Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

This Tachaer really doesn't give himself any face, claiming to be sick and asking for leave. If you are really sick, you should return to the Mongolian grassland instead of staying here.

If this is the case, then I will cut off all food and drink for your army.

"Your Majesty! After all, this Tachar is also the commander-in-chief of the Central Plains Army appointed by the Mongolian Khan. Will there be any problems if we directly cut off his food and salary?" A civilian official said in a low voice.

"What's the problem? If he is really capable, he shouldn't take my money and food." Zhang Yong said.

After five years of absence, the style of the officials in Guanzhong has become a bit weak. Do I need to be polite to them when I am not on the Western Expedition?

Which Mongolian general is not polite to me.

"Ahem! Now that the King of Guanzhong has spoken, don't say anything more." Tao Jie coughed twice and said.

In the past few years since the King of Guanzhong has left, they officials in Guanzhong and Sichuan and Sichuan are indeed a little hard to stand up in front of some Mongolian generals.

There was no way, the King of Guanzhong had supported them before. Even if they offended the other party, the King of Guanzhong would still stand up for them, but the King of Guanzhong was not there at that time.

How could they have the nerve to ask for the eldest princess, who is a female?

In fact, others don't know, but Tao Jie knows that if these officials really go to ask Princess Tulanlun, Princess Tulanlun might be even more violent than Zhang Yong.

"Remember who you are loyal to? Just do what I say." Zhang Yong said.

It seems that I have to build up confidence in the officials in Guanzhong and Sichuan and Sichuan again, otherwise, they will not dare to say anything when they are bullied!
"I realized that I was wrong about what the prince taught me." Several civil servants who had just spoken immediately knelt on the ground and said.

This is the feeling they are familiar with! The extremely tough King of Guanzhong is finally back.

In the past five years, the King of Guanzhong has been far away in the west. Although Guanzhong, Sichuan, Shu, and the Central Plains area have been developing steadily, after all, people are too far away, and the prestige of the King of Guanzhong has declined somewhat. But I did not expect that as soon as the prince comes back I need to get someone to operate on me!
This Tachar is a Mongolian household with ten thousand households, and the cattle that the prince killed with this knife are big enough.

"Your Majesty, shall we prepare a carriage for you? How many soldiers and horses do you want to bring to meet this Tachar?" a military general said.

He couldn't wait to teach that prairie barbarian a lesson. The King of Guanzhong was not here at that time, otherwise you would be so arrogant!

Now that the King of Guanzhong is back, and you still dare to be arrogant, wouldn't you be the first to be attacked? How can we not add insult to injury?

"Why are you anxious? The autumn harvest is not over yet! And winter is coming soon. It's freezing outside. Let him wait for me first." Zhang Yong said calmly.

I'm going over now, so it doesn't mean much to cut off his food and salary. It has basically no impact on him. I have to cut him off for a few months first.

Moreover, he also had to write a letter to Mongolia to inform Guiyu about this matter, so as to obtain a suitable reason to have full authority to handle the matter.

During the period of sending the letter, Zhang Yong had already found out clearly that Tachaer was an old subordinate of Tuo Lei and the grandnephew of Borhu, one of the four heroes of Genghis Khan. His status in Mongolia was very high.

When Wokuotai was dividing the military power of the Tuolei family, he handed over this army to the leadership of Tachaer and had them stationed in the Central Plains.

Now the true master of this army is the Tuo Lei family, and he even has a reason to deal with them. Guiyou is definitely very willing to cooperate with this matter. After all, weakening the Tuo Lei family is also his top priority now.

"Okay! Let's talk! How has my army developed in the past five years?" Zhang Yong poured himself a cup of tea and asked.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, we currently have about 80,000 regular troops in Guanzhong, about 60,000 troops in Sichuan and Shu, 20,000 troops in Xixia, and about 20,000 cavalry from the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai.

As for the troops in the Central Plains, there are about 50,000 Han troops and 30,000 Mongolian cavalry in General Tachaer's camp." An official immediately reported to Zhang Yong.

"Well! Where are my heavy armored cavalry? How many are there now, and what are their weapons and equipment?" Zhang Yong said.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, the current number of heavy armored cavalry is eight thousand, each equipped with two spare war horses and three horses for each person, and all horses are wearing heavy armor.

The soldiers also wore heavy armor. During the war with the Southern Song Dynasty two years ago, the heavy armored cavalry also performed extraordinary feats and severely damaged the Southern Song army. "A general stood up and said.

This heavy armored cavalry is the pride of their Guanzhong army! All members of the heavy armored cavalry force are strong and strong, and they basically have meat every meal, and use the best weapons and equipment. This army has been established for more than ten years, and it is the trump card of the King of Guanzhong. One of the armies.

However, raising such an army is also very expensive. More than 8,000 heavy armored cavalry require the entire Guanzhong, Sichuan and Shu lands combined to support them.

As for the light cavalry, it is easier. They were trained with the help of the Mongolian army. There are about 30,000 people, and there are also some firearms soldiers.

