Chapter eight hundred and eighty first who is wrong
After Tang Ao learned about the situation in Pingcheng, he thought it was a good place to train troops, so he sent the Third Field Army, which had just been formed and had just completed recruit training, to the battlefield. Brigadier Qin Xuan led his staff
Chang Kongjin replaced Zhou Qian and Li You. As a result, the Pingcheng defensive battle became the best place for Jizhou Army to train troops.
Tang Ao of Jicheng inspected the Shanshan Guards in the morning and personally conveyed to Feng Xun that if the strength of the Shanshan Guards declined in the future, they would have to replace the Black Dragon Four-clawed Flag with the Black Dragon Three-clawed Flag.
But as the teacher, Feng Xun didn't feel unhappy at all.
For no other reason than because the Shanshan Guard changed from a brigade to a division, from the original 30,000 people to the current 90,000 people. The strength of the troops was fully expanded three times, although most of the soldiers were composed of Manqi and Diqi.
It was supplemented, but the combat power still inevitably has the intention of retreating, or the combat power has also declined, and the flag will naturally be changed back.
Naturally, Tang Ao also promised Feng Xun and the others that as long as the Shanshan Guards' combat power could be maintained and they continued to make a name for themselves, the Black Dragon Four-Claw Flag would not be replaced.
The brigade was promoted to the division. The original six regiment commanders of Shanshan Guard have now become brigade commanders, and each of them has three regiments instead of the original one.
As such, there were still quite a few cavalry that had not been incorporated into them, and in the end they had to be assigned to the four field armies to become the cavalry force there.
And even a cavalry team of 90,000 is already the limit that Jizhou can supply now, not for anything else but because there are no more horses and no more armor.
Under the leadership of Tang Ao, large-scale horse farms were built in Jizhou, Guzhou, Liaozhou, Mandi and later Heizhou. But it will take time to really get on the right track.
It just so happens that Tang Ao attaches great importance to Shanshan Guards. According to his opinion, each cavalry must have at least two real war horses, not draft horses and mules and horses to make up the number. Heavy cavalry requires more than three horses. This is
This made the pressure on the war horses even greater.
If war horses can be cultivated, then the creation of steel chainmail really takes time. Although the Iron Bureau has been expanded for a time, a truly good blacksmith also needs time to hone, but this cannot be done in a hurry.
The benefits of flow workshops like those in later generations were all created by human effort, and they could only be achieved bit by bit.
The Shanshan Guard was expanded, and the Tiger Soldiers were also expanded. The number increased from the original 10,000 to 20,000. Xing Si finally became the brigade commander.
The reason why the expansion speed is slow is that there is no solution. The Tiger Soldiers have too high requirements for soldiers, and they must be strong and strong. In this era, many people can't even guarantee two meals a day, so where can they come from?
Strong and strong?
If we can find these 10,000 people, we will basically have to leave all the good infantry soldiers. If we want to expand, we can only wait for the opportunity during the next recruitment.
After visiting Shanshanwei and Hubenzu in the morning, Tang Ao came to the Firearms Bureau in the afternoon. He was mainly here to inspect the new weapons - grenades.
Tang Ao had mentioned the idea before, and Xu Heng, Hu De, and Hu Shuang's father and son had also researched it, but the effect was not very good. Not only did dumb thunder appear from time to time, but even if it exploded, its power was very limited.
A grenade (hand grenade) thrown out will only explode in two halves, or even into four halves in better cases, and cannot cause much damage at all.
This time, after constant failures, they finally succeeded in developing a grenade that could explode into twenty-four pieces. Although it was far worse than those of later generations, it was already a great improvement at the time.
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Not only is it much more powerful, but the attack radius is also larger. After testing, the small iron bullets inside can fly up to five meters away. In other words, when a grenade is thrown, the attack lethality can reach more than ten feet. Although because of its small size,
The lethality of iron bullets is limited, but if it hits a person's body, it will still be very painful. Even if it cannot kill, it can still make the enemy lose their combat effectiveness.
In the test site, Tang Ao personally threw two of them and proved that the effect was good. Tang Ao was very satisfied and said to Xu Heng and others: "Very good, the effect is good, but I just don't know what the current output is?"
Seeing Tang Ao's happy expression, Xu Heng, although he was Tang Ao's father-in-law, did not dare to show off at all and replied: "Your Majesty, gunpowder is not a problem, but the production of small iron bullets is still not enough.
But if you can use the leftover materials for making swords and armor, then there won’t be any problem. But in this case, the attack power will inevitably be reduced."
"Oh? How far has it dropped?" Tang Ao asked with interest.
"Back to your Majesty, it's impossible to explode into twenty-four pieces, but seventeen or eighty pieces can still be guaranteed." Xu Heng thought about it and answered in a very strict tone.
