Zhang Han did have the power to transfer Wang Bai now, and when Yu Dayou was conquering Guangxi, the rest of the two Guangxi generals shirked the war and disobeyed the orders of the Governor's Palace, which made him angry enough at that time.

The old man asked the imperial court for an edict, so that the power of Liangguang and Guangzhou, like the three sides of the northwest, would be monopolized in the hands of the governor in wartime, and the governors of the two places should completely obey the order.

It's wartime.

Chen Mu told Zhang Han about the battle against the Haikou of the Mai Yatu Department in Haojing, and the old man kept exclaiming, the battle was indeed thrilling.

If there was no artillery from the fort to help, and there was no rocket smoke to shield the enemy so that Chen Mu could seize the opportunity, in Zhang Han's opinion, this battle would be more than auspicious.

Because Chen Qianhu didn't tell Zhang Han that his rockets were different from other people's rockets, they were all called rockets anyway.

He became even more puzzled, and waited for Chen Mu to finish speaking before asking: "According to what you say, although the Fanyi ship soldiers are good at fighting and powerful, even if they don't capture the fort, if the troops of the two thousand households are trained by you for half a year, they can still defeat them." ”

In Chen Mu's opinion, of course this is not the case!

Fighting a war is not a game of chess, there is nothing that no one will be able to eat, it is always necessary to adapt measures to local conditions, there is a difference between having a fort and not having a fort, field fighting is not the same as attacking mountains, and fighting a war in the coastal sea or a war on land is different.

What's more, there are such matters as baggage, grain and grass, silver salary, and equipment, and if one is not in place, the combat strength will not be able to rise.

But how did he explain this matter to Zhang Han?

He said, "That's what the Governor said. ”

Because Chen Mu knew that Zhang Han must have his purpose for this, and his purpose must be related to other guards, and when it was linked to what Chen Lu said, it was not difficult to imagine what Zhang Han was thinking.

"Will anyone else do that?"

Chen Mu thought about it for a while, and said affirmatively: "Okay!" ”

But then, he gave several names.

"General Yu of Guangdong, General Qi of the north, and Tan Butang of the military department are better; If the rest can attack more than 1,000 Japanese invaders alone, it is not difficult to oversee a thousand troops to defeat 500 times. Chen Mu arched his hand and said, "But Weijun, it's difficult." ”

In fact, Chen Mu's words were a little reserved, there are not many sailors who can be called professional soldiers at all, and the combat power on land is slightly higher than that of the Japanese but not twice as strong. He said this only so that he would not make an impression in the Governor's mind.

"Why is that?"

"At the beginning of the humble post leading Xiangshan, the banner army is only one hundred and twenty people, all of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, the strong ones are less than three points, and the cultivation army has no spare strength, how can they train every day to prepare for the enemy army, not to mention...... The greedy are many. ”

This has some meaning behind the shortcoming, but Chen Mu must say that the guards love how they love on weekdays, and now the knife is going to cut into him, and it is impossible to sit still, and said: "The flag army is poor, and there is a reward for killing the enemy, so it is not easy to defeat the brave battle." If the guards can easily earn money by being greedy, who is willing to fight with their lives. ”

"Corruption was rife in the old guards, and even if the imperial court allocated armaments, most of them would be corrupted in exchange for some old and tattered weapons. Originally, for example, the four divisions of Guanghaiwei and the thousand households that could fight were only four or five hundred, and the five thousand households of Nanhaiwei were only six or seven hundred, and the troops were already insufficient, and they had to use weapons far inferior to the enemy to fight against Fanyi, where could they win? ”

Chen Mu reminded Zhang Han that some time ago, he and Yu Dayou had personally visited many thousand households in, Guangzhou Prefecture, and knew the approximate strength of several thousand households, but now that he thought about it, his eyes looking at Chen Mu were even more commendable.

All 5,000 households have less than 700 people, and Xiangshan has 1,000 households and 1,000 people, can the combat power not be high?

"You say that there is a big difference between weapons and Fanyi?"

"Ridiculous!" Zhang Han couldn't understand, "Spears are all spears, knives are knives, guns are guns, how much difference can there be between ordnance!" ”

Even if it is a bird gun, since the first defeat of the Franco, the entire Ming Dynasty has been making bird guns, and the north is still a little bit, but in the south, especially Guangdong, the bird gun is a very common object.

