When Wei Tuma found Tongzhou, Guo Xing Ah was smoking and drinking tea leisurely. After Wen Yu turned against the water, the passage of Gu'an was opened, all kinds of materials were supplied, and there was the port of Tianjin, and Guoxing'a had no worries. Now even if Yixin moves the capital to resist the war, Guo Xing'a is not afraid, and it is not a matter for him to fight for ten or eight years, so he has nothing to rush.

Now they are anxious about Su Shun and Wen Yu, and they are not anxious because of the war, but because of Wen Xiang. After Guo Xing'a forged Wen Xiang's signature on "Seeking Gong Gui Against the Party", Wen Xiang went on a hunger strike, he wanted to die and add another heavenly character to his name, he wanted to be Wen Tianxiang. It was easy to catch such an influential figure as Wen Xiang, and of course Su Shun and Wen Yu were reluctant to let him starve to death, so they began to persuade day and night, hoping that Wen Xiang would be able to eat. Guoxing Ake was not interested, he felt that Su Shun and Wen Yu's persuasion was simply a kind of torture, this endless chatter, Wen Xiang did not starve to death, and he would be annoyed to death by them sooner or later.

Compared with Wenxiang, Ruilin cooperates more. Although Ruilin also claimed that he would never be subordinate, he obediently explained the composition of the various departments under his command, and also identified all the officers at all levels, which provided great convenience for Guoxing's reorganization of these surrendered troops. Then the little old man began to live a life of a bowl of fried noodles, and he ate beautifully! Occasionally, when I am in a good mood, I will order my own food, and I have a better time than Guoxing Adu.

The prisoners of war from Jilin and Heilongjiang who were captured were taken in by Guoxing'a in the name of Heilongjiang and Jilin generals, and all of them were sent back to Gu'an for integration education and military training. Their original organization was very scattered, and Guo Xing'a believed that it would be easy to pacify them with the strong political work team of the Gu'an Army. And these guys don't have any resistance, the flag soldiers outside the gate are still very simple, the strong are respected, and they abide by the law of the jungle. Guoxing'a and the Gu'an Army are as powerful as immortals, and they are naturally happy to join. The most important point is that the treatment of the Gu'an Army is much better than what they used to be, with food, drink and salary, isn't this the life they dream of! Because of this incident, there was also an unexpected situation, and some of the flag soldiers outside the Guanwai who were from Fengtian also wanted to mix in this pile, and they were screened out, and there was a tendency to make trouble. Although they were suppressed by the bayonets and guns of the Gu'an Army, these poor and crazy flag soldiers also began to sit-in protest, and they also surrendered, and they also wanted to be Gu'an Army.

The rest of the captives, Guo Xing'a was not prepared to abuse them, and asked officers at all levels to sign the "Petition for Gong Gui and Rebel against the Party", which was regarded as a letter of surrender, and let them settle down on their own. These people are now considered to be rebellious, and there is no turning back after signing their names, and they are not afraid of them making trouble again. Moreover, the Gu'an army scared them out, and they didn't dare to make trouble, not to mention that Guoxinga secretly sent two battalions to watch them. It is not possible for these people to fight, but there are quite a few of them, and they can also be strong, and it is also good to bring them to Beijing City to scare people. And the city of Beijing is so tall, it's good to let these people be cannon fodder when they attack the city. They all brought their own military rations, and they didn't need to be fed by Guoxing'a, so why not!

Wei Tuoma asked Guo Xing'a for a gun, and Guo Xing'a gave it very simply, and it was very interesting. Because the stock of Schneider rifles in the Gu'an Arsenal was insufficient, Guo Xing'a directly surrendered the weapons of the two regiments under his command, completely ignoring that he was fighting against the central government, and moved Wei Tuma to tears. Of course, if Wittoma knew why the arsenal was not stocked enough, and why Goxinga would give him the firearms in active service, he would have prayed before God and let Satan strike Goxinga with a thunderbolt.

The Schneider rifle has been out of production at the Gu'an Arsenal for more than half a year, because Guo Xing'a looks down on the Schneider rifle that he has worked so hard to make. In Guo Xing's eyes, the Schneider rifle is a freak made for emergency and money, and it is 100% defective. Although the Schneider rifle of the Gu'an Army has never had an accident, because of the influence of film and television works in his previous life, every time Guo Xing'a sees a soldier shooting, he will worry that the gun will leak, and he is afraid that some soldiers will be blinded by exhaust gas because of the quality of the firearm.

