The direction indicated by Kong Deyi was the second artillery unit of the Guang'an Army.

The scale of this one was much smaller, and there were only sixteen guns in each case.

But no one dared to despise this Guang'an artillery unit, which had only sixteen guns.

Because their artillery is all big, spicy and big, and anyone who sees it knows it's a heavy artillery.

Comte said: "Judging from what we have observed, in this batch of heavy artillery, there are six fourteen-pound long-barreled cannons, four eighteen-pound long-barreled cannons, four twenty-four-pound heavy howitzers, and two hundred-pound mortars!" ”

"Ten of these cannons can threaten us from two thousand meters away!"

"Four howitzers can also threaten us at a distance of 1,500 meters!"

"The range of the mortar cannon is also sufficient, although the accuracy is difficult, but once it hits, it will cause us heavy losses!"

Hearing this, Lin Ziran said, "Can our heavy artillery suppress them?" ”

Comte: "My heavy artillery regiment still has a certain advantage in artillery, after all, we have nine eighteen-pound cannons, and it will not be a problem to suppress their heavy artillery troops." ”

"After we have suppressed the enemy's heavy artillery units, we can directly free up our hands to deter their ordinary field artillery units, but the enemy army may not give us this opportunity!"

"After all, they still have forty field guns, and our heavy artillery is limited, so it is difficult to take care of both sides at the same time, and it is impossible for them not to take advantage of this."

At this time, Lin Ziran smiled: "Well, Brother Kong, you can rest assured, as long as the heavy artillery regiment can suppress the opponent's heavy artillery, you don't have to worry about the remaining field artillery!" ”

Kong Deyi said with doubts: "I am afraid that it is not enough to rely on only the three previous artillery companies and the four nine-pound field guns that were urgently transported last night!" ”

Lin Ziran said with confidence: "Enough!" ”

Kong Deyi didn't know that the nine-pound artillery that Lin Ziran now placed on the head of Nanguang City was a new type of field artillery, which looked no different from the traditional nine-pound smoothbore bronze field cannon, but in fact, the difference was big, especially the accuracy of the barrel processing was much stronger.

It's expensive, and for good reason!

Previously, there were six new-type nine-pound field guns in the Third Artillery Company, and when he passed through Sanyang Town on his way north, Lin Ziran was looking for Zhou Li to urgently order a large number of ammunition, and when he arrived in the first batch last night, there were four new-type nine-pound field guns in them.

Zhou Li said that these materials were all moved from other orders, and if they were given to Lin Ziran, they would have to breach the contract, so they asked Lin Ziran to pay a high price!

And Lin Ziran didn't say a word, and directly bought it at twice the price!

Before, a new nine-kilogram field gun was only more than 1,000 yuan, but now, this nine-kilogram new field gun, Lin Ziran directly offered 2,500 yuan.

Lin Ziran didn't care about the price difference of thousands and hundreds at all, and he didn't care if the ammunition Zhou Li said was ordered by someone else, or whether it was originally prepared for Lin Ziran's order.

He doesn't care about any of that!

Because at such a time, it would be good if people were willing to urgently dispatch ordnance and ammunition to you.

Arms dealers make war money, and the more critical the moment, the higher the price of the ordnance sold.

Too expensive?

If you have the ability, you don't want it!

In this regard, Lin Ziran understood Zhou Li's approach very well, so he directly threw money at that time without saying a word.

But understanding Zhou Li's approach does not mean that Lin Ziran is happy.

When I have the opportunity, I will definitely kill all this Hongxiang Commercial Bank, Zhou Li or something.

dared to take the opportunity to raise the price.

I'm tired of living!

Lin Ziran had already written down Hongxiang Firms in the small book in his heart, but for the time being, he would not make any moves, and he would even purchase Hongxiang Firm's weapons at a high price.

War is not possible without weapons, and the machinery factory under the Aoyama Petroleum Company can only renovate muskets to produce minion bullets, live shells, and wooden fuse grenades of very average quality, and gunpowder can also produce a little, but in relatively small quantities.

In fact, with the technical ability of the machine factory, there is no problem at all in making a flintlock pistol or something, the key is that the flintlock pistol they made can only be used as a flintlock pistol, and the quality of its barrel cannot be used to modify it into a Mini rifle, such an ability is of no use to Lin Ziyan.

At this stage, whether it is a gun or a cannon, or a fire cap, gunpowder or a metal disc fuse grenade, they have to be purchased from outside, and Hongxiang Commercial Company is their main supplier, Lin Ziran has also contacted other arms dealers in the past few months, but the strength of several other suppliers is relatively scummy, either the price is very expensive, or the supply is small, or the quality of the ordnance supplied is poor.

So now Lin Ziran thinks that it is better to stay with Hongxiang Commercial Bank first, and then find trouble with them later.

If Zhou Li knew Lin Ziran's thoughts, he would definitely scold: Lin Ziran is a bastard!

How many cheap and advanced ordnance have been sold to you by our firm, even if it is a little more expensive this time, but it is also a normal operation, you even want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and even smash the bridge directly.

Not to mention the Hongxiang Commercial Bank, now Lin Ziran's artillery in Nanguang City already has 12 5-jin field guns and 10 new 9-jin field guns, although the number is a little less, but the effective range and power of the 10 new 9-jin field guns are greatly more than the traditional 9-jin field guns in the Guang'an Army.

And this is Lin Ziran's confidence!

As long as the heavy artillery regiment can suppress the heavy artillery units in the Guang'an army, even if the follow-up heavy artillery troops cannot free up their hands to suppress the ordinary field artillery units of the Guang'an people, his own new nine-pound field artillery is enough to deal with it.

When Lin Ziran, Wu Guanlin, and Kong Deyi were discussing, a group of Guang'an generals thousands of meters away also climbed a small hill and observed Nanguang City in front of them through monoculars.

"There are a lot of heavy artillery, and the defense line has also been strengthened!" Li Kun looked at it and put down the binoculars.

At this time, his expression was not as relaxed as the previous two days, and on the way here, he had already learned about the situation in Nanguang City through the reconnaissance cavalry in advance.

They even figured out how many heavy guns were on the batteries in Nanguang City.

Good fellows, there are nineteen of them, more than their heavy artillery.

That Feng Haozhong is really willing to give.

However, a young secretary next to him said: "Don't worry, my lord, the other party is just a group of militias, and we generally know a little about the situation of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, that Kong Deyi was purely abandoned by Feng Haozhong, otherwise it would be impossible to be thrown to the side of Nanguang City, but would be taken south by Feng Haozhong!" ”

"In this case, how much more morale can they have?"

"Even if the heavy artillery is powerful, it needs people to operate and command, once we launch a large-scale artillery bombardment, under the shelling of so many artillery, the enemy will definitely have a lot of casualties, and they will be able to hold it up at that time? No way! ”

Li Kun listened to the words of his subordinates and didn't speak for a long time!

After half a ring, he said: "Then let the artillery unit prepare!" ”

This Nanguang defense line seems to be very strong, but whether it can be fought or not, you still have to try.

With Li Kun's order, the Guang'an people began to act, but it was not the cavalry or the infantry, but the artillery unit took the lead.

Many artillerymen began to urge their horses and pull one artillery gun after another to the predetermined artillery position.

The Great War is about to break out!

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