"To be able to join the army and kill the enemy, it is a wish, and I am willing to wait for the dispatch of my lord!"

Subsequently, Yan Yingyuan was called out, and Guo Wendong also sent someone to inform Chen Zilong and Liu Jifang to rush to the mansion immediately.

"Xuanzhu, you are proficient in martial arts and know the art of war, why don't you demonstrate it!"

With the identity of a guerrilla general, the guards in Guo's mansion are all equipped with swords, and there are also a variety of weapons stored in the mansion, and bows and arrows are naturally among them.

The two went out from the main hall to the courtyard, and Yan Yingyuan came.

"Xuanzhu, this is the former Jiangyin warden, Yan Wanheng; Wan Heng, this is Zhang Xuan's book, proficient in martial arts. ”

Zhang Huangyan looked at Yan Yingyuan and said: "I heard that in February this year, the pirate Gu San Mazi invaded Jiangyin, Yan Wanheng led the crowd to meet the enemy, and shot three arrows at the ships in the river by the river, and each arrow had a pirate falling. ”

Guo Wendong proposed: "Both of you are extraordinary in archery, so you might as well give it a try." ”

The two readily agreed.

Guo Wendong ordered the guards to fetch two bows and put the arrow targets away.

Yan Yingyuan took the bow and pulled the bow handle and bowstring hard, and the bow arm was quickly bent drastically.

"This bow is too weak, replace it with a good one."

Yan Yingyuan has strong arm strength, and it is very boring to use a bow that is not hard enough.

Guo Wendong asked people to take the hardest bow.

Yan Yingyuan pulled, and was finally satisfied.

He took an arrow, pulled it hard, and the bow opened like a full moon, and with a "whoosh" sound, the arrow went like a meteor.

The arrow not only hits the heart, but also directly penetrates the target, and half of the arrow passes through the heart.

"Lord Yan's archery skills are extraordinary, and his strength is even greater."

Zhang Huangyan praised, he asked himself that his archery skills were good, but when it came to arm strength, he was ashamed.

He pulled his bow and arrows, and with a "whoosh" sound, he also hit the bullseye with the same accuracy.

In his eyes, such archery skills are not superb.

"If you can shoot at the target on horseback and the horse running, this is really a good archery, the Eight Banners cavalry and the Mongolian cavalry are good at riding and shooting, so that the Ming army suffers."

Although Zhang Huangyan did not join the army, he loved to study and discuss the art of war since he was a child, and he had in-depth research on various tactics, weapons and equipment, sources and training of soldiers in the Qing and Ming soldiers.

Guo Wendong said: "I formed the Shenji Battalion to deal with the Manchu cavalry!" ”

Not long after, Chen Zilong and Liu Jifang arrived one after another.

The main hall of Guofu, the door of the house is closed, and there are five people in the house: Guo Wendong, Yan Yingyuan, Liu Jifang, Zhang Huangyan, and Chen Zilong.

Guo Wendong sat in the seat above the center, and the four of them sat on both sides, all looking at Guo Wendong, waiting for him to speak.

"What do you think should be done against the Manchu cavalry? How to regain lost ground? ”

The Eight Banners cavalry is difficult to deal with, and it is well known in the Ming army system.

Zhang Huang said: "My lord, unless we also develop cavalry, which is more elite than the cavalry of the Qing army, and we need someone who knows the military affairs as a commander. Now there is only half of the country left in Daming, and there is no good place to raise horses, so it is impossible to do it. ”

Chen Zilong said eagerly: "My lord once said that he has found a way to deal with it, what is the way?" I hope you will tell me. ”

Since the last time Guo Wendong told him that there was a way, he was itching and couldn't wait to know immediately.

Guo Wendong already has a way? The other three waited for him to answer.

I only heard Guo Wendong speak: "Self-generated fire!" ”

For Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jifang, it was the first time they had heard of it.

Chen Zilong seemed to remember something.

