king of war

Chapter 89
Just having muskets is not enough, you also need artillery and artillery, as well as related transportation tools and livestock.

Because of the different performance and equipment ratio of the new firearms, the new army trained by Qin Rongshuai didn't use the same tactics as the Qi's army, and needed to start over.

Do you want to configure spearmen and sword and shield soldiers?

How much is appropriate to configure?
Do musketeers need to carry knives?

These are all problems faced by the instructors. The specific effect of a little bit of experimentation must be tested through actual combat.

Now Qin Rongshuai needs time the most, and also needs a piece of land to farm, to solve the problems of military pay and firearms manufacturing.

Tongzhou must not work, it is too close to the capital, if there is any movement here, the capital will know the next day.

Originally, he wanted to go to Jin Province. There were iron mines near Lingqiu, so he could practice steel and soldiers at the same time.

But the sky in Jin Province under his care was three feet high, and Ma Chengen was severely tricked by him, so Jin Province couldn't go.

Liaodong is the most suitable place. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and there are a lot of mineral deposits, such as iron ore, coal mine, timber, gold mine, and land.

It's a pity that there is still Jianlu's territory.

Until May, the atmosphere in Tongzhou began to become tense, and soldiers and horses mobilized from various places began to arrive and assemble.

The first to arrive were the [-] Zhejiang soldiers led by Qi Jiguang's nephew Qi Jin. They were the last remnants of the Qi family army, and they were also a half-armed army.The most obvious difference between Zhejiang soldiers is that the marching ranks carried countless carts.

These carts can be loaded with grain, grass, weapons, and ammunition when marching, and can be surrounded as camps when stationed.When encountering the enemy, the vehicles formed a circular defensive position, and the artillery was mounted on the vehicle. At the same time, the soldiers used the vehicle as a cover to release the firecrackers and artillery. This is the famous vehicle formation tactic.

After the Zhejiang soldiers were stationed, several old men from the Qi Army made a special trip to visit Qi Jin, talked about old times with each other, and gave some gifts to Qin Rongshuai, so the relationship between the two parties became closer.

A few days later, another group of soldiers and horses came from Tongzhou. This group of soldiers and horses were dressed differently from other Ming soldiers. They wore iron armor and a layer of thick cotton.

On his shoulder is a white hooked sickle gun with an iron ring on the tail, and on his waist are various secondary weapons such as swords, axes and sticks.

When marching, the army was neat and tidy, high-spirited, with a sturdy breath.

These are the white soldiers under the command of General Qin Liangyu of the Sichuan Army. However, Qin Liangyu did not come. It was her elder brothers Qin Bangping and Qin Banghan who arrived earlier, and her younger brother Qin Minping led the team.
The leader, Qin Bangping, was a general in his fifties. He was short and stocky, and he could speak Sichuan-Chongqing dialect, "Shoveling, especially Tongzhou?"

Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of War who was in charge of reception, was in charge of receiving Sichuan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers. As a result, the northern member Wai Lang could not understand the dialects of the two sides at all.

When facing Qi Jin, he could still communicate in Mandarin, but when he met the people below, he was talking like a chicken talking to a duck. The language barrier made it impossible to communicate.

Here, Qin Rongshuai was about to set up the Longmen Formation with Qin Bangping, when he suddenly heard a blast of cannons, which shocked him.

Just when he was about to order the entire army to be on alert, someone came from outside to report that there was friction between the Sichuan and Zhejiang armies over the issue of their location, and then they started fighting.

Qin Rongshuai's face darkened immediately, and he immediately ordered the new army to gather, and brought the guys to persuade the fight.

Before reaching the place, I heard a sound of shouting and killing, and the roar of guns.

The sound of intensive firing of firecrackers continued continuously, and from time to time a shell flew over and directly crashed into the nearby houses.

This scene shocked Qin Rongshuai to think that he was on the battlefield, seeing the mess around him.

Most of the houses that were hit were damaged or collapsed on the spot. From time to time, people were accidentally injured and fell to the ground with blood and flesh, and there was a lot of wailing.

The two armies of Sichuan and Zhejiang fought fiercely, and the two sides fought more and more vigorously, without any scruples about the lives of innocent people.

Qin Rong gritted his teeth handsomely, and roared, "Second Battalion Commander, pull up your Italian cannon! Give me a blast on these bastards!"

The well-trained new army immediately withdrew several cannons and aimed at the middle zone between the two armies. After the preparations were completed, a round of volleys fired.

The two sides fought lively, and were taken aback by the sudden appearance of dense artillery.

Then I heard a cry like thunder, "Hit it! Hit it!"