"Well! Can the number of heavy armored cavalry be expanded to two thousand, to ten thousand, to round up the number?" Zhang Yong touched his beard and asked.

The heavy armored cavalry of this era is still very intimidating. When they were first formed, Zhang Yong was very poor! Each of the heavy armored cavalry didn't even have spare horses, and the number was only more than 3,000.

It was not until three years after the death of Genghis Khan that Guanzhong, Sichuan, Shu and Xixia were fully developed and had enough money and food to expand the number of soldiers to five thousand, and each person began to be equipped with spare war horses.

During the five years since he left, the number of people has only increased by 3,000. To be honest, it has not met his expectations, so Zhang Yong wants to expand their number to 10,000.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, if it is a bit difficult to expand to two thousand people within one year, how about we expand to one thousand people this year, and then another thousand people the next year, and spend two years to expand to ten thousand troops? "Tao Jie said.

After these five years of development, Guanzhong and Sichuan and Sichuan are indeed very rich in money and food, but there are also many places to spend money.

There was no problem with the war horses. After all, the King of Guanzhong relied on the Mongolian Empire, and he had just brought back tens of thousands of tall war horses from Europe.

But the problem is that soldiers' armor, weapons and equipment, horses' armor, and army training all take time.

To expand the army by 1,000 people, each person is equipped with one war horse and two spare war horses, which means that 3,000 war horses are needed. The food, drink, and care of the 3,000 war horses also require manpower and material resources.

Now the entire heavy armored cavalry force has about 5,000 grooms raising horses, and another 10,000 people, who need to regularly transport food to these horses.

These war horses also need to eat concentrated feed, and the annual consumption is not a small amount. If they do not eat concentrated feed, these war horses cannot run.

The expansion to 8,000 people in the past five years is already a miracle. However, if the King of Guanzhong can really take over the management of the entire Central Plains, then the expansion of 2,000 people can also support 10,000 heavy armors.

"Well! Expanding by two thousand people at once does bring some financial pressure. Then as you said, we can expand it by another two thousand people in two years. However, we can also make some replacements in these two years. The first is the issue of war horses.

I have brought tens of thousands of war horses from the west. These war horses are all tall and fat. They are good heavy cavalry horses. After these war horses live and multiply in the local area, I will replace all the heavy armored cavalry with These European war horses. "Zhang Yong said.

Although Mongolian horses have better endurance and war horses in Central Asia are more explosive, in terms of strength, European war horses are better.

The heavily armored cavalry formed by European war horses has a higher armor rate and heavier weight rate, and the impact is stronger when launching a charge.

Mongolian war horses are still more suitable for forming a light cavalry team or performing consignment tasks. Only then can the endurance of Mongolian horses be fully utilized.

"Follow the will of the King of Guanzhong."

"The training of other infantry teams must not be left behind. Except for the field army, the remaining troops will be gathered together for me after the spring plowing next year. I will hold a grand military parade." Zhang Yong said.

Soldiers in the army need to know who they are loyal to. It is necessary to hold a military parade so that they can meet their leaders, let them know who they are loyal to, and also improve their morale.

All the generals nodded. When the King of Guanzhong came back, he would inspect his army. This was what they expected.

"When I left for the Western Expedition, I had already assigned you various firearms tasks. How have you accomplished these years?" Zhang Yong asked. "King of Guanzhong! The things I ordered those in the Firearms Design Bureau to do before leaving have been completed. First, the flying thunder cannon. The production of this weapon is very mature, and we have increased the attack distance of the cannon body to make it longer, and At least fifty doors can be produced every year.

The heavy artillery produced before you left has also been updated. Now it is about one foot long, the caliber of the artillery has also been increased, and its range has reached 350 steps.

However, the requirements for the sound of this kind of heavy artillery are very strict. With our current iron-making technology, we can only produce ten cannons every year. There are now a total of twenty-five cannons in the warehouse in Guanzhong.

In addition to artillery, there are also landmines. During the Northern and Southern Expeditions, we also invested in a large number of weapons such as landmines. Now there are clay pot mines and iron mines, with some iron sand fragments added to them.

The explosion is more powerful, and if the shrapnel is not removed and allicin is applied after being hit, even if you are not dead on the spot, you will definitely not survive for a few days. "An official from a firearms design bureau said.

The Firearms Design Bureau has always been Zhang Yong's top concern. Before the Western Expedition, Zhang Yong gave them some firearms production drawings. In the past five years, they have not been idle.

Both artillery and landmines have made good progress. Now these firearms can be said to completely crush the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Well! Where are the musket drawings I gave you before, can they be produced now?" Zhang Yong asked.

Steel production has increased, steel strength has reached standards, and the crystallization of black powder has been completed, then the production of muskets can also be put on the agenda.

Weapons like muskets are the most powerful destructive weapons. As long as there is a suitable musket unit, it can basically annihilate an enemy army of equal or even multiple times the number with zero casualties.

