took the time to rush to the workshop, Chen Wen did not come to talk and laugh with Fang Yizhi. After spending www.biquge.info time in the workshop, Chen Wen said goodbye to Fang Yizhi and followed Xu Yi to inspect the development of some new products.

The newly created guns on display in the warehouse have been remodeled, and the sleeve bayonets that have been equipped for grenadiers can be installed on the guns at the right time, and the long-range gunners can make temporary cameos in melee combat infantry, effectively improving the combat effectiveness of the infantry.

Putting down the firearm in his hand, Chen Wen turned to Xu Yi and asked, "How long will it take to complete the replacement?" ”

It will take a relatively long time for weapons to go from research and development to small-scale installation and then to the rearmament of the whole army. The development of the sleeve bayonet was completed earlier, but the task of changing the heavy armor at that time was relatively severe, even if it did not count the heavy armor of the heavy infantry, the bust of the firearms team and the armor of the cavalry also occupied too much production capacity. After all, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies are also a military group with an army of more than 100,000 troops, and it always takes time even if the strength of the military industry workshop is strong.

"Back to the king, if nothing happens, within a year, the whole army can complete the change."

This time the change of clothes, on the surface, is just a bayonet, but in fact, even the fire gun needs to be transformed together, otherwise the bayonet cannot be installed, and it is not as practical as equipping the soldiers with knives. It takes a lot of time, which is inevitable, after all, it is also a heavy task of tens of thousands of firearms, and the hydraulic workshop is likely to be relocated this year, if you count the expansion of the army, one year is already very short.

"Almost, as long as you can catch up."

The sleeve bayonet was the invention of the French Marshal Vauban who had been a friend of Chen Wenshen for a long time, but that was more than thirty years later. Prior to this, even today, the bayonets of the Continental were inserted, that is, the handle of the bayonet was inserted directly into the mouth of the gun, which not only hindered the shooting of the gun, but also easily caused damage to the gun, except for the ease of changing clothes, there was really no advantage at all.

More advanced bayonets are not absent, the connection structure of the card type is more advanced than the sleeve type, and as for the blade of the bayonet, the triangular military stab of later generations is also a very terrible weapon. However, for today's production technology, the sleeve type is more suitable, and the right one will have the possibility of popularization.

Leaving the warehouse, Chen Wen and his entourage went to the test site, and the next weapons were not just to look at the appearance.

The proving ground was used to test the artillery, and after the casting of each gun, it was sent here for testing. The location is also relatively remote, and there is a blocked mountain forest behind the target, in order to prevent artillery shells from accidentally injuring people who have strayed into the area.

Chen Wen was on the observation platform, looking through the telescope, but there were several rectangular tubes neatly fixed on a trolley. From Chen Wen's direction, the front end of the tube is not visible, but the fuse at the rear end is connected from the tail of hundreds of rockets, as long as it is ignited, the rockets in the tube will rush out like a nest of frightened wasps.

This scene, Chen Wen has seen it on the Internet in later generations, and it is like thunder, this is a swarm of rocket artillery known as the Katyusha rocket artillery of the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called swarm of rocket artillery, but just a general term, the size of the specifications in the Ming Dynasty as many as a dozen, the name is also different, such as "Wu Bei Zhi", "Combat Training Record", many weapons have been recorded in it. Chen Wen had already had an idea about this, but the production of weapons was a priority, and such weapons naturally could not compete with cold weapons, artillery, and firearms to compete for production capacity, and the cost of this thing was really not low, so it has been repeatedly shelved until now.

"King, the test site has been prepared."

Chen Wen could see that the two soldiers who were operating a swarm of rocket launchers had stopped what they were doing, and the heralds waved flags to the observation station. The main thing to come over today is to take a look at the power of this legendary weapon, and when he got the signal that he had finished preparation, Chen Wen nodded.

The flag was unfurled on the observation platform, and the soldier who received the order lit the fuse after replying to the flag, and then ran to the side bunker like crazy.

Moments later, the moment the soldier ran back behind cover, Spark followed the fuse into the jar. In the next second, the rockets with sparks spewing at the tail burst out of the swarm of bees one after another, as did the fire crows on the side, which were as spectacular as the famous weapons used by the Soviet army in World War II.

"It's really only the wrong name, no wrong nickname, this thing is really scary."

Chen Wen is not very clear whether the inspiration of the Soviet army came from this, but today's scene did give him a real shock, which could not be felt in the imitation and test-firing videos of foreign weapons enthusiasts in later generations.

The rockets flew out one after another, and Chen Wen's gaze was still focused on the body of the swarm at first, and later, he followed the Divine Fire Crow into the distance. With the propulsion of gunpowder, the range of these rockets seems to be farther than that of a rifle bow or even a turtledove's foot.

The firing of the weapon was quickly completed, and the rockets were densely planted on the ground in the distance, and the scarecrows were even pierced with holes, and some even burned.

