Gao Zhongguang rubbed his shoulders and looked at the heavy divine machine cannon beside him, feeling quite helpless.
There is no problem in customizing a carriage for the divine machine cannon, and there is no problem in horse-drawn war horses for the divine machine cannon. However, the problem is that the divine machine cannon is still too heavy, and consumes too much energy from the war horse, making it unable to travel far.
If the war horse carries the sergeant and pulls the divine machine gun carriage at the same time, then the war horse may not be able to travel eighty miles in one day, let alone make a rapid breakthrough at a critical moment.
If you give up the towed divine machine gun in order to rush in and pursue, wouldn't the result still be a cavalry?
As for the dual-rider configuration, this is also a problem. Although the number of war horses in the capital has increased a lot, it is still far from the double cavalry. Besides, the dual-cavalry configuration is prepared for long-distance attacks, so that the war horses can get rotational rest. How can the cavalry artillery battalion be equipped with dual cavalry? When the horses under you are tired, do you have the heart to switch to a war horse that pulls a magic machine cannon and continue riding?
There is simply no way to rotate war horses, unless there is a three-horse configuration, but this is unrealistic.
Yang Fenghuo came over, patted the barrel of the divine machine gun, and said to Gao Zhongguang: "I thought the cavalry artillery battalion was simple, but it is really not easy to operate. We haven't even figured out what cavalry artillery is."
Gao Zhongguang wiped his sweat and licked his chapped lips: "Yes, cavalry and artillery. To put it simply, it is a combination of cavalry and artillery. How can it be combined?" Make sure to carry firearms without losing the mobility and speed of the cavalry."
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Xuan Qingshu looked at the big iron lump in front of him and became worried: "I listened to a class at the Institute of Mathematics at the Imperial College before. The teacher said that when a problem seems to have no solution, it means that there is an optimal solution. We also need to explore the balance, Find the optimal solution.”
Liu Qixia walked over with an open mind and a carefree attitude: "It still depends on whether the people in the Second Artillery Bureau can design a lighter divine machine gun truck. At present, the concrete roads are widely connected, and the war horses can drag the divine machine gun fairly easily, but on the grassland It’s not good for driving, and it’s too heavy and it will slow us down.”
Xuan Qingshu and Gao Zhongguang nodded repeatedly.
Liu Qixia looked at Xuan Qingshu and asked, "Do you think it is feasible to use the fire gun as the main weapon of the cavalry?"
Xuan Qingshu shook his head solemnly: "The most important thing for cavalry is speed. Although the fire gun has the advantage of striking first, the bayonet is still not as easy to use as the broadsword. In close combat or melee with the cavalry, the fire gun cannot replace it." Bow and sword.”
Liu Qixia nodded slightly and said to Gao Zhongguang: "He is a scholar but he understands this truth. We are generals, how can we make such a mistake? Let me say that cavalry artillery should not give up bows and knives, firearms can only be used as auxiliary .”
A pebble rolled over. Yang Fenghuo held a piece of duck leg in his hand, took a big bite, and said with a groan: "Firearms are not a burden to the cavalry, they are helpers to the cavalry. A few days ago, the Second Artillery Bureau took out Among the various types of weapons, I think the three-eyed blazing gun is pretty good. Although it's not as sharp as a broadsword, it can at least be fired three times, and it can also be used as a stick to hit people."
"Three-eyed fire gun?"
Gao Zhongguang thought about it.
In order to build a cavalry artillery battalion and realize the weaponization of cavalry, the Second Artillery Bureau also participated, providing new firecrackers, two-eye firecrackers, two types of three-eye firecrackers, and grenades, including small thirty-hole firecrackers. car.
But none of these met Zhu Di's requirements for firearms. In the final analysis, the lethality of these firearms was not strong enough. The new bayonet and fire blunderbuss, and the three-eyed fire blunderbuss, could only be fired once or three times during a cavalry assault. Then it is the cold weapon fight that determines the outcome.
There is nothing wrong with confrontation with cold weapons, except that these firearms are unlikely to cause tragic damage to the enemy, which is not enough to defeat the enemy. In the final analysis, this innovation is not the use of firearms by cavalry, but the use of firearms by cavalry.
The three-eye fire gun is a more suitable solution. There are two design options for this type of fire gun. One is that the three eyes are fired separately and fired in three times. One type is a powder chamber connected to three eyes, and projectiles from three eyes are fired at one time to achieve concentrated killing.
The cavalry artillery battalion has not yet made a final plan, but judging from the current plan, Zhu Di and others are more inclined to use a three-eyed firecracker that fires three hole projectiles at a time to ensure a wide range of frontal damage, which is a good choice for the cavalry. Break into the enemy formation and lay the foundation.
But sticks like the three-eyed firegun are really not much better than knives in fighting, especially against cavalry who are good at using sabers. You can't hit them in and then load them with gunpowder, Mahamu and Arutai. I probably won’t let him either.
Liu Qixia was not optimistic about the combination of cavalry and artillery. He even advocated retaining bows, arrows and swords, and only using firearms as disposable consumables. After use, he could mount his horse and change weapons. Fight again.
Gao Zhongguang looked at Liu Qixia and said, "No matter what, you have to give it a try. If the three-eyed fire blunderbuss is easy to use, then use it. The emperor said that true knowledge comes from practice. Use it to form a military formation and practice it for a while. You will know ”
Yang Fenghuo agreed with Gao Zhongguang's view and handed the duck leg to Liu Qixia: "We all know that you are under great pressure as the commander of the cavalry artillery battalion. You really want to retain the combat power of the cavalry and simply mix firearms, but this won't work. Let's go. It is an unprecedented road, and it is normal to encounter some difficulties and setbacks, but we cannot lower our standards and take shortcuts. The emperor has high hopes for the cavalry and artillery battalion and hopes that we can become the main force of the Northern Expedition. We must do a good job."
