A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 443 Arguments
Not long after, the news of Uncle Zhongyong came, and he said: "If Dongnu really has the mighty general cannon, my cannon battalion is not as good as it. The most cannon in the battalion only shoots five catties of cannon."
Wang Dou's words brought the atmosphere of the capital to a climax. Uncle Zhongyong's artillery is not as good as that of a bandit slave. Jinzhou is in danger!Daming is in danger!
Emperor Chongzhen and his cabinet couldn't sit still under the turmoil between the government and the opposition. Emperor Chongzhen summoned all his ministers to discuss matters. After Xu Guangqi's death a few years ago, the casting of Hongyi cannons in the North came to a standstill.In the court meeting, in addition to continuing to appoint officials to cast cannons, the topic of purchasing Western-style firearms was put on the agenda again, and imperial envoys were transferred to Macau with a call from the Ministry of War.
In addition, there are many red barbarian cannons in the southeastern provinces, and Emperor Chongzhen ordered the governors to move them immediately. However, the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and the distant waters cannot save the nearby fires. The battle of Jinzhou is imminent.Therefore, the imperial court dispatched a part of the Shenji Battalion to fight, and the battalion used a large number of weapons such as bird guns, kidnapper guns, thunder guns, five thunder god machines, and nine-headed birds.
They also collected [-] cannons from the mighty generals from all over the country to accompany the army, as well as a large number of rocket vehicles, which contained various winged rockets such as "Shenhuo Flying Crow", "Flying Air to Attack Thieves and Shocking Thunder", "Hundred Tigers Running Together" ", "Swarm of Bees", "Flying Arrow" and other cluster rockets are countless.
Shenji Battalion took Wang Chengen as the supervisor, and even served as the supervisor of the front line in Jinzhou.
Originally, Gao Qiqian knew the soldiers, and was also the godfather of Wu Sangui and others. He was familiar with Liao affairs, so he was the best supervisor of the army.However, after the Battle of Julu, he didn't know where he went. Everyone only regarded him as dead in the Battle of Julu. After Lu Xiangsheng, he also gave a series of rewards.
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Not to mention the turmoil in the capital, but to say that after Wang Dou heard the news about Liaodong, he immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the matter, but it was in the meeting hall of the Operations Division of the Staff Department of the General's Mansion.
In the Staff Department, Wen Fangliang was the ambassador, and Han Chao, Zhong Xiancai, Zhong Tiaoyang, Gao Shiyin, Sun Sanjie, Wen Daxing, Li Guangheng, Zhao Xuan and others were the deputy envoys.The combat department also has separate divisions to study strategies for fighting against Dongnu, Beilu, rogues, and bandits.
At this time, everyone is gathered in the Dongnu War Hall, which is a huge hall, and the staffs in and out of the hall come and go. Brief topographic maps of Tumed, Harqin, and Chahar.
There is also a sand table topographic map of Liaodong, and huge maps of various places are hung on several walls.
At this time, in addition to the ambassador and deputy envoy of the Staff Department, Chi Dacheng, Yang Guodong, Xie Yike, Wu Zhengchun, Shen Shiqi, Gao Xun, Lei Xianbin, Huang Yujin, Yin Yijin and others were also present, and there were some heavyweight praises Hua, such as Qin Yi and others, as well as Wen Fangliang's uncle, Zanhua Wen Shiyan, were also present at this time due to his active performance and frequent suggestions and suggestions over the years.
After Wen Daxing read out the Liaodong intelligence, the meeting hall immediately exploded, and everyone was arguing endlessly. Everyone's reactions were roughly divided into several categories.
There are Wen Fangliang, Han Chao, Wu Zhengchun, etc. who are "cautious, safe, and prudent", there are Gao Shiyin, Shen Shiqi, etc. Wait for nothing.
Just like Wang Dou's big banquet, in this kind of military discussion, everyone does not need to take into account their official status, and they can speak freely, so the controversy among the people is very fierce.
