"Do I remember that there were many firearms in the Hongwu and Yongle years, called bowl-mouth guns and handguns, which are still in use?" Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhu Di asked.

Everyone glanced at each other, and the British Duke Zhang Hui came out and said: "Back to Your Majesty, they are still in use, but the bowl mouth is too thick and inconvenient to carry, so it is only used to defend the city." ”

"Now there are about 20 kinds of handcuffs equipped by my border army, I don't know which one Your Majesty is talking about?"

"More than two decades, so many?" Zhu Di was taken aback and said, "Didn't I remember that there were only two kinds of handcuffs made in the seventh year of Yongle and the twelfth year of Yongle?" ”

"Yes, but after that, more than 20 kinds of ...... were made" Zhang Hui asked again: "I don't know Your Majesty, which one are you asking?" ”

Zhu Di stroked his forehead, no wonder, there are so many handcuffs alone, the number is complicated, what is the use, when to use it, it is not clear.

No matter how much it is allocated, it cannot form combat effectiveness, so what's the use?

"Then you can tell me one by one about the use of these handcuffs."

Zhang Hui said yes.

"The handcuffs that are now incorporated into the standard firearms of our official army are numbered with the words Tian, Sheng, Ying, Qi, Gong, Shen, and Electricity, all of which are manufactured by the War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau, and there are more than 14,000 handcuffs made in the first year of Jingtai alone."

"Why have so many handcuffs been incorporated into the official army, why haven't they been able to form the combat effectiveness they should have?" Yu Qian asked.

Zhang Hui coughed twice, and in the puzzled eyes of everyone, he continued: "The official handcuffs that have been incorporated into our official army include invincible handguns, fast guns, lianzi guns, swarm bees, etc., but they are all auxiliary equipment. ”

"In other words, these handcuffs will not really be used as a workhorse firearm."

Hearing this, Zhu Di determined where the current Daming firearms were deployed, stood up and walked down the imperial eucalyptus, and paced with his hands:

"In the past, Yongle made five expeditions to Mongolia, and the battle of the first battle of the Hulan Hulan was a classic, and Emperor Taizong went north, and he was afraid of the Hulu cavalry."

"Yu Qian, you were in the army back then, you should know some details, right?"

"Now there are not many heroes in the DPRK and China who have experienced this battle, so you can tell everyone about it!"

Yu Qian's eyes darkened, and he remembered the loss caused to Daming by the change of Tumubao, and said:

"At that time, Emperor Taizong saw through the conspiracy of captive chief Mahamu, and led a large army to fight with the Warat cavalry in the area of Hulan and Huwen, and tens of thousands of cavalry occupied a high place and rushed straight to our army."

"Emperor Taizong responded calmly, using the tactics of combining three battalions of cavalry, infantry, and firearms, and bombarded the tens of thousands of Varat cavalry rushing on the mountain with divine guns."

At that time, when I think about that scene, I still feel thrilled! That's tens of thousands of Warat cavalry, maybe even Mahamu didn't expect that the firearms of my Shenji battalion are so powerful! ”

"Tens of thousands of cavalry, before they rushed to the front of our army's formation, were killed and wounded in large numbers, and they fell for thousands of miles!"

Zhang Hui shouted: "Taizong is mighty!

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Everyone listened to it with a pleasant heart, these stories now sound like a fantasy, after the change of Tumubao, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is almost broken.

Even the two generals of Xuanda, Yang Hong and Guo Deng, could only rely on Guancheng to defend them, and few of them could take the initiative to attack the desert and beat the Wara cavalry.

If this continues, in another 50 or 100 years, to what extent will the combat effectiveness of the Ming army degrade?

It's really unimaginable, this is the Ming army that followed Taizong to fight Hulan and suddenly lost the temperature and sealed the wolf Juxu, it seems that the armament reform is imperative.

This degradation cannot be allowed to continue.

Zhu Di recalled the martial arts of the previous life, and was also full of arrogance, and said: "This time, I want to establish the tactics of a new firearms battalion based on the Shenji Battalion, and I can't let them set firearms indiscriminately." ”

"Otherwise, no matter how much firearms are made, no matter how sophisticated they are, they will be useless."

Yu Qian said: "The minister agreed, but it is no longer feasible to simply use Taizong's tactics back then, after all, it was almost fifty years ago." ”

"Over the years, the tactics of the nomadic cavalry on the frontier have also changed, and our Ming army must not only improve the technology of firearms, but also change the tactics."

Zhu Di nodded and asked: "Many of you have made war exploits, all of you should talk about it, and express your opinions!" Those three stinkers are also on top of Zhuge Wuhou, how can we be stronger than the three stinkers, right? ”

"Hahaha." Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere suddenly became much lighter.

British Gong Zhang Hui said: "Although the minister is not as brave as his father, nor is he as good as the eldest brother's strategy, but the minister is very familiar with my Ming Dynasty's firearms regulations. ”

"The minister thinks that the current shoddy production of firearms in our army is too serious, and a lot of corresponding financial resources have been wasted, and many firearms have been made and sent to the army, and the soldiers do not know what they are used for, nor do they know when they should be used."

"Soldiers, there is also a lack of training in the use of these firearms!"

Zhu Di nodded and said: "This is a problem, the Shenji Battalion cannot simply be an elite battalion in Beijing in the future, but also play a leading role in the newly formed firearms battalions in various places." ”

"The Shenji Battalion should be responsible for sending knowledgeable instructors to new firearms battalions throughout the country, teaching local non-commissioned officers to use firearms, and clarifying the method and scope of use of firearms."

"There are too many types of handcuffs, most of them are useless, the range is short and not suitable for infantry use, all of them will be recalled, and after the test of the War Bureau and the Ordnance Division, select a few suitable ones and send them to the army."

"The old antiques that have been used in Hongwu years have all been recalled except for the nine sides, and the melts that should be melted and destroyed will not be rebuilt in the future."

"The towns on the nine sides are kept for the time being, I look at the performance of Yang Hong, the general soldier of Datong, and there is an example of Wankou shooting the Wara cavalry at the head of the city last year, so it is only used to defend the city."

"The edict is sent to the Ordnance Department and the Military War Bureau, asking them to select skilled craftsmen, regardless of their origin or place of origin, to report to the Tiangong Bureau and specialize in the study of firearms."

Zhang Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Yu Qian stood up and said: "Your Majesty, during the orthodox period, King Yi stipulated that the border side was not allowed to make its own firearms. ”

"But the minister thinks that this move is too unfounded, and His Majesty has now seen that firearms in various places are still shoddy and repeatedly banned, which will affect the development of Daming firearms."

"Your Majesty is requested to abolish this case, and allow Bianguan to make its own firearms, and allow the people to develop their own firearms."

"There is also this kind of precedent, King Yi is really too naïve." Zhu Di was a little surprised, it seemed that it was the great-grandson who was not angry, and said:

"Yes, after that, the right to make firearms at the border will be opened, and the branches of Wang Gongchang will be increased or decreased in various parts of the border pass, and the commander and eunuch will be sent under the master of ceremonies to co-ordinate."

"The people can also develop their own firearms, but it is forbidden to hide firearms privately, and to hurt people with firearms, if the people's technology is more durable than that of the imperial court, they can also be rewarded."