1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 571 Hedong and Hexi

These Mongols and Saurons were transported to the West Coast in batches starting in August 1858, and were then put on trains and transported to North Platte to participate in labor.

Although in order to keep these Mongolians and Saurons in optimal physical condition, Liang Yao provided them with a diet that was very luxurious in the eyes of ordinary people in the Qing Dynasty, and it was three meals a day, and he took care of their eating habits. But Liang Yao didn't use them as his masters. He didn't care for idlers. Based on the principle of making the best use of people, Liang Yao let them work here as laborers to build the fortress.

Of course, there are other considerations for letting them participate in labor, which is to smooth their edges and select the most suitable soldiers.

Kekudi recognized Liang Yao, a general wearing a beautiful uniform and surrounded by a group of officers. The majestic Colonel Kruger, who usually speaks his mind here, can only maintain a very humble attitude in front of this general and listen to the general's lectures.

Kekudi met Liang Yao when he was in Tianjin, and he called him Nikan at that time.

Kecudi didn't know what the memory of this general, who had a high status in the minds of Chinese and foreigners, was like, whether he was a grudge-bearing person, and whether he would still remember him.

But he has had enough of this kind of day-long grinding and brick-laying days. Sauron people are born warriors, not laborers on construction sites.

Perhaps some Saurons and Mongolians are satisfied with this kind of life where they can have enough food and clothing as long as they work hard. Unfortunately, Kekudi is not the kind of person who is content with the status quo. This kind of ordinary life is not what he wants.

Kecudi touched the inner side of his thigh. Since he had not ridden a horse for almost half a year, his thigh flesh had regenerated.

"That general named Liang."

Kecudi almost let the word slip again, but fortunately he reacted quickly and took back the word in time.

"Kokudi, are you crazy?! You called him Nikan before. If he remembers this, why don't he kill you?!" Sauron on the side saw Kokudi's abnormal behavior and hurriedly pulled Kokudi away. The hem of Cudi's clothes reminds Cudi not to cause trouble.

But it was too late. Kekudi's voice was loud. Although the construction site was noisy, Liang Yao still heard someone calling his name.

"Kecuti." Liang Yao put his hands behind his back and looked up and down at Kecuti.

"Ah? Do you still remember me?" Hearing Liang Yao clearly call out his name, Kekudi was very surprised. Soon, his expression became wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.

Kekudi thought to himself, it's over, it's over, this guy named Liang remembers my name, and he must also remember that I called him Nikan.

"I have always had a good memory. Since the third year of Xianfeng's reign (1853), you have been fighting against the Taiping Army and Nian Army in Jiangsu, Anhui and other places." Liang Yao said after thinking about it.

Kekudi can speak fluent Chinese, and Liang Shaoqiong once told him that when Guangdong Yong attacked Gaozi Town, Duolong'e arranged for this kid to work as an eyeliner next to Liang Shaoqiong. This boy is a man who doesn't care about his life when it comes to fighting.

Therefore, Liang Yaoduo kept an eye out and remembered Kekudi.

Of course, the most important reason that prompted Liang Yao to remember Kekudi was that during the Battle of Tongzhou, the Sauron horse team led by Kekudi once defeated the attack of the Sikh Cavalry Regiment of the British and Indian Army. If the Royal Dragoons of the British Army had not come to the rescue in person, the Sauron Cavalry had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted. The Sikh Cavalry of the British and Indian Army might have been disabled in the Battle of Tongzhou.

"Your memory is really set. You remember everything that happened half a year ago. No matter what, kill or behead him, it's up to you." Kekudi sighed.

"Why should I kill you?" Liang Yao laughed.

"When we were in Tianjin, I called you Nikan. Have you forgotten about this?" Kekudi said.

"What about taking the position?" Liang Yao shook his head, "I'm not as petty as your old master."

"General Liang, we are all men, I am a rough man, my intestines are straight to the end, there are not so many twists and turns. Let's open the skylight and speak frankly. Do you want me to sacrifice my life for you?" Keku Dee said bluntly.

"Saving your life for me?" Liang Yao sneered, shook his head and said, deliberately provoking Cudi, "A person who can't even beat the British and foreign bastards is not qualified to sacrifice his life for me."

