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Chapter 490 Fighting side by side, attacking thieves together

On the north bank of the Yellow River, in Zhang Cheng's large tent of the Chinese army in Yujiadian.

Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing battalion who helped suppress Henan, has returned to normal, he took a sip of wine slowly and said, "Didn't I just say that making friends is just one of my skills.

My strongest ability is actually in strategy, especially in military affairs such as military training. "

He went on to say: "After I entered the camp, I saw that you also have a lot of firearms in your camp, so let's talk about the firearms first.

Firearms have always been my long-standing skills in fighting captives in China. As for the three-stage strike tactic of the Jingzhong Shenji Battalion, I think it is far from enough. At least five layers of firecrackers are required.

In this way, the first layer is retreated after the first layer is finished, and then the sub-drug is filled, and the second layer is hit;

Just like this reciprocating cycle, over and over again, the guns and cannons are fired endlessly, and they can break through the crowd. "

Hearing what he said, Zhang Cheng made sense, and praised him from the sidelines: "Brother Chen said about the method of shooting firecrackers, I also heard about it before, but I never thought that it was really planned by my brother."

Chen Jiugao got the praise, his face turned red a little, but he recovered in an instant, and said with a sneer: "The method of shooting firecrackers that I said, the former governor of the three sides, Zeng Mi, also submitted to the court. "mentioned."

He continued without changing his face: "The Governor Zeng mentioned in the memorandum back then, which coincides with my thoughts. It can be seen that such an array is indeed a wonderful method."

He went on to say: "I see that there are quite a lot of chariots and chariots in my brother's camp. In the past few years in Beijing, there have also been a lot of discussions about the use of chariot camps, and they all say that more folang machines are built for rapid fire.

However, I said that the car battalion is heavy and inconvenient to move, and the Frangler it uses is short and powerful. Once the captive cavalry attack from the plains, it will be difficult to resist, and even a car will lose its defense. The car crash situation.

What's more, if you encounter the Hongyi Cannon again and bombard it from afar, what should you do, why wait and wait to be bombed? "

What Chen Jiugao said about the insufficient firepower of the chariot battalion, but Zhang Cheng didn't take it seriously. He always believed that as long as the officers and soldiers were persevering, and then concentrated the use of many Frang cannons, waiting for the enemy to approach and shooting the enemy continuously, the power of the chariot battalion was still unacceptable. Underestimated!
However, if the Che Ying encountered the Hongyi Cannon, the disadvantage was indeed not small, and the attack distance was a big difference. He thought: At that time, we can only use the mobility of the Frang machine as much as possible, and rely on the sergeant to carry it forward and bombard it. La.

"China is good at using firearms against barbarians, so I should use this skill, and the red barbarian cannon is a powerful weapon. In the case of Xu Shaobao, all parties stopped making red barbarian cannons, and I said that this was impossible.

Not only should the Hongyi cannon be made, but more should be made. This is where our Chinese advantage lies in the imperial captives. How can we let it go? "

Chen Jiugao sighed for a while, and then said eloquently: "Sure enough, since Kong Youde surrendered to slavery, Donglu also has heavy artillery and a large number of bird guns and firearms. Jiannu not only has all the amazing skills I rely on. , and it is still widespread.

Alas, if people from all walks of life do not listen to what I say, there should be today's report! "

He turned his head to look at Zhang Cheng and said, "Brother Zhang thinks what I said is right?"

"Ok!"

Zhang Cheng nodded frequently, and said: "As old brother Chen said, although the Hongyi cannon looks cumbersome, it is indeed important.

Now, when we fight against the thieves, we have chariots, Flang machines, and tiger squatting cannons. This is also because the thieves are not good at firearms. Cannons, then we are in danger.

Now Jiannu, the eastern captive, has indeed compiled and trained the Han army, and he is the best at firearms. My younger brother also heard that Jiannu has begun trial production of red barbarian cannons. This was brought by the traitor Kong Youde. "

Chen Jiugao also sighed when he heard the words, and said: "It's really a hero who sees the same thing. I am very happy to meet Brother Zhang today!"

