Chapter 282: The Smoke of Gunpowder Ends Up and the Saddle Stirrups Hang Down (2)
All five reasons are reasonable.
It was not easy to train archers, and the system of village archery and winter martial arts, which was originally compatible with the Tongshi agriculture and the feudal system of village communities, would also lose its foundation with the spread of new planting techniques and iron tools.
Part-time workers should be able to shoot, but it is too expensive to raise a taxi.
Decades later, archers were still rare, so that countries began to use the three-finger trick to train archers, and when Pang Juan died at the hands of Sun Bin, the history books recorded that "ten thousand crossbows fired together" rather than "ten thousand arrows fired together".
The Mo family can make crossbows, but crossbows may not be as fast as the original muskets, plus crossbow arrows are not easy to make, and opening crossbows also requires enough strength, so these reasons sound acceptable.
However, the most important reason is Article 5.
Shi once again moved out of the two masters who had nothing to do.
At this time, the two masters moved out, which is not what it used to be.
Because Shi made up a lot of strange but effective things, the two imaginary masters became unsightly.
At this time, there were many hermits, and no one dared to say that these two people did not exist, or that they did not exist.
It is appropriate to say that both of them died, and the fire burned to ashes, and the brother of the only classmate floated in the sea to chase the stars, which is unverifiable.
Through the bones of two imaginary people, Shi's words made people believe a little more: Shi said that he had seen a firearm with a faster rate of fire comparable to a crossbow arrow and more powerful, and everyone believed it in their hearts.
The device of the snake hook fire rope is not too difficult to make, whether it is suitable or not, but explain the concept and principle clearly, and think that the first-class craftsmen in the world at this time can always make it in time.
After listening to the five reasons, Mozi walked over and tightened his grip on the heavy primordial musket, picked up the broken pieces of wood, and sighed for some reason.
Somehow, the disciples asked.
Mozi glanced at Shi and said with a wry smile: "The five reasons you said are reasons why this firearm can be used. ”
"But to my ears, I saw that after I died...... If the world is still uncertain, the strife will be even more chaotic. ”
"In March, the peasant soldiers can accumulate and shoot lead pills, and just this matter will lead to a large number of conscriptions."
"I'm not saying that this thing can't be used, but with this thing, it must be done within thirty or fifty years to make the world stable, otherwise it will only create a hundred years of disasters and all countries will fight."
"The more peasants and soldiers who participated in the war, in the end, the hatred of the countries was not the enmity between the princes and nobles, but the Wei people hated the Qin people, the Qi people hated the Wei people, and the Chu people hated the Han people...... When the time comes, it will be difficult to settle the disputes in the world. ”
The people present are all famous people for a while, and they are so good that they can't bow down at the point where they can't respond to every call, where can they not hear Mozi's extra-string sound?
Mozi is old.
I have begun to think about what happened after my death, and I am thinking about the things that will benefit the world and love after death.
Since it is said that this thing is available, it means that "the Mohists must have an armed force in their hands, whether it is to restrain the world's troops or to remove the tyrants of the world, it is not enough to rely on reasoning."
Otherwise, the Mo family has always taken the elite route, and there are hundreds of archers and crossbowmen, and those who are proficient in swordsmanship are even better in the world, and Mozi will not consider this kind of firearm that "peasant soldiers can shoot in March".
This time, many travelers from all over the world came to Peiyi, except for part to explore the origin and knowledge of the world, the rest were for the dream of "benefiting the world and fighting the Central Plains", and it was also because of the legend created by the Mo family in Shangqiu's First World War.
In the first battle of Shangqiu, Shi betrayed the Song State, pitted the Song Duke, destroyed the King of Chu, buried the wedge of the contradiction between the nobles of the Chu State and the royal power, and also made the situation in the world become unpredictable.
Originally, in history, the Chu people successfully besieged the city this time, the Song people hired the court, Song Gongtian and Zheng Gongxiao were all in Chu, and led the city of Yuguan Daliang, which strengthened the defense capability of the Central Plains of Chu, and Daliang City was not lost until a few years later after Wu Qi led the army to kill Lu Yanggong, Yangcheng Jun, and Pingye Jun.
And now, the Central Plains salient of the Chu State has not been strengthened, this time the Zheng people sent troops to quickly break through the Yuguan, and it is unknown whether the Three Jin Dynasty will lose the fertile soil of the Central Plains sooner after the three Jin Dynasty go south.
betrayed and destroyed, in exchange for the result that everyone in the world knew that the king of Chu was captured and the Mo family called for the army.
Scholars with the heart of benefiting the world gathered in Peiyi, which also brought a fusion of Mohist concepts.
Country? That's not as good as the world.
Otherwise, those travelers who came here, Qi Chu and the Three Jins, which country are they from? And what do they rely on to make them pay, persist and die?
The only thing that can be relied on is the concept of "the world". They are the people of Kyushu in the world, not the Qi people, the Chu people, the Wei people, and the Zhao people.
The Mohists want to expand their army and expand their strength in order to restrain the world in the future.
Shi also understands that his time must be hurried, if gunpowder weapons appear, and it still cannot be unified within a hundred years, then the disputes in the world will continue forever, and the concept of the nation-state may also come out in advance with the decline of Zhou Tianzi and technological progress, then things will be big.
and then make up the story of Qin Wei and the last lesson for the West River for a hundred years, and feel that he is really dead.
