Chapter 900: The First Application of the Grenade
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News from Goryeo continued to be sent to the palace, and as the situation stabilized, Xiao Ming became more and more indifferent day by day.
"Ye Qingyun still has a few courages, such a drastic reform of ordinary officials would not dare, but he dared."
Pang Yukun, the head of the Imperial Study, laughed loudly, obviously he was very satisfied with Ye Qingyun's actions in Goryeo.
"So there are still some advantages to having soldiers deal with emergencies in extraordinary times, they have guns in their hands and are not afraid of things, and now Goryeo has become Goryeo Province in the blink of an eye, and since then there is one less threat to Kanto and one more prefecture that can provide support at any time." Xiao Ming said.
Pang Yukun nodded slightly, "However, if Goryeo is completely honored into the Great Chongqing Kingdom, it is still necessary to pay close attention to the education of the princess, and the lower officials think that the current Goryeo people will not be able to completely give up their current identity, and complete changes can only appear in the next generation." “
"That's right, assimilation is not an overnight thing, it will take at least decades, but don't worry about this, the people of Goryeo are not stupid, as long as there is food and drink, the people of Goryeo will not be stupid enough to rebel, so we can't blindly adopt a policy of cruel exploitation for Goryeo, and at the same time we must leave them room to live, and we can't let them go hungry."
Now it is a fact that the American War of Independence was in fact caused by the British War of Independence, which was different from the exploitation of the colonial peoples of Britain itself.
Therefore, in Xiao Ming's view, running a colony and feeding cows is a truth, and if you want to get more milk, you have to let the cow eat and drink enough, so that you can have greater output.
Otherwise, if you want the horse to run, and you want the horse not to eat grass, you will have something to do sooner or later.
And he wants to assimilate Goryeo, not grab a handful and leave, which makes it even more necessary to be careful.
"What the emperor said is very true, and the cabinet also thinks the same way after discussion." Pang Yukun said.
"That's very good." Xiao Ming smiled.
After a pause, he skipped the matter of Gaoli and did not mention it, but said: "The matter of this thermal power plant should be listed as a key matter for your cabinet to supervise, whether it is people or money, and the research laboratory that studies power-related products should focus on support, and strive to be able to come up with some products when the power plant realizes a small part of the operation in Qingzhou, such as the incandescent lamp." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Pang Yukun responded.
After saying this, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to leave, and he sat down and began to write a more advanced information book, which would cover the period from the end of the eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century.
One of the key products is the machinery related to electricity, especially the lathe part, because once there is electricity, the stability of the lathe will be greatly improved, which is of great benefit to the overall improvement of the industry.
While he was busy presenting the technology one by one, the first batch of grenades arrived at the stalemate Lin'an battlefield, and after more than a month of full production, 9,000 grenades were manufactured.
"Grenades, how do you use this?"
This month, Lu Fei was on fire because of the war on the front line, and when the grenade arrived, he ran faster than a rabbit, and he wanted to see a new type of weapon as soon as possible.
Niu Ben knocked out Niu Ben's hand with a grenade, "This is not a joke, Luo Quan and I don't want to be killed by you." “
Lu Fei's heart was itching, and he asked anxiously: "Old general, how is this used?" “
Niu Ben was actually on the rise, and when they arrived at the city of Lin'an a month ago, they found that the whole of Lin'an was surrounded by trenches.
The soldiers in the trenches showed only half of their heads, and once their soldiers charged, they would shoot at close range, inflicting considerable casualties on them.
So as soon as this grenade, which was said to be a sharp weapon in the trench, arrived, he immediately lifted his spirits.
"Ben will show you a demonstration, and when you go back, you will teach the soldiers under your command." Before Lu Fei came, he had already studied with the technicians of the military workshop, and now he has the intention of showing off.
At this moment, Luo Xin also hurriedly came, he, like Lu Fei, was now a little exhausted from the trench battle.
During the Northern Expedition, they could still use plate armor to hedge, but now they can't, and the opponent's firearms can easily penetrate plate armor, which causes them to have to consume each other in the trenches.
Niu Ben picked up a grenade in front of everyone, skillfully unscrewed the safety cover, pulled the rope, and threw it out.
"Boom!" With an explosion, dust flew forty meters away.
Lu Fei and Luo Xin's eyes straightened, in his opinion, this grenade is very simple to operate, and it is very powerful, if it is thrown into the trench, it will kill and injure a large number of enemies.
"Awesome, really awesome." Lu Fei and Luo Xin clapped their hands.
Niu Ben turned around, he looked at Lu Fei and Luo Xin and said, "Remember, this thing is only delayed for five seconds, and if you don't throw it after five seconds, you will blow yourself up." ”
"Yes, General." Lu Fei and Luo Xin said in unison.
Niu Ben nodded, and then let the two try to use the grenade, and after the two mastered it, he allocated four thousand grenades to Lu Fei and Luo Xin respectively, so that they could capture each other's trenches.
"Save it." When the two were leaving, Niu Ben said with great distress, now that he only has a thousand left, it is estimated that other military commanders will come to him soon to complain.
Back to their respective positions, Lu Fei and Luo Xin immediately organized soldier training, this throwing grenade is also a technical job, one must be thrown far, and the other must be thrown accurately.
Therefore, it is necessary to choose some arms that are strong and easy to use.
Now that they had received the information, the Sima clan and the wealthy clan who had clinged to them had officially joined the merchant council, and now they no longer needed any scruples.
Because the imperial court had already designated the merchant council as a thief in collusion with the West, their actions to recover the state of Chu would be just.
After several days of training, a grenadier of 400 men was born, each of whom was given ten grenades, who were to be responsible for bombing enemy trenches.
"Damn, let them know how powerful Grandpa Lu Fei is today." Lu Fei scolded while observing the other party's trench with a telescope.
Although the enemy suffered much more casualties in the confrontation, the presence of the trench seemed to give them a glimmer of hope.
In the criss-crossing trenches not far away, more than ten Wanhao clan troops were still holding on, and Lu Fei was tired of such a stalemate.
"Grenadier ready." Lu Fei shouted.
Originally, the distance between the two sides was only 50 meters, but in order to make it easier to throw grenades, they took the opportunity to dig more than a dozen front trenches last night, shortening the distance between them to about 30 meters.
Now the grenadiers are all in the trenches that have come out of them.
"Throw!"
With Lu Fei's order, the four hundred grenadiers picked up the grenade and threw it at the opponent's trench, and suddenly, continuous explosions sounded, and the trench on the opposite side was covered with flames and smoke.