"How so?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Isn't that obvious?" Chen Ding pointed with his finger at a map of the Ming Dynasty spread out, "The current situation in the north is not the Northern Dynasties, let alone Jinmeng, but the situation of the Five Dynasties and the Sixteen Kingdoms.

You see, now the dynasty has an unshakable trend of occupying the mountains of Luliang according to the strong city of Datong and occupying the mountains of Luliang. The main force of the thieves rushed into Guanlong, and the partial division occupied the area of Xiangyang and Nanyang, and still won the shape and looked at the Central Plains. Wu Sangui stationed troops in Henan Prefecture, occupying the hinterland of Kyushu and the capital of Baguan, which was also difficult to shake. At present, the imperial court still firmly occupies the whole province of Shandong, as well as the two prefectures of Guide and Runing in Henan, and also has a little territory in Kaifeng Prefecture.

That is to say, at present, there are a total of five families in the north, such as Tartars, Liukou, Daifan, Wu Sangui and the imperial court. It's not so easy for the Tartars to be completely pacified! The north is uneven, how can the Tartars free up their hands to go to the south of the Yangtze River? As long as it is delayed for a few years, with the skills of the Chitose Lord and the assistance of Zongrong, how can the half of Jiangnan be unstable? From Jiangnan onwards, it is Zheng and Zhu, who share it! ”

"Zheng and Zhu?" Zheng Zhilong grinned, "Isn't it Wu and Zhu?" ”

Chen Ding said with a smile: "If Wu Sangui can lead tens of thousands of Liao troops south, the Wu family may be stronger than the Zheng family." But nowadays...... The total number of soldiers on land and water is 30,000, hundreds of large and small warships, controlling the trade of the South Seas and the East, and the wealth of the enemy country, how can the Wu family compare? If the Chitose Lord does not have the assistance of the general Rong, the southeast half of the wall will not be stable. ”

"Hahaha......" Zheng Zhilong laughed, "Having said that, Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu, and Wu Xuanzhi came from Beijing City all the way to escort them. The clothes are not as good as the new, and the people are not as good as the old! I also heard that the prince favored Wu Xuanzhi alone, even if Wu Xuanzhi was pregnant with Liujia, the prince still only let her sleep alone. ”

These are all written to Zheng Zhilong by Zheng Sen. Zheng Sen is the richest man who is loved by everyone, and he has a good relationship with those people around Zhu Cihong......

"But Wu Xuanzhi is still not the crown princess!" Chen Ding said with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong said: "Isn't that to discuss marriage with the Tartars?" ”

"But the name is undecided, and Zongrong's daughter has a chance," Chen Ding said, "As long as Wu Xuanzhi can't give birth to a grandson...... Even if he gave birth to his grandson, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not die. ”

Zheng Zhilong glanced at Chen Ding, who was from a high background, and just smiled faintly.

When the two were talking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the cabin, and then the voice of Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother Zheng Zhifeng (Zheng Hongkui) was heard: "Big brother, Da Mu has brought someone to greet us...... Wu Sanfu also came with him, and he also brought more than 1,000 firecrackers. ”

"Wu Sanfu? And with more than a thousand firearms? Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment and set his eyes on Chen Ding.

Chen Ding said: "Xu is from the Wu family, and you want to give Zongrong a dismissal, right?" I've heard that the new army is very powerful! ”

"Humph! Isn't it just a firecracker! The fire gun was given by the baby (me)! Zheng Zhilong sneered, "Let Zahepu take the Japanese soldiers to meet the officer!" Then someone went to invite Mr. Tang and General Shi, and asked them to take a look, whether the Wu family's firecrackers were powerful, or the Zheng family's Japanese soldiers were powerful! ”

Zheng Zhifeng responded: "Okay, baby (I) will go and gather people!" ”

......

Zheng Zhilong actually misunderstood Wu Sanfu, and Wu Sanfu didn't want "Wu and Zhu, Jiangnan" together...... After the Battle of Dagukou, he and Wu Xiang had no such thoughts. No matter how awesome their family is, they have never killed nearly a thousand real Tartars at one time, but Prince Zhu was stunned to do it!

And now with Wu Sanfu, it is not the Wu family's firecrackers, but a fully equipped infantry army association led by Hao Shaoqi, the deputy general of the middle division.

The old foundation of this infantry army association is a rogue, and the backbone of it has participated in the battle of Dagukou and defeated the Tartars!

After the Battle of Dagukou, the top brass of the new army reached a consensus on how to use firearms - to use them centrally, but also to combine near and far, that is, to use stragglers and privates together. In a fifteen-hundred-strong artillery association, one battalion should be equipped with turtledove-foot firearms for long-range fire in engagements, and the remaining three battalions should be equipped with bird guns that can be equipped with sleeve spears for salvo fire and hand-to-hand combat within 30 paces.