"Go on! Take me one!"

"New army artillery team, aim at the car formation!"

"Qi Jin! Qin Bangping! I'll give you a quarter of an hour. If you don't stop, I'll blow you two to pieces!"

Then, the new army surrounded the two sides in groups, with the attitude of beating up if there was any disagreement.

The two sides saw that the new army was well-organized, with a large number of guns and artillery, and knew that it was not easy to mess with, so the two sides gradually ceased fire.

Xu Guangqi hurried over when he heard the commotion, and when he saw the fire, there were many casualties on both sides and countless houses were blown up. Faced with such a tragic situation, he was immediately furious.

Call the generals of both sides together, without saying a word, each hit [-] big boards, and then go to the court to ask for instructions on how to deal with it.

Both parties were greatly dissatisfied, thinking that Xu Guangqi was favoring the other party, and then they quarreled again.

Qin Rongshuai came to listen with a sullen face and led a hundred new musketeers. Qi Jin and Qin Bangping suddenly shook hands and made peace.

After teaching the two men a lesson, Xu Guangqi coaxed them away.

Qin Rongshuai frowned, "Mr. Xu, there is a dispute between the two sides, which is detrimental to future combat cooperation. How about letting them stay in the pass and I take the new army to Liaodong?"

Xu Guangqi shook his head, "It is absolutely impossible for the Sichuan and Zhejiang armies to retreat when they arrive. You must know that there are rewards for this battle in Liaodong. If you don't let them go, you will cut off their wealth." Lu, when the time comes, it will be even uglier when there is a commotion."

As soon as Qin Rongshuai heard this, he no longer mentioned the matter of driving away the Sichuan and Zhejiang armies, and talked about some official matters, as well as the regulations for resettling and compensating the affected victims.

After the discussion, as soon as Qin Rongshuai returned to the barracks, someone came to report that Qi Jin had arrived.

As soon as Qi Jin came in, his face was full of joy, and he chatted with Qin Rongshuai for a while, and it took a while before he explained why he came.

This guy was also jealous. He noticed that Qin Rongshuai's new army guns were different, so he came to inquire about buying some.

Qin Rongshuai immediately refused. Of course, he couldn't sell such things as flintlock guns to others, so Qi Jin left in displeasure.

Unexpectedly, at night, Ye Bushou came to report that some people in the new army had lost their muskets, a lot of them, more than a dozen.

Qin Rongshuai was furious immediately. He was not an idiot when he lost his musket at this juncture, so of course he understood what was tricky.

The soldiers who lost their muskets were caught, and after a while of torture, these soldiers confessed that they were greedy for money, and sold their muskets to the officers of the Zhejiang Army at a price of 20 taels.

Qin Rongshuai immediately ordered the soldiers who were selling muskets to be beheaded in public, and then counted the firearms in the camp. As a result, it was discovered that some muskets were missing one after another. The number was not large, only four or five.

But the most serious thing is the military supply depot. After an inventory, it was found that more than 30 muskets were missing, and the instructors under Lu Wenzhao were involved in the subsequent investigation.

Qin Rongshuai suppressed his anger and whipped these people, kicked them all back to the capital and handed them over to Lu Wenzhao.

At this point, Qin Rongshuai made up his mind to strictly enforce military discipline and stay as far away from the Zhejiang soldiers as possible.

At the end of May, the imperial court issued an official document to the Tongzhou soldiers, admonishing the generals on both sides, fined them a year's salary, and then urged them to rush to Liaodong.

Qin Rongshuai was already impatient with waiting, so he set up his camp first, and arrived in Liaodong seven days earlier than the other two armies.

The Liaodong manager at this time was Xiong Tingbi, the right minister of the Ministry of War. While he was actively rectifying the defense of Liaodong, he also had to deal with the impeachment in the court. He was very busy. He was obviously five years younger than Xu Guangqi, but looked older than Xu Guangqi.

Qin Rongshuai handed over the official documents of the court and Xu Guangqi's letters, and then went to find the arranged camp to camp.

At this time, Qin Rongshuai found that the soldiers and horses of Liao Town nearby treated them very coldly, which made him a little confused.

In the next few days, he focused on the training of the new army and raised all kinds of military supplies. He was so busy that he felt that he needed a staff think tank.

It's a pity that except for a bunch of system soldiers who kill people, he doesn't have any useful talents, and he suddenly feels anxious.

At this time, Yebushou brought another piece of news to himself.

The Zhejiang soldiers led by Qi Jin arrived, and they fought again with the Ji Liao soldiers stationed there.

Qin Rongshuai was speechless, this is endless, right?

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