Please ask me to be the emperor

Since Zhu Wanling's arrival, the relationship between Zhang Shun and the gentry in Guanzhong has been greatly eased.

Of course, in addition to Zhang Shun's superb skills and courteous corporal, the most important reason is that not many scholar-bureaucrats in Shaanxi came from the military.

Hao Jie, the only one with a military background, was far away in Suide, so his direct interests were not harmed.

After Zhang Shun promised not to seize the scholar's land, the others also switched to serve under Zhang Shun with peace of mind.

Among them, Wang Zheng and Jiao Yuanqing were old and did not want to serve as prefects, so Zhang Shun also obeyed their wishes.

The remaining Jiao Yuanpu was appointed as the magistrate of Fengxiang, Wang Daochun was appointed as the magistrate of Pizhou, Song Shixiang was appointed as the magistrate of Qianzhou, and Hao Jie was appointed as the magistrate of Shangzhou.

Dou Guangyi and Zhu Yiyi were appointed magistrates of Xingping County and Lantian County respectively by Zhang Shun. In just a few days, the entire Xi'an Prefecture was completely under Zhang Shun's rule.

And Zhang Shun finally found the energy to deploy and solve the next problem facing the rebels.

First, Zhang Shun appointed Zhang Sanbai, who was carrying grain to support Guanzhong, as the grain and grass transshipment envoy stationed in Shangzhou, responsible for the grain and grass transshipped from Nanyang.

Secondly, Fatty Zhang, the "King of Tidiness", was appointed to garrison Tongzhou, guard Shanxi officers and soldiers on the east bank of the Yellow River, and protect the grain road from Xi'an, Yaozhou, and Yanzhou to Yan'an.

Finally, Bai Guangen was appointed to garrison Gongchang Mansion, and the southern route to Gansu via Fengxiang, Taizhou, Gongchang, and Lintao was opened - the "Longguan Road".

At this point, the core area south of the Qinling Mountains was all brought under the rule of the rebels, and Zhang Shun truly became a veritable king of Qin.

"His Royal Highness King Shun, are you looking for me?" Xu Quan, whom we haven't seen for a long time, is much darker and stronger than before.

"Come, sit down! Hold the piano and serve tea!" Zhang Shun said a few polite words, then picked up the drawing in front of him and handed it to him, "Take a look at this first!"

"A knife, a helmet, a pair of armor?" Xu Quan looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but wonder.

"Yes, the sword is called a gun knife, the helmet is called a hat, and the armor is called a breastplate!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing.

"These three things already exist. This blunderbuss knife is one foot eight inches long, the blade is one foot three inches long, and the handle is five inches long. It can be inserted into the mouth of the gun."

"This helmet is an imitation of the style of a straight-brimmed iron helmet with vermilion oil and Jin Yong characters on it, but I made some slight improvements."

"The helmet has a raised ridge and a lining is added to the helmet. It is much cooler than wearing a thick lining, and it does not affect the protective effect!"

Xu Quan looked carefully for a long time and saw a branch-shaped reinforced ridge protruding from the top of the helmet. There was a "complex structure" lining inside the helmet, and he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

In fact, the straight-brimmed iron helmet with vermilion oil pasted with gold and Yong characters that Zhang Shun mentioned was the famous red lacquer helmet with Yong characters in later generations. However, he had never seen this thing in his previous life, and he almost thought it was a red helmet, and found it very familiar.

After getting two helmets back and studying them, I found that the helmets were too simple and the design was unscientific.

As a worker in the construction industry in his previous life, Zhang Shun was very familiar with the helmet, so he simply redesigned it based on the structure of the helmet in his previous life and named it a helmet.

Its hanging lining is mainly made of cowhide and is fixed by drilling six small holes around the helmet.

If it weren't for cost savings, Zhang Shun would have wanted to write the word "safety" in front of the helmet to warn the soldiers.

Xu Quan looked confused and hesitated to speak.

"Look at this breastplate. It is an improvement from the blue cloth iron armor. The shoulders and collar have been improved, and the hem has been slightly longer. Each collar only uses 158 pieces of iron, which is completely less than before. About half, it is lighter and has better defense!" Zhang Shun continued to point to the breastplate.

Zhang Shun's so-called "breastplate" is of course not the Western European integrated breastplate, but an improvement on the blue cloth iron armor of the early Ming Dynasty.

The shape of the green cloth armor in the early Ming Dynasty was roughly between the chest armor and body armor of later generations. If it were called a more vivid name, it could be called "vest-type cotton armor."

