1850 American Gold Tycoon

“Elvis speaks Chinese quite well. Search and read on Google”

Liang Yao heard Elvis's Chinese password.

Elvis and Isaac trained his guards in British Army drills.

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 undoubtedly the number one in the world. The combined tonnage of the warships of the following naval powers cannot compare with the British Royal Navy.

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

It is difficult to say which continental power had the best army in the world in the mid-19th century, but it was certainly not the British Army.

During the Meiji Restoration period, the Japanese navy learned from the British Royal Navy. In terms of army, Japan first looked to France as its teacher. After France was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War, it then looked to Prussia as its teacher. This can also be seen from this.

If conditions permit, Liang Yao would of course prefer to hire Prussian instructors to train his escorts.

Just traveling from California to Prussia to hire military instructors, even if they 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's previous official rank was higher than Isaac's, so it's not surprising that he is more capable than Isaac." Deng Yan looked at the training escort and sighed, "Western firearms are so sophisticated, and they are supplemented by well-trained people." The strong soldiers are really terrifying. If these guards are placed in the Qing Dynasty, they will all be first-class musketeers."

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

What's even more terrifying is that these guards were trained by two foreign coaches for only 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 was still an agricultural civilization.

"It's all fed by gold. The money I spend on raising one guard is enough to support dozens of green soldiers in the Qing Dynasty."

Liang Yao said with heartache.

In order to train this 150-man escort to the level of professional soldiers, the money he poured in was enough to support an infantry regiment in the United States.

However, these are money that should be spent, and he does not dare to save it, nor can he save it.

If he could get cannons, he would even like to practice some artillery. With only light infantry, he always felt that it was a bit insufficient.

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

Deng Yan also felt that what Liang Yao said was too conservative. He had been the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty and knew exactly how much money would be distributed to each Green Camp soldier.

"Learn more from these two foreign instructors. The methods you used to train troops in the Qing Dynasty are already outdated."

Liang Yao said to Deng Yan seriously.

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

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

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

Out of habit, the two of them habitually saluted Liang Yao with a military salute.

Liang Yao accepted the salutes of the two men unceremoniously.

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

Liang Yao had never been a soldier, let alone led a soldier. His understanding of the military was only at the level of a military fan.

He still prefers to leave specific military training matters to professional professional officers.

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

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

After throwing so much gold into it, you have to see how much splash it can make.

"That depends on which American army." Elvis replied.

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

He still knew his opponents on the battlefield.

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

"If it were Colonel Griffin's troops, I think they could fight if the numbers were the same. But the situation on the battlefield is very complicated, and victory or defeat is determined by many factors. With all due respect, your question is Very amateurish.”

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

"Colonel Mason?"

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

"That's Colonel Mason who is currently stationed on the U.S.-Mexico border." Elvis said.

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

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

"You remember your opponent's name so clearly. It seems that it was a battle that you will never forget." Liang Yao secretly remembered the names of Colonel Mason and Lieutenant Sherman.

"That was the most humiliating battle in my life. Lieutenant Sherman and his company defeated two of my Mexican companies, and even I was almost captured." Elvis said very frankly.

"I hope you can avenge your shame in the future." Liang Yao said.

"I hope so too, only now I'm no longer an officer in the British Army."

When he said this, there was a hint of bitterness in Elvis's helpless expression.

"Everything in the world is unpredictable. Who can say clearly what will happen in the future." Liang Yao changed the topic and asked Elvis, "Captain Elvis, if there is a rifle that is loaded directly from the back, can it be done? Reload and shoot while lying down?”

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

History has proven that breech-loading guns are the future. Even if he now owns a rifled version of the Springfield M1842, it is a very advanced gun of the same era.

But the Springfield M1842 is still a rifled muzzle-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 instead of stuffing it from his butt."

Isaac's thinking is relatively conservative. He is a loyal supporter of muzzle-loading guns and despises breech-loading guns.

After thinking for a long time, Elvis said: "Sir, I heard that the Prussian army has a relatively advanced breech-loading gun, but this firearm 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 while lying down, but it will also be a disruptive change for the military world, and all previous tactics will no longer be applicable. "

Elvis did not completely treat Liang Yao as a layman. He had several interactions with Liang Yao.

Although Liang Yao's ideas 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 and seemed to make some sense.

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

But the only solution he could think of now was to fire from a longer distance.

If the reloading can be completed while lying on the ground as the employer said, it will greatly reduce the bullet-receiving area of ​​the soldiers, thus reducing the casualties of the soldiers.

Elvis's words made Liang Yao admire him greatly.

This breech-loading gun secretly equipped by the Prussian army is the famous Dresser breech-loading striker gun, the originator of the bolt-action rifle.

Although the early Dresser M1841 breech-loaded striker gun had many problems such as poor air tightness, dangerous operation, poor accuracy, and easy bolt jamming, it still performed well in several early actual battles.

After improving these shortcomings, Dresser's breech-loaded striker gun became even more brilliant in the Franco-Prussian War.

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