When Zhang Jing and his party were about to leave the pigsty, without warning, the sound of cannons rumbled again, followed by a burst of tight banging and banging of the cannons. Even though the people knew that it was a cannon and a gun, they were still instinctively startled by the sound of the guns, just like ordinary people who suddenly heard firecrackers.
Of course, it was only a small shock, not even half a second, the crowd quickly recovered.
However, just at this moment, someone was heard to let out a fussing sound, “AiYouHei ……”
“What’s wrong?” The crowd looked towards that person, it’s just the sound of gunfire, is it worth making such a fuss?
“You see, these pigs are not afraid at all?” The man pointed to the pigs in the pig pen that were mindlessly gorging on slop and said to the crowd.
“Aigoo, it’s still true. Aren’t these beasts the most afraid of the Thunderquake Heavenly Might? Why are they so calm? Is this some new breed?”
The crowd also found out at this time and were all surprised.
“Oh, these pigs and the chickens, ducks, and geese were all scared and jumping at first, but now they’re all used to it. Our battalion’s mules and horses are the same, they’ve all become accustomed to the sound of artillery and cannons.”
Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and explained to the crowd.
“Erm, even the beasts have become accustomed to it, it seems that your battalion’s recent firearms drills have been quite frequent indeed.”
Lord Huang said dumbfounded.
“Xian Nephew, with such intensive firearms drills, the loss of life and the consumption of gunpowder is a considerable amount of money, isn’t it? I know that your battalion has earned some silver from selling knife wound medicine, but it can’t afford to consume like this, right?”
Duke Wei couldn’t help but shake his head and said with some heartache, feeling sorry for the silver spent on behalf of Zhu Ping An.
Hearing the Secret Blade Pill, everyone will look at Zhu Pingan, there are a few officials eyes can not hide the fire.
This period of time the secret method of knife wound medicine is very hot, a lot of people will be its efficacy of blowing God, scrambling to buy medicine, but still a drug is hard to find, Zhejun only once a month to sell. I heard that every time the Zhejiang Army sells the medicine, the outside of the camp is full of doors ……
Zhu Pingan must have made a lot of silver.
“Uncle, we can earn a few silvers, we don’t know how to make medicine, we are just a middleman, that is, a second hand dealer, taking medicine from Miao barbarians, the big head is owned by other people, we are just earning a few hard-earned money here, it’s just a drop in the bucket for our army’s military expenses.” Zhu Pingan said with a serious face, pulling Miao Man over as a target to divert the attention of the crowd, the reasoning of not revealing one’s wealth and making a fortune in silence not only applies to individuals, but also applies to military camps.
Nowadays, the court’s financial constraints, military expenditure is difficult, if people know that the Zhejiang army has money, then the army will be more difficult to apply for.
When it’s time to cry bitter, you have to cry bitter, the child that cries has milk to eat, this is the truth that has always come from the ancient times to the present day.
Zhu Pingan’s explanation is still persuasive, the crowd’s red eyes immediately got better.
“Since it did not earn a few silver, that’s all the more reason why you should not drill firearms like this, how do you drill cold weapons does not cost money, this firearms drill this is a gold swallowing beast, playing a cannon is money, playing a cannon is even more money, firearms and easy to break, this is a bottomless pit.” Wei Guo Gong shook his head and deplored.
Duke of Wei is from the bottom of his heart for Zhu Pingan feel heartache, because Zhu Pingan several times to help as well as the relationship of Marquis Linhuai, Duke of Wei will be Zhu Pingan as his own people, to see Zhu Pingan such a defeat to practice military, for Zhu Pingan heartache.
“Uncle, nowadays, the Japanese are getting more and more serious, the war against the Japanese will start, in order to improve the generals’ strength as soon as possible, we can only intensify the drills, although it costs quite a lot of silver, but in this urgent moment of protecting the country, we can’t care about it, we can only tighten our waistband, digging out our hearts and minds to save some from here, and squeezing some from there, and struggling to keep up with the situation.”
Zhu Pingan returned with a bitter smile on his face.
The crowd immediately thought of Zhu Pingan’s pioneering raising pigs and feeding chickens in the barracks to grow vegetables, as well as being a second-hand dealer to sell the Miao Barbarian secret knife sore medicine, all of these things are to save money, squeeze money to drill firearms, right.
“Hey, Mr Zhu, firearms is a supporting role, crossbows, swords and other cold weapons is the protagonist. Distant battle can put guns, cannons, but once the battle is still rely on cold weapons, the enemy how to give you time to load firearms, after the battle is also a firearm is just a burning stick, used to smash the enemy can not be smashed to death. Ta-Jen Zhu, why do you need to work so hard and spend so much money on drilling firearms, practice should still be based on traditional cold weapons.”
An official sighed and gently shook his head, preaching to Zhu Pingan with a disapproving face.
“Thank you for reminding and admonishing your lordship, but I thought that the future will definitely be the world of firearms, practicing and using them will be enough to sway the battlefield and be invincible.”
Zhu Pingan said chestily, there was no one in this world who knew the importance of firearms better than him.
“Practising and using it is enough to sway the battle situation and be invincible? Oh, Lord Zhu’s breath is too big. Firearms can only be used before picking up the enemy, they cannot be relied upon as the main tool of war, and after picking up the station, you still have to rely on cold weapons.”
“Young people’s vigour can be, blood can be, self-confidence can be, but pride and arrogance can’t be.”
Several officials could not help but shake their heads.
Zhang Jing also shook his head imperceptibly, the killing power of firearms is not idle, firearms can be valued, should also be valued, but can not rely on. As everyone said, firearms are used before receiving the enemy, after receiving the enemy still have to rely on cold weapons to kill, around the battlefield or cold weapons. Only make full use of cold weapons, and appropriate to play the special auxiliary role of firearms, is the king of war. A focus on and use of firearms is not the king’s way of war, this is a misguided, take the left path of bias, and will suffer great losses in the future.
Zhao Wenhua was also a little disappointed at this time, Zhu Pingan’s understanding of firearms is too radical, or too young, doing things too unstable.
Thinking of this, Zhao Wenhua could not help but look at Hu Zongxian, the heart can not help but celebrate and steal, or Hu Zongxian experienced, stable and reliable. Zhu Pingan, came Hu Zongxian, really earned.
And so on the future of the training recovered Zhu Pingan, but also to be Hu Zongxian as the main rely on, Zhu Pingan as a complementary line.
Hu Zongxian at the moment also can not help but shake his head, Zhu Pingan’s assertion about firearms, he is also not in favour.
Firearms can only be used in a limited way, the war is still to cold weapons.
This was what history had already proven.
The Shen Ji Battalion specialises in firearms, with artillery and cannons as the main focus, is it enough to pay attention to firearms, but how was the performance in the Tumu Fortress Mutiny, although a monarch who did not ask about politics paired with an uneducated eunuch commanding the battlefield was a disaster, the Shen Ji Battalion’s firearms versus sabre was a total loss, and the whole thing was wiped out.
I wonder why Zhu Pingan is still so obsessed with firearms ……
