A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Father William left, but Xiaoheita didn't rush to Hamamatsu to see him off because time didn't wait for him.

At this moment, there were four men kneeling in front of Xiaopingtai. Judging from their clothes, it was obvious that they were ordinary town craftsmen. Everyone's heads were pressed tightly to the floor, not daring to make the slightest sound.

"Do you know why I summoned you here?" Koheita dismissed all the others, except for Hosokawa Saimee, who was in charge of troop mobilization and military service registration, and Murakami Yoshimitsu, who was in charge of the city's guard.

All the attendants who were waiting nearby were dismissed, and all the flags on duty were also transferred. Even Aji and Tatsuzo, who had been serving Xiaoheita, were ordered to go outside the house, both as guards and to prevent them from hearing or others hearing.

"It's probably necessary to cast a large barrel to make a good shot." One of them answered carefully.

"The previous Prime Minister and Habayashi-den sent you to Hamamatsu Nanban Town to learn how to forge Nanban artillery. Have you mastered it effectively?"

Several people breathed a sigh of relief. Three of them were the blacksmiths and iron cannon craftsmen who were selected and sent to Nanman Town in Hamamatsu a few years ago to learn how to cast Franco machine cannons.

It turned out that Xiaopingtai asked them if they knew how to cast a cannon, so they were relieved. After studying for two years, I have completely mastered the casting method. A large Buddha machine weighing one thousand kilograms can be cast independently, not to mention small and medium-sized models of five to six hundred kilograms or two to three hundred kilograms.

"Please rest assured, we have everything under control!" The man was full of confidence.

"Very good!" Xiao Pingtai turned his head to the remaining man.

"How many generations have your family been making carts and wheels?"

"Ah, yes, my family has been making big cars for four generations, more than a hundred years!"

"Then I want you to make a new artillery carriage with a large Nanban barrel. How long will it take you?"

"This..." The man hesitated.

"Is one year enough for you?" Xiao Pingtai didn't wait for his answer.

"Yes, enough is enough!"

"I can give you a reference for the artillery carts made by Yuanjiang Palace in the past, and someone will take you to pick them up after you retreat from the city."

Hosokawa Saime and Murakami Yoshimitsu, who were listening in the side, were not aware of the seriousness. They did not understand the reason why Koheita summoned these four people and kept it secret. If you are asking about these things, there is no need for this at all. They're all lice on a bald man's head, it's obvious.

Of course, this is not just idleness, Xiaoping is very busy, there must be a reason.

He is now summoning craftsmen who can cast cannons and manufacture towed artillery carriages, with the goal of creating a "certificate of kingship" for the next three hundred years of field battles, a three-pound or six-pound field cannon that can quickly accompany the army in battle.

Even on the Internet, there is also a Continental Army 1776 three-pound bronze field gun that is boasted loudly in street stall literature and is said to be a cannon that creates an empire.

Nowadays, Fo Lang Ji Zi Mu Bao does not mention him. There are too many information and too many physical objects. You can know them all by Baidu.

In another thirty years, the Hongyi cannon will appear in the Ming Dynasty next door and has been wildly popular for more than a hundred years. It is also the Koffelin long-barreled 12-pound ship-based gun mentioned by Father William before.

By thickening the gun wall and extending the barrel, a huge advantage in range is achieved. The longest one is even more than thirty times its caliber, reaching a terrifying gun length of four meters.

During the Great Battle of Britain and Spain, both sides were equipped with thousands of Kofilin cannons of different sizes and calibers. In the vast ocean, he is the victorious king at this moment.

However, although this kind of Kofilin long-barreled gun can also be used in the field, it has an obvious problem. It is impossible to move quickly, or it cannot move on the battlefield.

Inevitably, reducing the weight of artillery, increasing its firing speed, and standardizing the caliber of artillery have become problems that rulers of various countries must face.

Koheta's requirement for these craftsmen was to create a vehicle that could adapt to Japan's mountainous terrain and poor road conditions, which could not only keep up with the march of the troops, but also be able to quickly deploy and advance in battle. It provides rapid strike firepower to the troops at all times, and has a longer range bronze field cannon that the Folan gun does not have.

The goal is: skilled gunner, one shot every half minute!

As for silk gunpowder bags, tubular gunpowder fuses, sponges for cleaning the gun barrels, and setting up the front carriage of the gun carriage to adapt to the ups and downs, these are the crystallizations of wisdom of countless predecessors, all of which were taken advantage of by Xiao Pingtai.

Knowing why he casts a relatively mid-to-early artillery such as the Folan Gun, it must be because Koheita is still determined to cultivate artillery. Be proficient in using gun gauges and rulers, calculate shooting angles and ranges, preset charge amounts, and select artillery positions.

Which one doesn’t want to learn?

Skilled artillery will be trained soon, and will be matched with bronze rapid-fire field guns. No matter whether you are an army of thousands of men or a man of steel and iron, you can take a shot from my ruthless cannon!

As for why 12-pound, 18-pound, or even 24-pound cannons were not cast, the reason is simple: they are not used.

Is it on the level of a castle like this in Japan? The 6-pounder has really taken a liking to him.

In addition to the former castle Friday, Odawara Castle has a fort height of ten meters, a slope slope of 50 degrees, and a trench surrounding the city. Currently, there is no other city that needs to use European-style 24-pound siege cannons to open up the city defense.

Furthermore, now that we have trained gunsmiths and skilled artillerymen, when larger caliber artillery is really needed, it will only happen naturally.

There is no way that even Huang Taiji can imitate the Hongyi cannon when he is outside the customs and only has two or three kittens. And there is someone here in Xiaopingtai who has money and foreign technology, but he can't beat him?

Now it happens that Jia Xin believes that the war has ceased for one year, and any family is saving up for cultivation. When the wounds heal, it is time to restart the war.

People expand their territory and financial resources to increase their military strength and power.

Xiaopingtai was forced or became more proficient in cultivating internal strength, nourishing the people internally, accelerating the development of the production model of large handicraft factories, opening up foreign trade, and increasing income, thereby also achieving the purpose of strengthening the military and expanding military power.

In the troubled times of the Warring States Period, as long as you have money, are you afraid of not having soldiers? Raise the flag to recruit troops, and you will find people who will feed you.

Oda Nobunaga lost countless battles and suffered countless casualties. In less than two months, with a lot of Yongle money and gold, he can still regroup and raise his troops to fight again.

Just like the Hosokawa and Miyoshi clans who previously controlled Sakai Town, they mobilized huge financial resources to obtain military power that other daimyo could not possess, and thus became invincible.

Koheta's continuous expansion and development of new financial resources ensured that the Yamauchi clan's military strength was sufficient, and now he was trying to improve artillery technology. With the unparalleled cooperation of the "Jiaxin Elite Soldiers" in the world, there will be no disadvantage.