Chen Gyatso felt that his mission to Nanzhong this time could be regarded as a great insight.

After meeting with the third son of the Li family from Barisar City, he boarded a sea ship and went south along the Bay of Bengal, and traveled successively to Lingjiawei Island, Lijiapo, Jakarta and other places.

However, the prosperity of commerce and trade, the prosperity of the market, and the density of people in these places have far exceeded the ideology of Chen Gyatso.

Even the great erudition, treasures, sages, and sea masters, Gushi Khan's residence in Shigatse, and the prosperity of Lhasa are far less than these peripheral points.

However, what shocked Chen Gyatso the most were the ships that were speeding like galloping horses on the sea, and the big black and heavy pipes that could erupt at any moment. After a thunderclap, there is a cloud of smoke and dust, or a column of water that soars to the sky.

In the barracks outside the city, the soldiers who were strong and full of energy were fully armed, all wearing helmets and armor. The most striking thing about the swords, guns and armor was the small black pipes that the soldiers were carrying. It can also cast a thunderbolt inside, but the sound and power are much smaller.

He saw with his own eyes a few soldiers using such small black pipes for hunting, and after a row of thunder, several wild deer fell to the ground with a wail.

Walking into the city, you can see aristocrats dressed in silk everywhere, while more commoners are dressed in finely woven cotton cloth, which is very fine and tightly woven. It's as smooth as a girl's skin.

Isn't there a pile of poor and long-born slaves in the city?

However, this question was soon answered in various workshops, warehouses and construction sites outside the city.

Laborers from the Wa Kingdom, officials and slaves who had evolved from civilians to prisoners as a result of the war, wore shoulder pads and other protective gear made of overlapping layers of cotton cloth, and carried goods of all sizes to and fro, or used tools in their hands to spread slag mixed with stirred ash, stones, sand, and other materials on the roadbed dug out of the ground, and then crushed them with huge iron mounds to make them become as open as a stone.

As soon as the whistle sounded, the slaves and laborers put down their work and lined up in front of the cooking cart to prepare lunch.

Chen Gyatso looked at a few of them with interest, their bodies covered in tattoos, and their faces were dark. A huge rice bowl in the hands of an official slave covered in tendon meat. I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

The artichoke crop, which is called by the people of Nanzhong, is cut into large pieces and stewed together with fish. The oily broth exudes an enticing aroma in the bowls of the officials and slaves. An official slave looked at Chen Gyatso with some hostility. If it weren't for the display of Gyatso's gorgeous clothes. Although the style is a little peculiar, at first glance you know that it is not an ordinary person, and I don't think it is competing with yourself for food. Only then did he take the chopsticks on the side with confidence and take a hard bite of the cornmeal nest on the string.

"My lord, why do these Langsheng, Nacha, and poor people have meat to eat?" In his view, slaves are a group of talking animals, and in addition to working for their masters, their greatest use is to give their bodies and lives to meet their master's physical and spiritual needs when he or she is in need.

"My uncle once said that cattle breeders naturally don't want their cattle to die. Let the officials and slaves eat better, so that they have the strength to do things. Didn't Lord Gyatso see that the group of people squatting over there ate differently from these official slaves? They were all punished for not completing the ration, so they were punished for eating much worse food. ”

"Oh! Oh! Chen Gyatso seemed to have some understanding in his head, it turned out that there were more advanced ways to manage slaves, and it didn't have to be a whip and water prison.

These are not enough, but what made him tremble and chill the most was watching the military drill on the Jiulong River that day.

That day happened to be the day when the provinces in the Jiulongjiang region jointly held a spring drill.

According to the system of the Nanyue Army, all villages and towns are completely similar to the inland guards, and all the people are military members. The strong men everywhere have the obligation to manage local law and order and help each other in peacetime, and at the same time send soldiers to various towns and brigades according to the standard of one soldier and one soldier. Of course, if the war is too big, this standard will also be adjusted.

However, on weekdays, these peasant soldiers also had to be trained.

In several large school fields, the sound of gunfire continued.

The strong men from all over the villages and towns formed teams according to the villages, and then formed them step by step with the towns, counties and state capitals to which they belonged, and huge phalanxes stretched for several miles, and large and small flags flew in the crowd.

The strong men wore very fine armor, which was covered with a layer of homemade bamboo armor for ventilation. In his hand, he held a funeral gun, a knife and other weapons. In previous years, everyone had to carry out inspections, and the continuous stabbing of the gun several times could not be fatigued, and the accuracy test should be carried out, and in the time that a drum had sounded, it was necessary to complete five assassinations of the target, and the number of stabbing in the eyes, chest, head, throat and other critical positions should not be less than three times.

