Chapter 341 Its better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men
"Jiangzhou Camp, Zhenjiang Camp, Zhenjiang City, and Beigushan Camp seized more than 500 Tatar artillery pieces of various types, weighing from 560 to 7,000 kilograms, and weighing from 390 to 27 kilograms.
, divided by shape, there are front-loading cannons and breech-loading cannons, the front-loading cannons are mainly red-coat cannon types and sky-mounted cannon types, and the breech-loading cannons are mainly Fran machine-sub-cannon types."
In Zhenjiang City, Yu Dafu, the general envoy who was also in charge of the Royal Camp Liangtai, excitedly reported the capture, especially the cannons, gunpowder and lead bullets, which were astonishing.
Before the war, Yan Wogong continued to strengthen the defense of Zhenjiang, the gateway to the Yangtze River, and strongly supported Chen Jin's reconstruction of the Yangtze River Navy and the construction of river defense fortresses, especially in Zhenjiang, where he established Zhenjiang Water Camp and Jiangzhou Water Camp. At the same time, Admiral
The Yamen was stationed in Zhenjiang, which formed the stronghold of the Navy.
Yan Wogong mobilized most of the artillery in Jiangnan and concentrated them in Zhenjiang and Jiangning. Zhenjiang was the front line and deployed the vast majority of artillery.
Especially those heavy general cannons deployed for coastal and city defenses. More than fifty of the 3,800-pound Shenwei general cannons were deployed in several camps in Zhenjiang. There were even oversized fortresses called the God Blessed Shenwei Invincible Cannon.
The general's cannon weighs seven thousand kilograms.
Among them, the Shenwei General Cannon is a new type of red cannon that the Qing army began to imitate in the 16th year of Chongzhen. It contains five kilograms of medicine, ten kilograms of iron, and has an iron core and a copper body. The copper body is cast with an iron barrel, and the iron barrel is more durable.
Corroded, the copper barrels are stronger and less likely to burst. The quality of these artillery pieces is relatively good, and the inscriptions on the barrel bodies show that many of them were cast in the newly built artillery factory in Beijing after entering the customs and then followed the army south.
In addition, there are also newly cast 2,000-jin Shenwei Invincible General Cannon, 6,000-jin Wucheng Yonggu Invincible General Cannon, and 7,000-jin Wucheng Yonggu Invincible General Cannon. It is said that the Beijing Artillery Factory also has an 8,000-jin Wucheng Yonggu Shenwei Invincible General Cannon.
Cannons, and larger heavy artillery ranging from 9,000 kilograms to 10,000 kilograms are being trial-produced.
But now, more than 500 artillery pieces of various sizes, as well as countless ammunition, as well as the artillery carriages, have fallen into the hands of the Ming army.
Yan Wogong served as the captain of the transportation team.
Among the artillery of the Qing army, what Zhu Yihai really likes is mainly the 3,800-jin Shenwei General Cannon and the 2,000-jin Shenwei Invincible General Cannon. These guns are basically imitations of foreign naval guns, such as the Shenwei.
A large general cannon is equivalent to an eighteen-pound naval gun, while a two-thousand-pound powerful general cannon is equivalent to a twelve-pound cannon.
The artillery that Zhu Yihai ordered in Macau was a twenty-four-pounder.
However, Zhu Yihai was still very satisfied with the capture of fifty-six 18-pound red cannons and more than a hundred 12-pound cannons at one time. Yan Wogong was very capable. This basically destroyed the artillery of the Qing army in Jiangnan.
, were all given to him. Now there are not many cannons in Jiangning City, especially gunpowder. There are hundreds of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder stored in Zhenjiang.
There are still thousands of cannons of various sizes in Nanjing, but among them there are only more than 30 cannons over 18 pounds, and only a few dozen 12-pound cannons. The others are all kinds of small cannons, and what’s more terrible is the severe
My father-in-law transferred almost all the gunpowder to Zhenjiang, leaving only ten thousand kilograms of gunpowder left in Nanjing.
The Shenwei Grand Cannon has a charge of five kilograms of powder and ten kilograms of ammunition.
Ten thousand kilograms of gunpowder can be used to fire up to two thousand cannons. The problem is that shotguns, firecrackers, etc. must also be supplied.
The 7,000-pound cannon was too heavy to transport and was not suitable for use on ships. Zhu Yihai planned to melt it and recast it, or transport it back to Zhoushan or Chongming to be used as a coastal defense fortress cannon.
The eighteen-pounder gun was directly used as the main naval gun of the Navy.
The two-thousand-pound Shenwei Invincible General Cannon is only equivalent to twelve pounds. Zhu Yihai also plans to give it to the Navy. The Army will basically only use three types of cannons in the future. Shenji Town is a specialized firearms unit. They are equipped with twenty-four-pound and
The three calibers of artillery, the twelve-pounder cannon and the three-pounder cannon, are concentrated on the use of artillery to reduce caliber confusion.
