However, if you want to improve the steelmaking process, there are many procedures involved. The most fundamental solution is to build new steel-making plants and adopt new steel-making methods to fundamentally improve the production of high-quality steel. However, these large steel mills had to be built at the foot of Helan Mountain, close to the rich iron mines. The amount of silver that needs to be spent is also quite staggering. Obviously, Xu Xingxia can't do it at the moment. Before the main pass of Helan Mountain was closed, the barrel could only be made from 100 steels.

However, now that the manufacturing process of Yue Yue Gong has been determined, Xu Xingxia can make up his mind in his heart. Even if there is only a daily output of five moon guns, the power will slowly be reflected. As long as the number of Yue Yue guns gathered reaches a certain number, the lethality is considerable. In the future, even if there are thousands of enemy troops to kill, there is no need to be afraid.

The first place he needed to use the Moon Gun was most likely when he was swapping people with the Tartars. There is no doubt that at medium and long distances, the Moon Gun is definitely a sharp weapon against the Tatar cavalry, especially when used by the infantry. A hundred moon guns, with a single salvo, can knock out thirty or forty Tatar cavalry. If you have a chance to fire a second salvo, you can also knock out twenty or thirty people on the other side. Compared to the bow and arrow, such power is absolutely deadly.

"Let's find a way to recruit more craftsmen!" Xu Xingxia finally said. Unable to build large-scale steel mills and fundamentally change the output of high-quality steel, the only way to do this is to adopt the local method and let more craftsmen repeatedly beat wrought iron in order to get more 100 steel. Of course, this is definitely not a long-term solution. Only, for now, it has to be.

"Don't worry, my lord, we will do our best." Liu Guangliang and others answered eagerly. The appearance of Yue Gong is equivalent to laying out a golden avenue in front of them, and the good days in the future are waiting for them, and it is strange that they do not die for Xu Xingxia. This kind of loyalty is definitely not something that ordinary people can shake.

In the past, they were very sad that they were assigned to Fort Weizhen, but now, they are very glad to be assigned to Fort Weizhen. The craftsmen of Pingyu City, Ningxia City and other castles continue to suffer! If there is no Xu Xingxia, where will they have a chance to get rid of the pain?

"Okay, the matter of the moon gun will be arranged like this for the time being. Now, let's talk about the division of the craftsman's workshop. Xu Xingxia nodded, staggered the topic, and said in an orderly manner. This was his first step in turning his workshop into a research center.

The original craftsman's workshop was a hodgepodge, and everything was loaded into it. There is only a simple division of labor among the craftsmen, but there is no real division. The craftsmen need to know a little bit of everything, but they are not very proficient in anything. It seems that Guo Fuquan, Zhao Mengji, and Liu Guangliang are all proficient in one aspect, and they dare not fall too far behind in other aspects.

Obviously, this method is very detrimental to the training of new craftsmen. According to the philosophy of later generations, the more detailed the professional division of labor, the easier it is for newcomers to get started. If the manufacturing process of the moon gun is divided into 30 processes, the faster the novice will become familiar with it. Whether it is quality or production efficiency, it can be greatly improved. Xu Xingxia's opinion is that the craftsman workshop should work hard in this direction and take the lead in refining the division of labor.

After the division of labor is refined, there is also a huge advantage, that is, such great craftsmen as Guo Fuquan, Zhao Mengji, and Liu Guangliang can free up their hands from the production of the regular to conduct research on weapons and equipment, and ponder more and more advanced weapons and equipment, instead of wasting their limited time and energy on the specific production process.

The first step of Xu Xingxia's planning was to separate the scientific research center from the production center. The scientific research center is only responsible for research and improvement, and is not responsible for specific production. The production center is only responsible for buried production, and technical matters are basically ignored. After this separation, the respective craftsmen can be more professional without distractions.

From the perspective of confidentiality, you only need to control the personnel of the scientific research center, and you don't need to worry about leaks. In the specific production process, each craftsman is only responsible for a small process, and it is impossible to deduce the entire production process, even if someone pies on the information, the harvest will not be very large. In such a situation, even personnel from outside Weizhenbao can be arranged to work on the production line.

