Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 2 The Tiger and Wolf Nirvana Became an Army

Section 2: Divine Weapons (II)

Wen Poyu thought for a while and said, "Big brother, I think we should equip our iron cavalry soldiers with horse lances and three-eyed guns!" We can divide the iron cavalry into light cavalry and heavy cavalry: the light cavalry is equipped with a three-eyed gun, which specializes in killing enemies from a distance, and in the event of a melee battle, the three-eyed gun can also be used as a stick to defend oneself; The heavy cavalry is equipped with a horse lance, but because the horse lance is too complicated to make, it is time-consuming and laborious, if you can't equip so much, you can also use steel guns and maces instead. ”

After hearing this, Liu Yunwei's eyes couldn't help but light up, and said: "This idea of breaking the captives is very good!" I remember that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry under General Li Chengliang was equipped with a three-eyed gun. ”

Wen Poyu nodded and said, "That's right, I also thought of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry back then, and I thought that it would also be equipped with a three-eyed gun in our army." ”

"That's it! Now that the equipment of the Iron Cavalry has been finalized, let's talk about artillery. Liu Yunwei said with a smile.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this: What does this mean? Could it be that the Hanwei Army still needs to be equipped with artillery on a large scale?

Really! Everyone only heard Liu Yunwei continue: "I'm going to build another artillery battalion!" As for what kind of artillery the artillery battalion needs to be equipped with, everyone needs to discuss it. ”

Everyone was in high spirits when they heard this. However, Lu Ying still said with some worry: "Big brother, it has already cost us a lot of money and food to change the clothes of the army, and coupled with the cost of the reorganization of the soldiers in the future, the amount of money and food needed can be said to be extremely huge. If we want to equip artillery on a large scale, we can't support it in terms of money and food. ”

Chen Zitong on the side also hurriedly said: "Yes, General, if the reorganization plan we discussed is implemented, it is estimated that it will not take a few months, and the money and food we have accumulated in this anti-corruption campaign will be exhausted." This is not counting the money and food that the displaced people need to invest in the fields and military camps! ”

Liu Yunwei waved his hand and said: "The armament must not be improvised, we must strive for perfection!" As for the issue of money and food, after we have decided on a detailed reorganization plan, I will think of another way. As long as we resist for three years, the money and grain issued by the imperial court can greatly alleviate our predicament. ”

Seeing that Liu Yunwei insisted on preparing for the construction of an artillery battalion, everyone knew that his mind had been decided, so they no longer persuaded each other.

Sun Yuanhua pondered for a moment and said: "If the little general wants to build an artillery battalion, I think there are two things that need to be done: first, it is not difficult to determine the type of artillery that will be equipped, after all, the craftsmen in our battalion are very sufficient, and it is not difficult to build, all that is needed is time and money; The more difficult thing is the second point, which is the gunner! Unlike infantry and cavalry, as long as you are trained strictly, you can become an army, elite gunners need a certain amount of knowledge and a lot of experience, and it is not so easy to recruit a large number of qualified gunners in your spare time. ”

Liu Yunwei thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Sun, what if we go to Jingshi to find a way?" After all, there are so many gunners in the three major battalions, and it shouldn't be difficult to transfer a group of gunners through the relationship between the military department. ”

Sun Yuanhua thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "The current three battalions have long been embroidered pillows--- and they are useless, and the gunners in those battalions don't need it." Besides, we are going to go to Liaodong in the future, and most of those Gyeonggi disciples are not willing to come to our Hanwei army. ”

"What then?"

Sun Yuanhua pondered for a moment and said: "When I was in Dengzhou, I once got acquainted with some Francophone people, I think I can entrust them to help our Hanwei Army recruit some Francophone gunners, and as the head of the sect, he is responsible for training elite gunners and forming an artillery battalion for us." I just don't know what the little general thinks? ”

After Liu Yunwei heard Sun Yuanhua's suggestion, the first thought that popped up in his mind was "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different!" After thinking about it for a while, Liu Yunwei looked at Yuan Mingxuan and asked, "Lord Yuan, do you think this matter is feasible?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan smiled and said: "You can also give it a try, but according to what I know about those Franc machine people, these people are some mercenary guys, although they are really proficient in firearms, but how can they guarantee that the recruited Franc machine people will do their best to help us?" ”

Sun Yuanhua said with a smile: "What Lord Yuan said must be a Francophile who is in business, those people are indeed mercenary and capricious, and they don't know what etiquette, righteousness and shame are!" However, I am going to entrust the missionaries of the Franco, oh! That is, the monks of the Franco. ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

Liu Yunwei was also interested at this time, and asked, "Are those missionaries reliable?" ”

Sun Yuanhua said: "Ordinary people who believe in gods will not do anything too immoral, so these missionaries are still more reliable than those Franc machine merchants. ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded and said no more.