Gao Shiyin shouted loudly: "Everyone, pay attention. Although the Tartars have a lot of artillery and bird guns, our advantage is very obvious. Our army is well-trained, and the gunpowder is powerful. The gunners and gunners all use gunpowder to pile up gunpowder. Come out, the gun cannon light experience is very rich, dare to ask, do the Tartars have this advantage?"
Shen Shiqi said: "That's right. Is the training and will of our Jingbian army comparable to that of the Tartars? Back then, the traitor Kong Youde fought our army with firearms, but he was defeated and collapsed! The Tartars in Liaodong, because they ate We had a lot of losses, so Dongshi followed suit and made cannons and bird guns, but they are Dongshi, we are Xishi, and they are not of the same class."
Everyone in the hall snickered, and Gao Shiyin's face trembled a few times, but Shen Shiqi stood on the same line with him, but he couldn't say anything, so he cursed in a low voice, and then continued loudly: "Just now someone said that I am a gun camp At most, they can only shoot five catties of cannons, and the Tartars have the Shenwei General Cannon, and they can shoot cannons over ten catties, so they have advantages in range and power."
"But pay attention, the five-pound cannons fired by our artillery battalion have the same range of two miles, which is no worse than their ten-pound cannons! Also, according to information, they need twelve oxen to pull a cannon, It is heavy and slow, and it takes a long time to adjust the gun. Our side can move fast, close to hit hard, and when the range is close, can their guns hit us?"
He suddenly said to Zhao Xuan: "Xiao Xuan'er, do you think so?"
Zhao Xuan was taken aback, and subconsciously said: "Of course, the artillery battalion of our Jingbian Army is the number one in Ming Dynasty, ahem."
Shen Shiqi continued: "That's right, fighting depends on skill and will. Do the gunners of the Tartars have as much gunpowder training as us? Do they have so much experience in using it? Is the cooperation between infantry and artillery as good as ours?" When they pushed the cannons up, people didn’t know where they went.”
Gao Shiyin continued: "Others say how fierce the Tartars are, how fierce they are, but I, the soldiers of the Jingbian Army, know that they are actually very afraid of death. In this respect, my soldiers of the Jingbian Army are superior to them, and the big guys have different spirits. .Not to mention anything else, after the upper officer of our army is killed, the subordinates will automatically pick up, and the organization and command are still stable. Can the Tartars do it? Even if they have guns, they are still barbarians, and we are Chinese.”
Shen Shiqi said: "That's right, they have guns and are still barbarians. We fight stronger and stronger. In the Battle of Julu, our army suffered more than half of the casualties and recovered quickly. Can the Tartars do it? If they can, they don't need to practice The Eight Banners Han army is here. These traitors are dogs, don’t look at the tartars who value them now, be careful not to lose their tails, when these traitors turn into wolves, they will bite their masters back, and then there will be a good show..."
Looking at Gao Shiyin's talk, Wang Dou couldn't help nodding, and Gao Shiyin had also grown up.
After Gao Shiyin finished speaking, there was silence in the hall, and Gao Shiyin couldn't help but feel elated when he saw that everyone was stunned by him.
Wen Fangliang coughed and said: "Old Gao is right, pointing out the advantages of our army and the disadvantages of the enemy army, but pay attention, the artillery and bird guns of the thief slaves are indeed trained. According to information, the number of artillery they have is very large. They may surpass ours, and they have more heavy artillery. I believe that our army's gunners and gunners have advantages. However, their gunners may still cause a lot of casualties to our army. We must take precautions. This must be considered. "
Han and North Korea also looked solemn: "It is impossible for the two armies to fight without formation. In the dense formation, our artillery can attack their formation, and they can do the same. The artillery can enter the formation..."
For a while, everyone was silent, not even Gao Shiyin. Among the people present, many people participated in the Battle of Julu. Back then, the Qing soldiers used Hongyi 24-pound guns, Hongyi [-]-pound guns and other heavy guns to attack Shun at that time. The township army caused a lot of casualties. At that time, it was still defending. If the opponent's artillery attacked when the formation was formed...
