After all, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the actual ruler of Japan, and he was also the figure who ended the Warring States Period. He had extremely high prestige and strength in the country.
Although many daimyo were dissatisfied, they finally agreed to send troops under his order.
So, eight months after the war broke out, countless large ships sailed away from the coast of Japan, loaded with 70,000 Japanese reinforcements, and once again entered the Korean battlefield.
The investment of effective forces had a miraculous effect. After this force was added, the Japanese army's offensive became more fierce. The Korean army had almost no field combat capabilities. Although the Ming army could fight, the number was too small. After eight months of fierce fighting, there were only one left. With more than 10,000 people, the entire Hamgyong Province had to be defended, which was simply not enough to withstand the onslaught of tens of thousands of Japanese troops. Suddenly, the Korean battlefield once again showed signs of decline.
And the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, Zu Chengxun, was a general, not a commander. The current scale of the war was beyond his control. As for the Korean side, let alone the Korean side. They had never experienced a major war and wanted to It is even more delusional to show a handsome talent with corresponding strength.
On the contrary, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Ukita Hideie, as the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a certain ability to coordinate the overall situation. Under such circumstances, the war situation became increasingly difficult.
Emperor Wanli also realized this, and he finally used his trump card - Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. He had previously put down the rebellion in Ningxia and was in the limelight for a while, so he was activated at this time.
At the same time, Wanli also ordered Xu Wei, then governor of Liaodong, and Li Rusong to command 30,000 troops as the second batch to enter the court.
And this is simply a professional counterpart.
As Yan Yuanmo's staff, Xu Wei also played an important role in quelling the Japanese rebellion along the coast. Therefore, after the Japanese rebellion was quelled, he was recommended as governor of Zhejiang and later transferred to Liaodong. Although he was seventy-three years old, he maintained good health. Still in good spirits at this time, Wanli decided to let him use his last light and heat.
After all, this man is a professional in fighting Japanese devils.
As a result, the mighty Ming army marched into North Korea, preparing for a new round of battle with the Japanese army.
And when the Korean War was in full swing, there was a pair of eyes in the south, but they were also staring at them closely.
…
"boom!"
With the roar of the musket in his hand, Yan Ling's arm shook and the muzzle of the gun was raised, showing the huge recoil.
"Right between the fifth and sixth rings!" Soldiers shouted from the distance.
This is not very accurate, but the faces of the people present are still full of surprises, and Yan Ling's eyes are also shining with light.
He crossed the gun body, carefully looked at the exquisite mechanism, and softly admired:
"Okay, okay! This musket is pretty good!"
This gun finally looked like a modern firearm in his impression.
Next to him, a middle-aged man took over and said with joy in his voice:
"Mr. Ancestor, this new musket is really sharp. The speed you fired just now is far faster than the matchlock gun, at least twice as fast!"
"If this is applied to the army, it will be invincible in battle!"
Yan Ling nodded slightly, obviously very satisfied with this musket.
On the other side, when the dean of Tiangongyuan heard his words, he was obviously startled and seemed a little surprised.
The Tiangong Institute is divided into two departments. One is the Second Institute, which is mainly based in the mainland and focuses on industrial and agricultural research. The First Institute is in Luzon and focuses on military research.
And the reason why he was so surprised was also very simple - because the middle-aged man standing next to him was the man with 200,000 troops, who ruled the entire Nanyang Islands and almost turned a large area of the sea into an inland sea. Governor of Luzon Governor's Mansion, Yan Shiyi.
At his level, he also knew some of the connections between the Luzon Governor's Palace and the mainland. In his opinion, this was clearly a prince, and it had reached a point where he did not need to fear even two princes. However, this governor But he was very respectful to this young man from the Yue Kingdom.
He had always known that this young man who arrived in Luzon a few months ago had a high status, but he did not expect that he was so high that even Yan Shiyi respected him so much!
Who is this person? The dean's heart was full of fear, but he also knew that he should never inquire about things that he could not inquire about. The family's water was very deep, so he began to look at his nose and his heart.
Yan Ling and Yan Shiyi in front did not notice the turmoil in the heart of the dean of Tiangongyuan. They were still talking.
"Relying on flint to fire... is simply a genius design! Sir, your talent is like the stars in the sky, which we can't see and cannot reach!" Yan Shiyi couldn't put it down and grabbed it. He knew the meaning of this musket very well:
"In this way, the musketeers will no longer be afraid of wet weather, let alone worry too much about exploding the barrel. Only with such a rate of fire can the three-stage attack be truly continuous!"
Yan Ling smiled. Although he was indeed not familiar with industrial things such as muskets, flintlock guns, as the name suggests, of course use flint.
And this thing is actually the result of an idea. Even without him, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty also developed a self-generated fire gun. After he mentioned it, craftsmen soon made this flintlock gun. Created.
Most of the equipment currently used by the Luzon Army are Rumi guns, which were learned from the Ottoman Empire. This kind of gun has a longer range and is more powerful than the bird gun currently in service in Ming and Japan. Therefore, Yan Ling dared to hand over the replaced matchlock gun to North Korea.
The Rumi gun is actually sufficient for today's battlefields, but the flintlock gun is the future after all, and that is the way to develop modern firearms. The Rumi gun is essentially a heavy matchlock gun.
Over there, Yan Shiyi was still talking non-stop. As a governor who had launched several wars during his tenure, he was very familiar with weapons and immediately realized that this would change the direction of the war!
"Although the Rumi gun still exceeds the flintlock gun in terms of power and range, their rate of fire alone is enough to make up for it."
"And without having to worry about exploding the barrel, the soldiers can be positioned more densely to form a denser firepower network!"
"We don't lack flint either, sir, this will be an epoch-making invention!"
Looking at the excited Yan Shiyi, Yan Ling also smiled. He turned around and told the craftsmen behind him:
"The cost of this musket is still a bit high. If it can be reduced, let's reduce it as much as possible, and then prepare for mass production."
"By the way, for the bullets, you and your colleagues cast a mold with a small hole on it, and then use lead to make it. Unify the manufacturing standards, so that the soldiers can cast their own bullets, and the workshop manufacturing is also convenient. Orderly.”
The seemingly honest and honest craftsman was actually ingenious. He was the inventor of this flintlock gun. At this time, he had written down Yan Ling's requirements one by one, and was planning to make improvements when he returned home.
"This gun is called..." Yan Ling pondered for a moment, then asked the craftsman with a smile:
"May I have your name?"
The craftsman was flattered: "Sir, my name is Tian Xiaode."
"What a good name, let's call it Xiaode-style flintlock gun!"
(End of chapter)
