Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Especially Chu Yunfei, who is a famous scholar-general and has spent half his life on the battlefield. He has seen all kinds of weapons and is proficient in operating them. When he heard about the new weapon, his curiosity was immediately piqued.

Once they reached the open space outside, Chief of Staff Fang first distributed the Urban Warfare Manual to each regimental commander, instructing them to take it back, study it carefully, and implement it within their troops. This immediately caused another sensation.

Everyone here is a veteran of countless battles, and many of them have even risen through the ranks from ordinary soldiers, so they are all too aware of the significance of these pamphlets.

To put it bluntly, the reason they were able to climb the ranks was mainly due to their quick thinking and ability to learn from experience on the battlefield.

Only by constantly summarizing experiences can one survive on the cruel battlefield. Those single-minded guys who only knew how to charge recklessly are now buried somewhere.

However, many experiences can only be summarized by oneself. Limited by perspective and knowledge reserves, many are fragmented and incomplete, and can only be understood intuitively rather than explained in words.

This booklet details the tactical principles for urban warfare, from large-scale joint operations at the battalion and company level to small-scale operations at the platoon and even individual combat level.

If this were in ancient times, it would be a classic military treatise, and one that was kept secret, forming the foundation of a powerful army.

But now they've just handed it over to the Jin-Sui Army like this, and two thousand copies at once! Everyone present was impressed by the magnanimity of the Eighth Route Army.

Most importantly, these booklets are thoughtfully illustrated, so even illiterate ordinary soldiers can quickly grasp the concepts with a simple explanation.

To be honest, they had never seen or even heard of this model before, let alone seen it.

To create such a manual, a robust industrial system is needed, along with a large number of professionals to analyze and summarize the findings, and even the participation of some master painters.

However, for other Chinese armies, firearms, ammunition, and logistical support are the most important things. If they have a little spare money, they will use it to buy more supplies to expand the strength of their troops. They would never think about these fancy things.

This was largely thanks to Kong Hao, who implemented standardized management at the very beginning of the base area's industrial zone, and this tactical manual was just a tiny, insignificant part of it.

Just revealing it like this is enough to shock a lot of people; if something deeper were revealed, it would probably shock the whole world.

Of course, what our base area technicians have long taken for granted is epoch-making for outsiders, but most people in the base area are unaware of it because they are too busy to know it.

After the tactical manuals were distributed, Section Chief Lin ordered several boxes to be brought out to demonstrate the function of the new weapons to everyone present.

First, he opened a box and took out a strange gun, which was neither as long as a rifle nor as bulky as a light machine gun.

Chu Yunfei, being more knowledgeable and experienced, exclaimed loudly after seeing the appearance:

"This is a shotgun, this is a good thing."

"Commander Chu has a good eye. This is a new type of weapon that our base area has specially developed based on the structure of foreign shotguns and the characteristics of the Chinese people."

"This type of gun shone brightly in trench warfare decades ago and was the first choice for close combat weapons in major industrialized countries. However, due to our poor industrial strength, China rarely equipped itself with it."

"Actually, the principle of this gun is very simple. It is based on the bird gun that we use in our country. It is not that rare."

"Our shotgun has an effective range of 20-30 meters, and is loaded with six specially made shotgun shells, each containing twelve lead pellets. It is best suited for close-quarters combat indoors."

Upon hearing this, Regiment Commander Zhang said loudly, "Section Chief Lin, can we test this good stuff on the spot? Everyone here is a veteran of combat. The quality of a gun needs to be tested in person."

After hearing this, the others echoed his sentiment. To be honest, as soldiers, they had a kind of obsessive fascination with any new weapon and always wanted to try it out themselves.

Section Chief Lin had the same idea, so he and everyone came to the outside of the command post, where a rather professional test site had been temporarily set up.

This is also the advantage of modular operations; many things are transported in modular form, and once they arrive at their destination, they can be deployed and used.

Regiment Commander Zhang and two other battalion commanders were chosen to test the guns, mainly because the three of them were the best marksmen. Actually, there was also Chu Yunfei, but in such a public setting, as the division commander, he had to maintain his status and couldn't personally participate.

With a few "bangs" of gunfire, the target more than ten meters ahead was covered with a dense array of bullet holes, and they were scattered around. If two or three shots were fired inside a room, there would be no safe place in the entire room. No matter where the enemy was hiding, being riddled with bullets would be their final fate.

Moreover, this shotgun has a faster firing rate than a rifle. Although it can't compare to a submachine gun, its fan-shaped firing pattern makes up for it.

Regiment Commander Zhang put down his gun and said loudly, "Commander, this kind of gun is good. It is exactly what our troops urgently need in urban warfare. I request that it be given priority to our regiment."

"If an infantry squad had a shotgun, they would have a great advantage in the upcoming urban warfare."

The commander of the Second Regiment was initially frustrated because he hadn't secured the main attack position. Throughout the entire battle of Languan, the First Regiment had stolen the limelight, while his Second Regiment had only managed to outflank the enemy. Although they had accomplished their mission, they hadn't earned much credit.

Now that we've finally managed to surround Goose City, it won't be a big deal to take it down once Commander Chu gives the order. The opportunity to make a name for ourselves is right in front of us.

But then Old Zhang from the same group jumped out and tried to snatch things again, how could he possibly tolerate that?

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong were greatly pleased to see their subordinates vying for the opportunity to lead the attack.

"Being happy to hear of battle" is the most basic quality of an elite unit, especially in a national war.

Previously, many Chinese armies were terrified of the enemy and fled for their lives before even seeing the invaders. How could such an army be used to defend the country?

The Jin-Sui Army used to be stereotyped by the people as having a weak will to attack and being weak in battle, but now they finally look like an elite force.

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. We'll have to ask Section Chief Lin from our allied forces, since he's the one who brought these weapons over."

"That's no problem. I brought five hundred newly produced shotguns with me for testing purposes, and I'll make sure there's plenty of ammunition."