Finally, there were very few soldiers who could serve as heavy cavalry, and the vast majority of the soldiers at Mangkafort were new recruits, so letting them learn the use of firearms in rigorous training, and fighting at a relatively safe distance on the battlefield may be the most suitable way for them, and wearing heavy armor and charging on horseback is too demanding for them.

Therefore, although this cavalry may be very suitable for the battlefield under Mengyang City, it does not have the conditions for experience promotion.

In successive battles, the war elephant army no longer exists, and the firearms do not have enough production capacity, but when it comes to other places such as Ava and Dacheng, which still have war elephants, or Annam, which have sufficient firearms, the advantage of this kind of heavy cavalry is even less.

In addition, the heavy armor required for the production of cavalry and war horses was also very expensive, so in order not to affect the production of firearms and fixed ammunition, Zhang Dake's Foundry undertook this task, lighting the lamp almost every night, working in three shifts, and manufacturing it day and night, so that the task could be completed.

But then again, no matter how many restrictions there were, this cavalry still seemed to be prepared for this battle, and the regimental overseer Wang Zhen naturally turned his attention to this army.

He had personally experienced two battles at Mang Castle and many small-scale battles with bandits and the Luchuan army, and was obsessed with this anti-encirclement harvesting tactic, and in his opinion, this heavy cavalry would work wonders in the anti-encirclement tactics.

So he proposed: "Baihu, I think that the cavalry should be left in Mang Castle together, and once the Luchuan army tries to surround the south gate of Mengyang City, it will be the vanguard and take the lead in rushing to kill the Luchuan army." ”

Jiang Yuyan only felt helpless when he heard Wang Zhen's proposal, after all, these people were born as soldiers, and they didn't have much education, so they really lacked common sense, and some tactics were implemented well, but they also had to consider the actual situation.

"No," Jiang Yu waved his hand: "The cavalry will be led by me personally, and they will enter Mengyang City together when the time comes." ”

Wang Zhen was stunned with some disappointment when he heard Jiang Yugang's arrangement: "Does it have to be like this?" ”

Jiang Yu nodded in confirmation: "Not only will the cavalry follow me to defend Mengyang City, but the troops will also be reorganized - the model used to deal with bandits and small units of the Luchuan Army in the past is not suitable now." ”

"We need to effectively suppress the fire of the Luchuan army in the defense of the city, and this time we will select two battalions to go to Mengyang City, with one battalion as the main force and one battalion as the auxiliary, and concentrate all the arrays equipped with bird guns into these two battalions."

"The auxiliary battalion maintains the original establishment, one array is equipped with bird guns, two arrays use new firearms, and the main battalion, all three arrays use bird guns." Jiang Yuyan made more specific arrangements for the troops sent to Mengyangcheng.

Ah Tian, who had been listening to Jiang Yu's arrangement and did not speak, finally put forward some suggestions at this time: "In this way, the firepower of the two battalions left behind will be very insufficient, and it is possible to engage in white-knuckle combat." ”

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In fact, although Ah Tian is the envoy of the Cardinal's Council, theoretically the second person under Jiang Yu, she should have a lot of right to speak, but after all, she is mainly responsible for handling various affairs, and she adheres to the principle of not asking too much about military matters.

In this battle arrangement, she was left in Mang Castle by Jiang Yu, after all, Mengyang City is relatively dangerous, and it is likely to be broken by the Luchuan army, and once the city is broken, it is impossible to say what will happen, so Ah Tian can only be left.

Ah Tian, who stayed behind, was also the temporary head of affairs of Mang Castle, responsible for the coordination of all affairs except military affairs.

I remember that at the beginning, whenever there was a battle, I hid behind Brother Yu, and now I finally have to take on a side for Brother Yugang when he goes to war.

Ah Tian is not much afraid now, although the relationship between her and Jiang Yugang is limited to the environment and has not made substantial progress, they have confirmed each other's intentions.

They are not very lucky people who can be easily happy; They are not mediocre people, willing to live an indifferent and ordinary life; One is the concubine of the Duke of Qianguo, and the other is a traveler from the future, both of whom are actually brave people who live bravely until they are not afraid of death.

They chose a difficult road to walk, and walking on the road, Ah Tian, who had once cowered, gradually became full of courage, dared to struggle, and dared to bear.

She clearly knew what path Jiang Yugang had chosen, and she followed it without hesitation.

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Although he did not actually devote himself to the battlefield, Ah Tian had also participated in many battles, and probably knew that the suppressive force that the new firearm could form could not effectively resist the enemy's charge.

"White-knuckle warfare is inevitable, whether the Luchuan army takes the initiative to attack Manggu Castle, or outflanks the Luchuan army from Manggu Castle," Jiang Yu replied expressionlessly: "There are too many enemies, and the new firecracker cannot form a suppression and effective killing. ”

"That... This will cause a lot of casualties. "The commander of the third battalion, Yu Shi, a former veteran intelligence officer, is also an apostle of the Divine Hunting Academy, and he said with difficulty.

Experienced in combat and capable, he has been determined to stay as one of the commanders of the remaining troops in Manggu Castle.

