After the meeting ended, Jia Min came to the arsenal.

At this time, in the arsenal, there was a hot scene, although it was already a cold winter, as soon as you entered the yard, you could feel a heat wave rushing towards you.

Five or six wagons were parked in the yard and were unloading their goods down.

Seeing Jia Min coming, Dai Zhi greeted him.

"This batch of grenade casings has been delivered, and it looks good. There is a workshop in Xishuitai, and there is indeed a set. ”

Regarding the idea of grenades, Jia Min told Dai Zhi about the idea as early as when he was in Beihai. After hundreds of experiments by Dai Zhi, he finally made a relatively satisfactory prototype product.

When he was preparing for mass production, he was in a hurry to leave for Middle-earth. This time, I'm ready to produce here.

Due to Guan Xiangtun's limited ability to transform iron, Jia Min planned with Dai Zhi and Liu Cheng to make a model from himself and outsource the shell of the grenade.

Before Dai Zhi came to Jia Min, Dai Zhi was in the area of Liaodong, selling poetry, literature and painting for a living, and after making money, he did experiments on his own.

At that time, Dai Zhi was in Xishuitai, so he was very familiar with the ironmaking and ironware workshops in Xishuitai.

At present, Qingwen is leading dozens of people to Xishuitai, stationing and managing pig iron production there and providing raw materials for the arsenal.

"We have field artillery, machine guns, and fast Francs, but those are long-range heavy weapons. Soldiers are in close combat and also need a more powerful weapon. Especially in infantry combat, grenades are much more effective. ”

"Sir Min, if you use it well, it will be effective against the cavalry."

"Alas, dealing with cavalry, after all, it is a little worse. However, grenades are inexpensive to build and can be manufactured on a large scale. Make as many as possible, and when the time comes, the Guangfu Army will give His Highness Chang'an, their combat effectiveness is really too weak. When it comes to tough battles, you can't count on them at all. ”

"Sir Min, it's not their fault that they don't blame it, it's always the lack of training that leads to this. If they train like us, wouldn't they all be the same as our Northern Navy? ”

"This is also true, if they are like us, we will not be able to defeat the three feudatories with less. Jiaoli is coming back, right? ”

"It's coming, but he won't be back until the ship from the North Sea is with him."

"Liu Cheng, send someone to Dadonggou to wait, and tell Jiao Li that you don't have to come here, just wait there. If the ship from the North Sea arrives, it does not have to unload its cargo, and it is at the mercy of orders where to go ashore in the future. ”

"This chief Min doesn't have to worry, this winter is cold, the coastal area of Dadonggou is frozen, and it is difficult for ships to dock in port, and it will have to be civilized after the New Year."

"How many grenade casings are there?"

"Now there are more than eight thousand, which are being assembled. More than 8,000 can be delivered tomorrow. ”

"It's not enough, the Wendura cavalry and the third and fourth brigades will be drawn in a few days, so we have to match one of them with one."

"If time is tight and you have to be in a hurry, you have to send more people, but it's useless to come here."

"How about calling the soldiers? Train, each person only does one process, and in the end, if it is difficult to do, ask the craftsmen to do it. ”

"If it's just one process, after training, it should be possible. That's it, in the end, Chief Min has a way. However, let's call us Beihai people, other people, I don't worry. ”

"It's okay, I'll go and tell Brigade Commander Chen in a while and ask him to send someone over."

Regarding the production of ammunition, Jiao Li, Dai Zhi, and Liu Cheng have done their best, and Jia Min is not good at urging them anymore.

This is a dangerous industry, and if you are not careful, you are prone to fire and explosion accidents. Therefore, Jia Min has to go to the ammunition factory almost every day to walk around to see if there are any hidden dangers.

At present, the Northern Navy has formed a combat mode dominated by thermal weapons, and its combat effectiveness is indeed strong when there is sufficient ammunition.

But the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is highly dependent on the supply of ammunition.

The cost of ammunition is higher than that of cold weapons such as bows and arrows, the production volume is limited, and it is a one-time consumption, so the combat cost is also high, and sufficient economic capacity is required to support it.

In view of this situation, Jia Min can only take the elite route at present.

Besides, it's useless for him to ask for so many soldiers now. captured Shengjing City and captured tens of thousands of people, but there were actually few soldiers who could really be used.

If you want to train them, make them accept their own ideas, and see the results, you can't do it in a short period of time.

The number of people alone can be tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at every turn, but in fact, it is only to scare people in numbers, and when it is really time to fight, it is not of much use.

On the contrary, they had to feed these people and pay some money, but as a result, the money was not spent, but when they were fighting, they did not have much effect, and they became a burden in vain.

Regarding the actions of the ancient people of Mo, Jia Min was also very anxious.

The appearance of so many enemies at once is also a severe test for Jia Min.

He believed that this matter was Song Kuan's idea. Only a person like Song Kuan can have enough courage to come up with such a whimsical way.

This Song Kuan is definitely a strong opponent.

According to Jia Min's original plan, take Shengjing City, and when Feng Ziying and Chen Yejun go north to Zhili, they will take Shanhaiguan. Then besieged the imperial capital and overthrew the three feudatories in one fell swoop.

Now that the Mogu people are out of the air, he has to change the battle plan and deal with the Mogu people first.

Song Kuan's intention has now become clear, that is, he and the ancient Mo people will lose both, and then he will benefit from the fisherman.

Even if he knew that this was Song Kuan's trick, he had no choice but to take it now.