So when Chengde was idle, Guo Xing'a began to study the Gu'an Army's new rifle plan. AK is definitely the best, but the arsenal now let alone produce AK, even the huge ammunition consumption of automatic rifles can definitely not withstand it, and no matter how good the gun is, it is useless without ammunition. The semi-automatic rifle, for the same reason, could not be mounted at all, so Goxinga finally chose a bolt-action rifle. The best bolt-action rifle is naturally *K, but this baby barrel is relatively short, which cannot meet the actual combat needs of the Gu'an army. After thinking about it, Guo Xing'a felt that it was still a Chinese formal rifle improved by the Chinese themselves, which was more in line with the actual situation of the Gu'an Army and more suitable for the body shape of the Orientals. However, because he liked *K too much, Guo Xing'a still kneaded elements such as the 98K's down-curved pull handle into his new gun. His new gun was modelled on a medium-formal rifle, while absorbing the advantages of the 98K, which made him very satisfied with himself. However, after he drew the drawings, calculated the material list, and sent it to the arsenal, the arsenal replied that he could not do it.

Goxinga himself can think of one out and one out, but the actual situation of the arsenal cannot be avoided. First of all, although the arsenal can produce smokeless*, but because there are not many places that need it before, it has not expanded the scale of production, and now the whole army in Goxinga wants to replace it with smokeless* weapons, and the arsenal simply cannot supply enough ammunition. Secondly, although the arsenal has been able to produce precision parts according to Goxinga's drawings, the arsenal has never had similar experience in such a thing as a bolt-type firearm after rotation, and Goxinga is so complicated all of a sudden, that the arsenal can't do it at all.

After learning about the actual situation of the arsenal, Guo Xinga could only retreat in stride, and according to the laws of history, he found Schneider's next-generation rifle in memory. Guo Xing didn't understand anything else, but weapons were his strong point, and as soon as he searched in his mind, he found several options.

The first to be excluded was the Spencer Seven-Burst Rifle, which was used during the American Civil War and the Japanese Civil War. This thing has almost reached a dead end in the development of firearms, and it can only shoot small-caliber bullets, not to mention the small power, and the loading is also particularly cumbersome. Because the gun body is short, it can hardly fight bayonets, which is completely out of line with practical needs. The second is the Henry Winchester Thirteen Round, which is almost the same thing as Spencer's Seven-Shot rifle, and it costs more, it's okay to hunt, and it's not suitable for going to war at all. Then there is the Bodan rifle, which is very reliable and has a relatively simple structure, but it is really not suitable for the Chinese. Like most of Lao Maozi's things, the Bodan rifle is very solid in quality, but it is very difficult to use, that is, the legendary "pedal" rifle, and Guo Xing Ah does not want to ask for trouble.

There is also a Remington 1867 in the United States, the gun is a good gun, and Li Hongzhang has vigorously imitated it in history. But Remington just doesn't take the usual path, everyone else pulls the bolt backwards, he is a rolling lock, and the bullet is also a very diaphragmatic edge primer. The technicians in the arsenal were all halfway monks, and everything they did required the accumulation of experience, and Remington could not provide any meaningful experience, so he was also abandoned by Goxinga.

The British also had a Martini-Henry rifle, which was a drop-lock rifle. This famous gun has accompanied the British Empire for half a century, and it has great achievements, but it also has the same problems as Remington, which is a bit non-mainstream. Moreover, the caliber of this gun is large, and the recoil is so strong that it is impossible to use the body shape of a southerner in China. Although most of Guo Xing's subordinates are northern men with thick arms and thighs, they can't make their shoulders hurt.

And then there is the Haqi Kaisi rifle, this gun is said to be good, but it is a rare antique, and in his previous life, Goxinga had heard of it at all, and he had never gotten any information about it. Good is good, but Guo Xing'a knows a name, and no matter how good it is, he can't do it. And the fact that this thing is so rare also shows that it is not practical.

The last two options remained, one was a Mauser 1871 and one was a Chasebo rifle. The Shasebo rifle is undoubtedly the most beautiful in appearance and the best in performance, and with the fixed ammunition of the Gu'an Army, the performance will be improved. But out of some subconscious personal preference, Goxinga leans more towards Mauser.

The Type 67 and Type 69, the earliest finalized Mauser rifles, had major design flaws, and the Type 1871 was just a more stable model, and it was not perfect. In terms of performance alone, among the rifles of its time, it is not a good work, and it does not look very good. But out of the Chinese's love for Mauser, Goxinga still prefers Mauser.

