Chapter 19 The fierce soldier and the horse

After a round, Xiao Tianjian not only checked the training situation of each battalion, but also randomly checked the training situation of many township soldiers in various places. After these few days of inspection, he has been fully sure of the next step.

There is no need to say more about the situation of each war camp. After months of rest and supplementary intensive training, almost all the soldiers of each battalion are fierce, and their desire to fight is extremely strong, and their combat literacy and discipline have also been greatly improved. It can be said that they have reached the peak state of the Xingtian Army since the establishment of the army.

Even the local soldiers from all over the country have completed most of the basic training after months of agricultural leisure training, and have also completed most of them. They have laid a solid foundation for the military barracks. At the same time, they also have a certain combat effectiveness. At least they have become a force for local self-preservation and have dealt with ordinary enemies. There is no problem.

So he turned around and rushed to Shuangfengzhai. As soon as he arrived at Shuangfengzhai, he went straight to Tiezuo. At this time, Shuangfengzhai had separated the construction of some civilian products and handed them over to the newly established Tiezuo in Yangcheng County and Dongye Town. Shuangfengzhai has completely become the military base of the Xingtian Army, and all the craftsmen It has been invested in the construction of weapons, and now the most important products of iron work are artillery and fire guns, followed by special bayonets equipped with bird guns.

With the mastery of the skills of a batch of craftsmen, the production process of Xing Tianjun's bird pipe has been quite mature, and the quality of the pipe is getting better and better, the waste rate is getting lower and lower, and the working time is getting less and less.

In addition, more and more simple machinery have been put into use, which has greatly saved manpower and costs. In addition, the maturity of assembly line operations has made the output more and more and more. Originally, Shuangfengzhai drove full horsepower every month, but only more than 200 pipe pipes could be produced, but now it can be produced with full power. It has reached more than 500 per month.

Xiao Tianjian held a newly produced flint gun and pulled off the trigger with a click. The flint immediately fell down and hit the edge of the fire door, stirring up a mass of sparks.

"Very good! Now the improvement of the trigger is quite good, the strength is basically appropriate, and the impact on aiming is much smaller! You did a good job! How is the reed production now? Can you meet our needs? Can it be produced in large quantities? Xiao Tianjian put down the new task gun, and then reached out to pick up a task pistol, watched it carefully, and tried to shoot it twice. After putting it down, he asked Yang Changshou, who was accompanying him.

Yang Changshou replied respectfully, "Go back to the general's words! The reed can be made. Brothers have been trying all kinds of ways all night during this period. Now after special dipping the fire, the reed can fully meet the requirements!"

"What about the rate of rash? How's the rate of ignition? Xiao Tianjian immediately asked.

"It's much better! The self-fired fire rate created a month ago is less than 60%, and now it can reach about 80% or 90%!" Yang Changshou quickly answered.

"Falty to ninety-nine, I think it can fully meet the demand! It's basically about the same as the angling rate of birds! Then don't hesitate any more. From now on, all the production of birds will be stopped, and all of them will be changed to the production of self-fired fire! In addition, each craftsman responsible for the trial production of reeds will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver and commend their recent work results!" Xiao Tianjian patrolled the workshop with his hands behind his back and ordered Yang Changshou.

"Yes! But what about those bird-bills in stock and those bird-bills ordered outside? Yang Changshou refers to the 500 birds set by Li Zicheng.

"This is simple. Replace the bird gun of the army's equipment with the newly built self-made fire gun, and renovate the stock and the replaced old bird gun for them! In the future, our army will only be equipped with self-fire! The birds in the original army were gradually replaced and distributed to the township barracks for the township soldiers! In addition, divide a part of the manpower, create more hands, and distribute it to all the scouts and cavalry brothers, hum! In the future, when the cavalry has this thing, let's see who is their opponent!" While Xiao Tianjian was talking, he walked out of the workshop and walked towards the other side of the cannon.

Zhang Chao and Yang Changshou nodded and agreed, and followed Xiao Tianjian to the cannon.

The cannon has also expanded several times. The eight-pound gun is still in trial production. The iron model has not been made yet, so it has not been officially put into production. The three-pound gun and the six-pound gun are mainly produced in each workshop. There is a special wood for the production of wood for the production of wooden parts.

When Xiao Tianjian walked into the cannon yard, he saw two rows of newly built iron cannons neatly arranged in the open space of the yard.

Among them, the three-pound guns account for more than two-thirds, with nearly thirty guns, and about a dozen six-pound guns are in the process of final assembly. All these guns are mounted on a unified gun rack. The key force part of the gun rack has replaced the original wooden parts with iron parts, making the gun rack much stronger. Even the wheels were wrapped in iron, and the dark cloth was in the yard, exuding an awe-inspiring murderous atmosphere.

