Twenty-Five Rekindle the Beacon

The 7,000 rounds of ammunition in front of me are all distributed, and basically a rifle can only be equipped with 8 rounds of ammunition. With this number of bullets, Chris felt that let alone an offensive battle, even the usual training was not enough.

The stretched number of bullets reminded Chris of the hard years called the War of Resistance. In those days, each soldier in the poor Chinese army had only single-digit bullets to use.

"This number of bullets is definitely not enough. At least 100,000 bullets are needed before I can win a war." Chris's face also became ugly, and he said to Smith: "I will answer any technical problems you have. I can solve it for you...but the production capacity of the bullet...you must pile it up for me!"

As he spoke, he clenched his fists in front of Smith: "This is a task that must be completed! Do you understand?"

"Ming, I understand..." Smith knew that for Alan Hill, expansion was imminent. As an industry that is the driving force for expansion, it must provide all the necessary materials for this war, including weapons and ammunition, as well as various other products.

This is the interesting point of modern industrial civilization: to expand outward at all costs for industrialization, and in order to expand, it must expand its own industrial scale madly. It looks like a paradox, but within the paradox lies a bloody road to glory.

"The production of grenades..." Chris asked about the production status of another big killer. Since bullets are too precise to be mass-produced, grenades are the only way to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Even in the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, even in the darkest workshops behind the enemy, grenades could be continuously produced, mainly because the production process of this thing was really not complicated.

In the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the production speed of grenades even exceeded the production speed of bullets in some areas, which also proved from the side that the production process of wooden handle grenades was very simple.

The fuze with the most precise structure can also be mass-produced by hand. But this is also tolerable, after all, as long as half of the grenades can be detonated normally, it is enough to suppress the enemy.

The grenade that Chris chose for his troops was also the most classic wooden handle grenade, the famous German M24 grenade. This grenade was chosen for a reason.

Because of the advanced nature of weapons and equipment, Chris estimates that his troops will be fighting offensive operations in the next two or even three years. If the Magic Empire didn't go to war, his troops would have been uninhabited in the mortal lands.

Since it is mainly offensive operations, it is natural to use offensive grenades. The egg-shaped grenades with more complex craftsmanship and short throwing distances were rejected by Chris. Because the firepower of the troops is still seriously insufficient, using grenades as a melee weapon is also a way to fill the firepower gap, so the M24 grenade has become a better choice.

In the era of no mortars and submachine guns, close-range fire suppression can only be accomplished by grenades. In this case, the wooden handle grenade, which has a long throw distance and is not easy to roll off, is really much better than a defensive grenade.

Another reason is actually easy to understand: Seris, which is rich in giant trees, has developed a very developed woodworking technology. The wooden handle of the wooden handle grenade is very mature, and the materials are also very sufficient, so there is no need to worry about production problems.

With this column of reasons, the M24 grenade has become the standard weapon for Ailan Hill soldiers, and has been mass-produced recently - but the first few batches of grenades often failed misfires, and were later used by soldiers. They are nicknamed "Warhammer"...

"The production speed of grenades is very fast." Speaking of this, Smith finally regained some confidence: "We produced 4,000 grenades,

Ten days later, another 1,000 may be produced! "

Chris finally felt relieved, because if there were grenades as a supplement, his troops could be ready for battle more quickly, and used to fire the first shot of the Principality of Ireland Hill's external expansion.

Now he has no way to stop his plan: if he chooses to give up, then the citizens of Ireland Hill, who are destined to go bankrupt, will also tear Chris apart and replace him with a more radical monarch.

...

That night, Chris summoned Vagron and others to prepare for a new round of war plans. A careful analysis and inspection before the battle is a necessary condition for victory. Chris didn't want to fight an unprepared battle, so he hurried all his subordinates to a meeting in advance. And this time, he has three main attack directions to choose from.

"We have just paid the capital for the Arrant Empire... It is very irrational to start a war rashly at this time." Des gave his own point of view: "At least in the past six months. Li, Arrant is a very safe rear for us."