Over the years, the Jingbian army has been fighting against Qing soldiers and bandits, constantly using artillery to bombard their formations, often breaking them to pieces, they can do the same.And flesh and blood are so fragile in front of metal, a soldier who has been hit by a blunderbuss is fine, but if he is shot by a cannon, there is absolutely no reason to survive.
Wang Dou also sighed deeply. Although the smoothbore shells are not accurate, they are very lethal to the dense formation of more than 12 people. Running over them all the way is a bloody path.Historically, when Napoleon used 20-pound guns, he had a record of rolling through [-] rows of spearmen with one solid bullet, and this dense array could not evade and retreat, otherwise the army would definitely end up in chaos and collapse.
Gao Shiyin actually wanted to say that there is no one who survives a war, it depends on who can survive to the end, but this is hard to say, because he has the meaning of showing no pity for the lives of soldiers.
Wen Fangliang said: "This is the casualty of the artillery, and the bird gun!"
He said: "Both sides line up to fight, you shoot at me, I shoot at you, the Tazi's bird guns are just as fine, and their gun bullets hit our army, and they will also cause casualties. This has to be considered."
Zhong Xian sighed and said: "With the artillery and firecrackers, our division has lost a lot of advantages. Is there a way to prevent the blunderbuss bullets and reduce the casualties of the soldiers?"
On this point, everyone has a lot of opinions. Some people say: "The front layer of gunmen can use shields."
However, after discussion, everyone decided that it was not possible. The Seiko bird gun would have no problem shooting through the shield. If the shield shattered, it would cause damage to the shield gunner instead.Moreover, the use of shields will cause confusion among gunners during the battle, which will affect the combat performance of each soldier.
Zhao Xuan shouted: "You can use the chariot camp. Our chariots have always been stored in the warehouse and can be taken out for use. The hardwood on the chariot is enough to block the opponent's bullets."
He is a fanatical supporter of the car camp, these years the car camp has been useless and has been kept in the warehouse, Zhao Xuan is brooding.
However, after everyone discussed, they refuted him in one go. Using the chariot camp would also cause chaos, and if the other party imitated the Jingbian army and approached the artillery, the chariot camp would be useless as well.Perhaps the car battalion can only be used in offensive battles or defensive battles.
Shen Shiqi suddenly said: "When the opponent fires, our gunslinger can lie down, so that we can avoid the bullets."
His words were immediately refuted by many people: "How to get down? The front row or the back row? What if the front row gets down and the bullets hit the back? Or the whole army gets down? What is it like, is it still called a battle formation? Lie down a few more times and the whole formation will collapse!"
Shen Shiqi patted his head in embarrassment and stopped talking.
Wu Zhengchun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Information says that the thieves and birds also use fixed medicine?"
Everyone looked at Wen Daxing.
Wen Daxing sighed, "Yes."
Different from the gunpowder formula, the custom-loaded paper tube ammunition has no technical content. Back then, the Qi family army used granular gunpowder and classified custom-loaded ammunition. In recent years, Wang Dou led the rise of the Jingbian army, and many interested people paid attention to it.For example, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Cao Bianjiao and others used custom-loaded paper tube ammunition in the army. The Qing people's meticulous work was all over Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible not to notice this.
However, the gunpowder advantage of the Jingbian Army is firstly manufacturing. The gunpowder collection method adopted by the East Road is very sufficient, and the rest of the army, regardless of the enemy or the enemy, is far behind in the production of gunpowder.As for sulfur and other substances, there are many minerals in various places, such as Donglu. There are many, and the parties are not worried, let alone carbon.
There is also the gunpowder formula, which is another major advantage of the East Road. The gunpowder produced by all parties is far from being comparable to the Jingbian Army in terms of stability and power.
Shen Shiqi clicked: "Damn, there are more and more Dongshi now, shameless!"

(End of this chapter)