1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 284 Vitality ([-])

A fishing boat sailed out of Jianye Harbor carefully, the speed seemed relatively slow, and the sails were not raised. Seven or eight sailors paddled slowly.Weng Pu looked around with a binoculars in his right hand, and kept waving his left hand forward to signal the sailors to continue paddling.

"Boss, you have to watch carefully, if the Dutch rush over suddenly, we won't be able to run in time!" A sailor looked around and said to Weng Pu.

"You can't run in time, can I still fly back from the sky alone?" Weng Pu said without taking his eyes off the telescope, "It's four or five miles out of the pier. I didn't see any Dutch ships, so I must have left. ?”

"The Dutch have been blocking the door of our Jianye City for more than four months. Maybe they can't stand the wind and waves and have retreated to Batavia." A sailor said with a smile.

"It's best to go away." Another sailor said: "We have almost caught all the fish in the harbor. We cast the nets every day, but we can't catch a few fish. Every time we go back, we ask the Fishery Administration Department to Some people suspect that we are lazy at sea."

"Maybe this red-haired ghost didn't go away, maybe he was hiding on some island, and when we were far away from the port, he suddenly jumped out and captured us all."

"Look at how timid you are!" A sailor joked, "Aren't you envious of the treatment of the sailors on those naval warships? They don't want a timid person like you."

"I'm not timid, it's..., that...cautious. Do you know what it means to be cautious?"

"Hey, it's just that I learned a few more characters in the literacy class." The sailor said, "In the sea, you rely on courage and risk your life."

"But our chief executive said that the officers and soldiers of the navy in the future must be able to read and write. There is not much chance of promotion based on blood and courage."

"The chief executive told you personally?"

"Why would the chief executive say this to me personally, a little boy." The sailor smiled wryly, "A while ago, when we were having dinner in the big dining hall, I heard what the teachers of the Naval Academy said."

"It doesn't matter if I don't get promoted. If I have the opportunity to go to the navy in the future, I will just be a free sailor, which is much better than dealing with stinky fish and rotten shrimp every day."

"You kid has only been in Hanzhou for two years, and you don't think fishing is a profession." Weng Pu said with a smile: "Didn't you say that you were just a beggar in Daming?"

"As long as there is a drought or a military disaster, then everyone is a beggar!"

When everyone heard the words, they all took it for granted.In Daming, especially in the north, it seems that there is no hope for anything other than being a thief.Even if you want to live hard, it is a luxury.

Unlike us in Hanzhou, in addition to having enough food and clothing, having a house to live in, and something to do, we also have the opportunity to choose and strive for a good background.

This is probably like the crops in the field. With a good year, the seedlings in the soil can flourish infinitely.

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"Kill! Kill! Kill..." In the barracks outside Montenegro, more than 200 officers and soldiers of the [-]th Marine Corps are carrying muskets equipped with bayonets, practicing stabbing and fighting training.

The modified musket model was named "Type 1639-1" flintlock, which was greatly improved on the basis of "Type 1637-2".The gun barrel has been lengthened by three centimeters, and the airtightness of the gunpowder has been greatly improved, making the firing kinetic energy also increase compared with the previous musket.After testing, the limited shooting distance is more than 40 meters longer than before.

The bayonet for the musket was made of manganese steel, with a half-edged front end and a blood groove in the middle of the blade.Continuously stab various solid objects without breaking easily.After the musket is equipped with a bayonet, the length of the entire gun body reaches 1.7 meters, which can completely replace the guard function of the spearman.

Therefore, the Hanzhou military government has begun to consider canceling the setting of melee soldiers in the Marine Corps, and all equipped with musketeers.However, some officers are worried that in the case of hand-to-hand combat, muskets equipped with bayonets are not as flexible as short knives and are vulnerable to close-quarters attacks from the enemy.

"The muskets are equipped with bayonets, and they can also form an army formation to fight against the enemy. Even if a few enemies charge into the musketeers with short knives, the number of them is very small. However, the formation of short soldiers in the army will affect the firepower attack density of the marines. .” Qi Tian said.

"You also suggest canceling the short-soldier configuration in the Marine Corps." Cao Xiong asked.

"In the same formation, the musket shooting effects of 100 people and 150 people are different." Qi Tian said: "The improved muskets can shoot far more than the flintlock guns of the Dutch, not to mention that they have a lot of matchlocks." Gun. Don’t look at the extra distance of more than 30 meters, which is enough for our soldiers to shoot one or two rounds of volley.” Qi Tian said: “There may not be many opportunities for melee combat. Even if there are, they can be avoided. The number of enemies stabbed by a few rows of bayonets is bound to be very small."

Cao Xiong nodded slightly. The two armies with the same number, our marines in Hanzhou are all musketeers. Against the enemy's mixed hot and cold weapons, it is natural to be able to rely on the density of firepower when the muskets are firing at each other. , defeat the enemy first.Even in hand-to-hand combat, you can fight with muskets and bayonets.

"Let's look at the results of the drills between the Marine Corps and the local soldiers."

On the martial arts field in the barracks, more than 200 marines are about to have a simulated battle with an equal number of local soldiers.

