The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 128 Yun's Musket

According to legend, the three-stage shooting was invented by Mu Ying, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty.At that time, long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, firearms, etc. needed to be filled with time. In order to solve the problem of time difference, General Mu Ying invented this shooting method after repeated practice, which achieved great results.

I explained: "We can line up the musketeers in nine rows, every three rows as a group, in which the first row of each group is kneeling, the second row is half standing, and the third row is standing upright, firing at the same time. After shooting, they retreat to the rear to reload, the second group moves forward to become the first group, and continues to shoot. This cycle basically guarantees uninterrupted shooting. This method is called three-stage shooting. Although with these remedies method, but still cannot avoid the enemy, especially when the opponent’s cavalry rushes in front of the musketeers, the musketeers will be unable to resist at this time, so the musketeers must be mixed with soldiers using cold weapons to form a battalion.”

Wen Zhang thought for a while and said: "I understand, this method is indeed effective. When the remaining enemies rush to the front, then switch to other arms to fight against the enemy."

"Well, that's right. Let's imagine that there are a thousand Mongolian cavalry rushing from a hundred meters away. Wen Zhang, you have a thousand soldiers here. If there are fifty musketeers in each row, a group is 150. When When the enemy rushes to the front, it is estimated that each group can only fire one or two times. According to one time, it is 450 rounds. If half of the opponent's casualties can be caused, then more than 700 enemies will rush to the front, and we only have 500 rounds. Soldiers of many other arms are bound to fall into a disadvantage; counting twice, it is [-] rounds, which also causes half of the enemy's casualties, and then [-] enemy troops will rush to the front, which is the same as our soldiers. Quite. What if there are one hundred or two hundred musketeers in each row? It will be different."

Wen Zhang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, it seems too difficult to fire the musket twice in such a short period of time. Besides, even if we can fire twice, with the same number of people, our side's hand-to-hand combat effectiveness is still not as good as the opponent's."

"Wen Zhang, the key factor in determining war is people. The use of muskets in actual combat is the direction of the future. You have no doubts about this, but the strategy and tactics need to be carefully studied. It is important to fire ten times within one word (5 minutes)." The most basic thing is to do it. You should think about it carefully. Don’t stick to conventional thinking. For example, whether it is possible to set up obstacles in the middle to slow down the speed of the opponent’s cavalry. How much is appropriate and so on." At this point, my face suddenly became serious and I said, "Wen Zhang, I rely on the city to support the army, and I can still hold a stalemate with Mongolia, but I am far from an enemy in the field. However, I I don’t want to see that the army you brought out is also like this, it’s unbearable in field battles. Mongolian soldiers are human, and your soldiers are also human, so why did they lose?”

Wen Zhang's heart trembled, and he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the team of ministers will definitely meet the requirements of the Emperor."

"Well, Wenzhang, I will teach you another quote about war. Strategically, you must despise the enemy, and tactically, you must pay attention to the enemy."

This famous war quote comes from a great man of later generations, and it is a concentrated expression of the strategic and tactical thinking of this great man, and I did not make it up.Wenzhang has long been familiar with my unexpected point of view, and just silently repeated these two sentences in his heart.

Back in Yun Bofei's room, I thought for a while and said, "Song Rui, Bofei, first build a thousand of these muskets."

Wen Tianxiang asked: "Your Majesty, how long does it take for the Gunpowder Department to complete?"

"Can three months do it?"

"Three months?" Wen Tianxiang said, "Then we have to add more equipment and craftsmen."

"Well, Song Rui, you can arrange it. In short, I will agree to whatever Bofei needs here."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Mr. Shen, has the university's laboratory started?" I asked Shen Yiqiu.

"Going back to the emperor has already begun."

