RPAGF Chapter 152 Purpose
Chapter 152 Purpose
"My lord, you see, when using it, the soldiers only need to bite open the back of the bullet, pour a little igniter into the combustion chamber, then insert the bullet into the muzzle, push the cleaning rod all the way in, and then they can fire." Andeli explained the use of the paper bullets to Chen Er, which sounded much more convenient than loose gunpowder.
"Even the most inexperienced musketeer can complete the firing preparation within ten seconds without making the mistake of loading too much gunpowder."
Andreas said, "Moreover, paper bullets have another great advantage, which is that the chance of failure to fire is much lower."
"Hmm, very good, that's excellent. If we can reduce the chance of firing failure, that would be great," Chen Er said with a smile. In fact, he understood all of this, but he wouldn't say it outright because he wanted these military workers to be able to take an independent path.
"Loose gunpowder can still be used. If there are no more bullets on the battlefield, our soldiers can still use loose gunpowder as an emergency measure," Andri said.
"From now on, the arsenal will set up a branch factory specifically for producing bullets. Do you understand? We need to stockpile enough bullets, with twenty bullets as the base. I want each of my soldiers to have at least one base load of ammunition when they go to the battlefield. In the event of a major battle, each soldier must carry at least two base loads of ammunition before they can go to the battlefield."
With the further increase in loading speed, Chen Er understood that ammunition consumption would be more rapid. Therefore, every soldier had to carry more ammunition when going to the battlefield. The emergence of new ammunition would directly change the combat methods of the autonomous region's army. Their attacks would be more fierce, and their firepower would be more sustained.
Victory in this battle will undoubtedly belong to them.
"Yes, my lord, I will have preparations made immediately to establish an ammunition factory as quickly as possible," Andri replied.
"Okay, then I'll head back now."
Having just received the report from the front lines, Chen Er's interest in the new ammunition had waned. He had wanted to leave earlier, since he knew about these things, but he couldn't spoil Andeli and the others' fun.
At the same time, it was also to enable the generals of the army to better understand the performance of the weapons equipped by their troops, so as not to make mistakes in battle. This was the purpose of Chen Er leading a group of people to inspect the new ammunition.
Now that we've seen them, it's time to go back and deal with more important matters. Those are 120,000 to 130,000 able-bodied men, strong laborers! They must be properly cared for and resettled to maximize their value and do justice to the efforts of the soldiers on the front lines.
Xuzhou thus fell into Chen Er's hands, shocking the world. The two Yuan brothers, who had painstakingly tried to divide Xuzhou, had fallen into Chen Er's hands in such a dramatic way. From then on, the autonomous region gained another territory. Except for a few counties south of Pengcheng, Xuzhou was not under the control of the autonomous region.
Yuan Shu's forces, having suffered heavy losses, dared not easily start a war with the people of the northern autonomous regions. As a result, they abandoned those counties, leaving these areas essentially no man's land. However, the local officials in these counties were already biased towards the autonomous regions, given their strength and the fact that their political environment was certainly better than that under Yuan Shu's control.
There are few in the world who don't know that Yuan Shu is stingy and can only share happiness, not hardship.
"My lord, please don't rush. After all, this is Lady Qiuyu's first time giving birth."
In Yuyang, at the Prince of Wei's residence, Ying Qiuyu was about to give birth. Her child with Chen Er was about to be born, and the midwife had been inside for half an hour. Upon hearing the news, Chen Er immediately dropped what he was doing.
When they rushed back home, Xun Yu and his group were all together. They heard that his wife was about to give birth, which was a major event for the autonomous region, so they all came along because it was such a big deal.
It wasn't the first time Chen Er had experienced childbirth, but he was still very anxious. Why hadn't the baby come out yet? But as a man, there was nothing he could do about it. All he could do was ask someone to quickly notify Ying Xiong to come back.
Several times, Chen Er tried to enter the delivery room, but was stopped by the maids. At this moment, no one cared whether he was the King of Wei or not. It was an imperial custom that men could not enter the delivery room. Even as the King of Wei, Chen Er could not easily break this old custom. Although Chen Er wanted to go in and be by his wife's side, as the ruler, he could not bring tension to the servants and midwives. So he could only walk back and forth in the courtyard.
"My dear son-in-law, my dear son-in-law!" Ying Xiong quickly returned. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Chen Er pacing in the yard and hurriedly went up to ask Chen Er how he was doing.
Ying Xiong's son has been engrossed in his research and is still unmarried. Ying Qiuyu is carrying his first grandchild. This kind of grandparent-grandchild bond has a certain foundation in any culture or race, and at least it is true for Ying Xiong.
Upon seeing his father-in-law arrive, Chen Er's tense mood eased slightly. He said to Ying Xiong, "Qiu Yu went in just half an hour ago, and no news has come out. She should be fine."
"It's good that everything is alright, it's good that everything is alright." Ying Xiong said repeatedly upon hearing Chen Er's words. Ying Xiong's wife died in childbirth, and he could be said to have some psychological trauma from it.
"Wah..." A loud cry rang out, and the baby was born. The next moment, a maid ran out of the delivery room and said to Chen Er, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the lady has given birth to a boy."
"I have a son again!" Chen Er said happily. He told the people around him that he had a son again. Xun Yu and the others quickly gathered around and congratulated Chen Er. Then the group left, leaving the time and space to Chen Er's family. As outsiders, they had already achieved their purpose for the trip.
"Reward all servants and maids with ten taels of gold, and the midwife with fifty taels!" Chen Er said to his steward.
"Old slave understands."
After everyone left, Chen Er finally had time to see his wife and child. Su Xiao and the other woman followed Chen Er into the delivery room. Chen Er did not go to see his second son, but went to see his beloved Ying Qiuyu, who had just given birth to his second child.
"Thank you for your hard work, Qiuyu," Chen Er said.
"Husband, this is what I should do," Ying Qiuyu said weakly. She was exhausted after giving birth, so Chen Er quickly helped her lie down and rest.