Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 293 Li Yu: I won't listen to you. I want to learn a profound lesson from a senior named Xi
As one goes and the other goes, the 4th Army miraculously masters the battlefield advantage.

As the cook at the shooting range said, businessmen like them have very steady hands and very poisonous eyes. Two or three guns are aimed at a target, and the shooting accuracy is astonishingly high from 60 feet away.

At this distance, it was difficult for the Qing army's bows and arrows to reach.

At this moment,
Li Yu keenly sensed that the opportunity to fight was ripe:
"Where is Yang Yuchun?"

"The subordinate is here."

"Lead the soldiers' battalion and capture the Qing army's fortress."

"As ordered."

……

Maanshan Iron and Steel's factory has an armor manufacturing workshop with four hydraulic hammer forging machines.

The standard armor style of Wu Jun's soldiers is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, which is an intermediate value between defensiveness and flexibility.

There are holes on the edges for easy fastening with leather binding.

Wherever he went, all the soldiers looked at him in awe.

The musketeers of the 4th Legion negotiated and argued over the documents. This was a major matter involving a silver reward, and every penny had to be weighed. This process continued into the evening before both parties reached a consensus.

"Yes, this helmet has comprehensive defense and does not affect the line of sight."

Half an hour later, as usual, it was time to clean the battlefield and record achievements.

The reason why we did not fully refer to European knights' plate armor with 360-degree no-dead-center defense was because of inconvenient movement and inconvenient vision.

Miao Youlin asked in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, why is the helmet sent by Maanshan Iron and Steel so weird in shape?"

Count the casualties,

Most people were lucky, but a handful of people were still hit by arrows at awkward angles and fell to the ground screaming.

Miao Youlin replied respectfully:

Yang Yuchun had already rushed to the Qing army camp. He was wearing a Babuta helmet and wielding a big sword, showing his unstoppable bravery.

The 4th Corps had 21 killed and 35 wounded.

The Qing army's archers hid behind the fortifications and did not dare to show their heads. They just fired quickly. A fluffy arrow rose into the air, and after its strength was exhausted, it completed a parabolic motion under the influence of gravity.

Warriors are respected in the military. Even in the era of hot weapons, soldiers still have inexplicable respect for ruthless people who are good at fighting with cold weapons.

The general was chopped into two pieces by Yang Yuchun. He was very bloody, and his whole body looked like it was fished out of blood.

With just one stick of incense, the Qing army's flag fell.

Of course I just thought about it and didn’t dare to say it out loud.

The 3rd Army Corps' Soldier Battalion had 14 killed and 72 wounded, mostly minor injuries.

"If a subordinate goes into battle, he will choose the Babuta helmet."

Li Yu praised:

The scene of Yang Yuchun leading hundreds of soldiers to charge quickly is quite spectacular.

Not to mention the consumption of firearms and ammunition.

Li Yu smiled:

"Well, it's great that you think of this. As the commander-in-chief of the legion, you need to know more about things other than combat."

Especially the officers of the Musket Battalion were thinking, no matter how tight your armor is and how good you are at wielding a sword, how many times can you take a few shots from me?

The soldiers battalion lowered their heads and charged forward, letting the arrows fall.

More than 400 Qing troops guarding the camp died and more than 600 were captured.

The most essential part is the Moon Armor Vest, which is made of a single piece of slightly curved thin steel plate, as well as a semicircular arc thin steel plate from the shoulders to the elbows.

……

The original trench was filled in by the shield car, and the soldiers threw planks on top and stepped across it.

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"Oh! The pig-faced helmet, the Babuta helmet, the Norman helmet, and the flying saucer helmet are all my king's designs. I want to test them on the battlefield to compare their pros and cons. What do you think?"

Li Yu looked calmly in the telescope.

……

"Xiaoguan thinks so too, but it is estimated to be expensive?"

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

Although everyone nodded, they felt quite unhappy.

Li Yu has a high prestige in the army.

