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Chapter 37 The Battle of Jingzhou (1)

Tang Jian walked to the first shooting position, picked up the "m14" and weighed it in his hand, then put it in his ear and shook it. There was no noise in the gun body, and the bite between the parts was very good, and the weight was only about four kilograms, which was very suitable for the hand.

The sight uses mechanical aiming, including fixed cylindrical sight and arcuate watch scales, which can be adjusted in direction and height respectively. The watch scales are divided into 200 meters to 1,000 meters, and 200 meters are a division.

The caliber is slightly different from the later m14. It uses a 7.92 mm caliber, which can share bullets with Mauser rifles. This is also to avoid the trouble of ammunition shortage. After all, most of the military used in the National Revolutionary Army are German or imitation Mauser rifles, so that the bullets of the two guns can be shared, avoiding the need to rebuild a new bullet factory.

Tang Jian raised the "m14" and used a standard standing shooting. The buttstock was topped on his right shoulder and aimed at his right eye. Since it was a basement, the distance between the shooting position and the target was only more than 200 meters, but this distance was the best shooting distance for this gun.

Tang Jian closed his left eye and stared at the round target in front of him, "Bang bang bang bang!" A string of crisp short shots sounded, and three gun holes immediately appeared in the center of the target in the distance.

Then, Tang Jian tried to shoot again, and the thrust generated by the burning of gunpowder suddenly exited the gun chamber, and the entire center of the target in the distance was penetrated.

Tang Jian put down the "m14", flexibly picked up a magazine again, changed it with a "swish", pulled the bolt, and handed the gun to Tian Aden who had just arrived, and sighed: "Good gun!"

Although this rifle that imitates the "m14" is definitely not as powerful as the real m14 in later generations, in this era, this gun is dozens of times better than the heavy Mauser rifle. After all, it is possible to shoot twenty bullets in a row without pulling the bolt.

Tian Aden took over the "m14", tried several short shots and long shots in a straightforward manner, and nodded.

After everyone tried the gun in sequence, they all praised the firepower of this gun, which could be at least five Mauser's firepower at the same time. If one company is equipped, it can completely compete with a regiment of the Beiyang New Army.

Tang Jian walked to Ouyang Yanqing and asked, "Mr. Ouyang, how many such rifles have we produced in total?"

Ouyang Yanqing apologized: "Because the complexity of production is much more difficult than that of ordinary guns, coupled with the limitations of raw materials, that is, the limitations of high-quality metal materials, more than 300 pieces were manufactured after three months of rushing to make it."

After Ouyang Yanqing finished speaking, he turned around and lifted the thick cover on one side of the basement. Under the cover were dozens of wooden rectangular boxes. Ouyang Yanqing used an iron chisel to pry open one of the boxes, and saw that the wooden box was filled with rifles wrapped in butter paper.

Ouyang Yanqing said: "Commander, this kind of gun has not been named yet?"

Tang Jian thought for a while and said, "Just call me m14!" Tian Aden, Zhu Lianjie and Lee Gates all looked at each other and smiled, and the young master was "plagiarizing" things from later generations again.

At this time, Tian Arden walked to another corner of the basement and also pried open several boxes, and the green awp was neatly arranged inside.

Wang Jianchuan's eyes lit up, and he picked up an AWP and put it in his hand to caress it carefully. Honda Arden had specially made one for him, but unfortunately lost it in Liaodong. Wang Jianchuan had been suffering from lack of a good sniper rifle. Wang Jianchuan counted it carefully and found that there were thirty or forty AWPs lying in the wooden box.

Tian Aden explained: "I see that most of Wang Jianchuan's blocking team use new Mauser, so I provided the drawings and asked Ouyang Yanqing to help build these forty AWPs. In this way, Wang Jianchuan's blocking team's combat effectiveness has been added to another level."

Tang Jian laughed and said, "Jianchuan, don't thank Mr. Ouyang yet!"

Wang Jianchuan couldn't put it down and held an AWP and was grateful to Ouyang Yanqing. With these special blocking rifles, he could take lives thousands of miles away. It was much more accurate than the range of the new Mauser!

"Mr. Ouyang, now with sufficient financial support from Bafeite, I think your research speed will be much faster now!" Tang Jian glanced at Bafeite.

With the strategic gold reserves of Bafeteria, the new dreadnought can continue to plan, and the once dead plane plan can also start again. Liu Wenqing, who has been clamoring for their Air Force, is now a place where heroes are useless.

Li Gates recently collected a lot of information about Yuan Shikai through the CIA intelligence personnel, and the operations of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang New Army were also under surveillance. Regarding the latest military actions taken by Yuan Shikai in the north at this time, Li Gates had already figured out the situation very clearly, and at the same time had a vague concern. Now that the Qing army and the Russian army have joined forces, the pressure on the revolutionary army has increased sharply.

Li Gates asked: "Young Master, the Russian Cossack cavalry in the north have moved south from Shanhaiguan, and the Russian Pacific Fleet in Lushun is frequently mobilized. It seems that Yuan Shikai is going to make a big move."

Tang Jian snorted coldly: "Cossack Cavalry? I am worried that there is no place to avenge the lone wolf and the Marine Corps! Since the Russians are going to deliver it to us, we will accept it as long as we can!"

When Zhu Lianjie heard this, his heart ached. The Marine Corps he had trained with great effort lost all the money in the battle of Lushun. Even his right-hand assistant Wang Meng, whom he promoted, died of Lushun. He has always remembered this blood feud.

