The body sank into the cushion, the mental exhaustion was reflected on the body, and the breathing became as heavy as a sigh.

Since taking office as Governor, there have been many troubles, but this is the first time Roland has encountered such a tricky one.

After fully demonstrating the performance of the new rifle, Titans finally perfunctory with words such as "still need to consider" and "cannot make a decision lightly at present", it seems that it will take a lot of time to achieve small-scale practical installation, and as for the formal adoption and installation, it is even more far away.

In addition to the perfunctory, Titans, who had seen the new rear-loading rifle, gave him a fairly formal opinion report.

The cost is too expensive, the maintenance is too cumbersome, the soldiers are familiar with it for a long time, a new production line needs to be built, a 72-centimeter-long scimitar bayonet needs to be hung on the barrel, and the consumption of ammunition is increased with a fast rate of fire......

The last two almost made him vomit blood. The total length of the gun is more than 1.88 meters with a 72-centimeter-long bayonet? Are these guys trying to resurrect the pikemen? The rate of fire, which was originally the biggest advantage of the rear-loading guns, has it become a defect in the mouths of these red deer soldiers? Are these guys loaded with concrete or Xiang in their heads?

If he had seen the actions of officers of various countries during the First World War in the history of Earth, he would not complain about the concrete head of Titans. During World War I, while GIs who were crouching in trenches with "trench feet" were given high-capacity trench magazines, conservative officers still believed that the five-round magazine of the new rifle would lead soldiers to waste bullets. In order to limit the rate of fire of soldiers, various countries also issued rifles with a strange accessory called a "magazine divider" that allowed soldiers to reload only a single shot - and on rifles in some countries. The "magazine divider" did not disappear until the outbreak of World War II.

Rigid minds will always come up with something weird.

As for being too expensive, a new production line or something, any new weapon will run into such a problem. However, for a bolt-action rifle that is not very complex, it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs and production cycles by improving the production process and assembly line operations. will ask such a question, it is simply a bone in the egg.

The only opinion that seems to be a little reliable is that the maintenance is cumbersome, and the structure of the rear-loading rifled gun is obviously complicated compared to the front-loading smoothbore flintlock gun. For the soldiers who are mostly from mud legs, it is indeed a bit troublesome to master the skills of maintaining and repairing new rifles.

In fact, this article also does not stand up to scrutiny, Mi Di's M16 rifle is much more troublesome than the AK series in terms of disassembly and daily maintenance, but whether it is the South Vietnamese Army or the ethnic minority guerrillas who fought with the Viet Cong in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, this automatic rifle is used normally. The former is barely a regular army of half-literate and half-peasants, while the latter is outright illiterate and peasants. However, they did not encounter any insurmountable difficulties in disassembling and maintaining the M16 series rifles. In addition, in the sixties and seventies of the 20th century. Because of well-known reasons, the Celestial Empire entered the fiery era when all the people were soldiers, and a large number of light weapons were distributed to peasants and workers, ranging from the easy-to-use 38 big cover, Type 53 infantry rifle gun to Czech light machine gun, Maxim heavy machine gun, Japanese 11-year-old "crooked handle" light machine gun, Type 92 heavy machine gun, Type 54 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, and so on. Militias of peasant or worker origin also had little difficulty in mastering these firearms.

Ultimately. Or distrust, reluctance, and reluctance to new technologies and weapons.

For technological development. There is nothing more effective as a catalyst for war. Compared with civil inventions that are strictly affected by objective issues such as market demand, limited investment costs, and short cycle demand. Military inventions are far less shackled. Most of the inventions were first used in the military, and only turned to civilian use when the military played with them. This is because many inventions are not perfect at the beginning, and the reasons such as low practical value, high price, huge investment in follow-up research, low safety and poor comfort are all obstacles to their transfer to civilian use. At the beginning of the birth of gunpowder weapons. Only brave soldiers don't dislike these things that can kill them if they're not careful.

