Chapter 182: Being in ruins "Big guns, hundreds of them."
Mao Gui and Fu Youde both gasped after hearing this.
By this time, the reasons for the victory of the New Fifth Army were very clear.
First of all, the enemy is simply a group of rabble-rousers who work for money.
Secondly, this rabble and the se-eyed generals who command this rabble are very distrustful of each other, fearing that the other party will sell themselves to the enemy during the battle, or stab themselves in the back.
Third, the most daring group of desperadoes among the ragtag group died almost as soon as the war started.
The remaining ones who were originally timid and had no determination to fight to the death, of course immediately chose to run away.
It's just that when did Zhu Ba11's men equip so many big guns?
Why didn't everyone see it before, but when it came time to fight, they changed out of thin air?
Could it be that Zhu Ba11 really practiced some magic?
, being able to do a "Five Ghost Transport" in broad daylight "That's not a big blunderbuss, it's a matchlock gun that Zhu had recommended to Manager Li and Manager Zhao before."
Seeing Mao Gui and Fu Youde turning their confused eyes to him, Zhu Bayi smiled and said to them. explain.
"When did the matchlock gun become so powerful?"
Mao Gui and Fu Youde were still confused and asked hesitantly.
"It is indeed not powerful enough when used alone.
But when fired in salvo, the momentum and lethality are very impressive.
Youtu, go get one and show it to General Manager Mao and Governor Fu."
Zhu Bayi waved his hand and signaled to the two People should be calm and don't be impatient.
"Yes" Wu Liangmou agreed and trotted away.
Soon, he ran back with a brand new matchlock gun, holding it above his head with both hands in a somewhat show-off manner.
Zhu Ba11 took the matchlock gun with a smile, pointed at the various parts on it, and introduced it to Mao Gui and Fu Youde in detail.
"Look, this one is no different from the one I asked Mr.
Su to recommend to everyone.
They are both the latest improved styles of our Huaian Army, with a three-and-a-half-foot-long barrel and a five-foot-long gun body.
Machine spring, matchlock clip It is exactly the same as the position of the cauldron.
The maximum range is two hundred steps, and the accurate range can reach about seventy steps.
Of course, I am referring to the case where the matchlock gunner has undergone rigorous training.
Otherwise, most people can shoot within twenty steps.
It’s hard to hit accurately” Note 1 "Uh huh" Mao Gui and Fu Youde shook their heads and sighed.
Manager Zhu did not deceive anyone, and the Huaian Army did not hide any secret weapons.
In fact, they had seen the matchlock gun a month ago.
Mr.
Su, under Zhu Bayi, has been enthusiastically recommending it to the Xuzhou Army and Suzhou Army since last month while offering a 30% discount on the artillery.
Matchlock.
But neither Fu Youde nor Mao Gui gave any positive comments after inspecting the samples supplied by the Xuzhou military.
First of all, this thing is indeed very powerful, but its accuracy can basically only be maintained at fifty or sixty steps.
Beyond sixty steps, whether or not you hit the target depends entirely on luck.
Secondly, although this thing is more flexible than a big gun, its flexibility is limited.
He had enough time to fire a single shot, which was enough to fully draw the strong bow and shoot two armor-piercing cones.
The third and most critical issue is that the price of this thing is too deceiving.
A piece of twenty-five guan coins is equivalent to more than 200 kilograms of pure copper.
The artillery sold to Xu and Su Youjun at a discount by the Huai'an Army only amounted to 700 kilograms of copper.
Three muskets are equivalent to one cannon.
Only a fool would buy a four-pound cannon with a longer range and more power.
What kind of matchlock gun should I buy from Mr.
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Su?
"Yes, it's this kind of big gun."
Wang Kerou was not like Mao Gui and Fu Youde, who regarded the matchlock gun as useless.
Looking at Zhu Bayi's hand with both eyes, his face was full of enthusiasm, "When I heard the sound in the military formation, the general knew that it must be something similar to a big blunderbuss.
However, I didn't expect Wu The matchlock gun in the general's hand hit so far and so accurately.
Everyone was still more than fifty steps away, and the people at the front were all shot down.
Who could guarantee that Wu would go forward.
There is no second wave in the hands of the general."
"It's a mistake, it's definitely a mistake."
Mao Gui and Fu Youde looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile.
Zhu Bayi's luck is basically unmatched by anyone in the entire Red Scarf Army.
And Commander Xiao Wu under him is obviously a rare and blessed general.
He hurriedly took the musket to stabilize the position, but he didn't expect that he missed the target and shot the enemy's courage to pieces with a single volley.
The next thing was to chase them to the north.
"You go and get busy first."
Seeing that Mao Gui and Fu Youde were still not interested in the matchlock gun, Zhu Bayi stopped trying to sell the matchlock gun to them and handed the matchlock gun back to Wu Liangmou with a smile. command.
After the extensive use of hydraulic forging hammers, drill floors and reduced versions of primitive boring machines, the Huai'an Jiang workshop's musket production has reached a level of about fifty pieces per day.