Zhu Lianjie asked, "Young Master has any plans?"

Tang Jian smiled and said, "Since Yuan Shikai's increase in troops, the National Revolutionary Army has retreated again and again. Sun Wanling can only defend Nanjing now. Under Yuan Shikai's series of attacks, the morale of the National Revolutionary Army has been greatly affected, and at this time, a victory is needed to boost morale."

Seeing Tang Jian's confident smile, Lianjie Zhu, Li Gates and Tian Arden knew that Tang Jian must have a new plan.

Tang Jian asked Zhu Lianjie: "Jianjie, there is something you still need your consent!"

Zhu Lianjie shook his head: "Young Master, what are you saying? Just arrange whatever instructions you have!"

"I will hand over the remaining two hundred lone wolf and the Marine Corps to Wang Jianchuan for command, and equip them all with the latest awp and m14 to form the blade of the entire National Revolutionary Army!" Tang Jian waved confidently.

Now the remaining more than 200 people have experienced countless bloody battles and have extremely rich combat experience. Most of the Marine Corps are also born with lone wolf, and there is nothing to say about their combat qualities. If these two hundred people are fully armed and equipped with excellent and advanced weapons, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated!

Seeing that Zhu Lianjie looked embarrassed, Tang Jian knew that Zhu Lianjie couldn't bear to let go of these brothers who had been through life and death together, so he said again: "I have made new strategic deployments. These two hundred people are a crucial part. If you don't let go, you have to let go!"

Zhu Lianjie gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement. Of course, Haogang should be used on the blade. Although he couldn't bear to part with these brothers of life and death, he could only bear to give up his love for the sake of the overall situation.

"Now Yuan Shikai is aggressive and tries to join forces with Russian cavalry and infantry to cross the Yangtze River defense line. The strategic purpose of the Russian Pacific Fleet is to be in the Beiyang Fleet in the Yangtze River channel. Yuan Shikai tries to break the Yangtze River defense line. Once the Yangtze River defense line is broken, the National Revolutionary Army will have no danger to defend, not to mention that the 100,000 National Revolutionary Army can withstand the hundreds of thousands of Beiyang New Army heading south!" Tang Jian said heavy.

Everyone present knew this truth that Yuan Shikai is coming in a fierce manner, moving south in a high-profile manner with a determined attitude, and even selling national interests. His purpose is to achieve his contributions in one battle, join forces with the Russian army, and defeat the National Revolutionary Army in one fell swoop along the Yangtze River.

Zhu Lianjie looked serious. The situation is now critical. If Yuan Shikai cannot be defeated this time, then the eight southern provinces will be really dangerous. Zhu Lianjie asked: "What should you do when you are going to do?"

"Term two-pronged approach, march in two directions!" Tang Jian's tone was firm.

Wang Jianchuan took out a military map at the right time and placed it on the table where he had just tried the gun. His confidants were all in the basement. Tang Jian was naturally not afraid of the military secrets being leaked, so he simply explained his short-term offensive plan in the basement.

Ouyang Yanqing, Zhu Lianjie, Ba Feite and Li Gates also surrounded Tang Jian, waiting for Tang Jian's plan to advance.

Tang Jian found a few shells that had just been empty and carefully placed them on the military map to indicate the military deployment of both sides.

Tang Jian pointed to Jingzhou and said, "Now, there are more than 40,000 new Beiyang troops of Wang Shizhen in Jingzhou. Wang Shizhen relies on his many soldiers and wide generals to occupy the ancient city of Jingzhou, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Most of our main forces are still in the three towns in Wuhan. Most of Wang Shizhen's main forces are far away from the main battlefield, with many soldiers and wide generals, and occupying important places in Jingzhou. He is arrogant and not very vigilant. We can just take this opportunity to seize Jingzhou first!"

Jingzhou has been a must-fight for military strategists since ancient times. It connects Wuhan to the east, Wuchang to the west, Changde to Hunan to the south, Jingmen and Xiangyang to the north. It is an important transportation route and material distribution center connecting the east and west, and is an important port city in Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei.

Zhu Lianjie nodded and said, "Yes, as long as you seize Jingzhou, it will inevitably threaten the left wing of the entire Beiyang New Army heading south. Then our army can drive straight into and penetrate from Hubei to Anhui, but at that time it can also directly threaten Duan Qirui's defenders in Anqing!"

Tang Jian looked at Zhu Lianjie with appreciation. It seemed that Zhu Lianjie had made considerable progress after coming here for so long, at least not as dull as before. Tang Jian continued: "Zhu Lianjie's analysis is good! It's this purpose, and the new lone wolf led by Wang Jianchuan acts as the role of a sharp knife!"

Wang Jianchuan said with a look of surprise: "Does the commander ask me to lead the lone wolf across the Yangtze River, go around Jingzhou, and attack the army on the south bank!"

Tang Jian felt very pleased. Now the people around him are gradually becoming mature, and he can slowly let go of his hands and feet for them to do it in the future!

"You only guessed one of them. I do want your lone wolf and the army to attack Jingzhou on both sides. However, your mission is not that simple. Since it is a sharp knife, you must penetrate the enemy's heart. What I want is that you will take the lone wolf and attack Wang Shizhen's command center!"

Wang Jianchuan's face changed. The lone wolf with more than 200 people was about to be inserted into the Jingzhou Wang Shizhen Command, where more than 40,000 people were stationed?
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