Chapter 178: Li Jing Shoots Air-cooled Heavy Machine Gun

It can be regarded as waiting, Li Jing happily climbed to the mountain bag and picked up the binoculars to look west, looking at the team that couldn't see the edge, Li Jing couldn't help but say: "Liu Yun, how did they fight, there are still so many people left." ”

Li Jing knew very well in her heart that this was the last battle, and Uncle Shi and Ouyang He didn't want to fight with them now, so they let them go, and she couldn't fight hard here, just cut off one of their tails.

Li Jing turned around and ordered the cavalry commander, saying, "There are too many enemies, let's not be greedy." Just drive away the enemy in large groups, and leave the tail behind. ”

This regiment commander is also a veteran of Yaogang, he knows that he never suffers a loss in fighting with Li Jing, so he promised, went back to organize the team, and made preparations.

Li Jing took a few soldiers with *** in their hands to lie on the mountain bag and watched the Manchurian army get closer and closer.

Azig and the others had an army of more than 100,000 when they came, but now there were less than 20,000 left, and they had neither food nor drink, and they had to hurry quickly. They know that once they are caught up by others, such a team really has no strength to fight. However, these Manchu and Mongolian soldiers are still very military teachers, although there are not many people left, but after the whole team, they still arrange the front army rear guard in an orderly manner. In front of the road was a Qing army Niu Lu Ezhen, who led a hundred cavalry and marched all the way. When he came to the small valley where Li Jing and the others were ambushed, the intuition he had cultivated over many years of iron-blooded career made him feel that something was wrong, he reined in his horse, stopped and looked around, and even looked at the road a few times, but did not find the situation, so he led the team to continue forward.

Azig and their brigade followed and passed. A captain beside Li Jing said anxiously: "Head, don't let the fish go into the net!" ”

"Don't be too greedy, or you won't be able to catch one." Li Jing has made up her mind, and she is very resolute in her implementation.

This kind of waiting is really a test of determination, and Li Jing also kept looking at the back of the team under the mountain with a telescope. I finally saw the end of the team, but the number of people from the bottom of the mountain to the end of the team was still too much, although the brothers around him had already urged Li Jing in a hurry, Li Jing still firmly warned herself that she was definitely not greedy. Because it makes no difference here to kill 1,000 more enemies or 1,000 fewer enemies, you must be sure to do it today, and there must not be too many casualties. But also to beat the enemy so that they remember that it is not safe anywhere.

When it was almost over, Li Jing ordered: "Detonate!" ”

The Demomen pressed *** at the same time.

The dozen or so directional ** buried at the foot of the cliff will immediately become thousands of prefabricated fragments when they explode, and they will be thrown at the cavalry who walked in front of the cliff, and the dense pieces are like rain, sweeping away all the obstacles in front of them. One or two hundred horses and cavalry in front of the orientation ** were blown to the ground. The chain ** buried along the valley exploded in a series of explosions under the horse's belly, killing and injuring dozens of war horses. Dozens of anti-infantry ** that flew into the air and exploded exploded, killing or wounding the cavalry in their own area of responsibility. At this time, while the smoke of the gunpowder had not cleared, the cavalry regiment, which had endured for a long time, rushed out, and when they came to the valley, they rushed towards the enemy's severed rear.

The violent explosion made the Azig who had already passed through Li Jing's ambush site break out in a cold sweat, they knew that if it was a little later, they would be the ones who were bombed. They didn't care who was blown up behind them and how many people were there, so they immediately hit their horses and galloped forward, for fear that if they were a little late, they would be caught up by others.

The explosion in front made the Manchurian army walking behind even more frightened, but before they could figure out what was happening in front, the cavalry of the kiln gang rushed over. The one in front of him who was in contact with the Yaogang cavalry was still wielding a knife and wanted to make a gesture, but the guns in the hands of the people "snapped" and hit a string, and before they understood what was going on, they were killed by them.

