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"Xingkai, the production capacity of the firearms workshop must continue to increase! I'm waiting for all the soldiers to change to this Exocet! Military Officer Niu Meng patted Zhao Xingkai on the shoulder and said. As soon as he heard that the effective range of such a rifle was up to two hundred meters, and the rate of fire at the same time could reach at least ten rounds per minute, his eyes had already lit up. At present, the army of the Flying Fish Company has only four companies, with a total of more than 500 and less than 600 people. In terms of quantity alone, this is not at all ranked among the many forces in Mindanao. But the real combat power is not to be underestimated! If all the staff can be equipped with the new 'Exocet' rifle, the combat effectiveness of the Exocet company will be developed by leaps and bounds. At that time, Flying Fish Company's domination of Mindanao will no longer be a dream, and it will even be stronger than the Lanfang Company in the South Seas!

"Brother Niu, don't worry, of course I will do my best! As long as the materials are sufficient, I guarantee that in a month, the production of the Exocet rifle will increase tenfold, and at least twenty shots per day will be produced! Zhao Xingkai hurriedly said.

"Ha Lu Ha! Okay, that's what you kid said! If you don't complete the mission, I'll have to trouble you then! Niu Meng said with a smile. 600 Exocet rifles a month, that's equivalent to being able to arm 4 companies in a month! In less than a year, Flying Fish's army will be the number one in Mindanao. It seems that it will no longer be difficult to occupy the whole of Mindanao!

"Brother Zhao, in terms of materials, we will try our best to ensure it! In addition, in addition to the production of rifles, the production of bullets also needs to be accelerated! Otherwise, there won't be enough bullets, and no matter how good a rifle is, it's not as good as a burning stick! Long Yufei advised! In addition, the production of 600 rifles per month is not Long Yufei's ultimate goal! The industrial power of the West, any country, can easily produce more than 100,000 rifles per year! In the event of a war, this production could be further increased. Their future enemies will be Western powers, so in industry, especially in the military industry, they will need to catch up!

"Yes, Domination!" Zhao Xingkai nodded solemnly. At present, firearms workshops have only just begun to produce the 'Exocet' rifle and its matching cartridges, and it is inevitable that the production service will be low. But he believes that after a period of running-in, the output will definitely be able to increase!

Long Yufei nodded, and then said, "Let's go, let's go test the gun!" Try out how powerful the Exocet rifle is! "Before the crossing, he was just an ordinary person, except for military training, he had never touched a gun at all. Now, as the No. 2 person in the Flying Fish Company, and the No. 1 person in substance, I am addicted to guns, and this privilege is still there!

"Ha Luha, yes! Commander, I've wanted to try the power of the new rifle for a long time! Niu Meng smiled, and immediately picked up a 'Exocet' rifle from the shelf. The rest of the people followed!

Under Li Hu's arrangement, several targets were quickly counted on the beach. About a hundred meters away from the target, Long Yufei and the others stopped. At this distance, it was just outside the effective range of the Burka-style rifle. Although the effective range of the 'Exocet' rifle is as high as more than 200 meters, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to hit the enemy at a distance of 200 meters. The distance of more than 100 meters is exactly the most suitable engagement distance!

Long Yufei skillfully pulled the bolt, stuffed Huang Cancan's bullet into the chamber, and then loaded the bullet and aimed it at the target more than 100 meters away.

"Bang!" A crisp shot rang out, and a bullet hole appeared in the distant target. The planks were an inch thick, and they had been pierced.

Then, Long Yufei withdrew the bullet case and began to load the bullet again. The whole process is like flowing water, very smooth, and people who don't know the way will definitely think that Long Yufei has been using this 'flying fish' rifle for a long time.

After firing five shots, Long Yufei stopped. Although he was still a little unsatisfied, there were so few bullets that he had to save some money! As for the performance of the Exocet rifle, he is still generally satisfied. Although compared to the real Mauser Type 71 rifle, there is still a big gap. But the skills they have now are far from being comparable to those of the large German munitions industrial groups a few decades later. Therefore, he can't be too demanding!

Subsequently, Niu Meng, Zhao Yi, Li Hu and others also fired a few shots. Everyone is full of praise for the performance of the Exocet rifle.

"Brother Zhao, I have a way to increase the power of the 'Flying Fish' rifle!" Long Yufei said.

"What's the solution?" Zhao Xingkai's eyes lit up and he immediately asked. Both father and son are obsessed with firearms and spend almost all of their time on it.

"What is the composition of the gunpowder inside the bullet?" Long Yufei asked.

