Zhang Yu?
Why did he suddenly see me?
Su Yang suppressed the doubts in his heart, got up and followed the soldier to the depths of the Western Mountain.
There are about 25,000 Yanshan guards in total. Only a small number are responsible for guarding the mines and supervising the prisoners on death row as they mine. Most of the soldiers continue to train and prepare for rebellion.
The area that Su Yang and others were responsible for were only the workshops at the foot of the mountain. The two sides were completely inseparable and had no contact with each other.
So now Zhang Yu takes the initiative to meet with Su Yang, which Su Yang cannot understand.
Soon the two came to the Chinese army's tent. Su Yang walked in and saw that Zhang Yu was the only one here.
Compared to Zhu Neng and Tan Yuan who were in their prime, Zhang Yu is much older.
This is a majestic man with slightly gray hair on his temples and a bearded face. He has a temperament that no ordinary person can imitate.
Even though he is no longer young, he is still a sharp blade that can cut through the wind and snow. He is the general in the army that King Yan Zhu Di relies on most!
"Su Yang, a common man, has met General Zhang!"
"You're welcome, Mr. Su. Please sit down quickly!"
Zhang Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard the title "Grass People".
He had already learned from the crown prince Zhu Gaochi that Su Yang didn't know that he was the son-in-law of King Yan Zhu Di.
Then this matter will be much more interesting!
"General Zhang, may I ask what's important?"
"It's not a big deal. The palace sent someone to ask how the anthracite production is progressing."
"Oh, that's it!" Su Yang didn't think much and directly recounted the plan he just told Guo You and Lu Xiong.
Zhang Yu nodded after hearing this and quite recognized Su Yang's business plan.
But there was no more topic of conversation between the two of them, and they remained silent for a long time.
Until Su Yang became impatient and was about to get up and leave, Zhang Yu suddenly asked again.
"Master Su, I heard that Emperor Taizu Gao left three lines of defense. Is it from Master Su?"
Su Yang was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded.
"It's just some speculation, it can't be taken seriously!"
"Master Su is humble."
It's really him!
Zhang Yu's heart was shocked!
At first he didn't take it seriously when he heard about the so-called "three lines of defense", but after he looked at the Ming Dynasty map and considered it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became.
Zhang Yu is a veteran in the army who has been fighting for a lifetime. With his strategic vision, it is not difficult to see that the three lines of defense theory is very likely to be fact!
After all, Emperor Taizu Gao was very worried about the Ming Dynasty, so it was not impossible to leave three lifelines for future generations.
However, there were many veterans of the Ming Dynasty, as well as many famous founding generals who followed Emperor Taizu Gao in the north and south. Even they did not see through this. On the contrary, "a commoner" Su Yang saw through it, which shocked Zhang Yu. One can imagine!
So Zhang Yu had a rare opportunity, so he invited Su Yang to come and meet him, hoping to observe this virtuous son-in-law of Prince Yan.
"I wonder what Mr. Su thinks of the general trend of the world?"
Su Yang: "???"
What do you think?
See with your eyes!
You are a famous general, why do you ask me?
Su Yang felt a little bitter in his heart and regretted that he should have said so much in the first place.
He just wanted to be a low-key person, but someone happened to take a fancy to his talent!
"General Zhang, important people are concerned about the general trend of the world. I am just a street kid, how dare I talk about the general trend of the world?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yu frowned and stared at Su Yang coldly.
Su Yang's heart suddenly lifted when he saw this. Face to face with a famous military general, the pressure was too much!
Seeing Zhang Yu's face gradually darkening, Su Yang complained secretly and could only change his words in a hurry.
"I do have some immature ideas!"
"Oh?" Zhang Yu looked away with a sharp gaze, "Young Master Su, it's okay to say it!"
Talk about your uncle!
If I hadn't seen you as Zhang Yu, I would have stopped serving you!
Su Yang cursed secretly for a moment and considered his words.
"What does General Zhang think of firearms?"