At this time, the cavalrymen in the rear team understood that their group had been intercepted. You don't have to fight to know the outcome of such a battle. Many clever cavalrymen jumped off their horses and raised their hands on the side of the road in surrender. There were dozens of them, and soon a large number of them were blocked, and the cavalry surrendered. They know that they can't live without food or drink, and the main thing is that they are hungry and have no confidence now, and they don't want to run anymore.

This time, Li Jing killed more than 1,400 cavalrymen, captured more than 1,500 cavalrymen alive, and annihilated more than 3,000 cavalrymen.

After a brief inventory of the battlefield, Li Jing sent a telegram to the headquarters to report the battle situation.

Li Jing and this cavalry regiment felt that the battle was too boring, and after waiting for so long, they didn't stretch out their hands and feet, so it would be over in a while.

Li Jing didn't care if they were having enough fun, ordered to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and then gave the captives some food, and escorted them to naturalization.

When Li Jing and the others returned to naturalization, it was already dark. However, around the naturalization, the camps of the original Manchu and Mongolian armies were full of cauldrons burning fires, and they were all boiling horse meat. Because there were too many dead horses, some were salted, and many of them were still ready to be cooked and cooled into jerky.

Seeing that Li Jing was back, Liu Yun arranged for someone to take over the captives, so he took Li Jing to the headquarters.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were also very happy to see Li Jing back. Chen Yufeng said: "Boy, I took advantage of it again. ”

"Oops! Watching the enemy run away is also uncomfortable. Li Jing waved her hand.

"You're doing the right thing, it's not time for us to completely solve the Mongolian problem, just achieve our goal." Ouyang He said to Li Jing, and also to everyone here.

Li Kui was also here, and when he saw Li Jing coming back with meritorious service, he couldn't help it: "Okay!" Brat. You've done what you wanted, and we've been collecting corpses. Today, I almost pulled the corpse on the grassland for a day. ”

Liu Chenghuang joked: "Uncle Kui, you are now good friends with the wolves on the grassland." ”

"Yes, in the future, you don't have to be afraid of wolves when you follow Uncle Kui on the grassland at night." Li Jing then joked.

"A few of them are here today, let's just talk about things, I haven't slept since last night, let's get some sleep after speaking." Chen Yufeng spoke.

Everyone sat down, and Ouyang He said: "Up to now, our purpose of going out of the customs this time has basically been achieved. Our mission went very smoothly and far exceeded our expectations. This time, we occupy Baotou and Dongshengzhou, and we are not ready to give up these two places. Relying on these two support points, we can open up land along the Yellow River. Standing on these two points, we can free our hands and continue westward. There is Wuliang Suhai, and Wuliang Suhai is a treasure land. In the future, we must build the railway to Wuliangsuhai.

Our plan is to evacuate and naturalize as soon as possible, and the headquarters will be withdrawn to Baotou. Of the 20,000 immigrants in Baotou, 5,000 were sent to Dongshengzhou. The army remained in Baotou with two cavalry divisions and one infantry division, and the two cavalry regiments and two infantry regiments newly arrived from Jiahukou were stationed in Dongshengzhou.

This time we seized more than 50,000 horses. We are going to give the 20,000 immigrants, in addition to the conditions we had promised them, a horse for each of them as a reward for participating in our military operations. Those who made meritorious service and those who were wounded were each rewarded with a captured wagon. The other horses were not sent to the kiln for the time being, and those horses were kept for ploughing land to pull carts. War horses and horses are raised here, and the cavalry will be expanded in the future, and there is no need to retrain horses. The horses used by the Manchurian and Mongolian armies were all good horses. We asked our family to send someone to manage the two cities of Baotou and Dongshengzhou, and in the future, these two places will also build power plants, and connect them to telegraphs, telephones, and electric lights. Railways should also be connected to these places as soon as possible. ”

Ouyang He's talk about rewarding immigrants has been unanimously approved by everyone. After the immigrants came out this time, they completely obeyed the command, no one talked about the conditions, and it was not their business to fight, but they did not complain about letting them participate. Reward them now, and they will continue to consciously participate in anything in the future.

