Before Linhuai Hou could stand firmly on his feet, the commander's tent was opened again, and everyone turned their eyes to the door.
Zhu Ping'an walked in from the door.
Therefore, He Qing, Shen Xiyi and others took the initiative to move to the right again, leaving a space on the far left.
"Haha, my nephew is here, come here quickly..."
Linhuai Hou, who had been standing on the left with a proud look on his face the previous second, as if his feet had taken root, moved to the right immediately. The proud expression on his face turned into a warm smile. He stretched out his fat hand and beckoned Zhu Pingan to come over.
"Greetings, generals, uncle..." Zhu Ping'an walked into the commander's tent with a gentle smile on his face, bowed and greeted Yu Dayou, He Qing and others, and then was naturally pulled to the far left by Linhuai Hou.
"Master Zhu." He Qing, Shen Xiyi and others blushed and bowed to Zhu Pingan in return.
They were really embarrassed. He Qing and Shen Xiyi had often acted like veterans to Zhu Ping'an before. In their opinion, although Zhu Ping'an was young and promising, a top scholar, and a fourth-rank deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice, your literary talent did not mean your military talent. You switched from literature to military, so you are a novice and have a lot to learn. We have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice... ... The Japanese pirates attacked Yingtian more than a month ago, and you were able to destroy them because the pirates were asleep and you were lucky. Moreover, we had not been transferred here at that time, which gave you the opportunity to stand out. Otherwise, how could you have had such a chance.
However, this time the Japanese pirates' night attack was a real slap in the face.
The forty Japanese pirates who attacked the Zhejiang army camp at night were killed by the Zhejiang army in the first place. Not only that, the Zhejiang army also rescued the central army camp. Hu Zongxian and Zhao Wenhua led the central army to kill eighty Japanese pirates (this was agreed upon by Zhao Wenhua, Hu Zongxian and Zhu Pingan, and they divided the eighty Japanese pirates' heads from Zhu Pingan's spoils), and the Zhejiang army killed eighty-eight people. Not only that, the Zhejiang army also sent troops to assist various camps to eliminate the Japanese pirates and rescue civilian camps, and successively captured 168 Japanese pirates' heads.
If the Zhejiang Army had not rushed to their camp to rescue them in time, their loss of personnel and property would have been even greater tonight. They counted that in the night attack by the Japanese pirates tonight, Zhu Ping'an led the Zhejiang Army to capture a total of 290 Japanese pirates.
Tonight, a total of 566 Japanese pirate heads were captured during the entire ceremony, and the Zhejiang Army alone accounted for more than half of them.
This kid is so scary...
Of course, this is also because they do not understand the truth. They do not know that Zhu Ping'an gave ninety-eight Japanese pirate heads to Linhuai Hou, and they do not know that Zhu Ping'an gave eighty Japanese pirate heads to Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian.
Otherwise, they would think this boy is so terrifying...
In the face of the actual battle record, He Qing, Shen Xiyi and others no longer had the nerve to act like veterans and veterans. Moreover, they were very grateful to Zhu Ping'an for rescuing their camp tonight.
"Master Zhu is really a young and promising man, both civil and military, a rare young talent in our dynasty..."
He Qing and Shen Xiyi stroked their beards and praised Zhu Pingan.
"Thank you for your praise, old general. I am unworthy of it." Zhu Ping'an naturally became polite and modest.
"Master Zhu, you are really a young man to be feared. I never thought that firearms could be so powerful. With the gunpowder loaded in advance and three teams firing intensively, you are invincible within 30 meters. Your Zhejiang Army's use of firearms tonight is really eye-opening. Moreover, I feel that your Zhejiang Army's gunpowder loading is much faster than that of ordinary people. If I have the chance in the future, I will ask Master Zhu for detailed instructions on the use of firearms..."
Yu Dayou was deeply impressed by the Zhejiang Army's sharp firearms tonight. The fearless Japanese pirates had no room to fight back in front of the firearms. Before they got close, they were shot into sieves by the Zhejiang Army's sharp firearms.
Yu Dayou was also impressed by the Zhejiang Army's formation using firearms.
Three rows of musketeers were arranged densely, one row squatting, one row bending over, and one row standing upright, and all three rows fired together.
After one round of firing, a large number of Japanese pirates who were bravely wielding swords fell down, and the killing power was amazing...
Previously, Yu Dayou’s understanding of firearms formations was all based on the firearms formations used by the Shenjiying formed by Emperor Yongle.
The core is that firearms are used before engaging the enemy. During war, firearm soldiers are in the front, and the firearm soldiers should be lined up sparsely. Each firearm soldier should keep a certain distance in order to load gunpowder, carry out rounds of shooting, increase the shooting frequency, destroy the enemy's vanguard before the two armies engage in battle, and hit the enemy's morale. When fighting, the firearm soldiers retreat, and the cavalry or infantry behind them take over as the main force, attack the enemy formation, and chase and annihilate the defeated and fleeing enemy. This is the way of firearms that Yu Dayou understood and used.
However, the Zhejiang Army's use of firearms is different from the way Emperor Yongle and everyone else use firearms today.
The Zhejiang Army deployed a dense formation to increase the power of their firearms, making them extremely powerful.
The effect is amazing!
This was Zhu Ping'an's original creation, a brand new firearms tactic that was completely different from the Shenjiying!
It is equivalent to creating a brand new battle formation!
As a veteran of the battlefield, Yu Dayou knew how difficult it was and that only a great general could accomplish it.
In addition, Yu Dayou also noticed that the Zhejiang Army loaded the gunpowder very quickly. It felt like it took only a few breaths for the Zhejiang Army to load the gunpowder.
This made Yu Dayou very curious, because their own army was also equipped with firearms, although the proportion was less than 20%.
Their musketeers were very slow in loading the gunpowder, and it took them a while to reload.
The Zhejiang Army's loading speed was at least twice as fast.
Don’t underestimate this time, it means that the Zhejiang Army’s firearms firing efficiency has at least doubled.
For every time a firearmsman fired once, the Zhejiang Army could fire twice! The lethality was at least doubled.
In the past, Yu Dayou did not pay enough attention to firearms and only used firearms before engaging the enemy. However, after seeing the Zhejiang Army's use of firearms tonight, his eyes were opened, as if a new world had opened up for him.
It turns out that firearms can be used in this way. He really wants to discuss with Zhu Ping'an how to use firearms.
After listening to Yu Dayou's words, Zhu Ping'an was full of admiration for Yu Dayou, a famous general who fought against the Japanese invaders and whose name was recorded in history.
The layman watches the excitement, while the expert watches the details. When firearms were used for the first time tonight, Yu Dayou saw the key point.
Yu Dayou is worthy of being Yu Dayou.
Being able to inspire the famous generals of this era to pay attention to the use of firearms is what Zhu Ping'an longed for.
"General Yu, thank you for your compliment." Zhu Ping'an returned the compliment to Yu Dayou with a bow, and then said to Yu Dayou with enthusiasm, "My door is always open to General Yu. General Yu can come to me at any time, and we can discuss and study the use of firearms together and learn from each other. I think firearms still have great potential, which has not yet been developed. Whether it is land warfare or naval warfare, firearms have great potential to be developed. General Yu is good at naval warfare, and I will ask General Yu for more advice on naval warfare..."
"Thank you, Lord Zhu. I am sorry to bother you." Yu Dayou did not expect Zhu Ping'an to be so enthusiastic. He said happily and generously.