Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 77 Debate
This kind of artillery is really good. Not only is the workmanship excellent, but the structure is also quite delicate, which is much stronger than the Franco cannon.

Qi Jin inspected the cannon body and barrel a little fondly, and the excitement in his eyes became more and more intense.

He opened the gun door again, took out a sweat towel, wrapped the hot sub-cannonballs and inspected them carefully, and then sighed: "If each artillery can be equipped with a few more such sub-cannonballs, then this light artillery It is simply the nemesis of cavalry."

This makes a lot of sense.

In fact, this kind of sub-cannonball is equivalent to the cannonball of later generations. Except that it has no primer and cannot be fired by impact, everything else is basically the same.

If a few more such sub-shells can be equipped, and the ammunition is loaded in advance, then the firing speed of this light artillery will be scary. It is estimated that a skilled gunner can fire a shell in a few seconds, plus the replacement The second shell can be fired in about ten seconds.

This is where Raytheon is most advanced.

Just one word, hurry!

The launch speed is astonishingly fast.

On the contrary, if it is not equipped with a few sub-shells, then this Thor is no different from ordinary artillery, because after firing a shell, it has to wait for the sub-shells to cool down and clean up before loading ammunition, and the firing speed is basically the same as that of ordinary artillery same.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Well, this kind of artillery was originally prepared to be equipped with a few more sub-cannonballs, but because of the rush of time, there was no time to mass-produce sub-cannonballs. How many sub-cannonballs do you think is appropriate for a cannon? Ten are enough. not enough?"

Qi Jin said without hesitation: "Ten sub-cannonballs are enough, because the range of this kind of artillery is only about one mile. Five shells can be fired at most in five or six fingers. If the enemy's cavalry is frustrated in one attack and is about to launch a second attack, five loaded sub-cannonballs are enough in reserve, because the next two attacks In the gap, enough manpower can be organized to reload the five sub-shells fired previously."

It makes sense, so each light artillery is equipped with ten sub-cannonballs.

Taichang immediately asked again: "If the training of the Shenji Battalion is completed, how many light artillery pieces do you think need to be equipped to defeat [-] Jiannu cavalry?"

This, artillery alone is not enough!
Qi Jin thought for a while, then pointed to the chariot lane outside the school grounds: "Your Majesty, firearms are indeed a powerful weapon against cavalry, but if you want to defeat local cavalry, you must be equipped with chariots, because only chariots can stop them." The charge of the local cavalry, if there are no chariots, once the local cavalry launches a dense charge and rushes into the infantry formation, the charge of the horses alone can disperse the infantry phalanx. Therefore, even if there are firearms, they must be equipped with combat vehicles Only vehicles can defeat enemy cavalry, and chariots can also transport artillery and ammunition, if soldiers are allowed to run carrying artillery and ammunition, the marching speed will be greatly affected.”

It makes a lot of sense.

Sure enough, the development of weapons is constantly improved according to the needs of war. Just like artillery, when it develops to a certain level, there will be special artillery vehicles. Otherwise, it will not be able to run at all if it is carried by people.

Taichang couldn't help nodding and said: "Well, then equip each cannon with a chariot. How many cannons and chariots do you think [-] soldiers from the Shenji Battalion are needed to defeat [-] Jiannu cavalry?"

Uh, this, it seems that artillery and chariots are not enough, you have to have muskets!
Am I asking too much?
Qi Jin couldn't help but glanced at Taichang, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, forgive me, there is one more important thing I forgot to mention. Cannons are usually used in conjunction with muskets. After about [-] paces, the cannons start to explode. Fire guns start at about two hundred paces, and bows and crossbows can be used at about one hundred paces, so that uninterrupted intensive attacks can be formed, and the lethality is much stronger than that of artillery alone."

Well, there will be muskets.

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "No problem, the new musket is about to be made, you can tell me what else you need to equip [-] Shenji Battalion soldiers to defeat [-] Jiannu cavalry, you can just say."

Don’t dare to add any more, other wolf whisks, boring palladium, shields, and even Qi’s sabers, let’s find a way by ourselves.

Qi Jin thought about it carefully, and then said cautiously: "If you want to defeat [-] Jiannu cavalry, [-] Shenji Battalion soldiers need to be equipped with [-] light artillery pieces, [-] chariots, and [-] muskets. "

These are actually not many, you know, his request is one against five, and it is still infantry against cavalry.

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "Okay, just step up your training, I will find a way for you with muskets, artillery and chariots, and try to equip you within a year."

The emperor is really brave!
If the Shenji Battalion was equipped with so many firearms and chariots, it would be truly invincible.

Qi Jin didn't even dare to think about changing it before.

Just kidding, one thousand cannons, two thousand muskets, go dreaming!
Whether it was the Longqing Dynasty or the Wanli Dynasty, the people above didn't pay much attention to these things, or in other words, no one cared about it at all. The tiger crouching cannons they used were cast by themselves.

It's different now, the emperor attaches so much importance to it, guns and cannons are definitely not a problem.

Qi Jin hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the general is not good at talking. In short, as long as the muskets, cannons and chariots are all equipped, the general can guarantee that in a year's time, the Shenjiying will definitely defeat fifty thousand Jiannu cavalry!"

Very good!
Now Jiannu has less than 10 horses. If the Shenji Battalion is expanded to [-], wouldn't that mean that just one Shenji Battalion can beat Jiannu to the brim!

Thinking of this, Taichang couldn't help but excitedly said: "General Qi, how about we expand the Shenji Battalion to [-] immediately, and after two years, if we have all the equipment, won't we be able to completely defeat Jiannu?"

Uh, this.

Your Majesty, you think of war too simply!
Of course, Qi Jin dared not say this.

He thought about it carefully, and then said carefully: "The emperor forgives the sin, there is a saying, the general has to say, if it is really fully equipped, 20 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion can indeed defeat the Jiannu army of [-]. However, This war is not a matter of wishful thinking. Jiannu knows that he is invincible, so he can't rush to die! It's like the Saarhu War. If he faced the enemy head-on, Jiannu would definitely not be able to defeat the nearly [-] elite frontier troops. However, they However, we miraculously won by taking advantage of the terrain, rain and snow, and our command mistakes. Therefore, what matters in war is the right time, place and people. Firearms can increase our chances of winning, but on the battlefield, firearms do not determine the outcome of the battle. The only factor in success or failure!"

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help being embarrassed.

Indeed, he thought war too simply.

Jiannu knew that the firepower of the Shenji camp was fierce, would he rush forward to die?
That's absolutely impossible, building a slave to fight a war is quite a rogue!
They can take advantage of the right time and place to lead the Shenji Battalion into the ditch, and even directly use the cavalry's maneuver advantage to continuously harass the supply line, leaving the Shenji Battalion without food and ammunition!

Thinking of this, Taichang asked awkwardly: "Then how do you think we can completely defeat Jiannu?"

This question is not easy to answer.

Qi Jin frowned and pondered for a while, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, the general feels that cavalry is indispensable in order to completely defeat Jiannu. Because only cavalry can catch up with cavalry, and the Shenji Battalion is equipped with The speed of the chariot can't compare with the cavalry, so we must have cavalry, even if our cavalry can't beat Jiannu's cavalry, we can catch up and entangle them, creating opportunities for the Shenji Battalion. In addition, considering the recovery Liaodong still needs to attack the city, and infantry must be indispensable, so the general believes that if he wants to completely defeat Jiannu, he must have at least [-] elite cavalry and [-] elite infantry."

Well, it's okay to say that infantry, the Fifth Army Battalion and the Imperial Army are basically infantry.

The question is, where can I find the cavalry?

(End of this chapter)