Chapter 515 514 Tiger Squats Cannon

"The Japanese pirates set up camp in Wudang Mountain and set up camp in Xucuo."

Tan Lun knew that the Japanese pirates were about 6,000, but they were divided into three places, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Although such an arrangement can resist the Ming army's offensive layer by layer, the weakness of the dispersed forces is fully exposed.

"You should know the role of firearms in the battle formation. Although Zhejiang soldiers came from afar, there were many firearms in the camp, which was enough to crush the Japanese pirates on the battlefield.

I decided to use Qi Jiguang to lead Zhejiang troops as the center and attack head-on. In addition to leading the troops, Yu Dayou also led the navy as the right-hand army to cut off the enemy's retreat at sea, Liu Xian as the left-hand army, and attacked the Japanese pirates on the flanks."

Tan Lun naturally would not forget the reason why he came here, and assigned combat missions to compete for credit for Qi Jiguang.

And Liu Xian and Yu Dayou below were helpless when they heard Tan Lun’s formation.

In fact, they had already speculated when they heard that Tan Lun followed Zhejiang soldiers to Xinghua Prefecture.

Yu Dayou and Tan Lun had a relationship, but he knew that when Tan Lun was in Zhejiang, he had participated in the battle to encircle and suppress Japanese pirates many times as the right-sponsor of the governor and the deputy envoy of the Censor. Last year, Zhejiang soldiers aided Fujian and were also the commander-in-chief, and Qi Jiguang led his troops to participate in the war.

The bombardment was really turned upside down, the earth was shaking, and even the strongest city walls were like paper in front of such super-large artillery, wherever the shells passed, they all fell apart.

He thought so, but Liu Xian didn't think so.

And when he continues to entangle and spread, he will only say that his is not.

Liu Xian said, staring at the bracket under the cannon.

Soon, the three of them had already arrived at the cannon, and then dismounted and squatted beside the tiger squat cannon to observe carefully. Qi Jiguang also introduced the characteristics and usage of this cannon.

Liu Xian next to him must have heard of it earlier, but this was the first time he saw the real thing. Through Qi Jiguang's introduction, he could not help but think of the way and effect of this thing on the battlefield, so he nodded.

Qi Jiguang sat on the left side of Liu Xian, and was in the next position. When he heard Liu Xian say this, he felt a little impressed by this general who dared to challenge the civil servants.

If we set the time to advance, we will naturally have to repair the Zhejiang soldiers who had just arrived for three days. On the fourth day, the three armies will all be launched to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates.

With this judgment, what Liu Xian said is actually insignificant.

The gun is 17 feet long (about 5.18 meters), weighs 17 tons, the barrel is 8 inches thick (about 20 cm to withstand the huge impact force when firing), and the caliber is as high as 30 inches (about 762 mm), which is enough to accommodate an adult. The granite shell used weighs 1,500 pounds (about 680 kilograms), and is the most powerful firearm of that era.

"As Governor Liu said, this cannon is the tiger squat cannon that is widely used in our Zhejiang army."

However, they temporarily transferred Zhejiang to Zhejiang, and then they did not transfer much externally, so they did not spread.

Simple and direct.

According to Tan Lun's words, it is to let Qi Jiguang's troops attack the middle lane and let him and Yu Dayou cooperate on the side lane.

Of course he knew that when fighting with Japanese pirates, the tactics that Japanese pirates generally used were no tactics. They didn't care how many ways you went, and they would rush all the way, breaking down the Ming army's defense line, and the Ming army would collapse.

Although Qi Jiguang's troops had much more troops than him, they could only act as a unit to cooperate with the central army, and lined up on the left and right sides to attack Japanese pirates like him.

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In the whole process, nothing else matters. No one will pay attention to whoever is treated preferentially and who is wronged.

Since we won’t make much contribution this time, we should try to avoid excessive casualties and let Qi Jiguang do it.

Even if Yu Dayou has a mission to command the navy to blockade, what's the use of this group of Japanese pirates on the shore?

It is different from the common general cannons and large bowl-mouth guns in the Ming army.

Among the three generals here, if you want to command the navy, of course, it is Yu Dayou.

Liu, Yu and Qi's army are the strongest in Yu Dayou's army, and the morale boosted by defeating Zhang Lian's rebels, which is the most suitable as the central army.

Yu Dayou couldn't help but speak to Liu Xian.

He also found out that after the test, he thought the effect was good, so he paid attention to this matter and wrote a letter to tell me."

Using this kind of small cannon and loading a shotgun will make a large number of shots. It is really a good way to break the deadlock.

If a general and a civil servant turn against each other, he must have the courage to do so.

Yu Dayou and Liu Xian's troops act as the role of blocking the Japanese pirates' breakthrough route. Otherwise, he would divide the three troops into front, middle and back three armies, and advance in layers, and then the latter two will have no military achievements.

History books only record time, place, and characters, as well as whom they fought a battle, and what the outcome was.

Of course, the nine-sided important towns are still the ones that have priority, and the southern garrisons are naturally ranked behind.

In fact, in many wars, such small episodes are hidden, either to avoid war to preserve their strength or to seize credit, but all of this will not be recorded in historical books.

Although he was dissatisfied, Liu Xian still clasped his fists at Tan Lun. However, in his heart, Liu Xian had already made up his mind to make a fuss about this trip.