But this did not mean that the army would be easily receptive to new technologies, and after the "Seven-Day War", it took Charlemagne's army a lot of time to restructure and equip the army from acknowledging the importance of firearms - this is a miracle achieved against the background of the full support of the top and the consortium without stumbling down.

After careful study and practical contact, Roland felt that a large part of this kind of problem could be attributed to problems of social structure and institutions.

The armies of Titans and Charlemagne greatly benefited from the Consortium and the Defence Army, and the imprint of V.E. was deeply imprinted on these two armies. However, while taking many detours, they did not inherit the soul of the modern army, but only changed the new weapons and uniforms, and in their bones they were still the private army of the feudal monarch -- a feudal army that ranked seniority, valued blood background more than ability, and led the army with a privileged class.

The so-called "aristocracy" also exists within the Defence Force, but the General Staff, which makes up the core of this army, is the place where the doctrine of capability supremacy is thoroughly implemented. There, it is not absolutely important to have "Feng" in the surname, but the level of ability is an important factor in determining military rank and position.

Roland, who has personally experienced the education and cultivation system of the Defense Forces, knows very well that the officer corps of the Defense Forces is not a pedant or a simple-minded martial artist who sits in a trapped room, and Li Lin has spent almost a generation to shape such a group of elven soldiers - with a sound knowledge structure, insight into the spirit of the times, strict training, strict moderation, and a broad vision, neither blindly obeying nor being easy to show. No matter how critical the situation, these exemplary Defence Force officers are far more technologically sensitive and enlightened than their human counterparts in terms of their technical sensibilities and ability to turn inspiration into a permanent system.

(That being said, with clear information that the Albion Army has begun to deploy new rear-loading spiked rifles, these guys are really brainless.) ）

Both Albion and Charlemagne's front-loading smoothbore flintlock pistols were derived from V.E's technology, so the performance gap between the two sides was not very significant, and the tactical use derived from them was more or less consistent. But with the growing tension in the international situation. Especially after accumulating a lot of practical experience in the offensive and defensive battles under Riga, Albion took the lead in trying to improve his rifle. After a series of laughable but meaningful improvements - such as attaching a ruler to a smoothbore gun, attaching a bayonet to the barrel, declaring that nothing other than spherical bullets would be accepted - and under the pressure of the law of "failure is success" and the pressure of the shape, gunsmith Jacob Schneider succeeded in trial-producing the new rifle.

Schneider's right-hand cap magazine structure was cut about 2.5 inches from the breech near the bolt, and this simple lid formed a less secure latching device, and the hammer only needed to be machined to use without the need for a new firing device.

The Schneider rifle fired a new type of cartridge made of beeswax-soaked linen and oiled paper cartridge casings, and achieved a test score of 15 rounds per minute. This speed is almost 5 times faster than that of front-loading smoothbore guns, and the difference in reloading makes it possible to fire horizontally and skirmisher line assaults. The only fly in the ointment is the lack of accuracy, but the flaws are not hidden, overall. The new rifle formed an all-round overwhelming advantage over the rifles in service.

It stands to reason that Charlemagne should have a sense of crisis. But the military personnel were completely untouched, and still clung to the flintlock smoothbore rifles, which had begun to fall behind, and did not devote any energy to the research of similar weapons. In the end, Roland had to invest in the development of a new rifle on his own.

At first, Roland was worried that he would cause a storm if he made weapons privately. Therefore, it is just a rumor to test the reaction of all parties, especially Li Lin. After receiving clear feedback from the consortium without interference. He was still cautious. It wasn't until he devoted himself to the development of the new rifle that he understood why Li Lin didn't care about it.

Complete industrial system.

This is what Li Lin has been focusing on building, and it is the cornerstone that supports Kiafheim's prosperity. At the same time, it is also a key element in the modernization of the defense forces. Since the beginning of the military academy days, the instructors have repeatedly emphasized the importance of the industrial system, and Roland has always kept this point in mind, but after the actual operation, he realized why the instructors should take the trouble to instill the importance of the industrial system in the future officers.

