The rifle did not arouse the interest of the Germans, and the rifle used by the Chinese army was clearly copied from the British Enfield rifle and the German Mauser M1898 (Gew98) rifle. In fact, when Hans saw a Chinese soldier operating a Mauser rifle, he thought it was an 1888 commission rifle ("made in Hanyang" after the Hanyang Arsenal).

Hans came to a light machine gun with the consent of the Chinese military, the soldier in front of him got up and gave way, Hans was in a lying position, briefly learned the operation skills of this machine gun, and then took a magazine, pulled the bolt and pulled the trigger, the sound of metal sounded, Hans felt that his strength was enough to control the recoil of the machine gun. First point shot, then long point shot, three shots in a row, all kinds of shooting methods are verified one by one.

"According to the report, this machine gun weighs much less than Maxim and can be easily transferred in position. The rate of fire, the duration of fire, and the range are somewhat inferior to the Maxim machine gun, but as a supplementary firepower to the heavy machine gun, this machine gun can still play a huge role on the battlefield. After firing three magazines, Hans stood up and reported to Moltke Jr., who was watching from the sidelines.

The actual shooting effect and Hans's report changed Moltke's view of this weapon, and indeed, the greatest advantage of this weapon is that it is lightweight, can move with the soldiers, and can be used wonders in attacks. Yes, this weapon is needed by us Germans, and it must be copied in real life.

In fact, the equipment displayed on the training ground for Chinese soldiers was reflected in the Russo-Japanese battlefield and the Kyushu battlefield, and when the Japanese and Russian sides carried out the offensive and defensive battle in Lushun, the grenade played a huge role, and the Russians suffered a lot of losses from grenades.

"H24 type wooden-handled grenade with a bullet weight of 0.61 kg, a warhead weighing 0.17 kg, and a total length of 365 mm. Diameter 70 mm, *** charge, detonated in 5 seconds. From the detonator inside the blast head hangs a rope into a hollow grip, ending in a small ceramic ball and secured with a removable bottom cover. When using a grenade, unscrew the bottom cover to bring the ball and drawstring out. Pulling the drawstring causes an iron rod to pass through the detonator and ignite the fuse to make it burn. The Chinese soldiers carefully introduced the weapons in their hands to the visiting group, and then Hans took one and threw a grenade according to the other party's introduction.

More than ten meters away from the big crater there was a sound of waves, the power of the explosion satisfied Xiao Moltke and others, this is also a single weapon, Xiao Moltke has even come up with a variety of combat methods using grenades, to. This one too!

When Moltke Jr. took Hans and Stoss to study every piece of equipment on the Chinese soldiers, even military uniforms, military boots, steel helmets, water bottles and other individual equipment, Gustav had already run to the artillery training ground, Krupp is the world's most famous artillery manufacturer, the production of artillery has always been leading the world, now it seems that it is necessary to absorb nutrients from China.

From small-caliber infantry guns, to large-caliber howitzers. Gustav lingered here, after gaining control of Krupp. Gustav studied artillery knowledge in detail, and although he was not proficient, he knew at least the knowledge. And there are engineers from the Krupp company next to him, and it can be seen from the engineer's surprised expression and incessant muttering that the Huaguo artillery is indeed ahead of the Krupp artillery.

More than half an hour later, the engineer looked up. Excitedly, he said to Gustav: "Sir, our company must have all the artillery technology of China, from the artillery steel, the overall structure, the observation of artillery to the charge of artillery shells, etc., Huaguo artillery comprehensively surpasses Krupp, it is not an exaggeration to say." At least ten years ahead of us! ”

There is no time to think about where Huaguo has the technology and production capacity, Gustav just nodded vigorously, yes, no matter what, Krupp must have these technologies, at least he can share this leading level with Huaguo. This had a decisive impact on the development of Krupp and on the operations of the German Army!

The visit to the barracks lasted only three hours, and with great gains, the delegation did not rest, and went to the first stop of the expedition in accordance with the established inspection route.

Guangdong is the birthplace of heavy industry in China, and it is also the current center of heavy industry, and on the line from Guangdong to Huizhou, the delegation seems to have seen the Ruhr industrial zone in Germany. Unlike the Ruhr area, where most of the transport is by road, except by rail, the Ruhr area is a scene where railways and canals intersect.

Through the industrial zone that stretches for hundreds of kilometers, the delegation can roughly guess what kind of industrial capacity Huaguo has, Huaguo is a vast area, and heard that there are similar scenes in the Yangtze River Delta Industrial Zone and Wuhan Industrial Zone, and you can imagine why the Huaguo reception staff can proudly say that their steel output will surpass that of Britain and even Germany in a few years.

