Chapter 102: Secrets of the Firearms Age - Footwork
Everyone followed the sound and looked at the target in the shooting range.
To facilitate training, these targets are dummies made of straw.
I only saw that these rough dummies were full of bullet holes, and a few unlucky dummies were beaten into sieves by lead bullets!
The soldiers of Changning Guard took a breath of cold air.
Although they had laughed at the formation of the gunners and their shooting accuracy, no one would laugh at the power of the gunners.
If you are hit by a lead bullet from a cannon, you will still have to peel off a layer of skin even if it misses the vital part!
The miserable situation of those targets in the middle of the shooting range, if it were real people, they would be dead!
And what did the Gunslingers team pay for?
They just walked two hundred steps along the target, that is, each of them reloaded once and pulled the trigger twice!
The musketry team only needs to follow the instructions and follow a few steps to hit the straw target in front of them like this.
Some soldiers have begun to think, if the straw man were replaced by themselves, would they be able to survive on this tragic battlefield?
The answer is of course no, unless you turn around and run away before the cannon team approaches. Once you enter the range of the cannon team, it will be a dead end!
The guardsmen were in great shock. In the face of such power, what was the point of using the spears and swords they had trained for so long?
You must know that these gunners have only been trained for less than a month! Some of them were not even guardsmen, but were farmers working in the fields a month ago!
After only one month of training, he can have such power!
All this is difficult for those soldiers who have sweated and endured hardship on the school field to accept.
However, the impact that the main soldier received was not as great as the impact that Lin Mojun received.
Lin Mojun naturally knew what a gunman who had been training for many days looked like.
She never thought that when gunsmiths gathered together to use it, it would be so powerful!
Within a certain distance of salvo range, personal shooting accuracy has changed from accidental hits to inevitable hits.
The power of statistics and probability theory turns a one-tenth hit rate into a guaranteed hit, and turns a few bursts of damage into rows of comprehensive damage.
This war theory had a huge impact on Lin Mojun.
Lin Mojun, who was good at thinking, quickly thought of another question.
The power of the gunman is so great that when fighting in coastal areas, the traditional pikemen and long swords are completely unnecessary!
Lin Mojun had led soldiers before, and the gunman shot four times in two rounds. It could be said that all of them hit the straw man on the shooting range.
In the era of cold weapons, an army can be reduced to 50% without collapsing. It is considered a strong and disciplined army.
As long as an ordinary army has a casualty rate of 30%, it will have almost no will to fight.
The lethality of the gunman is enough to defeat any infantry consisting of spearmen or swordsmen in two rounds of four shots!
With such terrifying power, the only way Lin Mojun could think of to deal with it was to use a cavalry charge to quickly rush into the team of gunners and disrupt the formation of the gunners, so that he could have a chance to win.
And where are the cavalry units in the southeast region?
This caused strong self-denial for Lin Mojun, who had been training his soldiers according to his family's military manual.
Will the training methods I have always used become useless in the future?
Isn't it possible that not only the Changning Guards, but also the entire southeast and even the entire Ming Dynasty's infantry were useless?
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Su Ze looked at the sun that was about to set, dismissed the gunmen and the onlookers, and led Lin Mojun, whose head was buzzing, under the sunset. Hundreds of households.
"Are my military training methods useless anymore?"
After a long silence, Lin Mojun finally raised his head and asked Su Ze.
Su Ze smiled, but shook his head and said, "I know your self-doubt, but I want to tell you that the Bird Guns team can perform like this today precisely because of your training these days." "This is not to comfort Baihu,
but It is an army that uses firearms and needs more training and drills."
Lin Mojun still looked at Su Ze comforting herself. She shook her head and said: "Many of them were still farming a month ago. I just made them familiar with military discipline and loading. Anyone can train a gun shooter."
Su Ze said firmly: "Of course not."
"Do you think such a gun shooter is enough?"
Lin Mojun thought of those who were about to be beaten to pieces. He was a target and asked, "Isn't this enough?"
"Of course it's not enough. The target is dead, but the battlefield is alive. The battlefield is changing rapidly. Do you think the enemy will stand right in front and wait for you to overwhelm him?" Lin Mojun was
on Having passed the battlefield, she nodded and said: "That really won't happen."
