When the 8th Town Naval Guard Navy Division returned to Keelung Harbor, it deliberately staggered the time. and the ships escorting the slaves in Mingzhu County arrived at Keelung Port one after another. The sailor is also very low-key, and after returning to Keelung Port, he will be stationed in the water village, and there is no victory ceremony. The downplay of this victory is actually because the war and the way it was fought did not seem to be very just.

After all, Song Fei is strong. The Song Dynasty was different from other Chinese dynasties in that it had equal diplomatic relations with other states such as the Western Xia, Northern Liao, Dali, and Goryeo. The only thing that was really called the Great Song Dynasty was Japan and the subdued Yue Kingdom.

It's just that the other countries have been subjugating to the tributary plains for a long time, and they are still formally vassals. In the actual diplomatic credentials, they are treated as equal countries. Downplaying this insignificant and unjust war is also for the sake of the diplomatic future of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji returned to the Keelung Joint Defense Army garrison and set up a royal tent in the mountain corps to inspect the training of the mountain corps. Zhao Ji conquered the Tiansun Kingdom this time and traveled for nearly three months. The mountain corps was supposed to be transported away after a month of training, but as soon as it was delayed by Zhao Ji, it was trained for three months.

Zhao Ji was full of joy when he saw this murderous mountain army. It seems that Liu Qi, the king of Ming, also has good training methods. However, it was only when I really looked deeper that I found out. Liu Qi's methods are too ruthless. There were 30,000 people in the mountain army, and the number of people who were executed because of training reached 5,000, which really frightened Zhao Ji.

30,000 people were executed by 5,000, a sixth less, and there was no mutiny, and the means were not bad. Liu Qi first hypnotized the mountain soldiers in a religious way, and then carried out killer training.

In order to make a complete military establishment, another 5,000 people were recruited to supplement it. These 5,000 people are all five-color troops transferred from the Mingjiao General Altar. Liu Qi's training is really prohibitive, and it is outrageously terrifying. Every day of training, those who did not complete the task were put to death. In Liu Qi's words: if you don't win, you will die.

The 30,000 mountain regiments were also re-equipped. A light willow leaf armor unique to mountain soldiers, a green dragon double-edged knife, a flying knife, three bows, and a mountain horse imported from Dali. Counting, it's also a mountain cavalry. The war horses of Dali are all mountain horses, short, unable to bear weight, suitable for walking in the mountains. These war horses were all donated by the Ming Sect.

A mountain cavalry, trained too terrifyingly by Liu Qi. Zhao Ji shivered when he reviewed. It's a bunch of dead soldiers. Zhao Ji reviewed for a while, and after rewarding him, he returned to the imperial tent. A group of cold, absolutely obedient, and killer armies made Zhao Ji dare not agree.

Back to the imperial tent, Zhao Ji still praised Liu Qi slightly: "This army has trained well. If this army comes out, the southwest Yi will soon be pacified. Shi Bao, Fang La, you are ready, set off for Quanzhou tomorrow, wave your army to the west, and pacify the southwest. ”

"Holy Lord, the Southwest Yi has been pacified." Liu Qi bowed his hand and said.

"So fast? When did the government hall become so efficient? What's the news for the Shadowguards? Zhao Ji wondered. Soon after Zhao Ji came to Liuqiu, the political hall sent the ruling Zhang Dian to personally lead the troops to pacify the Southwest Yi, Zhao Ji stayed in the Red Iron City for more than two months, stayed in the Pearl City for more than three months, and did not have half a year, Zhang Dian actually pacified the Southwest Yi, which really surprised Zhao Ji!

"This time, the pacification of the southwest has received the full support of the political affairs hall, the national cabinet, and the business alliance cabinet. Because he was afraid that the soldiers who had been dismissed from various military towns would return to the township to make trouble, the political affairs hall organized them again, formed the Tuntian Army, and sent them to the southwest battlefield. Then, 50 armies of the Baojia Army were formed from various roads in the north, dragging families and mouths, and more than 6 million people immigrated to the southwest for development. The state-based counter and the business alliance counter have a loan of 200 million yuan, a subsidy of 200 million yuan, a financial allocation of 100 million yuan from the political affairs hall, and the southern states have also opened their granaries. Fully armed to support these migrants. Liu Qi also replied with a look of disbelief.

