Chapter 102 The generals will observe and test the gun
Seeing this, Zhu Youjian was a little surprised. After thinking for a long time, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but doubt what he knew about the officers of the guard station. He turned to Wang Chengen and asked: "Wang Chengen, how many troops does a guard officer have?
As far as I know, there are no more than two hundred people, right?"
Wang Chengen bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the number of defensive troops does not exceed 200. As far as I know, the towns in different places are not the same. If it is a military town on the nine sides, the defense may only have 150 regular soldiers."
Uh-huh!"
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, and then read the line of small words carefully.
"Tianjin Fanjiazhuang defended Li Zhi, and the thief Shuai Lao returned to Ma Shouying and beheaded one thousand and sixty-five levels."
Chongzhen put the memorial on the imperial desk and sighed in surprise: "A guard officer with less than two hundred troops can actually behead thieves, handsome horses and guards, and behead more than a thousand people. What kind of brave general is this?"
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Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, then walked over to the imperial desk and read the memorial carefully. After a while, Wang Chengen also took a breath and said slowly: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a brave general. With a hundred
A large number of soldiers killed more than a thousand thieves, and the number of horses in the formation was more than that of a group of lieutenants and generals, killing more capitals. This is a rare and brave general!"
"Even the late Commander-in-Chief Cao Wenzhao was nothing more than this!"
Zhu Youjian sighed and said: "Beheading the horses in formation and guarding the response must have greatly boosted morale. This son has made outstanding contributions in this battle. I didn't expect that after Cao Wenzhao, our Ming Dynasty would have such good generals. If all the generals in the Ming Dynasty were as brave as Li Zhi, then
What are the Dong slaves and bandits? They can be pacified in a day!"
Wang Chengen said: "It is the emperor's virtue that inspired God, so there are such brave generals appearing in this world!"
Zhu Youjian said loudly: "This defensive officer Li Zhi has performed well. You have clearly written it on the red mark. I will reward Li Zhi with one hundred taels of platinum for his bravery in killing the enemy."
A month later, the news that Li Zhi killed more than a thousand of the enemy and killed his horse in defense spread back to Tianjin.
Tianjin Bingbei Road Chadenbei got the news and rushed to the Yamen of Governor He Shishou to discuss the news with He Shishou.
"Sir Governor, I heard the news that Li Zhi from Fanjiazhuang killed the old man and returned to Ma Shouying, and more than a thousand heads were seized!"
He Shishou stroked his beard and smiled: "I already know the news!"
Cha Dengbei said: "Lao Huihui Ma Shouying is also a famous bandit. He has been in the north and south for seven or eight years. He is the most tough and good at fighting. Unexpectedly, he was killed by one of our Tianjin defense officers!"
He Shishou said calmly: "Li Zhi has some abilities."
Chadenbei raised his hand and said: "Some time ago, I heard that the governor sent a defense officer to assist in the suppression. I was very worried. I was worried that the Ministry of War would blame him for the ineffective suppression. Now it seems that Li Zhi is very brave, and his military exploits can rival those of the general.
Lieutenant general!" After a pause, Chadenbei clicked his tongue and said, "Even if Luo Zhending, the staff general of Tianjin's Zhenhai camp, led the Zhenhai camp to assist in the suppression, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to capture so many heads. I heard that Li Zhi did.
A thousand servants went out to fight, but I didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of his one thousand servants could be comparable to that of three thousand regular troops! This boy is so good at fighting, his future will be limitless."
"And Li Zhi, as a small defender, can get a thousand heads, so he might actually kill more enemies!"
Cha Dengbei admired for a while and then said: "There are rumors outside that Li Zhi is a relative of your Excellency?"
When He Shishou heard this question, he smiled and stroked his beard without saying a word.
Having a "relative" like Li Zhi is really a blessing to He Shishou. Li Zhi not only has a good way of running the industry, but is also very brave in leading troops in battles. Last year, he led more than a hundred people to wipe out the bandits that had been in the mountains for many years. This year, he led
More than a thousand people went out to kill their elders and returned to Ma Shouying. In the past, Li Zhi wanted others to think that he was a relative of He Shishou, but now, in turn, He Shishou also wanted others to think that Li Zhi was a relative of his.
Seeing the governor smiling and saying nothing, Zha Dengbei felt that this rumor was probably true. This Li Zhi was a relative of He Shishou, and he was promoted by He Shishou again. He was regarded as a direct descendant of He Shishou. This time he made great achievements again and returned a
You can't escape the position of integrity. He Shishou's people are very impressive!
Today, Tianjin is about to become a hall of congratulations to Shishou.
Chaden Bei was unhappy, but his face didn't show it at all.
Zha Dengbei said: "Sir Governor, I heard that Lu Xiangsheng wanted to keep Li Zhi in the army, but Li Zhi asked to lead the troops back to Tianjin."