"Firearm?" Zhang Yu was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head.
"Most of the firearms in the army are mainly copper cannons and bowl-mouth cannons left behind by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. However, these artillery cannons are also firecrackers. They are numb to operate and have a very short range. They are mainly used to make a sound and scare people. .”
Zhang Yunai is a veteran in the army and naturally knows a lot about firearms, but he doesn't pay much attention to firearms.
The reason is simple. The lethality of firearms is indeed good, but the operation is too troublesome, and the range is too short!
For example, the copper fire gun requires two shooters to be responsible for aiming and igniting when it is fired. However, it is very inconvenient for two people to use a fire door gun.
After firing once, you need to reload the gunpowder, insert projectiles such as stone bullets, iron bullets, copper bullets or lead bullets, and then ignite and launch.
If you had this damn time, the Mongolian cavalry would have already killed you and chopped off your head with a knife!
As for those artillery, not only are they more troublesome to operate, but their range is only that small.
The most critical thing is that firearms have the risk of exploding!
The result was that the enemy did not hit, and the artillery exploded first, killing one of our own!
For these reasons, many soldiers are reluctant to use firearms.
Although the Ming army was also equipped with firearms, their usage rate was pitifully low.
The soldiers are still used to fighting the enemy with real swords and guns. If you cut me with a sword, I will give you a sword!
Even if you die, you are unwilling to use firearms against the enemy, for fear that instead of being killed by the enemy, you will be killed and injured by the firecracker in your hand!
After hearing Zhang Yu's complaints about firearms, Su Yang was not surprised.
In this era, firearms are indeed not very developed. They are far less developed than in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and they gradually transitioned to being dominated by firearms.
In the final analysis, it is still due to quality reasons, not a technical problem, but a manufacturing problem.
Zhang Yu looked at Su Yang suspiciously and asked subconsciously: "Is Mr. Su very interested in firearms?"
Su Yang waved his hand quickly and said with a smile: "I just have some immature ideas."
"For example, select a group of smart soldiers from the army to practice the use of firearms and reform their fighting methods."
"Although there are still many problems with firearms, firearms also have many advantages. The first is that they are far more powerful than bows and arrows, and their range is also longer than that of bows and arrows."
"And a qualified fire commander, as long as he is not a fool, only needs one month of training at most. Some people with quick minds and flexible hands and feet can go to the battlefield in only four or five days. At the same time, the fire commander has a strong impact on the soldiers' physical strength. The requirements are not high, and teenagers can operate it, but if you want to train a qualified crossbowman, it takes a lot of time and energy."
Hearing Su Yang's words, Zhang Yu nodded subconsciously.
I have to admit that fire guns do have natural advantages over bows and arrows.
"As for the way the gunmen fight, why can't they use segmented shooting?"
"For example, the team is divided into three lines, with the gun moving and the people moving, and each person has a gun. The first team is responsible for shooting, the second team is responsible for loading gunpowder, etc., and the third team is responsible for adjusting the match rope, etc. After the first team finishes shooting, it hands the gun to the second team, and the second team After handing over the processed guns to the first team, they clean and load the fired guns and hand them over to the third team. The third team gives the adjusted matchlock guns to the second team, and at the same time begins to adjust the matchlocks and other operations for the new guns, and so on. …”
"In other words, the team is also divided into three columns. The guns move with the people, and each person has a gun. After the first team finishes shooting, it returns to the original position of the third team and starts loading and other operations. The third team and the second team move forward. The second team becomes the first team, then aim and shoot, and so on..."
"The operation is troublesome and the firing interval is long, so use multiple shots to shorten the firing time interval. If the shooting accuracy is poor and cannot hit people, then use intensive firepower to cover..."
Su Yang was still talking endlessly about his experience, but Zhang Yu became more and more frightened as he listened, and his eyes grew brighter as he listened!
Su Yang's words seemed to have opened the door to a new world for him!
So this fucking battle can still be fought like this?
This guy is really a genius!