Zhang Huangyan loves to read military books and has an understanding of the various weapons that have been invented today, he first said: "My lord, I heard that in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the former right attendant of the household department, Lord Bi Maokang, wrote the "Illustrated Description of Military Weapons", which contained 'self-generated firearms', but unfortunately this book is unknown and cannot be read. ”

"By the way, the 'self-generated firebolt' is from the "Illustrated Description of Weapons"."

Chen Zilong also remembered.

Liu Jifang asked: "What is the difference between the self-generated fire gun and the existing bird gun and three-eyed gun?" ”

Zhang Huang said: "I just heard that there are such firearms, but I don't know the details. ”

The four of them felt that the guerrilla general said that he was born with a firecracker, and he might know the secret, so they all looked at Guo Wendong together.

Guo Wendong said: "I know a little bit about it. ”

He described the excellent performance of the flintlock pistol, compared with the existing firearms, the flintlock pistol greatly simplified the firing process, improved the firing rate and shooting accuracy, easy to use, and low cost, convenient for mass production.

After hearing this, the four of them were even more itchy, and they couldn't wait to immediately have a self-made fire gun and test it with their own hands.

Yan Yingyuan asked, "My lord, but who can make this self-generated fire gun?" ”

Guo Wendong looked like he was in his chest, and said to the four of them: "I have already made arrangements, and in a few days, you will meet this person." ”

Chen Zilong said again: "Even if the self-generated fire gun is better than the bird gun and the three-eyed gun, but against the Qing cavalry, after the soldiers put a shot, before the next shot was fired, the Qing army had already rushed up. ”

Zhang Huang said: "I feel that I can use a combination of various weapons to deal a triple blow to the cavalry of the Qing army. ”

A triple blow? The three of them couldn't help but look at Zhang Huangyan, and even Guo Wendong was interested, wanting to hear what this handsome man had to say.

Zhang Huang said: "When the Qing army has not yet entered the firing distance of the self-made firearm, you can use artillery bombardment first, and the Qing army will definitely be damaged; When the cavalry came into range, the musketeers fired in a row, which inflicted a second damage on the enemy cavalry; The musketeers should immediately retreat after firing, and the tiger squat cannon behind them should open fire. After this triple blow, the enemy cavalry was bound to suffer heavy losses. ”

The words fell, and the other three nodded one after another.

Yan Yingyuan praised: "Xuan's words are reasonable! ”

Liu Jifang said: "This method is very good! ”

Chen Zilong agrees.

Guo Wendong asked: "If it is only a small number of cavalry, this triple blow will definitely make it die, if there are many Tartar cavalry, and they cannot be wiped out after three rounds of blows, what should we do?" ”

Zhang Huang said: "My lord, if this is the case, there will be two situations. First, the enemy soldiers only release arrows and do not rush forward, our army can use shields to resist, so that the archers can shoot at the enemy behind the shields, and do not suffer losses; If the enemy rushes forward, you can use spearmen to stab your horses. ”

The other three people have already admired Zhang Huangyan, he must have read many military books, and understand the situation of the Ming and Qing armies, so he can have such a high opinion.

Guo Wendong also admired Zhang Huangyan a little, his words can be said to this point, it is already very good.

Seeing that everyone recognized his words, Zhang Huangyan felt a little satisfied, and then said: "The cavalry has a strong impact, although the cavalry can be stifled with spearmen, it is also a defeat for both sides." ”

Zhang Huang said: "My lord, it's good to be able to lose both. The Eight Banners are up to 100,000, and if we can consume cavalry with infantry, we have already earned it. It's just that it is not easy to build an army with skillful cooperation among all branches of the army, and it is necessary to have sufficient money to build weapons, to have people who know military affairs for long-term training, and to have soldiers who are brave and good at fighting, absolutely obey military discipline and military orders, and are not afraid of death on the battlefield. In the past, the Qi family army and the Yue family army have done it. I have a small tax income, and it is difficult to build such an elite soldier! ”

Guo Wendong said loudly: "If the general will lead the troops and fight against the Qing soldiers, if you kill a thousand enemies and lose 800 yourself, it will be a failure." ”

The four of them were all stunned, the adults were not satisfied with this, if they wanted to defeat the Qing army at a small price, how could it be possible!