As for running for fifteen miles with weight, that is a subject that must be practiced every year.

However, this year's situation is a little different, every day, here is a cannon that shakes the sky, and the guns and cannons are not like money, and they are venting towards the shooting range.

As a layman who has never touched firearms, Chen Gyatso only thinks that the sound of guns and cannons is constantly heard every day, which is very lively, but if a general from the mainland comes, he will definitely die of pain.

How much gunpowder is fired out every day, that is, the barrel of the gun, and it also has a lifespan, which is all money and food.

For such a huge consumption, Shouhan did not think so, first, there were a large number of replaced arquebuses stored in the treasury to be sold, before selling them, let them contribute to their own army, so that those soldiers familiar with the operation of the musket and the corresponding tactics, isn't it very good? At most, before selling, order someone to wipe and maintain these firearms.

The combat effectiveness of the army depends on a large amount of ammunition, time and money.

The fire hammer training of these strong men is averaged over each person's head. It can shoot eight out of ten, and those who have not been loaded with projectiles are not among them. According to the statistics summed up from the experience of the previous battles of the Nanyue Army, every time in a battle, after hitting an average of three or two projectiles, a firecracker would have to use a spur to fight the enemy hand-to-hand with a spur until the battle was victorious.

This number of shots was already much higher than the live-fire training of Napoleon's army.

The deafening sound of the guns was one after another, and the billowing white smoke filled the air.

The reservists between the provinces are also secretly competing, and the military merit is the first in the south. It's that you won the top prize in the book. In the eyes of ordinary people in Nanzhong, there may not be a military merit brand that is more glorious and affordable at the doorstep.

When Chen Gyatso and the others arrived at the school grounds, it happened to be the soldiers of the Guards Brigade performing tactical maneuvers for the reservists everywhere.

"Prepare ......"

The Guards Brigade Gunners lined up in two long rows on the teaching ground, and the Gunners shouted in unison in a low voice, following the officer's command. Dense flintlock pistols tumbled over his shoulders. Aim ahead.

their queues. Alternate positions between the front and rear rows so that the soldiers in the back row can poke out of the gap between the heads and shoulders of the front row. Two platoons fired in unison.

With the widespread use of flintlock muskets in the army, the absence of the inhibiting arquebuses allowed the soldiers to be arranged more closely to form a stronger firepower, and also made the two-row salvo that once made the Scottish Highland infantry famous. Used to deal with the rapid onslaught of various enemies, the striking strength of the salvo of two rows of firearms will be shocking, because whether it is from lethality to shooting accuracy, it will be several times higher.

Of course, two platoons and two platoons shoot at the same time, this new type of tactic, requires training. Therefore, it can only be performed for these reservists to watch. Let them, after mastering the skills of using the arquebus, know where their gap is.

Unlike the muskets used by the reservists, these musketeers stood in two rows, and their hands were covered with thick black guns, and the three sections of the spurs on their heads eventually converged into a line, and the force of the advance and thrust penetrated the line into the enemy's body.

"Shoot!"

With the sound of the officer's shouting, under the dense sword that flashed with cold light, two rows of fire guns fired a volley.

Huge swaths of gunpowder smoke were released, and the sound of popping beans was non-stop.

Thirty paces away, the dense straw target was staggered by the dense projectile, and let out a wail.

This move made the more than 20,000 people present drunk and fascinated. As the aftermath of the last bang dissipated, the field erupted in bursts of cheers. It's a really exciting presentation. The firepower is too fierce, and under normal circumstances, the enemy in front of him, in the face of such a blow, will basically collapse.

In the face of an enemy in a panic of collapse, the firecrackers can also charge with their tails, using their spurs to speed up their collapse until they are in a situation from which they will never recover......

Of course, such tactics have strict quality requirements for the manufacturing and processing of firecrackers. Otherwise, the fire gun in a soldier's hand will explode, and it will affect his robe on the left and right.

In addition to the strict requirements for weapons, the level of discipline and psychological elements of the fighters are even more demanding. Just imagine, the board machine is buttoned behind you, and in the afterglow of your eyes, you can see clusters of firelight rising around you, the sound of huge fire guns echoing in your ears, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke is close at hand. The average army really cannot use such tactics.

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway.

As an amateur who played with firecrackers, Zhan Gyatso just thought it was funny to see the firecrackers shooting intensively, shaking the target from side to side, and finally rising clouds of green smoke on the dry straw, but he was not touched in any way.

What really frightened him was the ensuing horse team rush and kill technique.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, the horse's mane was flying, and hundreds of war horses of the Southern Yue Army galloped back and forth on the field, raising smoke and dust that soared into the sky.

This scene made Chen Gyatso feel quite cordial, he vomited a lot when he was on a boat, how could he not be happy to see so many war horses today?