Hearing this sentence, He Shishou was even more proud.
Li Zhi was promoted by him single-handedly and was a direct descendant of He Shishou. He Shishou certainly did not want Li Zhi to serve as other governors for a long time and was driven by the prime minister. Li Zhi took the initiative to ask to return to Tianjin, which proved that he was unwilling to be subdued by his superior Lu Xiangsheng, and
He wants to continue to serve under He Shishou, which gives He Shishou great face.
My promotion of Li Zhi was not in vain!
He Shishou said: "Li Zhi is a sensible young man. When he returns to Tianjin, I will let him meet you."
Chadon smiled and said, "Then I'll wait to meet him!"
After the news of the Battle of Ruzhou spread, it gradually fermented in various places, causing various reactions. However, Lu Xiangsheng's army, which was temporarily staying in Ruzhou, did not know the various situations outside.
The day after the memorial was submitted, Lu Xiangsheng led the generals to Li Zhi's army to inspect Li Zhi's blunderbuss and cannon.
Li Zhi's military exploits this time were so powerful that all the generals were very surprised. They naturally wanted to know how Li Zhi won. They were on the battlefield and couldn't see clearly how Li Zhi killed the thieves through the thieves.
Li Zhi said that he relied on the method of using cannons and cannons to defeat the enemy, so he asked Li Zhi to demonstrate it.
Li Zhi had long expected such a situation, and of course he was well prepared. As early as when he set out from Tianjin, he prepared ten unrifled flintlock muskets to fool these Ming officials.
As for the cannon, it doesn't matter if you show it directly to these officials.
Lu Xiangsheng and other officials stood on the school grounds and watched Li Zhi's soldiers demonstrate their cannons.
Ten flintlock guns fired simultaneously under the control of the soldiers of the Selection Regiment, hitting the wooden target seventy meters away again and again, making all the Ming officials nod in unison.
"As expected of Tianjin's soldiers and horses, they are indeed well-equipped! This gun doesn't even use a match rope!"
"Tianjin's blunderbuss actually allows the soldiers to shoot with confidence, without fear of exploding?"
Seeing that the generals were looking excited, Li Zhi followed what the generals said: "When the enemy charges up, a volley of thousands of muskets can often defeat the enemy's morale in one shot! It was with this firearm that I defeated Lao Huihui!"
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The generals suddenly understood and said that no wonder Li Zhi was able to defeat Lao Huihui.
After shooting the musket, Li Zhi asked the soldiers to hand the flintlock gun to Lu Xiangsheng for a closer look. Lu Xiangsheng looked at the flintlock gun again and again, and finally nodded and said: "Li Zhi, it's strange that your musket doesn't use a match rope.
Is this method original to you?"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "This is a method I came up with accidentally!"
Lu Xiangsheng fiddled with the flintlock gun and said calmly: "I see that the sergeants are very confident when shooting. There is no risk of these blunderbuss exploding?"
Li Zhi replied: "I will give the craftsmen enough money for the materials. I will give you six taels of material money for this bird gun, and then give the craftsmen four taels of wages. Once the bird gun is blasted and boring, the craftsmen will be held accountable strictly, so it is made
A blunderbuss can’t be used to blast and boring!”
Hearing Li Zhi's words, the generals on the side were silent. These officers and their generals had been thinking about how to squeeze money from the craftsmen all day long. When had they ever thought of giving enough money for materials? Even giving that much money
How much money does it cost to allow the craftsmen to work peacefully? Li Zhi's gun cost ten taels. They couldn't learn it, and they were not prepared to learn it.
Collecting more money, and bribing the gods with more money is a good way to get promoted and make a fortune. Even if Li Zhi sweeps across all directions, in the end, don't you have to share the profit and head with them? Although they eat nothing and pay bribes, they raise soldiers
The horse is weak, but they are the ones who get promoted and make money in the end.
Give money to the craftsmen? Then you will have less income and less money to give to the gods. In the end, you may be attacked by the gods if you make a small mistake, and you may lose your official position or even your life.
It is not that there were no flintlock guns in the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, in the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Bi Maokang, the right minister of household affairs in Nanjing, made a self-made fire blunderbuss, using a flint bolt instead of a matchlock bolt. But even if someone invented such an advanced weapon, no one had ever done so on a large scale.
equipment.
Lu Xiangsheng had been in the army for a long time and naturally knew all the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's military. He looked at the flintlock gun and sighed. Although the flintlock gun slightly improved the blunderbuss and increased the combat effectiveness of the firearms arm, it was deeply regretful.
The Ming army still couldn't use such weapons.
There is no other reason than this: the generals of the Ming Dynasty thought all day long about how to make money and how to honor key figures, and were not willing to spend money to improve the combat effectiveness of their troops. Even if some generals were energetic, in the end they had to work their way up and down.
Senior officials compromised.
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Long live the farmers, Gui He for the 500 reward, thank you!
