Lin Yueru said nothing and looked at Sakurai Tao with a smile.
She has a naughty smile, and she likes to tease Sakurai Momo and watch her get anxious.
This woman always looked like a chaste and fierce woman, but she always exuded the attraction of these men. This made her very unhappy.
The old man had an evaluation of her and asked Sakurai Momo what kind of woman he thought he was. The old man looked at her and said, "Pure and lustful."
I didn't understand it at first, but now that I saw the real master, I suddenly understood that the way this bitch seduces people is to pretend to be weak, innocent, and cute.
Sakurai Tao looked at Lin Yueru, and suddenly felt like she was being teased. She was a little annoyed, but also a little hopeful. She knew that Yang Fan was still good to her, and almost taught her step by step how to set up the sect, how to train troops, and how to run the business.
How could Yang Fan let her suffer? She suddenly felt that she was too helpless. A little trial made Lin Yueru see the depth. She felt regretful.
"How can the master be willing to let my wife suffer? It's too late for the master to feel sorry for you." Lin Yueru said teasingly.
"Sister, you are so bad, you always play tricks on others." Sakurai Momo said and gave Lin Yueru a white look.
This sight made Lin Yueru's heart skip a beat. She was surprised and said, "This girl is so sexy, my heart trembled when I saw her."
"When I came this time, I brought ten large bronze cannons. They are not the so-called big officials from Japan." Lin Yueru said.
Sakurai Momo looked at Lin Yueru in shock and asked: "Is it the red cannon!"
Lin Yueru nodded and said: "Exactly, to be precise, it should be a twenty-four times diameter cannon."
Sakurai Momo was so shocked that she was almost dumbfounded.
At this time, there was not a single cannon in the whole of Japan, not even the squatting tiger cannon and the firing cannon that were commonly equipped in the Ming Dynasty. There were very few Folang machine guns from Portugal.
Artillery is called the collapse of the nation in Japan. This shows their admiration for the power of artillery.
What they are really equipped with in large quantities are matchlocks, which they call iron cannons.
Later, they independently innovated and based on the matchlock gun, they thickened the caliber and shortened the barrel length to create a super-large-caliber heavy matchlock gun, which they called a large barrel.
The bassoon has become the ceiling of Japanese firearms. The last time they saw the discarded Folan cannon being cast in Yang Fan's workshop, they excitedly shouted "bassoon, super bassoon". They didn't see it at all.
than real artillery.
Later, it was Yang Fan who demonstrated artillery training to them, and they learned the difference between muskets and artillery.
The Japanese iron cannon has a length of m and a weight of 1.5~5.0kg.
Essentially, this is a muzzleloading matchlock gun.
On August 25, 1543, a Chinese pirate ship carrying more than 100 people docked at Tanegashima Island in southern Kyushu.
There were three Portuguese people on board, as well as Wang Zhi (later known as King Jinghai) who went by the pseudonym Wufeng.
The local Japanese lord spent a lot of money to buy it. In the end, he gave his two daughters as a gift in exchange for the matchlock technology.
The Japanese craftsman Hachiban Kinbei imitated its structure to produce the first Japanese-made matchlock gun, and named the place Tanegashima gun. At this time, it was the Warring States Period in Japan, and wars broke out frequently. This sharp weapon was used at an extremely fast speed. It spread throughout the country and influenced the course of history.
But initially, it did not receive much attention due to the issue of launch speed.
However, various Japanese factions quickly discovered in actual combat that their damage power was stronger than the bows at that time.
The maximum range of bows and arrows used in actual combat is 400 meters, the killing range is 80 meters, and the effective killing range is 40 meters. Even the bamboo bows used by most soldiers only have a shooting range of 30 meters.
In contrast, the matchlock has a killing range of 200 meters and an effective killing range of 50 meters. This is because the bow and arrow have an advantage in a duel.
It was also during this period that artillery entered Japan.
Around 1576, Otomo Zonglin, who was the head of the Otomo family at that time, was able to take the lead in purchasing French cannons from Portuguese missionaries by virtue of his own baptism and joining the Catholic Church, and his special relationship with active contact with Westerners.
He ordered his iron smelting craftsmen to study it carefully, and finally completed the imitation and localization, named it Guobeng and assigned it to his army.
His efforts were not in vain. Soon, these artillery played a very important role in the arduous defense of the city after the Battle of Fonsa broke out. They contained the Shimadzu family, known as the strongest in Kyushu, on more than one occasion. A raging offensive.
As a result, the French cannon became famous, and various famous companies began to imitate and purchase this type of artillery on a large scale. Because Japan lacked iron ore, the precious iron materials were either used to make samurai swords or iron cannons.
