The next day, Yang Fan went to the banquet on time. Wanghailou is a very famous restaurant near Shichahai.
Yang Fan got off the four-wheeled carriage, and Zhang Geda stayed downstairs with his guards.
When Yang Fan got off the car, he saw Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi greeting Yang Fan at the door of the restaurant.
"I've seen Uncle Dingyuan. My mother and Mr. Zhang are waiting in the basement upstairs." Ma Xianglin said.
Zhang Fengyi also smiled, cupped her hands, and said, "Brother Yang, my mother is here too, she is upstairs."
Yang Fan was not surprised that Zhang Fengyi and his family were in the capital. He had already received news that Zhang Wudian had been appointed as the governor of Suiyuan. He had also been awarded the title of Dongge University Scholar.
In the future, I will work with Mr. Zhang, and I heard that Liu Hongxun, the former cabinet veteran who was fooled by Chongzhen and beaten to death, will also go to Suiyuan.
Yang Fan went to the private room under their guidance. He saw Qin and Zhang's family members there.
Yang Fan handed over his hand and greeted them. The two families were in-laws, and they both came to the imperial capital this time. In addition to doing business, it was estimated that Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi were already old enough to get married.
This room is in the southeast corner of the pavilion. It is an octagonal room. There are doors and windows on three sides, and there is a corridor outside. You can see the scenery of Shichahai. It is a very good private room.
It seems that General Qin is quite thoughtful.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Qin Liangyu introduced the people on her side. Mainly her brother's two sons, and his son's future daughter-in-law. Everyone in the Zhang family knew Yang Fan, so there was no need to introduce them.
Yang Fan secretly praised Qin Liangyu for being able to handle the matter and asked Zhang Wudian to accompany him today.
If Yang Fan was asked for something, it was hard for Yang Fan to refuse. After all, Yang Fan and Qin Liangyu had no relationship and were relatively strangers. Zhang Wudian was both her in-law and an old friend of Yang Fan, so it was very appropriate to invite him to accompany him. At the same time, it also avoided embarrassment and no topics to talk about.
Although it was the first banquet, with Zhang Wudian there, the atmosphere was still very lively.
Qin Liangyu was more concerned about the war in the northwest, so Yang Fan told her in detail. She listened very carefully.
I am especially interested in issues related to the details of the battle and the tactics of the Mongols.
"I have led troops for more than thirty years. I fought against the Japanese in Korea, pacified Yang Yinglong in Bozhou, aided the Liao Dynasty three times, and fought against the Jiannu. In the past ten years, I have been pacifying the She'an Rebellion. I am also familiar with infantry tactics. The world
I've probably seen some tyrannical men. But from Uncle Dingyuan's description, the Oirat people in the northwest are really powerful enemies."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "The Oirat people can only be regarded as having a moderate fighting force in the northwest. Further west, there are Ottoman Turks, and the Tsarist Russians are even more powerful. Especially the Tsarist Russia. By the way, the Ming Dynasty called them the Rakshasa Kingdom, and I call them
Maozi Kingdom. They have a group of nomadic tribes called Cossacks between the Volga River and the Ural River. They are brave and good at fighting and should not be underestimated."
Qin Liangyu couldn't help but ask: "Will the situation in the northwest be repeated again?"
"Don't worry about this. The northwest has long been settled. The Mongols from Mongolia will not invade for ten years. Now that the threat to the north and northwest of the Ming Dynasty has been lifted, we only need to pay attention to the establishment of slaves."
Qin Liangyu said: "The chaos in She'an has been raging for more than ten years. Now Sichuan has been pacified, and most of Guizhou has also been pacified. In one year next year, all the war in the south will be over. I, the Ming Dynasty, can also rest and recuperate. These years
, fighting on two fronts between the north and the south will do too much harm to the country."
Zhang Wudian also said: "I have finally made it through this year. Now the north and northwest have been pacified, and the southwest will soon be pacified. Your Majesty has also abolished the border troops and reduced the financial burden. This is a good sign. As long as nothing happens in the Northeast, we will have many years of Ming Dynasty."
We have a chance to take a breather. Now that the emperor is wise, there will definitely be a prosperous era of resurgence."
Yang Fan didn't speak. He knew clearly that although he had changed many things, Zhang Wudian was too optimistic because it was the civil uprising that ultimately led to the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty.
Qin Liangyu said: "The Yan Yingyuan that Uncle Dingyuan mentioned is really a talent. His method of infantry fighting cavalry is of great reference value. However, the Tumuts and the Yongxie Bu tribe lack firearms. The Jiannu have many firearms.
At that time, during the Battle of Hunhe, our white-armed soldiers killed and injured more than 3,000 Jiannu heavy cavalry and captured more than a dozen generals alive. In the end, they were routed by heavy artillery and more than half of them were killed or injured."
Yang Fan nodded. He had studied the Battle of Hunhe River. The conclusion was that firearms could only be defeated with firearms, and there was no better way. The devastating blow of heavy artillery to the car camp and the spear formation was the main reason for the defeat.
