As the reconnaissance cavalry sent out gradually returned, Yu Qiuping also had a general understanding of the enemy's formation - it was a crane-wing formation that relied on the advantage of numbers. After seeing this, Yu Qiuping began to try to adjust his formation.
.Except for leaving 1 archery platoon and 1 infantry platoon in the center, the reserve team and the rest of the troops were slightly distanced to the two wings. 3 infantry platoons and 1 archery platoon were sent to the left and right wings respectively, and the remaining troops were still in hand.
Still holding 2 infantry platoons and 1 cavalry platoon as reserves.
As the horn sounded, the troops of Oda Nobukiyo's side began to slowly advance westward. Ame Qiupei's men were meticulously prepared for the formation, not afraid of the slowly approaching enemy. The main formation of Oda Nobukiyo's side did not move much, and seemed to be just
It was acting as a containment, but his two wings had already approached a place about 150 meters away from Yu Qiuping's front line.
As the distance between the two armies narrowed to within the effective range of the bows and arrows, the long-range reserves of the two armies standing in the front row also began to exchange fire. Because the distance was too far, it was difficult for the flat shots of the bows and arrows to fly to the enemy's position, and most of the bows and arrows
The shooters had to resort to projectiles to ensure the range. However, such projectiles could hardly pose an effective threat to the ashigaru wearing the tamaru, so Oda Nobukiyo's troops were still approaching.
At this time, Charlie was in the platoon on the right wing, as the commander of the bow and arrow platoon. What made him very dissatisfied was that his platoon still had the 20 iron gunners equipped by Yu Qiuping - this was simply a dissatisfaction with bows and arrows.
Insulting. Therefore, when the two armies were ejecting, Charlie refused the iron gunners' shooting request on the grounds of "insufficient range", but took care of himself and took the remaining 30 archers to shoot. And those who could only eject
The Japanese archers were different. 150 meters was already the flat shooting range of the British longbowman Charlie. He fired arrows unceremoniously without missing a beat. Even at a distance of 150 meters, there was still an unlucky guy who was hit by Charlie.
They were killed in front of each other, and the remaining archers who were shot in the chest and abdomen were obviously in trouble - because Charlie's arrows were very powerful, and ordinary bullets could not completely remove the damage.
As the enemy got closer and closer, with only 100 meters between the two armies, the iron gunners came over again and asked to fire. This time, Charlie was too embarrassed to refuse. In any case, most of these veteran archers were from Zhili.
Cheng started to follow his old subordinates for several years, and he was embarrassed to offend their face too much.
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Since Tsuda Kazuyoshi, as the instructor of Tennojiya, would definitely not follow Uakiuhei on the expedition, the leader of this small iron artillery team was handed over to Kitahata, the old archer who had followed Uakihira since Chiri Castle.
Commanded by the Jing family. He is also a well-known marksman in the regular army. He is trusted by Yu Qiuping because of his outstanding achievements. According to the evaluation of the archers themselves, his shooting skills are second only to those in the army.
Charlie. It's just that Charlie's archery skills are so superb that his talent is overshadowed.
Not long ago, when Yu Qiuping asked their 20 veterans to stop using bows and arrows and use iron cannons, they also complained. In the eyes of the archers, although these iron guys make loud noises when fired, they are quite impressive.
, the damage is quite sufficient - but how can such clever ornaments compare with the bows and arrows used in battle formations? However, since it was Yu Qiuping's order, these Ashigaru still obeyed it honestly. They had no choice but to
Instead of abandoning their highly skilled bow and arrow skills, they would instead use these very unfamiliar iron cannons.
The first few days were very difficult for the Kitahata Kei family. The operation steps of the iron cannon were much more complicated than those of bows and arrows. A little carelessness in the charging and ignition parts may bring danger. Among them
There was an unfortunate companion who accidentally ignited the gunpowder in his hand when lighting the match rope, causing an explosion. He was simply lucky and was only burned, and no big trouble occurred.
However, after this safety incident, everyone became extremely careful when loading iron cannons and changing bombs. No one dared to pursue speed anymore. On average, a reloading took nearly one and a half minutes - this was still Yu Qiuping
I have already thought that they have provided technical guidance called "Early Combination". The so-called Early Combination is to prepare the amount of gunpowder and projectiles required for one shot in advance and put them in a small paper bag, and just pour them all in when using.
, to save loading time.
However, Yu Qiuping is not discouraged at all. He firmly believes that practice makes perfect. Since Tokiwa Bei was able to train from a piece of loose sand back then to a strong army with strict orders now, then their iron gunners controlled the reloading time within one minute through arduous training.
There must be no problem! Tsuda Kazuyoshi can do it without Hayai, so why can’t they?
So, the arduous training of loading and reloading began. Except for the iron gunners who finished their one-hour queue training every day, they spent all the remaining time repeating the boring set of actions. They cleaned the chamber with brushes, tore open the paper bag, and put the
Pour the gunpowder and projectiles into the barrel, compact it with a rod, light the match rope, and ignite the iron cannon. Yu Qiuping doesn't even ask them to aim and shoot, he just needs to shoot the bullet to an unoccupied place - so that he can hold on tight
Practice reloading several times. Every movement is a strictly required standard movement, and no additional small movements are allowed.
