Chapter 333: Meeting on a narrow road
The training of the student army has become increasingly urgent, especially the practice of muskets. One hundred rounds are performed every day. Often the barrels of the muskets are burned red and they have to pour water and cool down.
The reason why Liu Chengfeng liked Qian Fang was indeed because Qian Fang had rich experience in the training of Shenji Camp. This person had led the student army out of seclusion several times and had a lot of experience in fighting.
Qian Fang is now in a position to be guilty, so he worked very hard at this time, full of thoughts of sacrificing his merits and making up for his crimes. In addition, the prince came to supervise him early in the morning every day, Qian Fang seemed to work very hard.
Early in the morning, eight hundred students and soldiers had already gathered together. Unlike usual, there were many people coming during the training this morning, all of them were doctors carrying medicine boxes. It is said that these people were famous doctors invited from the capital. Outside the school grounds, they set up a shed, and the doctors sat in the shed, coughing one after another.
It’s not that these "famous doctors" had any typhoid fever, but they just sat in the middle of the awning. The crown prince Zhu Houzhao was the crown prince of the dynasty. Zhu Houzhao was leaning half on the chair with his legs crossed. On the case on his chest were fresh fruits and vegetables. Standing beside Zhu Houzhao was the eunuch Liu Jin. Liu Jin seemed to always have a kind smile and his body was always bent. When Zhu Houzhao sat, his face could still be level with Zhu Houzhao, as if he was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would not be able to hear clearly when he gave something.
"This kind of training method was taught by Master Liu. Whether it will be effective depends on today. Are all ready there? If you are ready, then start soon."
Liu Jin smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't be anxious, I'm afraid it's not so fast yet. Qian Fang is really. He knows that your highness is impatient, but he is still slow."
Zhu Houzhao seemed a little unhappy: "It's better to be slower, and you will make fewer mistakes when you slower. You old slave are all tragic Taoists."
Liu Jin's face suddenly tense and he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, I deserve to die."
Zhu Houzhao obviously had no time to pay attention to him, and all his energy was placed on the school ground. After renovation, the school ground has changed into a different shape. In the middle of the school ground, a large ditch that is ten feet deep was dug. The ditch is one hundred feet long and five feet wide, and is a rectangular shape.
At this time, the entire student army was divided into eight teams, with one hundred people in each team. The first team, led by the coach, walked down the ditch.
"Line!" The coach's voice was hoarse, and he was also a little nervous.
The 100-member team was immediately divided into five rows of large ditches, with twenty people standing shoulder to shoulder in the front. Facing them was a 100-member trench.
The left-most student soldier in the first row couldn't help but sweat. His name was Li Zhixiang, from Huainan. He had been a scholar before. However, although it was easy to pass the scholar, it was difficult to pass the exam. Although he only took the exam once, he failed and was discouraged for a while. In addition, his family was poor and had to go out to find some teaching masters to do. It's a pity that this teaching master was not just doing it. When ordinary wealthy families saw him young, they naturally had concerns about him. Only some middle-class families invited him to go there, and the entrusted debt was very small, so they could barely get enough food and clothing.
Later, when Jubao Trading Company recruited documents, Li Zhixiang naturally applied for the recruitment. However, by accident, a scholar became a soldier. There was a coach in the student army who was also from Huainan and was a fellow villager with Li Zhixiang. After the training yesterday, he had already revealed some news to him, asking him to be careful today. Today's training would be a little special. Li Zhixiang felt something was wrong at this time, and cold sweat on his forehead involuntarily emerged.
Although I have been practicing for a month, I am still a scholar at heart. If Li Zhixiang can be proud of his face when facing unpredictable dangers, it would be a ghost.
Then, the truth was revealed. A team of businessmen led thirty dogs toward this side. The dogs obviously hadn't eaten for a long time, their eyes were red and they barked wildly. The guys pulled the dog down a staircase and waited patiently.
The strangled dog had already seen the first team of students a hundred feet away, and suddenly became eager to try, with its front paws constantly digging the ground, and the hair on its neck was standing up.
Evil dog...
All the students and soldiers were startled, and a hint of sternness flashed across Qian Fang's face. He waved the small flag in his hand and shouted: "The first team obeys the order, it is not a vicious dog in front of you, but your enemies. Now... they have raised their sabers and are ready to attack at any time. What you have to do is shoot them all before they pounce on you, otherwise..."
Qian Fang didn't talk about the consequences of the evil dog's closeness, but it was obvious that it would not be easy to bear.
The first team of students in the ditch suddenly became a little panicked. Training was one thing. When training, they were facing a target that was still. But now they were facing them with a vicious dog. A hundred feet away, although the evil dog could not see clearly, the roar from the throat was enough to make everyone feel heartbroken.
