Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 236: The Dragon Raises its Head! The Kwantung Army Sacrifices its Knife
After being stationed in Qingzhou, Shandong.

The former Ximentang Arsenal in the capital began to move to Qingzhou one after another.

In less than ten days.

Chen Jie heard from Huang Tianyou, the person in charge of the arsenal, that after the arsenal moved here, it officially began production.

and,

The naval gun production line has been installed and has entered production.

It’s just that the production efficiency is low and there is a serious shortage of senior craftsmen.

After Chen Jie dealt with the affairs of the Ximen Tang garrison, he immediately asked Huang Tianyou to take him to the newly built arsenal for a good look.

Huang Tianyou also hopes that the young master can take a look at the scale of the "Ximen Hall First Arsenal".

Chen Jie brought his personal guards and followed Huang Tianyou to the arsenal.

When you enter the production workshop of naval guns, you can see more than twenty iron pipes like gun barrels placed on a row of shelves.

These barrels were very thick and needed to be machined and rifled internally before they could be used.

Each gun barrel is more than four meters long and is of uniform specifications, and it can be seen that they are mass-produced and cast.

Huang Tianyou smiled and introduced Chen Jie:

"Sir, this is the first batch of seamless gun barrels cast by cold forging according to the latest drawings. It is made according to the 88mm naval gun!"

“The blank is complete, and the next step is finishing.”

Chen Jie nodded upon hearing this.

Although the production line for the naval guns has been moved here, it still takes a lot of time to just start production, whether it is die-casting steel or fine processing.

Casting a naval gun is not easy.

Before he moved it over, he had asked the seller to debug the equipment in the shipyard in the Netherlands.

This batch of production produced the most famous 88mm rapid-fire naval guns during World War II.

Barrel length: 3.96 meters;
Gun weight: 1250kg;

Can fire: artillery shells, armor-piercing shells, incendiary shells, armor-piercing shells, etc.

Muzzle velocity: 800 m/s;
Maximum range: 14.2km (with extended-range artillery, the range will reach 20km);
Barrel life: 8000 rounds;
Semi-automatic loading: 15 rounds/minute;

The gun mount structure can be rotated 270 degrees and is equipped with armor.

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There is no need for Chen Jie to explain the manufacturing process of naval guns.

The seller had provided detailed instructions before he moved the production line over.

and,

There are special training videos in the Ximentang Arsenal.

Huang Tianyou and the craftsmen at the Ximentang Arsenal spend half of their time every day learning manufacturing techniques.

Therefore, Huang Tianyou is more familiar with production technology and quality control than Chen Jie.

Professional people do professional things!
Chen Jie attached great importance to the technical craftsmen of the arsenal and treated them well.

and,

Almost all the families of senior craftsmen were properly arranged.
Like the management of the Arsenal in Beijing, the Arsenal in Qingzhou, Shandong, still adopts closed management.

In the following time, Chen Jie, accompanied by Huang Tianyou, visited the various workshops in the arsenal.

Chen Jie was particularly interested in the factories producing artillery shells and bullets.

Because of the addition of [extended-range artillery] and [armor-piercing shells], Chen Jie paid special attention to the efficiency of its processing.

in addition,

Huang Tianyou organized a group of craftsmen to imitate a batch of molds for making cannons.

At present, Ximentang has twelve sets of molds for artillery shells in Qingzhou, Shandong. As long as there are sufficient raw materials, 12 artillery shells can be canned at the same time.

Production efficiency is greatly improved.

However, according to Chen Jie's instructions, the production of ordinary artillery will be slowed down for the time being, and all efforts will be focused on the production of 88mm armor-piercing shells for naval guns.

It is expected that in half a month, the naval guns can be installed on the modified merchant ships.

After this batch of naval guns is completed, other guns and shells will be produced.

While listening to Huang Tianyou's introduction, Chen Jie watched the craftsmen working in an orderly manner.

have to say,

Huang Tianyou does have strong factory management capabilities.

