87_87379 When he arrived at the Xigu Arsenal, Li Dacheng knew what an armory was, an armory of this scale, he had never seen it before, not to mention guns and shells, the Xigu Arsenal had 19 warehouses dedicated to storing guns and shells, the number of all kinds of bullets was around 30 million or 40 million rounds, and the number of shells of all kinds was nearly one million.

In addition to the bullet marks on the building, the arsenal also lost some of the ammunition in the warehouse, but the Xigu arsenal is the key place for Nie Shicheng's armed forces to defend, and this twist and turn and loss does not matter to the scale of the Xigu arsenal.

After reading the guns, the bullets are firearms, and there are 50,000 or 60,000 new guns of more than 10 kinds of guns alone, dozens of brand-new guns that have not yet been unpacked, dozens of artillery pieces that have just been assembled, more than 100 machine guns and machine guns of all kinds, and even if there are only a few dozen single-shot rifles, the number of bullets equipped with them is more than 100,000 rounds.

This Xigu arsenal, which relies on the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, and this Xigu arsenal that provides weapons and ammunition for the entire armed defense army, is too shocking.

Li Dawei thought that the Xigu arsenal was only 20,000 or 30,000 guns at best, but now it was at least 70,000 or 80,000 of the old and new combined, and there were countless ammunition.

"Why are there so many guns and ammunition here?"

The size of the Xigu arsenal was a surprise to Li Dacheng, and the loneliness that was originally due to Lao Caoyong also rose in an instant.

"Before the First Sino-Japanese War, the North and South Bureaus sent a large number of guns to the northeast and Korean fronts, which had to be transferred to Niuzhuang and North Korea through Jinmen.88 Mauser, Linmington Partial Needle, Martini, these types of firearms were accumulated at that time.

Shi Naide, Yun Shi De, Yun Shi Naide, Lin Mington, etc., some of them were replaced by the following governors, some of them were replaced by the original departments of the Hunan Army, the various departments of the Huai Army, and the Wuyi Army, the predecessor of the Wuwei Army, and some of them were old stocks.

The fast gun is self-produced by the machine qì bureau, and the Lin Mington Wuzi fast gun is partly produced by the machine qì bureau, and part of it is the accumulation purchased by Zhongtang in foreign countries before.

After the First Sino-Japanese War, Lord Zhongtang was busy repairing the treaty and taking care of it flawlessly, and secondly, in order to consolidate coastal defense and strengthen the strength of various armies, he added tens of thousands of new guns and fast artillery from Germany and Belgium, but due to the unstable political situation, these guns were not allocated for a long time.

The 30,000-pole 7.5 small mouth Manlisha was used for the change of clothes between the former army of Wuwei and the Chinese army of Wuwei, and the 7,000-pole 98 Mauser was an addition to the purchase of coastal defense artillery, and the surplus firearms were either self-produced or accumulated for various reasons.

Most of the accumulated machine guns are prepared for the Beiyang Fleet, and now they are not useful, and the eight and seven Krupp fast guns were also purchased last year when the coastal defense was replaced, and they were not distributed because the Zhongtang Lord moved south, and the seven Krupp fast guns were imitated by Belgium and arrived in Hong Kong with Manlixia, and they were not distributed for this reason. ”

Regarding the origin of the weapons in the Xigu arsenal, Nie Shicheng knows better than Luo Rongguang, he is Li Hongzhang's hardcore, and he knows many things, and there is a lot of helplessness in Nie Shicheng's tone when he talks about these.

Guarding such a large Xigu arsenal, the front army of Wuwei is 20,000 people, and there are more than 16,000 soldiers.

"Is it still too late to assemble the eight-life seven-caliber fast gun?"

The 36 87-mm Krupp mountain guns are very abundant in ammunition, and this is an advanced weapon that was newly manufactured the year before last, and the great powers and countries are afraid that they do not have it, and if they can use it, it will definitely be good.

But artillery is different from firearms, assembly requires professionals, random patchwork, pushing it can only scare people, and if it is not accurate, it will spoil good things.

"One month should be enough."

Nie Shicheng is even more helpless in this regard, I am afraid that the best Krupp fast gun will not be used in this battle, such a good weapon, can be seen or not, it is sad!

"A month is too long! Do you have enough manpower to use these Belgian imitation Seven-Life Krupp guns, as well as other rapid guns, machine guns, and machine guns here? ”

Li Dacheng's question asked Nie Shicheng, his manpower has not yet arrived, it may take two to three days, whether he can arrive in time before the war is still a question? Whether these cannons can be used or not, now can only depend on Luo Rongguang, even if the people on his side are ready, the people and horses of the artillery battalion are limited, and there are more than 60 Qisheng fast cannons, and there is no extra manpower on his side.

"Second master, there are still more than 2,000 remnants of the army in Dagukou, and there are about 500 of them who can operate artillery, and there is a shortage of manpower!"

Nie Shicheng looked at Luo Rongguang, Luo Rongguang could only speak hard, five hundred gunners, only twenty or thirty cannons, no matter how many people there were, it would be bad.

