Gao Heng came to Jing Zhao and said, "Brother, from the looks of you, you should be from a prominent family. It's sad to find yourself in such trouble." Although Jing Zhao is from the Jing clan, An Nanjun did not care about him because of his identity. No matter what kind of special treatment they are given to him, in their eyes, whether they are rich and powerful Chinese or ordinary Chinese immigrants, they are just cattle and horses, and they all have the same command.
Gao Heng looked at him. Although this man was unkempt, he could tell that he didn't do much heavy work on weekdays. There were wounds on his shoulders and hands. Just as Gao Heng was about to ask again, Jing Zhao said, "General, I only gave my name, but I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm rude."
Gao Heng waved his hands and said: "I am just a small flag officer and cannot bear the title of general." Jing Zhao cupped his hands and said, "On the ground, just this courage that is different from ordinary people is enough." Jing Zhao briefly explained the situation. . Only then did Gao Heng confirm his thoughts.
It turns out that Jing Zhao is only twenty-five years old this year and is the patriarch of the Jing family, the largest Chinese family in Liangshan Prefecture in Annan. The reason why he looks older is just because of the torture he suffered. If he freshened up and took care of himself, He will return to his former self immediately.
And he was able to become the clan leader not because of his outstanding abilities. The person who could be the clan leader must be a highly respected person. It was his turn to get a junior like him. It was just the civil strife in Annan. Lord Zheng and Lord Ruan were fighting. Lord Zheng did not dare to offend the nobles of Annan. There was no problem for these wealthy Chinese people to attack. In addition, he sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, which just happened to take care of the Chinese people.
The locals have long been very dissatisfied with the Chinese. The Chinese are smart and have a lot of resources. After immigrating, many people used their intelligence to engage in cross-border trade. As a result, the lives of the Chinese are getting better and better. Naturally, It arouses the envy of the native people. Once the degree of envy reaches a deep level, it will turn into jealousy and hatred.
The aboriginal people have always tried to squeeze out the Chinese, such as smashing up your store at night when no one is around, or kidnapping your family members to ask for ransom, and they will do anything they can. Therefore, the Chinese were forced to unite and form a Chinese gathering area in Liangshan Prefecture or other prefectures. Everyone helped each other and protected themselves.
However, after Zheng Zheng gave an order, the Annan people got the royal flag. Zheng Zheng demanded that the property of the Chinese be confiscated and turned into civilian slaves of the Annan army. Those who dared to resist were killed directly. Thousands of Chinese were slaughtered. People can only be forced to submit afterward. The average Chinese people don't have a lot of property, so they can tolerate it. A wealthy family like the Jing family must be unwilling to fight. The final outcome is that the family is destroyed. The Annan army killed a large number of Jing family members. Among those who survived, the 25-year-old Jing Zhao was the son of the original head of the family. Naturally, He inherited the position of head of the family.
This is why Jing Zhao has a relatively high prestige among this group of people. Many Chinese people in Liangshan Prefecture have been protected by the Jing family or worked for the Jing family's industry. Jing Zhao has a certain influence.
Gao Heng patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, sooner or later, we will capture Liangshan Mansion and take back all your property."
Jing Zhao's eyes lit up, "General, do you really mean what you said?"
Gao Heng nodded and said: "Seriously, but the premise is that you must cooperate with me to complete this operation."
Jing Zhao whistled, and then several young people stood up. Jing Zhao said: "These people are the original servants of the Jing family. They are familiar with the situation of these civilian husbands. General just now said that they need to be regrouped and they can help. "
Gao Heng said: "Great, now let them select people and sort them into categories according to what I just said. It's night now. After you are divided into groups, take the time to eat something more, then go to bed, and have breakfast early tomorrow morning. "
There was no words for a night. This night, the camp was full of snoring. These civilians were really tired. This kind of fatigue was not only physical torture, but also mental torture. They were always worried about their families. Safety, so suddenly the nerves relaxed, everyone seemed to have been drained of strength, collapsed to the ground, and fell asleep.
Gao Heng did not sleep. Together with twenty brothers, he was nervously assembling the equipment needed for combat. Fortunately, Yuan County is also a small county after all, and it is also the location of Annan's forward troops, so all materials are relatively complete. Annan's army retreated in embarrassment and lost a lot of materials here, including gunpowder, projectiles, fire bombs and even fire oil. , there are many here, and there are residents in the city, Zuo Bin also opened the door for him to search for supplies in the city.
