Wang Dou looked at the map, on which Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Shanxi were vividly visible, indeed, Wen Fangliang said very reasonably, it is necessary to leave enough buffer space for all sides of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, especially the west and southwest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After all, in history, Li Zicheng once captured Shaanxi, and then soon captured Yansui Town (Yulin Town), Ningxia Town and other places, which is enough to form a great threat to all parts of Monan.

In particular, the battle of Yulin was extremely tragic, at that time, Wang Ding, the general soldier of Yansui, went out of the customs from Sun Chuanting, returned defeated, and saw Li Zicheng leading the army to come, so he led his troops to go. Everyone pushed the former general soldier You Shiwei as the commander, and fought hard with the thief for seven days and nights.

The city is broken, no one descends, all the women in the city have committed suicide, the gentry in the city are all martyred, the officials will not yield to death, the chastity is strong, ancient and modern unheard of.

After Yulin fell, the Ningxia town soldiers fought first and then surrendered, Li Zicheng swept the rear, no worries, only the soldiers were divided into two roads, one attacked Shanxi, led by him. One was led by Liu Fangliang, crossed the Yellow River from Henan to the north, and attacked Shandong, Zhendingfu, and Baodingfu.

Because the general army of the three towns of Xuanda except for Zhou Yuji, the rest of them all surrendered to the city, Li Zicheng only ten days, he hit Jinggi, and the army led by himself took the lead in capturing the Beijing division, and Liu Fangliang was still besieging Baoding Fucheng at that time.

Now that the situation has changed, Wang Dou does not know whether Li Zicheng will continue to attack Shaanxi, but it is necessary to take precautions, and it is best to use the entire Shaanxi province as a buffer in the southwest of the capital protection province.

There is also Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi Province, which cannot be ignored.

The west and south of this place are only separated by a river from Shaanxi and Henan, especially in the south, and the other side of the Yellow River is Henan Prefecture, where thieves train new troops. Eyeing.

There is also Shaanxi in the west, which is also not simple.

Here and Shaanxi only separated by the Yellow River, now there are no large groups of thieves in Shaanxi, but there are countless small groups of thieves, after all, the various bandits are the first to run out of Shaanxi, and the backbone of the old thieves and the old camp are also Qin thieves.

Especially in recent years, Yulin Town, Yan'an, Xi'an and other places have been in great droughts, and there are often tens of thousands of hungry people besieging the state city, and a large number of thieves cross the Yellow River every year. Enter Binh Duong Province. The anti-thief pressure is very heavy.

Wang Dou calculated that it was time to strengthen the support for Cai Maode, the governor of Shanxi, and Zhou Yuji, the general soldier of Shanxi.

"It's good, I'm afraid that the whip can't be long, and our hands can't be stretched that long."

Wen Fangliang's words caused a heated discussion. Chung Hsien Jae suggested going one step further. The whole of Shanxi and Shaanxi will be used as a buffer to the south of the Imperial Palace. But after Han Chao pondered, he shook his head and said.

Gao Shiyin said: "There is news in Beijing, isn't Sun Chuanting recovering? He served as the governor of the Shaanxi Trilateral Governor. Hold Shaanxi, it should be no problem, right? ”

"It should ...... No problem! ”

The generals were not sure, and the results of their final discussion were also decided by Wang Dou, that is, they decided to prepare a few more sets of plans depending on the situation.

At present, several support objects have been selected, one is Zhou Yuji, the chief soldier of Shanxi Town, the second is the loyal and righteous generals in Yansui Town, as well as the officers and soldiers of Ningxia Town, and the third is Sun Chuanting.

Shanxi Town is at the forefront, and the Jingbian Army must ensure the security of the entire Shanxi, Yansui Town and other places are behind, and then look at Sun Chuanting's arrival.

After all, good steel should be used on the blade, and money and grain should be used in key places, just like the defeat of Zhuxian Town, the officers and soldiers lost everywhere to suppress thieves, which made many generals discouraged, they supported the officers and soldiers with 10,000 guns, and Cao, Wang and others also supported a lot, but the result was this result.