Whether it is a steel mill, an artillery factory, a gunpowder factory, an imitation AK47 automatic rifle factory, a bullet factory - and so on!
After these arsenals were moved to Qingzhou, they quickly went into production.

Currently, there are special craftsman training classes in the arsenal.

Moreover, the craftsmen of Ximen Hall have an internal promotion mechanism.

Any craftsman who can obtain the title of technician can enjoy special allowances.

A rating will be conducted every six months!
Survival of the fittest!

In the arsenal, teachers were specially hired to teach those who could not read but were diligent and eager to learn.

As for the specific implementation, Chen Jie left it to Huang Tianyou.

He just gave all the management regulations to Huang Tianyou and asked him to refer to them.

Key talents like Huang Tianyou received special care from Chen Jie.

Every time they met, Chen Jie would take care of him.

Therefore,
He was not worried at all that Huang Tianyou would have any ulterior motives.

This time, after Ximentang's arsenal was moved to Qingzhou, Shandong, it not only became much larger in scale, but also much smoother in management.

At the same time, craftsmen have a large number of reserve talents.

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After the situation in Shandong stabilized.

Chen Jie has another important task next - oil extraction!
Along with that, there is also mining!
Shandong is a place rich in oil and mineral resources.

The ground here contains many kinds of metals and minerals, and the content of coal, iron ore, oil, etc. is also very rich.

For Ximen Tang, coal and oil are definitely the most important resources.

Especially with oil, the more the better.

The diesel engines for the renovation of twelve merchant ships have been installed, and the consumption of diesel will be very high in the coming period.

At present, there is no diesel in Daqian, and even imported "kerosene" is very expensive.

As long as crude oil is extracted and processed into diesel, the energy problem of the Ximen Tang fleet can be solved.

Chen Jie gave this task to Lieutenant Fu Cheng under Xiong Chao.

Who made Fu Cheng a native of Shandong and a miner before joining the army?

He has been mining for several years and is quite familiar with this area.

Therefore,
Chen Jie assigned the arduous task of oil extraction to Fu Cheng.

Before this, he had marked out the locations where oil was found in Shandong.

Also marked out are iron mines, coal mines and other places.

Fu Cheng, who received the task, was confused.

He knew a little about iron and coal mining. After all, he used to be a miner and knew a lot about mining.

The young master has already given the location, he just needs to find a suitable position and hire someone to start digging.

but,

What surprised Fu Cheng was that the young master gave him a map of Shandong, which actually marked the locations of oil and other mineral deposits.

Could it be that you have learned mining before?

Otherwise, how could he be so familiar with the locations of mineral deposits in Shandong?

but,

Although Fu Cheng felt confused, he still followed the young master's orders.

As expected of him with a mining background, he quickly became familiar with the route. He gathered a group of people from the former Shandong Jiangzuoying and started to extract oil according to the map provided by Chen Jie.

Because at the beginning, we were just exploring the way.

Chen Jie also wanted to see whether the location he marked was the same as in the 'urban world' and whether there was oil underground.

Therefore,
Fu Cheng didn't bring many people with him.

He set out with a dozen craftsmen, and Chen Jie assigned them an additional team of personnel to protect their safety.

Since Fu Ben himself was the lieutenant of Ximen Tang's "Bear Department", when he arrived in Shandong, the local government offices had to fully cooperate with him.

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The princes of various places in the Daqian Dynasty are fighting endlessly!
The territory of Shandong where Ximen Tang was stationed became very quiet.

Prepare for battle!

That’s right, Ximen Hall is rapidly expanding its army!

Originally, when Ximen Tang was stationed at the Dagukou Fortress in Tianjin, it had only 20,000 troops.

After 3,000 troops were stationed at the Cangzhou Caoyun Wharf, 3,000 troops were left in Tianjin. The entire Ximen Hall had less than 15,000 troops.

Therefore,
After stationing in Shandong, Ximen Tang began to expand his army.