In one night, they assembled dozens of explosive packets and smoke bombs, which could be of great use in war.
Early the next morning, Jing Zhao brought several of his men to Gao Heng and said that they had been grouped last night. According to Gao Heng's request, two hundred people were selected.
These people stood in the open space in a mess, divided into pieces, and they were all waiting for Gao Heng's instructions. Gao Heng asked: "Those who will make firecrackers stand up." After a while, forty or fifty people stood up. There are many homemade firearms in Annan, and there are many wild beasts in the rainforest. Chinese immigrants came here. , more or less self-defense ability is required, so many people will use fire guns, but the weapons they are equipped with are all earthen guns, with poor manufacturing technology and insufficient power. Fortunately, the method of use is similar to the Annan Army standard fire gun. To put it simply , as long as you know how to shoot an earthen gun, you can use a fire gun.
Gao Heng pointed to the equipment on the ground and said: "Since you all know how to use firecrackers, you can come here and each of you receive a firecracker from the Annan Army, equipped with gunpowder and lead, and also receive a set of military uniforms and leather armor. These wooden helmets made do as musketeers."
The Annan Army's fire blunderbuss is relatively simple, unlike the Ming Army's three-eyed blunderbuss, single-eyed blunderbuss, and five-eye blunderbuss. In a sense, Annan's fire gun team and the Japanese fire gun team were both influenced by Westerners, and they all used Folang machine matchlock guns or imitation models.
Gao Heng had seen this kind of matchlock gun in the Army Expo. Its range is not as good as that of bows and arrows, but its power is greater than that of bows and arrows, especially its armor-piercing power. The matchlock gun can kill unarmored targets at fifty steps, and it can kill armored targets at thirty steps. , within thirty steps, even the three layers of heavy armor of the Qing Army Bagala can be penetrated.
Annan's army was right to choose this kind of matchlock blunderbuss. In this way, the support system is relatively simple and puts less pressure on logistics. Unlike the Ming army, which has fire blunderbuss of various calibers and styles, which puts greater pressure on logistics.
Gao Heng counted the number of people. There were forty-nine people in total. Jing Zhao raised his hand and said, "I can also use this Western thing. Count me in. We will make up to fifty people." Gao Heng nodded and motioned for him to join the queue.
Then Gao Heng said: "Now, you all dress up, and then test fire for a round. I will see your level. In addition, from now on, you are soldiers, not civilians. At least to me, you are all warriors."
The soldiers put on their equipment and stood roughly in a row. Although the formation was relatively loose, it looked so-so. At that time, there was no fixed ammunition, and the firing method of firecrackers was relatively primitive. Everyone took out a horn pot, which was the container for gunpowder. The soldiers aimed the gunpowder at the pot on the right side of the gun and poured a small amount of gunpowder into it.
Gao Heng observed carefully and could only say that everyone's technique and amount of medicine were different. Some people poured more and some people poured less. Then they closed the medicine pot and poured some more gunpowder into it. For the gun barrel, take out a lead, wrap it in linen, put it in the mouth of the gun, hit the lead with a mallet so that the lead slides into the chamber, put the mallet away, and pick up the rod on the ground. Tamp the lead and gunpowder tightly, open the medicine pot, move the faucet holding the match rope backward until you hear the sound of the circlip, and then use the fire breaker to light the match rope. After this set of dazzling actions, you are ready to shoot. .
However, Gao Heng shook his head when he saw their clumsy movements. Some of them may be from Orions and are more skilled in using the fire blunderbuss. Gao Heng silently calculated the time in his mind. A fast person can complete the above in about thirty seconds. Movement, slow people need sixty seconds.
Some people are obviously not familiar with the structure of the matchlock gun. In fact, the structure of the matchlock gun and the earthen gun are basically the same. The earthen gun in the Ming Dynasty also had a medical pot, but the firing method was different. The matchlock gun, as the name suggests, is It is fired with a match rope, while the earth gun needs to be fired directly with a fire stick to ignite the gunpowder. In fact, the match rope gun has simplified steps compared to the earth gun and can be held with both hands.
Gao Heng walked over, pointed at one person and said: "You come out." The man subconsciously took a step forward, then he pointed at another person and said: "You come out too." "You, you, you, you all come out." Column." Gao Heng named twenty-five people in one breath.