The silver of the Jingbian Army is not blown by the wind, under the command of the shogunate, even Wang Dou now has to pay taxes, and the precious grain is accumulated by the people with hard work.

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The ROK and the DPRK took over the Ministry of Military Affairs, and at present the focus of his concern is the research and use of weapons in the military, and the first plan he submitted after taking office was to ask for permission to comprehensively implement flintlock firearms in the first and other battalions of the Jingbian Army.

Previously, it was also the focus of discussion among everyone in the church.

“…… At present, the thunderbolt is not worse than the arquebus, and it is time to promote it throughout the army, and the next goal of the Ministry of Military Affairs is to let the military science department develop more sophisticated steel leaf springs, so that the force is stronger when smashing, and the dumb fire rate is reduced, and finally it is flush with the arquebus. ”

The flintlock pistol in the Jingbian Army has developed to this point, and it has become more and more mature, and even Gao Shiyin, who was the most resolute opponent, did not speak in the past, and he even said: "You have set up a military science department in your department, can you eat more food, reduce this dumb fire rate even more, and make our soldiers more powerful in combat?" ”

Gao Shiyin's words are unreasonable, after all, it is not a simple matter for the flintlock pistol to increase the firing rate, the contact shape of the fire door, the burning speed of gunpowder, the friction between the flint flakes and the fire sickle, etc., all need to be studied repeatedly, especially the steel requirements for the linkage between the anvil and the plate machine are very high.

Because the flintlock pistol is not as good as the arquebus, it is to use flint to move the spark to ignite the gunpowder, and the spark needs to be very strong, which requires the linkage of the spring steel plate to be very sophisticated, otherwise the dumb fire rate is enough to make people crazy, it is better to use the arquebus.

In European countries, as early as the early seventeenth century, the French had already designed flintlock pistols, but because of the cost and mute rate and other problems, it was not until the middle and late seventeenth century that there was a marine corps fully equipped with flintlock pistols, and large-scale rearmament, even until the early eighteenth century.

The same was true of the British, and it was not until 1645, when Cromwell trained the new English army, that two companies were equipped with flintlock pistols, and the Swedish State was armed with flintlock pistols for a while, which were quickly replaced and replaced with arquebuses.

Regarding Gao Shiyin's unreasonable request, Han Chao just smiled and said, "Han do your best." ”

In addition to this expedition, he also found a problem with the soldiers' firearms, which was this sword.

The sword and the flint gun are indeed sharp, more close, and can be fought from afar, but because of this casing method, it is located above the gun tube after the sword is set, which blocks the stars, making the aiming of the soldiers slightly inconvenient, and it is best to improve it.

Wang Dou sighed, he didn't expect this problem, he didn't notice this detail in his later life, he only saw that many flintlock musketeers had their bayonets on the top of the pipes, so he casually mentioned it, and the craftsmen built it according to his wishes.

The current way of using the bayonets of the Jingbian Army. That is, there is a groove gap in the sleeve, and then the front sight is used as the tenon, and the bayonet is twisted after being set, and the groove will jam the front sight, so that it will not fall loose and can be used well with firearms.

It's just that now that I think about it, it's true that the front sight is blocked, and there is only one door in the rear, which is missing the aiming function of the front sight, which is indeed a little inconvenient.

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The generals in the hall also came to be interested. They followed Wang Dou into a nearby shooting range. They all brought flint guns and swords to watch, and sure enough, they did.

Han Chao pointed to the sword and introduced: "The meaning of the last general is to put the sword on the left side of the pipe, and also use the front sight as the tenon. But also restore the aiming ability of the crosshair...... Forget about the swords currently in use. Backwards. The position of the grooves on the sleeve can be slightly modified, which is just a trivial matter for the craftsman. ”

Wang Dou pondered. He thought about it carefully, the flintlock pistols of Westerners in later generations, the bayonets they used, and the casing methods seemed to be various in the later period, not only on the top of the gun, but also on the left side, on the right side of the gun.

