Chapter 75 Visiting the training camp

Tao Dong did not say hello to other members of the military and police department before visiting the recruit training camp, so when Gu Wei saw him taking Luo Shengdong off the boat, he was very surprised: "Mr. Tao, what are you doing today?"

So free?"

"President Luo Ba sent us supplies today. I think we are all leading troops, so we might as well come over here to communicate and communicate together." Tao Donglai responded with a smile: "By the way, let's take a look at the group you led.

How is the training of the New People's Corps going?" Luo Shengdong had also spent some time under Gu Wei, so there was no need to introduce them to the two at this time.

"The quality of these people is quite poor, and their bodies and minds have to be slowly transformed. But fortunately, they are obedient and obedient." Gu Wei took the two to the training ground and introduced as they walked: "Now there are a total of one hundred and twenty

People are temporarily organized into twelve classes. In the morning, there is mainly concentrated training, which alternates with queue marching and physical training. In the afternoon, there is separate training, mainly teaching and practicing military boxing and basic tactical movements. After dinner, there is cultural

During class time, I mainly teach them to practice Mandarin and military songs. Next, I plan to get a set of equipment and let them watch war movies and so on."

Luo Shengdong could only understand half of the conversation between Gu Wei and Tao Donglai, because there were too many terms he didn't understand. In Luo Shengdong's opinion, what they talked about was probably the Haihan people's military training methods.

It's just that this place is full of barbarians except for fishermen, so it is definitely not a good candidate for recruiting militiamen. But when he saw this group of recruits, there was an obvious expression of confusion on his face. Although these people wore almost the same clothes as the Haihan people,

They all wore colorful double-breasted short robes and tie-top trousers, but their thin bodies and buns on their heads showed that they were not Haihan people, but real locals. And many of them had their hair tied on their foreheads.

Li people with belts and Miao people with silver rings on their ears were mixed in. These people lined up in rows of ten, following the instructions of the instructor's whistle, and walked around the training ground with their heads held high.

Luo Shengdong was no stranger to queue training. The Ming army's military formation drills were also a type of queue training. Luo Shengdong also received similar training when he was a soldier. But the military formations Luo Shengdong had seen

Although the drill was much more complicated than this, it was far less uniform than the motley group of troops we saw in front of us. The most shocking thing was that when these people moved forward, they even moved their left and right feet at the same frequency.

When the whistle stopped, there was no one in advance or delay, and no one in the team made a sound during this process. Luo Shengdong didn't know about other places, but at least they were not so well-trained in Yazhou

The militia... No, even the Yazhou garrison cannot reach such a level.

A layman watches the fun, an expert watches the door. Although this kind of queue training seems extremely boring, Luo Shengdong, as a grassroots officer who has received professional military training and has a certain military vision, is very clear about the orders and prohibitions formed in this daily training.

The huge role it can play in wartime - if a team cannot even line up and walk well at ordinary times, how can they be expected to maintain their formation and fight the enemy on the battlefield?

But the team he saw in front of him was obviously formed after he left. Luo Shengdong really wanted to know how the Haihan people could in a very short period of time bring together a group of fishermen, farmers and people who couldn't even understand Mandarin.

The Li Miao barbarians have been trained into a team that can obey orders and act in a unified manner.

Tao Donglai's perception is somewhat different from Luo Shengdong's. He has also served as a soldier. Just by looking at it, he can roughly understand that the formation training of these recruits can only be said to be just getting started, and they can barely walk in order. However, Gu Wei

Being able to train these people to this level in just a few days shows that he is really good at training troops.

After watching for a while, Tao Donglai asked Luo Shengdong, who was already dumbfounded: "How do Luo Ba think this vigilante group is doing?"

Luo Shengdong cupped his hands towards Gu Weiyi and said, "Sir Gu is very good at training troops, and I really admire him. But there is something I still don't understand, and I would like to ask for advice."

Gu Wei laughed and said, "Go ahead and talk, I'd also like to hear the opinions of my colleagues."

"Looking at this formation below, the basic formation is horizontal, and the distance between the sergeants is very close. What is the reason? At this time, there is no need to worry about using bare hands. If you are holding a weapon, I think there may be a risk of accidental injury." Luo

Shengdong asked respectfully.

Gu Wei first exchanged colors with Tao Donglai, and seeing that he didn't express any objection, he replied: "You're right. In terms of cold weapons, the distance between them is indeed so close that it will affect the performance of the weapons."

, but we have no plans to let them use weapons such as swords, guns, bows and arrows in the future."

Luo Shengdong's mind was quick, and he immediately came to his senses: "These militia groups, do you also plan to issue them with those kind of repeating fire blunderbuss? This... this is unavoidable..."

"It's too luxurious, isn't it?" Tao Donglai took over with a smile: "It would indeed be a bit extravagant to distribute the kind of fire blunderbuss we use. But we are planning to produce a cheaper one that is not as powerful in function.

The firecrackers are specially used to equip future militia groups."

