Chen Hao wanted sixteen twelve-pounder cannons, but Jin Chang only wanted eight six-pounder cannons. Of course, Chen Hao couldn't agree to such conditions, the two of them blushed and had thick necks, seeing that Jin Chang had no intention of compromise, Chen Hao decided to suffer a loss in artillery, and then get it back from other places. So he said, "Lord Tsuto, I don't need one of the sixteen twelve-pounder guns, only twelve ten-pounder cannons, but I also need a thousand Mosingana rifles." ”

What Jin Chang cares about the most is the twelve-pounder cannon, Chen Hao gave up the twelve-pounder cannon as long as the ten-pounder cannon, he was ready to agree, but when he heard that Chen Hao wanted a thousand Mosingana rifles, he shook his head again and said: "No, in addition to the reward for the alien part, there are only more than 3,000 rifles left this time, Brother Chen's men are fully equipped, and many of the Yuzi battalions under my command are still big swords and spears!" ”

Chen Hao was unhappy all of a sudden, and he said coldly: "Since that's the case! Lord Totong is the commander of this battle, so let's distribute it how it should be distributed! There is no need to ask for the opinion of my five-grade petty official. ”

Jin Chang couldn't help but stiffen, showing an embarrassed look, he was the most determined main battle faction, seeing that the artillery and firearms were red, Chen Hao turned his face and realized that he was too much. The Yingkou army contributed a lot in this big war, and the spoils should be shared equally between the two sides, and now Chen Baxian has less than half of his artillery, and less than half of his guns are still refusing, which is indeed a bit too much.

Jin Chang is in a dilemma, he can't say that he doesn't give it to Chen Hao, he needs these guns even more. Seeing his hesitant appearance, Chen Hao made a suggestion again: "I didn't mean to embarrass Lord Dutong, it's just that my guns seem to be complete, but many soldiers enlisted with their own guns, and I can't tell when they will leave with their guns." So be it! Lord Tutong, you will give me 2,000 Mosingana rifles, and I will exchange 3,000 Manshari and 1888 Mauser rifles, and Lord Tutong will mainly have Mansali and Mauser, so that the caliber is just unified. ”

The Mossingana rifle is better than Manshali Jin Chang knows, but as Chen Hao said, almost all of his men are Manshali and Mauser, and the equipment of Mosingana is even more miscellaneous. Jin Chang's Yuzi battalion lacked guns and ammunition, and after this big victory, he needed more guns to expand the army in the imperial court, so he promised Chen Baxian that he would not only not have to take out a thousand rifles, but also earn a thousand back, which was very cost-effective.

Jin Chang finally nodded, and Chen Hao also breathed a sigh of relief, he was going to dispose of the Mauser 1888 rifle, and exchanged 1200 Manshali and 800 Mauser rifles for 2,000 Mosingana, and the various battalion leaders under him could unify their guns. In exchange, 1,000 Mosingana rods, 1,000 rods were used to equip the Black Dragon Battalion, and another 1,000 rods were collected in private collections, after all, this 1,000 rods were exchanged for the guns he earned in the north.

After the bargaining was over, the two began to call each other brothers, and Chen Hao instructed his subordinates to prepare wine and food, and entertained Jin Chang in the barracks. He suddenly thought of a question, and said with a salivating face: "Lord Dutong, I forgot to say something just now, and I hope Lord Dutong can help." ”

Jin Changhu said with a grimace: "Brother Chen, you and I are friends, it's enough to let twelve 10-pounder guns and two thousand good guns for you, and I won't give you anything if I want a gun." ”

Chen Hao shook his head and said, "Does Lord Dutong think I'm so greedy? I'm just making a deal with Lord Tutong this time, I'll exchange four artillery pieces for four Makqin heavy machine guns, and then how about the adults hand over the captured Lao Maozi artillery to me for disposal? ”

Jin Chang said with a happy face: "You exchanged four 10-pounder guns for four Makqin?" ”

Although the Makqin heavy machine gun was powerful, it consumed too much bullets, and Jin Chang was even more superstitious about the power of the cannon. Jinchang's Yuzi battalion was not short of heavy machine guns, and after the Jilin Machinery Bureau successfully copied the Hatch Chase heavy machine gun, Jinchang spent money to order twenty units. This time, more than 20 Russian troops were captured, and although Jinchang was happy, he did not attach much importance to it. If Chen Hao exchanged four 10-pounder guns for four Makqin heavy machine guns, this deal would be a good deal, but he was just a little incredulous.

Chen Hao patted his head and said, "Lord Dutong thinks that four Makqin can be exchanged for four 10-pounder guns?" I'm talking about two six-pounder guns and two eight-pounder guns, and I didn't say it if Lord Tun wanted to change to a 10-pounder gun. ”

Jin Chang laughed twice, he also felt that it was impossible to change the 10-pounder gun, and it would be good to be able to change the 6-pounder gun and the 8-pounder gun. So he nodded and said, "According to what Brother Chen said, I exchanged it with you, but what does Brother Chen want those old Maozi prisoners to do?" ”

Chen Hao led the patrol battalion south from Aihui to have seven guns, three of which were 10-pounder Krupp guns, and this time twelve 10-pounder guns were added. Looking for Jin Chang to ask Lao Maozi to be taken prisoner, of course, is to train artillery talents, there are more than 800 people in the Lao Maozi artillery battalion captured, how can you choose a few guys who can train artillery, right?