The soldiers of the Wu army all hold long spears, and their secondary weapons are armor-piercing knives hanging at their waists. Positioned for foot combat!

at this time,

"Yang Yuchun is a truly brave general."

On the table in the account,
Babuta helmets, Norman helmets, pig-faced helmets, and flying saucer helmets were placed in sequence.

Li Yu asked all the officers present:
"Tell us everything?"

Gan Changsheng said from the standpoint of a musketry battalion officer:

"If I'm guarding a castle, I'll choose a pig-faced helmet. If I'm shooting in a field formation, I'll choose a flying saucer helmet."

The rest of the musketry battalion officers agreed with him.

Pig-faced helmet, as the name suggests, looks like a pig's head. There is no gap between the mask and the helmet, full protection.

There are many small round holes on the mask to facilitate breathing, similar to a colander?
The eye area is a slit, providing only the minimum field of vision requirements.

Before traveling through time, Li Yu once enjoyed a medieval full-armor fighting match and was deeply impressed by it.

Seeing that he had received support from his colleagues, Gan Changsheng continued to preach:

"In defensive warfare, there are many low-wall fortifications where you can squat. The most dangerous part is above the shoulders, especially the head. Wearing this thing is a bit ugly, but at least half of the people will die."

"If you don't have a good field of vision when shooting in formation in the field, it will do more harm than good. It would be great to wear a flying saucer helmet to prevent stray arrows from being thrown."

……

"Yang Yuchun, what about you?"

"Hey, I choose this kind of Babuta helmet. The name is weird, but I feel really energetic when I wear it."

Everyone laughed.

Li Yu also laughed:
"Where's the pig-faced helmet?"

"It's too ugly. And the view is too bad. I'd rather not have it."

The Barbuta helmet should be based on the aesthetics of Greek warriors. It has a graceful and simple shape and well protects the cheeks, neck and nose.

Viewed from the front, there is a Y-shaped slot on the face to ensure vision and breathing.

Taking into account the fit between the helmet and the head, a linen hat is also provided as a lining, which is very important.

[Appeared in Lord of the Rings and war movies about Greece. 】

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After ending this discussion, Li Yu had a general idea.

He will listen to the experience of these front-line officers, but not all of them. Officers only consider whether the weapons are advanced, but they themselves have to consider the cost of the weapons.

As a failed art student,

The lessons learned by our predecessors are very painful. MP40, Mauser 98, Tiger, German helmet, military uniform, and even backpack, there is no weapon that is not outstanding in appearance and excellent in performance.

One against three, or even one against five.

But they were still beaten by countless T-series tanks with no aesthetics, crude water pipe guns, and mediocre Shermans.

The reason for the failure is very clear!
Li Yu naturally had to be vigilant, as the Qing court was fully equipped with the objective conditions to massacre garbage soldiers.

Therefore, although the pig-faced helmet is good, it can only be equipped in small quantities.

The same goes for the Babuta helmet. It can only be equipped with the most elite soldiers, and the rest should be issued with Norman helmets. After all, the cost and labor hours of one Babuta can be worth three Norman helmets.

……

Maanshan Iron and Steel will adjust its production plan in accordance with its own orders, and at the same time gradually replace the original mining workers from Jiangning with captive hard labor.

Li Yu discovered a way to recruit soldiers:

Recruiting industrial workers as soldiers.

They have natural advantages in organization and discipline. In particular, workers in heavy industry are an ideal source of soldiers.

To this end, he considered forming a 5th Army Corps, with workers from various industries and mines as the main source of troops.

Of course, skilled workers cannot fail.

Therefore, try to select non-key positions and workers who can do it if they have enough strength.

Technical workers in key positions must not be moved. These people are treasures and the screws of future large industries.

...The next day, the Wu army attacked the Qing army's second line of defense.

However, the 4000 Torgut horse team suddenly arrived and patrolled 10 miles away.

The 2nd Army could only mobilize 6 battalions to carry artillery forward on guard, and at the same time use light cavalry battalions on the flanks just in case.

