Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 439 Improved Military Formation
"Array—"

Following Su Qi's order, the fifty soldiers in the front team quickly began to move, forming ten small military formations in groups of five, which was the improved Five Elements Formation.

The overall structure is the same as Shen Boyi's initial plan. The first soldier holds a shield, the second one holds a wolf's sword to block the enemy's weapons, and the last two hold spears, one on the left and one on the right, for assassination.

Only the last soldier switched from a boring machine to an artillery piece. Each of the ten artillery soldiers took an old-fashioned musket to shoot at the enemy from a long distance.

Although this type of gunpowder is light, it is of a style more than ten years ago and is relatively backward. Each shot requires a refill of gunpowder, and it takes a long time to reload the gunpowder. The distance between the two parties in the current exercise can only be recharged once at most. gunpowder.

Therefore, the artillerymen seized the time and quickly loaded gunpowder as soon as the Five Elements Formation was completed, aiming at the pirates on the opposite side.

Su Qi decisively ordered: "Fire!"

Shui Sanzi's pupils shrank when he saw this, and he shouted: "Everyone, bend down and spread out immediately!"

Pirates were engaged in robbing houses and were good at sneak attacks and assassinations, but they were weak in defense, especially when facing the court's artillery. There was no other way but to avoid it, let alone a direct confrontation.

The gunpowder is filled with gunpowder and fires multiple small lead bullets or iron bullets. It is somewhat similar to the shotguns of later generations. Although the lethality is not strong, the radiation range is large.

This time it was a drill. The ammunition used was dyed fine gravel. It was lighter than lead bullets and iron bullets. It could hardly hurt people, but it was easier to explode in a wider range in the air.Once a soldier is hit in the vitals by sand and gravel, leaving obvious color marks on his body, according to the rules of the exercise, he is considered "dead in action."

Shui Sanzi did not dare to be careless at all, and ordered his men to spread out immediately to avoid getting together and being hit by the ammunition fired by the firecrackers.

As soon as the firecracker appeared, everyone became nervous instantly, especially those from Tao Lian's group.If pirates had money and people, they could spend a lot of money to buy sophisticated weapons and equipment, but the firearms manufacturing technology was firmly in the hands of the court, which was not something money could buy.

Firearms were the shortcomings of the pirates and the insurmountable gap between them and the imperial court. Previously, they were not widely used in the anti-Japanese armies in the southeast simply because of their high cost.Today, every military formation is equipped with a firecracker. It can be seen that Mei Feng and others attach great importance to this exercise.

However, the results of firing the artillery, which was regarded by the pirates as "the imperial court's trump card" and "a weapon for injuring people," were shocking.

Of the ten muskets, three were misfired, and the remaining seven were because most of the soldiers were miners and had only recently started to use firearms. They were not very familiar with the operation. Their accuracy was ridiculously bad, and they were shaken off the direction by the recoil. Such a large range With the weapons fired, only six pirates were hit.

Looking at the situation of the pirates being "shot", they were either in the hands or legs, and almost no vital parts of the torso.After it was determined that they were not "killed in action" but only "injured", they could return to the rear units and rest for a while before fighting again.

As soon as the acting began, the imperial court took out the "big killer" artillery, but it caused almost no casualties to the enemy.Seeing this result, Shui Sanzi was stunned, and then he laughed wantonly: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" …”

Su Qi's face darkened. Although he understood that the firearm would not exert much power, it was worse than he expected.

Although the style of these firearms is backward, they are already the best firearms that can be found in a short period of time. The local guards' military salaries have been in arrears all year round. It is a blessing to be able to get the money. How can we expect the central government to allocate funds? Good firearms come over.

It is not that there are no sophisticated and advanced firearms, but the imperial court's manufacturing capacity is limited, and they are basically supplied to the Beijing camp troops first.Most of the items distributed to the local areas were discarded from the Shenji Battalion. In addition, the local generals lacked professional knowledge and did not know how to maintain them. This led to the absurd scene of ten muskets and three misfiring.

However, the initial defeat did not affect Su Qi's mood. He calmly ordered: "Firegunner, stop it!"

Upon hearing the order, the artillery soldiers neatly put away the artillery and carried it behind their backs. The other soldiers who had separated just now to make room for the artillerymen to fire immediately gathered together and formed a five-line formation again.

Shui Sanzi sneered: "Your muskets have been fired, now it's our turn. The archers are ready -" Su Qi sternly said: "Get closer - the shield soldiers!"

As soon as Su Qi finished speaking, all the five-element formations quickly ran towards the center and got close to the soldiers of the other squads. Then ten shield soldiers stepped forward and used their long shields to form a "high wall" in front. He strictly protected his comrades behind him.

"Fire arrows!"

shhhhh--

The arrows came with a sound of breaking through the air, and hit the shield with a dull sound.

The main body of this kind of shield is a wooden board, which is wrapped with multiple layers of leather. There is also an iron sheet on the outermost layer. It is thick and hard, and it is difficult for sharp blades to penetrate it, let alone arrows with their tips removed during exercises. Blocking it was like scratching an itch, and all the officers and soldiers were unscathed.

The pirates were still laughing at the imperial artillery before, but they did not expect that after a round of fighting, their "casualties" would be more serious.

"damn it!"

Shui Sanzi cursed in a low voice, with a fierce expression on his face. He didn't care about tactics anymore, and simply shouted at the men in front: "Just charge me! Disrupt their bullshit formation!"

"Kill ah-"

Pirates do not have strict discipline like the army, and they are not used to long-range shooting at every move. Instead, they prefer free individual combat.

When Shui Sanzi finally gave the order, their eyes flashed with excitement. They raised their long knives high, specifically looking at the gaps between the Five Elements formations and rushing over, preparing to cut off the communication between the teams and disrupt their formations.

The Five Elements Formation consists of five people in groups, targeting small groups of Japanese pirates wandering through the mountains and fields, and is suitable for fighting in narrow terrain.However, the location where everyone is now is an open beach, and the pirates have spread out their people very widely. If the small five-element formation faces their large army, the situation will not be good.

Facing the pirates rushing towards us, Su Qi was calm and shouted: "Change the formation——"

"Change of formations?" Mei Feng looked confused, "Did Lord Shen develop a new formation besides the Five Elements Formation?"

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "Senior brother, just look at it, you will understand it soon."

All the five-element formations on the field were combined into one, forming a large formation of ten people. The artillery soldiers had already put away their guns. Now they took out the daggers from their waists and placed them at the end of the ten-person team to prevent the pirates from outflanking them. Serves as rear cover.

The two shield soldiers gave up their positions in the middle, stood back slightly and stood on the wings, forming a cover for the entire team from the side and front.In this way, the ones occupying the home field became the wolf soldiers and spearmen, who also played the most important offensive role.

Compared with the previous Five Elements Formation, the changed formation has more people and a larger fighting area. Although its mobility has been weakened, its integrity and pressure resistance have also been enhanced. Even if one or two soldiers are lost, they will not face paralysis. , more suitable for combat in open terrain.

In this way, when the exercise reaches this point, it is considered a real competition.

(End of this chapter)