Borrow the day to change the day

When Emperor Chongzhen and others returned to the observation platform of the exercise field, it was already half an hour later.

After all the bosses sat down, they picked up the binoculars and prepared to watch the shooting operation.Suddenly, he found that the new soldier was still standing there motionless with sweat on his face, while the two craftsmen in charge of shooting didn't sweat much.

Apparently, during the time they left the practice ground, the two craftsmen hid in the shade, but the new army soldiers did not move.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen's praise of the new army soldiers meant to take care of Zhong Jinwei's face, but now it is really shocking.

The soldiers of the new army have such military discipline, and they can know that this is a strong army without looking at other aspects.

Wen Tiren and Liang Tingdong also discovered this, and they praised each other.

Although Zhong Jinwei spoke modestly, he was very beautiful in his heart.After all, this new army can be regarded as the first army brought out by him. Although its foundation is very good, it was originally considered an elite old soldier, but he spent a lot of thought on it.

After a while, the shooting drill was conveyed through the semaphore.

In this shooting exercise, there are several different comparisons.The main comparison parameters are the number of shots within 3 minutes, the range of shots, and the degree of accuracy.

One is the shooting comparison between the flintlock plus paper bullets and the now popular matchlock gun, which is called the Jiabi test;

The second is the shooting comparison between the flintlock gun plus paper bullets and the matchlock gun plus paper bullets, which is called the B ratio test;

The third is the shooting comparison between the flintlock gun with a bayonet and the matchlock gun. Of course, both paper bullets are used, which is called the C ratio test;

Although the new soldiers didn't have binoculars, they stood beside the shooting craftsmen, and they were very excited to see the craftsmen operating the shooting.

Because they finally knew that they would be equipped with this new type of firearm. Looking at the operation, they knew that it was much easier than the arquebus they were familiar with.

On the contrary, it was on the observation deck, because every time a shot was fired, no matter whether it was a flintlock or a matchlock gun, there would be gunpowder smoke, which more or less covered the scene, so it was not very clear to see.

However, within a short period of time, the shooting exercise was over, and the test data of the three types of A, B, and C were immediately reported to the observation platform by a special person.

The most obvious comparison test is the Jiabi test. The fire rate of the flintlock gun is more than double that of the matchlock gun.

The second gap in the comparison test is the B-comparison test. The flintlock gun is about half faster than the matchlock gun. The reason is that there is no advantage of paper bullets, and the flintlock gun has misfires, and the trigger needs to be pressed again.

The result of the comparative test was similar to the Type C test, because the addition of a bayonet made it difficult to load bullets from the muzzle.

As for the range, the flintlock gun is a little farther than the matchlock gun, and the accuracy is also higher.The reason is that the matchlock gun was built before, but the flintlock gun was newly built in strict accordance with the process, and the barrel was longer.

Several bigwigs on the stage smiled and said nothing, seemingly satisfied with the test results.

Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and asked Liang Tingdong who was on the side: "What do Liang Qing think?"

When Liang Tingdong heard Emperor Chongzhen ask for his opinion, he quickly replied: "Your Majesty, these paper bullets are very good. I suggest that all gunners in the frontier army must use paper bullets, which can greatly increase the power of firearms."

In fact, as long as an individual can know this point, because it can be seen through the comparative experiments of types A and B.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded first to express his agreement, and then asked: "Is there anything else?"

Liang Tingdong glanced at Zhong Jinwei, and then said: "This flintlock gun is not bad, it can fire automatically, but it will be troublesome if it can't fire occasionally. But anyway, it is better than the existing matchlock guns."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard this, the answer did not satisfy him, because Liang Tingdong's answer was not what he expected, and he didn't say anything that he didn't know.

So, he turned to Zhong Jinwei again and asked him, "Master Zhong, do you have anything to add?"

"I am very satisfied with this flintlock." Zhong Jinwei first summed up, and then began to elaborate.

When Liang Tingdong heard Zhong Jinwei's first sentence from the side, he couldn't help but secretly despise, you made this flintlock gun, of course you agreed.

"First, the misfire rate of flintlock guns is not high. Of course, this may also be related to the weather conditions. But no matter what, it is within the acceptable range. From the surface of the exercise, it seems that the misfire rate of flintlock guns is higher than that of matchlocks. The gun is not much faster, but it actually has a very obvious advantage on the battlefield."

"Oh, what advantage?" Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously upon hearing this.

Wen Tiren and Liang Tingdong also paid attention, but their thoughts were different.Wen Tiren focused on listening to the advantages, while Liang Tingdong said in his heart, boast, I see what advantages you can boast.

Just listen to Zhong Jinwei explaining to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, when the enemy is on the battlefield, the soldiers are more nervous than during the exercise. In addition, the queue of musketeers is denser, so they will worry that their matchlocks will accidentally touch others. The gunpowder and other things on his body caused an accident, so he must not be so calm."

When Liang Tingdong heard this, he thought he was blowing, which can be avoided through training.

Zhong Jinwei didn't know that Liang Tingdong was slandering himself in his heart, and he was still explaining to Emperor Chongzhen: "In fact, the matchmaking rope also has to worry about whether it will go out. If the matchmaking rope is not made well enough, this kind of situation is also common. It was ignited before the war, and if the war drags on for a long time, there may still be a situation where the burning is over."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, but he didn't have the happy expression that Zhong Jinwei had imagined.

Zhong Jinwei looked at the other two with similar expressions, and he knew that these people had never been on the battlefield, and he didn't know that these points he said were actually very important.

So, he explained again: "Your Majesty, it may seem like a trivial matter these days, but when it comes to the battlefield, it will have a huge impact. I can say that the comparison between the two types of firearms on the battlefield will at least expand compared to the practice field." Double."

Emperor Chongzhen was moved when he heard this. He turned his head to look at Liang Tingdong, and then turned to look at Zhong Jinwei, and he had a clear understanding in his heart.The different views between Zhongxing Hou and the Minister of the Ministry of War are actually because one of them has been on the battlefield and the other has not.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen had a new view on the position of Minister of War.

Zhong Jinwei didn't know that his explanation just now, coupled with some other reasons, eventually led to Liang Tingdong's resignation.

He continued to play to Emperor Chongzhen over there: "Your Majesty, this shooting exercise also exposed the areas where the current flintlock guns still need to be improved."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he immediately said "Oh", and asked quickly, "How can we improve?"