"It's not small, there is a possibility that the whole army will be wiped out." Jiang Yufu shook his head, he paid a lot of price for cultivating these people, and if these people died, it would be a big blow to him and everyone else: "But we have no choice, in order to contain the Luchuan army, we must not retreat." ”

At the end of his words, he looked directly into Yu Shi's eyes.

Yu Shi nodded heavily: "Baihu, I understand, victory or defeat is in this move, I retreat, and all my efforts will be in vain." ”

"It's good that you can understand, in fact, the problem is still the lack of birds, and now our birds can only be equipped with four hundred troops." Jiang Yu said and looked at Lu Chong: "This is still because the Alchemy Academy has been reorganized and has been fully produced with more manpower. ”

Lu Chong responded to Jiang Yu's gaze and nodded: "According to the instructions of the hundred households, all the bird guns that have potential safety hazards during the test have been discarded, and up to now, there are a total of four hundred and fifty-five that can be used, of which 430 have been equipped, and twenty-five have been left as backups. ”

He did not hide this aspect, because Jiang Yuyan hated those firearms with quality problems in history from the beginning, and no matter how useful the use of these firearms was, the safety problems and tactical implementation problems brought about by the problematic firearms would really hit the morale of the military.

This kind of blow to the morale of the entire team is a far-reaching and indelible damage, and it is also unacceptable to Jiang Yu.

Under the influence of Jiang Yugang, Lu Chong also formed a mentality that he did not want to see his subordinates produce problematic firearms, and never hesitated to treat defective products.

Jiang Yuyan looked at Yu Shi and the other military commanders again: "I hope you are clear about the fact that it is possible for the bird gun to form an effective fire suppression, but it is difficult to do it with the firearm, even if it is our firearm, because of the use of fixed ammunition, the firing rate is far higher than that of ordinary firearms, but it is still too low to effectively resist the charge." ”

"What if the enemy retreats? Although there were no casualties, it did work adequately. Wang Zhen, the superintendent of the regiment, said.

"This is a situation, but in this battle, the enemy will be far outnumbered by us, and it will be difficult to inflict sufficient casualties if you only use firearms, so it will be difficult to achieve a rout of the enemy." Jiang Yugang explained: "Therefore, the troops using firearms must be prepared for white-knuckle combat. ”

"What about the troops that use the birds?" Li Xian, the commander of the first regiment, asked, if nothing else, he would be the commander of the bird gun troops on the spot.

"If Mengyang City is broken, it is natural that all the staff must prepare for white-knives combat," Jiang Yugang replied: "But as long as you can defend the Mengyang city wall for a moment, you can't stop firing for a moment, the bird gun should be the most powerful firearm in the world now, let the people of Luchuan fully see its power." ”

Hearing Jiang Yugang mention the power of the bird gun again, and seeing the recognition and appreciation of the bird gun by the officers, Lu Chongzhi felt that the pressure on his body was like a mountain, and he couldn't breathe.

When he learned that Jiang Yugang had created the Secret Academy, and that there was a Holy Lower Hall to review all the personnel in the Mang Ancient Castle, he was immediately frightened, thinking that Jiang Yugang had discovered that he had secretly deducted a batch of birds.

He struggled for several days whether to take the initiative to admit things to Jiang Yu, although in order to make the bird gun, Mang Castle paid a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and each bird gun is a treasure, but after all, he has a deep friendship with Jiang Yugang, and he also came all the way from Qujingwei to Mengyang, and he has contributed a lot to the manufacture of firearms.

Lu Chong guessed that if he took the initiative to admit his mistake, Jiang Yuyan might let himself go for the sake of the relationship between the two and his own ability, or even continue to let himself be in charge of the affairs of the Alchemy Academy.

But since Jiang Yugang was promoted to Baihu, he has been resolute and decisive in the area of Manggu Mountain, and he has never had any affection at all, except for Ah Tian who has won his trust and tolerance for unknown reasons, others have done wrong things, and often nothing good ends.

In his worries, Lu Chong held back again, promised a few henchmen benefits, and watched as the Holy Lower Hall came to the Alchemy Academy and returned after a random inspection.

It was only then that Lu Chong was sure that Jiang Yugang had not discovered his own problem - if Jiang Yugang had arranged for someone to check the process records, he would have found that many of the parts did not match the number of finished products, but apparently these people did not get the relevant instructions.

Although Lu Chong was curious about how Jiang Yuyan knew so little about the actual production process, and could even be said to have no experience in firearms making, how to design such a firearm, he still hurriedly started the next step: the treatment of the bird.

On the one hand, it is to seize this relatively safe opportunity after the inspection, and on the other hand, it is also to fulfill the promise to his confidants, after all, although he is treated well in the fort, he has not yet reached the point where he can give people full benefits.

Under pressure, he chose to communicate with An Bai of the Yuan Court.

At the first moment of learning the news that Lu Chong had secretly hidden a large number of bird guns, An Bai almost jumped up and immediately wanted to report to Jiang Yu, but fortunately, one of Lu Chong's most trusted cronies also followed him to find An Bai.

This person is very young, claiming to be eighteen years old, but Lu Chong is only fifteen or sixteen years old at most.

However, his background is quite peculiar, he grew up in a workshop that made firearms for Ava's army, and after the death of his master, he was swept away after being bullied because he had not learned much of his craft because of his playfulness.