"The twenty-five of you who load quickly will act as loaders. During the battle, you will be divided into two rows, front and rear. You will be responsible for loading, and the people in front will be responsible for listening to the command and shooting. Once you have loaded the guns, hand them to the people in front. People, then take back the empty musket and reload it. I don’t require you to be more accurate in shooting, as long as you can fire the musket in your hand normally."
Gao Heng explained a few words to Jing Zhao and signaled him to start training now, just to practice loading and exchanging muskets. There is no need to fire or light the match rope. Gao Heng roughly weighed it in his mind. As long as these soldiers can be on the battlefield If you can play one round in one minute, it is considered a success.
Then there are those who know how to use artillery. There are not many people now. Ordinary expats will not be exposed to big things like artillery. Only a few servants of Jing Zhao and a few civilian husbands can use it. They all used to be guards in big families. , had used earthen artillery, so they had some experience, but these people totaled less than twenty. Gao Heng handed them over to Wu Rong. Among the artillery left by the Annan Army, there were three small Folang machines that could be used. Gao Heng Heng handed these three cannons to Wu Rong and asked him to lead people to train them. The requirements were the same, as long as they could be fired.
Fortunately, Wu Rong had used artillery. With him as an expert, artillery should be much easier to use. Zuo Bin couldn't take away a lot of supplies anyway. Gao Heng asked for a few donkeys and used them to drag the artillery, which would save a lot of money. Less physical strength.
As for the archers, they are still so-so. There are twenty or thirty people who can use bows and arrows. These people should be hunters. Military crossbows in the Ming Dynasty were controlled products, but bows and arrows are widely spread among the people. A qualified archer requires a lot of training. In order to be able to form, bows and arrows require relatively high physical strength and accuracy. These civilians are very physically exhausted. It is really difficult for them to use bows and arrows to kill enemies in a short period of time.
However, Gao Heng still organized them. It should be possible to release one or two rounds of arrows at critical times. Among the hundreds of people left, more than twenty were skilled in martial arts. Gao Heng gave these soldiers the only iron armor equipment he had obtained from Zuo Bin. You must know that iron armor is very important to any army. They are all very important supplies.
In ancient times, it didn't matter if you kept some swords, guns, bows and arrows at home. If you dared to hide armor privately, it would be a serious crime of rebellion. For example, Nurhachi started his career by relying on the thirteen armors of the relics. Therefore, Zuo Bin basically took away all the Annan army armor gathered on the battlefield to equip his own troops. It was a special kindness to give some to Gao Heng. Pi A doesn't care, Zuo Bin doesn't like him either, so he can give it all to Gao Heng.
The reason why Gao Heng equipped these warriors with iron armor and shields was to let them serve as front-line troops, establish a shield defense line, and prevent enemy attacks. He also gave these soldiers the best equipment to improve their defense capabilities and protect their life.
The remaining seventy or eighty people were all equipped with a spear and wore leather armor. They were the most ordinary spearmen. Although there were many people, Gao Heng knew that their combat effectiveness was very poor. They were the last ones to rush to the battlefield. Combat strength, as long as they can defeat the enemy in front of them, these spearmen can launch an attack under their leadership.
After finishing the rectification, Gao Heng asked them to divide into groups and seize the time to do some emergency drills. The artillery trained on the loading of artillery. There were five or six people in each artillery group, and each person was only responsible for one of the steps. It was so simple and efficient. Don't think too much about it when you get to the battlefield, just do it. Just mind your own business.
He led the spearmen in training and taught them one move, the thrust. He doesn't expect all of these people to be able to learn such a move, as long as half or one-third of them can learn it in a short period of time.
The sword and shield soldiers all have martial arts skills, so they don't need to train. They have never worked together on a daily basis, and they don't expect to have any cooperation on the battlefield. They just need to stand in a row and fight on their own, preventing the enemy from passing through the three-acre area in front of them. Just divide the land.
At the same time, Gao Heng appointed the leader, the spearman himself, the artilleryman to Wu Rong, the shield soldier to Lu Tao, who is highly skilled in martial arts, and the fire gunman to Wang Qi, who can also use fire cannons. His task is to calculate the time. Keep the shooting time to sixty breaths. The archers are temporarily handed over to Song Zhi, and it will be up to chance whether they will be effective.