Early the next morning, Prince Tori came to Chen Yufeng's headquarters, and Chen Yufeng said, "Your Royal Highness, we have something to look for you!" Sit down. ”

Prince Tori is a cheerful man, and he says, "I have two things to do today. One is that I agree that you will live in Baotou and Dongshengzhou, and the second thing is that I hope you can attack the east again with us, and we hope to drive Ezhe's people as far away as possible. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Since His Royal Highness the Prince said the first thing, we won't talk about what we want to find you, I am looking for you for this matter." The second thing is that you don't have to chase it. They have long since fled without a trace, and the news that we sent back yesterday was that they had fled without a trace. But my suggestion is that your tribe should stay near naturalization, and that the water and grass here are abundant enough for your tribe. Besides, this place is close to us, so it's convenient for us to do anything. Besides, your manpower is limited, and there is no point in making a big place. ”

"What Mr. Chen said is, I just think that the people of our tribe will come out of Daqing Mountain in large numbers, and they also need fiefdoms." Prince Tori still thinks about his people.

"That's enough. These pastures south of Yinshan Mountain are enough to feed you people. Chen Yufeng said that his heart is greedy, and he doesn't think it's enough.

Ouyang He came over and said, "Today we will clean up, and tomorrow we will withdraw and naturalize." ”

"Why don't you stay longer? I am ready to feast you. Prince Tori said.

"You're welcome, Your Highness. Now that the war has just ended, we will withdraw, and you can arrange your own affairs. As for the banquet, we'll talk about it later. Ouyang He said: "Our headquarters will also move to Baotou first." If your people want to return to Baotou, we welcome you. ”

"Well, I'll relay your message to my people." Speaking of such a thing, Prince Tori still felt uncomfortable. Because this place in Baotou is really a good place.

Zhang Zhimu was very happy after receiving Chen Yufeng's report. He immediately asked Yan Xing and Lu Chengxiang to come over and ask them to send officials to take over Baotou and Dongshengzhou. Yan Xing and Lu Chengxiang were also very happy to hear such good news. With such two cities, the ability to control the surrounding area is greatly enhanced.

Lu Chengxiang said: "Our railway should be repaired to Baotou as soon as possible, and if the railway is opened." We built a power plant in Baotou to pump water from the Yellow River to water the ground. There is as much land as there is needed. ”

Yan Xing said: "In this case, we can immigrate in large numbers, and now we can live in many people in the two cities." They are starting to build settlements now, and they will be very soon, where there is no shortage of food or livestock. ”

"I think when Uncle Chen and them arrive in Baotou, we will contact them again. Discuss your next steps. I think Mr. Lu Bingyi's people should go over and help them make a rough plan. Zhang Zhimu said.

Lu Chengxiang seemed to be really unable to help it, and asked Zhang Zhimu: "Mr. Zhang, when are you going to let Ningde out of the customs?" ”

Zhang Zhimu was the last moment, leaving Ningde behind and not letting him out of the customs. This incident made Ning De very dissatisfied, and even Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He didn't understand. After Zhang Zhimu told them his thoughts, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He knew that Zhang Zhimu was thinking more. They also admired Zhang Zhimu's foresight even more.

Hearing Lu Chengxiang ask about this, Zhang Zhimu said: "Wait for Uncle Chen and Mr. Ouyang to come back, and then let General Ningde go out of the customs." ”

The war on the northern grassland is a big deal for Zhang Zhimu, but with Chen Yufeng here, he basically doesn't have to worry too much.

Not long after Chen Yufeng and the others left Yaogang, Li Yunhe secretly invited Zhang Zhimu to go to their shooting range.

On the way, Zhang Zhimu asked Li Yunhe: "What's the good thing today?" ”

"Confidentiality! There is more than one good thing. Li Yunhe deliberately didn't say it.

