Chapter 1323: Casting Dafa, Three Eight Great Covers
"hehe!"
When Liu Shiba heard this, he couldn't help laughing:
"Tokugawa Ieyasu is indeed a man who knows the current affairs. Within a few days of being hard-on, he realized that something was wrong. If he didn't bow his head, he would be in trouble. Going to Osaka Castle to meet Hideyoshi became the only option...
When Monkey seized power and took power, Tokugawa Ieyasu gathered the total military strength of the entire territory, which was estimated to be only 40,000 to 50,000 people, right?
With such a small number of people, even if we fight against the expedition to Goryeo, we can’t even rely on the one-third of the standing army that Monkey left behind.”
Mrs. Huan nodded and agreed:
"That's why Tokugawa Ieyasu waited until his hair turned gray after seizing the power of Toyotomi."
When the old driver heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said:
"However, there is no doubt about one thing! Among the professional armies of the entire Warring States Period, the most powerful in combat was the Takeda family's Akabiki."
Liu Shiba nodded and smiled:
"In the Battle of Mikatahara, the Takeda family dispatched a total of approximately 15,000 cavalry.
Including other Ashigaru banners with 15,000 men, the total force is about 30,000."
Speaking of this, Liu Shiba frowned, turned to look at Kosaka Masanobu and asked:
"In three months, almost all the important officials and generals of the Takeda family were recruited as private soldiers, but why is Noda Castle's total fighting force only 10,000?"
Kosaka Masanobu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only bite his head and replied:
"Lord! Actually, there is no way to calculate how many available soldiers there are in the area controlled by the Takeda family.
Because the Takeda family was the first to implement the system of separation of soldiers and farmers, because farmers also served as infantry ashigaru or auxiliary soldiers during wartime.
In addition, there are some remote small cities in Kai, and there are five to six thousand garrisoned Ashigaru scattered in total..."
Seeing this, Zongwang Yagyu interrupted hurriedly and respectfully:
"Lord Kosaka Masanobu is right! My lord, look at this Noda Castle. In addition to the tens of thousands who went out yesterday, there are still about seven or eight thousand young men left.
And if these young men were under the command of Lord Shingen, they would actually be used as ashigaru and all taken to the battlefield to fight."
When Liu Shiba heard this, his eyes flashed with passion, he nodded with a smile and said:
"I almost forgot, there are seven or eight thousand auxiliary soldiers, very good, very good..."
The old driver frowned and whispered:
"What a damn ghost..."
Li Ergou and Cuihua laughed and said:
"We remember that these auxiliary soldiers are all the treasures of unfinished buildings now! It is said that many of them were trained by him to become skilled technicians."
Liu Shiba looked at Li Ergou with a twisted look on his face and said:
"Why is this old guy so enthusiastic?"
Cuihua rolled her eyes again and said with a sweet smile:
"Are you stupid? Wouldn't he be able to enjoy happiness if he taught him a few more lessons?
How great would it be if you gave him some urgent task and he could just say it?"
"Well! Speaking of iron cannons, I have something to say."
Liu Shiba responded and then said something.
Then, Liu Shiba looked at the old driver with a black line on his face and added seriously:
"In the battle of Noda Castle, some Tokugawa family members probably slipped through the net and got a few modified new iron cannons by luck, and took them back to study and imitate them.
However, what is puzzling is that the temporarily modified front-mounted iron cannon is no different from the muskets of later generations.
Analyze based on the current situation of light industrial productivity, backward handicraft industry, and basically zero mechanical level at this time and place...
At this time, it is impossible for the daimyo to integrate everything and evolve to the technical level of making rifles in Hanyang."
The old driver chuckled and added:
"It is not uncommon to imitate Peruvian guns within three months. According to the commercial city boundaries controlled by the Oda family, it is possible to do so.
But if the Peruvian muskets are improved to those made in Hanyang, formed into an organizational structure, and have combat effectiveness, then..."
When Liu Shiba and his party heard this sentence, all their eyes turned to the old driver...
"call!"
The old driver knelt down and picked up the Hanyang-made sample brought back by Yagyu Somu and looked around again and again.
