golden scales

It is only forty miles from Wuqiao to Dezhou. If it is only for deterrence and blockade, Bahana and Shi Tingzhu should station their troops in Wuqiao.This not only has the city as a backing, but also has the greatest room for maneuver.

However, as offensive generals, the two will definitely choose to camp five miles below the city. They can put on a posture that I am the boss and I want to hit you, and at the same time they are at a safe distance. Don't worry about Texas having the mighty cannon that can blast five miles.Moreover, judging from the fighting will of the Ming army and the Shun army since entering the customs, perhaps the appearance of Manchurian soldiers five miles outside the city of Dezhou is enough to make the city guards abandon the city.

After the cavalry from the Zhenglan Banner arrived at Wuqiao, the local gentry opened the city gates and informed Dashun that the puppet officials had absconded.Seeing the words "Return to welcome the Emperor Ming" written on the white flag, the gentry in the county wept bitterly, as if they had a great reason for their descent that day.

Since it is useful to see people's hearts, the Manchurian soldiers naturally collected food on the spot unceremoniously.As a result, another wave of refugees flocked towards Shandong, and most of them flocked to Dezhou in the south, because they heard that it had been recovered by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.But there are still some people who are more afraid of officers and soldiers, so they migrate westward.

This Manchurian vanguard did not bring food, grass and supplies. Seeing that the situation changed, they immediately drew their swords to collect them by themselves.The big households in Wuqiao then took out some hoarded food and grass, trying to appease them as much as possible.

Such a small disturbance also gave Xiao Mo time to calmly arrange the battlefield.After the battle on the river, the [-]st Battalion of the Guards saw the advantages of landmines with their own eyes, so they liked to use them very much. They applied for a large amount of gunpowder and set up a mine team to be responsible for manufacturing and filling landmines.

Although Qi Jiguang's steel wheel detonating the fire pedal has not been restored, he is already very skilled in the conventional manual detonation of mines.As long as thirty or fifty pieces are buried in front of the fortifications, it is enough to affect the charging momentum and formation of the opponent's cavalry in battle. ——Although no one has seen what kind of formation the Manchurian cavalry charged.

Parapets of parapets were quickly lined up side by side, and cannons were arranged between the parapets.This time the timely transfer of the artillery was very successful.Even the Second Battalion generously sent its [-]th Cannon to Dezhou, and then received new cannons from the Jiaozhou Cannon Foundry.

Today, the bottleneck limiting the large-scale assembly of artillery is no longer artillery output, but transportation capacity and artillery.There are still too few soldiers who can measure range and recite various shooting data, and each artillery requires a huge amount of pack horses, auxiliary soldiers, and logistics.Theoretically, a cannon must be fired five times on the battlefield before it can cause damage equal to its cost.

certainly.If the blow to the morale of the enemy is taken into account, maybe the enemy will collapse after a volley of five guns.

Under Zhu Cihong's emergency adjustment of artillery and troops, the number of artillery that Xiao Mo could use reached an astonishing 26 pieces.It's just that, except for the five main battalion artillery, which can be arranged by him, the other artillery arrangements must listen to the artillery opinions of the Firearms Division, and find suitable artillery positions that they think are suitable.

"Give them the five cannons of the camp." Xiao Mo said generously.

"General, this..."

Is it ironic?

"They shoot cannons every day after all." Xiao Mo said seriously: "And look. They also put the cannons in front of the formation, but pay more attention to the spacing. Learn from it."

The artillerymen of the First Battalion Artillery Bureau were also trained by the Firearms Division. The artillery lieutenant colonel who led the team this time had also served as their instructor, so naturally there was no resistance.And this time the firearms department not only brought artillery, but also artillery skills.

Under the efficient manpower excavation of the East Palace.More than a dozen old artillerymen were found in the Dengzhou generation.These artillerymen are the remnants of the first batch of [-] Ming Dynasty artillerymen trained by Xu Guangqi hired Portuguese artillerymen.At that time, Silao of Gongsha, the leader of the Portuguese mercenary army, brought [-] Portuguese soldiers and [-] entourages to Dengzhou, Shandong as instructors, and participated in the battle, and eventually died in battle.His integrity is even more admirable than many Ming scholars.

After Kong Youde rebelled in Shandong, he fled to Houjin and took with him large ships, artillery, gunners and craftsmen.Huang Taiji hugged him for this, and one can almost imagine his joyful appearance behind his back.

Therefore, the post-gold fighting style has advanced for more than two generations.

