In Berlin at the beginning of August, the weather is still hot during the day, but there is a hint of coolness in the morning and evening.

Joey's renovation of the shooting range at Charlottenburg Palace was finally completed, and after building several tall concrete targets and necessary safety isolation facilities, in addition to the actual shooting range was still open-air, the other two 20-meter pistol ranges and 100-meter rifle ranges became semi-enclosed.

Compared with June, Berlin in August is not the month with the longest daylight hours in the whole summer, but it is still possible to light up before 6 o'clock, and at night it is not completely dark until after 9 o'clock.

Empress August, who likes to sleep late and wake up late, deliberately repacked a bedroom in the west wing of Charlottenburg Palace to avoid the annoying gunfire, but the old emperor always likes to listen to the continuous gunfire in the morning, holding a coffee cup in his hand and a smug smile on his face.

The dust finally settled yesterday on the military cabinet meeting, and when the final focus of discussion fell on the legal obligations of the king, all questions were no longer a problem, and the dispatch of Germany, or Kaiser Wilhelm I, to Chile was a foregone conclusion.

But at the end of yesterday's meeting of the military cabinet, General Albertil said seemingly unintentionally, "Your Majesty is the emperor of all Germans, and this army is called the volunteer army of the Germans, and I wish you that your majesty will become the emperor of all the Germans as soon as possible." ”

This sentence grew grass in the old emperor's heart, and one night, two thoughts were fighting over and over again in his head.

"Throw away this obnoxious title of German Emperor, restore the glory of the Holy Roman Empire, and go to be the Emperor of the Germanic people!"

"Calm down, William! Arrogance and greed are the original sins, and your ambition has exceeded your ability. ”

"From the Teutonic Knights to the German Empire, the Hohenzollerns and Prussia have been moving forward, even if it is a distant dream to become the emperor of the Germans, but the title of German emperor should not be abandoned!"

"William, Rome was not built in a day, the empire of the Hohenzollern family will also come step by step, not to mention that you have sons and grandsons who can realize your ideals!"

"Your Frederick is indeed a good son, and may not disgrace the glory of the Hohenzollerns, but your grandson ......."

“......”

After a night of sleepless restlessness, the old emperor put down the coffee cup in his hand, signaled his attendants not to follow him, and walked to Joey's newly built shooting range.

The shooting range built on the east side of Charlottenburg Palace is no longer the scar of Charlottenburg Palace in the mouths of Joey's two sisters, and after nearly three weeks of repairs by the royal gardener, it has at least formed a whole with the original flying saucer shooting range.

Even those tall and abrupt concrete targets are planted with morning glories, and I believe that by next summer, colorful morning glories will crawl all over them.

The more the old emperor walked into the shooting range, the more intense the gunfire became, and when he turned around the bunker behind the only gate of the shooting range, he saw that Joachim was holding a rifle and shooting fiercely at the target.

Outside the shooting range, the old emperor just heard the gun with his ears firing extremely fast, and when he saw it with his own eyes, the old emperor was surprised to find that the muzzle of this rifle was actually...

"It'...... There is no smoke?! ”

True, there was no smoke, and it was the HK81A2 rifle that used a double-base smokeless propellant that shot in the hands of about Achim.

Compared with the A1 version of the rifle, the A2 version not only uses a higher gun steel to carry the higher chamber pressure of the dual-base smokeless propellant, but also makes some optimization adjustments in the details, such as adding two horizontal grooves on the two sides of the handguard to make it easier for the gun bearer to grasp; In the anti-rust of firearms, the current popular high-temperature oxidation bluening treatment method is not adopted, but the black phosphating treatment method is adopted.

In Joachim's opinion, compared with his shooting performance at the Spandau Range at the end of June, the biggest difference between picking up HK81A2 again at Charlottenburg Palace Range after more than a month is that HK81A2 no longer has the white smoke from the muzzle.

About Achim has fallen in love with this rifle, a set of 5 rounds of 7.62mm bullet magazines, has been used for 20 sets, and about Achim has not stopped the smell, which makes Joey on the side look very dissatisfied, while constantly loading the magazine, while complaining to about Achim with black lines on his face.

"Big J, leave me some bullets!"

"I said, I haven't tried a single shot, if you keep fighting, the bullets will be gone!"

.......

It wasn't until Joey shouted in a high voice that there were only the last 20 bullets left, don't you want me to reload your magazine, that Achim reluctantly put down the rifle in his hand, pulled the bolt and did a few unloading movements, making sure that there were no bullets in the chamber, and then he was ready to hand the empty rifle to Joey.

"Jochen, can you show me this rifle?" An old, agitated voice sounded behind Joachim.

Joachimus, big and small, turned their heads, only to find that the old emperor was standing behind them at some point.

Ignoring his two grandchildren, especially Joey's sweet greetings, the old emperor who took the HK81A2, carefully examined the rifle, pressed the last 20 rounds of ammunition left in Joey's hand into the magazine, and then raised the gun and pulled the trigger towards the target plate in the distance without hesitation.

After firing all the bullets, the old emperor with a smile on his face vigorously checked the rifle in his hand, and checked the HK81A2 in his hand again with a critical gaze, and finally a satisfied look on his face.

