The rise of the prince

Chapter 335 The New Army Changes
In the afternoon, Li Xingzhou was writing and drawing in the courtyard, and the painting was the new uniform of the Shenji Battalion.

There are many differences between this military uniform and the armor of the current imperial army. It is made of lighter and thinner cotton cloth, and the focus is on exquisite craftsmanship on the belt. The belt must be able to hang grenades, ammunition boxes, and gunpowder pots.

The Suifa guns produced by the Wangfu began to be equipped with bayonets. In this way, the muskets could also be used as long spears.

One of the biggest changes is in the hat.

Ancient military caps did not have a large brim design. Some film and television dramas will use it, but it is also unfounded. Because in the era of cold weapons, a large brim means blocking the line of sight. It is fatal to lose sight of the opponent's position in a close-range kill. .

In the era of hot weapons, military caps with large brims gradually appeared, mainly because the brims can block the sun, so that it is not dazzling, and it is convenient for shooters to aim at distant targets.

The military caps of the new army must also have brims, but they must not be too heavy. The archer needs to lean forward with his neck vertically to aim. If he maintains this posture for a long time, a hat that is too heavy is completely unbearable.

All in all, everything should be kept simple, and everything should be light, so that it does not affect the mobility first, and the defense is second.

The configuration of the new army planned by Li Xingzhou is three to five grenades per person, one quick-fire gun, one pellet box, one powder pot, one kettle, bedding rolls and dry food on the back.

That's right, here comes the most important point, and that is the ability to take care of logistics for a short period of time.

In the past, when large armies marched in, because the armor and weapons were heavy, a large amount of labor and auxiliary troops were required for logistical supplies. This is the truth about the hundreds of thousands of troops in ancient times.

For example, Kangxi's conquest of Zhungeer, which was relatively close, has relatively clear records. The Qing army was close to 3000 troops, but the elite troops who actually fought on the front line were [-].What are the others doing?Most logistical supplies.

It was so difficult to fight in the era of cold weapons. The elite heavy infantry soldiers of the Song Dynasty weighed more than 70 kilograms of equipment, and there were seven or eight parts in an armor. Did they carry it by themselves during the war?Certainly not possible, wearing more than 70 kilograms on the body, ordinary people will have back pain after walking a hundred meters, if they wear it and walk thousands of miles to fight, unless they are superhuman.

Wearing heavy armor is also very difficult. Walking through four or five floors inside and outside the armor, both front and back, requires at least two people to help put on the armor, and the same goes for taking off the armor.

The Jurchen Tiefutu is a Songbu human armor plus a horse covered in iron armor. Let alone a human, it is impossible for a war horse to carry its vest to fight by itself. The strength of the war horse must be preserved until the charge.Therefore, not only people have to accompany the servants of the auxiliary army, but also the war horses have to be equipped with pack horses to carry their vests.

That is to say, a war horse needs one man and one horse to serve, and an elite warrior needs two or three plus one packhorse man to serve.Coupled with food, fodder, tents, bedding, etc., it is enough to imagine how difficult it is to provide logistics.

On the other hand, soldiers in the era of hot weapons like the New Army have completely changed everything. They are alone, carrying a gun, bringing their own ammunition, and carrying bedding, water and food on their backs.

Why, because they don't have to wear the heavy armor, they solve the battle at a distance.

In this way, logistical difficulties are greatly reduced, which is why Li Xingzhou must change his military uniform.

Otherwise, the new army already has armor, issued by the imperial military department, with a balance of light and heavy, and everything. The uniforms of 5000 people are not trivial, and they need a lot of money.

"What are you doing?" He Qian's words sounded in my ears. This little girl is a smart person. She didn't come a few days ago because the palace was full of people and she was afraid of being seen. Now that the palace is clean, she comes here every day. Find Gillian and Yue'er to play cards.

It is estimated that He Zhao is also a broken jar, and he is too lazy to take care of his own wild girl.

