"Shaoning, this person, is also careful in doing things!"

The next day, under the autumn sun, in the courtyard of Yuexiu Building, Zheng Zhilong, Shi Lang, Zheng Sen, Wu Liuqi, Chen Tianhua and others sat around Li Shouhan, sipping tea while staring intently at the group of living treasures in the courtyard.

The lines are beautiful, the four bodies are well-proportioned, the skin is smooth, and the sun is shining seductively, if it weren't for Li Shouhan, I'm afraid that this group of guys would rush forward to grab one and ride it.

(The editor pounces: "Stop!") Stop it! You guy, you don't cover your mouth on weekdays, and you hack others, for the sake of having a practical basis and whether there are any keywords. But you actually wrote such a sensitive plot, I don't know that you are now sweeping pornography? Strike hard!? Are you planning to smash this rice bowl of mine!? "Wronged! It's not a forbidden plot that I'm writing! ）

With the sound of hooves, dozens of grooms dragged the horses and horses that had been carefully selected and sent by merchants from all over the country as necessities for customs clearance, for the lord to see.

These people here are all people who have fought on the battlefield and know the importance of horses to the army. In their eyes, these horses are far more attractive than the beauties of all colors and colors in various countries.

Those who came to Yuexiu Tower today were all generals of the Nanyue Army and the land and water armies. The official position of Admiral Zheng Zhilong is the highest. However, his attention was also on the horses in the courtyard.

Everyone's actions and expressions suddenly made Li Shouhan a little annoyed. He coughed and motioned for everyone to be okay! Stop staring at those horses!

"Look at this, this is the list of gifts handed over by Ye Shaoning. As to who sent him, do not inquire further. ”

The crowd turned their eyes back from the horses and began to circulate the long list of gifts.

Li Shouhan's purpose everyone can probably guess a few points and knock everyone. Don't think that Lao Tzu is sick these days and his energy is a little lacking, so you will give Lao Tzu a little carried away. Seeing it, the spy leaders promoted by Lao Tzu are so well-behaved, they don't dare to take a penny in vain and accept a thing without authorization. You all give Lao Tzu some rules!

"You see, what should we do with these belongings handed over by Ye Shaoning? In-laws. Tell me about it. ”

"My lord, my subordinates are a little dull, but I am full of emotion by General Ye's loyalty and integrity, and I don't have any ideas for a while. It's better to ask Shi Lang. ”

Zheng Zhilong kicked the ball into a beautiful long pass and reached the feet of the popular fried chicken Shi Lang. Who made you the lord's son-in-law! At this time, whatever you say, he will not embarrass you.

Shi Lang had a smile in his eyes and hugged his fist towards Zheng Zhilong. It is considered a salute to express gratitude. But there was also a burst of pride in my heart. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to form a good relationship with Ye Qi.

"Father. In Shi Lang's humble opinion, if it is according to the way the laymen in the world deal with such things, it is just to reward General Ye with these treasures. However, with his father's cleverness and Ye Qizhi's ancient style, this kind of way of doing things is inevitably a little villain's heart. ”

"You sycophant!" Zheng Sen scolded his brother-in-law in his heart, but he didn't seem to be able to say anything else.

"You kid. Sure enough, it is a knife cut tofu on both sides. Li Shouhan also laughed and teased Shi Lang, which was a reply to his words. Go on. If it were you, what should you do, it can be regarded as worthy of the identity, character, and means of the two of us. ”

"Simple. The subordinates will pick out a few of these belongings that are not very important and reward them to General Ye as a memorial of this event. It also allows General Ye to remind himself from time to time. For the rest, you might as well take the name of General Ye. Donated to schools throughout South High School. ”

The so-called more than three generations are afraid of a bad name. A scholar like Ye Qi has no shortage of money at home, and his pursuit of fame surpasses others.

