On the north bank of the Yellow River, in Zhang Cheng's Chinese army tent in Jiadian.
Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp that was assisting in the Henan campaign, had returned to normal. He took a sip of wine slowly and said, "Didn't I just say that making friends is just one of my abilities.
My strongest ability actually lies in strategy, especially in military affairs such as military training. "
He continued: "After I entered the camp, I saw that my brother, you have a lot of firearms in the camp, so let's talk about these firearms first.
Firearms have always been my specialty when it comes to guarding captives in China. As for the three-stage strike tactic of the Shenji Battalion in Beijing, I feel that it is far from enough. I need to prepare at least five layers of fire cannons.
In this way, the first layer is withdrawn immediately after being beaten, then the seed medicine is filled, and the second layer is beaten; the second layer is also withdrawn immediately after being beaten, and then the seed medicine is filled, and the third layer is beaten; the fourth and fifth layers are all the same.
In this way, the cycle goes back and forth, over and over again, and the cannons and cannons are fired continuously, and the enemy can defeat the enemy. "
Zhang Cheng heard that what he said made sense, and praised from the sidelines: "Brother Chen talked about the method of shooting with firecrackers. I also heard about it before, but I never thought that it was really my brother's plan."
Chen Jiugao's face turned slightly red after being praised, but he returned to his original state in an instant. He said with a smile: "The method of shooting with fire blunderbuss that I mentioned was also used by Zeng Mian, the governor of the first three sides, in the "Reply Set of Articles" presented to the court. "mentioned."
He continued without changing his expression: "What Governor Zeng mentioned in the memorial coincides with my thoughts. It can be seen that such an array is indeed a wonderful method."
He continued: "I see that there are many chariots and chariots in my camp. In the past few years in Beijing, there has been a lot of talk about the use of chariots and chariots. They all talk about building more Folang machines for rapid fire.
But I said that the carriage camp is heavy and inconvenient to move around, and the machine used by it is short and short, and its power is really insufficient. Once the cavalry attacks from the plains and wide fields, it will be difficult to resist, and even one carriage will lose its defense. The car was damaged.
Besides, what if we encounter the Hongyi cannon again and blast it from afar? Do we just wait and be bombed? "
Zhang Cheng disagreed with what Chen Jiugao said about the insufficient firepower of the car camp. He always believed that as long as the officers and soldiers were perseverant and used the many Folan cannons together, waiting for the enemy to approach and firing at the enemy continuously, the power of the car camp would still be too much. To be underestimated!
However, if the car camp encounters the Hongyi cannon, the disadvantage is indeed not small. The attack range is far behind. He thought: At that time, the only way to make full use of the maneuverability of the Folan machine is to rely on the sergeant to carry it forward and bombard it. La.
"We, China, are good at firearms against the Barbarians, so we should use this skill, and the red barbarian cannon is a powerful weapon for this. When Xu Shaobao happened, all parties stopped making red barbarian cannons, and I said this was impossible.
Not only should Hongyi cannons be built, but more should be built. This is the advantage of our Chinese imperialists. How can we let it go? "
After Chen Jiugao sighed for a while, he continued: "Sure enough, after Kong Youde's fellow slave surrendered, the Donglu people also had heavy artillery, as well as a large number of blunderbuss and firearms. Not only did all the slaves have the magic skills I rely on, , and it is still widespread.
Alas, everyone from all sides did not listen to what I said, and they should be punished today! "
He turned back to look at Zhang Cheng and said, "Brother Zhang, do you think what I said is right?"
"Um!"
Zhang Cheng nodded frequently and said: "As Brother Chen said, although the Hongyi cannon is bulky, it is indeed important.
Now, when we fight against the bandits, we have chariots, folang machines, and tiger squatting cannons, which are enough to cope with it. This also helps that the bandits are not good at firearms now. But if the bandits also have the red barbarian cannon, I only have the chariot small cannon. If the gun is fired, we will be in danger.
Now Donglu Jiannu has indeed organized and trained the Han army, and he is the best at firearms. My younger brother also heard that Jiannu has begun trial production of red barbarian cannons. This was brought over by the traitor Kong Youde. This thief is really harming the country! "
When Chen Jiugao heard this, he also sighed and said, "Heroes really have the same vision. I got to know Brother Zhang today. My brother is very happy!"
