Wang Zhen's eyes when he looked at Zhao Huan had changed.
As the guard of Taiyuan, Wang Zhen knows best what the name Shuhuhulu means.
Although this person is not a talented commander and has never commanded a thousand-man battle, but as the "scheming counter" of the Shuhu Tribe, his abilities at the tactical level such as infiltration behind enemy lines and guerrilla destruction are extremely powerful.
Every Taiyuan garrison has suffered more or less at the hands of Shu Hu and Hu Lu.
In Wang Zhen's opinion, with equal forces, it would be impossible to defeat Shu Huhu Lu.
If you want to destroy Shu Huhu Lu, you must send three times more troops to surround and destroy him.
But now, with Zhao Huan having half as many troops as Shu Hu Hu Lu, he actually defeated Shu Hu Hu Lu?!
No wonder Wang Zhen was so surprised.
Although Wang Zhen did not want to get involved in party disputes, let alone be controlled by Zhao Huan, he still spoke highly of Zhao Huan's strength on the spot.
"The Battle of Yizhou proved the prince's strong command ability at the strategic level."
"I thought that the prince was only a commander, but I didn't expect that he was actually a capable general."
"I was ambushed by Shu Hu Hu Lu. Although I was outnumbered, I was able to defeat Shu Hu Hu Lu at a relatively small cost. The prince's attainments at the tactical level also impressed me."
Speaking of this, Wang Zhen glanced at the majestic and fierce warriors beside Zhao Huan, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "The prince is known for his heavy armored soldiers. I wonder how he defeated Shuhuhulu's mixed army?"
Zhao Huan came to Taiyuan Mansion this time to win over Wang Zhen.
Since Wang Zhen asked, Zhao Huan naturally would not hide it.
"Of course, you can't defeat Shu Huhu Lu just by relying on heavily armored soldiers."
"Although I don't have many people with me, I have all kinds of weapons and armors."
"The Divine Arm Crossbow alone carries one hundred and fifty, with three thousand crossbow arrows. It can support up to thirty-three shooters, and adopts a three-stage shooting method."
Since the invention of the crossbow, the three-stage shooting method has appeared.
Although the crossbow has a low threshold, it still takes a lot of effort to shoot the bow. Anyone who is good at using a crossbow will have three-stage shooting as the basics.
However, Zhao Huan made some improvements and optimizations for the three-stage shooting method.
Since the leading archer in the platoon can "shoot and throw away", the soldiers in the last row who are responsible for firing the bow must fire the bow seamlessly and continuously.
Even if you are born with extraordinary physical strength, you will not be able to fire a bow continuously. If you cannot fire ten crossbows, your arms will be unbearably sore.
The divine arm crossbow is also divided into three types: upper, middle and lower.
The range of the Shangli Divine Arm Crossbow can reach 400 steps. It is no longer realistic to use two or even three arms to increase the power. It is no longer realistic to rely solely on manpower to draw the bow.
The divine arm crossbow used by Zhao Huan has a low power and a range of only more than a hundred steps. However, it can draw the bow and load the arrow quickly. However, due to its small size, it cannot draw the bow with its feet.
Zhao Huan simply took the tools for opening the upper force bow, optimized and streamlined them, and used them on the lower force bow.
Every soldier responsible for firing a bow has a winch beside him.
Using the hand lever, the crossbow can be easily pulled apart, so the bow can be fired continuously.
The soldiers in the middle were simply responsible for passing the used crossbows from the front row to the rear, and then handed the opened crossbows and arrows from the rear to the archers.
It can be said that Zhao Huan was able to defeat Shuhu Hulu, and the crossbowmen played a decisive role.
After Wang Zhen figured out Zhao Huan's tactics, his eyes were filled with admiration.
"Supplemented by tools, keep firing your bow to support the three-stage shooting method to suppress the enemy closely."
"No wonder many generals in the army now call the prince the God of War in private..."
"The prince deserves such a title!"
While speaking, Wang Zhen had already winked at his deputy, signaling him to quickly record everything Zhao Huan had just said. He also wanted to optimize his crossbowmen unit based on Zhao Huan's ideas.
Wang Zhen became more and more greedy, and he immediately asked: "Shu Huhulu is accompanied by firearms soldiers. I wonder what the prince thinks of firearms soldiers?"
This is the right person to ask!
Zhao Huan knew the power of "firearms" better than anyone in this era.
He immediately blurted out: "The lower limit is infinitely low and the upper limit is infinitely high."
Wang Zhen's eyes lit up and he thought that Zhao Huan indeed had unique insights into firearms.
He immediately cupped his fists and saluted, and asked shamelessly: "Your Majesty, please give me some more advice."
In order to gain Wang Zhen's military support, Zhao Huan naturally gave him advice.
"Today's firearms can only play a certain role in city defense battles. In field battles, in addition to disturbing the enemy and damaging the morale of new recruits, firearms are a drag most of the time."
"Explosive objects such as thunderbolts and fireballs cannot shake the armor at all."
"The muskets are even more useless. On the battlefield, arrows are expensive and require precise killing. Therefore, whether they are infantry archers or horse archers, they pose a greater threat to the enemy."
"On the contrary, the musket has no so-called accuracy at all. Since it is a random shooting method, it cannot be compared with the bow and arrow."
"Even in terms of armor-piercing, the musket can't compare with the armor-piercing arrow."
"Therefore, firearms need to be appropriate for the battle. They can be used for attacking and defending cities, and they should be carried as little as possible when marching."
Whether it was tactical command or understanding of weapons, Wang Zhen had already admired Zhao Huan.
The name of the God of War is not for nothing!
But at the same time, Wang Zhen had some doubts in his heart.
I heard that Zhao Huan has always scorned the "Wu Jing Zong Yao", so why can he have such a thorough understanding of current weapons?
Or should I say...
The prince just spurned those civil servants who regarded "The General Essentials of the Military Classics" as a shortcut. In fact, privately, the prince had already read the "General Essentials of the Military Classics" to pieces.
At this moment, Zhao Huan once again proposed an idea that subverted Wang Xun's cognition.
"Firearms are limited by the cast-iron process. If the cast-iron process can be upgraded to a higher level, the power of firearms will be doubled."
"Take the musket as an example. Because the barrel is made of bamboo, it is destined to be unable to load too much gunpowder, and its power will naturally be greatly reduced."
"If you replace the bamboo with an iron pipe, or even a hundred-forged iron pipe, you can stuff more gunpowder and the power will increase dramatically."
"If the flight trajectory of the projectile can be controlled again, so that the projectile will fly out in a straight line and improve the accuracy, then the musket can replace the bow and arrow in an instant."
Hearing this, Wang Zhen suddenly became excited: "Since the prince is well versed in this, how about improving the musket on the spot?"
Zhao Huan smiled and shook his head: "Didn't I say that? It is subject to the iron casting process."
"Wanting to improve the musket is equivalent to turning a snake into a dragon. It cannot be done overnight."
Although Zhao Huan also wanted to build a musket and use the generation difference to crush the golden soldiers, he changed his mind and gave up this unrealistic idea.
The musket seems to have few parts, but the craftsmanship is actually very complicated.