In a few words, he found a place for the property handed over by Ye Qi. Schools in Nanzhong, Liangguang, Fujian, and Siam, where immigration is begins. The university where Galileo and others taught, Maple Ridge Shiyàn Room. As well as several real factories in Ha Jing, there is a lot of money under their names. It is used to buy stationery for students, improve living conditions, and conduct some scientific research. As long as you're not trying to figure out how to make gold out of water.

As for the Hanoverian horses from Germany, the English horses brought from their hometowns with great effort, and a dozen authentic Arabian horses, they were taken away by the shepherd in the eyes of everyone who were almost angry, and were ready to be sent to Tamna Island and Fulang Mountain to breed and breed, leaving only a big and round picture cake for everyone: "When these horses give birth to ponies, each of you will have them!" ”

"The matter of the Central Plains, Ben Shuai has also thought about it carefully. For the time being, some whips are out of reach. And after going north, I found that there were many difficulties. I simply used the rare leisure after the war to train our Nanyue Army and reorganize the army. Today, I have brought these people from you in Guangdong here to find out the difficulties and problems that you discovered when you went north, find out the crux of the problem, solve these problems, and contribute to the imperial court in the future. ”

Li Shouhan's remarks can be regarded as a beginning for today's high-level seminar. These generals with troops glanced at each other, and immediately opened their mouths one by one.

"There's a problem with our cavalry! Although our horses are good, they are too expensive, and the feed is almost either fat or diarrhea. In this Shandong battle, many horses were killed! ”

"That's it! It's not just the horse's problem, it's also the rider's riding skills! The battle in array killed the Tartars, but once they were left alone during the pursuit, they died so much that there was no scum left. ”

"That's right! Our cavalry can fight, but they can't run, and they can't run for days and nights in a row! This time, if it weren't for the young marshal who took the opportunity to recruit the volunteers of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion to pursue thousands of miles away, I am afraid that our cavalry will make a big joke! ”

"My lord. Our horses, tall horses, with long legs and fast speed, can beat the thieves' war horses and flee in a short sprint. However, the endurance of this tall horse is far inferior to that of the Liao thief's dwarf Mongolian horse, and it is also very difficult to serve. The horses of the Dragon Tiger Camp can just give them something to eat, and our horses have to have corn grass and eggs at the very least, and a ration of salt every day. If you don't know it, you have to add some millet bone powder or something, otherwise the fat loss will be light. The same feed was given to the war horses of the Dragon and Tiger Battalion, and the horses ran as fast as if they had eaten aphrodisiacs. But our war horses are weak and listless. ”

The problem of training the cavalry, the problem of horses. However, due to the influence of geographical environment and other factors, the cavalry of the southern army has always been unable to resist the cavalry of the north, especially the nomadic fishing and hunting peoples. After more than ten years of painstaking management, the cavalry of the Nanyue Army has only barely reached the point of being strong in the middle. If the enemy discovers the vital point, then the joke of the Nanyue army will be big.

The officers who followed Li Huayu to fight Abatai in Shandong finished talking about the problems of the cavalry, and then it was the turn of Shi Lang, Mo Yu and others to follow Li Huamei to fight Tashan.

Where their nightmare is. It is how to deal with the enemy with tight field fortifications in the era of infantry in the era of queuing and shooting.

"Our soldiers fought very bravely, but there are too many trenches for the Liao thieves. And the large and small artillery positions are dense. We will fight with the Liao thieves one by one. Fortunately, it is only in a corner of Tower Mountain, and it is winter, the weather is cold, and it is not easy to dig earth. Sure enough, it was a summer and autumn battle, but I was afraid that we would not take down one of the trenches. The Liao thieves had already dug four or five more trenches in depth and flanks. ”