The task set by Xu Xingxia for the R&D center is to continue to improve the various functions of the Yueyue Gun and continue to improve the quality of the propellant, so that the Yueyue Gun will be more powerful, have a longer range, and be more accurate. At the same time, it is less costly, easier to operate and easier to repair. Under all the demands centered on the Yueyue Gun, the production of all other weapons and equipment was suspended.

With rifled guns, armor and the like are no longer very meaningful. The musketeers of the Ming army were all equipped with armor, mainly considering that the range of the smoothbore gun was not long enough and they might be shot by the opponent's bow and arrow, so they were equipped with armor in order to protect the safety of the musketeers. However, from a practical point of view, armor can easily interfere with the Musketeer's work. Xu Xingxia was not prepared to equip his musketeers with armor.

What is the most important thing for a musketeer to do on the battlefield? It is to fire the bullet as fast as possible. Obviously, any kind of armor will hinder the musketeers. The musketeers of the White Army must keep this flexible surname in the best condition. Therefore, it is enough for the musketeers to be equipped with the simplest military uniforms. Of course, this military uniform is to be redesigned, and the single clothes of the Ming army cannot be used anymore.

Xu Xingxia decided to call Wang Qinian over and design a new military uniform for the musketeers. The armed police uniforms of later generations look very good, as long as they are slightly modified, they are a very eye-catching military uniform. Of course, the Great Red Army uniforms of the British, as well as the blue military uniforms of the French, and the gray military uniforms of the Germans, are also good reference objects.

Bows and arrows and scimitars cannot be lost for the time being. The power of the moon gun is indeed powerful, but in many cases, the power of mounted archery must also be preserved. In fact, the moon gun is not very suitable for use on horseback. To destroy the enemy directly on horseback, you still have to rely on bows and arrows, or hand-to-hand weapons such as scimitars, sabers, and spears.

Xu Xingxia's purpose in developing rifled guns was originally for infantry use. Cavalry and mounted infantry are two completely different concepts. Cavalry fought on horseback all the time. The infantry on horseback rushed to the battlefield on horseback and then dismounted to fight. For the nomads, the cavalry was a little more numerous. For the Han army, there were a little more infantry on horseback. During the Han and Tang dynasties, hundreds of thousands of cavalry were claimed, but in fact, a considerable part of them were infantry on horseback. For example, the Mo Dao team in the Tang Dynasty also rode horses. However, when they arrived at the battlefield, they must have dismounted and fought in formation.

The musket team of the White Army also adopted the same formation method as the Modao team. Ride on horseback and dismount to fight. When necessary, the war horse is a shield wall. Relying on the body of a war horse, constantly shooting, should be a good way to fight. The tactic invented by Zhu Di back then was to bombard the artillery in the middle and kill the cavalry on both sides. The white-clothed army does not have a cannon at present, so it will be replaced by a moon gun, and the effect should not be very far behind.

…… With the Yue Yue Gong, Xu Xingxia's pace of army expansion can be faster. It turned out that when the White Army recruited new recruits, it was required to have a certain foundation in mounted archery. Now, you don't need to be able to ride a horse and be in good health. This suddenly made the rest of the army in Weizhen Fort see the hope of joining the army. They are all anxiously waiting for when the next expansion of the White Army will be.

It's not very complicated. A normal person, after a day of training, can basically grasp the essentials. Of course, to achieve uniform movements, practice makes perfect, and orders are forbidden, it is not an overnight thing. In particular, it is not easy for musketeers to shoot calmly in the chaotic battlefield.

In the ranks of musketeers of the Ming army, there are definitely not a few people who can skillfully make muskets and shoot guns. However, why are they always defeated by the enemy? The reasons for this are complex. However, there is a reason for this, and that is that the psychological quality is not too hard. Usually the training looks okay, but as soon as I go to the battlefield, I will be strained.

Indeed, the chaotic battlefield, where flesh and blood fly, smoke filled, air suffocated, shouting everywhere, screams and moans everywhere, stumps and broken arms everywhere, flowing internal organs everywhere, pools of dark red blood everywhere, and bright red blood flowing everywhere...... In the face of such a scene, even people with strong psychological tolerance will panic when they encounter it suddenly, and they will not be able to play at a normal level at all.

