The success of the internal combustion engine and propeller made Xia Xue feel that she could build a number of new galleons with machines and sails, although at present due to technical limitations, it is impossible to build large steel ships in later generations, but with the help of internal combustion engines and propellers, the large naval warships and cargo ships of the Angel Kingdom will be rampant in the world.

There are many natural harbors in Fujian, and Xia Xue soon built several large shipyards, all of which added new galleons with internal combustion engines and propellers. This type of sailboat can still sail with sails when the wind is downwind, which can save fuel. When there is headwind or no wind, the internal combustion engine and propeller are used to propel the ship forward, which greatly improves the sailing speed of the galleon.

Due to the addition of several new production lines, coupled with the help of steam engines and internal combustion engines, the production efficiency of rifle and cannon manufacturing has been greatly improved, and only one Angel rifle can be produced in the past three months, and now 17 qualified rifles can be produced in one month. Xia Xue found that it was not necessary to install a scope for the Angel Rifle, as soon as the distance exceeded 400 meters, the shooting needed to consider factors such as wind direction and ballistics, which was not something that ordinary soldiers could do, and long-range blocking required talent and strict training. Second, after the scope is installed, it needs to be constantly calibrated and adjusted, which greatly extends the factory time of the rifle. Therefore, Xia Xue later decided that the Angel Rifle would no longer be equipped with a scope in the production and factory.

The killing distance of the Angel Rifle is 800 meters, and 800 meters is a small point to see people, and it is basically difficult to shoot. In order to improve the hit rate, Xia Xue trained ordinary soldiers to let the target enter within 400 meters before shooting. Although 400 meters is also very small to see people, it can still be easily hit with a certain amount of training with the crosshair and ruler on the rifle. For excellent soldiers with long-range blocking talents, Xia Xue will equip their rifles with scopes, and instruct them to pay attention to factors such as wind direction when shooting remotely, these blockers can basically hit targets within 800 meters, in order to be safe, Xia Xue let them generally shoot within 700 meters of the target distance.

After the abolition of the scope in rifle production, the factory rate has been further improved, and now it can basically produce 30 qualified angel rifles a month.

Due to the increase in the production of Angel rifles, Xia Xue made the rifle sub. The production of ammunition has also returned to normal, and several more production lines have been added to further improve the sub. Ammunition production is now basically a month rifle sub. The maximum production of ammunition is about 10,000 rounds, which is enough to meet the training and combat needs of soldiers.

Most of the telescopes produced were distributed to the generals of the Angel Army, scouts, captains, etc., and the generals, scouts, and shipyards were very happy, and called this telescope that could see far away as "clairvoyance".

In the past, it took 6 months to produce one cannon, but now it can basically produce 2 cannons a month, and the cannons used by the Navy are produced faster than those used by the Army because they do not need sports cars. Artillery shells can basically produce about 600 rounds a month, which is enough for artillerymen to train and fight.

Due to the low production of cannons, Xia Xue can only temporarily equip each battleship with a cannon and train marines at the same time.

For the army, Xia Xue specially set up an artillery battalion and let his confidant Zhao Ning serve as the commander of the artillery battalion. Although Zhao Ning is the lowest among the three brothers, small eyes, big nose, medium stature, but he has a lot of strength, has gone to private school, can read and write, and the most important thing is that he is very studious, he likes to study, he has learned a lot of knowledge from Xia Xue, and he has also taught himself to read many books, he is the most knowledgeable of the three brothers, and the most important thing is that Zhao Ning is loyal to Xia Xue. After Xia Xue's consideration, Zhao Ning, the boss who likes to study and study, served as the commander of the artillery battalion who needed to master a lot of knowledge.

And the second Zhao Feng found that he had the talent of a sniper, and in the case of using a scope, he was good at adjusting the shooting angle according to factors such as wind direction, calm, and good at lurking. And he was also loyal to Xia Xue, so he made Zhao Feng the captain of the sniper special combat team.

The third Zhao Quan's eyesight is very good, and in the case of no scope within 400 meters, the hit rate of shooting at the target with the angel rifle is higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and he, like his two elder brothers, is also absolutely loyal to Xia Xue. So Xia Xue asked Zhao Quan to be the commander of the Angel Rifle Battalion.

Li Jing was good at training and commanding troops with cold weapons, but he was very unsuitable for troops equipped with rifles and artillery, and did not know how to train and arrange troops. According to the actual situation, Xia Xue asked this "military god" of the cold weapon era to continue to train and command the troops using bows, crossbows, knives and guns, and the new firearms corps was trained by her personally.

