Hearing the black cloud crane shouting, Yang He came back to his senses, and secretly screamed ashamed in his heart, the black cloud crane was checking the soldiers' combat equipment, but he was sighing, at this time, there was a fart?

Touching his waist, Yang He remembered that he only had a pot of arrows with him.

In fact, at this time, the long-range weapons equipped by the main equipment of the Ming army were not bows and arrows, but firearms, but Yang He did not want to use firearms, because he had heard Zhang Shun say that the distance of firearms shooting was limited, and it was not as far as the bows and arrows of some strong people.

And that thing doesn't have an accurate head at all, a person like Yang He who pays attention to killing with one blow naturally refuses to use such a weapon, Yang He has always used a bow and arrow.

However, in addition to the two pots of arrows on his back when he ambushed Jianyu in the dungeon fort, most of the time he only carried one pot of arrows on his body, that is, twenty, because when he went out to reconnoiter or ambush, there were not many enemies to deal with, and it was useless to bring too many arrows, and it would affect his actions.

But in a big war like this, a pot of arrows is certainly not enough.

"Shen Rong, I'll go get the arrows, and then I'll help defend on Brother Zhang Shun's side." Yang He said to Black Cloud Crane.

Heiyunhe shook his head and said while checking the soldier's equipment: "Yang He, although you are skilled, archery is extremely exhausting, and it can't last long after all. And I'm afraid it's the first time you've experienced such a big battle, so it's still by my side. ”

Yang He hugged his fists and said, "Shen Rong, I said before that I would fight side by side with Brother Zhang and them, so I'd better go to Brother Zhang's side." ”

Hearing this, Hei Yunhe suddenly stopped, looked at Yang He and said, "Yang He, looking at your appearance, you don't seem to be scared at all. Are you really going to the battlefield for the first time? And last time, how did you dare to sneak into the camp? ”

Yang He was stunned when he heard this, and then sighed and said: "Shen Rong, in fact, I didn't want to sneak into the Jianyu camp at first, I just wanted to find a few lone Jianyu to kill, so that I could use the first level to repay the merit and exchange it for some silver."

But later, on the way to Xiping Fort, we passed by many dungeons, and I saw that none of the people in the dungeon were killed by Jianjiao. Among them was a mother and son, and the child was still a nursing baby, but Jian Yu did not even let go of this baby, and killed him in his mother's arms.

At that time, I was simply stunned, I didn't expect Jianyu to be so cruel, at that moment, my heart was really full of anger.

Samron, you may not believe it, but I still remember the blood on the baby's swaddling clothes and the mother's eyes full of despair. ”

Sighing, Yang He continued: "Later, when I arrived at Xiping Fort, I saw that Jianyu was besieging the city, and the defenders in the city were fighting bloodily. Maybe the defenders of the city are fighting to the death just to survive, but in my opinion, they are trying to protect the people, and I know that if the defenders are defeated, all the people around them will be poisoned by the Jianyu.

So I sneaked into the camp that night, I wanted to find the grain and grass of the Jianyu, and I knew that as long as the grain and grass of the Jianyu were burned, the Jianyu would have to retreat. As long as Jianyu retreats, the Xiping Fort will be saved, and the surrounding people will also be saved.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find where Jianyu's grain was stored after searching all night, so I had no choice but to set fire to Jianlu's forage yard, hoping to make some trouble for Jianyu. ”

After a pause, Yang He continued: "Shen Rong, you just asked me why I didn't seem to be scared at all when I went to the battlefield for the first time. To be honest, I was really scared. But there are some things that you have to do even if you are afraid. ”

Pointing to the soldiers who came over to listen to him quietly at some point, Yang He continued: "Shen Rong, do you think these brothers are afraid?" I think they are also afraid in their hearts, but no matter how scared they are, they have to stay here, because their families are still in the city, and if they can't keep the city, their families can't keep them. Therefore, for the sake of their families, no matter how afraid they are, they have to fight to the death with Jianyu. ”

When Heiyunhe heard this, he sighed and said, "Yes, no matter how afraid you are, you have to fight to the death." ”

Suddenly, the black cloud crane raised his voice and shouted, "Brothers, did you hear it? For the sake of our family, let's fight to the death with Jianyu today! ”

"Fight to the death, fight to the death!" The soldiers replied loudly.

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, Yang He hugged his fists at Hei Yunhe: "Shen Rong, I'll go find Brother Zhang Shun and them." ”

Heiyunhe waved his hand: "No need, I'll transfer Zhang Shun's whistle over, and you'll be by my side." ”

Then Hei Yunhe said: "Yang He, you have vision, resourcefulness, and courage is not comparable to ordinary people, but after all, you are fighting with the army for the first time, and your experience is definitely insufficient. ”

Yang He couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this, Hei Yunhe's words can be said to directly point out his flaws, what he lacks now is that he has no experience in commanding troops, let alone actual combat experience.

Luo has always seen that he didn't understand military affairs, and he was afraid that he would be suddenly promoted and it would be difficult to convince the public, so he asked him to be a captain, hoping that he would accumulate some experience at the grassroots level first.

It's a pity that he doesn't do his job these days, and he is not familiar with the most basic affairs of the army in the team.

