Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 2 Rampant Qilu

Chapter 2 Rafting across the sea and setting off on the return journey

Section 4 Firearms demonstrations

Zhao Bo took Liu Yunwei and others to the empty field and introduced it to everyone: "Little generals, generals, this empty field is specially opened up by our staff, just to let Zhuang Ding and the guards of friends in the village have a place to practice martial arts. ”

Liu Yunwei looked around the empty field, and saw that the area of the empty field was moderate, not very large, and could accommodate one or two hundred people, and the related facilities were very perfect, including not only targets for practicing firearms and bows and arrows, but also stone locks and other equipment, as well as knives, guns, swords, halberds and other blades.

After looking around, Liu Yunwei said: "It turns out that Qian Daguan is still so martial." ”

"Ugh." Uncle Zhao sighed and said, "After my family members earned this family business, they began to raise Zhuang Ding and build a weapon protection home. And often said to us: If the family members and people in the same village who went out to escape the famine back then had knives and guns in their hands, they might not have died outside. Therefore, my family members attach great importance to self-preservation. ”

Everyone was also embarrassed when they heard this, and Liu Yunwei also said: "Yes, if everyone in the Ming Dynasty can protect themselves, how can the Tartars be rampant?" Then the world will be at peace. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw a Franco machine man walking in the distance, Liu Yunwei and Yuan Mingxuan both knew that person, it was Blanco Melo who they had met before. The two of them looked at each other, not knowing what Blanco Melo wanted to do, so they stopped talking and watched what happened.

"Haha, isn't this the General, I'm Blanco Merlot, don't you remember me? We met in the morning. Blanco Melo said with a smile as if he had seen an old friend, and saluted everyone with his hands clenched into fists.

Liu Yunwei smiled and said, "Yes, let's meet again." ”

Uncle Zhao asked with some surprise: "Shopkeeper Bu, you and Mr. Liu Qian have already met?" ”

Blanco Melo nodded and said, "yes, maybe it's all God's arrangement, haha, don't talk about that." Does the general also know Qian Yuanwai? ”

Liu Yunwei said: "Yes, I came here to visit today. ”

Blanco Melo talked to Liu Yunwei for a while, and then said: "I just saw many soldiers of the national dynasty at the door, they are really elite, they are not inferior to the royal guards of Franco, are those soldiers the general's subordinates?" ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, but didn't say anything.

Yuan Mingxuan, who was on the side, saw that Blanco Melo began to inquire about the Hanwei camp, stepped forward to change the topic, and said, "I don't know what the shopkeeper is doing here?" Are you a friend of the money clerk? ”

"Yes, we're not just friends, we're doing business together." Blanco Melo said.

At this moment, there was another sound of firecrackers shooting, and everyone couldn't help but look at the dozen or so Zhuang Ding and Franc Robot who practiced firecrackers.

Yuan Mingxuan took the opportunity to say: "By the way, the cloth shopkeeper, are the dozen or so Franc machine people over there your subordinates?" ”

Blanco Melo nodded and said, "Those people are my personal companions. Does this adult have any advice? ”

Yuan Mingxuan smiled and said: "I can't talk about any advice, I just saw that the firearm they used when they practiced was a little different from the bird gun used in my Ming army, so I would like to ask the cloth shopkeeper to show us how to use it, so that we can see the sharpness of the Franc machine firearms, I don't know if the cloth shopkeeper is convenient?" ”

Blanco Melo looked at his retinue who was practicing, and said, "No problem, the generals, please come with me, and I'll let them demonstrate it to the generals." ”

Afterwards, Blanco Melo asked his subordinates to demonstrate a series of links from filling gunpowder to shooting for Liu Yunwei and others.

Liu Yunwei and the others watched very carefully, and after a volley, everyone's faces were not very good. I saw that the wooden target in the distance was hit by the lead bullet shot by the fire gun and the sawdust flew sideways, if it was replaced by a human, it was estimated that he would be dead at this time and could not die again; Moreover, the speed at which these Franc robots loaded the firecrackers was very fast, and what was even more surprising was that none of the firecrackers in their hands had fireropes, and all of them were self-generated firecrackers.

Liu Yunwei was secretly surprised in his heart: "Although the Hanwei battalion is also equipped with some firearms, they are all very old three-eyed guns, and the soldiers are brave, most of them are close combat, and there are not many opportunities to use firearms. But what if the soldiers were equipped with firearms similar to those of these Franc Robots? That will definitely greatly strengthen the combat power of the soldiers, at least to deal a heavy blow to the enemy before engagement! ”

At this time, Blanco Melo saw that Liu Yunwei and the others seemed to be shocked by the demonstration of his subordinates, so he said proudly on the side: "These relatives of mine are the best of my personally selected soldiers who have retired from the army in their hometown, and the firearms in their hands can defeat any enemy!" ”

Although what Blanco Melo said was a bit arrogant, Liu Yunwei and the others really understood what such a sharp firearm meant to the battlefield!

