Lord of Ming Dynasty

Hong Chengchou didn't care, or didn't have time to take care of it, he was calmly depressed, and answered his question.

"Where is the border area bordering me, there are patrolling cavalry from the regular army of the Huaxia Army, there are village guards in the village to check for suspicious people, and there are militia patrolling mountain roads, passes, forests, mountain peaks, bends in rivers, and slightly larger places There are militias and rebels on guard, and there are also garrison troops equivalent to the green battalion of the Qing army. The regular army of the Huaxia Army is stationed in a dangerous place. If you want to enter carefully, you can't sneak in. You can only follow the merchant's caravan openly, and the Huaxia Army doesn't care about the caravan going from me."

"Such tight guards? Is there no one secretly loyal to my Qing Dynasty? Just like in other places where the Ming army is stationed?" Feng Quan asked.

Hong Chengchou shook his head, "Maybe there is, but it is impossible for our secret agents to test it. Every time we tried to test it, or tried to bribe the guards, it disappeared without a trace. Later, according to the merchants, the Huaxia Army Even in the village guards, there is a secret agent called the Ministry of Public Affairs sitting on guard. If someone tries to accept bribes from others, or has ill intentions against the Huaxia Army, he will be reported by his companions the next day, and then taken away. Nine out of ten people were thrown into a prisoner camp that was said to be hellish, and they never came back.”

Feng Quan shouted angrily: "It's really appalling. People are being persecuted like this. No wonder God let Daming die. There is no natural reason for not dying."

Hong Chengchou looked at his subordinates coldly. He had already seen the facts clearly. He was very disgusted with Feng Quan's pretentiousness, but he didn't go back to expose it. On the territory, they still can’t do much. The gentlemen and scholars of the original Ming Dynasty rarely cooperate with my Qing Dynasty. Their loyalty to the Huaxia Army has reached the point of madness. Immediately detained, and then reviewed, the minor ones were immediately revoked their business permits and deported, and the severe ones were sent to the Ministry of Supervision for review. The facts are all there, and they were sent to prison immediately.

Ao Bai suddenly interjected: "We know this. The officials in the hard labor camp are said to be the king of the former Dashun, Lin Chenggong, a devil. No one who enters the hard labor camp can come out. They are the ones who work to death. Best result."

Feng Quan cupped his hands towards Aobai, "Lord Ao knows about this hard labor camp of the Huaxia Army?"

Obai laughed and said, "Those tyrants and country gentry who escaped from the Huaxia Army all know that it is a place like the Palace of the King of Hades, where suffering is worse than the [-]th hell, and the final result is death."

"A group of brutal and savage people," Feng Quan said, shaking his head.

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "Not necessarily, Huaxia Army has many places that are quite good, such as household registration. Li is a township, three townships are a town, and five towns are a county.

Some villages are big and small, some townships are big and small, some towns are big and small, and some counties are big and small, but the most basic household has a household registration.

How many people are there in the family, where do they live, where are their children married, where are their parents, where are their ancestors, what is their ancestral home, how many are officials, how many are farmers, and how many are merchants, all are clearly stated.

Everyone in the family also has an identity card, which must be taken when going out, otherwise they will be punished as thieves and criminals, and they will all be held in the county prison. Officials from the Ministry of Supervision and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will find out the facts. If you go to labor or send to a prisoner camp to work, the punishment is quite severe, and there is no place for fine work. "

As Hong Chengchou's words fell, Feng Quan took a breath of air, "Good eyesight, this is even stricter than the previous Ming Dynasty's guide, strict precautions, treating the people as enemies."

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "It's not too harsh, is it true that there will be government servants, arrest them quickly, cooperate with the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to go to the countryside, and go to the village to carry out some so-called household registration checks. The places they pass are like a sieve fence, and all criminals have nothing to do. Hidden form, all hidden places of meticulous work will be discovered in less than three days."

"Alas—" Feng Quan sighed, with such strict precautions, let alone meticulous work, it would be difficult for flies to penetrate.

Hong Chengchou was silent for a while, "It's not because of the ambition of others, I just have to admire that Zhang Qiang. I don't know where he learned such a method and it's so useful. If this great talent can be used by our court, he will be a pillar , I am afraid that they have already dominated the country."

Obai was at the side, also nodded secretly, remembering this person, he had never been in contact with Zhang Qiang, and he didn't know Zhang Qiang, but he was thinking about this person from the bottom of his heart, and if he could be caught in the future, he would definitely catch this person. Keep it for your own use, and be a flag-carrying slave.

Hong Chengchou waved his hand, "Don't talk about him anymore, it's useless to talk about him, this person is now our enemy, we need to deal with it very carefully, otherwise, if we take him lightly, we will be like Duduo and Azig There is no burial place for death, and even a person like Boluo Belle can't preserve the whole body. Many people have already folded in his hands. Master Feng, look at these sergeants below, how much does it cost to be dressed like this?"

Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Feng Quan looked embarrassed, "My lord, it took a lot. This army has already cost millions of silver taels. The military expenditure sent by the court is only enough to equip an army. The other weapons, armor, and horses , are all equipped by the generals and servants in the army, and the sergeants below are just paid a few extra pennies."

Hearing Feng Quan's words, Hong Chengchou's face became extremely gloomy, and he was speechless for a long time.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou was silent for a long time, Feng Quan couldn't help but speak again: "My lord, the elite guns and artillery made by the Huai'an Mansion are all used by those generals, and the soldiers below are still holding firecrackers from the Ming army. Three-eyed blunderbuss, carrying guns, and heavy cannons. This first army is neat and tidy. The leading general of the Qing army only collected some money. Most of the sergeants below are holding new guns and cannons. They are considered to be the last combat power of our army. One. The general you selected is a loyal and capable person, available and reusable."

Hong Chengchou finally had a little blood on his face, and he was secretly happy in his heart. It seems that he did not misunderstand that person, what is his name, yes, Tian Bin, in this case, he has to find a way to get those Manchurian generals of the Qing army, and other Han army flags The family generals are all arranged in other teams to maintain the purity of this army that they can completely control, not to mention how they can treat the Huaxia Army in the upcoming battle, but if they have such an army in their hands, then the court will He is also tough in speaking, this is his confidence in the court in the future.

Hold it firmly in your hands.

Chapter 377 Enemy, can you be weaker?

Knowing the strength of the Qing army, Obai couldn't help laughing, is this the new army built with a million taels of silver?

And this one million taels of silver is just refining a new Qing army's firearms unit, but I don't know how much more effective they are than Kong Youde's three Han Chinese firearms units?

Look at the new muskets carried on the shoulders of the soldiers of the new army, isn’t that a big deal? It looks a little shorter than those bought from Taixi people, the iron pipes are thicker, and the patterns on the gunshots are more delicate Only a few.

It's just that the soldiers who are shooting in line at the target seem to be more energetic and motivated than when the Ming soldiers were shooting in line in the past. What is eye-catching is the continuous gunshots, which last longer It is long, and it sounds very regular, unlike in the past when the Ming army saw the cavalry of the Qing army, or the Manchu warriors who rushed up bravely, they were so flustered that they didn't even know where to put their hands and feet. At least these people can now look neat Fire the musket.

In the past, the Ming army fired muskets and fired iron sand, sixty steps, within about 30 meters to 45 meters, which could cause heavy casualties to the soldiers of the Qing army, and those with combat effectiveness could only dodge carefully.

But the warriors of the Qing army were accurate and fast in archery. The elite warriors of the Qing army with white teeth used the heavy bow of the Qing army. One arrow could shoot 80 meters away. The body of the civilian army, the Ming army in civilian clothes, is seriously injured or will die. If you hit those wearing cotton armor or paper armor, they will lose their combat effectiveness or die. If you hit those wearing leather armor or chain armor, they will be injured or seriously injured. , fortunately only slightly injured, still able to fight or escape.

And when the Qing army reached a distance of 60 meters from the enemy, the generals of the Ming army with chain armor were useless. Those who fell in the middle would be injured. Those who wore iron armor or double armor were also casualties. Only the Ming army who wore cotton armor and bright armor all over their bodies Households, family generals, can still fight, because they will never retreat even if they are injured. Most of their armor is made of iron armor, and other parts are covered with thick cloth or more clothes. You can only fight against them, but their numbers and bravery are obviously lower than those of the Qing warriors. After a short battle, they will take the initiative to retreat, resulting in the failure of the battle.

This is an infantry battle. If it is cavalry, even if the bow and arrow cannot tear the armor of the enemy in the distance, but rushing to the front to fight, there are only Dashun's armored soldiers or Zhang Xianzhong's dead soldiers, or some famous generals of the Ming army. Only then did they have the strength to fight, and what they fight for is that they are also not afraid of death and brave. The speed of the cavalry is very fast, and they rushed to the front in a blink of an eye. The damage was not big, and the combat experience and skills were not as superb as the soldiers of the Qing army who fought to the death all day long. Therefore, the Ming army was defeated repeatedly, and the Qing army seldom won.

In the fierce battle, the Qing army always had the upper hand and was always able to crush the Ming army. Now it seems that facing this Qing army with such equipment, Obai hoped that they would be as hopeless as the Ming army. Seeing that the enemy collapsed without a fight, there was really nothing to do except to shoot and fire guns indiscriminately.

For example, the arquebus guns fired by the soldiers of the new army of the Qing army are a kind of iron bullets, only one, but the power can definitely penetrate them within 45 to 75 steps, that is to say, between [-] meters and [-] meters. The three-layer armor on the body, and then beat people to death. With this kind of combat power, if some troops of the Ming army dare to fight, they only need to fight for one round. Even if the charging Qing army can injure those Ming troops, their own casualties will not Not small.

