1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 83

"Elvis speaks Chinese not bad."

Elvis' Chinese password came from Liang Yao's ear.

Both Elvis and Isaac trained his guards in the British Army drill code.

The "British Army Drill Code" was translated by Liang Yao himself, and he also knew the main training content.

In this era, in terms of navy, the British Royal Navy is well-deservedly number one in the world, and the combined tonnage of warships of several naval powers behind the United Kingdom cannot compare with the British Royal Navy.

Compared with the Royal Navy, the British Army is slightly inferior.

In the middle of the 19th century, it is hard to say which European power was the most powerful army in the world, but it was definitely not the British Army.

During the Meiji Restoration period, the Japanese navy took the Royal Navy as its learning object. In terms of the army, Japan first took the law as its teacher, and after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, it took Prussia as its teacher. We can also get a glimpse of it.

If conditions permit, Liang Yao is of course more inclined to hire Prussian instructors to train his guards.

It's just that he went from California to Prussia to hire military instructors. Even if he could be hired, it would take more than half a year to go back and forth, and he couldn't afford to wait.

Although the British Army is not the best among the European powers, it is definitely not bad.

"Elvis used to have a higher official rank than Isaac, and it's not surprising that he is better than Isaac." Deng Yan looked at the guards who were training and said with emotion, "Western firearms are so good, and they are well-trained The strong soldiers are really terrifying. If these guards are placed in the Qing Dynasty, they are all first-class Musketeers."

Deng Yan felt that although these guards were called guards, they were stronger than the soldiers he had brought before, and not even a little bit stronger.

What's even more frightening is that these guards have only been trained by two foreign instructors for more than three months.

According to Liang Yao, this is the power of industrialization, and it is a dimensionality reduction blow to the Qing Dynasty, which is still an agricultural civilization.

"It's all fed by gold. The money I pay for one guard is enough to support dozens of green battalion soldiers in Qing Dynasty."

Liang Yao said not without heartache.

In order to train the [-]-man escort to the level of professional soldiers, the money he poured in back and forth was enough to support an infantry regiment in the United States.

But the money was money that should be spent, he didn't dare to save it, and he couldn't save it.

He even wanted to practice some artillery, if he could get his hands on a cannon.Only light infantry, he always felt a little insufficient.

"More than a few dozen! It's no problem to raise more than a hundred green battalion soldiers."

Deng Yan also felt that what Liang Yao said was too conservative. He had been the general manager of the Qing Dynasty and knew exactly how much money would be sent to each green battalion soldier.

"Learn more from these two foreign instructors. The way you trained soldiers in the Qing Dynasty is outdated."

Liang Yaoyu said to Deng Yan earnestly.

"In the past few months, I have indeed learned a lot from them and benefited a lot." Deng Yan nodded and said.

"Let those two foreign coaches come to see me, I have something to tell them." Liang Yao said.

Deng Yan called Elvis and Isaac over, and when they learned that they were summoned by their employer, Elvis and Isaac did not dare to neglect, let the guards who were training to rest where they were, and then came to see Liang Yao.

Out of habit, the two habitually gave a military salute to Liang Yao.

Liang Yao unceremoniously accepted the salute from the two.

"You have done a good job." Liang Yao affirmed their work.

Liang Yao had never served in the army, let alone lead a soldier. His understanding of the military was only at the level of a military fan.

He still prefers to hand over specific military training matters to professional military officers.

"Thank you for your trust and appreciation!" The two said in unison.

"Compared to the American army, how do these guards perform?" This was Liang Yao's most concerned question.

After smashing so much gold into it, you have to see how big the splash can be.

"That depends on which American army you have," Elvis replied.

During the Mexican-American War, he commanded the Mexican army he trained against the American army.

He still knew his opponents on the battlefield.

"Tell me carefully." Liang Yao asked Elvis to elaborate.

"If it's Colonel Griffin's army, I think it's possible to fight with the same number of people. It's just that the situation on the battlefield is very complicated, and the victory or defeat is determined by many factors. Excuse me, this question from your Excellency Very amateur."

Elvis said very seriously, "If it's Colonel Mason's troops, if it's in wartime, you are the commander, and your guards are soldiers, I don't think we have the power to fight back at all."

"Colonel Mason?"

Liang Yao felt that the name sounded familiar, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that his mint was first built by Colonel Mason.

"It is Colonel Mason who is currently stationed on the US-Mexico border." Elvis said.

"Have you ever fought against Colonel Mason?" Liang Yao became interested.

"No, I only fought against Colonel Mason's subordinate, Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman." Elvis replied.

"I remember the opponent's name so clearly, it seems that it was an unforgettable battle." Liang Yao secretly remembered the names of Colonel Mason and Lieutenant Sherman.

"That was the most humiliating battle in my life. Lieutenant Sherman led a company and defeated my two Mexican companies. Even I was almost captured." Elvis said very frankly.

"I hope you will have the opportunity to get rid of your shame in the future." Liang Yao said.

"I hope so, only now that I'm not an officer in the British Army."

When he said this, Elvis had a hint of bitterness in his helpless expression.

"The world is impermanent, and who can say clearly about the future." Liang Yao changed the subject and asked Elvis, "Captain Elvis, if there is a rifle that can be loaded directly from the back, can you Lying down to load and shoot?"

Liang Yao, who knew five thousand years ago and one hundred and seventy-two years later, knew that the firearms at this time were in an era of great changes from the old to the new.

History has proved that breech-loading guns are the future, even if he now has a rifled version of the Springfield M1842, which is a very advanced gun of the time.

But the Springfield M1842 is still a rifled front-loading gun after all, and will soon be replaced by the increasingly mature breech-loading gun.

"Your Excellency, an elegant gentleman always eats food with his mouth, rather than stuffing it through his butt."

Isaac was more conservative in his thinking, a big fan of front-loading guns and a contempt for breech-loading guns.

After thinking for a long time, Elvis said: "Your Excellency, I heard that the Prussian army has a relatively advanced breech-loading gun, but this gun is a Prussian secret, and I have no chance to see it with my own eyes.

If this kind of firearm is reliable enough, I think it will not only allow soldiers to reload on their stomachs, but it will also be a subversive change for the military world, and all previous tactics will no longer be applicable. "

Elvis didn't completely treat Liang Yao as an outsider, he had several exchanges with Liang Yao.

Although Liang Yao's thoughts were unconstrained and even a little crazy, every time Elvis thought about it carefully, he felt that Liang Yao's words and ideas were not illogical at all, and seemed to have some truth.

The range and accuracy of the Springfield M1842 have already made Elvis feel that the current tactics may be a bit outdated and cannot keep up with the performance of this firearm.

It's just that the only solution he can think of now is to fire at a longer distance.

If the loading can be done lying on the ground as the employer said, it will greatly reduce the bombing area of ​​the soldiers, thereby reducing the casualties of the soldiers.

What Elvis said made Liang Yao admire him greatly.

The breech-loading gun secretly equipped by the Prussian army is the famous Delay's breech-loading needle gun, the originator of the bolt-action rifle.

Although the early Dresser M1841 rear-loading firing pin gun had many problems such as poor air tightness, dangerous operation, poor accuracy, and easy jamming of the bolt, it still performed well in the early actual combat.

After improving these deficiencies, the Dreiser breech-loading needle gun was even more brilliant in the Franco-Prussian War.

After the Franco-Prussian War, France learned from the pain and developed the first and most successful smokeless gunpowder rifle in the arms race at the end of the 19th century, that is, the Lebel 1886. This gun type was used in France until World War II.

(End of this chapter)