This thing is different from most traditional armors in structure. It can be worn directly over the head.

If the neckline is too wide, there will be a problem of "the middle not covering the heart"; if the armor is made short, there will be a problem of "the bottom not covering the navel".

If the cuffs are too wide, the shoulders will be pressed and the bow cannot be fired; if the cuffs are too narrow, the arrow cannot be covered, so this thing has gradually become obsolete.

It's just that Zhang Shunlai was shocked when he saw this shape in his previous life. Isn't this just a simple breastplate and body armor?

Therefore, Zhang Shun redesigned the armor pieces and structure, basically improving the blue cloth iron armor according to the style of cotton armor made by Gao Guiying.

The original semi-fixed nail pieces of the same size were replaced by appropriate iron pieces selected according to the human body structure. They were then painted and fixed inside the cloth with red paint nails.

There is a certain amount of allowance at the neckline and waist, which can be tightened with straps to make it fit better.

Its style changed from the previous straight-cylinder style to a "wasp-waist style".

You can use part of your waist and hip strength to bear the weight of the armor to reduce the burden on your shoulders.

However, due to the ill-fitting problem caused by this, Zhang Shun designed three styles of large, medium and small according to the height, fat and thin of most soldiers, allowing the soldiers to choose.

In fact, this is the plate armor that is popular in Western Europe. Although its defensive advantages are not outstanding compared with cotton armor, it is better in that it is light and fits well.

"King Shun, what are you doing?" Xu Quan looked at this and then that, confused.

"Oh, that's right, I want to form a new battalion of fire guns!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile, "You will train and command this battalion, how about it?"

"Ah? That's great!" Xu Quan has wanted to lead an army for a long time. Although he now has 5,000 men under his command, and he trains seriously every day, without the skeleton of veterans and grassroots officers, it is impossible to achieve anything.

Seeing Xu Quan ecstatic, Zhang Shun couldn't help but poured a basin of cold water on it and said, "But this Fire Gun Camp is a test camp, ready to practice new tactics. Are you willing?"

"Yes, yes, as long as I am not in the same category as Hong Chengchou, I am willing to do anything!"

"Well, actually, don't be biased against him, okay, forget it, I won't talk about it anymore!" Zhang Shun saw Xu Quan's disapproving look and had to change the topic.

"This new-style battalion has a quota of 3,000 people, including one artillery flag, a total of 100 gunners, 100 horses and mules, and 10 artillery pieces."

"Four divisions of fire gunmen, each with 500 men, are equipped with a fire gun pole, a blunderbuss knife, a helmet, a breastplate, a pot of gunpowder, five match ropes, a suitcase, a bag of dry food, A pair of flints.”

"There are five hundred people in each division of the White Blade Team. They all hold a rattan shield, a waist knife, a spear, a pair of iron armor, a helmet, and a bag of dry food."

"One division of the baggage team, 250 people, 50 vehicles, 150 horses and mules, including 100 pack horses and pack mules, and the remaining 50 are in reserve."

"There are more than a hundred scouts and reporters, and more than a hundred horses, specially used to conduct inspections and convey information."

"Isn't this too shabby?" Xu Quan couldn't help but said with an ugly face when he heard this, "There are only 500 white-knife troops and one-flag artillery available. There are no surprise soldiers and many blunderbuss. What can we withstand?"

Since ancient times, long-range soldiers and melee soldiers must be maintained within a reasonable ratio in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.

Like the ratio of nine bows to one spear in the Song Dynasty, it often falls apart at a touch.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were ten musketeers, twenty crossbowmen, thirty swordsmen, and forty spearmen in the hundred-man team. The ratio of long-range to melee combat was an astonishing three to seven.

In the later period, elite teams like Qi Jiguang's Yuanyang Formation only had two gunmen per team.

Fortunately for King Qin, he was now equipped with two thousand bird gunners. The ratio of long-range and melee combat reached an astonishing four to one or five to one. How could he still fight?

Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "You are overthinking it. My gunshot player not only needs to fire projectiles, but I can also use it to catch battles and fight hand-to-hand."

"When the thief is approaching, he will shoot alternately. When the thief gets close, he will insert the blunderbuss knife into the bird blunderbuss and go forward to fight."

"If you encounter cavalry, form several small hollow square formations to defend them. Use artillery and fire cannons to attack them."

"In short, if you are attacking from outside, use a blunderbuss; if you are close, use a blade to attack it. Jump and swing quickly, and you will arrive in the morning and evening."

"This is a military book written by me. It is divided into marching, shooting, formation, and camping. Please correct it!"