The essence of war is consumption, life, money, and materials are all consumables, and under the condition that the production capacity of the two sides is close in the past, the competition is the ability to replenish personnel and the personal talent of the leading generals, plus a little luck. However, in the era of all-firearms, especially after the war increasingly embodied the characteristics of "total warfare" proposed by Li Lin, industrial output value became an important criterion for judging the victory or defeat of war. Taking the new rifle as an example, the cost of a single rifle is not high, about 3 times that of the old rifle, and the ammunition consumed in one minute is about 4~5 times that of the past. In the case of a rifle, this is nothing, but multiplying this multiple by the total number of Charlemagne's active troops and the need for stockpiles and the need for stockpiles makes an astronomical figure. In addition, the new rifle is a rifled gun, pulling out six rifling wires in a long barrel and manufacturing a high-airtight manual bolt requires new processes and machine tools, and the new fixed ammunition also needs mine mercury and better propellant...... All in all, it requires a lot of skilled workers, machine tools, the chemical industry, and capital investment.

All of the above can only be supported by a strong industrial system, otherwise even if one or two new weapons are produced - even powerful chariots and jet-propelled bombers - without sufficient numbers to support them, their significance on the battlefield will be limited or even negative.

Even if the above problems are solved, we still have to face the adaptation period problem caused by the change of clothes. Since Charlemagne's soldiers were generally low, it took a relatively long time to teach them to maintain and repair their new rifles, and even longer when the total number of troops was taken into account. According to conservative estimates, it will take about four months for the front-line army to complete the re-equipping, adaptation, and formation of combat effectiveness, and it will take about one year for all the armies to complete the re-equipping. No one knows what will happen during the year, but if there is a large-scale battle in the process of reloading, then the troops may have to withdraw all the old rifles, and the new rifles are not yet familiar with the half-baked state, and regardless of the victory or defeat of the war, the reloading itself will inevitably suffer a heavy setback.

Thinking of this, Roland couldn't help but admire Li Lin's cautious attitude when changing into an assault rifle. After various tests of the assault rifle, Li Lin did not hastily order the defense forces to withdraw the semi-automatic rifle with one button and one ring, but gradually withdrew it in batches. The replaced semi-automatic rifles were handed over to the second- and third-line troops, as well as to paramilitary organizations such as youth leagues and national commandos. It not only avoids waste, but also avoids the problem of declining combat effectiveness during the adaptation period of new weapons. At the time, it seemed too cautious, but now it seems to be a very wise choice.

With the high overall military source of the elves and the strong industrial strength, they are still so cautious about replacing them with new rifles, and they can only be cautious when replacing Charlemagne's army.

So Li Lin didn't care about Roland's actions at all, let alone a rear-loading gun, even if Roland got the drawings of the general-purpose machine gun, combat vehicle, and aircraft and handed them to Charlemagne, he wouldn't be worried. With Charlemagne's technical strength and industrial strength. Tell them to build Tiger tanks and winged bombers. It is tantamount to asking primitive people to build the Titanic out of stone, which is simply unrealistic. With him, the super plug-in in the elf camp, to avoid the obstacles that may be encountered on the road to industrialization to the greatest extent, it is a level that needs to be accumulated for 2 or 30 years to develop. There is no ready-made experience to refer to. Moreover, it is impossible for human beings without any accumulation to catch up by leaps and bounds.

"Never make a mistake......

Muttered quietly. The lingering feeling of disgust came back to life.

It's not a good thing to have an infallible referent, it makes everyone else look like a short-sighted fool, and it means that no one has a chance to surpass him.

It's a really disgusting feeling.

For Roland, who is determined to show Li Lin the "third route". There is nothing more unpleasant to him than Li Lin's plan to "use war to redraw the world pattern" and finally prove to be "extremely correct."

"Looks like your generals don't like new toys. ”

Taunts floated through the darkness, and after a few seconds, the silhouette of a hated figure stood out from the darkness.

