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But in many ways, the firearms information he was able to find from the Qingyu Spirit Book could not satisfy him.

Among them, "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation" is a corresponding book that Zhang Jiashi thinks is worth paying attention to, but it does not have much significance.

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The Fire Dragon Artifact Formation is also known as the Fire Dragon Divine Book, the Most Winning Divine Machine. Ming Dynasty Han military writings.

At that time, firearms and gunpowder were advanced military technology and belonged to military secrets, so they could not be published publicly, and were handed down by Han folk manuscripts. It was a book, and all that could be seen now was a transcript. The earliest surviving manuscript is the Ming manuscript once collected by Gu Zuyu, a beginner in the late Ming and Qing dynasties.

The corresponding research on the "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation" in later generations is relatively detailed:

Later generations believe that the author's preface to the completion of this book is very mysterious and mythical. When he claimed to be a teenager, he dabbled in Confucian books, studied general strategies, traveled the lakes and seas, and searched for people with Taoism. One day, I met a yellow-crowned Xuanfu, a blue-eyed and long-haired Taoist priest, who called himself a Taoist. Taoist scholar Kong Meng, Wumai Sun Wu, the poor stars, and the mountains and rivers are distinguished. He worshiped the Taoist as a teacher, from the three years of travel, in the thirteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1353) Mid-Autumn Festival, the Taoist will teach the first teacher's secret military book "Fire Attack" to him, and instructed that in a few years, there is a holy son of heaven from Huaidian, you have to go to assist, establish meritorious service. After that, he drifted away, and he didn't know what to do. After Zhu Yuanzhang raised his army, he defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, and cast forty fire dragon artifacts according to the method described in the book.

After the preface, it was inscribed in the tenth year of Yongle (1412). In the preface, the pretense of the immortal conferring the book is similar to the story of the Huangshi official book in the "Historical Records", which is obviously not credible. However, it shows that the gunpowder and firearms techniques recorded in this book have been passed down from teachers and have been supplemented by later generations on the basis of new practical experience. It is difficult to determine whether the specific age of the book is Yongle ten years. However, most of the firearms contained in the book were limited to the level of the early Ming Dynasty; there was no record in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", and the large-scale military books such as the "Martial Chronicles" and "Wubei Zhi" in the middle and late Ming Dynasty began to be included. It is inferred that this book was written before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and later generations also added some new content in the copy.

"Fire Dragon Artifact Formation" is not divided into volumes (some are recorded in one volume), about 10,000 words, with 47 drawings. whole

The content of the book is composed of three parts, one is a general discussion of fire attack: fire attack Fenghou, fire attack location, fire attack weapon system, fire attack magic medicine, fire attack military ring.

The second is to describe all kinds of firearms: (1) Land battle fire dragon artifact: wooden man fire horse sky thunder cannon, fire beast rolling speed car, drilling wind god fire meteor cannon, eight-sided whirlwind spitting fog bombardment thunder cannon, nine arrows drilling heart god poison fire thunder cannon, single flying god rocket, Shenxing Breaking Formation fierce fire knife card, sky-high fire gourd, flying god fire poison dragon gun, Shenji Wansheng fire dragon knife; (3) Ambush Fire Dragon Artifact: Invincible Mine Cannon, Piercing Mountain Breaking Enemy Thunder Cannon, Water Crossing God Machine Cannon, Across the River Shenjie Fire Dragon Cannon;(4) Encampment and Standing Zhai Fire Dragon Artifact: Shenhuo Wanquan Iron Enclosure Camp, Heavenly Soldier Resisting the Enemy God Card, Baizi Lianzhu Cannon;(5) Stealing Fire Dragon Artifact: Burning Sky Fierce Fire Unstoppable Cannon, Shenwei Burning Fire Yasha Rui, Flying Thunderbolt Cannon;(6) Defending the City Fire Dragon Artifact: Wansheng God Poison Fire Screen, Rotten Bone Fire Oil Divine Cannon, Ten Thousand Fire Flying Sand Magnetic Cannon, Iron Juice God Car, (7) Attack Fire Dragon Artifacts: Thunderbolt Fire Thunder, Poison Dragon Fire Spray Tube, Divine Fire Crow, Poisonous Mist God Fire Smoke Cannon;(8) Six types of firearms in the appendix at the end of the volume: Buried Powder Torch, Sky Smoke Spray Tube, Fire Brick, Fire Demon, Flying Spray Tube, and Fire Honeycomb. The third is to describe all kinds of gunpowder: fire dragon Wansheng Shensha Shenshui Shenyan, fire attack magic medicine magic weapon, fire attack medicine magic weapon, divine fire matching formula, poisonous fire matching formula, fire matching formula, flying fire matching formula, magic medicine matching formula, rotten fire matching formula, backfire matching formula, fire attack miscellaneous prescriptions, anti-shooting reckless poison, poison, antidote, magic magic medicine.