"It's crazy!" Zhao Ji was dumbfounded.

"Yes. The workshops in Beijing, Nanjing, Jiangning, and Hongzhou sold all the goods to the government hall at the original price. In just half a year, there were 1 million assault guns and equipment for the armored army, as well as a large number of farm tools, tents, etc. Three cannons and 2,000 thunderbolts were also allocated. After receiving support, Zhang Dian began to seal off the mountains and rivers, and divided and surrounded the various prefectures in the southwest. The border guards, the joint defense army, the armor protection army, and the tuntian army, more than 2 million people, marched day and night. He also captured the Zhuang Ding of the Prison Prefecture who had been pacified, and formed an advance army of more than 30,000 people to act as a pioneer. After the closure of mountains and waters, 22 large prefectures in the southwest and more than 150 small prefectures surrendered within a month. Liu Qi continued.

"There are only three million troops in the southwest, and the political hall has dispatched nearly two million troops?" Zhao Ji had to worry about the problems of finances and grain and grass.

"Yes, the government affairs hall, declare that all taxes paid by new immigrants in the southwestern states and counties will be exempt from tax for ten years. For this decade, the people are almost going crazy. The merchants were also very crazy, and under the leadership of the government, they explored minerals and established mines. At this speed, Huguang will not be able to become Suzhou and Mingzhou in a few years, and may even surpass. In the southwestern wilderness, there are too many wild beasts, but under the assault rifle, meat is increased. The southwest is mountainous, which is suitable for growing tea trees. Because of the surge in tea prices, the speed of development in the southwest is unpredictable. Liu Qi was also shocked. The demographic advantage of the Great Song Dynasty is too strong!

"Assault guns? How did so many assault guns be produced? And cannons? Zhao Ji was even more surprised, and said secretly in his heart: "Could it be that the Northern Song Dynasty is about to enter a full-scale era of hot weapons?" ”

What Zhao Ji didn't know was that in the archaeological excavations of later generations, people excavated the assault rifle from the tomb of Dangxiang, which was a thick copper fire gun, which used gunpowder to shoot iron projectiles with a diameter of 0.9 centimeters.

After testing, scientists determined that this assault gun was born in 1083 and was used in the Song-Xia War in 1084. This was the first time in human history that muskets were used in warfare. This definition of "musket" by Western historians predates the birth record of muskets recognized by Chinese historians by 200 years. The Chinese textbook records: "In 1259 A.D., the Song army used a giant bamboo barrel as the body of the gun, and the inside was filled with gunpowder and ziyi—bullets...... This is the world's first rifle to shoot bullets. ”

However, the assault rifle was not a standard weapon for a soldier, it was an individual case, a special personal item for Western Xia officers. However, its birth represents the maturity of the technology of copper musket making, and the difference is only to pierce a layer of window paper.

And the artillery is just a huge assault gun!

Zhao Ji didn't expect that just a business promotion order, just abolishing the state's monopoly and monopoly, would bring such a big butterfly effect. The whole Great Song has completely changed!

"The assault rifle is now the most popular weapon among the people of the Great Song Dynasty, although the range is short, less than thirty steps, but its sound is very loud, the power is great, and everything is impermeable. The armor army fully developed the entire southern zone, and what was most needed was the assault rifle, which did not require special arm strength training, and could master shooting skills in ten days. In the wilderness of the south, there are too many beasts, and the range of the bow and crossbow is not high, but the power of the bow and crossbow is not enough to kill a large beast in one blow, and what is needed at this time is a powerful assault gun. Liu Qi casually took out a assault gun and handed it to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji picked up the assault rifle and looked at it. The assault rifle is 1.5 meters long, has a long barrel, a small caliber, and a large weight, and can be used as an iron rod even in close combat. The front section is a hollow iron rod, the middle section is a powder chamber for reloading, the inner part is copper and the outer part is iron, there are small fire holes on the outer wall, and the rear end is a hand-held gun stomping. The difference with the rifles of later generations is not very big, and the cost should be expensive.

"Well, how much does it cost? What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages? Zhao Ji said while fiddling with the assault rifle.

