Domineering Daming

Another point is that powerful artillery plays a decisive role in future wars!

However, the emperor couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of his subjects, Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Well, give me a few later, and I will try it."

Bi Maokang was overjoyed and said, "It's the emperor."

Just as they were talking, all the cannons were taken out of the warehouse and set up on the fort. The dark muzzles faced the shooting range far away.

There is a dummy, a small earth mountain made up of stone pestles.

Qin Liangyu and many other people are looking forward to it. From Liaodong to Shaanxi, the artillery has repeatedly made great achievements, and they are all very enthusiastic about these artillery.

After Xu Guangqi cheered up, he began to direct the artillery drill.

There are fifty artillery pieces, the muzzles of which are slowly raised, facing the shooting range far away.

Everyone looked over, wanting to know how powerful the artillery that the emperor mobilized the crowd to bring them over was.

"Prepare!"

The flag commander waved the flag, looked at the gunner and shouted.

Each cannon is equipped with seven gunners, and they are ready to fight, like a leopard prey, ready to pounce at any time.

"Start!" The flag commander waved the flag violently.

The gunner rushed forward, well-trained, adjusted the artillery almost uniformly, aimed at the distant shooting range, and stepped forward one by one with torches.

Bang bang bang!

Like the sound of muffled thunder sounding one after another, those on the watchtower first saw green smoke, and then there was a deafening explosion in the distance.

Puffs of dust rose into the sky, rocks were scattered like tides, and the targets piled up like hills had already been torn to pieces!

Qin Liangyu looked solemn, and said to Zhang Fengyi beside him, "Look, is there three miles?"

Zhang Fengyi's eyes were very good, she shook her head slightly, and said: "I'm afraid it will be too much, it's just placed on the car, if it is mounted on a high place to defend the city, it may be four miles long!"

Qin Liangyu's eyebrows are like swords, such a firearm is truly terrifying!

Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang and others were all in the Central Plains, relatively stable, rarely used artillery, and occasionally did not pay much attention to exercises, but this time, they were shocked.

It is only fifty doors that can be blown up a few miles away, if there are hundreds or even more, not to mention the unbearable bandits, even the cavalry of Jiannu may not be able to withstand it!

Lu Xiangsheng and the others looked at each other, shocked in their hearts, and remained silent for a long time.

Some of the other generals were all surprised. If they spread out and pushed forward, what else could stop them?

But those present were all smart people, and soon discovered a very serious drawback.

These cannons are inflexible and bulky, and may be able to inflict huge damage on the enemy for a while, but if they go beyond the covered range, the cannons will not only lose their power, but also become a burden!

On the battlefield, how could the enemy allow you to bombard him with cannons?The confrontation between the two armies is simply tasteless!At present, apart from defending the city, it doesn't seem to have much effect!

Zhu Xu also saw this clearly. However, field battles with artillery are the general trend. Another point is very important. At sea, artillery is more important!

Of course, this could be regarded as Zhu Xu's quiet deterrent to these generals with heavy troops.

The artillery fire continued, and the fifty cannons did not stop, forcibly leveling the hills on the shooting range and blasting out large holes.

Xiong Wencan was the most excited. If these cannons could be put on the warship for him, even the red-haired man could fight!

With the deafening sound of cannons, Xiong Wencan couldn't open his mouth, but silently calculated in his heart, the Navy should be called the Royal Navy of Ming Dynasty now, how many such cannons are needed!

Chapter 540

After the artillery drill, a group of soldiers climbed over obstacles, engineers built barbed wire fences, built pontoon bridges, and musketeers fired various drills.

Compared with Ming soldiers in other places, the soldiers here are more "professional", well-disciplined, and well-trained, and every step is seamless, without any mistakes.

A group of general soldiers were fascinated by watching. There are so many things here that are very fresh.

Zhu Xu pressed his hands on the stone railing, his eyes were piercing, and the following is the most exciting.