"Our rockets are burning badly, but. But he couldn't catch all the thieves. The thieves hid in the middle of the rockets, and when our rockets and artillery were fired and the infantry brothers rushed up, they fired them in the trench with firearms and crossbows! Occupy a great bargain! After our firebolts have been fired once, we have to retreat to reload and let the brothers in the back row come up. One in and one out. Natural formations are prone to confusion. Also, you must stand still when reloading to complete the entire set of ammo reloading. However, the Liao thieves' firecrackers took advantage of a great advantage, and they hid in the trenches and behind the breastwork to fire firearms, and naturally had a much smaller chance of being exposed to artillery projectiles. And they were behind the trench fortifications, and someone could load them with ammunition. In this way, the firepower can be endless. If we were to shoot in the same formation in the field, I am afraid that it would not take more than two salvos for our team to charge with bayonets and defeat this group of Tartars! ”

Although the officers of the Guards Brigade and the Marine Division and the Army Battalion are talking nonsense, they all reveal one meaning in and out of the words, that is, the disconnect between weapons and tactics!

What weapons to fight. This is not nonsense.

The front-loading smoothbore weapons of the Nanyue Army, which used black and gunpowder as the main power and lethality, faced the Liao thieves who also possessed similar weapons and relied on strong field fortifications, but they returned with a feather. This is undoubtedly a signal to the top and bottom of the Nanyue Army. In the past, relying on these weapons, strict discipline, cruel training, and good material treatment, the Nanyue Army could be said to be invincible, but now it is hitting the hard wall.

Although the Liao thieves were also beaten miserably, but if the purpose of the campaign was not achieved, it could only be ruled defeated. What's even worse is that God knows if the Liao thieves will quickly learn from the experience of this battle of Tashan, and use the same means and tactics to deal with the attack of the Nanyue army in the future?

If this is the case, then for the Nanyue Army, from weapons to tactics, it will have to be greatly adjusted!

Weapons determine tactics. In order to ensure the continuity and density of firepower, the army that used front-loading smoothbore weapons could only play in line and shoot to death. On the other hand, armies armed with automatic firearms relied on barbed wire trenches and rapid-fire guns to encounter tanks, which were natural enemies of barbed wire, trenches and machine guns.

Now, how to crack the trench warfare of the Liao thieves on the battlefield in the future and make corresponding changes in weapons and tactics has quietly fallen on the shoulders of everyone present.

"Our grenades are a good thing! It can be equipped in large quantities in the future! ”

"Mortar! If the mortar cannon can be lighter and simpler, you can also rush forward with the infantry brothers! ”

"If our guns can be reloaded quickly like the Franc machine, and the brothers can reload and shoot on the ground, the casualties will be much smaller! Whether it is a trench or a trench for a thief, it is not a problem! ”

In the corner, an officer of the Marine Battalion of the Marine Division weakly voiced his opinion. He is also an old man in the Ha Jing period, but the one who is good to die is surnamed He, although he is not too close to the Qianhu of He, but. But all the people worshipped the ghosts and gods and stayed away. He himself is also aware of his own situation, so he has been going to take the lead in every battle for many years, but when he was awarded for merit, he followed Feng Yi and played the role of General Dashu. The generals in the army did not pay much attention to him, and it took more than ten years. After a lot of hard work to improve his qualifications and achievements, he was promoted to the position of battalion officer of the Marine Division Army Battalion.

Unexpectedly, he came up with such a whimsical idea today.

However, such an idea will undoubtedly be scoffed at.

"Lao He, what are you kidding, making the fire gun like a Franc machine? Brothers carrying Franc machines to war? Can you still run? ”

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Officer He's face was red and white, and finally red as blood. The whole person seemed to be drunk.

"Lao He, you came to me, I can't hear clearly, tell me your plans." Li Shouhan's understatement suddenly quieted down the entire courtyard.

He Yingguan was also a little excited and at a loss, for many years, he had never been in close contact with this person who had the power to kill tens of millions of people, and he could only look at it from a distance every time. I can barely see the facial features of the lord clearly, this tea party. If it weren't for the participation of all the officers at and above the battalion level in Guangzhou, I am afraid that such an opportunity would be extremely rare for him.