Su Ze continued: "There are pursuits, encounters, and turns on the battlefield. Do you think that our Changning Guard's cannon team can deal with the attacks on the flanks?" An ambush?"
Lin Mojun shook his head and said: "No."
Su Ze said seriously: "What is war? War is about exhausting all possibilities to win the final victory. If there is a problem in any link, the outcome of the war will be completely different. ."
"You have seen the power of the Changning Guard Bird Gun Team now, but I have many ways to defeat it with ordinary infantry." "
But as long as we continue to train, this Bird Gun Team can make up for these shortcomings and become a An invincible army."
Lin Mojun regained hope after hearing Su Ze's words.
She was not shocked by the lethality of the musketry team, but by the fact that such an untrained force could cause so much damage, and she began to doubt the years of education she had received as a professional officer. , whether it still makes sense.
But Su Ze told her that even a gunman needs training to make up for her tactical shortcomings, letting Lin Mojun understand that as a trainer of an army, she still has significance on the battlefield!
"How do you train the gun team?"
Su Ze immediately said: "Footwork!"
"Footwork?"
Footwork itself is also a necessary item in traditional army training. How to advance a neatly lined up military formation naturally requires Uniform footwork.
However, in traditional military training, more emphasis is placed on battlefield fighting skills. Footwork is not very demanding as long as it can maintain the formation. What kind of neat footwork do you expect a classicist army that can't tell the difference between left and right to do?
Almost all people who have participated in military training hate marching and goose-stepping training. In the era of modern warfare, marching and goose-stepping do not seem to have any value except to look good during leadership inspections.
But in fact, in history, the most important development that allowed firearms to replace cold weapons to dominate the battlefield was the development of footwork.
In this era of "queuing up to shoot", the neatness of the queue is the guarantee for a musketeer unit to fight.
In the Napoleonic War era when flintlocks began to be used on a large scale, one of the reasons why French musketeers were stronger than the armies of other countries was that the French army was highly trained.
This is reflected in the footwork. At that time, the Prussian and British troops could only use normal steps and quick steps. However, the French army could not only use normal steps and quick steps, but also be able to use steps that were close to the regular steps and quick steps. The "fast footwork" of running speed marches forward quickly.
In that era, only the French army could advance at such a speed and still maintain its position. This was also a big reason why the French army traveled across Europe during the Napoleonic era.
In addition to being related to marching speed, footwork is also very important when the army turns and intersperses with each other. To allow an army to maintain its formation on a chaotic battlefield, this requires long-term and hard training and the on-the-spot command of the commander. ability.
For Su Ze, he had military ideas in his mind, but if he was asked to lead troops in Changning Guard for a long time and train, Su Ze didn't have time.
Lin Mojun, who has great prestige in Changning Guard and possesses considerable military qualities, is the best choice.
Su Ze handed the footwork training book he wrote to Lin Mojun, and then said: "This is the training method I wrote. Starting from tomorrow, I will start training the formation and footwork, and wait until the team is in order before training turns and formation changes." ."
Lin Mojun took the military book handed over by Su Ze and looked at Su Ze gratefully. Any pursuing military commander is full of desire when faced with advanced military concepts.
Lin Mojun vaguely felt a wave, a wave of earth-shaking changes in military thinking and tactics.
Lin Mojun, who possesses a very strong military talent, vaguely felt that this wave would not only occur among the infantry, but would even affect the combat thinking of the entire world.
Lin Mojun said gratefully: "I will train my troops well!"
Su Ze sent Lin Mojun back to Baihusuo. The land of China has never lacked military strategists. In this land, countless military geniuses have emerged crazily, and there will always be someone In the most critical moment, stand up and shoulder the burden of the entire nation.
Lin Mojun is talented and hard-working, and as a guide with cheats, he will definitely be able to train Changning Wei's musket team as long as he gives time.
However, lead bullets and gunpowder are still a problem. Otherwise, next time you go to the city, you can go to the Yanpingwei Powder and Fire Bureau and buy some gunpowder from Ma Baihu?
