Compared to the Gatling gun, Browning gun, and Maxim gun, the Gatling gun was the easiest to manufacture in this era.
It is large and heavy, but with the addition of two wheels, it can be moved.
Most importantly, the Gatling multi-barrel machine gun is essentially a combination of several new rifles, and its technical requirements are not much higher than those of current new rifles.
Moreover, the manufacturing process is not particularly complicated.
Relatively speaking, it is relatively easy to manufacture.
Once technology advances and skills become more proficient, then we can manufacture machine guns such as the Browning and Maxim.
After careful consideration, Li Xin has now chosen the Gatling gun.
In the smart technology section, he carefully examined the parameters of the Gatling gun and then copied them all down.
Before I knew it, I had spent the whole night tidying up.
The blueprints and parameters for the Gatling gun were not finalized until the next morning.
Looking at the booklet in his hand, Li Xin took a deep breath and stretched.
As for how to name this machine gun, Li Xin thought for a moment and decided to name it the Yanning Year 1 Machine Gun, following the naming principles of new rifles and new artillery.
After finalizing the details, Li Xin handed the booklet to Xu Hedou, Zhang Hong, and others at the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, instructing them to select a group of technicians to be responsible for the trial production of the Yanning Type 1 machine gun.
However, Li Xin did not urge them much regarding the Yanning Type 1 machine gun.
After all, for the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, the most important task was the mass production of the Yanning Year 1 breech-loading rifle and the Yanning Year 1 breech-loading cannon.
These two standard weapons are also urgently needed!
As for the Yanning Type 1 machine gun, there's no rush to see when it will be successfully developed.
While Li Xin was busy working on the Yan Ning Type 1 machine gun, the newly expanded cavalry force in the Tongzhou area was also undergoing training.
At the same time, the captured grassland bandits were handed over in batches to mines, engineering teams, and railway engineering teams to be used as laborers.
Most of these grassland bandits ended up working in the coal and iron mines around Qian'an and Kailuan.
With this free labor force, mining operations progressed much faster.
Meanwhile, the Beijing Iron and Steel Plant and the Yuguan Iron and Steel Plant are also under construction.
The industrial development of the entire capital city is progressing steadily.
While Li Xin returned to the capital, things were also developing rapidly in Guiling Province.
After Yuan Weiwen, the commander of the local garrison in Guiling, led his regiments to Qincheng Prefecture and Lianzhou Prefecture, he joined up with locals such as Gu Shisan and Zhao Shuisheng.
After listening to the reports from Gu Shisan and Zhao Shuisheng, Yuan Weiwen smiled.
"Not bad!"
Yuan Weiwen said with a smile, "It seems that the situation in Guiling Province has been completely turned around, which makes things much more convenient for us!"
"Commander Yuan,"
Zhao Shuisheng asked, "What did His Majesty say? Are we going to do something big this time?"
"Yes, let's do something big!"
Yuan Weiwen nodded and said, "Currently, our Guiling local garrison has six regiments, totaling more than 10,000 men."
Moreover, you are continuing to build up your militia forces, and your strength will continue to increase.
With so many troops, wouldn't it be a waste to just engage in small-scale skirmishes like before?
When I came here this time, I also discussed it with the commander of the Shenwu Army. Our Guiling local garrison and the Shenwu Army will join forces to launch a pincer attack from the north and south to capture Li Ming's troops!
The Shenwu Army will launch an attack on Li Ming's troops in Heluo Province, Daiyue Province, Huaibei Province and other places.
Meanwhile, we are assisting the attack in Guiling and Lingnan provinces, tying down Li Ming's troops stationed there, and launching a surprise attack on Li Ming's troops from the rear!
"Strive to defeat Li Ming as soon as possible, and completely pacify Li Ming and Jiangnan before autumn!"
"good!"
Zhao Shuisheng breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat excited.
Gu Shisan, standing to the side, looked at Yuan Weiwen and asked, "Commander Yuan, how should we plan this operation?"
"We'll split our forces into two groups,"
Yuan Weiwen said, "Now we have six regiments, plus the newly trained militia as guides, so we can split into two groups."
The First, Second, and Third Regiments, along with some militia, marched north to attack Guiling City and seize the entire Guiling Province!
You, Vice Commander Gu, will be in charge of this entire journey!
You're quite familiar with Guiling Province, so let's strive to take over the entire province as soon as possible!
"good!"
Gu Shisan quickly replied.
"in addition,"
Yuan Weiwen continued, "With the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Regiments as the main force, plus a portion of militia, we will advance eastward from Lianzhou Prefecture, aiming for Lingnan City, and seize the entire Lingnan Province."
I will personally lead this journey, with Vice Commander Zhao assisting me!
We will launch a two-pronged attack, striving to seize Guiling Province and Lingnan Province as soon as possible and open up new opportunities!
"good!"
Zhao Shuisheng nodded and said with a smile, "That's quite a generous gesture!"
Looking back, what we did back then was nothing special!
"With more troops, we can't afford to engage in small-scale skirmishes!"
Yuan Weiwen smiled and continued, "Not only that, when I came here, the northern provinces were still drawing militia forces to expand into regiments, which will then be sent to support our Lingnan local garrison."
At that time, our focus will not be limited to Guiling Province and Lingnan Province, but can even be extended to Huguang Province, Minyue Province, and even Dianchi Province and Qianzhong Province.
We can conquer the entire southern region to support the Divine Martial Army's southward campaign!
"When we arrived, His Majesty had already given orders to expedite the military operations in the south!"
"Beating Li Ming is a piece of cake!"
Gu Shisan smiled and said, "Li Ming's troops are like camels trapped in a cage. They may seem bigger than horses, but they are all bark and no bite!"
As long as our army marches south, Li Ming will soon perish!
However, His Majesty also has to deal with the threat of bandits from the northern grasslands, so he can't spare that many troops for the time being, which is why Li Ming and his men have been able to cause trouble until now.
"hehe!"
Gu Shisan sneered and continued, "But now things are much better. With Commander Yuan's arrival, Li Ming's demise can be accelerated!"
"Vice Commander Gu is too kind!"
Yuan Weiwen smiled and said, "This is all part of His Majesty's plan. We are just following His Majesty's orders."
"alright,"
After looking at Gu Shisan and Zhao Shuisheng, Yuan Weiwen said, "Gu Shisan and Zhao Shuisheng, integrate your respective squads with the local militia and try to expand to two more regiments."
"Let's strengthen our forces as soon as possible. We can't wait any longer; let's get started!"
"good!"
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