"Okay, the first project of the laboratory is to help Yun Bofei solve the problem. Quanjue is due to arrive in a few days. Let him take charge of the laboratory first. I hope that the laboratory of Lin'an University can be built into the most prestigious laboratory in the world. In terms of fees, let He Ji apply. In addition, Mr. Shen, after you go back, you can discuss with He Ji to build a recruiting building in front of the university. Anyone with a skill, regardless of their academic background, can serve as a university professor after I approve it. , or enter the court as an official, or study on your own. If you don’t want to, you can also conduct academic exchanges with the university.”

Shen Yiqiu replied respectfully: "Follow the emperor's will."

"Song Rui, Dongping, Bofei, the three of you will finalize the musket within three days, and then start mass production. Oh, by the way, I just remembered something, can a bayonet be equipped on the front end of the musket? Bofei Have you seen my drawings, do you still have any impression?"

"Go back to the emperor, I still remember, this is not difficult."

"That's good, Bofei, the research and development of projectiles and artillery can't be ignored."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have already set up different groups, each of which is headed by several middle divisions from the Gunpowder Division, and the progress is going smoothly so far."

"Very good, Bo Fei has contributed a lot, I will remember it in my heart, Song Rui."

"The minister is here."

"I remember saying the name of the muskets back then, so the thousand muskets should be named Yun's muskets."

Wen Tianxiang said: "I obey the order."

"Your Majesty..." After hearing this, Yun Bofei was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment, and knelt down on the ground.

Yun's musket.

This is the hope of several generations of the Yun family.

It has been passed down through the ages and is famous in later generations.

Yun's musket created a new era of firearms. Since then, hot weapons have gradually entered the war.

"Get up." I helped Yun Bofei up, handed him a few drawings and said, "Yun Aiqing, this is the latest drawing of the flintlock gun that I am thinking about, and it is one of your key research projects in the next step. Jue's laboratory and Quanjue himself will fully cooperate and strive to develop it successfully before the end of the year."

It is precisely because of the many disadvantages of the matchlock gun that people continue to improve it. At the end of the sixteenth century, the birth of the flintlock gun finally ended the dominance of cold weapons.Although it is far inferior to the guns of later generations, it is no longer something cold weapons can compete with.

Yun Bofei glanced at the manuscript and said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best."

"Okay, Bofei, I believe in you, it's just that you need to pay attention to rest, learn martial arts with Zhongfei when you have time, exercise your body, and leave the trivial matters to the people below. I can't live without it. You firearms expert."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

"Well, Dongping."

"Subordinates are here."

"Dongping, the Gunpowder Department can build a large-scale firearms production workshop, bringing together the most advanced technology equipment and first-class craftsmen in our dynasty to meet the increasing firearms manufacturing."

"Your Majesty." Chen Dongping said dully, "Only the Weapons Superintendent has the right to establish a workshop. Can the Gunpowder Department do it?"

"Of course, you can make a plan for this matter first, and leave it to Song Rui. When the flintlock gun is developed, I will upgrade the gunpowder department to the firearms supervisor."

"Don't worry, your majesty, your subordinates will start immediately." Chen Dongping said happily.

If the Gunpowder Department can be promoted to be a Firearms Superintendent, then Chen Dongping will also be able to rise like a Weapons Supervision, but a fifth-rank official is far from being comparable to the low-ranking seventh-rank chief.

"Wen Zhang, is the expansion of the Youth Guard completed?"

"Your Majesty, it has been completed a long time ago. Now the Youth Guard has 1000 official soldiers and 300 non-staff soldiers."

"How is it going?"

"Returning to the emperor, the youth guards participate in basic training in the morning and morning, including physical fitness, endurance, formation, basic fighting, etc. In the afternoon, it is the professional training of their respective teams, such as spearmen practice guns, sword soldiers practice knives, sailors enter the water, Mountain soldiers go up the mountain and wait, and in the evening, we invite learned gentlemen to teach everyone to read and practice calligraphy, or to discuss actual combat cases in "Wu Jing Zong Yao."

"What name, it's a mess, haha, I don't care, I just want the result. When you have time, go to the Ministry of War and ask Lu Xiufu to see if there is still banditry there, and go out and fight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."