In the end, Guo Xing'a, who really couldn't make up his mind, sent the drawings and material lists of Mauser and Xia Sebo back to the arsenal, wanting the arsenal to see what it could do. The results of the arsenal research experiment gave Guo Xing'a a surprise, they didn't make any of the three drawings, but they made a mixture. After some adaptation changes, the body of the gun was mainly made of Shasebo, but the bolt used Goxinga's favorite *K, and the bullet was Mauser 1871's * bullet.

The new rifle was made with a total length of 130.5 centimeters, a barrel length of 79.5 centimeters, a weight of about 4.6 kilograms, a caliber of 11 millimeters, a muzzle velocity of 420 meters per second, and an effective firing range of 800 meters. Because of the use of Mauser rifle bullets, it is full of power and does not have the problem of warhead deformation. At the same time, it perfectly inherits the characteristics of the Mauser bolt, not only has elements such as *k down-curved pull handle, but also has excellent bolt performance. When the front push-pull handle closes the chamber, the firing pin is in a state of standby, and a shell hook is installed on the nose, and when the bolt closes the chamber, the shell hook can automatically hold the bottom edge of the cartridge case. The bolt and receiver are matched with a spiral surface, and there is a pre-shelling action in the process of unlocking the bolt, which is very reliable. It is equipped with a manual safety and is highly safe to operate.

You can have both fish and bear's paws, and Guo Xing'a has no nonsense, so he immediately decided to mass-produce and fully redress the whole army. The reason for the refitting of this imperfect firearm is to allow the arsenal to practice its hands and accumulate valuable experience. The second is because Goxinga was worried about the soldiers' eyes when he saw Schneider, and he couldn't bear it anymore.

However, when the arsenal began mass production of its new "Zhongzheng Yi" rifle, the British had not yet finished producing orders. But Guoxinga also has a way, although the arsenal stopped stopping Schneider, but he has it in his hands! When the new guns were produced, Goxinga gave the old guns that had been replaced by the troops to the British.

Guoxing Ake is not a conscientious seller, he has completely learned the style of his northern strong neighbors, and the weapons he uses are all "human versions", and when they are exported, they become "monkey versions". Although Goxinga didn't do anything about the design and quality of the weapon, he also had to draw a strip. The guns and drawings he sold to the British were the same as those used by the Gu'an Army, but he hid the bullets from him. The Gu'an Army used metal cartridge ammunition with stamped cartridge casings, but it sold linen rolled ammunition to the British. As for whether the British will leak air due to ammunition problems when they use it, it is not something that Guoxinga should consider.

When Guo Xinga first sold guns, he was already ready to replace his new guns. After this comprehensive costume change, Schneider still had a surplus in his hand, and he was not going to keep it as a souvenir, but to sell it to Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang. In the future, when he comes to the Northeast, grain will still have to be grown, industry will have to develop, and of course he will have to count on selling arms to make money. Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang are two arms control, internationally famous buyers, rather than letting them be fooled by foreign devils, it is better to cheapen themselves. This batch of Schneider is the forerunner who opened up the situation, Gatling machine guns, Armstrong cannons and the like, Goxinga is ready to sell, of course, the premise is that Goxinga himself is equipped with 98k and Makqin.

The arsenal has been working overtime for more than half a year, and the reloaded guns have been produced, and they have not been redressed for the time being, because they are still doing the final debugging. Guo Xing'a didn't move in Tongzhou for a long time, he was waiting for this batch of guns, and he wanted to try the actual combat effect of this batch of guns.

Wei Tuma's move was a little redundant, although Guo Xing'a fired his two regiments, but these two regiments were not the main regiments, one was an artillery regiment and the other was a baggage regiment. These two regiments can use guns very rarely, although each of them carries a pole, in fact, it is completely a decoration, Guo Xinga will not disregard his own safety!

Goxinga waited in Tongzhou until October 15, and the new gun finally arrived. After the whole army was redressed, Xishou, who was in charge of transporting the guns, also brought a message from Acton to Goxinga, and Katsubo's army arrived. Guoxing'a just wanted to scold Actun for delaying the military situation, Xishou made an explanation, Shengbaodu had been lying motionless for twenty miles outside the Gu'an army's defense line, and Actun really couldn't figure it out, so he sent a letter to Guoxing'a.