Liu Yongjiang quickly said," Chief, the Yangzhou Green Army is only a day's journey away from us. The number of Green Army is about 3,000. If we set up in advance, we can completely catch them off guard!"”
Zhang Mu couldn't help but glance at Liu Yongjiang.""Tell me!"
Liu Yongjiang was obviously very excited. He stood on the city wall and pointed at a forest not far away. He quickly said,"If we want to call for reinforcements, it will take at least two days to go back and forth. We can set up an ambush here and wait for the Green Army to come. Now that Yangzhou City has been taken by us, the Qing army will definitely be anxious and want to take back Yangzhou City. However, they don't know what our situation is. Are we rebels or organized? In order to take back Yangzhou City as soon as possible, they will definitely advance lightly and won't bring many weapons with them!”
Zhang Mu nodded.
This Liu Yongjiang was more capable than he had imagined.
He had only joined him for a few days.
His vision and military accomplishments clearly surpassed any one of the three hundred people before him.
Liu Yongjiang continued," This road is the only one we have to pass through. This forest happens to be blocking this road. We'll lie in ambush in this forest. As long as they come over, we'll fire directly and catch them off guard!”Liu Yongjiang's eyes lit up." Then, we'll organize ourselves. We'll find a hundred people who can ride horses. We don't need to do anything. With a charge, we can defeat the Qing army.”
"Do you know how to use this Invincible Divine General Cannon?”
Zhang Mu asked Liu Yongjiang.
"Yes, I've studied it before!" Liu Yongjiang chuckled." I've checked this cannon. It can be used!"”
Zhang Mu laughed." Send someone to check the terrain and analyze it in detail. If we can fight, we'll do as you say!"”
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Yongjiang immediately puffed out his chest.
He did not expect Zhang Mu to listen to his suggestion so easily.
"It's good that you have ideas and know how to use troops, but you still have to adapt to the local conditions. Prepare more before the battle and observe more. You can't always rely on subjective guesses. Intelligence is very important. Whether you can fight or not doesn't depend on your subjective thoughts, but on the intelligence!”
"Got it!"
Liu Yongjiang nodded.
Zhang Mu nodded.
Right now, there were not many people around him that he could use. One of them was Su Sanhao. Obviously, he was not the kind of person who was suitable for charging into battle and arranging troops. This guy was more suitable for civilian work.
On the other hand, Liu Yongjiang might become a military genius in the future.
Ambush the Qing soldiers
After dealing with these Green Army soldiers, he would be able to buy some time.
As long as he could stay in Yangzhou City for a few more days.
He would be able to squeeze more oil out of these Yangzhou bureaucrats and salt merchants.
……
……
"These Invincible Divine General Cannons must be placed in a good position. When firing, be careful. The cannonballs must not land on the trees. Otherwise, we will be the ones to die!”
Liu Yongjiang was still pointing at the cannon." Remember, you have to check the shells. Also, you have to prepare enough water. Remember to keep cooling the cannon. Otherwise, it will explode!”
Zhang Mu was watching Liu Yongjiang's command from the side, but his mind was elsewhere.
This Invincible General Cannon was considered a top-notch cannon in the Qing Dynasty.
However, in Zhang Mu's opinion, this was far from enough.
The steel forging process of the Qing Dynasty was just that. This Invincible General Cannon weighed 1137 kilograms, was 2.48 meters long, and had a caliber of 110 millimeters. The barrel was thin in front and thick in the back. There were five hoops on it, ears on both sides, and a spherical crown at the end. There are stars and buckets above the muzzle and bottom for aiming. The fire door was rectangular, loaded with 1.5 to 2 kilograms of gunpowder for each shot, and the shell weighed 3 to 4 kilograms.
As for the shooting range, it wasn't very far, about four to five hundred meters.
Eight Invincible General Cannons.
Thirty cannonballs
The moment they fired.
Cannons were solid shells, and they could only attack some simple facilities, but...
It was enough to be used in the wild.
The main reason was that the cannon was a powerful deterrent.
Zhang Mu scratched his chin as he pondered. He still remembered the picric acid bomb that he mentioned in his chemistry class. How did he make this picric acid bomb?
Other than the picric acid bomb, there was also the smelting of steel.
It would be best if he could find a guy who specialized in shooting weapons for him.
Zhang Mu thought about it and remembered that in his previous life, he had read about a weapon-making expert called Dai Zi.
During the San Francisco Rebellion, he participated in the suppression of the rebellion and recommended his own design, the Lianzhu Fire System, to the commander of the Eight Banners Army. This was actually the prototype of the modern machine gun.
Because of the improvement of firearms and increased lethality, Dai Zi also received Kangxi's attention because of his great contribution. However, Kangxi placed Dai Zi in the Hanlin Academy. Only when the foreigners offered firearms would Kangxi make Dai Zi imitate it like a toy and take pleasure in it.
It was rumored that Dai Zi had also invented a 28-shot handgun, but Dai Zi felt that such a firearm was too brutal, so he put it aside. Dai Zi's only legacy was probably the 'Weiyuan General Cannon'. Kangxi had relied on this cannon to easily kill the rebel soldiers of the Zhungar tribe.
Dai Zi had invented a weapon called the " 28-bead handgun ", also known as the 28-bead handgun. There was a magazine on the back of the gun, which could store 28 rounds of gunpowder and lead pellets. There were two blunderbuss, which were connected to each other. When one machine was activated, the ammunition would fall into the barrel, and at the same time, the other machine would be released to fire. It was shaped like a pipa and could shoot 28 bullets in a row.
However, Dai Zi didn't give the " Lianzhu Musket " to the military camp, but " hid it at home ". The reason was said to be that he was scared by a dream. One night when he was sleeping, Dai Zi had a strange dream. The person in the dream reprimanded him and said,"Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life. If you offer this artifact to make it" spread among the world ", your descendants will not be alive."
Dai Zi was definitely exiled now.
As for whether he was dead or not.
Zhang Mu really couldn't say for sure, but it was best to think of a way to get Dai Zi to come to his place.
Of course, the premise was that he had to quickly get a territory. Not only did he have to get this territory, but he also had to make it impossible for the Qing army to break into his territory.
"Chief, they're here!" At this moment, Liu Yongjiang's voice sounded.
Zhang Mu raised his head and saw a group of Green Army soldiers trotting toward Yangzhou City.
"You command!" Zhang Mu glanced at Liu Yongjiang.
"Get ready!" Liu Yongjiang raised his palm and then slammed it down."Fire!"
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