I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 74 Three-stage Strike and Improvement of Bird Gun
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying, the general who pacified Yunnan, felt that the reloading speed of gunpowder was too slow when facing the rebel elephants and other wild beasts, so he improved firearm shooting tactics and invented the three-stage strike tactic.

The so-called three-stage attack tactic is to form a group of three people. The musketeer 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 to fire.

The three people alternately loaded and fired, which tripled the efficiency of the matchlock gun, which originally took a minute or more to fire.

Of course, there is another method of warfare, which involves a group of three people, with the soldier with the highest shooting accuracy acting as the shooter, while the other two are responsible for assembling bullets and match ropes.

After the shooter fired, the No. 2 soldier took over the musket and loaded the gunpowder from the front end, tamped it down and then loaded the bullet.

Soldier No. 3 simultaneously adjusted the position of the match rope from behind, moved the trigger to its original position, and then handed the musket to the shooter, thereby achieving uninterrupted shooting.

This is the three-stage attack tactic. If you feel that the number of people is too small and you are not skilled, you can increase the number of people to make it a four-stage attack or a five-stage attack. Both are acceptable.

However, at present, Zhu Youxiao is mainly interested in three-stage attack. It is not impossible to try new tricks in the future when more people come.After the three of Huang Degong became proficient, they divided each team into three or four groups and began to train in formation. They practiced shooting first, and then tactics. It was a lot of fun.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao couldn't interfere too much. He just watched the soldiers training on the platform and waited for a period of time for the assessment.

Now that time is running out, Zhu Youxiao does not regard them as newcomers, and stipulates that they will take the exam on January [-]rd, and the assessment results will be divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D. D is unqualified.

As for the content of the assessment, it is already available in the "New Book of Jixiao". Zhu Youxiao can just use it directly.

Take gunshot shooters as an example. The shooting target is based on a distance of eighty paces (120 meters). The gun target is a wooden target five feet (160cm) high and two feet (64cm) wide. One out of three hits, nine out of ten hits are classified as A, seven out of ten hits are B, five out of ten are C, and the rest are all D.

If a player fails to pass the test twice in a month, he or she will be eliminated and replaced. As long as the player is ranked A or B, he or she will be given money as a reward.Such a strict system also made the soldiers who were training dare not neglect and be extremely serious, for fear of being eliminated due to failure in the assessment and wasting such a good opportunity.

"Bang!" "Bang."
The sound of gunshots is endless.

"Be sure to load the gunpowder in the gunpowder before training every day. When loading the gunpowder, you won't be confused and confused about the weight. This way, it will be less likely to explode."

"Don't panic when you encounter an enemy situation. I have broken down these actions. You just need to follow them. The more you panic, the slower your actions will be."

"Pay attention to holding the gun against your shoulder, holding it with both hands, and looking at the crosshair."

The continuous training and instructions made the soldiers in this training ground very high-spirited and lively. However, those who can come are also people with strong will and quick thinking, and they can learn quickly.There are also some people who often practice blunderbuss on weekdays, and now they are even more comfortable with it, and their accuracy has also been significantly improved.

Zhu Youxiao also paid close attention to their training process. He found that one of the advantages of matchlock guns is that the training cost is much lower than that of archers. Archers have requirements on physical fitness and even body shape, and also require long-term training.

On the other hand, muskets have almost no requirements on physical function and structure. Compared with bows and arrows, the amount of training for musketeers is also relatively low, so the threshold is lower.But the musket is not without its shortcomings. It requires high quality of the weapon and a certain amount of training for the soldiers. If it is crudely made and explodes after a few rounds, it is no different from burning a fire stick.

He observed the shooting soldiers carefully and calculated in his mind that the frequency of their shooting was almost once a minute.If you are well trained, you can do three rounds in 1 minutes.

But on the battlefield, the situation is urgent. When the time comes, you will be in a hurry. It is possible to shoot every 2 minutes. Thinking of this, he hopes that Sun Yuanhua can do more. If a flintlock gun can be developed, it will make shooting a lot less troublesome and the shooting frequency will increase. , and can also avoid shortcomings such as the matchlock gun not being rainproof.

However, this matter cannot be rushed. If we want to increase the rate of fire of the matchlock gun, we can also start from other aspects. He saw the soldiers training in the fence, first slowly pouring the gunpowder from the gun tube into the gun tube, and then using a pick to The gun was compacted, and then the lead shot was put in. I had a plan in mind.

In fact, the steps in the charging process can be further simplified.

He remembered that he had read a novel that traveled through the late Ming Dynasty, and the protagonist used a paper tube to hold gunpowder.

It means placing a certain amount of gunpowder and pills in a rectangular paper tube. When loading, bite open the paper tube with your mouth, first stuff most of the gunpowder and pellets into the mouth of the gun, and pour the remaining gunpowder into the fire door. The loading process is complete.

This method greatly reduces the loading steps of the musket, and the content in each paper tube is also quantitative, which can be provided uniformly and ensures the shooting power. This allows ordinary gunners to achieve three rounds in 2 minutes, and skilled gunners can It's no problem if you can do two shots per minute.

Thinking of this, he called Huang Degong and others and told them the idea. After hearing this, they thought it was feasible, so he asked the Weapon Bureau to try it. Anyway, there were many craftsmen there, and they were also very special. The standards must be unified and quantitative and qualitative must be determined.

After finishing this, it was almost noon. During this period, he was very interested in this matter and insisted on coming here every day. There were already complaints in the court, and the officials kept writing letters, saying not to let it go. He said that he was an old turtle of the Wuzong.

This made him very depressed, why couldn't it be Chengzu?It has to be Wuzong.

Of course he ignored the words spoken outside the court. Now watching them train has become a part of his daily life. These 30 people are the foundation and the test subjects. Now they are only practicing the blunderbuss. After the blunderbuss, there are also artillery and shields. A series of subjects such as knives, spears, chariots, marching, and camping are waiting for them.

Even in order to improve their comprehensive combat capabilities and cultivate his own officer reserve, he arranged for special teachers to give them lessons after daily subject training, including but not limited to analysis of famous battles in history, military books, various tactics, etc.

During this process, Zhu Youxiao will continue to add people. He has already issued an edict to select talents from the nine border camps and the nobles of the capital. He will not increase the number until he reaches 200 people. Does he know that there are many talents in the border army? of.

His goal was to build this into the Ming Dynasty Central Military Academy. He personally served as the principal and included outstanding children from the army and nobles to help him control the army and improve its combat effectiveness.

Although he knew that this process would be long, he had already made a good start, which made Zhu Youxiao full of confidence.

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