The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"According to the regulations set by the Fifth Army Governor's Office, we must escort the grain and grass from Huguang and Jiangxi directly to the front of the army. The only hope now is that the imperial court cannot raise military expenses and troops, so that it is possible for His Majesty to cancel the Northern Expedition. plan.

The prince and Duke Dingguo also expressed their anger, but there was no way, so Yubi appointed him. "

Zhang Qing's last words completely sealed Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng's retreat. If they had any luck at first, it would be their boss who could pull them out of the quagmire at the critical moment.

Whether it is the Zhang family, the Wu family, or the Wei family, they are all Fengyang people who followed the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang in the rebellion. However, their ancestors did not have the ability to take charge of their own affairs, so they were not as well received.

At the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the status of generals was far from what it is now.

But now the boss can't protect them from the wind and rain. Now he can only find ways to improve the combat effectiveness of his soldiers. If he really wants to go up, the chance of saving his life on the battlefield will be greater, and there is no other way.

Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng looked at each other again, but they could see deep helplessness in each other's eyes.

There are not many ways for infantry to deal with cavalry, and the requirements for infantry are extremely high, requiring very high tactical literacy, which cannot be achieved by hastily training for a few months.

Facing the charge of the cavalry group, the infantry must at least keep their formation stable.

What seems like a simple request is actually very difficult to fulfill.

At the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was possible to use military formations to defeat the Tatars. At that time, whether it was morale or tactical literacy, the soldiers back then were far ahead of what they are now and are incomparable.

That's why they came up with ways to increase firepower and concentrate their firearms to fire quickly, hoping to defeat the enemy before engaging in battle, or at least disperse them.

The cavalry only poses a threat if they attack in groups. If scattered cavalry charge into the formation, it will be easier to deal with.

Now Zhang Tongzhi wants to ask them about other methods they have thought of. Where can they think of them for a while?

This method was actually prompted by Wei Guangde. After Wei Guangde returned home, when he asked about what he had seen during the past few days during the expedition, he mentioned the mother-and-son gun he saw in Zhenjiang.

At that time, Wei Guangde felt that this kind of mother-and-child cannon seemed to be similar to the artillery of later generations. They were all rear-mounted, and a fast rate of fire was necessary. If there were a large number of gunners bombarding them, it would be possible to defeat the cavalry group.

"Is there no other way?"

Zhang Qing narrowed his eyes at this moment, his eyes kept wandering back and forth between Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng, a look of disappointment gradually appeared on his face, and finally he sighed.

"By the way, father, this time the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau sent a batch of muskets. I heard that Brother Wei also received some. Are they useful? They are the latest firearms."

Zhang Shigui, who was standing next to Zhang Qing, suddenly interjected. He had heard the conversation just now. It was just a joke at this moment. He hoped to get rid of the Fo Lang machine gun first. That thing was really unattainable.

But Wei Li also brought back a batch of bird guns from Nanjing this time. He was not interested in firearms, and naturally he had never tried them. However, when he saw Wei Meng, he remembered that he had heard that there were some birds in Wei Meng. pistol.

The trip to Zhenjiang was forced. Each family did not bring their own boys, but the elders went alone. Naturally, Zhang Shigui did not set out with the army. Everything was told by people who came back.

As for Zhang Qing, naturally he would not tell him these little things.

In fact, even if Wei Meng still had more than a hundred people in his hands, Zhang Shigui didn't know it afterwards. He only found out when the senior officials of the health institute suddenly discussed the allocation of farmland.

"Bird gun? Is there still that thing in the guardhouse?"

Of course Wei Meng knew about the bird gun, and he tried it right after he got it. After he came back, his second son often went out to shoot birds with it, and the sound of "pop-pop" shooting was often heard from the mountain behind.

"Is this thing useful?"

Seeing Wei Meng's reaction, Zhang Shigui seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. Zhang Qing and Wu Zhankui also looked at him with concern.

"It's easy to use. The quality of the firecrackers given to me this time is pretty good."

Wei Meng could only say this, and he was also thinking about how this thing would perform when faced with a cavalry charge.

When Wei Meng said the quality was good, both Zhang Qing and Wu Zhankui were delighted.

They still know the power of firearms. As long as they are well-trained, they are very powerful. Moreover, training with firearms is much easier than that of archers.

In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of his archers, Wei Meng allowed them to bring weapons into the mountains to hunt instead of arranging for them to plow the fields.

As for fire gunners, there were some in hundreds of households, but they were all sent to plow the fields because they were unwilling to use them. After all, firearms exploding chambers were no joke.

My son often held a blunderbuss and fired countless shots.

And the reason why he was relieved to let Wei Guangde use it was because every time Wei Guangde came back from shooting, he would ask Tang San to check the condition of the barrel. This was also the reason why he was relieved, his boy knew the danger.

"There are more than a hundred muskets in the warehouse of the health center. They are all made together, so the quality should be about the same."

Zhang Shigui continued at this time, "This batch of firearms are new weapons, and they are also for us to try out to facilitate mass production in the future."

"Is this bird blunderbuss a new invention? It's really easy to use. It can hit more accurately than the previous fire blunderbuss."

When Wei Meng heard that it was a new weapon, he thought no wonder he hadn't seen it before. However, when he thought about the Fo Lang machine gun he saw in Zhenjiang, he had never heard of it before, and he felt indifferent.

"This blunderbuss was obtained the year before last or the year before that. It was also taken from the barbarians. The Ordnance Bureau copied it after studying it for the past two years."

Zhang Shigui introduced.

"Captured? Did we have a war with the barbarians?"

Wei Meng and Wu Zhankui were also surprised when they heard Zhang Shigui's introduction.

The blunderbuss and the Folan cannon are both very powerful, and they all belong to the Yi people. So how powerful are the Yi people in combat?

Can the Ming army win against them?

At this moment, the two of them had already thought that the north was not at peace, and now there was a new threat like the Yi people who were good at using firearms, and their hearts could not help but pound.

"In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing, the year before last, probably around that time, the Fujian Guards sent troops to attack the Japanese pirates who were entrenched there. Among them, there were Yi people among them. After the war, some of these bird guns were seized. Because many of us were wounded on the battlefield, we were sent to the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau to study imitation."

At this time, Zhang Qing opened his eyes and slowly told what he knew about the origin of the gun as if he was reminiscing.

There are many theories about the origin of bird guns. They were introduced from Guangdong and were obtained during the Japanese suppression campaign in Fujian. However, he is the only one here who knows the origin of bird guns. After all, he had contact with the Ministry of War and the Ordnance Bureau in Zhenjiang. He knows. It’s not surprising that there are more.

"There are also barbarians among the Japanese pirates?"

Wu Zhankui was a little surprised, "Didn't they say they were all Japanese and Han pirates?"