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Chapter 045

Nowadays, fire guns are matchlock muskets, and their quality is very unreliable. Secondly, the firing procedure is extremely complicated. From marching to firing, there are a total of twenty-five steps.

Even a well-trained musketeer can only fire one or two rounds of lead bullets per minute. If it is a slow musketeer, he should be laughing if he can fire one round per minute.

More importantly, since there is no rifling in the barrel, there is no accuracy beyond sixty paces. Only God knows where the lead bullet can hit.

What's even more terrible is that the main enemy of the Ming army is the Jiannu who come and go like the wind, and the archers of the Jiannu use heavy arrows to easily capture enemies within a distance of sixty or seventy steps. And the bows and arrows shoot extremely fast.

, an excellent archer can shoot fifteen or six arrows in one minute.

Under such circumstances, it was simply impossible for the Ming army to adopt linear tactics of musketry like the lobster soldiers of Great Britain, which is the so-called queuing to kill.

Under the attack of a rain of arrows that can fire fifteen or six armor-piercing heavy arrows every minute, can a flesh and blood body rush twenty or thirty steps in front of the enemy's formation?

The answer is yes, it is absolutely impossible. No matter how brave a soldier is, he cannot do this. Regardless of whether it is offensive or defensive, facing this kind of enemy, one can only change tactics and tactics.

When Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese in the south of the Yangtze River, the organization of the Qi Jiajun was a mandarin duck formation with twelve people per team, with four teams serving as one sentry post. The sentry post was the basic organization of the Qi Jiajun in Jiangnan. Using the mandarin duck formation, the Qi Jiajun defeated the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River to pieces.

.However, the problem is that when Qi Jiguang was transferred to Jizhen, the organization of the Qi family army also changed immediately.

The organization and equipment of the army must change with the different enemies. If you always think of one move to conquer the world, it will be very easy to overturn.

At this stage, the quality of firecrackers is unreliable. Large-scale equipment of firecrackers is not only expensive, but the key is poor performance-price ratio, just like the German armored forces during World War II. The German army had a large number of excellent tanks at that time, while the Soviet Union equipped a large number of T34s.

Whether in terms of armor thickness or firepower, it is not as good as the German Panther, let alone the Tiger. However, because of its cheap cost and mature technology, it can be mass-produced. In the end, the T34 tank navy will overtake the German Panther and Tiger.

submerged.

In terms of the equipment of the army, Cheng Shijie decided to find a balance point. First of all, crossbows need to be equipped. They are cost-effective and relatively low-cost. They also have the advantages of easy training and high power. Even if they face the archers of the slaves in the future, the crossbows

Although the machine has an absolute advantage in range, it can also cause Jiannu's archers to suffer greatly.

However, the problem is that the crossbow weapon is destined to be eliminated, and its development potential is limited. The development of fire guns is the king, but Cheng Shijie does not have a lot of money and resources to arm the backward matchlock troops.

Cheng Shijie looked at the officers and said: "We are now taking two steps. First, we will establish the Guns and Artillery Bureau of our Ning Haijun, which is responsible for the research and development of artillery and muskets. We will also establish the Armored Crossbow Bureau of our Ning Haijun, which will be responsible for the development and production of Shansang crossbows."

And armor!”

"But it's easy to make crossbows and armors. Qianhushuo is a craftsman in this field. But making fire blunderbuss is not that easy. Just the fine iron of the blunderbuss tube is troublesome enough!"

Cheng Shijie said: "This is even easier. We have our own iron ore and can make steel ourselves!"

Shen Mingyu said: "General, do you know how difficult it is to make steel?"

"Give me some time, General, and I will definitely be able to refine the best steel in the world!"

Cheng Shijie doesn't dare to brag about other technologies, but he is professional in steelmaking. Although his main major is the steelmaking technology of later generations, ancient steelmaking technology and the development history of steel are the basis.

Knowledge.

Cheng Shijie said: "The research and development of fire guns and steel-making can be done slowly, but the making of crossbows and armor cannot be delayed. During the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties, our ancestors did not have muskets for thousands of years, and they still beat Hulu to pieces.

The Armored Crossbow Bureau plans to produce 2,000 crossbows and 2,000 pairs of armor! The officers of our Ninghai Navy must be specialized in multiple abilities. My request is that all officers and men in the army who pick up the crossbows will become superior archers.

If you hold a spear, you will be an excellent spearman; if you hold a sword, you will be an advantageous sword player."

"General, have you ever considered a problem? This way we will spend more money!"

"There is no money to be made, no matter how good the equipment is, but the soldiers don't know why they are fighting, who they are fighting for, or they have no will to fight, then no matter how good the equipment is, they still can't fight!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "Everyone also knows that in the second year of Chongzhen, the slaves broke into the capital and came to the capital. There were 200,000 elite forbidden troops in the capital. They had the best armor, the most sophisticated artillery, and the best in the Ming Dynasty.

Fireguns also have the sharpest swords and guns, but they dare not attack when facing Jiannu. His Majesty ordered them to attack. They would rather kill themselves and mutiny than dare to face Jiannu. Such an army...is useless. It is purely

We at Ning Haijun must not be like them in wasting food!"

