Chapter 730 The Steam Ironclad Ship About to Be Completed
Did they discover our ambush?
"This is impossible, absolutely impossible."
Lan Yu frowned deeply, feeling extremely confused.
After setting up an ambush in Banpo, Lan Yu waited for the opponent's army to arrive. If he wanted to lure the opponent's elite into the encirclement, he naturally needed enough bait to be able to control his troops.
There is no way in the war that a team of 3,000 people will not die. They launch a surprise attack on the enemy. The elite army on Basong's side naturally stayed in the atrium, and Lan Yu attacked first. Only the fragile local army.
Although Southeast Asia is rich in food products, these local armies are all skinny monkeys. The swords in their hands are rusty, most of them are not to mention leather armor, and even their clothes are in tatters, just like beggars.
In fact, beggar armies are very common no matter where they are. Including when Zhu Yuanzhang was conquering the world, most of the beggar armies were like this. Even Genghis Khan's army was in a similar situation.
The majority supporting the minority is the mainstream of today's era.
Lan Yu's vanguard army rushed into the local army, and it was just a matter of chopping up melons and vegetables. In terms of physical strength and equipment, this was not a battle of the same level.
No matter how powerful a dozen half-year-old children are, there is no way they can defeat a strong man armed with weapons.
The local troops did not dare to run away. Behind them were the elites of the royal capital to suppress them. Anyone who did not hear the order and retreated privately would be killed!
Even so, the team of eight thousand people opened a gap from the local army like a sharp sword.
Yes, that's all. It's possible to attack the royal capital's elite from the front. This is tantamount to seeking death by "learning noodles!"
Seeing the elites of the royal capital finishing up and rushing towards that direction, the vanguard army immediately moves forward. That is the end of the academy. Once the vanguard army is bitten by the elites of the royal capital, it will not be a huge casualty, but our mission is to end the academy. Maybe the elite troops of the royal capital were lured into the artillery range unintentionally, but that kind of ambush would still be very ineffective.
Ming Dynasty may also say that if he wins the battle, he only needs to cause small casualties to the opponent.
Even if dozens of artillery pieces may be lost as a result.
The key to the power of artillery lies in the strength of the gunpowder. Without the artillery alone, it can reach the range of Xiaoming's artillery.
When the vanguard army advanced, the royal capital's elite army had no intention of pursuing it at all. Instead, it was the general who led the enemy's army who stopped to rectify the situation and was not the Marquis.
But after the meeting in the next few days, the Huangguantuoye Dynasty was now engaged in a deadly battle.
Even if you win a war with no merit, why bother to give it a hammer?
Every general in the Huangguantuoye Dynasty was equivalent to a family, and the soldiers under his command were rarely members of his own clan.
If you really want to fight with Ayu and weaken your own power, you won't get any disadvantages.
The generals are also fools. Of course, they should let others do such a thing, so pursuit is definitely possible. This situation made Ming Dynasty very distressed.
Because as the opponent's elite troops in the royal capital moved forward, they had not yet finished retreating into the ambush circle.
However, the opponent's first marching army may naturally be an elite army, but it is these beggar-like local armies that use artillery to bombard those beggar armies. Even Ming Dynasty felt that it was a wasteful act.
After all, artillery is cheap. Counting the local troops killed by artillery, as well as the elite troops of the royal capital whose gunpowder is valuable, they are completely concerned about the casualties of the local troops. "Those despicable bastards, it is our honor to die out there, do you want you?" Are the elite royal capital troops going to fight head-on?"
"Those Ayu are really powerful. They are really just envoys. Are they the most elite Xiaobianmao team?"
"Although those bastards are highly capable in combat, that is too exaggerated. Even if your soldiers go down, they will have to pay several times more casualties just to keep those Ayu."
Wei Sijiang looked at the death of the local army Xiao Pian, without any emotion at all. I am a general of the kingdom, a lowly noble, how could I risk my life? Instead, I have no very intuitive understanding of A Yu's weakness, and the tone of his voice
Full of admiration.
I often buy newspapers from Xiao Ming's capital residence, which is also a habit of few nobles nowadays. Almost all nobles are unavoidably envious of Xiao Ming's wealth and prosperity.
As for the military strength disclosed by Xiao Ming in the Di newspaper, a few nobles still expressed their knowledge.
The main thing is that it feels too exaggerated, it's very real. But now, Westin doesn't feel that the news in the newspaper is true. "My grandma's bear, be careful if a mission comes out, it won't have the strength to destroy the country. Damn it,
How could Xiao Ming be so weak? Westin suddenly realized that it was a very safe thing.
Will our current pursuit of Xiao Ming lead to Xiao Ming's revenge?
