I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 176 New tactics, new thinking
Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon and drove out of Dongyang Gate to the inner grass field.

It is now approaching the second month of the lunar calendar, and the temperature is gradually warming up, not as cold as winter.

After the New Year, the trained noble disciples also returned to Licao Field early as required. Of course, there were some who couldn't stand the hardship and didn't want to go, but they were all forcibly kicked out by their families.

Today, Zhu Youxiao made a last-minute decision, so he did not notify the people who were training in advance. When he arrived, he saw that there were more people in the Caolan Field, many new facilities had been built, and the people inside were continuing to train.

"Your Majesty is down."

The guards outside the pen saw Long Zhu coming this way from a distance, and quickly shouted in the pen, calling for people to run to the barracks inside.

"The Krug Cannon is very heavy. Different models have different uses. Type A is suitable for defending the city, but is not conducive to transportation. Type B can be transported and is also powerful. However, due to its heavy weight, it requires three horses and two or three horses. Auxiliary troops assist.

The most suitable for field battles is the C model, which only requires one horse. Although it is less powerful than the other two, it is much more powerful than the Folang machine gun and the Tiger gun. "

There are two rows of barracks on the left side of the grass fence. There is a class in one of them. There are more than 30 people sitting inside. The oldest one is over [-] years old, and the youngest one looks about fifteen.

They seemed to be very curious about the content of the Krupao and listened with rapt attention.

"Excuse me sir, what type of Krug gun was used in the Liaoyang War?"

A student who looked about fifteen years old couldn't wait to ask more questions when his teacher briefly introduced the Krupp artillery. After all, the Krupp artillery shined brilliantly in the Liaoyang War.

Twenty Krupp cannons fired a salvo, which made the Jianlu unable to raise their heads at all. They suffered numerous casualties and were unable to advance at all, which greatly limited their advantage in melee combat.

Sun Yuanhua stood on the podium and smiled when he heard the student's question. He knew that the people in the hall would definitely ask such questions. After all, this was not the first time.

However, as one of the main casters of Krupp Cannon, he is of course very happy to answer this question. After all, he also has some credit in it.

"The Krupp cannon used in the Battle of Liaoyang is a Krupp cannon whose model has not yet been determined, but according to its size and weight, it is close to the B model, so it was dragged by three horses at that time, thanks to Zhang Shiming and Qi Jin. Knowing its power, I didn’t bother to take him with me, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to show its power.”

"That's right, that battle was thrilling. It's a pity that my uncle sent troops from Liaoyang with Governor Xiong that day and didn't catch up with that battle. It's really a pity. But he wrote a letter saying that there were corpses everywhere on the banks of the Hun River in Shenyang. The prisoners suffered heavy casualties, which turned the ice of the Hun River red, and many of them were broken limbs and arms blown off by Kruk artillery."

"The power of the Krug artillery is indeed great, but the main ones that kill the enemy are the Sichuan chieftain Baigan soldiers and the Zhejiang camp. They fight to the death and the enemy cannot get close at all. Especially the Baigan soldiers, who stick to the Chinese army and fight to the death, Jianjian With nearly 2 captives, they couldn't break through the attack. They are really brave and unparalleled."

Once this conversation started, the whole class immediately deviated from the direction. Since many students in this class were the generals' children from Liaodong, they were very interested in the Battle of Liaoyang. When someone mentioned it, they all started to discuss it. stand up.

Sun Yuanhua on the podium saw that the situation was gradually getting out of control, and he took a ruler and slapped it on the table crazily.

"clap clap"

Although these students are lawless in their respective military towns and no one dares to control them, this is the capital, and the disciplines in the grass farm are strict, so they do not dare to make mistakes. When they heard the husband slap the ruler angrily, It immediately became quiet, and no one dared to speak.

"Why are you arguing? Do you want me to invite Mr. Huang to come and give you a good talk?"

As the three most senior people in Caolanchang and the most trusted by the emperor, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan were in charge of all colleges in Caochang.

Huang Degong is in charge of discipline. He is rough, brave, and uneducated. He will directly serve those in the team who are disobedient and unable to keep up with the rhythm. He does not care about your status at all, so no student here is not afraid of him.

Now when I saw Sun Yuanhua taking out Huang Degong, I immediately shuddered. I didn't dare to make any mistakes anymore and listened to the class obediently.

Seeing that the classroom was quiet again, Sun Yuanhua began to explain in an orderly manner. Since taking over this job, giving lectures in Licaolanchang has become his daily routine, especially since Zhu Youxiao also asked him to handle all the content about firearms. Responsible.For this reason, in order to reduce the pressure, he also wrote letters to many friends to ask them to come to the capital to help him.

"According to His Majesty's instructions, the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry will mass-produce Krupp B and C artillery in the future, mainly for field battles. Since the Krupp gun is powerful and has a long range, its use will not be the same as before. That way, it is placed on the chariot. Instead, it will be placed behind the Chinese army and used in groups, just like Zhang Mingshi used it in the Battle of Liaoyang."