Liu Yunwei chatted with Blanco Melo for a few more words, and then found an excuse to leave. Uncle Zhao took everyone to a single courtyard in the south courtyard, arranged everyone in the upper room of the courtyard, and then said goodbye and left.

Liu Yunwei waited for Uncle Zhao to go away, then beckoned everyone into his room together, and after everyone sat down, he said, "How is it?" What do you think of the firearms that were just now equipped in the army? ”

Everyone was talking about it, and almost everyone thought that if it was possible, the Hanwei battalion should be equipped with similar sharp firearms, which would greatly enhance the combat power of the Hanwei battalion.

However, Wen Poyu and Lu Ying also pointed out that this firearm is not a magic weapon, and there are too many constraints, such as rain, strong winds, gunpowder supply problems, etc.; In addition, the cost of gunpowder was very high. Therefore, for the time being, it is not possible to equip the Hanwei battalion on a large scale.

Everyone also hesitated when they heard this, after all, there was no precedent for the Hanwei Battalion to use firearms to defeat the enemy, and there was still no bottom in everyone's hearts about how powerful it could be after being equipped with firearms.

Yuan Mingxuan thought for a while and said: "What everyone said is very reasonable, although there are too many ways to break this fire array, such as the elite crossbowmen under Lu Ying, the heavy armored iron cavalry that breaks the captives, and so on; In addition, rain and windy weather will greatly reduce the power of the firebolt. But how long does it take to train a firecracker when there is an abundant supply of firearms? And how long does it take to train an Iron Rider, an elite crossbowman, or a hoppy? ”

Liu Yunwei's face was solemn when he heard this, and he said: "Elite iron cavalry, crossbowmen, and heavily armed foot soldiers must have at least one year of rigorous training, and they must go through the baptism of life and death on the battlefield before they can grow up. ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "But a firecracker hardly needs much training, as long as he learns how to use it and fires at the target." Even women and the elderly can form an army, and with their hands they can easily kill an elite soldier who has been fighting for several years! ”

Everyone was moved when they heard this, and Zhao Kaishan even said: "If the fire gun is popularized to every household, it will be difficult to move an inch if the slaves are committed!" Any child can easily kill a slave! ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded and said, "That's the truth!" But if you think about it, there are a lot of excellent firecrackers in the national dynasty, such as thunderbolts, Miru guns, bird guns, etc., all of which are powerful and fast, especially the Miru guns are self-generated firecrackers, which can be launched without the need to ignite the fire rope, and the range is extremely long, and the heavy armor can be penetrated two hundred steps away! Quite sharp. But why do the vast majority of the battalions use firecrackers as chicken ribs? ”

Liu Yunwei shook his head and said, "Quality! For example, the bird gun, almost the vast majority of bird guns have quality problems, extremely easy to blow up, often the fire gun has not killed the enemy, but he was injured by the fire gun first, who dares to use such a weapon? ”

Lu Ying also added: "There is also the courage of the soldiers to fight. Some battalions were equipped with a large number of firearms, and if the soldiers dared to fight, they might not be able to inflict heavy losses on the enemy. But often the Tartars shot a few arrows, or galloped around a few times, and the soldiers who had no fighting spirit fired their firearms one after another, and refused to give up until all the firearms were finished, and the result was that the Tartars took the opportunity to enter and the dynasty was defeated in a battle. ”

Liu Yunwei said; "In this battle of Liaodong, many generals have had such a situation."

Zhao Kaishan also said: "When we defended Changning Fort, weren't those guards like this? ”

Everyone talked about it for a while, and they all thought that it was unrealistic to equip Hanwei Camp with firearms and other firearms on a large scale, at least after they could obtain a large number of high-quality firearms.

At this time, Yuan Mingxuan said: "Little general, everyone, do you think that you shouldn't equip the battalion with firecrackers now?" ”

Everyone nodded, and Liu Yunwei also said: "Lord Yuan, compared to firearms, I think elite soldiers are the key to victory." ”

Yuan Mingxuan shook his head and said, "Don't forget, everyone, our Hanwei Battalion is not a guard. It's not those battalions that collapse at the touch of a button, and those things that happen to other battalions don't happen in Hanwei Camp. Some of our Hanwei Battalion are elite sons who dare to fight, but if we add excellent firearms, wouldn't it be even more powerful? ”

Liu Yunwei also thought about it, and said after a while: "Actually, our martial artists are the most reluctant to change, because the experience and rules in the army are all exchanged and summarized with the lives of countless soldiers, and these things are deeply ingrained in the hearts of the soldiers!" If you want to replace the swords and spears in the hands of many soldiers with excellent firearms, it is easy to carry them out, and you must let the soldiers see that firearms can indeed help them defeat the enemy. And this needs to be watered with blood! ”

After saying that, everyone fell silent. Indeed, for the army, every change is a severe pain, which will be accompanied by the sacrifice of soldiers, the accumulation of new experience, and the run-in of new weapons, and once it is decided to promote firearms in the Hanwei Battalion, these are all things that everyone will have to face.