Fifty thousand troops!

The War Division, Eagle Division, and Bear Division each increase their troops to 15,000!

The other five thousand people are from the navy force that Ximen Tang had just established - the Navy Department!
The commander of the Navy Department was Deng Yonghe, the former captain of the Beiyang Fleet!

The situation in the Daqian Dynasty is becoming increasingly tense.

Ximen Hall must be adequately prepared, as no one can predict what will happen in the upcoming battle.

Not only did they have to resist attacks from the Easterners and Western coalition forces, but they also had to prevent other vassal kings from launching attacks on Shandong.

Chen Jie asked Deng Yonghe to continue recruiting and training sailors.

He also asked the arsenal to allocate some people to start producing equipment for the baggage troops.

Although horses were used to assist in transporting guns and ammunition.

But when Simon Hall went to war, a lot of cannons and artillery needed to be transported.

If the goods were transported by horses and manpower, not only would the amount that could be carried be limited, but the soldiers would also be very tired.

Therefore,
A vehicle is essential.

in fact,

The various types of vehicles in the Daqian Dynasty were already very advanced.

There are not only various wooden carts, but also rickshaws that are pulled like rickshaws.

Simultaneously,

There are also horse-drawn carriages and other vehicles used by the baggage troops to transport supplies.

However, these vehicles have one characteristic, which is that they can easily pull light objects, but once the weight of the objects exceeds a certain level, they cannot pull them at all.

Artillery and shells are very heavy, especially the 120mm mortar, which weighs several hundred kilograms.

If you want to transport it, a carriage can only carry one mortar at most.

In addition, there are "Krupp infantry gun" and "Maxim heavy machine gun" seized from Westerners.

If they want to transport it, it will be a big challenge for the baggage troops.

not to mention,
Ximentang produced another batch of 240mm caliber heavy mortars.

It takes several horses to pull a cannon.

Transporting artillery shells is a huge project.

If you want to improve Ximen Hall’s combat effectiveness, mobility is a very important factor.

Because many delivery vehicles are readily available.

What the Ximending Arsenal needs to do is to transform all vehicles.

All precision bearings are added, and all wooden bearings and some sleeve bearings are eliminated and replaced.

Thus,
After all the transport vehicles of the baggage troop were replaced with lightweight large steel ball bearings, one horse could pull five 120mm mortars at a brisk pace, and its efficiency was greatly improved.

The bearings of the vehicles transporting the shells were also replaced.

Moreover, Chen Jie also asked the arsenal to produce trolleys for transporting short-range artillery shells.

In this way, Ximen Hall's mobility has been improved to a higher level than before.

The amount of military supplies transported is also several times more than before.

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The second day of the second month of the Daqian lunar calendar!

The dragon raises its head!
This is a special day for this ancient Eastern country with an ancient civilization.

On this day, common people would offer sacrifices to the dragon and pray to their ancestors and gods for blessings of good weather and a good harvest.

in addition,

This also symbolizes a new beginning in the new year!
Ximen Tang was stationed in Shandong, and everything was developing in an orderly manner.

Throughout Shandong, all work has been almost prepared.

What surprised Chen Jie was that the chaos in the Daqian Dynasty suddenly subsided and was settled.

The princes in the northwest, southern Sichuan, Hanzhong and other places withdrew their troops one after another.

Because at the end of January, the Japanese occupied Liaodong!
Daqian Dynasty, separatist regime in Northeast China!
The Japanese massively increased their troops, established the Kwantung Army, added a million soldiers, and aimed their sword at the Daqian Dynasty!
The local princes who were originally engaged in internal strife were suddenly dumbfounded!
What the fuck is this?
The Japanese have stationed a million troops in the Northeast. It is self-evident what their purpose is.

Chen Jie was also dumbfounded when he heard the news!
Kwantung Army!?

How come the Japanese established the Kwantung Army at this time?

hiss--!
He suddenly felt his mind was a little confused.

