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"Is this the semi-automatic rifle pointed out by Your Majesty?"

Xue Guiren picked up a rifle and looked at it carefully.

Since it was Wu Changqing's personal instruction and request for research and development, it was definitely a good thing, and Xue Guiren was convinced.

The longer people who follow Wu Changqing, the more mysterious trust they have in Wu Changqing.

Because Wu Changqing wanted to hide his systematic affairs, when he came up with resources and technology, he was very secretive, and even the closest guards did not know the source of those things.

The more times, the more mysterious aura Wu Changqing had on his body.

Many people will have a kind of fear and awe when facing an extremely mysterious Wu Changqing.

"Yeah, this rifle is amazing, it's going to clear a magazine in seconds."

Wu Yu, commander of the Guards battalion, said that this time he was responsible for leading the team to experiment with new weapons.

This is also an old tradition of the Huajun. New weapons are first produced on a small scale, and then brought to the battlefield to test their actual combat performance.

After it is determined to be useful, it will be mass-produced and equipped.

This semi-automatic rifle is the latest rifle manufactured by the arsenal according to Wu Changqing's instructions and the technology provided.

This kind of rifle is much more powerful than the Yongxing 2-year-old rifle. In the Yongxing 2-year-style rifle, the soldier must pull the bolt with his hand to withdraw the shell.

And this semi-automatic rifle doesn't need it, just keep pulling the trigger.

The gunpowder gas can automatically eject the shell, allowing the bullet to be loaded and loaded automatically.

Its shooting speed is several times faster than that of the Yongxing two-year-old rifle.

When shooting, unless you are a sharpshooter, if you want to hit the enemy, you need a bit of luck.

In the same amount of time, the side with more shots is more likely to hit the enemy.

Xue Guiren tried to shoot a few shots, and then complained: "You don't need to try this thing, it's for your Guards, and we poor army can't afford it."

On the battlefield, of course, the faster the rate of fire of the rifle, the better.

However, the faster the firing rate, the faster the bullet consumption.

Bullets are expensive or not, and cheap is not cheap.

If the entire army were to switch to semi-automatic rifles and those prodigals would shoot indiscriminately, the logistics department would be in a panic.

"Commander Xue is joking. You can't use it now, but that doesn't mean you can't use it in the future. Some people used to say that the army couldn't afford machine guns, but now the troops are also equipped with machine guns.

Compared to the more prodigal machine gun, this semi-automatic rifle saves a lot of money. "

Wu Yu said with a smile.

He has been in the Guards, but he doesn't have to worry about consumption like the Army.

"To deal with the barbarians who are still using flintlock guns, the Yongxing 2-year rifle is enough. I'm afraid this semi-automatic rifle has no chance to show its talents."

Xue Guiren said.

Having said that, he also arranged for this guard battalion to go to the battlefield to complete the test mission.

Not only semi-automatic rifles, but also some other equipment to be tested by the guard battalion.

Such as waterproof leather shoes, leather clothing, kettles for clean drinking water, and lighters for easy lighting.

These equipments are specially equipped for the climate of Southeast Asia.

Annam's climate is rainy and humid, with rain falling for at least three-quarters of the year.

People who are not used to this climate will wear cloth shoes to fight in the mountains, and their legs will rot in a short time. Waterproof leather shoes and frequent socks are very important.

Although there is water everywhere in Annan, there is not much clean water suitable for drinking.

In the war in Annan, non-combat attrition may result in more casualties than direct casualties in battle.

In order to make the soldiers comfortable in Annan, Wu Changqing also specially approved a batch of equipment to supply the Southern Military Region.

Among them, the limited number of lighters were all supplied to the Southern Military Region.

In Annan, matches are easily damaged by moisture, and a lighter is very important.

Cooking, heating, and smoking all require a lighter.

When distributing lighters, the people in the logistics department took the trouble to tell those frontline troops to protect this thing.

There are only two in one class, and it is difficult to replenish if it is broken.

For these ordinary soldiers, lighters are magical things.

After getting it in my hands, I couldn't help but try it out.

"Prodigal thing, you want to die, don't you?"

The guy who was having fun was kicked by the monitor.

"See, every time you use it, it will consume the water in it. After you use it up, you won't be able to fight. Then you're going to drill wood to make fire, right?"

The squad leader continued to reprimand, and the soldiers realized the problem, so they carefully kept the lighter and did not dare to use it indiscriminately.

At the beginning of March, the 21st and 26th Divisions of the Southern Military Region, the attached artillery regiment, the guard battalion and other auxiliary troops, a total of more than 28,000 troops, set out from Nanning, Guangxi, and advanced to Lang Son in Annan.

They refused the help of the navy, and the navy kindly wanted to help them land from Haiphong city and go straight to Hanoi, the capital of the Le dynasty.

They didn't want the navy to intervene, lest the navy yell again that they deserve credit.

Not long after the army set out, the people of the Li Dynasty received the news.

Immediately, the high-level officials of Li Chao were in chaos.

"These bastards

Egg, finally revealed their faces. "

Zheng He cursed loudly.

"I said long ago, beware of Dahua, but you have to do business with them."

Li Shenglong came to Zhuge Liang for an afterthought.

When working with Dahua, he had no objection, and neither did others.

Because they all hope to get the help of Dahua to unify Annan.

It's a pity that they are still naive, relying on external forces to help them achieve unity, which is quite absurd.

"It's useless to say that, let's discuss what to do first."

The actual ruler of the current Le Dynasty, Zheng Gen, stopped those meaningless arguments.

"First take back their coal mines in Jinpu, arrest all Dahua businessmen in our territory, raid their homes and behead their heads."

Zheng He said.

He also knew that he could not defeat Dahua's regular army, so he could only vent his anger on Dahua's businessmen.

"I'm afraid this will not work. Dahua wants to save face. Once their businessmen are affected, it will be an endless situation."

Wu Junshan, an important official of the Li Dynasty, expressed his opposition.

Now the two sides are at war, even if they lose, they can surrender to Dahua in the future, and then allegiance to Dahua.

It is nothing more than deprivation of power, but still can live a rich life.

But if they did something cruel and angered Dahua, then after they were defeated, they would definitely be held accountable by Dahua and beheaded.

Wu Junshan doesn't want to fight Dahua to the death, he prefers to leave a way out for himself.

And this is what most people think.