Although I did not develop flintlocks before the Western Yi, I was able to prevent the troops from falling behind hundreds of years in terms of equipment. Zhu Yongxing is still satisfied with this cooperation with the French. Of course, he will not just count on the French.
Man, he also used Paul to recruit technicians and craftsmen from other countries.
Now is not the time to discuss and study that the Ming Dynasty already had this and that, and how can it be transformed into the fastest way to help the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, then how.
If he made it all by himself, it would probably take a year at the fastest to equip the troops with flintlock muskets. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing adopted a synchronized approach, making them himself while continuing to import them depending on the financial situation. The 300 flintlock muskets purchased on credit were
Then soldiers can be mobilized and trained now.
The emergence of a new weapon often means a change in tactics. Although flintlocks and matchlocks are both muzzleloaders, they are very different in use.
In order to leave a distance for the matchlock, two soldiers side by side cannot be very close (at least one meter). But the fusiliers can be arranged closely and then extend very long horizontally.
Come. In Europe, the old infantry square formations are gradually giving way to line formations that can more effectively exert firepower. The lines of fire on the battlefield are more dense. Moreover, the fast reloading speed of the fusiliers also allows the fusiliers to
Keep the depth very small, only three or four columns.
"shooting!"
An officer shouted an order, and the soldiers next to him repeated his orders loudly so that all the soldiers could hear. The front row of muskets fired a volley, and then retreated from the gap to the back row to reload. Another row of soldiers aimed their guns.
, after the order was given, there was a roar and white smoke rising.
Zhu Yongxing sat on the general platform. He shook his head slightly and waved his hand to order the shooting training to stop.
"The replacement of matchlocks with flintlock muskets is not only an update of weapons, but also tactics, organization, spacing and formation changes must be changed." Zhu Yongxing called several officers from the military academy over and patiently explained: "
If there is no breakthrough in tactics, how can the weapon exert its maximum power? Why does the flintlock gun need a distance of three feet? It can hit anyone, so the firepower can be doubled."
It is self-evident that Crown Prince Min attaches great importance to this newly formed army. Seeing that the situation was ruined, several officers could not help but feel uneasy.
"After the flintlock gun is equipped with a bayonet, it can not only shoot, but also charge in hand-to-hand combat. You can write a code of conduct according to this, and send it to me after you finish it." Zhu Yongxing knew that it was useless to be impatient, and his tone became calm and gentle.
"You should think more carefully, I believe in your ability. Well, that's it for today. I'll go handle official duties and let the soldiers practice reloading first!"
"I will be waiting to see you off to Your Highness."
Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly and left the school grounds under the protection of several personal guards. He hadn't gone too far when he heard the angry curses and commands from several officers behind him.
"Idiot, you didn't even get the poke bar, how dare you hit the trigger!"
"Open hammer to charge state"
"Open the medicine pot!"
"Get the medicine pack!"
"Flip the medicine bag!"
"Medicine stuck in finger!"
"Bite the medicine packet!"
"Pretend to be a primer!"
"Close the fire door!"
"Put the gun up!"
"Charge!"
"Load lead!"
"Stuff it in a paper bag!"
"Take the poke stick!"
"Idiot, let go of your hands and pull them out!"
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Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and continued to move forward. He had canceled the humiliating corporal punishment in the feudal army and only retained military sticks. He also added the punishment of confinement. In addition to the use of sticks and whips in training, other
Anyone who dares to use lynching at that time will be punished by the Military Justice Department in the most severe manner.
The modern army is a war machine. Through cruel corporal punishment and daily training, soldiers gradually lose their ability to think for themselves and form a conditioned reflexive execution of orders. Soldiers in a modern army are very familiar with military sticks and whips.
The fear is deep-rooted. The more fearful you are on the battlefield, the more you will execute orders mechanically.
Zhu Yongxing does not want his army to become a machine, a soulless walking zombie that can only kill or be killed in a rigid manner. Therefore, he also wants to inject soul into the army and let the soldiers have their own ideals so that they are not just mechanical.
Tough, yet flexible in tactics and flexible, able to fight with a desire to fight.
"...The king is wise, his words are clear, the officials are honest, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no hunger or poverty. The common people can also complain to Huabiao and go to the court...There are no injustices, no injustices and no law...Although the barbarians and dissidents were rampant for a while, China
It stands to reason that the heavy responsibility of historical turning point now falls on our shoulders. Let us not become slave dogs of the Tartars, let us fight bloody battles for the happiness and peace of ourselves and our descendants, and to create the peaceful and prosperous age in our minds.
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This is a beautiful story that most people have been hearing since childhood, and it is also the beautiful era that every struggling people at the bottom dreams of. This is Zhu Yongxing’s ideal, which he refined and will be recognized by most soldiers.
ideal.
Moreover, Zhu Yongxing used practical actions and loose policies to make people see the clues of success. They no longer regard this beautiful hope as a mirror and a deceptive word.