"Humph!" Zhang Zhimu snorted a few times and said, "I don't know, when will your father's aluminum and magnesium be refined?" ”

"It's coming, they're afraid that there won't be enough electricity, so they want to do the same." Li Yunhe said: "They still want to focus on steelmaking, and now electricity is a big problem. I can't help but want to build two more two-megawatt generators in the smelter, and they will be a little less powerful, but they will be ready to use immediately. ”

"That's all it can be." Zhang Zhimu said: "However, the generator of Xishan Baozi is also about to generate electricity. ”

"That's two megawatts." Li Yunhe said: "However, Tang Jingyao and they are inspecting the Hutuo River, and it is said that they are optimistic about several places and are demonstrating. If a dam were built on the Hutuo River, it would generate a lot of electricity. ”

"Hydropower is the best, it can both generate electricity and flood control. It can be drained in times of drought and stored in times of flooding. Zhang Zhimu said.

Li Yunhe said: "Now that we have moved our arsenal and match factory to the mountains behind. If there is something to do, it can be mass-produced. ”

When he came to the shooting range, Zhang Zhimu got out of the car and said, "Look at what tricks you played today!" ”

Li Yunhe smiled, came to the shooting position of the shooting range, waved his hand, and the two of them came over, took out something wrapped in grass-green cloth from a wooden box, and put it on the shooting table with a bang. Li Yunhe went over to open the green cloth, and Zhang Zhimu understood that it was a light machine gun.

Li Yunhe picked up a drum, put it on the machine gun with a "click," used a bipod to set up the aiming target, pulled the trigger, and fired several shots in a row.

After Li Jing finished shooting a few shots, she put down her gun and said to Zhang Zhimu: "Mr. Zhang, how about it, how about you?" ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "I really have to try." ”

Zhang Zhimu learned from Li Yunhe in the past, and also shot a few points.

Seeing that Zhang Zhimu had finished fighting, Li Yunhe came over and asked, "How is it?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Can this drum be used on a rifle?" ”

"Yes, this drum has a capacity of 70 rounds. Specially developed for the development of this machine gun. This machine gun can also be used with rifle **. Li Yunhe continued: "The rate of fire and range of this machine gun are higher than that of a rifle, and the barrel is heavier and longer than that of a rifle. As a squad with a suppressive weapon is enough, he can shoot rifle bullets, or he can use heavy bullets. ”

"It seems that you have put in a lot of effort, and in the future, every infantry can be equipped with one of these light machine guns." Zhang Zhimu said: "However, how about the non-water-cooled heavy machine gun I asked you to make?" ”

Li Yunhe smiled and said, "Don't worry, didn't I say it?" It's not a good thing today. ”

"Huh? You kid won't say that the heavy machine gun is okay today, right? Zhang Zhimu knew that Li Yunhe didn't mean anything when he said good things.

"Hmph, lift up!" Li Yunhe shouted at the back.

Several men came up with a heavy machine gun.

Zhang Zhimu saw that this heavy machine gun was completely different from the Maxine heavy machine gun. Li Yunhe, according to Zhang Zhimu's request, spent too much energy on this kind of machine gun. Zhang Zhimu's requirements are air-cooled, the bullet chain or drum is used to supply the ammunition, and it is convenient to change the barrel and easy to process the parts. In fact, what Zhang Zhimu was thinking about was the MG42 general-purpose machine gun, but Zhang Zhimu knew too little about the MG42 general-purpose machine gun, and only knew that it adopted the working principle of using a short recoil barrel, and the muzzle barrel retractor had both flame suppression and deterrence effects. Four springs are used to install them in one sleeve. When making a re-entry spring, the four springs work sequentially from front to back; Towards the end of the barrel recoil, four springs worked at the same time, and the combined stiffness of the springs increased significantly, which played a cushioning role.

Although the appearance of the heavy machine gun designed by Li Yunhe is completely different from that of the MG42, his function still fulfills Zhang Zhimu's requirements. They designed the barrel to be easier to change. The bullets of this machine gun are exactly the same as those of the original water-cooled heavy machine gun.

