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Chapter 470

Yang Reform introduced the use and benefits of the bayonet to his generals. He wanted to say more and discuss it carefully, but today is really not a good day for discussing tactics. Ready to see the next group of people.

"The minister waits to leave..." Seeing that the emperor still had something to do, several generals said their excuses and prepared to leave. Today, there are a large number of ministers gathered outside the Taimiao, so it is really inappropriate to talk to them.

"Well, go ahead and take this bayonet back with you, study it carefully, think about all aspects of this bayonet against the enemy, its advantages and disadvantages, and I will question you again in a few days." Yang Reform said.

"I will obey your orders!" Several generals said together.

"Also, remember to keep it secret. This thing is our latest weapon, and it is a surprise weapon to defeat the enemy in the future. Don't let the wind leak." Yang Reform warned again.

"I understand." Several people agreed again.

Several people came out, but surrounded Sun Chengzong again. The emperor was too busy to talk to them in detail, but Sun Chengzong obviously knew the inside story, how could he let him go?Surrounded Sun Chengzong one by one, ready to ask questions.

Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, had the greatest expectations for this thing. According to what the emperor said, with this thing, even infantry can fight against cavalry, and it is still a field battle. Doesn’t this mean that the pacification of the Eastern Captives is just around the corner?Liu Yanyuan didn't know how to fight with a bayonet, let alone understand it, and didn't really want to understand it. However, he understood the meaning behind the emperor's words clearly, and immediately grabbed Sun Chengzong as soon as he went out.The feat of pacifying Donglu, it seems that there is really hope that he can achieve it in his tenure!

"Master Ge, is this true? With a bayonet, you can fight Donglu?" Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked impatiently.

When the other generals saw that the Minister of the Ministry of War was pulling Sun Chengzong, they knew what the Minister of the Ministry of War was up to. They followed up and stopped around Sun Chengzong, hoping that Sun Chengzong would give him a detailed answer.

Sun Chengzong was surrounded in the middle, looked at the expectant eyes around him, and said with a smile: "Forget it, nothing, since you all want to know so much, let me tell you."

"Master, please..."Many of these people are old subordinates of Sun Chengzong, and the oldest Zhao Shuijiao is only in his 50s. Compared with Sun Chengzong, he is still a generation younger. Asked Xi, Sun Chengzong was also happy to explain.

"...This thing is made of fine steel, very strong, it was made by Sun Yuanhua, and it was made recently..." Sun Chengzong took several generals to a slightly remote place and began to explain.

"Old Ge, is that the Sun Yuanhua who cast the cannon? I heard that he is the student of Mr. Xu Ge? He is responsible for casting the cannon we are using now?" Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked immediately. In the eyes of these Jinshi, it is nothing, but he has a good teacher, Xu Guangqi, which is different. After all, he is also a member of the imperial party, and he is also very important to His Majesty. It is said that the cast cannon allocated to him by the emperor Silver is an astronomical figure.

"...Yes, it is this person. This person was taught by Xu Zixian. He is proficient in Western theories, calendar calculations, and casting. The steel produced has its own uses. It is really rare. Using the steel he cast..." Sun Chengzong explained with a smile.

"Oh!..." Everyone applauded, this is always the achievement of the imperial party.

"...This bayonet was also forged by him according to His Majesty's request, using a special steelmaking method. It is much stronger than ordinary short swords." Sun Chengzong continued to explain.

Regarding this statement, no one expressed any disagreement. They are all people who have fought wars all year round. The quality of weapons can be estimated at a glance and weighed. No one expressed any doubts about the quality of this bayonet. question.

"Then, Mr. Ge, after this kind of thing is equipped with a musket, can it really fight against Donglu?" the Minister of the Ministry of War asked impatiently.

"According to the deduction of the staff department, can, how should I put it, it should be said that the infantry has a way to fight against the cavalry in the field, so that the cavalry will not be massacred in the field. The specific victory or defeat depends on the specific situation of the two sides at that time. The situation..." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and concluded relatively fairly.

