Chapter 149: Defeat
Zhang Luo after everything was ready.
He immediately took a few steps to hide far away.
Artillery of this era.
No matter how exquisite the workmanship is.
There is always the possibility of bombing.
Standing next to the cannon.
In case of being bombed.
It would be bad if he was blown up in public.
Artillery in the early Ming Dynasty.
Many of them did not die at the hands of the enemy.
But he died from his own cannon.
Cannon fire sounded.
A cannonball was fired from the muzzle.
After the heavy iron ball is shot.
It rolled on the ground a few times.
Then it took along a tree next to it.
Directly fried to pieces.
The roaring flames.
Let all the people from Zhenhaiwei around.
No one said anything when they saw it.
After a while, Zhang Liansheng said:
"This guy's power is amazing."
"No wonder we are no match for the Japanese pirates."
Zhenhaiwei and his team.
I felt a little scared when I saw it.
I wish I were not a Liberty.
It was damaged at sea before.
I'm afraid it's Wei Li's warship.
They will all be sunk by others.
What the others in Zhenhaiwei had in mind was different.
Zhang Luo looked at the trees that were blown apart.
The roots of the tree are still there.
Feeling a little disappointed.
I feel like this power is not enough.
No wonder the Ming Dynasty didn’t need Western queens to run after them.
They all switched to red cannons.
This traditional Western artillery.
It's really not very powerful.
This power.
It would just blow up the incoming soldiers.
Used to fight large warships.
Or siege the city.
The effect is not very big.
Zhang Luo called the Dutch gunner over.
Said in English:
"How to use the artillery."
"Write it in English."
"Then we can leave the island."
"Come to live on land."
This Dutch gunner.
A smile instantly appeared on his face.
He couldn't stand living on the island anymore.
Now I have a chance to leave.
He nodded sharply immediately.
Zhang Liansheng walked to Zhang Luo.
He said a little disappointed:
"This guy is so powerful."
"We still conduct military training in such a traditional way."
"What else is there for?"
Zhang Luo saw Zhang Liansheng frowning.
Apparently he was frightened by the power of Western artillery.
Zhang Luo smiled and said:
"Do not worry."
"This thing will completely replace the infantry."
"It's still a long time."
Zhang Liansheng still didn't believe it.
Zhang Luo said again:
"It is necessary to form a team of artillery."
"At least tens of thousands of taels of silver."
"The cost of a cannonball is too high."
"At least five or six taels of silver."
"This is all wasted money."
Zhang Liansheng exhaled loudly.
A well-trained soldier.
The most I can give you is three taels of silver a month.
This cannonball.
It's worth two soldiers.
It's been a month of training.
Zhang Luo said again:
"Artillery and blunderbuss are both firearms."
"It will be a good time."
"Over time, self-explosion may occur."
"Besides burning money."
"The artillery is too heavy and difficult to move."
"This is also his shortcoming."
"If the enemy charges up."
"The artillerymen are naturally helpless."
"So we have to deal with this kind of artillery."
"There are still ways."
Zhang Liansheng asked:
"Any good ideas?"
Zhang Luo said:
"Let the soldiers spread out and charge."
"No need to get together."
"The range of the cannonball is not very large."
"If you spread it out, the losses will become smaller."
"Not easy to hit."
Zhang Liansheng asked:
"Why not form a shield trooper?"
"Let's defend against cannonballs together?"
Zhang Luo said:
"There are specialized arms that can deal with artillery."
"But shield soldiers can't."
"Also, put together the formation."
"It also takes a long time to train."
As for what kind of troops you want.
Zhang Luo didn't say anything.
Fortifications used to protect against artillery.
These will only appear later.
There is no use talking to Zhang Liansheng now.
After discussing with Zhang Liansheng.
Zhang Luo was preparing to have people push the artillery back to the guard.
The soldier who was inquiring about the news at the front.
He ran over in a hurry.
"What?"
"The Quanzhou Guards' suppression of bandits was defeated?"
"General, two hundred households were killed in the battle?"
Zhang Luo and Zhang Liansheng couldn't believe it.
A dignified Quanzhou Guard.
Even if I stretch my hips again.
It’s not like he can’t defeat thousands of bandits, right?
Besides, I really can’t beat him.
Still can’t run?
As for the general and the two hundred households, are they all dead?
Zhang Luo hurriedly asked the soldiers:
"What's going on at the mine?"
The soldier who inquired about the information said:
"In Chen Jiu's refugee camp."
"There are some people with Japanese swords."
"Those people are good at fighting."
"That deputy general Xu Yao of Quanzhou Guard."
"Just arrived at the mine."
"They were ambushed by Japanese swordsmen."
"Vice General Xu was hacked to death with random knives."
"Then Chen Jiuye rushed out with his troops."
"Not a single soldier of the Quanzhou Guard survived."
"They're all dead!"
Zhang Luo and Zhang Liansheng both had expressions on their faces.
The surrounding situation is now even more unstable.
The failure of the Quanzhou Guards to suppress the bandits.
Soon it spread to Jinjiang County.
The atmosphere in the whole city is even worse.
In the yamen of the prefect of Quanzhou.
Magistrate Li shook his head.
Don't know what to do.
The officers and soldiers who went to suppress the bandits.
None came back.
Now, Chen Jiu and his gang are even more rampant.
The prefect's Yamen and Commander Xu.
Discussed all afternoon.
We didn't even discuss a solution.
Magistrate Li was extremely anxious.
But there is nothing we can do.
He returned to the mansion.
I found that my daughter had already prepared the meal.
I finally felt some comfort in my heart.
Daughter Li Yin'er said softly:
: "Dad, let's eat first."
Magistrate Li took a few bites.
Li Yin'er gave her father a slap on the back again.
Magistrate Li sat on a chair.
He gasped and said:
“It’s really unexpected!”
"The Quanzhou Guards are just a bunch of losers."
"One lieutenant plus two hundred households."
"More than a thousand people can't defeat a group of bandits."
The Quanzhou Guards suffered heavy casualties this time.
It will definitely not satisfy the Chief Envoy Yamen and the Dusi Yamen.
Now the mining bandits are out of control.
More than a thousand officers and soldiers died.
What if Chen Jiu becomes famous?
The bandits in the surrounding area will definitely come to seek refuge.
By then it will become a team of tens of thousands.
Quanzhou Prefecture is really in trouble.
Li Yin'er said while beating her back:
"Dad, I told you a few days ago."
"The officers and soldiers of Quanzhou Guard are all crooked faces."
"They're all just quarrelsome."
"No big deal."
"Oh, I really thought of it."
"Let's talk about it."
"Who else is going to put down the mining bandits now?"
Li Yin'er thought for a while and said:
"Maybe Zhenhaiwei can."
"The former Xishan bandits were put down by Zhenhaiwei."
"Then Li Ba's head is still on the city wall."
"But Zhenhai Guards are not under the jurisdiction of the prefect's yamen."
"Only the General Manager can make changes."
"Dad, I heard that the mining bandit Li has a gangster with a Japanese sword."
"It must be Japanese pirates inside."
"It is the Zhenhai Guard's responsibility to defend against Japanese pirates."
"Dad, you can try it."
"If it really doesn't work, I can only go to the General Secretary to ask for the draft."
Li Yin'er said again:
"Let the Zhenhai Guards send troops."
"Dad must give me some benefits."
"Otherwise they'll take it seriously."
"The situation is even more difficult."
This chapter has been completed!