Chapter 182: Decay (Medium)

"Big guns, hundreds!" Mao Gui and Fu Youde listened, and gasped together.

By this moment, the reasons for the victory of the New Fifth Army were already very clear. First of all, the enemy is simply a rabble of people who take money and sell their lives. Secondly, there is still a great deal of distrust between this rabble and the generals who command it, lest the other side sell themselves to the enemy or stab them in the back. Thirdly, the most daring of the rabble of outlaws died almost as soon as the war began. The rest of the people who were originally timid and didn't have a desperate determination to do so immediately chose to run away

It's just that when did Zhu Eighty-one's subordinates be equipped with so many big guns? Why did everyone not see it before, but when it came time to fight, they conjured it out of thin air? Could it be that Zhu Eighty-one really cultivated what immortal method could not be achieved, and he could come to a "five ghost carrying" in broad daylight?

"That's not a big gun, it's an arquebus! Zhu had previously recommended to Mr. Li and Mr. Zhao! Seeing that Mao Gui and Fu Youde turned their confused eyes to him, Zhu Eighty smiled and explained to the two.

"Arquebuses? When did arquebuses become so powerful? Mao Gui and Fu Youde were still confused, hesitating to ask.

"It's really not powerful enough for a single use. But when fired in a salvo, the momentum and lethality are very impressive! Youtu, you go and marry one, and show it to Chief Manager Mao and Fu Dudu! Zhu Eighty-one waved his hand, signaling the two of them to be calm and restless.

"Yes!" Wu Liangmou agreed and trotted away. Soon, he ran back with a brand new arquebus, and with a bit of ostentation, he held his hands above his head.

Zhu Bayi took the arquebus with a smile, pointed to the various parts on it, and introduced Mao Gui and Fu Youde in detail. "Look, this one is no different from the one I asked Mr. Su to recommend to everyone. All of them are the latest improved styles of our Huai'an Army, with a three-and-a-half-foot-long barrel and a five-foot-long body. The position of the machine spring, the arquebus clamp and the medicine pot is also exactly the same. The maximum firing range is 200 paces, and the accurate firing range can reach about 70 paces. Of course, I'm referring to the fact that arquebusiers have undergone rigorous training, otherwise it would be difficult for the average person to shoot accurately within twenty paces! (Note 1)

"Uh-huh," Mao Gui and Fu Youde shook their heads and sighed. Chief Zhu did not deceive anyone, and the Huai'an Army did not hide any secret weapons. In fact, they had seen the arquebus a month ago, and Mr. Su, a subordinate of Zhu Bayiyi, had been enthusiastically recommending arquebuses to the Xuzhou Army and the Suzhou Army since last month, while giving a seven-percent discount to the artillery. But neither Fu Youde nor Mao Gui gave any positive comments after inspecting the samples supplied by the Xuzhou military. First of all, this thing is indeed very powerful, but the accuracy can only be maintained at fifty or sixty steps. After 60 steps, if you miss the target, it all depends on luck. Secondly, although this thing is more flexible than the big gun, it is also flexible. There was a shot of kung fu, enough to fill the strong bow and shoot two armor-piercing cones. Thirdly, and most critically, the price of this thing is too tricky. Twenty-five yuan a piece, which is equivalent to more than 200 catties of pure copper. The artillery sold by the Huai'an army to Xu and Su Youjun at a discount was only 700 catties of copper. Three muskets are topped by one cannon, and the fool only puts the four-pound cannon with a longer range and greater power and does not buy, what arquebus to buy with Mr. Su!

"Yes, that's it, it's this kind of big gun!" Wang Kerou is not like Mao Gui and Fu Youde, who regard arquebuses as chicken ribs. Two eyes looked at Zhu Eighty-one's hand, his face was full of eagerness, "As soon as I heard the voice in the military formation, the last general knew that it must be something similar to the big gun." However, I didn't expect the arquebus in General Wu's hand to hit so far and so accurately. Everyone was still more than fifty steps away, and the people who rushed to the front were neatly defeated. Rushing forward, who dares to guarantee that there will be no second wave in General Wu's hands? ”

"It's crooked, it's definitely crooked!" Mao Gui and Fu Youde looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile.

Zhu Eighty-one's luck is basically unmatched in the entire Red Turban Army. And the commander of Xiao Wu under his command is obviously also a rare lucky general. In a hurry, he took a musket to stabilize his position, but he didn't expect that the crooked attack was right, and a salvo would shatter the enemy's courage, and the next thing was only to chase the dead and chase the north.

"You go get busy first!" Seeing that Mao Gui and Fu Youde had never been interested in the arquebus, Zhu Bayiyi no longer tried to sell the two of them, returned the arquebus to Wu Liangmou, and ordered with a smile.

