Hearing the discussions among the guards, Li Xin also broke into a bright smile.
Especially after seeing the effects of the new rifle in action, his face beamed with joy!
"Not bad, not bad!"
Li Xin, his face full of satisfaction, said with a smile, "Xu Hedou, you've accomplished another great thing! Your contributions are invaluable! Invaluable!"
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!"
Xu Hedou and the others immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Get up, get up."
Li Xin helped Xu Hedou up and said, "I will not treat you unfairly. Xu Hedou, draw up a list of meritorious personnel, and I will reward you accordingly!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Hedou thanked him again, saying, "Your Majesty, this is all something we should do."
"It's my duty to do good, and I should naturally be rewarded!"
Li Xin smiled and said, "I have always been like this, rewarding those who have made contributions! Not to mention anything else, the new rifle alone is a great achievement that will benefit future generations!"
Look at the soldiers' reactions, they all say it's good, that's what truly matters!
"His Majesty,"
Xu Hedou replied with a smile: "After the new rifle was produced, we also compared it with the flintlock rifle made in Dongning."
The two types of firearms differ greatly in terms of rate of fire, range, power, and accuracy!
The new rifle has increased its rate of fire by nearly 20%.
Moreover, the new rifle has adopted helical rifling, which has increased its range by 30% to 40%, with an effective range of 300 to 400 meters!
Its maximum range is five or six hundred meters!
However, the maximum range of its power is between two and three hundred meters!
In addition, the accuracy has also been greatly improved. Sharpshooters can hit the target every time within the effective range!
This is a significant improvement over the flintlock muskets made in Dongning!
"Not bad, not bad!"
Li Xin nodded; he naturally understood the advantages of the new rifle.
Otherwise, why would Li Xin have gone to such lengths to search for different firearm design schemes in intelligent technology, improve and update them, and then replace the standard equipment of various armies?
In fact, the improvement of these data in the new firearms is to be expected.
The data will improve once the brass-fitted bullets are manufactured.
Most importantly, once nitrocellulose smokeless gunpowder and more precise boring machines are made, the power will be even greater!
Actually, these aren't the most important things.
For Li Xin, the most important advantage of the new firearms was that they no longer used flint firing mechanisms, which effectively avoided the disadvantage of not being able to use firearms in rainy weather.
The new firearm uses fixed-load bullets and is breech-fired, so it can be used as usual regardless of whether it is raining or snowing!
That's the biggest benefit!
It can be said that it was only after the use of new firearms that firearms completely overshadowed cold weapons!
Completely suppress cold weapons!
Historically, it was only after the widespread adoption of breech-loading firearms that cold weapons completely disappeared from the historical stage.
Now that the Great Nation has these new rifles, the road ahead will be much easier!
Thinking it over, Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
The new rifles are now ready for mass production. The current priority is to maximize their production so that all the armies of the Great Gansu can be equipped with them as soon as possible.
In addition to this, Li Xin was also concerned about the production and construction of the Yanning Type 1 breech-loading cannon.
After leaving the rifle range, all the newly manufactured rifles were put into service with the guard regiment.
Li Xin, along with Xu Hedou, arrived at the artillery production workshop of the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.
"His Majesty,"
As soon as he entered the artillery production workshop, Xu Hedou began to explain: "The development process of the new artillery is much slower than that of the new rifles."
Compared to the new rifles, the new artillery had a more complex manufacturing process, and the requirements for steel, gunpowder, and other materials were also more stringent.
Therefore, we have only just successfully tested the new type of artillery.
As for the production line for the new artillery, it is still under construction and undergoing testing; mass production will likely take at least another month.
"A month?"
Li Xin nodded slightly and said, "The progress is very fast. Don't rush, take it slow!"
Looking at Xu Hedou, Li Xin asked, "If there are any shortages in terms of manpower or funding, please report them promptly. The affairs of the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau are of paramount importance and cannot be compromised in the slightest. All parties will provide full support to you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Hedou quickly replied.
After inspecting the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau again, Li Xin and his group left.
After returning to the Wuying Hall in the capital, Li Xin sat at his desk, reflecting on what he had seen and heard at the Capital Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.
Nowadays, there has been great progress in new rifles and new artillery.
In addition, the Academy of Sciences has also successfully developed and tested nitrations of nitrocellulose, glycerol, nitrocellulose smokeless gunpowder, mercury fulminate, and other materials.
Especially with Li Xin's support, it has already entered the mass production stage.
Once these things are mass-produced, Li Xin's military strength will reach a new level!
Hand grenades, bullets, and propellants can all be upgraded and replaced!
The new rifles and artillery are more than enough!
Even if it's just the arms trade, if he sells all the flintlock muskets made in Dongning, old-fashioned muzzle-loading cannons, thunderclap bombs, and even old-fashioned hand grenades, Li Xin won't have to worry!
After all, they still had new weapons like new rifles and new artillery that represented a generation ahead!
Maintaining a technological advantage in weaponry is Li Xin's greatest asset in his quest for dominance!
However, right now, the most troublesome thing for Li Xin is how to counter cavalry!
Even now, Li Xin is only using the captured warhorses to build his own cavalry force.
However, building a cavalry force is not something that can be done overnight.
Li Xin needed to consider how to restrain the cavalry and prevent them from charging and causing heavy casualties on the ground.
As far as I can remember, it was only after the advent of machine guns such as the Gatling gun and Browning gun that cavalry truly disappeared from the historical stage.
After all, the terrifying rate of fire of machine guns is something that even the fastest cavalry charge cannot stop.
In the face of machine guns, cavalry charges were practically sitting ducks.
As long as there are enough machine guns, even if all these cavalrymen die on the battlefield, they probably won't be able to get close to the position.
During the Matabele War, four heavy machine guns were used on the battlefield for the first time and successfully stopped the frenzied attack of five thousand Zulus, demonstrating their astonishing destructive power!
This kind of weapon is also known as a meat grinder!
If such a weapon could be developed sooner, perhaps the rule of the grassland bandits and cavalry could be ended sooner.
Thinking it over, Li Xin activated the smart technology app, searching for blueprints and data on Gatling guns, Browning guns, and Maxim guns for study.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
