After Tan Feng spot-checked several concentration camps, he came to the ordnance camp again. If www.biquge.info we say that the concentration camps represent some daily affairs, they represent those types of work that are large but not specialized. Tan Feng has also set up a number of professional camps to deal with various professional affairs. Even those boot camps, army training camps, can be said to be a type of professional battalion.

As for the ordnance battalion, it is a place responsible for the professional production of ordnance, and Tan Feng attaches great importance to it. Tan Feng walked into the ordnance camp, and there was the sound of banging and banging everywhere, especially metal utensils. These armoury battalions were originally drawn from the blacksmiths in the Northeast, and the people of the armoury battalion could enjoy better treatment.

As for these ordnance battalions, they are responsible for the production of ordnance and research on some ordnance, ensuring the production of ordnance research. However, Tan Feng didn't care about those cold weapons, and he went directly to the core place.

"Dai Lao, how are you doing?" Tan Feng asked.

Dai Zi saw Tan Feng coming, and he hurriedly said, "Commander! ”

"Dai Lao doesn't need to be polite, now the army is working hard, no need to be polite!" Tan Feng said.

Now that Dai Zi is also willing to follow him, Tan Feng also respects Dai Zi a lot, because Dai Zi is a real talent! Not only knows how to make guns, but also knows how to make artillery, this Dai Zi is a very good person in ancient times. He started by studying Confucianism and once served as an official of the Hanlin Academy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, later he was mainly engaged in the study of firearms, and firearms such as generals' cannons appeared for the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Of course, it may be due to various reasons, and there are many reasons for this. If it is said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty rejected firearms, this is also a bit biased. With the industrial strength of the Qing Dynasty, it was impossible to manufacture a large number of rifles like Dai Zi's continuous fire. If the Manchus were able to mass-produce the Daizi machine gun, then the Manchus showed that the Manchus' industrial strength was enough to send all-steel battleships to expedition to Europe, and at that time it was the foreign devils who resisted the Chinese invasion. Therefore, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not deliberately exile Dai Zi in order to suppress firearms, this is an out-and-out lie.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty has never deliberately taken the initiative to suppress the development of firearms, and this Tan Feng has no intention of deliberately slandering for the sake of slander.

However, Tan Feng's strategic vision was higher than that of the Manchu rulers, and he certainly valued firearms, and would not adopt a laissez-faire approach like the Manchus.

Dai Zi is currently the only highest-level scientific and technological personnel here, and Tan Feng has to pay attention to it. As for the biggest difference between Dai Zi and those craftsmen outside, it is actually a difference of one word. The craftsmen outside are "manufacturing", but Dai Zi is "creation". Although it is only a word difference, it is a thousand words!

Tan Feng is not a bird for those craftsmen outside, but he has to call Dai Zi "Dai Lao", which is also a good embodiment.

"Commander, I've already studied that grenade you asked me to study. You say make an iron shell with various grooves, and it contains gunpowder. Wait for the gunpowder to explode, and then let the iron shells shatter into fragments, which can kill and injure the enemy. I've researched this. ”

"In fact, we have had this kind of grenade in China since ancient times. But it doesn't seem to be too much, and there aren't many applications. As for why there are not many applications, I guess there are many reasons. Our China is a vast country, and this kind of grenade is too embarrassing compared to artillery. First of all, the gunpowder is too powerful, and in order to ensure that it is sufficient, it is necessary to use more charges. However, if there is a large amount of charge, it is not convenient to transport, and it is also inconvenient for the soldiers to carry. ”

"As for artillery, although it is heavier, it is far more powerful than grenades. When encountering a city, it was directly attacked by permanent artillery, and the throwing distance and weight of the grenade were too chicken. It is inevitable to be eliminated! Dai Zi said.

Dai Zi's analysis, Tan Feng agreed. Because judging from the history of the development of grenades, he was once replaced by artillery. The territory of China is extensive, and if it is a combat need, it is inevitable that soldiers carry a lot of grenades. If such a long expedition is carried out, the grenade will be very heavy on the soldiers, which will slow down the soldiers' march and affect the performance of other tactical movements.

In addition, the manpower throwing distance is too close, and the firing range is too chicken compared to artillery, so it has not been widely used in China, not because firearms are not valued, but because of China's national conditions.

As for in the West, their gunpowder weapons developed slowly, and in conditions of insufficient artillery power and range, grenades were an important nursing addition. Of course, this is also related to the national conditions of the West. At that time, the "country" in the West was very small, and sometimes a "country" was just a small town in China. Soldiers do not have to carry them on long marches, which has little effect on physical strength.

However, with the development of Western artillery, coupled with the increasing unification and annexation of Western countries, many factors have caused their grenades to be eliminated like China.

Of course, there is still a chance for revival of grenades, and with the change of tactics, there is still a chance for revival of grenades. However, this depends on the method of brain application, and also includes the emergence of various new grenades, so that the ancient and advanced weapon of grenades has a second life.

"Dai Lao, has this grenade been made into a model?" Tan Feng asked.

Dai Zi quickly nodded and said, "I have already made some samples, as long as we wait for you to verify it, then we can also carry out mass production." ”

"As for gunpowder, we don't have any problems. According to you, Commander, we can extract it from human and animal manure. We have informed Mrs. Wang Jingwen, the Governor of Eastern Mongolia, and asked her to order the collection of all human and animal manure in Eastern Mongolia. Prepare for nitrate extraction. The same is true of our major concentration camps, but even if we do this, it will only be a matter of time, and it will not be long. ”

Tan Feng directly used human and animal manure to extract nitrate, but the shortcomings of this method are also obvious, that is, the yield is extremely low. This method of using feces to collect nitrate, although it is a little disgusting, but at this most terrible time, no matter how disgusting it is, it must be used.

Of course, this is not a long-term usage, because the yield of this kind of crime is also very low, and it cannot meet the needs of the army in the future.

"Okay, let's hold it for now! When we defeat the imperial attack in a future battle, we can conquer Western Mongolia. After we conquered Western Mongolia, I also knew that there were several places in Western Mongolia where nitrate was produced, so you don't have to worry too much! As for the sulphur, I have ordered the closure of all our herb shops in the northeast, and obtained a small amount of sulphur. ”

"In this way, the gunpowder we have obtained should be enough to sustain us for a big battle. Of course, it will not be possible to maintain it for a long time, and only after defeating the attack of the Manchu army can we go to Ordos in Western Mongolia, where saltpeter is located. After the capture of Western Mongolia, it can strategically deter Shanxi, which also has some sulfur mines. When the time comes, saltpeter and sulfur will be solved, and the charcoal at the end will not be worth mentioning, and we will really be able to produce firearms in large quantities. However, at present, it is still necessary to support more, even if it is disgusting and low to obtain nitrate from feces, but at least withstand the crisis first! Tan Feng said.