As soon as this idea came out, the classroom began to buzz with discussion, and many people looked puzzled.

Placed behind the central army, what if the artillery hits our own people? What if the enemy sends cavalry to sneak attack? The front army has no chariots to rely on. What if Jianlu or Mongolian cavalry charge?

This time, another student around fifteen couldn't hold back his excitement and couldn't help but raise all these doubts. "I know what you are thinking, but when Qi Shaobao created the chariot, he hoped to form a formation around the chariot and block the Mongolian attack through the firing of the Folan cannon on the chariot, and then use artillery and bird cannons to defend it. The enemy cannot advance even half a step."

After hearing the question, Sun Yingyuan began to pace back and forth and patiently explained to them.

"The only disadvantage of doing this is that it is too passive. Although forming a car formation can resist the enemy's attack, once it is surrounded, it will be difficult to leave. You can only stand firm and wait for reinforcements. Moreover, Jianlu already has The only weapon used to deal with the imperial cannon is the shield car. This shield car is wrapped in iron, and it is difficult for ordinary firearms and cannons to break it. Therefore, they have repeatedly succeeded in the previous battles with the Jianlu."

"But now His Majesty has ordered the large-scale casting of Krupp cannons and blunderbuss. These are far more powerful than Franco machine guns and fast guns, and can easily break shield chariots. Therefore, spearmen and blunderbuss can be used in every battle. Hands in front, artillery behind, cavalry on the left and right flanks to support.”

"If the Jianlu come to attack, let the artillery bombard their shield vehicles and rear, and then let the gunmen shoot at close range. If the Jianlu are close, the gunmen can also use their swords to engage the spearmen, and then let the cavalry surround them. On the left and right flanks, the enemy will be defeated in this way.”

After Sun Yingyuan finished his explanation, the students below instantly felt that this gentleman was really Zhao Kuo's talk on the world.

Not to mention whether the artillery can shoot accurately, even if it can shoot accurately, how can the cannon hand close to the enemy deal with Jianlu's elite Baya soldiers? What about the cavalry besieging its left and right flanks? Since the captives have no cavalry, they will also outflank our army from behind.

However, they were new here after all, and they did see the power of Krupp cannons and blunderbuss. Although they had opinions or doubts about the method of warfare, they did not raise them.Just remember it silently.

"This seems easy, but the requirements for logistical supplies are very high. How to shoot accurately with this cannon is a matter of knowledge, not to mention the transportation of the cannon, the maintenance of the musket, and how to build fortification equipment. It's all the same as before. It’s different, so you have to learn a lot here and don’t slack off at all.”

Sun Yingyuan knew a lot about firearms, and naturally knew that the quality and maintenance of firearms in the past were really poor. There were endless problems such as poor quality, failure to fire, exploding chambers, failure to ignite gunpowder, and even worse problems with the use of firearms.

Therefore, the emperor set very high requirements for his teacher Xu Guangqi. Not only should the firearms be of excellent quality, but he also required unified usage and storage standards, and standardized these processes.

It’s just that Sun Yingyuan knew that this was new knowledge and trivial, and Liaodong and the border army would definitely dismiss it.

But he also has the opportunity. These students in front of him are all good candidates for learning these new contents. The reformed Beijing Camp is the best carrier to implement these new tactics and use these new weapons. They train troops according to Qi Shaobao's method, plus their knowledge of firearms improvement and Application, Jingying is not bad at all.

"Not only firearms, but your martial arts, riding and shooting are also required here. Your Majesty has high hopes for you. Those who stand out will be trusted by His Majesty and have unlimited future prospects. It is not a big deal to honor your ancestors. If you are lazy and don't learn, you will be pessimistic. When I go back, what I want to shame is not your face, but the face of your family, have you ever understood?"

"I'll wait to understand."

Sun Yingyuan's words put a lot of pressure on these people, but after hearing the words of the emperor's trust and Guangzong Yaozu, they became more motivated to study, and they all shouted in agreement to express their ambitions.

"That's good."

Sun Yingyuan nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to continue answering, he heard a distant shout coming from outside, getting closer and closer.

"The Holy One has arrived, the Holy One has arrived, quickly line up to welcome the Holy One!"

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Everyone in the classroom was shocked when they heard this. Suddenly, the door of the classroom was broken open from the outside, and a man walked in. He panted and said to Sun Yingyuan:

"Teacher Sun, Mr. Huang has an order to say that His Majesty has arrived, followed by Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi, so the students in the classroom should quickly line up to greet him without any mistake."

"Okay, I know."

At this time, everyone in the classroom realized that the emperor was here, which made them excited.

After all, they were all generals' children from the border army. If Zhu Youxiao hadn't specially recruited them, they might not have had the chance to meet the emperor in their lifetime.

"The Holy Master has arrived. That's the end of today's class. Quickly follow me and line up to greet you. This is the first time His Majesty has seen you. The etiquette has been entrusted to you before. You must be in place and don't neglect it. You all know it."

"Understood, sir."

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