All the soldiers of the Marine Corps carried a wooden stick with the length of a bayonet similar to a musket, while more than 50 soldiers in the countryside were equipped with wooden knives and spears, and the rest were wooden sticks with the length of a musket.

According to the musket battle mode, the two sides first conducted several rounds of musket fire. According to the hit rate, dozens of people withdrew from the queue one after another.Because of the high density of firepower output by the Marine Corps muskets, slightly more rural soldiers withdrew than the Marine Corps.

When the soldiers fought hand-to-hand, the simulated bayonets and muskets of the Marine Corps exceeded the opponent's length by a certain length, and they clearly had the advantage.However, there were still township soldiers who did not obey the rules and continued to fight the marines after being stabbed in the body.

Takashi Hirao and the last dozen or so were surrounded by enraged marine soldiers, tripped them with long sticks, and beat them head and face until their mouths and noses were bleeding.After the officer who rushed over sternly stopped him, he left angrily.

Ryuji Hirao got up from the grass, spat out a mouthful of blood, and stared at those arrogant Marine soldiers rather dissatisfied.

"How? Can you still move?" A concerned greeting came from behind.

Hirao Ryuji then turned around to look, straightened his back excitedly, and replied respectfully: "My lord, I'm fine. Unless the enemy kills me, I will continue to fight!"

"Oh? Japanese?" Cao Xiong was taken aback for a moment, then patted Ryuji Hirao on the shoulder, "Good training, you will have a chance to fight!"

"My lord, I will definitely train hard. I will always be ready to serve my lord!" Ryuji Hirao felt greatly encouraged.

A few Japanese soldiers next to him looked at Ryuji Hirao enviously.A down and out exiled warrior was actually treated so kindly by the commander of Hanzhou, even if he died for him, it was worth it.

Cao Xiong looked at Ryuji Hirao's face, which was mixed with sweat and blood, looking a little ferocious and ferocious.But he was extremely respectful to himself, and felt inexplicably comfortable and gratified in his heart.There are such tigers and wolves in Hanzhou, why should they be afraid of the threats and attacks of the Dutch.

Later, Cao Xiong comforted the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps.

"The Dutch blockade fleet seems to have retreated, and it's time for us to send a ship out to find out what's going on outside." On the way back to Jianye City, Cao Xiong said with some joy: "But our small boat went out, and there are still some problems. rest assured."

"There's a big ship in the yard."

"Another warship was built in the shipyard? Why didn't I know!"

"It's not new." Qi Tian said, "It's a Portuguese armed merchant ship captured in Dili Port a few months ago. The shipyard's craftsmen remodeled the ship and replaced some of the artillery. Now it has been docked at the shipyard. on a nearby berth."

"Are there any sailors here who can steer that big ship?"

"Have."

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Major Conrad Costa, a former Portuguese naval officer, looked anxiously at the Hanzhou officer in front of him, waiting for the other party to announce his future destiny.

Although as an officer, he received a little preferential treatment from the Hanzhou people, the life at the Kaiyuan Mine (located in Kaiyuan Fort, today's Humpty Doo, Australia) was not something ordinary people could bear.Dirty living conditions, poor diet, and imminent death.The mine is filled with a large number of short black natives, Luzon natives, Spaniards, Portuguese, Timor Island natives, and a small number of hard labor Ming people.

Except for a small number of Ming people who are taken care of by the mine guards and can do some auxiliary work in the mine, everyone else has to complete the daily ore mining quota.If it cannot be completed, food will be withheld and even corporal punishment will be imposed.Every day people die tragically, and every day many people tragically wait for their own death.

Although as a Portuguese officer, he did not have to worry about his own life, the environment he was in every day still made him feel fear and anxiety. He was afraid that he would not be able to wait for the rescue of the Portuguese and Indian colonial government.Today, the guards of the mine took him away and sent him all the way to Jianye City in Hanzhou.Then, I came to this two-story building that was said to be the Hanzhou military government.

Looking at the haggard and frightened Portuguese officer in front of him, Yu Fukun couldn't help laughing.Even those Westerners who are ashamed of themselves know how to be afraid.

"I won't talk nonsense with you." Yu Fukun signaled to an interpreter next to him to translate what he said to Major Conrad Costa, "We want to order you for a few days now to help us sail the boat. You need to call ten A few Portuguese officers and sailors went to the ship to cooperate with our people to steer the ship. During the sailing period, the ten or so of you are treated the same as the officers and soldiers of our Hanzhou navy."

"As for why we are looking for you, because the ship was originally captured by you. Of course, you can also refuse, and we will send you to the Kaiyuan mine later. As for the manpower to operate the ship, we will talk to those Spaniards. talk."

"No, no, no!" Major Conrad Costa replied hastily: "I am willing, I am willing to steer the ship for you. Oh, God, I and my countrymen are very willing to serve you. Those Spaniards, Not familiar with our ships at all."

"Very good, since you agreed. Then clean yourself up first. I guess the living environment at Kaiyuan Mine must be very bad, right?" Yu Fukun said with a smile.

Major Conrad Costa nodded subconsciously, "In the future, I really don't want to go back to that kind of place. There is almost no life."

(End of this chapter)