Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 126 Good Kill! God is merciful!
Just as Chen Jie and Thirteenth Aunt were rushing back to the capital.

The entire WQ district in Tianjin was in an uproar.

The Criminal Investigation Department and the Concession personnel kept rushing to the mansion.

The noise was so loud that even the Grand Council and the Governor's Office were alarmed.

On the street, Japanese samurai and rows of private soldiers quickly rushed towards the mansion.

hiss--!
Many people on the street gasped in shock after seeing this scene.

What happened?
In less than half an hour, the entire WQ district mansion was packed with people, three layers inside and three layers outside.

Some gang members were curious and asked around, wanting to know what had happened.

Soon after,

After entering the mansion, the Criminal Investigation Department in charge of the investigation announced a piece of news that shocked everyone.

The Toyo Wuqing Company was destroyed!
According to the body count, a total of sixty-seven people were killed!

The branch base of the Oriental Black Dragon Society, the Oriental Wuqing Company, was eradicated.

The branch president, Yu Kitagawa, was killed on the spot.

Also killed at the same time were Zheng Yumian, the official of the Daqian Dynasty, and Wu Jiangbei, the priest of the Taiping.

There were also a large number of Japanese samurai.

For a while,
The whole of Tianjin was in a complete shock.

The news continued to spread, even alarming the entire capital.

"Impossible? The Japanese Wuqing Company was destroyed?"

"I often see Japanese people coming in and out of Wuqing Society. There are many Japanese warriors living there, and there are also many Japanese women. How could so many people be killed?"

"It's true. I heard from the Criminal Investigation Department that the people inside died tragically. Many of them had their heads blown up and their bodies were mutilated!"

"The martial arts of the Japanese warriors are very high, and many of them are strong and powerful. Who can kill so many people at once? Could it be that the top strong man of the Ouchi has finally taken action?"

"Even the Taiping's priest Wu Jiangbei was killed. It must be more than one person who did it."

"Good kill! God, please be merciful!"

"No matter who killed him, I will set up a longevity card for him!"

"It would be really exciting if we could completely wipe out the Japanese Concession."

"—"

In the Tianjin area, the Toyo Wuqing Company has been operating for many years.

The Japanese samurai were used to being arrogant and domineering in Tianjin, and they committed countless evil deeds.

When they heard that the Toyo Wuqing Company had been destroyed, the people of Tianjin cheered excitedly.

-

After returning to the capital, Chen Jie asked Aunt Thirteen to go home first.

Then he returned to his secluded abode with the box containing the Barrett, and having done everything, he rode straight to Simon Hall's camp.

As for the chaos in Tianjin, he had no time to pay attention to the progress of the investigation because he had left long ago.

Even if there is an investigation, he will never be the subject of the investigation.

He is in the capital, dozens of kilometers away from Tianjin.

Moreover, he and Aunt Thirteen both disguised themselves before going to Tianjin.

Now that the entire Toyo Wuqing Company has been destroyed, everyone speculates that it must be some powerful force in Tianjin.

Even many people, the first thing that comes to their mind is the most mysterious place of the Daqian Dynasty - Da Nei!
Only the top masters in the palace have such strength.

Even the Taiping's priest Wu Jiangbei was killed. Ordinary small forces definitely do not have such terrifying combat power.

of course,

All these speculations have nothing to do with Chen Jie.

It was already dusk when he returned to Simon Hall's camp.

Under Chen Jie's arrangement, Wan Jinpeng was in charge of Ximen Hall's intelligence organization - Qianying.

Therefore,
Only Yan Kuangtu, Liu Qi, Xue Qian and others lived in Ximen Hall’s camp.

Wan Jinpeng was not in the camp, but was working elsewhere while recovering from his injuries.

Since the 'Hidden Shadow' intelligence organization had just been established, it was not only one of the most important departments of the Ximen Hall, but also required a large amount of silver dollars.

Therefore,
The real person in charge of Qianying is Aunt Thirteen.

In a core department like the intelligence department, Chen Jie naturally couldn't trust anyone.

Even though Thirteenth Aunt is only the second in charge, he is the real boss.

Chen Jie is personally responsible for making decisions on any major matters.

Yan Kuangtu is in charge of the Ximentang camp.

After some planning, Chen Jie divided Ximen Hall into several departments.

The combat department, logistics department, intelligence department, etc., many departments are still being improved.

After dinner, training was carried out in the camp.

After all, Yan Kuangtu was a general of the Daqian Dynasty and was very good at leading troops.

During this period, Ximen Hall has been expanding and recruiting people.