"I thought that our generals and marshals were rigid enough, and as a result, in the brainless game, the two sides were actually evenly matched. ”

“...... What a mean comment. ”

Roland replied with a wry smile:

"Leaving aside our side, is it appropriate to comment on the Castilian army like that?"

Castile's officers were mostly pedantic, and their attitude towards new weapons was worse than Charlemagne's. After the devastation of the Seven Days War, Castile quickly assembled its own firearms unit. Despite the fact that ordinary soldiers were soon armed with rifles, artillery, the upper knights and officers themselves continued to wear swords and wands, refusing to carry pistols. Not only did the cavalry stubbornly refuse to use firearms, but they were not even willing to allow the musketeers to be paraded and put into battle with them.

For such a mentally retarded person whose head is stuffed with Xiang, no amount of criticism is too much. But the "fox" ...... Her answer was too reasonable, with a "that's what happened" attitude, and she didn't even bother to cover it up. For a patriot and a nationalist, this attitude makes the onlookers a little uncomfortable.

The woman in the mask held up a glass full of wine and moistened her throat.

"Please don't equate patriotism with unconditional support for bureaucrats, especially the corrupt and incompetent kind. ”

A reasonable explanation, the standard answer of the patriots. If he hadn't heard from his adoptive father that "patriotism is an evil virtue" and "patriotism is the last refuge of a hooligan villain", Roland would have almost agreed with this answer. Now he is no longer a simple hairy boy, and he just laughs at this kind of words full of personal emotions.

However, the "fox" seems to have a lot of resentment against the corrupt bureaucrats, and continues to count the bastards.

It's really bad.

Since the establishment of the Daosheng Bank in the joint venture between Albion and the United Principality of Rus, and the announcement that gold would be used as the settlement currency for trade between the two countries, the countries that did not deal with Charlemagne quickly joined the bloody war to jointly strangle Charlemagne's economy. This also includes countries on the silver standard such as Castile.

In order to drive away the evil invaders who invaded the homeland, it is understandable to use some tricks to kill the enemy by killing 1,000 and self-inflicting 800, and there is essentially no difference between Castile's participation in sniping silver and the scorched earth tactics used by the woolly bears during enemy invasions. However, taking advantage of this difficult period to make a fortune or something is unacceptable.

"Some high-ranking generals withheld the salaries of their soldiers, exchanged them all for gold or florin coins, and then exchanged them for pesos and distributed them to the soldiers after the price of silver fell sharply, making huge profits from them. The soldiers threw silver pesos in the officers' faces on the spot and shouted, 'How much do you give Lao Tzu, how much does Lao Tzu fight!' In the fortified area of Guadalajara, the engineer commander resold building materials and built a defensive line out of mud and bricks. A certain general went to Girona, an important town in the south, to inspect and found that a cavalry regiment stationed there was missing, and later after investigation, it was learned that the group of guys under the leadership of the regiment commander used military pay to buy and hoard grain, and then used the means of transportation within the organization to transport it to the front-line cities where there was a shortage of food and resold it for profit......"

Almost all of the problems of the decaying army began to emerge in the Castilian army, and in some respects almost caught up with the pre-1949 national army - only a little, and from 1948 the national army was reluctant to issue even silver dollars and fiat currency, and issued gold yuan coupons directly to the soldiers. Holding the waste paper that was too hard to even wipe their buttocks, the soldiers of the national army simply defected to the Communist Party, and turned their heads and beat the officers who issued golden yuan coupons with a hundred times more energy......

"And then?"

Roland breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that the situation was not too bad - the remarks of the "fox" were just an inevitable outburst of depression after too long, and it would be easy to dispel this negativity.

"You can take out some stupid pigs, but soon there will be new stupid pigs coming in, and the problem is still not solved. ”

At this point, Roland paused. He knew very well what it would take to solve the problem, but it was a little more difficult to get him to say the word "revolution."

Tidying up the situation, Roland asked:

"How's that machine?"

The fox's eyes lit up. (To be continued......)