open sea

Chapter 142
Zhang Han did have the power to transfer Wang Bai away now. When Yu Dayou was conquering Guangxi, the rest of the Guangdong and Guangxi generals shirked the war and violated the orders of the Governor's Mansion. He was very angry at that time.

The old man asked the imperial court for an order to let Guangdong and Guangxi be in the hands of the governor during the war just like the three sides in the northwest, and the governors of the two places must fully obey the order.

Now is war time.

Chen Mu told Zhang Han about the battle against the Maiyatu pirates in Haojing, and the old man was amazed that the battle was really thrilling.

If there were no cannons fired from the fort, and no rocket smoke to cover the enemy and allow Chen Mu to seize the opportunity, in Zhang Han's view, this battle would be more or less ominous.

Because Chen Qianhu didn't tell Zhang Han that his rocket is different from other people's rockets, they are called rockets anyway.

Even more confused, Chen Mu asked after he finished speaking: "According to what you said, although the Fanyi boat soldiers are good at fighting and have powerful weapons, even if they haven't captured the fort, if you train the troops of the two thousand households for half a year, they can still be able to fight." Defeat them."

From Chen Mu's point of view, this is certainly not the case!
Fighting war is not like playing chess. There is no one thing that can be eaten by anyone. It always needs to be adapted to local conditions. There is a difference between having a fort and not having a fort.

What's more, there are all kinds of matters such as luggage, food, silver, equipment, etc. If one of them is not in place, the combat power will not increase.

But how did he explain this to Zhang Han?

"The Governor said so," he said.

Because Chen Mu knew that Zhang Han must have his purpose for this matter, and his purpose must be related to other guards, and when it comes to what Chen Lin said, it is not difficult to imagine what Zhang Han is thinking.

"Then can someone else do it?"

Chen Mu thought for a while, clasped his hands and said affirmatively, "Okay!"

But then, he announced several names.

"General Yu from Guangdong, General Qi from the north, and Tan Butang from the Ministry of War are even better; the rest are those who can single-handedly attack more than a thousand Japanese pirates, and it is not difficult to supervise a thousand troops to defeat five hundred barbarians." Chen Mugong said, clasping his hands: "But Weijun, it's difficult."

In fact, Chen Mu had some reservations about what he said. Among the sailors of Franji, there were not many sailors who could be called professional soldiers. The combat power on land was slightly higher than that of Japanese pirates, but not twice as strong.The reason why he said that was just to avoid leaving a big impression on the governor.

"Why is this?"

"At the beginning of Xiangshan's humble occupation, there were no more than 20 people in the banner army, all of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled, and less than a third of the strong and strong. "

These words have some meaning behind the scenes, but Chen Mu has to say, how the guards like to do on weekdays, now that the knife is going to cut him, it is impossible to sit still and wait for death, saying: "The banner army is poor, and there is a reward for killing the enemy. Therefore, fighting bravely is not easy to be defeated. If the guards can earn money easily by corrupting them, who is willing to fight with their lives."

"Corruption is common in the old guards. Even if the imperial court appropriates the military equipment, most of them will be stolen in exchange for some old and worn-out weapons. Originally, there were only 500 people who could fight in the four divisions of Guanghaiwei, and [-] people in Nanhaiwei. There are only six or seven hundred households, so the army is not enough, and if you want to fight against the Fanyi with weapons that are far inferior to the enemy, how can you win?"

Chen Mu reminded Zhang Han that he and Yu Dayou had personally visited many thousands of households in Kinki, Guangzhou Prefecture some time ago, and knew the approximate strength of several thousand households. Commendable.

Five thousand households have less than 700 people, and one thousand households in Xiangshan has a thousand people. Isn't the combat power not high?

"You said that weapons are very different from Fanyi?"

"Absurd!" Zhang Han couldn't understand. "A spear is a spear, a knife is a knife, and a blunderbuss is a blunderbuss. What a difference there is in ordnance!"

Even for bird guns, the entire Ming Dynasty has been making bird guns since the first defeat of the Fran robot, and the north is not close, but the south, especially Guangdong, is a very common object.

