At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 299 Always Leading

"Report to Marshal, Namuhan has fled, leaving only a thousand riders behind."

"It doesn't matter, Muhan's 4000 troops ran away, but Muping Town's 5000 troops couldn't." Jiang Cai said.

"Now that the infantry has arrived, Aci Timur cannot escape with his wings." Pei Jichang said bitterly.

The battle report has come, Lei Guang has annihilated 500 troops, none of them survived or surrendered.

At this time, the main force of the Song Army had surrounded Muping Town, and they could only attack after the artillery positions were constructed.

Inside, Aci Timur was also urging his soldiers to dig trenches.

After ten years of fighting, everyone knows that it is safest to go underground. No matter whether it is offensive or defensive, it is digging trenches. However, the Song Army has a specialized engineering unit equipped with a large number of shovels and other tools, but the Yuan Army is not prepared and there are not many tools in Muping Town. , so the construction efficiency is extremely low.

The next day, the Song army had already dug out the fortifications, while the Yuan army would just dig out a shallow ditch.

Without giving the Yuan army more time to prepare, Jiang Cai gave an order to fire guns from all sides at the same time, and the soldiers moved quickly under the cover of the trenches.

Aci Timur tried his best to deal with it, but the gap in hard power was obvious, and the Yuan army was defeated step by step.

Just as the fight in Mouping Town was in full swing, in Chenzhou City, Zhao Shi saw the barrel of the gun sent from the front.

"The officer's head and epaulets were all taken away, as was the musket. Fortunately, Lei Guang buried the rifled barrel in the ground early on, and luckily it was not found." Zhao's voice was very low.

An entire army was beaten and annihilated. This is a very rare battle nowadays. What's more, the Yuan army has obtained a large number of samples, and it is expected that muskets will appear soon.

"This is what war is like. There is never any luck. I just hope that the entire army can learn from the experience and not do it again." Zhao Shi said.

"Brother, what should we do with Lei Guang and others?" Zhao asked.

Zhao Shi thought for a moment and said: "Such a serious offense should have been severely punished, but since they all sacrificed their lives for the country, they were exempted from the crime and entered the Hall of Heroes with their duties.

As for the establishment of the Fourth Brigade and its two regiments [-], they will be permanently cancelled, as a warning to others. "

"Although Lei Guang and others are at fault, the soldiers under his command are indeed innocent. Is such a punishment too serious?" Zhao asked.

"There are no innocents on the battlefield, only victory and defeat. The winner has everything, and the loser has nowhere to complain.

Just like you, if the country had not been restored, could your status as a subjugated king be evacuated? "Zhao asked meaningfully.

Zhao remained silent.

According to the system, those who died in battle were given a first-level pension, and those above lieutenant colonel were given a posthumous title. Now that Lei Guang and others made a big mistake and the entire army was annihilated, the reward was naturally gone.

For an army, the most serious punishment is of course to cancel the establishment. I think the generals will be more vigilant after receiving the battle report.

"How to deal with the musket?" Zhao asked again.

Zhao Shi chuckled and asked: "Do you think that the Tartars can fight against the imperial army by manufacturing muskets on a large scale?"

Zhao thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Smoothbore guns are outdated. Now the country has a new manufacturing method. Rifled guns are about to be promoted on a large scale. The Tatars are manufacturing muskets on a large scale, but it is only a waste of national power."

Before going to Ryukyu, Zhao had already gone to monitor the general. With the extensive use of hydraulic lathes, the processing of barrels has become quite convenient. Guochao is planning to replace smooth-bore guns with rifled guns.

"You have forgotten that the third generation breech-loading gun is already being tested. When it is officially put into production and put into use, the country and the country will have greater advantages." Zhao Shi showed a confident smile.

Killing the enemy on the battlefield ultimately involves sending metal into the enemy's body. In the past, it was bows, arrows, knives and guns, but now it is guns and artillery shells. Although the form has changed, the core has not changed.

