845. The Age of Firearms (Part 2)
When the generals heard Jing Wen's data, their hearts were trembling. Because if such field artillery can be used with solid bullets at a long distance, it can kill one or two hundred people during the enemy's charge. Dozens of artillery, that is, thousands of people. When the enemy infantry approaches, they may be able to fire three or four rounds, and if there is no artillery to kill dozens of people, the three or four rounds will be more than one hundred people. If dozens of artillery cannons fight together, theoretically speaking, the enemy will have to pay the price of thousands when they want to rush to their front.
This data is so surprising that most people can't stand it. After all, thousands of people have been lost without actual combat. How many troops can be like this? I'm afraid, even a team of ten thousand people dare not charge like this, because they have lost thousands of people before they have killed the enemy, and they are not the enemy's opponent. And if thousands of people are lost, it is still a question whether their team can continue to kill the enemy. Now everyone is really scary. Although killing thousands of enemies is only theoretical, even one or two thousand is scary enough. If they have lost thousands of people without actual combat, it is extremely terrible for their morale.
Jing Wen continued to add fuel to the fire and said: "Master, we can have thirty field artillery for every 10,000 people. When the enemy attacks, we can kill them first and defeat their aura. When they get close, we can continue to shoot with crossbows and finally throw grenades again. After these enemies do not run away, then we will really fight with the enemy with cold weapons such as swords and guns. But at this time, the enemy is probably killed by artillery, and the remaining morale will be greatly reduced. Therefore, Master, our future battle will be centered on cannons, and those ordinary infantry will retreat as secondary combat methods. Our main method of killing the enemy is cannons. As for those opportunities for fighting, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities. So, Master, you should know this situation, right?"
Li Shimin was also shocked by the efficiency of killing enemies of this cannon. Ten thousand people could be equipped with thirty cannons, and this power was extremely huge. Li Shimin also clearly realized that the efficiency of killing enemies of this cannon was much more powerful than that of infantry. Once a cannon was fired, dozens of people would not die and lose their combat effectiveness. How much would the enemy lose when they rushed in front of them? According to the ancient army's losses of one tenth, there would be a situation of retreating. I am afraid that the enemy would start to retreat immediately before they rushed in front of them.
By this calculation, how many enemies in this world can withstand the bombardment of their own cannons? And the infantry with cold weapons in the past may have a lower and lower effect and gradually withdrew from the stage of history. Although infantry still needs to be attacked now, Li Shimin also knew that the status of infantry might be reduced to the role of cleaning up the mess. Although cannons can kill enemies, they cannot occupy the territory and clean up the mess, so infantry will not withdraw from the stage of history, but their status will also become an auxiliary to artillery.
"Okay! This cannon is good! What's the name of this cannon?" Li Shimin asked.
Jing Wen thought about it and of course said: "Please give me a name!"
Of course, Jing Wen couldn't say that this cannon was called the Napoleon Cannon, because although Jing Wen imitated the Napoleon cannon, Napoleon did not exist in this era. So no one understood Napoleon. Besides, his Tang Dynasty cannon was named by Napoleon, so who would be willing to do so? It might be more troublesome to explain at that time, so it would be better not to name the Napoleon Cannon. Jing Wen took the opportunity to let Li Shimin give it a name, so that Li Shimin's vanity cannon cannon cannon cannon.
Li Shimin began to stroke his chin and said, "In this way, this cannon is called the Divine Power Invincible General Cannon!"
Jing Wen almost fainted. How could Li Shimin's naming method be the same as the Qing emperor in later generations? It's not that he is invincible, or that's a general. But this is a name given to him by the emperor Li Shimin. Then Jing Wen can only accept it!
"Thank you for your name. Your name is indeed a god fart - extraordinary! In the future, this cannon will be called the God-Majestic Invincible General Cannon. I think that the God-Majestic Invincible General Cannon will become famous all over the world with our Tang Dynasty and will be powerful. Please come and see the next one, this is called the Tiger Squat Cannon!" Jing Wen continued.
Jing Wen then introduced them to the tiger squat cannon, which is a light artillery. The tiger squat cannon, which is the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, cannons that can be moved casually with the troops. This kind of tiger squat cannon is very light, about less than 100 kilograms, and can be fully followed by the battalion and company forces. The tiger squat cannon can also be used in many places that are not suitable for large artillery, and the large artillery has poor maneuverability and may not be able to replenish firepower at any time. Therefore, this kind of tiger squat cannon cannons follow the infantry, which is of great help to the infantry. It can even be equipped with cavalry, that is, cavalry artillery.
Li Shimin was also very satisfied, and Li Shimin also knew that the battlefield in the future would become a world of firearms. And those enemies without firearms would definitely not be their opponents. Li Shimin could completely let his strong army destroy them one by one. If they knew it, they could still live, but if they didn't know it, they would be willing to die.
But those generals all looked gloomy and helpless, because the application of these firearms means that the so-called personal courage no longer has the advantage on the battlefield. The martial arts they learned will be gradually eliminated. And they can only count their credits at home, and the battlefield in the future may not have their share. The battlefield in the future will be the world of young people, because young people can learn. And the older generation, they
They can only be gradually swept away the history because their combat thinking has been set. And they are like a painted paper and cannot be applied like white paper. No matter how much they apply, it will be difficult for them to keep up with this era. Unlike young people, young people can easily learn the methods of firearms to fight, which will replace them as the new generation of generals of the Tang Dynasty. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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