Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

It turned out that looking through the binoculars, the surface of the bunker was just a hole, Yuan Shikai fanned the flames and said, "My lord, why didn't I see the name of Lin Yuan's shell? What is the use of the pit?"

Just as Prince Gong was about to get angry, he suddenly thought: "This Lin Yuan is always superior to others, I don't know what will happen to him today? Don't rush to get angry, let me ask him."

With this in mind, Prince Gong came to Lin Yuan and asked, "Lord Lin, what's going on?"

What everyone didn't expect was that Lin Yuan apologized and said, "My lord, something went wrong, my weapon failed to blow up the bunker."

Prince Gong frowned and raised his eyes, his face was livid, but he couldn't speak harsh words to reprimand Lin Yuan in front of everyone, he let out a "hum", and walked away.

Many people in the entourage were Yuan Shikai's cronies, and they looked at Lin Yuan mockingly. The angry Prince Gong wanted to go back to Beijing directly, but Su Mao tried to keep him behind. After all, Li Hongzhang managed the Machine Bureau It's not justified to turn around and leave when it grows up.

When he was alone in Prince Gong's room, Su Mao said with a coquettish smile, "My lord, please go to the shooting range to have a look."

Prince Gong didn't want to go, but Su Mao had exhausted his good words, so Prince Gong could only go.

As soon as he came to the shooting range, he found that Lin Yuan was already waiting for him there. This time, there was no one else on the scene. Prince Gong could safely and boldly reprimand Lin Yuan. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The prince is not in a hurry to get angry. And look at the same thing as me." Then he walked towards the bunker.

Prince Gong followed Lin Yuan suspiciously to the bunker, when he arrived at the bunker, Lin Yuan opened the door and said with a smile, "My lord, please take a closer look."

Prince Gong didn't look at it, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock. It turned out that there were a lot of minced meat in the bunker. Because the outer wall of the bunker was thick and the insulation effect was good, the minced meat was still emitting heat. When he looked carefully, he discovered that these They were all the corpses of chickens and ducks. I don’t know what was smashed into pieces. There were still many bloody stones on the ground. Looking at the walls, they were mottled, like bald sores.

Prince Gong asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "This is the real strength of the bunker tearer. The stones falling from the wall are extremely fast, like countless throwing knives. If this person is among them, he will be stabbed with holes all over his body." Even Immortal Da Luo can't save his life! It's like chickens and ducks all over the ground!"

Prince Gong could not help asking, "Then why didn't you just say that?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "The important weapon of the country should not be shown to others easily. The fewer people who know about this weapon, the better. Not only that, but also let them misjudge our true strength. As the Art of War says, we can show it cannot."

After hearing this, Prince Gong clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "Lin Yuan, you really have it! With this thing, wouldn't the Japanese bunker be like a piece of thin paper?"

Lin Yuan's face darkened, and he said worriedly: "My lord, with this, we will not be able to take back Fengtian."

Prince Gong asked: "What's the matter? Are there any difficulties?"

Lin Yuan said: "Even if we opened up Fengtian's periphery, the Japanese will not give up easily. They will definitely rely on the buildings in Fengtian City to fight us in the streets. At that time, the problem of our soldiers' insufficient combat effectiveness will be exposed. Our troops are too small, it is almost impossible to take down Fengtian!"

Prince Gong said: "There are few soldiers, can't we recruit soldiers?"

Lin Yuan said: "Soldiers can be recruited, but guns, bullets, and artillery cannot be recruited."

Prince Gong thought for a while and said, "Then I will hand over the Dingwu Army to you. Do you think it has enough troops?"

Although Lin Yuan was happy in his heart, he didn't show it at all on his face. He still said with worry on his face: "The Japanese army's strength in Fengtian is close to [-], and we are still the one attacking the city. No matter what the strength is, it must be theirs." three times as much."

Prince Gong said: "There are six thousand soldiers under your command in Jinzhou, plus five thousand from the Dingwu Army, and there are more than ten thousand infantry from all the ministries in the capital of Shanhaiguan. These soldiers and horses are all at your disposal. Isn't it enough?"

Lin Yuan said: "My lord, please think about it in the future. After the First Battle of Fengtian, Liaoyang, Haicheng, and Lushun fought fiercely one after another. Where can we find soldiers then?"

Prince Gong said with a smile: "There is nothing else in our Qing Dynasty. Don't you want as many men as you are over 16 years old and under 60 years old?"

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly and said, "My lord, we have people, but where are the guns?"

Prince Gong was speechless for a while, and Lin Yuan said: "Now we are at war with Japan, and the Thai and Western countries are conservative and neutral. It is impossible for them to sell us guns. Make your own guns!"

Prince Gong asked: "Aren't the guns produced by Tianjin Machinery Bureau not enough?"

Lin Yuan said: "According to the production capacity of Tianjin Machinery Bureau, it can only produce more than [-] quick guns and more than one million rounds of bullets each year. This number sounds not small, but it is only about [-] per gun. Fa, such a quantity, on the battlefield, can last for several hours."

Prince Gong asked: "Then what can you do?"

Lin Yuan said: "I came from the Qing Dynasty when Zeng Gongwenzheng founded the Anqing Nei Ordnance Institute." This former Zeng Gongwenzheng was Zeng Guofan. When talking to people of this era, we have to use the way they address others.

Lin Yuan went on to say: "After decades of operation by the prince, Mr. Li, and important officials from various places, there are already 24 gun-making factories in various places. Excluding the Jilin Machinery Bureau occupied by the Russians, there are still 23 factories left. These 23 If we can unite these families, manage them in a unified way, and distribute the guns and guns produced to the front line, then we can have tens of thousands more elite soldiers!"

Prince Gong showed embarrassment, and Lin Yuan said: "The production of guns relies on steel and coal. If we don't have these things, it is impossible to make guns, but what about our coal mines, Kaiping Coal Mine? Sell ​​high-quality coal to foreign countries, and save the worst coal for our own use. Besides, steel factories, the steel used to make guns and guns are all independently refined by each manufacturing bureau, and the efficiency must not be as high as that of a dedicated steel factory, so I think Include these steel mills and create a large military-industrial complex."

Prince Gong said: "This is not easy to do."

Lin Yuan said: "I will present a memorial tomorrow, which will clarify this matter. I hope that the prince will support me in the court."

Prince Gong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, I will support you."

Lin Yuan thought: "The production capacity of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau is really not enough. If this alliance can be realized, I can let more experts from the Beijing ship come in, so that more advanced weapons can be used!"

Su Mao sent Prince Gong away, and Lin Yuan also returned to Beijing. Unknowingly, he walked to a vegetable market. Lin Yuan suddenly heard a burst of howls like slaughtering pigs. scene.