Chen Mu was not discouraged, and he didn't hear the absurdity of Zhang Han's reprimand, and said patiently: "Spears are all spears, but the spears of the guards are pig iron spears, which are hard and brittle, and many will break when stabbed on the steel armor; The knives are all steel knives, but the knives of the guards are all old weapons of their fathers and grandfathers, and they can't help but chop after being sharpened for a long time; The biggest difference is in the gun. ”

Chen Mu said and arched his hand: "This time, I came to Guangzhou, and brought a few kinds of war gains from the battle in Haojing, all of which were birds, and they were placed outside the yamen to be guarded by, if the governor is not in a hurry, please take a look at the lowly position, and you will know the difference at a glance." ”

Zhang Han is not in a hurry, he is newly transferred to Liangguang to be the governor this year, he has no foundation and no connections, only Chen Mu, a thousand households among the military attachés, is cultivated by him with one hand and one hand, and he is regarded as his own person.

Now that the geography of Xiangshan is extremely important, he has come to listen to Chen Mu's thoughts on Xiangshan all afternoon.

"Bring it in."

Chen Mu gave the order and asked the soldiers to pass the order, and after a while, he sent a big box containing a three-pole bird gun.

"Please look at the military gate, this is our Ming Dynasty's bird, when he came to the humble position, he passed by the Xiangshan Institute, and took it from the library, which is the retention of the previous thousand households, and many thousands of households are armed like this. Military gate, can you put it on the case? Waiting for Zhang Han to nod, Chen Mu didn't want to take a moment longer, so he took a cloth from the long box and spread it on the study table, put the old bird gun on it, and introduced: "The first batch of bird guns made in the Ming Dynasty are about the same age as the humble position. ”

Chen Mu couldn't help laughing as he spoke, and said: "It's old and old, but it can still be used after trying it, but it's not accurate, the workmanship of the year is very good, the mouth of the gun is about three or four points, one finger wide, three coins heavy lead, can shoot a hundred steps, sixty steps to break the light armor, thirty steps to break the iron armor." ”

Listening to Chen Mu's explanation, the old governor Zhang Han hooked the corners of his mouth with his white beard, his face showed pride, and said: "The thing of the bird is now a Chinese long skill!" ”

In the past, it was China that would do good things and teach others.

Now, it's someone else who will do a good job, Chinese learning.

In the future, it is a good thing that oneself will do, and I will not let you do it.

It's not anyone's fault, just like Zhang Han's proud smile, most people in this era don't know what the outside world is like.

"This is the war trophies captured by the lowly position in Haojing, and it is also a gun, which is also fired by the fire rope, but it is heavier, and the bird gun is less than ten catties, and this one costs twenty catties. The gun tube is thicker, the caliber is larger, and the lead is one or two heavy. ”

Chen Mu said, putting a big gun and bird lead side by side, and said: "The gun is extremely heavy, you need to use a shelf to shoot evenly, and you can also shoot more than 100 steps, and the lead 90 steps pierce the long card, break the iron armor, and the small flag of the middle gun under the command of the lowly is still lying down and can't get up." ”

Zhang Han's expression changed, and he watched for a long time with the gun, and finally raised his palm and pressed it down, and said: "I'll go out to try the gun later, it's really like you said - this one should be sent to Beijing quickly!" ”

"And this, please look at the military gate, the gun mouth system is the same as the bird gun, but there is no use of the fire rope." Chen Mu said and took out another wheel lighter and demonstrated to Zhang Han: "Lean on the clockwork, pull the trigger flint and rub it with the anvil to catch fire, there is a cover on the outside, not to mention the ambush at night, even if it is rainy." ”

Saying that, Chen Mu put down the bird gun and said to Zhang Han: "Junmen, I also think that these two guns need to be sent to the capital immediately, and we must choose skilled craftsmen, especially to make suitable spring steel." ”

He didn't know whether sending the gun to Beijing would be a good thing or a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty, and the better firepower seemed to have the opposite effect on the rule of the feudal dynasty.

I can't get a bang outside the palace gate, announcing a new era of the great revolution.

He has his ideas.

After careful consideration, he made up his mind and said to Zhang Han: "It's best to transfer some skilled craftsmen to Xiangshan, even if it is only a skilled craftsman in Guangzhou City, please ask for your life, and I will supervise it!" ”