"
"Yes, the two deputy bureau chiefs of our Navy Bureau are here. After checking our pre-war preparations, we are now inspecting the position of the Fifth Rocket Artillery Regiment."
"Oh, let's go see it together."
"Okay. Master Xu, Commander Lu, please come with me." Under the leadership of Jia Zhang, they came to an open space in the forest.
This was originally a small flat land, but it was artificially expanded two or three times by cutting down trees and grass. Now there are twenty-six wooden shelves here.
These wooden shelves are erected diagonally on the car, like long arms stretching towards the sky. The wooden shelves are four long slots lined up side by side, and there is a group of people busy next to each wooden shelf.
They took out long cylindrical objects from the wooden boxes, with pointed heads and round and long bodies.
The soldiers placed the projectiles on long slots on the wooden shelves and fastened a certain button to prevent them from sliding down.
The soldiers then took out extremely long wooden poles from another wooden box. There was a device at the end of the wooden pole, which looked like a cut fan.
The soldiers carefully installed the wooden rods on the projectile body and then carefully inspected it from beginning to end.
"What is this?" Xu Maocai asked curiously.
"Apocalypse 9 rocket, this is the Xu 3 version." Li Gang walked out from a short distance away, followed by the commander of the 5th Rocket Artillery Regiment.
We were all acquaintances, and the hand-to-hand gesture was considered a courtesy. When he heard the question, Li Gang was the first to answer.
"The model was finalized in the ninth year of Tianqi?" Xu Maocai asked. They are all insiders, and they will know what this model means when they hear it.
"Yes. This Xusan version is specially for your army." Li Gang replied. The Ma Bujun likes to be called the Navy, but others like to call themselves the Navy and call the Ma Bujun the Army.
From the beginning, the navy and army did not deal with each other very much. But the current relationship is okay because we don't have to compete for the budget yet.
"Bureau Li, can you introduce us to us?" Xu Maocai said politely.
"The Apocalypse Type 9 Xu3 improved rocket has a body length of 1.6 meters, a tail rod of 2.6 meters long, and is equipped with three gyroscopic wings. The diameter of the missile body is 0.36 meters, and it is loaded with 65 kilograms of heavy gunpowder as explosive.
At the same time, two-thirds of the interior of the shell is pre-fragmented shrapnel, and the killing area can cover a radius of two hundred meters." Li Gang introduced in detail.
"It is loaded with maroon gunpowder as propellant. The maximum range can reach six thousand meters. The effective range is four thousand meters, which is eight miles..." After listening, Xu Maocai asked: "Li Bureau, how accurate is this rocket launcher?" Li Gang thought.
After thinking about it,
"Commander Xu, the earliest version of this rocket is a single shot with a range of 1.5 kilometers. In actual combat at sea, the probability of hitting an enemy ship at a distance of 300 meters is about 70%; at a distance of 500 meters, the probability of hitting an enemy ship is about 50%.
If the bow of the ship hits the stern or the sail, if the distance is 700 meters, then you have to rely on fate." Xu Maocai's face turned dark.
"The improved version has a gyro rotor added to improve the accuracy. Tested at the proving ground, at a distance of one thousand meters, the hit error is about 20 meters; at two thousand meters, it is about fifty meters; at three thousand meters, it is about one hundred meters...
"Xu Maocai's face turned even darker.
Li Gang continued: "After several tests, we found that the most effective way to use rockets is to shoot in coverage."
"Covered shooting?" Xu Maocai and Lu Jiuju asked in unison.
"Yes. When the enemy infantry and cavalry attack in a dense formation, the rockets can be concentrated and fired multiple times at the enemy formation in a short period of time. The rockets have a long range and are powerful, as long as the number of enemy troops is sufficient
Shooting densely and covering the area can inflict maximum damage to the enemy. The shortcoming of accuracy can therefore be accepted." Xu Maocai and Lu Jiuju got together and discussed in a low voice.
Li Gang continued: "This time is also a practical test at the request of the Artillery Research Institute and the Ordnance Department. Commander Xu and Commander Lu can see the effect later."
"Okay! Thank you Bureau Li for your explanation and guidance." Xu Maocai nodded. Li Gang also nodded,
"Commander Xu, the 19th and 22nd Coastal Defense Regiments are ready to go. Please go check and provide guidance." Xu Maocai felt that as the commander of the Eastern Front, it was also his duty to meet with the main offensive troops before the war started to encourage them.
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He nodded in agreement. However, Lu Jiuju did not go with him. The main attack was about to begin. His regiment also had tasks and needed to go back and take command.
I followed Li Gang for a while along the mountain road and came to the mountain forest next to Xianyuan River. From a distance, this place was no different from other places, but when I got closer, I realized that there were thousands of soldiers squatting here.
They wore navy blue cashmere double-breasted coats, with large lapels under their necks, each decorated with a red cloth corner.
Wearing an armed belt, two narrow belts crossed at the chest and back. Ammunition boxes were hung on the belts - now the Song Army's musket ammunition has been developed to be pre-loaded with gunpowder and wrapped in oil paper.
When using it, bite off the top corner, pour the gunpowder into the gun chamber, and then stuff the paper bag and the lead bullet inside into the gun chamber.
There are also bayonet scabbards and bayonets inside, as well as daggers and other scattered equipment. All the soldiers changed from their usual red-brimmed hats and put on the navy's unique iron helmets - the helmets of the Army Musketeers are saucer-shaped and surrounded by a
Circle the short edge.
The navy's helmet was made of a potato that had been cracked in half. Thousands of soldiers were half-kneeling on the ground, leaning on their muskets, looking ahead, looking through the trees and grass at Lanxi County, less than two miles away.
Han Jia came up first.
"Mr. Xu." Xu Maocai did not dare to be rude to the former official bodyguard and nodded.
"Director Han will personally lead the team?"
"We don't have many opportunities for actual combat." Han Jia replied with a smile. Xu Maocai looked at the surrounding soldiers of the Coast Guard Regiment. Their eyes were firm, and thousands of people were silent. They were a group of well-trained veterans.
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The coastal defense regiments of the Song Dynasty Navy are actually trained according to the Marine Corps. They can take a boat - quickly board the ship, transfer and disembark, and can carry out landing operations and offensive operations.
During the Ping-Liao War, they boarded ships from Dengzhou and Dongxing Ports and quickly moved to the mouth of the Liaohe River and Yuguan for landing operations.
However, the combat intensity at that time was not high and the actual combat effect was not good. This time, two coastal defense regiments were specially mobilized to test their ability to attack difficult situations.
When the time came, I saw three signal lights flying leisurely into the sky, which could be seen hundreds of miles around.
Soon, sharp whistling sounds filled everyone's ears, and streaks of smoke, like flying white drawn on rice paper, flew across the sky and flew towards Lanxi County.
There was a huge explosion in the South City Gate area, and fire and black smoke rose into the sky, surrounding half of Lanxi County.
Then the dull sound of artillery sounded, and the long guns and mortars in the artillery position fired one after another, adding a lot of fire to the boiling Lanxi County.
The entire land in western Zhejiang was trembling. Amid the deafening sound of artillery, groups of soldiers rushed to the Xianyuan River and pulled up steel cables. More than a dozen bridges hidden under the water were pulled out and fixed in place.
On a big tree or wooden pile on the shore.
"Didi-didi!" A sharp copper horn sounded, and an officer raised his command knife and shouted loudly: "The 19th Coast Defense Regiment, attack!"
"Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories!" Thousands of soldiers shouted and stood up, holding up their muskets, and rushed towards Lanxi County in units of squads, platoons and companies. This chapter has been completed!