Chapter 738 True Divine Weapon

Suzhou is located on the bank of the Bian River. It is a transportation hub and a battleground for military strategists. The artillery that Xu Wen snatched back was transported here.

Wanyanchang was originally stationed in Suqian, the southernmost site on Shandong Road. During the war, he went to Surabaya, captured Chuzhou, and entered the canal. With the help of the canal, he went to Yangzhou and faced the Yangtze River. If he captured Runzhou, he continued south along the canal and attacked Lin'an Prefecture.

.It is the most convenient way to attack the Song Dynasty from the north of the Yangtze River and penetrates directly into the vital points.

However, artillery is a powerful weapon in land warfare, and it cannot be used on waterways in this era. Huaidong has a dense water network, and horse-drawn artillery is inconvenient to maneuver, which will affect the attack speed of the entire army. Wanyanchang came east from Suqian and stationed

Suzhou. During the war, he went to Haozhou to attack Luzhou and then went south by land.

In the school yard, a soldier peeled a pear and handed it to Wan Yanchang.

Wan Yanchang took the pear and took a bite. It was crispy and juicy. He couldn't help but praise: "It is said that Dangshan has good crisp pears, and it is indeed well-deserved! Eating one of these pears often is a human pleasure! Hebei also produces pears, but they are not as juicy.

.”

The soldier said: "Now is the season for eating pears, so Dangshan County sent several loads."

Wan Yanchang said: "The local officials there are really good at getting things done."

At this time, Dangshan County belonged to Shanzhou and was under the rule of Shandong Road. It was the fundamental place of Wanyanchang.

The division of prefectures and counties in this area was very awkward for later generations, and was very different from the later prefectural and city administrative districts. The most typical one is Xuzhou, which belonged to Henan Road when the world was divided in the Tang Dynasty, and to Jingdong Road in the Song Dynasty

, it belonged to Shandong Road during the Puppet Qi Dynasty, and it also belonged to Shandong Road during the Jin Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was changed to the Jiangbei Province of Henan, and in the Ming Dynasty it belonged to the Southern Zhili Province. The Qing Dynasty divided Jiangnan Province into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, which belonged to

Jiangsu Province. When the People's Republic of China was first founded, Xuzhou was under the administration of Shandong Province for a few years, and was later annexed to Jiangsu Province. It is wrong for people in Xuzhou to say that Xuzhou was originally the territory of Jiangsu. Not to mention that Jiangsu Province appeared later, and for a long time in history,

The zoning of Xuzhou changed with Shandong Province.

When talking about the division of administrative divisions in China, in addition to population and economic factors, there are two other factors that must be mentioned, namely the shape of mountains and rivers and the interlacing of canines. It must be noted that the Han Dynasty before the Yuan Dynasty was mainly based on mountains and rivers

The shape is convenient. For example, the Jiangnan area is divided into Huainan Road, Jiangnan Road and Liangzhe Road. Hanzhong is one of the four roads in Sichuan and is basically divided according to geography. When the Mongols took over the Central Plains, in order to prevent the Han people from becoming self-reliant, they used canines on a large scale.

Hanzhong was assigned to Shaanxi. When Jiangnan was divided into two provinces during the Qing Dynasty, it was deliberately divided into east and west instead of north and south. Jiangsu's famous Thirteen Taibos were caused by the Qing Dynasty's deliberate division, rather than the way the Chinese regime has always been.

When everything was ready, Xu Wen and He Ning went to Wan Yanchang to report.

Wan Yanchang looked at He Ning sideways and said: "Xu Wenbo Jin went to Huangzhou and easily brought the cannons, craftsmen and drawings together. But you were useless and killed all the craftsmen on the way. If not for this, today

Why bother!"

He Ning just crossed her hands and didn't dare to talk.

What can I say? Xu Wen was on the road in a hurry, and the army was on the verge of collapse. He was so desperate that he left it in his own hands. This army massacred the village and even killed the craftsmen. In the situation at that time, don't say that he was not at the scene.

So what can we do now? Wan Yanchang is an old man in the army. Wouldn't he know about this situation? It's just that Xu Wen was sent by Wan Yanchang. Now he wants to take the credit from He Ning. He Ning has to speak out.

Xu Wendao: "Lang Jun, although all the craftsmen have been killed, fortunately there are still a few artillerymen from the Song Army who can guide us in how to use the artillery. They say that artillery is very powerful. Let's test-fire a cannon today to see how it goes. The Song Army tried it

Most of the cannons were made of wood for test firing. We didn't have time, so we found some big wood to replace them."

Wan Yanchang said: "Some people say that a cannon can destroy several miles with one shot, but I don't believe it! Let's see today. How powerful is it?"

Xu Wen nodded, took out a whistle, and raised a small flag. He said to Wan Yanchang: "Wang Xiao's hunting army is different from other armies. In addition to the golden drum flag, this kind of flag and flag are also widely used.