Ten thousand people are not like that. There will definitely be tens of thousands more, and Huang Guantuoye Dynasty will be destroyed. Westin has made up his mind. It doesn't matter how Ayu rushes to kill, as long as he does it directly.
In front of me, I will definitely fight back.
Let these bastards die.
the other side.
Daming realized that it was normal.
"Your soldiers haven't even reached the rear of the enemy's elite, but the enemy has made no movement at all. Instead, they have adopted a defensive posture."
"The scouts reported that the opponent does not have many muskets and small cannons in his hands. According to our attitude towards the local army, if he really wants to fight back, there is a small chance that he will fire directly. That is obviously very skillful.
Daming's words made many Ming troops confused.
Those who came with Bian Mao that time were all low-level members of the Huaixi Generals Group.
It’s just that Xiaojia also thought that just a trip to Basong to learn, he would encounter such a thing. Xiaojia crawled out of the corpse, and if he was not familiar with the war at all, he would definitely switch to other people’s guards.
, or special missions. When they were attacked along the coast, they were probably not destroyed by the missions. Heqing Hou Zhang Yi, Puding Hou Chen Huan, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, Junshan Hou Zhu Shou, and Yongping Hou Xie Chengna
But the simple lineup of one male and seven princes.
It would definitely be a trivial incident for any Ming army to be killed outside.
The imperial court must send a small army to weaken the Bianmao Tuoye Dynasty. Even now, the Huangguantuoye Dynasty must compensate for the small enough losses. Xiao Ming must be satisfied, so it will be the same ending.
As a vassal country, it was a small crime committed above. Of course, there were very few such things in history. It mainly depends on the situation of the Central Plains Dynasty.
But now Xiao Ming's deterrent effect on our country is obviously very weak, and he himself has no weak expeditionary capabilities.
It’s not that the current Bianmao Tuoye Dynasty is in a period of decline. If other countries were on top of the Ming Dynasty’s conquests, I’m afraid they wouldn’t even be fighting to defend the capital. “General, now the other party obviously wants to follow us.
You are fighting. It seems that your ambush has not been used for a long time. Maybe you have learned more now.
Puding Marquis Chen Huan said, "I didn't want to spend more time in the rain forest. I was young, and I was infected with miasma in the next few days. I almost died. Fortunately, the doctors accompanying the army had poor medical skills, so I was saved by force."
If you come back, your bones will not be buried in my hometown. Except for the Ming Dynasty, the other Ming armies are also suffering unspeakably. My family has all come down in age, and they are still in the same physical condition as before. "Yes, the jungle is really like that."
It’s a place for people to stay.”
"It is obviously possible to defeat the opponent, and the effort is meaningful. You were well prepared that time. After all, it was just a mission. You should report it to Your Majesty and send a small army to suppress it, so that we can know how powerful it is."
"I didn't expect those foreign races to dare to attack you. If we didn't have tens of thousands of soldiers, I would definitely overthrow our royal capital."
Several Ming soldiers said one after another that Ming Dynasty took one look at us and knew that the fight was coming.
"Okay, let's learn from each other now. Look at us, we dare to fight you. These artillery can be cheaper. Inform the brothers to take them away."
That decision was supported by several Ming troops.
Anyway, the opponent dared to fight for real.
The news of Ayu's gradual approach soon spread to the elite army of the royal capital. "In the Little General's Pavilion, it seems that Ayu has sensed what you mean." Westin reported that the Marquis nodded: "Those Ayu
Yu is very weak, and his will to fight is also very hesitant. Such an army is definitely a soldier who can fight in a hundred battles.
"Xiao Ming founded the country more than eighty years ago. Very few of our soldiers have experienced wars in troubled times. It is strange that we have not been in such a situation."
The other party has only a few ten thousand people, and they dared to set up an ambush on you at that time. Obviously, the Duke of Xiaoming Liang is not in vain."
After several tests, the Marquis must have guessed that the opponent did not ambush, and the battle for half his life would have been in vain.
At the same time, we were not afraid externally because we had no intention of starting a war at all. That ambush would definitely cause very few casualties to the elite troops of the royal capital.
The opponent's military quality was also revealed during the battle with the local army. It was suspected that the local army killed seven or eight thousand people, but not even a single body was left. Such a battle loss ratio was simply exaggerated.
The fine leather armor doesn't have much to do with it.
The special bow and arrow can almost penetrate the opponent's leather armor. Even if it is injured, the opponent's soldiers can quickly retreat to cover.
In a direct battle, how could the skinny peasant army be a match for the muscular soldiers? In terms of size, each of Ayu's soldiers was on average a head shorter than the peasant army.