These old artillerymen are all close friends of Governor Sun Yuanhua.Naturally he didn't want to go with Kong Youde.After Sun Yuanhua died, they didn't want to die on the battlefield.So they dispersed incognito, and in the end, because they couldn't bear the work assignment of "making the best use of their talents" by the imperial court, they reported their own background, and they were released from the ordinary labor force and became technical soldiers.

After obtaining these systematically trained gunners, the Firearms Division improved the movement specifications of the artillery operation, and finally positioned eleven decomposition actions, and also perfected the equipment needed for artillery aiming.

"This is the gun rule." The lieutenant colonel called the gunners of the first battalion and the second battalion who failed to receive training in time to conduct battlefield training.He held up a measuring tool with two copper rulers nailed at right angles, one long and one short.There is a quarter-circle ruler connected between them, and the cursive scale is engraved on it.

"This line with the pendant is called the right line. Insert the long handle into the muzzle like this, and the right line will overlap with the scale on the arc ruler. This scale is the elevation angle of the barrel." The lieutenant colonel inserted the gun gauge into the gun mouth, let these gunners come over one by one, and they can report the readings simply and clearly.

"What is this angle for?" The lieutenant colonel asked himself and answered, "Look at the nameplate hanging on the gun carriage. There is a form on it."

Everyone squeezed over, and sure enough, they saw a form hanging under the cannon carriage, which listed the range of the cannon at various elevation angles under the condition of fixed ammunition and standard projectiles.Originally, this activity was learned after the test firing when preparing the position before the battle. It was more like a directional mine than an artillery.

Now the firearms department takes each gun to shoot a target when it leaves the factory, measures the relationship between the distance and the elevation angle, and customizes the shooting table.It is equivalent to giving each gun an extra ID card, and it also allows the battalion artillery to use it immediately, eliminating the need for test firing before the battlefield.

The artillerymen all looked excited. Using this method is obviously much more convenient than drawing a map and bombarding the ground stupidly.Even on unprepared battlefields, you can fight right away, obviously gaining a greater sense of presence.

"Because the error of the saccade method is still too large, it is more stable to measure the battlefield when conditions permit, and mark the distance with white or other things." The lieutenant colonel explained.

The engineers pushed the measuring infantry and used a rope to measure the fifty feet in front of the artillery position.From fifty feet away, mark a mark point for easy observation every ten feet, until 150 feet.

This kind of measuring scooter was invented by the Wanli period to measure the acres of fields. The inventor is the author of "Algorithm Tongzong", a great mathematician Cheng Dawei.Since Wanli began to be popularized and used, there are still a large number of real objects, as well as a complete set of written materials such as complete parts drawings, general assembly drawings, design instructions, and modification instructions, so it is easy to manufacture in large quantities to meet various engineering needs.Note 1

After marking the distance, the engineers took out the cross in the middle of the ruler, turned the crank, and quickly retracted the ruler on the ground, which is no different from the tape measure of later generations.

Riding on the horse, Zhu Cilang saw that the artillery was ready and the parapet was completed, and he knew that Xiao Mo was ready to attack the invaders head-on.

After Chen De arranged for the construction department to carry out rush construction, he mobilized the blasting department to assist in the placement of landmines.The gunpowder mining technology that has been popularized during the Wanli period can be used for mines with only a slight modification.

"Your Highness, if these Eastern captives don't come, it will be a waste of time." Chen De arranged for the engineer battalion, and rode his horse into the officer circle behind Zhu Cihong.

Although the other generals were dissatisfied, they couldn't stand Chen De's thick skin.If Min Zi had known Chen De early in the morning, he would not have stopped him.And after all, a horse is a kind of elegant animal, and when it sees its kind approaching, it will more or less move to give way.Only then did Chen De come up to chat with the crown prince as he wished.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "How is the progress of the project?"

"It's still a bit slow." Chen Dedao: "But I'm afraid there's no way to go faster. After using the rammed earth truck, it's almost reached the limit."

"If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. What you need, talk to the professors in the technical college. Sometimes they don't know what others lack. If they really want to know, maybe they can solve it easily. "Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

"It would be nice to be able to make that quarrying and crushing thing, and it will free up a lot of manpower." Chen De pretended to sigh again: "Your Highness, I am so worried that I can't sleep all night."

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Note 1: The full set of written materials of Cheng Dawei’s invention and measurement of the walker are still well preserved today, so we can know that Cheng Dawei’s working habits are very good.So, Xiaotang can logically deduce——

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