"A assault rifle costs 100 yuan, and if it is sold, it will cost at least 200 yuan. It is much cheaper than the cost of 300 moon bows. However, in terms of the ammunition consumed, it is a little more expensive. Gunpowder is a one-time consumption, and it is gone after the ignition bursts. Liu Qi said as he handed over the powder cartridge.

"Will you use it? Show me a demo? Zhao Ji looked at the powder cartridge in surprise. Although Zhao Ji knew a lot about the firearms of later generations, he was not sure that this assault rifle could also be operated in that way.

The powder cartridge is wrapped with a layer of copper skin, with gunpowder in the back and lead bullet in front, about ten centimeters long and about five centimeters in diameter. In doing so, the process of filling gunpowder is reduced, and the amount of gunpowder used is not calculated.

"Yes." As soon as Liu Qi finished speaking, he walked out of the imperial tent and demonstrated. Liu Qi took up the palm guard to prevent burns in his left hand, held the assault gun, then filled the powder cartridge into the powder chamber in the middle, covered the two layers of lids, bolted it, and then held up the assault gun and shot at the arrow target not far away. Assault muskets, smoke from the muzzle, and the target has been broken.

Then Liu Qi quickly opened the powder room, poured out the gunpowder cartridge shell inside, loaded another gunpowder cartridge, covered it with two layers of lids, pulled the bolt, and shot at another arrow target. It was demonstrated three times in a row. Zhao Ji couldn't take his eyes off it.

"How did you light the fire?" This is beyond Zhao's understanding of the craftsmanship of this era.

Liu Qi put away the assault gun, handed it to the soldiers on the side, took off his palm, took out a gunpowder cartridge and said: "Holy Lord, please see, the gunpowder cartridge is divided into three sections, the front is lead bullet, the middle is gunpowder, and the back is the fire fold. As soon as the firing pin breaks through the copper, the fire breaker is ignited, and then it burns rapidly, burning through the cardboard in the middle and igniting the gunpowder. ”

There are many types of fire folds, which are the predecessors of matches in later generations. It mainly uses the principle of phosphorus and sulfur mixed flammability. The folk fire fold is a flammable piece of straw paper. When it is sealed after combustion, it will be extinguished, and when it is used, the sealed container will be opened, and it will be easy to ignite when it comes into contact with oxygen. When the firing pin hits the back end of the powder cartridge, it brings in oxygen and sparks, which can easily ignite the gunpowder.

"Because the formula of gunpowder is not very good, the propulsion force of gunpowder is far less strong than that of a bazooka car, and it cannot be ignited twice in a row like a rocket, and there is no continuous rear power. The quality of copper and iron is also not good, and if too much gunpowder is used like a bazooka car, the assault gun can easily explode. So, the gunpowder dose was small, and the range was not very far. The range is said to be thirty paces, but in fact the effective range is up to twenty paces. However, large artillery is powerful and has a very long range. It's just too heavy, and it consumes too much copper and iron. A cannon costs as much as five million yuan. Liu Qi said regretfully.

"Looks like you're very knowledgeable about assault guns? Who designed this powder cartridge? Zhao Ji calmed down. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "I don't know how many advanced technologies of the Song Dynasty have been buried in the great unification of the Yuan Dynasty!" ”

"Hehe, this assault musket is going to be equipped with the mountain corps, so I learned about it. This powder cartridge was designed by Sima Xianggong, saying that there was a lot of rain in the south, in order to avoid the gunpowder from getting damp, and also to avoid the fact that the musket could not be used when it rained. Liu Qi replied with a smile.

This is the first time Zhao Qi has seen Liu Qi smile so naturally, Liu Qi always had a straight face before.

"Laughing heartily, huh?" Zhao Ji also smiled, took the tea handed by Li Xiang'an, and took a sip.

"Yes. This assault gun has a lot of potential. I heard that the Institute of Gunpowder was established in the Civilization Academy, which was personally led by Zeng Gongliang and Zeng Xiangye to develop new gunpowder and assault guns. It is said that the range can reach 150 steps. If you can really reach one hundred and fifty steps, from now on, it will be simple for the Great Song Dynasty to train the troops, as long as you are equipped with assault muskets, the whole country is armed, and the Western Regions are recovered, it is not a matter of talking about it! Liu Qi said happily.

"Zeng Gongliang, Sima Guang?" Zhao Ji frowned, he couldn't imagine how the scholars would fight back?

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