Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 87 Many Talents (Part [-])
Gao Mo's evaluation of firearms made Gao Yushi both unhappy and helpless.

In fact, there are many types of Daming firearms, and the degree of development is not bad, but because the military household system has long been a mess, the various firearms made by military household craftsmen always look quite good when samples are presented to Shangguan for review.However, as long as it is equipped in large quantities, the quality is extremely worrying, "you hurt yourself before you hurt others."

If this situation is put into later generations, it means that they have technical advantages, but due to the extremely poor production management system, they cannot form real combat effectiveness at all.But fortunately, there is no Yuan Da fooling around now. Although Daming's firearms development is going hand in hand and he hasn't found the best route, at least he hasn't gone astray yet.When Yuan Dahuyou came to the stage to preside over the military affairs of Liaodong, that was the real start of a pig-like operation.

Yuan Chonghuan has a famous saying, "With a strong city, use cannons", especially after he tasted the sweetness of the Battle of Ningyuan, he never tires of it and firmly believes that it is the truth.But in fact, with a little brainpower, is it really necessary to use Hongyi cannons in terms of defending the city?

In China's war history of at least 2000 years, there are countless successful cases of defending the city.Let’s not talk about the distance, it means that during the founding of the dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang’s nephew and general Zhu Wenzheng faced Chen Youliang’s 60 troops and successfully defended the city for three months, winning the victory in the defense of Hongdu.

Then, on the other hand, if facing an army with cold weapons like wild boar skin, it is necessary to use red cannons to defend it, isn't it because the defenders themselves have a problem with their abilities?What's more, how long did it take to keep Ningyuan?
two days!

Starting from Yuan Dahuyou, Daming used the most powerful red-clothed cannon at that time to fight against Hou Jin, which was talked about by many people in later generations, making it seem like a wise strategy and tactic, but in Gao Yushi's view, the fact is exactly the opposite , which in itself is a huge mistake of a strategic nature.

At that time, the red cannon was obviously a heavy artillery. Anyone with a little military literacy knew that the heavy artillery was far more effective in attacking the city than in defending the city. Could it be that the German army built the Big Bell Tower super cannon to defend the city? of?

As for the defenders, if the opponent does not have heavy artillery, as long as it is properly arranged, even if no artillery is used at all, it can still be defended.Conversely, for the siege side, once there is an astonishingly powerful cannon, the city that seemed impossible to conquer at first becomes hopeful.

To give an example: Marshal Manstein, a famous German general in World War II and one of the "Three Armored Heroes", was able to conquer the so-called infallible fortress of Sevastopol, in addition to his excellent military command ability and the superb tactical quality of the German army at that time. In addition, can the heavy artillery unit that has been assembled and is known as the most powerful fortress artillery group in history be ignored?

As a "latecomer", Gao Yushi knew that firearms were produced in response to the needs of war and developed because of the stimulation of war, even though he did not have a military background.Ming Dynasty and Europe are not the same, because the war environment they face is different, and the opponents they face are also different.

The main enemies Daming faced had always been the nomadic and hunting peoples in the north who were far less civilized than themselves. Therefore, the needs of Da Ming's battles were mainly field battles and city defenses, and almost never sieges and naval battles.It is conceivable that when the other party's civilization level is far behind his own, if Daming himself does not use a certain firearm, then the other party will have no way to know how to use this kind of firearm—knowledge and use are neither Will, let alone manufacture?
The wars in the West at this time are battles between different countries at the same level of civilization. Everyone is a farming and settled ethnic group. When fighting a war, they must conquer fortresses and attack fortified cities. They also need naval artillery battles, so they It is the pursuit of each other between different countries.

This difference in situation led to completely different types of firearms that the Ming Dynasty needed to focus on development and the firearms that the West needed to focus on developing. Simply put, the war needs of the two sides were different.

What does Daming need?It is a kind of firearm that is light and flexible, easy to transport, easy to manufacture, suitable for defense, and good for field battles. It does not excessively pursue accuracy and the ability to destroy solid targets, but has a large killing area, strong deterrent effect, and has a great impact on humans and animals. Because of this It can offset the advantages of northern nomadic cavalry and bows and arrows.

And what about the West during this period?Due to the needs of siege and naval warfare, the firearms that were focused on development were naturally cannons with great destructive power against solid objects, long range and high accuracy.

Therefore, before the introduction of the red-clothed cannon, the Ming Dynasty focused on the development of its own firearms, such as bombs, mines, sea mines, rockets fired over a large area, muskets, small artillery, multi-barreled muskets, gas bombs, and smoke bombs.In particular, the design and manufacture of bombs, landmines, rockets, and multi-barreled firearms in Ming Dynasty was so sophisticated, imaginative, and varied that it could completely outshine the West at that time, and even far ahead in some aspects.

All in all, Gao Pragmatic's point of view is very clear: just because Ming's heavy artillery is not as good as that of the West, it does not mean that Ming's firearms are not as good as the West.The difference in technological development between the two is caused by the different war situations faced by the two sides.

But now, since Da Ming has Gao Pragmatism as a hacker, he certainly knows that sooner or later the western bandits will come to the east. Once his plan to save Ming succeeds in the first half, the opponent of Da Ming at that time will be replaced by Westerners, so strong ships and cannons must also be developed.

From Gao Yushi's point of view, the development of Daming firearms must be balanced, because the Daming in his mind, and the Huaxia in his mind, should be tigers on land and dragons in the sea!
Land power and sea power, none of them can be missing!
Of course, he will not ignore the fact that there are too many models of firearms.Seven or eight or more weapons with similar effects can be found in an army, which is purely a logistical disaster.He will definitely find a way to avoid this in the future.

However, for these things at the moment, we can only lay some foundations quietly, and we can't do it in a grandiose manner.And for these people under my own hands, I must also slowly exert influence to make them accept firearms, fall in love with firearms, and be proficient in firearms.

Gao Wushi knew that Gao Mo himself was proficient in martial arts, and he didn't think much of firearms, and he was in his forties. It might not be possible to change his views in a short while, but since his son Gao Tong has long been interested in firearms Jin Nong, can't I start with him?

So Gao Wushi said without hesitation: "Since he is your son, he should naturally work under my son. If nothing else, it is reasonable to say that you father and son should be separated from each other? Where is he in our Gao family right now? "

Hearing what Gao Wushi said, Gao Mo immediately cheered up, blushing and said: "The dog is in our sixth room."

Gao Wushi laughed: "Then his business should be the best thing to do. I'll write a book for my mother in a while, and I'll take care of it."

The eldest son is looking for his mother to ask for a servant, isn't that just lip service?

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