"What a good thing! You can rely on it to deal with the cavalry!"

Pang Yu is now considered a veteran who has experienced the battlefield. When he saw this thing, he immediately estimated its value. The only thing he was not satisfied with was:

"Why are there only four?"

"It was originally a test product. It has not been mass-produced yet. If you look carefully, you will find that the details of these four machine guns are different. Of course, the barrel caliber is the same, and they all use 12.7 heavy ammunition. Regardless of

Whether it's a man or a horse, one shot will surely kill him."

"Twelve-point-seven heavy bullets? It's so exaggerated. Isn't it overpowered?"

Pang Yu was surprised and said that he had seen that kind of bullet before. The weight of the bullet itself was nearly one tael. During the test firing, a goat was used as a target. With one shot, the whole sheep was exploded, even the intact pieces of meat were destroyed.

Hard to find.

Latitude just shrugged:

"So it's a heavy machine gun? This thing is not only used by the army, but the navy also hopes to use it to wash the deck. In fact, these four machine guns were originally ordered by the navy and were originally intended to be installed on clipper ships. Navy plan

Equip each large flying shear with one or two, so that the problem of insufficient self-defense firepower of the flying shear can be solved... It is a bit too powerful to use to hit people, but you also know - for the army, it is useless

The thicker is always the better.”

Pang Yu curled his lips. Qiong Haijun claimed to be the origin of the people's army, and now it seems that even its deep-rooted "fear of insufficient firepower" has been inherited. Even in this era, even if it is bullied with automatic weapons

In ancient times, some people were actually worried about insufficient firepower.

Beiwei himself probably felt that this was a bit exaggerated, and later added:

"Of course, it adopts the gas-guided principle and uses rifle-standard bullets, which can be carried by a single person. A light machine gun to accompany the infantry attack is also under development. But again, there is no big problem in the technical design, but the qualified

Metal materials are not in supply, and production arrangements cannot be made, so we have to wait.”

"So, are there enough bullets?"

"The ones we brought with us on the ship this time are equipped with ten bases, and the total is about 200,000 rounds. I guess it won't be a big problem to fight for one or two times. If the battle lasts for a long time, we will have to ask for supplements from the rear."

When he said this, the judge next to him interjected:

"These bullets alone are heavy enough, with a total weight of more than twenty tons. Just for this machine gun company, twenty ammunition trucks need to be equipped. The clipper ship does not carry these bulky guys, so you need to provide them here.

"

"No problem. I have already established an armaments repair factory at the port, which can be temporarily added... Speaking of which, these facilities were originally part of the second phase of the project that was cut off by Wang Pu. This time, they were all built in advance, which is an advantage for him.

Already."

"After this battle, you can ask for reimbursement from the Ming Dynasty... But then again, by then, the money issue is probably not important anymore."

When talking about this aspect, Pang Yu also had a headache expression on his face:

"I'm afraid this rabbit skin won't be able to cover it anymore... The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and us will definitely have to be repositioned. Alas, it's too late to think about this now. Let's talk about it after the fight is over."

While chatting, several people headed to the port military camp. All the soldiers, including the third regiment brought by Pang Yu earlier, were stationed there.

He entered the barracks just after the banquet was dismissed. After putting down his backpack, he only washed his face and hurriedly went down to the company to communicate with the grassroots soldiers. As the commander of the third regiment, he always attached great importance to grassroots work. Not to mention that he could call every soldier by name.

At least the cadres at the squad and platoon levels must be familiar to each other. After the last battle in Liaodong, he was so anxious to go home to hug his son that he didn't even return to the Weihai base. Now he has to make up for the homework he owed.

Beiwei didn't have much to worry about, but he didn't go to rest. Instead, he went directly to the war room. When Pang Yu settled the troops and came to join them, he saw Beiwei facing a set of sand tables in the center of the room, arms folded.

Thinking.

Seeing Pang Yu entering the door, Beiwei pointed at the small blue flags on the sand table representing the Hou Jin Army:

"Is the location of the Houjin troops marked here reliable?"

Pang Yu shrugged:

"It's hard to say. This is a conclusion drawn based on the Ming Army's battle reports, plus summary and analysis, but I can only say that the probability of appearing there is higher. You know that the Ming Army's own battle reports are very confusing. If you go by what they said,

Come on, there should be blue flags all around the city of Beijing now."

"On the other hand, the Hou Jin Army itself is constantly moving and fighting, looting everywhere, and their position is changing all the time. We only know now that they have joined the Mongols, and their total strength may have exceeded 50,000. From a few years ago

Judging from the reports that the county town was attacked on almost the same day, Huang Taiji seems to have divided his forces."

"Normally, since they have the dual advantages of mobility and total strength, in order to improve the robbery efficiency and reduce the logistical pressure, the best strategy is to divide the troops... Fifty to sixty thousand people are crowded together, and there is not enough grass to chew on."

