Yuan Lang said: "Please see the drill for Chao group practice." ”

Yuan Lang didn't play any tricks, and the drill began. The cavalry charged, the iron hooves trampled on the grass, Jeju Island was good, the ground was green, and the horses ran with less dust.

The lancers charged head-on, and the cavalrymen, wielding spears, quickly charged over and brandished their spears, stabbing the scarecrows standing on the ground one after another. Cavalry archers flank attack, not making contact with the enemy, and their bows and arrows are whizzing and raining down. Mounted archery is the most difficult, more difficult to train than lancers, and can be called elite soldiers if they can shoot accurately on horseback.

Chao couldn't help but nodded: "Yuan Lang, the training is good." It's just that three hundred cavalry is a little less. ”

Yuan Lang said happily: "Chao Tuan Lian wants to increase the number of troops in our battalion?" ”

Chao Gai shook his head: "New Jeju Island is just a projectile land, there are few places where cavalry is used, so many cavalry are trained, and the transportation back and forth is a problem, your battalion will increase the infantry by 2,000 first, mainly sword and shield soldiers and pikemen, you can see the specifics." ”

Yuan Lang was a little surprised, he didn't expect that there would be such a sudden increase in troops, far more than the soldiers of other battalions in Jeju. "This, the other camps will not have an opinion."

"Battalion Commander Yuan has been thinking a lot, and the military department has discussed, because the number of regimental training in Jeju cannot be exceeded, so the battalions left in Jeju can no longer be cavalry or infantry, and they can only develop on the periphery. What your battalion trains is not necessarily your battalion's, and it is likely that you will be reassigned when you turn around. Chao Gai said.

Yuan Lang nodded in understanding, and said, "Chao Gai group practice rest assured, and guarantee to complete the task." ”

Yuan Lang is a fierce general who can fight dozens of rounds in Qin and Ming in terms of force, and he is not bad in terms of the art of war and strategy, so it is also very reasonable to let Yuan Lang train infantry.

Chao Gai went to the Seventh and Sixth Fleets, both of which had a heavy task, and at least half of the warships were escorting merchant ships. Therefore, the soldiers of the Navy are still in a good state of battle.

The Sixth Fleet Harbor is a concave-shaped natural harbor with calm seas. Four forts were built on each side of the incave. Chao Gai and the others came to the fort accompanied by Xu Guanzhong, and Li Kui waited for a pair of big eyes to look around.

The fort was built of blue bricks and rammed earth, and it was only six meters high, and there were four artillery pieces on it, one of which weighed 500 catties. Li Kui said: "There are two batteries on one side, one battery only has four guns, and there are only eight guns in total, which is too weak. ”

Chao Gai said: "Tell me, how weak, there are sixteen artillery pieces on both sides, this artillery is not the tiger squat cannon equipped by the infantry, this has a long range and great power." ”

Li Kui said disapprerovingly: "My brother has tested me again, although the cannon is powerful, but the firing speed is slow, it takes several minutes to finish a shot, and the sixteen artillery pieces cannot form a fire blockade at all, if the enemy's warships are a little more, they can't parry at all." ”

Jiao Ting said: "Tie Niu, it seems that you still listen to a little bit every time you listen to the class." ”

Li Kui's eyes widened: "I listen carefully every time, don't think that I can only play with axes, and I am also good at artillery." Captain Xu, tell me if what I said is right. ”

"Battalion Commander Li is right, the actual combat performance of the batteries on both sides is very poor, although this kind of artillery has a long range, the accuracy is poor, and most of the shells will hit the sea." Xu Guanzhong said.

Li Kui saw that Xu Guanzhong agreed with his point of view, and was very proud, and said, "Look, I'm right." ”

Chao Gai said: "You are right, but you are only half right. During the lecture, I made it clear that the coastal defense artillery of the military port itself is a symbolic design, and instead of spending so much money to build a coastal defense battery, it is better to spend the money on warships, build more gunboats, and not wait for people to hit the doorstep. ”

Li Kui scratched his head and was speechless.

Xu Guanzhong led the troops rigorously, and the daily training was sufficient, whether it was the guns of the battleship or the guns on the batteries, they were well maintained, and all kinds of shells and gunpowder were ready to stop, so that they could really wait for the day.

Chao Gai has always attached great importance to the fleet, and has always paid attention to it, so there is nothing special to point out. In the afternoon, Chao Gai came to the new Jeju Machinery Factory, where the steam engine was developed, Li Kui, Bao Xu, Pang Wanchun and others were not interested in this machine, so they didn't let a few oil bottles follow, only Jiao Ting and Luo Yun were brought.

The machinery factory was busy, and hundreds of workers were in good order. Heavily armed soldiers stood guard outside the R&D workshop, and even Chao Gai had to verify his waist card before letting him in.

Chao Gai arrived at the door, and Ma Hua came out to greet him. Ma Hua said: "When the Chao group practice comes, I won't say a word in advance, I'll come out to greet you." ”

Chao Gai smiled: "Let's not play that trick, you are engaged in scientific research, but you can't welcome the send." When you have nothing to do, rest and rest, sleep more, and look at where you can do with your red eyes. ”

MCA said happily: "Not only me, but the 50 people in the R&D team have hardly slept well in the past few months. But it's all worth it, and five prototypes of small steam engines and three medium-sized steam engines have been built. How about the acceptance of the group practice? ”

The small steam engine is relatively small in appearance, equipped with a boiler of 500 catties of water, and the power is equivalent to that of a diesel engine with 350 horsepower.

"Have you tested it on a ship?" Chao Gai asked.

Ma Hua said: "The small steam engine test is a bird ship, and when it is fully loaded, it is twenty miles in an hour. Although the speed is a little slower, his boiler is very fuel-efficient, and it is best to have coal, and dry firewood and charcoal can be converted into power as fuel in the absence of coal. ”

"It's not slow, an hour and twenty miles, ten hours is two hundred miles, and how many cavalry runs, it's just more than a hundred miles a day." Chao Gai said.

Ma Hua said: "Considering the performance of the machine, this steam engine is enough to rest for half an hour after eight hours of operation, and if it is downwind, it can only be used as an aid to the wind." ”

Chao Gai was a little impatient, and said, "Let's go to the sea and try it, I haven't been on a steamship yet." ”

Seeing that Chao Gai was in such a hurry, MCA immediately gathered people and boarded the experimental Flying Bird steamship. I boiled the boiler, started the machine, and the hull shook slightly. Jiao Ting and Luo Yun were still a little nervous, and Jiao Ting said, "Brother, can this machine really push the boat fast?" ”

"We'll find out later, wait a minute." Chao Gai said, Chao Gai also understood why Jiao Ting was excited, who had seen this machine in these years.

The noise of the steam engine was quite loud, and the sound of sizzling could be heard on the deck, and the flywheel drove the paddle wheels on both sides, and the paddle wheels rowed the seawater, and the boat moved slowly, faster and faster after a few minutes, faster and faster.

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