Once when he met Tianyan, Yang Wenkai was at a loss. He was about to kneel three times and then he thought that the army had stopped performing kneeling ceremony. His knees, which had been bent obviously, were straightened. However, he forgot to perform the military salute. Shu Qing'a, who was bent, shouted: "Why can't you even be able to treat the emperor to the military salute?"

Yang Wenkai was in a hurry and quickly straightened his military cap and saluted respectfully. Lin Guangyu had already smiled: "Don't be nervous, no need to be restrained, I don't blame him."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The tight string finally relaxed.

"I heard that you and Sun Chuanfang are classmates studying in Japan? Where are you? What can you learn?"

"I reported to the emperor that I am from Tianjin, Zhili, and I studied the engineering department and also studied the infantry department."

"Did you make this machine gun personally?"

Yang Wenkai talked about the past and later Long Quzhi, and Lin Guangyu nodded frequently, "It's rare that you are doing this, I feel so comforted."

Xiao Gong Wang was helping him: "Your Majesty, I ordered people to let go. The firepower is extremely strong, the firing rate is very fast, the accuracy is also good, but it is not durable, the whole body is hot, and the barrel is red..."

"What's the reason? Is the barrel of the barrel of the barrel not of good quality?"

"No." Yang Wenkai had already completely entered the role at this time and began to tell the story, "Because the machine gun's firing rate is extremely high, it produces a lot of heat, and it will seriously affect its use after a little time, which requires heat dissipation. In the past, heavy machine guns used water-cooling to dissipate heat. A thick layer of water pipes were wrapped around the barrel, but it also caused the machine gun to be bloated and difficult to move. The machine gun's imitation machine gun was air-cooled and did not help dissipate heat, so it was quite light. However, the air-cooling effect was not as cold as water. If you shoot hundreds of shots, the barrel would still be overheated and red. However, there was another solution."

As a military enthusiast before traveling through time, the emperor knew the truth the most, and even how to solve it. Others are still asking again. The emperor has already said: "How long does it take to replace another barrel on the battlefield? How long does it take? What tools are needed?"

Yang Wenkai was originally skeptical about the legend of the emperor's "natural wiseness". He thought it was just an exaggeration from others, but now that the emperor has directly stated the solution, he is sincerely convinced.

After a while, Yang Wenkai showed everyone how to change the barrel. He saw that he wore asbestos gloves in his hand. He gently pushed and twisted it, and the barrel was easily removed with a steaming heat. After the same procedure, the new barrel was loaded up again, which took less than 15 seconds. In addition to the heat-insulating asbestos gloves, he never used any other tools. Xiao Gong was amazed and walked up and operated the gourd accordingly. Sure enough, he replaced it easily. Although his movements were not as skilled as Yang Wenkai, he was not clumsy.

Since that's the case, Yang Wenkai wanted to show his hand. He saw his hands flipping up and down. After a few minutes, the machine gun that was standing upright just now had turned into a bunch of parts. While everyone was amazed, he used it again, and was still installed as it was, his movements were as free as flowing clouds, without any hindrance.

"Wei, as the Minister of Ordnance of the Imperial Guard, what do you think of this gun?"

"I think this gun is the most appropriate name for light machine gun. Although the range and accuracy are not as good as that of rifles, and the firepower and durability are not as good as heavy machine guns, it also has its own unique features - lightness. Especially when used for positional attacks, this gun can follow the troops and marches quickly, and can even be used for charge without clumsyness and have a place. According to the idea of ​​Weishi, if each infantry squad is equipped with a squad, its combat capability will be greatly improved."

Zaitao said: "It was inconvenient for cavalry to carry heavy machine guns. Now with such a powerful weapon, cavalry can also have continuous firepower to suppress it. Isn't it beautiful?" Tao Beile's best equestrian, and he never forgets his precious cavalry.

The other people also had this experience after a little thought. Jiang Fangzhen, the chief of staff of the Imperial Guard, said: "I think that if this weapon is officially installed, the tactics of small infantry clusters will be greatly improved."

