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Chapter 116: Lining up and arranging guns (please subscribe)

"Long live my lord, the time has come. Sun Yingyuan and the others have come to report that they are all ready and are waiting for His Majesty to inspect the school."

"Then let's go. I haven't seen the noble son since he entered the palace. Now I'll go to the grass field to see how the training is going."

Zhu Youxiao was still watching the snow outside Qianqing Palace when he was reminded by He Ning that the time had come.Immediately he boarded the dragon boat and prepared to walk to the inner grass field.

"Wei Zhongxian, you don't have to go. Just wait at the Chief of Ceremonies. If you have any important reports, tell me as soon as possible."

Wei Zhongxian was stunned when he saw this, and leaned over to say yes.

When he left the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian had already been waiting aside in a plush cloak. When he saw the emperor coming, he quickly began to salute.

"No courtesy, no courtesy, my dear brother, you've been waiting here for a long time, hurry up and follow me. Today my dear brother will take you to the grass farm to play and see the muskets and artillery."

Zhu Youjian was young and playful. In the morning, he heard that the emperor's brother asked him to go to the grass field to watch the military training. He immediately became interested and was happy for a long time. He asked the nanny who took care of him to get him dressed early in the morning. He was here early in the morning. Waited.

"Thank you, brother."

Zhu Youjian didn't waste any time, got up and got on the sedan, followed Zhu Youxiao out of Donghua Gate and headed towards the inner grassland.

In Licaolanchang, Zhu Daoxin and more than 100 people stood at the door and waited for a long time.

After a while, the emperor's dragon was seen coming from a distance.Upon seeing this, Sun Yingyuan and others quickly stepped forward to greet him with the instructors.

"Long live my emperor!"

"Be flat!"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Sun Yingyuan and others, and the days of training and teaching had made them much more mature and stable than before.

"You've worked so hard this time."

"Doing something for His Majesty is a blessing gained from a humble position. I dare not talk about hard work."

"Hahaha, don't worry, you are all mine, work hard and I will put you to good use."

As Zhu Youxiao was talking, he saw someone in the teaching team behind the three people he knew.

"Sun Yuanhua, are you still used to being here?"

Ever since he learned that he would explain tactics, firearms, etc. to these noble disciples, Zhu Youxiao wanted to find someone who was proficient in firearms. After thinking about it, the only capable people around him were Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua. Xu Guangqi couldn't do it, so We can only let Sun Yuanhua come over.

Seeing the emperor asking him, Sun Yuanhua was overjoyed and immediately went out to report back:
"Your Majesty, I am accustomed to having everything here."

"Well, that's good. We're short of people here. I'll borrow you for a few days. You're also responsible for the flintlock. I'm still waiting for your good news.

Some time ago, I also read Xu Guangqi's memorial and asked the cabinet to allocate funds to select a site in Tongzhou to build a cannon and musket workshop. By then, the output will be much higher. "

"On behalf of my mentor, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your great kindness. We will definitely be devastated by His Majesty's heart."

"Get up and do your work faithfully."

Zhu Youxiao was noncommittal. Xu Guangqi was right. He was agile and efficient. He designed an improved version of the Krug gun so quickly. Naturally, he strongly supported it.

After a brief compliment, he walked up to the distinguished disciples who were lined up.

Seeing the emperor coming, Zhu Daoxin, Guo Zuoguang and others couldn't help but puff up their chests, not daring to breathe for fear of something happening.

Looking at these slightly nervous and green faces, Zhu Youxiao paced back and forth and slowly walked up to Zhang Zhijie.

"Zhang Zhijie, I heard that you had a bad temper when you first came here. How about it? Does your butt still hurt now?"

Hearing this, everyone suppressed their smiles and secretly glanced at Zhang Zhijie, looking forward to seeing how he would reply.

"Your Majesty, it was true that I didn't understand the camp rules at the time. Now I have behaved myself and will never dare to cause trouble like that again."

Seeing Zhang Zhijie's embarrassment, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but laugh and said:
"That day your father wrote a letter to apologize to me, so I told him that a man is a good man, he can bend and stretch, and he will be fine after a few beatings. Your ancestor Zhang Fu accompanied Chengzu in the north and south, and made great contributions. I hope you can do the same. Behave well and don't lose the reputation of the British public."

Zhang Zhijie was excited when he heard that the emperor had such high hopes for him.
"Your Majesty, please put it down. I will train hard and do my best to not disgrace the British Duke's reputation."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Daoxin immediately showed a look of perseverance, thinking silently in his heart that his ancestor Zhu Neng followed Ming Chengzu in the expedition to Mobei and was equally brave and good at fighting.

In the Battle of Jingnan, he captured the nine gates of Peiping, defeated Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong, captured Ping'an and other famous Confederate generals in Lingbi, and surrendered [-] Confederate troops, gaining a distinguished reputation.He must also strive to live up to his expectations and not disgrace the reputation of his ancestors.

"Very good, I'm looking forward to it!"

Zhu Youxiao patted Zhang Zhijie on the shoulder and encouraged him.Then he looked around at the crowd, walked in front of them, and said loudly:

"You are all noble children. Your ancestors are all those who followed Taizu and Chengzu to fight in the north and south. They are brave and good at fighting. Your family has asked you to come because they hope you can shine on the lintel. I have asked you to come to give you a Opportunity, I hope you will do your best for the country, now the opportunity is given to you, it’s up to you whether you can seize it or not. Don’t let me live up to my expectations.”