Li Yunhe asked a shooter to hang a chain of 300 rounds. Then he pulled Zhang Zhimu back some distance and waved his hand at the shooter. As soon as the shooter pulled the trigger, the heavy machine gun opened fire, and Zhang Zhimu felt that the rate of fire of the machine gun was much faster than that of the original water-cooled machine gun. When the shooter turns the rate of fire to the maximum, he can't hear the number at all.

The chain of 300 rounds was quickly finished, and the shooter quickly changed the barrel of the gun in order to let Zhang Zhimu take a look, and started fighting again.

Li Yunhe said: "I have already started production of all the heavy machine gun bullet production lines. Later, I will see how many bullets there are not enough for such machine guns. However, Mr. Zhang, do we still need water-cooled machine guns? ”

"Yes, water-cooled heavy machine guns don't need to change their barrels. For defense and where there is water, shooting can be continuous and uninterrupted. Such an air-cooled heavy machine gun is suitable for us to use in those places in the steppe desert, and its weight is also much lighter than that of the water-cooled one, making it easy to carry. But I think our ship can be completely water-cooled, because there is no need to move and there is no shortage of water. Zhang Zhimu said.

"So, can this machine gun be produced?" Li Yunhe asked.

"You produce ten first, let Uncle Chen and them use it, and see if there are any things that need to be improved. I think cavalrymen are suitable for carrying this kind of heavy machine gun, which can be disassembled and mounted on horses. Much more convenient than water-cooled heavy machine guns. Zhang Zhimu said.

"I see that the heavy machine at twelve o'clock is also air-cold, right?" Li Yunhe said.

"I'll see it's okay, otherwise the heavy machine gun at twelve o'clock will not move. However, against general ground targets, our heavy machine guns and rifles were sufficient, and the 12.7 heavy machine guns were mainly used against enemy warships and important fortresses. ”

At this time, Zhang Zhimu suddenly found that Li Wei was not at the shooting range, "Where did Li Wei and they go?" ”

"The shooting range was so small that they found a place to shoot from a distance. They pulled the cannon out. Li Yunhe said.

"Are the guns on our steel-hulled ships ready?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"It's been ready for a long time, but their electric turret is still being adjusted. This thing should not only be electric, but also have high control accuracy, and it must be combined with observation and sighting equipment, and it must be strong and impact-resistant, and the weight is too heavy. It's a lot of work. Li Yunhe said: "But it's almost over, now is the time to keep improving." Fan Chengkun and their gunners followed them to do this, and they all said okay. But we don't dare to be sloppy, and if it doesn't work well when we get to the sea, it will be troublesome. ”

When walking back, Li Yunhe introduced the progress of the steel-hulled ship to Zhang Zhimu.

The steel-hulled ship has a total of three boilers, two of which are used to power the two propellers. The other is dedicated to power generation, and now the boiler has long been installed in place, and the boiler that generates electricity has been ignited and tested, and now a lot of the electricity used on the ship has already used its own electricity. Waiting for the work on the deck to be done, it is time to hoist the cannon. If all goes well, sea trials can take place this fall.

Zhang Zhimu was very relieved to hear this, he knew that if this steel-hulled ship was successful, not only would the people of Yaogang have an invincible warship, but they would have the ability to build such a ship, and a large number of talents who could build ships would be trained. Bigger and better ships will be built in the future.

Back in the office, Zhang Zhimu knew how inconvenient it was for Yang Yulin not to be here. Yang Yulin is about to give birth and can no longer go to the office to work. The office is now in charge of Yang Qinglian, although Xiao Yang is also an old man in the office, but the handling of the company's affairs is too much worse than Yang Yulin. There is not only Yang Yulin's special identity, but also Yang Yulin's own pride, which makes those who come to do things respectful. These are all things that Yang Qinglian doesn't have, so she can't handle them, so she can only ask Zhang Zhimu. If Yang Yulin was in general affairs, she would deal with it and try not to disturb Zhang Zhimu.

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The Song army occupied Hokkaido, and Yuankou landed on the island of Kyushu. Opening up the Japanese battlefield. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".