After training tirelessly like this day after day, the gunpowder and projectiles were consumed like water, and the iron gunners almost went crazy like the industrial workers on the Foxconn assembly line. From morning to night every day, except for lining up and eating time,
Their hands basically never stopped, repeating those steps over and over again, numb and monotonous. Gradually, their hands almost formed a mechanical memory. After seeing an iron cannon, they would reflexively move on their own.
To complete the task of changing the bomb, no guidance from the brain is needed. Kitahata Keijia was even seen by his family members sleepwalking when he got up at night - just standing stupidly in front of the window, with his hands in front of him, fiddling with some strange process.
When loading, if anyone makes a mistake in one step or moves too slowly, they will be immediately caught doing push-ups. If you are not careful, you will not be able to escape 30 push-ups. After that, you will have to drag your tired body with you.
The arms continue to load - the probability of making a mistake is higher. Under this terrible punishment mechanism, the muscle memory of the iron gunners has become deeper and deeper into the bone marrow. Even when a person accidentally makes a wrong step, the arms of both hands will immediately transmit
To relieve the soreness and numbness after doing push-ups.
Over and over again, day by day, the loading efficiency of the iron gunners has improved qualitatively due to hard training! Their reloading speed has increased from one and a half minutes back to 50 seconds, which is nearly doubled!
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This is the first time that the iron gunners of the Yuqiu family have gone to the battlefield, and everyone is a little nervous. Reloading in a calm training ground is completely different from reloading on a battlefield filled with arrows. They are worried that the arrows will hit them.
I influence my movements, worry that I will not shoot accurately, worry that I will suddenly forget a certain step...
However, to everyone's surprise, when the "load" order was given, all the tension and doubts were relieved. These 20 iron gunners seemed to be stunned, and their hands began to complete the loading almost without the control of their brains.
Although my hands were trembling a little and my mind was a mess, the loading work was still completed as quickly as on the training ground.
This may be the effect of His Highness Hongye’s training method!
After the loading was completed, all the iron gunners picked up the iron cannon neatly. They held the gun body with their left hand, held the tail of the gun with their right hand, and pressed their fingers on the trigger. The right hand holding the tail of the gun was raised high, and the elbow was almost
Parallel to the ground, so that the face can be pressed against the iron cannon and aimed along the crosshairs.
Everyone's postures are exactly the same, as if they were made by one person. This shooting posture is the posture with the highest hit rate calculated by Yu Qiuping after countless shooting experiments. So, this regulations maniac once again combined the shooting posture and loading
All movements are written into the iron gun regulations, and all iron gunners must aim strictly according to this posture.
The focus of the sight switched back and forth between the crosshair and the enemy in the distance, while the iron gunner's breathing became calmer and calmer. When a series of very familiar standard movements were completed, they seemed to have returned to the training ground outside Kuroda City.
Everything went according to plan, without any variables. The ashigaru on the opposite side were just like one target after another on the training field, waiting for them to undergo shooting training. Anyone who failed to hit within the sixth ring had to do push-ups.
The unforgettable punishment made all the iron gunners concentrate on the enemy at the moment, aiming meticulously at the enemy on the opposite side. They also knew in their hearts that with such surface-killing attacks, even if they were not accurate, they could still achieve good results.
Arrows were still raining down on Tokiwabei's battle line, but the lucky iron gunners didn't hit any arrows. The opponent's archers seemed to be planning to slowly spend a while, and did not enter the level shooting range of about 80 meters, but far away
- However, they were already within the effective range of the iron gunner.
After the "volley" shouted by Kitahata Kageie came out, all the iron gunners pulled the triggers neatly. A small piece of gunpowder smoke immediately rose in front of the front of the right wing of the Yuqiu army, and a violent roar followed.
The sound of the iron gunner's voice suddenly covered up the command and the sound of the bow and arrow loosening.
Almost in the blink of an eye, screams rang out from the group of archers on the opposite side - the hard and no-cost training of Tokiwabei's iron gunners paid off. In just one salvo, they hit 8 people on the opposite side! Among them were 8 people.
Five people were killed on the spot, and the remaining three people also wailed to the end, painfully covering their bleeding wounds. In this era without anti-inflammatory drugs, dirty projectiles and gunpowder were injected into the body, causing inflammation or destruction.
There is a high probability that a cold can still kill them.
In a developed area like Owari, even if the upper-class samurai are not counted, the lower-class ashigaru are more or less aware of iron cannons. However, this cannot stop them from panicking when being shot by iron cannons. Just like that, the fire
Flash, and the person fell! The loud noise caused by the iron cannon salvo was even more harmful to morale than the damage it caused. In that superstitious era, there were various legends about iron cannons. Among them were
One is that people who are killed by evil things like iron cannons will fall into hell after death, and their souls will never be reincarnated. In addition, in these days, the use of iron cannons is not very widespread, and even many Oda Nobukiyo
It was the first time for the ashigaru over there to encounter iron artillery on the battlefield, and this immediately severely shaken their morale.
Mita Yoshitoshi, who was on the left wing of the Inuyama Oda Army, originally wanted to rely on the numerically superior archers to use long-range shots to weaken the morale of Tokiwa Bei's right wing, but he did not want to be hit by iron cannons. At this distance, the archers were facing
Wearing Tōmaru or having sufficient ashigaru, it can't cause any harm at all. After shooting for a long time, it can't reduce the opponent's number. The opponent fired a volley of iron cannons and killed 8 people at once! Tōmaru couldn't stop it at all.
The crotch balls shot at rapid speed!
Chapter completed!