readx;?“ The anti-bandit operation is indeed an urgent problem that we need to solve, and at this stage, it is already an area where bandits and bandits are very rampant from outside the control area of Dongfang Port to the front line of An Yuncheng. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Shen Bin nodded and continued. "And according to the records of the Immigration Department, the number of merchants who came to the port of Orient to buy goods has generally increased in the past month, but because the number of bandits who loot along the way has gradually increased, it is conceivable that the number of merchants who come to buy goods will decrease in the long term. I have something to report on the suppression of bandits, that is, among the bandits who attacked us on the night of the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year, they confessed that there was a strategist in this gang who spoke to their leader and instigated this gang to attack Dongfang Port. As for this strategist, after sketching according to the confession of the patriarch who had painting skills among us, it was found that this person was Wen Xinyi who escaped from Wenjiazhuang. ”

"Wen Xinyi?" Many of the patriarchs were taken aback. "This man isn't dead yet?"

"How did he get into the bandits?"

"That is, if we are all poor and white, we can still gather hundreds of bandits to attack us?"

"This man's ability is really not small."

"Please be quiet." Shen Bin coughed and continued, "Based on the information we gathered, we summarized Wen Xinyi's trajectory after escaping, he first headed south, then detoured back to the north, and also passed through our route to a few An Yun's Zhuangzi. But because Wen Xinyi's reputation is too bad, no one is willing to take him in, so he tried to run to An Yun to complain, but Zhou Jinfeng of An Yun City was afraid of annoying us, so he kicked him out. He then fled to the inland cities of Annam, but because he had no money, he ended up in the grass. However, because he had many eyes, a lively mind, and was literate and hyphenated, he quickly mixed up with the status of a strategist in the gang, so he encouraged the entire bandit gang to attack Dongfang Port. ”

"So Wen Xinyi was killed?" Below there is a senator who has a question.

"We re-checked the battle and autopsy reports that night, but there was no Wen Xinyi in it, according to the confessions of several bandits, Wen Xinyi disappeared after the first attack was frustrated," Shen Bin shrugged his shoulders and said, "This guy is quite decisive, when Wenjiazhuang was breached, he fled directly without even taking the silver." This time it is estimated that it is the same, it should be that he ran away when he saw that the offensive was frustrated. ”

"So where will this man flee?" Xiao Jing couldn't help but ask, "This Wen Xinyi, as the most wanted criminal in the Senate, not only did not abscond, but instead instigated bandits to attack us. Obviously, the thief is not dead, and it is necessary for us to deal with this potential enemy now. ”

"That's right, since he can incite the bandits to attack once, then it is possible to incite the bandits to attack again." Du Yande nodded, "There are a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, being always worried about a thief like this, we will be quite passive in the future." ”

"It's not just that." The example reads below, "According to the feedback from Guangxi merchants who came to buy goods during this time, some troops in Guangxi and Annam provinces are being assembled. We don't have anyone to spy on the Wu Dynasty's territory for the time being, so we don't know what they're planning to do. We must certainly do the main thing in suppressing bandits at this stage, but we must also pay some attention to the mobilization of the troops in Annam, Guangxi. ”

"Of course." Yang Minghuan nodded. "I'll ask your intelligence services to submit a report on this later. Comrade Shen Bin, please, continue. ”

Shen Bin nodded and continued: "Wen Xinyi, as a person who has been broad, can fall into the grass and rebuild a team, this thing is simply impossible for us to believe, but from these things, it can be seen that this enemy can bend and stretch, and he is quite courageous. And the plan on the day of the attack on the Oriental Port was almost impeccable, if it weren't for the lack of training of the bandits under his hands, the brain was simple, maybe they would really be able to get into the city. If we really let them in on that day, with our defense situation that day, it is likely that we will really suffer. ”

"So if Wen Xinyi hadn't died, where would he have fled?" Xiao Jing continued to ask. "I think with his record of defeat this time, it will be difficult to raise another team to fight him, and he should flee to other provinces to try to make a comeback."