In his military firearm design book, there are structural drawings of several simple matchlock guns, and they are all filled with black powder projectiles.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, we have already produced many samples of the drawings you gave us and even tested them, but the lethality is not very good.

Moreover, the hit rate is extremely low, and loading ammunition is extremely troublesome. I think it is not as useful as artillery or bows and arrows. "An official from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

There are design drawings and enough materials for this kind of matchlock gun. After five years, they will naturally be able to make it.

However, after production, it was discovered that the muskets made from the design drawings provided by King Guanzhong were indeed not very easy to use.

First of all, the attack distance must be at an extremely close distance to be lethal, but it is slightly farther away.

It has no lethality at all, and the distance is only a few dozen steps, so in terms of lethality, it is not even as effective as a round of projectiles from the archer.

Moreover, loading is also very troublesome. The gunpowder needs to be compacted and the projectiles need to be loaded. After firing once, you need to wait for a while before you can continue firing.

Moreover, the huge white smoke produced after the launch will also block the soldiers' sight and even prevent them from aiming.

On the battlefield, when such muskets are fired, they are definitely not fired by one or two soldiers, but dozens or even hundreds of muskets are fired together. The huge white smoke produced in this way will probably not dissipate for a while.

"What you mean is that you have produced the product, but the defect problem is also huge, right?" Zhang Yong asked with some surprise.

"Yes! The Guanzhong King's thing is very lethal. Once it hits the body, it will definitely die.

If it hits a limb, one leg or arm will be completely disabled.

But it is very troublesome to load ammunition, and it is useless in close combat. The shooting distance is still very close. Basically, after one round of firing, the enemy will rush in front of you. "An official from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

The disadvantages of muskets were too obvious. If the King of Guanzhong hadn't insisted on asking them to study them, they wouldn't have spent time tinkering with such muskets.

"What is the current killing distance?" Zhang Yong said.

There are indeed many problems with the newly produced muskets, but muskets can indeed change the situation of war. It depends on whether you can use muskets for tactics.

The musket drawings given by Zhang Yong are matchlock guns and flintlock guns from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They also fire black powder. Currently, they are the most suitable musket weapons in the Guanzhong area.

"King Guanzhong, the killing range is really not ideal. It's only seventy or eighty steps, and the accuracy is extremely poor. You aim at one place, but the shot may go to another place." The firearms design official said.

"Get ready. Tomorrow you and I will go to the Firearms Design Bureau. I want to see this kind of musket in person and see how good it is when you produce it." Zhang Yong said.

If the musket can satisfy him, then this time the war against Song Dynasty will be extremely easy, and even form a crushing situation.

Guns changed war, this is no joke!

"It's the King of Guanzhong." The firearms officer nodded and said.

Since the prince wants to see it, let him see it!
Early the next morning, Zhang Yong brought a large group of officials to the Firearms Design Bureau, and then everyone went to the shooting range.

Several people from the firearms design bureau brought over some simple muskets that were as long as a person's arm, with a black pipe on them and a trigger.

In order to design this thing, Zhang Yong spent ten years making steel and more than ten years developing gunpowder before he came up with it.

"Okay, show me your shooting." Zhang Yong said.

Ten soldiers from the Firearms Design Bureau began to demonstrate to Zhang Yong how to use the musket, first loading it with propellant and then with bullets.

After a while of fussing, he finished loading and then aimed at the target dummy.

bump! bump! bump! bump!
With a burst of gunfire, a large amount of white smoke was produced. Just ten muskets fired in volley, and the white smoke filled the entire scene, shrouding the soldiers who were shooting.

Everyone waved their hands to disperse the smoke, and then several soldiers brought several shooting target dummies to Zhang Yong.

A total of ten muskets fired in a salvo, but only four dummies were hit, and all the other muskets were deflected.

40% hit rate.

The accuracy is indeed extremely poor, but it is not irreparable. What a musket requires is a large-scale salvo. As long as there is a general direction, it can cause lethality.

"If you reload, how long will it take to finish loading?" Zhang Yong asked.

"If a soldier reloads several times, it only takes a few breaths to load the powder. However, he must be careful when loading and launching, otherwise it may easily cause an explosion and explode the chamber." The firearms designer said. .

In other words, the gunpowder loading can be completed within one minute.

At this time, Zhang Yong is also acceptable.

"Your Majesty! There are still many problems with this musket. First of all, assembling a musket is very troublesome. The small parts inside need to be designed carefully, loading and shooting, and accurate. There are problems everywhere, and the output is not too much!"

"I know that you are going all out to produce, first produce a thousand matchlocks and flintlock muskets for me, and then select a thousand soldiers to equip them with these weapons.

In a month, I will conduct a practical exercise, and prepare some sheep for me then. "Zhang Yong said.

If weapons don't work, tactics will do.

Although the British tactic of queuing to kill may seem silly, it is indeed a very practical tactic that you can try. (End of chapter)