Nanming Engineer

Chapter 150
The order and the seal were prepared in the past two days, and they were still exuding enthusiasm. Wang Huan put away these two things that represented his future status, and privately stuffed some gold and silver for the Zhongguan, then bid farewell to Qin Liangyu, and hurried back Longevity Valley went.

Before leaving, Qin Liangyu wanted to hand over all the weapons and armor seized to Tan Wen to him, but Wang Huan refused. He just asked to give some of the white wax spears that are standard for white soldiers. The more than 5000 long guns kept in the book were given to him, which made Wang Huan unable to close his mouth with a smile.

Back in the Longevity Valley, I met with Xu Tiezhu, Ma Chongming, Zhou Cheng and others who stayed in the valley. They reported to him the situation of their respective responsibilities in the past few days, and nothing happened. Wang Huan focused on reviewing the silver mine After a lot of trouble, Wang Huan was relieved. Ma Chongming really regarded the silver mine as his lifeblood, and he paid more attention to it than Wang Huan. Various body searches, The security and other rules and regulations were implemented meticulously, and there was no corruption of ink, because the secretaries in the accounting room were all brought by Wang Huan from Tusi City. Ma Chongming was still worried that Wang Huan was greedy for ink. will cause misunderstanding.

The crops in the paddy fields are thriving, the various mines are progressing smoothly, and the ore is continuously transported to the workshops in the Longevity Valley. Even the most dangerous and important gunpowder field, under the careful operation of the apprentices brought by Wang Huan, during this period of time There were no explosions either.

It's just that there are too few fat pigs, and the extraction of glycerin is a problem. Ma Chongming's clansmen travel around the state capital every day to buy pigs everywhere, so that almost everyone in the vicinity knows that Shizhu people's life is getting better and better, and they want to buy pigs every day. Eating pork, no, begging for pigs with money from all directions has raised the price of live pigs a lot.

But this also indirectly promoted the Longevity Valley. When the common people heard it, good guy, we can’t even eat bran here, and the Longevity Valley in Shizhu can still eat meat!It is simply a paradise on earth, so more and more people rushed to the stone pillar.

Soon, the total population of Longevity Valley easily reached 5. With such a large population, Xu Tiezhu and Zhou Cheng were very busy. They built houses and shacks on the available land in the valley, and resettled the new arrivals. The common people are reassigned to go into the mountains to mine or to find land outside the valley to open up wasteland.

The Longevity Valley, which seemed huge at the beginning, immediately seemed a little narrow. Although many people scattered to the mines in the mountains, it was also very crowded. More importantly, with so many people added, food was scarce.

We must open up new territory, Wang Huan thought secretly, and there is no need to delay.

In the year 3000, when Minzhuang returned to Longevity City, he did not release his horse to Nanshan, but still insisted on half-day labor and half-day training. Wang Huan also selected 300 people from them, all of whom performed outstandingly in the two battles of the Black Valley and the Pine Forest. Those who fight, these 300 people, together with the 150 soldiers, train all day long as the backbone.

The training method has also been changed to queue physical training in the morning, formation and weapon training in the afternoon, and you must be familiar with the sound of the golden drum and suona, and know what kind of signal is asking them to do, and you can't appear to be rushing forward instead of calling for gold. Condition.

Wang Huan expected to send troops to Fengjie in early September. At that time, Zeng Ying and Zhang Xianzhong were at the critical moment of entanglement. Zeng Ying's troops were not enough, so he would definitely not send troops to interfere. The Longevity Valley soldiers and horses could easily occupy it. The large area of ​​land west of Fengjie annexed the entire Kuizhou government.In addition to Tan Wen, this place was originally guarded by Wang Xiang and others, but in order to deal with Zhang Xianzhong, Zeng Ying only kept Tan Wen, and the others were transferred to Chongqing Mansion, which was very empty.

Taking advantage of your illness to kill you is Wang Huan's daily life, and he will not let go of such a big loophole.Although Zeng Ying received the news of Tan Wen's defeat, knowing that Kuizhou Mansion was empty, she had no choice but to watch Wang Huan pick up the peach.

So during the period from late August to early September, Wang Huan stayed on the school field every day, supervising the training of soldiers, and the three thousand strong men gradually took shape, although they were not as good as the personal guard centurions, nor could they keep up with more than 100 white soldiers. The old department is good enough.

In the afternoon, taking advantage of the break from training, Ma Xintian copied two long guns and explained to Wang Huan and Zu Bian.

"My lord, there are two types of spears for white-armed soldiers. One is longer and the other is slightly shorter. They are used for different purposes and each has its advantages and disadvantages. The long one is three feet and three feet long. Equipped with iron spikes, which can be stuck into the soil to stabilize the gun body, it is used to deal with cavalry, because it is heavy, it cannot be used by those who are not strong, and it is also called a horse-rejecting gun.”

"And the short one is for ordinary use. It is two feet long, and the front and back are the same thickness. people of the earth."

