The first thousand and sixty-three chapters learn the clever pirate
In the history of human warfare, there have probably been several major changes, and each change has caused huge changes. Based on these changes, it can be roughly divided into ancient armies, modern armies, and modern armies.
The obvious feature of the ancient army was cold weapons. However, even in the era of cold weapons, there was a huge change, that is, the emergence of horseshoes and saddles, which made the cavalry the most impactful and mobile on the battlefield.
, a unit that can dominate the battlefield victory or defeat.
In the cold weapon era, except for the emergence of cavalry, other major changes were small changes. Although there would be innovations, they would not lead to earth-shaking changes.
The emergence of guns and artillery is definitely a major innovation after cavalry became the main force!
Artillery and muskets, swords, spears, armor, bows and arrows, and almost all the weapons of the cold weapon era were swept into the garbage dump of history, and they created the special term of the modern army.
The modern army has almost dominated wars for hundreds of years. During this period, it has continued to undergo various changes, from matchlocks to flintlocks, to minie rifles, and then to breech-loading rifles. Artillery has become more and more advanced, and front-loading has become
For breech loading, artillery shells have also changed from solid bullets to wooden fuze grenades and metal fuze grenades. Even the navy has changed from wooden battleships to steel battleships.
But the above-mentioned changes are still inseparable from the scope of the modern army!
It was not until the emergence of machine guns, rapid-fire artillery, tanks, aircraft, radio communications, aircraft carriers, etc. in the late 19th century and early 20th century that another great change in the mode of warfare was brought about, and the era of modern warfare was entered.
This mode of modern warfare that started before and after World War I continues to this day. Although more advanced guns, artillery, tanks, aircraft, communication technology, etc. later appeared, in essence, all of this was started before and after World War I.
Having laid the foundation is nothing more than becoming more advanced.
The mid-16th century is now the transitional period between the ancient army and the modern army. This is actually the case whether it is on the Western or Eastern battlefields.
The Ming army in the Eastern War was also a force that used a large number of firearms. Fuso across the sea also introduced and used a large number of so-called iron cannons during this period. Well, they were actually matchlock guns.
In the West, matchlocks have also become standard equipment, but they are still in a transitional period, because in contemporary Western wars, tactics represented by the Spanish phalanx are still popular, and spearmen are still indispensable.
In this context, countries and armies that fail to keep up with the development of the times will fall behind and be beaten like a rat running away!
Fortunately, the Tang Empire had the wise and great Eternal Saint King Li Xuan, who was greater than the sun. Under his leadership, the Tang Dynasty took the lead in pioneering infantry tactics that combined matchlocks and spears, and vigorously developed artillery.
, this also led to the Tang Dynasty Wangshi gaining the upper hand in the war to unify China, and finally defeated the Ming Dynasty after many years of war.
During this period, Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty and the powerful factions represented by Zhang Yue and Wang Yiqi were not willing to fail. They also humbly learned and imitated the Tang Dynasty to form a modern army. Unfortunately, they failed to win.
Yu Lan eventually failed in battle after battle, eventually leading to the destruction of the entire empire.
In this series of unification wars, the Tang Dynasty did not stop. After they tasted the benefits of new weapons and new tactics, they spent huge sums of money to develop more advanced weapons and study how to match them with new weapons.
tactics, so the flintlock gun appeared, the short-barreled heavy howitzer appeared, and now wooden fuse shells have also appeared, and even steam engines have appeared.
This series of investments allowed the King of the Tang Dynasty to once again stand at the pinnacle of the war stage!
Li Xuan has every reason to believe that with the help of flintlock guns and howitzers, the Tang Army will not encounter any opponents on the ground. At the same time, when steam engines mature, warships equipped with steam engines will not encounter opponents on the sea!
And these are the sources of his confidence to conquer the world!
Conquering the world with science and technology, and dominating the world with population and culture, this is Li Xuan's always firm philosophy!
Today, on Yakushima, the Tang Navy once again used weapons and tactics that were decades ahead of the world to defeat the pirates on Yakushima!
Although these pirates and the warriors of the Ganfu clan were very brave and dared to take the initiative to attack, this bravery became meaningless under the fierce bombardment of naval guns.
When there is only bravery but no advanced weapons, bravery is useless. When there are advanced weapons, but there is no bravery, it is useless.
To win the war, both bravery and advanced weapons are indispensable.
