eurekapd Chapter 562 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger
Chapter 562 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger
As Wang Jian's grandson and Wang Ben's son, Wang Li is not very interested in military strategy and other things.
But being born in a family of famous generals allowed him to grow up in such a strong military atmosphere since he was a child. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he naturally had a good understanding of some military knowledge.
Once powerful strategic weapons like firearms are popular among the Qin army, the combat effectiveness of the Qin army will definitely take a qualitative leap.
Imagine that when the enemy army and the Qin army were at war, and the enemy army charged towards the Qin army, at this time the local soldiers took out their firearms and threw them at the enemy army row by row.
In this way, I am afraid that the enemy army has more than half of its strength before it has contact with the Qin army, and it has been lost in the dense firearm attacks of the Qin army soldiers.
"You all think the problem is too simple. The reason why the expansion of the firearms battalion stopped after reaching a certain level has nothing to do with how many soldiers in the army know how to use firearms."
"How powerful the firearm is, after my previous demonstration, all ministers must have seen it."
"The reason why such a small iron lump can produce such a large destructive force is that the internal sulfur and gunpowder mixed reaction, releasing a violent energy reaction."
"And when sulfur and gunpowder are mixed together, they will become extremely unstable. Although firearms generally need to ignite the fuse to explode, if the quality of the steel wrapped with sulfur and gunpowder is not high enough, they will be very unstable. It could have exploded without the fuse being ignited."
"Therefore, the reason why the firearms battalion cannot continue to expand is because steel that can not only wrap sulfur gunpowder but also maintain stability at all times is too rare, and the quality requirements for steel are very high. With our current steel manufacturing technology in Daqin, although it is said It can be manufactured, but it is difficult to achieve mass production, which is one of them.”
"Secondly, even if the steel problem can be solved and the firearms battalion is successfully expanded into what you call a firearms army, you must know that no matter how high-quality the steel is, there is no way to guarantee 100% that the firearms will not explode."
"Furthermore, after the formation of the firearms army, so many firearms are stacked together, as long as any one of the firearms accidentally explodes, the other firearms will inevitably explode together, triggering a chain reaction."
"With so many firearms exploding at the same time, the power may be enough to level a mountain directly, and the entire army of firearms will be wiped out. In other words, the lives of so many soldiers are only thought of as a small accident. This is the double-edged nature of firearms, which hurts both the enemy and oneself."
"It is also this kind of double-edged nature that destined the Firearms Battalion to appear only as a surprise soldier, or as a blasting team and defense army for attacking and defending the city.
As for the transformation and expansion into a huge army, at present, it is absolutely impossible. "
Ying Yu shook his head, directly rejecting Wang Li's suggestion.
The expansion of the Firearms Battalion will certainly further improve the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army, but the risk will also increase because of this, and the entire army may even be wiped out at any time!
The current Daqin army is strong enough. Even if the Firearms Battalion maintains its current size and no longer expands, it is still a rare enemy compared to the armies of other countries in the world, and it is extremely difficult to be defeated.
That being the case, why take such a risk?
"Things like firearms are indeed too powerful. If they are not well controlled, a huge disaster may occur. It is indeed not suitable for a large number of people to gather together."
"Therefore, the matter of expanding the firearms battalion must be done step by step, and everything will be done according to the prince's arrangement."
Ying Zheng's expression became serious.
"No, the ministers and others would like to obey the oracle."
Wang Li and other court ministers nodded quickly.
The ministers who can sit in this position are basically veterans, with rich experience in the court, and the ability to observe words and demeanor is first-rate.
Now that Ying Zheng has shown this expression, it shows that he has made up his mind.
If at this time a certain minister didn't know the holy will and brought up the matter of expediting the expansion of the firearms army again, maybe Yingzheng was in the court at that time, in order to maintain his image of being good at accepting advice and listening to all parties, he would not How did you treat this courtier at the first time?
But in fact, Ying Zheng would definitely hate him in his heart. If this courtier hadn't made any mistakes in the future, it would be fine, and Ying Zheng wouldn't take it to heart, and probably let it go.
But if this person makes another mistake later on, it will be a disaster. At the least, he will be dismissed from the position, and will never be hired.
If it is heavy, it may be directly pulled to build a railway or go to the Suez Canal to do coolies.
Things in the court are always frightening. If you don't know how to observe the emperor's expression and attitude, it is basically difficult to gain a foothold in the court.
Even Wang Jian, who was a veteran of the four dynasties, the supreme hero of the Great Qin Unification of the Six Kingdoms, and even Ying Yu who was treated as an elder, would never dare to speak nonsense in the court.
Don't look at this old general who is usually careless, but in fact he knows how to be a monarch and minister.
He has always acted step by step and never involved major disputes.
Even Wang Jian with such a high status is like this, how dare other people be careless.
"Thank you, Father, for your trust."
"In fact, instead of focusing on the expansion of the firearms battalion, we might as well temporarily shift our attention to other aspects."
Ying Yu said with a smile.
"Transfer your attention to other aspects? It seems that you have some new ideas, let's talk about it."
Hearing what Ying Yu said, Ying Zheng's curiosity was immediately aroused.
"I don't know if my father and the ministers still remember that in addition to showing the throwing firearms used by the firearms battalion today, I also showed another artillery made of bronze?"
Ying Yu looked around and asked.
"I am naturally impressed by this. A copper vessel that looks stupid and clumsy can release such a large destructive power. It is difficult for me not to be impressed."
Ying Zheng said with a smile.
The ministers in the DPRK also nodded, expressing that they still remember this matter.
As soon as the artillery came out, the terrifying power instantly blasted a huge pit out of the training ground. Such destructive power was truly shaking the ground!