These artillery are different from the Ming munitions they commonly use. The barrel is short and thick, the head is about two feet long, and seven iron hoops are added all over the body. The head of the cannon is built by two iron-made tiger claws, which looks powerful and powerful.

"I actually heard about this gun from my thoughts, and it was slightly modified later."

Although he knew that Liu and Yu were dissatisfied with his robbery, Qi Jiguang would not hide his personal power in the face of this newly developed firearm, and there was actually nothing to hide in this thing, and the craftsman could understand it at a glance.

I don’t know if it was a problem of materials, craftsmanship, or a problem of craftsmanship. Although many cannons were cast during the Ming and Qing dynasties, no one developed large-caliber and powerful cannons.

After riding the war horse, it was much taller than the people around, and its vision was much wider. Liu Xian and Yu Dayou immediately noticed that there were many black cannons placed behind the horses on the right side of the camp.

"The reduced general artillery can fire scattered missiles and attack Japanese pirates at close range."

However, Liu Xian was not so stupid that he cursed, saying that Tan Lun was just helping Qi Jiguang to gain military achievements, and used the reasons for many new recruits from Qi Jiguang's army.

Since you can't resist Tan Lun, then listen.

If Zhang Nie is not here, what else can he say? He can't turn his back on his face.

He could hear clearly when Liu Xian talked about the situation before. Now they have squeezed the Japanese pirates in half the way, and their troops are dispersed to prevent any Japanese pirates from breaking out.

Liu Xian said, "If the effect is good, I think I can report to the court and vigorously promote this cannon."

"Mr. Tan should know that the middle lane is fighting against the Japanese pirates head-on, and General Qi has too many new recruits. If there are those who are unresolute in their will, they will cause chaos in the battle formation and the consequences will be unpredictable."

Yu Dayou just sighed.

Subsequently, Tan Lun arranged attack routes from various troops on the map, and the three armies attacked, and the final target was naturally the last barrier in front of Pinghai Acropolis - Xucuo Wochao.

But those firearms are released when the enemy is slightly longer, so there is still a chance to play the second round or even the third round.

If he acted according to Tan Lun's command, the consequences would be all due to Qi Jiguang's fault, and he and Yu Dayou would not be able to make anything.

Even Qi Jiguang would not be relieved if other people were not.

He was the general of Guangdong, but was temporarily sent by Governor Zhang Nie to rescue Xinghua Prefecture. He would not stay in Fujian, so he naturally would not be afraid of Tan Lun wearing small shoes for him.

Even if the court appointed himself as the general of Fujian, he had to listen to him.

Even if Zhang Nie had not been able to draw troops and could send him two or three thousand troops to reinforce, he and Yu Dayou would directly attack the Japanese pirates in Xinghua. He would not have to wait for Qi Jiguang's troops to join the war and share this military achievements.

If some things are not told earlier, if they spread in the future, some people will inevitably say that they are greedy for merit and eat alone.

Yu Dayou has learned that speaking less and doing more in the officialdom is the way to deal with things.

Not only because he doubted Liu Xian's attitude towards civil servants, but also because he was Liu Xian's backstage and was very difficult to explain in front of his colleagues in the future.

But this tiger squat cannon is mainly used in melee battles, but there is no chance to reload it for you. If you fight another round, it is almost a disposable consumable on the battlefield.

When Yu Dayou heard Qi Jiguang's introduction, his eyes began to shine.

After leaving the camp, Liu Xian was still a little dissatisfied, and just glanced at Qi Jiguang with contempt.

"Governor Liu, I have just said that General Qi's subordinates use firearms more, which is the only magic weapon to fight the Japanese pirates head-on and eliminate them. There is no need to fight the Japanese pirates with the lives of the soldiers."

"There are Jiujiang Guards in Jiangxi. My friend worked in Nanjing Ministry of War. A few years ago, he was ordered to go to various garrisons in Jiangxi to inspect this thing. It is said that a thousand households invented it after fighting with Japanese pirates.

What's more, Yu Dayou didn't say anything, just lowered his head.

The artillery of the Ming army was mainly short and thick, with the gun barrel in the shape of a bowl, and the bowl-mouthed guns and large straight-tube-shaped guns in the medicine room, namely various general cannons.

After Tan Lun finished speaking, Liu Xian stood up and fisted and said, "Master Tan, Zhejiang soldiers came from afar, with people and horses scarce. In addition, many newly recruited soldiers, it seems inappropriate to use them as the middle."

Not only Liu Xian, but Yu Dayou also realized that Qi Jiguang and Tan Lun might have had a relationship. Thinking of some news he had heard before, he just shook his head, and then waited with Liu Xian for his personal soldiers to lead the horse, then turned over and whipped it and wanted to leave.

Liu and Yu are naturally knowledgeable people. Although they are not as professionals, they can roughly judge the use of this weapon based on their appearance.

Liu Xianqi said.

There were also several Fran machine cannons in Yu Dayou and Liu Xian's army, but more of them were the bowl-mouth guns left behind earlier.

Qi Jiguang explained the original origin of this cannon with a smile.

However, Yu Dayou frowned slightly, doubting whether the Qianhu he mentioned was from the Wei family.

However, when thinking of Wei Meng and Wu Zhankui, they all looked like they were not motivated and were too lazy to express their guesses.

In Yu Dayou's opinion, a real man should have done something big when he was born in the world. Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng were obviously capable, but they were a little greedy for life and feared death. They would rather stay in their own acre of land and just want to spread their own shade. There is nothing to say.
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