Situ Jun has been gone for a month.

When Zhou Yi was carried by Long Qian, Situ Jun, who was wearing civilian clothes, was chatting with Song Jinguo. On the other two chairs, Cao Minzhong and Ye Yanbing sat down.

"Ah, Deputy Commander Zhou, you don't matter, right?" Cao Minzhong stood up.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a stumbling foot. The commander treated me like a child__" was carried by Long Qian, and Zhou Yi was a little embarrassed.

Long Qian put Zhou Yi on the bed, "Sit against my quilt and don't move." Lu Shan is in Shiyuan, and he won't be able to come back for a while, so wait for Mingyuan. ”

Situ Jun saluted Zhou Yi seriously, Zhou Yi has always been less accepting of Situ Jun, who is very important to Long Qian, and for Situ Jun's serious salute, Zhou Yi's return salute was a little perfunctory, "Situ, how is the errand?" ”

Situ Jun glanced at Long Qian. Zhou Yi concluded that Situ Jun had already reported to Long Qian alone.

"Situ's trip to Jiaoao has gained a lot, but there are still some things that I can't eat, so let's sum it up together." Long Qian turned his head to look outside the door, and sure enough, Wang Mingyuan's figure appeared at the door.

"Okay, Mingyuan is here. Situ, you check the key points. Long Qian motioned for Wang Mingyuan to sit down, and read Situ Jun nodded.

"I was ordered by the commander to go to Jiaoao to contact and purchase German-made weapons, and finally fulfilled my mission__" Situ Jun considered the words and began to report the results, the relevant process, he had just reported to Long Qian in detail, Long Qian instructed that this line did not need to be detailed, only the results were reported to a few of them, so Situ Jun's report was much more concise, "__Because I met my classmates from the Berlin Military Academy." Things took a turn for the better, and on his recommendation, I met with the German Governor in Jiaoao, Tolpar, who was extremely concerned about the return of our Mengshan army to Lunan, expressed support for our purchase of German weapons, and helped us contact a German trading house, which had a military background. There are no problems with rifles and cartridges, but we will not be given the most advanced rifles, only the Commission 1888 type will be supplied, and Maxim can also be sold. As for the cannons. The Germans do not sell us their newest 75mm tube-retractable rapid-fire field guns. But I promised to sell the retractable mountain guns, and the caliber was relatively complete, from 37mm to 75mm."

"What about the price?" Song Jinguo is most concerned about the price.

"Let's not talk about the price." Long Qian waved his hand, "The reason why I called a few of you here." It is a major matter of the equipment of the troops under preliminary consultation. Situ has a suggestion. I think it's worth looking into. Listen to it as soon as you go. ”

"That's right." Situ Jun took a sip of tea, "At present, the weapons purchased by the imperial court mainly come from Germany and Japan. German machinery accounts for the main share. In addition, there are quite a few Russian-made and British-made weapons. Our army's large-scale purchase of foreign weapons must take into account a series of follow-up problems--because we do not have any military industry at present, and we cannot even do the simplest mechanical maintenance, so I believe that logistics support should be taken into account in this procurement. ”

The follow-up issue of the purchase of weapons, the generals present really did not seriously consider it. Since the establishment of the army in Mengshan, all the weapons of the troops have been captured, resulting in a variety of weapons and very inconvenient rationing of ammunition. During the reorganization of the "21st," Long Qian ordered a thorough count of the troops' equipment, and made internal adjustments, taking the battalion as a unit, unifying the rifles, and matching the German system with the German system, and the Russian system with the Russian system. But it still can't be completely unified. At present, the Mengshan Army does not have even a single machine gun except for two 57mm mountain guns. After the rifles were deployed, the Fenglun battalion of the first standard of Lushan was all equipped with the 1888 rifles of the German Commission, and the second battalion of Zhou Yi was all equipped with the Russian-made Mosin Nagant rifles, and the other battalions, including the Cheng Erhu battalion (the most veterans) still stationed in Yi County, were not uniformly armed, and because of the transfer of rifles to enrich the Fenglun battalion and the Fengguozhu battalion, the remaining battalions had a huge shortage of weapons, and forty percent of the soldiers became unarmed soldiers, which brought great trouble to the training, and the battalion company commanders complained.

