Of course, that's not to say that the redcoat cannon is bad.

At least, according to what Yang Mu knew, as well as the records in the classics, the red-clothed cannon achieved a crushing effect in the era of cold weapons, and it played a vital role in many wars.

Due to the superior performance, the range of the red-coated cannon can easily reach seven or eight miles away, and the firing range can reach more than ten miles at the farthest, so it has become the strongest weapon against the Houjin iron cavalry at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, it became the main combat force of the late Ming Dynasty to resist the Houjin.

According to historical records, the Hongyi cannon wielded great power in the battle of Ningyuan, and the siege of Houjin was attacked by the fierce artillery fire of the Ming army, and the flesh and blood of the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners flew everywhere, and the corpses piled up like a mountain, which was the second defeat since Nurhachi became an army.

In the later battle of Ningjin, Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin Khan led a large army to besiege Jinzhou and attack Ningyuan, and the Hongyi artillery of the Ming army once again waved great power, and the Ming army won a great victory.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Houjin used the captured craftsman Liu Han in Shenyang, successfully imitated the Western cannon, and also created the "lost wax method", turning cast iron into cast steel, and treating different parts of the cannon with complex annealing and quenching procedures, so that the casting process was ahead of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, in the Songjin battle between the Ming and Qing dynasties, both sides used red-coated cannons, the Ming army stepped up the construction of cannons in the pass, and the Qing army used red-coated cannons for large-scale field battles and fortified positions.

After that, he used red-coated cannons to severely damage Li Zicheng's rebel army and pursued them to the south.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty did not die at the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, nor did it lack combat strength, but in internal and external difficulties, it was defeated in the peasant uprising, and then died.

What really allowed the Manchus to occupy the world was Li Zicheng's peasant rebel military regime.

It can be seen how powerful the red-coated cannon was in the era of cold weapons.

The red-clothed cannon can be said to be Yang Mu's hole card.

At least, in the past five or six years, there is no way for Cangguo to develop a more powerful long-range attack weapon.

The reason why Yang Mu dared to brave the world's condemnation and fight against other countries with the power of one country was actually based on this confidence.

It is where Yang Mu's confidence lies.

Although at present, due to the production capacity of the Ministry of Industry, there are only more than 100 cannons in total, but the red-coated cannons that appear in this world for the first time are destined to bloom with eye-catching brilliance.

Its impact will be no less than that of the original Qilin Army.

The whole world will tremble because of it!

More than a hundred cannons are just an appetizer, and forming such a powerful team is actually far from the range that Yang Mu is satisfied with, because according to this scale, a hundred red-clothed cannons seem to be able to equip only one legion.

The rest of the five legions, just watch it and enjoy it?

As for making the artillery unit independent and forming a new corps, Yang Mu had no plans.

After all, the change of the army cannot be stopped, it must move forward, and the six major legions of Cangguo in the future must be six all-round group armies, and there are already cavalry and combat equipment teams, and then there will be artillery units, and even musket troops in the future, or even more powerful......

All this depends on the level of research and imitation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, perhaps in the near future, it can be done in a few years, or it may be longer, it will take decades.

But in any case, it's certainly not wrong to take a long-term view.

The six legions should not be eliminated because of the innovation of technology and equipment, but with the innovation of technology and equipment, they will become stronger and stronger, and they will always be the backbone of the Cang** team.

This artillery team on the march has just been trained and sent to the front line, and it is about to belong to the Xuanwu Legion, and in this war, it will be under the full control of the Xuanwu Legion.

The strength of this artillery brigade is not large, with a total of only 3,000 people, and almost all of the generals have just graduated from military academies, have received a high education, and are very familiar with the firing of artillery shells.

It can be seen from this that the generals of the artillery brigade are biased towards professional ability.

That's why, those generals don't seem to have lost their scholarly spirit.

The task of the artillery team this time is to first meet with the Xuanwu Legion, and in order to give the enemy a surprise blow when the time comes, this team must ensure that before the convergence, the enemy must not know about their existence.

This is where the test is the most!

The two armies fought, and even though the siege of the city was mainly based on the city, the enemy's spies were still able to pass through the countryside and other places to inquire about the news in the rear.

If a large number of reinforcements are found, the number, size, and location of these reinforcements will definitely be reported one by one, and then the enemy will make corresponding countermeasures.

Yang Mu dared to guarantee that once the enemy army learned that the Cang army had such a special team, he would definitely try to find out by all means, and even dare not gather to fight because he was afraid, or try to destroy it by all means.

Either way, it is extremely bad for Cangguo, which may affect the entire course of the war, and the worst result is that the countries have a defensive heart against Cangguo, avoid a big war or adopt a defensive strategy.

This will be a very big challenge for Cangguo.

Originally, in order to solve the idea of cutting down the sky as soon as possible, they hurriedly sacrificed such a big killing weapon as a red-coated cannon, and deliberately lured the enemy to go deeper, so that the countries would create an appearance of being strong from outside and capable from the middle, so that the countries would temporarily give up the idea of a protracted war and prepare to gather and annihilate it.

If the secret of the red-coated cannon is revealed, the most serious consequence will be that the previous strategy will be completely overthrown, and the manpower, material and financial resources, casualties and sacrifices that Cangguo will invest in the future will be greatly increased.

It will affect the process of Cangguo's hegemony over the countries, and even the unification of the countries.

Therefore, the importance of this team is self-evident.

The closer you get to the city, the greater your chances of encountering enemy spies.

The artillery team did not advance further, but was stationed directly on a hill in Xiaohuang County, waiting for the arrival of the Xuanwu Corps.

After all, the weight of the red-coated cannon is too helpless, even if it is the combined force of 3,000 soldiers, plus a lot of carriages and track assistance, it is very difficult to move.

The situation is even worse if there is a muddy road on a rainy day.

Therefore, the artillery team simply waited in Xiaohuang County, waiting for the Xuanwu Corps to arrive near here, and then come to receive it.

At the end of September, Nguyen Quoc had an army of more than 500,000 troops and arrived outside the city of Li.

With Licheng as the center, unconsciously, the tripartite armies of Wei, Jin, and Ruan were gathered!

It is worth mentioning that more than a dozen cities around Licheng have been occupied by the Wei army and the Jin army respectively, forming an encirclement of Licheng. ()

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