"Ah, these people! I really think that between countries is a humble gentleman. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

After Zhang Liangji said goodbye, Zhu Yifeng sighed in his heart, and at the same time, there was a burst of helplessness in his heart.

This may be the sorrow of unification. After the Warring States period, with the demise of the kingdoms, the vertical and horizontal techniques equivalent to diplomacy lost their usefulness. Diplomacy has become an unfamiliar term for Chinese scholars.

And the so-called "inner king and outer saint" of "inner king's way, outer holy way" has become the "diplomatic" principle of previous dynasties. He even did not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the country and the people in order to befriend the so-called "vassal states". This concept of "diplomacy", which can be described as "perverted", is still being pursued and implemented even more than a century later.

"Interests first, inner saint and outer king" This is the foundation of state-to-state exchanges!

The essence of diplomacy is how to weaken the enemy and potential enemies.

There are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests.

I can't even figure this out, but it's really ......

"What the hell are these things, you have to let Lao Tzu starve his own people to death, and feed the turtle grandchildren with food, so that they think they can be on the table?"

venting the dissatisfaction in his heart like this, thinking of some old things about the "inner king and outer saint", Zhu Yifeng, who was trembling with anger, secretly thought to himself.

"No, this matter must be operated well, this is his greatest holy way, they don't want to do it, Lao Tzu will do it!"

took a note casually, and Zhu Yifeng made a record on it, and this matter was handed over to Zhang Sen to do, he was not afraid of "dirty" his hands.

"In twenty years, I have to hollow out the girls of these families!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yifeng said regretfully.

"Hey, if I do this, will those otaku scold me more than 100 years later?"

Yes, just scold!

At least in this era, those long-time bachelors who married Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese daughters-in-law would shout long live and work day and night to "add bricks and tiles" to China's overseas colonization cause.

"It's a great achievement to do this!"

After his mood calmed down, Zhu Yifeng took out other reports from the table. Although he had already handed over most of the affairs to the military office, many "big" major matters were still decided by him, especially the affairs of industry and other aspects, most of the time they were directly promoted by him, and he opened a report handed over by the arsenal, but just after reading the contents, his eyes instantly widened.

"Gatling?"

Machine gun?

Looking at this report in surprise, Zhu Yifeng couldn't believe that now there was a Gatling, to be precise, Gatling came to China, and the Gatling machine gun was manufactured five years in advance.

Gunshot!

The continuous sound of gunfire echoed on the shooting range, and as Gatling turned the hand crank of the tail of the gun, the bullet in the 60-centimeter-high hopper-type magazine continued to fall into the chamber, and was pushed into the chamber with the rotation of the bolt, and then fired, flying towards the target 500 meters away.

As metal shells continue to fall to the ground, Gatling, who is operating the machine gun, controls the speed of the crank as much as he can to make the rate of fire more even, not too fast, not too slow, so as to avoid malfunction.

In fact, this was not the original "fast gun", but an improvement on it to fire the 11mm rifle round, a new type of bullet using a metal eggshell, and the moment it came into contact, Gatling was conquered by its ingenious structure, which in his opinion was simply intended for his "fast gun".

The "fast gun" with a new type of rifle cartridge can fire thousands of rounds without any malfunction. If he used the kind of bullet he originally designed, he could only fire hundreds of rounds in a row.

The gunfire continued.

Dozens of wooden targets 500 meters away were shattered by hundreds of bullets.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

When the sound of gunfire came into his ears, Zhu Yifeng took a pocket watch to calculate its rate of fire, and its rate of fire naturally could not be compared with the machine guns of later generations, but in this era, it was undoubtedly an epoch-making "big killer".

"Almost 300 rounds of ammunition in one minute......"

Although it cannot be necessarily accurate, after reaching this conclusion, Zhu Yifeng still looked at the Gatling machine gun with a large number of brass parts with some elation.

Maybe he has some shortcomings of one kind or another, but he is the best machine gun in this era.

“…… The gun body has a detachable steel feed wheel with a funnel-shaped feed port, the metal bullet is put into the strainer, the shooter shakes the handle to drive the barrel and the feed wheel to rotate synchronously, and the ammunition will then fall into the groove of the feed wheel by the action of gravity, when a certain groove containing ammunition in the feed wheel is coaxial with the chamber, the bullet will be fed into the chamber from the runner, and the firing pin will fire the ammunition after rotating to the predetermined firing position, and the metal cladding of the bullet will be pushed out of the barrel when the barrel is turned to another specific position, Thus completing a complete launch process. ”

"It's made up of springs and other things, right? Through these mechanisms, it is possible to feed and fire."

When Xu Shushan explained the firing principle of the Gatling gun, Zhu Yifeng said with a smile.

"Well, I'll call him a machine gun."