Situ Jun continued, "My suggestion is that, taking into account the equipment situation and procurement channels of other armies in China, it is still mainly German weapons. This is conducive to the conversion and use of battlefield captures. In this way, the caliber of the ammunition of the troops may have to be determined to be 7.92mm. In the future, we will build our own arsenal, and this will also prevail. As for artillery, it is not appropriate to purchase artillery on a large scale at present, but to first put up shelves, form an artillery training team, and train artillerymen. Therefore, the artillery battalion can only purchase one company of artillery of various calibers first. ”

It is a consensus to build the Mengshan Army's own artillery units. Even Zhou Yi, who did not participate in the battle of King Qin, had also learned the terrifying power of Western artillery, it was by no means a rifle salvo, but a kind of destruction that shattered the sky and the earth, a seven-life and half-flowered cannonball was enough to reimburse a class! But how to build artillery, everyone looked at each other, and could not say why.

"Moreover, there is no need to go to the trouble of procuring the most advanced artillery, because our men do not understand artillery tactics at all, and the two mountain cannons in our hands are hidden as treasures, and the few shells that are not used are reluctant to use them at all. Instead of this, it is better to buy a few artillery pieces for training and more shells. The Germans are not willing to sell their most advanced weapons, those artillery have just been developed, even the German army is not fully equipped, the price is terrible, we do not have a large-scale war at present, why should we be equipped? They are struggling to sell the old guns that are being phased out, which is exactly what we need. I suggest that you can buy one company of 75 mountain guns, one company of 57 field guns, and two companies of 37 rapid-fire guns. Situ Jun continued to express his opinion.

"Wait, I'm dizzy from the mountain artillery and field artillery, what's the difference?" Wang Mingyuan raised his hand and asked.

"That's right. Mountain artillery and field artillery are Chinese expressions, corresponding to howitzers and cannons. The former has a curved trajectory, a short firing range, and a short barrel, about 20~30 times the caliber, and the whole gun is lighter, easy to disassemble, and suitable for fighting in mountainous areas. The latter has a long range, a straight trajectory, a pipe-to-diameter ratio of more than 40, and a heavy weight, which is used to hit distant targets. Situ Jun explained.

"So, what do rapid-fire guns mean?" Wang Mingyuan asked.

"It's like the two guns we have in our hands, and the propellant is in the form of a pill pack. Maroon powder was used, and each time it was fired, the chamber was cooled with a wet brush, and the remnants of the chamber had to be cleaned. This way the launch speed is much slower. Just like the Austrian 37 gun that was originally used, the cartridge and the projectile have been connected together, and they can be fired directly into the breech, which is a rapid-fire gun. ”

"Oh, I see. I still think I still have to buy rapid-fire guns. Wang Mingyuan was thoughtful.

"I don't understand the artillery, but what about the rifle? I care most about rifles. Now there are at least 600 people in the second bid without guns. Zhou Yi interjected.

"If you want to buy a rifle, buy a commission rifle. The Germans are changing their clothes. A large number of rifles were eliminated. Bullets are also plentiful. My opinion is to buy 3,500 rifles, plus eight more Maxim heavy machine guns, four each as standard, to form a heavy machine gun company. Ammunition is based on 1,000 rounds per rifle. ”

"Oh my god. How much does it cost? Song Jinguo exclaimed.

"Let's not talk about money. What do you think of Szeto's opinion? Long Qian asked.

"Commander. I have a question. Cannons will not work. Bought it, who teaches? The aiming of a cannon is not a rifle, it is complicated. ”

"Yan Bing's question is well asked. Szeto. Can you tell me? ”

"The commander has already taken it into account. I already think that Governor Tolpal raised the question of sending artillery instructors. He said that he could consider recruiting a group of retired German artillery officers to come to China. ”

"The Germans will teach us?" Zhou Yi didn't believe it.

