Chapter 1385 Living in Bengbu
No matter what it is, it is useless to just think about it. Even if it works well during testing, it does not represent everything. Many problems can only be discovered slowly during the actual use process.
Therefore, the best way is to produce a batch first, form an experimental force and arm them to see the situation first.
In recent years, although the financial funds are tight due to the tight internal project schedule and large construction investment of the Great Zhou, this amount of money can still be allocated.
Not to mention, Zhou Xu also stopped the subsequent production of heavy individual crossbows, which could save a lot of expenses and was just the right time to switch to the production of matchlock guns.
"Oh, by the way, I have a blueprint here. I'll give it to Consultant Qin first, and you can study it later."
As Zhou Xu spoke, he took out the design drawings of the M1891 rifle that he had obtained from Peter before, and handed them to Qin Fen, who was thinking about how to find an opportunity to resign from his position as technical advisor to their Majesty.
As soon as the blueprint was handed over, Qin Fen knew he could not quit.
Qin Fen opened the drawing and quickly glanced at it. Although the drawing was not very detailed, all the necessary details were included. Most importantly, precise values were also marked on it, which made Qin Fen clearly realize that this drawing was not simple.
At the same time, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, have you summoned another chosen one who knows guns?"
"I would like to, but I need an altar to use."
Zhou Xu couldn't help but complain.
The old god altar is an ancient building left over from the old civilization period. One less is used every time. And the most troublesome thing is that this thing is not only used by the chosen ones of God, even primitive tribes can hold ceremonies with it.
The fact that he was able to find a few of them before was purely luck.
Under this premise, in any area where there is a powerful force, the altars of the old gods must have been cleared out.
Even if he really got an altar, he couldn't get whatever he wanted. In essence, it still depended on luck, otherwise he would not have summoned Wang Pengfei in the first place.
"This was traded from a chosen one in the Smith Republic."
Having said this, Zhou Xu paused.
"To be precise, it should be considered a cooperative project. He is responsible for drawing the blueprints, and I am responsible for research and production. That's basically it."
Hearing this, Qin Fen immediately understood what was going on, and Zhou Xu asked another question.
"This gun is called the M1891, did you know that?"
"have no idea."
Qin Fen shook his head. He really didn't know much about firearms. Apart from going to a shooting club a few times when he was studying abroad, he was no different from Zhou Xu.
Zhou Xu didn't find it strange, after all, he didn't know it himself.
"In short, compared to what we have now, this should be considered a relatively advanced rifle. There are some parts that we may not be able to manufacture because our technology is not yet advanced enough at this stage."
Listening to Zhou Xu's words, Qin Fen nodded. In fact, he also saw it.
Although the drawings are rough, considering the detail requirements, some of the parts in them may not be able to be produced at this stage.
During this time, Zhou Xu continued talking to himself.
"So for now, you can refer to some of his designs for this blueprint, and then try to improve the firearms we have. There is no need to build them according to this blueprint."
Qin Fen understood what Zhou Xu meant, and it also made him realize that he still had to continue doing the consultant's work! "Anyway, you guys should study it first. If you can come up with an improved version in a short period of time, then you can directly produce the improved version."
At this stage, the number of heavy individual crossbows within their Great Zhou is more than enough, and the major battles have been fought, so Zhou Xu is not in a hurry at all at this moment.
His main focus now is stable development.
Then, with the gradual rise in temperature, the season quietly enters summer...
On the coalition side, they followed the greenskins' tracks and came to the ruins of a kingdom.
This kingdom itself was also a member of the coalition, but was destroyed by the bloodthirsty clan in last year's battle.
They were being chased by the coalition forces the whole time and didn't know where to escape, so they simply fled here.
In the current greenskin camp, two emperors were killed in the battles with the coalition forces. After the death of Bloody Hand, even if there is a queue, the first one to go is Bloodthirsty.
But the bloodthirsty emperor was not happy at all.
Damn it, I've been running for my life, being chased everywhere by the coalition forces. If I'm caught, I might lose my life. There's no way I can be happy.
During this period, every time they stopped to rest, their bloodthirsty spirits were a little dazed.
Even if we go back one year, they had already entered the final stage, waiting to wipe out all the allied countries, and then all clans would besiege the Saint Laurent Empire and usher in a complete victory.
Who could have thought that in the blink of an eye, they were the ones being surrounded, while the opposite side was about to achieve a complete victory. This really made the bloodthirsty one a little stunned.
Now the greenskin troops led by him have nowhere to retreat. With no other choice but to be bloodthirsty, they bite the bullet and make the same decision as Bloody Hand did before, which is to launch a night attack!
There is no way, night vision is probably their greatest advantage at the moment.
However, even this advantage was damaged with the addition of dwarf troops.
The dwarf prince Baron was no pushover either, being extremely brave and skilled in fighting. At the beginning of the year, he successfully broke through the bottleneck at the peak of the Hundred Refining Realm and reached the Vajra Realm. Now, he had become the most powerful general in the dwarf army.
Fighting at night, the dwarf troops led by Baron directly became the backbone of the coalition forces.
During this period, the Great Zhou troops led by Li Ce continued to perform steadily. They found a comfortable position, set up their formation and launched a defensive counterattack.
As long as the greenskins rushed up, they would directly fight back with spears.
On the contrary, if the greenskins don't charge up, they will use the crossbow phalanx to attack from a distance, and their main message is "Although we don't work hard, we are definitely not lazy."
This set of tactics also helps to contain a large group of greenskins.
During this process, Li Ce certainly did not forget the Centaur troops.
The Centaur mercenaries led by Lex have just surrendered to their Great Zhou. Although they have not yet been officially naturalized, they are already thinking about making achievements and establishing their careers. He can't just not give them a chance.
After confirming that the Saint Laurent army and the greenskin army were fighting each other on the front battlefield, Li Ce quickly signaled the Giant Eagle Knight to go and pass on the order.
As early as when the greenskin army launched a night attack, Li Ce issued an order for the Centaur troops to detour and move to the outskirts of the battlefield.
Now that the time has come, Drogo, having received the order, raised the spear in his hand.
"Brothers! Now is the time to make achievements!"
(End of this chapter)
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