"If, as I said, the artillery of the Wuwei Army and the Jinmen is concentrated in two or three places, the skilled gunners are responsible for shooting the Zhuyuan, and the rest of the men are replaced by the strong Zhenwei Army?

The same is true for machine guns and machine guns, skilled gunners and gunners are responsible for commanding, and the rest is done by the Zhenwei army, a day or two of familiarity, the Zhenwei army should be able to use it, so that these fast guns, machine guns, and machine guns can come in handy. ”

The so-called experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move, after Li Dacheng said this, Nie Luo's eyes lit up, this second master is really not simple, he must be extremely proficient in manipulating the second master, otherwise he can't say this.

"The second master is clever, although this will slow down the artillery battalion's firing speed, but you can win by quantity!

It's just like that, and you will be familiar with it after using it a few more times, and after three or five days of hard work, Zhenwei Army may not be as strong as skilled gunners. ”

Luo Rongguang is an artilleryman, from the cast iron Hongyi cannon to the 100,000-pound Krupp cannon made of stainless steel, he will use it, the key to operating the cannon is to shoot Zhu Yuan, these things are verified, and fools may not be able to operate the artillery.

"Okay, this matter will be handed over to you Luo Junmen, you can choose any personnel from the Zhenwei Army, Nie Junmen, what do you think about this?"

After all, Luo Rongguang wants to merge the artillery of the Wuwei front army, and this matter still needs Nie Shicheng's nod, and separating the guns and cannons of the Wuwei front army can be regarded as Li Da's step to transform Nie Shicheng's Wuwei front army.

"The situation forced me to do it, and I have nothing to say under the mark."

Although one of them was born in the Huai Army and the other was born in the Hunan Army, they were both Li Hongzhang's subordinates, and Nie Shicheng still didn't have much opinion on this.

"Good! This matter will be handled according to this law, and you Luo Junmen will be responsible for the rest of the affairs, and when the cannon can't be fired, Lao Tzu won't be able to spare you!

Nie Junmen, did Man Lixia of the Xigu Arsenal change the clothes of the former army of Wuwei? ”

There are only 20,000 people in the front army of Wuwei, and they can't divide the 30,000 brand-new Manlixia, for the Zhenwei Army, even the firearm of the Snaidet is enough, although the seven percent nine Manlixia is advanced, but the military literacy of the Zhenwei Army is too poor, the best weapon for them should be the Qizi Winchester fast gun, but unfortunately there are not many in the Xigu arsenal.

"The big war is coming, you can't change your clothes! Although the 8 centimeter and 5 manlisha and the 7 centimeter 9 manlixia shape used by the former army of the armed guard are very different, the recoil is very different, and the hasty change of equipment affects the shooting accuracy of the soldiers. ”

Listening to Li Dacheng's words, Nie Shicheng knew that it was not good, the things of the Xigu arsenal and the hard work of Lord Zhongtang were afraid that they would be picked up by Gui Beile, but he was also very helpless in the current situation, and he had the heart to replace the new guns of Manlixia, but the former army of Wuwei had undergone several redresses, although the seven and nine Manlixia was good, but the hasty change of clothes had too much impact on the combat strength of the Wuwei army, and the result was half the effort!

"That's good! Except for 98 Mauser and some short guns, the rest of the guns were all issued to the Zhenwei army, and the ammunition belonging to the Xigu arsenal was left in Jinmen to prepare for the war, and part was transferred to the Beijing division to prevent the army from retreating, and at the same time to receive the Wuwei Chinese army of Jirong Zhongtang and the Wuwei rear army of Dong Fuxiang; Part of it was transferred to Ma Yukun's North Warehouse Department to help the military supplies of the Wuwei Left Army; A part was transferred to Yuan Shikai in Shandong in preparation for the expansion of the war situation.

The ammunition issued in various places was mainly the existing guns, and the remaining unusable ammunition was loaded into iron drums and stuffed with gunpowder, so that the people of the Zhenwei Army could carry them to the front line for the purpose of killing the enemy.

The Xigu arsenal has accumulated firearms, and the damaged ones are repaired in a hurry, and those that are not repaired well or the ammunition are not enough, and the muzzles of the guns are obliquely cut to make a big gun, and the bayonets are separated from the firearms, so as to arm the entire Zhenwei army as much as possible, and the excess bayonets are handed over to the elite.

The Wuwei Army has manpower, and the Zhenwei Army has been trained to operate the gun in the past two days, our time is limited, and we are mainly to defend against the enemy, do you have any opinions? ”

is still the same sentence, as soon as the connoisseur makes a move, although Li Dacheng's occupation of the Xigu arsenal is ugly, it is also forced by the current situation, isn't it? The two of them have no opinion on this, and as for the treasurers, they have to do it if they have any opinions! Otherwise, you are looking for death.