Fortunately, the Turguts only observed and did not take any action during the whole process.

The attack on the Qing army's fortress built on the hills was still the same: the 4th Army deployed the 2nd battalion of new recruits to practice, captured the prisoners and pushed the shield cart, and Yang Yuchun's soldier battalion then attacked.

The initial suppression was successful, but the armored battalion lost more than 200 people when it rushed forward.

This Qing army learned its lesson and deployed only a small number of artillery at the front and most of the artillery at the rear.

After the soldiers' battalion rushed into the camp, they received a close round of artillery fire.

No matter how strong the armor is, it can't stop the baptism of shotguns, causing heavy casualties. Even the god of death, Yang Yuchun, was hit by a shotgun blast in the leg and was bleeding profusely.

……

Miao Youlin looked sad. These were his old brothers who had started his career. He would feel bad for any of them who died.

Fortunately, this group of elite veterans gritted their teeth and rushed into the artillery position. If he had retreated at that time, everyone in this battle would have been in vain.

This result made Li Yu extremely angry.

He ordered all captured officers and gunners to be pulled to the third line of defense and picked out bayonets in public to undermine the morale of the Qing army.

After all, the Qing troops in the third camp just watched silently and did not dare to go out to fight.

They all know that there is no chance of winning in a field battle. Wu Jun's firearms are sharp and he is eager for them to go into battle.

……

The news reached Jiujiang Mansion, and Agui finally smiled.

This was the trend of the war that he wanted to see, to reduce the Wu army's elite layer by layer, and at the same time expand the hatred between the green camp soldiers and the Wu army.

One line of defense can kill hundreds of people, and a dozen lines of defense can cripple an army.

The false king of Wu only has 5 legions in total, which he cannot afford.

Jiujiang City is extremely busy all day long.

Craftsmen forged weapons and forged cannons. Soldiers left in groups after orders to set up defenses in various places in Jiangxi. Local civil servants came one after another to supervise food supplies or urge donations.

Everyone firmly believes that the Qing Dynasty will win!

The imperial machine running at high speed can crush everything.

General Fuyuan was marching to his camp, and a group of generals came.

The leader is Peng Wenbing, the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy. This person was born as a military champion and a Xianghu person. He first served as a deputy general from the land division, and then transferred to the navy rank.

……

"Meet General Fuyuan."

"Well, please get up." Agui went straight to the point, "The Puppet King Wu Navy is about to attack. What are your chances of winning?"

"There is a 10% chance of winning in the end."

This was so full of words that Agui was unhappy at the time.

Peng Wenbing quickly explained:

"Xiaguan has assembled 98 large warships, 213 small boats of various types, and 190 arson ships. The navy has a total of more than 19000 officers and soldiers. It has complete weapons, artillery, and sufficient food and pay. If such a battle is lost, Xiaguan will also If I come back shamelessly, I will throw myself into Poyang Lake to show my kindness."

Agui said coldly:

"Peng Junmen, you can't go wrong in fighting with caution. The puppet king of Wu does not have many warships, but his warships are better than the warships of our Qingshui Division."

"Mr. Ma, what do you think?"

Ma Zhongyi, the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Town, was transferred to the post of commander-in-chief of Nangan Town a few days ago.

The original general soldier suddenly fell ill and was bedridden, so he had to be replaced temporarily.

His face was calm, he cupped his hands and said:
"General Fuyuan is wise. I had dealings with Li Ni when I was in Suzhou. This man is good at calculation and a conspirator."

Agui nodded and agreed with this judgment:
"Peng Junmen, your navy has the heaviest burden in this battle. If the land division wins and the navy loses, we will also lose. If the navy wins and the land division loses, we will win at least half, no. , more than half.”

……

Peng Wenbing knelt down solemnly:

"Your Majesty should be 120% cautious when fighting against the puppet Wu Navy."

"Okay, the 3500-pound heavy artillery newly produced by the artillery foundry in the city has also been allocated to you. If there is not enough fuel for arson, you can freely collect it in the city."