He drank another glass of wine and said: "What I said just now is my strategy, and everything that will happen after that also proves my foresight. In addition, brother, I still have military training..."
He continued: "Nowadays, the troops in the Beijing camp mostly use firearms such as bird guns and Lumi guns. However, I think that the loading and firing procedures of bird guns and other firearms are complicated. The soldiers are frightened when encountering prisoners. The fire is not used yet, and the blade is already inserted into the neck. .
Therefore, I even think that we should abandon the use of blunderbuss and choose rockets. When facing the enemy, we should also form an array in several layers, over and over again, and the rockets are endless. Although the captives are fierce, how can they get close to them? "
Zhang Cheng looked surprised and asked: "Rocket?"
Chen Jiugao further explained at this time that if other methods were used to train troops, the camp would first use Hongyi cannons to blast the enemy cavalry from a distance, then use large rockets to hit the middle section, and finally cooperate with the car camp to use a large number of rockets to evade.
He said: "In the early years, there was no Han army among the Eastern slaves, but there were also those who used fire guns, mostly Korean soldiers recruited for them. They often used false guns to lure me. After our real guns were released, the thieves took advantage of the opportunity. Riding on horseback.
However, our officers and men had already fired their guns and reloaded, so they could not help but panic and were unable to stop for a while.
And if it is replaced by a rocket slide, the loading method is much simpler than that of a bird gun. If there are still three people stacked on top of each other, the rocket slide can shoot five arrows when it takes one bullet of the bird gun.
Moreover, the rocket is also powerful and powerful. It does not have the disadvantages of a blunderbuss, but has the advantages of a blunderbuss. It is truly a weapon in the military! "
Zhang Cheng pondered. He knew what Chen Jiugao was talking about. Wang Gancheng, the head of the Fire Gun Bureau, had also mentioned it to him when he was at the Yunzhou Craftsman Camp. However, no one had prepared it before, and the manufacturing process of the new fire gun was more advanced. In order to mature, Zhang Cheng did not study this artifact in depth.
This artifact was also invented by Zhao Shizhen, a firearms prodigy in the late Ming Dynasty. Its appearance is similar to a bird gun, and it also has a matchlock mechanism and a Xuanyuan gun-style automatic opening and closing fire door cover, which uses gunpowder to ignite the rocket.
The difference is that there is a baffle at the end of the gun bed to prevent the flames from the rocket from burning the soldiers' faces. There is also a rectangular hole in it for aiming. It does not have a gun tube, but is used to launch rockets. of chute.
Zhao Shizhen's rocket slide solves the problem of ordinary rockets always running diagonally and backwards and having low hit rate. It also solves the problem of rocket launchers not being able to aim at three points and one line.
Compared with the complicated steps of loading and shooting the blunderbuss, loading and shooting the rocket slide is indeed much simpler and faster.
At this time, Zhang Cheng sighed and said, "It's not easy to prepare rockets!"
Zhang Cheng also learned from Wang Qiancheng that the sophisticated rockets used by rocket slingers at this time required more than ten thousand hammers to make one rocket, and the arrowheads also needed some steel caltrops, and the feathers needed to be painted. In addition, there are many places that require special attention.
Therefore, although the rocket rifle is good, compared with the main firearm Yunzhou Gun II currently used by Zhang Cheng's North Road army, it is impossible for Zhang Cheng to abandon the mature firearms that have been equipped in large quantities and switch to an unfamiliar rocket rifle.
Chen Jiugao also agreed with Zhang Cheng's opinion. He said: "It is true that rockets are difficult to make and cost a lot, but it is a weapon for the military and the country, no matter how much it costs, it is worth it."
Zhang Cheng smiled and agreed, "Brother Chen is indeed very talented."
Seeing Zhang Cheng's smile, Chen Jiugao couldn't help but feel a sense of confidant in his heart. He sighed: "Brother Zhang still knows me. Alas, it's so hard to find a confidant. It's so late to meet me!"
He picked up the wine glass: "Come, cheers to our acquaintance and friendship!"
Zhang Cheng also picked up his wine glass and said: "Cheers to us fighting side by side and working together to defeat thieves!"