Beiwei thought for a moment and suddenly asked:

"How many horses do you have here?"

Pang Yu was stunned at first, but then he understood and replied immediately:

"Most of the horses and mules I have here are used as pack animals. Are they war horses that can run... I can only collect about a hundred or so at the moment... Do you plan to conduct reconnaissance in person?"

"Well, intelligence is the key. Finding out the opponent's exact movements is more important than anything else... We also need some pack horses, which should be equivalent to the number of war horses. I brought a reconnaissance company, which is almost enough."

Pang Yu nodded, took out his notepad and wrote down the matter, preparing to make arrangements later. However, he was not too anxious about this matter - anyway, they were unlikely to attack in the near future, and they had to wait for other troops to come and join together.

However, they were not in a hurry, but the Ming court was extremely anxious. That night, Wang Pu, the prefect of Tianjin, who got the news, paid another visit - he has been coming in person almost every day recently, or at least sending people to inquire.

, the messengers coming and going almost flattened the threshold of the port military camp.

When Tianjin was first built, the entire city had not yet built a continuous city wall. Wang Pu's magistrate's office is located in the Tianjin Acropolis, which is still a little far away from the port. According to his agreement with Pang Yu, the current defense of the port area is completely

The responsibility was entrusted to Qiong Haijun, while Wang Pu, with his few government officials and Biaoying, only had to be responsible for the safety of the Acropolis itself.

Theoretically, there is another armed force in Tianjin Port - the newly formed Jinmen Navy. Although it belongs to the Ming Army, Wang Pu, who is only a fourth-grade prefect, is not qualified to give orders to it unless he can

If you become a third-grade governor, you can also take charge of the local armed forces.

Fortunately, the core of the Jinmen Navy is the "General", and the "General" from captain to crew was completely trained by the Qiong Navy. Currently, their baggage and supplies are also provided by Tianjin Port.

With these two threads in play, the Jinmen Navy has always been quite obedient to the orders issued by Qiong Haijun and the Tianjin Prefect. They are not expected to fight on land anyway, and they are only required to defend their water strongholds honestly.

If necessary, it is enough to use the "Shenwei Dingyuan Grand General" to serve as a floating fort.

Wang Pu and Xi still have old grievances when talking about it - the slap in the face was very serious at the time, but now, when Wang Jieshan saw Lao Jie's face again, he felt as if he had seen a relative and burst into tears.

Full eyes:

"Hey, Jiejunmen, you are finally here! Please send reinforcements quickly. The capital, the imperial court... are in danger!"

When it comes to the ability to express emotions, Jie Xi is also at the level of an actor. He immediately stepped forward to hold Wang Pu's hands and sighed:

"Oh, Lao Wang, why don't I want to send troops immediately! Don't forget that we still have hundreds of people, and a Qiongshifang that is making a lot of money every day is also in the capital! But we are too few, too few!

"

After wiping his face, Xie Xi also put on a look of sorrow on his face, looking even more anxious than Wang Pu:

"We got news on Qiongzhou Island this time, and we didn't dare to delay at all, but only these six or seven hundred people could come in a hurry. Even if we add the original troops here, it would only be just over two thousand.

Then the Jin side joined forces with Mongolia, and the two groups of Tatars combined, I heard that Hong Tai's men claimed to have an army of 200,000, but the actual estimate is at least 60,000, so there is really no way to fight."

Wang Pu is an honest man. When he heard from Jie Xi that only a few hundred people came, and the combined forces only cost 2,000, his face suddenly became filled with disappointment:

"Why do you only have this idea? Two thousand people are not enough. Guangjingshi itself has tens of thousands of defenders. They don't dare to go out of the city to fight... Alas, Jiejunmen, we have shared joys and sorrows together on Qiongzhou Island.

, there are more than just these soldiers over there. Zhang Ling, Zhang Ruheng’s subordinates, Wang Xinzhi, Wang Fei General’s urban management team...can they all be mobilized?"

Jie Xi was stunned, shook his head and said:

"They are not an army. They cannot go to the battlefield and fight tough battles."

"How could it be? I didn't think so in Qiongzhou. But when I got here and took over the command camp of Tianjin Prefecture, I often had to recall the scenes I saw at that time - even the urban management brigade over there could work day and night.

They have been practicing constantly and their armor is in perfect order, which is enough to be considered an elite in the Ming Dynasty!"

If it was a bit pretentious just now, the commentator at the banquet was actually smiling bitterly - the people of the Ming Dynasty, especially the civil servants, had such a naive concept of the army, and they always felt that as long as they gathered people together, they would eat whatever they put in the basket.

Get up and practice casually and you will be considered an army.

He couldn't elaborate on this, so he could only hold the other person's hands and said sincerely:

"Old Wang, please believe that we are absolutely as eager as you are to rescue Beijing City. Our fleet is currently deploying troops from Luzon, Taiwan and other places. Once the troops are assembled, we will immediately
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