Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 200
But at the meeting, he was fooled by the generals, and in the end Shi Kefa gave up his plan to send troops, and instead stayed firmly in Huai'an, waiting for the enemy's situation.

Yang Chao didn't say a word, he returned to his camp obediently, and continued his military training honestly.

It's not bad to stay in Huai'an, at least all kinds of supplies are guaranteed, and all the gunpowder and lead bullets Yang Chao Guan Shi Kefa needs are delivered in time.

As the governor of the six southern provinces, Shi Kefa is also the governor of water transport with the title of servant. He has a great influence in Jiangnan, or the governor of water transport has a great influence in Jiangnan. However, a large number of materials have been mobilized.

Naturally, it included gunpowder and other supplies, and among the other King Qin's armies, there were very few who knew how to operate firearms, so this batch of gunpowder was cheap for Yang Chao.

Yang Chao can let go of the live ammunition training. This was a bit reluctant in the past. It’s not that gunpowder can’t be bought, but it’s not easy to buy. Military gunpowder is granular gunpowder, which is different from civilian gunpowder. The processing process is more complicated and the selection of materials is more complicated. more sophisticated.

It's just that Yang Chao felt that the gunpowder Shi Kefa distributed was of average quality, similar to the gunpowder he bought from the military war bureau, and it might have come from a family.

For the manufacture of gunpowder, the people of the Ming Dynasty were already at the forefront of the world, at least not losing to any country.

Qi Jiguang recorded in Ji Xiao’s new book the method of making gunpowder for bird guns. The bell is finely pounded. The secret method: first grind the nitrate and yellow charcoal into powder, mix them together according to the number, put two bowls of water on the tallow tree, and pound it with a wooden pestle. If you don’t use stone hyenas, there may be fire. Each tallow tree can be pounded with ten thousand pestles. If it is dry, add a bowl of water and pound it again, depending on the fineness. The half-dried tallow tree can be smashed into large pieces of beans after being sun-dried. The magic of this medicine is to pound more Ten thousand pestles. The big end is similar to the ink method. If you add water and pound it more than ten times, you will pile a handful on the paper and burn it with fire. The medicine will go away without hurting the paper. If this is the case, you will not dare to put it into the blunderbuss. Yep. Just take two qian of medicine in the palm of the hand, burn it and the palm is not hot, and then you can put it into the gun. But if there are black stars and white spots after burning, it is not good if it is hot with the palm of the hand, and you should add water to it, as if stop."

This kind of gunpowder is the so-called granule gunpowder in later generations, and it is considered to be invented by Westerners. In fact, the Ming Dynasty had already mastered it.

It's just that the workmanship of the Bingzhan Bureau is rough, which affects the quality. At least Marshal Qi said to use willow charcoal, preferably willow branch charcoal, and many craftsmen may not use it.

But it's better than civilian gunpowder, and it's free, so Yang Chao doesn't use it for nothing.

Therefore, with live ammunition training every day, soldiers' skills are still good.

Both the loading speed and the aiming level have been greatly improved.

Yang Chao remembered seeing a discussion somewhere, saying that matchlock guns could not be aimed, and that coverage strikes were used instead of precision strikes, and probability was used to make up for accuracy.

However, Yang Chao's experience has proved that the bird's gun can be aimed. Marshal Qi recorded that the bird's gun can be aimed and shot within [-] steps, which is reliable.

Eighty-step Yang Chao is still conservative. In Qi Jiguang's blunderbuss training, the blunderbuss player shoots a target within a distance of [-] paces. Every three shots must hit two shots to be considered qualified.

The length of one step is equivalent to 1.5 meters in later generations, and 100 steps is equivalent to more than [-] meters. This is also the effective range of bow and arrow. Therefore, Yang Chao positioned [-] steps of bird gun training, the purpose is actually to fight against bow and arrow.

Marshal Qi's tactics are to wait for the enemy to charge at a hundred paces, use the advantage of twenty paces, and release two rounds of bird guns, at eighty paces, use rockets, at sixty paces, use throwing stones to attack, and then use nomadic The habit of the army is to charge, and at this time it is to deploy defensive formations, and the cold soldiers are handed over.

Yang Chao's thinking about this is that Marshal Qi seems to have given up on the bow and arrow shooting session with the northern cavalry, probably because he thought it would take a long time for you to train an archer. He dismissed it, thinking that no matter how he trained, he couldn't compare to the nomadic army that had been trained since childhood.

This is also true. In the era of Genghis Khan, the Mongols began to train horseback riding and archery at the age of four or five. When they were young, they used wooden bows and rode like sheep. Their strength gradually increased. When they grew up, they could draw strong bows and ride strong horses. .

The Manchus in the Northeast also have similar training, and the Manchus still hang their arms unremittingly, so their arms are quite strong, and the power of Qing bows is not inferior to that of Mongolian bows.

But Yang Chao didn't give up shooting. In Yang Chao's design, he used his shield to block the opponent's bow and arrow, and then he released the bird gun safely.Because of this, Li Wuliu's archer team was transformed into a bird gun team, and now there are 100 people. Although Li Wuliu is a banner chief, it is actually an establishment of a hundred chiefs.

Yang Chao hoped that the continuous shooting of firearms could suppress the bows and arrows of the nomads, so that the nomads would no longer have the advantage of shooting, which is one of the two major advantages of the Ming army. As for the other advantage of riding, Yang Chao Chao hasn't figured out a good way to deal with it. It seems that he can only use cavalry to fight cavalry, just like the saying in later generations that only tanks can deal with tanks, and only planes can deal with aircraft.

Before the appearance of machine guns that completely restrain the cavalry, the cavalry will definitely have a speed advantage.