Especially after Chen Jie became the leader of the "righteous group" in Xicheng District, Ximen Hall was able to recruit soldiers with justification.

at this time,

There are more than 300 people in the entire Simon Church.

Yan Kuangtu's former subordinates, including other recruited deserters who fled from Shandong to the capital, totaled more than 200 people and constituted the absolute main force.

The other one hundred people were gangsters recruited by Liu Qi, Zhang Dezhi, Xue Qian and others.

“Kill—kill—!”

On the training ground of the camp, every five people formed a team, and they changed various battle formations and fought interspersedly.

If it was the era of cold weapons, with Yan Kuangtu's way of training soldiers, the combat effectiveness would definitely be very strong.

He was the captain and battalion commander of the vanguard battalion under Shandong Lieutenant General Qi Zhentang, and had undergone the most rigorous training in the military camp.

Coordination of battle formations and tactics, close combat, and interspersed and roundabout maneuvers.

This is a battlefield military tactic that has been passed down by the Daqian Dynasty for thousands of years. In the era of cold weapons, the combat effectiveness was absolutely off the charts.

Chen Jie was standing not far away, and when he saw the interspersed training of more than 300 people, his brows furrowed deeply.

What is this training all about?

All the soldiers raised their swords and rushed forward shouting!
Depend on!
As long as they were fifty meters away, with two rows of muskets blocking the way, they would all be forced to lie down after a burst of gunfire.

The key is,
This kind of human wave tactic of charging into battle, once discovered by the enemy, could lead to the annihilation of the entire army after a few artillery shells.

"Sir, most of the wounded soldiers have recovered. We haven't trained for such a long time, and everyone is a little rusty at the beginning of the training!"

"In addition, we have recruited some Jianghu people. Although their martial arts skills are not low, they still need further training to coordinate and fight together."

"Give me some time, and I can guarantee that I can train these guys into a 'Tiger Division'!"

Yan Kuangtu said with pride.

He did have such confidence. As long as he was given a few months, he would be able to build another elite "vanguard battalion"!
Chen Jie shook his head and said:
"No! Most of the training items must be eliminated, leaving only the coordinated operations!"

"We must retain the ability to engage in close combat, but we must not rely on close combat as the main method."

"The battles between the Western Allied Forces and the Japanese Army have changed the past combat mode, and close combat has rarely occurred."

"When you were in Shandong, did the vanguard battalion encounter this situation? We didn't even get to see what the enemy looked like, and the entire vanguard battalion was blown up?"

When Yan Kuangtu heard this, his head suddenly skipped a beat.

He wanted to retort, but suddenly he was speechless.

indeed,

While in Shandong, the vanguard battalion had no chance to engage in close combat with the Japanese.

The Japanese muskets and cannons are so powerful!
Chen Jie thought about it and continued:

"Gather all the brothers who can read and form an artillery battalion!"

"By the way, is the barrel model that I asked the carpenter to build according to the blueprint ready?"

Zhang Dezhi, who was standing next to him, stepped forward and said, "Sir, it's already done. It's just a bamboo tube. We've been studying it for a long time, but we still don't know what it is."

"It looks like a bamboo tube with a frame. Is this a cannon? Impossible!?"

Chen Jie shook his head and said:

"That's not a bamboo tube, it's a model of a mortar!"

"We need to change our training model. Mortars are very practical and efficient combat weapons."

"Whether it's the Western coalition or the Eastern army, our Daqian soldiers can't defeat them because we lack the ability to strike from a long distance."

"Time is very tight. According to the information given by Lord Xu Shichang of the Military Affairs Department, the Western Allied Forces are gathering their forces and will probably start the war next month!"

"We are going to set up an artillery battalion to improve our long-range strike capabilities. Once the artillery is in place, you will understand its power!"

before this,

Chen Jie printed out a copy of "Krupp Type 36 88mm Artillery Production Process and Design Drawings" and gave it to Xu Shichang.

but,

The production of this cannon is very complicated.

Although it is extremely powerful, it is extremely difficult to manufacture it given the current industrial foundation of the Daqian Dynasty.

Therefore, Chen Jie thought about starting with simple artillery.

Mortar!
That’s right, it’s the simplest mortar, but it can provide comprehensive fire suppression!
Two people can operate a mortar, and whether it is carrying or reloading speed, it is far beyond the artillery level of this world. If Ximen Hall has 100 mortars when the Western Allied Forces go to war, it will definitely play a decisive role.

After Chen Jie became the leader of the "righteous group" in Xicheng District, the Grand Council of the Daqian Dynasty gave him a lot of support.