In other words, the bayonet was used instead of the spear and the sword.

This method of using firearms was definitely the mainstream in the 18th century. At the end of 1644, however, it was probably quite radical and unusual.

However, with the results of the Battle of Dagukou there, those officers in the upper echelons of the New Army who did not know how to use firearms did not feel that there was anything wrong.

Moreover, in the subsequent Battle of Zhenjiang and the Battle of Nanjing Counterinsurgency, the four associations of the all-fire gun were basically the same existence as destroying the withering and decaying!

In the battle of counterinsurgency in Nanjing, the four firearms associations not only wiped out the rebels of tens of thousands of people, but also suffered no casualties themselves!

In several hand-to-hand battles, the bird-gun soldiers of the New Army did not need to fire a "30-meter salvo" at all, and directly carried the bullets loaded and charged with the bird-gun with the spurs.

Those infantry in Nanjing's Beijing camp didn't dare to fight with the bird soldiers at all—but no one could guarantee that this group of fire soldiers would not fire at a distance of three or five steps!

In the eyes of the generals of the new army at this time, the all-fire infantry association may not be able to resist the onslaught of the Tartar cavalry - unless there are preset positions and fortifications, but against the same number of infantry, even the Tartar dismounted infantry wearing several layers of thick armor, there is full certainty that it can win!

The Turtledove's Foot Fire Gun of the All-Fire Gun Infantry Military Association is much stronger than the Tartar's eight-force bow, because in the battle between the two armies, the distance of the Tartar bow and arrow salvo is about thirty paces.

The kind of master who can use a bow and arrow to deal with armor soldiers from a distance of fifty paces must at least be red-armored soldiers and white-armored soldiers, and there are not many in the entire Eight Banners. It is simply impossible to exchange red, white, and firearm soldiers for their lives.

And the armor-piercing distance of the turtledove's foot fire gun is at least more than 100 steps! Within fifty steps, let alone wearing a few layers of armor, even the shield car can't resist it!

As for the Bird's Gun, as long as the quality is passable, and it is reloaded according to the requirements (in the case of fixed ammunition, this is not a big problem) and a salvo, it is enough to inflict damage on the armored enemy at a distance of thirty paces.

In addition, the configuration of all-firearms can also greatly increase the firepower density of the infantry - because all of them are firecrackers and have the ability to project firepower. If you change to the configuration of archers and spearmen and sword soldiers, the density of firepower will be reduced by at least two-thirds!

As for the true captives in the Eight Banners, all of them can use and be equipped with bows and arrows. Therefore, in the case of equal numbers, and all using bows and arrows as long-range firepower, the firepower density of the Eight Banners was at least three times that of the Ming army. If you take into account the gap in technology and physical strength, with the same number, the firepower of the Eight Banners is ten times stronger than that of the Ming army.

So as long as you do a simple math problem, you can know why the Ming army lost more and won less. Because they rarely have a chance to form a tenfold advantage on a local battlefield, it would be good to have a double numerical advantage. In other words, in terms of firepower output, the Ming army is always the side that suffers greatly.

At the same time, most of the Ming army was a little afraid of hand-to-hand combat, and liked to use firepower, especially firearms that were extremely ineffective in actual combat, to hit their opponents......

Compared with this kind of Ming army that likes to shoot from a distance and does not have enough firepower. The "All-Fire Association" of the New Army, which overcame difficulties, is simply invincible.

However, Zhu Cihong, who "invented" this tactic, still knew the "Spanish phalanx", "Morris phalanx" and "Gustavus phalanx".

The combination of these three muskets and long guns, which have been tested in actual combat on the European battlefield, is the mainstream of today's era, and it should also be the most suitable tactic for arquebuses.

But Zhu Cihong only knew the name, and didn't know how to use it, so he chose the simplest way to play with a fire gun and a bayonet in case of emergency.

Now that he has arrived in Jiangnan and the situation has begun to stabilize, it is natural that he still has to introduce the mature tactics of the West that have been tested in actual combat for many years.

So as early as a few months ago, John Tang and Li Zubai were sent to Haoao to hire foreign generals, and they also invited a German surnamed Rwenstein, a veteran mercenary captain who is said to have been mixed in the European battlefield for more than 20 years.

Wu Sanfu brought Hao Shaoqi's fire soldiers to Zhenjiang, not only to show Zheng Zhilong, but also to this German mercenary and the Portuguese envoy Alfonso who came with him. López watched.

Because they're both experts!