But what puzzled Chen Gyatso was the way the horses were lined up and the few cannons in the ranks. But I don't know why I want to do it.

It was four six-pounder guns, drawn by four horses, and although the guns were quite heavy, they did not feel anything when they were distributed among the four horses, and they continued to run as usual.

The cavalry was dazzled by a variety of weapons and equipment, except for dozens of people who were equipped with spears. Most people have only a saber and hold it diagonally towards the sky. There were no bows and arrows that Gyatso was familiar with on their backs and horses, but many of them had firearms on their bodies, and boxes of medicine were hung diagonally on the armor on their chests.

It's weird! The cavalry still has firearms?

In the impression of Chen Gyatso, Gushi Khan and his cavalry were equipped with bows and arrows and sabers, and during the battle, they galloped and charged the enemy in groups, circling and circling, constantly shooting the enemy with bows and arrows. Every time the bowstring sounded, it rained arrows towards the enemy line. Occasionally, there are some projectile weapons such as iron bones and stones.

These Tibetan cavalry and the Qinghai Mongolian cavalry of Gushi Khan have all grown up on horseback since childhood, and their riding skills are exquisite, and they are extremely skilled in all kinds of movements on the horse. It is to bend the bow and arrow on the back of a bumpy horse. is also accurate and accurate, including many condor shooters. (Speaking of the horseback people, who grew up on horseback, there was a movie Pathetic Brook back then.) Forget about everything else. I remember the various movements made by the Mongolian knights on horseback inside. There is also a passion play that is done on horseback. If you are interested, you can take a look. ）

But the cavalry in front of him subverted Chen Gyatso's golden rule of cavalry warfare.

A loud horn sounded. The cavalrymen, who had just galloped around the field a few times, quickly lined up. The four six-pounder guns were towed to the front of the line, and the muzzles were turned to point the muzzles of the black holes at the hundreds of straw men not far away.

For a short period of time. After the preparation, their skillful array action surprised Chen Gyatso, if the riders on the grassland want to complete a formation, it will take at least a bowl of milk tea! And in the dense queue, the shouts of officers at all levels were heard from time to time: "Denser, denser, people by people, horses by horses!" Knee to knee! ”

Amid the shouts of the officers, a column of battle formations was formed, and one after another the erected sabers flashed silver, as if feeling the tension, many horses began to dig the ground with their front hooves, and some of the horses began to snort.

"Fire!"

Four six-pounder guns fired cannonballs at the virtual enemy cavalry in the distance, four shells flying towards the targets with a scorching current. Without waiting for the shells to hit the ground, the gunners loudly urged the gunners and drivers to quickly move the gun positions and give way to the impact channel!

Columns of cavalry marched in unison and began to gallop slowly.

"Control the speed! Control the speed! ”

In the continuous shouting of the officers, the cavalry began to slowly launch an impact, and the Mongolian cavalry attack when the formation from dense to quickly evacuated, the cavalry formation of the Southern Guangdong Army is more closely arranged, even with the distance between the queue and the row, the cavalry can let the horses gallop, but the same row is always closely united, row after row of sabers only pointed forward.

The cavalry rushed forward, and it seemed that a tidal wave of cavalry rushed across the land, and the sound of horses' hooves on the ground was like thunder. As an experienced rider, Chen Gyatso clearly felt that the horses under the crotches of these cavalrymen, in terms of physique, coat color, and mental state, were the best horse warriors in heaven and earth, just like their owners on their backs. They are already the best war horses!

That night, in the pavilion, facing a sumptuous dinner, Chen Gyatso lost his good appetite.

Ever since he landed on the land of Nanzhong, he has been impressed by the exquisite food and drink here. It's the same beef, why is the chef here so soft and fragrant, and the beef carefully prepared by the chef brought by his own family is compared with others, and there are some little lamas who feel like standing in front of the great erudite treasure and wisdom, and the standard is high.

However, today, in the face of more than 20 dishes in front of him and the strong soju, Chen Gyatso couldn't swallow it.

"Lord Gyatso, I think it's a delicious meal? The lower official ordered people to withdraw and make zuò according to the taste of adults again! ”

The official of the ceremonial department, who had been with him all the way, was very polite and smiled at him.

"It's not! My lord! The meal was pretty good! Many of them have never been eaten by the great erudite treasures and wise men, the great sea masters, and the Gushi Khan! ”

Answering the questions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites in a Chinese dialect with a Sichuan accent, Chen Gyatso replayed the words of the official in the university as if he were boiling in his mind.

