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86_86661 In the conference hall of the Hainan Palace, Chen Zhong was listening to a report on the battle plan of Guangxi and Guangdong, as well as the progress of various construction projects in Hainan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

General Xiao Yang gave a detailed explanation to Chen Zhong of the rectification plan for the recent expansion of the former telegraph station in Hainan into a telegraph office.

The original telegraph network system in Hainan was erected six years ago, mainly to connect the Hainan royal palace with various military garrison command departments, as well as to connect Hainan's former coastal defense. There is also an outer line, which mainly connects several areas in the southwest and is used for military liaison.

Nowadays, Hainan's economy is developing rapidly, and the use of telegraph is required in a broader space and field, so it is an urgent matter to expand the coverage of the telegraph network.

Chen Zhong approved 3 million Huaxia coins for the expansion of the telegraph network project and demanded that the construction of the project begin quickly.

When talking about the Nanhai Arsenal, Xiao Yang put forward his own views on the issue of the arsenal's technological technology and production volume.

Five years ago, the Haikou Gun Factory, the predecessor of the Nanhai Arsenal, began to produce very little. It is mainly a copy of the 1888 Mauser rifle produced in Germany, and its full name is the 7.92 mm Mauser rifle. The use of round warheads, the simultaneous production of bullets, can produce 200,000 per month.

In the first year of production, 2,000 rifles with 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition were produced. Dr. Derk, a German technical expert, was hired as the chief engineer of the Haikou Gun Factory.

By the following year, 3,000 rifles, 316 carbines, and 53 guns were produced, and mass production of smokeless gunpowder began.

By the third year, it could basically produce 40,000 guns. 800 carbines. Lift 100 guns. 20,288,163 bullets.

Until last year, it was possible to produce 90 rifles per day. 22,000 bullets.

This year, Decker proposed to improve the Type 88, and the differences between the improved Type 88 rifle and the German M1888 are as follows: the German M1888 has a set of barrels on the outside of the barrel, commonly known as the old sleeve, while the modified Type 88 removes the sleeve and increases the outer diameter of the barrel from 13.4mm to 14.8mm, and adds an upper handguard.

The German M1888 vertical ruler style is divided into 5-20, and the modified 88 type ruler is a fixed arc type, which is divided into 1-20. Other structures of these two rifles are basically the same, such as the bolt nose is separated, the magazine is fed, the magazine is exposed, and so on.

In addition, the heavy artillery workshop, which was originally a copy of the British Armstrong 12-inch 800-pounder rear-loading gun.

Its gun body is 35 feet long, 36 lines of repetition, 800 pounds of ammunition, 300 pounds of maroon medicine cake inside, 200 pounds of single-hole black medicine cake, 50 tons of gun body, the maximum range of 10,000 yards, within 1,000 yards, can penetrate 19 inches thick iron targets.

and the Krupp land cannon and the 5.7 mountain cannon produced by the German 3.7.

The pressure gun steel atmospheric hammer, the test gun steel tensile force and the gun rate of each machine have been aged, and the output cannot be increased.

Now it is necessary to continue to purchase and build gun mounts, shells, bullets, and four factories of copper smelting. Originally, we had been importing smokeless medicine machines and tank steel machines at the Grusen factory in Germany, and I suggested that in order to ensure the production and supply of the upcoming Northern Expedition, we could build our own factories and hire German or British technicians.

It is also equipped with nitrate, vinegar, various kinds of water and Yituo, fire wine and other factories, all of which need to be expanded and rectified.

After Xiao Yang finished stating the expansion plan of the Nanhai Arsenal, he handed the written plan to Chen Zhong.

Xiao Yang said: "In order to prepare all the 200,000 rifles and supporting ammunition for the Liangguang War, some of the heavy machine guns imported from Germany are still being tested, and the tests can be completed at the end of this month, packed and shipped to the front line."

In addition, some parts of the heavy artillery imported from Germany were missing during transportation, and we are now contacting the German manufacturer to mail the lost parts as soon as possible. ”

Chen Zhong said: "General Xiao has worked hard recently, and he must speed up the pace of expansion of the Hainan Military Hospital, and in addition, he must also make adequate preparations for the procurement of medicines, and the issue of replenishing the medical personnel of the two military regions should be implemented as soon as possible, and must be in place before the war between the two military regions."

In short, in a word, the supply of materials and equipment for the front line is absolutely guaranteed, that is, we have one less meal in the rear, and we must also ensure the supply of soldiers and men on the front line.

At the same time, you organize special personnel to supervise the implementation of front-line supplies, activate wartime military law, and once it is found that you have embezzled front-line military supplies, you will be beheaded and will not be tolerated! You can ask for it yourself! ”

"Yes! Lord, I'll go and prepare immediately. ”

After listening to Xiao Yang's report on these things, Chen Zhong turned to Zhou Zhiguang and said, "General Zhou, General Xiao has basically prepared all the military supplies and armaments, just waiting for the start of the battle between Liangguang and Guangzhou. This time, the battle between the two Guangxi is a matter of great importance, and it can only be won and not defeated! Is your battle plan ready now? ”

Zhou Zhiguang said: "Lord Wang, the battle plan has been almost prepared, and now it will be discussed again, waiting for the final decision of the prince."

In the battle of Liangguang, the Qing army invested nearly 200,000 troops, and our strength was basically the same as it. Zhang Zhidong supplied sufficient guns from the Hubei Gun Factory for the encirclement and suppression of Guangzhou? Ammunition, judging by the equipment of the infantry, is basically the same as that of our army.

Its heavy artillery was put into 230 pieces, and if our army added the heavy artillery imported from Germany this time, nearly 300 pieces were put into battle, but our heavy machine guns outnumbered the Qing army by several hundred. In terms of the strength of the entire battle, there was basically no difference between the two armies. However, there was one potential force that the Qing army did not invest, that is, the Sichuan army, which did not participate in the battle of Liangguang for the time being, but there was no guarantee that the Qing court would not send the Sichuan army to participate in the war when the war entered a stalemate stage. ”

Chen Zhongdao: "The current combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army should be very strong in the Qing army, so in order to prevent this situation and prevent our army from falling into a passive situation, in addition to preparing the reserve troops of the two armies, the blade troops that I have telegraphed will harass them from the western part of Sichuan and force the Sichuan army not to dare to advance south.

However, the Yunnan army in Yunnan is also a strong force that has to be defended, so in the early stage of the implementation of the plan, General Zhou should order the Guangxi garrison to take Pingxiang and Baise first, and snipe the Yunnan troops who may attack us.

In addition, in order to ensure the logistical supply of our Hainan, we ordered the Guangzhou garrison to settle the Qing army on the Leizhou Peninsula in the near future and clear the road connecting our Hainan.

However, there is one point, when attacking the area of Guangzhou Bay, pay attention to the French lend-lease area, do not disturb them for the time being, there is no need for us to attract more hostile forces at this time, and we will make plans after the settlement of the two Guangzhou issues! ”。

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