In particular, the scaled-down version of the boring machine invented by Liu Laoshi was used in the production of gun barrels, which greatly increased the speed and yield of gun barrel manufacturing.
So far, the general workshop can not only provide enough muskets for the Huai'an Army itself, but also has a certain amount of spare capacity to meet export sales.
Like a four-pound cannon, you can make back the initial investment several times with interest.
However, the quality and production of matchlocks have gone up, but the tactics of matchlocks are still as primitive as they were a few months ago.
Therefore, Zhu Bayi very much hopes that after recommending the matchlock gun to his allies, everyone can work together to find some better tactics that are more suitable for the characteristics of the matchlock gun.
However, it is obvious that people who have not experienced the impact of later war scenes will find it difficult to accept the matchlock gun, which is expensive, slow to load, and only slightly more powerful than a strong bow or a hard crossbow.
Although both Mao Gui and Fu Youde are rare wise generals, they are no exception.
Although the two of them had almost experienced a battle between matchlocks and cold weapons just now, and they clearly knew the comparison of the forces invested by both sides.
However, the two of them still preferred to attribute the brilliant achievements of the Fifth Army to the morale, morale and training levels of both sides, while completely ignoring the huge generational difference in weapons.
On the other hand, Wang Kerou, who happily came to offer a treasure to Zhu Ba11, discovered the difference between the Xuzhou Army's "big gun" and the "fire stick" he presented, and did not run away in shame.
Instead, he stood aside eagerly, until Zhu Bayi's eyes turned to him again, and then he stammered a request, "General manager, junior general, if the junior general gets to the auxiliary barracks, I want to learn this first, I don’t know if the governor can approve this matchlock gun.”
"Of course.
Since you have decided to stay in the Huai'an army, this thing will not be kept secret from you alone."
Zhu Bayi glanced at him in surprise, feeling a little surprised in his heart, "Not only that, if you are interested in the matchlock gun If you are particularly interested, after your training period in the auxiliary barracks is over, I can also consider letting you lead musketeers specifically."
"Thank you, you are so respected by the general manager.
I will definitely repay him with powder."
Upon hearing this, Wang Kerou immediately knelt on the ground with one knee and saluted Zhu Ba11 with cupped fists.
As the one who had been shot just now, his understanding of the matchlock gun was extremely profound.
Even deeper than Wu Liangmou, the party who shot and attacked.
The terrifying feeling of watching one of your brothers suddenly fall down, with blood gushing out from his chest and seven orifices at the same time, but unable to find out what kind of weapon he was killed by, is definitely beyond the imagination of those who have not experienced it personally.
Therefore, Wang Kerou would rather be the one who shoots the gun forever in the future.
Even if he cannot become a captain of thousands, just a sign leader, or even an ordinary soldier, he will never be the one who faces the gun when they meet again.
"Get up, get up, General Wang doesn't have to be like this."
He didn't expect Wang Kerou to attach such great importance to muskets, and Zhu Bayi felt even more surprised.
First he stretched out his hand to help the other party up from the ground, then thought about it and continued, "If your brothers are willing to stay and learn to use matchlock guns with you, you can also let them form a separate battalion, that is The size of three hundred-man teams.
You can practice with them and explore together from the beginning of charging.
If you complete the practice, you will be the battalion commander of this musketeer battalion and can join any of our five soldiers in Huai'an. .
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief."
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Wang Kerou was so moved that she bent her knees and fell to her knees again.
Zhu Bayi grabbed him first, "The first thing you need to get used to is that our Huai'an army does not kneel down.
Especially in the army, no matter who you meet, even Marshal Liu in the red scarf , it’s enough to just raise your hand.”
"It's the general, I will remember it."
Wang Kerou was not as strong as Zhu Ba11, so he had to blush and agree in a low voice.
"Don't keep thinking about the muskets."
Zhu Bayi smiled and continued to order, "There is no need to go back to appease the prisoners first.
I have another important thing to ask you."
"Excuse me, General Manager, I will tell you everything you know."
Wang Kerou stepped back half a step and cupped his hands in response.
"You are a commander of thousands in Baoying City.
You should remember the general situation of the city's defense facilities."
Zhu Bayi nodded with a smile, and then asked very politely, "Can you draw me a sketch about the city walls, You can also tell me the specific height and thickness of the watchtower, horse face, urn, and city wall if you feel that the city wall is a little thin at that location."
"General, remember" Wang Kerou thought for a moment and responded loudly, "Baoying City has four gates, each with a watchtower.
It is divided into three floors, and each floor can hold about forty soldiers.
The city There are horse faces on both sides of the door, respectively in this position."
Squatting down, he explained loudly while drawing, "The city wall at the horse's face is thicker, about two and a half feet thick, and more than one foot and seven feet high.
The walls in other places are slightly thinner, about six feet wide at the top, and the walls are about six feet wide at the top.
The lower part is thicker, and the bottom cannot be seen, but the general estimates that it should not be thinner than one foot.
The city wall and the horse's face are both made of yellow clay.
It is said that stone seeds and glutinous rice paste were also put in when building the city."
Note 1: In ancient rulers, each foot is about 23 centimeters
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