The expansion of the army has never been simple. The military system must be commensurate with the level of productivity.
Zhou Li was divided, which was the military system that was most in line with the level of productivity in the previous era, and the conscription of the princes and men, as well as the sergeant class and peasant soldiers, was the best choice in the case of unprogressive productivity.
The agricultural productivity around Pei County has surpassed that of other places. Iron oxen ploughing and horse ploughing, mill seed composting, cotton oil seeds, beans and wheat rotation ploughing...... With all this technological progress, it would be ridiculous to adopt the original military system again.
Ruopei is a Dafuyi, even if the army is not expanded now, Pei County is still the best in the world in terms of Dafuyi.
It's just that in the troubled times of the Warring States Period, various countries sent tens of thousands of troops at every turn, and the route of the Mojia elite soldiers could only defend the city, and it was impossible to fight in the field.
Everyone present has considered the issue of the sword of the world, and the key to this problem is that the Mo family wants to be the sword of the world, not the shield of the soldiers!
You can only defend the city, so how to punish those warlike kings?
The battle of Shangqiu gave the answer: to defeat it in the opposition.
At this time, everyone already knew Mozi's inner thoughts, and some of the people who were originally on the right side were naturally happy, while the other part was already a minority.
Gong Zaoye walked to Shi's side and asked, "If you make an appointment with the warlike king of the world, you must fight in the field." The night attack of Shangqiu in the first battle can no longer be reproduced, and the decisive battle of the three armies in the plain, if the Mo family can defeat the division of Chu County, it can make the warlike king of the world have scruples. ”
"Yes, although this firearm can be used and can be used in an army, but ...... What my Mo family is good at, foot combat and defending the city. ”
"If the enemy attacks with chariots, what should we do if the battlefield is plain during the day?"
"You have never seen the scene of the chariot running, the real horse chariot is galloping, unless my Mo family prepares the elite of the city gate, otherwise the foot soldiers will definitely flee in panic, and they may not be able to kill the horses with this firearm at that time."
He supports the faction that strengthens the Mo family by expanding armaments and warfare, but he must also think about the future of the Mo family.
Is it a specialized car breeder? Or will the Mo family continue to go down the road of foot warfare?
Last time, Shangqiu Mengchu chose to attack and fight at night, in addition to the purpose of surprise, he also knew that the infantry could not defeat the chariot soldiers on the plain, and even the elite of the Mo family could not defeat the elite of Cheguang of the Chu State.
After the first battle of Shangqiu, all countries must be wary of the Mo family's night attacks, and this kind of opportunity is no longer available.
Unable to solve the technical problems of the battle car in the decisive battle of the plains, the sword of the Mo family can only become a shield for the soldiers, and be used as a weight for the balance of specimens.
Shi nodded at Gongzaoye's younger brother, who brought two horses from a distance and dragged a heavy cart behind.
The two men opened the planks, and a strange-looking object appeared in front of everyone.
The bronze one is also a round pipe, but it is larger and thicker than the iron pipe just now, slightly thicker at the back and a little thinner at the front.
In Shi's opinion, this thing can be called a "cannon", anyway, the most primitive cannon can even be made of pine, although this thing is a little worse in appearance, a little smaller in caliber, and a little less powerful, but after all, it can still be called a cannon.
Gong Zhuangzhu pointed to the primitive improvised cannon and smiled: "This thing is somewhat similar to the bell, but the technique is a little different. ”
He was originally born as a caster, and his grandfather once contributed to the chimes made by the King of Chu for the Marquis of Zeng, and his level was extremely high.
Casting bells and cannons, when gunpowder weapons are just starting, are not separated, as long as the good casters appear gunpowder, it will not take five years to transform into a cannon casting master.
The caliber of this gun is very small, and the outer wall is thick enough for experiments, and the effect of gradually thickening it is gradually thickened according to the appropriate lifting point to prevent the chamber pressure from being too large.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, at the peak of the Chinese bronze civilization, copper was the most suitable raw material for making artillery, and there was Chu Zhu Zhong Casting Ke as the Mojia technical support, and this simple cannon appeared in front of everyone.
There are no bolts to adjust the angle, and the elevation angle can only be adjusted by means of wooden wedges.
There were no special gun carriages, which could only be fixed with the most primitive heavy gun carriages.
But in any case, this is a cannon.
In the distance, a target had been erected out of wood, and it was about eighty paces away from this cannon, which was the highest speed of the chariot impact.
Compared to the original musket, this display finally brought shock.
The scorching stone balls that flew out at high speed scattered the pile of wood.
In the shocked eyes of everyone, Shi cleared his slightly buzzing ears and asked loudly, "Is it possible for the horse chariot to withstand the bombardment of this thing?" ”
The Mo family has a car and a trebuchet, but it can only be used to defend or siege the city, and the accuracy cannot be used in field battles.
Machines such as the Rotary Machine, which are slower to reload than this simple gun, and are far less powerful, and as for shooting at close range, they are certainly inferior to this thing.
Gongzaoye was about to praise this thing for being used in field battles, and it could also be used to defend the city instead of a relay machine to break the enemy's sheep mounds and siege the city, but he didn't want to take out the same strange thing from the carriage.
This time, it has nothing to do with gunpowder.
Just a pair of saddles, and two strange iron frames.