Chen Wen put away the agitation in his heart, estimating the distance between the swarm of bees and the shooting target, as well as the killing range and power of the rocket, but his brows quickly furrowed.

"How far is the range?"

Moments later, after the soldiers' calculations, the report was quickly handed to the observatory. Since it is a firearm, the power is obvious, and the range is the aspect that Chen Wen is most concerned about.

"Returning to the king, this time shooting, the target is a hundred zhang away from a swarm of rocket artillery, and after the shooting, the killing range of the rocket is between ten and dozens of zhang of the target."

Before launching, Chen Wen clearly saw that these rockets were equipped with tail fins, which could effectively improve their accuracy. This is the original version of a swarm of rocket artillery, all copied in accordance with the book, can have an attack distance of more than 300 meters, although the error is not small, but this weapon is to win by quantity, but it is understandable, it is indeed worthy of praise by future generations.

"It's kind of interesting, how much does it cost?"

War has always burned money, and this is true of cold weapons, let alone the age of firearms. The weapons that Chen Wenjun is equipped with today are the most cost-effective, which has a great relationship with the financial tension of the Ming Army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang in the early years, but more importantly, popularization has combat effectiveness at all, otherwise just staying in books, can it also scare off opponents?

"Back to the king, in addition to being greatly affected by the wind, this thing is really good, but the cost is too amazing. In particular, this thing requires a lot of manual manufacturing, and the machine can create some parts, but more parts, especially the installation aspect, need to be carried out manually, and there are too many craftsmen and processes. ”

mentioned the cost, Xu Yi's sad face appeared again. This young official has been in the Military Industry Department for a few years, and he has been more than ten years old, and he is conscientious and conscientious, and he is indeed worthy of being a civilian official trained on Dalan Mountain, but this expression of crying and mourning at every turn really makes Chen Wen speechless.

Xu Yi wanted to continue, but Chen Wen just heard that it took up too much labor, and he didn't have any desire. Next, Chen Wen, a patient with mechanical obsession and mechanical obsessive-compulsive disorder, said to the bitter military industry supervisor: "Don't worry, this king knows that this kind of disposable weapon is indeed inferior to artillery accounting at this stage, and the Military Industry Department does not need to make too much. ”

Hearing Chen Wen's words, Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Wen's two "mental illnesses" have now been infected in the Military Industry Department of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming Army, his illness is not lighter than Chen Wen, the large-scale use of machinery makes them all focus on how to use machinery to reduce the burden of manpower, after all, the population decline in recent years is really not small, China's manpower shortage problem sounds like nonsense, but now it is real and very serious.

"What about the other one?"

"Back to the king, that weapon was made one, and the range is indeed amazing, but the power and accuracy are a little unsatisfactory." As he spoke, Xu Yi took out a weapon test report and handed it to Chen Wen, and then explained: "And the bigger problem is that there are not a lot of processes at all, which is very troublesome. Xia Guan thinks that the cost performance is not very high, except for the deterrent. ”

"Oh."

I read the report carefully, and the content was very detailed, including the shooting time, the wind direction and wind level at that time, the visual altitude of the weapon's flight, and the actual attack distance.

Seeing this, Chen Wen nodded, and then said: "This thing, it can be manufactured, the priority is under a swarm of rocket artillery, it doesn't need too much, it's enough to keep inventory." ”

"The subordinate obeys."

By the end of the year, the statistics on military exploits had been basically completed as early as the reconquest of Nanjing, and the distribution of rewards had already begun in the past few months, and even the division of land had basically come to an end until the end of the year. Don't think about it this winter, but next year's spring planting will not be delayed, as long as the local health centers can recruit enough tenants.

In the ninth year of Yongli, with the victory of Hangzhou and Nanjing, the rule of the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River came to a complete end, and the Ming army of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang surrounded the land to the north for nearly a thousand miles, and had crossed the Yangtze River and began to deploy defenses along the Huai River. The confrontation between the north and the south of the Ming and Qing dynasties began, but the balance of strength between each other has begun to reverse, and the strategic initiative of the whole country has completely fallen into the hands of Chen Wen.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Wen came to his father-in-law's house with Zhou Yueying as usual. With the continuous improvement of Chen Wen's status, the Zhou family, as Chen Wenyue's family, has also received a lot of rewards. Materially, nominally, almost no one in the family from old to young has no rewards and orders, but fortunately, the population of the Zhou family is not large, otherwise the Yongli Imperial Court will really have to break the bank.

Compared with last year, the old and young of the Zhou family are even more in awe of him, and the atmosphere of his uncle's New Year's greetings is too light, and they are not able to be restrained one by one. If you think about it carefully, it is normal, Chen Wen's current status and strong strength in his hands have almost single-handedly driven the Manchus out of the southeast since the beginning of the army, especially in the last two years. In the face of such a hero, and his own family has benefited a lot, awe is inevitable.