"That's the charm of the commander. Governor Tolpar heard of the prestige of the Battle of Xigu of the Mengshan Army, and even heard the story of the commander teaching Second Lieutenant Leib at the headquarters of Marshal Wadsey in Beijing, and was very interested in the Mengshan Army. They are willing to support us__"

With the knowledge of Zhou Yi and others, of course, they will not understand the attitude of the great powers towards China. In this era, it has become an established national policy for Western powers to fully infiltrate China's politics, military, and economy, and Britain, France, Germany, and Japan have launched fierce competition in order to carve up the market of this great eastern country, and the main means is to cultivate spokesmen. If Germany sells German weapons to the Wasion Army and sends instructors to teach them skills, it will be controlling this new army, and the benefits in the process will not only be the profit from the sale of weapons. Because the Mengshan Army did not have its own arms industry at all, the Germans were more at ease and had to seek replenishment from the Germans for every bullet and shell fired.

"It's complicated." Long Qian waved his hand, "The Germans are not so kind. They just fancy the combat effectiveness of our troops, and we don't have our own military industry. In my opinion, in this way, the matter of purchasing weapons is left to Situ with carte blanche. Lao Song, you contact Jia Jiying, all the money will be paid from the Jinyuan ticket number, and the settlement will be completed in Beijing. But the place of delivery should be determined by us, and they will take care of the transportation. German-made pistols have not been able to open the market for their armies, and we can also buy a batch of pistols for junior officers. In addition, German construction machinery, such as individual construction machinery, is also taken into account. Long Qian finally made a decision.

Jinyuan ticket number has been opened, and the first branch has been set up in Tianjin. The gold and silver hidden in Beijing are gradually transferred to the ticket number under the operation of Tian Shubang. As for the transportation problem, whether it is from Jiaoao to Lunan or from Tianjin to Lunan, it is necessary to pass through Yuan Shikai's defense area, and it would be much better for the Germans to be responsible for transportation.

The people from the Rheinland Comptoir were coming soon, and the exact quantity and price had not yet been decided, and they had to be agreed upon when the men from the German comptoir arrived. Long Qian finally handed over the details of the purchase to Situ Jun, once again expressing his trust in Situ Jun. At present, Long Qian did not know anything about the price of the arms market in the world, and Situ had a lot of advantages over himself in this regard.

"That's pretty much how the arms purchases were settled. When this batch of weapons arrived, the individual weapons of the two infantry targets were unified, and all of them were replaced with German-made rifles. The retired rifles were all given to Mingyuan's reserve forces, except for a part of the direct team. This winter, the first batch of veterans will be decommissioned. Long Qian looked at Wang Ming and said.

This is something that Zhou Yi and others don't understand, with his understanding, when you join the army, you have to work until you are old, how can there be any retirement at all! What's more, the number of troops is insufficient, even if it is full, how can there be too many soldiers? It's not that I can't afford it.

"Situ, it seems that you, the vice principal and dean of education of the school in Suiying, are going to postpone your appointment. We must first organize artillery, sappers and baggage troops, especially artillery. There are very few people in our team who understand artillery, and Gong Kaichen is also half-hanging. The establishment of the artillery battalion, the setting of the troops, and the selection and transfer of personnel are the sole responsibility of Situ You. You might as well set up a study class to train talents in computing and surveying. You plan the specific things first. Long Qian turned his gaze to Situ Jun.

"Yes." Situ Jun stood up and saluted and accepted the order.

"Today, Mr. Chen invited me to dinner to discuss things, Mingyuan Situ Yanbing will come with me. I originally wanted to ask Brother Zhou to go with you, but my foot hurt, forget it. Min Zhong and Lao Song have a big mess, you two will send Zhou Biaotong back first, and then busy with your go! ”

"Ha Luha, Master Chen must be urging you to marry Miss Chen as soon as possible, so we won't go, right?" Wang Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Not necessarily. Now I'm still sending people under the fence. I'll have to wait until I have a nest. Let's go, let's go. I have something to talk to you about. Long Qian smiled and stood up. (To be continued......)

PS: I've been so busy lately, and I'm in poor health. Would it be good for the brothers who have a monthly pass to support it?