In general, they do not pay much attention to this issue, which is also related to the idea of using firearms in the East and the West.

Westerners pay more attention to power, but do not pursue precision, and the gun-making process is also quite rough, especially in the early days, their muskets, not only did not shine on the door, but even did not have a crosshair, so when the gun was fired, it needed to be very close.

They generally aim, relying only on the ridge of the gun, and aiming is about it, just like the air guns and shotguns of later generations, it is still a continuation of this kind of thinking.

Of course, in the later stage of the development of flintlock pistols in the West, this problem was also noted, and generally there were crosshairs, and many of them had a light door, just like the British. In the same way, many countries still have flintlock pistols that do not shine on the door, just like the Americans.

They also like to have their bayonets above the barrel to block the crosshairs, so when the Americans line up to shoot, they especially like to get closer, also because of the aiming.

And in the East, as soon as the fire gun is introduced, the front sight is readily available, the fire gun is called the bird gun, Qi Jiguang said that the bird can be shot, and the accuracy is guaranteed, the East is higher.

I was unconsciously influenced by the Americans, after all, their film and television industry was the most developed in later generations, which also proves the importance of soft power.

Gao Shiyin didn't think so, the sword was placed on the top, or on the left, does it matter a lot?

He said, "As soon as this fire gun is opened, it is full of smoke, what is it aimed at?" If you force up in formation, you can even go within fifty or thirty steps! Another round of salvos, what Tartar rogues, all the wolves rush to the pigs! Is it necessary to be so detailed? ”

He waved his arm: "With a neat and dense arrangement, fierce fire, crush all the enemies in front of you, and show the bravery of our Jingbian army!" ”

Han Chao smiled and said: "Boss Gao, bravery does not mean unnecessary casualties, it is better to fight more accurately, isn't it?"

Wang Dou nodded slightly, although according to the processing accuracy of firearms at this time, it is indeed difficult to ensure the three-point line of the firearms, especially after the guns are opened, there is a white smoke in front of them, which is not good for aiming, but even if the first round is more accurate, isn't it very good?

Looking at the fire gun and sword in his hand, he finally said: "According to Brother Han's request, in the future, the sword will be put on the left side of the gun tube." ”

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The generals returned to the lobby, the current firearms of the Jingbian Army are satisfactory to them, some small problems can be improved, Wang Dou is also proud in his heart, the firearms under his command at present, can be said to be in the forefront of the world, not to mention the flintlock pistol, the same is true of the bayonet.

Wang Dou clearly remembered that at this time there was no insertion bayonet in Europe, and it would be a few years later, in 1647 in the Western calendar, the earliest bayonet would appear in the small French city of Baronne, and the word bayonet in English also came from the name of this city.

This kind of bayonet was inserted into the muzzle, so that the musket could not be fired at the same time, and it was not until 1687 that a bayonet similar to the Jingbian Army appeared in France, and two years later, the French army used it, and a few years later, Britain and Germany also adopted it, and it became popular in Europe.

There are also silk medicine bags, goose feather tube leads, etc., which are also in the forefront of the world, especially goose feather tube leads, which were only used in Europe in 1697 to replace the bulk gunpowder in the ignition hole, simplifying the aiming and loading process.

However, Wen Daxing's report aroused Wang Dou's vigilance, that is, the missionaries in Jingshi and Daming had already paid attention to the advanced weapons in the Jingbian Army, the special army, which aroused their strong interest, and they inquired about everything about the Jingbian Army openly or covertly.

Han Chao's expression was solemn, and he immediately said: "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different!" Hongyi is cunning, to prevent them from probing our army's secrets and leaking them to foreign countries! ”

Wang Dou also said lightly: "Although the missionaries in Beijing are acting in a dignified manner, you must remember not to be deceived by their appearance, they are more vicious enemies than thieves and slaves, and the people of the capital protection house need to have a heart of defense!" ”

The Jesuits entered China in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and because of the difficulty of mission, they changed their faces one after another, learned Chinese, wore Hanfu, gave Chinese names, and changed their pillars to replace their Lord with the Haotian God in Chinese history, and also changed to join the Church and still worship their ancestors, which once confused many people.