Glancing sideways, Joey, who was looking at him with a smile, shook the rifle in his hand and asked with a smile, "Jojo, your father told me that you designed a brand new rifle for Sir Grumman, is that it?" ”

"It's it, grandpa. It's called the HK81A2, and it's a new rear-loading bolt-action rifle capable of firing smokeless ammunition. Joey thought for a moment, then grinned again.

"Also, the world's first rifle capable of firing smokeless ammunition."

"Smokeless ammunition...... the world's first ......, good! Good! Good! After saying a few good things, the old emperor picked up the brass cartridge casing that had fallen on the guncase, squinted, and twisted the cartridge casing in his hand to observe it carefully.

It's a pity that the last 20 bullets have been used up in his own hands, and the old emperor really can't see the difference between black powder propellant and double-base smokeless propellant.

Watching the old emperor keep looking through the bullet casings, Achim blushed rarely, and said with some shyness, "Grandpa, I didn't know you would also come, otherwise I wouldn't have fired so many bullets." ”

Looking at the straight Joachim standing beside him, the old emperor smiled, patted the rifle in his hand that had never been put down, and asked with a smile, "Jochen, can you tell me how your rifle makes you feel?" ”

"Strong firepower, fast rate of fire, light bolt, good accuracy." Without hesitation, Achim expressed his feelings.

"What about the advantages in combat?" The old emperor asked with a smile.

"Our commanders will no longer take into account the effect of the wind on the battlefield, when the infantry is firing in formation, the smoke from the muzzle obscures the line of sight of the shot, and the commander can strike from any position he needs." About Achim said proudly.

"Anything else?" The old emperor was interested and asked seriously. ，

"Also, if this rifle were used, the firepower of a Prussian infantry company would be even stronger! This means that while maintaining the same infantry company fire intensity, the number of infantry in the army can be reduced, and the number of artillery that our Prussian army likes can be strengthened even more. ”

"After the two are superimposed, the land firepower of the Prussian Army will be even more powerful!" About Achim clenched his fists and said excitedly and loudly.

"Hahaha!" The old emperor patted Achim on the shoulder vigorously, and praised with a smile, "It is worthy of being a child of the Huo Xiang Sauron family, and it is a good point." ”

But in Joey's eyes, Achim's words couldn't be better, and he just wanted to light up the smokeless ammunition and bolt-action rifles on the tech tree in advance according to the history of the rifle.

I never thought about the effect of this rifle that I lit on the infantry battle mode, at best, I thought about eliminating the muzzle smoke at most, and the reason was that the smoke from the black powder was too annoying.

However, in his short shooting experience this morning, Joachim clearly grasped the characteristics of guns and ammunition, and was able to immediately say how the Prussian army would use these characteristics in war.

How could you not let Joey be amazed.

"It was Prussia, if it was, born with the art of war." Joey looked at his cousin who was talking eloquently, and admired from the bottom of his heart.

After asking Joachim, the old emperor turned to Joey again, and continued to question his other grandson, "Jojo, Jochen said what he understands of this gun, and I want to hear what you think of it." ”

Faced with the old emperor's question, Joey suddenly remembered his past life, and made a widely circulated evaluation of the G98 of Germany in World War I, the M1903 of the United States, and the Lee-Enfield rifle of the United Kingdom, "The Germans came to war with shotguns, the Americans came to war with target guns, and the British came to war with rifles." ”

"It's a good gun, it's purely for infantry warfare." Joy didn't hesitate to define it, thought about it, and added, "If there must be any shortcomings, it's that the rate of fire is fast." ”

"But I don't think that's a disadvantage, a fast rate of fire means better suppression of enemy fire, and we have an advantage in sudden encounters, or sustained fire." About Achim chimed in.

"That's right, whoever shoots more bullets per unit of time has a greater advantage." Joey looked at his cousin and happily added, "In war, whoever shoots more bullets is more righteous." ”

"So, we need more brass shells, right, Jojo?" The old emperor winked at Joey, "Like the copper mines in Chile." ”

Joey closed her mouth and nodded vigorously.

Glancing at the queen's attendants beside him, the old emperor looked at Joachim and asked, "Joheng, Jojo, is your morning class about to start?" ”

After receiving an affirmative reply, the old emperor put down his rifle, beckoned to Joey and Joachim, and said, "Come, grandpa will accompany you." ”

On the way to the west wing of the Charlottenburg Palace, along the orangery on the west side of the Charlottenburg Palace, William I kept asking about what Joachim had learned in the military academy, and at the end, for no reason, he said, "Jochen, Jojo, grandpa, I am very happy, you have done your duty as a nobleman." ”

Looking at Joachim's eyes, which he obviously didn't understand, the old emperor said thoughtfully, "The legal basis for the Hohenzollerns to rule Prussia, and indeed the German Empire, lies in our defense of our people with the sword. ”

"And the uniform." The old emperor pointed to himself, and then to the chasseur uniform worn by Joachim, "It is to prove to your people that you have the right to rule legally." ”

"But your brother, William, has never gone to military school, how can he hold up this certificate, should he let him wear a morning gown to his wedding, alas!"