Liu Yanyuan got Sun Chengzong's letter of approval, and his heart was mostly at ease. Since Sun Ge said it's okay, it's probably okay. As for the details, as for how to fight, he was very confused, and he didn't care that much for the time being.

"I would like to ask the elders to give you some advice. Your Majesty said that this formation has the miraculous effect of restraining cavalry. I don't know what it is?" Qin Liangyu listened to the emperor's words, and he had a deep understanding of pikemen. She has a general understanding, but she still wants to know more. If she can command the infantry and command her white soldiers to defeat the Donglu in field battles, there is no doubt that he will calm down the Donglu in the future. She will win the first prize, and for this new method of warfare, she can't wait to know his whole picture immediately.

"I didn't expect that Zhen Su, who has always been known for her stability and indifference, would also have anxious moments. Forget it, it seems that His Majesty can't hide this secret anymore. Let me tell you. If His Majesty asks about it in the future, don't The old man said it!" Sun Chengzong looked at Qin Liangyu, who had always been prudent, and asked about it, and said with a smile.

"I beg the old man to give me some pointers." Qin Liangyu smiled shyly, there was no way, this thing is too attractive, how can it make people calm down?

"Actually, this method of warfare has three special features. First, you can fire at the enemy first. When the enemy's cavalry, especially the Donglu, want to attack this camp, they must first bear a wave of blows. Don't underestimate this wave. Attack, many elite soldiers from the East will lie on the road of attack, so it is also a dangerous place for this formation; second: this formation is not afraid of impact. The square forms the depth, even if the enemy cavalry breaks through the front several square formations desperately, the front square formation can be quickly withdrawn to other square formations, which will not cause the previous front row to be washed away, followed by scattered ones This is the second special feature of this formation; third: there are gaps between each square formation, and each square formation is empty. When the enemy cavalry charges, the surrounding soldiers , put the muskets on the ground to form a spear array, and the soldiers in the middle continue to shoot, so that the attack power of the spear array is always maintained..." Sun Chengzong said here, and looked at several juniors with a smile.Then he said: "...you may not know the power of the third point..."

Several people were really puzzled and looked at Sun Chengzong suspiciously.

"The reason why the third point is powerful is very strange. You may not know it. When this kind of musket is equipped with a bayonet, it is six feet long and placed on the ground. As long as it is slightly tilted, the bayonet is clearly in the position of the horse's eye. According to His Majesty, when facing the bright bayonets in front of you, this kind of animal will be instinctively afraid, and will either stop or run to both sides. This formation happens to have gaps between each phalanx , when the horse sees the gap on both sides, it will instinctively run into it instead of hitting the bayonet formation. Once the horse runs into the gap between the two formations, I am afraid that there will be no good results. Ha ha, this is also The peculiarity of this formation..." Sun Chengzong explained with a smile, Sun Chengzong didn't believe in this kind of miraculous thing at first, but after doing the experiment, Sun Chengzong was shocked, and it was true, the horse was still an animal, shining brightly The bayonet was shaking so that the horse did not dare to go forward even if it was killed, but ran towards the gap between the two bayonet formations. Isn't running to this gap a dead end?There are so many people with guns in the back, once they fire, they will definitely be smashed into a sieve.

"Ah!..." Not only Qin Liangyu was shocked!All the people present exclaimed, what else?It's too amazing.

"Ge Lao, is there really such a thing?" Qin Liangyu asked suspiciously, it wasn't that she didn't believe it, it's just that this matter was too suspenseful.

"I saw this matter with my own eyes. Otherwise, I would never believe it to be true. That's why I am confident that this formation can resist the cavalry's charge. Otherwise, I won't let His Majesty mess around." Sun Chengzong smiled. He explained that recently, Sun Chengzong smiled more and more.

"Uh..." Everyone felt incredible in their hearts, unable to digest Sun Chengzong's words for a while.

