On the vast sea, warships sailed quickly one after another, heading straight for the Penghu Islands. At this time, the soldiers and generals on the warships were all ready and were once again checking whether there were any problems with bullets, grenades and other weapons. Final preparations.
War is already coming.
Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang stood in front of Li Zhen. They were still worried about this battle. Zeng Guofan said seriously: "Your Majesty, Commander Qi once proposed that we use artillery fire to bomb the US soldiers defending the port, and then land on Penghu Island. , However, once the army comes ashore, it will be attacked by intensive firepower. This problem remains, what do you think about it?"
At that time, Li Zhen replied that he had his own plans, so no one followed up.
Now that it is about to begin, Zeng Guofan brought it up again.
Li Zhenxiao said: "Don't worry, I'm fully prepared. Come, follow me to the warehouse in the ship and show you the weapons that will be used this time."
Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces.
Is there a secret weapon?
Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang followed Li Zhen to the warehouse in the ship. Li Zhen directly opened a wooden box, pointed at the gun inside the wooden box, and said in a deep voice: "The gun here is not an ordinary gun, it was just designed by Dai Yuanhua. Specialized in suppressing the opponent's intensive firepower, this gun does not need to continuously add bullets. As long as the magazine is loaded and the trigger is pulled, the bullets can be fired continuously. When we arrive at the port or after landing, our machine gun will fire. It will definitely catch the opponent off guard."
"And this thing."
Zuo Zongtang looked shocked and said in a deep voice: "Commander, this thing can't be fake."
Zuo Zongtang didn't believe it at the thought of such a powerful weapon.
Zeng Guofan said: "Your Majesty, let's give it a try."
"Okay, let's go to the deck to test the gun." As he spoke, Li Zhen carried a machine gun, then quickly loaded the magazine, and walked onto the deck carrying the light machine gun. Li Zhen fixed the bipod of the machine gun. His finger pulled the trigger hard.
"Thud, tug, tug,,."
Intensive gunshots rang out, and bullets were continuously sent into the chamber. The speed was staggering. The bullets fired sparks flying, and they were already intertwined into a dense network of bullets. Not only that , such dense and rapid firepower interweaving is more powerful, and it will not be launched by hundreds of people all over the sky.
After a while, the gunfire stopped.
Zuo Zongtang rubbed his temples and said: "Your Majesty, a machine gun is equivalent to hundreds of people firing and charging at the same time, and it is more powerful. With this weapon, we will definitely be able to defeat the foreigners after we get ashore. It will be a piece of cake."
Li Zhen held his head high and said proudly: "We made this kind of machine gun ourselves. Only we have it. The current combat speed of the machine gun is about eighty rounds of bullets per minute. The speed is not high. Although it is currently firing The speed is slow, but as Dai Yuanhua's abilities improve, more types of machine guns will be developed, which will increase the speed of firing bullets to two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, or even higher data per minute. , our weapons will become more and more powerful."
When Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang heard this, they were extremely horrified.
This weapon is already quite domineering, but there will be more domineering weapons in the future. The two of them looked at each other, and they both felt in their hearts that the Qing Dynasty was Li Zhen's world, and no one could shake Li Zhen's position.
Historically, in 1884, Maxim held a press conference for a new gun in London. Representatives from various countries attended, and China also sent its minister Li Hongzhang to attend. At that time, Maxim performed rapid fire. His machine gun fired 300 bullets in half a minute. Based on this time calculation, there are at least about 600 rounds of ammunition per minute.
Of course, these are different types of machine guns that can carry such high speeds involved.
The machine gun designed by Li Zhen and Dai Yuanhua can also increase the number of bullets fired in one minute, but if the bullet firing speed is increased, there will be higher requirements for the gun chamber and so on. Currently, the machine gun manufactured in Guangzhou can only be used in About eighty rounds per minute, but at least this is a breakthrough.
Zeng Guofan said: "Your Majesty, I can't wait to prepare for battle."
Li Zhen chuckled and said, "Don't worry, you'll be able to use it soon." Similarly, Li Zhen also looked forward to the battle between the two sides.
Next, Li Zhen dispatched the machine guns.
The army is divided into battalions, and each battalion receives a machine gun. According to the current three-three organization, there are three battalions under a regiment, three regiments under a brigade, and three brigades under a division. Zuo Zongtang and Zeng Guofan have For the time being, there are three divisions. After all, one army has eighty-one machine guns.
Zuo Zongtang and Zeng Guofan each led an army, which meant there were 162 machine guns.
Coupled with a brigade transferred from Qi Zhenhai's command, nine more machine guns can be added, bringing a total of 171 machine guns. All the machine guns will be allocated, and each battalion will have a dedicated person in charge to familiarize themselves with the machine guns in the shortest possible time. of launch.
"chug,."
From time to time, you can hear the sound of gunshots. At the same time, you can occasionally hear the training words of various battalion commanders. They are distressed about the bullets fired and ask the soldiers to save bullets and use them to fight foreigners.
"Report."
Zheng Zaoru ran to Li Zhen and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we are only two kilometers away from Penghu Island."
"Command the army, all soldiers are ready, all gunners are ready. When the port enters the range of the cannon, the artillery will be fired immediately. We will use fierce attacks, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, to directly defeat the American troops controlling the port."
"yes,."
Zheng Zaoru stood at attention and saluted, with an excited look in his eyes.
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At the port, U.S. soldiers built fortifications to prevent enemy warships from entering the port and berthing. Amor concluded that Li Zhen would be the first to launch an attack from the port, so he came here early and ordered all the soldiers to enter combat mode.
"Li Zhen, I will never let you land on the island. I will step on your body and embark on the road to becoming a famous general." Amor roared in his heart, holding up the telescope and staring closely at the sea ahead.
Suddenly, Amor's pupils shrank and he saw battleships appearing on the sea.
His eyes searched back and forth among the battleships, and soon landed on the flagship. On the bow of the flagship, stood a young man in his twenties and seventies. Through the telescope, Amor had already seen this man clearly. He was definitely Li Zhen has no doubt.
Amor held up the telescope and suddenly frowned.
Because Li Zhen also used a telescope, he also discovered him, but Li Zhen quickly put down the telescope in his hand, stretched out his right hand, with four fingers bent, only the middle finger pointed up to the sky, which was facing the direction of Amol, obviously It's a provocation to him.
Yes, this is a provocation.
Amor laughed angrily and said in a deep voice: "Li Zhen, I will definitely defeat you."
"Boom, boom,."
The soldiers on Amor's side had not yet opened fire, but the roar of cannons could already be heard from the sea. The distance between the two sides had narrowed to the point where they could fire. However, the warship led by Li Zhen seized the opportunity and opened fire first.