It was powerful and powerful, and played an important role in Zhu Yuanzhang's war to seize power. Later, he was worried that this method would be lost for a long time, so he wrote a plan according to the diagram to leave it for the future, and made a preface to discuss its beginning and end. After the preface, it was inscribed in the tenth year of Yongle (1412). In the preface, the pretense of the immortal conferring the book is similar to the story of the Huangshi official book in the "Historical Records", which is obviously not credible. However, it shows that the gunpowder and firearms techniques recorded in this book have been passed down from teachers and have been supplemented by later generations on the basis of new practical experience. It is difficult to determine whether the specific age of the book is Yongle ten years. However, most of the firearms contained in the book were limited to the level of the early Ming Dynasty; there was no record in the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", and the large-scale military books such as the "Martial Chronicles" and "Wubei Zhi" in the middle and late Ming Dynasty began to be included. It is inferred that this book was written before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and later generations also added some new content in the copy.

Most of the firearms recorded in the book were not contained in the "Martial Arts", and they were advanced firearms that were rarely passed down in the world at that time.

It is annotated after the "Soldier Ring" that "the four weapons of the spear, the bullet sharp, the hair wide, and the grain (wolf) machine have been passed down to the world and will not be rerecorded today." He also stated in the catalog: "All the pieces of the fire dragon artifact are not contained in the ancient Taoluo Wujing and other books, but they are secretly taught by strangers, used to assist the Son of Heaven, to investigate the chaos, to help the country in peace, the merit is great, be careful not to leak lightly!"

The more than 40 kinds of new firearms recorded in it have made great progress compared with the Song and Yuan dynasties, and the types have increased significantly, such as water, land, attack, defense, camping, stealing villages, and ambushes according to their uses, and combustion, explosion, and shooting according to their performance; they have developed from land to air and water, such as rockets, Shenfei unicorn fire dragon boats, etc.; from the ground to underground and underwater, such as mines, mines, and so on; from single functions to burning, exploding, poisoning, and other functions, such as charging Shenhuo gourd, Shenwei Flame Yasha Rui, Feiyun Thunderbolt Cannon, etc., which can burn, Wound the enemy, and you can smoke or poison the enemy; Rockets have developed from single to multiple, such as the Baizi Lianzhu cannon, which can be loaded with 100 lead bullets at a time, and is continuously fired on eight sides, and the nine-arrow Drill Heart Poison Fire Thunder Cannon can fire nine arrows at a time, and the 49-arrow Feilian Arrow can fire 49 arrow clusters at the same time, and the arrow Fu poison can seal the throat when the blood is seen, and it will be killed immediately, which greatly increases the lethality; in particular, the firearms that integrate cold and hot weapons are more distinctive, such as the Flying God Fire Poison Dragon Gun, the body of the gun is made of copper casting or iron into a tube shape, the lead bullet is hidden in it, the poison powder cartridge is installed on both sides of the gun head, the spear is poisoned, the enemy sends lead bullets from a distance, and the poison is burned when it is near, and the gun is stabbed with a blade when it is closer, and one weapon can be used for three purposes。 These firearms were also advanced technology in the world at that time.

The gunpowder recipes recorded in this book are very detailed, including recipes, the number of materials used, and the method of preparation. Regarding the preparation of gunpowder, it proposes that "it is necessary to know the appropriateness of the medicinal properties", understand the characteristics of the medicinal properties and what kind of gunpowder is suitable for use under what conditions, in order to achieve the victory of the fire attack, and "obtain the magic of the fire attack". As for the formula of gunpowder, compared with the record of the "General Essentials of the Wujing", the ingredients are significantly reduced, and the efficiency is enhanced, which is a great progress in ancient chemical research.

The "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation" also expounds the relevant principles and methods of fire attack, reflecting the military thinking after a large number of firearms are equipped with the army. It believes that weather and geographical conditions are very important in the fire attack, and it is necessary to "respond to the time of day and the location of the bottom". "Know the time of the sky and make good use of it, and win all battles. "It is not appropriate to use it without distinguishing the geographical advantages, and it is not appropriate to leave without giving up the weapon, and it is useless to defeat the enemy." Emphasis is placed on giving full play to the advantages of various types of firearms and "using them appropriately", such as combat weapons are conducive to lightness, offensive weapons are conducive to ingenuity, buried weapons are conducive to critical hits, and defensive weapons are conducive to long-range attacks.