Lead ore is basically very scarce, so it is impossible to import lead in large quantities to make projectiles. It is also impossible to use cast iron to make projectiles. Therefore, they had to use finely polished stone spheres to make cannonballs.
This kind of artillery that uses gunpowder to fire stone projectiles is also called "stone fire loss" by other forces.
However, the experience of using artillery in Japan was very bad.
In field battles in plain areas, the French cannon was too large and heavy, making it difficult to deploy when the Japanese were all thin, had poor physical strength, and lacked livestock for traction.
The Japanese people were only 1.3-1.4 meters tall at this time. They were even too short to use shields. Therefore, we basically did not see shields appearing in Japanese war scenes in movies and TV shows.
Why did the Japanese develop such a weird thing as a big tube?
Naturally, it also comes from the actual needs of the battlefield.
The French guns purchased and imitated by various Japanese companies are all naval guns dismantled from Portuguese armed merchant ships. Because they are not field guns used by the army, they do not have light wheeled gun mounts.
The Japanese are conservative, stubborn, and cherish their own shortcomings. They lack innovation and are too conservative. They have never seen field artillery, and they have not created an artillery frame themselves.
The Folan cannon is a breech-mounted cannon. The sealing technology at this time is very poor, which causes the gunpowder gas to leak at the mounting point of the gun. The utilization rate of the gunpowder gas is insufficient, resulting in a projectile that is too powerful and has a short range. Half of it does not exceed 300 rice.
After all, the Folan cannon is an artillery piece, and firing it once requires much more gunpowder than a cannon. This is also intolerable to the budget-conscious Japanese.
Because of these various shortcomings, it is difficult for the Folang machine gun to exert its value except for siege and defense. In actual combat, even if it is only used to siege the city, the effect is very poor. The range is short, the cost of use is high, and the accuracy is not good. As a result,
Some large-caliber guns purchased with huge sums of money have even become decorations.
Therefore, the cannon was not easy to use, so they began to focus on the matchlock gun. The matchlock gun was thickened and shortened, so that it could be carried by a single soldier, or transported in a cart or carried by mules and horses.
But no matter how improved this thing is, it is just a lifting gun.
Sakurai Momo knows what's good. The last time she was with Yang Fan, she had already figured out what artillery was. She knew that there was a huge difference between the big boss, who was laughed at by Yang Fan, and the red cannon.
Sakurai Momo was trembling with excitement. This was a national collapse that had never happened in Japan since ancient times.
Her face flushed, she grabbed Lin Yueru's hand excitedly, and asked tremblingly: "Sister, please don't coax me, are they the ten big bronze cannons I saw at Yang Jun's place last time? Yang Jun is willing to give up his love."
give to me."
Lin Yueru said with a smile: "Yes, Madam, she has a beautiful country and is famous far and wide. I couldn't help but bow down under the pomegranate skirt and gave it to Madam. The cannon is on a lucky ship. It will take two days to arrive."
"Ah! Yang Jun is so kind to me," Momo Sakurai suppressed her excitement, lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled, and said with a blush.
Lin Yueru smiled secretly, seeing her excited and feeling comfortable being manipulated by the master.
"The ten artillery pieces this time are a reward for Madam. In addition, we also provide a full set of armor and weapons, food and baggage, etc. If Madam's soldiers fight effectively and can complete the mission and meet the requirements of the Master, there will be additional
Reward." Lin Yueru continued.
In fact, these ten artillery pieces were enough for Sakurai Momo to make up her mind. This was a magical weapon that even the Tokugawa generals did not have.
Unexpectedly, Yang Fan also provided armor, weapons, and food. If things were done to Yang Fan's satisfaction, there would be additional rewards.
"What other rewards does Mr. Yang have?" Momo Sakurai asked hurriedly, her eyes filled with little stars.
This was Lin Yueru's first in-depth interaction with Japanese people, and she had a clear view of Japanese people's character.
He is petty, greedy, and has a very contradictory personality.
She remembered that before, in order to run an errand, she asked Yang Fan about the Japanese character. Yang Fan's words at that time were still in her ears.
Yang Fan was silent for a while and then said slowly. "They are aggressive yet very docile by nature; arrogant and unruly yet elegant and polite; stubborn yet cunning and changeable; docile yet unwilling to be manipulated; loyal yet easily rebellious;
Brave yet cowardly; conservative yet eager for the latest trends; humble, shy yet violent and cruel.”
Lin Yueru was confused by Yang Fan's remarks. With so many contradictory words, what kind of people are they?
"To sum it up in one sentence, it is the indulgence of forbearance and the extreme of division! They obey the strong, fear power and are unethical."
Lin Yueru nodded and said, "I think I know how to deal with them."
