Lin Mojun looked at Su Ze and heard Su Ze say:

"Artillery costs a lot of money. A cannonball contains gunpowder. Every time the cannon is fired, it costs nearly one tael of silver. The sound of the cannon is worth ten thousand taels of gold. It's no joke."

Lin Mojun took a breath. A well-trained soldier could only cost up to two taels of silver a month. These two shells were equivalent to raising a soldier for a month.

Su Ze added: "In addition, cannons also have a lifespan. No matter how well maintained a cannon is, there will be a risk of the barrel exploding over time."

"In addition to being costly, the artillery is heavy and difficult to move. If someone rushes to the front of the formation, the artillerymen will become prisoners."

"In addition, there are ways to deal with artillery."

Lin Mojun immediately asked: "What's the countermeasure?"

Su Ze said: "Spread out the front and don't gather soldiers together. The power of the artillery shells will naturally decrease."

Lin Mojun said: "How can we defend against the enemy without forming a formation?"

Su Ze said: "Of course we need to strengthen training. Only when the quality of individual soldiers improves can we fight against the enemy without forming a formation."

For the rest, Su Ze did not say that skirmishing tactics also depend on the advancement of weapons. Only when the next generation of bolt-action rifles is developed will skirmishing tactics be able to exert its power.

However, after entering the age of artillery, infantry commanders are also improving tactics, using dispersed soldiers to reduce artillery damage, and using fortifications to resist artillery bombing. These all appear naturally.

Artillery and infantry are like a pair of mortal enemies who love and kill each other. They constantly develop tactics to restrain each other and work together to advance together.

After comforting Lin Mojun, Xiaoqi, who was responsible for inquiring about the news, hurried to the artillery field before pushing the Folang cannon back to Changning Guard.

"The Yanping Guards were defeated? Three hundred households were wiped out?"

Su Ze and Lin Mojun both took a breath. No matter how much Yanpingwei pulls his crotch, he won't be able to defeat the mining robbers, right?

Even if we can't defeat them, they won't be completely wiped out, right?

Su Ze quickly asked: "What happened?"

Xiaoqi, who was inquiring about the news, said: "Among Deng Dai's mine pirates were a group of elites armed with Japanese knives. When Yanping guard Chen Baihu led his troops to the mine, these elite soldiers broke through the formation. Chen Baihu was killed on the spot.

After being hacked to death, Deng Dai led the ambush troops to fight out, and the entire Yanping Guard army was wiped out!"

Su Ze and Lin Mojun couldn't help but be shocked, now the situation in Nanping County was getting worse.

News of Yanping Wei's defeat reached Nanping County, and the atmosphere in the entire county became even more tense.

In the prefect's yamen, the prefect was pacing back and forth, and the three hundred households who went to rescue the mine supervisor were wiped out. Now it was more difficult to put down Deng Dai's gang of mining thieves.

The government office and the staff discussed for a long time, but could not come up with any useful plan.

The prefect was anxious to get angry, but there was no other way.

He returned to the back house and found that his daughter Fang Ruolan had prepared a table of food and was waiting for him.

Magistrate Fang felt warm in his heart, and Fang Ruolan immediately brought the rice bowl and said:

"Dad, you'd better eat first."

Magistrate Fang hurriedly finished eating, and Fang Ruolan served herbal tea again. After drinking the herbal tea, Magistrate Fang couldn't help but said:

"This Yanpingwei is such a waste! Three hundred people couldn't defeat the mining bandits! They actually let the situation deteriorate to such an extent!"

Naturally, the Yanping Guards suffered such a huge loss and could not hide it from their superiors. Now that the guarding eunuch could not be rescued and so many troops were lost, the key is that Deng Dai has made a name for himself, and the bandits nearby will definitely join him. If he continues to be a powerful man,

There will never be peace in Yanping Mansion.

Fang Ruolan said: "Dad, my daughter has long said that the Yanping Guards, except for the Jin Xu, have long been defeated. Last time the Japanese invaders attacked the city, no one in the Yanping Guards dared to go out to fight. You still have to send them to quell the rebellion."

"Then who should we send?"

Fang Ruolan said: "Changning Guard, it was Changning Guard who defeated the Black Mountain Bandits last time. So the Black Mountain Bandits' heads are still hanging on the city wall?"

"But Changning Guard Guihaidao Yamen and Beiwa are in charge of the general manager."

"Dad, if there are Japanese knives among the mining pirates, there must be Japanese pirates mixed in with them. It is also the responsibility of Changning Guards to prepare for Japanese pirates. Dad can use this to mobilize troops first and then explain to the superiors."

"That's true! I'll write the article right now!"

Fang Ruolan added: "Please ask Changning Guard to send troops, and dad must make some promise. Otherwise, if they don't do their best, the situation will be out of control."

Magistrate Fang stroked his beard and said, "What do you think your daughter wants to promise?"

Fang Ruolan smiled: "My daughter thinks this reward should not come from the government office, what does dad think?"

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