"Thank you, General."

Gutang, a suburb of Jiujiang.

All the main large warships of the Yangtze River Navy are stationed here, while most of the arson ships are stationed at the mouth of the lake on the other side.

Peng Wenbing is so confident because of the special geographical environment of Poyang Lake.

Poyang Lake - the largest freshwater lake in the Qing Empire.

The shape of the lake area resembles a gourd. The main lake area in the south is wide and the water area is slightly narrower in the north, corresponding to the upper and lower halves of the gourd. There is a section of the lake in the middle that is very narrow, like the middle of a gourd.

The entrance to Poyang Lake is narrow, resembling a gourd mouth.

There are forts and camps built on both sides of the shore. An iron rope was also pulled across the water.

……

The commander-in-chief of Hanyang whispered:
"Junmen, I'm sorry to say this, but I can't think of any way for the Puppet Wu Navy to invade Poyang Lake. There might still be a chance in the summer, but it's the dry season now."

The Hukou general soldier gestured obscenely:

"Jiujiang and Hukou are flanked by each other. The false king of Wu cannot enter our Poyang Lake even if he has a diamond."

"Hehehe, there's no way Jiangdong rat can be that hard."

The commander-in-chief of Yuezhou suddenly said:
"You can also loosen it a little and let the false king of Wu come in. Then clamp it again, squeeze both ends, and kill him in the lake."

"Wonderful, wonderful."

The few people chatted happily, seemingly talking about serious water warfare tactics, but it always felt weird.

In short, everyone in the Yangtze Navy felt that there was no reason to lose.

The commander-in-chief of the Southern Jiangxi Army, Zhongyi, left Jiujiang with his troops without saying a word.

Everyone in the camp only knew that he was ordered to set off and station troops in Dongxiang County, Fuzhou Prefecture, which was roughly the junction of Guangxin, Fuzhou and Raozhou Prefectures.

……

Liu Wu stood on the deck of the flagship with a serious expression.

He had just read a letter written by the prince, which was more than a thousand words long, and realized that the current situation was a bit tricky.

The main force on land is temporarily unable to make breakthrough progress.

The Qing army fortified itself at all levels and deliberately avoided a decisive battle.

This caused the prince's rash main force to fall into a situation of pulling out nails one by one, with huge consumption and slow progress.

in the letter,

Li Yu hoped that he could break through the mouth of the lake and wedge into Poyang Lake to exert pressure. The significance of this move was to cut off the connection between the Qing army in Hukou and Jiujiang.

As a result, the Yangtze River Navy will be eager to fight decisively.

Five "Jiangnan-class" ships, 5 "Susong-class" ships, 20 "Jikang-class" ships, and 15 supply transport ships are all the forces in his hands.

……

This season, the weather has been cold.

Fortunately, thick military uniforms have been distributed to all battalions, and the logistics are strong.

Two months ago, Li Yu placed an order for 2 sets of military uniforms at once. The delivery time was one and a half months. No one could buy it alone. He could only split it into several orders and supply them separately from dozens of merchants. .

Scattered production is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

This makes these businessmen deeply inconvenienced. They can't make money with their free money in front of them.

So at the suggestion of Father Fucheng, some businessmen invested money to open a garment factory.

The land needed for the factory was allocated by Prince Wu's Mansion, and they promised not to charge a tael of rent. Of course, the garment factory only has the right to use the land for 10 years.

Several factory drawings drawn by the prince himself, with blue bricks and black tiles.

This promotes the prosperity of the brick kiln industry!

The garment factory will purchase a series of raw materials such as cotton cloth, copper buttons, silk thread, leather, cotton and so on. Hundreds more raw material merchants were involved.

Business is like this, one link after another.

Eat meat upstream, and drink soup downstream. When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.

Li Yu’s 10-year domestic economic plan also includes a troika:

Coal, iron, cotton, infrastructure!
(End of this chapter)