After receiving the report, Shang Yi also felt a little surprised. During this time of war and chaos, why did Zeng Hualong send these two people to Muling Pass to inspect?
In this regard, Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen knew more about it than Shang Yi. They immediately understood that this must be Shang Yi's second report sent to Dengzhou. Zeng Hualong couldn't believe it, so he sent
Two confidants came to check the authenticity.
After the two told Shang Yi their thoughts, Shang Yi suddenly realized what was going on. He immediately took Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen out of the city, welcomed them into the city, and first went to Qian Zong's Yamen to sit down.
After tea was served and everyone was polite, Xiao Wenjun and Han Zhi immediately turned the topic to Shang Yi's second good news. Of course, they would not say that they were following Zeng Hualong's order to investigate whether it was true or false.
He first tried his best to praise Shang Yi. Shang Yi also knew the actual intentions of the two people, so he apologized a few times, and then took the initiative to invite the two people to watch the battle together.
Beheaded, captured prisoners, and captured trophies.
Naturally, Xiao Wenjun and Han Zhi got what they wanted. They immediately got up and followed Shang Yi to the room where the heads of the Qing army were kept. They saw heads that had been soaked in salt water and neatly arranged.
There was no detailed count, but there were definitely hundreds of heads. Xiao Wenjun was still uneasy, so he grabbed a few more heads and looked carefully. Sure enough, he found that the hair had been shaved for a long time and was not newly shaved. This means that it was definitely not a murderer.
achievement.
Then Shang Yi took two people to the warehouse. Sure enough, they saw armor, weapons, flags and other items placed in categories. Both of them also knew the armor flags of the Qing army. It was indeed good, especially the more than 20 pieces of white armor.
The armor was obviously different from other armors. The two also inspected ten of the weapons, and they all had the words forged by a certain workshop in Shengjing and a certain workshop in Jinzhou. This also proved that they were indeed taken from the hands of the Qing Army.
Finally, Shang Yi ordered a total of forty prisoners captured twice to be brought up for the two to review. In this era, Manchus and Han people still had relatively obvious differences in characteristics, so although the spirits of the prisoners were very atrophied,
But there is no doubt that he is a Manchu. There is a hint of ferocity in his eyes, which shows that he is a soldier who has experienced many battles.
It was only then that the two of them were convinced of the great victory reported by Shang Yi, and at the same time, they also looked at Shang Yi with admiration. At this time, especially after the defeat of Songshan, the Ming court was almost at a standstill.
Even the strongest Guan Ning cavalry did not dare to take advantage of the Qing army. In the first battle, they beheaded nearly 900 people, and all of them were genuine heads. This contribution was enough for Shang Yi to grow from a child.
The young Mr. Qian was promoted to the garrison level, and also received the rank of guerrilla general. It can be said that he joined the ranks of mid- to high-level generals in one step.
Judging from Shang Yi's age of less than 24 years old, his future is really limitless. Now the Kingdom of Shu is suffering from internal and external troubles and wars are going on. Not to mention being a deputy general, the general will be just around the corner, so he will be appointed as a military general.
, it is not impossible.
Everyone returned to the Yamen, and Shang Yi ordered a banquet to be held in the Yamen for the two of them, accompanied by Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen. During the banquet, the two of them naturally asked about the story of the battle, and Shang Yi arrived.
There was no concealment, one, five, ten, and it was said in detail. Of course, details such as the pistol were concealed, but the two of them were dumbfounded, especially when they heard that the Qing army was attacking the city. At that time, Muling Pass
When they were in danger, both of them even held their breath nervously. It was only when Shang Yi said that he led his army to fight to the death and finally withstood the Qin army's attack, and finally drove the Qin army out of Guancheng.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
After listening, the two praised Shang Yi again. This time it was not polite, but a heartfelt praise.
However, Han Zhi still had doubts about the power of the fire blunderbuss mentioned by Shang Yi, because according to his experience, the fire blunderbuss, especially the bird blunderbuss, was not only slow to refill, but often the enemy was in front of them within two shots.
, and easy to explode. The Ming army generally did not like to use bird blunderbuss, so according to Shang Yi, fire blunderbuss did not seem to have such power.
Although Shang Yi didn't say anything about Han Zhi's questions, he felt quite sad in his heart. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, China's firearms did make great progress, although they were still not as good as those in the West at the same time. Some modern army weapons
Firearms can be found in prototypes or corresponding things: landmines, sea mines, rocket launchers, barbed wire, machine guns, armored divisions, etc. Even if you don’t believe that firearms are the future development trend, some knowledgeable people such as Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, etc.
, can still realize the power and value of firearms. It is a pity that the government corruption and military laxity in the late Ming Dynasty led to the decline in the quality of firearms and the insufficient training of musketeers. As a result, there are advanced firearms, but they cannot shoot them.
military.
But these are all human factors, not problems with the firearms themselves. However, most people cannot distinguish this, but attribute everything to the firearms, and even refuse to use firearms because of choking. Shang Yi knew that in the Qing army, officially
After entering the customs, the armed forces in various places in the south of the Yangtze River to resist the Qing army still used cold weapons. On the contrary, the Qing army occasionally used firearms.