Particular emphasis is placed on the mutual cooperation of various types of weapons, requiring that firearms and cold weapons, long-range weapons and near-range weapons, and long-term weapons and short-term weapons be deployed together and complement each other's strengths.

Artillery, fire sharp, fire bullets, this remote weapon, is also with spears, broadsword, muskets, fire knives, fire cards, fire sticks, this close weapon, short weapons, and longbow and hard crossbow. This kind of coordination also has to be "improvised" according to changes in the battlefield situation. It also pointed out that good firearms alone cannot guarantee victory in battles, and that it is also necessary to "select elite soldiers and train them in formations," and that "sharp weapons, elite soldiers, and formations are indispensable. He also emphasized that "the weapon is expensive but not valuable, the soldier is expensive but not expensive, and the general is noble but not brave." ”

It believed that fire attacks were so powerful at the time that they were "incomprehensible" that they "should not be used lightly or in vain." The content of "harmony" is, "take benevolence as the heart, righteousness as the voice of the army, take clarity as the reward and punishment, take faith as the discipline, take the time to take measures, and set up surprises to anticipate the enemy." Specifically, the eight precepts are proposed: one precept to disturb the people, two precepts to burn the base camp, three precepts to burn jade, four precepts to undecided, five precepts to attack the brave and wise generals, six precepts to attack the army with fire, seven precepts to attack the army mixed with the people, and eight precepts to kill living beings.

The "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation" recorded many advanced gunpowder and firearm manufacturing technologies that could not be disclosed at that time, reflecting the progress of military technology in the Ming Dynasty and retaining important military scientific and technological materials. Many of its contents were selected by later generations of military books, such as "Wubei Zhi", "Fire Dragon Sutra II" and other military books selected "Fire Attack Fenghou", "Fire Attack Location", "Fire Attack Weapon System", "Fire Attack Ring", and gunpowder formula. It is the earliest existing independent military book dedicated to firearms manufacturing technology, and occupies an important position in the history of ancient military affairs and military technology.

All you can see about the Fire Dragon Artifact Formation is a transcript.

The earliest surviving manuscript is the Ming manuscript once collected by Gu Zuyu, a beginner in the late Ming and Qing dynasties. There are also many kinds of Qing manuscripts. There are similarities and differences between the texts, and the titles of the books have changed. Some manuscripts changed the title of the book to "The Book of Fire Dragons", and some changed it to "The Most Victorious Divine Machine". Among these manuscripts, the more important ones are the manuscript of Weng Xincun in the 20th year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, and then there is the text of Weng Tongsu, the master of the Guangxu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. There is also a kind of fine manuscript, the font is neat, the drawing is exquisite, a total of four volumes, the third book has two lines of inscription pasted on the back: "Yu is the opening of the Tao, in the same year Wang Kuilin signed the Xiangling order, met the Taoist wisdom cultivation, taught this book, a total of four volumes, this is the book of heaven." The Taoist said that when he was more than 90 years old, he repaired two books. Its volume is not easy to come by, precious, do not despise the wish of future generations. Secret treasures, fortunately! Wuyin March 13 Palace Liang inscription. ”

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For Zhang Jiashi, the advantage of the "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation" for the development of firearms troops lies in its ability to provide the production method of relevant firearms and even the formula for gunpowder configuration.

In this way, it will be of great help to the Great Qin Empire, which developed gunpowder weapons.

But what Zhang Jiashi doesn't like is the lack of practicality and cost of firearms in the content description of this book.

This can be seen from the content of the Fire Dragon Artifact Formation:

Fire Dragon Artifact Formation Grant Order:

In the past, the Yellow Emperor had the battle of Zhuolu and the wind queen was the division, Yu had the three seedlings of the expedition and Boyi was the division, Tang had the battle of Mingtiao and Yi Yin was the division, Wu had the Muye and Lu Wang was the division, and the origin of this art of war was also. However, the same force wins with virtue, and the same virtue wins with righteousness, but the upper should be the mandate of heaven, and the lower is just conforming to the hearts of the people, and there is no fire attack. Again and again, the Spring and Autumn Five Bo conquests, and then the Warring States Seven Heroes and Horns, are all erosive to their people, and they are all unrighteous. Although there is a chapter of "Fire Attack" written by Sun Tzu, it is a pity that it has not been seen, and Tian Dan's formation of fire oxen is still not extremely detailed. and Han Gao rose up in Sishang, with Zhang Liang as the teacher, Han and Peng as the generals, and punished Qin to destroy the Xiang Xiang to become the emperor's industry; Guangwu rose from Kunyang, with Deng Yu as the teacher and Yao Geng as the general, and destroyed the reckless Zhongxing and restored Yanzuo, and did not see the method of fire attack.

