1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2225
Chen Xiaoyu's words were not boastful. After all, there was a clear gap in the strength of the two warring parties at that time, and the Haihan Army quickly formulated more targeted tactics after mastering the opponent's weapon performance and combat methods. Therefore, The firearms troops managed by Hirado Fan did not cause real trouble to the Haihan Army during the battle.

But can the tactics used by the Haihan army in Hirado be copied to the militia armed forces that the Huizhou salt merchants will form?That's not necessarily the case.Although the basic military skills taught by the Zhoushan garrison to these salt merchants' children are not hidden, but when they learn strategy and tactics in the later stage, the content they will be exposed to is obviously different from that of the Haihan army.

No matter how well they practice in the future, the upper limit of the Salt Merchant Militia is at best a low-profile version of the Golden Shield, and it is basically impossible to reach the level they expected to be as close to the Haihan Army.Although the Yangzhou salt merchants are willing to spend money on this matter, they are controlled by others from personnel training to weapons and equipment. If they want to upgrade the "civilian regiment" to a "civilian regiment army", it will not be possible unless they have the full support of Haihan.

However, as far as the current cooperation between the two parties is concerned, it is still in the initial stage of running-in. It is impossible for Huizhou salt merchants to receive such special treatment. They still need to use more performance to win Haihan's trust and support.

For example, like Xu Xinsu in the south, he not only respected Haihan people as honored guests, but also gave Haihan various privileges within his sphere of influence. As a result, Haihan gained a high degree of trust and assisted him in forming the strongest naval fleet in Ming Dynasty.

And even if the Anhui salt merchants in Yangzhou are willing to spend a lot of money, in the foreseeable period of time in the future, the private armed forces formed by them may not even have the qualifications to fight against the Haihan army on the battlefield.When Dai Chengrong and his group train in Zhoushan for a period of time, they will gradually realize the huge gap that exists objectively.

However, what can attract Dai Chengrong's attention at the moment is still the glorious record of the Haihan Army. According to Chen Xiaoyu's description, the combat effectiveness of the Hirado Army is obviously much worse than that of the Haihan Army. The prospects of Shaanxi salt merchants are a little more confident.

Chen Xiaoyu was worried about going back to the camp before the lights were turned off. Although Dai Chengrong hadn't listened to his heart's content, he also knew that the military order was like a mountain. If he didn't get back in time, he would be in big trouble, so he immediately asked Xiao Er to come in and pay the bill.

The little boy said: "You two military masters, someone has already settled the account for you."

Dai Chengrong was stunned and said, "Which brother is so generous?"

Xiao Er replied: "Master Jun, that's the master you led into the private room earlier. When he left, he settled your bill by the way."

When Dai Chengrong heard that it was Ma Zhengping who did it, he immediately felt relieved. The Dai family and the Ma family were family friends, and treating each other to dinner was a daily routine.Although the food and drinks in the second floor are not cheap, for a rich salt merchant like Ma Zhengping, a meal is really just a drizzle, and he helped Dai Chengrong, a junior, pay for it when he checked out.

When the two went downstairs, the shopkeeper Wang came over to see them off. He saw that the wealthy businessman who invited Duan Tiancheng to dinner paid for the two, so he knew that the identity of the young master of the Dai family was indeed true, and even more so at the moment. He dared to be negligent, and even asked someone to bring two pots of Yuqiongjiu as gifts for them.

Although Chen Xiaoyu and Dai Chengrong were able to go out to eat and drink at the camp, it didn't mean they could bring the wine back to the camp.Chen Xiaoyu didn't dare to offend this kind of violation of military regulations, so he quickly declined the kindness of shopkeeper Wang.

But shopkeeper Wang refused to let it go. After some discussion, shopkeeper Wang still insisted on letting them accept the gift, but instead of taking it away now, it should be stored in the second floor for the next meal It can be taken out and enjoyed when it is ready.

The restaurant guy had ordered a rickshaw for them and was waiting at the door, and the two returned to the camp by car, with more than enough time, they returned to the army smoothly.