Whistle. I am far away from the artillery, but just by waving the small flag, the gunner knows to fire."

Wan Yanchang said: "Artillery is a new thing, so it naturally has new flags and drums. Just wave the flag and fire off a cannon to see."

Xu Wen said hello. He picked up the small flag and put it above his head, shaking it a few times.

When the artilleryman over there saw it, he also picked up a small flag and waved it three times.

Xu Wen saw it and waved down the small flag in his hand. The artillery flag was placed on his chest, seemingly saluting Xu Wen.

The gunner on one side picked up the red-hot fire stick and moved it towards the fuse. He saw smoke coming from the fuse and quickly burned it forward.

With an earth-shattering sound, gunpowder smoke rose and an iron bullet flew forward. It looked unpleasant, but it actually arrived very quickly.

Although Wan Yanchang was an old man in the military, this was the first time he heard such a loud sound, and he couldn't help but be stunned. He watched the iron bullet fly to the wood a mile away, breaking five or six large trees before hitting the ground.

superior.

Looking ahead blankly, after a long while, Wanyanchang said: "This cannon passed, it hit accurately, and the military formation of dozens of people was destroyed! How can the enemy form an array on the battlefield with such a magical weapon?

?It’s indeed a divine weapon!”

Xu Wendao: "To be honest, sir, we were in a hurry along the way, and this was the first time we saw a cannon fired. I didn't expect it to be so powerful!"

Wan Yanchang stood up, walked quickly to the big tree, and carefully inspected the broken wood. After looking at it once, he said: "The military formations on the battlefield are usually three to five rows, and no more than ten rows at most. This artillery fire,

He just happened to penetrate a military formation. If a thief encounters such a murderous weapon on the battlefield, he will die unjustly if he pulls it out!"

Historically, it took hundreds of years from the emergence of practical artillery to the development of artillery to what it is now in the Wang Xiao Hunter Army. Over the centuries, the attackers and defenders adapted to each other, and it still caused huge vibrations by the time of Napoleon.

.Now if the geographical conditions are suitable, there is basically no way to survive when Wang Xiaolie's army encounters it. It's just that China's territory is large and the geography is complex, and the artillery will often not be able to keep up with the army's maneuvering speed, which limits the use of artillery.

However, the use of this kind of artillery has high requirements for the army. The gunner is not only able to load gunpowder and ignite, but also needs to be able to aim so that he can shoot accurately. The aiming of artillery requires a certain amount of mathematical knowledge.

The command of the army is more delicate. The golden drums of the past are far from enough. Just like flags, there are actually semaphores dedicated to artillery in the Wangxiao Hunter Army. On the battlefield, it only takes a short time to convey them from the commander.

When arriving at the gunner's position, there is no need for a messenger to deliver the order.

In three or four years, Wang Xiaolie's reform of the army has been basically completed, and the army has been completely transformed. The biggest change is the command below the battalion level. The commander-in-chief no longer simply directs attacks, stops, and retreats, but has flags and bugles.

It was no longer just a signal to attack, it was changed to a bugle, and there were more changes. There were also more whistles in the army for command at night.

As a controller, you can accurately command everyone on the battlefield. Most of the time, there is no need for messengers to pass on orders. Basically, the controller can command on the spot so that everyone can play a role. The actual effect is equivalent to having more people.

Two or three times.

Wang Xiaolie has carefully studied the battle cases of the Song Army. In addition to frequent collapses, there is also a common problem. On the battlefield, most people often do not participate in the battle, but just watch from the side. When the participating armies fail, they flee. Only those who participate in the battle

Only when the troops are victorious will they rush forward.

In addition to the lack of determination of the middle and lower-level generals in fighting, there is another important reason: backward command methods.

The Song Dynasty repeatedly emphasized that the general must be authoritarian. Whether to defend or fight, there must be an order from the commander. But on the real battlefield, command methods cannot be used, so the general will lead the men to fight to the death, and most of the troops will watch. The general will go out.

In an accident, they either died or fled, and the whole army fled.

From the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, China often organized large battles involving hundreds of thousands of people. Such battles required delicate command, which was much more complex than the armies of later generations after the Song Dynasty. From the late Tang Dynasty, this ability gradually

there is none left.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the great powers attacked and began to train new-style armies. All systems and command methods were learned from the West. However, China's thousands of years of tradition, as well as the experience and lessons summed up from it, were all abandoned. It is not that tradition has no value, but that

Because the Qing army had abandoned it before.

Military affairs are science and must use scientific methods. Scientific mobilization, scientific training, scientific management, scientific command, and scientific methods are used to handle military affairs. Rather than just using civility to control military affairs and thinking that you know it

The secret of the Song Dynasty’s military incompetence. To discuss it in this way is to insult people’s intelligence.
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