Fish Hill Collection.

Liu Juntao and Liu Zi'an were drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard, and the two sat from morning to noon, during which whether it was Liu Juntao or Liu Zi'an, there was a trace of worry between their eyebrows.

"Mr. Lian, after I found out that the Chen family's men and horses began to move in the direction of Zhangqiu Town, I hurried back to report the news, but on the way, I also received news from the south, and I learned that the Kong family in Ningyang County also had abnormal movements, and a considerable part of the Kong family's men and horses were also moving towards Ningyang County!"

Liu Juntao frowned and asked, "Is there any indication that the Chen family and the Kong family are connected?" ”

Liu Zi'an shook his head and said, "No! I'm not sure yet if this was a coincidence or premeditated! ”

"That's going to be hard!"

Liu Juntao frowned, and said: "Now our Yushan Guards don't have the strength to fight on both sides at all, if the Kong family also comes to make peace, things will really be difficult to handle!" ”

For a while, both of them were silent, thinking about the predicament in front of them.

At this time, Liu Juntao suddenly remembered the firearm he had always dreamed of, and couldn't help but sigh: "If only I had a magic weapon in my hand, how could I be so timid when the time comes!" ”

"Divine weapons?"

Liu Zi'an paused for a moment, thinking that Liu Juntao was sad and complaining here.

"Mr. Lian!"

Suddenly, Gao Ran pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, saying; "Mr. Lian! Lord Hu is here, people have already entered the village, let me tell you, hurry up to the escort camp, Lord Hu has brought you good things! ”

Liu Juntao was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed out loud and said to Liu Zi'an: "Haha! Brother Hu brought me a magic weapon! ”

Fish Hill Guards camp.

When Liu Juntao, Liu Zi'an, and Gao Ran arrived at the escort camp, Gao Ran's young men had already sealed off the entire camp, which seemed mysterious.

Gao Ran explained in a low voice: "Mr. Lian, it was Master Hu who asked me to do this, saying that I was afraid that I would leak the news. ”

"What did Mr. Hu Bai bring to make it so mysterious? Is this necessary? ”

Gao Ran looked at Liu Zi'an, who was puzzled, and said helplessly: "Steward Liu, haven't you seen it, when Master Hu took Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen outside, the three of them were all dressed in disguise, and now the weather is still very hot, but the three of them are still dressed tightly, it's really strange." ”

Liu Zi'an was also curious when he heard this, and wanted to see what treasure Hu Dexing brought to Liu Juntao, so he wanted to hide it like this.

As soon as Liu Juntao and the three of them walked into the camp, they heard a roar like thunder, Liu Juntao suddenly laughed and said loudly: "Haha! It's really a magic weapon! ”

Over there, Hu Dexing was holding something in his hand, and when he heard Liu Juntao's voice, he looked over, raised the thing in his hand and said, "Brother Juntao, look!" I've got you a bowl! ”

Liu Juntao walked forward quickly, took the bowl and looked at it carefully.

I saw that this bowl of guns is different from the bird guns and three-eyed guns in the late Ming Dynasty, the whole body is relatively thick, it looks a little bulky, and the mouth of the bowl looks very large, just like the mouth of the sea bowl.

This bowl does not have the appearance of a musket in later generations, like a slender iron bucket, without a door, no butt, no long fire rope, it looks very backward.

Moreover, Liu Juntao also observed that the pipes of this bowl of mouth guns have obvious cracks, and the whole body is full of rust, and he is somewhat disappointed.

"Brother Hu, this bowl is a little cracked, you still dare to fire just now? What if it blows up? ”

Hu Dexing was a little displeased when he heard this, and said: "Jun Tao, I took the risk of killing my head to get such a guy from the Lord of Baihu, you don't know the goods, if it is brand new, I won't take the risk!" Besides, you didn't see that this bowl was strong, how could it explode? ”

Liu Juntao knew that he was wrong just now, so he said with a smile: "Aren't I worried about you, brother?" Good! I accepted this magic weapon, thank you brother! ”

As he spoke, Liu Juntao hugged his fists and got off the bowl.