Although this trip came and went in a hurry, most of the time was spent in the private room of the restaurant, but it also gave Dai Chengrong a preliminary glimpse of the prosperity of Dinghai Port.When he left, he paid special attention to the attendance rate of the second sub-floor, which seemed to be at least [-]% to [-]%, which was almost the same as the general number of Yangzhou City.And the consumption of the Erfen Building is no longer affordable by ordinary people. It can be seen that there are quite a lot of rich people in Zhoushan, and they are not even inferior to Yangzhou.

If it is not necessary to continue the training, Dai Chengrong really wants to visit the urban area near Dinghai Port tomorrow. It is said that there are also warehouses and trade centers dedicated to bulk goods transactions, and businessmen from various countries gather there for trade. Activities, if you can go to see it is also good.

However, it is not every day that it is a good thing to go out of the camp on official business. If Chen Xiaoyu hadn't deliberately arranged it, Dai Chengrong might not have the opportunity to walk out of the gate of the camp after staying here until the end of the training.And Duan Tiancheng intends to win over the best of these students, and he will not focus on Dai Chengrong alone. If he is only given too much special treatment, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among other people.

The next day, it was still to repeat and consolidate the queue training content of the previous few days.The instructors explained to them a few days ago why they have to repeatedly train such a boring item, but because the children of salt merchants have almost never had experience in forming an formation, it is difficult to imagine how to use the formation to fight. Transformation will defeat the opponent.

In order to allow them to have an immersive sense of tension during the training, the military began to invest in props today, a batch of flintlock guns specially used for training.

These guns are the [-]-style flintlock guns of the early years, and they are also the first type of flintlock guns equipped by the Haihan Army. The army has already completed the replacement and no longer uses this old-style weapon.However, it is still a very useful prop to use for training recruits. According to past experience, this special prop can allow recruits to concentrate more during the training process, thereby achieving better training results.

Sure enough, when the children of salt merchants saw the bundles of muskets pulled by a flatbed truck today, they were immediately very excited, thinking that the queue training should have come to an end, and they will start to receive training in using muskets next-this is why they One of the most interesting training content.

"I know what you guys are thinking, don't get too excited, the next training content is the practice of the combat queue." Duan Tiancheng held a tin horn in one hand, and poured cold water on the students as soon as he came up .

Duan Tiancheng continued: "Next, each of you will be assigned a musket to assist in training, but we will not teach you how to use this weapon for the time being. So for you, this is actually the same as holding a fire stick. It's about the same. Of course, this thing is much heavier than a fire stick, I hope that when you finish training for a day, you will still be as excited as you are at this moment!"

After so many days in the barracks, everyone was very excited to finally be able to touch a real gun, and automatically ignored Duan Tiancheng's last sentence.

When they received the musket from the instructor, everyone held it carefully as if they had found a treasure, and excitedly played with this special weapon.Most of them are touching the musket for the first time. Although they don't know how to load the ammunition and how to aim and shoot, almost everyone imagines themselves as a heroic warrior at this time. Then I will use this musket to kill and kill.

It was not the first time for Dai Chengrong to touch a musket, even the standard rifle that the Haihan Army used to equip.

Last year, the firearms team organized by the Shanxi-Shanxi salt merchants sprang up suddenly, and the Anhui salt merchants were not idle here, and also managed to purchase some firearms through various channels, including the flintlock guns produced in Haihan.

Among the muskets sold by Haihan to foreign countries, the [-]-type flintlock should be the most numerous model, and thousands of them have been sold to armed forces in various countries over the years.Although they were sold in batches when they were sold, over time, some of the weapons would naturally be lost sporadically, and then flow into the hands of various people through the black market.

At that time, the seven major surnames spent a lot of money to buy a small amount of standard weapons produced in Haihan, but because the quantity was too small, and there was a lack of corresponding guidance and teaching, it was impossible to form a real combat effectiveness at all. Compared with the musketeers with standard weapons, their strength is naturally a lot worse.

Dai Chengrong was with Dai Yingfan at that time, and he also played with this kind of firearm. It is said that its power is far greater than the birdcracks equipped by the Ming Army's firearms battalion. Soil gunpowder and cast-in-place lead bullets, the power of firing seems to be not as powerful as in the legend.

