The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 170 Utilization and Artillery

At the same time, Kangxi was inspecting the Military Division. Ever since Yue Le was defeated in Hubei and lost more than [-] soldiers, the many atrocities had aroused the condemnation of the Han people. He had no choice but to demote Yue Le to a commoner. Sure enough, there is no stamina to attack the Central Plains.

Kangxi took the opportunity to order Kang Jie to lead 15 troops to kill Wang Fuchen in Shaanxi and Gansu, Prince Jian Labu led 15 troops to guard Henan, and Tuhai led [-] troops to guard Shandong.

Kangxi saw that Jiang was still old and hot, so he secretly brought Yue Le back and asked him to preside over the military battle department and gather the power of the whole country to forge advanced firearms.

After these few battles, Yue Le also gained experience. He gathered tens of thousands of craftsmen to make Lumi guns and red cannons with a caliber of 125 mm.

Despite Yue Le's strict supervision every day, the progress is still very slow. He didn't even make a single firecracker in more than ten days. He beheaded dozens of people in anger. All the craftsmen were frightened and tried their best to build it, but The quality is far inferior to the previous Lumi guns.

Yue Le was very depressed when he thought of the hateful bandit army, and suddenly remembered that he had bought red-clothed cannons from the Yi people in the late Ming Dynasty, and that the Yi people had also paid tribute to advanced firearms. People want to buy advanced firearms, this time Yue Le demanded based on the experience of the surviving Qing soldiers: only buy firecrackers that can be fired without ignition.

Nan Huairen was very surprised. You must know that matchlock guns are still being used in large quantities in Europe at this time, and impact tunnel fire guns are not popularized. Only the French have more equipment. However, although Yue Le is not a prince now, he dare not Negligently, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Nowadays, only the French in Europe are manufacturing this kind of gun in large quantities. Could it be that the bandit army also owns this kind of musket?"

Yue Le nodded in satisfaction, and said solemnly: "Very well, you go to contact the barbarians and buy [-] similar muskets. The price is negotiable."

Nan Huairen not only took a deep breath, but thought of the huge benefits involved, he couldn't help but said, "Zha, please rest assured, your lord, but the journey is far away and the number is huge, I'm afraid we won't be able to arrive in a while."

"Don't talk nonsense, do it quickly. At that time, the king will definitely invite the emperor, and you will be indispensable for being promoted." Yue Le said in disgust when he saw his appearance. Obviously he also knew the tricks, but as long as he could buy To the sharp weapon, he doesn't care.

"Zha!" Nan Huairen retreated respectfully, but his heart was active. It is definitely unrealistic to return to Europe. Now Southeast Asia is dominated by the Dutch. It seems that they want to ask the Dutch East India Company for help. As long as there is profit, they will do anything. of.

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When Feng Xifan walked into the lobby of Huaxing Palace, Jiang Tao didn't give him a good look, but when he heard his name, Jiang Tao not only smiled: "Haha, a hero is visiting, you can't neglect, come and give me a seat."

As far as he knew, he was not a staunch anti-Qing righteous man at this time. Since he could take refuge in the Manchus in the end, why couldn't he take refuge in himself?

Feng Xifan was flattered immediately, and said with a smile: "How dare you sit down?"

"Hehe, the times make heroes. It's actually very simple to become a hero. Back then, the Tartars of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were still savages in the mountains, but now? General Feng is a man of talent, why did Zheng Jing send you to die!" Jiang Tao remained calm. Said.

And dozens of Black Tiger Guards pointed their muskets at Feng Xifan, Feng Xifan was dumbfounded, cold sweat couldn't help streaming down, and after a while he said in panic: "Your Majesty, spare me! What is your crime?"

"Don't back down. General Feng is an anti-Qing righteous man. Don't be rude. Sit down. Do you know about the Dutch East India Company?"

Jiang Tao secretly laughed in his heart, this person is really soft-boned and has a lot of fun.

"My lord, the warships of the barbarians are extremely powerful, far from being comparable to those of the Qing Dynasty. Even Lord Zheng's warships are no match, but as long as the other party has money, they can talk to them about anything." Feng Xifan also calmed down at this time, and said softly.

Jiang Tao rolled his eyes, which means he didn't say anything, and he didn't seem to know much about it, so he said with a straight face, "Can you introduce some barbarian friends?"

Jiang Tao's purpose is already obvious. Since he does not have the strength to dominate the ocean, it does not prevent him from making money, and with the help of Dutch merchant ships, he can not only transport the urgently needed food, but also introduce European shipbuilding technology. All the powerful countries have battleships of thousands of tons.

After all, the Netherlands is at war with Britain and France, and trade must be lost. It is urgent to recover the loss of warships, but he has goods that the Dutch are desperately short of.