"I don't think so." "The last years of the Ming Dynasty were already in chaos, we are now in Annam, and the things in the north are not clear, but historically, after Chongzhen came to power in 1628, peasant uprisings began to break out. Although the apocalypse is not dead now, and Chongzhen has not come to power, Chongzhen is not the only condition for the outbreak of a peasant uprising, so the probability of civil unrest in the north at this stage is still very high. And the Later Jin won the victory in 1627 when he attacked Korea, and at this time he should have obtained the resources of North Korea, and at this stage he should also sharpen his sword to the Ming Dynasty. In such a troubled world, a keen speculator like Wen Xinyi will definitely feel a way out, and may even pull up a team by himself. ”

"But there is another possibility," the example said, "Soldiers and bandits, he didn't go to the court at first, but he was driven out by the fearful Zhou Jinfeng, so he went to Annan to settle down." Since he failed this time, he may realize that the possibility of recovering the field through the bandits is extremely low, so he may go to Guangxi to find the government and ask the government to send troops to pacify us. ”

"Won't it?" Someone below asked, "If he passed through the government, why didn't he go earlier?" ”

"This is normal," the example explained, "bandits are like combing soldiers like grates, bandits looting at least there are benefits to be made, if they attract the army of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid it will be ......"

"It's the Wu Dynasty." Someone below corrected the example sentence.

"Yes, Wen Xinyi knows that if he finds the army of the Wu Dynasty to pacify us, although he has merit, the benefits he will get will be much less than that of pacifying through his own strength. And almost all of his savings for several generations have been seized by us, which is all real money, and if the government is allowed to settle it, he will definitely not get any of this money. And judging from the communications we have seized, if these communications fall into the hands of the government, I am afraid that many people will lose their heads. But the problem is also here, if the government calms us, he Wen Xinyi will still have some benefits in rewarding meritorious deeds, not to mention too much, he can at least get back the control of Wu'an Village. Moreover, the officials of the Wu Dynasty who were unhappy with Zhou Jinfeng would definitely take the opportunity to take Zhou Jinfeng down or simply kill him, and the new officials would always take care of him. In this case, he still has some benefits, and if it were me, I would also consider this method, after all, I will definitely not be able to get any of them back through the bandits. ”

"Then if those letters fall into the hands of the government, he will not be charged with being a bandit?"

"It's not very likely." The example went on to explain, "Bandits must have illegal gains, Wen Xinyi is now so poor, even if he does it, he can't squeeze a few taels of oil, compared with the two, we thieves have more oil and water, you must know that the last time the Jinyi Wei Qianhu Cen Min went back, the goods brought by Cen Min were piled up with two carts, presumably now both Guangxi and Annan know that we thieves have a lot of money." And Wen Xinyi was driven out by us thieves, and he will definitely not be blamed for the banditry, so he is likely to escape. Besides, these letters are now in our possession, and he could well be said to have forged them for us. ”

"Hello everyone," when everyone focused their eyes on the podium, I don't know when Shen Bin had already gone down, and now standing on the stage are two veterans, Yang Junbo and Tang Xunliang.

"We are in the navy, because one is in charge of sail warships and the other is in charge of mobile warships, so we came up together to report."

"Our mobile fleet now has four 8154 fishing boats, one Type 206B anti-smuggling boat, one landing craft, and one self-propelled barge. However, due to the lack of oil, only one fishing boat's oil is retained at this stage, and it is only used for long-range interception. ”

Yang Junbo saw that Tang Xunliang had finished speaking, and said, "The sail fleet now has three armed ships, which are mainly used for offshore cruising at this stage, and cooperate with the guidance of the radar station to intercept and inspect unknown ships. In addition, we have two intact Victory-class battleships and two damaged Victory-class battleships, and according to the plan, we will install steam engines and paddlewheels on these ships to increase the navigation and combat capabilities of these ships. But at this stage, the main thing is to wait for the completion of the dry dock. In addition, we have to wait for the industrial sector to provide us with steam engines to power us. ”

