Wanli 1592

Chapter 1118 The Transformation of the Qin Army

An Jiangchen and Song Chengen looked at each other, watching the Qin army's artillery team manipulating those terrifying holding artillery.

This cannon was served by a dozen or 20 people, who worked hard to push it to the predetermined position, set it up, adjusted the height of the muzzle, cleaned the barrel, and then loaded gunpowder and solid iron bullets that looked heavy.

This is not a lead bullet, but an iron bullet.

It seems that this gun is specially used to deal with the city walls that cannot escape. It is so bulky that it should not be used in field battles. The relatively flexible and convenient vehicle-mounted Fran cannons should be used in field battles. Qi Dayong has more than 100 of those guns , the roar is probably quite terrifying.

They heard that Xiao Ruxun, the No.1 general of the Ming Dynasty, was good at using firearms. He mobilized more than 200 cannons to defeat the Japanese pirates and wiped out more than 20 Japanese pirates in the Korean War. They thought it was a legend. Now it seems that this is indeed true.

It is said that the five routes of Daqin entered the army, with a total force of 16, and there were more than 100 Francophone guns along the way. The five routes combined may exceed [-].

With so many cannons, even if they are not powerful individually, they are quite terrifying when combined. Not to mention the power, the sound alone is scary enough.

It is said that in the period of Lord Hongwu and Yongle in the early years, artillery and firecrackers relied on sound and formation to deter the enemy, and their lethality was actually quite limited.

Later, during the Jiajing period, after the Fran cannon and the bird gun were introduced to Ming Dynasty, they also saw this kind of firearm, and found that this kind of firearm was indeed much stronger than the bowl mouth gun, Wulei Shenji and the like.

But also quite limited.

But right now, this kind of giant cannon is too terrifying. Just looking at it makes you feel intrusive, and you don't know what kind of formation it will be when it roars later.

I'm afraid it can shock people's hearts like thunder and lightning. If so, even if it can't hit Erli, it can still play its due role.

At least the opponent's cavalry will be affected, and the horses are easily frightened.

"Get ready, the first round of test firing, measure the distance!"

shouted the artillery officer.

"Yes!"

The artillery team shouted in unison.

They like this kind of thing that hits a live target without any danger. They can kill the opponent, but the opponent's weapon can't reach them no matter what, and they can't pose a threat. This feeling is not ordinary happiness.

And should I say it or not, the Banzhou Army does not ignore firearms, and it has indeed introduced Fran cannons and bird guns.

But Yang Yinglong is not so rich and powerful, firearms are a thing that burns money, and he is not so good at paying attention to firearms, he has not set the research direction like Xiao Ruxun, and he has cut other strange firearms across the board.

What are three-eyed guns and four-eyed guns, swarming bees, divine fire flying crows, tiger crouching guns and bowl-mouthed guns, etc. There are also heavy general guns, Weiyuan guns, bird guns, Franji guns, and early Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di periods. Original handguns and big guns and so on.

This is a hodgepodge of early firearms in the first generation and improved firearms in the second generation.

This kind of situation also widely existed in the Chinese army from the middle and late Ming Dynasty to the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. Basically, there was no firearms unit that completely used one standard firearm.

There used to be one, but after a series of shocking events after Mao Wenlong's death, that artillery unit surrendered to the Manchus.

Xiao Ruxun's big hand made the firearms research department of the Ming army, which was developing in more and more strange directions, across the board, focusing on the two general directions of muskets and artillery. talent pool.

Yang Yinglong didn't have this kind of awareness, and couldn't foresee the importance of the development of firearms. Therefore, while introducing new types of firearms, a large number of firearms from the previous generation remained, and because of the cumbersome operation, few troops were willing to use new types of firearms.

Like the Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty, because they were used to using three-eyed guns, they were not willing to suddenly replace them with bird guns.

After all, the operation of the bird gun is much more troublesome than the three-eyed gun, and there is a danger of explosion. The Liaodong Army also knows how fragile the inferior firearms produced by the military industry department of the Ming Army are.

Of course, Yang Yinglong's troops also knew that instead of using those new types of firearms that were not very stable, it was better for the old guys to make them easier.

As a result, the situation became like this. On the walls of Luomeng Pass, there were not only Flanger guns, but also Weiyuan guns, as well as general guns and bowl-mouth guns. Soldiers had not only bird guns, but also three-eyed and four-eyed guns. , as well as soldiers who manipulated strange firearms such as Shenhuo Flying Crow.

Of course, there are more hand-to-hand troops with standard crossbows and spears and knives.

The Bozhou Army's hand-to-hand combat ability is not weak at all, and they are not afraid of hand-to-hand combat, but when they learned that the Qin Army was coming, everyone had a look of nervousness and panic on their faces.

There was no other reason. The news of the annihilation of the three-way attack also spread to Luomeng Pass. Although Yang Yong personally went to the pass and led troops to guard it, pretending to be the first, but they still couldn't help but panic.

This is the case with the old army without strict military discipline and organization. It fought against the wind very sharply. Once it encountered setbacks, it immediately became timid and lacked the courage to face difficulties.

They fought for their pay, for their food, for their women, and nothing else.

This is certainly a driving method, but an army without strict military regulations and discipline is not a strong army anyway.

Once this kind of army encounters a stronger and more organized army, it will inevitably be defeated. This is the reason why the Qing army was defeated by the British army.

During the first crow period, the comparison of firearms between the Qing army and the British army did not fall too far. The British army also praised the Qing army for its excellent artillery casting technology.

Throughout the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the firearms and equipment of the Qing army also lagged slightly from the beginning to catch up later. After the Westernization Movement, the gap in weapons between the two sides almost disappeared. The weapons of European countries, no matter how new, the Qing army has equipment.

When the Beiyang Navy, the Nanyang Navy, and the Fujian Navy were established, foreigners exclaimed that the Chinese Navy was the number one navy in Asia and the eighth ocean power in the world. There are many advanced firearms, like the Krupp heavy artillery.

The Qing army has never been at a disadvantage in terms of weapons and equipment to the point of being defeated, but because of the qualitative gap between the feudal army under the old system and the modern army, the difference is not in weapons and equipment, but in the army itself some components required.

The Qin army under Xiao Ruxun's command is undergoing a transformation towards the direction of the modern army. This is a qualitative gap. The army that fights for the army's food and women will never understand why some troops will fight until the entire army is wiped out for some reason. don't crash.

This is not an individual case led by individual generals in an individual army, but a common phenomenon in the army of the entire country. Once it becomes a common phenomenon, it proves that this army has got rid of the old restrictions and completed its transformation.

(End of this chapter)