Chapter 40 40 Guns VS Cavalry

"There are also barbarians among the Japanese pirates?"

Wu Zhankui was a little surprised, "Didn't they say they were all Japanese and Han pirates?"

At this time, for the people, the robbers and pirates from the sea were all Japanese pirates, and they could not distinguish the true composition of the people among them. However, for the people in the army, the news from all aspects was more accurate, so whether it was Zhang Qing

, Wu Zhankui, or Wei Meng actually all know who the so-called Japanese pirates are.

In fact, the pirates of the Ming Dynasty were originally composed of the remnants of Zhang Shicheng as the main force, and there were also some Japanese pirates. Therefore, most of the so-called Japanese pirates were actually Han Chinese, and a few were Japanese pirates.

But today, Wu Zhankui heard that there were also barbarians among the Japanese pirates, which was a bit beyond his expectation.

"The barbarians are fond of wealth. It is not unusual for them to participate in Japanese pirates and share the spoils. They are all overseas barbarians and have not received Confucian education."

Zhang Qing said disapprovingly, but his idea was also realistic.

"By the way, nephew, if I allocate a batch of these guns to you, how much can your hundred households' combat power be improved?"

Zhang Qing's next words were addressed to Wei Meng, because in the entire Jiujiang Guards, only the Bengshan Baihu Station took away ten muskets. This was decided by the Ministry of War before allocating this batch of firearms.

"Uncle Shi, I don't know much about the gun. I only have two incompetent sons at home who have nothing to do with it. I heard them say that the gun is really good, so I think it should be possible."

Wei Meng gave his answer after thinking for a while.

"That's it."

Zhang Qing, who was behind the desk, slightly wrinkled his white eyebrows and said, "Then you can do the math as soon as possible. If it is feasible, I will allocate the batch of bird guns in the warehouse after the new year."

"Father-in-law, how many guns are there in that batch?"

Wu Zhankui asked at this time.

"Because it is just a trial installation, there are only 200 muskets, ten of which have been allocated to you, so the muskets handed over by the Ordnance Bureau only have 190 muskets."

Zhang Qing paused for a moment before saying, "After I came back, I sent it directly to the warehouse and didn't pay it out.

If it is really useful, then I will ask Shigui to pick up the gun first in two days, so that others will not worry about it.

In addition, the two of you who can control the hundred households should also practice diligently after the new year. You must be well prepared for everything and don't take any chances.

Even if the Northern Expedition is ultimately cancelled, the necessary preparations must be made.

This time Weili will reorganize 100 households for training, and the food and salary will be allocated at 70%, so you don’t have to worry about the logistics, money and food."

"Seventy percent of the food and salary is no problem, right?"

Zhang Shigui asked casually as he sent Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng out of the study and headed to the courtyard where they lived.

Hearing this, Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng felt a sudden shock in their hearts, and most of their good mood when they heard that they were going to be given 70% of their food salary disappeared instantly.

The three of them stopped and Wu Zhankui looked at Wei Meng. As far as leading troops, he was one level away from a thousand households, so he had nothing to say at this time.

"For those soldiers, if they have a salary of 30% or 40%, the family's life will be manageable."

Wei Meng hesitated for a moment and then said, in fact, the food and salary he distributed was less than 30% of the standard soldier's income, but the military households in the fort could still live on.

"That's it."

After Zhang Shigui got the answer, he continued to walk, taking Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng to the small courtyard. However, he slowed down a bit after passing through a corridor. He waited until Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng got closer before he said: "Then

Just give me 40%, and the rest will be divided between the three of us."

Having said this, Zhang Shigui said to Wu Zhankui: "You are responsible for this matter. I will say hello to Wei, and let Old Wei do the training."

"Brother, how can something happen to ten hundred households?"

Wu Zhankui nodded and asked aloud.

"Those few people were scared to death when they knew that they might have to go to the north this year, so after discussing it, they said that they would train two hundred households in each of the five thousand households to serve as the main force for this expedition.

The Hundred Household Stations at Old Wei's side happen to be ready-made, and you still have a confidant's Hundred Household Stations in your hands. There are just two of them, and they are the main soldiers of your right army's Qianhu Station."

Zhang Shigui walked forward slowly and said, "There is also the matter of blunderbuss. Let's discuss it when we get home. Not to mention literary talents, they are very familiar with blunderbuss. Listen to what they mean. We will make a summary tomorrow. Today

It’s too late.”

Zhang Shigui sent them back to the small courtyard where they lived, and then went back to his own courtyard.

This small courtyard is nominally one courtyard, but in fact it is divided into an east courtyard and a west courtyard. It is a layout of two small cross-yards. The Wu family and the Wei family both have their own small courtyards, which are also prepared by the Zhang family for their relatives and friends, and the household items are all the same.

Everything is complete and good.

However, Wu Zhankui and Wei Mengke did not go back to their house to rest. Although they rushed from Zepeng to Jiujiang early this morning, they still found an empty room and asked their servants to call the two brothers Wei Wencai and Wei Guangde.

Come over here, Wu Dong was also called to listen together. After all, sooner or later, you will be exposed to such military matters.

Fortunately, several people were awake, and they soon arrived at the empty room.

"Don't think about the mother-and-child cannon. Those cannons are very expensive. Only Jingying and border towns have them in service. Our Jiujiang Guards can't get those cannons."

After seeing everyone gathered, Wu Zhankui directly mentioned the matter of the mother-and-son cannon that had been discussed before.

Hearing that it was only equipped with Jingying and Bianzhen, Wei Guangde and others understood. When they heard their father talking about this kind of artillery before, several little guys thought that this artillery was powerful and could be fired continuously.

, which is much more powerful than today’s firearms.

"That cannon is actually called the Fo Lang Machine Cannon. It was invented by the Yi people. The number produced by our Ming North and South Ordnance Bureau is still limited."

Wu Zhankui continued.

"Then uncle called us here for any other errands?"

Wei Guangde wondered, since he couldn't get it, he couldn't get it, so why did he ask them to do it?

We talked about it all night when he was in Zepeng. In the end, he remembered what his father had mentioned before about the double-comb cannon he saw in Zhenjiang and said that the cannon fired very fast, so he made this suggestion.

Now that it was rejected, he had no other option.

"Guangde, tell me, can that blunderbuss restrain the Tatar cavalry?"

At this time, Father Wei asked.

"Bird gun? Impossible."

When Wei Guangde heard his father asking him, he shook his head and said without thinking.

Just kidding, although I have never been in the military, there is an explosion of information in later generations. I have seen a lot of things on TV or the Internet, and I know a lot of news.

To put an end to the cavalry, the machine gun must appear. Only with continuous firepower can it be possible to suppress the cavalry charge.
Chapter completed!