After the extensive use of hydraulic hammers, drill floors, and a miniature version of the original boring machine, the production of muskets in the Huai'an workshop has reached a level of about 50 guns per day. In particular, Liu Laochengming's boring machine, after its reduced version was used in the production of gun barrels, the degree of barrel manufacturing and the yield rate have soared. So that at present, the workshop is not only able to provide enough muskets for the Huai'an army itself, but also has a certain amount of spare power to meet the export needs. Like a four-pound cannon, the funds invested in the early stage will be multiplied several times with interest.

However, the quality and production of arquebuses have gone up, and the tactics of arquebuses are still as primitive as they were a few months ago. Therefore, Zhu Bayi also very much hopes that after recommending the arquebus to friendly forces, everyone can work together to find some better tactics that are more suitable for the characteristics of the arquebus.

However, it is clear that people who have not experienced the impact of later war scenes will find it difficult to accept the high price, slow reloading, and only slightly better power than a strong bow and crossbow. Although Mao Gui and Fu Youde are both rare wise generals, they are no exception. Although the two of them had just experienced almost a battle of arquebuses against cold weapons, and clearly knew the contrast of the forces invested by the two sides. However, the two of them still preferred to attribute the brilliant achievements of the Fifth Army to the morale, morale, and training of both sides, while completely ignoring the huge generational difference in weapons.

However, Wang Kerou, who came to Zhu Eighty-one to offer treasure, did not flee ashamedly after seeing the difference between the "big gun" of the Xuzhou Army and the "burning stick" he offered. Instead, he stood beside him with a blank eye, until Zhu Eightyi's gaze turned to him again, and then he stammered and requested, "The chief manager, the last general, if the last general arrives at the auxiliary barracks, think, want to learn this first, this arquebus, I don't know, I don't know if the governor can approve it!" ”

"Of course you can, since you have decided to stay in the Huai'an army, this thing will not be kept secret from you alone!" Zhu Bayi glanced at him in surprise, feeling a little surprised in his heart, "Not only that, if you are particularly interested in arquebuses, when your training period in the auxiliary battalion is over, I can also consider letting you take musketeers specially!" ”

"Thanks, how heavy is the chief pipe. The end will be repaid! When Wang Kerou heard this, he immediately knelt on one knee on the ground again, and saluted Zhu Bayi with a fist.

As the party who was shot just now, his understanding of the arquebus is extremely profound. is even a few points deeper than Wu Liangmou, the party who shot and beat people. The terrifying feeling of watching his brothers fall down suddenly, bleeding from his chest and seven orifices at the same time, but not being able to find out what weapon he was killed, is by no means imaginable for those who have not experienced it firsthand. Therefore, Wang Kerou would rather be the side that shoots in the future, even if he can't be a thousand-commander, just a brand leader, and even an ordinary soldier, he will never be the side that meets the gun.

"Get up, get up, General Wang doesn't have to be like this!" didn't expect Wang Kerou to attach so much importance to muskets, and Zhu Bayi was more surprised. First stretched out his hand to help the other party up from the ground, then thought about it again, and continued, "Your brothers, if they are willing to stay and learn to use arquebuses with you, can also let them form a separate battalion, which is the size of three hundreds. You refine with them, starting with the charge, and explore together. If you refine it, you are the commander of this musket battalion, and you can join any of our five soldiers in Huai'an as a group.!

"Xie Dudu!" Wang Kerou was inexplicably moved, bent her knees and wanted to kneel down again. Zhu Bayi grabbed him first, "The first thing you need to get used to is that our Huai'an Army does not kneel." Especially in the army, no matter who you meet, even if it is Generalissimo Liu in a red scarf, it is enough to arch your hand. ”

"Yes! The last general, the last general remembers! Wang Kerou didn't have the strength to do Zhu Eighty-one, so he had to blush and agree in a low voice.

"Don't keep thinking about muskets!" Zhu Eightyyi smiled and continued to command, "You don't need to go back to appease those captives first." I have another important thing for you! ”

"Boss, please ask, the last general will know everything!" Wang Kerou took half a step back and arched his hands in response.

"You are a thousand-commander in Baoying City, you should remember the general situation of the city in terms of defense facilities, right?!" Zhu Bayi nodded with a smile, and then asked very politely, "Can you draw me a sketch about the city wall, the enemy tower, the horse's face, the urn city, and the specific height and thickness of the city wall." If you feel that the city wall is a little thinner, you can also sue me as well! ”

"The last general, the last general remembers!" Wang Kerou thought for a moment and responded loudly, "Baoying City has four gates, and each gate has an enemy tower. It is divided into three layers, and each floor can probably stand more than 40 soldiers. There are horse faces on both sides of the gate, which are in this position"

Squatting down, he explained loudly while drawing, "The wall at the horse's face is thicker, about two and a half zhang thick, and more than one zhang and seven feet high. The walls in other places are a little thinner, about six feet wide above, and the thicker they get the further down, and the bottom is not visible, but the last general estimates that it should not be thinner than a zhang! The walls and the faces of the horses were built with yellow clay, and it is said that stone seeds and glutinous rice syrup were placed when the city was built."

Note 1: Ancient rulers, each ruler is about 23 cm.

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