Xuan Qingshu quickly approached and asked, "Why, has the imperial court made up its mind to march north?"
Gao Zhongguang and Liu Qixia looked at Yang Fenghuo expectantly. This guy entered the palace not long ago and must know something.
Yang Fenghuo waved his hand helplessly: "The court currently has no news about the Northern Expedition, but I heard from people in the Ministry of War that the Tatars have been wandering around the Hetao, and they are quite large, and they seem to be the main force. A few days ago, Xue Lu was Datong sent a document, hoping that the court would allow him to send troops to recover the Hetao."
Xuan Qingshu frowned: "Xue Lu, why not Wu Dinghou Guo Ying?"
Yang Fenghuo sighed: "Wu Dinghou has been in poor health these years. Although he is in Datong, he spends most of his time recuperating. The specific matters have been handed over to Tongzhi Wang Chengming, Xue Lu and others. I heard that a few years ago He is seriously ill, and if a wandering miraculous doctor hadn't passed by, the consequences would have been unpredictable."
Xuan Qingshu nodded slightly. Guo Ying's reputation in Datong was very great. As long as he was there, Arutai would not dare to invade the border easily. In the past few years, Guo Ying had contributed a lot to the peace outside Datong.
Xue Lu is not a simple person either. As the first martial arts champion of the Ming Dynasty, he is very tough. He made several exits during his training in Datong. He even had a glorious deed of one hundred cavalry fighting five hundred and beheading two hundred heads in formation. Over the past few years, He also climbed to the position of Tongzhi and became the main force in Datong's defense.
Liu Qixia bit the bone with a bang and said disdainfully: "The Hetao is easy to fight but difficult to defend. Whatever Xue Lu can think of, the imperial court has already thought of it. Besides, our Beijing army is not needed to fight the Hetao. The two major divisions of Shanxi and Shaanxi are completely We can advance in two ways.”
"Where are they all here?"
A majestic voice came out.
Liu Qixia, Yang Fenghuo and others turned around and saw Zhu Yunwen standing not far away. Zhu Di, Tie Xuan, Yang Rong, and Xu Huizu were all there, and they quickly saluted.
Zhu Yunwen patted the war horse's neck, stroked it gently, and praised: "This war horse is good, worthy of a brave sergeant. Liu Qixia, tell me how you plan to build this cavalry artillery battalion."
Liu Qixia looked at Zhu Di and when he saw Zhu Di nodded slightly, he let go and said, "Your Majesty, the cavalry and artillery battalion is currently exploring and discussing. The sergeants don't quite understand the combination of cavalry and artillery. Even some generals think that cavalry should be cavalry." , the divine machine cannon should be classified into the divine machine camp. The purer it is, the more powerful it is."
Zhu Yunwen walked to a divine machine cannon and said with a smile: "The purer it is, the more powerful it is. It's interesting, but it's still not enough. Timur's cavalry has been around for decades, with excellent riding skills and pure tactics. Aren't the firearms all wiped out? You want the purity of the cavalry, but you forgot that the Shenji Battalion needs cavalry to solve the problem of slow firearm transportation."
"The Shenji Battalion and the Cavalry must be combined sooner or later. But this combination is by no means a simple one plus one equals two, but it must be such that one plus one is greater than The effect of two. What is cavalry and artillery, in my opinion, is just eight words: cavalry uses cannon, and artillery rides."
Liu Qixia, Xuan Qingshu and others fell into thinking.
The cavalry uses cannon, and the artillery is on horseback!
This means that cavalry artillery sergeants have two identities, that is, cavalry and artillery. Even if they need to use firearms such as divine machine guns, they also need to not forget the duty of cavalry and maintain cavalry mobility.
Too much emphasis on a certain identity is not a combination of cavalry and artillery.
Zhu Yunwen looked at these outstanding talents and said to Zhu Di and others: "The cavalry artillery will be the main force of the Beijing Army, and resources will be allocated first. The Second Artillery Bureau, the Craftsman Academy, and the Military War Bureau will also cooperate. I hope you can create Send out a cavalry artillery battalion that will make the world fearful."
Zhu Di was solemn.
He can no longer rest and relax, he must exercise. Zhu Yunwen has already laid out his cards, and will solve the Oara and Tatar within ten years, so that the threat of the grassland is no longer a threat, and he can completely control the grassland once and for all.
For this great mission, I will also build a good cavalry artillery battalion!
The waiter opened an umbrella and brought a stool.
Zhu Yunwen sat down and looked at Yang Rong and others: "It has been thirty-nine years since the founding of the People's Republic of China on the fourth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Hongwu. Next year will be the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and I plan to take this opportunity to do something big."
Zhu Di and others asked quickly.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and pointed at the divine machine gun and war horse: "I plan to hold a large-scale celebration and a grand military parade on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China."
"parade?"
Zhu Di and others were a little puzzled.
What’s so good about this military parade?
But Zhu Yunwen wants to hold a military parade, so let’s do it.
Zhu Yunwen said solemnly: "This military parade will be attended by many envoys from vassal states, including envoys from Oara, Timur and others. I hope that the Beijing army can show its true military spirit and the military might of the Ming Dynasty." , formed a military parade formation, shouted loud and clear slogans, and passed in front of me, so that the people of the world and the foreign barbarians can see that our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not weak to the Fourth Army of the Song Dynasty, but a true tiger and wolf army!"