After ten days of intensive training, Shi Kefa has been standing still.

He wanted to send troops a few times when he raised his account, but after being repeatedly questioned by several generals, Shi Kefa became discouraged. With the idea of ​​focusing on water transportation and ensuring that Huai'an, an important town of water transportation, and Yangzhou in the south were not lost, he decided to Extinguished the heart of King Beishangqin.

This situation continued until the beginning of March, when suddenly a report from the north came.

Shi Kefa raised his account again.

Sure enough, a new residence report has arrived.

Shi Kefa made a big concept again. It turns out that the eastern captives joined forces in Shandong and besieged Dezhou without conquering it. Instead, they attacked Wudingzhou, but were also rejected by the defenders.

Shi Kefa believed that the Donglu soldiers were blunt and ready to attack.

As a result, several generals gave another long speech, all kinds of excuses for not being able to send troops.

Yang Chao still didn't say a word.

Shi Kefa patiently listened to the reasons of each general, with an attitude of humbly accepting advice.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the tent, and soon a few soldiers walked in with a very embarrassed soldier.

The guard knelt down on one knee and said to Shi Kefa: "My lord, this man claims to be Haizhou Weibaihu, come to my place for help!"

"what!"

Shi Kefa's expression changed immediately, and he stood up: "Has Haizhou also been attacked?"

Haizhou is close to the northeast of Huai'an Mansion, and Haizhou was caught by the police. Doesn't it mean that Donglu has gone south again!
Shi Kefa immediately asked the Haizhou Baihu to speak, and the Baihu asked him to take out the seal from his arms. It turned out to be a military officer of the Haizhou Wei Baihu, and he also carried a letter from the Haizhou Zhizhou with him. In Shandong, the only one who can ask for help at this time is the neighboring Huai'an Mansion.

After reading the seal, it turned out that it was the official seal of Haizhou Zhizhou. Shi Kefa immediately turned pale and had no idea.

Even asked the generals what to do?

All the generals said that it is impossible to fight, and they all said that the eastern captives really went south, and the attack on Haizhou was afraid of plotting the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, the hundreds of households in Haizhou broke free from the guards, fell to the ground and cried for help, bluntly saying that if there is a mistake in Haizhou, Huai'an Mansion will bear the brunt of it.

At this time, the generals asked Haizhou Baihu again, and directly denounced Haizhou Baihu as the secret work of the Eastern captives, especially to lure the Huai'an army out of the city, which must be fraudulent.

It is reasonable and well-founded, and it means that if it is true what the governor of Haizhou said, the army of Donglu has arrived in Haizhou, how can he let a small hundred households escape, unless the hundreds of households in Haizhou are espionage, and the seals are seized or forged. If the gains are captured, it proves that Haizhou has fallen, and both civil and military personnel have died in battle. Donglu used his tricks to earn Huai'an Mansion.

If it's a fake, let alone mention it, there is no doubt that the hundred households in Haizhou are doing it carefully, and they should be detained immediately, and they will be questioned after the investigation is clear.

Yang Chao was analyzing rapidly in his mind. He didn't have the impression that the Eight Banners soldiers invaded Jiangnan Forte before the Ming Dynasty fell. If there was such a major event, it would be in the history textbook. If there is something in the textbook, Mr. Yang Chao I have some impressions, but this time I really have no impressions at all. This shows that the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have not yet been able to send their masters to expeditions thousands of miles away.

Looking at the previous four invasions by the Eastern Captives, the main looting destinations were mainly in the North Zhili and Shanxi areas. This time they went deep into Shandong, and it was also near Beijing. The farther you are, the greater the variability, and the less suitable the climate will be.

Contrasting left and right, Yang Chao decided that the target of Donglu this time was still Shandong, and the one that appeared in Haizhou must be a partial division, and it was probably the small team that came to fight the autumn wind. Without backup, they would definitely not attack the city aggressively. of.

The letter from the Zhizhou governor of Haizhou was vague, saying that there were tens of thousands of captive troops, but the exact number could not be revealed, probably because he himself did not investigate clearly.

According to the Di Bao, the main forces of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are joining forces in Denglai, and Haizhou is definitely not the main force.

Thinking of this, Yang Chao felt a little ready to move, and then stared at the complete picture of Nanji hanging in the big tent, and suddenly Yang Chao stood up.

Everyone looked at Yang Chao.

Yang Chao took a deep breath, then clasped his fists to Shi Kefa and said in a deep voice, "My lord, the general is willing to go to Haizhou for rescue!"

For a moment, there was a dead silence in the big tent, and everyone looked at Yang Chao like a fool.

Even the hundred households in Haizhou looked at Yang Chao as if they were looking at a fool, and others wished they could stay away from Donglu.

The results of the previous invasions by the Eastern captives showed that those who actively fought did not have a good result. Either they were beheaded by the Eastern captives, or they were beheaded by the emperor if they failed to fight. Then hello, hello, hello everyone, who knows that there are still people who take the initiative to ask for a fight.

Shi Kefa looked excited and said with satisfaction: "General Yang is a loyal and brave man!"

But Yang Chao clasped his fists and said again: "However, there are three things to ask at the end of the day. If the adults agree to the three things, the last general dares to issue a military order and will save Haizhou!"

Shi Kefa didn't have any thoughts of bargaining at this time, and said directly: "General Yang, please tell me, as long as it does not violate the court's laws, I will never shirk!"

Yang Chao secretly thought, Shi Kefa is not Xiong Mingyu after all, if Xiong Mingyu is here, he will definitely not take the responsibility, I am afraid that it is Xiong Mingyu who is the least active in fighting, not these generals.

Then Yang Chao put forward his request.

(End of this chapter)