"Okay, the power is enough. In this way, you can make as many as possible, and rush to make some models and distribute them to the army so that they can use them in training." Tang Ao thought about it, it was just a difference of about six yuan, it was nothing.
Big problem. After all, the current enemies do not have firearms or tank-type attack weapons. Grenades have no opponents at all. All targets are people or horses. Even if they are slightly less powerful, it is not a problem.
Tang Ao's arrival was a confirmation of everyone's work and made Xu Heng and others even more motivated. Of course, before leaving, Tang Ao did not forget to reward all the research participants. The tallest among them was Xu Heng.
Hu De and Hu Shuang can get rewards ranging from 10,000 to 5,000 taels, and the most ordinary R&D personnel below also get 500 taels of rewards. Everyone is smiling.
In this era, only craftsmen who work under King Ji will receive the greatest respect and receive the best treatment. So much so that some subsequent craftsmen are considering whether they can introduce more friends here.
matter.
Before leaving, Tang Ao reiterated the confidentiality measures to Xu Heng and others. After all, the Tianlei formula had been leaked before. Although it was leaked by Emperor Qianwen when he was in power, no one could guarantee the same thing.
Will it happen to you?
Regarding this point, Xu Heng and Hu's father and son both patted their chests and assured that only the three of them knew the real core technology, and the others were only responsible for one thing. Even if the secret was leaked, it would not affect the overall situation. Tang
Ao then left with peace of mind.
And just when Ji Di was developing in full swing and was enjoying a peaceful and peaceful scene, Lucheng was already in danger of being captured.
In other words, it was only a matter of time before it was captured.
Ever since the Xiongnu army replaced the Xuanjia army in attacking Huizhou, life for Xiao Qi King Yuan Yi had become worse and worse day by day.
Especially after the Xiongnu army came up with a fighting method of fighting against each other, the crowds of Gan people were captured by them and used by them, causing Yuan Yi to lose several important cities and countless small cities one after another. with the village.
The area around Lucheng where he is staying has already been swept away by the Xiongnu army. He is now completely isolated and helpless. Every grain of food in the city will be lost if he eats it. He cannot even send people out to ask for help. arrive.
Of course, at this time, Yuan Yi didn't know who to ask for help. His brother Yuan Zhong, the king of Daqi, died in Su City when the Japanese suddenly intervened and cut off the escape route.
Behind him, the King of Nanwu still had to deal with Japanese Japanese soldiers and was unable to help; the King of Western Shu was facing Emperor Qianwen, and was also unable to help with the attacks of the two South Vietnamese armies.
The only one who is not an enemy is the Ji King Tang Ao in the north, but the distance between the two sides is too far, and the water from far away cannot quench the thirst of the near ones.
After seeing no hope at all, Yuan Yi knew that he was afraid that there would be no tomorrow and no future. But even so, he decided to fight the Huns until the end, even if he fought to the death of every soldier, he would still fight for it. Kill two more Huns and tell them that they will pay a price for being enemies with you.
Yuan Yi can't see hope, so how can everyone under his command see hope?
Numerous facts have already proved that few people are reliable in the face of life. Just like Jiang Li, the general under King Xiao Qi, he had other thoughts, or he wanted to continue living. .
Perhaps in the eyes of others, if Jiang Li chose to surrender to the Huns, it would be a sign of lack of integrity. But think about it on the other hand, from his perspective, he just wants to survive, so what is wrong with him?
It's just this fucking era that's wrong. Of course, surrendering to foreigners is also undesirable. At least in Tang Ao's eyes, such people will be looked down upon by him, and if his subordinates dare to do this, He will definitely be hunted to the end, even to the ends of the earth.
Jiang Li wanted to live, so he secretly sent someone out of the city at night to contact the Huns. He was willing to open the city gate and only asked the Huns to let him live. If possible, he could also let Xiao Qi Wang Yuan Yi go. Life.
Someone took the initiative to contact me and wanted to surrender. Huyan Gai, the king of the Huns, was naturally overjoyed when he found out. A warrior like him couldn't do such a thing well, so he left the matter in the hands of Wei Qian'er.
With such a good thing, Wei Qian'er would naturally take advantage of it. She personally met the envoy sent by Jiang Li and agreed to all the other party's conditions. The two sides agreed that at midnight tomorrow night, the west gate of Lucheng would be opened, and where would the Huns come from? Just enter.
Just after seeing off Jiang Li's envoy, Huyan Gai's soldiers sent another short man, saying he was an envoy from Japan.
Also in the big tent just now, Wei Qian'er met this Japanese Japanese soldier who claimed to be named Nakamura Wuer. According to the man's self-introduction, he was one of the Japanese soldiers, and his status was far above the daimyo. He was stationed in He was also the second-largest figure in the Japanese army in Pau City, Zhezhou, after Xiong Meicheng.