When they were not afraid of death and brave, they rushed to a distance of 60 meters and shot arrows. The Ming army fought hard and suffered heavy casualties. After another round of fighting, the casualties of the Qing army would be even greater. When they reached a distance of 40 meters, it is estimated that they could reach this distance. There were not too many Qing troops. If the Ming army could persist until another round of fighting, even if the Qing army could finally rush into the Ming army, they would suffer heavy casualties, and at least half of them would not be able to return.

Those who died were all warriors who dared to charge and were not afraid of death. There were not many such warriors, even among the Manchus of the Qing army known for their bravery.

Look at the results of the targets opposite the soldiers of the Qing Army and the New Army. Those targets are placed 120 steps away. There are straw figures in cloth clothes, straw figures in cotton armor, and straw figures in chain armor As well as the grass man wearing Mingguang armor of the Ming army, and the armor of cotton armor and iron armor similar to that of the Ming army of the Qing army, which is to sew iron sheets on the cotton armor to make it into the style of Mingguang armor. The main body is Cotton armor, the important parts are chains and iron pieces.

They were all beaten into a sieve, and not even a straw man was spared.

We can only hope that there is not such a Ming army musketeer unit in the Ming army who dared to kill or injure a charging Qing army for more than three rounds!

After seeing the musket shots of the soldiers of the new Qing army, Obai's previous arrogance and arrogance disappeared without a trace, and his face became serious.

Perhaps the Qing army can stop when it is 75 to 80 meters away from the Ming army, and use a heavy bow to shoot at the Ming army. Then the Ming army would still be unable to defeat the Qing army, Oboi thought so.

But the fact is that Feng Quan's words made him vomit blood.

Feng Quan said to Hong Chengchou: "My lord, you see, before the musketeers shoot, we can fight the enemy first. This is the tactics of the Huaxia Army. A hundred households of the ordinary Huaxia Army are equipped with three three-pound artillery pieces. , If this kind of artillery fires solid bullets, it can fire at a distance of 60 meters to 180 meters, if it fires iron sand, it can fire at a distance of 30 meters to 55 meters, and some projectiles can fly 65 meters, causing certain damage to our attacking troops. "

Aobai's heart sank. Even if it was three iron balls, he didn't want to see them. It meant that the charging Qing army reached the farthest distance between the Ming army and the Ming army. Sometimes, a solid bullet can cause the Qing army to lose a dozen people, and at least three to five people can be killed, which is more than the number lost in the charge.

Three bullets down, the Qing army directly lost thirty or fifty people, not to mention the close, the enemy still has iron sand that can hit a large area of ​​damage, which is another kind of damage, even if the Ming army only has two chances, one for solid bullets, one for Forging iron sand, then the Qing army's charge will definitely cause more than [-] to [-] casualties.

How many people are recorded in the Qing army?

About 300 to [-] people, more than one-third of the casualties in this charge, coupled with the pursuit of the retreating enemy troops, no, three rounds of musket fire from the Ming army... It is estimated that after the entire battle, a bull Most of the Manchu warriors recorded in the Qing army will be reimbursed, and this is the real loss.

And then, Feng Quan said, "My lord, a hundred households are the most basic combat unit of the Huaxia Army. Generally, the Huaxia Army fights in battalions. A battalion consists of two hundred households, plus the battalion officers' own personal guards. And a general banner directly under the jurisdiction of the battalion has a hundred people from one hundred households, about 500 to 600 people.

In other words, we have to face at least about 350 matchlock guns and six three-pound guns. This is the general establishment of Chinese military camps. There are also more elite troops in the Chinese Army, such as the Guards Brigade.

Their battalion is relatively large, about 800 people, and there are battalion-level artillery directly under the battalion. They call it a six-pounder gun. .There are about four to six artillery pieces directly under a battalion. "

Obai's heart was bleeding, he really wanted to tell Feng Quan, can you shut up?

At the same time, he said painfully in his heart: "O enemy, can you be weaker?"

Chapter 378 The Situation of the Huaxia Army

However, it was impossible for Feng Quan to listen to him. What Feng Quan wanted was to report to Hong Chengchou the situation and combat effectiveness of the newly formed Qing army, so that Hong Chengchou, who commanded the battle, could understand the comparison of the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and deal with the enemy according to the situation.

"To be more specific, I want to know more about the situation of the enemy and the current situation of our army." Hong Chengchou said to Feng Quan in a deep voice.

Feng Quan, as an executor who was sent by Hong Chengchou to make guns and run, and directly participated in the reorganization of the Qing army's new army, has a thorough understanding of these situations. Compared with other things, there are other aspects that need to be dealt with and use his brains Hong Chengchou is quite professional, at least in the direction of the new army, he needs to know more details than Hong Chengchou who planned the establishment of the new army of the Qing army.

In order to manufacture muskets and cannons comparable to those of the Huaxia Army, Feng Quan has been busy for more than half a year, and almost all his time is spent on understanding the military system of the Huaxia Army and the manufacturing process of muskets and cannons.

"Yes, Lord Hong, specifically, the Huaxia Army has three types of formations, which is the case at present."