"Actually, it's not absolute. Some people who are good at controlling horses can still control horses and crash into the gun formation. However, even in the East, there are not many such people. Under the repeated blows of muskets, they can run There are not many people in front of the spear formation, even if they ride horses into the spear formation, it doesn't matter, the spear formation is alive, and some soldiers who are killed or injured can be replaced immediately, so the spear formation is still a complete spear formation... "Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"Uh..." Everyone was still digesting Sun Chengzong's words, and it was too late to exclaim.

"Old man Ge, what should we do if Donglu uses heavy armored cavalry to charge the formation, or to charge in a dense formation? Although muskets can shoot continuously, but the charge is always very slow..." Qin Liangyu thought for a while, I thought of a lot of questions, and my understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of pikemen is much higher than others.

"It doesn't matter. I have artillery and artillery support. How dare the Donglu attack my gun array with a dense formation? Isn't this courting death? What's more, you can also place artillery in each small square formation. How can he allow the Donglu to gather densely?" Charge?" Sun Chengzong said immediately.

"Uh..., amazing, amazing! Listening to the old man's words, this junior suddenly realized, I understand, I understand..." Qin Liangyu was the first to understand the basic elements of this kind of tactics, and he has already mastered this kind of tactics. .

Several other people were still thinking hard, Liu Yanyuan didn't say anything, he didn't understand at all, he only knew that the emperor was very powerful, and this kind of warfare was very powerful, so he smiled.

Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong were still contemplating, and they seemed to gain something occasionally, but then they fell into deeper contemplation.

On the other hand, Man Gui wept and said, "Mr. Ge, if that's the case, won't my cavalry be reduced to a supporting role in the future?" After hearing what Sun Chengzong and Qin Liangyu said, Man Gui didn't understand the key point, but he also understood that he The role of cavalry, in the future, I am afraid that it will not be as beautiful as it is today.

"Go..., what are you talking about, you don't train well, you don't think about how to win, you just think about cavalry cavalry all day long, without cavalry, you won't fight? There are so many places where you can't ride horses. Now, if you want to go to war, should you level the land in advance? If you don’t level it, don’t you have to wait to die?” Sun Chengzong immediately put on a straight face and gave Man Gui a lesson.

Man Gui quickly put away his dejected face, and stood there obediently, not daring to reply a word.

Everyone smiled, this Man Gui was a careless person, he was trained by Sun Chengzong like a grandson, and he dared not say a word.

"Your Majesty's tactics, in fact, are infantry, artillery, and cavalry working together. How can cavalry be useless? At critical moments, cavalry will also go up to fight to buy time for infantry to form formation and prevent collapse. How can it be useless?" How can a man outrun a four-legged horse?" Sun Chengzong comforted Man Gui after admonishing him.

Man Gui is already dejected, let Sun Chengzong say what he says.

"The younger generation thinks this method of warfare is really subtle. Although I don't know the whole picture of this formation, I can feel the power of this formation. I just hope to see the style of this formation as soon as possible!" Qin Liangyu smiled lightly, as if he had understood this. kind of tactics.

"Okay, it's best for Zhensu to understand... Your Majesty has already ordered you to think about this method of warfare. After a few days, His Majesty will be free and invite you to meet again. Take the time to think carefully over the past few days." Think about the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy..." Sun Chengzong praised Qin Liangyu, originally he had something to say later, but it is not easy to say it in front of so many people, and turn to preach to others.

"Keep in mind the teachings of elder Ge..." Everyone replied, and everyone had to listen carefully to Sun Chengzong's preaching.

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In the Taimiao, Yang Reform had already met several groups of people interspersedly. This fruitful matter was indeed a tiring one. An emperor faced countless ministers, even a superman could not stand it.

Yang Reform touched his forehead, his head hurt a little.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to see me?" Wang Chengen asked with a bit of distress.

"Who should I see now?" Yang Reform asked a little dazedly.

"Your Majesty, at this time, it should be Master Lin Qianlin among the Xiaojiuqing..." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, it's Lin Qiang? See you. Also, we will also meet Liu Zongzhou, Yin of Shuntian Mansion." Yang Reform heard that it was time to see Lin Qiang, so he cheered up immediately. There is still an important play to be sung today. Although the salt merchant is Overturned, but the salt merchants, salt administration and salt class are different. When the salt merchants are overthrown, the salt administration is another matter. If you want to overthrow the salt merchants and reset the salt administration, this Liu Zongzhou He is an indispensable person, and now the play depends entirely on him.

