845, The Age of Firearms (II)
Those generals heard Jingwen's count, and then their hearts couldn't help but tremble a little. Because this kind of field artillery, if it can be used at a long distance, it can kill one or two hundred people in the process of the enemy's line charge. And dozens of artillery, that is, thousands. And when the enemy's infantry approaches, I am afraid that three or four rounds can be fired, and the artillery will kill dozens of people, and those three or four rounds will be more than a hundred. If dozens of artillery pieces are fought together, then theoretically the enemy will have to pay thousands of men when he wants to rush in front of him.
This number is so surprising that ordinary people can't stand it at all. After all, thousands of people were lost before there was an actual engagement, how many troops could be able to do this? I'm afraid that even a team of 10,000 people would not dare to charge like this, because they have lost thousands of people before they have killed the enemy, where is the opponent of the enemy. And if you lose thousands of people, it's still a question of whether your team will be able to continue to kill the enemy. Now everyone is really scared, although this killing thousands of enemies is only theoretical, but even if it is one or two thousand, it is scary enough. If you lose thousands of people before you actually engage in battle, it will be extremely terrible for the morale of your own side.
And Jing Wen continued to add fuel to the fire and said: "Your Majesty, we can equip every 10,000 infantry with thirty of these field guns, then when the enemy attacks, we can kill and wound them first and frustrate their spirit." And when they get closer, we can continue to shoot with a bow and crossbow, and finally throw a grenade again. And after passing through these enemies and not running away, then we really use cold weapons such as knives and guns to fight the enemy. However, at this time, I am afraid that most of the enemy has been killed and wounded by artillery, and the morale of the rest is also greatly reduced. Therefore, Your Majesty, our future battles will be centered on artillery, and those ordinary infantry will be relegated to a secondary method of warfare. Our main means of killing the enemy is artillery. As for those opportunities to fight, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities. So Your Majesty, you should know about this situation, right? ”
Li Shimin was also shocked by the killing efficiency of this cannon, 10,000 people can be equipped with 30 cannons, so this kind of power is very huge. And Li Shimin also obviously realized that the efficiency of this kind of artillery to kill the enemy is much more powerful than that of infantry. If a cannon is fired once, dozens of people will lose their combat effectiveness without dying, and how much will the enemy lose when he rushes in front of him! And according to the situation that the ancient army lost one-tenth of its losses, it was likely that the enemy would begin to retreat immediately before he rushed in front of him.
In this way, how many enemies in this world can withstand the bombardment of their own artillery? And the infantry with cold weapons in the past may be less and less effective. Gradually withdrawing from the stage of history. Although infantry is still needed when attacking now, Li Shimin also knows that the status of infantry may be reduced to the role of cleaning up the mess. Although artillery can kill the enemy, it cannot occupy territory or clean up the mess, so the infantry will not withdraw from the stage of history, but the status will also become an auxiliary to artillery.
"Good! This cannon is good! What is the name of this cannon? Li Shimin asked.
And Jingwen thought about it, and of course said, "Please give the emperor a name!" ”
Of course, Jingwen can't say that this cannon is called a Napoleonic cannon, because although Jingwen is an imitation of a Napoleonic cannon, Napoleon does not exist at all in this era. So when it comes to Napoleon, no one else understands. What's more, the cannon of his Tang Dynasty is named after Napoleon, who will be willing! At that time, it may be more troublesome to explain, so it is better not to name the Napoleonic cannon. And Jingwen also took the opportunity to let Li Shimin give his name, so that Li Shimin's vanity could be satisfied.
Li Shimin began to stroke his chin and said, "That's it." This cannon is called Kamui Invincible General Cannon! ”
Jingwen almost fainted, how could this Li Shimin's naming method be the same as the Manchu emperor in later generations? It's not that the gods are invincible, that is, what kind of generals. But this is the name given by Li Shimin, the emperor. That Jingwen can only accept it!
"Thank you to the emperor for the name, the emperor for the name, it is really a fairy fart - extraordinary! Later this cannon. It's called the Kamui Invincible General Cannon. I think that the invincible general cannon of Shenwei will surely follow my Tang Dynasty and become famous in the world and shock the Quartet. Please also ask the emperor to come and see the next one, this is called the Tiger Squat Cannon! Jingwen continued.
And Jingwen then introduced them to what kind of tiger squat cannon, that is, a light artillery. The Tiger Squat Cannon is also the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, which is an artillery that can move casually with the troops. This kind of tiger squat cannon is very light, probably less than 100 catties, and it can completely follow the battalion and company troops. The Tiger Squat Cannon can also be used in many places that are not suitable for large artillery, and the mobility of large artillery is too poor, and it may not be able to replenish the infantry with firepower at any time. Therefore, this kind of tiger squat cannon can follow the infantry, and it is also of great help to the infantry. Even, it is completely possible to equip the cavalry, that is, to become a cavalry artillery.
And Li Shimin is also very satisfied, and Li Shimin also knows that the future battlefield will become a world of firearms. And those enemies who do not have firearms will never be their opponents at all, and Li Shimin can completely let his strong army destroy them one by one. If they know how to live, then they can live, but if they don't know it, then they die of their own accord.
But those generals were gloomy and helpless, because the application of these firearms meant that those so-called personal bravery no longer had an advantage on the battlefield. The martial arts they have learned will also be gradually eliminated. And they can only live by counting their own merits at home, and I am afraid that they will not have their share in the future battlefield. The future battlefield will be a world of young people, because young people are young and can learn. And they, the older generation, can only be gradually swept away from history, because their operational thinking has been fixed. And they are like a paper that has already been painted, and they can't be smeared like white paper, and no matter how much they smear, it is difficult for them to keep up with this era. Young people are different, young people can relearn the methods of firearms combat very easily, which will replace them as the new generation of generals in the Tang Dynasty. (To be continued......)