Now the Black Cloud Crane keeps him by his side, but it is a rare opportunity, the Black Cloud Crane has been in battle for a long time, and he has extremely rich experience in actual combat, and with him to mention it, it is much stronger than being by Zhang Shun's side.

Thinking of this section, Yang He hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for your support." ”

Black Cloud Crane waved his hand: "Let's go, follow me to continue to check the equipment." ”

Yang He nodded and hurriedly followed behind Black Cloud Crane.

……

Although he was only inspecting the equipment, Yang He still learned a lot from it.

First of all, Yang He had a comprehensive understanding of the weapons and equipment of the Ming army, at least the equipment of the Guangning army.

The weapons of the eastern city wall of Quang Ninh City are equipped with eight general cannons, 26 tiger squat cannons, and 32 Fulang machine guns. There are three kinds of guns, large, medium and small, which are very complete, and the number is not small.

Most of the soldiers were armed with muskets, a small number of soldiers used bows and arrows, and some soldiers were equipped with shields, or shield soldiers. In addition to the above-mentioned weapons, soldiers are also equipped with spears, knives, waist knives and other weapons.

Judging from the number of weapons, especially firearms, the weapons of the Ming army were much more advanced than those of the Jianyu.

But thinking of the Ming army's repeated defeats in Liaodong, Yang He knew that the quality of the Ming army's weapons was very problematic, and the soldiers and generals did not know how to use these weapons together.

First of all, those eight general cannons were of no use at all in Yang He's opinion.

Because the general's cannon fires solid projectiles.

A general cannon weighs more than 1,000 catties, but such a heavy cannon fires solid projectiles, and then used to defend the city, Yang He doesn't know what the Ming Dynasty people think, if this thing is used to attack the city, the bombardment of the city gate can play a big role, but when it is used to defend the city, it can also scare and scare people.

There is also the Fran cannon, in Yang He's opinion, it is useless to mount this kind of cannon on the city wall.

The Furlong cannon was almost a meter long and had a caliber of less than forty millimeters.

It is said that there is no problem with a meter-long artillery with a caliber of 40 mm, but the problem is that the artillery designers of the Ming Dynasty designed a sub-gun for this kind of artillery. The gun is more than 20 centimeters long, about 35 millimeters in diameter, and contains gunpowder and projectiles.

It sounds like a clever design, easy to reload, quick to fire, and has the meaning of a modern artillery, but the problem is that the sub-gun is not a shell, but a barrel.

That's the problem.

The gun is only a little more than 20 centimeters, such a short barrel, its shooting distance is very limited, although there is a layer of barrel outside, but due to the different caliber, the mother gun actually can't increase the firing range much.

Yang He asked, the firing distance of this kind of Furlong cannon is only about 100 steps (100 steps is equivalent to more than 160 meters).

A weapon with a firing distance of only one hundred and sixty meters, but it was fired on a city wall more than ten meters high, Yang He really didn't know what the Ming army thought.

In Yang He's view, this weapon can only play an effective role when used on flat ground, but its effect is also very limited, because its shooting distance is too short.

Of the three types of artillery, Yang He is most optimistic about only the Tiger Squat Cannon.

The tiger squat cannon is provided with a fixed gun mount between the muzzle and the second section of the barrel, so that the cannon is always in a state of upward firing, because it is like a tiger squatting, so it is called the tiger squat cannon.

The Tiger Squat cannon is about 60 centimeters long and has a caliber of 40 millimeters, but it directly fills the gunpowder into the barrel, then fills the small projectiles, and finally uses a large projectile to compact the small projectiles and gunpowder inside, and the projectiles are scattered after being fired.

The firing distance of the Tiger Squat Cannon is 200 paces, and it fires scattered bullets, and it is very light, only more than 50 catties, which is more suitable for flat use.

However, the biggest disadvantage of the Tiger Squat Cannon is that it has a slow reloading speed, and it takes a long time to fire another shot after firing one shot. Only when there are sufficient numbers can the rotational launches be effective.

The Ming army did not play the role of artillery, and Yang He didn't care too much, after all, the number of artillery was limited.

However, Yang He was very dissatisfied with the Ming army's failure to play the role of muskets, and he did not understand it.

In fact, the musket used by the Ming army at this time was no longer the musket used in the early Ming Dynasty, but the arquebus.

The Ming people called the bird gun because it resembled a bird's beak.

This musket has no problems from the point of view of the structure of the gun body, the barrel is relatively long, about one meter five, the caliber is relatively moderate, there is a front sight at the front end of the barrel, and there is a light door at the rear, which can be aimed. In addition, there is the butt, which is the butt of the gun.

But this gun has a lot of shortcomings.

First of all, this kind of musket operation is extremely complicated, Yang He asked the soldiers to demonstrate it, and then calculated the time, Yang He found that even a skilled gunner can only fire two shots a minute.

Secondly, the fire rope burns very quickly, a one- or two-meter-long fire rope will be burned in a while, and the soldiers need to prepare a large number of fire ropes.

In addition, this kind of musket is greatly restricted by the weather, and it is not very easy to use when the wind is strong, and the wind will blow away the powder of the fire door, so that the musket cannot be ignited and fired, and it is completely unusable on rainy days.

Yang He's dissatisfaction with the musket was not because he came from later generations and looked at the firearms of the Ming Dynasty from the perspective of later generations.