Coming out of the arsenal, Jia Min went to the Windula cavalry. Seeing that Chen Yeqing had already sent the instructor, Jia Min was slightly relieved.

It's fast enough.

Shaq, Vadagas, and Simari were all present, and they had already assembled their teams.

The cavalry of North Vendula and the cavalry of South Vendura, both individual and collective, are basically the same. It's been this for many years.

They seem to be very confident and satisfied with their own skills.

It can be said that I am now able to receive training from the volunteer army, which can be said to be a great progress.

This is also due to the fact that they sent troops together with the volunteers this time and saw the combat effectiveness of the volunteers. In addition, they were all defeated generals of the government corps before, and they also realized that they were inferior to the volunteers, so they would accept the training of the volunteers.

Without these two things, with their pride, they would not have accepted others to teach them how to fight.

Jia Min said a few words, and then returned to Guan Xiangtun, he also had to ask Chen Yeqing to send someone to the arsenal to help, and he also had to see how Wei Ruolan's battle plan was formulated.

It's all this Song Kuan, so tossed. In the future, I will arrest you, and I will remove this evil.

Jia Min is very busy here, in fact, Song Kuan is not easy, he is even busier than Jia Min.

After returning from Shanhaiguan, Han Tiankui went to see Han Tiandou, and Song Kuan has been studying the current battle situation and countermeasures with Gao Wangshan in the military department.

I thought that the emperor would summon him soon, but after waiting for three days, there was no movement.

This made Song Kuan a little nervous.

"I know that the request of the Mogu people to be the king and tear the soil is very excessive, but this is the only way to lead the troubles to the east, and only by asking the Mogu people to fight with Jia Min can we win a chance to breathe."

In this way, Song Kuan has already told Gao Wangshan more than once.

"Don't worry, you have to give the emperor time to think about it. After all, the stakes are high. He had previously proposed a similar favor to Jia Min, but it was only the king of the county, and the emperor didn't agree, not to mention that this time it was a vassal country. ”

"It's a pity that the arsenal that attacked Jia Min fell short, but let Han Shishu lose his soldiers, but I'm a little sorry for Uncle Han Shi."

"I can't blame you for this, and the emperor doesn't blame you for this. When I went to see the emperor that day, he also told me that when I saw you, I would say a few words of relief and tell you not to be angry. That arsenal is the foundation of Jia Min, and he will naturally maintain it desperately. After all, our soldiers and horses are not as good as Jia Min, and it is normal that we can't beat him. ”

"Alas, if I had known that there would be today, I would have desperately wanted to get rid of Jia Min."

"Mo Gu people don't have any different intentions, right? They are now 100,000 soldiers and horses entrenched in Niangzi Pass, if they break through the pass, they will go straight to the imperial capital, and they will not be able to stop it. ”

Gao Wangshan changed the subject.

"There will be dissenting hearts, but it will not be against us at this moment. He's counting on us to contain Jia Min. ”

"What does the Mogu know about Jia Min?"

"There should be some understanding, but they have never fought each other, and the Mogu people rarely meet opponents on the grassland, so it is inevitable that they will be more arrogant. They thought that they would easily defeat Jia Min, and they were afraid that they would suffer a big loss when the time came. ”

"It's best that they lose both sides and we can reap the benefits. I hope they drag it out a little longer. ”

Song Kuan and Gao Wangshan chatted casually, waiting for news from the palace until dark, and there was no letter.

"Let's go, don't wait, it seems that there is no movement today. Come to my house and have a drink. ”

"It's okay, I'll bother."

"You're welcome, I also invited a few other friends, just chatting while eating and drinking."

When I arrived at Gao's house, the wine and food were ready, but I didn't see any other guests.

"Haven't the adults come yet?"

Gao Wangshan asked the housekeeper.

"I've sent someone to talk, Lord Luo, Lord Sun, and Master Jia have important matters, so I won't come today, saying that I will ask the master to make amends another day."

Gao Wangshan smiled bitterly.

"Forget it, if you don't come, we'll eat by ourselves, come, virtuous nephew, we'll get drunk tonight."

"Uncle Gao Shi also invited them?"

"Yes, in these extraordinary times, I want to invite them to talk together, so I can see each other and overcome the difficulties together, but I didn't expect to come. It can be seen that people's hearts are not ancient. ”

"Forget it, they don't have the same heart with us after all, and now that the situation is difficult, I'm afraid they have plans in their hearts. However, they thought it was simpler. ”

"Not only do I have a plan, but I am afraid that I have to make a move."

"Oh, what's wrong with them?"

"Na Jia Yu Village has been going to Jiafu's house recently, and has close contacts with the Jia family's subordinates. He originally climbed up by relying on Jiafu. At this time, seeing that Jia Min seemed to have succeeded, it was possible to re-attach to the Jia family. These people, after all, are unreliable. ”

"Will Jia Min accept him? I'm afraid he's wishful thinking. ”

Song Kuan said lightly, but he was thinking about another thing in his heart.

If Jia Yucun has different intentions, he must be careful in doing things. How did Uncle Gao Shi know about this?

Could it be that he knew it from the emperor?

If you know it from the emperor, it wouldn't be surprising.

The emperor of the previous dynasty secretly monitored the ministers, and now it is normal for the emperor to monitor him.

Since the emperor can spy on others, will he even spy on my family? Even if there are people around me?

What I told Uncle Gao Shi, would he tell the emperor?

Thinking of this, Song Kuan couldn't help but feel a little chilled.