"The materials we have mobilized do not support us to attack such a huge empire as Arlant. We only have ammunition for two assaults... In this case, as long as Arlant does not submit to us and agrees to make peace with us, we will fully Collapse." Diens also shook his head, analyzing the irrationality of attacking the Arrant Empire from a material point of view.

Chris also thinks that it is a very stupid thing to bite the hardest bone. He thinks that he should attack the earthen fortress. This meeting is also a meeting to unify the caliber of everyone.

"If we attack the Higgs Kingdom, our country will become a long and narrow strip, isolating Arrant and the countries in the north... Our defense area is too long in this state." Chris pointed to the map Said: "Also, bordering the Magic Empire in advance has never been the result we wanted."

"So, we can only attack the earthen fortresses. Get through the earthen fortresses to the two places in North County, and include them in our territory." Chris stroked the map on the table, indicating to everyone: "In this way, although we may We are still facing three enemies, but we have gained many substantial benefits.”

"First of all, the steel and coal mines of the earth castle will be included in our country. In this way, the materials we need to buy will be reduced by half, and the funds will be more abundant." Des explained to everyone in front of him: "Just With steel, we can double our capacity.”

Today’s wars are actually serving Serris’s economy. So everyone in the room, except Vagron, was thinking about how to maximize the economic benefits with a victory.

In their opinion, as long as the earth fort and Beijun are opened up, they can connect the trade route to the grassland empire. There is a big buyer of ironware, salt and cloth, and Ailan Hill can dump a lot of their own products.

Having a market is one aspect, and another aspect is saving the funds for the acquisition of mines. This is also one of the reasons why Chris attaches great importance to attacking the earth fort. Smith has said before that the earth fort is a big producer of iron, and it is also a big producer of iron. There are coal mines, which are the most needed things for the industrialization of Serris.

"And there is copper in the earth fort's mine, which is what we lack the most right now." Smith looked at the property survey form of the earth fort and said, "If we can control a copper mine, our bullets will be easier to produce. already."

Now, the production pressure of the arsenal is mainly concentrated on the rifle and the bullet. What restricts the production speed of rifles is mainly the defects of precision machining, and what restricts the production of bullets, in addition to precision machining, is the scarcity of copper ore.

Under the circumstance that there is no other way, the soldiers of Ailan Hill basically do not have copper bullets in their hands, and steel shell bullets mixed with a small amount of iron have become the mainstream, but this kind of bullet case is indeed inferior to copper shell bullet in performance. The results are there for all to see.

"Let the 1st regiment set off in three days, and I will personally lead the troops to conquer the earthen fort..." Chris stared at the map and made up his mind to fight, and said to everyone attending the meeting: "I want the 1st regiment within fifteen days. , take the earth fort in a battle!"

"Unlike Maine and Ferry City, there are a large number of cavalry in the earth fort. Therefore, we cannot use our cavalry to establish an advantage..." When entering the specific battle, Vagron has more say.

He pointed to the map on the table and introduced: "The cavalry of the earth fort is built on the grassland... The combat power is stronger than our Seris cavalry. We can't drive them to the city of' earth fort', we can only Fight them in the wild."

"It's a pity...they must have heard about Mayne and the ferry, and it's hard to say whether they have taken precautions against us." Losing their preemptive advantage, Ailan Hill's troops were faced with empty air. He has brute force, but he can't kill those annoying cavalry that come and go like the wind.

The best way to deal with cavalry is actually machine guns - unfortunately, Ireland Hill has only a pitiful less than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, and a machine gun is almost used up after half an hour.

"Send two teams of messengers..." Chris didn't shake his determination to attack the bunker, and ordered: "One team goes to the bunker and declares war on them; the other goes to Arante and tells them that the bunker colluded with the grassland empire and harassed them. Our borders..."

"Prepare for war! For the rise of Alan Hill! We need war, and only flame can make steel stronger! Light the beacon, follow me, and break the shackles of fate on us!" Chris's hand pressed On the map, a simple pre-battle mobilization road was made.

Everyone stood up, clenched a fist on Chris's right hand and pressed it on his chest: "Long live Alan Hill!"