"The composition of gunpowder? It's 50 percent saltpeter, 2 percent 5 sulfur and 2 percent 5 charcoal! All along, our gunpowder has been in this ratio! Zhao Xingkai was stunned for a moment, and then said.

Long Yufei shook his head, and then said, "The key lies in this aspect!" Western scientists, after experimentation, have come up with an optimal formula! That's 70 out of 7 saltpeter, 10 percent of sulfur and 10 percent of charcoal! "This is also the standard recipe for modern black powder!

"Is that really the case? I'll find someone to try it right away! Zhao Xingkai jumped up immediately, he hadn't thought about this aspect of the problem.

"Don't be busy, Brother Zhao! You can add egg whites to the gunpowder and then bake it dry to make it into granules. In this way, the gunpowder will burn more fully and be more powerful! Long Yufei continued. Granular gunpowder burns more fully than powdered gunpowder, which has become a basic common sense in later generations!

"Well, it's good, I've written it down!" Zhao Xingkai nodded again and again. He had no doubts about Long Yufei's words. The countless ideas put forward by Long Yufei before, after being fully proved by experiments, have proved that Long Yufei is correct!

The gunpowder used in all countries today is black gunpowder. Long Yufei wanted to use smokeless gunpowder, but with their current skills, even if he told them what the formula was, they couldn't do it! Therefore, the potential of black powder can only be further explored!

"Brother Zhao, now we are able to make rifles, but in the future, we must also be able to make artillery! At the moment, we don't have artillery for the infantry, but we'll have to replace it with something else! Long Yufei said. Most of today's artillery is low-powered, short-range, and bulky, making it unsuitable for the jungles of Mindanao. Long Yufei planned to wait until the qualified cannon steel was produced and start manufacturing mortars. This lightweight, powerful, and maneuverable artillery will become the main infantry support artillery of the Exocet army in the future! But, before that, the infantry also needed more powerful weapons!

"Commander, then why don't we move a few cannons from the 'Flying Fish'?" Niu Meng proposed!

Long Yufei shook his head, and then said, "The cannon on the 'Flying Fish' is too bulky and unsuitable for fighting in the jungle!" "In this day and age, there is a law that the weight of an artillery is one hundred and fifty times that of a shell, and the length of the barrel is twelve times that of the caliber! Therefore, this made the artillery of this era very bulky, and a 4-pounder gun also weighed nearly 600 pounds! Without pack horses, you can't fight with your troops. And the Flying Fish company doesn't even have a horse!

"What then?" Niu Meng said anxiously.

"We can make an alternative weapon. The general shape is like this! Long Yufei squatted on the beach and drew the shape of a wooden-handled grenade on the beach with a dagger.

"Fill it with gunpowder, steel balls, iron nails, etc., pull down the lead, and throw it with the strength of the soldiers! Use this to damage your enemies! The specific idea is probably like this, as for how to make it, the firearms workshop can try it! Long Yufei said.

Zhao Yi and Zhao Xingkai, father and son, are already bright-eyed. The eyes they looked at Long Yufei were full of admiration, which made him a little embarrassed!

"Please rest assured, we will develop it as soon as possible!" Zhao Yi and Zhao Xingkai father and son promised!

Niu Meng was also very excited, any weapon that could improve the combat effectiveness of the Flying Fish Company's army made him eager to have it immediately!

"Uncle Zhao! We can send people to find several other metals on the island, one is called molybdenum, which is a black mineral with a softer texture, like graphite! The other is called chromium, which is a white mineral! Both of these minerals were discovered in the West decades ago! Adding the right amount of these two minerals to the steel can increase the hardness of the steel, resulting in a better material for the barrel! In addition, there is a mineral called nickel, which is a silvery-white, hard and highly malleable mineral, which is essential if we are to make the right cannon steel! Long Yufei said. At this time, most of the cannons were cast in iron or bronze, which was very bulky and easy to explode. If alloy steel is used, the weight of the cannon can be effectively reduced! Mortars, in particular, may be able to start being manufactured!

Zhao Yi and Zhao Xingkai, father and son, nodded again and again.

"Commander, when I go back, I'll tell the second boy, let him find this hit mineral as soon as possible!" Zhao Yi said.

The new rifle plus the grenade, plus the mortar that can follow the infantry and provide fire support for the infantry, this is the development path that Long Yufei designed for the army of the Flying Fish Company! Long Yufei believes that such infantry combat power is already far ahead of the West, even if it can't defeat the Western powers, but self-protection is completely more than enough!