It is necessary to ensure that both the training ground and the battlefield are consistent, and there are no shortcuts, only hard training and mechanical training. To put it bluntly, it is to train you to the point that you are no longer conscious, have no ability to think, and all actions can be completed without going through the brain at all, even if it is trained. At that point, no matter what happens around you, it doesn't matter to you.

…… The tiger and leopard cavalry detachment commanded by Gao Meng and Zhang Feng was first required to be equipped with the Yue Yue Gun. They are all good at hand-to-hand combat, with relatively large strength, and they are very powerful in close combat, but what they lack is long-range attack ability. Now, the appearance of the moon gun just makes up for their shortcomings. After equipping the Yueyue Gun, the Haw Par Cavalry became the most lethal detachment.

It's also funny, at the beginning, Gao Meng and Zhang Feng, as well as the other members of the Haw Par Rider, were not very interested in equipping muskets. They are accustomed to believing that muskets are not very powerful, and the probability of exploding is high, so it is better than hand-to-hand combat. It wasn't until Xu Xingxia killed a war horse with a shot fifty zhang away that the two of them accepted it dumbfounded. After learning about the powerful power of the Yue Gong Gun, both of them fell in love with such a powerful weapon.

Since the beginning of June, the production of standard moon guns and equipped with mini bullets has begun to be equipped with the Haw Par Cavalry detachment. Xu Xingxia immediately formed a unit for training. Regarding the shooting training of the front-loading gun, Xu Xingxia has watched a lot of movies and is no stranger to it. He has been training with the Moon Gun for a while, and his movements are already quite proficient.

In fact, the basic training procedures for musket shooting are almost the same, which is nothing more than three links, such as loading, aiming, and shooting, and gradually becoming familiar with each link. As for the three-stage shooting, the principle is also very simple, it is nothing more than a mixture of queue and command. It only takes a few days to train, and the fighters will be able to master it basically.

Of course, these are the most basic training methods, and in terms of basic principles, it is indeed not complicated, but it is still a bit difficult to really be consistent and practice makes perfect. The simpler the thing, the harder it is to improve. Many white-clothed sergeants, at the beginning, just a simple reloading action takes a minute. If it was on the battlefield, the enemy didn't know how many times they shot him to death.

In order to better increase the power of the musket team, it is almost inevitable to line up to shoot. This means that in the future, the white-clothed army must line up to meet the fierce enemy. The establishment of the white-clothed army is a squad of fifty people, which happens to be a queue. The three squads merged together to make it happen to be a three-stage firing array.

Obviously, when facing the enemy cavalry, whether the musket team can be calm and calm is a very important part. After all, the enemy's cavalry came like wolves, the horse's hooves trampled the earth trembling constantly, and the sound of the horse's hooves rolled like thunder, which was difficult for ordinary people to bear. As soon as someone has a psychological breakdown, turns around and runs backwards, and lines up to shoot, the power will fall.

In fact, the power of a smoothbore gun, within fifty meters, is also good. If you line up to shoot, 500 smoothbore guns fired together are enough to block most of the enemy. Even if it is a ferocious Houjin Tartar, once it is hit at close range by the projectile of a smoothbore gun, it will either be killed or injured, and it is impossible to have the ability to fight again.

What can be shot several times in the body, but can continue to fight, is generally a novelist. On the battlefield, you really have to be hit several times, and death is not far away. How can flesh and blood resist the power of a musket? The problem was that most of the Ming musketeers, unable to hold out until the enemy entered the firing range of fifty meters, opened fire one after another, wasting the lethality of the smoothbore guns in vain. Before the enemy is in effective range, you shoot, naturally with no effect.

In order to prevent the white-clothed army from repeating the mistakes of other Ming armies, Xu Xingxia's training of the queue was extremely strict, and any mistake was scolded and even severely punished. In order to exercise the courage of the white-clothed army, even in the face of a large group of enemies, he also transferred the Xiao cavalry army and the shooting sound army to constantly shout and impact the warriors of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and even brandished a saber and swept around them.

(To be continued)