All members of Luo Shengdong Xindao are issued fire guns, are you still a militia? I am afraid that even if the garrison from Yazhou is pulled out in the future, they will not be able to defeat the militia organized by the Haihan people.

"Two prototypes were delivered yesterday. Are you interested in shooting two to try?" Gu Wei lost no time in promoting the product.

Due to Chuanzhong's advantages in military technology and industrial manufacturing, the Executive Committee has regarded the arms business as a very important foreign trade project in the future. And the largest buyers of the arms business are, of course, the national defense ministries of various countries——

For example, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. Although this business has considerable profits, it must first have someone to eat the crabs. As the first Ming Dynasty officer dragged down by the Executive Committee, Luo Shengdong is obviously very suitable to be used as a starting point for the future.

One of the breakthroughs in this special trade.

With the great attention of the Executive Committee, the trial production of artillery and muskets was immediately included in the list of priority projects after the Tiandu Iron Mine was put into operation. The trial production of artillery is currently progressing smoothly, and the 6-pound gun

The production process has been further improved, and mass production can be carried out next. The test firing range here has also gradually compiled a practical firing table for the 6-pound gun through several days of continuous firing calibration. The woodworking room is organizing technical research.

Improve the ship's gun mount and strive to install the 6-pounder gun on the two existing Ming-style sailing ships as soon as possible.

The trial production work of the fire gun also followed the principle of starting from scratch and from simplicity to complexity, starting with the elementary matchlock gun. In this process, several firearms experts from the North American Gang were very helpful, and they all participated in the process.

Reenacting the performances of famous battles in history, I have been exposed to muskets of different standards in various eras, and I have a more intuitive understanding of the evolutionary history of muskets from the 16th to the 19th century. Whether it is the manufacturing process or the tactics of musketeers, there are many North American gangs

Useful information helped the metallurgical workshop complete the trial production of the first batch of prototype guns in a very short period of time.

During this period, although the Ming army had begun to equip large quantities of matchlock guns called blunderbuss, their manufacturing process was relatively primitive, so the output was not high and the cost remained high. The reason is mainly due to the barrel

The processing technology is limited by the technological level of the times and cannot be further improved.

The barrels of matchlocks during this period were still made using fine iron rolling technology, that is, after heating the fine iron, they were first rolled into two iron pipes, one large and one small, and the large and small ones were wrapped tightly to make them close to each other, and then the inner wall was slowly rolled with a steel drill.

Slowly drill until it is smooth and straight. This drilling process often takes up to a month, and the scrap rate is also extremely high. However, with the technological advantages mastered by the company, we have immediately overcome this technical obstacle in one step, special-purpose

Using a tungsten carbide asymmetric correction drill and a customized deep hole drill, a qualified gun barrel can be drilled in less than an hour. For trial production, the executive committee even specially approved 300 kilograms of diesel for this project.

, allowing them to use diesel generators to power deep hole drilling rigs.

Of course, when the trial production is completed, the prototype is finalized, and it is put into mass production, the relevant departments will no longer use such extravagant processing methods. As long as you master the advanced drilling methods, you can even install some animal-powered, hydraulic or even human-powered drilling rigs.

, production efficiency and product quality will also be greatly superior to competitors of the same era.

Luo Shengdong also wanted to see what level the "militia-style gun" made by the Haihan people could achieve, so he was invited to the shooting range. Wang Tom was presiding over the gun test here, and stopped when the three people arrived.

After finishing his work, Gu Wei explained his purpose, and Wang Tom handed the two matchlock guns to Tao Donglai and Luo Shengdong respectively.

Luo Shengdong took the fire blunderbuss from Wang Tom and looked at its appearance and weight. It was not much different from the bird blunderbuss equipped in the Ming army. It was about five feet long and weighed more than ten kilograms. There was a pin in front of the barrel.

There is a rear sight and a rear sight, which constitutes a complete aiming device. There is a curved wooden gun holder on the back of the gun to facilitate the user to hold and stabilize the gun when firing. However, the matchlock firing device in the middle of the gun body cannot be seen.

It sounds much more delicate than a musket.

"Luo Ba must know how to play with this thing, right?" Tao Donglai asked Luo Shengdong while carefully examining the matchlock gun in his hand.

"Can I give it a try?" Regarding Tao Donglai's question, Luo Shengdong showed no sign of weakness. Luo Shengdong knew that just by holding it in his hand, he couldn't tell what the quality of the Haihan people's fire guns was.

You have to take a shot to find out.

Tao Donglai nodded, and Luo Shengdong took the firecracker and walked to the firing position. On the table next to him were primers, propellants, projectiles, rods, match ropes, and a small copper box.

Shengdong recognized that this was a fire-generating device commonly used by the Haihan people, which they called the "treasure". Luo Shengdong had the honor to play with Ren Liang's "treasure" several times when he was in the labor camp. He had to admit that although this

The name of the gadget is a bit exaggerated, but it is indeed very convenient to use to generate fire. Just flick it and you're done.
Chapter completed!