Hu Dexing also grinned, and then said, "Okay, I've delivered the things, and the three of us will hurry back to Slip Town." ”

Liu Juntao was a little strange when he heard this, and asked, "Brother Hu will go back now?" Our brothers haven't seen each other for a while, so why do we have to have a drink! ”

At this time, Hu Dexing leaned into Liu Juntao's ear and whispered: "The three of us still have some things, there is a new batch of firearms in Slip Town, and the adults of the hundred households are organizing everyone to change their clothes!" Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get this bowl! ”

Liu Juntao came to his senses as soon as he heard this, and asked, "Can Brother Hu ......?"

"Can't!"

Before Liu Juntao finished speaking, Hu Dexing immediately refused, and then said: "Juntao, you are too greedy!" ”

"Haha!"

Liu Juntao smiled, and then invited Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen to sit in the tea room of the camp, why should they drink some tea before going back.

Liu Zi'an and Gao Ran went to their own affairs.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Juntao asked Hu Dexing: "Brother Hu, I don't know what firearms are replaced by the hundred households this time?" Let's talk about it, and let me see it for a long time! ”

Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen didn't talk to each other, they both sat next to them and drank tea and rested.

Hu Dexing looked at Liu Juntao, who was full of interest, and said with a smile: "Okay! Then I'll tell you about it. ”

"Good!"

"Now there are roughly a few kinds of firearms equipped by the officers and soldiers, such as firearms, mainly bowls and handguns, and artillery are general cannons and mortars; In addition, I heard that the Beijing camp and the border army will also be equipped with fire mines (mines) and rockets, but I have never seen them, and I don't know how powerful they are. ”

"The main equipment of the hundred households in my mouth town is the bowl mouth gun, to say that this bowl mouth gun is a big weapon, not only the sound shocks the four fields, can shock the morale of the enemy, and the power is amazing, you can break the enemy's armor in forty steps!"

Liu Juntao secretly said in his heart: "It seems that the role of this bowl of mouth guns to boost morale is far greater than the effect of actual combat, and the estimated rate of fire and power are far less than the bird guns in the late Ming Dynasty in later generations, let alone what kind of thunderbolts and Miru guns!" ”

"Brother Hu, I don't know how powerful this bowl is? Which is stronger or weaker than the archers? ”

Hu Dexing smiled and said, "Although the range of the bowl is not as fast as that of a bow and arrow, and the speed is not as fast as a bow and arrow, how many arrows can an archer shoot in a row?" After six or seven shots, my arms are weak! And what about the firebolts? As long as the enemy does not rush to the front, as long as the gunpowder and projectiles are still there, you can keep shooting! ”

"Not to mention that it is very difficult to train a qualified archer, it is idle to practice for a year or two, and it costs a lot of money and time to make a strong bow, which shows how expensive archers are! But what about the firecrackers? It takes a month to make a firebolt, and the amount of silver required is not much more than that of a bow and arrow; And once the fire gun is built, whether it is an old man, a child, or a woman, as long as they practice a little, they can go into battle to kill the enemy! Whether you are an elite soldier or a bandit for many years, an old, weak, sick and disabled person can take your life in a matter of moments with a firearm! ”

Hu Dexing paused and asked with a smile: "Brother Juntao, you said it yourself, which is stronger than the bowl and the bow and arrow?" ”

Listening to Hu Dexing's words, Liu Juntao was shocked.

It's not because of how powerful this bowl of guns is, but because Hu Dexing's understanding of firearms is very profound!

Hu Dexing not only realized the advantages of firearms in battle, but also understood a truth, that is: in war, the best weapon is not the most powerful, but the cheapest!

In the current Ming orthodox years, the actual combat power of the firecracker is indeed not as good as the strength of the strong bow, but the firecracker is much cheaper than the archer, and the time required to form an army is much less, which can completely offset the disadvantage caused by the lack of power of the firecracker!

Because of the continuous training of the army's musketeers, it is completely possible to completely crush the archers who are difficult to train and equip!

When two sides shoot at each other, one musketeer may not be the opponent of an archer, but what about five musketeers? What about the ten firecrackers?

What is the best tactic?

For Liu Juntao, crowd tactics are the best tactics!

"In the future, I must form an army of firearms, establish a perfect training system for recruits, and drown all enemies with a steady stream of soldiers!"

Liu Juntao looked at Hu Dexing and said with a smile: "Brother Hu, I can be regarded as a teacher today!" ”

Hu Dexing was in a good mood when he heard this, and he was very happy to be praised by his little brother.

In the afternoon of that day, Hu Dexing took Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen to say goodbye and leave.

And Liu Juntao hurriedly took this bowl mouth gun to the military battle bureau under construction.