To the Three Kingdoms, the ministers and generals were outstanding, Cao Cao was a traitor and the tiger was based on the Central Plains, and Sun Quan's grandfather's business sat in Jiangdong, and the world was not strong. Shi Wei Zhuge Kongming, ploughing Nanyang, do not seek to hear, meet strangers secretly by fire attack formation, feel the diligence of the first three cares, do the loyalty after bowing, burn the rattan tunjia in Bowang, the army in the red cliff, the fire vine armor in the longboard, six out of Qishan, three points of the world, a hundred battles and victories, more than the odds, was concealed and lost, Sun Quan was discouraged. The method of fire attack to Kong Ming and do its best, until if the earth dragon is buried in the gourd set, if it is not a rain that falls, Sima and his son have been all ashes. Make the people's hearts not exhausted to the death of the Han, the mandate of heaven is not limited to three points, then swept away the long drive into a unified industry, not like the luck of the palms, to the fire of no Kongming, although related, Zhang Zhu famous generals, compared with the momentum of Wu and Wei, may not be afraid of Shu like a tiger.

It is the invincible of the old soldiers, who can not attack by water and fire, but the water can only be agitated when it is close to the rivers, lakes and seas, and those who know the land can still avoid it. However, the method of fire attack, there are weapons in battle, buried weapons, defensive weapons, water tools, and land weapons. Those who charge and break the enemy are fierce and sharp; those who rob camps and disorderly formations are swift and sharp; and those who defend the city and fortifications are fierce and heavy. Those who fly in the air respond to the thunder, those who bury the ground and strike the mine respond to the mine, those who lie down and launch the mine respond to the mine, and those who fight with the soldiers respond to the fire thunder. Thunder is the power of fire, fire is the wind as the potential, the open use is to take the opportunity to transport, and the secret use is to be immediate. There is no difference, the safety of the community is at stake, the survival of the three armies is at stake, and the fire attack is easy to say.

Yu Shaoye, dabbling in Confucian books, intensive study of general strategy, traveling in lakes and seas, and visiting the way. A day trip to the rooftop on the Qingyuping Cave Sky, meet a scholar, yellow crown Xuanfu, blue eyes and long hair, chanting and panasonic. To the front, fluttering true fairy abundance also. To sit together with the stone, knock on its implications, the writer Confucius and Mencius, Wumai Sun Wu, the poor stars, and the mountains and rivers. To worship the head again, please regard it as a teacher, from the four directions for three years, self-proclaimed stop the Taoist, and finally do not say his surname. A day trip to Wuyi Zhenyuanhua Cave, Gu Yu said: "I used to be a boy in the twelve, and then I participated in the Yuan enlightenment, and I had no intention of becoming famous for a long time! I can't bear to keep it a secret, and I am willing to give it to my son. Today, Kaiyuan entered China, the emperor was disgusted, and within a few years, there was a holy son of heaven in Huaidian, and you were supplemented by it, and Mao Jianyuan Gong, and the woman did not live up to the instructions. "Goodbye, exhibition, is a volume of "Fire Attack", more than three days, sent out of the mountain more than 20 miles, Ding Ning and another, line less than 100 steps, looking back, but see the smoke misty, forest three days, send out of the mountain more than 20 miles, Ding Ning and another, line less than 100 steps, look back, but see the smoke misty, the forest is covered, I don't know what it knows. The Mid-Autumn Festival of the thirteenth year is also.

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Let's not talk about this kind of relatively Shinto thing, Zhang Jiashi said:

Shi Wei Zhuge Kongming, ploughing Nanyang, do not seek to hear, meet strangers secretly by fire attack formation, feel the diligence of the first three cares, do the loyalty after bowing, burn the rattan tunjia in Bowang, the army in the red cliff, the fire vine armor in the longboard, six out of Qishan, three points of the world, a hundred battles and victories, more than the odds, was concealed and lost, Sun Quan was discouraged.

These ...... Did the author watch too much of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? )

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