"The servant obeys the decree, so I will deliver the decree!" Wang Chengen quickly agreed.

Liu Zongzhou was very puzzled. He was called in together with the Imperial College Jijiu Lin Qian. The place where he and he overlapped was running a school. Could it be that the emperor would talk about running a school?
"I bow to Your Majesty!" The two saluted.

"Excuse me, sit down." Yang Reform said with a smile, motioning for the two to sit down.

Lin Qian was puzzled for a moment, and sat down without much hesitation. Seeing that Lin Qian had sat down, Liu Zongzhou sat down too.

"You two, one is the Minister of Education appointed by me, and the other is a famous Confucian, a staunch supporter of the school, who has contributed a lot and is an official in the same dynasty. Let the two of you come together today. I would like to ask you two, what is the progress of running the school? What are the difficulties?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

As soon as the emperor said this, Liu Zongzhou was taken aback. Could it be that the emperor is going to pay for the money?Could it be that the emperor slaughtered the salt merchants, and could also share some of the profits for them to run schools?Liu Zongzhou, who was so frightened by today's events, immediately regained his vitality. First, he can basically take out the matter of the salt merchants. Second, the emperor may have to spend money to run a school.Liu Zongzhou, who had something to do with the salt merchant, immediately regained his former composure.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the matter of running a school is still under planning, and there is still some progress. If you want to talk about the difficulty, it is the lack of money, no money, this is always a castle in the air, and it is impossible to talk about it..." Lin Qian also stood firm today. On the emperor's side, he didn't have much to do with the salt merchants, let alone have a secret agreement with the emperor, so he was the first group of people to kneel, and he didn't show any fear when facing the emperor.

"Oh, how much money will this cost?" Yang Reform pretended to think for a while and asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, ministers and others plan, even if it is just a trial, it will cost a lot of money. Even if it is small in the first few years, it will cost at least one or two million taels of silver..." Lin Qian said without hesitation, this matter, It was what the emperor asked him to do, and the emperor knew better than him how to do it, so he naturally said what he had to say without any hesitation.

"Two million taels of silver!" Yang Reform said pretendingly, with a little exaggeration in his tone, as if the two million taels of silver would kill him.

Lin Qian glanced at the emperor, seeing the distressed look on the emperor's face, he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Liu Zongzhou glared at the emperor, his heart skipped a beat. If the emperor agreed to pay the money, then their careers would be half completed. This matter was only a matter of words from the emperor!It stands to reason that the emperor should have made a lot of money by slaughtering the salt merchant, so he would not refuse.

"Oh, I also have difficulties!" Yang Reform put on a face for a long time before choking out such words.

Lin Qian was not surprised at all, no matter what, no matter how he played, it was not the emperor himself who was acting, so there was no need to worry, but Liu Zongzhou's face was full of disappointment.

"Hehe, Liu Aiqing, do you feel petty? Since you overthrew the salt merchants, why don't you want to allocate some to run schools?" Yang Reform looked at Liu Zongzhou's disappointed face and smiled.

"I don't dare, I don't dare, I have no such intention!" Liu Zongzhou immediately dismissed it in a hurry. Today's big showdown in the court meeting scared Liu Zongzhou who was always calm. The scene was really shocking!Up to now, I still have lingering fears. If I hadn't turned to hug the emperor's thigh quickly, I'm afraid I would still be kneeling with those "dead people" at this moment.

"Hey... I have always supported the promotion of the saint's cause and the spread of the saint's ideas, and I have always supported the running of the school, but I also have difficulties!" Yang Reform said with a sigh.

Seeing the emperor acting with Liu Zongzhou, Lin Qian suppressed a laugh.

"Your Majesty has any difficulties, can you tell me, maybe I can help your majesty to share the worries." Liu Zongzhou asked boldly following the emperor's words.

(End of this chapter)