After saying that, everyone shouted that they would live up to His Majesty's expectations, etc., and then Zhu Youxiao took Zhu Youjian directly to the platform and told Sun Yingyuan to start.

What everyone can show to the emperor is naturally their skills, but Zhu Youxiao has already experienced these skills such as riding horses, archery, wielding swords and spears when they were taking exams at the Beijing Camp School.They have only been able to learn and practice the skills of leading troops in battle for half a month.

So what can be demonstrated now is basic skills such as musketry, artillery test firing and marching on command.

I saw only three teams, with more than 30 people in each team, divided into three teams. Each team had four people holding blunderbuss, two holding shields, and four spearmen.The spearman is in front, the shield-bearer is behind, and the gunman is last, shooting in sequence.

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he was a little dissatisfied immediately, but he endured the demonstration and asked Sun Yingyuan to come up and ask.

"I remember I asked you to train three strikes before, why don't you use it now."

Sun Yingyuan was confused. They all practiced according to the "Records of Military Training". Why did they use three-stage strikes?It doesn’t go well anyway.
"Your Majesty, these three attacks are carried out in a group of three people. The musketeers at the front will shoot first, then retreat to the back of the team to concentrate on loading ammunition, and the No. 2 soldier will step forward and fire. This type of tactics does not match Qi Shaobao's tactics. .”

"It's true that three people are not compatible as a group, but if we change the tactics, we can switch to three rows."

Seeing that Sun Yingyuan was still confused and confused, Zhu Youxiao thought that he had not explained it carefully and was not annoyed with him, so he got up and prepared to personally lead everyone to demonstrate.

"Everyone here must have practiced firearms!"

"Yes, Your Majesty has told you that gun shooting is now a required subject."

"That's alright. You ask everyone present to change into muskets, and I will personally make arrangements on the field."

Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong and others were confused when they saw this, so they had to ask everyone to put on muskets and wait for the emperor's instructions.

So Zhu Youxiao ordered more than 100 people to be divided into three columns of 30 people, each holding a blunderbuss.

Directly instruct everyone not to switch guns to shoot, but to switch people to shoot. That is, after the first row has finished shooting, retreat to the third row to load ammunition. The ready second row of musketeers will step forward and enter the first row to shoot. People enter the second row to prepare, and so on.

It is different from the three-stage shooting currently popular in East Asia where you don’t need to change people when changing guns.

This "three-stage attack" tactic fires a row of volleys, which is very powerful and has a great shock to the enemy.It was created by King Gustav of Sweden during the 30 Years' War, so it is also called the "Gustav's Thunder" tactic.But now that the Thirty Years War has just begun, this tactic is about to become Ming Dynasty's.

After listening to the emperor's instructions, everyone also understood what it meant, that is, the three rows of the front line should retreat after each shooting, allowing the second row to fire, and the third row to load ammunition, and the cycle repeats.

They began to line up and prepare, and under the orders of Sun Yingyuan and others, they began to test fire.

"shooting!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

There are 30 people in a row, and the power and momentum of the volley fired by 30 people is far incomparable to that of two or three people.After the first row of soldiers finished fighting, they immediately retreated to the third row. The second row and the third row of soldiers immediately stepped forward to fill their positions. It may be the first time that some people were knocked down during the alternation.

When the second platoon is ready, it also starts shooting.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

What goes around comes around.Zhu Youxiao watched the three platoons taking turns to fire. Although they were unfamiliar, the power and momentum were much greater. He was very satisfied. He turned around and asked:
"Sun Yingyuan, what do you think of this? How about its power?"

"Your Majesty, this method is indeed very powerful. It is different from the three-stage attack tactics used by us and the Japanese. It is more powerful. However, each row needs to be replaced and prepared when shooting. I am afraid that the interval will be too long, which will easily allow the enemy to take the opportunity to approach. . And when I shoot three times, I only change guns and not people, so I can shoot continuously."

Sun Yingyuan is a serious person, seeking truth from facts. His doubts have indeed been thought of by everyone. The interval is too long, what if the enemy takes the opportunity to approach.

However, Zhu Youxiao had already prepared a draft.

"It is true, but the impact of the two is completely different! Although my "three-stage attack" is continuous, the targets fall one by one; although the "three-stage attack" is not continuous, the target is successful. The batch fell.

For any person, in a highly tense environment of fighting on the battlefield, seeing his comrades around him die in large numbers with a roar, the shock would be incomparable to the death of one after another.

At this time, for the enemy, the long interval between lining up and shooting to death may not be an opportunity for them to attack, but a good opportunity to escape.If the interval is long, it can be changed to four rows. "

Everyone thought about it and it was indeed the case. Now there are only 30 people with such momentum. If there were 50 people in a row, three or four rows, one or two rows shooting down, the opponent would already be frightened.

But this answer did not satisfy everyone, so Huang Degong asked aloud.

"Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but I am afraid of what I will do if I encounter the Mongolian cavalry. The Mongolian cavalry charges very fast, and the effective range of my matchlock gun is about 120 steps ([-] meters). The cavalry charges very fast, even if Even if we adopt the three-stage attack strategy, we can’t guarantee how many times it will be launched?”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Youxiao began to think about how to solve it.

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