He returned to the yard and sat down. Wang Xiaolie said: "After seeing the power of artillery, you should understand why I want the army to conduct special drills. If our army is universally equipped with artillery, the war will change drastically. Faced with this,

With an army equipped with artillery, ordinary armies cannot form formations at all. They must find ways to distance themselves in order to avoid artillery strikes."

Li Yanxian lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "If we form a formation hundreds of steps away, how can we attack?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't worry, the enemy will always find a way. When the two armies fight in the future, the dense formations will become less and the formations will become thinner. For example, there will only be one row and two rows, and they will be reorganized in front of our square formation."

Instead of forming a dense conical formation and coming up, they will be shot through by one shot."

Li Yanxian nodded: "This is also a way. However, it is difficult for an ordinary army to do it."

This is an inevitable trend. In his previous life, Wang Xiaolie was deeply impressed by the linear formation after muskets became the main weapon. Rows of musketeers came forward, with large gaps between every two rows.

Thinking about it now, the reason for doing this should be anti-fire artillery. If you hit this formation with one shot, you can only knock down one or two soldiers. By the time you reach the last row, the shells should have hit the ground.

So what was the war like when muskets were not popular but artillery was mature? Unfortunately, this did not happen in history. In Western Europe, where firearms developed rapidly, for a long time cannons were only used to attack and defend cities, and small cannons were used in field battles.

.When field artillery was developed, flintlock muskets had become popular, and the conditions were ripe for the use of linear arrays.

When artillery is used on the battlefield, the dense formation will inevitably disappear quickly. Otherwise, the attacker will lose his life.

How would the enemy attack in the face of artillery? After much deliberation, Wang Xiaolie could only form a formation further away. When attacking, use a shallow depth formation of one or two rows. After passing the area where the artillery can threaten, start again

Form a formation.

After his own army is generally equipped with cannons, what will it look like when facing the Jin Army? Wang Xiaolie is also very curious about how the Jin Army will respond. This is something that has never happened in history, and it should be very interesting.

It is wrong to think that wars after firearms matured should be what they were like in European history. Compared with China, most European countries are small countries, their national power is not strong, and the scale of wars is relatively small. Only after occupying a large number of colonies, Western European countries

By the time European countries were able to carry out large-scale wars, industry had already developed.

After talking about the equipment and artillery, some changes in the army's organization and logistics, everyone had a meal and rest.

The next day, Wang Xiaolie and others were still familiar with the artillery here. In the next few months, the artillery will be equipped with the Chinese army for drills.

Two hundred thousand guan for one hundred cannons, plus other miscellaneous expenses, should be less than 500,000 guan. For half a million guan, Wang Xiaolie can still afford it. In the past few years, Xiangyang can afford it in one year

Ten million guan will be printed. It is expected that the largest number of printings will be done this year and next year, which can reach 15 million guan. After that, it will decrease rapidly, relying on current investment and increased industrial and commercial taxes.

In the afternoon, Zhang Jun rushed to the artillery field and asked to see Wang Xiaolie.

Not only did they kill Ding Jin this time, but they also accidentally discovered that someone in Zhai Xing's army wanted to surrender to the enemy. Wang Xiaolie paid special attention to it. As soon as Zhang Jun arrived, Wang Xiaolie asked him to meet him in the living room.

Entering the living room, he saw Wang Xiaolie already sitting there. Zhang Jun stepped forward to sing the promise.

Wang Xiaolie asked: "How was the trip to Yingyang this time?"

Guhan

Zhang Jun said: "Everything is going smoothly. The governor has already deployed people under Ding Jin, and we know everything about his movements. In addition, Luan Qingshan, who he recently promoted, is really a man of action. A little trouble will be quickly solved.

It’s settled.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Ding Jin has a big mouth. Many people will be confused by what he says. It's really not possible to do things. The people I assigned to Ding Jin are just to collect intelligence, and they don't have any

I wanted to do something to him, but I didn't expect this result in the end, which makes people a little regretful. A Ding Jin is really nothing. But his death like this reminds others that they will take strict precautions against us."