Liu Yunwei continued to ask: "What about the cost?" ”

"It doesn't cost anything, the missionaries are relatively wealthy, and even if they need some expenses, it won't be much." Sun Yuanhua said with a smile.

At this time, Liu Yunwei couldn't help but be stunned, frowned and said, "Don't ask for money? So why do these Franc missionaries help us? What do they want? ”

Sun Yuanhua hesitated for a moment and said, "Those missionaries are all monks who preach the Franc Ji State Religion, and they can help us recruit qualified gunners, but they should propose to go to Tongzhou Zuo to spread the teachings." ”

Liu Yunwei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Sun has already been in contact with those missionaries?" ”

"Not really." Sun Yuanhua hurriedly said: "This is just my speculation, because as far as I know, in exchange for missionary work, to provide certain services for our Ming Dynasty, this is also the consistent method of the Franc Machine missionaries." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and then said: "That's it, Mr. Sun has worked hard, go to Dengzhou to contact those missionaries, we can recruit a lot of money to recruit the Franc machine gunner as the head of the church, but the mission is absolutely impossible!" Since ancient times, China has taken Taoism as the state religion and Buddhism as the first major religion of the people. This is not to be complacent, but not to let the theistic ideas of foreign Yidi tarnish my Chinese heritage! This is a major question of right and wrong, and there can be no ambiguity! ”

Sun Yuanhua sighed slightly and said, "It's okay." Without further ado, after we've discussed, I'll set off today. ”

"Then there's Mr. Rauson." After that, Liu Yunwei continued: "As for the types of artillery, I think Mr. Sun and Lord Yuan have had more contact in this regard, I don't know what opinions the two of them have? ”

Yuan Mingxuan first said: "I think that our Hanwei army will fight against Jiannu in the future, and most of the battles should be field battles, so the artillery that the artillery battalion needs to be equipped with should be mainly light artillery suitable for field battles, but we should also pay attention to the power of artillery." ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded in approval and said: "What Lord Yuan said is very right, combined with Lord Yuan's opinion, I think our artillery battalion should be mainly equipped with the Franc machine gun, which is specially used to kill and injure the enemy at a long distance, after all, the Franc cannon has a fast rate of fire, a moderate firing range, and is convenient for marching; In addition, it should also be equipped with Huzun cannons (mortar cannons, parabolic firing cannons) for close-range strikes, or for firing some poisonous smoke bombs and other cannons; Then there is to equip a large number of rockets, such as a hundred tigers out of the cage, ten thousand tigers running together, Jiaolong going to sea, etc.; Finally, the artillery battalion can also be equipped with some redcoat cannons, depending on the situation, for siege warfare, or to suppress the enemy's heavy artillery. ”

Sun Yuanhua's views were very thorough, and Liu Yunwei and others agreed very much.

Liu Yunwei said: "The matter of the artillery battalion has been decided, and it is mainly based on the Franc cannon and the Shenji gun truck (used to launch rockets), supplemented by the red-clothed cannon and the Huzun cannon. After the preparation of the shosakuji is completed, large-scale casting begins. ”

Then, Liu Yunwei said: "Next, I will talk about the armor of the soldiers, which I have already thought about: the pikemen, axemen, mo-knife hands, and heavy iron cavalry of the whole army are all equipped with a full set of armor, while the birdmen, light cavalry, and gunners are all equipped with cotton armor, and all the soldiers are equipped with iron masks. In addition, all soldiers were equipped with a red cloak in addition to their armor, and the winter cloak was made of cotton. ”

After listening, Lu Ying, Wu Xing and other generals of the unified army were all very excited, so that the lives of the soldiers under their command were greatly guaranteed! And Chen Zitong was sweating on his forehead when he heard this, and he couldn't stop muttering in his heart: "If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the money and food in the army won't last long." ”

"Okay, now that the equipment has been discussed, let's move on to other things." Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "I originally planned to let Mr. Sun preside over the preparation of the general division, but Mr. Sun was going to Dengzhou to recruit gunners, and he didn't care about the affairs of the general division for a while. Lord Yuan, all the equipment of the army is waiting to be installed, and the general division must be prepared as soon as possible and put into production as soon as possible, so as to equip the officers and men of the whole army as soon as possible. ”

Yuan Mingxuan stood up when he heard this, and said very solemnly: "Little general, don't worry! Within ten days, I will definitely complete the preparation of the division; In a maximum of fifteen days, the general will be able to start building the relevant armaments! ”

"Then there's Lord Lao Yuan." After finishing speaking, Liu Yunwei looked at Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Zhao Kaishan, Wen Poyu, Li Tianhao, Wang Gandang, Gao Hongguang, and Huang Fuming, and said: "Now let's discuss the thing that you are most concerned about: the establishment of each ministry after the expansion!" ”