For other infantry armies, each town is assigned a gun mark and equipped with twelve-pound and three-pound guns.
For the battalions below the town, the plan is for each battalion to be equipped with two three-pound cannons, and for the sentries below the battalion, some smaller tiger squats will be equipped.
Basically, he followed Bi Francis' suggestion and centralized the use of heavy artillery to increase its power, while the small artillery was assigned to the standard camp.
Other miscellaneous artillery pieces are not equipped with the main battle force of the Imperial Camp, and are assigned to the Beijing Camp, Imperial Camp, or simply refurbished. Navy ships are equipped with 24-, 18-, 12-, and 3-pound artillery calibers.
Zhu Yihai also believes that artillery is justice.
Although he also pursues large caliber, he still believes that it must be coordinated systematically rather than randomly created. At this stage, Zhu Yihai's tactical thinking still emphasizes maneuverability and the need to grasp strategic initiative, so those cannons weighing 7,000, 8,000 or even 10,000 jins feel...
Not good value for money.
Even if it is a 5,000-jin or 4,000-jin cannon, it must be specially equipped for the Shenji artillery unit and the navy. Other horse infantry units are not equipped with it, so as not to reduce the maneuverability.
"The quality of the cannons made by the Tatars is quite good, but the quality of some of the cannons made by our Ming Dynasty is obviously much inferior."
Zhu Yihai was not surprised when he heard that there was all kinds of chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty were very skilled, but they were limited by the system. The result was all kinds of cutting corners, etc., which led to poor quality. The craftsmen were not taken seriously, and they were treated as poorly as the guards and management.
The person is both a layman and engaged in corruption.
The Qing army attached great importance to firearms and had many specialized firearms management agencies. They were very strict with the casting of firearms. They recruited and robbed craftsmen everywhere and paid them well. The quality was of course very good.
Zhu Yihai is now also building artillery and gun factories in Yuhuan, Zhoushan and other places. The operation is similar to that of the Qing army. Craftsmen are recruited everywhere, and the treatment given is very generous, and there are even rewards for innovation.
The treatment is good and the salary is high, and commissions are even given based on output and quality. There are additional subsidies for craftsmen and apprentices. Those craftsmen have become respected and envied high-paying masters, which naturally makes them enthusiastic and active in work.
Zhu Yihai had to sigh in his heart, Mr. Yan alone defeated a hundred thousand soldiers.
Dorgon was also completely wrong and gave Mr. Yan the privilege to deal with it at a very cheap price. He was already in charge of five provinces as a manager, and he also took the Sword of Shang Fang and the King's Order Flag given by Dorgon.
This is extremely powerful in causing harm in secret.
They killed powerful and senior traitors like Zhang Cunren openly, and killed Tatar generals like Li Shutai and Bashan secretly. They also used local treasures to be forced to reveal their secrets, and even killed the likes of Chen Jin and Zhang Dayou.
The more capable officials were sent away, not to mention rectifying the Jiangnan officialdom, green camp, secretly forcing them to rebel, or even abolishing them.
Anyway, what Yan Woggong did on the surface was impeccable. They were all efforts to save the crisis and wipe the butt of his predecessor Hong Chengchou. However, the result was that on the one hand, western Zhejiang was making great progress and good news came frequently, while on the other hand, the situation in Jiangnan became even more corrupt.
Completely hopeless.
This is just like when Hongguang sent Chen Hongfan and others to the north as an envoy to negotiate peace. Who could have known the three leaders of the envoy, but in the end someone secretly surrendered the captives?
After returning, he tried various ways to persuade the Tatars to surrender, which can be said to have greatly undermined the Hongguang Dynasty's will to resist. Later, when he arrived in Hangzhou, he even encouraged King Lu to open the city and surrender to the Qing Dynasty within five days of overseeing the country.
Now the Tatars have also tasted this bitter pill.
"Your Highness, please immediately send troops to attack Jiangning and regain Nanjing!"
All the civil and military ministers asked in unison.
Jiang Ning is like a ripe fruit that falls when touched.
"There are still at least 8,000 green camps in Jiangning, and no less than 20,000 rural regiments and strong people." Zhu Yihai reminded them.
But everyone still feels that a battle is possible.
With Yan Wo Gong as his inner support, Zhu Yihai felt that taking Jiangning City would not be a big problem, but doing so might expose Yan Wo Gong. Even if he was not exposed, if Jiangning City was captured, Yan Wo Gong would probably not be able to do it again.
I’m going to do a Jiangnan Economic Strategy.
"Restoring Nanjing is of great significance and will surely boost the morale of the people of the world. Please send troops immediately!"