Yang Fan said: "There are not many good ways. The main reason is that the men and horses of the General Qin Army are all infantry. The Sichuan people are short in stature, and the Sichuan horses are also relatively thin. The cavalry cannot wear heavy armor, so the cavalry cannot defeat the slaves. And the infantry
Although the spear array can be used to deal with cavalry, when the opponent has a large number of firearms, the spear array is not reliable."
Qin Liangyu also had a headache for Jiannu and asked, "Uncle Dingyuan has wiped out the Zhenglan Banner. Is there any good way to do it?"
Yang Fan said: "There is no way. I have stronger firearms than them, better horses than them, and my armor is lighter and stronger than them. I have more people than them, so I won. If General Qin's soldiers and horses, there is only one way to do it.
It makes sense."
Qin Liangyu asked hurriedly: "What method is it?"
She knew that in the future they would have to fight against the slaves, and this method was very important to her.
"When encountering heavy artillery, either rush forward and kill the artillerymen regardless of casualties. Or retreat immediately and don't be reluctant to fight. You can't stay where you are and be beaten passively. Only by preserving yourself can you destroy the enemy."
Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "Southwest is a poor place with insufficient financial resources and cannot purchase an artillery unit. In the final analysis, the only opponent of artillery is artillery. Small-caliber artillery on the battlefield cannot beat large-caliber artillery. The rate of fire
Low artillery cannot defeat artillery with a high rate of fire. Field artillery that is light and can move with the army is the decisive force on the battlefield."
"I have a flexible way to make a leather cannon that is very light and cheap, but has a very short lifespan. After about twenty or thirty times of shooting, the barrel will be scrapped. But the performance is not much worse than that of a copper cannon.
.With the same caliber, the weight is much lighter than that of copper and iron cannons.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As soon as Yang Fan spoke, Zhang Wudian and Qin Liangyu's eyes lit up, there is such a good artillery in the world.
Iron is much cheaper than bronze. The casting cost of an iron cannon is only a quarter of that of a bronze cannon.
And if leather can be used, the cost will be incredibly cheap.
Moreover, the place where Shizhu is located is a mountainous area with abundant animals. There is no shortage of leather, and all kinds of leather are available there.
This kind of cannon was invented by Gustav II of Sweden. A thin copper or iron sheet was forged into a barrel, and then a reinforced leather strip was wrapped around the barrel. Boiling the leather with frankincense can greatly enhance the toughness and
Strength. This principle is the same as the later British method of wrapping red-hot steel wire around artillery pieces and shrinking and tightening the barrel after cooling.
On top of the leather strips, several iron hoops are added to enhance the strength. On top of the iron hoops, several layers of leather are covered. Finally, a fire door is drilled into the rear of the cannon. In this way, a leather cannon is completed.
Before Yang Fan came, he estimated that this thing would be helpful to Qin Liangyu, so he connected a printer to his mobile phone and printed out a set of all the information on the Gustav Leather Cannon. It was accompanied by color pictures and detailed descriptions of how to make this kind of cannon.
Yang Fan has done some research and found that with the current technical strength and financial resources of Shizhu, it is completely possible to build it and it is affordable.
In order to enable the artillery to be brought to the battlefield and improve the mobility of the artillery, Gustav created the "leather cannon". In fact, this kind of cannon was not entirely made of leather, but was made of copper core iron hoops covered with leather.
A 3-pound artillery shell weighs approximately 74 kilograms. This weight can be distributed to infantry for mobile use on the front line.
Yang Fan introduced: "The leather cannon uses a fixed charge package and can fire solid shells, shotshells and chain shells (the main shells are shotshells). Its weight is only one-third of the cast iron artillery of the same caliber. One horse or two
The soldiers can move around, and although the Sichuan horses are short, two horses are enough."
"But this kind of artillery cannot withstand high chamber pressure (which is why it uses shotgun shells), and its performance is poor. The life of the barrel is extremely short. It can only fire twenty or thirty rounds. If there is more leather, it will open, leak, or explode.
It is loaded. Therefore, it is a one-time use and can be thrown away after a battle. If the battle lasts for a long time, you should prepare more barrels."
Qin Liangyu has never seen such exquisite prints. This book is in octavo, coated paper, and printed in color. It is beautifully bound and has more than a hundred pages in thickness. It introduces in detail the performance, advantages and disadvantages of this kind of artillery, as well as its manufacturing.
Methods, processes and procedures.
The more Qin Liangyu looked at it, the brighter his eyes became. This weapon was simply tailor-made for her.
Its range is comparable to that of a copper-fired cannon, and it weighs less than 150 kilograms. The key is that it is cheap. It only uses iron and copper sheets, which can be forged into a barrel.
As for it can only be fired twenty or thirty times, that's enough.
In this era, a bronze cannon will overheat if it fires twenty or thirty rounds at a time. A battle usually ends with less than twenty or thirty rounds from a single artillery gun.
"However, this thing is no match for the red cannon. Don't use it against the red cannon. You will suffer big losses."