When the various departments returned to the camp after the drill, the stunned but unsatisfied Chen Gyatso asked the official: "How many such elite men and horses are under your command?" ”

"The people under the rule of my Nanyue army are more than 100 million trillions, and the lord has already had the law. Whoever becomes a soldier is a sergeant. There must be several months of drills each year. Extrapolated in this way, how many tens of millions of elites are under the command of the general?! ”

The official of the ceremonial department casually said the usual diplomatic rhetoric, but he was so frightened that Chen Gyatso couldn't eat for a while!

Tens of millions of elites?!

In Wusizang, it is all counted, not only those who believe in the Yellow Religion, as long as they live in the land of Wusizang, as long as they can walk and eat, there may not be millions of people in the Manchurian total!

Among these millions of people, the old and weak, women and children, and the lamas who practice in the temple, are only one or two out of ten who can really go into battle. These people are not equipped with armor, knives and guns. How is it the opponent of the elite of the Southern Yue Army who are fully armoured? Even if it is the cowardly Xue army of Gushi Khan. It may not be possible to wear full body armor!

What's more, those weapons that cast heavenly thunder were enough to turn the most powerful warriors into a pool of flesh and blood in the blink of an eye.

Could it be that this is the magic weapon in the hands of the Bodhisattva's former Protector King?

What's more, there are those terrible cavalry. A brutal style of play that completely ignores the feelings of the other party! Cavalry. It's a skill that comes from a horse. How can you rush straight over so recklessly?!

In his mind, Gushi Khan's cavalry was already invincible in Qinghai, Wusizang and other places, but. Compared with the cavalry seen today, although the personal skills of the cavalry are far inferior to the cavalry under Gushi Khan, when it comes to the strict and dense cavalry, Gushi Khan's army is vulnerable.

They used the cavalry tactics that had been handed down for hundreds of years from Genghis Khan's time, and they were like mountain peach skin bushes, like a sea of children, and attacked like a chiseled formation. The array was a square formation in all directions, and when charging, the cavalry formation was divided into five directions at equal distances, and in the face of the cavalry advancing like a wall, it was obvious that they would be crushed.

Even if they converge quickly, the array is still much sparse in comparison, and it is completely possible to split their heads and cover their faces, bump into a passage, and run all the way to their destination.

Tasting delicious wine and food with a taste like chewing wax in his mouth, Gyatso kept replaying the scene he saw today in his mind, "If I, the Wusizang army and the Nanyue army, face their brutal fighting style, how can I win?" ”

The warm, smooth body in his arms squirmed. This made him wake up when he had been haunted by this question, but it was already the time when the moon and stars were scarce, and a few songworms outside the window were singing in a low voice in the shadow of the banana tree. The smell of perfume emanating from the heavenly orchid in his arms, mixed with the smell of milk, made Chen Gyatso take a sip quite comfortably.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Gyatso could not think of how to deal with the cavalry lack of morality of the Southern Yue Army. There is no way, their cavalry array is too dense, almost horse to horse, although there is also a gap between horses, but in rapid movement, this moment to skillfully pass through must have top-level horsemanship, very keen prediction. What's more, the saber in the hand of the cavalryman on horseback happened to seal this space.

Even if the horse has its own instinct to find gaps, in most cases, it has to be bumped without hitting.

The formation of the Qinghai Mongol cavalry under Gushi Khan was sparse, and the Us-Tibetan cavalry, which had no formation at all, obviously suffered in the face of this cavalry wall tactic. They simply did not know how to respond, and the days of heavy cavalry of the Mongol army were long gone. Since Emperor Yuan Shun, the Mongol cavalry has lost the material conditions for equipping heavy armored cavalry. What remains, in addition to the glory of the ancestors, is mostly skirmishers and other experiences.

What about the cavalry wall against the cavalry wall? This thought suddenly popped into Lie Gyatso's mind, but he was immediately denied by himself with a wry smile. Even if there were people in their formation who were armed with spears and heavy axes, they would not be able to organize such a dense array.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "Why am I just thinking about how to confront the Nanyue army and become an enemy?" What did the Buddhas send me here for? Do you want to unite with the Nanyue Army, and even say that as long as you can use the power of the Nanyue Army to fight against other sects, what if you are a minister? All I have to do is transfer this power to other sects! ”

When I think of this, I suddenly feel that the whole world has become spacious and bright. The celestial orchid in her arms writhed her snake-like body, which suddenly made Chen Gyatso feel hot all over, and the frog under her crotch couldn't stop jumping.

He roared, turned over, crushed the Heavenly Orchid under him, and began to gallop vigorously!

The next day, when the officials of the ceremonial department saw him again, Chen Gyatso looked like a calm and relaxed aristocratic son.

"Your Excellency, how about we leave for Hue today to see my uncle? I intend to do my best to present the two sides of trade and beauty to the uncle. (To be continued......)