Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 587

[Chapter 587]

“Bang bang bang…” On

Qingcheng Beach, Dongying soldiers stood in three rows in the front, middle and back, and the soldiers in the first row were shooting.

Next, the first row retreated, the second row, and the third row fired in turn.

This is exactly the three-stage shooting of the line tactics.

In front of the Japanese soldiers is a row of erected wooden targets.

At this moment, these targets were hit one after another, and sawdust flew around.

“Papa…”

After three rounds of shooting, Han Zheng applauded, Han Qi and Yuan Li looked at each other and nodded slightly.

The muskets used by the Dongying soldiers are quite different from the matchlock guns currently used by their Han soldiers.

Their muskets required soldiers to carry long matchlocks with which to ignite the gunpowder.

However, the muskets of the Japanese soldiers did not have matchlocks, and they only needed to pull the trigger to trigger sparks and ignite the gunpowder.

“Amazing, awesome.” Han Zheng’s eyes lit up.

He had seen the effect of his own soldiers using muskets.

With the same soldiers and the same distance, it is impossible for Han soldiers to hit the target with so many bullets.

Sato Majiu showed a proud smile, and he said to Han Zheng: “In order to show the sincerity of our Dongying people, I can tell you that the name of this kind of musket is flintlock, and the musket your soldiers are using is called matchlock gun.”

“Flintlock? What’s the difference between these two muskets?” Han Zheng asked.

Because of King Yan’s repeated victories against Beidi, all families now attach great importance to firearms.

They don’t want to see their army vulnerable in front of King Yan.

Therefore, during this time, they forged matchlock guns and artillery in large quantities.

Today, about 60% of the infantry of the Han family are equipped with matchlock guns.

And every city in Qizhou is equipped with artillery.

“That’s a big difference. Matchlock guns were used by the countries of Europe two or three hundred years ago. Now their armies are equipped with a large number of flintlock guns, and there are also a small amount of rifled guns.” Sato Makoto Jiu explained.

Their Dongying Foreign Affairs Office is a diplomatic agency established after the European countries.

Over the years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has visited many European countries and knows their situation very well.

Immediately, he introduced the advantages of flintlock guns to Han Zheng.

For example, matchlock guns use open flames, and soldiers cannot stand too close, as it is easy to ignite the opponent’s gunpowder.

The flintlock relies on flint to fire, and soldiers can stand very closely, use line tactics, and so on.

Han Zheng was confused by what he heard, and then asked what line tactics are and what are their advantages. Sato Mahisa explained again, and the other side nodded slowly.

“According to the information we collected during this period, the soldiers of King Yan used flintlock guns.” Sato Mahisa said.

After establishing the Dongying Commercial Hall, they actively bought merchants in Qizhou and asked them to collect information on Yanzhou.

King Yan’s soldiers and horses were frequently mobilized due to the war during this period. When they met on the road, they would observe the firearms of King Yan’s soldiers.

These news were brought together to Dongying Commercial Hall, and they then analyzed them.

“King Yan, you are really cunning. It turns out that they have been hiding all this time. Even the muskets given to the Ma family in the court are matchlock guns.” Han Zheng looked north, his face full of anger.

Yuan Li took the opportunity to fire up, “His despicableness and shamelessness are not inferior to Dou Wei, otherwise I would not be driven out of Yanzhou by them.”

Han Zheng snorted again, looked at Mahisa Sato, and he smiled what he thought was very kind , “Deputy Envoy Sato, can Dongying sell us flintlock guns?

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“In this way, we in Dongpu can formally communicate with you in terms of law. Otherwise, you are still Dasong’s subjects, and our communication will only be regarded as supporting your rebellion.” Sato Mahisa had sharp eyes.

For Japan, what they hope most at the moment is to split Dasong into several countries.

Just like so many countries on the Europa continent.

In this way, they can be the Britain of the East.

By constantly provoking the contradictions of these countries, they will always be in a state of chaos, so that Japan can benefit from it.

Of course, their most hopeful situation is to swallow up the entire Dasong.

“This…” Han Zheng fell into a struggle when he heard this.

The news of Dou’s establishment of Nanliang has reached Qizhou.

The news that the Xie family supported the eldest prince to ascend the throne and took over the royal state also came.

He believed that it would not be long before there would be news of the establishment of the Liang family.

After all, Dou Wei took the initiative to build a country, and the powerful clans were not convinced with each other. You build a country, and I will build a country. Next, each will rely on his own ability.

Therefore, it is impossible to say that Han Zheng did not have this idea.

But the threat of King Yan is just around the corner.

He was afraid that if he announced the founding of the country today, King Yan’s troops would attack him the next day.

But, things are a little different now.

Dongying’s intervention made his thoughts loosen.

But he is a man who does not see the rabbit and does not scatter the eagle.

He would not take risks just because of a few guarantees from the Dongying people, so he said: “It’s not impossible, but King Yan defeated the 400,000 Beidi army in Ningjindusi. It’s really not easy to provoke.”

Sato Majiu smiled lightly, he knew very well An old fox like Han Zheng would not act impulsively just because of his few words.

So he said: “It’s very simple. This time I brought two Dongpu generals. They will help your Han family train soldiers. Next, 10,000 flintlock guns will be shipped from Dongpu. As for whether they will be shipped or not?” More depends on Mr. Han himself.”

After a pause, he continued: “If necessary, we can even send Japanese soldiers to land in Qingcheng to fight with you.”

There are also good and bad flintlock guns. .

The most primitive flintlock guns have about the same range as matchlock guns.

However, after more than two hundred years of development, the craftsmanship of the flintlock has continued to improve.

At present, the effective range of their flintlock guns in Japan can reach about 140 meters.

After the countries of Europa used a kind of yellow gunpowder, the effective range was increased to 200 meters.

Now, they gave the Han family the most primitive flintlock gun.

In this way, it can not only gain the trust of the Han family, but also prevent the Han family equipped with flintlock guns from threatening Dongpu.

Han Zheng’s heart skipped a beat, and Han Qi and Yuan Li were also greatly excited.

During their contacts with Dongying people, they learned that Dongying’s strength is not inferior to Beidi, and it is much better than Beidi in terms of firearms.

With the support of Dongpu, they may have the ability to fight King Yan.

“That’s it.” Han Zheng hurriedly said, fearing that the Dongying people would go back on their word.

He gradually figured it out.

If the Han family establishes a country, the King of Yan will come to attack them. Could it be that if the country is not established, the King of Yan will not attack their Han family?

Furthermore, the king of Yan allowed poor officials to participate in the official examination, enter the officialdom, seize the land of the rich, and distribute it to the common people, which exceeded the bottom line of their tolerance.

Even if he doesn’t want to be an enemy of King Yan, the powerful clan under his command will force him to be an enemy of King Yan.

Because, living under the rule of the Han family, they can still eat delicious food and drink spicy food.

If King Yan came to Qizhou, they would have to go to the prison to eat chaffy vegetables.

That being the case, there is also the support of the wealthy family and the help of Japan.

They Han Jialiguo seemed to have nothing to worry about.

What’s more, there is another Wang family who strongly supports their Han family.

The power of the three parties came together, and they were undoubtedly the largest force in the north.

(end of this chapter)