After some conspiracy, the decision to produce light machine guns was released. Although Yang Wenkai was not clear about the entire decision-making process, the final result made him overjoyed:

First, this type of machine gun is tentatively designated as a three-year light machine gun, and is jointly trial-produced and formulated by the Ministry of National Defense, the Imperial Guards and the Hanyang Factory;

Second, Yang Wenkai was rewarded with 1,000 yuan in silver, and promoted to a meritorious craftsman in the first system, and Yang was responsible for sponsoring him. Each person was rewarded with 300 yuan in silver, and promoted to a first-level salary;

Third, after the trial production is successful, the Hanyang factory will produce a large scale. The production volume will not be less than 30 pieces in the three years of maintenance, and will increase year by year. After three years, the annual output will not be less than

Fourth, the personnel, machines, funds and venues are reported together and included in the National Defense University

Expenses...

What a guy, his speed is so fast that even Yang Wenkai himself did not expect that when he received the order, he was stunned for a while on the spot, which made Sun Chuanfang tease him: "Brother Kai, you won't faint in excitement, right?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Of course, there are some inside stories that Yang Wenkai did not know. The reason why the three-year light machine gun was able to be established so quickly was that Yang Wenkai imitated it better, but more importantly, a group of staff officers of the Imperial Guards have suggested strengthening the organization of the troops through the experience of Wuchang's judgment. In addition to light machine guns, mortars were also officially equipped because of their amazing ability in pacifying Zhang Xun's rebellion, and became the main support for the company-level suppression firepower.

In addition to military considerations, political factors should not be underestimated. This time, the major adjustment of the military layout is beneficial to the overall interests of the empire, especially the separation of gun-making enterprises from ammunition-making enterprises from physical space, greatly reducing the risk of rebellion once a rebellion breaks out. Even if these arsenals are occupied by rebels, they will either have guns but no bullets or bullets or no guns, and they will never cause harm in the short term. However, the layout adjustment, especially the reduction of a large number of redundant officials, will inevitably cause resistance from vested interests. Tieliang was originally a little scratched, but when Yang Wenkai came up, he found an opportunity to start.

Blocking the way of speech, isolating progress, despising national defense, and having a view of the world... A big hat has a place to settle down because of Yang Wenkai's experience in testing the machine gun. Tieliang said at the time: "It's God who helped me, so it's famous to clean it!"

Therefore, the more rewards and commendations Yang Wenkai received, the more efforts it will be to clean the Hanyang factory. Once the Hanyang factory is cleaned and the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau is rectified, the Dezhou Arsenal will be relatively easy to clean.

In addition to the renewal of offensive weapons, other inventions used for military utility have also been valued by the Imperial Guards. For example, the two things displayed on the spot, such as the radio telegraph and field telephone, caused a strong shock in the Imperial Guards and the senior management of the Ministry of Defense. Although the radio telegraph sending device has been used on warships, it seems that it is not suitable for land because of its huge size and clumsiness.

However, the wireless telegraph transceiver displayed this time is the latest product invented by Siemens. Whether it is power or volume, it has a qualitative leap compared to the ship's equipment. The entire transmitter can be carried by 8 adults. The size and difficulty of handling are less than a 75mm field gun. Even if the power generation device is transported separately, it is equivalent to an additional heavy machine gun. However, these two things are put together, which makes the troops have a short time on the battlefield in a wide field for the first time.

, large-scale communication capabilities. Since ancient times, it is said that soldiers are very powerful, and the results on the scene are the same. The results of the Imperial Guard dispatched two regiments to conduct simulated confrontation. The speed of the regiment equipped with radio devices is equivalent to 5 unequipped. Within a range of 100, if both sides use walking to maneuver, the troops equipped with radio can have one enemy and two enemy forces compared to those without radio. As the range continues to expand, this advantage will be further expanded.

The equipment of field telephones strengthens the mutual coordination capabilities between small and medium-sized cluster troops. Especially for artillery, the instructions of front-line observers can be transmitted to the artillery’s sighting site at the first time, which has obvious improvements in improving the accuracy of firepower coverage or reducing the ammunition consumption for firepower cover.

Driven by a large number of overseas Chinese factions such as Yinchang, the radio equipment of the Imperial Guards reached the regiment level and field telephone equipment reached the company level. Their innovativeness was that even the German gold diggers who were full of dreams of making money were extremely surprised.

Of course, not every new weapon can be widely recognized by the top leaders, and this is even more so for the tank. Although the firepower and protection of the tank left a deep impression on everyone, its high cost, slow speed and the shortcomings of maintenance every 80 miles are also impressive. What's worse is that the tank often has many inexplicable problems - people who oppose it think that display is so unreliable, wouldn't it be a bad thing to really put it on the battlefield? Where can I have so much time for you to repair it slowly?
Chapter completed!