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The capital of Shuixi Yi tribe lies in this city.
The banquet was over, and it was getting dark. More than 20 important officials from Shuixi, including Mu Kui, Mu Zhuo, and Shuise, gathered for a meeting in the meeting hall of Shuixi Xuanwei Envoy Department.
In front of the main wall is a foot-high vase on the altar table with a few branches of pale yellow wintersweet that exudes a delicate fragrance. On the main wall is a huge old Yi painting, which according to the inscription is "Flying Dragon Emerging from the Water". It is a
A flying dragon with a very strange structure: snake body, horns, ivory, horse's mouth, long beard. There are six sharp claws on the dragon's body, which stretch out into the vast sea and grasp the six peaks in the sea. The whole body of the dragon is decorated with colors.
It was painted colorfully, and the swirling auspicious clouds and the rolling sea water vaguely blended in the horizon. The long and curved dragon body and the tail were not exposed to water.
Perhaps due to the passage of time, the color tone of the picture has faded and it looks a bit hazy, but it still looks very impressive. This picture of "Flying Dragon Emerging from the Water" was painted by the ancestor Dumu himself more than a thousand years ago. The six wings of the dragon
The claws grasping the six peaks in the sea symbolize Dumu's wish: his six sons will occupy the six worlds! Since Mu Qiqi is the youngest among the six brothers of the Sixth Patriarch of the Yi people, the Yi nobles have always loved the younger ones the most, so this painting
The painting was passed on to Mu Qiqi.
With the migration of Mobu to the east, this painting finally reached Wucheng City on the south bank of Wujiang River. It was regarded as a treasure of the Yi family and was kept in a special stone box. It was only used during the Yi New Year, Torch Festival and resolutions.
It was only hung up when important things happened in the tribe. In front of this huge ancestral picture, people would naturally remember that they were the descendants of Dumu, and they would feel the responsibilities they shouldered, and their expressions would naturally become solemn.
The door curtain was raised. Ju Mu Ankun led the two guests in. One was An Zhongsheng, the chieftain of Wusha, and Long Fanyu, the chieftain of Langdai, followed by his teacher Zhang Mo. After sitting down, An Kun's expression
He sank down and stretched out his hand to gesture to Zhang Mo.
Zhang Mo coughed lightly, took out a letter and read it aloud. Before he finished reading the letter, everyone in the hall had angry faces and started talking.
"Ju Mu, Wu Sangui just wanted to force Mei Ji, but he actually wants me to send 20,000 troops to Shuixi and pay three million in salary. This is simply too much bullying."
"Yes, Wu Sangui regarded me as Shuixi Forty-Eight and asked for 20,000 soldiers and 3 million silver. Where can we get them?"
"Wu Sangui threatened with troops. Didn't you know that Shuixi's forty-eight eyes also have tens of thousands of powerful soldiers? I really think that Shuixi's surrender to seek peace is weak and can be bullied!"
Mu Kui and Mu Zhuo, who had hot tempers, could not restrain themselves and began to scold. The others also looked unhappy. They were dissatisfied with Wu Sangui's loud mouth.
"Everyone -" An Kun stretched out his hand and pressed down, lengthened his voice, and waited for the silence below before speaking: "A good person is bullied by others, and a good horse is ridden by others. The Wu thief regards me as water and nothing,
Take whatever you ask for. All the local officials in Guizhou were blackmailed and persecuted by the Wu thieves." As he spoke, he gestured to the left and right, and continued: "Forcing Usa, making loans and losing millions of silver, he is greedy and extremely hateful.
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Usa'an Chongsheng was An Kun's nephew, and Langdai Longfanyu was the eldest brother of An Kun's second wife. They shared the good and bad times. Wu Sangui's salary loss was so huge, and the wording in the letter was unreasonable and arrogant. Naturally, the two chieftains
Like An Kun, they cursed in unison and were filled with righteous indignation.
"The Wu thief was trapped in Yunnan Province and was defeated by the Min Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty one after another. Guizhou is empty. He dares to speak arrogant words. He really doesn't know whether to live or die." An Kun gritted his teeth. Asking for Meiji was like cutting his heart out. A man cannot have his wife alone.
How can one be called a man? In his eyes, millions of silvers are worth a second place. "I am determined to raise an army to support the Ming Dynasty and fight against the Qing Dynasty. I will give the Wu thief a severe blow in his back. What do you think?"
"It's the other way around."
"Cut off Thief Wu's retreat and let him die without a burial place."
"I would rather die standing than be afraid of living and rebelling against the Qing Dynasty."
"Guowa cannot be killed, and the Yi family cannot be humiliated."
Amidst the shouting and shouting, An Kun's uncle, Mu Kui, who was sitting at the top of the civil service, his Ding-like eyes shone with wisdom. Even though he was not very handsome, he had great ideas and was known as "Shuixi Zhuge".
” is called.