Of course, by the time of the decline of China in the Qing Dynasty, these missionaries had changed the name of God from Haotian God in China to Jesus in the West, which had influenced future generations.

For the missionaries, the Ming court also gradually changed from welcoming to preventing trouble, and finally formed the concept that these people were invaders.

Lu Zhaolong once said in the matter: "The minister grew up in Xiangshan, and he knew that Aoyi was the worst." Its character is fierce, and its heart is unpredictable. It first came to trade, but the ship was anchored in the white ocean ear. After the convulsion, he gradually entered Australia, and at first he set up a tent factory to perch on his ears. Gradually build houses, gradually build Qingzhou Mountain, and gradually build a strong city. …… And Aoyi specializes in Catholicism, which is faint and most likely to confuse the world and slander the people. Today, in Chang'an, he gave a big speech, and the people of Beijing believed in nine out of ten cults. If you soak in prostitution and breed vines, you can learn from the White Lotus Rebellion......"

Su Jiyu even said it explicitly, attacking the Jesuit missionary Julius and saying: "This is a lie of 90,000 miles. The husband deceives the far away, which makes people believe that they have no different aspirations, and they do not fear that they will swallow my ears. I don't know that this opportunity is ingenious, and when it comes to a country, it will destroy a country, and it will attack its country, and it has been swallowed for more than 30 years. It is difficult to find those who are far away, and the nearest is Luzon, and Misogo, and Zamboanga, and the chicken coop and fresh water, all of which kill their lords and take their people. It only takes a few people to crush a country. In fact, this is evidence-based. ”

In the Wanli year, the Wanli Emperor ordered the expulsion of the missionaries, and Pang Di I and Xiong Sanba in Beijing, Wang Fengsu and Xie Wulu in Nanjing were all expelled to Macao, and the remaining missionaries, some of whom were hidden by the believer Sun Yuanhua, and some were hidden in various parts of China.

In the year of Chongzhen, the missionaries were counted as the time for the revival of the missionaries, but as a post-resistance Jin, there were military advisers in the Ming army. At first, the missionaries strongly objected to this, because they had tried their best to cover up their relationship with Macao, and now they were involved in the military, did not imply that the missionaries were the Franco-Romans who invaded everywhere?

Li Zhizao tried his best to persuade: "Priests, don't worry, don't use weapons as an excuse. For the tailor, the needle is necessary, but the tailor threads the needle and pulls it out when the garment is ready. Therefore, as soon as the priest entered the war on the orders of the emperor, the weapon became a pen. ”

Therefore, the missionaries returned to Beijing and began to preach again, and the missionaries who had been hiding in various places also resumed their missionary activities, and Wang Dou's strong rise in the Ming Dynasty could not help but attract the attention of these people, and they expressed their desire to preach to Xuanfu Town to Wang Dou through various channels.

In this regard, Wang Dou expressed his attitude: "Don't contact these Hongyi for the time being. ”

Wang Dou is always wary of them, and does not change depending on what kind of face they show.

However, thinking about the future management of Mobei, you may come into contact with the Russians, thinking of the battle of Liaodong, the Jingbian army captured a guy named Raul, a Spaniard, who is still locked up in the mine and serving hard labor, you can send some people to learn Latin from him.

After all, now the Spanish and Portuguese are strong, and the whole world is also in Latin.

In the 19th century, French and English became popular, and in the 20th century, I hope that with my arrival, I can make Chinese a world language in the future.

After the dissolution of the military and political meeting, Wang Dou went to the civil affairs hall again, reclaiming Monan, which required various plans, as well as a large number of farm tools and equipment, etc., and had to prepare for the prevention of the plague. (To be continued.) )