Because Xia Xue felt that in this era, a well-trained and disciplined army that used cold weapons such as bows, crossbows, and swords was also very powerful. For example, the famous Qi family army in history gave up firearms such as firearms and firecrackers that were easy to explode, and all used cold weapons such as swords and swords, but defeated many Ming troops who used firearms and firecrackers that had been unable to defeat. and the Liao and Jin kingdoms mainly used cold weapons such as cavalry bows and crossbows, but defeated the Song army, which invented gunpowder and was equipped with muskets and artillery and other firearms.

According to the actual situation, Xia Xue only equipped the troops trained by Li Jing with a lot of combinations. Word. The individual angel bow and crossbow with improved advantages such as crossbow and divine arm crossbow can reach an effective killing range of less than 200 meters, which exceeds the killing distance of ordinary bows and arrows, and greatly makes up for the weakness of the lack of excellent archers in the south. Angel bow and crossbow, one person can operate, but you need to use both hands and feet to wind, the bow and crossbow not only shoot accurately, the killing distance is long, and through the use of hands and feet, the firing speed is not very slow, Li Jing combined with the characteristics of the angel bow and crossbow, trained the "three horizontal columns" to shoot in turn, so that you can form an uninterrupted crossbow arrow rain curtain to block the enemy's charge, greatly enhancing the long-range lethality of the angel army. Therefore, Li Jing was very welcoming to the angel bow and crossbow.

Those bulky bed crossbows, heavy crossbows, etc., which need to be operated by multiple people, Xia Xue did not design, she felt that after having a cannon, these things were basically useless.

Everything was gradually getting on track according to Xia Xue's expectations, but what she didn't expect was that an accident happened.

In the afternoon of that day, Xia Xue was training soldiers to practice rifles and artillery in the specially established new firearms unit "Angel Firearms Special Operations Corps", when suddenly a laboratory staff member hurriedly ran to Xia Xue and told Xia Xue: "Xu Mo has an accident!" ”

Xia Xue was taken aback, like five thunderbolts, and hurried to the place where Xu Mo had an accident. It turned out that Xu Mo had been following Xia Xue's requirements and was constantly researching and improving the performance of Angel rifles and Angel artillery. At noon today, when Xu Mo was carrying out an experiment on the improvement of the Angel Artillery, unfortunately the cannon suddenly exploded, and Xu Mo and two nearby staff members were killed on the spot. When I arrived at the scene of the accident, I saw a mess, and the bodies of Xu Mo and the two staff members who died had been carried to the side, covered with white cloths.

Xia Xue silently walked to Xu Mo's corpse and gently uncovered the white cloth, she saw the delicate and shy Xu Mo lying quietly, although there was a lot of blood on his face, but it seemed that he was just asleep, without a painful expression.

Seeing this, Xia Xue's heart was like a knife, she knew that Xu Mo was too tired.

Xia Xue picked up the satchel that Xu Mo had been carrying, and saw that there was a thick notebook inside, and after opening it, she saw that it was densely packed with various research experiences and experiences, which was Xu Mo's hard work and a valuable asset, and Xia Xue decided to carefully collect it.

When she flipped to the back of the note, she stumbled upon a few pages of scribbling down some scattered sentences, as if they were not technical tips, but descriptions of someone's feelings:

"Today, she sent me a pair of glasses, my eyes are a little short-sighted, and I have some difficulty seeing, but after wearing the glasses she gave me, my eyesight has become much better, and I can see things much easier, I am so happy, I am so grateful to her for being as beautiful as a fairy, I must repay her well."

"If I encountered technical difficulties, she would encourage me to continue my research with a warm gaze and an innocent smile. Every time I see her smile, I always feel good. It's like bathing in a gentle spring breeze, and every pore stretches out, and I really like it. ”

"Today, she brought me fragrant fish-flavored shredded pork and rice, as well as two oranges, and she even peeled one with her own hands and handed it to me to eat, I feel so happy. I am willing to work hard for her all the time, solve all the technical problems for her, even if I am tired, as long as I can relieve the anxiety between her beautiful eyebrows, as long as I can exchange her beautiful smile like the morning light. ”

"She's so beautiful! The big eyes that are as clear as water are so gentle. Her smile, in particular, always brought me into a wonderland, where I felt so attached and affectionate, as I remember feeling in some days of my childhood. ”

"Today, the angel cannon was successfully developed, she was as happy as a child, holding my hand and jumping and jumping, I have always liked her beautiful hands, it is so crystal white, it is so slender and slender, and it is so dexterous and capable, what a pair of beautiful and magical hands. Today I finally held it, it was so soft, it was so smooth, and it had a faint fragrance, it was really charming, and I was fascinated. I'm willing to hold it forever until I'm old. ”

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Looking at it, Xia Xue knew who the person written in Xu Mo's notes was, and couldn't help but tears overflowed her eyes, and in the hazy tears, she seemed to see the delicate and shy young face again......