"I'm drawing clothes." Li Xingzhou said without looking back.

"Clothes?" She leaned over and looked curiously, then stuck out her tongue: "What ugly clothes."

"Go, I don't know how to appreciate it." Li Xingzhou perfected the details of the military uniform according to his memory while talking. This girl doesn't know what is simple and capable beauty.

He Qian thumped his shoulder in dissatisfaction: "You still have the nerve to say that you didn't see me after coming back for so long, and you gave me some lotus wine, but my father took it away and drank it secretly."

"I can't help it. After all, we have a status now. If we still go to Kaiyuan Mansion every day, the emperor will think that I am colluding with your father and forming a party for personal gain." Li Xingzhou said sarcastically.

Not to mention, Lao He always had a dark face, but he helped him quite a few times. If he got closer, the emperor might really get suspicious.

He Qian snorted, "Excuse!" and happily ran over to fight the landlord with Yue'er and Gillian.

Seeing them having fun, Li Xingzhou put down the drawings in his hands and thought about the past two days.

Yesterday, Mao Luan, a member of the Ministry of Industry and Judgment, came to ask Yan Yan to present the magic machine big gun paper again. The main reason was that the emperor was lukewarm last time, and he didn't listen to their introduction. Mao Luan was very upset, after all, this thing In his opinion, it is a treasure, so he wants to go again.

Yan Yan had no choice but to go with him again.
As a result, the two came back dejected.

Mao Luan shook his head and sighed, with a sad face on his face, and he said that for some reason recently, the emperor, who was very interested in the magic cannon before, suddenly became cold, and even offered the blueprint and said he didn't want to see him.

People in the palace said that the emperor often summoned Meng Zhiye, Chen Yu and other great Confucian scholars of the dynasty recently, among whom Meng Zhiye saw the most, and talked about scriptures and Taoism in the imperial study every day, and sometimes he actually didn't come out all day long.

But every time Chen Yu enters the palace, he doesn't seem to be very happy, and when he comes out, he always has a dark face, but Meng Zhiye has been proud of himself recently.

After the opening, the emperor was promoted three times in a row. He was still working in the History Museum, but he was added as a Chaosan doctor, and after half a month, he was added as a Taizhong doctor. At the end of June, he was added as a Zhongfeng doctor.

Li Xingzhou didn't know what Meng Zhiye said to the emperor, and it was like a rocket that made him get promoted.

he has a lot to worry about now
In the afternoon, Li Xingzhou finally drew the blueprints and was about to pack up the paper, pen and ink, when Shiyu came back.

As soon as he entered the small courtyard, he said casually: "I have ordered the limestone you want, and it will be delivered to your door tomorrow. Then you remember to ask someone to accept it. I don't know why you bought it. Are you going to paint the wall? "

After a tiring day, she picked up his fan to cool off, while pouring tea on the stone table by herself.

Li Xingzhou moved his butt and let her sit beside him, then took the fan in her hand and fanned her: "My lord is useful, but first tell me who Shen Yinfeng is."

"What Shenyin wind?"

"It's the one who came to the palace all day long asking to see me, and when he saw him, he said 'please take care of Miss Shiyu'. I almost beat him to death." Li Xingzhou rushed.

"Pfft." Shiyu burst out laughing, "My lord is jealous."

Li Xingzhou put his arms around her small waist: "Nonsense, of course my wife is jealous."

Shiyu blushed and pushed his big hand away: "Let go, heat."

As she said that, she stood up, put down her teacup, and was about to enter the house. When she stepped over the threshold, she turned her head and explained in a low voice: "A person who came to see me from Jiangzhou for several years, but I didn't pay attention to him at all." would rush into the house.

Li Xingzhou laughed.

At the end of June, the palace summoned large weaving merchants in Beijing and China through their connections, and released a large order of [-] sets of military uniforms for the new army. All of a sudden, the whole of Kyoto was a sensation. If anyone can buy [-] sets, maybe they can. Be fat!

(End of this chapter)