It seems that the development of the history of the Daqian Dynasty is completely different from the 'urban world'!
In the 'Urban World', the infamous Kwantung Army had a strength of 1.2 million at its peak.

They were established after the end of World War I and fought until World War II. They were the most powerful army of the Orientals and swept across Asia.

Do not know why,

When Chen Jie heard that the Kwantung Army in the Northeast had suddenly increased its troops to one million, he felt a sense of urgency.

When Ximen Tang entered Shandong, he bombarded the Japanese troops stationed in Shandong.

The Japanese have not retaliated, apparently because they are preparing for a general offensive.

in addition,

The Western coalition forces also seemed to have stopped and had not launched an attack on Nanjing.

Chen Jie couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Logically speaking, the Western coalition forces and the Japanese have almost completed their preparations. Why not take advantage of the civil strife in the Daqian Dynasty to launch a general offensive?
Could it be that the Kwantung Army’s goal is to directly capture the capital of the Daqian Dynasty?

of course,

This is just Chen Jie's guess.

He suddenly had a feeling that with the Japanese's vengeful character, they would never give up Shandong.

Next, there will be a battle between Ximen Tang and the Japanese.

Chen Jie has always been very careful and cautious. He ordered the four divisions of Ximen Hall to train troops and strengthen defense while keeping a close eye on the movements of the Japanese.

At the same time, the personnel of the submarine continued to pay attention to the movements of the Western Allied Forces.

really,

Three days later, Chen Jie received a military report from the "Qianbu".

The Kwantung Army's Fifth Fleet set out from Lushun and headed towards Shandong.

Just as Ximen Tang was rapidly strengthening the defense of Weihaiwei, he did not expect that the Fifth Fleet of the Kwantung Army would make a feint, bypass Weihaiwei, turn a corner, and land in Qingdao!

They dispatched their troops very quickly. The vanguard battalion of 20,000 Kwantung Army marched all the way up and directly reached the outskirts of Qingdao city.

Matsusaka Army!

Unexpectedly, the Kwantung Army that attacked Shandong this time was actually the Matsusaka Corps that initially captured Weihaiwei.

Colonel Matsusaka Jigo had made great achievements in the Eastern Army.

He is known as the 'cunning fox' and his fighting style is extremely careful and cautious.

When Matsusaka Jizo arrived outside Qingdao City, he did not dare to underestimate the Ximen Tang garrison stationed inside Qingdao City.

Although Ximen Tang has not yet had a head-on confrontation with the Oriental Army.

but,

At the Dagukou Fortress in Tianjin, Ximen Tang defeated Hunter's coalition forces.

The Matsusaka Army was stationed outside Qingdao City and did not launch an attack rashly.

at this time,

In a camp eight kilometers outside Qingdao city, 20,000 Kwantung Army troops had completed their rest.

On a makeshift wooden platform in the middle.

Matsusaka Jio, wearing leather boots, stood on a high place and looked up at all the Kwantung Army soldiers.

this moment,
Judging from the military discipline, this is a well-trained elite army.

Infantry, musketeers, artillerymen, machine gunners, baggage and logistics soldiers——!
Every Japanese soldier stood straight with a musket with a bayonet in his hand.

There was no expression on Matsusaka Jiro's face, but he was very satisfied with his legion in his heart.

This was a powerful army that he personally trained and built, and was one of the most elite troops in the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Do not know why,

Whenever he saw the troops under his command, he was full of confidence in sweeping across the Daqian Dynasty.

The Kwantung Army has occupied the Northeast.

Next,
The goal is to take the entire Daqian Dynasty!

Major Fujita Tsuyoshi of the Matsusaka Corps stepped forward and came to Matsusaka Jiro and said:
"Your Excellency, the sword sacrifice may now begin!"

Sacrifice the knife!

Sacrifice the Japanese samurai sword with the blood of the enemy!

This is the traditional ceremony of the Orientals before going to war!
(End of this chapter)