It's a pity that Zhang Linong couldn't show his bravery today, because the bombardment of the naval guns was too fierce. The bombardment of dozens of artillery pieces directly caused the total collapse of the more than 500 pirates and samurai!
How could this not collapse? Before they even rushed over, they were subjected to such fierce shelling, and during the shelling, they directly killed and injured hundreds of people.
Although they are brave, they can still continue to fight with more than half of the casualties under certain circumstances, and even fight to the last soldier. But what makes them even more panicked is the feeling of powerlessness caused by the gunfire!
They had not expected this situation at all before. They thought it would be a battle between infantrymen, so as long as they rushed forward bravely and fought.
However, the Tang Navy's fleet did not give them this chance. On their way to charge, they killed and injured hundreds of them, and made them panic.
This battle cannot be fought!
This was the thought of almost all pirates and samurai at that time!
So, they ran, faster than when they charged, so fast that even the subsequent extended bombardment of the naval gun could not catch up. After the naval gun adjusted its angle and prepared for the second round of bombardment, they ran away early.
It's completely clean.
The troops led by Zhang Linong only did two things in this battle: prepare for war and watch the show, and then, there is no more!
The landing force led by Zhang Linong did not fire even a single shot, and the enemy collapsed under the bombardment of naval guns!
This made Zhang Linong feel happy and speechless!
What I am speechless is that this battle happened so fast that it has nothing to do with me at all, which means that I have no military merit at all, and all my military achievements have been taken away by those damn naval gunners.
Fortunately, his troops were able to land safely without firing a single shot. And judging from the miserable appearance of the opponent being bombarded by naval guns, it is estimated that when he leads his troops to completely occupy the port and control the entire Yakushima, he will not be attacked.
If there is too much resistance, this will be a great benefit for the battle after landing.
At the same time, Rear Admiral Feng Qirong, commander of the Ryukyu Squadron, was in a good mood when he saw that his two frigates directly defeated the incoming pirates through fierce shelling and the landing force did not suffer any losses.
You must know that this landing operation was led solely by the navy, and there was not even a single person from the army among the people who came to Fuso.
Needless to say, the battleships and sailors in the fleet are naturally marine officers, and the marines who are engaged in landing operations are also marine officers. And when they come to fight in such a far place, even one casualty will make him heartbroken, because these are marine officers.
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He immediately issued an order to credit the two frigates participating in the artillery support mission. Whether it was the captain or other officers, or ordinary sailors or gunners, all credits were recorded. Although this kind of credit is not considered big, but in today's world
In peacetime, it is not easy to get this kind of credit, especially for those officers. Having today's military exploits will be of great benefit to subsequent promotions.
For example, the two captains can record this on their resumes. On April 18, the eighth year of Xuanping, they led a ship to support the land and defeated five hundred pirates!
After defeating the pirates' active counterattack, the atmosphere in the entire fleet was quite relaxed. Several warships were still moored on the shore to provide fire support to the land at any time, while the marines continued to land in these small boats.
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The entire landing lasted for several hours. During this process, not only did eight hundred marines land, but a lot of ammunition and shotguns were also transported.
As for the field artillery, it was too heavy. Even a five-pound field artillery could not be transported by those small boats, so we could only wait until the dock was occupied before planning.
Therefore, Zhang Linong also formulated the latest battle plan. He did not lead his troops to attack other places on the land, nor did he pursue the fleeing pirates. Instead, he marched eastward along the coastline, because that was the dock!
As long as the dock is captured, the field guns loaded on the transport ships can be unloaded. In this case, his marines will not need to provide support at any time with naval guns, but will have their own artillery power!
However, when they went to the dock next, they inevitably encountered some resistance. The pirates were obviously unwilling to fail. They gathered hundreds of people near the dock to try to resist, and they also used the buildings on the dock very cleverly.
, used to avoid naval gunfire.
After the fleet tried several rounds of shelling, although it smashed all the buildings on the pier, it did not cause any obvious casualties to the pirates. Obviously, they had learned to be smart and did not dare to put themselves on the ship.
came under direct attack from artillery fire.
But Zhang Linong felt a little excited about this, because this was the time for his Marine Corps to show off its power. Although the battle of attacking Yakushima was not big and the credit was not much, it could not be done by all those warships.
After taking it away, his marines will have to share some of the credit!
After immediately communicating with the fleet using semaphores, he began to command the 800 marines to launch an attack on the dock!u