"Tell me about your plans. If it is possible, the prince will reward you heavily. If not, the speaker is not guilty. First gave the battalion officer surnamed He in front of him a reassurance, and Li Shouhan planned to squeeze out all the value of this person. He knew very well that the best way to deal with trench warfare was the chariot. But. That's undoubtedly whimsical. At the moment, even the rear-loading weapons have not been solved, how to talk about combat vehicles?

However, this idea of He Yingguan happened to provide an idea for Li Shouhan, who was struggling with how to turn the front-loading gun into a rear-loading gun and complete the transformation problem of this historical stage. And it seems quite doable.

In his impression, against the enemy's field fortifications, all kinds of tactical maneuvers required, crawling forward, leaping, advancing using terrain features, etc., all required the possession of breech guns as the basis of weapons. If you don't believe me, you can look at the fact that from the time when the single-shot bolt-action rifle was installed in the troops, to the present, the armies of various countries (of course, the armament of the African black uncles are not within this range. What have changed in the basic tactical moves?

However, after listening to He Yingguan stammering and talking about his thoughts with excitement on his face, Li Shouhan had to admit that this guy's idea was really good!

But! It's so ahead of its time!

Inspired by the Franc machine's son, he planned to change the way the gun was loaded, changing the original fixed cartridge from the mouth of the gun to a metal gun tube, which was loaded from the rear.

"Lord, you can think about it, the gunner of my Nanyue Army's Franc machine has a fast loading speed, and he can load and shoot three rounds in almost a minute, which still takes into account the heating of the barrel, if you don't care about the heating of the gun body, your subordinates can shoot at least five rounds! Imagine if all the musketeers had such a rate of fire, what army in the world could withstand such a blow? ”

And there is another advantage of such a firecracker, that is, Li Shouhan can redesign a set of tactical moves for the Nanyue army.

However, the current technical level and processing technology are far from reaching!

He Yingguan didn't know if he had read the artifact diagram compiled by Zhao Shizhen, and his idea coincided with Zhao Shizhen's. Moreover, Zhao Shizhen also made several sample guns. Although it is said that there has already been a power switch, and in the form of a rear-loading sub-gun, there are 6 sub-guns. The main feature of this firebolt is the improvement of the ignition device, the ignition method of the fire rope, and the improvement of flint ignition. The flint is clamped on the hammer, and the faucet of the buckle machine is pressed down, and the flint is tempered with the flint due to the effect of the spring. In this way, not only did it overcome the difficulties caused by wind and rain on shooting, but it also did not need to press the dragon head with your hand, the shooting accuracy was more accurate, and it could be fired at any time under various circumstances. And there is a retainer underneath. The sub-guns are preloaded and rotated into the barrel to fire, which can increase the rate of fire. It is a percussive flintlock pistol, and its structure and performance are not much different from the Lu Mi guns that were mass-produced by the Ming army.

Well? Wait a minute! Li Shouhan thought of this suddenly, since Zhao Shizhen can make this thing, then I might as well try to make a few, so that the army and the technicians of the Maple Ridge Real Yàn Room and Hejing workshops can solve the problems that occur in the actual operation of this firearm one by one. After it is completely solved, or it can be tolerated, a small number of troops will be equipped, and after being tested in actual combat, the whole army will be equipped!

At present, the springs, flints, hammers, dragon heads, retainers and other things needed to make this rear-loading firecracker are not new technologies and items in the manufacturing and use process of the firecrackers of the Southern Guangdong Army, but they just need to be reassembled and upgraded.

"Lao He, what you said today, after you go back, you will hurry up and write a statement and post it and hand it over to the official room. I'll arrange for you to take care of this specifically. If you do it well, you will be the great hero of the whole army of my Nanyue Army, even if it is difficult to do it as you want for a while, you don't have to do it, just be bold and real! (To be continued......)