"Array in wartime, refuse carbine guns to the front line, if the enemy is all infantry and the number is equal, you can form a sharp cone formation, focusing on our attack, imitating the meaning of sharp cones breaking mud; if the enemy is mainly cavalry , the number of people is about the same, you can form a three-fold formation, the spearmen are in the front, and the archers and crossbowmen and firearms are in the rear; In short, archers, crossbowmen, etc. are the most advanced, and if they can be coordinated with chariots and soldiers, they can last for a long time without being broken."

Zu Bian nodded and said: "This method of warfare is very similar to the one used during the Battle of Hunhe. Unfortunately, the gunpowder of the chariot soldiers finally ran out, and the Jianzhou Tartars dragged in the Flang machine guns to blast away the chariot camp. .”

Wang Huan looked at the two long spears thoughtfully, squinted his eyes and pondered for a while and said: "If our army is equal or almost the same as the enemy army, but the enemy army is all cavalry, relying on the spear formation of white soldiers , can you fight with it?"

Ma Xintian frowned, shook his head and said: "War can be fought, but it can only be defended. As long as the soldiers are well-trained, calm in danger, and keep their spears in line, cavalry cannot break through, but it is very difficult to do this." It is difficult, and doing so is nothing more than shrinking into a tortoise shell, waiting to die."

Zu Bian also said: "The cavalry is not equal to the infantry. I was in Liaodong, and I had a job in the Guanning Army Iron Cavalry Battalion. When the iron cavalry is dispatched, it really comes and goes like the wind. How do the infantry fight? Can't chase them?" If you can't run up, the cavalry will attack if they want to attack, and if they can't attack, they will harass you from a distance, so that you don't dare to march, and you are always ready to fight, and you will die if you delay."

Wang Huan said: "The terrain in the north is flat and easy for cavalry to gallop, so there are many cavalry in the north, but what if the battlefield is changed to a mountain? Can the cavalry still be so free? There are ditches everywhere, and the cavalry must not be able to run, right?"

Ma Xintian and Zu Bian were stunned for a moment, and then nodded together. Zu Bian said: "Of course, the terrain is very important for cavalry operations. Without large flat ground, it cannot gallop, and its power will naturally be greatly reduced."

Ma Xintian also said: "That's exactly the case. Back then Zhuge Wuhou established his country in the land of Shu, and he also lacked cavalry, but he could compete with Cao Wei only by relying on infantry. He relied on the rugged terrain of Hanzhong and Guanzhong. On the Qinling line, basically If there is no flat land, the Cao Wei cavalry is useless at all, but as long as Hanzhong and Guanzhong are occupied, you can look at the Qiang land in the northwest, and the Qiang land can raise horses, and in time you can form a strong cavalry team. Marquis Wu died early, otherwise the annals of the Three Kingdoms might be able to be rewritten."

Speaking of this, Ma Xintian suddenly realized something, his eyes widened, and he stared at Wang Huan in a daze. Just now, he accidentally expressed the plan that Wang Huan had been thinking about for a long time.

Wang Huan thought about it, if he could make guns and cannons, it would be easy, of course, he would directly form a modern army equipped with muskets and iron cannons to crush all the way, gods block and kill gods, Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, all the way with guns and cannons to fight It's over in Shenyang.It's a pity that they can't. Those craftsmen who make guns and cannons can't even find their shadows.

What I have in my hands is only white soldiers, and the equipment is only mountain-destroying crossbows and rattan armor. It can be said to be extremely rudimentary. The child is desperate, I am afraid that the chances of winning are not great.

The Jurchens established their country by riding and shooting. Those who wear armor are all excellent archers with superb riding skills. The shooting range of riding bows is far beyond that of mountain-destroying crossbows. In terms of firepower output, they cannot win, and the throwing distance of destroying prisoner bullets cannot be farther than riding bows with ox horns. , one of his own soldiers was shot to death on the spot before throwing out the powerful anti-captive bombs. In this way, the outcome of the battle could be predicted before the battle started.Therefore, when fighting cavalry, infantry must choose a suitable battlefield, preferably in rugged terrain such as mountains. The cavalry cannot charge up and is forced to fight on foot. In this way, infantry like white pole soldiers have a greater chance of winning.

Of course, the fall of the Nanming in the south of the Yangtze River is another matter. The cavalry of Jianzhou and Mongolia were of no use in fighting in the water towns.The troops of the small imperial courts such as Longwu and Yongli lose their morale and heart. They fight with cold weapons and fight with courage and fighting spirit. Without iron will and strong discipline, it is impossible to defeat the mighty elite soldiers.Nanming is a puddle of mud from top to bottom, not to mention the mountains, even if they are squatted in the concrete bunker, they will still be defeated.

That's why Wang Huan wanted to go to Sichuan, and then he wanted to master the white-armed soldiers, use the white-armed soldiers who are good at mountainous areas to occupy Shuzhong, and then go north to Hanzhong to occupy Guanzhong, establish cavalry, and then look for opportunities to follow up. This is his road map.As early as the moment he saw Li Tingyu in the ruined temple in Yangzhou, he understood that if he wanted to succeed and turn the tide, on his own terms, there was no other way but this road.

Zhuge Wuhou devoted himself to death in Wuzhangyuan, but Wang Huan did not, he firmly believed in this.

(End of this chapter)