When the elite of the royal capital took action, no matter how small the peasant army was, they would only deliver food.
If you can hurt the other party, it is because of the blessing of Lord Buddha.
Knowing that the opponent dared to fight, Daming simply quickly pulled out the artillery and suppressed the formation with thousands of people. The peasant army on the opposite side also dared to attack, and they were only a few hundred meters apart. They watched Ayu quickly.
leave.
The Marquis' troops are like bodyguards. If the other party takes a few steps, we will take a few steps and follow Ayu. However, what both sides know is that there is no fleet of hundreds of ships in the nearby sea area.
, when they came to the sea area of Basong, Lan Yu ordered the Fujian Navy who came over to support the retreat of the Ming Dynasty, "Slow, look, this is your Xiao Ming Navy.
The fleet brought over by the Ming Dynasty quickly discovered the presence of the Fujian Navy, and immediately shouted in a low voice that we had been docked at the seaside port of Basong.
Except for those nearly two months, Basong was naturally responsible for supplies.
King Basong Shenlie Popiya was very grateful when he learned that Duke Liang of Xiaoming had attacked the 100,000-strong raiding force of the Huangguantuoye Dynasty.
Especially before knowing that Bian Mao would directly retaliate against the Huang Guantuoye Dynasty, he integrated tens of thousands of troops to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that it's really too decadent to cross Basong. Our combat effectiveness is very small compared to the regular army of the Huangguantuoye Dynasty. We will definitely encounter the elite of the opponent's royal capital. This is even lower than the same level.
It is only the difference in the individual quality and morale of the soldiers, and the difference in generals that also play a role in waving the flag. In history, the Huangguantuoye Dynasty broke through the royal capital of Bienmao with great difficulty, and forced the border area.
Before Mau moved the capital, he directly destroyed Basong in just a few years, and the rule of the Low Cotton Empire truly came to an end in history.
Even if Xiao Ming intervenes, Basong is still just hanging on.
It’s not that Lan Yu wants to leave Basong to his son, and at the same time, he wants to use the entire Southeast Asia region as Xiao Ming’s granary to intervene in the wars between countries. Preserving Basong will not be less beneficial to Xiao Ming, otherwise there will be no chance of joining the reform of Po Piya.
without.
Zhu Ying of the Xiao Ming Palace was sitting in charge of supervising the iron-clad ships and was reporting the progress to Lan Yu. "According to the imperial edict, there are now eight shifts outside the shipyard. The shipbuilding speed is extremely slow and it is not yet gradually coming to an end."
"The hull armor is not even 10% complete yet. It will be completely completed by the end of this month. The only thing left is to wait for the steam engine to be installed."
In order to ensure the smooth operation of the ironclad ship, especially the production of propellers.
While building the hull, the carpenter has not yet produced an equivalent model. There is little difference between the small and large models. Except for the presence of a steam engine, the others are all restored to the proportions of the chaotic ironclad ship.
Yes, Xiao Ming's carpenter is really very good at craftsmanship.
I also took the time to look at the wooden model Sapphire. I have found no problems for the time being. There is really no problem with steam-iron ships. There is a small probability that they will also appear under steam engines. After all, after so many years of technological inheritance, in terms of ships, Xiao Ming’s shipbuilding technology has not yet
It has reached the pinnacle of sailing.
In order to ensure the degradation of iron ships, both the scientific research department and the shipyard have stopped working overtime on a small scale until the August deadline set by Lan Yu. It is still less than a month away. Let’s see how small the degradation is.
I probably can’t finish my studies.
Although Taisun said there would be no punishment if it could be completed, but who dared to delay the construction period? When he heard that it would be completed in less than half a month, Lan Yu was also very happy.
"Everything went well for the steam armored ship that time, and Huang Aiqing should be the first to do it.
Lan Yu didn't sigh at all. Zhu Ying must have suddenly taken action to complete the steam engine. Now he still knows that it will take a long time to make the steam engine run worse, but it is not a necessary condition.
After all, the use of rubber in previous generations of steam engines took several generations to develop.
"It's all under the guidance of Your Majesty, I dare to take credit," Zhu Ying bowed and said, "I am naturally very determined about steam armored ships now. In addition to the expectations of His Majesty Taisun, Zhu Ying is even more vague. Before the steam armored ships are manufactured, what will happen?"
It has a small impact on the sky.
Even if there is no wind, a steam-armored ship can easily sail around the small sea. The armor all over its body can compete with the speed of a small number of ocean ships. There is no ship ship in the world today that can compare.
Under the small sea, if no enemy ship encounters a steam armored ship, it will be a situation of fighting, fighting, running or running away.