Dai Chengrong looked at the right side of the musket in his hand, and sure enough there were several small chiseled patterns.It is said that this zigzag pattern is a number used by the Haihan people. This string of patterns on each gun is a unique number. From this number, the Haihan people can trace back to when and where the gun was produced. Who made it, which army it was installed in, and how it was sold abroad in the end.

At that time, some muskets that Dai Yingfan bought back had some of the number patterns worn off on purpose. Presumably the person who sold the weapons was worried that something would happen to him in the future, so he tried to damage the markings.But a part was left on purpose to show that this was the genuine product produced by Haihan, and it was definitely not a fake product cobbled together by a small underground workshop.

The musket used by the Haihan army for training has a complete number pattern on it, and the surface of the wooden butt is already smooth and smooth. I don't know how many recruits have held it in their hands over the years.

After letting the students receive the muskets, the instructor immediately let them learn how to march with muskets on the battlefield.To put it simply, it is to hold the gun in your hand while marching in the queue, and be ready to stop and turn into a shooting position at any time.

Then the hard life of the students began.A few days ago, they were only required to conduct queue training with empty hands and no weight, but now they have to carry a musket that weighs almost ten catties for training, and the training intensity has suddenly increased a lot.

At the beginning, everyone was very excited. After all, this kind of training with guns is closer to the real combat state, and they can also be more devoted to carrying out various instructions issued by the instructors.But after an incense stick of work at most, they realized that Duan Tiancheng's previous warning was not just for fun, the musket became heavier and heavier in his hands, it was indeed much harder than the previous training.

And the instructors will not be merciful at this time. When they see someone starting to slack off, they will walk over to their ears and shout loudly, spitting all over their faces, and they don't give these young masters any face at all.

Dai Chengrong can only be thankful that he has laid an excellent physical foundation through years of martial arts practice, otherwise he will inevitably be sprayed by Chen Xiaoyu at this time.Although Chen Xiaoyu treats him well in private, he won't show him any face on the training ground. If he doesn't perform well, he will suffer as well.

When the training came to an end and began to rest, everyone quickly lost interest in muskets. They quickly put the guns on the ground and began to move their trembling arms due to excessive force.

"Those who can't hold their guns stably, don't think about fighting. Before the fight starts, you throw away your guns yourself!" Duan Tiancheng was quite dissatisfied when he saw this, and picked up the iron horn to reprimand him.

Everyone had no choice but to quickly pick up their guns again, and began to secretly miss the training a few days ago.Taking a chance, Dai Chengrong leaned over to Chen Xiaoyu and asked in a low voice, "Instructor, how long will it take to train for carrying a gun and marching in line?"

Chen Xiaoyu said: "Why are there so many questions? Let you practice as soon as you practice, and you can move on to the next step after practicing!"

"Then what's the next step? Will I be able to learn to shoot?" Dai Chengrong asked.

"Next step? The next step is more tiring than this. Practice raising your gun and aiming. It's still early to shoot." Chen Xiaoyu raised his hand and patted Dai Chengrong's shoulder and said: "Don't take chances, my Haihan Army has been trained like this You come to Zhoushan for training to master these basic skills, and you can pass on your true skills when you go back to form a militia.”

After hearing this, Dai Chengrong couldn't refute it. This principle is actually similar to his martial arts practice. You have to practice basic skills first, and then slowly learn various martial arts routines.But after thinking about it, I have been practicing martial arts for more than ten years, and I have only made some small achievements, and the training period of the Haihan Army is only a hundred days. It is indeed very hasty to practice combat skills, so it is considered to be arranging most of the time for basic training. Reasonable.

However, based on the training effect advertised by the Haihan people, a musketeer with basic combat effectiveness can be trained in about three months. Relying on the advanced weapons equipped, its strength may be stronger than that of the elite soldiers trained by Daming for several years. The speed of the explosive soldiers is far better than the traditional model.

Although the cost of training and arming musketeers is high, the training period is relatively much shorter. Thinking that three months can turn a fisherman like Chen Xiaoyu into a Haihan soldier who has mastered various combat skills, Dai Chengrong is also slow. Slowly realized that Haihan's military strength is not only reflected in the advanced weapons and equipment, but also in the training process.

(End of this chapter)