Under Xu Shichang's arrangement, the steel mills and gunpowder factories under the Grand Council reached cooperation agreements with Chen Jie.

Originally, Xu Shichang wanted to transfer both the steel plant and the gunpowder factory to Ximentang.

These are the core assets of the Daqian Dynasty's "Westernization Movement".

The imperial court fully supported Ximen Tang and seemed to give it the green light all the way, granting every request.

Chen Jie himself also felt that the imperial court seemed to be cultivating him with all its strength and wanted Ximen Hall to grow and develop rapidly.

However, he was rejected by Chen Jie in the end.

Chen Jie did want to build a steel mill, but it was definitely not a large-scale steel mill like the one built in the Daqian Dynasty.

The Military Affairs Office is located in a large steel plant in Hebei, with tens of thousands of workers alone.

The scale is too large for Chen Jie to use, and he is unable to manage it at the moment.

Besides, steel mills use iron ore for refining, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

Chen Jie reached a cooperation with the steel plant of the Military Affairs Council and purchased a large amount of rough iron parts.

What Chen Jie needs is 'fine steel manufacturing', not real iron smelting.

The steel mill he planned to build directly used crude iron parts, adopted heavy-refined steel, added many trace elements, and carried out smelting and forging.

In this way, he will reduce the steps from smelting iron ore to producing finished products by about 80%.

The same is true for gunpowder factories!
The "gunpowder factory" under the Grand Council of the Daqian Dynasty was formerly a fireworks factory.

Chen Jie needs a large amount of "gunpowder" materials, including TNT high explosives, but they need to be re-proportioned and filled according to modern technology!

The core of artillery is the cannon!

The industrial requirements and standards for producing mortar shells are definitely not something that the current industrial foundation of the Daqian Dynasty can build.

Chen Jie plans to directly move a fully automatic artillery assembly line over.

If there is not enough electricity, just move a few more generator sets.

As long as the fully automatic artillery shell assembly line can be started, artillery shells can be produced continuously.

Therefore,
Chen Jie and Xu Shichang reached a cooperation agreement, which required a large amount of "gunpowder raw materials" and rough iron parts!

Just as Chen Jie was speaking, ten mortar models were brought in front of him.

The appearance of the mortar looks very simple.

It is just a gun barrel erected at a certain angle and supported by a tripod.

The model's gun barrel is replaced by a bamboo tube, which looks very crude.

Chen Jie said to Yan Kuangtu and everyone around him:

"This is just a training model. I will give you a theoretical and operational demonstration of the mortar in a moment."

“Everyone in the Ximentang Artillery Battalion must have professional artillery knowledge, and they must first be familiar with and trained with models.”

“Once our shells are made, I will use real mortars so that everyone can conduct live-fire training.”

"The artillery battalion is a completely new type of military force for everyone. It is completely different from the current usage of the Weiyuan Cannon of the Daqian Dynasty. It is one of the most important types of military forces in mobile warfare."

"So, you need to start from the theoretical aspect, and I will provide you with detailed information on tactical segmentation, tactical drills, etc."

"—"

Chen Jie took the time to explain the knowledge and tactics of mortars to everyone.

of course,

He himself had never experienced an artillery battle, and all this knowledge was obtained from various materials downloaded from military forums.

"I have already reached an agreement with Lord Xu Shichang of the Grand Council on cooperation. We plan to build a hundred mortars in the shortest possible time!"

"This is far from enough for our Ximen Hall's 'righteous group'."

"According to the plan, Ximen Hall must deploy at least one thousand mortars. When the two armies engage in battle, the artillery will go first!"

"In this way, Ximen Hall's artillery battalion will have a minimum of 2,000 people!"

Chen Jie looked at Yan Kuangtu and said, "We only have more than 300 people in Ximen Hall at present, and we definitely need to expand the enrollment."

Upon hearing this, Yan Kuangtu was surprised and delighted and asked, "Sir, our Ximen Hall's 'righteous group' is going to expand to 2,000 people?"

Chen Jie nodded and said:
"That's right. It doesn't matter if there are many people, but they must be elite!"

"Although our Ximen Hall is just a 'righteous group', it is no longer an ordinary 'militia group'!"

"Everyone remember, we are the regular army and we need to fight the foreigners."

"We need to improve our combat methods, including artillery, engineers, etc. After we develop guns, various types of troops will appear."

"After the configuration is complete, my goal is 5,000 elite troops, divided into five combat units!"

