Looking at the chicken soup in front of him, Liu Feng felt a warmth in his heart, picked it up, and drank it all in one gulp.
After finishing his drink, he smiled and said to Mu Wanqing.
"You go do other things first, I'm going to the blacksmith's workshop."
"I won't be back tonight, get some rest."
Mu Wanqing agreed and nodded obediently.
For the past few days, Liu Feng has kept himself locked in his room.
He thought about many things.
Especially when it came to weapons, Liu Feng retrieved almost everything he could remember.
The supply of saltpeter is now completely sufficient, enough to produce a large number of weapons.
However, when it comes to making firearms, the lightest option is the gun, but it has less power. Heavy artillery has great power, but it is too heavy.
Liu Feng was a special forces soldier before, and he was very familiar with all kinds of guns. Every part of the gun was etched into his mind.
Therefore, designing firearms is the easiest thing to do, so under the current circumstances, developing a musket is undoubtedly the best choice.
However, there was another problem: the muskets they made at the beginning were bird guns, and their power was even inferior to their own bows and crossbows.
Even if you send a large number of troops to arm the armed forces, it will not have much advantage in improving the overall combat effectiveness of the troops.
Furthermore, loading gunpowder and other materials also require a great deal of time.
Turning a musket into a real firearm was not easy; the first challenge was finding the steel needed.
A true musket requires a perfect combination of bullets, chamber, and even rifling to achieve its maximum advantage.
This reduces the risk of barrel explosion and improves accuracy.
Therefore, after weighing the options several times, Liu Feng decided to produce enough hand grenades.
Hand grenades are small in size but powerful enough and easy to carry. Imagine if, at the start of a battle, each cavalryman carried five hand grenades and threw them all into a group of enemies—what an effect that would be.
Secondly, there are cannons.
Although the cannon is enormous, Liu Feng can make it given his current casting capabilities.
As for cannons, Liu Feng didn't plan to make any particularly complex ones; he could simply modify the ancient red-coated cannons.
As for grenades, Liu Feng didn't plan to use the same kind as before.
We need to improve upon what he made, starting with increasing the size slightly, increasing the amount of gunpowder loaded, and increasing the lethality.
In addition, improvements were made to miniaturize and mobility the long crossbow, resulting in arrows capable of launching grenades.
In this way, an integrated offensive and defensive system is formed.
Hand grenades, crossbow bolts, and cannons.
Right now, the most important thing to mass-produce is hand grenades.
His plan was to create a light cavalry force, and on the existing foundation, to maximize the combat capabilities of the light cavalry.
The goal is simple: to use highly mobile light cavalry to deal with Wu's chariots, trading an oversized grenade for a chariot.
Even if Wu's chariot technology was far ahead and it had a complete production system, it certainly couldn't produce grenades as quickly.
All that's needed is to train three to five hundred light cavalrymen, specifically for throwing grenades.
When these people go to the front lines, they will deal a devastating blow to Wu's cavalry.
It's like an elephant stepping on an ant; it's bound to die, even if it doesn't.
As for the crossbow bolts, these powerful weapons with grenades attached to their arrows were the first wave of attacks prepared by Liu Feng. Once the battle started, the crossbowmen and crossbowmen would fire together.
Adding wheels to the long crossbow will make it more aggressive in plains warfare, and will also increase its range.
Finally, there are cannons, which are invaluable for both attacking and defending cities.
When the time comes, they will fire out one iron bullet after another, and the explosions will be a nightmare for both infantry and cavalry.
Liu Feng handed the blueprints for what he wanted to Zhang Tiechui. Unlike the other two items, the production of the cannon would take an extremely long time.
As for hand grenades, they are the fastest to make, and the current technology is mature, making them the fastest to mass-produce. The same goes for crossbows; they are not difficult to make.
Zhang Tiechui couldn't produce anything here either, so Liu Feng's plan was to have Lin Xiaoxi find some loyal people in the guard team.
Find a secluded little courtyard to start making it, entirely by hand.
The last thing to do is to select people. To form a light cavalry unit that throws grenades, we must select new people.
After giving instructions to Zhang Tiechui, Liu Feng went to the carpentry workshop and gave a briefing to Zhu Zi.
The next stop is the training ground to select personnel.
Now, in addition to Shanmie, Lin Bai is also training on the training field.
After being rejected by Liu Feng, Lin Bai was not discouraged. She was a strong-willed person and did not give up easily.
He tried to move Liu Feng with his actions and teach her martial arts.
But when Liu Feng arrived at the training ground, he didn't even glance at Lin Bai.
"Linghu Yuanshan".
Liu Feng directly beckoned Linghu Yuanshan over.
Linghu Yuanshan, who was leading his troops in practicing formations, immediately jogged over to Liu Feng's side.
"General, which unit should we deploy today?"
Perhaps it's because Liu Feng has been going out too often lately, and he has to choose some people to protect him every time he goes out.
Therefore, upon seeing Liu Feng appear, Linghu Yuanshan instinctively assumed that Liu Feng was about to go out again and had come to gather his guards.
"No one is needed today. I asked you to bring out a light cavalryman earlier, how's the situation?"
"General, light cavalry relies on mobility, so we are quite strict in selecting men, and we currently have around three hundred."
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