System, help me become the empress

Chapter 154 Inspecting the Divine Machine Battalion

As soon as Xue Jing left, Xu Youxi sat at the table, thinking about it, always worried about the coastal defense issue.

The memorial in front of her had been unfolded for a long time, but she couldn't read a single word.

Ugh.

The countries around Dagan basically do not pose a big threat, but the overseas continents are all time bombs, and they may start fighting on their own at any time.

She wished she could take a boat to nearby countries to find out about the situation, but no, at least not now.

Since Xu Youxi was born in this life, he has demanded himself with the goal of being an "Eternal Mingjun".But it wasn't until she actually sat on the throne that she suddenly realized that although this position brought her unlimited power, it also firmly trapped her.

"Get out of the palace."

Xu Youxi dropped the pen in his hand.

It was almost evening now, and the lanterns were being lit one after another, but this huge palace seemed a bit calm and lonely.

"Your Majesty, it's so late, where are you going?" Zhou Kuixue hurriedly followed Xu Youxi and asked.

"Shenji Battalion."

Xu Youxi quickly put on a coat, and began to stride outside the palace.

The Shenji Camp had already had dinner at this time, and the soldiers were training in batches. A group of people tied sandbags to their hands and feet while running with heavy guns on their backs; a group of people were constantly aiming at the target to practice throwing; In the practice of three-stage arrangement battle.

Although the sky was getting dark and the vision was not good enough, this did not affect their enthusiasm for practicing shooting and aiming.

"Your Majesty, you came here so late, are you still worried about Guangdong?"

The remaining afterglow of the setting sun shone on Xu Youxi's body, and it was not difficult to see her serious expression at this time: "Have Yu Xuejing looked for you?"

"Yes, Master Yu has informed the minister of the matter, and the camp is also urgently deploying soldiers and supplies."

Teng Xuesheng bent down and whispered, he seemed a little surprised why Xu Youxi was so nervous, didn't General He already beat the enemy away?
Xu Youxi understood Teng Xuesheng's expression: "Don't underestimate any battle at sea. Our existing muskets, mines, and rockets, including the sacred fire and crows, are not conducive to defending at sea. Well, that would be easy to get caught up in! Our warships have cannons, and the enemy has them too. In a real fight, we won’t have much advantage at all. It’s not difficult to win once or twice, can we guarantee to win every time!”

"If you can't win all the time, what will the coastal people do? What about the merchants who depend on sea trade for their livelihood?"

After Xu Youxi finished speaking, Teng Xuesheng also became nervous: "Your Majesty, do you need me to do anything?"

Xu Youxi looked at the soldiers who were sitting on the steam car practicing blunderbuss shooting in the distance, and gestured: "I ask you, how many mines and rockets do you need to completely blow up that steam car?"

Teng Xuesheng made a simple estimate: "To completely destroy it, at least five to six shells will be needed."

"Then what if the steam car is still a hundred meters away?"

"This……"

"This shows that the problem is very simple. The power of firearms is too small, the instantaneous explosive power is not enough, and the accuracy still needs to be improved. Firearm innovation is of course important. From the current point of view, the focus of the Shenji Battalion still has to be on increasing the aiming and power of weapons. .”

"Yes." Teng Xuesheng quickly wrote it down, "Your Majesty, in fact, since our guns have added a rifling design, the accuracy has been greatly improved compared to before."

Xu Youxi looked in another direction, the soldier who was struggling to reload the gun, and said: "I see that the camp has basically transitioned to flintlock guns now? Are there any difficulties with flintlock guns now?"

"It's just... since the addition of the rifling, although the performance of the gun has improved a lot, it has become very difficult to install the bullets."

"Since loading bullets from the front is difficult, is it possible to design a gun that loads bullets from the rear?"

"what?"

Teng Xuesheng was confused, and subconsciously felt that His Majesty's idea was absurd. It was impossible for the bullet to be loaded from behind.

"Commander Teng, how long will it take for the Shenji Battalion to develop a breech-loading gun?" Xu Youxi looked at Teng Xuesheng, and at the same time brought the pressure over, "Let the person in charge of firearms research find a way."

"The minister obeys the order."

Teng Xuesheng also had no choice but to agree first, since His Majesty said yes, then it will definitely work.

"Under the circumstances that the firearms of the Shenji Camp cannot provide an absolute deterrent to other countries, everyone must be ready for war at all times." Xu Youxi thought over and over again, "Morale and weapons are indispensable when going out to fight in the army. By the way, what if There is a large-scale battle in the country, how do you solve the military rations?"

"Generally, several staple foods are cooked in a large pot at the same time, and sometimes some flatbread and pickles are prepared in advance. The army will carry some live poultry. If there is a big victory in the army, these live poultry can be slaughtered to reward the soldiers. "

Although people marched and fought in ancient times, they were used to living in the wind, eating and sleeping in the open, and the food was as simple as it could be.In case of a protracted battle where the two sides are evenly matched, the supply of food and grass will not be enough, and the situation of eating bark will happen from time to time.

Xu Youxi recalled for a while, in the past World War I and World War II, the meals of soldiers in those European countries were generally not bad, with all kinds of canned food, fresh vegetables, and even beer and Coke.

In this contrast, the big soldiers are really unlucky.

Don't talk about beer or anything else, basically I don't even dare to drink too much water, at most I can drink some ebony plums to quench my thirst.

and many more.

Can our army also prepare some canned food?

But what is the principle of food canning?
Seeing that Xu Youxi remained silent for a long time, Teng Xuesheng began to wonder if he had said something wrong.

"Commander Teng, is your wife at home today?" Xu Youxi asked suddenly.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to eat today? I will arrange it now."

Xu Youxi was a little dissatisfied and said, "Is it just for eating every time I come here?"

what?
Is not it?
Commander Teng thought subconsciously.

"Okay, since Mrs. Teng is at home, I hope to see her."

"Yes, I'll call her over now."

Xu Youxi found a tent and sat down, and the attendants beside him lit candles with matches. Outside the tent, the sound of soldiers shouting slogans and gunshots could be heard everywhere.

Soon, a mild-looking middle-aged woman came in behind Commander Teng.

Although the woman was dressed in ordinary clothes, she had a very comfortable aura on her body. At first glance, she looked like a gentle woman from IKEA.

"Your Majesty, this is the bitch."

"Cao Min pays homage to Your Majesty, long live your Majesty." Mrs. Teng knelt down and saluted respectfully.

"Madam Teng, get up, come and sit down." Xu Youxi ordered the seat next to him to be vacated.

"Cao Min thanked His Majesty for your kindness."

(End of this chapter)