"Okay, everyone's training will proceed simultaneously. I will have the steel mill and the artillery factory speed up their construction, and you will strengthen your theoretical studies."

"Wait a few days, I'll make a real mortar and let you all see it."

To carry a 'mortar' from there would cost thirty thousand [Martial Arts Merit Points], which is several times more than a Barrett sniper rifle!
A 60mm mortar with a range of about 3 kilometers and a killing radius of 20 meters.

The key is that consumables like artillery shells also require a large amount of [Martial Arts Merit Points] to transport!
One shell consumes 20 points of [Martial Arts Merit], so if we transport them from there, we won’t be able to use them at all.

Therefore,
It is impossible to transport them in bulk, so I can only grit my teeth and get one for training purposes.

Once the mortars here are manufactured, they can be put into use directly.

There is no way, time waits for no one.

The Western coalition forces are gathering their forces and will launch an attack within a month.

Liu Qi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Brother, if we have so many people in Ximen Hall at once, will it arouse suspicion from the court?"

Before Chen Jie could answer, Xue Qian beside him shouted:

"Suspicion is bullshit! The imperial court is now hoping that we have more people so that we can stop the attack of the Western coalition forces!"

"The court is wavering now. One moment they want to resist, the next they want to compensate the Westerners, and the next they want to cede territory in exchange for peace!"

"They asked us to develop a 'righteous group'. The name sounds good, and they gave us a lot of power!"

"But they didn't pay us, so they told us to rush forward and stop the Westerners."

"Do you really think the other members of the 'righteous group' are fools?"

"The Taiping has already seized the leadership of the 'righteous groups' in East City, North City, and South City!"

"You'll see when the time comes. When these bastards see the Westerners attacking, they will definitely hide faster than anything else."

"Let them take advantage, they will rush faster than anyone else, but don't even think about asking them to charge into battle and fight the foreigners."

-

The next morning.

Chen Jie returned to his residence from Ximentang’s camp.

As soon as I entered the gate, I saw someone visiting me.

The leader of Eagle Claw Sect is Zhang Changfeng.

Sun Wuji, the top master of Eagle Claw Sect, challenged Peng Gan, the deputy leader of Axe Gang, and died in the Hero Arena.

Therefore,
The losses of Eagle Claw Gate were very heavy.

Their land deeds and all their properties were given to the Axe Gang at that time.

Next,
With Chen Jie defeating the two leaders of the Axe Gang, he became the leader of the "righteous group" in Xicheng District.

The title deed and all properties of Eagle Claw Gate naturally belong to Ximen Hall.

Not only the Eagle Claw Sect, but all the gangs and sects in the Xicheng District of Beijing became forces under the command of Ximen Tang.

If it were any other gang force, after becoming the leader of the Righteous Group, they would definitely not easily return the land deeds and properties to their forces.

but,

The approach of Ximen Hall is completely different from that of other forces.

Chen Jie firmly controlled the land deeds and properties of those forces that had previously chosen to surrender and submit to the Axe Gang.

I want to take it back and see how they perform next.

If he could perform meritorious service and satisfy Ximen Tang, he might be able to regain the land title and the business he had previously run.

As for the sects and forces that dared to step onto the ring to challenge the Axe Gang, Chen Jie not only did not take their land deeds and properties, but also gave them one hundred silver dollars.

The Eagle Claw Sect, Tongbei Sect and other sects received the land deeds and properties returned by Ximen Hall, as well as a resettlement fee of 100 silver dollars.

Zhang Changfeng was very touched by Chen Jie's actions.

Regardless of whether Ximen Tang can win people's hearts or not, this approach is worthy of being followed by any force.

If you challenge the hero arena and lose, the outcome is usually tragic.

Even if he chooses to surrender in the end, he can only become the lowest-level cannon fodder under the Axe Gang.

Once they left the capital, the Eagle Claw Sect was almost disbanded.

There is chaos and war now, and people are in panic everywhere.

After all, the capital city is under the rule of the emperor, so overall it is still good.

Once you leave the capital, you will become a wanderer or refugee in other places, and it will be difficult to survive.

Ximen Tang received the imperial appointment document and became the leader of the "righteous group" in Xicheng District!
Zhang Changfeng, the leader of the Eagle Claw Sect, naturally knew what to choose next.

"Eagle Claw Skill"!
That's right!

He learned from Wan Jinpeng, the former head of Humenfang, that Chen Jie, the leader of the Righteous Group, was fond of martial arts!
Therefore,
In order to thank Ximen Tang, he specially presented the "Eagle Claw Kung Fu".

(End of this chapter)