The rapidly expanding industrial level is enviable, and China's area, population, and resources make it have the foundation to become a superpower, and when the delegation entered the Huizhou First Automobile Factory, they finally looked at the country as equals, and perhaps there was still some admiration hidden in their hearts.

Huizhou First Automobile Factory was established in 1901, with an annual output of 500,000 vehicles of various kinds, and similar automobile factories are under construction in Shanghai, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Nanchang, among which Shanghai Automobile and Wuhan Automobile have been put into operation.

This is Carl Benz's paradise, he wanders around the workshops, design institutes, and test sites of the automobile factory, from the small screws to the automobile engine, from the steel plate used in the manufacture of the automobile to the rubber used in the tires, from the load capacity of the automobile to the fuel consumption of the automobile factory, every detail has to be asked of the engineers, workers or drivers of the automobile factory.

Car companies have reservations about this, unlike grenades, mortars or light machine guns, which can be easily copied and not deliberately hidden. But unlike automobiles, this tool plays a huge role in both civilian and military use, and its significance can be said to be revolutionary. Arming Germany did not mean that there would be no one left behind, and most of the information Karl Benz received was superficial, satisfying his curiosity and making him feel that he could not eat enough.

Karl Benz wanted to stay in the automobile factory to continue the visit, but the Chinese side was not allowed, and he could only regretfully follow the delegation to the next destination. In Karl Benz's view, the automobile is the basis for the production of armored combat vehicles, and if they are not studied thoroughly, they will be stuck in the study of combat vehicles. Unfortunately, the rest of the delegation was in a hurry, they wouldn't spend much time here, and there was a chariot factory on the route, so it would not be too late to take a closer look there.

After a night's rest, the delegation will travel to Zhanjiang Shipyard in a luxury coach the next day, where they will see the construction of an armored cruiser and a Ziqiang ship of the Chinese Navy, and use this as a reference to the shipbuilding capabilities of the Chinese Navy.

Like Karl Benz, Tipilts, who was so interested that he was not entertained, was only allowed to observe the construction of the armored cruiser from a distance of more than 300 meters before the agreement was signed. Despite this, Tepirts still had a lot of feelings, judging from the warship under construction in China, the overall structure has been completed, the armor has been laid, and even the main guns have been installed, and it is believed that it will be launched soon. The strange thing is that the layout of this 10,000-ton giant ship does not adopt the structure of the "Taishan ship", and its main guns do not look like the capital ship. There's no reason for that!

In fact, China did not regard the Nanhai-class light cruiser as the capital ship at all, and the main ship of the Chinese fleet was only one kind of battleship, and China did not have a vast colony all over the world to protect, and in the fleet duel, the role of the light patrol was mainly to cover the battleship, prevent the enemy's small warships from approaching, and rely on speed to maneuver and occupy a favorable position in naval warfare. Of course, the Navy is not ready to continue the production of this type of warship, except for the "Taishan" and the "Huashan" super battleship under construction, and the tonnage of the capital ships of the next class is much smaller. In China, apart from the steel base, there is no shipyard that can manufacture such a behemoth as the "Wuyue class", and the resources do not allow it. In the steel base, if another Wuyue-class manufacturing is added, it will squeeze out a large number of resources in the steel base, and greatly affect the development of the national economy and the overall industrial process, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Tipilts's regret did not last long, because Germany did not need such cruisers, and even if they did, they would have demanded the addition of larger caliber guns, and the overall layout would be carried out according to the Gotsukake class.

In another dock of the shipyard, a self-strengthening ship is in full swing construction, although China has more than 500 transport ships, but still can not meet the growing needs, from the Yangtze River along the coast to the coast of Guangxi, the continuous emergence of factories for logistics demand is very huge, and the railway construction cycle is long, in the short term, sea is still the most important mode of transportation in China. In addition, with the reunification of the country and the expansion of the country in the near future, coupled with cooperation with Germany, the demand for transport ships is endless.

Tipilz is also not interested in self-strengthening ships, Germany does not need a large number of transport ships for the time being, and domestic shipyards can meet the commercial demand for transport ships, and what is most needed now is to strengthen the German navy!

An engineer representative from a German shipyard found something interesting: before the ship was built in the dockyard, there were many finished parts stacked separately, and the shipyard workers seemed to only need to assemble them. The fact that there is a railway outside the shipyard and that it is transported by train is not infrequent means that the ship is made up of parts, which are made elsewhere and finally assembled in the shipyard, which is a novelty. (To be continued.) )

PS: Two changes today