Chen Mu was not discouraged, as if he had never heard of the absurdity of Zhang Han's reprimand, he said patiently: "Spears are all spears, but the spears of the guards are cast iron spears, which are hard and brittle, and many of them will break when stabbed on steel armor; They are all steel knives, but the guards' knives are all old weapons from their fathers and grandparents, and they can't help chopping after being honed for a long time; the biggest difference is in the guns."

Chen Mu clasped his hands and said: "This time I came to Guangzhou, I brought a few trophies from fighting in Haojing. They were all bird guns, and they were kept outside the yamen to be guarded. If the governor is not in a hurry, I would like to ask you to take a look. You can tell the difference just by looking at it.”

Zhang Han is not in a hurry. He was newly transferred to Guangdong and Guangxi to be the governor this year. He has no roots and connections. Among the military officers, only Chen Mu, a thousand households, was single-handedly promoted and cultivated by him, and he is regarded as his own.

Now there are rumors of crimes in Zeng Yiyi, Xiangshan's geography is extremely important, and he has come to listen to Chen Mu's thoughts on Xiangshan all afternoon.

"Bring it in."

Chen Mu ordered the family soldiers to deliver the order, and after a while, a large box containing three bird guns was delivered.

"Look at the military gate, this is our Daming's blunderbuss. When I came here, I passed by the Xiangshan Office. I took it from the warehouse. It was kept by the previous Qianhu. Many Qianhu's weapons are like this. Military gate, you can Put it on the table?" Waiting for Zhang Han to nod, Chen Mu didn't want to take it for a while, took the cloth from the long box and spread it on the study table, put the old bird guns on it, and introduced: "The first batch of bird guns made in Ming Dynasty, The age is about the same as the humble job."

Chen Mu couldn't help laughing, and said: "It's old, but it still works after trying, but it's not accurate. The workmanship in those days was very good. The muzzle is about three or four cents wide, one finger wide, and three cents heavy in lead. You can shoot with a hundred steps, break light armor with sixty steps, and break through iron armor with thirty steps."

Hearing Chen Mu's explanation, the old governor Zhang Han curled up his gray beard and raised the corners of his mouth with pride on his face, saying: "The bird gun was originally a thing of the Western barbarians, but now it is a Chinese skill!"

In the past, it was China who would do things well and teach others.

Now, it is others who will do things well, learn from China.

In the future, it is a good thing that I know, and I am not allowed to do it.

It's not anyone's fault, just like Zhang Han's proud smile, most people in this era don't know what the outside world is like.

"This is the loot captured by the humble officer in Haojing. It is also a gun. It is also fired by a matchlock, but it is heavier. The bird gun weighs less than ten catties, and this one costs twenty catties. The barrel of the gun is thicker, the caliber is larger, and the lead is one or two. Heavy."

As Chen Mu said, he put a large blunderbuss and the lead of a bird blunderbuss side by side, and said: "The blunderbuss is extremely heavy, and you have to use a shelf to level it up. It can also shoot more than a hundred steps, and the lead can be pierced through in ninety steps. The long card, smashed the iron armor, and the small flag who hit the gun under the humble rank is still lying down and unable to get up."

Zhang Han's expression changed. He held the blunderbuss for a long time to observe, and finally raised his palm and pressed it down, saying: "Go out and try the blunderbuss later, it's exactly like what you said - this one will be sent to Beijing immediately!"

"And this, please look at the military gate. The muzzle style is the same as that of the bird's gun, but it doesn't use a matchlock." Chen Mu took out another revolving gun and demonstrated to Zhang Han: "Rely on the wind-up gun." , Pull the trigger and the flint rubs against the anvil to start a fire, and there is a cover on the outside, not to mention ambushes at night, even in rainy days.”

Speaking of which, Chen Mu put down the blunderbuss and cupped his hands to Zhang Han: "Junmen, I also think that these two blunderbusses need to be sent to the capital immediately, and we must choose skilled craftsmen, especially to make suitable spring steel."

He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for Daming to send the guns to Beijing. The better firepower seemed to have the opposite effect on the rule of the feudal dynasty.

Maybe there will be a bang outside the gate of the palace, announcing a new era of great revolution.

He has his ideas.

After much deliberation, he made up his mind and said to Zhang Han: "It's best, I can transfer some skilled craftsmen to Xiangshan, even if it's just the craftsmen in Guangzhou City, please ask for my humble job, and let me supervise the construction!"

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