Li Zhixiang's hand was already in a cold sweat, and the cold sweat fell down the handle of the musket. He wanted to escape. What kind of training is this? It's simply outrageous.
But Li Zhixiang did not move. After more than a month of training, he certainly knew the consequences of escaping in the face of battle. The long-term training had already put a mark of obedience deep in his bones.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Li Zhixiang kept cheering himself up. In fact, he was quite good. Most of his companions who were standing side by side with him couldn't help but tremble.
"start!"
Qian Fang gave the order expressionlessly.
The coach in the ditch was not in a hurry. After all, he had seen a person who had lived and died in the border town, so he seemed a little afraid of danger. The coach shouted loudly, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and then shouted: "Palm the flag!"
Soon, in the ditch, the flags fluttered high and roared.
"The first row, lift the musket, the rest of the people, and load the gunpowder!"
After receiving the order from the instructor, Li Zhixiang felt a little relieved. The musket had been filled with gunpowder. He and his friends, who were standing shoulder to shoulder, raised the musket as they usually practiced.
As the coaches said, the power of the musket is actually not strong. Although the range is farther than the arrow and the killing is higher, it is only possible to deal with groups of enemies that can only form a fire net. The so-called fire net is actually a series of muskets that are not intermittently involved. Everyone is not allowed to act without permission, and must be in line with their companions.
This tactic is actually the move of Mu Wang Ye Mu Ying. When Mu Wang Ye entered Yunnan and faced the local giant elephant soldiers, the original scattering could not pose a threat to the native elephant soldiers. Therefore, Mu Ying improved the tactic of three-stage attacks, one line of shooting, the latter two line of loading gunpowder, and the second line of shooting, retreated to the team to load gunpowder, and the second line of shooting, so that the continuity of the musket country can be guaranteed and the greater damage can be caused.
However, the student army is now conducting five-stage strike exercises, which is also an improvement from Mu Ying's tactics. The enemy Mu Ying faces is a southwestern native. Although the elephant soldiers are powerful, the speed of traveling is not fast, so the three-stage strike is enough to maintain effective firepower coverage. However, Qian Fang and others are stationed in Xuanfu for a long time, and they are facing the Mongols who come and go like the wind. This means that the three-stage strike is still a bit insufficient, so it is changed to five-stage strike to shorten the frequency of shooting.
Now, the rope of the evil dog has been loosened. Most of these dogs have been hungry for a day and have not yet entered. Once the rope is loosened, their ferocious nature is exposed. They squatted hard on the ground with their front paws, and their limbs immediately jumped up. After a barking of dogs, they rushed towards the first team of students on the opposite side.
Behind the student army are several hares.
It is precisely because of the smell of blood that these domestic dogs reveal the nature of wolves.
Thirty dogs were scrambling to the front and behind, and they opened their hideous dog teeth, as if they were to tear everything in front of them into pieces.
"Everyone doesn't have to panic, don't panic..."
The teacher's voice sounded, constantly soothing everyone's emotions and charging into battle was the basic condition for infantrymen, but for the musketeers, the most important thing is to be calm. Even Qian Fang did not ask them to be brave before training, but only wanted them to be calm.
The distance between the evil dog was getting calmer and calmer. Li Zhixiang found that his heart was about to jump out. The cold sweat dripping from his forehead almost blurred his eyes. As the evil dog got closer, the teacher behind him kept yelling something, but he didn't hear a word.
Coming... coming...
Li Zhixiang's hands trembled unconsciously.
"boom……"
A fire gun suddenly sounded, and one of Li Zhixiang's companions pressed the trigger.
The coach was angry and shouted: "Who doesn't obey the orders and shoot at will!"
But it was too late at this time. With the first musket, the rest of the people shot, falling into pieces. In the distance, only one vicious dog fell to the ground. However, the other vicious dogs smelled blood, and some were injured by iron balls, and even more crazy.
"The first column retreats, and the second column comes forward."
At this time, I could only make mistakes. The first time I shot, I missed the best opportunity and did not form a firepower coverage, which gave the coach a bad premonition. However, this is the first time that everyone was in the battle, and it is inevitable that this situation will happen.
After hearing the teacher's words, Li Zhixiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepped back quickly, and gave the space to his companions in the back line. After arriving at the back line, he began to take out gunpowder and lead balls from the bag on his waist, stuffed them into the gunpowder and lead balls, and then used the strips on his waist to pound the gunpowder and lead balls. During practice, it only takes a small incense stick to fill the gunpowder, but today because of the tension, the time is twice as much as usual, which is a lot of mistakes.
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Chapter 3 is delivered. It is very tiring to write this chapter. Tiger is not good at this, but he still has to check the information honestly and write it out.
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Chapter completed!