Chapter 69: Seize the gun
The so-called artillery of this era is basically a breech gun, that is, some gunpowder is stuffed in first, and then the shell to be shot is stuffed in, and after the gunpowder is ignited inside the cannon, the thrust instantly pushes the shell out and directly smashes people.
As for the various weapons that contain beads, which can kill and injure a football stadium at one time, ensuring that only fragments of corpses remain, there are none.
In other words, what an unlucky bastard it must be to be hit on the road, even in the Napoleonic era, the so-called artillery was to break up the enemy's formation, create an opportunity for the cavalry group to charge and trample the enemy, and then let the infantry group solve the last stubborn enemy.
Even in this era, the role of artillery shells in siege is also in terms of hitting the morale of the people in the city, and if you really want to break the city, such as in Yangzhou, it is often to drive the Han soldiers to pile up corpses under the city, massacre, and loot, which is a common thing.
Therefore, even Zheng Zhun himself, knowing that the Mauser rifle he got was longer than the range of the old guns in Hanoi, he was not so vigilant about those guns.
Recruits are afraid of artillery, veterans are afraid of guns, but for the blow to morale, the harm of artillery is too great, this problem is not in the real lethality, but in the potential lethality, the people within the range of the artillery fire will shrink their eggs because of the fear of blows, and the battle line cannot be organized at all, this is this era, where the artillery is really powerful.
It's that people are afraid of death, although the potential lethality is not high, but who is not afraid of that in case?
Zheng Zhun's response can't be wrong, he immediately sent people out and relied on the ultra-long range of the rifle to strike at the enemy, but after coming and going, he was quickly figured out the essence, the Mauser rifle is just a weapon against humans anyway, and the cowardice and sensitivity of the elders cannot increase the power of the bullet too much, and only provide this kind of props used by humans to slaughter each other, so the bullet of the Mauser gun cannot have any tickling action on the artillery.
The complex terrain of Vietnam also made the battle more complicated, and as a very simple but practical tactic, it often required several rows of continuous fire to fight, but that was the characteristic of plain warfare, and at the same time it was a systematic operation.
And now, as recruits, they have been given the task of firing only a few shots and leaving, so they are also good, of course, in good conscience, and shoot at the enemy.
Under such anxiety, the range and performance of the Mauser gun are almost figured out, war is the best catalyst, and those with slightly worse brains will be eliminated directly, and soon they found that the opposite weapon is probably like this, it can't be turned, as long as it hides, it can not be hit.
Of course, these people were not out of the question, the Mauser battalion soldiers walked slowly, gradually approaching some artillery positions, their target was the gunpowder, as long as it hit, there was a chance to make the gunpowder explode, but the effect was not good.
In this era, there is no such thing as preventing the enemy's artillery fire from igniting explosives, that is, after the car overturned during a naval battle of the British, the survivors began to specify the rules, but what they didn't expect was that it was the people who suddenly came out.
Li Zhongxun was wounded all over his body, but the bullet was not something that killed him, but quickly stopped the bleeding, although he could have gone back to rest, no one would blame him, but he still struggled to get up, and his body was barely wrapped by a bruised doctor, although he was weak because of excessive blood loss, and his face was pale, but as a bitter master, and had combat experience (experience of being killed?). He reluctantly commanded the people at the front, in fact, the nobles of Hanoi did not dare to go to the front, for fear of being killed by advanced weapons from the Celestial Empire.
But now, it doesn't seem to be anything, because in Le Chung Xun's serious situation, suddenly a few Vietnamese soldiers jumped up on the side of the soldiers who were gradually approaching their own artillery.
The training of the Mauser battalion was all lined up, and then the training of shooting while walking forward, suddenly ran out from the side of several blackened men holding long knives and naked, and they were really a little caught off guard.
As the high-ranking bodyguard said in a movie, when humans see knives and muzzles, dodging is a natural reaction, and only people who have undergone rigorous training will have the possibility of hard connection.
