lied to Kangxi

Chapter 250 Advance, Tumenjiang
Three months later, the Wuwei Battalion initially formed an army.

Kangxi ordered General Guangzhou to purchase the second batch of flintlock guns and gunpowder barrels from Macau to the capital.

In this era, neither the United Kingdom, France, nor the Netherlands had the concept of using standard flintlock guns.

Therefore, the foreign merchants who smuggled guns sold all kinds of guns.

Not to mention anything else, just the two batches in front of Yuzhu, a total of more than 900 flintlock guns, there are seven different models, and the length is different.

According to actual tests, the effective range of these guns is pitifully short, basically between 120 feet and 160 feet, that is, between 40 meters and 53 meters.

However, can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?

According to Yuzhu's request, the same post uses the same gun, the same ammunition, and the same gunpowder.

Since the shooting ranges are different, Yuzhu gave the gun with the longest range to the best fighters, ranked first, and let them shoot first.

In the same way, the gun with the shortest range is placed in the third row.

According to Yuzhu's plan, if the enemy charged, they would attack in three rounds.

If the enemy stays still, the soldiers in the first row will always fire, so as not to waste the life of the barrel and gunpowder in vain.

It's just that, due to too much training, the first batch of guns purchased were basically useless.There are only more than 500 guns that can actually be used.

However, it is enough.

Yuzhu's soldiers, including the nurturing soldiers, totaled just over 450 people.

Since the training soldiers are not allowed to routinely equip guns, Yuzhu also took flexible measures.

After all, as long as you are willing to use your brain, there are more solutions than difficulties.

After the training soldiers finished their shooting training, they put away their guns and issued them the standard red-tasseled guns and waist knives of the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty.

After leaving the capital and arriving on the vast Heilongjiang Great Plains, isn't Yuzhu the one who has the final say?
Under Yuzhu's supervision, the soldiers of the Wuwei Battalion have taken initial shape, and the rest is the test of actual combat.

However, on the side of the firearms battalion, the problem of the artillerymen is very big.

According to the rules, the artillerymen of the Firearms Battalion also had a small training session every three days and a big training session every five days.

That's all.

The point is that these artillery armors are only good at operating mother and child cannons, and they are not very familiar with red cannons.

The Belgian Nan Huairen designed three types of cannons: the light General Shenwei Cannon, the medium General Shengong Cannon, and the heavy General Wucheng Yonggu Cannon.

Among them, the heavy cannon "Wucheng Yonggu General" is a fortress-style heavy artillery, weighing [-] to [-] jins, nine feet seven inches five inches to one foot two feet long, and a muzzle from three inches eight inches to four inches. Nine inches per inch, ten to twenty catties of iron bullets, five to ten catties of gunpowder, and complete iron shaft artillery carts.

Among them, the Shengong General Cannon and Yonggu General Cannon are too heavy to be transported.

After flattening Taiwan, until Kangxi personally conquered Junggar, the Qing army has been using sub-mother cannons instead of the unusually heavy red-clothed cannons.

The cannon that Yuzhu is going to take to Heilongjiang is a medium-sized general's cannon.This cannon is loaded on a wooden cannon cart. It weighs more than 200 catties. Its body is eight feet long and its caliber is one-third of a chi.

But the problem is that none of E Min's men, the deputy leader of the Firearms Battalion, has ever played with these three types of red cannons.

During the practice, more than a dozen artillery pieces were killed on the spot due to lack of safety awareness.

After Kangxi was alarmed, he went to Yuzhu and asked him what advice he had.

Yuzhu's tactics against Kangxi were not complicated.When it comes to making money, he is the most professional and capable official, and he must take the initiative.

Kangxi didn't ask about military affairs, and Yuzhu never said anything.

Now, since Kangxi asked, Yuzhu had to speak because of his interests, so he said solemnly: "In my opinion, it is completely possible to experiment with the appropriate amount of gunpowder and wrap the gunpowder and projectiles with kraft paper. After the barrel, tear off the kraft paper, then you can fill the barrel with bullets and gunpowder, ignite and fire.”

"How to prevent the bomb from hurting people?" Kangxi asked Yuzhu again.

Yuzhu smiled and said: "After loading the medicine, find a three-foot-long torch and find an Ahha to light it, that's all."

When Kangxi heard this, he was very satisfied, and immediately ordered Wei Zhu to deliver the decree to E Min, and he would follow suit.

When Kangxi was happy, Yuzhu made a small request.

"Old man, my subordinates still need a reliable interpreter who is proficient in Rakshasa language. Please send me the subordinates of Rakshasa leader."

After the Battle of Yaksa, most of the Rakshasa people withdrew to Nerchinsk, but more than 100 people surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

At that time, Kangxi not only did not kill these people, but instead raised them as Manzhou with the Yellow Banner, which belonged to the No. 17 Zuoling of the Fourth Candidate, also known as Luocha Zuoling.

It's a trivial matter, Kangxi has no reason to refuse, so he sent ten Luocha people under the leadership of Luochazuo to serve as interpreters for Yuzhu.