Chen Hao said calmly: "There are many officers who have graduated from military schools under Lord Dutong, and there is no shortage of talents, but I said that there is an extreme shortage of grassroots officers, and you have to be able to use cannons, right?" These captive professors should be okay with artillery, and they hope that Lord Tutong will help. ”

Jin Chang laughed and said, "Deal!" Speaking of the distribution of the spoils this time, I took advantage of it, and those Russian prisoners Brother Chen chose by themselves. But don't break it, the international saying is that you can't kill prisoners of war, and it's not good to be caught by the Russians. ”

Chen Hao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, compared with artillery, he cared more about those Russian prisoners, especially those prisoners of the artillery battalion. After establishing a base area, he had to train his own private army, and the combat effectiveness of a unit with artillery support could be increased several times, but in Huaxia artillery was the most difficult to cultivate.

Yang Du has eyesight and stunts, and when selecting Tsarist Russian prisoners, he picks out all those who have stunts, and then asks these Tsarist elite artillerymen to help train his subordinates. In a few months, with the teaching of the Tsarist Russian officers, Chen Hao's artillery battalion also rose.

Some grass-roots officers of Tsarist Russia with special skills can also be allowed to serve as military instructors, and in terms of military quality, Tsarist Russian officers are much better than the rabble under Chen Hao. If the Russian prisoners can help him train a group of grassroots officers, the combat effectiveness of the troops can also be greatly improved.

Chen Hao accompanied Yang Du to the prisoner camp, first selected the prisoners of the artillery battalion, and Yang Du quickly selected eight prisoners who could teach artillery. The highest rank of these eight artillery prisoners was a captain, and Yang Du couldn't help but let out a "huh" when he saw the captain, and looked at the prisoner carefully for a moment.

Chen Hao, who was following Yang Du, said curiously, "What did Senior Brother Yang find?" Could it be that this captain also has special stunts? ”

Yang Du nodded and said, "In addition to teaching artillery, this captain also has a 'light artillery drilling' stunt, which has a certain chance of improving artillery. ”

Chen Hao's heart moved, and he said to the translator sent by Jinchang next to him: "Ask what is the name of this captain?" ”

After the interpreter talked to the captain, he turned back to Chen Hao and said, "My lord, his name is Nion Nikolayevich?" Gobiato, is the commander of an artillery company of the Russian army. ”

Hearing the translator finish saying the long name of this Russian captain, Chen Hao had only one thought in his heart, he made a lot of money this time. Russian names are very long, and Chen Hao can remember not many names, and this captain is one of them.

During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it was Captain Gobiato who used a naval mortar to convert it to a gun carriage with wheels to fire a long-tail shell at a large elevation angle, which effectively killed and wounded the Japanese troops in the trenches.

This artillery, invented on the battlefield, was called the "lightning cannon" at the time, and was the first mortar in the world. In the game, even if the player has advanced knowledge, it is impossible to replace the NPC to invent the item, at most find the NPC that invented the item. Then use the NPC's invention stunt to provide better conditions for some inventions to come out a little earlier, but not too long.

Captain Gobiato's invention of the mortar was in 1904, and now the time is 1900, and Chen Hao is locked up to engage in scientific research, and the mortar is likely to come out in advance. The mortar invented by Gobiato in 1904 was converted from a naval mortar, and although it had a short range, it could not be disassembled into small unit parts, making it inconvenient for infantry to carry. In the game, the captain has invented stunts, and as long as Chen Haoken invests money, Captain Gobiato is likely to make a real mortar.

Chen Hao's troops had six Makqin heavy machine guns, and if they were equipped with mortars and fifteen 10-pounder guns, they could already provide fire support for a regiment. The prospect looks good, but even if Captain Gobiato is willing to cooperate, Chen Hao must still create the conditions for him to invent, and a simple arsenal is a must.

Although Zeng Qi promised to reward him with machinery and equipment for winning the battle, he did not have the construction drawings of the arsenal now, nor was he ready to build an arsenal in Yingkou, and having mortars could only be a long-term plan.

Yang Du selected a lot of talents in the prisoner camp, in addition to the eight NPCs who taught artillery, there were also grassroots officers who were good at queue training and individual training. After selecting the more than 30 officers with stunts in the captive camp, Chen Hao instructed Ouyang Yu to take the prisoners back to the camp first, and he went to discuss with Jin Chang how to report to the imperial court.

Before the victory in the north, Shengjing General Zengqi had always advocated peace with the Russians, and there were many conflicts with Jinchang, who was in the main battle, and Jinchang had great resentment towards Zengqi. This time, he was not ready to pass through the Zengqi, and wanted to go directly to the imperial court. Chen Hao resolutely opposed this, and when he was in Shengjing, he accepted the bribe of Zeng Qi, and if he won the battle and did not let Zeng Qi lose his hands, his ammunition production line and firearm maintenance equipment would be in vain.

Moreover, Chen Hao knew that the future development of the plot would soon fall in the capital, and the reward he would get by directly playing the imperial court would not be affordable. After the Empress Dowager Cixi and Guangxu fled to Xi'an, without the constraints of the imperial court, the Shengjing general Zeng Qi was very powerful in the three eastern provinces, and now offending him is looking for death.

(To be continued)