"After arriving in this new world, our Navy fought several battles, and the advantages and disadvantages of weapons and equipment were obvious. At first, we used scorpion crossbows and trebuchets, but then we found that this weapon was not only slow to load, but also unreliable, and the trajectory was also greatly affected, so the military industry developed spring cannons. The spring cannon had a remarkable record in the defense of Vostochny Harbor, and was able to sling them from outside the range of the naval guns of the Meedno Navy. Then the military industry department developed a machine gun, which is absolutely invincible in time and space at this stage, and has also played a major role in the defense of the war many times. The main task of this year is to refit the Victory-class warships captured from the Medeno Navy. Alright, our debriefing is over. ”

"Let me add," Lin Shenhe stood up and walked to the podium and said, "As the head of the military industry, I also have one thing to report to you, that is, our front-loading rifled guns have entered the testing stage. ”

Some of the elders below stood up excitedly, some were indifferent, and more of them looked blankly at the excited elders around them, not knowing what was going on.

"As a naval artillery, I know that everyone is looking forward to the breech-loading rifled gun, but the material of the bolt has not been up to par, and it is easy to damage it when the chamber pressure is high. In the last few tests, only one bolt had a leak that occurred after the sixth fire. The others leaked in the second or third shot, which was extremely dangerous. ”

"Do we still want to push the naval guns out of the gun window and then retract them into the cabin for reloading? How much space does it take to reload? Yang Junbo began to question loudly. If the bolt material is not up to par, we can find a way, such as adding a sealing ring and improving the material to solve the problem. And it is too inconvenient to use a breech gun. ”

"It's actually not too much of a problem." Lin Shenhe said lightly, "The breech gun you mentioned is still stuck in the Caribbean pirates, right?" By the way, that is, we captured the artillery of the Medenors, right? ”

"Yes." Yang Junbo said with considerable certainty. "The loading of this artillery is cumbersome and the action is complicated. By the way, there is also an important problem, in order to wedge the rifling of the shell, it is necessary to wrap the shell with a soft belt, otherwise it will not only wear out the rifling, but also make the trajectory of the shell unpredictable. ”

"That's right, we're using pointed-nosed cannonballs, not bowling as the Meednor people are keen on right now." Lin Shenhe smiled. "The armor-piercing power of a pointed shell of the same caliber is more than six times that of a round shell of the same caliber, and in order for a pointed shell to fly in a straight trajectory, it is necessary to draw rifling in the chamber."

"But have you ever thought about it, what do we have now about the soft metal? Except for lead, it's lead...... The lead belts are melted by the heat when fired, causing them to scatter in all directions the moment they fly out of the muzzle, potentially killing any nearby living target. Yang Junbo said, "It took a lot of time for the British to solve the problem of hanging lead, how can we get it?" Even if it's a modern shell, oh...... In the future, shells will use steel shells and copper shells to solve this problem. Do we have enough copper at this stage to make copper elastic belts? ”

"It's not enough, but it's not like there's no way to solve it." Lin Shenhe said with a smile, "We can choose a simpler way to deal with it - paper elastic belts." The British used this method on Shenkl shells, using glue and pulp to make cartridge belts. Because there is no way to solve the problem of hanging lead, unless electroplating is used. ”

There was an immediate burst of disgruntled boos from below. In recent times, as the gap in electricity needs has widened, the total amount of power generation in the energy sector has not increased in the slightest, and now there are power outages in many places in the Oriental Port City. You must know that almost only the electricity used now is used by searchlights in the old district and near the city gates.

If the electroplating tiger is added now, I am afraid that this old area will become eternal darkness.

"But you can also use a water press to press a lead cartridge on a cannonball."

"But we don't have a hydraulic press. The hydraulic press is going to be put into production, which is not something that can be done this year. ”

"Then there's a more cerebral solution...... Hexagonal cannon. Lin Shenhe shrugged his shoulders and said.