He remembered that throughout the seventeenth century no one could shake the sea coachman - Holland.

In fact, he could ask pirates for help, but Zheng Jing, the pirate king in East Asia, didn't know how to flatter him, and the other small pirates didn't play much role.

Feng Xifan shouted again and again: "Yes, yes, I know many barbarians, but, my lord, this time I am here to discuss peace."

"Hehe, okay, I will leave this matter to you. As for the peace negotiation, we are all Han people after all, but you tell Zheng Jing that if you come to seek refuge with the Ming Emperor at this time, you can still guarantee the king and wealth. Wait for some time For a long time, hehe..." Jiang Tao finished with a sneer, and then smiled kindly: "Come here, give General Feng a pair of rubies and a deep sea pearl."

"Thank you, my lord, for the reward. I will definitely bring the words to you in the end." Feng Xifan's eyes lit up, he sighed, and left.

He understood the meaning of Jiang Tao's words. I am afraid that Zheng Jing will be in trouble in the future. This time, no one can stop the Black Tiger Army from occupying Fujian. But this time he showed his face in front of King Huaxing. No matter what happens in the future, he will be able to protect himself. In fact, he was not optimistic about Zheng Jing, but he didn't have many troops in his hands, so even if he served King Huaxing, he would definitely not take it seriously.

Hehe, there is really no place to look for, and it takes no effort to get it. The Dutch are urging Zheng Jing to deliver the goods, but Zheng Jing can't raise so much silk. If this is done this time, wouldn't it be two ends? It's all good, Feng Xifan laughed in his heart, but this matter must be kept from the Zheng family.

After Feng Xifan left, Jiang Tao also felt relieved that as long as the food crisis was resolved, he could do a lot of things.

He went directly to the Jiangning Ordnance Institute and recruited Dai Cang and his son. This time he was specifically for the cannon.

Recently, craftsmen have manufactured cannons of more than ten kinds of calibers. Jiang Tao is not happy but worried. With so many calibers of cannons, it must be very difficult to supply them.

Finally, after deliberation, it was decided that the army guns would only manufacture cannons of the same caliber and improved tiger squat guns.

该加农炮被命名为华兴式步兵炮，口径100毫米、20倍径、实弹有效射程：1800米、实弹霰弹弹重：实弹6公斤/霰弹10公斤，整个炮身重三百斤，炮车重100斤。

As for the new type of tiger squatting gun, the range has also been increased, which can shoot 300 meters away, and the power of the platoon gun is amazing.

As for the ship-borne artillery, we will temporarily produce 130mm and 150mm ones, both of which are 20 times the diameter. Large-caliber artillery is farther away, and the weight of the shells has also increased a lot. Of course, the lethality is also much stronger.All guns are also equipped with sights and front sights to increase shooting accuracy.

In fact, Jiang Tao really wanted to equip rear-loading artillery, but many technologies were not up to standard, so he gave up. During this period in Europe, artillery weapons began to be combined into three main types as the prototype of modern artillery: the first type is the long artillery type, which is quite The second category is the cannon, the prototype of the howitzer; the third category is a gun with a thinner barrel and a higher ballistic trajectory.

Long cannons are similar to modern field artillery, with longer barrels (about 30 times the caliber) and faster initial velocity of shells, so their ballistics are low and flat, with long range and high accuracy.In order to make the shell reach the required muzzle velocity without causing the barrel to explode and kill the gunner, the barrel of the long gun is very thick, resulting in a heavy gun and poor maneuverability.Therefore, large-caliber long guns can only be used for siege operations.

The second type of gun, with its lighter and shorter barrel, was used to fire heavier projectiles, but at a shorter range.Although this gun sacrificed range and accuracy, it gained greater mobility without reducing its power.This is the so-called cannon.Its barrel was about 20 times its caliber in length, roughly equivalent to a modern howitzer.However, early cannons were not even as mobile as long guns, and some were actually larger and heavier than the largest long guns.

The Huaxing infantry gun is just a type of gun that is not too long or short between European standards. It can be classified as a cannon type, but it uses iron body copper core technology, and its mobility is much higher than that of a cannon. The weight is much lighter, but the durability and power have increased a lot.

Jiang Tao saw that his artillery was not inferior to that of the West at the same time, but more advanced. He was very happy for a while, and directly ordered: "First make [-] infantry cannons and [-] tiger squat cannons for the artillery battalion, and make the rest. Load the cannon."

Dai Cang was not surprised, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry, the demand for army artillery can be completed in a month at most."

"Okay, reward all craftsmen, and then pass on the order. Craftsmen who have made great contributions can also be crowned kings. If there are inventions and improvements, they will all be presented! This will become the rule of the empire!" Jiang Tao was full of surprises. Could it be that the Ordnance Institute has Created an extremely high-precision iron mold?

(End of this chapter)