On September 16, the fourth year of Chongzhen, three months after Cheng Shijie, a butterfly from another world, came to this time and space, Cheng Shijie summoned more than 2,500 soldiers from the Ning Navy.

Although Cheng Shijie did not interfere with the training of the troops during this period, Shen Mingyu and Zhang Yu followed Cheng Shijie's training methods and instilled into the entire army every day the infantry drills of later generations, the four-sided turning method, the three major steps, and squatting.

Do these basic movements of standing up.

As the troops quickly gathered, these Ning navy officers had the shadow of the army of later generations, and they were very well organized.

Cheng Shijie wore a large loudspeaker brought from later generations, so he no longer needed more than 200 loud voices to convey his message to him one by one.

"Everyone, stand at attention, take a break, and look to the right!"

Cheng Shijie yelled: "Sit down!"

"Today, I, the general, will tell you an issue. An issue that affects all soldiers."

Cheng Shijie said: "Who can tell me, general, what a soldier is? If you answer, I will be rewarded with a pound of meat today!"

"Report!"

Cheng Shijie's eyes fell on the sentry commander Liu Qingsong.

"speak!"

Liu Qingsong said: "Soldiers are the ones who protect our home and country!"

"correct answer!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Quartermaster, record reward Liu Qingsong with a pound of meat, plus two salted fish!"

"yes!"

"It is the duty of soldiers to protect our country!"

Cheng Shijie's voice raised an octave: "It does not mean that taking up arms means a soldier. It does not mean that all the military households in the 547 guards of the Ming Dynasty are soldiers. In my opinion, these guards, including Dengzhou,

Guards are not worthy of being called soldiers. It is not easy to become a soldier and a qualified army!"

The soldiers were a little confused.

Cheng Shijie said: "You may feel confused. Why do you eat food and become a soldier? Put on a military uniform, but you are no longer a soldier? Do you have such doubts?"

"Report!"

"Liu Qingsong, what don't you understand?"

"We Ning Navy officers, aren't we soldiers?"

"You are still unqualified soldiers!"

Cheng Shijie stared at the soldiers and said: "Today, I will tell you what a real soldier is. A real soldier can only do two things in his life, fight and prepare for war. A real soldier will not listen to the enemy's cry when he hears the cry of the enemy.

Peeing their pants, they just asked those bastards why they didn't come up and die. Real soldiers will not face the enemy's arrows and rush around. They will only prepare silently how to kill the enemy. Real soldiers will not start charging when the enemy starts.

When they turned around and ran back, they just picked up their weapons excitedly and rushed forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Real soldiers will not surrender when surrounded by enemies. They will only fight to the end with bloody battles against the enemy. Real soldiers will not surrender when surrounded by enemies.

They will not point their weapons at the civilians, they will only protect the civilians from being harmed. Real soldiers will not care whether their armor is hard enough, they will only care whether their weapons are sharp enough. Real soldiers will not

After bargaining with their superiors and calculating gains and losses, they will only try their best to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors. Real soldiers will never turn their backs on the enemy. Even if they are retreating, they must face the enemy directly..."

When Cheng Shijie told the soldiers present what real soldiers were, these soldiers were also thinking silently. It turns out that real soldiers are like this, so compared with the soldiers Cheng Shijie said, they are indeed not real soldiers.

"Report!"

This time it was not Liu Qingsong who shouted the report, but Shen Mingyu.

"How to become a real soldier?"

Cheng Shijie stared at Shen Mingyu and smiled slowly: "It's very simple. Strictly demand yourself and execute orders accurately!"

"So simple?"

"Easy?"

Cheng Shijie looked at the generals and said: "More than a month ago, Master Futai asked me to establish the Ning Navy. First, he did not give me money, secondly, he did not give me weapons, and thirdly, he did not give me warriors, only soldiers.

This general is just a name, nothing more. Mr. Futai once said something that I still remember clearly. If you have money, soldiers, and equipment, how can this Ninghai navy guard your turn? A real soldier knows that it is impossible.

We must also resolutely complete the tasks assigned by our superiors.”

"Do you want to become a real soldier?"

"Think, think, think!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "Very good, our Ning Haijun is now short of food, equipment, and money. It can be said that we have nothing but passion. Mr. Futai ordered our Ning Haijun to encircle and suppress the bandits of Shandong and protect the people of Shandong.

Can you do it?"

When Song Xiance heard this, he immediately became anxious: "How can we tell the truth? Even if there is a real shortage of food, we must spread rumors to stabilize the morale of the army!"

What Song Xiance didn't expect was that these Ning Navy officers shouted: "Yes"

"What are you saying, I can't hear you, the general!"

"Can, can do it!"

More than 2,500 Ning navy officers shouted at the top of their lungs.

The sound was so loud that it soared into the sky.

"This general is here to watch you and watch you become a real soldier!"

Cheng Shijie looked at it and said: "Sixty miles away from our Haoning naval base, there is a group of bandits who dominate the mountains. The bandit leader is nicknamed Zhen Sanshan. This general orders you to destroy them!"

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