"Bah! If it hadn't been for the Yingyi himself, I would have chopped up all the foreigners wearing turbans!" Kekudi said unconvinced, "As for those Yingyi, they have two brushes, but they are just relying on the foreigners. It’s just the power of a gun.”

"If I give you a foreign gun, are you sure you can defeat the Yingyi cavalry?" Liang Yao asked with interest.

"That's natural!" Kekudi said very confidently.

When cooperating with the Cantonese Shanzi Battalion to attack Gaozi Town, Kekudi secretly used Yue Yong's gun.

Different from the blunderbuss that was most commonly equipped in the Qing army, the foreign guns used by Yue Yong used percussion caps and could be used on horses with amazing accuracy.

In particular, the six-shot repeating handgun used by the Yue Yong officers can fire six rounds at a time.

Kekudi is a middle- and lower-level officer who often participates in actual combat and personally leads troops to charge into battle with swords. Naturally, he knows the benefits of foreign guns.

If Dolona hadn't ordered the Sauron cavalry to ban the use of firearms, he would have really wanted to play with some of the Yue Yong's handguns.

"I'm afraid even if I give you a foreign gun, you won't be able to use it." Liang Yao shook his head and continued to stimulate Kokudi.

"Isn't it just a foreign gun? It's not like I haven't used it before." Kekudi, who has always been competitive, was naturally very unconvinced.

"Okay! I'll give you a foreign gun, and I want to see if you can use it!" He wanted to ask for a unloaded volcanic stone lever-action rifle and 6 bullets from his bodyguard. on the ground.

The guards around him saw Kecudi bowing down and picking up his gun, and subconsciously protected Liang Yao.

Liang Yao didn't care very much. The volcanic rock lever gun had just come out not long ago, and Kokudi had never been exposed to this kind of gun. Moreover, the operation method of the volcanic stone lever gun is very different from that of a conventional rifle. Without systematic teaching, it is difficult to use it as soon as you get started.

Keku, who was eager to try, picked up the gun and bullets on the ground and subconsciously stuffed the bullets into the barrel.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get it in. Only then did he realize that something was missing. He raised his head and said, "Where's Tong Tiao?! You're dumping me!"

"This gun has no passage." Liang Yao said calmly.

"Nonsense! I've never seen a spear that doesn't require a purge!" Kekudi just thought Liang Yao was playing tricks on him for fun.

"Now you've seen it!"

While speaking, Liang Yao snatched the volcanic stone lever gun from Kokudi's hand, reached out and asked the guard on the side for six bullets, skillfully opened the side magazine, and quickly stuffed the six bullets into the side magazine. Close the magazine and open the safety. With the fastest hand speed in his life, he fired six shots into the air until all the ammunition in the magazine was empty.

This scene not only stunned Kokudi, but also the Prussian instructors on the side were shocked.

They had never seen a lance or lance that fired so fast.

Since the barrel of the volcanic stone lever gun is much shorter than an ordinary rifle, these Prussian cavalry instructors always thought that Liang Yao's guards were equipped with a carbine specially used to attack cavalry.

I didn't expect this carbine to have such an amazing rate of fire!

You know, 10 years ago, when the general in front of me was still a colonel, he wanted Prussia to buy a Dreiser needle gun at a high price. Who could have imagined that in just ten years, the U.S. military industry would progress so rapidly. It's so scary.

In fact, in history, in the mid-19th century, America's military industry and even its industrial strength were no less than those of most European countries. It's just that many Europeans have not yet adapted to this change and still view the United States from the perspective of the late 18th century.

"General, can I see the gun in your hand?" Major Hermann von Speck requested.

He wanted to get his hands on this unprecedented carbine with extremely fast firing rate and strange loading method.

Liang Yao handed the gun to Hermann von Speck. After playing with it for a while, Hermann von Speck praised it: "What a gun! What a gun!"

The short barrel and lightweight design of this carbine are very convenient for cavalry to use when moving on horseback, and the lever-action loading method allows for rapid shooting even on horseback.

Hermann von Speck, who was a cavalryman, knew what it would mean if the cavalry was equipped with such a rapid-fire carbine.