When the voice stopped, An Ruding said cautiously: "Ju Mu, I, Shuixi, neither send troops nor lose pay, but do not raise flags to resist the Qing Dynasty. What can Wu Sangui do to me? Wait until the Ming and Qing armies arrive.
The winner has been decided in Yunnan Province, and it’s not too late to make a decision!”
An Kun frowned, turned his gaze to Zhang Mo, and said, "Sir, let me analyze whether it is better to delay or to launch an army at this time."
Zhang Mo nodded lightly, stepped forward and cupped his hands, and said: "I think this is the right time to raise troops. The Ming and Qing armies are facing each other in Yunnan Province. If the Ming Dynasty wins, the Qing army will be defeated in Guizhou and its troops will increase greatly.
Shuixi is unfavorable; if the Qing Dynasty wins, it will be difficult for the Wu thieves to control them. They can use the victory to return to Guizhou, and Shuixi will be the meat on the anvil. Only when the victory is not decided at this time, the Qing army cannot divide its troops.
Isn't this the opportunity for Shuixi to rise up in response to the situation and raise the flag to advocate for justice? There are many local officials in Guizhou, and when they see Shuixi's victory, they will all respond in large numbers, so why worry about not accomplishing something great?"
An Ruding thought for a while and felt that Zhang Mo's analysis was reasonable, but he still said with caution: "It is easy to recruit troops, but good generals are hard to find. We, Shuixi, have not had a war for more than 30 years since our ancestor An Bangyan. The various ministries
The disciples only know how to spend time and wine, but do not know how to practice literature and martial arts. Even if the forty-eight tribes gather hundreds of thousands of soldiers, there is no general who can lead the army to resist the enemy, and they are just a mob. How can they resist the Qing army's skilled warriors?"
"Then according to my uncle's opinion, I, Shuixi, will have to endure humiliation and humiliation and be at the mercy of the Wu thieves?" An Kun's face showed displeasure.
"That's not what I meant. I just have a long-term plan and think about Shuixi." An Ruding said slowly and calmly: "I suggest contacting the Duke Kuang Pixiong of the Ming Dynasty and asking him to come out to support military affairs to help
We, Shuixi, are fighting against the Qing Dynasty. Pi Xiong is a Ming general. Please ask him to contact the Ming army in Yunnan Province and contain the Wu thieves. Then we, Shuixi, will not be alone. We can also use this as a slogan to encourage chieftains from all families to join forces to support the Ming Dynasty.
Resist the Qing Dynasty."
An Kun pondered for a long time, then looked at Zhang Mo and asked, "Mr. Zhang, can you please go out and convince Taishan to help me, Shuixi?"
Zhang Mo was secretly happy, but he still pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then he handed over his hand and said: "Ju Mu has an order, I dare not disobey it. I just don't know how to persuade, please give me some advice."
Just as An Kun was about to speak, An Ruding had already rushed to say: "Mr. Zhang, please explain our sincerity in Shuixi to support the Ming Dynasty and fight against the Qing Dynasty. Ju Mu is willing to serve Duke Pi as a military advisor and we can work together to plan a great plan."
Zhang Mo naturally knew what An Ruding was thinking. He didn't want to let outsiders control the military. The military advisor, hehe, was just an admirer. But Shuixi's uprising was almost confirmed and the goal was achieved, so he didn't want to argue anymore and smiled calmly.
, bowed and stepped aside.
"There are only four clearing troops in Guizhou now, and they are dispersed and stationed. It is difficult to gather them in a hurry." An Ruding stood up, glanced around, and said: "There is also a natural danger on the Wujiang River. There is no need to worry about the eastern front, but the western front is what we are worried about.
Although we have a large number of people in Shuixi, we usually have very little training. If we face the enemy, it may be difficult to win. We should avoid their sharp edges and rely on the advantage of the land to defeat the enemy. There are three roads that can lead directly to the hinterland of Shuixi, and each of these three roads has its own characteristics.
There are dangerous points: Azatun, Gongjiling, and Houerguan. Our Shuixi Army can only hold these three key points, and the Qing army will have difficulty flying over them even with its wings. When the enemy cannot attack for a long time and the division veterans are tired, we will attack again.
Make an appointment with the Ming army, use your troops to attack them together, and the Qing army can defeat them."
After what he said, everyone in Shuixi was convinced. An Kun was overjoyed and clapped his thighs and said: "My uncle is my handsome man in Shuixi. I am willing to appoint my uncle as president to defeat the invading enemies."
Zhang Mo couldn't help but look at An Ruding with admiration. This old guy turned out to be so shrewd and had a thorough understanding of the situation in Shuixi. He not only encouraged the army to cooperate, but also called on the chieftains to rise up, which invisibly relieved a lot of pressure on Shuixi.
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Next, An Ruding suggested taking things by surprise and attacking the Qing troops in Dafang City and Usa Guard City in the hinterland of Shuixi, first to deal with the nearest enemies, and then to raise the flag to resist the Qing.
An Kun and everyone else agreed, and after discussing it in detail, they went to make arrangements.