The family used the meal very restrainedly, and Chen Wen was awkward to eat, and after the meal, sitting together and chatting about the sky was also a prayer to the king, and the difference between the top and bottom had almost completely replaced the family atmosphere, so that Chen Wen did not have a place to be at ease. However, he tried to liven up the atmosphere several times, but he couldn't find a topic, until his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, trembled, and the hall reached the point where he could smell his breath.

"The virtuous son-in-law has now recovered Nanjing, and the great achievements of the two famous kings, even the king of Xining are inferior. Since the imperial court can crown the grandson of the Western thief as the king of Qin, a virtuous son-in-law must have the title of a prince. ”

Li Dingguo is the king of Xining, and Sun Kewang is a thief, the Zhou family has three men who are officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and one daughter is Chen Wen's wife, so he knows the most about the senses of the Ming Army Group in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the surrounding forces. Of course, it can also be seen from this that Zhang Xianzhong's godson, Sun and Li, are both godsons, why is the gap between their lives so big.

Hearing his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, ask this question, I saw that the relatives present showed eager expectations. Seeing this, Chen Wen almost burst out laughing.

There is no other reason, when he and Zhou Yueying got married, Zhou Yueying was also an old girl at that time, although she had the name of a talented woman, but it still did not prevent people from being said to be an old girl who could not get married, especially when she went to Quzhou to report the news, the wind comments in the gentry of Jinhua Mansion were even more ugly.

When Chen Wen and Zhou Yueying set a wedding date, Chen Wen even found the world-famous Yao Jiang Huang Xiaozi to ask for marriage on his behalf, and his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, who was greatly satisfied, went to slap the faces of those guys who chewed their tongues behind their backs and said that their daughters couldn't get married. When people meet, they say that his daughter has the fate of being Mrs. Hou, so it will be delayed until today, so that those who chew the root of their tongues behind their backs can only secretly luck. There is no way, at that time, Chen Wen won the suppression of the four provincial capitals, and the situation changed greatly, how could he offend Chen Wen, a killer star, for a sentence or two of vindictive words.

In the following days, as Chen Wen's status continued to rise, the common words of his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, changed from Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Guo, and now to the princess of the county, almost every year.

Originally, those who were still secretly scolding behind their backs were all dumbfounded and watched the spectacle of this person's ascension to heaven, and the object of slander also changed from "the old girl of the wind demon who couldn't marry the Zhou family" and "the old Zhou who relied on the son-in-law's fox and fake tiger power" to become his own daughter and mother-in-law. In their words, it is easy to catch up with a mortal star on the ground of Jinhua Mansion here, but the mother-in-law is not angry, and she can't give birth to a rich and noble daughter, so that the Zhou family who moved from Shaoxing took advantage of it, which really made the local heroes sigh for it.

This statement came to an end until Zhou Yueying's firstborn gave birth to a daughter, and out of consideration for inheritance, they felt that Chen Wen would not take a concubine soon. This kind of statement was heard in the ears of his father-in-law, Lao Taishan, and it hurt in the hearts of the whole Zhou family, so that the whole family had the ambition to "sell" the little girl of the family to Chen Wen.

But in the final analysis, there is a world of difference between one's own daughter and a distant niece. However, he can't do anything about giving birth to a child, so he can only do it in a hurry. It wasn't until the news of Chen Wen's beheading Yue Le in Hangzhou came back that the saying that he killed a prince of Heshuo and could always seal a prince began to spread spontaneously among the people of Jinhua, and his old man could be regarded as finding a completely new direction to slap his face.

"Don't hide it from your father-in-law, it still depends on the court. Your Majesty should not object, after all, the court has already opened the mouth of a prince with a different surname, but now that the government is in the hands of Sun Kewang, I am afraid that it will not be so easy. ”

His father-in-law, Lao Taishan, is really a wonderful person, so much so that when Chen Wen listened to the rumors reported by the Supervision Department, he couldn't help but have the idea that if there is a father, there must be a son - with a father like this, Zhou Jingting's obsession with Zhu Zhixi is not difficult to understand.

Sure enough, hearing this, Chen Wen's father-in-law, Lao Taishan, first showed a little disappointment, and then began to reprimand Sun Kewang for his despicability and shamelessness with righteous indignation, which immediately caused his brother and those sons and nephews to echo loudly, as if it was not Chen Wen who might be treated unfairly, but them.

The marriage of the two families, Chen Wen's status is a rising tide for the Zhou family. In fact, not only the Zhou family, but also the generals and soldiers of the Ming Army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the civil officials are all looking forward to the improvement of Chen Wen's status, because as Chen Wen's subordinates, they also have a rising tide.

The anticipation of the reward for the reconquest of Nanking did not make Chen Wen's relatives, subordinates, and all those interested in it wait too long, and on the twenty-eighth day of the first month, the edict messenger arrived.

“…… Jin Qing to the capital of the south of Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Shandong, Henan and other places of the Han coyote rampant water and land soldiers and horses to aid the general officer, specially given python jade, cheap acts, hang the seal of the general, the left army governor's mansion, the prince and the prince, the king of Yue. ”

King Yue!