At this time, the soldier on the side reflexively dodged, and the formation of the others was also chaotic, and at the same time, it was also very difficult for the narrow gun body to turn the muzzle, at this moment, the weakness of lack of training and insufficient training appeared, as a group of people who could only hold simple swords a few months ago, and some of them had touched the arquebus, it was too difficult for them to have the correct reaction.
Li Zhongxun was excited in the distance, the children did a good job! Before, there was a reward, whoever could capture an enemy's musket would be rewarded with a hundred acres of land! This is something that can turn a mild-mannered barber into Jack the Ripper, but almost no one can approach the soldiers of the Mauser battalion within a few tens of meters, as long as they are in sight, as long as they are under the command of the platoon, they can aim together, and at once they release their guns, they can hit people.
Although it was possible to incite a group of people to charge at the same time, as Li Zhongxun encouraged (flickered), their guns ran out of bullets, and they were only hacked to death.
This is also in line with the characteristics of this era, for example, our Lord Zheng Zhilong, when fighting against Westerners, likes to buy the dead with money, and those who are poor and have nothing are also willing to drink all the liquor together, howl and charge, and after their companions are knocked down, they can always go over and kill the enemy at once.
In fact, this situation continued until the Crimean War, and before that, there were many examples of cold-armed swords defeating musketeers by surprise attacks.
Three musketeers, this is not almost the embodiment of this, although the musket is more efficient than the bow and crossbow, but in terms of really killing people, it is still faster to use the sword.
But it is clear that as long as they dare to charge on a large scale, then the Mauser battalion will also launch a counterattack en masse, and the troops in Hanoi are never ready, even if the first charge is to pay attention to calculating a physical fitness.
When the first soldier who turned around and fled from those bright knives appeared, the others also began to flee, of course, they haven't lost their weapons yet, some people still know how to aim and shoot, of course, their marksmanship is taught by Hu Tiehua himself, and it will definitely not make their marksmanship too good, and then it will be a threat to the elders, so there is an unlucky egg, because it was originally a line of advance, but it began to collapse from the side, and it became an oblique formation, and a guy who put the gun indiscriminately was very "reasonable" A shot hit his own people.
Mu Rongshan, who has been holding a telescope and watching from the farthest and safest place, was not intimidated by the blood, but sighed in his heart, this is all the difficulties in using the puppet army, give the puppet army weapons and real skills, then their material treatment will inevitably improve, because the ability and importance are different, and the desire is naturally different.
Under the paradox of increasing material desires, others cannot be less, and you will find that the puppet army will help you suppress the villagers, but they will not be able to squeeze out oil and water, and the input will inevitably be greater than the output!
Therefore, for this kind of double-edged sword, the elders will be grateful to Bumin from the beginning, and the party they like to lead the way is still the kind of person who is bound to China in terms of interests, admires Chinese civilization ideologically, and hopes that after the place where they are located becomes China's territory, everyone will live a good life together.
Therefore, Mu Rongshan shouted: "Send someone to answer quickly." ”
At the same time, a message came from his mobile phone: the enemy's rear is preparing for a major offensive, up to tens of thousands of people, be careful.
There is a drone in the sky, of course, it has always been controlled by the rear father-in-law, at this time the two of them tacitly know that the Hanoi military on the opposite side is not a fool, and they naturally feel the situation here, Zheng Zhun is short of manpower, and the lives of Vietnam are really worthless.
In his eyes, the unlucky guy who was shot by his own man's gun had fallen to the ground at this time, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but the unlucky guy's gun was picked up by a Vietnamese, and he picked up the gun and ran away.
On the side, Zheng Zhun roared and yelled, speaking naturally in Vietnamese, no need to find someone to translate, Mu Rongshan could probably guess the content, but he was thinking about whether to snatch it back.
To be honest, it doesn't seem bad to have such a gun on the other side?
He slowly and secretly typed, trying not to attract the attention of others.
"You see which gun was snatched and how many bullets were in it, and if you can, let them test fire a few rounds and then turn off the chip."
The previous team was too prominent, and although most of the people withdrew at this time, the unlucky guy who was hit by his own people obviously couldn't bring it back, because in order to echo, in the opposing camp, another cannon also sounded, although the cannonball had no effect, the ghost knew where it went, but the formation was almost chaotic.