And Li Dacheng can be regarded as taking into account the overall situation in the distribution of ammunition, with this, even if the two of them have something to say, they can't say anything, Li Zhongtang is far away in Liangguang, and he can't speak at this time, with these ammunition, Rong Zhongtang, Yuan Shikai, Song Qing and others are still not talking to Gui Beile?

Now it seems that this military management method is said to be for the overall situation, but in fact it is to support the Zhenwei army! This second master is not only powerful in military strategy, but also powerful in strategy, Li Zhongtang has been working hard for many years in Tianjin Wei, but he is afraid that he will be cheap Guibeiler in the future.

"Second master, the arsenal is full of guns, is it a little inappropriate to leave only 98 Mauser?

I thought it would be more appropriate to leave another 17,000 nine manlisha. ”

The objection can not be mentioned, but Jian Yiì can still be mentioned, Nie Shicheng does not want all the equipment of the Xigu arsenal to be cheaper Zhenwei Army, 10,000 Manlixia, 7,000 98 Mauser, is also enough for the Wuwei Army to change its outfit in the future.

"This matter is indispensable, with these firearms, the fifteen thousand foreign devil army is not to worry, but there are more than 10,000 elite men and horses in the Beijing battalion in this Zhenwei army, these people naturally can't all be sent to the front line, and there are still people in Beijing staring at Jinmen?

What did the two military men say about this? If peace talks can be fought in the first battle of Jinmen, the equipment in the Xigu arsenal, the Zhenwei army will not take away a single piece, and will return all of it. ”

Equipping the Beijing camp is also what Li Dacheng must do, compared to the soldiers of the Zhenwei Army, most of these people will use firearms, and the banner people in the capital are not all waste and smokers, taking this opportunity, Li Dacheng still has to pull up a team of men and horses for Gui Shun.

As for the return, it's just a joke, he can't defend the Jinmen, and 300,000 people are in vain, or the regular army of foreign devils has exceeded 50,000, and the plains are fighting, and the Zhenwei army and the Wuwei army are tied together There is no chance of winning, and the biggest gap between the two is the military element.

In the short term, the combat power of the Zhenwei army can be improved is limited, and Nie Shicheng's Wuwei army also has a lot of constraints, once the Wuwei army withdraws, the Zhenwei army will be defeated faster.

"The second master is thoughtful."

"It's the same if you don't say this, it's all good, it's really good to keep Jinmen and beat away the foreign devils, and it's useless to lose Jinmen, no matter how good it is!

Let the foreign devils hit the capital in a moment or three, and it will be difficult to protect our heads!

Time is limited, I heard that there is another arsenal over there in the Martial Arts Academy, let's go over and take a look? ”

The Colt wheel is still good, Li Dacheng also wants to get another batch, and go to see Sun Benwu by the way, so that he can bring a message to Old Man Sun, and it is time to leave Jinmen.

But as soon as this martial arts academy said this, Nie Shicheng's face was a little miserable, and all the treasurers began to talk to each other, could it be that the arsenal of the martial arts academy was occupied by the Boxers?

"Second master, the martial arts academy was destroyed by foreign devils the day before yesterday, and the remaining students and armed forces are all gone!"

"Good! It's really good, the four thousand people under your Nie Shicheng can't even hold a martial arts academy?

I thought that Luo Rongguang's loss of Dagu was outrageous enough, you are good, you can't take good care of a martial arts academy! ”

Hearing this, Li Dacheng was also a little worried about the Sun family, I hope Sun Benwu will not fold over at the Martial Arts Academy, he has limited time now, and the matter of going to the Sun family can only be postponed.

"Mark guilty!"

"That's it! Lost has been lost, let's not care about the past, just look at the future, to the place where the Zhenwei Army planted the flag now, and then not an inch of land will be lost near the left of Jinmen!

If anyone loses it, Luo Rongguang, you let the machine gun battalion guard their rear road, and no matter the reason, anyone who retreats without a military order will be shot!

Go back, go to the machine qì bureau in the afternoon! ”

There are guns and cannons, Nie Shicheng can't hold the martial arts academy, this problem is a human problem, for the combat power of the regular army of the armed guards, Li Dacheng also has some doubts, I'm afraid that the armed guards have no heart to fight!

"Second Master, the ...... of the ordnance in this arsenal"

Seeing that Li Dacheng was leaving, the treasury officials didn't know what to do next, Li Dacheng just said that the ordnance would be distributed to the Zhenwei army, but how and when to divide it still didn't have a word accurately.

"First classify the ordnance in the arsenal, list the available quantity and the amount of ammunition, and if it is not available, explain in detail why it is not available, and present these to the government office before lunch!"

Once the training of the Armed Guards is a mere formality, what is the difference between the 20,000 Armed Guards and the miscellaneous soldiers of the Zhenwei Army? Once the Wuwei army has no fighting spirit, can they use the supervision team to restrain the Wuwei army, this is also a big problem, once the supervision team has done it, Nie Shicheng was coerced by the soldiers under him to mutiny together, and he was defeated without fighting this battle, and he really regarded the Zhenwei army as the main force, it would be a bit of a