Whoever can project more metal onto the target wins.

There are two ways to win. One is to stack the number. Under the same hit rate, the side with more shots wins. The other is to increase the hit rate. The one with the higher hit rate wins under the same number. This requires training of soldiers. Also improves weapon performance.

There is no doubt that a breech-loading gun fires faster, has a higher hit rate, and has a longer range. Comprehensive calculations show that one breech-loading gun is worth three or four muzzle-loading guns, which means that one Song soldier can shoot three or four Yuan army.

Expanding to the overall situation, that is, the Yuan army needs three or four times the number to confront the Song army.is it possible?

It would be impossible for Kublai Khan to die from exhaustion.

Regardless of population or resources, Yuanting does not have such a big advantage.

Of course, it may take more than ten years to put the breech-loading gun into service, and the technical difficulty is the bullet.

If you rely on hand rubbing, the output in one year is not enough to fight a war.

Therefore, the muskets of the country did not jump, and the front-loading muskets would be followed by front-loading flintlock rifles.

Rifled guns are slow to load, but have a long range and high accuracy. Their overall performance is about twice that of smoothbore guns.

Perhaps on a local battlefield, Kublai Khan could muster twice the advantage, but it would be absolutely impossible overall.

In short, Yuan Ting can copy, but Song Ting will always be ahead.

After watching the guards take away the gun barrel, Zhao suddenly turned around and said, "Brother, I want to go to Nanyang after I recover."

"Don't worry, the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall will wait for two years each before deciding." Zhao Shi paused and then said, "It's time to get married, get a few more concubines, and give birth to ten or eight princes."

Zhao shook his head and laughed at himself: "My younger brother is already poor, but he cannot afford to support so many wives, concubines, and children."

"It doesn't matter. When you return to Beijing, my eldest brother will give you two properties to ensure that you can support your family." Zhao took care of everything.

"That's a good relationship." Zhao grinned.

With just a piece of glass, the emperor instantly became the richest man in the world from a pauper. Sometimes the Ministry of Revenue had to borrow money from internal funds to meet emergencies.

Zhao Xiaoer believed that he was definitely not as simple as supporting his family, and he could not even raise the initial funds to build a feudal country.

While the two brothers were chatting, Wen Fosheng walked in quickly and handed over a battle report.

In Shandong, Zhang Shijie has captured Yidu, killing and wounding more than [-] Yuan troops, taking [-] prisoners, and killing and wounding more than [-] Song troops.

But Zhang Shijie did not stop, but continued to advance.

All the Yuan troops in Tai'an, Banyang and other places have retreated. Zhang Shijie has led his army to the outside of Jinan City and will be able to attack the city soon.

After getting excited, Zhao said: "I estimate that Jinan will definitely be easier to fight than Yidu."

"Oh, why?" Zhao asked with interest.

"Fighting is like eating walnuts. The outer shell is always the most difficult to deal with." Zhao said enthusiastically: "Those who are not afraid of death are dead, and the rest will not have much fighting spirit and can be easily killed."

"So the imperial court has been strengthening military education." Zhao Shi said: "Just like this time, if all the Tartars are wiped out, it will definitely shake the morale of the army, but Wang Shi will have no impact at all.

You can leave everything else aside until you become a country later, but you must not relax in building the army.

Educating soldiers can improve the combat effectiveness of the army. Retiring veterans can provide you with grassroots officials. The army can also transform foreign races, which has many benefits. "

"Is this the superiority of the system that Big Brother often talks about?" Zhao asked.

"Yes." Zhao Shi said: "Gather with benefits, and disperse when benefits are exhausted. Unite with ambition, and you will not regret it after a long time. Why make a determination? It's just education."

Zhao nodded and kept it in mind.

So how many years will Zhao want his second brother to stay?Being a king is not an easy job, especially for the first generation king. The second brother still has a lot to learn.

(End of this chapter)