Stripping naked, finding a small dirt pit to ambush, and suddenly jumping out at the closest moment is simply the best way to deal with unprepared recruits.
In the era of the Opium Wars in later generations, the British army used artillery bombardment and infantry shooting, and some elite Manchu troops could still resist hard, but often after a bright bayonet charge, they would be defeated, which was the same principle.
Human beings can accept "I may" die, but they can't accept that they must die, and of course, there are always exceptions.
"You're so poisonous." Although far away in Hongji, but Bao Gonggong's work is actually more difficult, he must first ensure that the port is not touched, especially from all directions it is possible to land and then sneak attack the city, even if there are the most advanced weapons, but if you can't see the target is in vain, at the same time, although there are many Vietnamese sea ships outside, but when to break the siege is also a problem, fight early, may cause Zheng Zhun to be unable to suppress, fight late, there will be an accident, otherwise, Xiang Shuai a ship, will be originally designed to build a good angle on the load, A brainless charge at full power is enough to turn those wooden ships into a pile of floating sampans.
The blockade of Hongji Port was an illusion from the beginning, and it could be solved as long as the elders wanted to.
But politics determines the military, for Zheng Zhun, a guy who is ambitious, has no perseverance, and has no ability, he really has to say that the situation is more critical and difficult, and when it is solved, he can rely on you more.
As we said, the Mauser rifle was a very defensive weapon from the beginning, and it was not even designed as a priority for fighting a foreign war, and the elders knew exactly where the guns were and how they were used.
The soldiers of the Mauser battalion, who were hit by their own men, were dragged behind little by little, and after the continuous exchange of fire, the only Vietnamese men who had been hiding in the dirt pit and waiting for the opportunity to arrest people were left alone, holding the rifle in his hand and watching the others scramble for the wounded enemy soldiers who only had one breath left.
This gun represents what the people who came out with the village to fight for their lives got in exchange, and he refused to hand it over easily.
Li Zhongxun's face, which had lost too much blood due to injury at this time, was also slightly redder, in his eyes, the enemy's weapon was captured, no less than the victory of a battle, of course, he also knew that the reason why he was sent here was because other nobles were afraid of death, and he pushed the boat down the river.
However, Li Zhongxun himself knows that the reason why he is willing to come here is for the sake of glory and wealth.
"Is this the enemy's gun, show me."
After this incident, many people also understand that the gun on the opposite side is not a big deal, and when it rushes in front of the enemy, those who were similar to themselves before will also be frightened and cause them to run back, and as long as there is a dirt pit so that the opposite side cannot see themselves, it will be very safe.
Therefore, the trench project that Zheng Zhun had already started on his side was also followed by the same and began to work, of course, how could the Vietnamese prepare shovels in advance, but in the end, the army was in hand, and they were all peasant soldiers, so they spent time and started the work.
The unlucky guy who was shot was already out of breath and out of breath and intake in little, no matter how angry Li Zhongxun shouted, he couldn't respond, in fact, even if he handed it over to the imperial capital at this time, it was impossible to save a person who had lost so much blood, of course, his clothes and equipment on his body also belonged to Li Zhongxun.
Li Zhongxun was also born in hardship, looked at the appearance of the person in front of him, and said, "What do you want, just speak." ”
"I will pay my brethren for their settling-in expenses, and they will not die in vain."
"Okay, I promise you!"
Wealth and danger are sought.
In these years, there are very few opportunities for upward mobility that this society can provide, and in the entire history of the Orientals, what has been summarized by the common people is to accumulate yin virtue and read plus cut people.
Of course, this is already very good, in the later generations of the West, Napoleon was the first to climb from a small person to a high position, and at the same time took advantage of continuous victories to give countless civilians the opportunity to turn over, and similarly, the next person in Europe to rise to the top position as a small person was actually the Führer......
In classical times, knowledge was monopolized, without talent, it could be said that you were nothing, nothing.
Li Zhongxun also understands this truth, but it is impossible for him to use the other party's weapons personally.
These things were naturally confiscated as soon as possible and sent to some places in the back.
(End of chapter)