Wanli 1592

Chapter 635 Shoot!
"It's always shallow on paper, and I know that this matter has to be done. Mr. Xu, many things are completely different from what we imagined, just like this rifling. I clearly know that it is good, the more the better, you think I don't. Is that silver?

wrong!I have money!But the rifling is too difficult to make. This gun was seized from the local Franji mercenaries when I was fighting in Myanmar. Later, I got the first batch of craftsmen from the Franji people in Macau. .

They brought technology and told me that this is the best way to make rifling at present, and there is no other way. Later, I sent someone to visit the home of the Francophones in Europa, and the conclusion I got was the same. .

Based on what I can do so far, in the past three years, the total number of rifled flintlocks in my hand is more than 1000. If all the craftsmen under my command are required to make rifled flintlocks, it will not be worth thousands more. Can't.

But the army is in great demand. For a battle like the one now, I need at least tens of thousands of firecrackers. If I were given another three years, the production would not be able to keep up. "

Xiao Ruxun explained slowly.

Xu Guangqi asked: "Then if all the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry of the court are called to make it together, it should be enough. There are many craftsmen in the court who can make a lot of things. If we all work together, we will soon be able to complete the number required by the governor. Bar?"

"should?"

Xiao Ruxun sneered coldly: "Those officials from the Ministry of Industry can make bird guns into bomb guns. I have suffered enough of that kind of bomb guns. I really can't praise their level. At least the blacksmiths under my command made Of the bird guns that came out, there were only two bombing incidents in the past three years, one was five guns, and the other was six.”

"When we were guarding the border in Ningxia, we didn't dare to use the firecrackers used by the imperial court to fight. According to the current standards of Burma Town, there are barely three out of ten guns that can be used, and they explode at every turn. There is really no one. The knife is good, even the old firearms hundreds of years ago, such as the three-eyed gun, are more reliable than them!"

Wang Hui continued to complain.

"The craftsman skills of the Ministry of Industry are there, but the management of the officials is very problematic. Not to mention that making this kind of rifled flintlock requires very fine technology, even the iron used for making it cannot be pig iron, it must be high-quality iron. I really have nothing to say about the imperial court."

Xiao Ruxun shook his head helplessly.

"This... This subordinate really doesn't know..."

Xu Guangqi was speechless.

"So, it's not that the army is unwilling to use firearms to fight. Qi Shaobao's army had a lot of firearms at the beginning, but even Qi Shaobao himself said that too many big Ming firearms are rough, and they hurt themselves more than the enemy. It’s really not as good as a knife, and the world says I’m good at using firearms, that’s because the firearms I use are all high-quality firearms.”

After hearing Xiao Ruxun's words, Xu Guangqi's expression became more subtle.

Xiao Ruxun looked towards the battlefield ahead.

"Has the Beilu come yet?"

"Hurry up, the sentry has discovered it just now, and the last general has ordered the army to get ready."

Xiao Ruxun nodded, then stared into the distance, and soon, what he wanted to see appeared in his field of vision.

"coming!"

Wang Hui quickly walked to the front: "The whole army is ready!"

More and more panic-stricken northern captives appeared in front of the Ming army. The number was astounding. Xiao Ruxun frowned and asked, "There are quite a few of them. What is Li Rusong doing? They can't kill them all? "

Xiao Ruxun really misunderstood Li Rusong. He was already working hard to kill them, but they made a mistake, that is, they misestimated the number of Beibei. There are more weak women and children than expected. It is estimated that the entire Tumed tribe is going south, and this is not all.

Xu Guangqi asked nervously: "Governor, so many captives, as well as old and weak women and children, can this... be dealt with? The speed of fire of this firecracker seems to be very slow, and the range is not enough. If so, why not use artillery?" Bomb first?"

"If you use artillery, wouldn't these northern captives turn around and go back in another direction to escape in fear? Then why did I set up the formation here? I have to give them a little hope and let them go forward and rush forward. The faster you die, the faster you die, these gunmen and shield soldiers under my command are not for display, only if they charge forward with all their strength, can we wipe out all the northern captives as much as possible, so that none of them can go back!"

Xiao Ruxun's words were full of killing intent, which made Xu Guangqi shudder.

"In that case..."

Before Xu Guangqi finished speaking, a gunshot interrupted his words.

"What's the matter? There was no order to shoot! Who fired it?"

Gunshots rang out one after another, and Xu Guangqi noticed that it wasn't the big troops who were shooting, but the big troops didn't shoot, but those who fired——the soldiers of Xiao Ruxun!

"The range of the rifled flintlock is longer than that of the bird's gun. Of course, you have to shoot first. Don't worry, the Musketeers under my command have seen the big world. They can do it head-on with [-] cavalry, let alone these mobs!"

Xiao Ruxun said confidently.

"Facing the cavalry head-on? Could it be...in Shanxi?"

Xu Guangqi looked at Xiao Ruxun with burning eyes: "Some people once thought firearms were a magic weapon against cavalry, but firearms have many limitations and cannot be realized. Can they really fight against cavalry now? It can be done without cavalry?"

"That's not to say, but after careful training, self-defense is not a problem."

Xiao Ruxun gave an accurate answer. Although there is still room for it, isn't it firearms that will end the era of cavalry in the future?

Xu Guangqi, who had recovered, looked at the firearm array in front of him with even more burning eyes.

After countless Beilu were targeted and killed, the Beilu who wanted to escape seemed to hesitate a little. Looking at the Ming army waiting in front of them, they dared not move forward, but it was probably because there were too many Beilu coming from behind. They couldn't stop, and in a moment of confusion, they finally came within range of the gunner.

"put!!!"

Wang Hui gave a loud shout.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

A burst of gunpowder smoke rose, and countless lead bullets galloped forward, or they may not be accurate, but the number is sufficient. Under the impact of such a dense number of northern captives, it is indeed difficult to miss. Penetrating through the body, knocked down to the ground and died on the spot, and most of them were hit by lead bullets in some parts of the limbs, lying on the ground rolling around and screaming miserably.

Blood splattered everywhere, lead flew everywhere, and the northern captives were dizzy by the intensive firepower of the Southern Army under Xiao Ruxun, and turned into chaos. There were people running wildly everywhere, not only soldiers with weapons, but also women, children, and old people. Weak, they howled miserably, but it aroused the desire to kill in the hearts of the Ming army even more.

(End of this chapter)