Zhang Jundao: "What Zhen Fu said is that when Yu Tongzhi first arrived in Yingyang, Ding Jin asked what position he would be in if he voted for us. If a person like this comes to us, he will be laughed at if he holds a high position!"

"Okay, that's it for Ding Jin. Let Yu Huan stay in Yique for a few days to discuss with Shi Jian. What other things are there besides going to Yingyang this time? From what you reported a few days ago,

Just discovered the traitor in Zhai Xing's army?"

Zhang Jun said: "That's right. That day in the inn, I happened to see Jiang Yi, Liu Yu's envoy, sending a Yang Taiwei back to the inn. After asking about it, I found out that it was a general under Zhai Zhenfu. Unfortunately, the thief was very well-behaved. We all

I killed Ding Jin and searched everywhere, but I couldn't find his shadow anymore."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Except for him, no one else knows this person's identity? Jiang Yi personally greeted him, so his identity must not be simple."

Zhang Jundao: "When we left Yingyang, we originally took Jiang Yi with us. This person was Liu Yu's envoy and knew many things. But there was an accident on the way and he accidentally killed Jiang Yi, so our work was in vain."

Wang Xiaolie asked about the circumstances of killing Jiang Yi and was speechless for a moment. Such an important person died in such a trivial manner.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "After Liu Yu usurped the throne, he wanted to move the capital to Kaifeng. But Zhai Zhenfu was in Yiyang and I was in Ruzhou. Many forces around him did not listen to Liu Yu's orders and hesitated for a while. Recently, Liu Yu

Yu Zhao surrendered Ding Jin, and contacted Zhai Zhenfu's generals, intending to pacify this area."

Zhang Jun said: "Zhenfu, since Liu Yu has recruited and surrendered Zhai Zhenfu's generals, then here we are——"

Wang Xiao lied and said with a smile: "Of course Liu Yu won't let me go, and of course he will do everything possible to get around me. But I'm very guarded, so Liu Yu's people can't come. Zhai Zhenfu's territory is small, and his life is hard.

It’s hard to say.”

Zhang Jun nodded: "That's what Zhai Zhenfu said. Last winter, I heard that Zhai Zhenfu's men were short of food, so he dispersed the armies to get food everywhere."

Wang Xiaolie sighed and said nothing. Zhai Xing was from a wealthy family and had risen early. He relied on his status and did not want to ask Wang Xiaolie for help. Last autumn, the harvest was poor and the army was short of food, so Zhai Xing dispersed the army. In fact, Zhai Xing dispersed the army.

With less than 10,000 horses and horses, Wang Xiaolie could just move some grain and it would be enough to feed them.

Among the several governors in this area, Wang Xiaolie is the youngest, and his rise to prominence seems strange, and the relationship is not particularly close. Only Li Yanxian got help from Wang Xiaolie many times due to special circumstances, and finally got together.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolian said: "Zhai Xing has several generals named Yang. The one with the highest status among them happens to be Yang Wei who went to Luhun Ancient City for food last year. The Yang Mrs. you met

Lieutenant, the most likely person is him. But this is Zhai Xingjun’s matter, so we don’t want to speculate too much. In a few days, you go to Fenniu Village and report the matter to Zhai Xing face to face."

Zhang Jun crossed his hands and promised. Now that he got the news, of course he had to remind Zhai Xing. Whether he believed it or not and what measures to take were Zhai Xing's business. As a friendly force, Wang Xiaolie should not interfere too much in this matter.

(Sorry, my brain was caught in the door when I was writing Chapter 386. Henan County was set up before the Qin Dynasty. For most of the ancient times, the river was the Yellow River. Of course, Henan should be south of the Yellow River. The name of Henan province is,

It should come from Henan Prefecture in the Luoyang area, but the river should refer to the Yellow River, not the Luo River. In fact, for about two thousand years, Luoyang was Henan Prefecture until the Qing Dynasty, but it was later changed. Now the front
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