The reason why I use that more Chinese language to describe it is actually to introduce the term "machine gun", after all, this name is more appropriate than other names.

"Actually, I think it's a bit like a cannon ......."

Xu Shushan said with a smile.

"But that's right, after all, the bullet he fired was a rifle bullet."

Indeed, compared to a gun, it looks more like a cannon. The body of the machine gun is mounted on a two-wheeled axle, which makes it look more like a field gun common in the army from the side. Even he had a "gun carriage" for horses to tow, like the field guns, and the gun carriage box was filled with bullets and magazines.

"He's really more like a cannon ......"

Zhu Yifeng nodded, in fact, the reason why the Gatling machine gun was eliminated was precisely because of its complex use, heavy weight, and inconvenience in transportation and deployment.

"It just seems a little inconvenient to use. Hmmm......"

In contemplation, Zhu Yifeng suddenly thought of a "tank" that he had seen in old Soviet and Russian movies - a gun card. It is to combine a horse-drawn trailer and a heavy machine gun to form a highly mobile and ferocious weapon. Because of its mobility, rapidity and flexibility, it played a great role in the Russian Revolution.

At that time, cavalry units were heavily equipped with gun mounts. The machine guns on such trailers will not be unstruck when encountering a large number of Cossacks. When the heavy machine gun protruded the tongue of fire, the Cossacks, wielding sabers and carbines, could only be knocked down.

In the uncovered field, the gun card is a nightmare for the infantry. It can't compete with it in terms of firepower, and the opponent is pulled by a horse, and often runs away when he catches a handful, and he can't catch it at all.

"How about we put it in a wagon?"

Thinking of the "gun card" running fast on the prairie in the movie, Zhu Yifeng suddenly became interested,

"Mounted on a carriage?"

"Yes, it's on a wagon, just like an ancient chariot!"

Yes, that's right, like a chariot!

It's like an ancient chariot! In an instant, that flash of inspiration from the "gun card", he thought of the ancient chariot, and thought of the use of the ancient chariot.

"Loading a machine gun on a wagon can equip the wagon with 3 or 4 horses, so that it can keep up with the cavalry troops. It requires 3~5 people, one of whom is responsible for driving the carriage, and the other is to operate the machine gun, and its tactic is to make full use of the maneuverability and suddenness, relying on the speed of the carriage and the fire of the machine gun, to kill and injure the enemy. In addition to machine guns, they can also attack enemies with grenades and rifles while the carriage is running. ”

Imagining the picture of hundreds of horse-drawn machine gun chariots galloping towards the enemy in his mind, Zhu Yifeng's whole person became excited, machine guns, rifles, and grenades. It is not just a resurrection of ancient chariots, perhaps it is undoubtedly more appropriate to describe it as a "horse-drawn tank".

For the infantry of this era, this "horse-drawn machine-gun chariot", which can be quickly maneuvered, is simply a nightmare.

"On the battlefield, they can launch a chariot charge like an enemy like an ancient chariot, and at the same time as the impact, they can use the weapons on the chariot to attack the enemy. At long distances they can strafe the enemy's infantry with machine guns, and at close range with grenades......"

Although he is not a soldier, Xu Shushan can imagine the power of this kind of chariot on the battlefield, his power is that the firepower of the vehicle on the car exceeds that of a company's machine gun, if on the battlefield, there are dozens or even hundreds of machine gun chariots at the same time to attack, who can stop them?

"Yes, that's it, in this way, you can overcome the difficulty of its inconvenience, and it can also play a role in protecting the troops when they are on the march, after all, it can be put into combat at any time......"

At this time, Zhu Yifeng, who was open-minded, even thought of the spectacular scene of thousands of horse-drawn chariots launching a "chariot impact", maybe the Gatling gun was bulky, but it didn't matter if it was installed in the "chariot", it was heavier.

"Quantity! It's all about quantity! Shushan, when will it be put into production? ”

After a while, Zhu Yifeng calmed down - because its performance is not perfect enough, and it still needs time to perfect.

"It's okay, it's getting better slowly! We can afford to wait, after all, our weapons have an overwhelming advantage over others! ”

Not only is it an overwhelming advantage, it is simply a cross-era advantage, this entry into Henan, to a certain extent, is to make a living advertisement for everyone, including the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they will definitely pay more attention to firearms, which is exactly what they need, just so that they can have more weapons.

Thinking of the arms trade, Zhu Yifeng thought of the guest who was now in Wuchang, and when he saw this guest who was once famous in history, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he said to Xu Shushan with a smile.

"Well, Shushan, if Zhou Yushan from the Ministry of Industry School introduces a fellow villager to you, you can look at selling those broken copper and iron in our warehouse to them at a high price, such a big wrongdoer, it's not easy to find."

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