Then, the old driver picked up a small stone and started making gestures on the ground with his head bent...
Everyone breathed heavily and watched nervously as the old driver struggled...
"call!"
After a long time, the old driver stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned his head and looked around everyone, and said solemnly:
"Labor and management can be sure! There must be someone who is very proficient in the structure of such firearms in other places.
Because, according to calculations and deductions, it is completely possible to mass-produce products made in Hanyang using contemporary simple pressing machinery and a small number of molds. Labor and management are sure that this is not a myth..."
Liu Shiba pursed his lips and looked at Li Ergou and Cuihua with shock, then turned to look at Mrs. Huan, and finally looked at the firearms master Solanta...
Solanta was helpless and sighed:
"A cream seller! Actually, I don't know how to make guns...but I want to see this world-famous gun made in Hanyang with my own hands..."
"Kaka-ka-ka!-pop!"
After that, Solanta picked up the Hanyang gun from the ground, pulled the gun bolt back and forth, and pulled the trigger several times.
"Boss! Do you have a flashlight? Come and take a look..."
Solanta also squatted on the ground playing with the gun and said without looking back.
Flashlight?
When everyone heard this, their faces all twisted, and they looked at Yagyu Sonomo and Kosaka Masanobu, who looked puzzled...
Liu Shiba smiled bitterly, slowly took out a black object from his arms and handed it to Solanta.
After Solanta pressed a few times, there was a slight sound:
"Crack!"
A bright beam of light shines on the imitation Hanyang structure on the ground...
Yagyu Sonomo and Kosaka Masanobu opened their eyes wide at the same time, their faces filled with envy, and they praised in unison:
"Sigh! It's indeed a divine weapon..."
Solanta lowered her head to observe, without even looking when she heard the sound, she immediately echoed:
"Yeah! It's really 'magical'...!"
Liu Shiba stood there, stiff and speechless...
The old driver muttered:
"Nah! There really is a way to deceive people..."
"Um?"
After a while, Solanta, who was squatting on the ground and observing carefully with a flashlight, suddenly stood up, looked at Liu Shiba and said:
"After I saw this Hanyang-made one, I felt that Mr. Shaanweilou could easily make it."
"oh?"
Liu Shiba was overjoyed and said oh.
Solanta turned her head again, looked at the old driver with three black lines on his forehead, and chuckled:
"Its main mechanism, including the center, is not cast and pressed with precision parts, so it is not that advanced."
The old driver was stunned and said in confusion:
"Huh? What are you talking about? It's not die-casting. Is it a whole piece? Are you kidding me?"
"Ahem!"
Solanta stood up and coughed violently a few times, then looked at the old driver and said angrily:
"The unfinished building, I reminded you, please don't call yourself my father again, do you understand?"
The old driver rolled his eyes and said helplessly:
"Labor and capital..."
Solanta pointed at Tomson and gestured to everyone:
"Look, he's coming again?"
Liu Shiba said helplessly:
"This! It's just a mantra. It's not directed at you, Solanta."
Solanta blinked and said doubtfully:
"Oh, that's right! In the future, I can also adopt a tone similar to my father's, such as a catchphrase?"
Liu Shiba affirmed:
"OK!"
Solanta looked at the old driver and said with a smile:
“The main components of this Hanyang-made machine, except the trigger and firing pin, are poured using the integral casting method, which is a very backward method!
By the way, veteran driver! You study slowly, dad goes to bed..."
"Huh? Huh?"
Hearing this, the old driver rolled his eyes in anger and groaned, but he couldn't help it!
Solanta is right, you call yourself labor and he calls himself dad, which means the same thing!
Then, the old driver also looked down at the flashlight for a long time and muttered:
"Sure enough, it is cast as a whole..."
Liu Shiba hurriedly asked:
"What do you mean?"
The old driver said angrily:
"It means that this thing can be produced in large quantities in a short time."
Liu Shiba smiled:
"Nani? Very good!"
Then, Liu Shiba patted the old driver on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"You also use this method to imitate a batch of Sanba Daigai that you have hidden privately?"
The old driver said stupidly:
"The warehouse of metal materials is empty! What do you want labor to use to make it?"