Yuzhu is proficient in English, but has never learned Raksha language. To attack Nerchinsk, he really needs a leader among the Raksha people.

After everything is ready, we will wait for Ma Qi's news.

However, bad news came from Nerchinsk. Mazi was detained under the order of Bashkov, the Yakutsk warlord of Raksha.

Kangxi was furious, and immediately ordered Yuzhu to lead the troops northward.

Originally, Kangxi rejected Yuzhu's request to go by sea, because the military situation was urgent, and now he can't care so much.

Kangxi agreed to Yuzhu, allowing him to lead his troops on five large British merchant ships brought by Little William, starting from Tianjin, along the Korean Peninsula, and landing at the mouth of the Tumen River.

In this era, since it was still the Little Ice Age, all the major rivers in the Far East were completely frozen in early October.

Among them, the freezing time of the Yalu River is about mid-October, and it is the first ten days of December in modern times.

Taking the sea route, it seems that the distance is more than doubled, but in fact, the speed of the sea march is faster.

Because the British four-masted large ships can sail around the clock, and it is easy to travel about three hundred miles in one day.

Following Kangxi's order, Yuzhu, who had been prepared a long time ago, led a small team of nearly 800 people out of the Yongding River by boat and arrived at the seaside of Tianjin.

After Yu Zhu took William and Big William as hostages, Little William became obedient.

Little William not only recruited several Dutch gunmakers and gunsmiths from India, but also brought the remaining four large merchant ships of William's family.

Little William was so obedient, mainly because Yu Zhu told him that if he was not obedient, William and Big William would be sent back to England.

At that time, Little William, who tried to kill his father and brother, would not only be deprived of the family inheritance, but would even be kicked out.

In the UK, the business aristocrats who have been kicked out are serious dishonesties and will never see their future.

Besides, little William is not a fool.As long as he behaves well, Yuzhu will cooperate with him and keep Old William and his brother in Daqing.

Hehe, the huge wealth of the entire William family belongs to Little William.

As long as there are enough interests, demons can actually cooperate closely with each other.

Not only did Yu Zhu not want William's money, but he also gave him a generous intermediary fee, just asking William to help recruit various craftsmen in Europe.

There is no reason for Little William to refuse such a feat!

Besides, even if Little William is disobedient, as long as Yu Zhu releases his older brother William back to England, hehe, then there will be a good show.

The greatness of it has been settled for such a long time, how could Little William not know?

The five large ships of the William family are all more than 1000 tons and are divided into three decks.

Unlike sailing warships, sailing merchant ships mainly carried goods or slaves.Among the five large merchant ships, two were used to transport troops, two transported artillery, gunpowder, sleds, etc., and one transported dogs.

Yu Zhu knew very well that British businessmen were actually no different from pirates, they were not only mercenary, but also cruel.

Therefore, in order to avoid complications, Yu Zhu did not treat Little William badly.

Yuzhu promised to pay 8000 taels of silver for the round-trip freight of a large merchant ship, and 4 taels for five ships.

To be honest, Little William was always worried that Yu Zhu would not give Bai Zi to order him.

Unexpectedly, the money Yu Zhu gave was completely beyond Little William's imagination.

Isn't it just for money that thousands of miles come to do business?
Transporting goods is for making money, transporting troops is even more profitable, why not do it?
The money was paid in place, and there was a huge deterrent force from Old William and Great William.Thus, Yuzhu and Little William were happy!
Non-my family, its heart must be different.

Defenses can not do without!
Yuzhu was wary of Little William's possible mischief, and except for the two large ships carrying troops, two sentry officers and soldiers were arranged on each of the other three ships to monitor the foreign sailors nearby.

At that time, due to negligent precautions, the "Amethyst", which had already been captured, was secretly run away by the British. The lesson can be said to be extremely profound.

Of course, it was said that he let go on purpose.

However, whether it is sneaking away or letting go, Yuzhu must be more vigilant and strengthen control in advance.

Because this was his first time leading troops into battle, there was absolutely no room for mistakes.

Including giving Little William so much money is also based on overall considerations.After giving enough money, little William's heart was at ease, so that he would not be a demon moth secretly.

In addition, compared with the greater military power that will be mastered in the future, what is a mere 4 taels of silver?

As long as Old William and Big William are in Yuzhu's hands, are you afraid that you won't be able to earn back such a small amount of money?
Everything else is fine, but little Cao Jia has already arrived at the Cao Mansion in the capital.

With Yu Zhu leaving, the time of the big wedding can only be postponed.

However, the layout of the wedding room, the size of the bride's side, and the making of household items can only be entrusted to Guarjia.

The Guerjia family was originally the serious mother-in-law of Xiao Cao Jia's family, and it was justifiable for her to act as the agent for everything.

As for Qingtai, the father-in-law, it is difficult to show up because of the defense of men and women.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Yuzhu looked at the endless ocean and said to himself silently: Tumen River Estuary, here I come!
(End of this chapter)