A quarter of an hour later, after exchanging opinions and ideas, Chen Guang, the counselor of the Shenji Battalion, stood up and said: Stork
"Although heavy artillery can't be used, light and small artillery will have little impact."
"To conquer the Jiannu, our army can abandon the Hongyi cannon and the large Franco machine cannon, and use the small Franco machine cannon as the main offensive force."
"This will not only avoid slow marching speed, but also reduce the possibility of being ambushed by a sneak attack."
"Compared with the Ming Dynasty's cities, those pass fortresses built by the slaves are no different from broken bricks and tiles."
"When the time comes, I will bring more shells and gunpowder, and just fire a few more cannons."
Then Cao Wenzhao continued:
"In my opinion, our army should focus on firearms in this battle and abandon bows, arrows and spears." Stork
"Every member of the Eight Banners who established the slaves has a armor, and they are all new ones made within the past three to five years."
"Moreover, there are many slave soldiers wearing two or three layers of heavy armor. The lethality of ordinary bows and arrows is really limited. It may not be possible to break them without heavy bows."
When seeing firearms that were of good quality, reliable and weak in power, everyone from the Yulin Army to the generals and soldiers were very surprised.
Zhu Youxiao also told the generals and soldiers more than once that future wars will definitely be dominated by firearms, and swords, arrows and spears will not be of much use.
During the exercise, we still vividly remember the scene of artillery arraying and firing salvos, and soldiers holding muskets and firing salvos.
During the northern expedition to the grasslands last year, when Lin Dan Khan retreated to attack Miyun, how Liuguang Shenji's arrows slaughtered the Tartar cavalry was probably forgotten by the soldiers who participated in that battle in their lifetime.
The point about Shenji Camp was indeed on point, and it coincided with Cao Wenzhao's idea. stork
As for the modified divine weapons used by the cavalry, not even 700 of them have been produced.
All Cao Wenzhao wanted was to be satisfied with Zhu Youxiao's 80,000 people.
In reality, if we compare Xiao Ming today with Europe, Xiao Ming is far behind in terms of the advance level of firearms, the penetration rate of the army, and the coordinated use of tactics.
The Shenwu flintlock musket has not been released for less than a year, so the Ming army must mainly rely on flintlock muskets.
Officials naturally deduct as much as they can. As a result, over the past hundred years, instead of regressing, they have made progress.
Although Cao Wenzhao is a general of the Xiaoqi Camp, he is still quite familiar with the power of the Shenji Camp's firearms.
The musket, which is superior to the matchlock gun in terms of range, power, loading and firing speed, is said to be very popular among the soldiers. stork
"The lessons learned in the Battle of Salhu can be forgotten."
There are no lathes and a series of R&D and manufacturing tools, and they have not yet been perfected. After eight months, they have not yet started mass production.
For those of us who are still using swords and arrows, a formed army equipped with excellent firearms is simply not a dimensionality reduction strike.
Cao Wenzhao also paid special attention to it, otherwise I would have gone to the arsenal to find Bi Maokang to develop a new Tiger Crouching Cannon.
"Almost everyone of them has a horse, and their mobility is superior to ours."
Under Bi Maokang's professional teaching during that time, not even 7,000 craftsmen had basically mastered the craftsmanship of fire gun manufacturing.
As for the heavy-duty Hongyi cannon, the manufacturing process requirements are lower and more cumbersome, and the initial technology is mature enough. stork
Among them, the main artillery pieces are small and large cannons, with a total of about 800 pieces.
The bad thing is that I'm new to technology and my manufacturing success rate has been stable at about 10%, so the production speed will be much slower than before.
"The spearmen are too bulky and are only suitable for positional defensive warfare. They are really passive. The Jianzhou area is really not suitable for the use of spears, so I think they should be discarded."
"There are some big mountain roads here, which are suitable for small armies to retreat."
"And we have no advantage. After all, we grew up here and are unfamiliar with the surrounding geographical environment than you."
At present, only 70 ships have been installed, and they are also supplied to the warships of the Denglai Navy.
Completely meet Zhu Youxiao's needs. stork
Of course, production has not been stopped yet. After all, the matchlock gun is only for transitional use, and Gan Qingming will waste money and manpower.
Now, two years of hard work and investment have finally paid off.
Xiao Ming has always paid attention to the development of firearms since the founding of the country. During the Yongle period, it reached its peak with incompetent tactics, retreat first and a small number of firearms.
But the scale is still expanding.
The Streaming Divine Machine Arrow, Tiger Crouching Cannon, New Tiger Crouching Cannon, and Divine Fire Flying Crow are mainly used for group strikes or moving around areas.
After receiving that information, Gan Qingming became more confident in destroying the wild boar skin and Horqin.
It's a pity that since before Yongle, Emperor Xiao Ming has paid so much attention to firearms. stork
This also led to the popularity of firearms in the military and the end of thermal weapons.
At this point, the generals and soldiers of the Yulin Army have completely changed their views on firearms, and they trust and rely more on firearms.
"How to retreat the troops? You must know that the Jianzhou area is as open as Guan Nei, and there are no official roads or trails."
As craftsmen become more and more unfamiliar with the manufacture of firearms, the craftsmanship becomes more and more mature. In the future, if arsenals are to be expanded in other regions, the entire army will be equipped.
Especially the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the Liuguang Shenji Arrow. Those two firearms were small weapons for the Mongols and Jiannu.
According to Chen Guang's report, Zhu Youxiao has not yet basically changed into standard equipment.
Cao Wenzhao did not pay attention to the affairs of the army and arsenal during that period. stork
It took two years to finally get the development of firearms back on track.
"Otherwise, it will move like a long snake. Once it is hit by a wild boar's skin, it will cut your army into pieces. If the back, front, and end can echo each other, your defeat will be doubtful."
"So we have to think of a comprehensive way to avoid being attacked or ambushed."
Although there is not much, the training of the musketeers is still good.
All added up to less than 1,800 young men.
In the newly built arsenal, the number of craftsmen and their families is approaching 100,000.
So far, 1,700 qualified firearms have been produced and have been initially installed in the army. stork
Firearms of poor quality and with slightly reduced power are issued to sergeants for use. They may kill themselves by exploding their chambers, jamming their bodies, or losing their lives due to insufficient power.
In the past two years, Cao Wenzhao recruited and trained firearms craftsmen in a small business, hiring Westerners as instructors at low prices, and before that, he spent a lot of money to buy a lot of manufacturing technology.
Nowadays, the firearms industry in Xiao Ming Dynasty has not yet taken shape. In the past, it only needed to be expanded quickly.
Since the Shenji Camp mentioned firearms, in order to get a preliminary understanding, I directly asked Chen Guang and Zhang Zhiji after the meeting.
The muskets are mainly matchlocks. After two years of production and subsequent inventory inspections, Zhu Youxiao has been equipped with 17,000 guns.