It was only after the Qing Dynasty established its foothold that "riding and archery was the foundation of Manchuria" that the development of firearms in China came to a complete halt. Two hundred years later, the British Empire opened the door to China with foreign guns and cannons.
, the Qing army actually still used spears, bows and arrows to fight. In the end, China fell into the hands of the world's powers.
Of course, Shang Yi couldn't explain this idea to Xiao Wenjun and Han Zhi. He only said that Mu Ling's army would conduct firecracker training. They were invited to take a look and they would know why the firecrackers were so effective.
That afternoon, Xiao Wenjun and Han Zhi followed Shang Yi to the training ground. At this time, Muling Pass was packed with people, and only four main streets and the training ground were free. Because soldiers always have a place to train,
Only then could it be preserved.
Although it is wartime, Shang Yi still does not relax his demands on the youth team. He studies reading, literacy and various knowledge every morning, and only starts training in the afternoon. At this time, on the training ground, all soldiers from the youth team participate in the training.
Some people are practicing team practice, some are practicing spear thrusting, and naturally some are practicing fire shooting.
Shang Yi and others went straight to the shooting training ground and saw thirty soldiers from the youth team undergoing live ammunition shooting training. According to Shang Yi's regulations, after the musketeers became proficient in the operation of the musket, each soldier
Fifteen live-fire shooting trainings are conducted every day, divided into three groups, each group is five times. The first two are free firing, and the last one is three-stage continuous firing. Now the musketeers are undergoing free firing training.
I saw a row of cross targets erected forty steps away. There was a one-foot-square wooden sign above, below, left, and center. Each musketeer took turns to shoot these five wooden signs, and each shooting training
The results will be recorded by the instructor and used as a basis for future selection as official musketeers.
Xiao Wenjun was surprised and said: "President Shang Qian, I think most of these soldiers are underage children. Do they also want to go into battle to resist the Tatars?"
Shang Yi gave a bitter smile and said: "There are only so many troops in Muling Pass, so when the Tatars come, let alone children, even women will be sent when necessary."
The two of them heard this and knew it was the truth, so they couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Shang Yi continued: "But the firing of fire blunderbuss does not require great strength, so it can be used by both adults and young people, and the fire blunderbuss soldiers do not have to go into battle to fight, so I let them practice using fire blunderbuss and fight against the Tatars."
For gun work, you should use adult soldiers."
The two of them could only nod, as there was no other way.
At this moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire, and puffs of choking gunpowder smoke came out. On the target in the distance, some wooden signs had a hole in them, some had a corner broken, and some others
None, they were intact. The musketeers immediately reloaded their ammunition and fired again. It could be seen that they were all quite skilled in their movements.
While the musketeers were reloading, Shang Yi said to the two of them: "To use a fire blunderbuss, you must first work hard on supervising its construction. You must strictly supervise the craftsmen in the construction and production, so that you can make fire blunderbuss with high quality and without exploding the chamber."
, long range and powerful."
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"The Tatars are skilled in bows and horses, and are stoic and good at fighting. They often wear heavy protective gear when going into battle. They are beyond the reach of our Ming soldiers. Only fire blunderbuss can penetrate heavy armor and are a sharp weapon to defeat the enemy. They cannot be used and cannot be used poorly."
use."
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"The second step is to train the musketeers strictly and skillfully use the three-stage burst technique, so that they can reload quickly and shoot accurately, so that they can inflict heavy damage on the Tatars on the battlefield."
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"As for the musketeers, we can't just train them in the ability to fire muskets. They also need to practice spear stabbing, knife and other fighting skills. This way, when the enemy rushes closer, they can also engage in close combat with the enemy."
Some of these words were known to the two of them, but some were heard for the first time, but they all nodded frequently. Han Zhidao said: "It seems that Mr. Shang Qian has a lot of experience in using fire guns. It also made me enlightened. After returning,
We will definitely tell the governor what Mr. Qian said truthfully, and we will train a musketeer force when we go to the state. We will also ask Mr. Shang Qian to give us some advice."
Shang Yi said: "This is natural. If you want to practice musketeers in the state capital, you must record these few experiences in detail and submit them to the governor."
Xiao Wenjun chuckled and said: "Why don't Mr. Shang Qian write a book [The Effects of Fire Guns]?"
Shang Yi was moved in his heart. He knew that although there were many military books in ancient China, most of them were about strategy, battle defense, and military formations, and very few involved the training of soldiers. Only Qi Jiguang's [Ji Xiao Xin Shu] made unique achievements in this regard.
, Although firearms were very popular in the Ming Dynasty, and there were many records about firecrackers, there was no professional book on the production, use, and training of firecrackers, especially the use of firecrackers on the battlefield.
Although I am not as good as Qi Jiguang, but I have more than 300 years of experience, can I write an [Infantry Drill Manual] as a model teaching material for training soldiers in the future? In the future, others can follow the book and teach, so I don’t have to do it myself.