He drank another glass of wine and said, "What I just said is my strategy, and everything that happened afterwards has also proved my foresight. In addition, brother, I have military training..."

He went on to say: "At present, various armies in the Beijing camp mostly use firearms such as bird guns and Lumi guns, but I think that the loading and firing procedures of bird guns and other firearms are complicated. .

That's why I think that instead of using blunderbuss, you should choose rockets. When facing the enemy, you should also line up several layers, repeating the cycle, and the rockets are endless. Although the cavalry are fierce, how can they get close to you. "

Zhang Cheng looked surprised and asked, "Rocket?"

At this time, Chen Jiugao further explained that if other methods were used to train troops, the battalion would first use red cannons to bombard the enemy cavalry from a distance, then use big rockets to hit the middle section, and finally cooperate with the battalion to use a large number of rockets to sneak.

He said: "In the early years, there was no Han army system among the eastern slaves, but there were also those who used firecrackers, mostly Korean soldiers recruited for them. They often lured me with false blunderbusses. After our real blunderbusses were let go, the thief slaves took the opportunity Come on horseback.

However, my officers and men fired their guns and reloaded them again, and they couldn't help panicking their hands and feet, and they couldn't do it for a while.

And if it is a rocket sled, the loading method is much simpler than that of the bird blunderbuss. If three people are still stacked, the rocket sledge can shoot five arrows in the time it takes for the bird blunderbuss to shoot one bullet.

Moreover, the rocket is more powerful and powerful, without the disadvantages of the bird's gun, but has the advantages of the bird's gun, it is really a sharp weapon in the army! "

Zhang Cheng pondered, he knew what Chen Jiugao said about the rocket slippery, and Wang Gancheng, the head of the Firebolt Bureau, also mentioned it to him when he was in Yunzhou Craftsman Camp, but no one had prepared it before, and the manufacturing process of the new type of firecracker was even better. In order to be mature, Zhang Cheng did not study this artifact in depth.

This artifact was also invented by Zhao Shizhen, a firearms wizard at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Its shape is similar to a bird gun, and it also has a matchlock action, and a Xuanyuan gun style automatic opening and closing fire door cover, which uses gunpowder to ignite the rocket.

The difference is that there is a baffle at the end of the gunbed to prevent the flames ejected from the rocket from burning the faces and eyes of soldiers. There is also a rectangular hole for aiming. It has no barrel and is used to launch rockets. the chute.

Zhao Shizhen's rocket slide solves the problem of ordinary rockets always rushing obliquely and backwards, and has a low hit rate. It also solves the problem that the rocket launcher cannot be aimed at three points and one line.

Compared with the complicated steps of loading and shooting the bird gun, the loading and shooting of the rocket slide is indeed much simpler and faster.

At this time, Zhang Cheng sighed and said, "It's not easy to make a rocket!"

Zhang Cheng also learned from Wang Qiancheng that at this time, the sophisticated rockets used by the Rocket Skate required more than ten thousand hammers to make a rocket, and the arrowheads also needed some steel thorn heads, and the feather flowers even needed lacquer. In addition, there are many places that need special attention.

Therefore, although the rocket slip is good, but compared with the main firearm Yunzhou Gun II currently used by Zhang Cheng's North Army, it is impossible for Zhang Cheng to give up the mature firearms that have been equipped in large quantities and switch to the unfamiliar rocket slip.

Chen Jiugao also agreed with Zhang Cheng's opinion. He said: "Rockets are indeed difficult to make and cost a lot, but a military weapon is worth it no matter how expensive it is."

Zhang Cheng smiled and echoed, "Brother Chen is indeed talented."

Seeing Zhang Cheng's smile, Chen Jiugao couldn't help feeling a confidant in his heart, he said with emotion: "Brother Zhang knows me, alas, it's hard to find a bosom friend, it's too late to meet each other!"

He picked up the wine glass: "Come on, let's drink to our acquaintance and friendship!"

Zhang Cheng also picked up his wine glass and said, "Cheers to us fighting side by side and defeating thieves together!"

(End of this chapter)