Maybe it is really possible. Xu Shisheng was the channel for Yanpingwei to smuggle gunpowder. Now that Xu Shisheng is dead, this channel may be cut off. Maybe Ma Baihu will welcome Su Ze to buy gunpowder?
Although he has firearms manufacturing skills, his level is still very low, and he still needs more exploration to make qualified lead bullets and gunpowder.
Bird guns require two kinds of gunpowder. The first is the igniting powder that is poured into the gunpowder chamber and the filling powder that is loaded into the gun chamber. These are two different kinds of gunpowder. Even with the gunpowder prefabricated by the Yanping Wei Powder and Fire Bureau, it needs to be made. These two types of gunpowder still require further exploration.
There is also the manufacture of standard lead bullets. In addition, during the Napoleonic period, there was also a "covered bullet" wrapped in paper or animal skin. This type of bullet has better air tightness and higher shooting accuracy, but the loading of the covered bullet It takes a long time and affects the shooting speed, so Su Ze only plans to select those with shooting talent to use coated bullets after the gun team is formed.
In addition, there is also the possibility of improvement in bird guns. For example, rifling technology can also increase the hit rate of bullets.
It's just that Su Ze's firearms manufacturing skill level is still very low, and there is no way to carry out such advanced modifications.
Firearms manufacturing should also include the technology of casting cannons. Maybe cannons can be cast at Level 5?
Su Ze thought as he walked towards the family temple.
When he returned to his family temple, he met Lin Xianyang who was looking in front of his family temple.
"Brother Aze, my father invites you to go to the ancestral hall to discuss matters."
Discussing matters again?
Su Ze could only lament that the small Changning Guard had so many things to do. It was so difficult to govern a county, a prefecture, or even a province and a country. It was not just a matter of clicking a button in the game, and the policy could be implemented stably. The facility will be created automatically.
Entering the ancestral hall, Su Ze found that the old man seemed to have a faint smile on his face?
The usually serious old man always had a faint smile on his face, and Aunt Ninth even broke out into a grin.
The atmosphere of today's proceedings was very cheerful, and it looked like something good had happened.
Sure enough, as soon as Su Ze came in, the old man said: "Su Ze, sit down quickly. I'm inviting you over today. It's the Chen family from Beishan." "Chen family from Beishan?"
Su
Ze thought, isn't this the fight with Changning's weapons? That village?
Didn't the Chen family admit defeat and give up Lutian last time? Do they still want to fight for Lutian?
This is not okay, Su Ze is also involved in Lu Tian.
When the old man saw Su Ze's serious face, he immediately said: "Relax, Beishan Chen is here to show your sincerity this time."
In other words, Beishan Chen is here to subdue others?
That's not right, it's been so long since the fighting, how can anyone submit now?
Su Ze looked at his old grandpa in confusion, and Lin Xianyang behind him explained:
"This time the envoy of the Chen family came here to discuss the water source with our Changning Guard."
Oh, Su Ze suddenly realized that it turned out to be the water source. ah.
From ancient times to the present, competition for water sources between villages has been a big issue. Even in modern times, rural disputes basically revolve around water sources.
Changningwei has a good geographical location. A stream flows into the sea from here, and the mouth of the sea is the reed field.
This river is a tributary of the Min River. People in Yanping Prefecture call it Jianxi. Changningwei almost completely occupies the lower reaches of Jianxi.
The river that Beishan Village relies on for drinking and irrigation is a tributary of Jianxi River. The water level of this tributary is very unstable. The last time the Chen family competed for Lutian, they not only coveted the output of Lutian, but also the water source for Jianxi River to enter the sea.
The weather in Fujian today is also a bit abnormal. The rainy season has not yet arrived, and the water level of Jianxi has dropped a lot. The tributary of Jianxi in Beishan Village is almost drying up.
This is also the reason why Chen, who has been fighting against Changning Wei, suddenly surrendered.
The water source is cut off, which is a devastating disaster in an agricultural society, and the Chen family's largest industry is cotton fields, which are also cash crops that require a lot of water. Without sufficient water irrigation, the cotton will wither, and Chen's losses will be huge. too big.
So that's it, the corner of Su Ze's mouth also raised. Now that the Chen family has come to the door, the account of the thirty-two silver fines last time can be settled.
(End of chapter)