Not long after, with the flag waving, the infantry, artillery, and cavalry cooperated to fight together. With the help of binoculars and a large basket in the sky, everything was condescending. The rhythm of the war changed surprisingly quickly.

Limited by the size of the base, the total number of soldiers participating in the exercise was no more than a thousand, but it still made a group of generals secretly amazed.

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang stood together, and Lu Xiangsheng said with a rather shocked expression: "Master Yang, if the bandits make trouble like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to deal with it?"

Yang Sichang had just taken up his post in the Military Intelligence Department and hadn't fully adapted to the new changes. He shook his head and said, "This is just a changing trend of war. In the future, our Ming army will have to fight with such intensity to be invincible. Rogues are just A bunch of rioters, they can't do this..."

Lu Xiangsheng thought silently, then nodded, and said, "Master Yang is right, but he has to guard against it. After the subordinates return, they need to be trained more strictly."

Yang Sichang didn't speak, and turned his head to look at the tallest watchtower in the middle. Perhaps, this is the emperor's intention?

This exercise took more than two hours, and until it was over, everyone was still unsatisfied.

Zhu Xu led a group of people down, talking while walking, and then had a meal in the cafeteria of the base, chatted briefly, and then arranged for their own rest.

These general soldiers were very shocked, they gathered together in twos and threes, discussing in low voices.They can all feel that these artillery will occupy a very important position in future wars!

In the main lounge, Xiong Wencan sat next to Zhu Xu, with a respectful expression, and his small eyes flickered slightly.

He is different from Xiong Tingbi's tall and mighty, relatively shorter and fatter, with a bookish look on his body, and there is some shrewdness in his eyes, as if he is calculating something all the time.

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea, took a breath, looked at Xiong Wencan, smiled and said, "Tell me about the navy."

Xiong Wencan knew that this was the reason why the emperor asked him to come, so he pursed his lips and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, the navy has almost been integrated, retaining a regular staff of 5 people. There are three large warships, sixteen medium-sized ships, and hundreds of small ones. ship, equipped with 150 artillery pieces. I have conducted many landing exercises, naval battles, defending the port, and even tested the ocean, and I have begun to take shape..."

Zhu Xu listened quietly without interrupting.

At present, the navy of the Ming Dynasty can only be said to be a transition from a navy to a navy. In the past, whether it is a Yangtze River navy or a Dengzhou navy, they were all inland river navy in essence, not a navy.It may be capable of combat in the coastal waters, but if it goes out to sea, I am afraid that the wind and waves will not be able to withstand it.

It has been nearly 200 years since Zheng He's voyages to the West.

"More than a month ago, I personally observed the sea battle between the red-haired man and Fran's robot, and the combat power is far weaker than ours...Navy, your majesty, don't worry..." Xiong Wencan continued.

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly, and he said, "Is the red-haired man fighting with the Folang machine?"

Zhu Xu vaguely remembered that there was a time when the sea coachman was invincible at sea.If the Dutch go to war with the Spaniards, I am afraid that the command of the sea in the Far East will fall into the hands of the Dutch.Without the Spaniard's restraint, the Dutch will soon focus on the fat piece of Ming Dynasty.

Xiong Wencan said: "Yes, but the Military Intelligence Department and Jin Yiwei have sent people to spy on them, and they have arranged spies everywhere. Although they have confronted each other a few times at sea, there is no change on land, and there is a tacit understanding of mutual non-aggression... "

Zhu Xu didn't move his hands, because he was afraid of each other and was not sure yet. However, this time will not be too long.

"What else?" Zhu Xu looked at Xiong Wencan and said.Xiong Wencan has been in charge of the Southern Navy for several years, except for the playbook, Zhu Xu has not asked him face to face.

Xiong Wencan knew what the conversation with the emperor meant to him and to the navy, so he said calmly: "Your Majesty, the current priority of the navy is to be familiar with naval warfare and find out the details of the Franji and the red-haired men. Two strategies: first, make peace with the strong and help the weak, and second, use maritime trade to confuse their minds, build plank roads openly, and cross Chencang secretly."