Gao Su, a red-haired devil, also wore a new military uniform of Xing Tianjun. He stood in the cannon and inspected the production in the workshop. As soon as he saw Xiao Tianjian's arrival, he immediately greeted him and saluted Xiao Tianjian with a proud face and said, "General, this batch of cannons will be completed soon. Please check it!"

Xiao Tianjian patted the barrel of a six-pound gun beside him and said with a smile, "I don't worry about you. How is the trial production of the eight-pound cannon now?"

After listening to Xiao Tianjian's question, Gao Su immediately leaned over and said, "General, please!"

Xiao Tianjian immediately took Zhang Chao and others to follow Gao Su towards a separate newly built shed. After entering the shed, it was also a lively scene. Because it was still in the trial production stage, the iron model of the eight-pound cannon had not been produced. At present, it is still trial-produced with a clay model, in the corner of the shed. A barrel has been cast, and some craftsmen are erecting it under a wooden frame.

"This is the barrel of the newly cast eight-pound gun. It will start grinding immediately. At the slowest, the gun can be tested within half a month!" Gao Su pointed to the gun barrel that was being erected and said to Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian walked closer and watched it carefully. Compared with the six-pound gun they are using now, this eight-pound gun is a whole circle larger. The caliber is basically more than 100 millimeters, and the length of the barrel is also close to two meters. At a glance, he knows that the power of this thing will be much greater than the six-pound gun, so I don't love it. After touching for a while, he asked Gao Su.

"How heavy is this gun barrel?"

"The barrel weighs eighty-seven catties, but there is no grinding and shovel to remove the outer layer. The final weight of the finished product should be about 800 catties. When it is installed on the gun rack, the weight will exceed 1,000 catties!" Gao Su immediately replied confidently.

"It's more than a thousand catties, and it's okay to get two horses! Uh-huh! Not bad! It's a little difficult to exercise in the mountains, but it's okay to exercise on the plains! All right! Just do it! If there is no problem after the test, it will be immediately shaped and put into production! Don't increase the production quantity for the time being, and then mass production when it is needed in the future! At present, the concentrated production capacity is to produce three-pound and six-pound guns! In a month, cast another twenty for me!" Xiao Tianjian turned around and told Gao Su.

Gao Su immediately stood up and said, "I'm obedient!"

After walking out of the shed, Xiao Tianjian and Gao Su walked side by side and said, "Now you can basically be responsible for the things on this side!" You should focus more on training gunners in the next step. I'll leave this matter to you. I hope you can train more good artillery for me. You must not care about one or the other!"

Gao Su is very satisfied with his current situation. Here, his status is much higher than when he used to be a mercenary in China. At that time, he was only a cannon fodder at best, and now he remains under Xiao Tianjian, with a salary of dozens of taels of silver a month, and from time to time because of his work. His performance is good. He will be praised by Xiao Tianjian, and he often has hundreds of taels of silver in his account. Compared with the kind of depression he met Xiao Tianjian, now he has saved hundreds of taels of silver.

What's more, here, he is not only the general manager of the artillery, but also the chief officer of the artillery school. In the past, the local craftsmen regarded him as a monster, but now they begin to respect him very much. Last month, someone proposed a marriage to him. She was a very beautiful little widow, which fascinated him very much. He is about to get married. This kind of life almost makes him a little happy. If this kind of life can continue like this, then why does he have to go back to China? After returning to China, he can be a small rich man at most, but here, he can enjoy both material and spiritual pleasure, so gradually Gao Su, a guy, has more and more respect for Xiao Tianjian as an employer.

"General, please rest assured that the inferior position is expanding the artillery school at the foot of the mountain, but I am too busy. I hope that the general can transfer a few qualified gunners from General Huang to the inferior position to be my deputy and serve as the instructor of the school. In this way, the effect will be better! The humble position can guarantee more qualified gunners for the general!" Gao Su also put forward his request.

Xiao Tianjian didn't even think about it, so he immediately agreed. He turned his head and said to Tietou, "Notify Huang Shengqiang that the best ten gunners under him should be immediately transferred to Shuangfengzhai and handed over to Gao Su for use. In the future, they will be the instructors of the Artillery School and will be paid five taels of money every month! Tell Huang Shengqiang that this is my order, and it must be the best! If he dares to hide his tricks, then I will let him come and be an instructor in person!"

The iron head smiled and wrote it down, and turned his head to arrange someone to pass the order to Huang Shengqiang.